04.24.13 — Tennis Anyone?

 

Lawn tennis in the U.S., 1887,

 a selection from the pictorial collections

of the Library of Congres, Washington, D.C.

 

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

 

Puzzle by Clive Probert / Edited by Will Shortz

A tennis game is described in a manner peculiar to tennis — scores from zero to three points are described as "love", "fifteen", "thirty", and "forty" respectively. 
 
LOVE BOATS (18A. Some cruise ships, informally), FIFTEEN MEN (23A. Start of a song with the cry “Yo-ho-ho”), THIRTYSOMETHING (34A. Ken Olin series about baby boomers), FORTY-NINER (50A. One who hoped things would pan out?) and GAME'S OVER (57A. “You lose!”) constitute the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Summit conference goal; 5. Word before tight or loose; 9. Asian national suffix; 13. At full speed; 15. Bow-toting deity; 16. Jared of “Mr. Nobody”; 17. ___ diem; 20. Repetitive French greeting; 22. Put aside for later; 25. Möbius strip’s lack; 27. Gather, logically; 28. Dessert menu phrase; 30. Russian city, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics; 33. Nameless, briefly; 40. Activision’s guitar ___; 41. ___ Motors (electric car company); 42. State where bolo ties are common; 45. Live; 49. Lake Michigan borderer: Abbr.; 53. Dull tapping sound; 55. Food critics, often; 57. “You lose!”; 59. Place to play or fight; 60. Like fine whiskeys; 61. Painter Magritte; 62. Second-stringers; 63. Monocle part; 64. LAX postings; 65. Willy Wonka’s creator. — DOWN: 1. Spotted rodent; 2. Tourist town of Salerno; 3. Comedian with the 1972 album “Class Clown”; 4. Beginning in basketball; 5. Berry of “Die Another Day”; 6. “___ for the Misbegotten”; 7. Election mo.; 8. Fairy-tale escapee from a witch; 9. One whose work is not picking up?; 10. “Spanglish” actress; 11. Serve, as a maid would a lady; 12. KenKen entries: Abbr.; 14. Lease like a 9-Down; 19. Eric of “Troy”; 21. Sports atist Neiman; 24. Injuries severely; 26. China’s ___ Xiaoping; 29. ___-jongg; 31. Astronomical red giant; 32. Weed whacker; 34. Midwinter event, often; 35. Ethnic background; 36. Partiers at a holley; 37. “Frasier” role; 38. Nicholas Gage memoir; 39. Airport queue unit; 43. “Just the Two ___”; 44. “Enough already!”; 46. Hardened (to); 47i.Sister (and occasional rival) of Venus; 48. Mariana ___ (world’s deepest ocean point); 51. “Lovergirl” singer ___ Marie; 52. Belgian city sometimes mispronounced as “wipers”; 54. Sommeliers’ suggestions; 56. Witty Mort; 57. Guy’s partner; 58. Rookie’s mentor, maybe.