Frame from the 1992 film of Unforgiven
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Puzzle by Chris A. McLaughlin / Edited by Will Shortz
Across — Stopped living the high life?,SOBERED UP; 10. One paid to get shot,MODEL; 15. Legendary lutist,ALAN-A- DALE;16. TV hostALEXA Chung; 17. Asia Minor, e.g.,PENINSULA;18. Dumps,JILTS;19. Trail rider’s accessory,SADDLE BAG; 20. Public,OVERT;21. Draft pick, ALE; 22. One highly unlikely to react, RARE GAS; 24. Geneses,ONSETS; 28. Character in “Unforgiven”,CAPITAL U; 29. French verse, POEME; 30. 2011 All-Star pitcher KEVIN Correia; 31. Flow controller,TAP; 32. He was born “all over like an hairy garment”, ESAU; 33. See 28-Down,GREEN;34. Trail rider’s concoction,GORP; 35. Gov. Cuomo’s purview,NYS; 36. “Bless ‘EM ALL” (1941 hit song); 37. Slow march, maybe,DIRGE;38. Player in a pocket,IPOD NANO; 40. Holy smoker?,CENSER; 41. Title character singing in the “Tea for Two” duet,NANETTE; 42. Not be a wallflower,MIX; 43. Scrape,GRATE; 44. 0-0,POINTLESS; 50. “Allahu AKBAR” (Iraqi flag phrase); 51. Drill command involving a rifle,ORDER ARMS; 52. Whoopi’s first leading film role, CELIE; 53. One who doesn’t click in a clique,ODD MAN OUT;54. Graph revelation, possibly,TREND; 55. Nonrevolutionaries,LOYALISTS.
Down —1. Easy marks, SAPS;2. Olive genus, OLEA; 3. Ring,RAND; 4. Old-time actress ENID Bennett; 5. Went long, RAN LATE; 6. Ill-fated line of the 1950s,EDSELS; 7. Beefy Provençal stew,DAUBE; 8. “The Producers” sex kitten, ULLA; 9. Landscaping alternative to sand,PEA GRAVEL; 10. Study principally,MAJOR IN; 11. Biblically named Michigan college, OLIVET; 12. They don’t do it all themselves,DELEGATORS; 13. Monster,EXTRA LARGE; 14. Common religious artwork,LAST SUPPER; 23. “Scratch thee but withA PIN…”: Shak.; 24 Bill starter,OPENING ACT; 25. Snoop,NOSY PARKER; 26. Like unsurprising temperatures,SEASONABLE; 27. Source of 13-Down eggs,EMU;28. With 33-Across, “The Voice” vocal coach,CEE LO; 30. Ed whose entire 18-season career was with the Mets, KRANEPOOL; 33. Common B-school requirement,GMAT; 34. Spirit in a sling,GIN; 36. In the log, say,ENTERED; 37. Right-handed, DEXTRAL; 39. Hold up,DETAIN; 40. Its patrons are usually kept in the dark,CINEMA; 42. Blouse with a sailor collar,MIDDY; 45. Great Seal word,ORDO;46. Legal scholar LANIGuinier; 47. Symbol of love,EROS;48. Sanitization target,SMUT;49. Former faves of jet-setters,SSTS.
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