Puzzle No. 3219 Puzzle No. 3219
ACROSS 1 Religious figure shreds television accessory (6,4) 6 Mast’s box (4) 10 Where zlotys are stored for an event (4,5) 11 Core of scorched earth (5) 12 Why don’t we broadcast Latvians? (5) 13 Dodging most of state with one hop (9) 14 Circulated a mailer in Western city (7) 15 Black bird-dog (6) 18 Cars without Ed inside (6) 19 Taking on the first gang is pressing (7) 21 Dental irregularities and misshapen toes I went around to cure, for example (9) 23 Unraveling wires is more prudent (5) 25 Reject green water (5) 26 Profound awe about distressed veneer covering front of cabinet (9) 27 Turner precedes head of overseas alliance (4) 28 In general, conservative throngs present something terrifying (5,5) DOWN 1 Keep away pariah on the rise (5) 2 Reinforced debt’s role in crisis (9) 3 In religious attire, bluff Wall Street institution (10,4) 4 Acted like a flightless bird, deceased (dead) (8) 5 Budget to betray concealed intelligence (6) 7 Man eating river shrimp (5) 8 14D is TNT George exploded (6,3) 9 Church council guaranteed to induce weight loss? (3,4,2,5) 14 8 deposited around rock (4,3,2) 16 Musical slide that tells you how to interpret “glund” as “sound”? (9) 17 Overlook composer’s correspondence (8) 20 Holy man with roguish formality (6) 22 Be a supporter of patriarchal hegemony without leadership (5) 24 Slender animals climbing over yurt’s roof (5) TINKER 2A LE(CAR+R)E, 6A M(URAL)IST, 19A DO(MAIN)S, 2D CO(U)LD, 15D HARE (“hair”) TAILOR 11A LIDS (anag.), 13A STIR (2 defs.), 16A SAVIOR (anag.), 4D IRIS[h] + [fl]ES[hy], 12D SKEWE + D (weeks anag.) SOLDIER 7A SAW (2 defs.), 17A RED (rev.), 1D TIER (“tear”), 8D [g]RANT, 10D ADS (anag.) SPY 9A T + U(L)SA, 18A FRE(U)DIAN (a friend anag.), 3D ERAS(E) + S, 5D ESAU (init. letters), 14D I + OW + AN
Dec 6, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3218 Puzzle No. 3218
Dear Nation Puzzle Fans: This collector’s edition puzzle is brought to you by the film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, based on the classic John le Carré novel of the same name. The film opened on December 9, and is now playing in select cities. Le Carré himself is a member of the Nation family, having contributed pieces to the magazine over the past decade. This puzzle is designed by the same team that designs The Nation’s weekly puzzle. We’ll return to the usual format next week. We hope you enjoy! TINKER Tinker with each clue answer, rearranging the letters to produce a new word for the grid. 2A General protecting vehicle with Russian leader and author (2,5) 6A Painter of Soviet mountain region shrouded in fog (8) 19A Areas’ parties captivating chief (7) 2D Was able to locate Ukrainian capital amid frigid weather (5) 15D Rabbit fur in your ear (4) TAILOR Improve the fit by removing one letter from each answer to produce a new word for the grid. 11A Tops slid off (4) 13A Agitate prison (4) 16A A visor, slightly adjusted for a redeemer (6) 4D Flowers from Dublin, e.g., trimmed and fleshy at the center (6) 12D Wasted weeks: initial bit of data is distorted (6) SOLDIER War is a constant presence for each new word that you enter in the grid. 7A Noticed a tool (3) 17A Coming from the East, the German Communist (3) 1D On the sound