07.17.12 — The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea by 0487, deviantart

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz

ERNEST HEMINGWAY (37A. Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid), along with THE / OLD / MAN / AND / THE / SEA in said circles constitutes the main feature of this Tuesday crossword.

Hemingway's 1923 passport photo. At this time he lived in Paris with his wife Hadley, and worked as a journalist.

Other — ANWAR SADAT (30D. Camp David Accords party), JUST FOR NOW (3D. Temporarily), KHOMEINI (8D. Iranian Revolution leader), TAVERNS (24D. Businesses where the customers call the shots?), TOLERATE (38D. Abide) and the six entries containing the Hemingway book title in circles: POTHEAD, SMOLDER, ROMANIA, BLANDLY, ZITHERS and INSEAMS.

Mid-size — ALIGN, CARGO, DIADEM, DINAH, DRACO Malfoy, DWIGHT, EUROS, FAUCET, LENNY, NOYES, Indian OCEAN, OMAHA, OTARU, PAY UP, RATSO Rizzo, SARGE, SHRUG, SNARE, SWEETS, TABLE, TEEMS, TUSHY.

Short stuff — ACER, “Yes, there is A GOD!”, AGT, ALUM, ANNA Nichole Smith, ASP, “ Voulez-vous coucher AVEC moi ce soir?”, AVID, BEE, BIKE, Mama CASS Elliot, CHOU En-lai, DAMP, DEKE, DOCK, DOJO, EDIE, EMIT, New Year’s EVE ,GED, “Isn’t HE A bit like you and me?”, IMHO, “It IS I“, “King KONG“, MARX, MESA, MIKE, MIRA, NAM, NEW, “O’ER the fields we go …”, OLEO, ONT, OSO, OVA, REP, SEE, SEXY, SLUM, STAY, TADA, TOON, VAN, ZACK.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Karate school; 5. Pier; 9. “Look what I just did!”; 13. Grad; 14. Washington who was called “Queen of the Blues”; 16. Geographical formation whose name is Spanish for 9-Down; 17. ___ Rizzo, “Midnight Cowboy” role; 18. What might take a stand outside a school; 19. Dope fiend; 21. Burn without a flame; 23 Tap; 26. Baja bear; 28. Land where the Danube flowers; 30. Cleopatra’s killer; 33. Hold filler; 35. Mover’s vehicle; 36. Model ___ Nichole Smith; 43. Japanese port; 44. Right out of the box; 45. With lack of distinctiveness; 48. Street cred; 49. “Get it?”; 50. Bonbons, e.g.; 52. Musical instruments listed very late alphabetically; 56. Trouser measurements; 59. Latin love; 60. Straighten; 62. Brickell who sang “What I Am”; 63. China’s ___ En-lai; 64. Keister; 65. Groucho or Chico; 67. Send out; 68. “Don’t leave!” — DOWN: 1. Like morning grass, typically; 2. Dairy-free spread; 3. Temporarily; 4. Nebraska home of Berkshire Hathaway; 5. Crown; 6. Prov. East of Manitoba; 8. Iranian Revolution leader; 9. See 16-Across; 10. Gung-ho; 11. Hockey feint; 12. Computer giant; 14. ___ Malfoy (Harry Potter villain); 20. Continental coins; 22. Tube travelers?; 24. Businesses wherer the customers call the shots?; 27. Beetle Bailey’s boss; 29. ‘60s war locale; 31. Capture; 32. Winner’s demand; 34. H.S. dropout’s document; 36. F.B.I. employee: Abbr.; 38. Abide; 39. “Isn’t ___ bit like you and me?” (Beatles lyric); 40. “The Highwayman” poet; 45. Hive member; 46. One of the D’s in D.D.E.; 47. 1950s-’60s comic Bruce; 49. Gesture accompanying “Beats me”; 51. Swarms; 52. 2009 Cy Young Award winner Greinke; 53. “If you ask me,” in textspeak; 54. Bugs Bunny or Tweety Bird; 5. Dickensian setting; 57. Sorvino of “Mighty Aphrodite”; 58. Very exciting; 61. “It ___” (formal acknowledgment).