07.12.14 — The Saturday Crossword


Electra and Orestes, from Alfred Church, 
Stories from the Greek Tragedians, 1897

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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Puzzle by Tim Croce and Alex Vratsanos
Edited by Will Shortz


Across — 1. Army equivalent of a leading seaman: Abbr., CPL; 4. Lowered, SCOWLED; 11. Man on he street, BRO; 14. New England state sch., URI; 15. Football helmet feature, EAR HOLE; 16. Preposition with three homophones, O’ER; 17. Span since 1955, TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE; 20. Middle of an Aeschylus trilogy, with “The”, LIBATION BEARERS; 21. Classic label in classical music, ERATO; 22. Try to pull off, say, TUG AT; 23. Camera movement, TILT; 24. Unwelcome neighbor, SNOOP;29. Get on board, LADE; 30. Gouda and Muenster, SEMI-SOFT CHEESES; 33. Greeting at the head of a procession, ALL HAIL; 34. Selfish response to a request, I DON’T FEEL LIKE IT; 42. River that passes by the Hermitage, NEVA; 43. Wall hanging, ARRAS; 44. Saint who is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, ELMO; 45. Squarely, informally, SPANG; 47. First name in late-night TV, CRAIG; 48. Monumental, EARTH-SHATTERING; 54. Pro athlete in a red-and-white uniform, ARIZONA CARDINAL; 55. Subway nits., MTA; 56. Bright spots, SOLARIA; 57. One being shepherded, say, EWE; 58. It’s double-hyphenated: Abbr., SSN; 59. Like many a sports car, TWO-DOOR; 60. Brutus’ “but”, SED.


The Remorse of Orestes
 by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1862


Down — 1. Schnitzels, e.g., CUTLETS; 2. Plain variety, PRAIRIE; 3. Stick in a purse?, LIP BALM; 4. 1950s-’70s defense acronym, SEATO; 5. Request often accompanied by “please”, CAN I; 6. Pasta eaten with a spoon, ORZO; 7. “That’s enough,” to a server, WHEN; 8. Banker/philanthropist Solomon, LOEB; 9. River into which the Vitava flows, ELBE; 10. Clear of vermin, DE-RAT; 11. Some corner shops, BODEGAS; 12. Move from A to B, say, REGRADE; 13. Hero of 20-Across, ORESTES; 18. Stanger a.k.a. Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker”, PATTI; 19. “You can’t beat me!”,  I RULE; 24. Sight-singing technique, SOLFA; 25. 54-Across, e.g., for short, NFLER; 26. Gender option on modern forms, OTHER; 27. Onetime center for the distribution of oranges, OCALA; 28. 2008 World Series winners, to fans, PHILS; 31. Didn’t get snapped up, say, SAT; 32. Laura Nyro album “ELI and the Thirteenth Confession”; 34. They run up legs, INSEAMS; 35. Skips, DEPARTS; 36. Reproductive, in a way, OVARIAN; 37. Sportscaster Jim NANTZ; 38. Olympic gymnast KERRI Strug; 39. Manhattan eatery referenced in Billy Joe’s “Big Shot”, ELAINE’S; 40. “Wow!”, I’M IN AWE; 41. Turned off and on, TOGGLED; 46. Shade, GHOST; 47. Ohio’s CEDAR Point, home of the Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force roller coasters; 49. Kind of day or job, SNOW; 50. Headlight?, HALO; 51. Part of A.M.P.A.S.: Abbr., ACAD; 52. Arum family member, TARO; 53. TLC, e.g., TRIO.


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