track, drop a level (4) 8D After the beginning, give an angry speech (4) 10D Spots sad arrangement (3) SPY Observe the answer to each clue, but be sure to leave it undisturbed when entering it in the grid. 9A Originally, the U.S.A. covered Lithuania’s principal city (5) 18A Unfortunately, a friend includes you in a text, revealing a lot (8) 3D Cancels Times subscription at first, concealing error (6) 5D Twin sources for English spymaster are undercover (4) 14D One that hurts an American from the Midwest (5) ACROSS 1 2 defs., 3 JUD[e] + G + MENTAL 10 2 defs. 11 GRAND + P(R)IX 12 OCEAN + IANS (canoe anag.) 13 “Wight” 14 anag. 16 anag. 17 DENIM + ED (mined rev.) 19 2 defs. 22 S(TOP)S, 23 QUASI + MODO (doom anag.) 25 B(O + CAR)ATON 26 HEAVE[n] 27 anag. DOWN 1 BELL + OW 2 & 28 anag. 4 UNGUARD + ED (guru and anag.) 5 hidden 6 END + OWER 7 TERMI(NA)TE 8 L(AX) + NESS 9 FR(AN)CE (Cerf anag.) 15 “handsome” + CAB 16 DESI AR + NAZ[i] (raised rev.) 17 DUST(B)IN, 18 MIST + R + AL 20 “nays” 21 CO-GENT 23 Q + A + TAR 24 OM + AHA
Nov 30, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3217 Puzzle No. 3217
ACROSS 1 Throw a dollar (4) 3 Apostle, for the most part good and crazy, is censorious (10) 10 Ship’s protective interior (5) 11 $1,000 photos containing leader of rowing competition (5,4) 12 McKellen and Fleming going after busted canoe with people from Vanuatu, for example (9) 13 Chalky isle in the sound (5) 14 New Delhi’s defense (6) 16 Disrupt raids on ancient people (7) 17 Suffering a reverse, went into the hole with editor in blue jeans (7) 19 Vocalist that’s red-hot? (6) 22 Maximum invested in Social Security checks (5) 23 He had a hunch involving somewhat tragic doom (9) 25 Stick around, primarily operating automobile in Sun Belt city (4,5) 26 Retch, cutting bliss short (5) 27 Jumbled bronze pile that’s been given to ten writers (counting carefully) whose names appear as complete answers in this puzzle (5,5) 28 See 2 DOWN 1 Shout with alarm, “That hurts!” (6) 2 and 28 Publisher’s canto ends uproariously (5,4) 4 Frank’s guru and mystic: Ed (9) 5 Ganja stashed in Integra’s seats (5) 6 One that provides goal to borrower (7) 7 Kill insect swallowing sodium (9) 8 Possible murder weapon tossed into lake (loch) with negligence (7) 9 Cerf edited article within The Nation (6) 15 Vintage transportation for red wine that sounds attractive (6,3) 16 Famous Cuban brought up reactionary fascist, practically (4,5) 17 Hoffman hiding black trashcan (7) 18 Strong wind, with fog and a bit of rain, over Alabama (7) 20 Voiced contrary opinions in barnyard language? (6) 21 Forceful company man (6) 23 Question and answer to dishonor Arab country (5) 24 Meditative utterance: “I see a Midwestern city” (5) ACROSS 1 LE + T(THE + REBEL)IGHT 9 SA(LUTE)D 10 ALAMO + DE 11 anag. 12 [a]UNTIE 13 EX + TRAM + URAL 15 US + ED 19 MAY + O (yam rev.) 20 anag. 22 “I’ll” 24 “missile tow” 26 OVA + TION (Toni anag.) 27 G(O)RILL + A 28 EQUATORIAL + PLAN E (a quote liar anag.) DOWN 1 anag. 2 TELEPATH + Y (the plate anag.) 3 anag. 4 rev. hidden 5 BRA IN WASH 6 L + E + AGUE 7 G(L)OAT 8 THEM + E 14 anag. 16 S(C)IN + TILL + A 17 D(ESP)ERATE (E-trade anag.) 18 MAIL D(R)OP (diploma anag.) 21 hidden 22 ADO + RE 23 SNAF + U (rev.) 25 SIG + MA (G.I.’s rev.)
