07.18.14 — The Friday Crossword

Friday, July 18, 2014

Puzzle by Ian Livengood / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. “Know what I‘m saying’?,” in hip-hop slang, YA’ HEARD; 8. “Yep, alas”, ‘FRAID SO; 15. Feature of many a reception, OPEN BAR; 16. 1998 N.F.L. M.V.P. Davis, TERRELL; 17. Tablet alternatives, GEL CAPS; 18. Laughed menacingly, CACKLED; 19. Any of the Baleares, ISLA; 20. Political leader?, GEO; 22. Bob of play-by-play, COSTAS; 23. Squeeze, CRUNCH; 26. Kind of dye, AZO; 27. Things that wind up on trucks, FIRE HOSES; 30. Sounded wowed, AAHED; 32. Days AGO; 33. Villainous organization in the 007 film “GoldenEye”, RUSSIAN MOB; 35. Sleep around, BED HOP; 37. Like many Plains Indians, SIOUAN; 39. Football and basketball, TEAM SPORTS; 43. Like innuendo, SLY; 44. Electronics component, DIODE; 45. Ole Miss, athletically, THE REBELS; 47. What you might arrive two hrs. early for, ETD; 48. Central American capital, SAN JOSE; 49. Blue-flowered Mediterranean herb, BORAGE; 52. Buff finish?, OON; 53. Nuzzling spot, maybe, NAPE; 57. Leader referred to as “His Imperial Majesty”, AKIHITO; 59. 1994 memoir with a chapter on “New Robot Novels”, I ASIMOV; 61. Oscar-nominated Greek-American actor, SAVALAS; 62. Crank, NUTCASE; 63. Certain solution holder, EYE BATH; 64. Figure in many a New Yorker cartoon, ST PETER.

Down — 1. Meditative sort, YOGI; 2. Big tree climbers, APES; 3. Something to catch from scolding parents, HELL; 4. Box, ENCASE; 5. Org. the Utah Stars belonged to, ABA; 6. Public Enemy and others, RAP GROUPS; 7. Who wrote “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It’s not”, DR SEUSS; 8. U.S. fraud watchdog, FTC; 9. Breadth, REACH; 10. ARCO Arena (past Kings home); 11. Needles, IRKS; 12. Campus spot for Bluto, Otter and Boon, DELTA HOUSE; 13. Scuzz, SLEAZE BALL; 14. Motherland, OLD SOD; 21. Tender with Washington, ONES; 24. Google browser, CHROME; 25. Ted Danson hit series, CSI; 27. “Groovy!”, FAB; 28. “All right already!”,  I GET IT OKAY; 29. Walk of Style locale, RODEO DRIVE; 30. Flavorings in some root beers, ANISES; 31. Member of a loving trio?, AMO; 34. Person on a mission?, ASTRONAUT; 36. Ordered, HAD; 38. George Clinton was ts first gov. (for 21 years), NYS; 40. K-12 grp., PTA; 41. “Whoops!”, OH NO; 41. Answers, REJOINS; 44. Lower, DEBASE; 46. “Quit your squabbling”, BE NICE; 48. Swtched to, as on a thermostat, SET AT; 50. Fictonal boss of Stubb and Flask, AHAB; 51. River to the Colorado, GILA; 54. Member of a loving trio?, AMAT; 55. Work for an artist, maybe, POSE; 56. “Would I EVER!”; 58. Start of a kids’ clothing line name, OSH; 60. Letters on a track, STP.

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07.17.14 — BACK

Humpback What Heat Run in Tonga, photo by Tony Wu 

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld / Edited by Will Shortz

Four answers with the first word spelled backwards along with BACK implied as part of the word constitutes the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword:

[KCAB]PMUH WHALE (17A. Singer in the sea, literally). e.g., humpback whale
[KCAB]LLAF POSITION (27A. Plan B. literally), fallback position
[KCAB]RETRAUQ SNEAK (42A. Gridiron maneuver, literally), quarterback sneak
[KCAB]YGGIP RIDE (57A. Little kid’s lift, literally), piggyback ride

Other — ALL CAPS (7D. Indicator of stress), ATT and ATTY, AURORA (39A. Skylghts?), EMPTY NETS (13D. Fisherman’s bane and hockey player’s boon), ILA and IRA, LOCATIONS (11D. Spots), NORTHEAST (32D. 45 degrees), OGLE and OGRE, ON E and ONE-C, QUAYLE (43D. Bush successor), SPARE TIRE (30D. Gut), TRATTORIA (12D. Vino spot), TRUE LOVES (31D. Soul mates).

