05.02.12 — Cross

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Puzzle by Paula Gamache / Edited by Will Shortz

CROSS (38A. Out of sorts … or what completes the answers to the nine starred clues), WORDS (14A. *Features accompanying the comics, often), COURT (16A. *Like some tennis volleys), BREED (62A. *Labradoodle, e.g.), BONES (64A. *Symbol on some flags), ROADS (2D. *Intersection), DRESS (12D. *Appear as Tootsie, e.g.), BOW (34D. *Weapon for William Tell), HAIRS (48D. *Scope lines) and FIRES (52D. *Bygone Chryslers), forming five crosses in the crossword, constitutes the interrelated group of this solemn Wednesday crossword.

Other — AUSTERITY (11D. Cause for budget cutting), BEAR CLAW (41A.. Sweet breakfast pastry), BUYS TIME (34A. Stalls), CRUSADE (42D. Campaign), EASY STREET (22D. Life of Riley), ESPOSITO (24A. Iceman Phil or Tony), FREE GIFT (49A. Ad come-on, redundantly), GAZETTEER (17A. Atlas go-with), IMITATORS (60A. Makers of knockoffs), SEA HORSES (32D. Upright swimmers), SCULPTS (9D. Forms), THIRD CLASS (18D. Low-quality).

In this famous portrait of Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler, Beethoven can be seen working on the Missa Solemnis in D Major.

Mid-size — AP TEST, ARMOR, John Jacob ASTOR, AW GEE, BUENO, CHORUS, COMBO, ERASE, ERROR, Hall-of-FAMER, GATOR, HANSEL, HORAS, IDEATE, ILONA, Beethoven’s MISSA Solemnis, MR PINK and MR ZIP, ODE TO Psyche, OSSIE, RESEND, SCADS, S-SHAPE, STRUT, TASSE, “THEY’RE he-e-ere!”, TOTIE, UNSER.

Short stuff — ABE, Inter ALIA, ARK, AUS, CON, DUE, EDIT, ESE and EVE and EVER, HIE, HIYA, IBM, IT IS, MERS, MIR and MRI, OAR and ORE, RAS, REB, RST, SEI, Favorite SON, TSU, YEN.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.


Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Pieces of mail; 6. Watson’s creator; 9. Lots; 15. What a baby may be; 19. Legendary racing name; 20. Blue-pencil; 21. Grimm boy; 23. Nashville sch.; 26. H.S. excellence exam; 28. Mined matter; 30. Option after a transmission failure; 37. “Well, did you ___?!”; 40. Suffix with senior; 45. Jewish wedding rings?; 46. Radiologist’s tool, briefly; 47. Something to sing over and over; 54. Boat propeller; 55. Double curve; 63. Capital of Japan; 65. Davis of Hollywood; 66. Couples’ place?; 67. Rub off. — down: 1. “Gosh, you shouldn’t’ve”; 3. Bygone U.S. Postal Service mascot; 4. Keats’s “___ Psyche”; 5. Q-U string; 6. Dream up; 7. Good, to Guillermo; 8. Cousteau’s mileaux; 10. Reason not to do something; 13. Parade; 27. Fields of comedy; 29. Olympics competitor of NZL; 30. Union foe; 31 Garden evictee; 33. Fielding flaw; 35. Novy ___ (Russian literary magazine); 36. Guadalaja-to-Mexico City dir.; 39. Dorm figs.; 44. Rush; 46. Steve Buscemi’s role in “Reservoir Dogs”; 47. Two-for-one, e.g.; 50. Swamp thing; 51. Actress Massey; 53. Cup of Cannes; 56. Informal greeting; 59. Six, in Sicilia; 61. Former justice Fortas.