Jack Benny, 1975, Al Hirschfeld
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Puzzle by Caleb Emmons / Edited by Will Shortz
A note accompanies this Thursday crossword: Parts of six answers have been entered in the grid for you. Those answer-parts are 4, 19, 21, 33, 18 and 57, the numbers of the answers/clues, e.g., HORSEMEN (4D. Apocalyptic figures), EIGHTY-FOUR (19D. A dystopian novel), JUMP STREET (21D. 1980s-’90s police drama), YEARS OLD (39D. Like Jack Benny, as he always said), HOLE ROUND (18A. Standard golf outing) and VARIETIES (57A. Heinz offering).
Other — ARGYLE (49A. It’s full of diamonds), FIERCE, HEY MOM, IT WAS I, LEGLESS (41D. Like worms), MAHARAJA (29A. Literally, “great king”), ORATES, PORTRAY (9D. Play), SAYING, SHOWER, TESSERAE (44A. Mosaic squares), TRUE UP.
Five-letter — ABORT, ADAPT, ALOES, ALOHA, DAWGS, ELVIS, ERASE, ETHEL, H TEST, IRONS, JOYCE, MAJOR, En MASSE, OH GEE, OZARK, PASTY, POLKA, PSALM, SISSY, YURTS.
Short stuff — AGES, AGUA, ALVA, Running AMOK, ARK. ATTY, AVID, AXL Rose, BOL, EARN, EAST, EPA, ELUL, GAR, GEEK, GROW, IRAS, IRR, IVS, JEN, KEYS, LAZE, LENS, LTRS, LOU, MEDI, OATS, OGRE, OJAY, PEA, PION, PURR, RARA avis, SASE, SKIP, SKY, SST, TIX, VET, YOYO.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. HI hi; 6. Federal org. issuing standards; 9. One begins “The king shall joy in the strength”; 14. Big-time; 15. Passes for a flick, say; 16. “So sad”; 17. City in Arkansas or county in Missouri; 20. Jingle-janglers; 21. “Dawson’s Creek” girl; 22. Dramatic confession; 23. Hebrew month; 25. Monster; 26. Greeting often made just before asking for something; 33. Align; 34. J.D. holder; 35. S.A. land; 36. Make; 37. Macho he’s not; 39. One being put to sleep?; 40. Bygone travel option, informally; 41. U.S.P.S. deliveries; 42. Badgerlike; 46. Appeals to the masses?; 47. A long time; 48. Say sexily; 52. Fish whose name comes from the Old English for “spear”; 53. Autograph collecting aid, for short; 59. Weird Al Yankovic specialty; 60. Dungeon gear; 61. Do a background check on; 62. 1956 million-selling album; 63. Cleveland Browns fans; 64. Jupiter’s domain, in myth; 65. Heed the adage “When in Rome …”. — DOWN: 2. Veg out; 3. Any of the singers of the 1973 hit “Love Train”; 5. Flood beater; 6. A Kennedy; 7. Subatomic particle; 9. Play; 10. Postgame ritual; 11. Sed quencher; 12. Periscope part; 13. Lead-in to care; 21. 24. TV/radio host Dobbs; 25. Bay filler; 26. Cloud producer, informally; 27. Clear; 28. Mongolian dwellings; 30. Scrub; 31. Author of “The Dead”; 32. Burn soothers; 38. Some tax shelters, for short; 43. Non-std.; 45. Adage; 48. Sickly white; 49. All fired up; 51. Balloon; 52. Many a Comicon attendee; 54. Edison’s middle name; 55. Pass over; 56. Bridge hand; 58. Some R.N. setups; 59. Imp’s ammo.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. HI hi; 6. Federal org. issuing standards; 9. One begins “The king shall joy in the strength”; 14. Big-time; 15. Passes for a flick, say; 16. “So sad”; 17. City in Arkansas or county in Missouri; 20. Jingle-janglers; 21. “Dawson’s Creek” girl; 22. Dramatic confession; 23. Hebrew month; 25. Monster; 26. Greeting often made just before asking for something; 33. Align; 34. J.D. holder; 35. S.A. land; 36. Make; 37. Macho he’s not; 39. One being put to sleep?; 40. Bygone travel option, informally; 41. U.S.P.S. deliveries; 42. Badgerlike; 46. Appeals to the masses?; 47. A long time; 48. Say sexily; 52. Fish whose name comes from the Old English for “spear”; 53. Autograph collecting aid, for short; 59. Weird Al Yankovic specialty; 60. Dungeon gear; 61. Do a background check on; 62. 1956 million-selling album; 63. Cleveland Browns fans; 64. Jupiter’s domain, in myth; 65. Heed the adage “When in Rome …”. — DOWN: 2. Veg out; 3. Any of the singers of the 1973 hit “Love Train”; 5. Flood beater; 6. A Kennedy; 7. Subatomic particle; 9. Play; 10. Postgame ritual; 11. Sed quencher; 12. Periscope part; 13. Lead-in to care; 21. 24. TV/radio host Dobbs; 25. Bay filler; 26. Cloud producer, informally; 27. Clear; 28. Mongolian dwellings; 30. Scrub; 31. Author of “The Dead”; 32. Burn soothers; 38. Some tax shelters, for short; 43. Non-std.; 45. Adage; 48. Sickly white; 49. All fired up; 51. Balloon; 52. Many a Comicon attendee; 54. Edison’s middle name; 55. Pass over; 56. Bridge hand; 58. Some R.N. setups; 59. Imp’s ammo.
I felt outnumbered doing this puzzle.
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