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Entries from May 2009

Monday, June 1 – 6:07

May 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment

1A, With 66-Across, first in a series of five TV personalities (1954-57) – STEVE
6A, With 65-Across, second of a series of five TV personalities (1957-62) – JACK
17A, Fifth in a series of five TV personalities (starting June 1, 2009) – CONANOBRIEN
19A, With 22-Across, fourth in a series of five TV personalities (1992-2009) – JAY
22A, See 19-Across – LENO
34A, With 35-Across, third in a series of five TV personalities (1962-92) – JOHNNY
35A, See 34-Across – CARSON
58A, With 59-Across, TV home for this puzzle’s five featured TV personalities – THE
59A, See 58-Across – TONIGHTSHOW
65A, See 6-Across – PAAR
66A, See 1-Across – ALLEN 

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Sunday, May 31 – 28:50

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The puzzle’s comment explains the theme, so I’ll not add anythng here.

23A, *Religious affiliation of John Adams and William Howard Taft – UNITARIANCHURCH
33A, *You raise your arms for these – ANTIPERSPIRANTS
49A, *Physician’s promise – HIPPOCRATICOATH
86A, *Hides out – GOESUNDERGROUND
102A, *Deficits – INSUFFICIENCIES
116A, *Ragged – TATTEREDANDTORN
3D, *Not firm work – PRIVATEPRACTICE
46D, *Real work – STRENUOUSEFFORT
68A, With 70-Across, some people are _____ crosswords – NUTS
70A, See 68-Across – OVER 

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Saturday, May 30 – 27:52

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1A, Response to “Is anyone else here?” – JUSTME
7A, Travel mag listing – BANDB
19A, Shimon’s predecessor – YITZHAK
30A, Complete, as a task – SEEOUT
32A, Is hardly extravagant – SCRIMPS
37A, Round – SPHERIC
40A, Gate-breaching bomb – PETARD
53A, April Fools’ Day activity – HOAXING
62A, Initiated unpleasantly – HAZED
63A, Hemmed and hawed – DODGED
1D, Southwestern shrubs yielding a cosmetic oil – JOJOBAS 
14D, Junk – SCHLOCK
23D, Sponged – MOOCHED
25D, Fragrant hair dressing – POMATUM
35D, Flair – PIZZAZZ
43D, Never seemed to end – DRAGGED
44D, Metalworking tool – SWAGE
46D, Mill fill – GRIST 

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Friday, May 29 – 49:43

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1A, Place holder? – DIGIT
6A, “Lost” category – PASTTENSE
19A, Memorable – REDLETTER
27A, Congregational – LAIC
39A, Kennel clamor – WOOFING
41A, Charcoal wood sources – ALDERS
46A, Jet – SPOUT
50A, Producers of some bold words – TYPEFACES
57A, From this moment on – ANYLONGER
1D, Pops – DEAROLDDAD
6D, Series kickoff – PARTONE
12D, With 20-Down, kiddie-lit counterpart of Sherlock Holmes – NATE
20D, See 12-Down – THEGREAT
24D, Cousin of a stickleback – SEAHORSE
28D, Like 16-Across – ARTIFICIAL
38D, Roof work – SLATING
46D, Ayatollah, e.g. – SHIA
51D, Adidas alternative – FILA 

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Thursday, May 28 – 11:41

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17A, Something that’s hard to close? – PAGETURNER
20A, Mirror – IMITATE
21A, Editor’s resource – ROGETS
26A, George Knightly, to Emma Woodhouse – SUITOR
36A, Advice for the brokenhearted … or one of the four arrangements found literally in this puzzle – GETOVERIT
50A, Fathers – BEGETS
55A, Certain computer image format – BITMAP
57A, Herbal beverage – SAGETEA
60A, One in search of heretics –  INQUISITOR

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Wednesday, May 27 – 9:02

May 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The theme is Brit-speak:

20A, Words of encouragement to a Brit? -  KEEPONLORRYIN
29A, Group of dancing Brits? – CONGAQUEUE
46A, British smark alecks? – WISEBLOKES
56A, Sleep like a Brit? – CATCHSOMEZEDS 

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Tuesday, May 26 – ??:??

May 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Computer had a hiccup – lost my solution before I recorded the time.

1A, With 67-Across, an appropriate title for this puzzle? – SWAP
67A, See 1-Across – MEET
17A, Where to learn a vocation – TRADESCHOOL
28A, Basis for a moneyless economy – BARTERSYSTEM
44A, Two dollars per pound, say – EXCHANGERATE
58A, “On/off” surrounder – SWITCHPLATE 

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Monday, May 25 – 5:18

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19A, 1989 Sally Field/Dolly Parton/Shirley MacLaine movie – STEELMAGNOLIAS
35A, 2000 Martin Lawrence movie – BIGMOMMASHOUSE
50A, 1992 Alec Baldwin/Meg Ryan film – PRELUDETOAKISS
64A, Thing hidden in each of the movie names in this puzzle – TREE

And the hidden trees are ELM, ASH, and OAK, respectively.

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Sunday, May 24 – 21:49

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In “Perpetual Motion” we have a number of synonyms for timelessness:

21A, *2007 Ken Follett novel – WORLDWITHOUTEND
25A, *Bond file that’s a real gem? – DIAMONDSAREFOREVER
100A, *Alexander Pope phrase appropriate to the start of the sports season – HOPESPRINGSETERNAL
104A, *1974 Carl Carlton hit – EVERLASTINGLOVE

And in the middle, the circled squares (which form an infinity symbol), spell SYMBOLOFINFINITY

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Saturday, May 23 – 35:12

May 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

1A. Squidward’s neighbor on Nickelodeon – SPONGEBOB
10A, Do before I do’s – STAG
19A, Chills – COOLSIT
22A, Thing you don’t want to twist – ANKLE
25A, Home of Riding Mountain National Park – MANITOBA
30A, Furnish with battlements, as a castle – CRENELATE
37A, Dinosaur with large thumb spikes – IGUANODON
42A, Indian employed as a British soldier – SEPOY
43A, It may be fair – USE
57A, Its motto in Eng. is “It grows as it goes” – NMEX
58A, Things that turn people off? – EXITLANES
1D, Market purchase – SHARE
3D, Old telephone company line – ONEMOMENTPLEASE
9D, Classic novel with a chapter titled “My Breaking In” – BLACKBEAUTY
11D, 1961 #1 hit for Bobby Lewis – TOSSINANDTURNIN
22D, Stuck – ATANIMPASSE
30D, Helped out – CHIPPEDIN

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