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Sunday, September 2, 2012
PARDON ZE INTERRUPTION, Puzzle by Joel Fagliano
Edited by Will Shortz
Nine common phases with the addition of the sound of Z (spelled sy, ze, zie, sy, sie, zy, sy, zee and z) constitutes the interrelated group of this friendly Sunday crossword:
- CHOOSY TOY (23. Chihuahua that eats only the best dog food?), chew toy
- HOLDS SWAYZE (25. What Jennifer Grey does in “Dirty Dancing”?), holds sway
- ASIAN FLOOZIE (32. Promiscuous woman of the Far East?}, Asian flu
- SEIZE THE DAISY (52. Begin a game of “She loves me, she loves me not …“?), seize the day
- CAPITAL ONESIE (70. First-class piece of infant’s wear?), Capital One
- MOUNTAIN DOOZY (83. Everest?), Mountain Dew
- NOSY MAN’S LAND (106. Where busybodies live?), No man’s land
- YAHTZEE CLUB (117. Group that regularly plays a classic dice game?), yacht club
- SCRUB JAY-Z (119 Drop a hip-hop star from the festival lineup?), scrub jay
Other — AFC EAST, AXOLOTL (3D. Mexican salamander), AZALEAS, COLBERT (12A. Comedian who was the only man on Maxim’s 2012 Hot 100 list o most beautiful women), EPEEIST, HEAVENLY, HOT SAUCE, IRON AGE, JOHNNIE Cochran, MANI PEDI, MORTICIA, MOUNTIES, NISSANS, ONTARIO, RED EYES and SAD EYES, SIMPLETON, SPROUTS, TAG SALES, TELECOM, TWEEZES.
Mid-size — AH YES, AIDES, ALGAE, AMOUNT, ARBOR Day, AROMAS, ATLAS, ATRIA, AUGHTS, BLAME, BLOCKS, CASSIO, CIVIC, CRAYON, CYCLES, DÉCOR, DOEST, EEYORE, ERES TU, ESTAS and ESTEE, HOPE SO, I DO TOO, IMPALE, ‘IOLANI Palace, JET LI, LAID ON, Taj MAHAL, MARACA, METRO, MODEM, MYERS, NEWSY, NOUNS, ONE CAR and ONE OUT, RAZORS, ROLL-ON, SAY SO, SET AT, SIGN UP, SMOOT, SMORES, SUMMA, TATAS, TRUE TO, TSE TSE, Richard YATES, ZEROS.
Short stuff — AGEE, ADO and ANO, AJAR and AJAX, AKIN, ALAN, ARE, “Hang on A SEC“, CIA, CUED, DEB, DESK, DRAW, EIN, ENL and ENO, ERRS, ESE, ETON, Max EUWE, EZRA, FADE, FOXX, HELM, HERO, JAM, KANT, LAWS, MESS, MIR, NIE, ODE and OPE, ORB, OTOE, OZS, PSAS, ROUT (104A. “Laugher”), Arundhati ROY, SAP, SEA and SEM, SHA, SITS, SPOT, STR, TAUS, TEDS, TEED, TEL Aviv, TINA, TAUS, WDS, WET, XXO, ZION.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. “Iliad” character; 5. Cracked a bit; 9. 1986 U.S.S.R. launch; 19. 2004 Best Actor winner for “Ray”; 20. Sir Galahad, e.g.; 21. Foofaraw; 22. Rhododendron relatives; 27. Photo blowup: Abbr.; 28. Position of authority; 29. Book of legends; 30. ___-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930; 31. 2012, por ejemplo; 36. Lets a ground ball go through one’s legs, say; 37. Opposite of rises; 39. Multitude; 40. Announcement early in an inning, maybe; 42. Suffix with legal; 43. Sprint’s business; 47. Part of w.p.m.: Abbr.; 49. Like some kisses; 51. Fey of “30 Rock”; 60. Blissful; 63. Prefix with sexual; 64. Diploma word; 65. “The Addams Family” matriarch; 66. Salad bar bowlful; 68. Mark; 69. Unveil, in poems; 73. Word often shortened to one letter in text messages; 74. Anchor’s place; 76. Two-day trips, sometimes; 77. Bargain hunters’ destinations; 79. Form of Spanish “to be”; 81. Verb for thou; 82. Northern force; 86. Like many a forgetful actor; 88. Nietzsche’s “never”; 89. Pentathlete, at times; 93. M16 : Britain :: ___ : U.S.; 96. Rhythm band instrument; 101. Scepter go-with; 103. Start of a tournament … or the end of a match?; 106. Where busybodies live?; 11. Poetic praise; 112. Tank top?; 114. Ambience factor; 115. Midwest native; 116. At birth; 121 Lake at one end of the Welland Canal; 122. “Small Craft on a Milk Sea musician; 123. Related; 124. Pulitzer-winning James; 125. Pathfinders, e.g.; 126. Orch. Section; 127. Ad Council output, for short; 128. Child’s room, often. — 1. Patriots’ group; 2. Cochran who defended O.J.; 4. Losing tic-tac-toe line; 5. “Now I see”; 6. “Kiss of the Dragon” star; 7. They might make your mouth water; 8. Booker Prize winner Arundhati ___; 10. “Likewise”; 11 Spray alternative; 12. He said “My reputation Iago, my reputation!”; 13. Soda bottle meas.; 14. House work?; 15. Scapegoat’s onus; 16.”It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it” speaker; 17. Shower items, maybe; 18. African danger; 24. Doo-wop syllable; 26. Flabbergast; 33. Informative; 34 Scene-ending film technique; 35. 1930s world chess champion Max; 38. Attack; 41. “Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure”; 44. Palindromic auto model; 45. Like some garages; 46. Salon treatment, informally; 48. Fool; 50. Torque symbols; 53. Losers; 54. Ian Fleming’s alma mater; 55. Not cheating on; 56. Burrito topper; 57y. Spear; 58. Gooey treats; 59. “Revolutionary Road” novelist Richard; 60. “God willing”; 61. 1974 hit with a Spanish title; 62. Applied, as paint; 65. It may have a blinking light; 66. Authority 67. Register; 71. Ticked (off); 72. First name in cosmetics; 75. “The Metaphysics of Morals” author; 78. Gave a leg up; 80. Musical note part; 82. Powers player; 84. Moore who wrote “Watchmen”; 85. National park through which the Virgin River runs; 90. It started around 110 B.C.; 91. 1979 #1 hit for Robert John; 92. Plucks; 93. Wax cylinder; 94. Honolulu’s ___ Palace; 95. Period of George W. Bush’s presidency; 97. Events for those who know the ropes?; 99. Rinse and dry; 100. Come (to); 102. Town squares?; 105. Cheerios; 108. Fancy hotel features; 109. Rock and roll, e.g.; 110. Ball girl; 113. Book before Nehemiah; 118. Essen article; 119. Fool; 120. Basketball highlight, slangily.
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