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07.16.14 — Triangles

Triangles, Shutterstock.com 

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Puzzle by Daniel Raymon / Edited by Will Shortz

TRI, ANG and LES in circled letters, SCALENE (21A. Like the figure formed by the three circled letters in the upper left), ISOSCELES (36A. Like the figure formed by the three circled letters in the upper right) and EQUILATERAL (55A. Like the figure formed by the three circled letters at the bottom) constitutes the interrelated group of this clever Wednesday crossword.

Other — ANTWERP (1D. Belgian seaport), HERONRY (11D. Nesting area for wading birds), MALE SEX (41D. The symbol for the Roman god Mars represents it), PEROT (15A. Also-ran of 1992 and 1996), ROMNEY (39A. He tapped Ryan in 2012), ROSEANNE (8D. Comic with a “domestic goddess” persona). STEIGER (65A. “In the Heat of the Night“ Oscar winner), TEXTERS (67A. Some distracted drivers).

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07.15.14 — Company

Macy’s symbol

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel / Edited by Will Shortz

Four company founders and a company they established comprises the main feature of this Tuesday crossword:

TED TURNER / CNN (6D. Founder of 6-Down; 6D. World’s most widely distributed syndicated news service)
JEFF BEZOS / AMAZON (11D. Founder of 36-Across; 36A. World’s largest online retailer)
SAM WALTON / WALMART (34D. Founder of 58-Across; 58A. World’s biggest private employer)
STEVE JOBS / APPLE (63A. Founder of 47-Down; 47D. “World’s most admired company,” per Fortune)

Other — BOREDOM (9D. Cause of yawning), BREAKS UP (45A. Splits, as a couple), BREEZE (20A. Relief on a hot day), OVERFED (21A. Stuffed), SCRAPES (43D. Just gets by), STAR (38A. Macy’s symbol), founded by R. H. Macy, SURE CAN (5D. “No prob”), UZBEK (18D. Turkic tongue), YES I KNOW (32A. “That’s not news to me”).

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07.14.14 — Unidentified Flying Object

Monday, July 14, 2014

Puzzle by MaryEllen Uthlaut / Edited by Will Shortz

UFO SIGHTING (47A. Eerie encounter … or a hint to 23-, 31- and 39-Across), YOU FORGOT ME (23A. Annoyed “Hel-LO!”), SUBARU FORESTER (31A. Japanese compact S.U.V.) and DOUBLE STUF OREO (39A. Sandwich cookie with abundant filling) constitute the interrelated group of this pleasant Monday crossword.

Other — CONFINED TO (56A. Locked up in), EMPEROR (5D. Caesar of Charlemagne), FOGHORN (42D. Blast from a lighthouse), Treaty of GHENT, pact ending the War of 1812, LAUDING (40D. Singing the praises of), PAGE LAYOUT (18A. Web designer’s concern), SCALENE (9D. Like a triangle with sides of different lengths).

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07.13.14 — The Dirt on Clean — the Acrostic

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Acrostic, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Edited by Will Shortz

This Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from “The Dirt on the Clean: An Unsanitized History” by Katherine Ashenburg.

The question of cleanliness is one every age and culture has answered with confidence.  For the first-century Roman, being clean meant a two-hour soak n baths of various temperatures, scraping the body with a miniature rake, and  final application of oil.  For the aristocratic Frenchman in the seventeenth century, it meant changing your shirt once a day and perhaps going so far as to dip your hands in some water. … The Dirt on Clelan considers the bizarre prescriptions of history’s doctors, the hygienic peccadilloes of great authors, and the historic twists and turns that have brought us to a place Ashenburg considers hedonistic, yet over sanitized.  ~ amazon.com

The quotation:  THE MEDIEVAL WORLD WAS IMMEASURABLY LESS DEODORIZED THAN OURS. … SO SPIRITUAL A CHARACTER AS… THOMAS AQUINAS APPROVED OF INCENSE IN CHURCH BECAUSE IT MASKED THE PREVAILING BODY [ODOR], WHICH, HE ADMITTED, ‘CAN PROVOKE DISGUST.”