Nov 21, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3216 Puzzle No. 3216
ACROSS 1 Divine words in Paris: “The narrow includes the revolutionary” (3,5,2,5) 9 Praised possible accompaniment for Rhapsody in Blue (7) 10 Fashionable mission in Texas and Delaware (1,2,4) 11 Interlope rudely to provide fulfillment (9) 12 Loose relative is beheaded (5) 13 Former trolley range is beyond city walls (10) 15 Exploited American editor (4) 19 Sweet potato turnover with a bit of oil dressing (4) 20 Scam that is upsetting wheezers (10) 22 Passage I’ll read aloud (5) 24 Rumors of AAA service for weapons plant (9) 26 Hand Toni scrambled eggs first (7) 27 Having eaten a donut, interrogate a thug (7) 28 Distorting a quote, liar with fifth course of action: one that divides the world in half (10,5) DOWN 1 Lame bears healed with high-energy radiation (5,4) 2 Breaking the plate: the end of Barry’s silent communication (9) 3 Type of flying moth, and others (3,5) 4 Back in Burundi, I’d arrayed bones (5) 5 Woman’s laundry list item: indoctrinate (9) 6 Fifty engineers, originally with disease, form association (6) 7 Ruminant swallows large crow (5) 8 Not us! Even at first, this puzzle doesn’t have one (5) 14 Tragic air mourns a group of stars (4,5) 16 Trace transgression involving a bit of chicanery up to Afghanistan’s capital (9) 17 Hopeless 2, for example, in E-trade debacle (9) 18 Forged diploma, including registrar’s initial, in postbox (4,4) 21 Concede sister’s burden, and stop (6) 22 Commotion about love (5) 23 University supporters back confusion (5) 25 Returning soldier’s mother produces letter from Greece (5) ACROSS 1 MOUNTS THE LENS 9 AL(COHO)L + [v]IC[e] 10 “there” 11 ICI + CLE[ver] 12 2 defs. 14 anag. 15 CHE(DDA)R (add rev.) 17 TUN + IS + IA (nut rev.) 19 A + U + PAIRS (Paris anag., &lit.) 22 hidden 24 CO(R)PSE 26 anag. 27 [l]IMIT + ATIVE (Evita rev.) 28 PRONOUN + CEMENT DOWN 1 MOC KING 2 [c]UPHOLDERS 3 2 defs. 4 anag. 5 E(XT)RA (TX rev.) 6 rev. hidden 7 S + PRAYER 8 M + ALIGN 13 ESCA + LATI(O)N (case anag.) 16 anag. 17 T.A. + K(E)NUP (punk rev.) 18 N(ONZE)RO (Ron anag.) 20 I(NPR)I + NT 21 rev. 23 initial letters 25 2 defs.
Nov 16, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3215 Puzzle No. 3215
ACROSS 1 Prepares the telescope to find a volcano (5,2,6) 9 One who drinks like a fish (salmon), immersed in every vice, essentially (9) 10 His or her or his and her—not here, I hear (5) 11 Pierre’s here with half-clever one that hangs around the house in wintertime? (6) 12 Battalions of babies? (8) 14 Lumps in egg-nuts stew (7) 15 Singer-actress snatching back tot’s cheese (7) 17 Country enthusiast, on the rebound, lives near Iowa (7) 19 Aides originating at university near Paris, perhaps! (2,5) 22 Between a rock and a hard place in Afghanistan (8) 24 Grove conceals back of your body (6) 26 Donne is obscure? Exceedingly (2,3) 27 Plagiarized Broadway musical returns after cutoff, missing first part (9) 28 Declaration—for example, “We unite” (13) DOWN 1 Monarch of comfy shoes? (That’s sarcastic) (7) 2 Appellate courts often confiscate source of some auto accessories (9) 3 Legendary archer, say (4) 4 Expert: engineer, not catcher (10) 5 Texas regressively enters age of surplus (5) 6 Chose participants in returning cadet celebration (7) 7 Mister Softee’s primary appeal (7) 8 Head of ministry to straighten out evil (6) 13 Mixed-case writing in ancient Rome restricted Occitan’s initial expansion (10) 16 Surveillance of sea pigeon in a storm (9) 17 Engaged teaching assistant with a bit of experience in ascendant musical genre (5,2) 18 Ron gets lost around 11:00 in Montreal—this could be positive or negative (7) 20 Broadcast network invested in the second New Testament available for reading (2,5) 21 