The Hallucinogenic Toreador, Salvador Dali, 1970----------------- Sunday, August 23, 2009 E. U. DOINGS, Puzzle by Phil Ruzbarsky, edited by Will Shortz PRESSED THE FLUSH(23A. Used a push-button toilet?),IT’S PAST MY BUD TIME (40A. “I can’t drink beer this late”?),BUTTER BUSINESS BUREAU (56A. Dairy regulator?),THE UMPIRE STRIKES BACK(77A. Baseball official gets revenge?);WORKS WITHOUT A NUT (93A. “The bolt alone is sufficient”?) andTHE LITTLE RED HUN (114A. Story of a small Communist barbarian) are the interrelated group of this Sunday crossword. Mid-size entries include ABDUCTS (6D. Shanghais); BEEFEATER (68A. Yeoman of the British guard);BROILER (68D. Where Guinness originates); ESTEEMS (17D. Prizes); JEANNIE (16D. 1960s sitcom title role); NUMERIC (50D. Having digits); TOPPLES (87D. Overthrows); TUNNELS (92D. Places for moles). Six-letter -- AIRMAN (59D. Aviator); AMORES (47A. Ovid’s love poetry);ASKED IN (53D. Welcomed, as a visitor); ATTACH (49D. Affix);DOES OK (67D. Gets a C, say); ETCHED (98D. Fixed for all time); ETRADE (2D. Online brokerage); 70D.FEEL NO pain; HELENE (95D. Curtis of cosmetics); LEMUEL (99D. Gulliver of “Gulliver’s Travels”); MAGNET (30A. Kind of school);MUU MUU (30D. Hawaiian attire); NOBLES (96D. Aristocrats);NO EXIT (3D. Sartre play set in hell);NUGGET (48D. McDonald’s chicken bit); MIDWAY (79D. Convenient meeting place?); SPIFFY (105A. Spruce);T-BONDS (87A. Govt-issued securities); 41D. Mother TERESA; TETRAS (7D. Colorful fish);TIP JAR (1D. Bill collector?);TOP HAT(94D. Cane accompanier, maybe); TRUISM (11D. Platitude) andTRUE TO (43D. Loyally following);TSE TSE (18D. Transmitter of nagana); TRANNY (100D. Gearshift mechanism, informally); UNLOCK (60D. Open); WASABI (93D. Mustardy condiment). Five -- ADIME, ALLIE, AUSSI, BARAK, BEBOP, BEENE, BILBO, CACTI, CASCA, EBERT(20A. Who said “No good movie is too long, and no bad movie is short enough”), EGADS, EWELL, FLASH, INERT, ISRED, LASSO, LETAT, LOESS, MERIT, NAÏVE, NOELS, OBJET, ORIEL, OSAKA(63A. It was destroyed by Godzilla in “Godzilla Raids Again”), PATHO, RELAX, SAXON, SPAYS, TESTA, THINK, UVEAS, VOTER, WISHI, WORLD. Short stuff -- ABA, ACHE, ALOE, APO, ARLO, ATEM and ATEN, BANA, BELT, BNAI, BORG, BRED, CEL, CMA, DALI(74A. “The Hallucinogenic Toreador“ artist), DECO, DORR, DOS, EEN, EIRE, ERIC, FEED, FINE, HRH, IDLY, ISAT, ITOO, JAX, LAIN, MOA, NASL, NES, NYT, OLGA, OTE, PEEL and PEEN, PLUS, RETE, RGT, RIA, RUNS, SCH, SDAK, SELA, SEAU, SIL, SLUR, SSE, STDS, TAIL, TBA and TWA, TEL, TEND, TINS, ULAN, URNS, URU, VIE.-----------------For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.Click on image to enlarge.Puzzle available on the internet atTHE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games
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Remaining clues -- ACROSS: 1. Shepherd; 5. Logical beginning?; 10. Regs.; 14. Curio; 19. Langston Hughes poem; 21. House Republican V.I.P. Cantor; 22. Windblown soil; 27. The Jaguars, on scoreboards; 28. “White trash,” e.g.; 29. Been in bed; 31. Stop on ___; 33. “Julius Caesar” role; 36. 12-time Pro Bowl player Junior; 38. Super ___ (game console); 39. Neural network; 44. Operates; 46. Flu symptom; 48. Green; 50. Largest city paper in the U.S.: Abbr.; 51. Narrow estuary; 54. Arg. Neighbor; 61. Mil. Unit; 62. “Up and ___!”; 64. Cans; 66. “Zounds!”; 71. Sci-fi writer’s creation; 72. Like Rockefeller Center; 73. Cantilevered window; 76. Extinct relative of the emu; 83. ___ Chinmoy (late spiritual leader); 84. Toon frame; Poetic dark period; 86. “Concentrate!”; 90. Pele was its M.V.P. in ‘76; 92. Shadow; 97. Stiff drink; 101. Mil. Address; 102. Medicinal succulent; 103. Native of Leipzig; 104. One looking for a ticket, maybe; 108. Added value; 110. Sons of, in Hebrew; 112. Nashville-based awards org.; 113. Pitcher Reynolds of the 1940s-’50s Yankees; 118. Designer Geoffrey; 119. Eric of “Munich”; 120. Gettysburg general under Lee; 121. Hammer part; 122. “The East ___,” song of the Chinese