11.30.13 — Saturday Sundry

“Painting the Town Red”, photograph taken outside 31 Dame Street, Dublin. Just one tiny glimpse of the city wide effort that was put into sprucing up Dublin for the Eucharistic Congress of 1932, overseen in this instance by a very dapper man in plus fours and Argyle socks.

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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Puzzle by Byron Walden and Brad Wilber

Edited by Will Shortz

The usual Saturday grab bag…

Across — 1. 1960s sitcom character with the catchphrase “I see nothing!”, SGT SCHULTZ; 11. Kvetch, CRAB; 15. Pitchblende, e.g., URANIUM ORE; 16. Disney title character surnamed Petekai, LILO; 17. Singles collection?, DATING POOL; 18. Hostile, UGLY; 19. Malignant acts, SPITE; 20. “Not serious!”, I KID; 21. Lose one’s place?, SHOW; 22. Itches, YENS; 23. Places gowns are worn for short, ORS; 24. Setting for many reprises, ACT TWO; 26. Elated outpouring, PAEAN; 28. Hercules type, HE-MAN; 29. Result of some fermentation, BIOGAS; 33. Ingredient in Worcestershire sauce, TAMARIND; 35. Still in the 17-Across, UNMATED; 37. Still, SILENCE; 38. Second baseman in both of the Dodgers’ 1980s World Series, STEVE SAX; 40. Like South Carolina vis-à-vis North Carolina, politically, REDDER; 41. Storied abductee, HELEN; 42. Sports mascot who’s a popular bobblehead figure, MR MET; 44. Ring, WREATH; 48. Comfort’s partner, AID; 47. “The X-Files” project, for short, SETI; 51. Verb in the world’s first telegraph message, HATH; 52. Watergate units: Abbr., APTS; 54. Embroidery loop, PICOT; 55. Brand once pitched by Garfield, ALPO; 56. Where filing work is done, NAIL SALONS; 58. Relative of aloha or shalom, CIAO; 59. Home of the WNBA’s Silver Stars, SAN ANTONIO; 60. Transcendental aesthetic developer, KANT; 61. Accent for plus fours, often, ARGYLE SOCK.

The Hanseatic Warehouse in King's Lynn is the only surviving League building in England

Down — 1. Like many drafts, SUDSY; 2. Lollipop selection, GRAPE; 3. Tarte TATIN (French apple dessert); Uncooperative moods, SNITS; 5. What César awards honor, CINE; 6. Stick close to, HUG; 7. One paid to make calls, UMPIRE; 8. Considers, LOOKS AT; 9. “Star Trek:  T.N.G.” role, TROI; 10. Literary wife in “Midnight in Paris”, ZELDA; 11. Nearly set?, CLUSTERED; 12. Judicious state, RIGHT MIND; 13. Minor payment, ALLOWANCE; 14. Early riser?, BOY WONDER; 23. Locales that may be well-supplied?, OASES; 25. Digs on a slope, CHALET; 26. Recognition not sought by Benjamin Franklin, PATENT; 27. Rapper with the 2012 album “Life is Good”, NAS; 29. Clear one’s way, in a way, BUSHWHACK; 30. Latin condenser, INTER ALIA; 31. Cookware that’s often hinged, OMELET PAN; 32. Cared, GAVE A HOOT; 34. Overcome by mud, MIRED; 36. Weir, DAM; 39. Blue label, X RATING; 43. Lose, MISLAY; 45. Medieval merchants’ guild, HANSA; 47. Grain elevator components, SILOS; 48. Discount, in combination, ECONO; 49. Vodka TONIC; 50. “There, there”, IT’S OK; 53. “Up to PAAR” (1952 game show); 54. Fancy spread, PÂTÉ; 57. Show on Sen. Franken’s résumé, SNL.

