10.09.12 — A Twenty on Tuesday

 

Andrew Jackson's Eye - Twenty Dollar Bill

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

 

Puzzle by John Guzzetta / Edited by Will Shortz

DOUBLE SAWBUCK (51A. 20-, 27- and 43-Across locale, in slang), ANDREW JACKSON (20A. On the front); THE WHITE HOUSE (27A. On the back) and TWENTY DOLLARS (43A. On both sides) constitutes the interrelated group of this rich Tuesday crossword. Here’s a money-shaped crossword featuring the ONE.

 

Other — ARROW (47D. Symbol on a “This way” sign); CADENT (5D. Rhythmic); DEWLAP (45D. Iguana feature); FLOATERS and RAFT (3D. People in 1-Acrosses; 1A. Shooter though whitewater rapids); SLEUTH and CLEW (42D. Miss Marple; 6D. Something of interest to Miss Marple; SNACKBAR, SHAKES and SODA (38D. Establishment that might sell 9-Down and 53-Downs; 9D. Drinks with straws; 53D. Drink with a straw); TRUMAN (43D. Winner o f 1948); WIDTHS (14D. C, D and EEE); WOBBLY (44D. Not stable).

 

Five-letter — ADDED, Buenos AIRES; BEANS (12D. Jack‘s purchase in a children‘s story), EMPTY, HEART, HYPER, IN-LAW, MAORI (17A. New Zealand native), ORION (11D. The Hunter), REINS, ROUTE, SINUS, TUBES.

 

Short stuff — AIL, ALES, ALOE, Santa ANA, ASAP, Wall Street Journal ASIA, AURA, CAT, CCCP, CONJ, Mötley CRUE, CUED, DENT and DENY, DRAY, DUMB, EMIR, ERA and ERE, ETAL, HARE Krishna, HEN, HOE, IDEA, MEET, MEWL, MOLL, MORE, OHIO, ORR, PETA, PSST, RASP, RIM, Le ROI Soleil, ROSE of Sharon, SLOB, SOT, STAR, STY, TARN, TON, WEE, YET.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 5. Cold war inits.; 9. Neatnik’s opposite; 13. Visitor for the holidays, maybe; 15. Soothing plan; 18. Minor collision reminder; 23. Habitual drunk; 25. Ship unit or shipping unit; 26. Plow driver’s handful; 33. Greedy person’s demand; 35. Overexcited; 37. Immediately, on a memo; 41. Converge; 42. Common blockage locale; 49. “I kiss’d thee ___ I kill’d thee”: Othello; 50. Kind of scan; 56. Boneheaded; 57. Gang woman; 58. Macaroni, e.g.; 61. And others: Abbr.; 62. The thought that counts?; 63. Compassion; 64. Turn down; 65. Metalworker’s tool; 66. Horse-pulled cart. — DOWN: 1. Air balls miss it; 4. Alpine lake; 7. “And” or “or”: Abbr.; 8. Antifur org.; 23. White dwarf, e.g.; 24. The Allegheny and Monongahela join to form it; 28. Like Willie Winkie; 29. Evacuate; 30. Furrow maker; 31. Hockey defender Bobby; 35. Egg layer; 36. For the present; 37. Feel unwell; 39. Glow; 40. [Hey buddy!]; 41. Whimper; 46. Sphere; 47. Supplementary; 48. A FedEx driver may have one; 52. Arab ruler; 54. Naughty Goose and Moose Drool; 55. Readied to play; 59. Cy Young’s was 2.63, in brief; 60. Pig’s home.