07.19.15 — The Short Form

Gandalf’s Rune

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Sunday, July 19, 2015

"The Short Form" — Puzzle by Tom McCoy 
Edited by Will Shortz

In this Sunday crossword, seven abbreviated words are used as full words to give familiar phrases a make-over:

• FIRST PERSON SING (23A. “Belt it out, Adam!”?), Singular
• DON’T GIVE AN IN (38A. “I forbid you from providing special access”?), Inch
• POP DENSITY (42A. Your father’s blockheadedness?), Population
• TURN OF THE CENT (66A. Coin flip with a penny?), Century
• APT COMPLEX (92A. Emotional problem that is surprisingly fitting?), Apartment
• CUT QUITE A FIG (94A. Prepared some amazing Mediterranean fruit?), Figure
• LOOK OUT FOR NO ONE (112A. Do a bad job as a watchman?), Number

Other — ALL IS LOST (79D. “We’re done for”); AMUR (21A. Border river between China and Russia); BITTERER (5D. More resentful); CRUST (68D. Piece of pie); ELFIN and RUNE (102D. Like some characters in “The Hobbit”; 107D. Character seen in “The Hobbit“); HANG IN THERE (16D. “Keep up the fight”); HARRUMPHS (3D. Openly expresses disapproval); I’M OUTTA HERE (65D. “Later!“); LE MENU (64D. Old frozen dinner brand); PAULIE (87A. Title parrot in a 1998 film); SAHIB (1A. Polite Indian form of address)

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