An Evening at Balmoral Old Castle - The Stag Brought Home' - a watercolour painting by Carl Haag, c. 1850.
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Puzzle by Freddie Cheng, edited by Will Shortz
“What A DEAL!” (52D. Possible response to 20-, 29-, 46- and 56-Across), TRIPLE MILES (20A. Special offer at an airline Web site), THREE-FOR-ONE (29A. Special offer at a supermarket), FREE REFILLS (46A. Special offer at a diner) and NO MONEY DOWN (56A. Special offer at a car dealership) are the interrelated group of this perfectly pleasant Monday crossword.
Other — ALI and SONNY (10D. and 53D. Opponents), BALMORAL (24A. Scottish castle for British royals), BIMODAL (44D. Having two methods), CALIBER (7D. .45, e.g., for a firearm), ERR and GAFFE (13D. and 9A. Blunder), FUMING (48D. Really angry), GERANIUM (38D. Flower also known as a cranesbill), GUNSMOKE (9D. TV western than ran for 20 seasons), LOW and SAD (37- and 41-D. Depressed), STELLAE (8D. Upright, inscribed stone tablets), TANTALUM (50A. Element with the symbol Ta).
Five-letter — ADIEU, ALOFT, ANDES, ANWAR, CASTS, COBRA, KIOWA (36A. Midwest tribe), LEADY, NICER, OBESE, PASTA, Totem POLE (Indian emblem), PASTA, POPPY, RABBI, ROOST, SANYO, STEIN, LEADY, TWEEN and TWINE, ULCER, ULTRA.
Short stuff — ACHE, ACT, ADO, AIR, ALTO, ANNE, ARCS, BEE, BIT, BOW, COAT, CUSP, ELAN, ELF and ELO, ENID, FCC and FEE, GLEN, GYM, HALE, HAY, IDOL, LOW, LYES, NASA, NOSE, ORI, OWL, POE (39A. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue“ writer), POL, RAT, RIM, ROAM, SET, STEP, TRY.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Point that marks the beginning of a change; 5. Rainbows, basically; 14. Palo ___, Calif.; 15. Jacket; 16. Affliction said to be caused by worry; 17. One of 12 for the Alcoholics Anonymous program; 18. Robust; 19. More courteous; 23. Japanese electronics brand; 32. “___ your age!”; 35. Scuba thankful; 38. Place for phys ed; 42. Way too weighty; 44. Arrow shooter; 45. Attempt; 51. Rotini or rigatoni; 59. One of three people walking into a bar, in many a joke; 63. Fox’s “American ___”; 64. Sir Geraint’s wife, in Arthurian legend; 65. Francois’s farewell; 66. Mission control org.; 67. Prince Charles’s sister; 69. Campbell who sang “Rhinestone Cowboy”; 70. Corrosive alkalis. DOWN: 1. Groups on “Saturday Night Live”; 2. The “U” of UHF; 3. Writer Gertrude; 4. Opium flower; 5. Yearn (for); 6. What buffalo do in “Home on the Range”; 10. Muhammad ___, opponent of 53-Down), 11. TV monitor?; 12. Lawyer’s charge; 21. Bit of real estate; 22. Santa’s helper; 25. “… ___ quit!”; 26. Henhouse perch; 27. Egypt’s Sadat; 28. Like many old water pipes; 30. What a farmer bales; 31. Edge; 32. Skyward; 33. Snake that a snake charmer charms; 34. Sixth-grader, usually; 39. Campaign pro; 40. “Wise” bird; 43. Put in rollers; 47. “Shine a Little Love” rock grp.; 49. Passer of secret documents; 53. ___ Liston, opponent of 10-Down); 54. Bale binder; 55. Much of Chile; 57. Sniffer; 58. Verve; 59. Double-crosser; 60. Hubbub; 61. Chomped (on); 62. Busy one?
