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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Puzzle by Paula Gamache, edited by Will Shortz
THINGS THAT SWING (56A. Category for 17-, 31-, 35- and 43-Across), BASEBALL BATTERS (17A. They’re up), STOCK PRICES (31A. Some Wall Street Journal charts), UNDECIDED VOTERS (35A. They’re waiting to be persuaded) and SALOON DOORS (43A. Western entrances) are the interrelated entries of this vibrant Tuesday crossword.
Other — ACCRUAL (21A. Kind of basis in accounting), ALYSSUM (50A. “Sweet” bloomer), MOONPIE (51A. Chocolate-coated marshmallow sandwich), NAIVETE (25A. Gullibility), REWRITTEN (64A. Not in its original form, as an article), TENNESSEE (14A. Orange Monopoly avenue).
Six-letter — DEBUNK (8D. Attack, as false science), DMITRI (46D. Composer Shostakovich), HOT AIR (9D. Gas), INSECT (3D. Raid target), LIONEL (48D. Cousin of Lancelot), OSAGES (44D. Some Oklahomans), PT BOAT (1D. Small craft with launching tubes), REIGNS (49D. 1910-36 for George V, and 1936-52 for George VI), SÉANCE (2D. Occasion when everyone holds hands, maybe), SPRITE (47D. Preternatural creature).
Five — AEROS (33D. Houston skaters), AMOUR (33A. Topic for Madame de Pompadour and Louis XV), 42A. DOES A 180 (about-faces), CREDO (32D. Words to live by), FIEND (4A. One who’s devilishly devoted?), HATCH (9A. Opening in the Navy?), IOWAN (66A. Herbert Hoover, by birth), OPIUM (16A. Yves Saint Laurent fragrance), OUNCE (63A. Proverbial prevention portion), PESOS (65A. Argentine money), VISTA (26D. Windows XP successor).
Short stuff — ANAP, APT, ATOI and ATIT, AWW, CUR, DALY, DOOM, ECCE, ELS and ESL, ESTS, FEB, HMS, HUE, INS, ISA, LOUD, LUNA Park (Coney Island destination), NCO, NEAL and NELL, NEAR and TEAR, NTWT, NUTS, ONEA, OSSO, PSI, REAR, SCAT, SIN, SLR, TET, TIE, THEO, TOP, TRA, TROI, URSA Minor, USMC, VERO Beach, Fla.
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“I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.” — Babe Ruth
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Pressure meas.; 19. Ready to serve; 30. Asian holiday; 34. “Begone!”); 41. Beta dog’s view; 47. Shooter’s choice, briefly; 53. Working hard; 55. “Star Trek: T.N.G.” counselor Deanna; 57. Ernie on a green. DOWN: 4. Short mo.; 5. “This ___ test”; 6. Subj. for some foreigners; 7. 1994 Jodie Foster title role; 10. Well-put; 11. Dead heat; 12. Dog that should be on a leash; 13. ___ Beagle; 15. Practically touching; 18. Take ___ (snooze); 22. “Semper Fi” grp.; 23. Yours, to Yves; 24. Turned up; 27. “___ homo”; 28. Symbol of wistfulness; 29. Forecasting figs.; 35. ___ Minor; 36. NPR host Conan; 37. Tony-winning Tyne; 38. Awful end; 40. Italian bone; 45. “Phooey!”; 52. Abbr. on a food package; 54. Dutch film director van Gogh; 56. Shirt or blouse; 57. Photoshop adjustment; 58. Connected crowd; 59. Sgt., e.g.; 60. “So cute!”; 61. Refrain syllable; 62. Idolatry, for one.
