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Sam Ezersky
NY Times, Sun, Mar 26, 2017 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
6-Down : Gift label message for actor Cage
Author:
Sam Ezersky
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33
1 A | 2 R | 3 A | 4 F | 5 A | 6 T | | | 7 G | 8 O | 9 G | 10 O | 11 B | 12 A | 13 R |
14 L | E | N | O | V | O | | 15 S | A | M | E | H | E | R | E |
16 A | C | T | I | O | N | | 17 C | L | A | M | M | E | A | T |
18 B | I | L | L | W | I | 19 T | H | E | R | S | | 20 F | B | I |
21 A | P | E | | 22 S | C | A | M | | | | 23 V | A | I | N |
24 M | E | R | 25 E | | | 26 G | O | 27 D | 28 S | | 29 E | L | S | A |
30 A | S | S | E | 31 S | 32 S | | 33 S | A | N | 34 D | L | O | T | S |
| | | 35 R | U | I | 36 N | | 37 M | A | R | C | | | |
38 B | 39 A | 40 S | I | N | B | O | 41 Y | | 42 P | E | R | 43 I | 44 L | 45 S |
46 R | E | E | L | | 47 S | T | E | 48 P | | | 49 O | N | E | L |
50 A | R | M | Y | | | | 51 A | I | 52 L | 53 S | | 54 H | O | E |
55 P | O | I | | 56 C | 57 L | 58 O | S | E | A | T | 59 H | A | N | D |
60 A | S | P | 61 I | R | A | N | T | | 62 Y | E | A | B | I | G |
63 D | O | R | M | A | N | C | Y | | 64 E | R | M | I | N | E |
65 S | L | O | P | P | E | D | | | 66 R | E | S | T | E | D |
© 2017, The New York Times
Across
1
Leader found in a great feast, oddly :
ARAFAT7
Geez, a boor must come here often :
GOGOBAR14
Laptop brand that gets no love :
LENOVO15
Agreement for which he's a mere copycat :
SAMEHERE16
What a soldier in a cot is not seeing :
ACTION17
18
20
Org. that'll know if you fib :
FBI21
Animal opening a pet shop :
APE22
23
Like Ivan the Conceited :
VAIN24
Fr4nch fa1ily m2mbe3 :
MERE26
They may be reincarnated as dogs :
GODS29
30
33
35
Poker player's "Wanna play?," in a text :
RUIN37
Ditto ___ (Chagall Chagall) :
MARC38
Spelling clarification from a young washbowl attendant :
BASINBOY42
46
___ estate (film set) :
REEL47
49
Elon University School of Law newbie :
ONEL50
Like octopuses and depictions of Brahma :
ARMY51
Calls a taxi for a Cockney :
AILS54
When tripled, Santa's gardening cry :
HOE55
Paste obtained from lamp oil :
POI56
60
62
This size, approximately, by age one :
YEABIG63
64
"Um, that fur isn't yours. It's, ___" :
ERMINE65
66
Relaxed in the desert :
RESTED
Down
1
Home of many M.L.B. forays :
ALABAMA2
These have precise instructions for cooks :
RECIPES3
4
Weapon of 51 Olympians :
FOIL5
Swears to return Southwest eggs :
AVOWS6
Gift label message for actor Cage :
TONIC7
Force strong enough to break a leg :
GALE8
Man concealed by Harpo Marx :
OMAR9
Meg's rubies, e.g. :
GEMS10
"Heavens! There's no end to it!" :
OHM11
Cattle breeder's able foe :
BEEFALO12
Barista who knows a lot about the Mideast :
ARABIST13
15
Sep. to Jun., academically :
SCHMOS19
Middle of a pentagram :
TAG23
25
How a resemblance may appear to a leery eye :
EERILY27
28
'Tain't much of a snooze :
SNAP31
Favorite ___ (our star) :
SUN32
34
Dr. on the red carpet :
DRE36
38
Lingerie components that get bad raps :
BRAPADS39
Deodorant of a looser consistency :
AEROSOL40
Player showing some promise :
SEMIPRO41
Eats wise, like bread dough :
YEASTY43
44
45
Like seal, sail, soil or soul :
SLEDGED48
52
Puh-lace to hide out :
LAYER53
Measure of a tree's wood :
STERE56
Losing dice throw to carp about :
CRAP57
Track assignment for Neal :
LANE58
Like album no. 600 :
ONCD59
Their acting is a sham :
HAMS61
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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