12.10.12 — Sidelines

 
 
"Football Pile-up" by Constantin Alajalov
 from the cover of The Saturday Evening Post of October 23, 1948
 
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Monday, December 10, 2012
 
Puzzle by Michael David / Edited by Will Shortz 

SIDELINES (21D. Where to find coaches at football games … or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues) is nearly an afterthought of this Monday crossword, e.g., add LINE to the starred entries that are on the left and right sides of the crossword: FLAT, JAW, CONGA, DATE, AIR, FAULT, ASSEMBLY, BOTTOM, PICK-UP, DIAGONAL, SOLID, END, TIME, ENEMY, SKY, EXIT. 
 
Have a good week … 

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Pharmaceutical co. regulator; 4. Mule of song; 7. Go by, as hours; 13. ___ Vegas; 14. CBS forensic drama; 15. Boundless enthusiasm; 16. Being risked; 18. One of seven in the Constitution; 19. Prepare to drive a golf ball; 20. Helpers: Abbr.; 22. Clijsters of tennis; 23. See, as visitors; 25. Author Blume; 26. Quick punches; 28. “If I Only ___ Brain”; 29. Unruly head of hair; 30. Have a bug; 31. Drink at a sushi bar; 32. Sauce at a sushi bar; 33. Twisted, as humor; 34. Like December among the months of the year; 36. ___ Moines, Iowa; 39. Exxon product; 40. Angers; 41. Pen filler; 42. Drool catcher; 43. Old dagger; 44. Tramps’ partner in a Disney film; 45. Corp. money managers; 47. Border collie, for one; 49. Feedbag morsel; 50. At ___ (stumped); 51. Milton ___, leader to Uganda’s independence; 54. Cashew or hazel, in a grove; 56. Capital of Arizona; 58. Was a bad winner; 59. Writer Fleming; 60. French friend; 61. Maximally; 62. Science guy Bill; 63. Rent out. — DOWN: 1. * Smooth; 2. *Romantic outing; 3. * Legislature; 4. Ending with land or sea; 5. Show curiosity; 6. Suffer from insomnia; 7. Our planet; 8. D-Day transports: Abbr.; 9. “Do ___ say, not …”; 10. * Light truck; 11. *Sphere or cube; 12. *Foe; 15. Noodles, e.g.; 17. Election day: Abbr.; 24. Defrosts; 25. Elation; 26. *It moves up and down when you talk; 27. *Broadcast; 29. Kind of scale of mineral hardness; 31. Attack with a knife; 32. Precipitous; 35. “Wheel of Fortune” bonus; 36. *Shortcut path, maybe; 37. *Finish; 38. *What’s up?; 39. U.S. soldiers; 42. *Fanny; 43. Did some blacksmith’s work on; 44. Ear part; 45. *Cuban drum; 46. *Tennis umpire’s cry; 47. Winter hazard; 48. Blackmore’s “Lorna ___”; 50. Partner of sciences; 52. *Cons do it; 53. *Depart; 55. Way of the East; 57. It’s pitched with a pitchfork.
 

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