Puzzles plus
Eugene Sheffer
ACROSS
1 Nile bird 5 Egos’ counterparts 8 Glitz partner 12 Disney film with dancing hippos 14 Slimming surgery, for short 15 Jonathan
Swift, e.g. 16 Salt Lake
City team 17 USN officers 18 Says
20 Use the rink Verifiable Pen pals? Subs “— -haw!” (oater cry) Varieties 23 24 25 28
29 30 Author Tolstoy Risky undertaking Friend French river Bloodhound’s clue Capital of South Dakota 40 Shred 41 Rights org. 42 Greets with
a grin
47 Sleep
phenomena 48 Engrossed 49 Tv/radio
host John 50 Menlo Park
monogram 51 Jug handles 32
34 35 36
37
DOWN 1 Conditions
Sheepish remark 3 Bankbook abbr. Long-legged wading birds Egyptian deity Insult, slangily Soak Derriere muscles Low-calorie Unoriginal one
11 Rolling
stone’s lack 13 Jocular
Johnson 19 Harbor
vessels
20 CIA operative 21 Chicken — 2 4 5 6
7 8
9 10
Pulitzer winner James Baseball’s Joe Took care of a neighbor’s home, say “Legally Blonde” role Vend Swizzle Popeye’s Olive “Take your time” Current measure Missile shelter Fraction Frozen drink brand 39 Stately trees 40 Ascend 43 CEO’S deg. 44 Govt. lender 45 — Lingus 46 Pro Bowl stats 22
23 25
26
27 29 31 33
34
36 37 38
ACROSS
Modern Persia Arnaz who loved Lucy
9 Become acclimated 14 “Finding ___” (2003 Pixar film) Alternative to a wood, in golf Name said twice before “Wherefore art thou”
In vogue
Oscar the Grouch’s home International Court of Justice location, with “The” Bulls in a bullfight Old weapon in hand-to-hand combat
Place for a nest Digital picture, maybe
31 Less fresh 33 Emergency call in Morse code Wild guess With 60-Across, one of two U.S. vice presidents to resign from office Result of a football blitz, maybe Completely anesthetized 45 Exercise that might
be done on a mat 46 Cover gray, perhaps 47 Like vinegar
49 “Holy moly!” 52 English channel, informally, with “the”
Bit of fashionable footwear 1 5 15 16
17 18
20
22 23
26 30 36 39 40 44 53
BABY BLUES
Home in the shape of a dome
60 See 39-Across 62 Dreaded cry from a boss … or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across Listing in a travel guide
Texas ___ (school NW of Houston) Dealer in futures? It’s a plot! News media Rival of Harvard Wood for boat decks 58 67 68
69 70 71 72 73
DOWN
Not give an ___ (be stubborn)
Give a makeover, informally Spanish girlfriend “Hey, don’t jump in front of me in the line!”
Insult
Time span sometimes named after a president 7 Rather, informally 8 Where work may
pile up
9 Best Picture winner set in 1-Across Swims at the Y, say “The Walking Dead” network Cause of a sleepless night for a princess, in a fairy tale Whole bunch Greek counterpart of Mars Yadda, yadda, yadda
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35 37 38 41 42
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Zap with a light beam Contest attempt Classic work that’s the basis for Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida” “Goodness gracious!”
Not having two nickels to rub together
“For shame!” Fledgling pigeon Weight whose abbreviation ends in a “z,” oddly “Sexy” lady in a Beatles song Blood grouping system Hole-some breakfast food? Nickname for the Cardinals, with “the” Prefix with -pod or -partite
Zoo enclosure Foal : mare :: ___ : cow Lawyers’ org. Took care of someone else’s pooch
Loud
Land with a demilitarized zone Delayed
Four: Prefix Insets in a crown Line on a calendar Talk, talk, talk Regatta implement French “a” Wriggly fish
Dr. of hip-hop