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11.29.13 — The Friday Crossword

Friday, November 29, 2013

Puzzle by Ned White / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Cartoon canary's bane, PUDDY TAT; 9. Lymph liquid, PLASM; 14. Launch, INITIATE; 15. Many a predictable plot, CLICHÉ; 16. Rests, LIES DOWN; 17. One with a game collection, maybe, HUNTER; 18. Gate announcement, briefly, ETD; 19. Longtime model Parkinson of “The Price Is Right”, DIAN; 20. One with a game collection, ARCADE; 21. Home to Bar-Ilan Univ., ISR; 22. Grp supported by 17-Acrosses, NRA; 23. Something groundbreaking, A FIRST; 27. Post rival, KELLOGGS; 32. “That is so obvious!”, NO DUH; 33. What corned beef is often served on, JEWISH RYE; 34. Weights, to a weightlifter, IRON; 35. Heart-felt thing?, PULSE;  36. Where to take stock?, BARN; 37. Lamb accompaniment, MINT JELLY; 39. Shade similar to bay, COCOA; 40. One getting into briefs?, ATTORNEY; 41. Least brazen, COYEST; 42. “Eldorado” inits., EAP; 43. Forbid, BAR; 44. Urban phenomenon, SPRAWL; 48. Coastal diver, TERN; 49. Sun Devil Stadium’s sch., ASU; 52. Chill, COOL IT; 53. Labor leader?, HERCULES; 55. Ray Charles’s Georgia birthplace, ALBANY; 56. A sprinkling, ONE OR TWO; 57. Inc. magazine topic, REORG; 58. Voice of 1-Across, MEL BLANC.

Down — 1. Ton, PILE; 2. Ton, e.g., UNIT; 3. Quit running, DIED; 4. Detoxing woe, DTS; 5. Bagel source?, YIDDISH; 6. Many a Taiwanese, TAOIST; 7. More than bickering, AT WAR; 8. It has eight neighbors, Abbr., TENN; 9. Stars and stripes, say, PLURALS; 10. Tod’s sidekick on “Route 66”, LINC; 11. Court records, ACTA; 12. Hammer and sickle holder, maybe, SHED; 13. Trivial, MERE; 15. Delta lead-in, CHARLIE; 22. Like many holiday letters, NEWSY; 23. Jungian principle, ANIMA; 24. In favor of the idea, FOR IT; 25. Words before know and care, I DON’T; 26. Total, RUN TO; 27. See 29-Down, KELLY; 28. Sarcastic “I can’t wait”, OH BOY; 29. With 27-Down, her last film was “High Society”, GRACE; 30. Some food festival fare, GYROS; 31. French body of law?, SENAT; 33. Derby favorite, JULEP; 35. 10 or 15 yards, say, PENALTY; 38. One shot in a cliffhanger, J R EWING; 39. Inner ear?, CORN COB; 41. Stall near the stacks, CARREL; 43. Designer Geoffrey BEENE; 44. Evidence of damage, SCAR; 45. John Paul II, e.g., POLE; 46. ROBO-call; 47. Creator of bad apples?, ALAR; 48. THOM Hartmann of talk radio; 49. Mont. Neighbor, ALTA; 50. Wrapped (up), SEWN; 51. Grp. With national antidoping rules, USOC; 54. It might end in “mil”, URL.

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11.28.13 — Tastes Like Chicken

Thursday, November 28, 2013 — Thanksgiving Day

Puzzle by Loren Muse Smith and Jeff Chen

Edited by Will Shortz

What‘s to be said?

SNAKES ON A PLANE (61A. Cult classic whose title is depicted four times in this puzzle), along with ASP above PLANE, BOMBER, GLIDER and JET constitutes the interrelated group of this odd Thanksgiving Thursday crossword:

• THE BROWN BOMBER (15A. Joe Louis, to fans) with CLASP (14A. Hook’s place)
• HANG GLIDER (34A. One interested in current affairs?) with RASP (27A. Grate)
• NEW YORK JET (42A. Gang green member) with ASPIRES (40A. Isn’t content with the status quo, say)
• SNAKES ON A PLANE with HASP (59A. Door fixture)

Other — Horror film director Alexandre AJA, CALYX (21A. Flower feature), KLAXONS (44D. “Ah-OO-Gah!” horns), MATEY and YO HO HO (32D with 23D. Chant from a 32-Down, maybe), SEMINARY (41D. School at which students are collared?), SIOUX WAR (5D. Little Bighorn conflict).

