Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Puzzle by Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel / Edited by Will Shortz
SKYFALL (26D. 2012 Bond film … or a hint to six other Down answers in this puzzle), MUSKY (1D. Like some perfume), SKYY VODKA (5D. Spirit in a blue bottle), ARONOFSKY (11D. “Black Swan” director Darren), BUTTINSKY (34D. Busybody), RISKY MOVE (36D. Investing all one’s money in a penny stock, say) and PESKY (53D. Like a mosquito) constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.
Other — MARINATES (12D. Sleeps in a liquid with herbs and spices), METAPHORS (18A. They’re sometimes mixed), MR OCTOBER (33D. Nickname for Reggie Jackson), OBSESSION (58A. Calvin Klein perfume).
Mid-size — AMPERE, ARABIA, CO-SIGN, HONORED, I MEAN IT, KENNY G (20A. Saxophonist with the 12x platinum album “Breathless“), MOLOKAI (28A. Father Damien‘s island), SCAMPI, UNLINKS, USES UP.
Five-letter — DRUNK, EMCEE, ERICA, ESSAY, I’M BAD, INKED, LEHAR, LIANA, LOESS, LOTSA, MELDS, PERON, RASTA, SAY-SO, SCARY, TILES, UMIAK, V-NECK, YESES.
Short stuff — ALE and ALEC, ANAS, DADO, DARN, DINO, DRYS, ECT, EEKS, ERS and RAS, FAD, GAB and GAL, HOED, IDLE, “IF A Man Answers“, JAM, JAYS, LAMP, Yale LARY, MANS, NOT, NRA, PANS, PEE, POET, ODE, SYR, UNDO, VAC, YEA and YEP, YETI.
————————
Click on image to enlarge.
Puzzle available on the internet at
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Blends; 6. Sox rival; 10. Tiffany collectible; 14. Walrus-skin boat; 15. Baldwin of “30 Rock”; 16. Chapters in history; 17. Like some amusement park rides; 22. “Seriously!; 23. Vote in favor; 24. Dust busters, for short; 27. The Evita of “Evita”; 30. Angry Birds, e.g., in 2010; 32. Repeated Michael Jackson lyric in a 1987 hit; 35. Neighbor of Iraq: Abbr.; 36. Many a Bob Marley fan; 38. Wasted; 39. “___ Man Answers” (1962 film); 40. Blackened (in); 41. Plenty of, casually; 42. Talk and talk; 43. Final approval; 44. Outside: Prefix; 45. Disconnects, as a Web address; 47. Mah-jongg draws; 50. N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Yale ___; 51. “You betcha!”; 54. Decorated, say; 56. Current measure; 58. Calvin Klein perfume; 61. Mirage, maybe; 62. Comics shrieks; 63. Edit command; 64. Sweater style; 65. Teetotalers; 66. Worker with a lot of stress?; 67. Maureen Dowd piece. — DOWN: 1. Like some perfume; 2. Host a roast, e.g.; 3. Jungle vine; 4. “Phooey!”; 6. Bottleneck; 7. “Dark” quaff; 8. Elusive legend; 9. Dish made with garlic butter; 10. “The Merry Widow” composer; 13. “Hey!”; 19. Start to peak?; 21. Guy’s partner; 25. Back up, as a loan; 28. Provides with personnel; 29. Oil-rich region; 31. Joint groove; 32. Goofing off; 37. Santa --- (hot winds); 45. Depletes; 46. Big inits. For hunters; 48. Good earth; 49. Triage areas, briefly; 51. Toadies’ responses; ___ Kane, Susan Lucci’s Emmy-winning role; 54. Broke ground?; 55. Green critter in the Sinclair gas logo; 57. Nasty reviews; 59. Lofty tribute; 60. That’s ___ funny!”.
No comments:
Post a Comment