07.04.12 — PIXAR, Et cetera




A piece of conceptual art depicting a scene in the film “Finding Nemo”, 2003

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 — Independence Day

Puzzle by Caleb Madison / Edited by Will Shortz

PIXAR (40A. Company whose movies, not counting sequels, are all included in this puzzle [Circled Squares: 2009]), along with RATATOUILLE, BUG’S LIFE, TOY STORY, INCREDIBLES, FINDING NEMO, BRAVE, MONSTERS INC, CARS, WALL E, UP and TOON (37D. Any 40-Across character) constitutes the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.


Other — C NOTES, EXACTS, GAY BAR, LEGMEN, ME TIME, MR COOL, MYRIAD, POP TOP, San SIMEON, SLEEPS,STABAT Mater“, STINGS.
Five-letter— ATE AT, EDGES, ENROL, ICILY, INNER, IRWIN, LYCRA, NO LIE, OBEYS, OSRIC, PAINE (25A. Thomas who was “a corset maker by trade, a journalist by profession and a propagandist by inclination“), PETRI dish, SIPPY cup, TRUST, TUXES, WORSE.
Short stuff— ABET, Washboard ABS, AERO, ANN, “… baked in A PIE, DIV, EGO, Daytime EMMY, ENDO, ERA, ESC, ESPN, EXP, FIB, GOLF, I GET it!”, IMAX, IRR, LEE and LEI, Mauna LOA, LYN, MBA, MIO, NWA, OAT, ODDS, ONYX, PET, REAP, REST, SMOG, SOP, SRTA, TAMS and TAOS, TYE, UAR, UMPS.
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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. ~ Declaration of Independence
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Ones making some safe decisions?; 5. Some operations; 11. Little untruth; 14 Case the place for, say; 15. Popular dude; 16. Sale bin abbr.; 17. 2007; 19. “Straight Outta Compton” rap group; 20. 1998, with “A”; 21. League unit: Abbr.; 22. Big picture?; 24. Rope on a ship; 27. Benjamins; 29. “Pardon the Interruption” presenter; 30. Barack Obama’s mother; 31. San ___ (Hearst castle); 38. Others; 41. Prefix with -therm; 42. Mlle., in Mexico; 43. Can feature; 45. Latin “I”; 48. Reporters on the scene; 50. Deserving fewer stars (than); 55. Southwestern art mecca; 57. 1995; 60. Island garland; 61. 2004, with The”; 65. 1970s soul singer Collins; 66. Innumerable; 67. Prefix with postale; 68. Keyboard key above ~ ; 69. Wreaks, as revenge; 70. Get back. — DOWN: 1. Onetime realm of Nasser: Abbr.; 2. C.E.O.’s degree; 3. Four-footed family member; 4. “___ Mater” (hymn); 5. Unwanted cloud; 6. Have faith in; 7. Unfriendly way to respond; 8. “For real!”; 9. Stay on course?; 10. Goes undercover?; 11. 2003; 12. Naturalist/TV host Steve; 13. 2012; 18. Fancy duds; 22. Hidden; 23. 2001; 27. 2006; 28. ___ cup (tot’s drinking vessel); 29. Sign up; 32. Italian pronoun; 33. Food label abbr.; 34. Cheerios grain; 36. Barely beats; 39. Certain caps; 47. Harried parent’s desire, maybe; 47. Harried parent’s desire, maybe; 49. Place where opposites don’t attract?; 50. 2008; 51. Heeds; 52. Wet suit material; 53. “A hit, a very palpable hit” speaker; 54. Really irked; 58. Chalcedony variety; 59. 7:30 or 8:15, say; 62. Singer David ___ Roth; 63. Pitcher’s stat; 64. Soak.

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