Puzzle by H. David Goering / Edited by Will Shortz
SWEETWATER TEXAS (20A. Southern town whose name is the longest example of 52-Across [on the left])and UNION OHIO (34A. Midwest town whose name is the longest example of 52-Across [on the right]), along with ONE-HANDED TYPING (52A. See 20- and 34-Across) constitutes the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.
Other — ANAEMIA and SCHWAS (3D. Result of iron deficiency, to a Brit; 5D. Start and end of 3-Down, phonetically), ASPIRER (42D. Ambitious one), ATHWART (2D. Crosswise), COAXING (11D. Persuading by flattery), LASSIE (47A. Female TV dog whose portrayers were all male), MASSIFS (1D. Mountainous expanses), MEDINA (25A. Muhammad’s resting place), SEAGATE (44D. Channel to the ocean), SKIRMISH (9D. Minor battle), THRONES (37D. Bathroom fixtures, slangily), WIENERS (43D. The “pigs“ in pigs in blankets).
The quotation: CARTOON CATS … POSSESS … MORE THAN … NINE LIVES … THEY CAN BE … SPLAYED ACCORDION-PLEATED, SPINDLED, OR DISASSEMBLED, BUT THEY CANNOT BE DESTROYED. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS OF… SELF-PITY THEY REINFLATE, ELONGATE SNAP BACK, OR SOLIDIFY.
The author’s name and the title of the work: MARK O’DONNELL (O’Donnell’s Laws of) CARTOON MOTION
The defined words: A. Tea party figure of note (2 wds.), MAD HATTER B. Point of view, exposure, ASPECT C. Nonmigratory, as a bird, RESIDENT D. Appealing to lowbrow tastes, KITSCHY E. What any good robot should be, OBEDIENT F. Like a golf ball, DIMPLED G. Balance displacement, OFFSET H. Field color for Kansas state flag (2 wds.), NAVY BLUE I. Snack food sold at ballparks, NACHOS J. Feat for Houdini, ESCAPE K. Harvard magazine once headed by John Updike, “LAMPOON” L. John Cleese role in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, LANCELOT M. Put up for auction, say, CONSIGN N. L.B.J. Supreme Court appointee (2 wds.), ABE FORTAS O. Volcanic form of granite, RHYOLITE P. Fruit-and-custard concoctions, TRIFLES Q. So-called “Lucky Rabbit” of early Disney productions, OSWALD R. Alert, watchful (hyph.), OPEN-EYED S. Like some Olympic skiing, NORDIC T. Game that gave us the expression “knuckle down”, MARBLES U. Mars orbiter launched in 2001, “ODYSSEY” V. Fabric often used n wedding gowns, TAFFETA W. Seeing red? (2 wds.), IN DEBT X. Raptor with a white head and a dark mask, OSPREY Y. Attribute prized by many a teacher, NEATNESS ———————— The full paragraph of the quotation: VII. Any violent rearrangement of feline matter is impermanent. Cartoon cats possess even more deaths than the traditional nine lives might comfortably afford. They can be decimated, spliced, splayed, accordion-pleated, spindled, or disassembled, but they cannot be destroyed. After a few moments of blinking self pity, they reinflate, elongate, snap back, or solidify.~ Esquire, June, 1980
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HENRY FORD, 150 years old on this Tuesday, and the MODEL T are featured in this Sunday crossword:
HENRY FORD(5D. Business titan born July 30, 1863) MODEL T (116A. 5-Down unit) TIN LIZZIE (78D. 116-Across, colloquially) MASS-PRODUCED (62A. Like the 116-Across) ASSEMBLY LINE (57D. 5-Down innovation) CONVEYER BELT (16D. Feature of a 57-Down) NYSE (85D. Where 5-Down’s company gets an “F”?) The down circled/shaded squares are assembled in sequence, M, MO, MOD, MODE, MODEL and the complete MODEL T.
Henry Ford standing by his Model T
Other — ALAMO DOME(52A. Texas athletic site), ART MODELL (95A. N.F.L. owner who moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in 1996), DWARVES (28A. Short race?), HOMELAND (3D. 2012 Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series), LASER BEAM (10D. Light show light), LORRE (94D. “The Big Bang Theory” co-creator Chuck), METEOROID (76D. Space rock, maybe), NEVERMORE (31A. Opposite of eternally), ORIENT and ORNATE, SARTRE (47D. He wrote “I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating“), SIMONE (114A. “Feeling Good“ chanteuse), SLEEP MODE (73A. A computer may be in it).