Cultural Revolution; 123. Egyptian solar disk; 124. Catch in a ring, maybe; 125. Without much thought. DOWN: 4. Fetes; 5. Plastic surgeon’s procedure; 8. Regal inits.; 9. Native: Suffix; 10. Emmy-winning Ward; 13. P.T.A. meeting place: Abbr.; 14. Sister in Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”; 15. Five-time Wimbledon champ; 24. Reno-to-L.A. dir.; 25. News bulletin; 32. Basis of a Scouting badge; 34. Neuters; 35. Peyotes,, e.g.; 37. Litigators’ org.; 40. Chemically quiet; 42. U.S. rebellion leader of 1842; 45. Eye layeers; 52. “The wolf ___ the door”; 55. Mated; 56. Jazz genre; 57. End-of-year numbers; 58. P.M. between Netanyahu and Sharon; 65. Neb. Neighbor; 69. Where Guinness originates; 71. Words before may or might; 75. The French state; 78. Mantel pieces; 80. Seed coat; 81. “Put your feet up”; 82. Tolkien hobbit; 89. Part of R.S.V.P.; 91. Also in Arles; 92. 104. Contend; 106. “O.K. then”; 107. Network signal; 109. ___ Bator; 111. Author/poet Bates; 114. TV schedule abbr.; 115. 10-digit no. 116. Former rival of USAir; 117. Printer specification: Abbr.
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----------------- Friday, August 21, 2009 Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz GASP, HASH, RASH, SORT, CLUE, ALAS, WEEP, WARN, SNAG, NOES, POOP, STET! may sound like the utterances of a flummoxed solver, apt right down to the REMOTEST(54A. Least accessible) corner of the puzzle which teases with the entry of OPENEST(38D. Most accessible), what?! -- ah well, WILCO(44D. “Consider it done”)! People and/or persona in the puzzle include full names of IVAN REITMAN(7D. Director of Meatballs” and “Stripes”) and JACK DEMPSEY(32A. First athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazine). Others -- ARTURO(17A. Cuban-born jazz great Sandoval); 26A. “Ella and BASIE!” (1963 jazz album); a BEDMATE (36D. One who’s on the other side?); a B BOY (26D. Rap devotee, in slang); a BRO (36A. Amigo); a CHILEAN (2D. Poet Pablo Neruda, for one);LIAR LIAR (16A. 1997 Jim Carrey film); LORNE (53A. TV producer Michaels); OGRES (39A. Ungentle giants); 6D. Chad Mitchell TRIO (1960s folk band); WELK (25A. Onetime popular musician … or a radio station where he might be heard?); and a SKELETON (30D. One hanging around med school?)!
ACROSTIC (1A. Feature of Psalm 119) leads off the puzzle’s other entries of length followed by ALL ALONE (18A. Isolated);AUTOHARP (10D. Zither with buttons); EDUCATES (52D. Shows the ropes);RAISIN BREAD (28A. Sweet loaf);TALL TALE (50A. It’s unbelievable); THE NERVE (14A. “How rude!”); TRAINMAN (47A. Switch hitter?). Mid-size -- AGREE TO (33D. Accept, as conditions);ATE OUT (51A. Went on a dinner date, e.g.);AT LARGE(1D. Loose); CEREALS (8D. Post boxes’ contents); CRASSER (34D. More boorish); EURASIA (12D. “1984” superstate); GLUCOSE (11D. What insulin regulates the metabolism of);HAUL UP (15A. Call on the carpet); JOURNAL (32D. Personal writings); NESTLE (49A. Coffee-mate producer);ON RAMP 4D. It’s designed for quick entrances); PLATTER (35D. Part of a caterer’s display); REALIST (3D. Dreamer’s opposite); REGALES (37D. Entertains);SNO-CAT(19A. Tracked vehicle); SPOTTED (13D. Like pinto beans);WENT AT (41D. Attacked).------------------For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.Click on image to enlarge.Puzzle available on the internet atTHE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games
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Remaining clues -- Across: 9. People work for them; 21. Spur-of-the-moment; 20. City where French kings were crowned; 23. Virus’s need; 24. Swimmer’s sound; 27. Suffix with absorb; 30. Separate; 31. Lowdown; 40. As bad luck would have it!; 41. Blubber; 42. Caspian Sea feeder; 43. Hitch. Down: 5. Plugs; 9. Premonish; 15. Jumble; 25. Pottery; 28. Some retinal cells; 29. Disappointing R.S.V.P.‘s; 43. Unmake changes; 44. It may get you out of a trap; 46. Mystery novel element; 48. Chemical used to cure animal skins.
