Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz
FISH (65A. Something hidden in 20-, 28-, 43- and 52-Across … or landed with the help of 1-, 10-, 37- and 63-Across), along with THE PAPER CHASE, DIRECT ROUTES, LAB ASSISTANT, CAUGHT UNAWARE (perch, trout, bass, tuna), BAIT, HOOK, ROD and REEL constitutes the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Switch’s partner; 5. Defeatist’s words; 10. Velcro component; 14. It extends from the elbow; 15. Futile; 18. Futile; 17. Expected outcome; 18. Pillowcase go-with; 19. Cavils; 20. 1973 film for which John Houseman was named Best Supporting Actor; 23. Melancholy; 24. Soviet launch of 1986; 25. Like some restaurants; 28. Shortest paths; 31. Surfer girl, maybe; 34. Grp. That suspended Honduras in 209; 35. Bird: Prefix; 36. Egg: Sp.; 37. Serling or Steiger; 38. Eucharist plate; 40. Slip up; 41. Chat room inits.; 42. Sunday best; 43. Igor, for one; 47. Column base; 48. Slugger Mel; 48. Squeal (on); 52. Blindsided; 58. Hip-hopper’s home; 58. Treat again, as a sprain; 59. Up to the challenge; 60. Guy; 61. Regions; 62. “Like that’ll ever happen”; 63. Film unit; 64. Things spun by old salts. — DOWN: 1. Baseball taps; 2. “Welcome to Honolulu!”; 3. How losses appear on a ledger; 4. Pat (down); 5. Motivate; 6. Stick together; 7. Violinist Leopold; 8. Fraction of a fraction of a min; 9. Ties; 10. Main part of Japan; 11. Get situated; 12. German direction; 13. Bout-ending slugs; 21. ___ acid; 22. ___ Z; 26. “If ___ catch you …!”; 27. TV spinoff of 204; 28. Stock payout: Abbr.; 29. Loses ardor; 30. Smidgen; 31. Young dog; 32. Hearing-related; 33. Weed-killer; 37. Prince’s père; 38. Ship of 1492; 39. Tiny sugar-lover; 41. Color akin to silver; 42. Obesity; 44. Women’s tennis champ Medina; 45. Original Beatle Sutcliffe; 46. Bird with a colorful bill; 49. Temple head; 50. Van Gogh home for a while; 51. Choppers; 53. Daughter of Coronus; 54. Layer; 55. Cosette, e.g., in “Les Misérables”; 56. Burnable data holder: Abbr.; 57. Regret.
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