05.01.12 — Id Est


 

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Puzzle by Zoe Wheeler and Aimee Lucido / Edited by Will Shortz

IE added to the first word of common phrases resulting in uncommon ones with justifying clues constitutes the interrelated group of this light-hearted Tuesday puzzle, i. e.:

  • JUNKIE MAIL (17A. Package full of syringes?)
  • QUICKIE STUDY (23A. Thesis topic for sex ed?)
  • SHARPIE SHOOTERS (38A. Cameras taking pictures of permanent markers?)
  • BEANIE SPROUT (46a. Pompom on a skullcap?)
  • BOOKIE CASE (57A. Police investigation of a betting house?)

Other — CREATOR (43A. God, with “the”), CRIKEY, EUGENE, HAIKU, MIMIC, POLKA DOT (40A. Like some summer dresses, by design), REBUSES (26A. Picture puzzles), SCREAM AT (31A. Loudly berate).

Five-letter — AGENT, ARCED, ATEAT, BLOOP, EERIE, EXERT, FLASK, HINDU, LEGO, MICAH, NOOKS, NOTES, OLDER, OPERA, OSTEO, PARIS, PROBE, QUIRK, STILT, WEARY.   

Short stuff — ACAI, ARK, ARLO, “Do A SI do“, BAAL, BEST, BLT, CENT, COX, DATE, DUB, ECHO, ELLA, EONS, ERIE, EURO, IDEE, ILSA, INCA and INCH, IPUT, KRIS, Jiffy LUBE, Tuna MELT, MFAS, MOJO, NUT, OINK, OTT, OUR, PETS, RASP, REN, RING, Rice-A-RONI, SAL, SHAW, SST, TIRE, TREY, TSAR, USER.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Child prodigy of “Heroes”; 6. Painters’ degs.; 10. “Pygmalion” playwright; 14. “Falstaff” or “Fidelio”; 15. “Play it, Sam” speaker; 16. Bridgestone product; 19. Ancient Andean; 20. Great Giant; 21. Kardashian matriarch; 22. Less likely to be carded, say; 29. Acorn or pecan; 30. Berry for the health-conscious; 31. Loudly berate; 41. “___ Enchanted” (2004 film); 42. Stimpy’s TV pal; 51. Building blocks; 52. It changes hands at an altar; 53. Give a name; 56. Cookie celebrating its centennial in 2012; 60. Pig’s sound; 62. Students take them in class; 63. Dogs, cats and gerbils; 64. “South Park” writer Parker; 65. Put out, as energy. — DOWN: 1. It’s stolen in an Austin Powers movie; 2. “___ a Spell on You”; 3. Penny; 4 Noah’s vessel; 5. 17-0syllable poems; 6. Makes like; 7. Item “spirited” past security?; 9. “My gal” of song; 10. One of a pair for a clown; 11. Bangalore believer, maybe; 12. See 46-Down; 13. Tired; 18. ___ Lackawanna Railroad; 22. Bone: Prefix; 23. Peculiarity; 24. Go slowly (along); 25. Multinational currency; 26. Speak with a scratchy voice; 27. It comes back to you; 28. False deity; 31. Fast jet, for short; 32. Troubled terribly; 34. Singer Guthrie; 35. Romanov ruler; 37. “Midnight in ___” (2011 Woody Allen film); 38. Notion: Fr.; 39. Ages and ages; 43. “Holy smokes!”; 45. Oregon city; 46. Short baseball hit that’s 12-Down; 47. Spooky; 48. Go-between; 49. Cozy spots; 50. Look into; 53. Information on a check; 54. Consumer; 55. Outdo; 57. Sandwich usually served with may; 58. “___ Mutual Friend” (Dickens’s last finished novel); 59. Actress Courteney.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Computer program for bakers?

Cookie ware

Day care for babies?

Bootie camp

Mulligan?

Cheapie shot

Flirtatious miners' objective?

Footsie ore

Sorry, the next one's really bad

Cartoon caveman visits cartoon housewife?

Oopsie Daisy