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Monday, January 24, 2011
Puzzle by Fred Piscop, edited by Will Shortz
JAR, with a clue to JAM, MARMALADE, PRESERVES and JELLY comprises the interrelated group of this sweet Monday crossword, e.g., JAM SESSION (17A. Informal gathering of musicians), LADY MARMALADE (26A. 1975 #1 hit for LaBelle), GAME PRESERVES (41A. Outdoor homes for endangered species, perhaps) and JELLYSTONE (54A. Park that’s home to Yogi Bear).
Other — ALTO crossing ALITO and ANTE crossing ANTS, ÉLYSÉE (42D. French president's palace), LUXEMBOURG (26D. Country wedged between France, Belgium and Germany), MACADAMIAS (11D. Nuts grown in Hawaii), MAHLER (27D. Gustav who composed “The Song of the Earth”), OR ELSE, RELY ON, ROSARY, SNIVEL (10D. Whine tearfully).
Five-letter — “Looks AREN’T everything“, ARIES, BLUER, CHILI (36A. Dish rated in alarms), ERASE, EVADE, EVILS (40D. Things released from Pandora’s box), FLOYD (46A. “Pretty Boy” of crime), OOHED, OUTIE, RIPON (61A. Wisconsin college or its city), ROOMY, SALES, SHUTE (31A. “On the Beach” author Nevil), TV ADS.
Allegory of Vanity (Pandora) by Nicolas Régnier, c. 1626,
showing a jar, not a box.
Short stuff — AXE, CARE, CLIP, DESK, DONS (29D. Mafia bigwigs), EDGE, EIN, ELI and ELS, EPEE, FILE and FIRE, FUJI, GADS, HEXA, ICED, IOUS, IQS, IRAQ, LOUD, LURE, “O Sole MIO“, MOP, NAPA, OMNI, OPED, OTIS, OUST, PEEK, RAMS, SMOG, SPUD, STAG, TAD, TEXT, “THAT reminds me …”, URAL, VATS, WAR, WATT, WINE, WREN, YEN, ZAP, ZONE.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Order after “Ready … aim …”; 5. Not cramped at all; 10. Urban pollution; 14. Russia’s ___ Mountains; 15. Protruding navel; 16. California Valley known for 37-Across; 19. Stuck in the freezer; 20. Mensa members’ stats; 21. 37-Across vessels; 22. 30-second spots, e.g.; 23. One of the W’s in W.W. I; 24. Expressed wonder; 34. Floor cleaner; 35. Send a message via cell phone; 37. Cabernet or merlot; 38. Lumberjack’s tool; 39. Red tag events; 40. Clear from memory; 44. More sad; 45. “Ich bin ___ Berliner”; 48. Match a bet, in poker; 50. Hit with a stun gun; 53. Papers in poker pots; 57. Entice; 58. Samuel of the Supreme Court; 59. Initial poker stake; 60. Beat, barely; 62. Cubicle fixture. — DOWN: 1. Volcano viewable from Tokyo; 2. Operation Desert Storm setting; 3. Ewes’ mates; 4. Chicago trains; 5. Nun’s beads; 6. Remove from power; 7. Elevator pioneer Elisha; 9. Money in Tokyo; 12. Newspaper opinion piece; 13. Gallivants, with “about”; 18. Give the slip to; 23. Light bulb unit; 24. Ultimatum words; 25. All: Prefix; 28. Astrological sign of spring; 30. Olympian’s blade; 31. For men only; 32. One more than penta-; 36. Give a darn; 37. Small songbird; 39. Potato, informally; 43. Have confidence in; 46. Blacksmith’s tool; 47. Deafening; 48. Tie fastener; 49. Kind of sax; 50. The “Z” in DMZ; 51. Aardvark’s diet; 52. Not wait until December 25, say; 54. Where you might find the thematic parts of 17-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across; 55. ___ Lilly and Company; 56. Tiny bit.