------------------ Thursday, August 20, 2009 Puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski, edited by Will Shortz PARALLELOGRAM (36A. What’s revealed by connecting the special squares in this puzzle in order), along with the “special” squares containing 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, comprise the interrelated group of this fine Thursday crossword. The across entries with the numbers include 1SIE(20A. Toddler‘s attire) [onesie]; AGE 2 (21A. Time for potty training, maybe);TAKES 5 (22A. Rests);4 DAY (51A. Nice kind of workweek);BIG 3 (53A. G.M., Ford and Chrysler). The down entries with the numbers -- DR1 (15D. Be an utter bore?) [drone];EAS2OD (13D. Best Director of 1992 and 2004) [Eastwood];5 FOLD (24D. Like the symmetry of a starfish); IN4THS (41D. How mini-pizzas are usually cut) [in fourths]; 3 RS (55D. School basics). Other entries of length include AMEN AMEN(37D. Final words of Numbers 5:22); ANTECEDENT (14A. The fool in “A fool and his money are soon parted”);BE ORIGINAL (58A. Advice for essay writers); ICE SKATERS (62A. Eight producers?);I DON’T DRIVE (17A. Excuse given for asking for a ride);LANGELLA (11D. Tony-winning “Frost/Nixon” actor). Mid-size -- APIECE (42D. Each);AS A GIFT (26D. Free of charge); ASTERISM (12D. Constellation);ELYSEE (65A. Paris palace); ENDEAR (2D. Ingratiate);INVITE (8D. You might get one before a party); OPINES (43D. Sounds off);OR ELSE (45D. Bully’s warning); PARODIES (36D. P.D.Q. Bach’s “Sanka Cantata” and such); SARANAC (23D. Beer from upstate New York); STOCKS (3D. Has on hand); STUPOR (49A. Daze); WAISTS (1D. Middles that are often too big); WESSON (1A. Big name in oil); VOLARE (44D. 1958 #1 song with the lyric “Let’s fly way up to the clouds”). Five-letter -- 48D. Old comic strip “ABBIE an’ Salts”; AFORE (29A. Burning);A MIND (39A. Start of the United Negro College Fund slogan);ASK OF (42A. Want from); EROSE (34A. Jagged); GAOLS (35A. Clinks overseas); GOGOS (35D. “Beauty and the Beat” band); 41A.IRENA Szewinska, Olympic sprinting gold medalist of 1964, 1968 and 1976; LEGIT (40A. Kosher); REELS (31D. Walks unsteadily);SOLID (32A. Not shaky); STEER (9D. Direct); UNITY (50D. Concord). Short stuff -- ALAE, AREA, CAP, EES, ENTS, ERIN, ERO, GAL, GOES, HEEP, IKE, ISL, LEK, LEIS and LIS, NED, NILE, NON, OCT, OORT cloud (region of comets far beyond Pluto), OVO, RASA, SECS, SRS, SSNS, TIME, TRA, YEPS(O.K.’s from the O.K. Corral?). ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.Click on image to enlarge.Puzzle available on the internet atTHE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games
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Remaining cues -- Across: 7. Easter flower, in Is-sur-Tille; 10 Butterfly wings, e.g.; 16. Tabula ___; 18. Humanoid trees in Tolkien; 19. Ticks, say: Abbr.; 25. Chorus line opener; 27. Handel cantata “___ e Leandro”; 43. Ab ___ (from the top); 46. Partisan leader?; 47. Tube top; 56. Setting for an Agatha Christie novel; 57. Proctor’s call; 61. Dickens creep; 63. Payroll dept. figs.; 64. Wiring experts: Abbr. Down: 5. When Canada celebrates Thanksgiving: Abbr.; 6. Washington in the Songwriters Hall of Fame; 7. Hawaiian strings?; 10. Neck of the woods; 30. Part of some chains: Abbr.; 34. Celtic land; 38. Albanian coin; 54. Exits; 59. Presidential nickname; 60. Square dance partner.
