09.09.12 — Jobs

 

 

Sunday, September 9, 2012

 

CIRCLING THE JOB LISTINGS, Puzzle by Kevin G. Der

Edited by Will Shortz

A round of unassociated occupations (BASEBALL PLAYER, ARCHAEOLOGIST, ON-LINE MARKETER, METAL WORKER, LIBRARY PAGE, CARDIAC SURGEON, PIRATE CAPTAIN and CONCERT PIANIST) connected via clueing constitutes the interrelated group of this monumentally tedious Sunday crossword.

 

The clues for the group: 23A. … and 33-Across: must wear gloves in the field”; 33A. … and 50-Across: “experienced in conducting surveys for sites”; 50A. … and 62-Across: “may be tasked with generating impressions”; 62A. … and 69-Across: “excellent filing skills required”; 69A. … and 86-Across: “focused on improving circulation”; 86A. … and 96-Across: “willing to open chests and work on vessels”; 96A. … and 112-Across: “strong, disciplined hands a must”; 112A. … and 23-Across: “should be comfortable sitting on the bench”.

 

Other — DESIGN FLAW (3D. Cause of a product recall, perhaps), GALILEE (20A. Nazareth‘s locale), LOVE KNOT (85D. Decorative Valentine‘s Day gift), NEON LAMP (12D. It might say “ATM Here“), OLD SCORES (89A. Settled things), ONE OF A KIND (74D. Incomparable), SAGE TEA (118A. Herbalist‘s drink).

Dance at Bougival, 1883, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Six-letter — ARMLET, AVANTI, BOBFLY, CLEAVE, EL ROPO, GLYPHS, JULIUS (39A. Groucho’s real name), LOGJAM (24D. Legislative holdup), MY LADY, NEWTON, NUANCE, ODORED, O-RINGS, POLICE, RBI MAN, RENOIR (43D. “Dance at Bougival” painter), SESTET, STALIN, STREET, STRINGY, TONSIL, TUNE TO.

 

Five-letter — AGHAS, ALERO, ARMET (99D. Medieval helmet), CAFES, CENTS, CIRRI, CLARK, CRESS, CYCLE, ECOLE, END IT, FROSH, FUNNY, IMBUE, KERRI, LAMAS, LIARS paradox, NILLA, NOD AT, OPENS, PORTS (96D. Dessert wines), PRO-AM, PYLON, RAINS, RAMEN (80D. Japanese bowlful), RENDS, RISKY, SALSA, SEE YA, SIDES, TORIUI, UINTA, URALS, WRONG.

 

Short stuff — ACNE, ALBA, ANNA, APIA and ARIA, ARCS, ARI, ASTI (108D. Dessert wine), ATE, AT IT, BACK, BIND, BOYS, CALC, CEL, CLIO (65A. Mythical figure represented in Vermeer‘s “The Art of Painting“), CRY, DATA, EDIE, ELD, ERE and ERLE, ETA and EVA, FLOE, HAW (59A. Shout from a field), HOLD, I-BAR, ICE T, IDOL, IGOR, ILL, INCA, KAA, LETO, LOBS, LOY, Fannie MAE, NALA, NAN, NIA and NINA, OER, OGLE, OHIO, OMAR, OOPS, ORCA, PAH, PUCE, RACE, RAP, RED, RIFT, RINK, SOBA (1D. Japanese bowlful), STAY, SUMO, SUPE, TIER, YEAR.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Elvis’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love,” e.g.; 6. Scuba tank parts; 12. Famous lawmaker?; 18. Big fairy; 22. Cheap cigar, in slang; 25. Causing a stink, maybe; Mrs. ___ (“Entourage role); 27. Penguin’s spot, maybe; 28. Aviator’s guide; 30. Jazz’s Simone; 31. Solzhenitsyn novel setting; 37. Peculiar; 41. “Hogwash!”; 42. Friends’ feud; 43. Of greatest interest to a bibliophile, maybe; 44. Space traveler?; 53. Control; 54. Potsdam attendee; 55. Actress Myrna; 56. Viracocha worshiper; 58. “Finnegans Wake” wife; 60. Highballs?; 68. Bet on; 73. Integral course, informally; 74. Elided preposition; 77. “Desperate Housewives” role; 78. Ring toss activity?; 79. Whoop; 81. Careful writer’s concern; 83. One down in the mouth; 91. Jewelry item; 92. Remain true; 93. Mendes of Hollywood; 94. Abbey Road, e.g.; 95. Wi-Fi connection spots; 102. Dance with a “casino” style; 104. “Rubáiyát” poet; 105. Walsh with three golds in beach volleyball; 106. Tenant’s contact, casually; 107. Rescuer of Mowgli in “The Jungle Book”; 110. Cleanup hitter, say; 117. Find, as a station; 119. 1972 Jack Lemmon comedy; 120. Sonnet part; 121. Chivalrous greeting; 122. Break up. — DOWN: 2. Skyscraper support; 3. Cause of a product recall, perhaps; 4. “Fore; 5. Fishing line attachment; 6. Perform a body scan on?; 7. Punishment on the knuckles; 8. Awesome, in slang; 9. Actress Vardalos; 10. Some ancient carvings; 11. “Peace!”; 12. It might say “ATM Here”; 13. Antiquity, once; 14. Worth no points, say; 15. Shinto temple entrance; 16. Bids one club, say; 17. Silently greet; 19. Pride Lands queen; 21. First name in mysteries; 24. Legislative holdup; 29. Fumble follower; 32. “___ then …” (on-air sign-off); 33. Bygone sedan; 34. Like some investments; 35. Cherubic; 36. What the French once called “la Belle Riviere”; 37. Many pledges; 38. Utah’s ___ National Forest; 40. Mount Narodnaya’s locale; 44. What “.99” may represent; 45. School bully?; 46. Co-explorer of 1804; 47. It can be smoothed over; 48. Cause of some teen angst; 49. Oenophile’s specification; 51. Nabisco brand; 52. Seating area; 57. Troubadour’s love song; 61. Word before and after “will be”; 63. Brown shade; 64. Become part of history; 65. Peppery herb; 66. Dharma teachers; 67. Borodin’s “Prince ___”; 69. Goddess pursued by Hera; 70. Superstar; 71. Sticky situation; 72. Purplish shade; 73. Four seasons, e.g.; 74. Incomparable; 75. Where enfants learn; 76. Divides; 79. Mars atmosphere features; 82. Turkish leaders; 84. Player of TV’s Det. Tutuola; 87. Pollster’s need; 88. Arranges a blind date for; 90. Easter egg roll, say; 94. Like Shylock; 95. Divide; 97. Saturate; 98. Boons for farmers; 100. Typical golf shots; 101. Golf event; 103. Pacific capital; 106. Lab order; 109. Causing trouble; 111. Took in; 113. “Pinocchio” keepsake; 114. Letter that’s an anagram of 111-Down; 115. Something you might turn on; 116. Tikka masala go-with.