Drunk dries up? (6) 23 Initially, awful, ugly din is organized sound (5) 25 Frost poem (4) ACROSS 1 THE(NC)E 4 CAR PAL 9 INFER + I + OR 10 “aye, cutest” 12 IN + EPT (pet anag.) 13 PA + R + RICIDE (I cried anag.) 14 TO + AD (initial letters) + IED 16 NOS + TRIL[lion] 17 co[a]ching anag. 19 “I, whole” 21 A + B(SENT)EES 22 BO(FF)O 23 2 defs. 24 hidden 25 anag. 26 AN ODE + S DOWN 1 TAF + FETA (fat rev.) 2 rev. hidden 3 viler anag. 5 “[M]ac oui yes” 6 P(REM)IER 7 pun 8 anag. 11 FRANKEN STEIN 15 [v]INCENT + I’VE 18 ONSH + OR + E (nosh anag.) 20 OFF + ICE + S 22 B(I[m]P)ED
Nov 8, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3214 Puzzle No. 3214
ACROSS 1 You once captured North Carolina from there (6) 4 Connected to the wrist of fellow commuter (6) 9 Subordinate to draw conclusions in front of one operating room (8) 10 Method of assessing brilliance pronounced, yes, “most attractive” (2,4) 12 Fashionable, ill-behaved pet is awkward (5) 13 Oedipus was one father initially rejected—“Shocking!” I cried (9) 14 Kissed up to initiators of absolutely deadly homemade bomb (7) 16 Half-trillion after small numbers in opening (7) 17 Inappropriate coaching: spitting out last piece of pizza and pasta (7) 19 Through it, you can see or hear the ego, undivided (7) 21 A contest’s mailed-in participants!? (9) 22 Express disapproval about very loud hit (5) 23 Wry and made of metal? (6) 24 Italian explorer, hiding inside, loves Puccini (8) 25 Rewrite Scene I for younger relatives (6) 26 A lyric poem at the beginning of “Sonata for Conductors” (6) DOWN 1 Take up grease with cheese cloth (7) 2 Bird reflected in detergent (5) 3 What some people seem to think I am: viler (7,5) 5 Agree to drop first bit of audio from Mac? Oui! Yes! (9) 6 Prime minister’s support structure encompassing rock band (7) 7 I’ll tell you tomorrow what I think about the mattress (3,2,5,2,2) 8 Foreign dignitaries not falling apart (14) 11 Monster mug for Al? (12) 15 Van Gogh, a little late: “I have a carrot” (9) 18 Nosh nuts or start to eat off the vessel (7) 20 Kill (murder) leader in Satanic rites (7) 22 Devil losing heart in bed with woman, perhaps (5) ACROSS 1 hidden 3 POINT + BLANK 9 [f]EARS 10 2 defs. 12 O + REGANO (onager rev.) 13 tried vs. anag., [a]dversit[y] anag. (double &lit.) 14 [p]RAISE 16 hidden 19 HATCH + MEN + T 20 hidden 21 C(A + R)AFES 23 T(IN + H)ORN 25 CAR(GOP)LANE 26 “Molly” 27 anag. 28 “him” DOWN 1 & 18 THE FOURTH + DIM + E(N)SION (noise rev.) 2 CURS + E 4 anag. 5 NEE(D)S (seen rev.) 6 B(IF)UR + CATIONS (rub rev.) 7 A + QUA + VI + TAE (eat rev.) 8 K(EYE)D 11 2 defs. 15 hidden 17 CAT + A + TONIC 21 CA + CA + O 22 anag. 24 [b]OVARY
Nov 1, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3213 Puzzle No. 3213
ACROSS 1 Snack served by fiesta compañero (4) 3 Aim ____ at close range (5-5) 9 Handles anxieties without a hint of finesse (4) 10 Overall responsibility: you pay a tax when you cross it? (4,2,4) 12 Herb originally overtook retreating wild ass (7) 13 Tried, vs. challenging and treacherous core of adversity!! (7) 14 Bring up acclaim with a late start (5) 16 Baggage of wench antedates magic (9) 19 After opening, men start to tint panel for a coat of arms (9) 20 Immersed in bile: umbilicus and part of the intestine (5) 21 Bottles a small amount of retsina in coffee shops (7) 23 Insignificant rent-collecting in end of month (7) 25 Republicans invading a vehicle passage with a commercial aircraft (5,5) 26 Ivins discussed in The Nation (4) 27 Prosecute a criminal in the universe beyond earth’s atmosphere (5,5) 28 Song that man vocalized (4) DOWN 1 and 18 After Independence Day without much light, raise racket about beginning of night time—this might be next after a sequence of words taken from Across solutions (3,6,9) 