08.01.12 — O K



Omar Khayyám, Olga Kurylenko, Otto Klemperer

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Puzzle by Doug Peterson / Edited by Will Shortz

I’M OK YOU’RE OK (60A. What 17-, 26- or 45-Across might say upon meeting 17-, 26- or 45-Across?), OMAR KHAYYÁM (17A. Persian mathematician known for his poetry), OLGA KURYLENKO (26A. Ukrainian-born actress who was a Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace”) and OTTO KLEMPERER (45A. Noted conductor whose son played TV’s Colonel Klink) constitutes the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.

Other — BELARUS, BY A MILE, CAME TO, ELAINE, FUR SEAL, GUN CONTROL, HAMMOCK, HECUBA (18D. Priam‘s wife), Obi-Wan KENOBI, LINT ROLLER, OAT BRAN, OBAMAS, PAYPAL, PERUSE, PIÑATAS (21A. They‘re made to be destroyed), STRANDS, TSK TSK, WEBSTER.

Five-letter — ASIDE, BIPED, CABIN, CACAO, CRAFT, DODGY, “¿Cómo ESTÁS?”, GRASS, HORUS (14A. Falcon-headed Egyptian god), ISLIP, OCALA, RAVES, SUSHI, URBAN.

Short stuff — ARAB, A TO B, AUKS, BAA and BAN, BEE and BEER, BOAR, CHOW, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a DAMN“, DOHA, DR NO, DVR, EEL, ERN, ESC, GEO, HOT (37D. Sweltering), ICY and I SEE, IDA Lupino, IRR, KID, LARA, LSU, LUG, NEST, NBA, ODE, OPEC, PAUL Giamatti, PURR, Costa RICA, ROME, SKIS, SYNE, URNS, YSL.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Stealth; 6. Bird or human; 11. Kind of nut; 15. Central Florida city; 16. Bargain bin abbr.; 19. Hoops org.; 20. Big name in lexicography; 23. Exit-the-program key; 24. Certain decree; 25. Java servers; 31. Giamatti of “Sideways”; 32. Petting zoo sound; 33. Long Island town; 36. It may follow directions; 37. Spot for a summer nap; 40. Baton Rouge campus, for short; 41. Chocolate source; 43. Lupino of “High Sierra”; 44. Boilermaker component; 49. Film villain with prosthetic hands; 51. Blossom visitor; 52. Wriggler in the water; 53. Base for some muffins; 55. Pearl sets; 59. TiVo, e.g.; 62. Prefix with politics; 63. Frontier abode; 64. Japanese menu item; 65. Designer inits.; 66. In reserve. — DOWN: 1. Food, colloquially; 2. “Quo Vadis” setting; 3. Fine steed; 4. Flippered fish-eater with a double coat; 5. “Shame on you!”; 6. Male swine; 7. Less than cordial; 8. E-commerce site owned by eBay; 9. “Idylls of the King” maiden; 10. Butler’s expletive; 11. Accessory for the fastidious dresser; 12. Music genre; 13. Green stuff; 22. Arctic seabirds; 24. With much room to spare; 26. Crude acronym; 27. “Doctor Zhivago” role; 28. Million Mom March issue; 29. St. Louis pro; 30. Suffix with beat or neat; 34. “Interesting …”; 35. Run smoothly; 38. Rhyming tribute; 39. Began stirring; 42. Get from ___ (advance slightly); 44. Its capital is Minsk; 46. White House family; 48. Examine carefully; 49. Evasive; 50. Carries on; 55. New Year’s Eve word; 56. One out on a limb?; 57. Qatar’s capital; 58. Sports equipment that doesn’t fit in carry-on luggage; 61. Jest with.


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