----------------- Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Puzzle by Peter A. Collins, edited by Will Shortz THE SECRET GARDEN(52A. Frances Hodgson Burnett kid-lit novel … and a hint to 21-, 26- and 45-Across), along with the “hidden” word GARDEN in circles in the entries of AFGHAN PRESIDENT(21A. Hamid Karzai, starting in 2004),GREAT GRANDPARENT(26A. One of four generations in a photo) and GARAGE DOOR OPENER(45A. Driver’s electric convenience) are the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword. Other entries of length include SNEERS AT(41D. Shows disdain for),TWIN PAC (16D. Promo container that’s a twofer),WASH SALE (4D. Stock transaction made to claim a tax deduction). Cross-referenced entries include THE DEAD(38D. Jerry Garcia’s band, for short) and ARISTA (60A. Longtime label for 38-Down), GRIEG (26D. “Peer Gynt” composer) and NORSE (51A. Like 26-Down); RED (39d. With 22-Down, stinging insects) and ANTS (22D. See 9-Down).Six-letter -- ALEXIS (46D. “Dynasty” vixen); 63A. Father DAMIEN, leper priest of Molokai;ERE NOW (19A. To this point, in verse);OH DEAR (10D. “Mercy!”);OMERTA (7D. Mobster’s code); ONESIE (47D. Infant’s bodysuit); ORGANS (49D. Hammond products); ROTTEN (48D. Raising a stink?); STENOG (5D. Court worker, for short); TOMCAT (15A. Philanderer, in slang); TORPOR (6D. Sluggishness); TRAGIC (38A. Like “King Lear”).
Five-letter -- 66A. Has-BEENS (ones who are washed up); EATER (28D. What “-vore” means); ETHAN (31D. Patriot Allen); INANE (44A. Vacant, in a way); NO ONE (32D. Nary a soul); RIALS (34A. Iranian cash) and RIATA (27D. Gaucho’s gear); SNOOT (24A. Uppity type); STOAT (5A. Brown fur); TOWER (33D. Air controller’s place).Short stuff -- ACNE, ADO, AGOG, ALAW, AMEN, ANTS, ASTA, CRAB, DEMI, DRAM and DRIP, DXI, EMIT, ETE, EXAM, EXED, HAZE, HOAX, HOMO, HST, IPSA, LATE, LEIF, LTD, NEG, NRA, NYNY, OWES, RED, RIME, SEGA, SEXY, SGTS, SHED, SHOW, SOP, SUZI, TAOS and TIOS, TIDY, TOO, TOUR, TRES, WORN. For the film, go HERE. ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.Click on image to enlarge.Puzzle available on the internet atTHE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games
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Remaining clues -- Across: 1. ___ unto itself; 10. Is shy, in a way; 14. Game Gear company; 17. Our genus; 18. Madre’s hermanos; 20. Intravenous hookup; 25. Org. concerned with firing practices?; 35. Occasion for a proctor; 36. Overly; 37. “Must’ve been something ___”; 41. Keep an appointment; 42. When juillet and août occur; 43 Get ride of; 50. Old Ford model; 59. Piltdown man, notably; 61. Like a hottie; 62. Rocker Quatro; 64. “Ain’t it the truth!”; 65. Siesta time, maybe; 67. Like some sums. Down: 1. Wirehair of film; 2. Son of Eric the Red; 3. All worked up; 8. Dots over eyes?; 9. New Mexico skiing locale; 11. Dog-eared; 12. Discharge; 13. Conciliatory bribe; 23. Apothecary weight; 29. Like some ions: Abbr.; 30. Early sixth-century date; 40. Hubbub; 43. Snorkel and colleagues: Abbr.; 44. Res ___ loquitur; 52. Historic site option; 53. Give a paddling, maybe; 54. Kvetcher; 55. White coat; 56. Moore of film; 57. Deleted, with “out”; 58. Part of Rockefeller Ctr.’s address; 59. V-J Day pres.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Puzzle by Tony Orbach, edited by Will Shortz
BANANA SPLIT(17A. Fountain treat),LEMON CREAM (27A. Tangy pie filler),APPLE CRUMBLE(37A. Relative of a certain cobbler),CHERRY MASH(51A. Candy bar with maraschinos) and ORANGE CRUSH(59A. Popular Fanta-like soda) are the interrelated entries of this clever and amusing Tuesday crossword. The fruit (banana, lemon, apple, cherry and orange) along with the implied violence of split, cream, crumble, mash and crush make for an image of a colorful and healthy food fight -- throw in a lone apple for ISAAC NEWTON(25D. Scientist who experienced a great fall?).T-BONE STEAKS(11D. Rib-eye alternatives) leads off the longer entries which include BROWN COW (40D. Root beer float with chocolate ice cream) and PONIES UP (5D. Pays