04.13.11 — INTEGRA, Etc.

Tangier, Morocco

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski / Edited by Will Shortz

INTEGRA (36A. Bygone Acura that’s involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across?), along with anagrams GRANITE, TANGIER, TEARING and INGRATE constitute the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword — the four across entries containing the anagrams are RED GRANITE (17. Wisconsin’s state rock), TANGIER MOROCCO (23. City of the Strait of Gibraltar), TEARING US APART (45. 1987 duet by Eric Clapton and Tina Turner) and YOU INGRATE (55. Rebuke to a thankless wretch).

Other — DEAR SANTA (39A. Line that goes to the North Pole?), HAD AN IDEA (3D. Suspected), IACOCCA (10D. 1984 best-selling business), OPERA ROLE (2D. Tristan or Isolde), PEA SALADS (32D. Vegan side dishes), PRIORATES (33D. Monastic offices), RANG UP (44D. Called, as Buckingham Palace), R RATING (40D. Nudity might lead to this), SLAP HAPPY (29A. Punch-drunk), STRAIT (5D. Naval route).

Five-letter — ARDO, ARESO, ASTON Martin, AXIOM, BOING, BOTHA, COHOS, COROT (1D. “Woman With a Pearl“ painter), DANTE, ENRON, GSUIT, ISERE, MIMIC, NAOMI, OPART, ORONO, PASSE, RANDR, RIOTS, TAEBO, THERE, UNDER, UTILE.

Short stuff — AGA, AIRE, ALE, ARES, ASON, AXIS, CMON, DAD, DAIS, DEP, DJED, DONG, DODO, EBON, EMIL, ERE and ESE, ETC, FENG shui, GOO, IMOF, JERI, “Well, LAH-di- dah!”, LET, NAVI, NITE, ORA and ORG, RAVE, REPR, REV, RNA, STN, YEN and YES.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Pacific salmon; 6. High praise; 10. “___ the opinion that …”; 14. Cultural phenomenon of the ‘60s; 15. Something to reflect on?; 16. Suffix with trillion; 19. “Shake a leg!”; 20. 60 minutes, in Siena; 21. Passion; 22. Spring sound; 26. Comedy club standouts; 27. Abbr. sometimes written twice in a row; 28. Nitwit; 35. McSorley’s order; 38. Previous to, in verse; 41. Talking point?; 42. Increase, with “up”; 43. “You ___ right!”; 51. “Il Convivio” writer; 54. Actress Ryan of “Boston Public”; 57. Ink-colored, in Shakespeare; 58. Jannings of “The Last Command”; 59. Anesthetized; 60. Doorbell sound; 61. Evening, in ads; 62. So last year. — DOWN: 5. Modern address ending; 6. Vacation time, for short; 7. Truism; 8. In ___ fertilization; 9. Tip of a tongue?; 11. Make like; 12. Maine college town; 18. One of the Twelve Olympians; 22. 1980s South African president; 24. Melted ice cream, e.g.; 25. Second ed.; 28. #1 ___ (gift T-shirt slogan); 29. Subway stop: Abbr.; 30. Abate, with “up”; 31. Turkish title; 34. “Absolutely!”; 36. Val d’ ___ (French ski resort); 37. Humanoid race in “Avatar”; 41. Bank statement abbr.; 43. “Unto us ___ is given”; 45. Formerly much-ballyhooed fitness program; 46. Collapsed company of 2001; 47. Watts of “The Ring”; 48. Astronaut’s wear; 49. Of service; 50. “All done!”; 51. Played records at a party; 55. Kobe cash; 56. Genetic messenger.