11.07.12 — The Blues

 

The Blues, Angu Walters

 

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

 

Puzzle by George Fitzgerald and Nancy Salomon

Edited by Will Shortz

 

THE BLUES (59A. Something to sing … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 45-Across’s starts), BABY TALK (17A. Nonsensical syllables, maybe), ROYAL FLUSH (23A. Unbeatable hand), NAVY SEALS (31A. Elite military group), SKY DIVING (40A. Sport for high jumpers?) and STEEL DRUMS (45A. Some Caribbean percussion) constitute the interrelated group of this winsome Wednesday crossword.

 

Other — ABBA EBAN (14A. Israel‘s first representative to the United Nations), BAY LEAVES (4D. Flavorings for some stews), DABBLES (8D. Acts the dilettante), ERASABLE (61A. Like some compact discs), SHIELD LAW (35D. Statute that protects journalists‘ sources), SIDE ARM (40D. Pistol, for one).

 

Six-letter — ADRIFT and ADROIT, BALLAD (21D. Many a love song), BRIDES, DAUNTS, DEBBIE, ESKERS, GLINDA (43D. Baum’s good witch), INSEAM, MT ETNA, RATED R, SIESTA.

 

Mosaic of St. Uriel by James Powell and Sons, at St John’s Church, Boreham, Wiltshire.

 

Five — ABACI, ABBOT, AD REP, AMUSE, APSES, ARUBA, DOMED, ECOLE, ESTEE Lauder, Phil MAHRE, Cam NEELY, NONET, ON KEY, SABER, STUNG, THONG, UPTON Sinclair, URIEL (10D. Archangel of the Apocrypha), UTTER, WALDO.

 

Short stuff — ABS, ACE, AMY / TAN (34A. With 56-Down, “The Joy Luck Club“ author), CYD Charisse, DOGS, EAT, ETS, GES, GIE, HANG, IRS, LANA, LET, MRI, NOD, ONUS, PTA, RAE, RET, RITE, SAABS, STS, STUN, TBA, TIE, TWO, WAYS.

 

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