11.10.10 — In the Beginning

The Fountain of Youth by Eduard Veith

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Puzzle by Samuel A. Donaldson, edited by Will Shortz

Eight real-life individuals' identical initials, E E, H H, J J, B B, L L, W W, A A and C C constitute the interrelated group of this affable Wednesday crossword — E E CUMMINGS (17. “anyone lived in a pretty how town” poet), H H MUNRO (21. Author better known as Saki), J J ABRAMS (27. “Star Trek” director, 2009), B B KING (30. “The Thrill Is Gone” bluesman), L L BEAN (42. Big name in mail order), W W JACOBS (46. “The Monkey’s Paw” author), A A MILNE (50. Creator of Eeyore), C C SABATHIA (57. 2007 A.L. Cy Young winner).

Other — BIMINI (44D. Fountain of Youth site, it’s said), 45 “L’ELISIR d’Amore” (Donizetti opera), ESCROWS (25D. Third-party accounts), FUDGES, IN SONG, JUMBOS, LAMBDA, LEBRON (12D. Former Cavalier James), LEARNT, LLAMAS, MITTEN, OMEN II, PREFAB, PSEUDO, RICOTTAS (36D. Ravioli fillings), SNUFF BOX (4D. Ornamental tobacco holder), STRUNK (10D. “The Elements of Style” co-author).

Five-letter — ACCTS, AMNIO, BISON, CAN WE (33D. Eager kids’ query to parents), GMATS, “I AM SO dead!“ (worried teen’s words), LEAST, LEILA, LEROY (31A. “Bad, bad“ Brown of song), MAURY, NADIA, NIGER, ONION, PECAN, SIGHS, SNAPS, STRAW.

Short stuff — AARP, AGO, ANN and ANNI, ASP, ARS and ARY, BA’AL (40D. Jezebel‘s god), BTW, EIRE, EMI, EVAN, JEB and JEN, JLO, MOBS, NAPE, NCIS, ONYX, OVER, PACE, PEEP, POPS, RAJA, REBS, Ugly as SIN, SMA, SOLI, STIR, SWEE‘ Pea, THAW, TMEN.

I don't remember anybody's name.
How do you think the "dahling" thing got started? ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. The old man; 5. Bare minimum; 10. Arias, e.g.; 14. “Thirteen” actress ___ Rachel Wood; 15. Ob/gyn test; 16. Eliot Ness and cohorts; 19. Manassas fighters; 20. Modular, as a home; 23. Fakes, as figures; 32. Banking nos.; 34. Cameo gem; 35 Juice box go-with; 36. Big Indian; 40. Animals in a Western herd; 41. Neighbor of Chad; 48. Heroine in Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers”; 49. Not real; 52. One of a winter pair; 56. Some med. Scans; 60. Years, in Rome; 62. Srs.’ lobby; 63. Cookbook instruction; 64. Grid play starters. — DOWN: 1. Slightest sound; 2. No longer disturbed by; 3. Eight minutes/mile in a marathon is a good one; 5. Letter resembling an inverted “V”; 6. “”” Group (“Big four” record co.); 7. One of Heart’s Wilson sisters; 8. Heaved sounds; 9. Brit’s “Baloney!”; 11. Subtitle of 1978’s “Damien”; 13. How Broadway characters may break out; 18. TV host Povich; 22. Crowds around; 24. Hurdles for M.B.A. hopefuls; 27. “Selena” star, familiarly; 28. Aniston, in tabloids; 29. Suffix with vision; 30. “Incidentally,” to texters; 37. Back in time; 38. Brother of W.; 39. “___ Poetica”; 41. Gymnast Comaneci; 42. Andean wool sources; 43. Found out, British style; 47. 747 and Airbus A380, as jets go; 49. Praline nut; 51. CBS military drama; 53 Warming trend; 54. Limerick’s land; 55. Target of a rabbit punch; 58. Wee, to Burns; 59. Cleopatra biter.