10.03.12 — High / Tail

 

Deer Running through a Forest, 1832, Friedrich Gauermann

 

Origin of the word hightail (or high-tail)

is an Americanism of 1885–90, Americanism; high + tail,

in reference to the raised tails of fleeing animals, as deer or rabbits.

 

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

 

Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will Shortz

HIGH / TAIL (35A. With 37-Across, leave quickly … or what both words in 17-, 21-, 26-, 49-, 56- and 61-Across could be?) constitutes the interrelated group of this clever Wednesday crossword. When split, six two-word phrases can make up twelve at the tail-end of HIGH:

 

ENERGY BAR (17A. Athlete’s booster), e.g., high energy, high bar

ROAD TEST (21A. Subject of a Car and Driver report ), high road, high-test

ART CLASS (26A. Where to paint a model), high art, high-class

MASS CARD (49A. Catholic remembrance), High Mass, high card

JUMP BALL (56A. Tipoff), high jump, highball

TIMES SIGN (61A. x), high times, high sign

 

Other — ADDENDS, AUDUBON (40D. Birders‘ magazine), DEAREST, MARRIES, MIXED UP, ONE-ACTS, PRESUME PROMOTE, RAN HARD, SELTZER, Come up SMILING, THE JETS, THERMAL, TRIGGER.

 

Mid-size — AFIRE, ALTAI Mountains, ARRID, ASAHI, CRESTS, EBOLA, EMERGE, ERROR, HURRAY, LAMPS, LEGUME (28A. Pea or peanut), LEPER, MACAO (23A. It was transferred to China in 1999), Ving RHAMES, SNEAK, TAPED, TARMAC, TOTES.

 

Short stuff — AERO, AES, Throw A FIT, ANIL, ANG, AOL, APB, BASK, DUZ, EDO, EELY, ELI, GEL and GEOL, HANA Mandlikova, HER, IDA, IGGY Pop, I SEE, JADE, JOYS, LAPD, LDS, MAIL, MIG, MTA, NATS, OPER, PLEA, SAM’S Club, SSRS, TEED, TROT, YMA Sumac.

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