Across — 1. Fictional amnesiac portrayer, MATT DAMON; 10. Out, PASSÉ; 15. Mix and match?, SPEED DATE; 16. Total, IN ALL; 17. Identifies with, RELATES TO; 18. Old computing acronym, ENIAC; 18. Head Start program service, briefly, PRE K; 20. Some drillers, for short, NCOS; 21. Prefix with gram, CENTI; 22. Stay (with), ROOM; 23. Turned on a friend, maybe?, SEXTED; 24. Painting surface, GESSO; 28. Proscribed, TABOO; 30. Destination in the “Odyssey”, ITHACA; 32. “No need to go on”, ’NUFF SAID; 37. Without embellishment, STARKLY; 39. Vitamin in meat, milk and eggs, B TWELVE; 40. Resolve a bromance spat, say, HUG IT OUT; 42. Crime scene sight, CORDON; 43 Muscle Beach sights, HE-MEN; 45. Backs, REARS; 46. Garden decorations, GNOMES; 50. Evade, DUCK; 52. 2007 horror sequel, SAW IV; 53. It may be hard to reach, ITCH; 54. Fool, DUPE; 58. 1970s subcompact, PINTO; 59. Member of a medical minority, MALE NURSE; 61. British running great Steve OVETT; 62. Start of a Dickensian request, PLEASE SIR; 63. Clipped, TERSE; 64. Emulate Ferris Bueller,SKIP CLASS.
Down — Dealer’s amt., MSRP; 2. Parrot, APER; 3. Communications leader, TELE; 4. Big Indonesian export, TEAK; 5. “Silent Spring” topic, DDT; 6. Gland: Prefix, ADENO; 7. Costumed figure, MASCOT; 8. Suleiman the Magnificent, for one, OTTOMAN; 9. Modernists, NEOS; 10. Difficult sort, PIECE OF WORK; 11. Addition, ANNEX; 12. Common subject of medieval art, SAINT; 13. Blank SLATE; 14. Title role for Charlton Heston, EL CID; 22. Election-related nonprofit since 1990, ROCK THE VOTE; 23. Cymbal sound, SOFT C; 24. “Mystic Pizza” actress Annabeth, GISH; 25. Dramatic accusation, ET TU; 26. Cut with more than one layer, SHAG; 27. Bit of Bollywood attire, SARI; 29. Mac, BUB; 31. Base for some incense, ALOES; 33. Dry, SERE; 34. Tynan player in “The Seduction of Joe Tynan”, ALDA; 35. “Severn Meadows” poet IVOR Gurney; 36. Retreats, DENS; 38. “Delish!”; YUM; 41. Presentation by Bill Clinton in 2007 or Bill Gates in 2010, TED TALK; 44. Cores, NUCLEI; 46. Sensitive subject?, G SPOT; 47. Green, NAÏVE; 48. Sports league V.I.P., OWNER; 49. Paws, MITTS; 51. Tawdry, CHEAP; 53. They’re a handful, IMPS; 54. What might put you through your paces?, DUEL; 55. Minor opening?, URSA; 56. Wave function symbols, PSIS; 57. Suffixes with mountain and cannon, EERS; 60. Grp. involved in the Abbottabad raid,NSC.
Across —1. First rock band whose members received Kennedy Center Honors, THE WHO; 7. Jiffy, SNAP; 11. Shade of black, JET; 14. Fix, in carpentry, RENAIL; 15. Undoubtedly, TO BE SURE; 17. Dropped a line?, ANGLED; 18. Olympians’ food, AMBROSIA; 19. Figures for investors, YIELDS; 20. Animal that catches fish with its forepaws, SEA OTTER; 21. Ward on a set, SELA; 22. Shade of gray, ASH; 24. Work ETHIC; 25. Annual with deep-pink flowers, COWHERB; 28. Miles off, AFAR; 30. Tailor, ALTER; 33. Part of the Dept. of Labor, OSHA; 34. All-Star Martinez, TINO; 35. “Guys and Dolls” composer/lyricist, LOESSER; 37. Like dirty clothes, often, IN A HEAP; 39. Secondary: Abbr., ASST.; 40. The muscle of a muscle car, maybe, V-TEN; 42. Soup scoop, LADLE; 43. Fill, SATE; 44. Abba’s genre, EUROPOP; 46. “Alice” actress, Linda LAVIN; 48. Kyrgzstan’s second-largest city, OSH; 49. Game discs, POGS; 53. Uncopiable say, PATENTED; 55. Quick session for a band, ONE SET; 57. Springsteen hit with the lyric “Only you can cool my desire”, I’M ON FIRE; 58. Noted graffiti artist, BANKSY; 59. Viking, e.g., NORSEMAN; 60. Philosophize, say, IDEATE; 61. Strike leader?, ESS; 62. Breather, REST; 63. Trained groups,CADRES.
