06.09.13 — Fast One

Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989) 

was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that in 1973 

became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years. ~ Wikipedia 

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Fast One, Puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski / Edited by Will Shortz

SECRETARIAT (64A. 95-Across who made the covers of Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated in the same week), CELEBRATED (31A. Like 64-Across, in sports annals), SUPERHORSE (95A. Time and Newsweek’s cover description of 64-Across), ALL-TIME RECORDS (13D. What 64-Across holds in the three legs of 46-Down), HOME STRETCH (37D. Straightaway for 64-Down), SIRE (98A. Bold Ruler, to 64-Down), THE TRIPLE CROWN (46D. What 64-Across won on June 9, 1973), forty years ago to the day, and WREATH (90D. Victory wear for 64-Across), constitute the interrelated group of this winning Sunday crossword.

A note accompanies the puzzle:  Complete the puzzle.  Then connect the circled leters alphabetically from A to S to get an image related to the puzzle’s theme.  Doing so produces a remarkable silhouette (or outline, if you will) of the head of a horse, think Secretariat.

Other — ACHILLE Lauro (hijacked ship of 1985), CARPACCIO (60A. Raw meat dish), DIPLOMA (84D. Academic paper?), TIRED OUT (12D. Wearied), TIRE MARKS (67A. They may be left by the side of the road).

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Remaining clues — ACROSS:  1. Insect’s feeler; 5. Double-platinum Steely Dan album; 8. Kitten’s sound; 11. Sharp as ___; 16. Like some stimuli; 17. Participated in a derby; 18. One of several Louises; 21. Fountain site; 22. Slightest idea; 24. Temple in Hollywood; 25. Colorless sort; 27. Parts of un archipel; 28. Polite helper’s question; 30. Coup d’___; 33. Keep thinking about, as a victory; 34. Bette Midler, e.g.; 35. Assessor; 36. Nevertheless, briefly; 37. Lift; 38. Biblical dry measure; 39. Rises up on two legs; 41. Frankfurt’s river; 42. Like some Braten; 44. Lassie and Marmaduke, e.g.; 48. Circus employees; 50. Super Bowl div.; 51. Home of Odysseus; 52. Star in the Swan constellation; 53. ___ neutrino; 55. Parapsychological subj.; 58. Pan handlers; 59. Crosses; 63. Not duped by; 66. CD-___; 69. Like marshes; 70. Pats on the back, maybe; 71. Grade school subj.; 72. Now or never: Abbr.; 73. Some woods greenery; 74. Move like a penguin; 75. The Eagles, on a scoreboard; 77. Charlene who played Lucy on “Dallas”; 79. Stereotypical neighbors; 80. Third base coach’s urging, maybe; 82. “Ben-Hur,” for one; 83. “Catch you later”; 85. Jazz trumpeter Baker; 86. Lack; 88. “Regrets, ___ had a few” (“My Way” lyric); 89. Tit for tat?; 93. Bridge feature; 94. Set pieces?; 99. Those, to Jorge; 100. Mort who said “My life needs editing”; 101. Most preeved; 102. Out of this world?; 104. Morale-boosting il. Event; 107. Bull or Celtic; 108. Units of force; 109. “Marry ___ Little” (Sondheim song); 110. Actress Thurman; 111. “Same here”; 112. “Like it ___ …”; 113. Prominent part of Mickey Mouse; 114. Hardly a knockout; 115. Bonn exclamations.  —   DOWN: 1. Dumbwaiter part; 2. Fit to be tilled; 3. Less industrious; 4. Alternative; 5. Name that’s Hebrew for “lion”; 6. Key employee?; 7. Lowdown joint?; 8. Drs. May order them; 9. Many a doctor’s office wait, seemingly; 10. Expert with locks?; 11. Yellowfin tuna, on menus; 12. Wearied; 14. One on the chopping block; 15. Hybrid musical instrument with a shoulder strap; 16. Quickly; 19. “___ wish”; 20. Smoke detector sounds when the battery runs low; 23. Was winning; 26. Taco sauce brand; 29. Declares; 32. Puzzle solvers’ cries; 33. Backtrack?; 39. Giants of the sky, in myth; 40. Turns this way and that; 43. A pastel; 44. Embroidery loops; 45. Italian or Irish; 47. “Daybreakers” actor Willem; 49. Not post-; 52. Really wallop; 53. Dumbwaiter item; 54. On point; 56. “No sweat!”; 57. Rp stars often have them; 59. “Jeopardy!” creator Griffin; 60. Richard of Rambo movies; 61. Teleprompters, for speakers; 62. It needs refinement; 64. Sorry; 65. Commercial prefix with postale; 68. Cleaner; 70. Some dictators’ proclamations; 73. Moves like a moth; 74. Beaus; 76. Until now; 77. Words from a Latin lover; 78. “Supposedly”; 79. Baloney; 80. Certain templegoer; 81. Enter stealthily; 85. Game involving matching cards on the table; 87. Some bridge players; 89. ___ acid (food preservative); 91. They’re worth something; 92. ___-Canada (northern gas station chain); 95. Flier to Bergen; 96. “Yep”; 97. Passport producer; 100. Rise rapidly; 103. Ending with spam; 105. Briny; 106. Jokester.