04.19.14 — The Saturday Crossword

At the Stock Exchange, , 1879, Edgar Degas 

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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Puzzle by Stu Ockman / Edited by Will Shortz

Six fifteen-letter answers constitutes the main feature of this Saturday crossword:

LESS COMPLICATED (1A. Simpler)
ONE AFTER ANOTHER (16A. Sequential)
THE GOBLET OF FIRE (17A. Harry Potter series part)
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE (56A. Spotless)
HOSTILE REACTION (59A. Boos, e.g.)
IT TAKES ALL SORTS (60A. “Different strokes for different folks”)

Other across — 18. Can’t take, HATES; 19. One of a familiar septet, DWARF; 20. Rocks on the Rhein?, EIS; 21. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Cien ANOS de Soledad”; 22. Weapon in old hand-to-hand combat, DIRK; 23. Figures in “Teutonic Mythology”, ELVES; 25. “Vous etes ICI”; 26. Alaska’s KENAI Fjords National Park; 27. Candy pioneer H. B. REESE; 28. Abr. In many a military title, RET; 29. Small skillet, EGG PAN; 31. Abr. Before a date, ESTD; 32. Bg Chicago-based franchiser, IGA; 33. 1958-61 political alliance: Abbr., UAR; 35. March on Washington grp., SNCC; 38. Dirgelike, SOMBER; 42. 20-Across in English, ICE; 45. Blush, COLOR; 47. Not a good person to entrust with secrets, informally, SIEVE; 48. And moreover, NAY; 49. Answer (for), ATONE; 50. Goya figure, MAJA; 51. Part of a plowing harness, HAME; 52. Problem for Porot, CAS; 53. Quickly imagine?, ’SPOSE; 55. Swiss city that borders France and Germany, BASEL.

Down —  1. Either of two Holy Roman emperors, LOTHAIR; 2. Better, ENHANCE; 3. “Get cracking!”, SEE TO IT; 4. White-bearded types, SAGES; 5. Some budget planners, for short, CFOS; 6. Gambling inits., OTB; 7. Putting one’s cards on the table, n a way, MELDING; 8. Package for sale, say, PRE-WRAP; 9. Principal port of Syria, LATAKIA; 10. “IN OR out?”; 11. Strongbox, COFFER; 12. Raiding grp., ATF; 13. Robin Hood and hs Merry Men, THIEVES; 14. Otherworldly in the extreme, EERIEST; 15. Decent, DRESSED; 22. “Portraits at the Stock Exchange” artist, DEGAS; 24. Look that’s not liked, LEER; 26. KEG party; NUEVA York; 32. Seattle’s Space Needle or St. Louis’s Gateway Arch, ICON; 34. Something that often follows you, ARE; 35. Greta SCACCHI of “The Red Violin”; 36. Hardly any, NOT A LOT; 37. Immediate, as relatives, CLOSES; 39. Seeps, OSMOSES; 40. Actress in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, MIA SARA; 41. Decorate fancly, BEJEWEL; 42. Bothered, IN A STIR; 43. Broadway hit with the song “I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight”, CAMELOT; 44. Telescope part, EYE LENS; 46. Mezzo-soprano Regina RESNIK; 51. Must, HAS TO; 54. Blanched, PALE; 55. Inexpensive writing implements, BICS; 57. AT A price; 58. Bad computer?, HAL.

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04.18.14 — The Friday Crossword

