07.09.12 — Break

Break Dance by Adrian Myers

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Puzzle by C. W. Stewart / Edited by Will Shortz

BREAK (67A. Intermission … or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across), LAW STUDENT, BANK DEPOSIT, NEWS COMMENTATOR, RECORD LABEL and ICE MACHINE constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.

Other — AVATAR (52A. 2009 film that grossed over two billion dollars), DO TELL (26A. “Is that so?!“), FLOPPY (45A. Kind of disk), GETS EVEN (9D. Settles the score), OUT-DRINK (39D. Hold one’s liquor better than), SETS UP (22A. Erects).

Five-letter — ADD TO, Smart ALECK, AHEAD, APOLO Anton Ohno, AROMA, BUMPS, CAN’T I, DOMES, EGYPT, ENNUI, EVERT, GUESS, HAD ON, OATER, OKAPI, RAVES, SMELL, TOPAZ (1A. Birthstone that was the name of a Hitchcock film).

Short stuff — James AGEE, ALOE vera, AMY, ANNE, APSE, ATOP, BLOCK, CEE, CHAR, COB, CROP, DANA, DENY, DUNG beetle, DYNE, “Anything ELSE?”, EPA, ERTE, FETA, “HANG in there!”, HUT, KEDS, NEAP, NON, OKAY, ONE A, OPEN, OVA, PAWN, PERK, PRAY, RITE, ROC, ROMP, SAME, SRA, STIR, STL, TARO and TARP, TOLD, TOWN, UEYS, URAL, ZIT.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 10. Writer James; 14. Relative of a giraffe; 17. Attorney-to-be; 19. Refute; 20. Unit of force; 21. “Arabian Nights” bird; 24. Transaction at Chase or Wells Fargo; 30. Lab eggs; 31. Speed skater ___ Anton Ohno; 32. Identical; 34. Field cover during a rain delay; 38. Rachel Maddow or Rush Limbaugh; 41. Queen with a “lace”; 42. Often-illegal turns, in slang; 43. Scent; 44. Letters on a Cardinal’s cap; 46. Def Jam or EMI; 53. Shack; 54. Beans or wheat; 58. Let off steam; 59. You might carry a bucket to one at a hotel; 62. Art Deco artist; 63. Kind of tide; 64. Western, in old slang; 65. What to do after adding cream or sugar; 66. Sneakers brand. — DOWN: 1. Let the cat out of the bag; 2. “Fine with me!”; 3. Lowly chess piece; 4. Cathedral area; 5. Acne spot; 6. Wore; 7. Smart ___ (wise guy); 8. Oui’s opposite; 10. Build on; 11. Jeans brand with a question mark in its logo; 12. Ho-um feeling; 13. Sphinx site; 18. Russia’s ___ Mountains; 23. Green org.; 24. Political coalition; 25. Tops of some stadiums; 26. Comic Carvey; 27. Unfurl; 28. Village; 32. Scent; 33. Poehler of “Parks and Recreation”; 34. Poi source; 35. Resting on; 36. Frolic; 37. Recite the rosary, e.g.; 40. Like basketball centers; 44. Madrid Mrs.; 45. Cheese in a Greek salad; 46. All-night parties; 47. Chris who won six U.S. Opens; 48. “Is that a dare?”; 49. Playful swimmer; 50. Leading; 51. Hits in dodgem cars; 54. Blacken on the grill; 55. Bar mitzvah or communion; 56. Prime draft classification; 57. Company car or key to the executive bathroom; 60. So-so grade; 61. Inner part of a corn ear.