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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, Jan 06, 2013 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
27-Down : Watering holes near Boston mass transit stations?
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35
| 1 G | 2 R | 3 A | 4 N | 5 T | 6 E | 7 E | | 8 A | 9 L | 10 E | 11 R | 12 T | |
13 C | R | A | T | I | O | N | S | | 14 N | E | R | E | I | 15 D |
16 A | U | T | O | C | R | A | T | | 17 V | I | R | A | G | O |
18 S | N | I | P | E | | 19 C | H | 20 R | I | S | | 21 P | R | O |
22 T | I | N | | | 23 S | T | E | A | L | | 24 F | E | E | L |
25 L | O | G | | 26 C | H | E | R | I | | 27 T | E | R | S | E |
28 E | N | S | 29 U | R | E | D | | 30 D | 31 E | B | U | S | S | Y |
| | | 32 L | E | A | | | | 33 L | A | D | | | |
34 S | 35 I | 36 G | N | O | R | 37 E | | 38 M | A | R | S | 39 H | 40 A | 41 L |
42 A | R | I | A | N | | 43 S | 44 P | I | T | S | | 45 E | C | U |
46 L | O | R | E | | 47 P | A | U | S | E | | | 48 R | E | P |
49 A | N | A | | 50 L | O | U | T | S | | 51 L | 52 E | N | T | O |
53 D | I | S | 54 M | A | L | | 55 N | I | 56 G | E | R | I | A | N |
57 S | N | O | O | Z | E | | 58 A | L | I | E | N | A | T | E |
| 59 G | L | E | E | S | | 60 M | E | L | R | O | S | E | |
© 2013, The New York Times
Across
1
One receiving money from general with ease :
GRANTEE8
Like someone later, after sobering up :
ALERT13
Food suitable for a cast-iron stomach :
CRATIONS14
No denier of Poseidon :
NEREID16
17
Gov. Ira who nags a lot :
VIRAGO18
It nests in pines :
SNIPE19
Rich's first name :
CHRIS21
22
23
It's a bargain, to say the least :
STEAL24
General failing to return :
FEEL25
26
I see her in Paris :
CHERI27
Reset in the fewest words :
TERSE28
Supplied with a liquid nutritional supplement? :
ENSURED30
32
33
34
38
Mr. Halas who wears a star :
MARSHAL42
43
Pit surrounded by snakes :
SPITS45
Part of the currency of old France :
ECU46
47
Cat's ___ (tabby's hesitation) :
PAUSE48
G.O.P. member of Cong. :
REP49
50
They give you lots of boorish comments :
LOUTS51
50-note musical direction :
LENTO53
Dreary and just as mild :
DISMAL55
Foreign national in Iran, e.g. :
NIGERIAN57
58
59
Songs of eagles, mostly :
GLEES60
Massachusetts city where Brooks got up :
MELROSE
Down
1
Fish in the Gr. federation :
GRUNION2
A string of movie evaluations :
RATINGS3
4
Pleasant city in France :
NICE5
Spoil from the bottom up :
TOR6
7
There's an Old Testament book :
ESTHER8
Where Alvin hammers :
ANVIL9
Pacific isle neckwear :
LEIS10
11
Concerning mimics of farmers :
REAPERS12
She stirs, e.g., in a lair :
TIGRESS13
A man's home; also, a Celt's :
CASTLE15
Duly spoken Irish name :
DOOLEY20
It can rid a home of insects :
RAID23
Cut, as Hera's sheep :
SHEAR24
26
Theban king doing recon :
CREON27
Watering holes near Boston mass transit stations? :
TBARS29
Bones you lean on with your arms :
ULNAE31
34
Food for South American 33-Acrosses :
SALADS35
36
Brilliant gem for a girl's ring :
GIRASOL37
He didn't use a birthright :
ESAU38
39
Ruptures near his abdominal wall :
HERNIAS40
Material for an expert at a London gallery :
ACETATE41
Singer/actress in Elle^1 :
LUPONE44
Old publisher of Mt. Puna :
PUTNAM47
Eastern Europeans use them in vaults :
POLES50
What idlers do with zeal :
LAZE51
52
54
56
Guy who's agile at heart :
GIL
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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