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11.27.13 — Thanksgiving

"The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth"  

by Jennie A. Brownscombe, 1914 

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Puzzle by Jules P. Markey / Edited by Will Shortz

Happy Thanksgiving!

For the occasion, THANKSGIVING DAY (38A. Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across), GRAVY TRAIN (17A. Source of easy money), SQUASH RACKET (24A. One of a pair in a court), DRESSING ROOM (51A. Locale for a big mirror) and TURKEY TROT (64A. Old ragtime dance) are on the menu of this friendly Wednesday crossword.

Other — BUICK SEDAN (10D. LaCrosse, for one), CACTUS (27A. Prickly one), CHARLESTON (29D. Dance from which the Lindy Hop developed), DWEEB and NERD (51D. and 36D.  Hardly Mr. Cool), DYES and RINSES (38D and 21A. Salon supplies), PRANKS (49A. Short-sheeting and such).

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11.26.13 — Trademarks

Escalators in a Copenhagen Metro station, Denmark, 2007

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Puzzle by Don Gaguardo and Zhouqin Burnikel

Edited by Will Shortz

TRADEMARKS (62A. Intellectual property protection … or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were), along with four trademarks constitutes the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword:

GRANOLA BAR (17A. Hiker’s snack)
TABLOID BUZZ (21A. What’s being discussed in the National Enquirer or Globe)
ESCALATOR CLAUSE (39A. Provision in many a construction contract)
YO-YO DIETING (57A. Poor weight-loss practice)

Other — ATE IN and I ATE (66A. Didn’t go out for dinner; 19A. “It must be something ___“), BEAUTIFUL (11D. Stunning), ECOTONE (37D. Transitional zone between plant communities), LANDSAT (18D. Imager of the earth’s surface), EDGAR (1D. Mystery prize), OAXACA (53A. Modern home of the ancient Zapotec civilization), RUBLE (7D. Change in Russia), RAGMAN (48D. Seller of cloth scraps), SANE (68A. Fit to be tried), SCOOBY-DOO (33D. Shaggy’s dog), TOO TOO (5D. Pretentious, informally).

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11.25.13 — Stickers and Stingers

Lamborghini Reventón

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Monday, November 25, 2013

Puzzle by Kevin G. Der / Edited by Will Shortz

This wicked Monday crossword greets the morning rush hour with the beginnings of bumper sticker slogans. Four of these clichés appear in our puzzle today as follows:

• I’D RATHER BE IN … (20A. Start of a bumper sticker may may end with one’s favorite vacation spot)
• HONK IF YOU LOVE … (29A. Start of a bumper sticker that may end with one’s favorite hobby)
• MY OTHER CAR IS A … (45A. Start of a bumper sticker that my end with one’s favorite (usually expensive) vehicle) how about a Lamborghini Reventón?
• WILL BRAKE FOR … (54A. Start o a bumper sticker that may end with one’s favorite attraction)

Mexican west coast rattlesnake

Other — BAD OMEN (44D. Troubling sign of things to come), DNA SAMPLING (25D. Gathering of biological evidence after an arrest), EXPELLED (9D. Kicked out), FUTURAMA (39D. Comedy Central cartoon set in the year 3000), IN HEAVEN (40D. Beyond elated), JAM and JAR (1D. Alternative to jelly; 61D. Jelly container), KNISH (36D. Jewish turnover), MILADY (6D. Term of address for a noblewoman), SANDPIT (5D. Hole dug on a beach), SATAY and THAI (37D. 4-Down skewered meat dish; 4D. Spicy ethnic food)), SIDE BENEFIT (11D. Secondary advantage), TEA HOUSE (8D. Place to sip oolong), VIPER (32D. Venomous snake).

