Monday, August 13, 2012
Puzzle by Gareth Bain / Edited by Will Shortz
MAKEUP TEST (62A. What this crossword is, in a way?), along with liner, rouge, foundation and powder found in OCEAN LINER (18A. Luxury craft crossing the Atlantic, say), MOULIN ROUGE (23A. Paris cabaret), SOLID FOUNDATION (39A. Good grounding) and COCOA POWDER (53A. Spooned-out Nestlé product) constitute the interrelated group of this attractive Monday crossword.
Other — APATHY (49D. Lack of interest), DIONNE (5D. “Walk On By” singer Warwick), ENCORE (6D. “Again! Again!“), ON THE WHOLE (30D. Considered from all sides), TRIPLE TIME (4D. Rhythm for a minuet or waltz), WAISTS (48D. What belts wrap around).
Five-letter — AEIOU, ATOLL, BUENO, CELLO, DEBIT, DINED, EARTH, ELECT and ERECT, EYING, GUTSY, HONES, INURE, OVERT, POKED, RATTY, RHINO, SPASM, STAVE, TAMER, THETA, WARTY (13D. Like a witch's nose).
Short stuff — ACLU, Et ALII, APE, ARGO, ATOM, COL and CON, CUE, EASE, EDGY, ELO and ENO, EPEE, EVEN, Burkina FASO, GELD, HIYA, HORA, HOT, III, IPAD, IRA, LEES, LENS and LENT, NICE, NON sequitur, “Step ON IT!“, OPEC, PEER, PEG, PESO, PHEW, Punxsutawney PHIL, REDS, SCAT, SLOP and STY (20A. Hog‘s food; 278A. Hog‘s home), TAU, TEN, TSA and TSP, “UPON my honor!”, VIA, WAGE.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. “Shoo, kitty!”; 5. Minus item on a balance sheet; 10. “Man, that was close!”; 14. One’s equal; 15. Harden (to); 16. Jewish wedding dance; 17. Et ___ (and others); 22. Give the most votes; 28. Weapon for fencing; 29. Shekel : Israel :: ___ : Mexico; 31. Letter before iota; 34. ___ Mustard (Clue character): Abbr.; 35. Not naughty; 43. Building block of molecules; 44. Gibbon, for one; 45. Heavy zoo critter; 46. Lack of hardships; 48. Employee’s pay; 50. Recipe amt.; 58. Many a South Seas island; 60. By way of; 61. Slangy greeting; 65. “Step ___!” (“Hurry up!”); 66. Having settled the score; 67. Planet invaded in “The War of the Worlds”; 68. Given for a time; 69. Cincinnati team; 70. Full of nerve; 71. Exploring the bounds of propriety, as humor. — DOWN: 1. Involuntary twitch; 2. Instrument played with a bow; 3. Vowel run; 7. Good, in Granada; 8. Levin or Gershwin; 9 “Perfect” number; 10. Punxsutawney ___ (annual spring forecaster); 11. Sharpens; 12. Posture-perfect; 19. Cask dregs; 24. Portable Apple device; 26. Desex, as a stallion; 31. Org. conducting airport searches; 32. On a streak; 33. “Livin’ Thing” rock grp.; 34. Pool stick; 36. “East” on a grandfather clock; 37. Jailbird; 38. Rock producer Brian; 40. Burkina ___ (African land); 41. Oil cartel; 42. Jason’s ship; 47. Rights grp.; 50. Circus employee with a whip; 51. Barrel support; 52. Prodded with a finger; 54. In broad daylight; 55. Enjoyed a banquet; 56. Looking at; 57. Run-down; 59. Periscope part; 63. Item to hang your hat on; 65. Greek cross.
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