First Landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World, after the painting by Discoro Téofilo de la Puebla ----------------- Monday, October 12, 2009 -- Columbus Day
Puzzle by Richard Chisholm, edited by Will Shortz SWIMMING BAN (18A. Likely result of pollution along a beach), GENTLE BEN (23A. Title bear of 1960s TV), USED CLOTHING BIN (41A. Receptacle for some donations), C’EST SI BON (54A. “It’s so good,” in Paris) and HOT CROSS BUN (62A. Lenten treat) are the interrelated group of this Monday crossword -- BAN, BEN, BIN, BON and BUN. Other entries include ARARAT (68A. Mount where Noah landed); CLAPTRAP (42D. Nonsense), DROOPS (71A. Sags); EVEN UP (8A. Make equal, as the score); EXULTS (24D. Rejoices); GO SOLO (4D. Leave the band and strike out on one’s own); I GET IT (40D. “Aha!”); IS INTO (51D. Really digs); MODEL T (44A. 1910s-’20s flivver); ORIENT (32D. China and environs, once, with “the”); 39A. Charles Nelson REILLY, longtime “Match Game” panelist; STRIDE (21D. Walk purposefully); VAN BUREN (9D. Abigail of “Dear Abby”); VALISE (16A. Piece of luggage). Five-letter -- 20A. “You ARE SO wrong!”; AT SEA (59A. Bewildered); AWARE (2D. In the know); BARES (56D. Reveals); EASTS (55D. Certain bridge positions); ELGAR (10D. Sir Edward who composed “Pomp and Circumstance”); 28D. ELLIS Island (onetime immigrants’ arrival point); GALBA (27D. Emperor after Nero); IS OUT (35D. Has left the office); ITALY (61A. Milan’s home); LED TO (36D. Caused); 7D. “LEMME at ‘em!”; LUMPS (34D. Swellings); MACRO (53D. Prefix with economics); 22A. Peach MELBA (dessert); NY MET (58D. Citi Field player, for short); OLIVE (57D. Martini go-with); RETAG (1D. Change the price on at the store); STOMP (52A. Crush, with “on”); STYNE (29D. Broadway songwriter Jule); URGES (26A. Says “Come on, try harder!,” say); YEMEN (3D. The “heel” of the Arabian Peninsula). Short stuff -- ACES, ALT, ASA, AWW, BAH, BYNO, DOR, EASE, EVE and EWE, EVIL, GALL, HAD, HISS, LII and LILI Marlene (W.W. II song), MEND, NIB, ORR and OTT, OWIE, PEN, PUT, RAY, RIM, ROXY, SET, SHOO, SNIT, TAM and TAO, TAFT, TIE, UFO and UNO, USA. Oh, and there's this from the History Channel on Columbus Day…
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Remaining clues -- Across: 1. Bit of sunlight; 4. Effrontery; 14. Ram’s mate; 15. Sting, in baby talk; 17. ___ -o’-shanter; 30. Classic theater name; 31 “Le Coq ___”; 33. Height: Abbr.; 37. Half of dos; 45 Make equal, as the score; 46. Simplicity; 47. Postpone, with “off”; 48. Center of a simile; 50. Peeved state; 67. Edge; 69. President before Wilson; 70. Adam’s madam; 72 “Scat!“; 73. Filming locale. Down: 5. Exclamation before “How cute!; 6. 52, in old Rome; 8. Good’s opposite; 11. Point on a 13-Down; 12. “Made in the ___”; 13 Writing implement; 19. Darn, as socks; 25. ___ means (not at all); 38. Mel who was #4 at the Polo Grounds; 43. Sound of crowd disapproval; 49. King beaters; 60. Bar habitués; 62. Owned; 63. Bobby who was #4 at Boston Garden; 64. Chinese “way”; 65. “Humbug!”; 66. Sci-fi saucer.
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