Friday, April 18, 2014

Puzzle by James Mulhern / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1A. “Definitely, dawg!”, FO SHIZZLE; 10. Art enabled, CANST; 15. Reading room, ATHENAEUM; 16. Timeline segment, EPOCH; 17. Reward for knocking ‘em dead, STANDING O; 18. Moving supply, LITHE; 19. Bare peak, TOR; 20. Before retitling: Abbt., ORIG; 21. “It“, GLAMOR; 22. Drop, OMIT; 24. Name dropper‘s phrase, ET ALII; 26. Cousin of -kin or -let, ULE; 27. Unpaid babysitters, maybe, NANAS; 29. “Property Virgins“ cable channel, HGTV; 30. “Out!”, SCAT; 31. It‘s often described by horses, ENGINE; 33. Regard, EYE; 34. “And THRO the field the road runs by“: Tennyson; 35. Common loss after a breakup, IN-LAW; 37. Rush, RUN AT; 39. Clipper feature, MAST; 41. It can be painful to pick up, TAB; 43. Radio racket, PAYOLA; 46. Parentheses, e.g., ARCS; 47. Slight, SNUB; 49. Subject of the 2011 book “The Rogue“, PALIN; 50. Grp. Seeking to improve No Child Left Behind, NEA; 51. “Pensees“ philosopher, PASCAL; 53. It might mean “hello” or “goodbye” to a driver, TOOT; 54. Woodchuck, e.g., MARMOT; 56. Bradley with five stars, OMAR; 58. Musician who co-founded Nutopia, ONO; 59. Popular type option, ARIAL; 60. “The Pentagon Papers” Emmy nominee, ALAN ARKIN; 62. Verbal equivalent of a shrug, DUNNO; 63. Something awful, LIKE CRAZY; 64. A couple of rounds in a toaster?, EGGOS; 65. Rain forest, e.g., ECOSYSTEM.

Down — 1. Subtle trick, FAST ONE; 2. Easy chair accompanier, OTTOMAN; 3. Philanthropic mantra, SHARING IS CARING; 4. Blue symbol of Delaware, HEN; 5. Prefix with Germanc, INDO; 6. The Congolese franc replaced it, ZAIRE; 7. Crest, ZENITH; 8. What’s often on wheels n an airport, LUGGAGE; 9. Some punk, EMO; 10. Parts of many chamber groups, CELLI; 11. Pacific port, APIA; 12. Vsually uninspiring, NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT; 13. 15-Across frequenter, maybe, SCHOLAR; 14. “Add THERETO a tiger‘s caudron, / For the ingredients of our cauldron”: Shak.; 21. “No more guesses?”, GIVE UP; 23. Blots, TAINTS; 25. Astronomical distance: Abbr., LT YR; 28. T’s associated with Chris Rock and 30 Rock, SNL; 30. Occupy, STAY AT; 32. Destroys insidiously, EATS AT; 36. Pales, WANS; 38. More than nod, NAP; 39. Artificial, MAN-MADE; 40. Relative of a throw, AREA RUG; 42. Country, BUCOLIC; 44. Hero-worship, LIONIZE; 45. Learn to teach?, ANTONYM; 48. Capital on the Niger, BAMAKO; 51. Some preppy wear, POLOS; 52. Left Turn Only and others, LANES; 55. A leader and follower?, MANO; 57. A little blue, RACY; 60. It can make you squiffy, ALE; 61. Monopoly quartet: Abbr., RRS.

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04.17.14 — Think Through

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Puzzle by Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen

Edited by Will Shortz

THINK / THROUGH (45A. With 61-Across, carefully consider … or a clue to this puzzle’s theme), along with four to-be-imagined “think-through” answers constitutes the main feature of this perfectly dreadful Thursday crossword:

WENT (THROUGH) THE ROOF (23A and 13D. Blew one’s stack)
PAID (THROUGH) THE NOSE (24A and 15D. Spent way too much money for something)
SHOT (THROUGH) THE HEART (43A and 30D. Hit dead on)
ROSE (THROUGH) THE RANKS (46A and 32D. Followed a career ladder)

Other — AM NOT (12A. “You know nothing about me”), DUROC (50A. Hardy hog breed), GAWP (1D. Stare with an open mouth), I AM SO DEAD (33D. “My parents are going to kill me!”), I LOST IT (31A. “That put me over the edge!”), NO SWEAT (4D. "Easy peasy"), OUTHOUSE (29D. Heads for the woods?), STINK AT (20D. Can’t do well), TYCHO Brahe.

