05.31.14 — The Saturday Crossword

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt 

in his Rough Riders uniform on October 26,1898

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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Puzzle by John Lampkin / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Cause of an artery blockage, STREET FAIR; 11. Some working parts, COGS; 15. Foam item at a water park, POOL NOODLE; 16. Coming up, to milady, ANON; 17. Follower of Roosevelt, ROUGH RIDER; 18. Jordan’s Mount NEBO, from which Jericho can be seen; 19. Innards, ENTRAILS; 20. Black hat, OUTLAW; 22. Sect in ancient Judea, ESSENES; 23. Lacking backing, SOLOING; 24. E. R. units, CCS; 25. Protective, in a way, PATERNAL; 26. Missouri city, informally, ST JOE; 29. Knuckle-bruiser, MELEE; 30. “Discreet Music” musician, ENO; 31. Ludwig MIES van der Rohe; 32. “In”, LIKED; 33. Seizure, GRAB; 34. Field of fields?: Abbr., AGR; 35. Acoustic units, SONES; 36. Hunter of a 20-Across, POSSE; 37. Standbys, RESERVES; 39. “DAS Nibelungenled”; 40. Like hospital patients and much lumber, TREATED; 41. Ephemeral, PASSING; 45. “Saving Fish From Drowning” author, AMY TAN; 46. Carry on, CONTINUE; 47. Mom on “Malcolm in the Middle”, LOIS; 48. Free, EMANCIPATE; 50. ETTA James of jazz; 51. Hallmarks of Hallmark, SENTIMENTS; 52. Old TV news partner of David, CHET; 53. Visual expertise, TRAINED EYE.

Down — 1. Tear, SPREE; 2. Pluto and Bluto, e.g., TOONS; 3. Debacles, ROUTS; 4. Some Prado hangings, EL GRECOS; 5. Intensify, ENHANCE; 6. Conservative side, TORIES; 7. Some candy wrappers, FOILS; 8. Interjects, ADDS; 9. ILE Sainte-Croix; 10. Established n a new place, as a shrub, REROOTED; 11. Hymn leader, CANTOR; 12. They may be thrown out to audiences, ONE LINERS; 13. Flip out, GO BANANAS; 14. One left shaken?, SNOW GLOBE; 21. Lead role in the film known in France as “L’Or de la Vie”, ULEE; 23. Brokers’ goal, SALES; 25. Some lap dogs, PEKES; 26. Class clown, e.g., SMART ALEC; 27. A woolly bear becomes one, TIGER MOTH; 28. Springsteen, notably, JERSEYITE; 29. Like diamonds and gold, MINED; 32. Trysting site, LOVE NEXT; 33. Dished, GOSSIPED; 35. Overseas deb: Abbr., SRTA; 36. Hobby, PASTIME; 38. Distresses, EATS AT; 39. 1978 Broadway revue that opens with “Hot August Night”, DANCIN‘; 41. Rialto and others, PONTI; 42. Cuckoo, INANE; 43. Cuckoo, NUTTY; 44. Big V, maybe, GEESE; 46. Veronese’s “The Wedding at CANA”; 49. Bleu body, MER.

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05.30.14 — The Friday Crossword

James Dean as Call Trask in the bean fields, East of Eden, 1955

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Puzzle by James Mulhern / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Any of the three authors of “Pull My Daisy”, BEAT POET; 9. They produce minimal distortion, HIFIS; 14. He may have many lines, LADIES MAN; 16. Monomer of proteins, informally, AMINO; 17. Elicit a “T.M.I.”, OVER-SHARE; 18. Like about 30% of 51-Across, belief-wise, HINDU; 19. Head of communications?, TELE; 20. 1,000-pound weight units, KIPS; 21. Suffered a face-plant, ATE IT; 22. Rugby-to-Reading dir., SSE; 23. Novel title character called “My sin, my soul”, LOLITA; 25. Cry of contempt, PAH; 26. Trip, MISSTEP; 27. Appeal to, GRAB; 28. Light on TV or Broadway, JUDITH; 31. Star of Bombay, e.g., SAPPHIRE; 33. Cousin of cumin and corlander, ANISE; 34. Arrested, RAN IN; 35. Riveting piece, perhaps, MUST-READ; 39. Nickeled-and-dimed?, MINTED; 40. Award with a Best Upset category, ESPY; 41. Its flag includes an image of a nutmeg clove, GRENADA; 43. Appeal formally, SUE; 44. A gogo, GALORE; 45. Prefx with pressure or point, ACU; 48. “Our Gang” girl, DARLA; 51. Its flag includes an image of a cocoa pod, FIJI; 52. Old Brown Dog and others, ALES; 53. Old pitcher of milk?, ELSIE; 54. Next to, ALONGSIDE; 56. Budget alternative, ALAMO; 57. Try, TAKE A STAB; 58. DuPont development of 1935, NYLON; 59. Subject that includes women’s suffrage and the Equal Rights Amendment, HERSTORY.