what’s due), followed by six seven-letter entries -- IN-HOUSE(42D. Not farmed out),LOSES IT (30A. Goes postal),OTTOMAN (13D. Club chair companion piece),SEA SALT (12D. Natural seasoning), SPOOKED (50A. A little scared) and TICKLED (41D. Amused).Five- and six-letter -- ABRUPT(1A. Short); ACURA (35D. Lexus competitor); ALCOA (36D. Big name in metal foil); ARCADE (44A. Game keeper?); BOURNE (68A. Robert Ludlum hero searching for his identity); ELITE (23A. Type size used in typewriters); ICARUS (34A. He flew too close to the sun, in myth);I CAN SO (21A. “Just watch me!”); KOWTOW (55A. Show deep respect [to]); LAPSE (7D. Run out, as a subscription); MACRO (28D. Lens type);MY WORD(49D. “Dear me!”);PROMOS (14A. Plugs); RETINA (10D. Eye part); SENOR (53D. Guadalajara guy); SWELLS (71A. Balloons); TERPS (26D. Maryland squad); WASPS (54A. Big stingers).Short stuff -- AAAS, ABE and ABET, ACH, AGAR, AIDE, AIL, APB, ATTN, BRA, CCS, DEER, DEP and DEN(69A. Hideout),DUO, EARN, EDAM, EDS, ELI, ESOS, GOAT (19A. Bearded beast), HES, IDI, INN, IRIS(20A. Bearded bloom);ISL, LAIR(7A. Hideout),LOC, MAP, OAHU, OMAR, ORO, ROBO, RON and ROE and RUE, RTES, SHAG, SILT, SLA, SNL, TICS, TSAR and TSO, TICS UMA, URL.Strange fruit!
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Remaining clues -- Across: 11. General on a Chinese menu; 15. Right-hand person; 16. Help in a heist, say; 32. Penlight batteries; 33. Patty Hearst kidnap grp.; 35. “___ du lieber!”; 36. Abbr. on an envelope; 41. Idiosyncrasies; 43. Batman and Robin, e.g.; 47. Setting for TV’s “Newhart”; 48. Sharif of “Doctor Zhivago”; 56. Make; 58. Vermeer’s “Woman With a ___”; 66. Those, in Toledo; 67. “___ Cop”; 70. Carriers of Lyme ticks. Down: 1. Alert, for short; 2. Thing with cups and hooks; 3. Harry Potter’s best friend; 4. Actress Thurman; 6. Peter I, II or III; 8. Feel ill; 9. Uganda’s ___ Amin; 16. Biology lab supply; 18. Buildup at a river’s mouth; 22. IV amounts; 23. Yale student; 24. Tone ___ (early rapper); 29. Diamond Head locale; 31. Archipelago unit: Abbr.; 38. Dutch dairy product; 39. Aid in locating a pirate’s treasure; 45. Passbook abbr.; 46. Masthead contents, briefly; 48. ___ y Plata (Montana’s motto); 50. Thick carpet; 52. 66 and others: Abbr.; 57. Confederate soldiers, for short; 60. ___ v. Wade; 61. Actor Vigoda; 62. Lament; 63. http://.yahoo.com, e.g.; 64. Skit-filled NBC show, for short; 65. “For ___ a jolly …
Monday, August 17, 2009 Puzzle by Mike Buckley, edited by Will Shortz BATMAN(26A. With 51-Across, roles for 17-, 38- and 62-Across), JOKERS (51A. See 26-Across),CESAR ROMERO (17A. 1966),JACK NICHOLSON (38A. 1989) and HEATH LEDGER (62A. 2008) are the interrelated entries of this Monday crossword. OUT OF GAS(40D. On empty) at a REST AREA (3D. Place to pull over), along with TEA ROSE (53A. Chinese blossom) and CHALICE (23A. Drinking cup) are the other entries of length, followed by those of six letters: AKIN TO (47D. Like); ALTIMA (11D. Nissan sedan); CARAFE (1A. Container for serving wine); CLEVER (14A. Witty); ENDASH (68A. Mark slightly longer than a hyphen); FJORDS (45D. Norwegian coastal features);HEYDAY (12D. Period of one’s prime); ISSUED (43A. Came out with);LOTION (46D. Skin soother);ODESSA (33A. City on the Black Sea);SAYS SO (71A. Declares emphatically); SCARES (34D. Close calls, perhaps); SIRENS (13D. Fire truck sounds); STRESS (22D. Emphasize). Five-letter -- AISLE(42A. Theater walkway); ARCED (30D. Like parabolas); AVAIL (4D. Be of help to); AXELS (27D. Leaps in ice-skating); CAROB (9D. Chocolate substitute); CLANS (25D. Family groups); FERMI (5D. Physicist Enrico); FLARE (45A. Solar phenomenon); NOISE (37D. Static, e.g.);REDDY (55D. Helen who sang “I Am Woman”);RENEE (36A. Actress Zellweger); SKIER (35D. One taking to the slopes);X-RAYS (32A. Pictures at a hospital). Cross-references and double-clues: HOT (62. With 59-Down, something flying off the shelves)ITEM (59D. See 62-Down); ARENA (54D. Where the action is); SCENE (52D. Where the action is); ESS (64D. Double curve); OGEE (18D. Double curve), Short stuff -- ABCS, AHS, ALE, AMMO, BEET, CCC, CEO, CHIC, DOE and DOT, EAR and ERR, ETCH, GOTO, HADJ, HAZE, HEH (31. When doubled, a villain’s chuckle), ILO, LEAH, LEI and LES, MEAL, NEWS, ODES, ONZE, OTIS, REF, RHO, RIN, SIDE, SLO and SNO, TEEM, TIM, TWO, TYR(19A. Norse war god). ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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Remaining clues -- Across: 7. Kindergarten learning; 11. Sounds during backrubs; 15. Lunch or dinner; 16. Gift at Honolulu airport; 20. Treasury secretary Geithner; 21. ___ guy (one who gets things done); 22. Flank; 28. Big part of an elephant; 29. Jacob’s first wife; 48. Laudatory poems; 50. A pair; 60. Official with a whistle; 61. ___ Tin Tin; 68. “i” topper; 67. French eleven; 69. ___-cone; 70. Be overrun (with). Down: 1. Roman 300; 2. Ginger ___; 6. Flub; 7. Bullets and BBs; 8. Borscht vegetable; 10. ___-mo; 23. Pooh-bah hired by a board of directors; 24. Muslim’s pilgrimage; 39. Nobel Prize-winning U.N. workers’ grp.; 41. 6:30 p.m. broadcast; 44. Female deer; 49. Draw like Albrecht Durer; 58D. Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple ___”; : 63. ___ Etats-Unis; 65. Letter between pi and sigma.
----------------- Sunday, August 16, 2009 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Today’s fine acrostic gives us a quotation from Meg Daley Olmert ’s Made for Each Other(The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond), which Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation calls “A fascinating exploration into the foundations of the human-animal bond and of our relationships with animals." The quotation: PLINY THE ROMAN NATURAL HISTORIAN TELLS US THAT HIS COUNTRYMEN WERE CHARMED BY FRIENDLY DOLPHINS THESE ANIMALS CAME WHEN CALLED ATE FROM HUMAN HANDS AND BY SEVERAL ACCOUNTS ALLOWED YOUNG BOYS TO RIDE ON THEIR BACKS The author’s name and the title of the work: MEG OLMERT MADE FOR EACH OTHERThe defined words: A. Symbiosis, MUTUALISM; B. International agreement to work together cooperatively, ENTENTE; C. Surface lusters; marginal notes, GLOSSES; D. One at home for a Winterlude festival, OTTAWAN; E. Imprudent sources of funding (2 wds.),LOAN SHARK; F. Potentially disastrous phenomenon common around volcanoes, MUDFLOW; G. So momentous as to herald a new age,EPOCHAL; H. Boat with four oars and three rowers, RANDAN; I. Certain roofing, THATCH; J. Sentimentality; command to dogs,MUSH; K. Writer espousing what she called Objectivism (2 wds.),AYN RAND; L. Old Irish song that ends “I’ll simply sleep in peace until you come to me” (2 wds.),DANNY BOY; M. Mutual antagonism,ENMITY; N. 1993 film set partly in an aquarium (2 wds.),FREE WILLY; O. Where Eli Manning was a Rebel (2 wds.),OLE MISS; P. Diamond or lozenge, RHOMBUS; O. Nonpreferential choice, EITHER; R. Strawberry seeds, for example, ACHENES; S. Settled, as a deal, CLINCHED; t. Home of Hals, Vermeer and Steen, HOLLAND; U. None too bright, OBTUSE; V. What bellwethers indicate, TRENDS; W. Birthplace of baseball’s Jose Canseco or marathoner Alberto Salazar,HAVANA; X. First breakfaster? (2 wds.),EARLY BIRD; Y. Collaborative exchange, give-and-take,RECIPROCITY.Click on image to enlarge.Puzzle available on the internet atTHE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
LET'S TALK ABOUT ME, Puzzle by Randolph Ross, edited by Will Shortz
A solver is entitled to dislike a crossword puzzle and this one is deserving of cross words, as in “make me” like it, for instance. No way -- ten clues that include the word “me” pose as an interrelated entry/clue mélange of this Sunday-should-be-pleasant-but-this-Sunday-it-is-not crossword. “Pardon me” clues 23A.ERROR MESSAGE; “Save me” 29A.MASS APPEAL; “Feed me” 38A.COUNTER PLEA; “For me?”,RECEIVING LINE; “Shoot me”, 75A.FILM DIRECTION; “Lean on me”, 92A.TENDER OFFER; the aforementioned “Make me” for 101A.CROSS WORDS; “Kiss me” for 107A.PECKING ORDER; “It’s on me”, 16D.FREE RESPONSE; “Write me”,BOOK PROPOSAL. Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me… So what?
