07.13.13 — The Saturday Crossword

A frozen giant squid in Melbourne Aquarium

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Puzzle by Byron Walden / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Back order?, REMAND; 7. Main means of defense?, SQUID INK; 15. First city bombed in W.W. II’s Baedeker Blitz, EXETER; 16. Opted to duck, PUNTED ON; 17. 1954 Audie Murphy western, DESTRY; 18. Prom amenity, LIMO RIDE; 19. It comes with lots of extras, CROWD SCENE; 21. “Every hero becomes a BORE at last”: Emerson; 22. W’s is 74, AT NO; 23. Not hunched over, ERECT; 24. Biased writing?: Abr., ITAL; 25. Pounded side, POI; 26. Scrooge’s portrayer in “The Muppet Christmas Carol”, CAINE; 27. Soul, ANIMA; 28. Pens, ENCLOSES; 30. Jaguar, for one, BIG CAT; 31. Classic brand in men’s apparel, IZOD; 32. Occur; FALL; 33. Occur, HAPPEN; 36. Christ the REDEEMER (Rio de Janeiro landmark); 40. Grace, ADORN; 41. Small, round and shiny, BEADY; 42. Letters on some overseas packages, APO; 43. Person taking drugs, MULE; 44. Dark green?, LUCRE; 45. Automotive plural selected in a 2011 promotion, PRII; 46. Court position, PLEA; 47. They’re off on casual Fridays, DRESS SUITS; 49. TANDOORI chicken; 51. Indignant denial, I AM NOT; 52. Frozen treat with Alexander the Grape as one of its flavors, OTTER POP; 53. 2010 U.S. open winner McDowell, GRAEME; 54. Setting of the Levant, NEAR EAST; 55. Tito’s successor as head of the Non-Aligned Movement, NASSER.

Down — 1. Superman accessory, RED CAPE; 2. Apply to, EXERT ON; 3. Of pions and kaons, MESONIC; 4. When clocks are set back for the end of daylight saving time, AT TWO; 5. Pi Day celebrant, perhaps, NERD; 6. Late October to March, in West Africa, DRY SEASON; 7. Malaria enlarges them, SPLEENS; 8. It might be in a jam, QUINCE; 9. Not satisfied, UNMET; 10. ITO Midori on ice; 11. “White Christmas” singer, informally, DER BINGLE; 12. Beyond silly, IDIOTIC; 13. Obama descriptor, NO DRAMA; 14. Show reverence to, in a way, KNEEL AT; 20. Called out, CRIED; 26. Deceive, COZEN; 27. “Revelations, choreographer, AILEY; 29. Expert in facial recognition?, LIP READER; 30. Recall reason, BAD DESIGN; 32. They may be stocked, FEARS; 33. Jazz legend who turned the Benny Goodman Trio into the Benny Goodman Quartet, HAMPTON; 34. Worship, ADULATE; 35. Cornmeal mush, POLENTA; 36. It often comes with a “Thank You”, RECEIPT; 37. Devil dogs, MARINES; 38. Height, EPITOME; 39. Whoop it up, ROISTER; 41. Unpaid mine workers, BURROS; 44. One of two components of the drug Sinemet, L-DOPA; 45. Some athletic shoes, PUMAS; 48. Manhattan’s SARA D. Roosevelt Park; 50. A heavy metal band may have it, ORE.

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07.12.13 — The Last Word

Jeff Parker / Florida Today, courtesy CagleCartoons.com

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Friday, July12, 2013

Puzzle by Matt Ginsberg / Edited by Will Shortz

DRIVERS, along with KEY PURE ICE UNDER OWED (Keep your eyes on the road) provides a bit of a jolt to this otherwise free-wheeling Friday crossword.

Across — 1. “Not much at all for me, please”, JUST A DROP; 10. Bare, STARK; 15. Director Michelangelo ANTONIONI; 16. Big name in movie theaters, REGAL; 17. What gets the shaft?, CRANKCASE; 18. Struck, as by God, SMOTE; 19. *Basketball area, KEY; 20. Unlike Iago, HONEST; 22. *100%, PURE; 23. Not run, maybe, PASS; 25. Co. that introduced Dungeons & Dragons, TSR; 26. Cane material, RATTAN; 28. Abhorrent, ODIOUS; 30. Symbol of modesty, VEIL; 32. *Water color, ICE; 33. British critic Kenneth TYNAN who created “Oh! Calcutta!”; 34. Women, old-fashionedly, GENTLE SEX; 36. Bit of flimflam, RUSE; 38. Third place candidate in the 1920 presidential election who ran his campaign from jail, DEBS; 39. Skiing mecca, SWISS ALPS; 43. *Submerged, UNDER; 47. Outwits, HAS; 48. Alternative indicator, ELSE; 49. Ageless, in an earlier age, ETERNE; 50. Portmanteau food brand, OREIDA; 52. Microscopic messenger, RNA; 54. Sets (on), SICS; 55. *Had charges, OWED; 56. Pizarro contemporary, DE SOTO; 59. Cousin of a cistern, VAT; 60. Messed (with), TOYED; 62. Many British mathematicians, MODELLERS; 64. Came (from), AROSE; 65. So that one might, IN ORDER TO; 66. Wood fasteners T-NUTS; 67. Revolutionary invention for restaurants?, LAZY SUSAN.

