Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Puzzle by Daniel A. Finan / Edited by Will Shortz
This sticky Tuesday crossword bears the note: The circles in this puzzle are contained in words that form a sequence. Connect these circles, in the order of the sequence, to form an appropriate image.
The interrelated group consists of BACK OF THE ENVELOPE (39A. Location for some quick calculations), ONE (16A. … of a 1968 Jefferson stamp), TWO (44A. … of a 1903 Washington stamp), THREE (11A. Price in cents of a 1968 Monroe stamp), FOUR (1D. … of a 1954 Lincoln stamp), FIVE (51D. … of a 1964 Kennedy stamp), SIX (69A. … of a 1970 Eisenhower stamp), SEVEN (18A. … of a 1938 Jackson stamp). Go figure.
Other — ACROBAT, ANTENNA, BLESSES, BRIGHTS, CUISINE, EPISODE I, HEMATOLOGY, IT’S OPEN, MILK SHAKES, NOT SO FAST, POUNDERS, RAN RIOT, RESOURCE, SHA LA LA, START IN ON, TEDDIES, TOY DOG, UNSOCIAL.
Mid-size — AMEND, BRAES, ELYSE, HUMOR, I LIKE, IOTAS, RANDI, ROCHE, ROOMED, STALE, STOUT, TONES, VANES.
Short stuff — A FOG, ARTS, BAI, BBB, BIRL, DERN, EDA, EENT, ELAL, ENDS, ETH, EWE, FEMA and FETA, FUR, GAS X, GRAD, GRE, HIND, INT, NES, NO TV, OLD, OSU, OTT, OUIS, RES, RVER, TET, TINY, USE and USS.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Grooms groom it; 4. High beams; 17. Went berserk; 19. ___ Arizona (Pearl Harbor memorial); 20. Caterpillar part; 21. Correct; 22. Shared quarters (with); 24. Laura of “Jurassic Park”; 26. Fine ___; 27. Chef’s subject; 30. Guinness, e.g.; 32. Do some logrolling; 33. Hall-of-Famer Mel; 35. “Come on in!”; 43. Sanctifies; 45. They might precede “Monsieur!”; 46. Funny stuff; 48. Low-ranking officers; 51. Crumbly cheese; 54. In ___ (dazed); 56. Chihuahua, e.g.; 58. “Ni-I-ice!”; 60. Circus performer; 63. Author LeShan; 64. Barn toppers; 65. Refrain syllables; 66. Hi-___ graphics; 67. “Family Ties” mother; 68. Sexy nightwear. — DOWN: 2. Not mixing well; 3. Tapped asset; 4. Bonny hillsides; 5. The Amazing ___; 6. Bank earnings: Abbr.; 7. Aspiring Ph.D.’s test; 8. Rear; 9. Colorations; 10. Begin to berate; 11. Org. doing pat-downs; 12. Study of blood; 13. Camper driver, for short; 14. Med. Specialty; 15. Gridiron positions; 23. Ice cream drinks; 25. Angry parent’s decree, maybe; 28. “Where do you think you’re going?!”; 29. Archaic verb suffix; 31. “It’s no ___!”; 32. Consumer protection org.; 34. Asian celebration; 36. Quarter ___ (McDonald’s orders); 37. “The Phantom Menace,” in the “Star Wars” series; 38. Super ___ (game console); 40. The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conf.; 41. Disaster relief acronym; 42. Lamb suckler; 47. Swiss pharmaceutical giant; 49. Played out; 50. Minute bits; 52. Tel Aviv lander; 53. Pint-size; 55. Tassel sporter; 57. Beano alternative; 59. Suffix with Taiwan; 61. Bygone; 62. Acress ___ Ling of “The Crow”.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Grooms groom it; 4. High beams; 17. Went berserk; 19. ___ Arizona (Pearl Harbor memorial); 20. Caterpillar part; 21. Correct; 22. Shared quarters (with); 24. Laura of “Jurassic Park”; 26. Fine ___; 27. Chef’s subject; 30. Guinness, e.g.; 32. Do some logrolling; 33. Hall-of-Famer Mel; 35. “Come on in!”; 43. Sanctifies; 45. They might precede “Monsieur!”; 46. Funny stuff; 48. Low-ranking officers; 51. Crumbly cheese; 54. In ___ (dazed); 56. Chihuahua, e.g.; 58. “Ni-I-ice!”; 60. Circus performer; 63. Author LeShan; 64. Barn toppers; 65. Refrain syllables; 66. Hi-___ graphics; 67. “Family Ties” mother; 68. Sexy nightwear. — DOWN: 2. Not mixing well; 3. Tapped asset; 4. Bonny hillsides; 5. The Amazing ___; 6. Bank earnings: Abbr.; 7. Aspiring Ph.D.’s test; 8. Rear; 9. Colorations; 10. Begin to berate; 11. Org. doing pat-downs; 12. Study of blood; 13. Camper driver, for short; 14. Med. Specialty; 15. Gridiron positions; 23. Ice cream drinks; 25. Angry parent’s decree, maybe; 28. “Where do you think you’re going?!”; 29. Archaic verb suffix; 31. “It’s no ___!”; 32. Consumer protection org.; 34. Asian celebration; 36. Quarter ___ (McDonald’s orders); 37. “The Phantom Menace,” in the “Star Wars” series; 38. Super ___ (game console); 40. The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conf.; 41. Disaster relief acronym; 42. Lamb suckler; 47. Swiss pharmaceutical giant; 49. Played out; 50. Minute bits; 52. Tel Aviv lander; 53. Pint-size; 55. Tassel sporter; 57. Beano alternative; 59. Suffix with Taiwan; 61. Bygone; 62. Acress ___ Ling of “The Crow”.
Horses have both fur (which is shed) on their hides, and hair (which is not shed) in their manes and tails. Grooms groom both and will sometimes cut the hair.
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