2 Wish misfortune upon dogs, the source of evil (5) 4 Cool genie disturbed geological period (9) 5 Seen in the mirror, incorporating Democrat’s requirements (5) 6 Splits, if splitting to polish up positively charged particles (12) 7 Liquor with a drop of absinthe, as six eat up (4,5) 8 lang, having taken in view, entered (5) 11 Adopt the story and speak (4,3,5) 15 Make sense of housepainter prettifying interior (9) 17 Before a stimulant, pet is in a stupor (9) 18 See 1 21 Tropical tree around California: orange (5) 22 Doctor helps lug (5) 24 Gland making Emma lose big, at first (5) ACROSS 1 & 11 2 defs. 6 anag. 10 SWA([t]HI[s])L + I (laws rev.) 12 B(Y + P)ASSES 13 anag. 15 & 20 anag. 16 LIMO + N 18 HOSE + A 23 WE + EVIL 25 anag. 27 LEO(TAR)D (Dole anag.) 28 D + ETOURS (routes anag., &lit.) 29 “sticks” 30 HELL + OK + [w]ITTY DOWN 1 ROSE + BAY 2 2 defs. 3 REIS + SUE 4 M(AIDE)N + AUNT (tuna anag.) 5 even letters 7 HO[t] + UND 8 anag. 9 S + CRAWL 14 anag. 17 2 defs. 18 HG + WELLS 19 hidden 21 NUN + AT + AK 22 STOPS + B[erkele]Y (spots rev.) 24 E + BONY 26 [h]EDGE
Oct 25, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3212 Puzzle No. 3212
ACROSS 1 and 11 For example, Roth’s bedtime story? (10,7) 6 Hare evolved into bird (4) 10 Regressive laws about heart of this island’s first language (7) 11 See 1 12 Avoids low strings around the front of your piano (8) 13 NASDAQ organized information sessions (1,3,2) 15 and 20 Honey weaves an old-timey song (3,2,4,2,7) 16 In swanky car facing north, choreographer José… (5) 18 …socks a prophet (5) 20 See 15 23 Our gang encounters malevolent insect (6) 25 Coins are scattered in plot (8) 27 Dole rudely taking sailor’s dancing gear (7) 28 Initially different, roundabout routes! (7) 29 Legendary river lingers in the ear (4) 30 Hell yeah—woman flees clever cat from Japan (5,5) DOWN 1 Rhododendron mounted on a reddish-brown horse (7) 2 Monks who play drum sets? (9) 3 Once again supply Brazilian funds to author Grafton (7) 4 Assistant in Minnesota with tuna salad for unwed relation (6,4) 5 Interacts evenly and without irregularity (4) 7 Frankfurter’s also coming after most of hot dog (5) 8 Sinatra: far-out craftsman (7) 9 Poor writing to progress slowly after beginning of saga (6) 14 Chili-bread mix that’s toxic to vegetables (10) 17 Diamonds, e.g., cited in child-custody filing? (5,4) 18 Mercury sources for writer (1,1,5) 19 Gingersnap I calmly held on the tip of the tongue (6) 21 Sister at Alaska’s glacial mountain (7) 22 Visits backwards locations at both ends of Berkeley (5,2) 24 Cover of elegant, thin magazine (5) 26 Prune front of bush at property line, to get outside limit (4) ACROSS 1 TIDE + MARK (edit rev.) 5 CUR(V)ES 9 T (true) + Maria cut anag. 11 HOUR + I 12 & 16 2 defs. 13 AMA + RETTO (otter rev.) 15, 23, 19 anag. 18 RESPEC + TABLE (creeps anag.) 20 ref. 25 across 22 anag. 25 C (100) + IV (4) + IL (49) 26 anag. 27 “sir tacks” 28 P(RESENC)E (screen anag.) DOWN 1 anag. 2 DRAW + DOWN + S 3 anag. 4 rev. 6 U + SHERETTE (the trees anag.) 7 2 defs. 8 2 defs. 10 COM + IN + GB + Y 14 REP + TILES 16 “gorilla” 17 EL(EV[en])ATION 21 M + OVER 24 B(U)RR
Oct 18, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3211 Puzzle No. 3211
