NEITHER BEAST NOR BIRD
A Beast he would be, or a bird,
As might suit, thought the Bat: but he erred.
When the battle was done,
He found that no one
Would take him for friend at his word.
As might suit, thought the Bat: but he erred.
When the battle was done,
He found that no one
Would take him for friend at his word.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Puzzle by Josh Knapp / Edited by Will Shortz
NEITHER NOR (35A. *Irrelevant .. R what the answers to the five starred clues have?), WILL BE BLOOD (19A. *2007 Best Picture nominee), GOES NOTHING (25A. *”Hope this works!”), COMES THE SUN (51A. *”Abbey Road” track) and WAS AN OLD MAN (56A. *Start of many limericks) constitute the interrelated group of this evasive Thursday crossword.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Target of union hatred; 5. Weak part of a hull; 9. Dormant volcano in the Cascade Range; 15. H-___; 16. Low bar; 17. Facing; 18. Literally, “itself”; 21. Mental lightweights; 23. Sony laptop line; 24. A.L. East city, on scoreboards; 27. Francis, for one; 28. Tackle box stock; 29. , in Altdorf; 30. Many apps; 31. Language suffix; 32. “It’s a kick in a glass” sloganeer, once; 34. Old-fashioned broadcasters; 38. Broadcast online in real time; 41. Contact lens cleaner brand; 42. Little litter sound; 45. Thick-veined vegetable; 46. World of Warcraft event; 48. New Mexico’s ___ Canyon; 50. “American Pie” actress Tara; 53. Coastal hunter; 54. Diplomat Annan; 55. Hipster; 59. Part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice; 59. Outfielder’s cry; 61. Ticked off; 62. Suffix with cyclo-; 63. Creed; 64. Bound; 65. Whaleboat features. — DOWN: 1. Possible target for a nail gun; 2. Plentiful; 3. Like monastery life; 4. Look around; 5. Handled; 6. In the real world; 7. With 39-Down, hot; 8. Director Van Peebles; 9. Shrek creator; 10. Wandering soul; 11. Hole puncher; 12. Island off the Gabonese coast; 13. Ticket agent?; 14. Lines on a package; 20. “The Dark Knight Rises” villain; 22. Alternatively; 26. Baked; 27. Match (up); 30. Whom some novelty disguises imitate; 33. “Ready ___ …!”; 34. “This is ___”; 35. Swot : Britain :: ___ : America; 36. Pennsylvania’s northernmost county; 37. McCarthyite paranoia; 38. “Forget that!”; 39. See 7-Down; 40. Spoils, in a way; 42. Maybelline product; 44. Soup dumplings; 46. Modern response to hilarity; 47. In; 49. Maintained, as one’s principles; 51. Geezers; 52. Fit; 54. Linked; 57. “I already ___”; 58. Reply of faux innocence.
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