Adam and Eve, a painting by Tiziano Vecellio (Titian)
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Puzzle by Paula Gamache, edited by Will Shortz
This annoying Friday crossword features eight 15-letter entries: Across — 17. Cook’s final setting, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; 33. Accompaniment for oysters, MIGNONETTE SAUCE; 40. One with a growing hobby, GENTLEMAN FARMER; 58. Snap, SPUR OF THE MOMENT. Down — 3. It may be picked first, LOW-HANGING FRUIT; 6. It helps show you when something is done, MEAT THERMOMETER; 8. Symbol of pork, BRIDGE TO NOWHERE; 11. Social admonition, MIND YOUR MANNERS.
Other — ATHIRST (20A. Eager), DO OR DIE (21A. Desperate), HAVANAS (54A. Select smokes), LIAISON (4D. Link), MORTISE (51A. Dovetail part), OLE/OPRY (38A. With 52-Down, a “grand” place), RENAMED (43D. Superficially updated), TEA TREE (41D. Source of an essential oil with medicinal properties), TSARINA (10D. Sovereign of yore).
Five-letter — ACNED, AMEBA (5A. Biology class topic), DELFT,DRIES, HEARS, IMAGE, PEARL and PEARY, ROBOT (45A. Steel worker?), SHIED, SIRED, SNEER.
Short stuff — ABE, AIT, ALSO, AMAT, AMOI, AMYS, ANDI, ANNO, APIS, ARI, ASK, CYTE, DIY, DSOS, EADS, EAN, EDGE, ERIE and ERNE, FAR, HAHA, HAI, HALL, INN, IRK, ISNO, IVO, LOD, MEW, MSEC, NOAH, NOSE, OYL, RIO, RNA (39A. Biology class topic), SEA, SFPD, SINO, STES, TAG, TMAN, YER.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Where a lecture may be given; 10. One trying to eliminate bad notes; 14. French possessive; 15. Beauty; 16. ___-American relations; 22. Charge; 23. Graffitist’s trademark; 25. Like much home improvement, for short; 26. “The answer ___”; 28. Drew back; 30. One who brought together many couples; 36. Actress Graynor; 37. “Tell ___ Mama” (2009 Norah Jones song); 44. What a jumpy person is on; 46. St. Louis landmark designer; 47. Substantially; 49. Sound that might indicate hunger; 50. Maid employer; 60. County west of Wyoming; 61. “Northward Over the Great Ice” writer; 62. Kite’s kin; 63. Suffix with adipo-; 64. Gives some air time?; 65. U.K. decorations. Down: 1. Crack response; 2. Part of a loving threesome; 5. Honeybee genus; 7. Suffix with Mozart; 9. “Ran” preceder; 12. “You ___” (2004 Celine Dion hit); 13. One can get stuffy; 18. Test the patience of; 19. City in the Plain of Sharon; 24. Land in a stream; 26. Projected thing; 27. Originated; 28. Grinch’s expression; 29. Vermeer’s home; 31. Having a spotty situation to face?; 32. Learns (of); 34. “Thimble Theatre” surname; 35. Something with many arms; 42. Phiz on a five; 48. Setting for Hitchcock’s “Notorious”; 50. Pianist Pogorelich; 51. How long it takes light to travel 186 mi.; 53. Org. in “Monk”; 55. Actress Poehler and others; 56. Dating word; 57. Women with aureoles: Abbr.; 59. Asian affirmative.