Samson and Delilah, Guercino, 1654

Down — 1. Stains, BLOTS; 2. Homebuilders’ projections, EAVES; 3. Best New Artist Grammy winner of 2008, ADELE; 4. One needing pressure to perform well, TIRE; 5. Ovid’s foot, PES; 6. Midwest city named for a Menominee chief, OSHKOSH; 7. Potential virus sources, E-MAILS; 8. Bone preservation locations, TAR PITS; 9. Reaction to a card, HA HA; 10. Tag statement, I’M IT; 11. Often-overlooked details, FINE PRINT; 12. “Imagine” Grammy winner of 2010, INDIA ARIE; 13. County seat on the St. Joseph River, SOUTH BEND; 15. Beverage brand portmanteau, NESTEA; 23. Engine measure, LITER; 24. Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, APP; 26. Like areas around waterfalls, MISTY; 27. Major cocoa exporter, GHANA; 28. Oscar nominee for playing Cal Trask, JAMES DEAN; 29. Very, very, UNUSUALLY; 30. Opposite of aggregation, DISPERSAL; 32. What “ruined the angels,” per Ralph Waldo Emerson, PRIDE; 36. Prod, EGG; 37. One of Time magazine’s cover “Peacemakers”, ARAFAT; 38. Wily temptress, DELILAH; 39. Jason, for one, MARINER; 42. “For real”, NO JOKE; 45. Co-worker of Kennedy starting in 2006, ALITO; 46. Cigar box material, CEDAR; 47. Words before a date, USE BY; 49. Wheels of fortune?, LIMO; 50. Unit in a geology book, AEON; 52. ASST supt.; 55. Juice, GAS.

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05.29.14 — Number Sign

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Puzzle by Anna Shechtman / Edited by Will Shortz

Four uses of the number sign constitutes the main feature of this Thursday crossword:

TIC TAC TOE BOARD (20A,. #1)
POUND SIGN (33A. #2)
SPACE MARK (43A. #3)
TWITTER HASHTAG (52A. #4)

Other — BUBBLE WRAP (27D. It might pop in the post office); EPICNESS (5D. Condition of being awesome, in modern slang); GAY ANTHEM (10D. “It’s Raining Men,” for one); HELL NO (45A. “Not in a million years!“); NEAR SHORE (35D. Littoral); NEIL SIMON (34D. Writer with the most combined Tony and Oscar nominations); PANT SUITS (6D. Hillary Clinton wardrobe staples); SCENARIO (39D. Sequence  of events); SHTUP (36A. Sleep with, in slang); WHERE IT’S AT (11D. The place to be).

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05.28.14 — Idioms

Corynorhinus Townsendii 

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Puzzle by Tim Croce / Edited by Will Shortz

Seven idioms comprise the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:

FAT AS A COW (20A. Scale-busting)
SLY AS A FOX (49A. Quite cunning)
SICK AS A DOG (3D. Really ill)
BIG AS A WHALE (10D. Humongous)
BALD AS A COOT (17D. Like a chrome-dome)
BLIND AS A BAT (23D. Unable to see the “E” on the Snellen chart, say)
BUSY AS A BEE (31D. Working away)

Other — BASS ALE and LOCAL PUB (1A. British brew with a red triangle logo; 16A. Neighborhood spot to order 1-Across, say); ELAINE (33A. “Seinfeld” pal gal); LESLEY Gore who sang “It‘s My Party,” 1963; PLATES (63A. Armadillo defenses); SALADE nicoise; TRASH BIN (57A. Place to eighty-six things);“YES, LET’S” (64A. “Sure, why not?!”).

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05.27.14 — BOOKENDS

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Puzzle by James Tuttle / Edited by Will Shortz

BOOKEND (37A. Shelf prop … or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues) heads the interrelated group of this clever Tuesday crossword:

OPEN SOURCE (18A. *Like software that can be freely used and altered)
FLIP PHONE (26A. *Samsung or LG product)
MATCH PLAY (47A. *Tournament competition)
SCHOOLWORK (55A. *Class assignments)
BABY BLUE (3D. *Like many a heartthrob’s eyes)
GOODYEAR (38D. *Company whose logo includes the winged foot of Mercury)

Other — DETROIT (45A. Tiger’s home), DOSSIER (32A. F.B.I. file, e.g.), HINDI (8D. Language that gave us “guru” and “pundit”), MERRIER (41A. More cheerful around the holidays, say), PETS (40D. Strokes … or ones getting stroked), PRORATE (42D. Divide appropriately), STEELER (4D. Pittsburgh pro).

