Illustration by Burr Giffen for the Fisk Tire Company, 1907; a yawning, pajama-clad youngster barely balancing a candlestick in one hand, and shouldering a passenger car tire opposite,
accompanied by the "Time to Re-Tire" tagline.
accompanied by the "Time to Re-Tire" tagline.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Puzzle by Pete Muller / Edited by Will Shortz
PAJAMAS (26D. Nightwear ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 21-, 33-, 41-, 54- and 59-Across?) and the letters PJ within six answers constitutes the interrelated group of this sleepy Wednesday crossword.
HIP JOINTS (17A. Surgically replaceable body parts)
PROP JET (21A. Many a corporate plane)
SNAP JUDGMENT (33A. On-the-spot appraisal)
STUMPJUMPERS (41A. Classic mountain bikes)
TIP JARS (54A. Bar musicians may put them out)
FLAPJACKS (59A. Serving with syrup)
Other — ABSORB, AGHAST, ANGELINA Jolie, BAD JOKES (11A. Elicitors of groans), BRIBED, COPSES, ELLIPSE, E-MAILS, EUROPEAN, GUN PIT (30D. Defensive excavation), HODGE / PODGE (19A. With 49-Across, jumble), ICE AGE, IDIOCY, SAYS NO, SEPTUM, SHOCKS, STEP INTO, TICKER, TRIBECA.
Five-letter — AS BAD, ASSAM, ATHOL Fugard, DJINN, DOMED, DRAMA, EL SOL, GASSY, “ONE IS the loneliest number" , OTHER, PER SE, SHOPS, SONNY, STANS, THANE, “USE AS directed“.
Short stuff — ABC, ARM and ATM, CIA, DEET, DJED, EMT, ESP, GARS (34D. Needle-nosed swimmers), Miracle-GRO, HAN, HER, INSP, JON Stewart, KEN Kesey, KIA, LEO, MSS, ODOR, RASP, REED, SAM, SEEN, SFPD, SRO, STL and STS, TAN, TDS, TOSS, USH.
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