Down — 1. Sights at the dentist’s office, TRAYS; 2. Three-time Olympic skating gold medalist, HENIE; 3. Georgia ENGEL of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”; 4. 1955 Pulitzer-winning poet, WALLACE STEVENS; 5. Rushed, HIED; 6. Maxim, OLD SAW; 7. Pot and porn magazines, typically, STASHED; 8. Norton Sound city, NOME; 9. Diplomat who wrote “The Tide of Nationalism”, ABA EBAN; 10. Reform Party founder, PEROT; 11. Legitimate, JUSTIFIED; 12. Construction project that began in Rome, ERIE CANAL; 13. Rush, TEAR; 16. “Yeah … anyway”, SO THAT HAPPENED; 23. Ultra sound?, SHORT U; 26. Boolean operators, ORS; 27. Charging things?, RHINOS; 29. Ensnare, with “in”, ROPE; 30. “It wasn’t meant to be”, ALAS; 31. Literally, “the cottonwoods”, LOS ALAMOS; 32. Those with will power?, TESTATORS; 36. Exactly 10 seconds for the 100-yard dash, EVEN TIME; 38. Spanish greeting, ALO; 41. Tending to wear away, ERODENT; 45. Illogically afraid, PHOBIC; 47. Draw (from), INFER; 50. Actor Werner of “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold”, OSKAR; 51. Heroic tale, GESTE; 52. Lid afflictions, STYES; 53. Cleaner fragrance, PINE; 54. They’re sometimes named after presidents, ERAS; 56. Squat, NADA.
GRUMPY OLD MEN with THE APARTMENT in a line of double-letter squares clued as (4D. 14-Down starring Jack Lemmon) and OCEANS ELEVEN with GUYS AND DOLLS (21D. 14-Down starring Frank Sinatra), along withDOUBLE FEATURE(14D. Drive-in theater draw … with a literal hint to 4- and 21-Down) constitutes the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.
The across entries containing double-letter squares are a bit difficult, especially for anyone unfamiliar with the film titles.
Four surnames are clued to become present participles in this Wednesday crossword: DAKOTA FANNING (20A. “Charlotte’s Web” actress on a hot day?) STEPHEN HAWKING (28A. “A Brief History of Time” author doing sales?) ROBERT BROWNING (46A. “Porphyria’s Lover” poet with a pan of ground beef on the stove?) HENRY FIELDING (55A. “Tom Jones” novelist playing baseball?)
Other — CRAFTED (44D. Handmade), LA BOHÈME (38D. “Musetta’s Waltz” opera), LIMITED (40A. Scarce), LINGUIST (11D. Person who has a way with words?), NO SAINT (7D. One who’s morally flawed), PALATAL (36A. Like some consonants).
BEACHGOER (59A. One packing up the answers to the seven starred clues, maybe) and the seven starred clue/answers constitutes the interrelated group of this hot summer crossword:
FLIP-FLOPS(17A. *Abrupt reversals of opinion) ONE-PIECE(23A. *Uninjured, after “in”) COOLER (28A. *Hoosegow) COVER-UP (36A. *Scandal damage control) BLANKET (39A. *Across-the-board) SHADES (49A. *Ghostly figures) UMBRELLA (51A. *Kind of insurance policy)
Other — ECONOLINE(10D. Bygone Ford van),GOPHERS(7D. Tunneling rodents),LADY LUCK (11D. Figure invoked in casinos),LET’S DANCE (33D. 1983 David Bowie #1 hit),LOUISE UP(43D. Make a mess of), VAGABOND (38D. Wayfarer).