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05.26.14 — According to Some....

Murderous Redcap by cotton 

A Red Cap or Redcap, also known as a "powrie" or "dunter" is a type of malevolent murderous dwarf, goblin, elf or fairy found n Border Folklore.  They are said to hnhabit ruined castles found along the border between England and Scotland.  Redcaps are said to murder travellers who stray into their homes and dye their hats with their victims blood (from which they get their name).  Redcaps must kill regularly, for if the blood staining their hats dries out, they die.  Redcaps are very fast in spite of the heavy iron pikes they wield and the iron-shod boots they wear.  Outrunning a redcap is supposedly impossible. ~ Wikipedia

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Monday, May 26, 2014 — Memorial Day 

Puzzle by Dan Margolis / Edited by Will Shortz

Four vintage songs misleadingly clued as to their musical categories along with a definition of all or part of the song phrase constitutes the interrelated group of this Monday crossword:

WHITE RABBIT (17A. “Hip-hop” song of 1967), e.g., leporidae gait
KNOCK ON WOOD (29A. “Rap” song of 1966)
AMERICAN PIE (45A. “Country” song of 1971)
SILVER BELLS (60A. “Metal” song of 1950)

Other — ANITA and MORENO (66A. Role for which 11-Down won her Oscar; 11D. Rita who won an Oscar for “West Side Story”); IT IS SAID (3D. “According to some …“); SAWYER (22D. Fictional Tom or real-life Diane); SEAWALLS (37D. Coastal defenses against flooding); SUN-UP and ROOSTERS (20A. When a cock crows; 21A. Cock), REDCAPS (35A. Workers with lots of baggage), UNBROKEN (7D. Intact, as a chain).

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05.25.14 — Change of Program

Death on the Ridge Road, 1935, Grant Wood 

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Change of Program, Puzzle by Dan Schoenholz

Edited by Will Shortz

Nine television program sound-alike title/phrases constitute the main feature of this entertaining Sunday crossword:

DAZE OF OUR LIVES (23A. Stoners’ memoirs?)
THE EX FILES (28A. Leverage in divorce negotiations?)
THE AWED COUPLE (46A. Dumbstruck duo?)
SECTS AND THE CITY (62A. Tale of metropolitan religious diversity?)
AMERICAN IDYLL (85A. Grant Wood portrayal?)
BRAKING BAD (99A. Having trouble slowing down?)
AWL IN THE FAMILY (110A. Cobbler’s heirloom?)
TWIN PEEKS (15D. Double takes?)
MIAMI VISE (76D. Tight spot in South Florida?)

Other — AROMA (92A. Kitchen drawer?), AUSTERE (89D. Spare), AWAY WE GO (20A. Comment upon heading off), BARKEEP (30A. Mixologist), COP and COPED, EGO TRIP (12D. Immodest display), ERIC IDLE (115A. “Spamalot” writer and lyricist), HEAVIEST (105A. Like radon among all gaseous elements), INDIGO (1A. Part of a rainbow), PRALINES (84D. Relatives of turtles), SALIENCE (14D. Highlight), SMOTHER (7A. Blanket), TABARD (88A. “The Canterbury Tales“ inn).

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05.24.14 — The Saturday Crossword

A Banyan is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte (a plant growing on another plant) … view upwards from inside the hollow of a strangler fig near the Ayerpadi estate near Valpari.  The original tree around which this fig grew is dead leaving a hollow behind. ~  Wikipedia 

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Puzzle by Peter Wentz / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Talk, talk, talk, RAMBLE ON; 9. Give stories, LIE TO; 14. Basis of comparison, ANALOGUE; 15. National tree of India, BANYAN; 16. “Good going!”, NICE WORK; 17. Words before many a commercial, UP NEXT; 14. Singer who wrote, ISAAC; 19. Battle of Albert setting, 1914, SOMME; 21. United hub, briefly, SFO; 22. Traditional Christmas gift for a child, NEW TOY; 24. Accent reduction may be a subj. in it, ESL; 25. Italian title, FRA; 28. Unwelcome closet discovery, MOTHS; 29. Their sizes are measured in cups, BRAS; 30. 1967 album that included “I Can See for Miles”, THE WHO SELL OUT; 34. Fiddled, NOODLED AROUND; 35. “A Study in the Word” host, JIMMY SWAGGART; 36. Make a comeback?, ECHO; 37. Old cinema, ODEON; 38. Round stopper, for short, TKO; 39. Merrie Melodies sheepdog, SAM; 41. Schoolmarmish sound, TSK TSK; 46. SNO Brum (car accessory); 47. Having depth, CUBIC; 50. Recipient of much 2010s humanitarian aid, HAITI; 51. Giant in test prep, KAPLAN; 53. Succeeded, GOT AHEAD; 55. “Er … uh …”, I MEANT; 56. Boss, OVERLORD; 57. Largest minority in Croatia, SERBS; 58. “Sounds about right”, RECKON SO.