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11.24.13 — Hits and Ms.es

Sadie Hawkins Day is a pseudo-holiday that originated in Al Capp's classic hillbilly comic strip, Li'l Abner (1934–1978).

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Hits and Ms.es, Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will Shortz

Song titles that utilize the first names of well-known female personalities constitutes the interrelated group of this Sunday crossword:

HELLO MARY LOU (22A. “Greetings, Ms. Retton!”)
SWEET CAROLINE (31A. “Very nice, Mrs. Kennedy!”)
COME ON EILEEN (37A. “Hurry up, Ms. Brennan!”)
SARA SMILE (55A. “Cheer up, Ms. Teasdale!”)
JULIE DO YA’ LOVE ME (62A. “Am I the one, Ms. Andrews?”)
SEXY SADIE (74A. “You look hot in a thong, Ms. Hawkins!”)
HELP ME RHONDA (87A. “I need a hand Ms. Fleming!”)
WALK AWAY RENEE (94A. “Leave it alone, Ms. Zellweger!”)
LAY DOWN SALLY (110A. “Time to show your cards, Ms. Field!”)

Other — ALLIE and OLLIE (114A. Kate’s TV partner; 101D. Dragon puppet), CALL TO MIND (3D. Remember), CHAIN SAW (83D. Logging aid), DIPPING OIL (15D. Bread flavorer), DOG EAT DOG (75D. Cutthroat), ETYMON (42D. Older form of a word), EVERY TIME (43D. Always), EXTRA LARGE (68D. Egg choice), HUE and PASTEL (86D. and 60D. Aqua, e.g.), KEY FACTOR (12D. Main cause), PLANT CELLS (71D. Botanists’ microscopic study). SHORT TON (5D. 2,000 pounds).

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11.23.13 — All That Jazz

Detail from the cover of the original recording of the musical “Chicago”, 1975

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Puzzle by Frederick J. Healy / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. It includes pinning and throwing, JU JITSU; 8. “Chicago” setting, JAZZ AGE; 15. Rapture, ELATION; 16. Skyrocket, SHOOT UP; 17. Prepare to pull the trigger, TAKE AIM; 18. Couple seen at a baby shower, BOOTEES; 19. Hard knocks, SLAMS; 20. It might hold up a holdup, ALARM; 22. Reason for a semiannual shift: Abbr., DST; 23. Skunk and such, FURS; 24. Star in Virgo, SPICA; 25. Aid in getting a grip, VISE; 26. Check spec., AMT; 27. Abyss, DEPTH; 28. Modern Persian, FARSI; 29. “That’s clever!”, NEAT IDEA; 31. California’s SALTON Sea (rift lake); 32. Got a 41-Across on, ACED; 33. Billy ZANE who played the Phantom in “The Phantom”; 34. Person with small inventions, FIBBER; 37. Slam dunk stat, HANG TIME; 41. Benchmark mark, A PLUS; 42. They have seats, PANTS; 43. Crew’s director, COX; 44. “Que SAIS-je?” (“What do I know?”: Fr.); 45. “The Great Caruso” title role player, LANZA; 46. Perpetual 10-year-old of TV, BART; 47. Wile E. Coyote buy, TNT; 48. Too, to Thérèse, AUSSI; 49. Board game with black and white stones, PENTE; 50. Pupil of Pissarro, CEZANNE; 52. Like many laptop cameras, BUILT IN; 54. First name among Italian explorers, AMERIGO; 55. With ramifications, AT A COST; 56. Galls, RANKLES; 57. Does some farrier’s work on, RESHOES.