The remainder of the crossword has even less to offer and it’s clues are every bit as vapidly draped in drear resulting in a weary waste of precious time of one of the last weekends of summer. Do yourself a favor -- do something else with the time -- so be it, off with cross words!Click on image to enlarge.Puzzle available on the internet atTHE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games
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The remaining clues -- Across: 1. Added (on); 7. Schisms; 12. Says “Two 19-Across,” e.g.; 16. One of the Big Three, for short; 12. See 12-Across; 20. More than is required; 21. Home of Rainbow Bridge National Monument; 22. “Riddle-me-___”; 25. Late 1920s to around 1950; 27. North Carolina town that’s home to Appalachian State University; 28. Summer comfort stat; 31. Seeding org.; 32. Statement of fact; 3. “My best soldiers,” according to Douglas MacArthur; 36. In shape; 37. A.A.A. recommendation: Abbr.; 40. Physicist Bohr; 41. Exactly right, in British lingo; 43. “The Thorn Birds” and others; 44. Stops on the road; 45. Kind of column or committee; 48. Put the kibosh on; 49. It has strong jaws; 51. Modern trivia competition locale; 57. Irishman who has a Time magazine Person of the Year in 2005; 58. ___ ligation; 61. Ones entering rehab; 62. Enters gradually; 64. Snorkeling sites; 66. Break off; 67. Plug; 68 Gets no answers wrong on the test; 69. 1993 TV western starring Kenny Rogers and Travis Tritt; 71. Invites to one’s apartment, say; 73. Scott Turow’s first book was about them; 74. Nevada city; 78. Mo. With Natl. Grandparent’s Day; 78. ___ Dubos, humanist who said “Think globally, act locally”; 80. Old verb suffix; 81. Superlative on “Top Chef”; 85. Fearsome Foursome team; 87. Like some grain; 88. Rough shelter; 90. N.C.A.A. women’s basketball powerhouse; 98. Herd of whales; 97. Pickup place for pets; 98. Airline mentioned in “Back in the U.S.S.R.”; 99. Former Miss America host; 100. Al dente; 104. Actress Hagen; 105. Singing Simon; 106. Bartender’s announcement; 111. Friend ___ friend; 112. Draft status; 113. Where Jean-Claude Killy practiced; 114. Theater area; 115. Lighting director’s choice; 116. Bank bailout acronym; 117. Big success; 118. Child often having special responsibilities. Down: 1. Where many commuters live, informally; 2. Balloon or blimp; 3. Sweet potato nutrient; 4. Icelandic money; 5. To be abroad; 6. British mil. Decoration; 7. Enter quickly; 8. Won’t take no for an answer; 9. Org. overseeing trials; 10. Port pusher; 11. Come across as; 12. Holders of body lubricating fluids; 13. Lake ___, source of the Mississippi; 14. Pops in the nursery; 15. Send; 17. Go off track; 18. What kings rule; 24. Classical rebuke; 26. Choose to participate; 30. Cobblers’ needs; 32. Like some bonds; 33. Stilt, e.g.; 34. Eyes and ears; 38. Arcangelo ___, Italian violin master; 39. Sign of hunger; 40. Tonga-to-Hawaii dir.; 42. Daytime talk show starting in 1987; 44. “___ little silhouetto of a man” (“Bohemian Rhapsody” lyric); 46. Big word in German ads; 47. Ballet set in the Rhineland; 49. Word that led to the “Why a duck?” routine by the Marx brothers; 50. Walk-___; 52. Before; 53. Cans; 55. Nasty words; 56. Housing arrangement; 57. Congressional terms, e.g.; 58. Scale weights; 59. Functional; 63. Child’s wheels; 65. Bank holdings?; 67. Battle star; 70. Hamper; 71. Batsman; 72. Mom-and-pop org.; 76. Very, very tired; 77. Singing brothers’ surname; 79. Presidential inits.; 82. Wrap around; 83. Hollywood hopefuls; 84. Flapdoodle; 86. “___ of robins …”; 87. Ready for a drive?; 88. Protest cry; 90. Get moving again, in a way; 91. Wine order; 92. Mechanic; 93. Cap attachment; 94. Obsession; 95. Sweet treat; 98. Safari leader; 100. Unit of capacitance; 102. Resident of the Land of Cakes; 103. Places to unwind; 105. Thing to wind; 108. Hardwood source; 109. One who knows one’s liabilities; 110. E.T.S. offering.