Down — 1. Something good to hit, JACKPOT; 2. Asleep, say, UNREADY; 3. What an agoraphobe does, STAYS IN; 4. Big load, TON; 5. Symbol of life, ANKH; 6. Daisies and the like, botanically, DICOTS; 7. Stable colors, ROANS; 8. Even or close to even, in a tennis set, ON SERVE; 9. Circlegraph shapes, PIES; 10. ‘14s in ‘14, e.g., SRS; 11. Lead on, TEMPT; 12. Relatives of guinea pigs, AGOUTIS; 13. Grind, RAT RACE; 14. Product that might be used with a blessing, KLEENEX; 21. Like “Have a nice day,” for example, TRITE; 24. Takes off, SOARS; 27. Nearly, ALL BUT; 29. Left over, UNUSED; 31. ENDS of the earth; 34. Gets set, GELS; 35. Feudal thralls, ESNES; 37. Table leaves?, SALAD; 39. Target, in a way, SHOOT AT; 40. Like Europe in 1945, WAR WORN; 41. Cry in hide-and-seek, I SEE YOU; 42. Image, PERSONA; 44. Those who should follow the advice in the sounded-out answers to the five starred clues, DRIVERS; 45. Wikipedia precursor, ENCARTA; 46. Uses for support, RESTS ON; 49. Grill, e.g., EATERY; 51. Words of explanation, ID EST; 53. Cramming aid, NO-DOZ; 57. EMIL Zátopek, four-time Olympic track gold medalist; 58. Delta 88, e..g., informally, OLDS; 61. Paris’s Avenue DES Champs-Élysées; 63. Money of Romania, LEU.

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07.11.13 — Balls

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Puzzle by Henry Hook / Edited by Will Shortz

PAWN SHOP SIGNS (20A. Many traditionally have three balls),WALK TO FIRST BASE (35A. What four balls may let you do) and NEWTON’S CRADLE (52A Gizmo often with five balls that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy) constitute the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.

Other — ALEXANDER (32D. Gin concoction), BISMARCK (39D. State capital whose site was visited by Lewis and Clark), DEAN RUSK (4D. 1960s secretary of state), DESPAIR (15D. Lose hope), EPISCOPAL (10D. Pepsi-Cola mix?), FESTOON (37D. Decorate), POLECAT (24A. Skunk), SEAPORT (47A. Fleet Week locale), YOWZAH (44D. “Holy moly!”).

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07.10.13 — Really?!

Komodo dragon by Eozspike 

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Puzzle by Ed Sessa / Edited by Will Shortz

“Really?!” is the clue for three fifteen-letter answers in this lively Wednesday crossword:  THAT CAN’T BE RIGHT, EVERY WORD IS TRUE and WELL I’LL BE DAMNED.

Other — BEAT THE RAP (4D. Escape conviction), CABBY and CRABBY (54D. Hack; 8D. Like a grouch), LIZARD (36D. Komodo dragon, for one), MAMBA (1D. Venomous African snake), NOT BY A MILE (33D. “Wa-a-ay off!”), YANNI (38D. “Live at the Acropolis” musician), ZORBA (31D. Anthony Quinn title role).

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This is a video of Yanni and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performing live the song "Nostalgia" at the Acropolis (Athens, Greece) on September 25, 1993.

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07.09.13 — Middle Initial

Paul A. Wronowski, photo by Birk Thomas

 

Built in 1980, by Thames Shipyard and Repair Company of New London, Connecticut (hull #104) as the　Paul A. Wronowski　for the Thames Towboat Company of New London, Connecticut.

 

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

 

Puzzle by Kurt Krauss / Edited by Will Shortz

 

MIDDLE INITIAL (38A. See 17-, 21-, 53- and 61-Across), RUTHERFORD HAYES (17A. Famous person with “B” as a 38-Across), MARY BLIGE (21A. .. “J” as a 38-Across), ROBERT LEE (53A. … “E” as a 38-Across) and JOHN ROCKEFELLER (61A. … “D” as a 38-Across) constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.

