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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Puzzle by Kevin G. Der / Edited by Will Shortz
SAILS (62A. Travels over what’s hidden in the answers to the seven starred clues), e.g., SEA, found within SEARCH OUT, USE AS BAIT, LOSE A GAME, MID-SEASON, REST EASY, ROYAL SEAL and CELTIC SEA constitute the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.
Other — ANTILLES, BETACAM, CHEEZ-IT, DEPRESS, DYE TEST, ESPOSOS, ESTONIA, FRAZIER, JOSEPH I (33D. Holy Roman emperor during the War of the Spanish Succession), POLYSCI, SAT IDLE, SHE-WOLF, SCOURGES, TRAITOR, TSE TSES, UNASKED.
Mid-size — AREAS and AREUS, DEPOT, ELEMS, ITS IN, I WISH, JAMES (33A. Most common first name among U.S. presidents), HOOTS, Caffé LATTE, PABST, PALSY, PSATS, RETEAM, SANKA, SAMOS (29D. Island birthplace of Epicurus), SICEM.
Short stuff — ACME, AERO, ANE and ANY, ARAB, AUEL, CDS, Electric EEL, EMUS, ERR, ESOS, HOST, ISP, ISTO, NOT, OCHS, OURS, PEP, PTL, RAID, RES, SALE, SASS, SOSO, SSTS, TKO, THRU, TREK, YAH, YSER.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. What “:” means on some exams; 5. River in W.W. I fighting; 9. Brewing giant; 14. Kind of street; 15. Top; 16. Gray ones can cause arguments; 17. *Look for; 23. With 26-Across, none; 24. Stumble; 23. With 26-Across, none; 27. Some investments, for short; 28. *Drop one, say; 31. Broker’s goal; 32. “Cold Mountain” novelist Charles; 33. Most common first name among U.S. presidents (six); 34. *July, for Major League Baseball; 37. Where lines may cross; 40. Voluntarily, perhaps; 43. Those Spaniards; 44. *Doesn’t worry; 46. TV’s onetime ___ Club; 48. NetZero, e.g., for short; 49. Zip; 51. *It may bear a coat of arms; 54. Relatives of raspberries; 56. Succeed; 57. *View from Land’s End; 59. Order countermanded by “Down, boy!”; 60. Long haul; 61. Legion; 63. Average; 64. Bygone fliers. — DOWN: 1. “___ his kiss” (repeated 1964 lyric); 2. Suckler of Romulus and Remus; 3. Sellout; 4. What we share; 5. Derisive call; 6. See 13-Down; 7. Exotic avian pets; 8. Join forces anew; 9. Tight; 10. Man from Oman; 11. Sony recorder; 12. Twiddled one’s thumbs; 13. 6-Down in sub-Saharan Africa; 18. Salty orange square; 22. Suffix with hex-; 25. Stir at a speakeasy; 30. Spartan king who fought Pyrrhus; 31. After-dinner drink, maybe; 35. They include Cuba and Jamaica; 36. Smart answers; 37. Lower; 38. It’s south of Helsinki; 39. Government study, briefly?; 41. Spanish husbands; 42. Ophthalmologist’s procedure; 44. Musical notes; 45. Puts in, in a way; 47. Fe, Ag, Au, etc.; 50. Jrs. take them; 52. “The Land of Painted Caves” novelist; 53. Designed for flight; 55. Singer Phil; 58. End of a match, for short.
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