10.02.12 — Wheel

 

Spinning Wheel by Al Bourassa

 

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

 

Puzzle by Ethan Cooper / Edited by Will Shortz

RIM, SPOKE, HUB and WHEEL COMPONENT (48A. Beginning of 20-, 25- or 43-Across), e.g., RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (20A. “The Tsar’s Bride” composer), SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (25A. It has its own Grammy category) and HUBBLE TELESCOPE (43A. NASA launch of 1990) constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.

 

Other — BREEZY, CREW CUTS, EPONYM (45D. Louis Braille or Louis Chevrolet), HOT MIKES, IN JAIL, STARED AT, SUCKED UP, TACK ON.

 

Five-letter — A-BEAM, A LIST, AUDIT, Tortellini in BRODO, CARLA, CREPT, ERASE, MATTE, OBESE, ORAL B, PALAU, REPEL, SALEM, STAPH, TARED, TELLY, TO-DOS, UNION, UNRIP, “The WAR AT Home“.

 

Short stuff — ALAS, AS AN example, AXE, CHAI, DIRK, ITZ, DORA, EASE, ECHO, ELAL, EPI, ESTA, FEAT, HAIL, ICER, IPO and IPSO, “Surely you JEST“, MILL, NEON, NO NO, Oil of OLAY, ONE A, ON TV, OSLO, PAK and PAL, PEEK, POLE and POPE, RAW, REF, RICH, RNA, SLAY, SORT, SO-SO, SPAM folder, SPED, TRIP, UNIX, WEDS.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.

Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Like the people on the Forbes 400 list; 5. Mountains out of moleholes; 10. ___ facto; 14. Restatement?; 15. First group to get invites; 16. Like an “Open 2 hours” sign, perhaps; 17. It’s impressive; 18. Former French first lady ____ Bruni-Sarkozy; 23. N.Y.S.E. debut; 24. Prefix with -logue; 34. Taken into account in terms of a container’s weight; 35. Crosswise, at sea; 36. Some genetic coding, for short; 37. Dramatic cry; 38. Sneaked; 39. Do some post office work; 40. Crony; 41. Wipe the board clean; 42. Possible result of doing questionable accounting; 43. NASA launch of 1990; 46. Untreated; 47. Cricket World Cup powerhouse: Abbr.; 56. Minimal resistance; 57. Coupling; 58. Spanish-speaking explorer; 60. Airhead; 61. Programme shower; 62. Operating system since 1969; 63. Leave rolling in the aisles; 64. Witchcraft trials city; 65. John, Paul or John Paul. — DOWN: 1. One who knows what it means to travel; 2. Cake decorator; 3. Spiced Indian tea; 4. Feedback producers; 5. Add for good measure; 7. Straight-bladed dagger; 8. Home for Ibsen; 9. Observed intently; 10. Locked up; 11. Furtive look; 12. Nothing to write home about; 13. Airing; 21. Went 80 or 90, say; 25. Kind of infection; 26. Pacific island nation; 27. Toothbrush brand; 28. “The ___ Home,” 1996 Emilio Estevez film; 29. Carrying a lot?; 30. Push away; 31. Tortellini in ___ (Italian dish); 32. Tear open; 33. Not glossy, as a photo; 38. Army barber’s specialties; 39. Was obsequious, informally; 41. Israeli carrier; 44. Light, as a conversation; 48. Joins as a couple; 49. Word repeated before “the gang’s all here”; 50. “Cómo ___?”; 51. Most eligible for service; 52. Granding place; 53. Firehouse fixture; 54. “What were you thinking?!”; 55. Common game show prize; 59. Guitar, slangily.