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04.16.14 — Titanic Sinks

Titanic bow SW 1988 National Geographic

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Puzzle by Michael Dewey / Edited by Will Shortz

One hundred and two years to the day — TITANIC SINKS (59A. Headline of April 16, 2014), along with MAIDEN VOYAGE (20A. Post-christening event), COLLISION THEORY (28A. What scientists use to predict the rates of chemical reactions) and TIP OF THE ICEBERG (49A. Small part that’s visible) of this Wednesday crossword commemorate the infamous tragedy.  On the event of the hundredth anniversary, the Times ran crosswords featuring the disaster on March 11, 2012, April 15, 2012 and August 12, 2012.

Other — ASIAGO (11D. Italian cheese), BRINE and FIX (19A. Pickling liquid; 66D. Pickle), ECLIPSE (95D. Sun block?), EDO and ODO, HECKLE (52D. Give a hard time, in a way), KNOT and TUFT (63A and 64A. Clump of hair), OH BOTHER (9D. Winnie-the-Pooh catchphrase), REFINERY (37D. Facility often found near a port), SCENTED (47D. Fragrant), VATS (22D. Vintners‘ vessels), YOGI (17A. Nirvana seeker).

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04.15.14 — Play Ball!

1934:  Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will Shortz

HIGH, INSIDE, LOW, OUTSIDE and BASE ON BALLS  is the pitch for this Tuesday crossword:

HIGH TREASON (17A. Grounds for impeachment)

INSIDE EDITION (24A. TV show anchored by Bill O’Reilly from 1989 to 1995)

LOW BLOW (39A. Underhanded attack)

OUTSIDE CHANCE (51A. Hundred-to-one odds, say)

BASE ON BALLS (63A. Batter’s reward after pitches like those described at the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across)

Other — DOGGIE BAG (3D. Holder of tomorrow’s lunch, maybe), ENHANCE (4D. Improve), MARSEILLE (35D. “The Count of Monte Cristo” setting), OP ED and OP ART, ORCHARD (47D. Lack of difficulty), PERSON of interest, PRECIS (27A. Concise summary, Tabula RASA, URIAH Heep.

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04.14.14 — There, etc.

Ox-eye daisy

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Puzzle by Gareth Bain / Edited by Will Shortz

THERE, THEIR and THEY’RE found at the beginnings of three 15-letter phrases comprises the interrelated group of this pleasant Monday crossword:

THERE YOU GO AGAIN (17A. Famous debate words from Reagan to Carter)
THEIR FINEST HOUR (37A. Churchill’s description of the Royal Air Force during W.W. II)
THEY’RE GRRRRREAT (58A. Endorsement from Tony the Tiger)

Other — AGE GAPS (53A. May-December romance features); EISNER (18D. Former Disney chief Michael); ELATION (20A. Extreme happiness); FOODIE (38D. Gourmet); GRAPES (9D. Vine fruits); LEGREE (45D. Simon of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”); OXEYES (19D. Some daisies); RUMBA (16. Cuban dance); ST LUCIA (49A. Caribbean Island nation south of Martinique); WRONGED (23D. Treated badly).

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04.13.14 — It's Taxing

People filling out tax forms,

Internal Revenue office, 1920 

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

“It’s Taxing” — ”Puzzle by Dan Schoenholz

Edited by Will Shortz

Seven common phrases are given clues relating to filing taxes in this fair Sunday crossword:

WITHHOLDING CONSENT (25A. Agreement for an amount to be taken from one’s salary?)
MANY HAPPY RETURNS (33A. What C.P.A.’s wish for their clients?)
ROLL THE CREDITS (49A. C.P.A.’s advice for lowering future-year liabilities?)
TABLE FOR TWO (67A. Chart used to calculate a married couple’s taxes?)
SCHEDULE CHANGE (81A. I.R.S. update?)
EMERGENCY SHELTER (93A. Last-minute way to reduce tax for a desperate filer?)
BRILLIANT DEDUCTION (104A. C.P.A.’s masterstroke?)

