Sunday, April 28, 2013
Soft T’s, Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz
Seven familiar phrases where the "T" sound is changed to a "TH" sound (resulting in minimalist puns) constitutes the main feature of this unfriendly Sunday crossword:
CREATIVE WRITHING (23A. What faking a stomachache might entail?)
THE LEATHER OF THE L AW (30A. Gun belts, holsters and nightstick straps?)
GETS OFF LITHELY (45A. Dismounts like an expert gymnast?)
LATHE BLOOMERS (66A. Women’s pants with pictures of wood shop tools?)
BATHE AND SWITCH (86A. Become a new person by washing up?)
A SCYTHE FOR SORE EYES (95A. Unpopular ophthalmologist’s implement?)
NO LAUGHING MATHER (108A. What the giggling supporter of the Salem witch trials was told?)
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Coating on some facial tissues; 9. Typical Busby Berkeley film; 16. They’re often wasted; 20. Drove fast; 21. Athena turned her into a spider; 22. Riverbank basker, informally; 25. At any point; 26. “Blueberries for ___” (children’s book); 27. With 91-Across, 1976 album with a palindromic title); 28. Fluoride, for one; 29. Ship that sailed “the ocean blue”; 38. In advance; 41. Contend; 42. Loan-insuring org.; 43. Architectural designer Maya; 44. QB with a statue at Sun Life Stadium; 50. Promise; 53. They go places; 54. “___ Andy’s Ballyhoo” (“Show Boat” song); 56. Move briskly; 57. Engaged in battle; 61. Group with a Grand Lodge; 62. Bach’s “___, meine Freude”; 63. Contraction in a patriotic song; 64. Actress Wright of “Mrs. Miniver”; 65. Growth ring?; 70. Word before pole or jump; 71. Sci-fi author ___ del Rey; 73. Take to sleep with, say; 74. Good at scheming; 75. Four-legged newborn; 76. Drained of color; 77. Time for TV debuts; 79. City near Turin; 80. Author/media observer Michael; 81. They don’t face the street; 84. 1992 Olympic tennis gold medalist; 90. “I’ve got something to say”; 91. See 27-Across; 92. Pres. Advisory grp.; 93. Buddy; 94. Men in lineup; 101. What a fist might represent; a 102. Wall St. event; 103. Sound of frustration; 104. It had a hub at J.F.K.; 107. Founding member of OPEC; 115. Defender of the West; 116. It keeps things moving; 117. Squad leader; 118. Make mouse holes, maybe; 1198. Retiree’s accumulation; 120. Arsenic ___ (ratsbane). — DOWN: 1. Elementary school group?; 2. Pasternak heroine; 3. Pitcher Hershiser; 4. Disco ___; 5. Hound doc; 6. Certain Ivy Leaguer; 7. Rise up. 8. One-name singing star with the surname Adkins; 9. Render imperfect; 10. Central Swiss canton; 11. “Gymnopédies” composer; 12. Blood of the Greek gods; 13. Trouser fabric; 14. ___ Taylor; 15. Journey segment; 16. All-too-public spat; 17. First name in aviation; 18. Painted thing, sometimes; 19. Lacking meat; 24. Use a flying shuttle; 30. Common chords; 31. Rush-hour din; 32. Grandson of Adam and Eve; 33. Moon larger than Mercury; 34. Physiology Nobelist Walter Rudolf ___; 35. E equivalent; 36. Watery; 37. Cooks up; 38. Sidewalk café sight; 39. New releases?; 40. Bizarre; 45. Grind; 46. Bone: Prefix; 47. Plows leave them; 48. Back again; 49. Catch; 51. “Law & Order: SVU” actor; 55. Historic multistory dwellings; 58. Like ghost towns; 59. Show polite interest in, say; 60. They were big in the ’50s; 62. Place for tips; 63. Seasoned; 64. Seriously annoy; 66. Willing to let things slide; 67. In the hold, say; 68. Gymnast Gaylord; 69. “Essays of ___”; 72. “Music in the Key of Love” composer; 75. Forces (upon); 77. One standing around the house maybe; 78. Mention parenthetically; 79. Bygone Chevy van; 80. Form letters; 82. Recipe amount; 83. Saucy fare; 85. Be in the game; 86. Comportment; 87. Late finisher; 88. Many a Bach composition; 89. Long little doggie; 94. Thomas who wrote “Little Big Man”; 96. “ … see what I mean?”; 97. Cabinet members?; 98. Some MoMA works; 99. Maze answer; 100. Bond villain ___ Stavro Blofeld; 104. Cuisine with curry; 105. Proceed; 106. Funny Johnson; 108. “Little Birds” author; 109. Possible lunch hour; 110. Massive memory unit, informally; 111. Miss America she’s not; 112. Noninvasive med. Procedure; 113. In former days; 114. Cowpoke moniker.
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