ACROSS 1 Revise text starting at the end, identify high point (8) 5 SS victory dividing French priests (6) 9 Shocking, true version of Maria cut (9) 11 Sixty Minutes introduces one beautiful girl (5) 12 and 16 Actor’s tree-lined avenue Down Under (6,11) 13 Furry mammal returns after a group of doctors drink (8) 15, 23 and 19 Unbridled envy we erase with a night of revelry (3,5,3) 16 See 12 18 Revolting creeps postpone fair (11) 19 See 15 20 We use the Roman variety in 25 or XXV (8) 22 Energetic person’s stimulating Monday (6) 25 Three perfect squares are polite (5) 26 Misplaced equal sign is telling (9) 27 Outspoken knight nails extra duty (6) 28 Gym clothes screen organization or composure (8) DOWN 1 Unsound artistic interpretation in play by Shakespeare (5,10) 2 Sketch plumage and head of swan with reductions (9) 3 She may have said, “I like Ike” or, surprisingly, “I am me” (5) 4 Dang! Headliner retreats (4) 6 She used to escort you among texters, by the trees, in a storm (9) 7 Leap over part of a bank (5) 8 Mistake that could make a shoe uncomfortable? (4,2,3,6) 10 Visiting Dot’s frequent companion in Great Britain at the end of July (6,2) 14 Agent covers the floor with snakes or lizards (8) 16 Primate discussed one type of theater (9) 17 Euphoria about even just the first half of a promotion (9) 21 Shaker’s associate: leader in music again (5) 23 See 15 24 “It’s cold outside!”—university vice president (4) ACROSS 1 & 12 THE + BEAT + LES 1 & 19 anag. 3 HOPPING + JOHN 9 P + LATITUDE 10 BUY(E)R (ruby anag.) 11 anag. 14 “cowered” 17 RABBI + T 22 G(E)ORGES + POMP + I DO + U 25 init. letters 26 HEART + H(R)UG 27 ERIN(GOB + RAG)H (Rhine anag.) 28 O + NO (&lit.) DOWN 1 hidden 2 EX + AMPLE 3 “high coup” 4 PLUMM(I)ER 5 “I sin” 6 G(ABLER)OOF 7 OX + YMORA (moray anag.) 8 N + ORMANDY 13 TWIN + GEING (in egg anag.) 15 DRAG + RACE 16 hidden 18 BRON + CHI (born anag.) 20 opposites 21 Spoonerism of “hung, go” 23 S(AHI)B 24 2 defs.
Oct 12, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Puzzle No. 3210 Puzzle No. 3210
ACROSS 1 and 12 Les anglais defeated the French—they’re on our minds in this puzzle (3,7) 1 and 19 1 and 12 are hot, buff, ripped (3,3,4) 3 Southern dish in a busy washroom (7,4) 9 Range in pursuit of a bit of potassium bromide (9) 10 Ornate ruby captivates Eastern customer (5) 11 Pastel mountains crumbled in state capital (2,4,9) 12 See 1 14 Yellowbelly—or what he did, they say (6) 17 Teacher meeting teacher’s principal with creature pulled from a hat (6) 19 See 1 22 French statesman, around the end of June, defiles ceremony with words from a wedding: “Unsatisfactory” (7,8) 25 Leaders of Asian states can interact in computer alphanumerics (5) 26 Symbol of love and expression of love: keeping red item to sit on by the fire (6,3) 27 Turbulent Rhine engulfing sailor and piece of cloth with a nationalist slogan (4,2,5) 28 With the band? No! (3) DOWN 1 Office worker is into salty pistachios (6) 2 An ideal was once enough (7) 3 Recited aloud, an exalted, brilliant stroke—this clue, for instance (5) 4 Actor Christopher claims, “I like roles that are more desirable” (8) 5 Sounds as if I go astray, cut off by wintry weather (3,2) 6 Handiwork of some contractors more proficient in error (5,4) 7 Beef, stewed moray, jumbo shrimp, and the like (7) 8 Longtime conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra supports Northern part of France (8) 13 Look-alike stirring in egg and feeling sharp pains (9) 15 Accelerating competition for cross-dressing nation (4,4) 16 Sweeping view in Japan or Amazonia (8) 18 Born free, with vital energy in parts of the lungs (7) 20 Overcome? Quite the opposite: endure (7) 21 Spooner’s suspended—turn enthusiastic (4,2) 23 Tuna coated in antimony, sir (5) 24 Try to sell tar (5) ACROSS 1 2 defs. 9 S(HE)LLAC (calls rev.) 10 I + NCITES (insect anag.) 11 2 defs. 13 anag. 15 T(ASS)O 16 hidden 18 ART(H)ROPOD (trapdoor anag.) 21 2 defs. 24 anag. 25 “pedals” 26 2 defs. DOWN 1 FISTF + [n]IGHTS (stiff anag.) 2 E + LEG + ANT 3 AL + LAH (rev.) 4 hidden 5 CLI + C + HES 6 anag. 7 anag. 8 NE + ST 12 WORDLES + SLY (low reds anag.) 14 C(HARLOT)TE (etc. rev.) 17 anag. 18 ASP + HALT 19 TR(O)OPER (report anag.) 20 anag. 22 END + OW 23 rev.
Oct 4, 2011 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto