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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will Shortz
Double U across and single W down in eight squares constitutes the main feature of this Thursday crossword.
- EQUUS (15A. 1975 Tony winner for Best Play) with TWERPS (3D. Jerks)
- ON A CONTINUUM (19A. Situated somewhere between two extremes) with DOWNLOAD (13D. Many a modern purchase)
- IN PERPETUUM (24A. Forever) with WYLE (26D. Noah of “ER”)
- DO YOU UNDERSTAND (39A. “Capeesh?”) with SWIT (35D. “M*A*S*H” Emmy winner)
- IGNIS FATUUS (57A. Will-o’-wisp) with SWARMS (54D. Has a hive mentality?)
- VACUUM SEALED (64A. Like some bags of food) with ALL WET (48D. Totally wrong)
- MUU MUU (70A. Colorful dress) with OTTAWA (53D. River to the St. Lawrence) and SPEWS (59D. Expels forcibly)
Other — AQUINO, BALLS, DATABASE, ED NORTON (12D. Best pal in a 1950s sitcom), FERMI, IN A LIE, I ROBOT, NAMING, OUT-PACES, REHIRE, SAY OK, SEDGE, SHASTA, SIC ON, SILENT, STAFFS, ST PETE, THAIS, TROOP, TV SPOT, VENUES, VOICES.
Short stuff — AGRA, ALES, AMP, ARM, ATTA, DRAG, EAT, ELLY, ELM, ESS, FATE, FROS, HARE, HMM, IOUS, I SEE, KISS, LBS, LOIS, MIR, MOOR, NEHI, NEST, OAF, ODOR, ORO, OSLO, PIC, RUES, SAG, SPF, STOP, TAM and TIM, TAP and TAU, TENS, TIER, VEDA, VIN.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. White-robed figure of Greek mythology; 5. Many an ad buy; 11. Hindu scripture; 16. Bring back on; 17. Target of some sprays; 18. Ones coming from the Arc de Triomphe?; 21. It orbited Earth 86,331 times; 22. Brief promises?; 23. Urge to attack; 28. European blackbirds; 30. Home of Literature Nobelist Sigrid Undset; 31. Give approval; 33. Station; 34. 73-Across units: Abbr.; 36. “Family Guy” wife; 38. Goofus; 44. Torque symbol; 45. Echelon; 46. Plastic surgeon’s concern; 47. Lead-in to boy; 49. 1894 opera set in Alexandria; 52. Jackson 5 features, slangily; 55. Gymnasium floor choice; 60. Lottery picks; 62. They may be drawn from a 63-Across; 67. Tea party attendee in “Alice in Wonderland”; 68. “Ah, yes”; 69. Ceremony for a newborn; 71. Hideout; 72. Rays’ home, informally; 73. Figure in Newton’s second law. — DOWN: 1. Unit of length that’s roughly the diameter of a proton; 2. Time’s 1986 Woman of the Year; 4. Poet’s ending?; 5. Go together as a group; 6. Music halls, e.g.; 7. California county; 8. Shot; 9. “El Tiempo es ___” (Spanish proverb); 10. Beauty marks?; 11. Bass and soprano; 13. Many a modern purchase; 14. Gulf of Finland vis-à-vis the Baltic Sea; 20. QB Tebow; 22. Pioneering 1950 Isaac Asimov book; 25. ___ May Clampett of 1960s TV; 26. Noah of “ER”; 27. Heath; 29. Lotion letters; 32. Meet face-to-face?; 37. Mans; 39. Researcher’s electronic tool; 40. Surpasses; 41. “M*A*S*H” drink; 42. Bummer; 43. Locale in “Slumdog Millionaire”; 44. Top for one who says “Top o’ the morning”?; 48. Totally wrong; 50. How Perry Mason often caught the guilty; 51. Not providing any hints, say; 56. American ___; 58. Water chestnut, e.g.; 61. Identity theft targets: Abbr.; 64. Sportscaster Scully; 65. Parent’s order; 66. Stage item; 67. “I wonder …”.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. White-robed figure of Greek mythology; 5. Many an ad buy; 11. Hindu scripture; 16. Bring back on; 17. Target of some sprays; 18. Ones coming from the Arc de Triomphe?; 21. It orbited Earth 86,331 times; 22. Brief promises?; 23. Urge to attack; 28. European blackbirds; 30. Home of Literature Nobelist Sigrid Undset; 31. Give approval; 33. Station; 34. 73-Across units: Abbr.; 36. “Family Guy” wife; 38. Goofus; 44. Torque symbol; 45. Echelon; 46. Plastic surgeon’s concern; 47. Lead-in to boy; 49. 1894 opera set in Alexandria; 52. Jackson 5 features, slangily; 55. Gymnasium floor choice; 60. Lottery picks; 62. They may be drawn from a 63-Across; 67. Tea party attendee in “Alice in Wonderland”; 68. “Ah, yes”; 69. Ceremony for a newborn; 71. Hideout; 72. Rays’ home, informally; 73. Figure in Newton’s second law. — DOWN: 1. Unit of length that’s roughly the diameter of a proton; 2. Time’s 1986 Woman of the Year; 4. Poet’s ending?; 5. Go together as a group; 6. Music halls, e.g.; 7. California county; 8. Shot; 9. “El Tiempo es ___” (Spanish proverb); 10. Beauty marks?; 11. Bass and soprano; 13. Many a modern purchase; 14. Gulf of Finland vis-à-vis the Baltic Sea; 20. QB Tebow; 22. Pioneering 1950 Isaac Asimov book; 25. ___ May Clampett of 1960s TV; 26. Noah of “ER”; 27. Heath; 29. Lotion letters; 32. Meet face-to-face?; 37. Mans; 39. Researcher’s electronic tool; 40. Surpasses; 41. “M*A*S*H” drink; 42. Bummer; 43. Locale in “Slumdog Millionaire”; 44. Top for one who says “Top o’ the morning”?; 48. Totally wrong; 50. How Perry Mason often caught the guilty; 51. Not providing any hints, say; 56. American ___; 58. Water chestnut, e.g.; 61. Identity theft targets: Abbr.; 64. Sportscaster Scully; 65. Parent’s order; 66. Stage item; 67. “I wonder …”.
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