10.08.11 — Mix 'N Match



Painting by Mihály Zichy of the coronation of Tsar Alexander II and the Empress Maria Alexandrovna, which took place on 26 August/7 September 1856 at the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The painting depicts the moment of the coronation in which the Tsar crowns his Empress.

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Puzzle by Tim Croce / Edited by Will Shortz

Eight 15-letter answers constitutes the main feature of this fairly friendly Saturday crossword:

BRASS NAMEPLATES (1A. Accessories for some suits)
AUTOMOBILE TRUNK (16A. It’s often popped on a shoulder)
TSAR ALEXANDER II (17A. Assassinated leader called “the Liberator”) 
KOOL-AID DRINKERS (37A. Unquestioning adherents)
LOCKS BEHIND BARS (58A. Jails)
MAKES AN ENTRANCE (62A. Shows oneself)
ANSWERED THE DOOR (63A. Responded to some rapping)
MIXED AND MATCHED (8D. Like some clothing ensembles)

Other — ABE VIGODA (7D. Grandpa player in “Look Who’s Talking,” 1989), COAT RACKS (30D. Ones holding wraps in restaurants), DRYER LINT (33D. What’s caught during a tumble?), NOT / SO BAD (29D. With 50-Down, fair), TURNPIKES (13D. Parts of some pay-as-you-go plans?).

Mid-size — ADANO, AT ALL, BATIK, ELAND, ENIAC, HIDDEN, INKED, KYSER, LUMBAR, LUSTER, NARCO, PENTEL, RUSSO, SALMA (46D. Hayek of Hollywood), SCENE, SKIPS, SOREN, STAIN.

Short stuff — AER, ALAS, AMYL, ANIL, ARES, DRE, DST, ERA, FOND, HIFI, IGA, IL RE Pastore” (Mozart opera), ISLE, KOLN, LEOI, LTD, MCCL, NOL, NTH, ODAY, OKS, ONCE, ONKP, PCS, PSAT, SANK, SMA, SNAP, SSE and SSR, TAIL, VENT.

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Puzzle available on the internet at
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 18. Part of many a chain; 19. Blow off; 20. Go off; 21. Largest city in Nordrhein-Westfalen; 22. Like many dyed eggs; 24. They may be networked; 25. Supermarket chain; 26. Predecessor of Pope Hilarius; 28. It’s often enough; 32. Kind of memory; 34. Permanent, in a way; 40. Stigma, 41. ___ nitrite; 42. Its minimum score is 60, briefly; 43. End of the lion; 45. ___ Lingus; 46. Old political inits.; 48. Quality of the queen’s jewels?; 50. Set, as the sun; 54. Opposite of “Happily …”; 56. Quarter-millennium year; 57. Singer called “The Jezebel of Jazz”. — DOWN: 1. Certain fabric worker’s work; 2. Richard ___, 2002 Pulitzer winner for the novel “Empire Falls”; 3. Ever; 4. Existentialist Kierkegaard; 5. Kind of request in Burns’s “To a Mouse”; 6. ___-pros; 9. Savanna grazer; 10. Big brand of writing instruments; 11. The Taurus replaced it; 12. “Xena: Warrior Princess: role; 14. “Giant Brain” of the 1940s; 15. Sounds like a broken record; 22. Sound investment; 23. 21-Across refusal; 27. Cleaning the mess?; 28. Stamps, say; 31. “Dream-Children” author, 1822; 35. Long reign, e.g.; 36. Reason for a late shift?: Abbr.; 38. Plant in the pea family; 44. Like some vertebrae; 47. Hoops Hall-of-Famer Jerry; 49. Where it’s at; 51. Fictional Sicilian town in a 1944 novel; 52. Member of a crack team?; 53. Bandleader with the hit “Three Little Fishies”; 55. Twist; 59. From Bakersfield to L.A., say; 60. Kind of power; 61. “Forgot about ___” (2000 Grammy-winning rap).

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