06.14.12 — Right on Red




Thursday, June 14, 2012

Puzzle by Tracy Gray / Edited by Will Shortz

In this clever Thursday crossword, seven down/across answers turn right at the word "RED" within the entry.

  • RIGHT ON RED (41D. Legal maneuver … with a hint to answering seven clues in this puzzle
  • SNARE DRUM (1D. Percussion in a marching band)
  • CLAIRE DANES (8D. Co-star of Showtime’s “Homeland”)
  • FIRED UP (28D. Gung-ho)
  • IN SHREDS (31D. Tattered)
  • FILM CREDIT (48D. Actor’s screen recognition)
  • CHEERED ON (55D. Rooted for)

Other — ADAPT TO (46D. Learn to learn with), ANASTASIA (17A. Bergman’s 1956 Oscar-winning role), DEAD WOOD (3D. Nonessentials), EARTH TONE (66A. Umber or ocher), ENNEADS (35A. Supreme Court groupings), EXAMPLE (5D. Aid for clarity), ILLOGIC (54A. Incorrect reasoning), KATYDIDS (9D. Cricket relatives), PREGNANT (38D. Full of life?), TRACHEA (44A. Airway).

Mid-size — APSES, ASCOT, AXIAL, BIPEDS, BOATED, CLEAN, EPEES, EVITA, FOSTER, KNOBS, MATURER, MEDIC, MOCHA (64A. Yemeni port), OCTANE, OLE, OLE, PROTON, SAITH, SERIF, SIRHAN, SLICED, SONIC, STRESS, TUTTO, WARPS.

Short stuff — AGE and ATE, A-ONE, ARIA, DIS, ELOI, FED, FAO, GAD, HAI, “I AIM to please”, IRA, ISP, LEI, MIRY, NAHS, NCR, NERD, NOE, NSA, ONCE, REBA, RID, SAD, SAVE, SIRE, SRA, TOT.

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Puzzle available on the internet at
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.


Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Blue; 4. “M*A*S*H” extra; 9. Controls; 14. San Francisco’s ___ Valley; 15. Kind of skeleton; 16. Cravat alternative; 19. Siberian native; 21. Boglike; 23. Had something; 24. Twists; 28. ___ Schwarz; 30. H. G. Wells race; 32. Humans and ostriches; 33. “___ you something”; 39. EarthLink, e.g., for short; 40. Calligraphy detail; 47. Dam’s companion; 48. “Camptown Races” composer; 53. “Yikes!”; 56. Thus ___ the Lord”; 58. Ring of plumerias; 59. Casual denials; 61. Hydrogen has one; 68. Drug-free; 69. 1980 Tony Award-winning musical; 70. A.T.M. manufacturer. — DOWN: 2. Bang-up; 4. Ripen; 6. Slam; 10. Code-cracking org.; 11. 89 or 91, maybe; 12. Went by sound, perhaps; 13. Italicize, e.g.; 18. Madrid Mrs.; 22. Former sitcom featuring a #1 singer; 25. Kind of wave; 27. Some places to pray; 29. Cause of some wrinkles; 34. All, in music; 36. Pentathlon equipment; 38. Full of life?; 42. Roth ___; 43. Agent of Uncle Sam; 45. What the fat lady sings?; 49. Corrida chant; 50. Sectioned; 52. When repeated, 1968 name in the news; 55. Rooted for; 57. “Sesame Street” watcher; 60. Goalkeeper’s glory; 62. Erstwhile; 63. Dweeb; 65. Japanese “yes”; 67. Purge.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What is it called when Omar's partner declares the trump?

Sans Sharif