02.15.12 — Taking the Stairs

A look up the from elevator and glass spiral staircase

at the new Apple retail store on Fifth Avenue in New York.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz

BROKEN ELEVATOR (3D. Possible reason for [see circled letters]), NEEDING EXERCISE (11D. Possible reason for [see circled letters) and TAKING THE STAIRS in circled letters imitative of a staircase constitutes the interrelated group of this clever Wednesday crossword.

Other — ANISETTE (39D. Liqueur served with coffee beans), ARTESIAN (57A. Kind of well), ASHTRAY (52A Place to see a flick?), BERNINI (25A. “Apollo and Daphne“ sculptor), CIVICS, GRANTS, IN A SNARL (10D. All tangled up), LION’S DEN (22A. Dangerous place), MAKERS, PSYCHE (59A. Mythological figure being kissed in a statue at the Louvre), SARONG (9D. Polynesian wrap), STIFFS.

Five-letter — ANION, ANKLE, ARENA, ATARI, BEENE, EDDIE, FLINT, FLORA, IN AIR, IN HOT water, ORGAN, OSKAR, RALLY, RYDER, SLEPT, SNORE, SUMAC, SUPER, SYNCS, TATER, THAÏS (5A. Massenet opera), TODAY, WANNA (15A. “Care to?”).

Short stuff — ACHS, ACME, ACT A fool, AERO, Cape ANN, ATOP, COOT, DIET, ECRU, ELI, ENOS, ERA and ERE, ERSE, ESME, ETES, ETON, HAS, HEMP, INRE, LETO, MALA fides, MART, NEAT (16A. “Way cool!”), Robert De NIRO, NRC, ORR, PHD, PTAS, RARE, RATS, REPS, ROAR, SAN Marino, TABS, TEAM U.S.A., TEE, TIN, TWOS, UTE, Gen XER.

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Puzzle available on the internet at

THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.

Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. They may be kept on you; 10. Memo subject header; 14. Stationery shade; 17. Capping; 18. Herr Schindler with a list; 19. Start of some carrier names; 20. Manufacturers; 24. Tide competitor; 28. Three-way joint; 33. Beehive State player; 34. Was out; 37. Choir accompaniment; 42. Mother of Apollo; 43. Chariot race site; 45. One of the Munsters; 48. Study of government; 50. New England’s Cape ___; 51. Poetic preposition; 55. Bruins legend; 62. Old geezer; 63 Spark producer; 65. Parliament; 66 Suffix in many store names; 67. Botanist’s concern; 68. Salinger title girl; 69. Scottish Gaelic; 70. Aligns, briefly; 71. Gym count. — DOWN: 2. ___ fool (be silly); 4. Apartment 1A resident, perhaps; 5. Infrequently seen bills; 6. Suffers from; 7. Place for an electronic tether; 8. Where there are “bombs bursting,” to an anthem singer; 12. Like a blue lobster; 13. School attended by King’s Scholars; 21. “Peanuts” expletive; 25. Geoffrey of fashion; 26. “Poison” shrub; 27. Producer of the 2600 game console; 29. Musician/record producer Bobby; 31. Stereotypical K.P. item; 32. [So boring!]; 35. High degree; 36. “Hurry up!”; 41. Pewter component; 44. Essen expletives; 46. Son of Seth; 49. Leaves a 0% tip; 53. Ninth-inning excitement, maybe; 54. OH- or CI-, chemically; 56. Truck rental company; 57. Climber’s goal; 58. Zoo sound; 59. H.S. supporters; 60. Rope material; 61. Verb with “vous”; 64. Reactor-overseeing org.