The author’s name and the title of the work:  ASHENBURG, THE DIRT ON CLEAN

The defined words:

A. Fruit salad with miniature marshmallows, AMBROSIA
B. Bags packed with scents, SACHETS
C. Popular fish-and-chips fish, HADDOCK
D. Slivovitz or kirsch, e.g. (3 wds.), EAU DE VIE
E. Aromatic lquid used as a solvent, NAPHTHA
F. Sold as a package deal, BUNDLED
G. Creator of the friar-sleuth William of Baskerville (2 wd.), UMBERTO ECO
H. Solemn music for a Mass, REQUIEM
I. Visual aid (2 wds.), GUIDE DOG
J. Modern-day midden (2 wds.), TRASH HEAP
K. Shaky memory; turbidity, HAZINESS
L. Superficial tissue layer, EPIDERMIS
M. Doctrine of evolution, DARWINISM
N. Bar once sold with the slogan “It floats” (2 wds., IVORY SOAP
O. Bring back, as a product, RELAUNCH
P. Teamster’s meeting place, maybe (2 wds.), TRUCK STOP
Q. Having a keen sense of smell, OSMATIC
P. Monks in training, NOVICES
S. Moderately amused reaction, CHORTLE
T. Water closet, LAVATORY
U. Role for Patrick McGoohan in “Braveheart” (2 wds.), EDWARD I
V. Breath mints packaged in tins, ALTOIDS
W. Special bulletin (2 wds.), NEWS FLASH

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07.13.14 — Self-Evident

Sunday, July 13, 2014

"We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident”

Puzzle by Tim McCoy / Edited by Will Shortz

Seven tautological phrases, plus one from Gertrude Stein in circled letters (A ROSE IS A …) constitutes the interrelated group of this friendly Sunday crossword:

BOYS WILL BE BOYS (23A. Class excuse for some misdemeanors)
I YAM WHAT  YAM (35A. Declaration from Popeye)
WHAT’S DONE IS DONE (43A. Doubt-dispelling words from Lady Macbeth)
IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER (72A. Famous Yogism)
HATERS GONNA HATE (97A. Words dismissing detractors)
IT IS WHAT IT IS (105A. Expression of resignation)
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH (121A. “We wll tolerate this no more!”)

Other — CERN (33A. World’s largest particle physics lab, in Switzerland), CHEWS OUT ((93D. Reams), EARED and SIDED (48D and 49D. Follower of lop), ERAGON (119A. Fantasy title character whose name is one letter different from the creature he rides), GOLD MINE (6D. Source of great profit), LIGAND (19D. Bonding molecule), NERDS (73D. Colorful, pebble-like candies), SOLARIUM (91D. Sunny room), START A WAR (47D. Send in troops, say), SWIVELS (94D. Takes a turn), TITRATES (64D. Determines the concentration of a dissolved substance), WEEVIL (43D. One that’s a bore?), WEST WING (11D. Emmy-winning drama four years n a row, with “The”).

Place in pets

Night town

Night town a glass

Color mahogany

Color mahogany center

        Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. …

~ Gertrude Stein

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07.12.14 — The Saturday Crossword

Electra and Orestes, from Alfred Church, 

Stories from the Greek Tragedians, 1897

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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Puzzle by Tim Croce and Alex Vratsanos

Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Army equivalent of a leading seaman: Abbr., CPL; 4. Lowered, SCOWLED; 11. Man on he street, BRO; 14. New England state sch., URI; 15. Football helmet feature, EAR HOLE; 16. Preposition with three homophones, O’ER; 17. Span since 1955, TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE; 20. Middle of an Aeschylus trilogy, with “The”, LIBATION BEARERS; 21. Classic label in classical music, ERATO; 22. Try to pull off, say, TUG AT; 23. Camera movement, TILT; 24. Unwelcome neighbor, SNOOP;29. Get on board, LADE; 30. Gouda and Muenster, SEMI-SOFT CHEESES; 33. Greeting at the head of a procession, ALL HAIL; 34. Selfish response to a request, I DON’T FEEL LIKE IT; 42. River that passes by the Hermitage, NEVA; 43. Wall hanging, ARRAS; 44. Saint who is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, ELMO; 45. Squarely, informally, SPANG; 47. First name in late-night TV, CRAIG; 48. Monumental, EARTH-SHATTERING; 54. Pro athlete in a red-and-white uniform, ARIZONA CARDINAL; 55. Subway nits., MTA; 56. Bright spots, SOLARIA; 57. One being shepherded, say, EWE; 58. It’s double-hyphenated: Abbr., SSN; 59. Like many a sports car, TWO-DOOR; 60. Brutus’ “but”, SED.

