Neighbors try to catch some fresh air and play an afternoon game of chess sitting out on what is left of the second-story, inner-balcony floor of their deteriorating apartment building in Centro Havana, Cuba. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Puzzle by Ian Livengood / Edited by Will Shortz
INNER CITY (63A. Densely populated area … or what 17-, 24-, 32-, 43- and 51-Across each have?), along with London, Riga, Havana, Lima and Kingston found within TEFLON DON (17A. John Gotti’s nickname, with “the”), YURI GAGARIN (24A. First human in space), HAVA NAGILA (32A. Folk song played at Jewish weddings), ELI MANNING (43A. Giant who was the Super Bowl XLVI M.V.P.) and BAKING STONE (51A. Flat item to cook food on) constitute the interrelated group of this fine Tuesday crossword.
Other — CARICATURE (29D. Many an illustration in The Economist), CARILLON (40D. Bell tower instrument), PICASA (27A. Google image-organizing app.), RED CAP (50D. Station aide), ROLLAWAY (9D. Bed with wheels), THE JIG IS UP (11D. “Caught you, at long last!”), TOLD YA (4D. “Was I right, or was I right?!“), TORPID (48A. Sluggish).
Five-letter — “Run ALONG now …”, BESOT, GRIPS, HAYDN, INTEL, LEERY, “Viva LE ROI!”, ODDER, This, that and the OTHER, RADII, RERAN, RETRO, SONIC, STEIN, TINEA (54D. Skin woe), TORIC, TORSO, USUAL, YENTA, YESES.
Short stuff — ACNE (67A. Skin woe), ADA, ANN and AWN, “What A SAD state of affairs!”, “AS I see it …“, AWAG, CORE, DICE, EGAN, ERR, ETE, ETNA, GRAY, GTO, Ob-GYN, IDOL, INFO, IFFY, I’M OK, INFO, JAX, JET, JUTS, LEVI, NENE, ONE A, ON OR about, ONUS, ORYX (13D. Large African antelope), PATE, PEAS, PIER, RAH, RYES, SCAR, Dark Lord of the SITH, “… and SO IT goes”, UVA, VII, WIN, YALE.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 5. Pre-dyed hair color, often; 9. Hip again; 14. Desk offering; 15. Connecticut Ivy; 19. Cautious; 20. Father of the Symphony; 21. What a military operative may provide; 23. 1995 N.F.L. expansion team, for short; 30. Like an excited puppy’s tail, old-style; 31. Oklahoma town; 38. Life Saver-shaped; 41. Come out on top; 42. Approvals; 46. Thos. Jefferson founded it; 47. Nuclear reactor part; 55. Black shade; 57. More puzzling; 61. Regular; 65. Sculptor’s subject; 66. Place to drop a line from; 68. Oktoberfest container; 69. Memento from Zorro; 70. Food items catapulted with a spoon, maybe. — DOWN: 1. Dark Lord of the ___ (“Star Wars” title); 2. Eminently draftable; 3. Not certain at all; 4. “Was I right, or was I right?!”; 6. Lines going out in all directions; 8. Dirt disher; 10. Julliet season; 12. Showed again; 18. Arduous task; 22. Richard of “Love Me Tender”; 25. Bowl noise; 26. Huge fad; 27. Spread on crackers; 28. Worshiped one; 33. Plant bristle; 34. Roman septet; 35. Curry who formerly co-hosted “Today”; 36. Italian writer Primo; 39. “No problem here”; 44. Spanish baby; 45. Pontiac model discontinued in ‘74; 51. Made drunk; 52. Movie set aides; 53 Title character in a Sega game; 55. Extends (out); 58. Yahtzee equipment; 59. Italian hot spot; 60. Some deli loaves; 64. Do something wrong.
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