10.07.12 — Space Invasion

 

Alien spacecraft destroying the White House,

from the 1996 film of “Independence Day”

 

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

 

SPACE INVASION, Puzzle by Zoe Wheeler / Edited by Will Shortz

Eight common phrases with their space invaded by the letters ET to form new phrases constitutes the interrelated group of this fine Sunday crossword.

• HORNET OF PLENTY (23A. Old AMC car that came fully loaded?)
• BIRTH MARKET (30A. Good locale for adoptions?)
• SITTING BULLET (39A. Ammo that’s still on the store shelf?)
• RACKET OF LAMB (53A. Some bleating?)
• CABINET FEVER (63A. Excitement over some presidential selections?)
• ESCAPE HATCHET (74A. Avoid a scalping?)
• TRUMPET CARD (87A. ID for a certain band member?)
• PLANET OF ATTACK (95A. Earth, in “Independence Day”?)

Other — AEROBIC, CHIPOTLE (61A. Salsa ingredient), CLIP ART, DAMAGES, DEFYING, EMINENT, ENTITLE, EVEN PAR, GENTEEL, GLEASON, HAMMOCK, HIGH FIVE, LOONIES, MUSCLES, PARADES, QUAGMIRE (5D. Sticking point?), RETHINK, SARA LEE, SCORING, SHERE and SPHERE, STYLIST, TELEPORT (73D. Use a futuristic mode of transit), TOE LOOP (93A. Jump on the ice).

 

Six-letter — ANGOLA, BASILS, BOOTEE, BOUGHT, FLEW UP, FORMAT, HEARSE (31D. Last ride?), HECTIC, MADE OF, MOO SHU pork, OFFICE hours, OPTING, PERK UP, PROSED, RIFLER, Ginger ROGERS, SCHISM, SIEVES, SMOKES, SPEARS and SPHERE, SWATHE, TATTLE, TONSIL, TRACES, TV SETS.

 

Five-letter — Claude AKINS, AMPLE, Of A SORT, BIDET, CAFFE latte, CASCA, CROAK, ERECT, EWERS, GAELS, GET IN, GULCH, HANES, HORSE, IS NOT, LITES, LOLLS, MAYBE, OKAPI (62D. Striped safari sight), OWE TO, Vladimir PUTIN, REATA, RETRO, SCOLD, SHERE Khan; OFIE, Dave STIEB, Head-TO-TOE, TRANQ, TRESS and TRUSS, UDDER, ULCER, VALLI.

 

Short stuff — ABS, ADIA, “Put A LID on it!”, AN E, ARCH, “A SAD Child”, Play to A TIE, BALE and HALE and YALE, BATH, BTU, DEBI Mazar, DEMO, EINE, ELS, Fort ERIE, ET TU, FIR, G-MEN, “Shallow HAL”, HEMP, HOP-O‘-my thumb, IONA, KTS, “Penny LANE“, LEST, Jean-LUC Godard, MDT, NAP, NHL, NOH, OLE, PARE, Ernie PYLE, SEEN, SKIN, SOLA, STR, TEC, TIL, TRIM, T-TOP, YETI, YSER.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Downer, for short; 6. Big break; 12. Something to seek in court; 19. ___ pork (Asian dish); 20. Did ordinary writing; 21. Renowned; 22. Namibia neighbor; 25. Belgium river to the North Sea; 26. Minnesota Fats’s player in “The Hustler”; 28. Writer Ernie; 29. Before, in brief; 30. Good locale for adoptions?; 33. Mysterious figure; 34. Windy City trains; 35. Berlin article; 36. Scrape; 37. Highlanders; 38. Trim; 43. ___ Khan (villain in “The Jungle Book”); 45. Getting on the board; 46. Root word?; 50. Orch. Section; 55. Little victory celebration; 57. Dying words, in Shakespeare; 59. It may be drawn at night; 60. For fear that; 67. Gumshoe; 68. Gold units: Abbr.; 69. Many-banded displays?; 70. Have a loan from; 71. “Shallow ___” (Jack Black film); 72. He-man’s nickname; 73. Bind tightly; 78. Sackcloth material; 79. “Grease” singer; 80. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit; 81. Alone, as a female on stage; 82. A/C meas.; 85. Fort ___, Ontario; 86. Feds; 91. Go out for a while?; 92. Show, quickly; 94. “___ Child” (Margaret Atwood poem); 100. Kind of exercise; 101. Infant’s shoe; 102. One rummaging; 103. Take a fresh look at; 104. “… Baby One More Time” singer; 105. Lock. — DOWN: 1. Lump in the throat; 2. Dancer Ginger; 3. Of ___ (somewhat); 4. People wear masks in this: Abbr.; 6. Field; 7. Kick the bucket; 8. Basketball shooting game; 9. Playground retort; 10. Caught; 11. Summer hrs. in Denver; 12. Challenging; 13. Sufficient; 14. Runner’s unit; 15. Good “Wheel” buy for WHERE’S THE BEEF; 16. Refined; 17. Authorize; 18. Salon worker; 19. Third of three choices; 24. Going (for); 32. Actor Claude of “Lobo”; 33. Alma mater of presidents #41, 42 and 43; 36. Moundsman Dave; 37. Deep ravine; 38. Get excited; 39. Shrew; 40. College in New Rochelle, N.Y.; 41. Barber’s job; 42. Accepted as true; 43. Wrap up; 44. Rushed; 45. 1992 Liv Ullmann film; 47. Be constructive?; 48. Hangs out; 49. Some Millers; 50. Strainers; 51. Tellies; 52. Like wide belts, fashion wise; 54. Rat; 55. Brand name on a waistband; 56. Took off, as a bird; 59. Bathroom fixture; 63. Brutus abettor; 64. Move up, as an eyebrow; 65. Christian of “The Dark Night Rises”; 66. Providing of questions for answers on “Jeopardy!,” e.g.; 69. Vladimir of Russia; 71. Fit; 72. Comprising; 74. Gold round result; 75. Frozen food brand; 76. Illustrator’s shortcut; 77. Good place to 91-Across; 8. Lights up; 82. Some herbs; 83. Remnants; 84. Something to milk for all its worth?; 86. Be admitted; 88. Rodeo rope; 89. Bad feeling in the pit of one’s stomach?; 92. Actress Mazar; 93. Sports car option; 96. Eastern drama; 97. Things used during crunch time?; 99. Christmas purchase.