 

Other — Songwriter Jacque BREL, MAYTAG (11D. 2006 Whirlpool acquisition), ONE ON ONE (67A. Two-player basketball game), OROSCO (14A. Jesse who pitched in a record 1,252 major-league games), RESONATE (15A. Strike a chord with), VESSEL (13D. Jug or tug).

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07.08.13 — The Monday Crossword

Tanzende Derwische im Mewlewi-Kloster in Pera

18th century, Jean-Baptiste van Mour

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Puzzle by Randy Sowell / Edited by Will Shortz

REVOLVING DOOR (20A. Job position in which no one lasts long), WHIRLING DERVISH (37A. Seemingly mad Muslim monk), SPINNING WHEEL (49A. Yarn-making device) constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.

Other (people in the puzzle) — AGNEW (47D. Vice president under Nixon), Alan ARKIN, ATTLEE (41A. British P.M. after Churchill), Theda BARA of the silents, Joel or Ethan COEN, ELLEN DeGeneris, ENZO Ferrari, Omar EPPS, IMAM (51D. One-named supermodel), Deborah KERR, “King KONG”, LABAN (38D. Jacob’s father-in-law, in the Bible), Nearsighted Mr. MAGOO, Abstract artist Joan MIRO, ORIOLE (43D. Bird on Cal Ripken’s cap), SURVIVOR (4D. Reality show in which contestants get “voted off the island”), Mao TSE-Tung, Joyce Carol OATES, VONNEGUT (39D. “Slaughterhouse-Five” novelist), ZACH Galifianakis of “The Hangover”.

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07.07.13 — Bonus Features

Abraham Lincoln under construction,

frame from “Making Mt Rushmore” documentary

Gutzon Borglum designer/sculptor

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Bonus Features, Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will Shortz

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE (70A. Infomercial line .. With a hint to 10 answers in this puzzle) plus the ten answers constitutes the interrelated group of this tidy Sunday crossword:

FILL/MORE (1D. President who was not elected)
MOUNT RUSH/MORE (6D. It’s known for its big busts)
ALUMINU/MORE (10D. Bauxite, e.g.)
SOPHO/MORE (22D. Second or tenth, in a way)
BALTI/MORE (61A. Sun spot?)
SWARTH/MORE (65D. College near Philadelphia)
TELL ME / MORE (67D. “Go on …”)
LESS IS / MORE (108A. Minimalist’s philosophy)
THAT’S A/MORE (110A. Dean Martin classic)
MACKLE/MORE (106D. White rapper with two #1 hits)

The Chimera on a red-figure Apulian plate, c. 350–340 BC (Musée du Louvre)

Other — AHA (125D. What this puzzle may make you say), ANIMATION (2D. Oscar feature subject since 2001), APOSTROPHE (128A. Will-o’-the-wisp feature), BROKE INTO (87D. Entered violently), DESTROYER (88D. U.S.S. Ward, e.g.), LIMOUSINES (21A. Long rides?), LION (45A Front part of a chimera), MOTOR HOME (3D. Snowbird’s vehicle, maybe), NAMIB (33D. Oldest desert in the world), PARANORMAL (121A. Spirited?), TERRORIST (85D. Many an action movie villain), UP TO NO GOOD (25A. Like a mischief-maker).

The more stuff in it, the busier the work of art, the worse it is. More is less. Less is more. The eye is a menace to clear sight. The laying bare of oneself is obscene. Art begins with the getting rid of nature. ~ Art as Art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt

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07.06.13 — The Saturday Crossword

The Capture of Havana, 1762: The Morro Castle and the Boom Defence Before the Attack.  A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756-63. It was part of England's offensive against Spain when she entered the war in support of France late in 1761.