Frida Kahlo, Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

Down — 1. Took downtown, RAN IN; 2. Jagermeister ingredient, ANISE; 3. Talking pet, MACAW; 4. Complain, BLEAT; 5. Pie-in-the-face scenes, say, LOW COMEDY; 6. Sacred thing, to Ayn Rand, EGO; 7. Sharing word, OURS; 8. Indie rocker NEKO Case; 9. Flap of fashion, LAPEL; 10. Pub, INN; 11. Command to pay attention, EYES FRONT; 12. It may include laundering, TAX FRAUD; 13. Down, in a diner, ON TOAST; 15. They’re often seeking change, BUMS; 20. Text, e.g., MESSAGE; 23. Loud complaints, YOWLS; 27. Life starts in it, THE WOMB; 28. Certain beach phony, HODAD; 29. Obscure, BLUR; 30. “The King’s Speech” director, TOM HOOPER; 31. Horace man?, HOMO; 32. Field fungus, ERGOT; 33. Subprime mortgagee, to detractors, LOAN SHARK; 34. Handle, NICKNAME; 35. Kawasaki products, JET SKIS; 39. Doctor’s orders, SCANS; 40. Dahlia in Wodehouse novels, e.g., AUNT; 42. Surrealist known for self-portraits, KAHLO; 43. Like many ribbons, TIE-ON; 44. All-STAR; 45. Bud, KIDDO; 48. One who has a hunch, IGOR; 49. Mooring spot, COVE; 52. Media LAB; 54. Classic Boart role, in slang, TEC.

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05.23.14 — Zzzzzzzz

Friday, May 23, 2014

Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will Shortz

Eight letter Z’s grouped together in the center and the division of the crossword into three essentially separate puzzles (the grid suggesting a stylized letter Z) constitutes the main feature of this Friday crossword.

Across — 1. Tears, CAROUSES; 9. Philatelist’s abbr., PERF; 13. Blow up, OVERSTATE; 15. Zero, for one, OVAL; 16. When Winesap apples ripen, LATE AUTUMN; 18. Genesis source, SEGA; 19. Weapons in Olympic shooting events, AIR GUNS; 20. Actress in a best-selling 1979 swimsuit poster, BO DEREK; 20. Braves’ division, briefly, NL EAST; 23. Make less attractive?, DEGAUSS; 24. Mythical hunter, DIANA; 25. Notable buried at the Cathedral of Lima, PIZARRO; 26. Inside opening?, ENTO; 27. Downs rapidly, GUZZLES; 28. N.F.L. positions: Abbr., RGS; 29. Blew away, DAZZLED; 30. Ottawa electees, for short, MPS; 33. Flusters, TIZZIES; 34. Existed, WERE; 35. Bungler, FOOLER; 36. Soda, at times, MIXER; 37. Tattooed temporarily, HENNAED; 38. Red-eye remedy, VISINE; 39. Mitsubishi model whose name means “huntsman” in Spanish, MONTERO; 40. Describing an ancient tragedian, SENECAN; 41. One of the books in the Book of Mormon, OMNI; 42. Rosalind Russell title role, AUNTIE MAME; 44. Ball PEEN; 45. Lied, TOLD TALES; 46. Filmmaker ERLE C. Kenton; 47. Worker who often takes leaves, BOTANIST.

