Monday, April 27, 2009 Puzzle by Joe Krozel, edited by Will Shortz DORA THE EXPLORER (24A. Animated TV character whose best friend is Boots), JOE THE PLUMBER (2008 campaign personality) and ROSIE THE RIVETER (50A. Norman Rockwell painting subject of W.W. II) are the interrelated entries of this back-to-work Monday crossword. FREE RIDE (11D. Something for nothing, as what a hitchhiker seeks), HUSH HUSH (5D. Top-secret), ONE SLICE (36D. Minimum pizza order) and UNTITLED (38D. Like the Beatles’ White Album) are the other long entries. Six-letter entries include ANCHOR (2D. Katie Couric, for one); ARTERY (49D. Vein’s counterpart); ATHOME (47. Comfortable with); ATKINS (44D. Diet doctor); BEMINE (22A. Valentine candy message); CHINUP (45D. “Don’t let it get you down!”); LEAPIN (48D. Go right at it, as work); LOCKIN (54A. Fix permanently, as an interest rate); MUSTDO (1D. High-priority item); STARRY (3D. Like the night sky); STOMPS (9D. Leaves in a huff, with “out”; THRESH (20A. Separate grains from wheat, e.g.); TINHAT (55A. Helmet from W.W. I or W.W. II); UPNEXT (8D. Coming immediately after, as on TV). Five-letter -- ENDED (53D. Kaput); 52D. ENTRE nous (between us); ETHNO (10D. Prefix with -centric); HENCE (41A. As a result); HUMUS (5A. Rich soil component); INTEL (58A. Semiconductor giant); IONIC (51D. Kind of column, in architecture); KASEM (32A. Casey of “American Top 40”); KOREA (4D. Seoul’s home); MAYBE (7D. Answer that’s between yes and no); MCDVI (39D. The year 1406); NURSE (62A. Hospital attendant); SAYNO (18A. Refuse a request); SPEED (65A. Velocity); STPAT (21D. March 17 honoree, for short); UNAPT (15A. Not appropriate). Short stuff -- ABE and ADE and ADEN, ALA, DECI, DENY, DOPE, EFOR, EMIR, ESE, ETD, EPEE, EXEC, EWER, HAR, HELD, HUNG, IDE and ILE, ISIN, IWO, JUDO, KEG, LEER, MASK, MPH, OIL, ORY, PUP, ROD and RON, SAC and SEC and SEX, SCAR, TRIO, TSE, UNA and UNTO. Have a good week! ------------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
Click on image to enlarge. Puzzle available on the internet at THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games If you subscribe to home delivery of The New York Times you are eligible to access the daily crossword via The New York Times - Times Reader, without additional charge, as part of your home delivery subscription.Remaining clues --Across: 1. Part of a Halloween costume; 10. Get an ___ effort; 14. “Do ___ others as … “; 16. Duo plus one; 17. Mark left from an injury; 19. Detained; 28. Suffix with access; 29. Young dog or seal; 30. China’s Mao ___ - tung; 31. ___ Jima; 34. Main port of Yemen; 40. Like paintings and some juries; 42. Fruity cooler; 43. Animal pouch; 46. Plane takeoff guess: Abbr.; 47. Chicken ___ king; 56. “Beauty ___ the eye …”; 60. Idiot; 61. Tenth: Prefix; 63. Kuwaiti leader; 64. Business V.I.P.; 66. Say “No, I didn’t”. Down: 6. Italian article; 12. OPEC product; 13. Fishing pole; 23. ___ de France; 25. Sword of sport; 26. Fancy pitcher; 27. Politico ___ Paul; 32. Beer blast centerpiece; 33. Measure of a car’s 65-Across: Abbr.; 34. Lincoln, informally; 35. Cousin of karate; 37. Lusty look; 40. Part of a guffaw; 43. 1/60 of a min.; 56. Suffix with chlor-; 57. It sells in advertising, they say; 59. 180 degrees from WNW.
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