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Puzzle by Martin Ashwood-Smith / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — “Moses” novelist, ASCH; 5. Home to Morro Castle, CUBA; 9. Rigging pros, BOS’NS; 14. Hoops nickname, SHAQ; 15. Its prices are determined by competition, OPEN MARKET; 17. Rafts, TONS; 18. “Red pottage” in Genesis, LENTIL SOUP; 19. Gun, REV; 20. Sharks’ place, SAN JOSE; 21. Neighbor of Telescopium, ARA; 22. “OSAMA Obama (epithet used by Rush Limbaugh); 24. Criticize in a small way, informally, DING; 25. Circulation problem, CLOT; 26. “Just SAY I Love Her” (1950 hit); 28. Granny, to Gretel, OMA; 30. Central figure of a country, NATIONAL AVERAGE; 38. 1978 punk classic, I WANNA BE SEDATED; 40. What many married couples bring in, SEPARATE INCOMES; 41. Finnair alternative, SAS; 42. Blowout, e.g., SALE; 43. With 5-Down, bygone beverage, JOLT; 46. Sort who isn’t safe around a safe, YEGG; 50. “Women Ironing” artist, DEGAS; 53. English Channel feeder, EXE; 54. Land above, to Sonorans, EL NORTE; 56. Honor for Harry Potter’s creator: Abbr., OBE; 57. Acid Queen player in “Tommy”, TINA TURNER; 59. 1998 Spielberg title role, RYAN; 60. “Two Tickets to Paradise” singer, EDDIE MONEY; 61. Domino getting played, FATS; 62. They take up some measures, RESTS; 53. Squat, NADA; 54. Gonitis target, KNEE.

Down — 1. 1960s TV dog, ASTRO; 4. Walk-ins?, SHOES; 3. It may cover all the bases, CANVAS TARP; 4. C.E.O.’s places, HQS; 5. See 43-Across, COLA; 6. Knock for a loop, UPEND; 7. Dog star, BENJI; 8. Composer ANTON Arensky; 9. Roll in the grass?, BALE; 10. Sites for system repairs, briefly, ORS; 11. Toasting option, SKOAL; 12. Intro to chemistry, NEURO; 13. Parade honoree, familiarly, ST PAT; 16. What a bad ruler does, MISGOVERNS; 20. Parting word, SAYONARA; 23. Mizzen neighbor, MAIN-MAST; 25. Dressage half-turn, CARACOLE; 27. Put away, maybe, IN AN ASYLUM; 29. 1970s, ME DECADE; 30. Sots’ shots, NIPS; 31. A WEE bit; 32. Look out for, say, ABET; 33. Singer LENE Lovich; 34. Sparkling White, ASTI; 35. “Chloe” director, 2009, ATOM EGOYAN; 36. “Chicago” Golden Globe winner, GERE; 37. Teaching degs., EDDS; 43. 2012 major-league leader in hits, JETER; 44. Quicklime, e.g., OXIDE; 45. Furnishes, LENDS; 47. ENRON Field (Minute Maid Park, once); 48. Fixin’ to, GONNA; 49. “Wall Street” theme, GREED; 51. Drop off, ABATE; 52. What a yo-yo locks, SENSE; 54. Tour de France times, ETES; 55. Sam Cooke’s “TRY A Little Love”; 58. British Isle, AIT; 59. Subj. of the 2006 film “Bobby”, RFK.

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07.05.13 — JULY IV MDCCLXXVI

The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island

reopened to the public on July 4, 2013

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Friday, July 5, 2013

Puzzle by Paula Gamache / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Utah’s WASATCH Range; 8. Snatches, KIDNAPS; 15. Where to check for prints?, ART SALE; 16. Kind of pie, SHOO FLY; 17. What a blog provides, SOAP BOX; 18. Cornish knight of the round table, TRISTAN; 18, Budd of Nancy, AMI; 20. “Ghost” character Brown, ODA MAE; 22. The working girl in “Working Girl”, TESS; 23. Euro dispenser, BANCO; 25. Freshwater predator, GAR; 26. Semester, e.g., TERM; 27. “That IS SO stupid!”; 28. Richard Gere title role, DR T; 29. Addresses shrilly, YAPS AT; 31. 1980s TV outfit, THE A TEAM; 34. “Am I TO blame?”; 35. Date shown on the tablet of the Statue of Liberty, JULY IV MDCCLXXVI; 39. Blood-typing system, ABO; 40. Converses, HAS A CHAT; 41. Situated near the middle line of the body, MESIAL; 43. Formed a junction, MET; 44. Gypsy people, ROMA; 48. $2 to $2,000, in Monopoly, RENT; 49. Actor Hamm of “Mad Men”, JON; 50. “The accuser of our brethren,” per Revelation, SATAN; 51. Digital imaging brand, AGFA; 52. SUNTAN oil; 54. Port vessel, TUG; 55. University of Cincinnati athlete, BEARCAT; 57. Former Colts arena, RCA DOME; 59. Bend backward, RECURVE; 60. J, F or K; INITIAL; 61. Turner backers, IKETTES; 62. Scale often used in a laboratory, CELSIUS.