Down — 1. It doesn’t hold water, COLANDER; 2. Proving beneficial, AVAILING; 3. Camp David and others, RETREATS; 4. Purple-flowered perennial, OREGANO; 5. Patriotic chant, USA USA; 6. Means of attracting publicity, STUNT; 7. Takes courses?, EATS; 8. World Series of Poker champion STU Ungar; 9. Affected sorts, POSEURS; 10. Extremely, EVER SO; 11. Fulminates, RAGES; 12. Kind of jacket, FLAK; 14. Crooked bank manager, maybe, EMBEZZLER; 17. Arizona city across the border from a city of Sonora with the same name, NOGALES; 21. Belled the cat, DARED; 23. Confused, DIZZIED; 25. Solve, PUZZLE OUT; 27. Ben of “Run for Your Life”, GAZZARA; 29. Moon of Saturn, DIONE; 30. Latin America’s northernmost city, MEXICALI; 31. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, PRE-NAMES; 32. Least flustered, SERENEST; 33. Life insurance plan, TONTINE; 34. Member of a biblical trio, WISEMAN; 35. Kitchen bulb?, FENNEL; 36. Democrat in the Bush cabinet, MINETA; 37. It’s a long shot, HOMER; 38. “Casablanca” actor Conrad VEIDT; 39. Emulate Eeyore, MOPE; 40. Capital of France’s Manche department, ST LO; 43. Head, in slang, NOB.

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05.22.14 — Afterthought

After Thought by Victoria Skinner, 2008 

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Puzzle by Adam G. Perl / Edited by Will Shortz

AFTER is implied in four answers of this forgettable Thursday crossword:

PILL MORNING (24A. Plan B., e.g.)
ANOTHER ONE THING (31A. A seemingly endless series)
C I BEFORE E EXCEPT  (41A. Rule contradicted by science?)
READING BURN (50A. Note to a spy, perhaps)

Other — ACE HIGH (10D. Loser to a pair), CON GAME and GRIFT (47D. Scam; 53D, Kind of scam), DOWN PAT (4D. Learned perfectly), ED ASNER (42D. One of the voices in “Up”), PALATE (27A. Wine taster’s asset), “Open WIDE“.

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05.21.14 — Sounds Like...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Puzzle by Mike Buckley / Edited by Will Shortz

Four sounds-like answers constitute the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:

PLANE RAPPER (17A. Freestyling pilot?), e.g., plain wrapper
BANNED LEIDER (28A. Music forbidden in Germany?), band leader
WHIRLED PIECE (44A. Top?), world peace
HORSE SHOOS (59A. Throaty dismissals?), horse shoes

Other — BLIGHTS (42D. Crop destroyers), BREATHER (40D. Timeout), CASABAS (49A. Honeydew relatives), GIRL’S DORM (11D. Non-coed housing), HONEY BEE (4D. Apiary denizen), INDY CAR (24A. STP logo sporter, perhaps), RED SCARE (39D. McCarthy-era paranoia), TEA URN (6D. Samovar, e.g.), TV VIEWERS (34D. Nelsen group).

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05.20.14 — Hidden Costs

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz

HIDDEN COST (59A. Unexpected expense … or a feature of 17-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across?), along with COST "hidden" in four more across entries constitutes the interrelated group of this friendly Tuesday crossword:

TACO STANDS (17A. Informal eateries with Mexican fare)
BRONCO STANDS (23A. Blue-turfed home for Boise State football)
DELMONICO STEAKS (35A. Beef cuts named for a New York restaurateur)
TEXACO STATION (49A. Service site with a star)

Other — A MAN DOWN (38D. Short player wise, as in hockey), DUCKBILL (3D. Platypus feature), DUST-UP (12D. Minor melee), HAB (59D. Montreal Canadien, familiarly), HANSON (32A. “MMMBop” band), ON ICE (36D. Cooling, as champagne), OTTAWA (47A. Ontario‘s second-largest city), PEORIA (44D. Llinois home of Caterpillar), SHANIA (11D. Country music‘s Twain), TINNED (48D. Plated, in a way).

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05.19.14 — Sorry, Wrong Number

Antique Telephone by Justateeen10 

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Puzzle by Michael Hawkins / Edited by Will Shortz

Telephone connections and/or disconnections constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword:

RING A BELL (18A. Sound familiar)
DIAL IT DOWN (24A. “Stop being such a pompous jerk!”)
WHAT IS THE HANG-UP (40A. “Will you please hurry?”)
OFF THE HOOK (52A. Extremely cool, in slang)
PHONE IT IN (61A. Do a job with minimal effort)

Other — AWOKE, RISE and STIR (69A. Came out of sleep; 33A. Get out of bed; 57A. Begin to come out of sleep), CHINA SHOP (35D. What may have a “no bull“ policy?), COLOSSEUM (12D. World‘s largest amphitheater), DAPPER DAN (38D. Sharply dressed guy), ICE BRIDGE (11D. Frozen structure that facilitates animal migration), NYAH 28D. When repeated, a child‘s taunt), ORSK (29A. Russian city on the Ural), SYMBIOSIS (5D. Relationship between barnacles and whales, e.g.), TATER TOTS (36D. Cylindrical alternative to French fries).

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