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Michael Lieberman
NY Times, Sun, Oct 31, 2021 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
63-Across : In "Oliver!" it exemplifies a style of cinema
Author:
Michael Lieberman
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29
1 I | 2 M | 3 P | 4 A | 5 S | 6 S | 7 E | 8 S | | 9 E | 10 A | 11 S | 12 T | 13 E | 14 R |
15 C | O | R | L | E | O | N | E | | 16 D | I | W | A | L | I |
17 I | S | O | L | A | T | E | D | | 18 G | R | I | P | E | S |
19 C | A | N | A | L | | 20 M | E | 21 M | E | | 22 N | E | C | K |
23 L | I | T | | 24 S | 25 P | I | R | E | | 26 V | E | N | T | I |
27 E | C | O | 28 N | | 29 S | E | S | A | 30 M | E | | 31 A | R | E |
| | | 32 E | 33 D | Y | S | | 34 T | U | X | 35 E | D | O | S |
36 C | 37 I | 38 T | R | I | C | | | | 39 R | E | L | E | N | T |
40 A | T | R | O | P | H | 41 Y | | 42 S | A | S | H | | | |
43 S | E | A | | 44 S | E | A | 45 G | A | L | | 46 I | 47 R | 48 A | 49 S |
50 A | M | I | 51 G | O | | 52 W | A | L | S | 53 H | | 54 A | C | T |
55 N | I | T | E | | 56 U | N | I | T | | 57 A | 58 S | P | C | A |
59 O | Z | O | N | 60 E | S | | 61 N | I | 62 T | R | A | T | E | S |
63 V | E | R | I | T | E | | 64 E | N | V | E | L | O | P | E |
65 A | S | S | E | S | S | | 66 D | E | S | S | E | R | T | S |
© 2021, The New York Times
Across
1
9
Holiday observed by Mother Teresa :
EASTER15
16
17
Like one who sailed to a deserted island :
ISOLATED18
Complaints from Regis P. :
GRIPES19
"Is Mr. Gore capable?" :
CANAL20
Viral video volunteer's shout :
MEME22
_arrow s_ction of a chi_ _en :
NECK23
What makes Poe polite :
LIT24
Skyline feature seen from piers :
SPIRE26
Popular coffee size in the 'seventies :
VENTI27
29
It seems a common thing to see on a bagel :
SESAME31
32
Certain ice cream dyes :
EDYS34
36
Critic of lemons, e.g. :
CITRIC39
Subject line of an Ash Wednesday memo :
RELENT40
Decrease in size, as a prize :
ATROPHY42
43
44
Square dance partner of 43-Across :
SEAGAL46
50
Friend unlikely to go M.I.A. :
AMIGO52
"America's Most Wanted" host who's four-fifths Welsh :
WALSH54
55
56
Grp. providing computer help to the secretary general :
UNIT57
Org. that might grasp cats, to some extent :
ASPCA59
Areas between N's and P's :
OZONES61
What picky complainers charge :
NITRATES63
In "Oliver!" it exemplifies a style of cinema :
VERITE64
65
66
Things a baker may be stressed about :
DESSERTS
Down
1
Two-wheeler that doesn't start soundly :
ICICLE2
I'm a co.'s work of art :
MOSAIC3
4
5
Elsa's circus performers :
SEALS6
7
People who see me in the worst light :
ENEMIES8
9
10
___ apparent (smog) :
AIR11
Shiraz, soave or sherry :
SWINE12
13
14
To a skier it's most dangerous :
RISKIEST21
25
Soul of a Korean rapper and a Cuban revolutionary :
PSYCHE26
28
Emperor whose name has one "R" :
NERO30
1,000 Russian mountains :
MURALS33
iPods for a tippler :
DIPSO35
Leaderless Indian city :
ELHI36
Lover of California, South America, New Orleans and Virginia :
CASANOVA37
38
How you might define it: rats or turncoats :
TRAITORS41
42
45
47
Bird that isn't a parrot :
RAPTOR48
Sees a pet to take in :
ACCEPT49
51
Mil. leader - that is, one often seen in a turban :
GENIE53
Split ___ (go halfsies on some game animals) :
HARES56
58
Transfer of ownership in Jerusalem :
SALE60
Endless online marketplace :
ETS62
Appliances that are even parts of stoves :
TVS
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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