Monday, June 25, 2012
Puzzle by Nancy Kavanaugh / Edited by Will Shortz
TWINKLING EYES (20A. Santa Claus facial feature), FLASH BULB (35A. Aid for night photos, once), JIFFY LUBE (41A. Oil change chain) and INSTANT COFFEE (58A. Drink made with crystals) constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.
Other — AMNESTY, BIG NAME, DREAMY, EARFLAP, FATIGUE, INVITE, MALTEDS, MISS YOU, RESEALS, SECANT, SESAME, SMELLY, UNAWARE, UTENSIL.
Five-letter — ARLES, AS YET, BOTCH, CIVIL, C NOTE, ETHAN, EVERT, MITER, MYTHS, OMAHA, ROMAN, SCUBA, TRENT, YACHT.
Short stuff — ADA, AMFM, AMOR, ANNO, ARTE, ASH, ASIF, BERG, BRUT, EAT, ESL and ESO, FDA, FINS, FOUR, GEAR, GEES, IDO, ILLS, ILSA, IMAC, “I’M SO sorry“, JAB, KIM, LAVA, LBS, LOGO, LSAT, MAZE, MET, MUIR, NATL, ORK, OSU, RIDE, RNS, ROAN, SEES, SKEE, SLO-mo, SPYS, TORI and TORT, TUB, ZETA.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. California’s ___ Woods; 5. Equipment for deep diving; 10. Radio switch; 14. The “A” of A.D.; 15. Kind of saw in a workshop; 16. Tilt-A-Whirl or bumper cars; 17. Volcano output; 18. Tennis great Chris; 19. Exam for an aspiring atty.; 23. Have a meal; 24. Misfortunes; 25. Until now; 28. Like an idol for a teen girl, say; 30. Apple computer; 33. The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conf.; 34. Goes out with; 40. Actress Catherine___-Jones; 45. First, second or reverse; 49. Toothpaste-evaluating org.; 50. Doughnut shapes; 51. Seed on many a bun; 53. Mess up; 55. Pop music’s Bee ___; 57. E.R. workers; 62. Golden arches for McDonald’s, e.g.; 64. Nebraska city o r tribe; 65. ___ Lund of “Casablanca”; 66. Very dry, as Champagne; 67. Cicero or Caesar; 68. Mets’ league: Abbr.; 69. ___-Ball (arcade game); 70. English river through Nottingham; 71. 1974 Sutherland/Gould spoof. — DOWN: 1. Fountain treats; 2. Paying no attention; 3. Private party attender; 4. Gray-sprinkled horse; 5. Reeking; 6. Well-mannered; 7. Fork or spoon; 8. Titanic’s undoing; 9. Johnson of ”Laugh-In”; 10. French city where van Gogh painted; 11. 1978 Rolling Stones hit; 12. Medicine-approving org.; 13. Ran into; 21. Actress Basinger; 22. Millionaire’s boat, maybe; 26. Class for newcomers to America, for short; 27. Place for a soak; 29. “Yeah, like that’ll ever happen”; 31. Labyrinth; 32. Enzyme suffix; 35. Quartet number; 36. Luggage; 38. Yeti and the Loch Ness monster; 41. Elbow poke; 42. Wedding words; 43. Tiredness; 44. Headliner; 46. One of two on a winter cap; 47. Forgiveness; 48. Closes tightly again; 51. Trigonometric ratio; 52. That: Sp.; 54. 10 sawbucks make one; 56. Actor Hawke; 59. Libel or slander; 60. Caesar’s love; 61. Fish propellers; 62. Ozs. And ozs.; 63. Home planet of Mindy’s mate in an old sitcom.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. California’s ___ Woods; 5. Equipment for deep diving; 10. Radio switch; 14. The “A” of A.D.; 15. Kind of saw in a workshop; 16. Tilt-A-Whirl or bumper cars; 17. Volcano output; 18. Tennis great Chris; 19. Exam for an aspiring atty.; 23. Have a meal; 24. Misfortunes; 25. Until now; 28. Like an idol for a teen girl, say; 30. Apple computer; 33. The Cowboys of the Big 12 Conf.; 34. Goes out with; 40. Actress Catherine___-Jones; 45. First, second or reverse; 49. Toothpaste-evaluating org.; 50. Doughnut shapes; 51. Seed on many a bun; 53. Mess up; 55. Pop music’s Bee ___; 57. E.R. workers; 62. Golden arches for McDonald’s, e.g.; 64. Nebraska city o r tribe; 65. ___ Lund of “Casablanca”; 66. Very dry, as Champagne; 67. Cicero or Caesar; 68. Mets’ league: Abbr.; 69. ___-Ball (arcade game); 70. English river through Nottingham; 71. 1974 Sutherland/Gould spoof. — DOWN: 1. Fountain treats; 2. Paying no attention; 3. Private party attender; 4. Gray-sprinkled horse; 5. Reeking; 6. Well-mannered; 7. Fork or spoon; 8. Titanic’s undoing; 9. Johnson of ”Laugh-In”; 10. French city where van Gogh painted; 11. 1978 Rolling Stones hit; 12. Medicine-approving org.; 13. Ran into; 21. Actress Basinger; 22. Millionaire’s boat, maybe; 26. Class for newcomers to America, for short; 27. Place for a soak; 29. “Yeah, like that’ll ever happen”; 31. Labyrinth; 32. Enzyme suffix; 35. Quartet number; 36. Luggage; 38. Yeti and the Loch Ness monster; 41. Elbow poke; 42. Wedding words; 43. Tiredness; 44. Headliner; 46. One of two on a winter cap; 47. Forgiveness; 48. Closes tightly again; 51. Trigonometric ratio; 52. That: Sp.; 54. 10 sawbucks make one; 56. Actor Hawke; 59. Libel or slander; 60. Caesar’s love; 61. Fish propellers; 62. Ozs. And ozs.; 63. Home planet of Mindy’s mate in an old sitcom.
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