02.03.13 — A Whiff of Cologne

Cologne Cathedral Germany

 

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Sunday, February 3, 2013
 

A WHIFF OF COLOGNE, Puzzle by Dan Schoenholz

Edited by Will Shortz

Eight words of German origin that have been adapted into the English language constitutes the main group of this Sunday crossword:

PUMPERNICKEL (21A. Alternative to white)
KINDERGARTEN (102A. Low grade?)
BILDUNGSROMAN (15D. Novel that focuses on character growth)
REALPOLITIK (28D. Practical approach to diplomacy)
GESUNDHEIT (30D. It’s a blessing)
POLTERGEIST (44D. Rapper?)
BLITZKRIEG (46D. Forceful advance)
KAFFEEKLATSCH (50D. Informal social gathering)

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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.

Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Pop-___; 6. División of a house; 10. They may be running in a saloon; 17. Sun, in Verdun; 18. Thin ice, e.g.; 19. Survey; 23. How overhead photos may be taken: 2. “That’s ___ excuse …”; 25. Like St. Louis vis-à-vis New Orleans; 27. Name; 28. End to end?; 29. Torn; 30. Inexperienced; 31. See 67-Across; 33. Kind of tape; 34. “How I Met Your Mother” narrator; 35. Put out; 36. Who said “Familiarity breeds contempt — and children”; 37. Like Virginia among states to ratify the Constitution; 38. Booth, e.g.; 41. Sphere; 42. Suit size: Abbr.; 43. PC component; 44. Target of minor surgery; 45. Dick ___, co-creator of “Saturday Night Live”; 49. Tangle; 51. Either end of an edge, in graph theory; 52. Ph.D. hurdles; 54. Diamond stat; 55. Worked the soil, in a way; 56. “A Clockwork Orange” hooligan; 57. Actress Loughlin of “90210”; 58. Soda fountain option; 59. Spritelike; 60. Skater Midori; 61. Cool; 62. Roosevelt’s successor; 64. Roosevelt’s successor; 65. Shade provider; 67. With 31-Across, favor, as a ballot measure; 88. 1952 Brando title role; 69. Enzyme ending; 70. Fairbanks Daily News-___; 71. Geraint’s wife, in Arthurian legend; 72. European coin with a hole in it; 73. Sex partner?; 75. Fraternity member; 77. Theologian’s subj.; 78. Actress Dennings of “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”; 79. Like many a fraternity party; 80. Insect’s opening for air; 85. Puppet of old TV; 87. French champagne city; 88. Make a call; 89. Mason’s trough; 90. Noodle; 91. Group of bright stars?; 92. Baseball commissioner Bud; 93. Homey; 94. Bushel or barrel: Abbr.; 95. Chem ___; 96. Potter’s pedal; 98. Language related to Tahitian; 99. Tousles; 104. Noble rank; 105. Playwright Joe who wrote “What the Butler Saw”; 106. Tessellation; 107. Clipped; 108. Cool; 109. Pass. — DOWN: 1. Alternatives to comb-overs; 2. Ingredients in some candy bars; 3. Move, as a plant; 4. Level; 5. Camera type, briefly; 6. Hidden; 7. Alan of “Argo”; 8. Schreiber who won a Tony for “Glengarry Glen Ross”; 9. Place for a Dumpster; 10. Vaudeville singer’s prop; 11. “In the American West” photographer; 12. Show over; 13. Old New York paper, for short; 14. Actress Gardner; 16. High-quality; 17. Peloppensian War winner; 18. Import, as water or music; 20. “Christina’s World” painter Andrew; 22. Paavo ___, 1920s Finish Olympic hero; 32. Customizable character in a computer game; 33. Cougar’s prey; 36. E-mail forerunner; 37. Los ___ mosque Eros; 39. Confident test-taker’s cry; 40. Some “Bourne” film characters; 41. Ring event; 48. Inner ___; 47. Depressed at the poles; 48. Jungle vine; 49. Big media to-do; 50. Informal social gathering; 51. Inexperienced; 53. Caught at a 41-Down; 55. Went after; 58. St. Peter’s Basilica feature; 61. Snookums; 63. More pink, maybe; 66. All’’s partner; 67. Goes off on a tangent; 70. Small bit; 74. Mark of ___; 76. Discuss lightly; 79. Big ___; 80. Ill-humored; 81. ___ set (tool assortment); 82. Jumbled; 83. Cheap, as housing; 84. Trim; 85. Time-s second African-American Person of the Year; 86. Primates with tails; 87. Scold; 88. Mark of a rifle’s laser sight; 91. Conductor Kurt; 92. Present-day personality?; 93. Alfalfa’s love in “The Little Rascals”; 95. Mother of Castor and Pollux; 97. Gaelic ground; 98. Principal; 100. Word missing twice in the Beatles’ “ ___ Said ___ Said”; 101. One on foot, informally; 103. Verizon forerunner.