11.21.12 — É

 

 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

 

Puzzle by David J. Kahn / Edited by Will Shortz

 

Acute accents on the letter E used six times in eleven across and down answers, clued by 31-Down, ACUTE accent mark used symmetrically six times in this puzzle’s solution, constitutes the interrelated group of this less-is-more Wednesday crossword — PLIÉS crossing ÉCLAIR, SAUTÉS and SÉANCE crossing RÉSUMÉS, EXPOSÉ crossing DÉCOR, DÉTENTES crossing NÉE and ATTACHÉS crossing TÉA.

 

Other — AORTIC valve, BEACH BUM, DEAN RUSK, DONATE, ENRAGES, EXOTICA, HANDS IN, HIT LISTS, IT IS SO, LEAP YEAR, ONE HEART, OVERLAP, PENTAD, RESETS, SEMITE, SHEENY, STEAMIER, UNREST.

 

Five-letter — AGILE, ATRIA, Michael CHANG, CRUMB, CUTEY (36A. Good-looker), Man-EATER, EWERS, Sonja HENIE, Grand HYATT, IDLER, IRATE, LATCH, PLAIN, REEDS, TOTAL, VOTED.

 

Short stuff — ABE, “Three Men in A TUB”, CSI, DEM, ESE, ETA and ETTA, HAL Jordan, HEN, ICY, LAG, MER, MII, NEE and NIE and NEED, NOW, NPR, ODD, Snow PEAS, “Norma RAE“, RORY McIlroy, SAE, SHE-goat, SSR, TABU, TEA, TRY, TSK.

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