The Remorse of Orestes
 by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1862

Down — 1. Schnitzels, e.g., CUTLETS; 2. Plain variety, PRAIRIE; 3. Stick in a purse?, LIP BALM; 4. 1950s-’70s defense acronym, SEATO; 5. Request often accompanied by “please”, CAN I; 6. Pasta eaten with a spoon, ORZO; 7. “That’s enough,” to a server, WHEN; 8. Banker/philanthropist Solomon, LOEB; 9. River into which the Vitava flows, ELBE; 10. Clear of vermin, DE-RAT; 11. Some corner shops, BODEGAS; 12. Move from A to B, say, REGRADE; 13. Hero of 20-Across, ORESTES; 18. Stanger a.k.a. Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker”, PATTI; 19. “You can’t beat me!”,  I RULE; 24. Sight-singing technique, SOLFA; 25. 54-Across, e.g., for short, NFLER; 26. Gender option on modern forms, OTHER; 27. Onetime center for the distribution of oranges, OCALA; 28. 2008 World Series winners, to fans, PHILS; 31. Didn’t get snapped up, say, SAT; 32. Laura Nyro album “ELI and the Thirteenth Confession”; 34. They run up legs, INSEAMS; 35. Skips, DEPARTS; 36. Reproductive, in a way, OVARIAN; 37. Sportscaster Jim NANTZ; 38. Olympic gymnast KERRI Strug; 39. Manhattan eatery referenced in Billy Joe’s “Big Shot”, ELAINE’S; 40. “Wow!”, I’M IN AWE; 41. Turned off and on, TOGGLED; 46. Shade, GHOST; 47. Ohio’s CEDAR Point, home of the Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force roller coasters; 49. Kind of day or job, SNOW; 50. Headlight?, HALO; 51. Part of A.M.P.A.S.: Abbr., ACAD; 52. Arum family member, TARO; 53. TLC, e.g., TRIO.

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07.11.14 — The Friday Crossword

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker,

Star Wars Episode III, Revenge of the Sith

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Friday, July 11, 2014

Puzzle by Victor Fleming and Sam Ezersky

Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Displeases one’s buds?, TASTES BAD; 10. Dart maker … or dart, DODGE; 15. R.V. park hookup option, SEWER LINE; 16. When New York’s Central Park closes, ONE A M; 17. Snack in a gym bag, ENERGY BAR; 18. Clog, GUM UP; 19. Phrase cooed en espanol, TE AMO; 20. Opposite of miniature, KING SIZE; 22. Uses a 49-Down, SITS; 23. People thank God when it comes, FRIDAY; 25. What Kramer often called Seinfeld, JER; 26. Joseph of ice cream, EDY; 27. Art ROONEY, Steelers owner for 55 years; 28. Cops, in slang, POPO; 29. Moon views?, BUTTS; 30. “Weiner Fauen” composer, LEHAR; 31. They might like your comments, FACEBOOK FRIENDS; 36. N.F.L. team that went 0-16 in 2008, LIONS; 37. Have an itch, YEARN; 38. Duncan of Obama’s cabinet, ARNE; 39. Impound lot charge, TOWAGE; 41. Jump start?, JAY; 44. Gomer Pyle, e.g.: Abbr., PFC; 45. Trees used to make shoe trees, CEDARS; 46. Enfant bearer, MERE; 47. Ad mascot in sunglasses, JOE CAMEL; 49. Spanish soccer club, for short, BARCA; 50. Spirit, ARDOR; 51. Outerwear for moguls?, SKI PARKAS; 54. Battery for many a toy, C CELL; 55. Like a 1938 Andrew Jackson stamp, SEVEN-CENT; 56. Writer featured in “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test”, KESEY; 57. 409 and 410, but not 411, AREA CODES.

Down — Scary little sucker, TSETSE; 2. 12-book classic, AENEID; 3. Like many exercisers, SWEATY; 4. The “2x” and “5” in 2x + 5, e.g., TERMS; 5. Accordingly, ERGO; 6. Designing, SLY; 7. Restaurant accessory, BIB; 8. Knight who fell to the dark side, ANAKIN SKYWALKER; 9. Knock sharply, DERIDE; 10. Spot, to a tot, DOGGY; 11. Large charge, ONUS; 12. Cousin of a carafe, DEMIJOHN; 13. It may cover a tear, GAUZE PAD; 14. Power line?, EMPERORS; 21. Unfavorable reply, NAY; 23. Shot, informally, FOTO; 24. Tiller attachment?, ROTO; 27. Coats put on at barbecues, RUBS; 28. Part for a whack job?, PEEN; 29. Well, in Rome, BENE; 30. Old change in the Vatican, LIRE; 32. Hotcake, FLAPJACK; 32. Jet pack?, AIR FORCE; 33. Cries uncle, CONCEDES; 34. What chickens have, FEAR; 35. Clothing, colloquially, RAGS; 39. Pro TEM; 40. Seat of Ector County, Tex., ODESSA; 41. Moved like a whiptail, JERKED; 42. Apprehended by a small group, ARCANE; 43. Brewers’ supplies, YEASTS; 45. Pop singer CARLY Rae Jepsen; 46. Cry in a swimming pool game, MARCO; 48. He had a 1948 #1 hit with “Nature Boy”, COLE; 49. Judge’s perch, BANC; 52. “’I’VE no idea”; 53. Kind of gravel, PEA.