"Ulalume" as illustrated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, circa 1847–1848

Down —  1. One feeling 15-Across after Super Bowl III, JETS FAN; 2. Title name written “on the door of this legended tomb,” in poetry, ULALUME; 3. Home of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, JAKARTA; 4. News briefs, ITEMS; 5. Colombian kinfolk, TIAS; 6. “SO I see”; 7. Like the human genome, before the 1990s, UNMAPPED; 8. “St. John Passion” composer, J S BACH; 9. Now, to Nicholás, AHORA; 10. Choice for a long shot, ZOOM; 11. Sound in the comic “B.C.”, ZOT; 12. Groveled, ATE DIRT; 13. Tepid consent, GUESS SO; 14. Sitcom pal of Barbarino and Horshack, EPSTEIN; 21. Grammy-nominated LITA Ford; 24. No-yeast feast, SEDER; 25. Parking meeter?, VALET; 27. Cuts up, DICES; 28. Adder’s defense, FANGS; 30. They’re off-limits, TABU; 31. Pole star?, SANTA; 33. Its main island is Ungulja, ZANZIBAR; 34. Asset in a drag contest, FAST CAR; 35. When a girl who’s “like a samba,” in song, IPANEMA; 36. Member of 31-Down’s team, BLITZEN; 37. HANS Geiger of Geiger counter fame; 38. You’re not the only one!”, I CAN TOO; 39. Recess for a joint, MORTISE; 40. Reaches, EXTENTS; 42. Leisurely strolls, PASEOS; 45. It’s often parried, LUNGE; 46. Impolite interruption, BELCH; 48. Indigo source, ANIL; 49. Spinal cord surrounders, PIAS; 51. Rescue vessel?, ARK; 53. Relative of Aztec, UTE.

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11.22.13 — Puzzle du Jour

Wikipedia 

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz

Congratulations to Will Shortz who celebrates 20 Years as Editor of the New York Times Crossword today.

Across — 1. Milk additive, BOSCO; 5. TV actor who lived, appropriately, in Hawaii, JACK LORD; 14. Hoyt AXTON who wrote “Joy to the World”; 1. Go-getter on the hunt, RETRIEVER; 16. Catch, SNARE; 17. Reverse order?, ABOUT FACE; 18. “Wrong” way to spell a world leader’s name in a New York Times crossword, according to a 1999 episode of The West Wing”, QADDAFI; 20. Gets ensconced, NESTLES; 21. Altdorf’s canton, URI; 22. 19th-century abbot and scientist, MENDEL; 24. Word that begins with an apostrophe, ‘TIS; 25. Cheese made from the milk of Friesian cows, EDAM; 27. Reposes, LIES; 28. Relative of a leek, CHIVE; 30. Otherworldly, ALIEN; 32. Showing irritation, PAINED; 33. On-deck circle?, LIFE PRESERVER; 36. First name in pop, CELINE; 37. Arm bones, ULNAE; 38. Charles who was born Angelo Siciliano, ATLAS; 39. Reproductive cell, OVUM; 40. Bar in a shower stall, SOAP; 44. Moniker, TAG; 45. John Hopkins program, PRE-MED; 47. Beat oneself up about, RUE; 48. Authorized, as to read secrets, CLEARED; 51. Paternity prover, DNA TEST; 53. Dicey issue, HOT POTATO; 55. Light-reflecting shade, WHITE; 58. Deep-fried treat, ONION RING; 57. Third-place finisher in 2004 and 2008, NADER; 58. Unwelcome benchmark?, WET PAINT; 59. Cygnet’s parents, SWANS.

Catherine Deneuve 

Down — 1. Language of Navarre, BASQUE; 2. City that hosts the California Strawberry Festival, OXNARD; 3. Places for races, STADIA; 4. Drapery attachment, CORD; 5. Wee hour, ONE AM; 6. One of the Bushes, JEB; 7. Makes up (for), ATONES; 8. Monstrous, CRUEL; 9. Modelists’ purchases, KITS; 10. Took a powder, LEFT; 11. Milk additive, OVALTINE; 12. Stereo system component, RECEIVER; 13. Showing some wear?, DRESSER; 15. Only so-called “Decade Volcano” in the continental U.S., RAINIER; 19. FELIPE González, longest-serving democratically elected Spanish P.M.; 23. Star of Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour”, DENEUVE; 26. Group that offers “protection”, MAFIA; 28. Beloved, in Bologna, CARA; 29. Possible skin test reaction, HIVES; 31. Cinematography choice, LENS; 32. Scribes, PENMEN; 33. Never mind, LET ALONE; 34. Phone line?, I’LL GET IT; 35. Title sort of person in 2008’s Best Picture, SLUMDOG; 36. Purina product, CAT CHOW; 39. Officially make, ORDAIN; 41. Brand in the frozen food aisle, OREIDA; 42. “Northanger Abbey”, AUSTEN; 43. Dwindles to nothing, with “out”, PETERS; 45. PETRI dish; 46. Begins to develop, DAWNS; 49. Each, A POP; 50. Author RONA Jaffe; 52. Détente, THAW; 54. Shell filler, TNT.

