Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz
JIMI HENDRIX (56A. Musician born 11/27/42), ALL ALONG THE / WATCH TOWER (19A. With 32-Across, song by 56-Across), PURPLE HAZE (42A. Song by 56-Across), FOXY / LADY (5A. With 67-Across, song by 56-Across), FIRE (11D. Song by 56-Across), HEY / JOE (9D. With 60-Down, song by 56-Across) and “The Wind Cries MARY” constitute the interrelated group of this fine 70th birthday Tuesday tribute crossword.
Other — FOTOMAT (5D. Bygone company with yellow-roofed kiosks), LATENCY (43D. Period of inactivity), LEGAL ACTION (4D. Lawsuit), TRUTH OR DARE (25D. Sleepover game, maybe) and music references, ARIA, A TRAIN (28A. Conveyance in an Ellington song), BANJO, EMI and TINA (17A. Ike’s partner in 1960s-’70s music).
Mid-size — ABFAB, “You can’t teach AN OLD dog …”, ARDOR, ARSON, BEDLAM, DIAL O, EERIE, ELECT, EXPEL, IRATE, LATHE, LYCRA, MAJOR, Esther ROLLE, SET IN, SMELL, STEEP, TACOMA, TIRADE, YEATS (8D. “A Full Moon in March“ poet).
Short stuff — ARAL Sea, ARCS, ASAP, ASEA, Rat-A-TAT, BONE, Abba EBAN, ELAN, ENOL, ESPN, FAS, FLOG, HAFT, HAND, HEAR, INDS, ILIA, INEZ, LILI Taylor, LINC, NAPE and NAPS, NATO, ODIE and ODIN, PAPI, ROLE, SECT, SEM, TALC, TEAM, TOFU, USNA, WAR, WILT, RR XING.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. ___ Sea (inland body with high salinity); 9. Sword part; 13. Radius, e.g.; 14. Comic strip dog with a long tongue; 15. Spine-tingling; 16. Lash; 17. Ike’s partner in 1960s -’70s music; 18. Bicycle shorts material; 22. Half a school year: Abbr.; 23. Chaos; 24. Splinter group; 37. Pres. Carter’s alma mater; 38. Having throbbing temples, maybe; 39. Fourth notes; 40. Expensive; 41. Actress Taylor of “Six Feet Under”; 44. City SSW of Seattle; 46. Peacekeeping grp.; 47. Afternoon refreshers; 49. Long rant; 53. London-based record label; 59. “Deliverance” instrument; 61. Panache; 62. Lickety-split, in a memo; 63. Passion; 64. Pete and Julie’s “Mod Squad” partner; 65. Job for an actor; 66. Where to buy GM and GE; 68. Compound with a double-bonded carbon atom. — DOWN: 1. Former sitcom on the Beeb; 2. “Good Times” actress Esther; 6. Thor’s father; 10. Three-point lines in basketball, e.g.; 12. Word after mule or school; 15. Choose; 20. Tool that turns; 21. Catch, in a way; 27. Sukiyaki ingredient; 29. Where sailors go; 30. 1966 hurricane; 31. A ponytail hangs over it; 32. What picked flowers may do; 33. Prima donna’s delivery; 34. After-bath powder; 35. Card game for two; 36. “Pardon the Interruption” airer; 40. Arrive, as darkness; 42. Big ___ (baseball’s David Ortiz); 43. Period of inactivity; 45. Biology or English; 48. What bloodhounds and dead fish do; 50. Bad ignition?; 51. Connect with an operator; 52. Kick out; 53. Abba of Israel; 55. Neither Dems, nor Reps.; 57. Hip parts; 58. 13 cards, maybe.
All Along the Watchtower is by Dylan not Hendrix
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