BOSTON(43A. Theme of this puzzle) with MA in circled letters,THE HUB (34A. Nickname for 43-Across), BEACON HILL (17A. Expensive neighborhood in 43-Across), FENWAY PARK (61A. 43-Across stadium), PAUL REVERE (11D. 43-Across patriot who went on a “midnight ride”) and BAKED BEANS (29D. Popular food in 43Across) constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.
"Circus Sideshow" (or "Parade de Cirque") is one of six major figure paintings that Seurat produced during his short career. More compact than his other mural-size compositions, and more mysterious in its allure, Seurat's first nocturnal painting debuted at the 1888 Salon des Indépendants in Paris. On a balustraded stage, under the misty glow of nine twinkling gaslights, a ring master (at right) and musicians (at left) play to a crowd of potential ticket buyers, whose assorted hats add a wry and rhythmic note to the foreground. ~ The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Across —1. 1993 hit with the lyric “Keep playin’ that song all night”, HEY MR DJ; 8. Credit, ASCRIBE; 15. Gross, to a toddler, ICKY POO; 18. Blue dress wearers, MARINES; 17. A guillotine is used to remove them, TONSILS; 18. Good with, ADEPT AT; 19. Cause for cardiological concern, CLOT; 20. Something to hop on, LEG; 22. Not cut, say, ATTEND; 23. Took to the ground?, HEWED; 25. Shed material?, PET HAIR; 27. Friday, e.g., RIGHT-HAND MAN; 31. Successor to Gibson on “ABC World News”, SAWYER; 34. It’s in general circulation, AIR; 35. Oriente, ESTE; 36. Subject for Gregor Mendel, PEA; 37. Shows some emotion, TEARS UP; 40. End of short, OWE; 41. Ends up short, maybe, ERRS; 43. Grp. With the motto “Deo vindice”, CSA; 44. Seeking, OUT FOR;46. 1957 Dell-Vikings hit, COME GO WITH ME; 49. Paris Hilton, e.g., HEIRESS; 50. [Why me?!], AARGH; 54. Area of need, GHETTO; 56. It’s feedable, EGO; 58. Speaker of the house, perhaps, BOSE; 59. Famed kicker born with a clubfoot, MIA HAMM; 61. Fashion designer behind the fragrance Rock Me!, ANNA SUI; 63. Hydrocortisone producer, ADRENAL; 64. Gets on the line?, REELS IN; 65. ABC’s first color program, with “The”, JETSONS; 66. Big spinning effort,P R BLITZ.
Down — 1. Tow bar, HITCH; 2. Place for une faculté, ÉCOLE; 3. “See what I’m talkin’ about?”, Y’KNOW; 4. What often comes with a twist, MYSTERY; 5. Sch. with a Hartford campus, RPI; 6. Sweets, DOLL; 7. Nez Percé war chief, JOSEPH; 8. Org. that endorsed Obamacare, AMA; 9. He hit 106 more home runs than Barry Bonds, SADAHARU OH; 10. Like “Zorba the Greek” novelist Nikos Kazantzakis, CRETAN; 11. Concern for a lifeguard, RIP TIDE; 12. Concerning, IN TERMS OF; 13. Think piece?, BEAN; 14. Abbr. before a year, ESTD; 21. Take in more, GET A RAISE; 24. Take in less, DIET; 26. What you see here, THIS; 28. Some-holds-barred sport, GRECO-ROMAN; 29. Audi model retired in 2005, A TWO; 30. “So sweet was NE’ER so fatal”: Othello; 31. It may be submitted to an architect, SPEC; 32. México lead-in, AERO; 33. Meanie’s lack, WARM HEART; 38. AS WE speak; 39. Cousin of a jaguarundi, PUMA; 42. Gets hot, SEETHES; 45. Infusion aid, TEA BALL; 47. Jordache alternative, GITANO; 48. Literary son of Jenny Fields, T S GARP; 51. “Orfeo” composer Luigi ROSSI; 52. Wear during re-entry, G SUIT; 53. It’s known for its varieties, HEINZ; 54. Setting of “Love Me Do”: Abbr., G MAJ; 55. Need to tan, HIDE; 57. Standout, ONER; 60. Real Salt Lake’s org., MLS; 62. Tortoise’s beak, NEB.