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On this day, fifty years ago...

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11.21.13 — Not to Worry...

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Puzzle by Jules P. Markey / Edited by Will Shortz

DOWN COMFORTERS (15D. Some bedcovers … or, literally, what the four unclued answers are), along with the clueless NOT TO WORRY, THIS WILL PASS, IT GETS BETTER and THERE THERE constitute the interrelated group of this dry Thursday crossword.

Other — BOOK A TRIP (47A. Make some travel plans), COCO and LOCO, COPY-EDIT (52A. Ready for publication), FLAP and MELEE (43A. To-do; 11D. Fray), MAORIS (25A. People for whom “tena koe” means “hello”), NON-WAGES (27A. 401(k) employer matching contributions, e.g.), OBAMA (53D. President whose initials “stink”), ODESSA (50D. Black Sea port), SAHARA (70A. Much of Mauritania), SPONGEBOB (31a. Nicktoons character), TSARS (55D. Several Peters).

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11.20.13 — Running on Empty

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz

RUNNING / ON EMPTY (55A. With 57-Across, Jackson Browne album … or a hint to what’s depicted in this puzzle’s grid), e.g., in circled letters, eight reading GAS GAUGE in an arc and the straight-across ARROW, along with E (for empty) and F (for full) in unchecked squares, constitutes the interrelated group of this clever Wednesday crossword.

Other — CORN SILK (40D. Shucker’s debris), EARSHOT (43D. Eavesdropping distance), ELECTROMAGNETIC (3D. Kind of force that affects charged particles), FEYNMAN (48D. 1965 Physics Nobelist Richard), HABANERA (2D. Cuban dance), MOONBEAM (41D. Night ray), OLD GLORY (12D. American flag), SLOW ON THE UPTAKE (11D. A bit dense).

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11.19.13 — The Gettysburg Address

The only known photograph of the Dedication Ceremony at Gettysburg

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Puzzle by David J. Kahn / Edited by Will Shortz

ABE LINCOLN (3D. Prez who delivered a famous address on November 19, 1863), GETTYSBURG (31D. Where 3-Down’s address was delivered),  along with FOUR / SCORE / AND / SEVEN / YEARS / AGO in circled letters constitutes the main feature of this fine Tuesday tribute crossword of that event of seven score and ten years ago to the day.

The answers containing the circled letters — ONE OF FOURS (17A. 1922 Willa Cather novel that won a Pulitzer), SCOREPAD (25A. Bridge or Scrabble need), GRAND OPERA (36A. Verdi’s “Don Carlos,” e.g.), SALES EVENT (43A. Big attraction for bargain hunters), MID-YEARS (51A. Some school exams) and WAGONFULS (66A. Maximum loads of hay or vegetables).

Other — Big DIPPER (group of stars in Ursa Major), FERRARO (8D. Mondale’s 1984 running mate), HONUS (2D. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Wagner, one of the first five inductees), JAI / ALAI (58A. With 35-Down, a court game), NASA (33D. 2011 launcher of Curiosity), Darwin’s “On the ORIGIN of Species”, PLUTO and STYX (6D. Dwarf planet whose moons include Charon and 12-Down); 12D. Moon of 6-Down named for a mythological river), R E LEE (56D. 31-Down general’s signature), SAILORS (44D. Seafarers),TIN EAR (48A. Musical incompetence).

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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met here on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but can never forget what they did here.

It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have, thus far, so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863

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