07.11.12 — In Control

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Puzzle by Allan E. Parrish / Edited by Will Shortz

Principal, key, main and chief contained within SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, SKELETON KEY, SPANISH MAIN and KANSAS CITY CHIEF constitute the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.

Other — BREEZE, ACCRUE, CIAGATE (43D. The Plame affair, informally), CO-HOST, CROSBY, EARNED, FISCAL, FRIEZE, HEPCAT, Mount HOLYOKE (Seven Sisters College), INNING, JACKPOT (9D. Lottery lure), MAD FOR, OTIOSE (35A. Indolent), RIBEYES (46D. Some steaks),VENICE (42A. Grand Canal site).

Five-letter — ACRES, AMAR’E Stoudemire, ENIAC, ESPYS, GEENA, GOING, J AND J, LA RAM, NEATO, OBESE, PULSE, RHETT, PULSE, SNIPS.

Short stuff — ACHE, AGER, AMI, ARK, AUS, Singer AXL Rose, DRAX, ENOS, EON, ENZO, ESP, FACE, FARM, GAPE, GYPS, HUFF, IBM, ICON, “IN A pig‘s eye!”, JELL, K-CAR, KOA, LET, MEEK, NAPA, NRA, NENA, OAHU, OMAR the Tentmaker, ONE L, PAPP, RBI, REP, RHEA, SICK, STS, THO, TKOS, TRIO, TVS, UMP, WKRP, WOO, YEP, ZAPS.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Body part first transplanted in 2010; 5. Peeved mood; 9. Band-Aid co.; 14. Worshiped one; 16. Basketball’s Stoudemire; 17. Joe Clark in “Lean on Me,” e.g.; 20. Hockey’s Sid the Kid; 21. Overly compliant; 23. Innsbruck locale: Abbr.; 24. The Hadean was the first one, ending about 4 billion years ago; 26. Patio bug-killer sounds; 28. Re-serve cause; 29. Item on a superintendent’s chain; 34. Davis who portrayed a president; 36. Rock’s Cream, e.g.; 39. Genesis craft; 41. “Hair” producer Joseph; 45. Ranch units; 46. Ripe territory for pirates, once; 50. Watson’s creator; 53. Bewildered look; 54. Slugger’s stat; 55. Depression-era agcy.; 56. Try to win; 59. Cheats; 61. Brought in; 63. Losing player in the first Super Bowl; 68. Butler who didn’t give a damn; 67. Post-marathon feeling; 68. Automobile builder Ferrar; 69. It may be checked in a checkup; 70. Fight stoppers, for short; 71. Ripening agent. — DOWN: 1. Word before year of conservative; 2. Build up; 3. Fox News’s Gretchen Carlson or Steve Doocy; 4. Slaughter in baseball; 6. Whisk broom-wielding official, for short; 7. Raise things; 8. Architectural decoration; 9. Lottery lure; 10. Friend in Montreal; 11. Big name in auto parts; 12. “Moonraker” villain; 13. Take shape; 18. Needing a seat belt extender, say; 19. “Peachy!”; 25. “99 Luftballoons” singer; 27. Uses shears; 30. Former West Coast N.F.L.’er; 31. Org. for R.V. owners; 32. Disputed ability; 33. “Yer dam tootin”; 34. Part of an auctioneer’s cry; 36. Some Samsungs; 37. Public regard, informally; 40. ‘80s Chrysler offering; 44. Cable sports awards; 47. “Giant Brain” of 1946; 49. Jazz lover, in old slang; 50. One of nine for nine; 51. Piece of cake; 52. Crazy about; 56. Les Nessman’s station; 57. Diamond Head’s isle; 58. Scott Turow memoir; 60. Green around the gills; 62. Ostrich’s cousin; 64. Some GPS lines: Abbr.; 65. Albeit, briefly.