Down — 1. Condiment that can make your eyes water, WASABI; 2. Coffee and fresh-baked cookies have them, AROMAS; 3. Adds color to, STAINS; 4. “Antony and Cleopatra” prop, ASP; 5. Banned, TABOO; 6. Lug, CLOD; 7. “I Ching” figures, HEXAGRAMS; 8. Orange dwarf, K STAR; 9. German possessive pronoun, IHRE; 10. “DO I ever!”; 11. Jet wing warning, NO STEP; 12. When to wear a cocktail dress, traditionally, AFTER SIX; 13. Sports bar feature, PLASMA TV; 14. Aid and abet: Abbr., SYNS; 21. Oscar winner once named Sexiest Man Alive by People, MATT DAMON; 24. 20th-century French leader, COTY; 26. Record label for the Miracles and Stevie Wonder, TAMLA; 28. Massachusetts governor, DEVAL Patrick; 29. Entry in an annual international sports competition since 1851, YACHT; 30. French pronoun, TOI; 32. Drum kit part, HI HAT; 33. Odd, ECCENTRIC; 35. Preserves, perhaps, JAM; 36. Epithet for a computer whiz, ÜBERGEEK; 37. Eat crow, LOSE FACE; 38. Bonus, in ads, XTRA; 42. Mired, IN A RUT; 45. Holy Roman emperor known as “The Red”, OTTO II; 46. Fighters for Kenyan independence, MAU MAU; 47. Little dears, ANGELS; 49. Early invaders of Britain, JUTES; 50. Slow racer, SNAIL; 51. Shelter dug into a hillside, ABRI; 52. Pitching stat, SAVE; 53. Middle school marks?, ACNE; 56. Monitor, for short, CRT; 58. Shakes, DTS.

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07.04.13 — On the Fourth of July

Thursday, July 4, 2013 — Independence Day 

Puzzle by Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan / Edited by Will Shortz

THOMAS JEFFERSON, JOHN ADAMS, JAMES MONROE (17A, 24A and 36A. One of the first five 49-Acrosses), PRESIDENT (49A. See 17-, 24- and 36-Across) and THE FOURTH OF JULY (57A. Date on which 17-, 24- and 36-Across) constitutes the interrelated group of this July 4th Thursday crossword.  Interesting to note that Jefferson and Adams died on the same day 50 years to the day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, thereupon Monroe died five years later.   

Other — EDWARD I (27A. English king nicknamed Longshanks), JEWELERS (36D. Chain stores?), JU JITSU (18D. Sport practiced in white attire), NO CATCH (34D. Baseball umpire’s ruling), GAS RANGE (11D. Pilot’s place), TUSCANY (41A. Birthplace of the Italian Renaissance).

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07.03.13 — Stores

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Puzzle by Pamela Klawitter / Edited by Will Shortz

CORNER STORE (36A. Local convenience … or a hint to the words in circled squares) along with RETAIL, DIME, CHAIN and GENERAL in the corners constitutes the main feature of this friendly Wednesday crossword.

Other — B’NAI B’RITH (33D. Group with two apostrophes in its name), CAROL ANN (36D. British poet laureate Duffy), DIAL TONE (11D. Landline sound), SERGEANTS (9D. March V.I.P.’s?).

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07.02.13 — The Tuesday Crossword

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Puzzle by Daniel Raymon / Edited by Will Shortz

Five anagram pairs constitute the interrelated group of this pleasant Tuesday crossword:

YEMEN ENEMY (18A. Adversary on the Arabian Peninsula?)
ANGOLA ANALOG (24A. Something comparable in southern Africa?)
ALGERIA / REGALIA (38A. With 40-Across, royal emblems in North Africa?)
ISRAEL SERIAL (47A. TV show in the Mideast?)
NEPAL PLANE (57A. Part of an air force in south-central Asia?)

Other — ALTARS and SAY I DO (21D. Places where people 36-Across; 36A. Get married), BRINGING UP (3D. Mentioning in conversation), GOYA (27D. “The Naked Maja” or “The Clothed Maja”), PILGRIMAGE (30D. The fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam), ROSIE the Riveter.

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07.01.13 — Show Downs

Monday, July 1, 2013

Puzzle by Patrick McIntyre / Edited by Will Shortz

SHOWDOWNS (21D. Decisive confrontations … or what the answers to the six starred clues are?) along with the aforementioned answers constitutes the interrelated group of this Monday crossword:

RENT (6D. *Torn)
HAIRSPRAY (8D. *Salon supply)
CHICAGO (10D. *The Windy City)
FOOTLOOSE (35D. *Partner of fancy-free)
CABARET (46D. *Nightclub)
CATS (63D. *Jazz devotees, informally)

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