Other — “There s no greater evil than ANARCHY”: “Antigone”; APRIL (100A. Deadline time appropriate to this puzzle); ART GLASS (22A. Fragile decoration); CRASH PAD (14D. Where to land for the night); EAT ALONE (82D. What to “never” do, according to the title of a 2005 best seller); ECOTONE (52D. Transition area from deciduous to evergreen, e.g.); ESCROW (57A. Place in trust); HAMAN (46a. Purim villain); HELLIONS (114A. Troublemakers), MASHUP (7D. Digital olio); REDBONE (49D. Breed of hunting dog); SAFE AREA (18A. Neutral zone, say); SEGWAY (4D. Modern two-wheeler); TELETHON (120A. Certain fund-raiser);  U S STEEL (90D. Co. with the longtime stock symbol “X“).

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04.12.14 — The Saturday Crossword

Pye Dog 

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Puzzle by Mel Rosen / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Popularity boost due to a certain TV endorsement, COLBERT BUMP; 12. Rebel in a beret, CHE; 15. “A thousand pardons”, EVER SO SORRY; 16. Athlete in a shell, OAR; 17. Diet, e.g., LEGISLATURE; 18. “Collages” novelist, 1964, NIN; 19. Arab spring?, TROT; 20. Mexicans roll them, ARS; 21. Composers of some rhapsodies, ODISTS; 23. Business of 41-Down: Abbr., INS; 24. Wear for Hu Jintao, MAO SUIT; 25. Mythical abode of heeroes slain in battle, ASGARD; 29. “Each of us bears his own Hell” writer, VIRGIL; 30. Part of a drag outfit, HEELS; 31. Relatives of black holes, DARK STARS; 34. Cousin of an agave, ALOE; 35. Dispatch, HASTE; 36. To you, in Toulouse, ATOI; 37. Place for rank-and-filers in the House of Commons, BACK BENCH; 39. Zone menace, FREON; 40. Pungent Panini ingredient, ASIAGO; 41. Gets started, SETS TO; 42. They often provide Illumination in galleries, DOCENTS; 44. Arm with many vessels, maybe, BAY; 45. Like angels, ON HIGH; 46. Palooka, OAF; 47. Throws for a loop, AWES; 51. Shakespeare sonnet that begins “So am I as the rich, whose blessed key”, LII; 52. Parts of some alarms, HEAT SENSORS; 55. Fleece, CON; 56. White whale’s whereabouts, ARCTIC OCEAN; 57. Bath setting: Abbr., ENG; 58. People sampling mushrooms, say, MYCOLOGISTS.

Down — 1. Druid, CELT; 2. Spanning, OVER; 3. Theme of several theme parks, LEGO; 4. Pittdown man, say, BRIT; 5. Dot-dot-dot, ESS; 6. Casualty of the Battle of Roncesvalles, ROLAND; 7. Old dynasts, TSARS; 8. Some spam senders, BOTS; 9. The Negro R. runs through it, URU; 10. “Fantasy Island” host, MR ROARKE; 11. Stray mongrels, PYE-DOGS; 12. Chancellery settings, CONSULATES; 13. Where Nord, Nord-Est and Nord-Ouest are departments, HAITI; 14. Apr contemporary, ERNST; 22. “Interesting … but museum-worthy?”, IS IT ART; 23. Org. whose logo has an eagle and scales, IRS; 24. Opposite of gloom, MIRTH; 25. King of Kings, AHAB; 26. 1987 Lionel Richie hit, SELA; 27. 21st-century pastime for treasure hunters, GEOCACHING; 28. Leonov who was the first man to walk n space, ALEKSEI; 29. Balboa’s first name, VASCO; 31. Alternative to shoots?, DANGS; 32. A cube has one, ROOT; 33. SINO-Soviet; 35. Like many a purple-tinged moorland, HEATHERY; 38. “Fur Traders Descending the Missouri” painter, 1845, BINGHAM; 39. Creator of “30 Rock”, FEY; 41. Its parent is Liberty Mutual, SAFECO; 42. Opposite of agitato, DOLCE; 43. Pizza topping, ONION; 44. Pizza topping, BASIL; 46. Bart and Lisa’s bus driver, OTTO; 47. Sacs studied by 58-Across, ASCI; 48. Parts of a sob story, WOES; 49. Latin 101 word, ERAT; 50. Phishing loot: Abbr., SSNS; 53. Orange’s org., ACC; 54. Periodic dairy aisle offering, NOG.

