06.19.12 — O

Color image of Phobos taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2008.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Puzzle by Steve Riley / Edited by Will Shortz

This puzzle's only vowel, the letter O, constitutes the main feature of this Tuesday crossword.

What else is there to say?

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Puzzle available on the internet at

THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.

Clues — ACROSS: 1. “Don’ say it!”; 5. “Don’t tase me, ___!”; 8. Like traditional movies, for short; 12. Othello, e.g.; 13. Hardly a natty dresser; 14. Rude sorts; 15. Not esto or eso; 16. Home of the Rockies: Abbr.; 17. Last movement of a sonata; 18. Traditional; 20. Four Holy Roman emperors; 21. Guest passes; 22. Boiling; 23. Holly Green Giant’s outburst; 26. ___ dragon; 29. Treasure in un Castillo; 30. Singer Donny or Marie; 3. “The Pearl of ___ Island” (Harriet Beecher Stowe novel); 35. Spills (over); 37. Madrid zoo attraction; 38. Stage item accompanying many a stand-up comic; 39. Somewhat, in music; 40. Main thoroughfare through N.Y.C.’s Chinatown; 42. 1969 “bed-in” participant; 43. Orbiter of Mars; 45. Intro material; 47. Blue; 48. Didn’t fall; 50. Turn up one’s nose at; 53. “Still a G Thang” rapper; 57. Against the rules; 58. Catchy musical phrase; 59. Booty; 60. Spanish skating figures; 61. Ones taking night flights?; 62. Vision: Prefix; 63. Film set item; 64. C.I.A. forerunner; 65. General ___ chicken. — DOWN: 1. Sequel to “Typee”; 2. Wilson’s “The ___ Baltimore”; 3. Away from l’Antarctique; 4. Jesse who pitched a major-league record 1,252 games; 5. Arcing hit; 6. Chocolatey Hershey candy; 7. Ancient Greek coin; 8. [Out of my way!]; 9. Refuses to; 10. Great Seal word; 11. U.K. decorations; 13. Stupid sorts; 14. Stick between the legs?; 19. Some salmon; 22. Brick carrier; 23. Ambulance’s destination: Abbr.; 24. Lowest deck of a ship; 25. Moonshine; 26. Part of a tied tie; 27. Reason for a bib; 28. Maine university town; 31. Things Old MacDonald hears; 32. Dusseldorf-to-Dresden direction; 34. Trudge; 36. Place for a break; 38. It makes a cutting edge; 40. Cut (down); 41. Spies, slangily; 44. Knocks on the noggin; 46. Certain stock sale; 48. Fools but good; 49. Ax and adz; 50. One not socializing much with hoi polloi; 51. Conan O’Brien’s Team ___; 52. Roman emperor of A.D. 69; 53. “Git!”; 54. Boo-boo follower; 55. Attend; 56. Classic muscle cars.