06.20.10 — Publishing Trade

Sunday, June 20, 2010 — Father's Day

PUBLISHING TRADE, Puzzle by Todd Gross and Ashish Vengsarkar, edited by Will Shortz

Anagrams of one word (via the trading of two letters) of well-known published titles resulting in a fictional unpublished title constitutes the interrelated group of this strained Sunday crossword.

• JOHNNY GOT HIS GNU (23A. “Carson’s Successful Safari”? [Dalton Trumbo])
• CLOD MOUNTAIN (32A. “Big Pile of Dirt”? [Charles Frazier])
• THE RAT OF WAR (58A. “Battle Backstabber”? [Sun Tzu])
• A PREFECT SPY (70A. “Secretive Student Monitor”? [John le Carre])
• A FAREWELL TO RAMS (108A. “Football Team Leaves L.A.“? [Ernest Hemingway])
• INFINITE JETS (97A. “Endless Streams?”? [David Foster Wallace])
• THE DA VINCI COED (16D. “Renaissance College Girl”? [Dan Brown])
• LORD OF THE FILES (48D. “Head Secretary”? [William Golding])

Other — A A MILNE (36A. Writer who wrote “A bear, however hard he tries, / Grows tubby without exercise”); BASS CLEF (82A. Low pitch indicator); BIKINI TOP (14D. Two-piece part); BLUE NOSES (75D. Holier-than-thou types); BRIBABLE (45D. Venal); CANADA DRY (20A. “Ale” for the underaged); FRESH AIR (49D. You might step out to get some); HALF PENNY (46A. British coin discontinued in 1984); HONEST ABE (112A. White House nickname); MCGOVERN (6D. Candidate with the slogan “Come home, America”); ORNAMENT (12D. Christmas ball); PINES FOR (80D. Laments the loss of); SOBERED UP (81A. Came down); SILENT C (92A. Letter of indictment?).

Six- and seven-letter — ANOTCH, ASONIA (2D. Tone deafness), ATTILA, CLASSA, CORNEA, DELANO, ELICIT, EMERIL, ENDEAR, FATLESS, LABFEE, LASSOS, NANANA, PAJAMA party, REARED, RESHOD, SANSEI (4D. Grandchild of Japanese immigrants), SCHISM, Hot TAMALE, TINMEN, UNREAL, WISDOM, YVONNE.

Five — ACENT, ALANA and AMANA, AMORE, ASCAR, BATHE, BAYER, BILBO, CORKY, DIALS, EDGED, ERITU, ETTES (91D. Ending with Rock), FABLE, HAGEN, ICHAT, IDEST, IDLES, JEANE, KEENE, LINES, NEHRU (84A. “Toward Freedom“ autobiographer), OLETA, PAOLO, PASSE, REESE, RELAP, TBILL, TOPIC, “Who’s TO SAY?”, TRALA, VESTS.

Short stuff — AAH, ACRE, AHI tuna, ANIS, ANTI and ANTS, ANY, ASEA, ASOF, ASEA, BIER, BLT, BOIL, BOSS, BSC, COL, DIS and DAT, DEE, ELAN, ENDS, ENNA, ERN, ERRS, ETE, EXGI, FAST, GARE, HAN, HYPE, IDLE and ISLE, IRED, IRK and IRV, LEON, LUPE, MAIL, MIND, MISE, MPAA, MUG, NAOH, NOLA, NYU, OLA (110. Ending with Rock), OLOF, OREL, OVO, OXY-10 (acne medication), PRES, REMY, RYA (65A. Scandinavian rug), SEAT, TARP, TEE and TEEN,TMS, VEAL, VICI, VOLS, VSO and WTO.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Out of fashion; 6. Trailer org.?; 10. C.I. A. director Panetta; 14. Immerse; 19. Leave ___ (be permanently damaging); 22. Applie messaging software; 25. New Hampshire’s ___ State College; 26. Spanish liqueur; 27. Knoxville team, to fans; 28. Ralph Vaughan William’s “___ Symphony”; 29. Care; 30. ___ en place (putting in place: Fr.); 31. Lacto-___; 38. Rad; 39. Vet; 40. Brandy letters; 41. Beyond belief; 43. Whichever; 44. Govt. instrument; 50. Have no input?; 52. Pupil cover; 53. 2006 million-selling Andrea Bocelli album; 54. Presidential middle name; 56. Talk about it; 57. French rail station; 61. German quaff; 64. Some receivers; 65. Scandinavian rug; 66. Deli order; 67. Get to; 68. Port in the eastern Mediterranean; 69. Caustic soda, to a chemist; 73. Swelter; 74. Big lie; 76. Like racehorses, periodically; 77. Soul singer Adams; 78. Verdi opera; 80. Corp. V.I.P.; 85. Not 85-Down; 87. Kicker’s aid; 88. Zip; 90. Main rat in “Ratatouille”; 100. Deg. In biology or physics; 101. Letters; 102. Superstar; 103. Election goal; 104. End of a boast; 105. Central Sicily city; 106. Sits; 111. Brother of Malcolm on “Malcolm in the Middle”; 113. Script; 114. Three-piece parts; 115. Hot; 116. Former Swedish P.M. Palme; 117. ___-Dale (1902 Kentucky Derby winner). DOWN: 3. Division; 5. Coastal flier; 7. Film director Pier ___ Pasolini; 9. Some soldiers; 9. Backrub response; 10. Snares; 11. Just beat; 13. Sch. Where Ross teaches on “Friends”; 15. Not worth ___; 17. Yangtze tributary; 18. Somme sumer; 21. Cockpit features; 24. Batgirl player Craig; 29. Puss; 32. Spreadsheet feature: Abbr.; 34. Key; 35. The Big Easy, briefly; 37. Rapper Fiasco; 38. Company whose logo contains its name crossing itself; 42. Charm; 43. Since; 46. Tom ___, Vito’s adopted son and consigliore in “The Godfather”; 47. Appliance appellation; 50. Lean, as meat; 51. How much you might kick it up?; 52. Like spoiled wine, say; 55. Chemistry class charge; 56. Camping supply; 58. Carefree syllables; 59. Oversell; 60. Sagacity; 62. Verdi aria; 63. Pass again, in a race; 71. Muffs; 77. ESPN’s Hershiser; 78. Start to freeze?; 79. 12-20 filler?; 83. Bring out; 85. Not 85-Across; 86. Corp. logos, e.g.; 89. Start of many a rap moniker; 90. Brought up; 93. “Bam!” blurter; 94. “Hey Jude” sounds; 95. Dealers in metal goods; 96. Minor-league category; 98. To wit; 99. Astrologer Dixon; 100. Fictional hero in search of stolen treasure; 104. Osso buco, basically; 106. Record exec Gotti; 107. Nearly failing; 109. GATT successor.