04.19.15 — Double Down

“Titanic” prior to launch…

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

“Double Down” Puzzle by Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
Edited by Will Shortz

Eight squares containing two letters each play double duty in this Sunday crossword:
  • DIRT[Y L]INEN and PAY PAL (22A. Private things that are embarrassing; 5D. One way to complete an online purchase)
  • HEAR[T-W]ARMING and NOT NOW (23A. Moving in a nice way; 12D. Later)
  • GOO[D-N]ATURED and MADMAN (57A. Friendly; 46D. Lunatic)
  • FINA[L N]OTICE and KAL-KAN (59A. Warning just before a cutoff of service; 50D. Big brand of dog food)
  • LAUNC[H P]ARTY and HOT POT (80A.Celebratory event for a new company or product; 82D. Asian stew often eaten with a dipping sauce)
  • EVENIN[G S]TAR and GET SET (83A. Venus; 85D. “Go” preceder)
  • STATIO[N W]AGON and NITWIT (119A. Plus-size model?; 120D. Dunderhead)
  • PAPE[R T]RAIL and RAGTAG (121A. Hard evidence a lawyer follows; 122D. Motley)
Other — BAA BAA (97A. “Ewe two?“) EATS ALONE (18A. Requests a table for one, say), FREE-RANGE (26A. Not caged), HOMO ERECTUS (14D. Old man?), IMPORT QUOTA (36D. Certain trade barrier), INSINUATION (42D. Sly suggestion), PRESS-UP (69A. Bit of exercise, in Britain), RE-SANDS and RE-SEEDS; RUNNING A TAB (67D. Drinking now, paying later), TACO SALAD (112A. Order at a Mexican grill), TANTARA (93D. Bit of fanfare], THIGH (13A. Mini revelation?), WHAT AM I (20D. Question ending a riddle).

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