Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Puzzle by Sharon Delorme, edited by Will Shortz ROYAL FLUSH (58A. Poker player’s dream … and a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across), LITTLE JOHN (17A. Member of Sherwood Forest’s “merry band”), LETTERHEAD (25A. Company stationery), HEIR TO THE THRONE (35A. Prince Charles, beginning in 1952) and SARDINE CAN (50A. Cramped spot, slangily) are the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword. Moving right along, the seven- and eight-letter entries include ART SHOW (22D. Gallery event), MATA HARI (3D. Seductive W.W. I spy), NOT A BIT (28D. Opposite of everything) and OIL GAUGE (38D. Auto dashboard indicator). 
Six-letter entries -- ASTROS (20A. First pro team to play on artificial turf), CANARY (47D. One who sings to the cops); EAST LA (21A. Calif. Barrio area); EXCITE (54A. Fire up); GI JOES (5D. Action figures for boys); ICE TEA (10D. Summer refresher); ONEIDA (55A. Five Nations tribe); SALADA (12D. Brand used in 10-Down, maybe); SAXONY (44D. Dresden’s state); STALAG (11D. “Hogan’s Heroes” setting); USER ID (43D. Log-on name). Five -- ABASE (33A. Humiliate); ADLER (53D. Irene of a Sherlock Holmes story); AMANA (13A. Frigidaire competitor); ANTSY (4D. Unable to sit still); A POST (7D. Words after “deaf as” or “dumb as”); COYER (52D. More coquettish); CURIO (31A. Antique shop item); DIDOS (51D. Pranks); TAPES (41A. Blackmailer’s evidence); MAMAS (1A. Pop music’s Cass Elliot and Michelle Phillips); MARSH (9D. Cattail’s locale); OREOS (67A. Snacks often eaten inside out) and ORION (42A. Heavenly hunter); 64A. Elzie SEGAR, Popeye’s creator. Short stuff -- ACTA, AGA and AGRO, AHS, AMI, BET, COW, DOH, DYES, ENZO, ERLE, ERR, GAD, HRS, IFSO, INDO, IPOS, IRT, LIZ, MAL, MISS, NES, NOIR, ONEL, OUT and ORT, REAL, ROAD, SALT, SAO, SHA, SUER, TETE, TOBE, TRY, USA. That's a flush! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. 
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. Wander aimlessly (about); 9. ___ America; 14. Debuts on the N.Y.S.E.; 16. Court records; 19. Existing; 23. Pale as a ghost; 27. ___ Na Na; 28. Old console using Game Paks, briefly; 29. Scrap for Spot; 30. Turkish title; 43. One signatory to Nafta; 48. Claiborne of fashion; 47. Moon jumper of rhyme; 49. Claiborne of fashion; 53. Soil: Prefix; 57. Blacktop, e.g.; 62. ___-European languages; 63. “Judge Judy” figure; 65. Woad and anil, for two; 66. Take a try. Down: 1. Prefix with ware or content; 2. Bordeaux buddy; 5. Margarita go-with; 8. Cry accompanying a head slap; 18. Writer ___ Stanley Gardner; 23. “The Apostle” author Sholem; 24. Elisabeth of “Leaving Las Vegas”; 26. “Hamlet” soliloquy starter; 32. N.Y.C.’s original subway line; 33. Sounds of relief; 34. Go astray; 37. Place for a beret; 39. Pinot ___; 40. Automaker Ferrari; 48. Like Nash’s lama; 56. “In that case …”; 59. “Git!:; 60. ___ Paulo, Brazil; 61. Four-baggers: Abbr.
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