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04.11.14 — The Friday Crossword

Friday, April 11, 2014

Puzzle by Peter Wentz / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Retreat, MOVE BACK; 9. “3 O’Clock Blues” hitmaker, 1952, B B KING; 15. Obviously … “, I REALIZE; 16. Uses, as a chaise, LIES ON; 17. Particle ejected from an atom during ionization, DELTA RAY; 18. Home of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, UGANDA; 19. “Star Wars” villain name, VADER; 20. Identify, PEG; 21. Celebration of the arrival of spring, TET; 22. Blew out, SPEWED; 24. Eastern hereditary title, RAJAH; 26. Specks, IOTAS; 27. Things worn at home?, FACE MASKS; 31. Like some details, GORY; 32. Maddeningly surreal, KAFKAESQUE; 33. “Girls” home, HBO; 34. Some adoption, candidates, KITTENS; 35. Address found online, URL; 36. Ones unlikely to drag their feet, TAP DANCERS; 38. NATE Ruess, lead singer of Fun; 39. Weep, SHED TEARS; 40. Order of ancient Greeks, DORIC; 41. There might be a battery of them, TESTS; 42. Rid (of), DIVEST; 43. Matt’s onetime “Today” co-host, ANN; 46. Runs the show, for short, MCS; 47. Like prosciutto, CURED; 48. Way over the top, TOO TOO; 50. Head of the Catholic Church when Luther’s “95 Theses” was  posted, POPE LEO X; 53. Daddy Warbucks’s henchman, THE ASP; 54. “Gracious me!”, I DECLARE; 55. Complete safe, as a proposition, NO-LOSE; 56. Lecture series with well over a billion views, TED TALKS.

Down — 1. Century starter?, MID; 2. Something in that vein?, ORE; 3. Line outside a club, maybe, VELVET ROPE; 4. Erode, EAT AWAY; 5. Leaves of grass, BLADES; 6. Ran, AIRED; 7. High-level appointee, CZAR; 8. It has all the answers, KEY; 9. Alternative to cords, BLUE JEANS; 10. Bowls, e.g., BIG GAMES; 11. Mauna KEA; 12. “ … and who ISN’T?”; 13. Network connection, NODE; 14. Part of a moving cloud, GNAT; 20. Foe of the Vikings, PACKERS; 22. Tour parts, SIGHTS; 23. Bigwig, POOBAH; 24. High beams, RAFTERS; 25. Orders n a restaurants, HAS; 27. Millionaires and billionaires, FATCATS; 28. Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program, SQUARE DEAL; 29. Rapper KURTIS Blow; 30. Elite, SELECT; 32. Part of a TV archive, KINESCOPE; 34. Model introduced in the 1990s, KATE MOSS; 37. Target of a 1972 ban, DDT; 38. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” for one, NOVELLA; 40. Plain-spoken, DIRECT; 42. Took in, DUPED; 43. Routing aid: Abbr., ATTN; 44. Big apple neighborhood, NOHO; 45. “Christians Awake,” e.g., NOEL; 47. Semaphore signals, e.g., CODE; 49. Asian path, TAO; 50. Hog roasting locale, PIT; 51. Planet whose inhabitants age backward, ORK; 52. Pair of Dos Equis, XES.

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04.10.14 — Six Flags

Checkered Flag

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will Shortz

SIX FLAGS (59A. Popular day trip destination … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues), BLACK TIE (13A. *Kind of affair), AMERICAN PIE (19A. *1971 song with the lyric “Helter skelter in a summer swelter”), RED SKELTON (25A. *Creator of Sheriff Deadeye and Cauliflower McPugg), CHECKERED PAST (33A. *Sketchy history), WHITE SALES (40A. *January events) and PIRATE RADIO (48A. *Some illegal transmissions) constitute the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.

Other — AGGRIEVE (16A. Distress), ASHCAN and U-BOAT (7D. 8-Down sinker), CSI MIAMI (33D. CBS spinoff that was filmed mostly in California), EMETIC (58A. Emergency room agent), HUNGRIER (34D. More ambitious), IRRITANT (11D. Pebble in one’s shoe, e.g.), MONOGRAM (56A. Feature of some stationery), SBARRO (15A. Fast-food chain founded by Italian immigrants), TRAPPERS (10D. Hide seekers), WHENCE (40D. Word often redundantly preceded by “from“).

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04.09.14 — Boxes

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Puzzle by John E. Bennett / Edited by Will Shortz

WHAT’S IN THE BOXES (37A. Question asked by a customs officer or a kid on Christmas … with a hint to ths puzzle’s circled squares), along with MAIL, GEAR, PILL, SAND, SHOE and SALT, constitutes the main feature of this Wednesday crossword.

Other — FIRST LIGHT (57A. Dawn), ICE CUBE (55A. Rock, so to speak), MOANED and SIGHED (9D. Bellyached; 49D. Said “alas,“ say), MUSKY (9A. Like some scents for men), STRADDLED (27A. Was on both sides of), TENSILE (23A. Capable of being stretched), WATER SNAKE (21A. Cottonmouth, e.g.), WORDINESS (46A. Verbiage).

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04.08.14 — Knock It Off!

Painted wooden knockdown clown head with fabric dress,

The Ron Rakaseder Collection of American Arcade & Carnival Memorablia

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Puzzle by Ian Livengood / Edited by Will Shortz

KEEP IT DOWN (17A. “That’s enough!,” to a hot dog-eating contestant?), WRAP IT UP (25A. “That’s enough!,” to a store clerk at Christmas?), MOVE IT ALONG (36A. “That’s enough!,” to a store clerk at Christmas?), CUT IT OUT (51A. “That’s enough!,” to a collagist?) and KNOCK IT OFF (61A. “That’s enough!,” to a carnival thrower) constitute the interrelated group of this winning Tuesday crossword.

Other — APE SUIT (2D. Jungle film attire), AUDI and AUDITS, AURORA (46D. Dawn goddess), CREW TEAM (3D. Unit involved in a shell game?), GAS STOVE (39D. Appliance with a pilot), GUINEA pig, GUTSY (24A. Full of nerve), SEES FIT (43D. Deems it O.K.). ‘TEN-HUT (12d. Drill sergeant’s shout), WHATNOT (25D. Miscellaneous things).

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04.07.14 — PAIR

Janus — In ancient Roman religion and myth is the god of beginnings and transitions, e.g., gates, doors, passages, endings and time.  Depicted as having two faces, looking to the future and to the past, the Romans named the month of January in his honor. ~ Wikipedia

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Monday, April 7, 2014

Puzzle by Douglas Taillon / Edited by Will Shortz

PAIR (1A. Couple) leads the interrelated group of this Monday crossword:

DOUBLE OR NOTHING (16A. High-stakes wager)
TWIN-ENGINE PLANE and AISLE 
(59A. Boeing 767, for one; 45A. One of a couple in a 767)
SECOND HELPING (13D. More, at a meal)
GOODY TWO-SHOES 
(14D. Someone who’s so nice you want to smack him)
DUAL and DYAD (8A. Having a couple of elements; 66A. Couple)
FACE and JANUS (68A. One of a couple for the Roman god 28-Across)

Other — ANARCHY (38A. Complete lawlessness), Actress ANOUK Aimee, AQABA (49D. Jordanian port), CLEAVE (39D. Split with an ax),“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-DAH“, .JERSEY (28D. Article of sports attire with a number), OPAQUE (57A. Impossible to see through), RUSTIC (19A. Simple country person), SNOOZE (27D. Nap), SWOONED (40A. Fainted, as in rapture), TORERO (18D. Matador).

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