06.15.13 — The Saturday Crossword

Baobab tree at sunset, Africa

————————

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Puzzle by Ned White / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — Place to pick vegetables, SALAD BAR; 9. With 25-Across, it has a huge trunk, BAOBAB; 15. C-worthy, ADEQUATE; 16. Ancient abstainer, ESSENE; 17. Buzzer sounded during a match, VUVUZELA; 18. Small house of the Southwest, CASITA; 19. Whence Parmenides, ELEA; 20. Bubkes, ZILCH; 22. See 23-Across, ON IT; 23. With 22-Across, quits dragging, STEPS; 25. See 9-Across, TREE; 27. Special recognition?, ESP; 28. They result when solidly hit baseballs are caught, LOUD OUTS; 31. Royale maker, REO; 32. Major cleanups follow them, DISASTERS; 35. Starting catcher in every All-Star Game from 1964 to 1967, TORRE; 37. Name meaning “God is with us”, EMANUEL; 38. Go, HEAD OUT; 40. Four French quarters?, ANNEE; 41. They’re likely to result in broken limbs, ICE STORMS; 43. Claptrap, ROT; 44. Prey for gray wolves, MULE DEER; 46. It has a Bridges and Tunnels div., MTA; 47. “Home away from home” sloganeer, ELAL; 48. “Until next time”, SEE YA; 52. Vindictive Quaker of fiction, AHAB; 54. Like unabridged dictionaries, THICK; 57. Angel, e.g., for short, ALER; 58. Wonder Lake’s national park, DENALI; 60. It stays the same, CONSTANT; 62. Site of a 1944 British Army defeat, ARNHEM; 63. Nourishing stuff, ALIMENTS; 64. Treating badly, MEAN TO; 65. “S.N.L.” segment, SATURDAY.

Samson and Delilah by Guercino, 1654 (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg)

Down — 1. Takes into account?, SAVES; 2. No longer in the minority, ADULT; 3. Bad thing to be breached, LEVEE; 4. Water board, AQUAPLANE; 5. Old brand that promised “white white washes without red hands”, DUZ; 6. Guthrie’s follower at Woodstock, BAEZ; 7. Hun king, in myth, ATLI; 8. Frequent tour guide, REALTOR; 9. Saxophone great Sidney BECHET; 10. White sheet insert?, AS A; 11. Fêmur, por exemplo, OSSO; 12. Goof, BE IN ERROR; 13. Herpetologist’s supply, ANTISERUM; 14. Six Gallery reading participants, BEAT POETS; 21. Like some garlic and egos, CRUSHED; 24. “I goofed … big whoop”, SO SUE ME; 26. Heir restoration targets?, ESTATES; 29. Gas hog, briefly, UTE; 30. Lock remover of old?, DELILAH; 32. Formal opening, DEAR MADAM; 33. Answering machine notification, I’M NOT HERE; 34. 1836 siege leader, SANTA ANNA; 38. Sole mate?, ODOR EATER; 39. Journal ender, ESE; 42. Some Toyotas, CELICAS; 45. Last month, ULTIMO; 49. Ethiopian grazer, ELAND; 50. Gossip girl, YENTA; 51 Like craft fairs, ARTSY; 53. German way, BAHN; 55. Buzz on “The Simpsons,” e.g., COLA; 56. Use a ball winder, KNIT; 59. Cry from some judges, LET; 61. Conference USA member, for short, SMU.

————————



Click on image to enlarge,
or Right click and select “Open Link in New Window".

Puzzle available on the internet at
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.