Blake Lively as Serena van der Woodsen and Chace Crawford as Nate Archibald in the first episode of the television series, Gossip Girl.
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Puzzle by Caleb Madison / Edited by Will Shortz
A wild and crazy streak runs through this hot Saturday crossword.
Across — 1. Modern drag, BUZZKILL; 9. Founding need, METAL; 14. It often has a crust on top, ONION SOUP; 16. Visibly surprised, AGAPE; 17. Point of no return?, TENNIS ACE; 18. Football Hall of Famer Bobby LAYNE; 19. Captain Hook’s alma mater, ETON; 20. “Tropic Thunder” director and co-star, STILLER; 22. Street heaters, GATS; 25. Growth theory subj., ECON; 26. Mex. and Uru. are in it, OAS; 27. “I hate this”, UGH; 28. Teen series whose title character is never seen, GOSSIP GIRL; 32. Query prompted by crying, ARE YOU OK; 34. Turn-of-the-season mos., SEPS; 35. Collusion, CAHOOTS; 36. Doesn’t lie gracefully, SPRAWLS; 39. It set sail from Iolcus, ARGO; 40. Altar adjunct, PRIE DIEU; 41. Sole, ONE OF A KIND; 43. Sole component, FIN; 44. End for end, ING; 45. Met works, OILS; 46. One way to go to a party, STAG; 47. Small parts of floor plans, CLOSETS; 49. Hawks’ old haunt, OMNI; 52. “Such mishegoss!”, OY VEY; 53. Charged, ARRAIGNED; 58. Kind of mentality, SIEGE; 59. With 61-Across, “Nothing new to me!”, BEEN THERE / DONE THAT; 60. They get picked, AFROS.
Across — 1. Modern drag, BUZZKILL; 9. Founding need, METAL; 14. It often has a crust on top, ONION SOUP; 16. Visibly surprised, AGAPE; 17. Point of no return?, TENNIS ACE; 18. Football Hall of Famer Bobby LAYNE; 19. Captain Hook’s alma mater, ETON; 20. “Tropic Thunder” director and co-star, STILLER; 22. Street heaters, GATS; 25. Growth theory subj., ECON; 26. Mex. and Uru. are in it, OAS; 27. “I hate this”, UGH; 28. Teen series whose title character is never seen, GOSSIP GIRL; 32. Query prompted by crying, ARE YOU OK; 34. Turn-of-the-season mos., SEPS; 35. Collusion, CAHOOTS; 36. Doesn’t lie gracefully, SPRAWLS; 39. It set sail from Iolcus, ARGO; 40. Altar adjunct, PRIE DIEU; 41. Sole, ONE OF A KIND; 43. Sole component, FIN; 44. End for end, ING; 45. Met works, OILS; 46. One way to go to a party, STAG; 47. Small parts of floor plans, CLOSETS; 49. Hawks’ old haunt, OMNI; 52. “Such mishegoss!”, OY VEY; 53. Charged, ARRAIGNED; 58. Kind of mentality, SIEGE; 59. With 61-Across, “Nothing new to me!”, BEEN THERE / DONE THAT; 60. They get picked, AFROS.
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The Argo (ca. 1500-1530), painting by Lorenzo Costa
Down — 1. Web crawler, BOT; 2. UNE fois que (as soon as, in Arles); 3. Chard or cab alternative, ZIN; 4. Defenders’ assignments, ZONES; 5. Make some loops, KNIT; 6. Childish comeback, IS SO; 7. Item of interest?, LOAN; 8. Jacquet who directed “March of the Penguins”, LUC; 9. Feigned incapacity, MALINGERED; 10. Even, in Évreux, EGAL; 11. 2009 Grammy winner for “Fearless”, TAYLOR SWIFT; 12. Like some sleep disruptions, APNEAL; 13. Goats’ looks, LEERS; 15. 1990 Best Supporting Actor winner, PESCI; 22. Tex-Mex topping, GUAC; 23. AGRA Fort (World Heritage Site in India); 24. 2009 comedy whose tagline is “Some guys just can’t handle Vegas”; THE HANGOVER; 25. Yupik lang., ESK; 28. Kitten’s look, GOO-GOO EYES; 29. In la-la land, OUT OF IT; 30. Letters from desperate people, SOS; 31. Kind of app, IPAD; 33. Old, YORE; 36. What some gurus are called, SRI; 37. She hailed from the planet Alderaan, LEIA; 38. Like a chorus line, SUNG; 40. Recreation areas: Abbr., PKS; 41. Not unless, ONLY IF; 42. 1942 Preakness winner, ALSAB; 44. Prefix with -hedron, ICOSA; 46. It’s seeing things, SIGHT; 48. Mariposa’s close relative, SEGO; 49. Sandwich often given a twist, OREO; 50. “Ali” director Michael MANN; 51. Time for Variety?, NITE; 54. Old revolutionist, RED; 55. O.T. book, NEH; 56. Word after many presidents’ names, ERA; 57. One taking the lead?: Abbr., DET.
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