Victor Madsen's catalogue of Incunabula in the Royal Library----------------- Saturday,August 15, 2009 Puzzle by Matt Ginsberg, edited by Will Shortz THE COVERS OF THIS BOOK ARE TOO FAR APART(19A. Scathing review attributed to Ambrose Bierce, Part 1; 31A. Review, part 2; 48A. Review, part 3) is the main entry of this Saturday crossword. Ambrose Bierce is the author of hundreds of quotable quotes, so with no other clue except the crosswords crossings, the puzzle can be a grim solve, especially for one finding clueless quotations anathematic.
Upstaging the long quotation are two 15-letter across entries -- STILLER AND MEARA(17A. They appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” 36 times) and GREENHOUSE GASES(50A. “Hot” political topic). Four eight-letter entries ensue -- HILLTOPS(52A. Where sledders start); MANIACAL (15A. Mad);SCAVENGE (10D. Be a garbage collector);TARHEELS (31D. Cape Fear natives). Seven-letter -- AUSTRIA (34D. Wienerwald’s whereabouts); DEVIOUS (14D. Not on the level); KINDRED (33D. Like-minded); MR BONES(26A. Minstrel percussionist); PAROLES (11D. Releases from a spring board?); TURKEYS (36A. They’re often stuffed);YOO HOO (37D. “Hello-o-o!”). Six-letter -- ANTHEM (2D. It’s often played before the first play); DARING (53A. Strikingly original);INDOOR (8D. Like some plumbing);LETS GO (42D. Chooses to 46-Down); MUSTER (1D. Summon); OPERAS (32D. They’re seen at Venice’s La Fenice); PHASIC (40D. Occurring in stages); RANDOM (7D. Free, but not for free); RESORB (18D. Break down and assimilate); SLANTS (12D. They’re not on the level) andSLOOPS (38D. Cousins of cutters); SPIELS (3D. Hucksters’ deliveries);TO RENT (41D. Letter’s sign); TOUGHS (36D. Ruffians); UNPAID (13A. Like some leaves).
Five-letter --BOARS (23D. Sources of some leather) sharing the clue with the four-letter EELS;BOISE (25D. Snake feeder); BRACE (27D. Pair); CHAKA (28D. Grammy winner Khan); COURT (28A. Pursue, in a way); EPICS (35A. Big productions);IS TOO (22A. Grade school comeback); MASTS (1A. Brig pair);OF USE (45D. Valuable);O LORD (44A. Prayer start); RECTO (56A. Half a leaf); SMART (6D. Whiplike?); SPARE (46D. Show clemency); TALCS (4D. Baby showers?). Short stuff -- AAAS, AGAR, BELT, BOO, EELS and ELS, ENE, IMF, OSE, OSHA, PTL, RAGS, RMS, SASS, SHOE, SILO, SRI, TOE, TNT, UAE and UTE, USPS(9A. Org. that trademarked “Pony Express” in 2006), and VON. Here‘s a cover story for the ages...
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. ___ Vaishnavism (Hindu sect); 20. De, across the Rhine; 21. Sources of some leather; 23. Holdup accessory?; 24. Hosp. units; 25. Reaction dreaded by a performer; 30. Wear that’s worn; 34. Some batteries; 39. 16th letter of the Spanish alphabet; 40. Old TV ministry inits.; 43. Agcy. Concerned with ergonomics; 46. Last thing; 47. Onetime foe of the Navajo; 54. Cause for a kid getting grounded; 55. Sweet ending? Down: 5. Titan’s home; 9. OPEC member: Abbr.; 16. Global lending org.; 29. 46-Across part; 48. Cause of a major downfall?; 49. Bacteriologist’s base; 51. Lines up?
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