Roberto Durán Samaniego, a retired Panamanian professional boxer, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone") during his career. ~ Wikipedia
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
I SURRENDER!, Puzzle by Joe DiPietro / Edited by Will Shortz
Nine phrases or words entered backwards across with the ending of same as part of a down answer, all clued as “back down” constitutes the interrelated group of this frustratingly unfriendly Sunday crossword.
BEAT A HASTY RETREAT, RTERYTSAHATAEB across with EAT down
CAPITULATE, UTIPAC with LATE
HEAD FOR THE HILLS, IHEHTROFDAEH with LLS
PULL OUT, OLLUP with UT
LOSE ONE’S NERVE, RENSENOESOL with VE
WITHDRAW, DHTIW with RAW
GIVE SOME GROUND, UORGEMOSEVIG with ND
CRY “UNCLE”, CNUYRC with LE
WAVE THE WHITE FLAG, LFETIHWEHTEVAW with AG
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The clues — ACROSS: 1. Drummer’s accompanier; 6. Best-selling author who served as a nurse in the Civil War; 12. Made up; 18. Hardens; 20. Fever cause; 21. Most bass; 22. Back down; 24. Back down; 25. Sinuous swimmer; 26. Grub; 27. Card game declaration; 28. Show off one’s “guns”; 29. Some seen in mirrors?; 30. Foul mood; 31. Floor vote; 32. Leaning; 33. Humdinger; 36. Bakers’ measures: Abbr.; 38. Mrs. Miniver’s husband in “Mrs. Miniver”; 40. Scope; 42. Sprinkler conduit; 43. Back down; 46. Run out; 48. Quarters used in Greenland; 50. Kegler’s org.; 51. Honeyed drink; 53. Back down; 54. Detour signalers; 56. The left, informally; 58. Parts of galaxies; 60. Siberian city; 61. Jacket decoration; 64. Handles receptions, say; 65. Back down; 68. Gather in bundles; 72. Joint committee?; 73. [How dare you?!]; 77. Talks without sincerity; 79. Envelope abbr.; 80. Like some first; 82. Back down; 83. Variety; 86. Pascal’s law; 87. Ball partner; 88. Downgrade, perhaps; 90. Back down; 94. Father of Phobos; 95. “Welcome Back, Kotter” guy; 97. La ___ Tar Pits; 98. Treasures; 101. Made one; 102. Tougth situation; 103. Company making arrangements, for short; 105. PBS has a big one; 107. When repeated, eager; 108. Staffs; 109. Winged; 110. “I’m ___ you!”; 111. Big name in ‘60s peace activism; 112. Back down; 115. Back down; 118. Sheen, in Sheffield; 119. Advent; 120. Like some oil refineries; 121. Clearly marks; 122. Mark, e.g.; 123. Boxer nicknamed “Hands of Stone”. — 1. Try to shoot; 2. Lays to rest; 3 Slick ones?; 4. Go wrong; 5. Four-time baseball All-Star Jose; 6. Itch scratcher’s utterance; 7. “Is Your Mama a ___?” (children’s book); 8. Capable of seeing in the dark; 9. Certain grilling; 10. One to one, for example; 11. It’s left on a keyboard; 12. Loudly lament; 13. Dos but not don’ts; 14. Mars candy; 15. Good name, informally; 16. Miss ___; 17. Common abbr. after a comma; 19. Cut off; 20. What’s the big idea?; 23. Circus support; 28. Vertical stabilizer; 32. “The Hostage” playwright, 1958; 33. Blooming tree; 34. Publishes; 35. Slightest complaint; 37. Lost, as a tail; 39. ___ strip; 41. Rounds begin on the first one; 42. Berry of “Perfect Stranger”; 44. Ages; 45. Apologues; 47. Yahoo; 48. Yahoo! Had one in 1996: Abbr.; 49. Kind of rat; 52. Inside look?; 55. Dish out; 57. Actress Berger; 59. Model material, often; 62. Pressure group?; 63. Play a flute; 66. Lay to rest; 67. Postseason football game played in Mobile, Ala.; 68. World; 69., Extreme aversion; 78. Author Canetti; 71. Silver’s is 107.87: Abbr.; 73. Garnish, possibly; 74. Keep at awhile; 75. Got ___ on (nailed); 76. Candy since 1927; 78. Healthy; 81 Where you gotta go?; 82. Take a card; 84. Actor Silver; 85. Frivolous types; 89. Demonstrates; 91. Be rewarded for good service; 92. Quai d’Orsay setting; 93. Coarse; 96. Entrances; 99. Procrastinator’s response; 100. Welcome through the door; 102. Ballet dancer’s support; 104. A disk can be slipped in one; 106. Was a little too fond; 108. Paul Bunyan, e.g.; 109. Do with a pick, maybe; 112. French key; 113. Crackpot; 114. N.C.A.A.’s Gamecocks; 115. Not keep up; 116. Prince of Broadway; 117. Native of Australia.
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