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07.10.14 — Silent

Buster Keaton 

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Puzzle by John Guzzetta / Edited by Will Shortz

In this Thursday crossword, the solver is asked to imagine the word SILENT as part of the entry across words and as a descriptive for a unpronounced letter of an entry down:

[SILENT] PARTNER crossing COUP with a silent P
[SILENT] HILL crossing HONEST WOMAN with a silent H
[SILENT] NIGHT crossing DAMNS with a silent N
[SILENT] SPRING crossing ELLIS ISLAND with a silent S
[SILENT] MOVIE crossing MNEMONIC with a silent M
[SILENT] TREATMENT crossing LISTEN with a silent T

Clues for the above, the words — PARTNER (4D. Business associate uninvolved in management), HILL (5A. Hit 2006 horror film based on a video game series), NIGHT (12D. Popular Christmas carol), SPRING (54A. Seminal 1962 book on the environment), MOVIE (50D. Almost any pre-1927 Hollywood production), TREATMENT (63A. Some passive-aggressive behavior).

The letters — COUP (1A. Takeover), HONEST WOMAN (5D. What a girl becomes after marriage, in an old expression), DAMNS (9A. Curses), ELLIS ISLAND (24D. Great Hall locale), MNEMONIC (50A. “Every good boy does fine,” e.g.), LISTEN (4D. Tune in).

Other — AESTHETES (20A. Art lovers), CZAR and UKASE (29A. 3-Down issuer; 3D. Decree), DEMESNE (43D. Lord’s estate), MANON (11D. Jules Massenet opera comique), PORK PIE (39A. Buster Keaton hat), SALLIE MAE (59A. Company providing financial assistance to college students), SEES INTO (23A. Probes), SMARTNESS (17A. Brains), STYLO (13D. Pen, in Paris).

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07.09.14 — Star-Studded

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Puzzle by Bruce Haight / Edited by Will Shortz

STAR-STUDDED (60A. Like the Oscars … or the answers to this puzzle’s seven asterisked clues?) summarizes the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:

JUST ARRIVED (17A. *Words on a birth announcement)
SALES TARGET (26A. *Quota for a rep to achieve)
COSTA RICA (37A. *Oldest continuous democracy in Central America)
TOURIST AREA (51A. *Where to find money exchange shops)
LESS TAR (13D. *Cigarette ad claim)
STARE (27D. *Prefight psych job)
ASTARTE (40D. *Ancient fertility goddess)

Other — AT ONE GO (12D. In a single try), BEER GUT (11D. Opposite of six-pack abs, ironically), CREATURE (38D. Kind of comfort), DOODLES (41D. Marginal things?), DRUM SET (42D. It often shows a band’s name), MADAGASCAR (32A. Title island of a 2005 DreamWorks animated film), SORORAL (47A. Sisterly), THAT’S A GO (5D. “Let’s roll!), TORTUGA (31A. Island setting for “Pirates of the Caribbean”), WISECRACKS (43A. Words from class clowns).

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07.08.14 — BARS

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Puzzle by Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski

Edited by Will Shortz

BARS (67A. Signs of cell service … or a word than can follow both parts of 18-, 23-, 36-, 52- and 58-Across), clues the main feature of this Tuesday crossword with the following:.

HIGH ENERGY (18A. Like much snack food for hikers)

SIDE SALAD (23A. Small order of greens)

OPEN SPACE (36A. Clearing)

SPORTS NUT (52A. Season ticket holder for baseball, basketball and football, say)

COFFEE ROLL (58A. Glazed dessert)

Other — AIRSHIP (25D. Blimp), ARROZ (15A. Spanish rice), KIKI DEE (3D. Duettist with Elton John on 1976’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”), KRUEGER (45D. Freddy of Elm Street), PORTICO (11D. Colonnaded entrance), RENOIRS (2D. Some Impressionist paintings), SENHORA (44D. Lady of Brazil), Hoity-TOITY.

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