Tuesday June 9 2009 Joan Buell
Theme: They are Capital-ists

17A: "Fanny" performer and lyricist: HAROLD ROME

26A: "Mallrats" costar: JEREMY LONDON

43A: "God Set apart America" writer: IRVING BERLIN

58A: Worry "Lively Life span" director: JERRY PARIS

Of the 4 ground entries, IRVING BERLIN was the unaided one I knew of. But I cottoned onto the ground pleasing steadily. The unaided injury I had was obtaining HAROLD ROME's exact name. Wikipedia says his music besides appeared in "Invalidate Legroom".

Trustworthy ground. Short-lived too. All of them uphold world channel (all in Europe) as their renown. PARIS HILTON would uphold fouled everything, as she smoothly does, copying others' boyfriend. I besides prized the four hope Miserable answers.

Each one CRAB (16A: Chesapeake Bay delinquent) and OHIO (25A: Flow that forms at Pittsburgh) preoccupy in the baffle flash day in a row, but with up-to-the-minute clues. I uphold yet to see Booming Norris uses identical clues in succession. Celebrate how we used to see TSE clued as "Short a fly?" day at the back day?

Across:


1A: Kick on the Web: ECASH. Practically the money in your PayPal report.

6A: Compassionate of palm tree: SAGO. Hmm, I pick some SAGO pudding.

10A: "Angel": Mae West film: I'M NO. Got the movie pose with Miserable satisfy help. Said of Marlene Dietrich's "The Navy Angel".

14A: Broadway's Rivera: CHITA. She was in the unmarked "Chicago".

15A: Fed under Ness: T-MAN (Treasury-Man)

19A: Drivel brand: EGGO. From Kellogg's.

20A: Words on the wall: Feeling

21A: Combination device: Strap up. Somehow this design brought to be bothered David Carradine and his weird death. So dark!

22A: "of one's own medicine: A Call-up

23A: Posture of study for later docs: PREMED. And LSAT (56D: D.A.-to-be's exam)

34A: Hard to handle: EELY. This Dragon Sushi Favor (eel) looks so scrumptious. "Forgiving to return".

37A: Inexpressive for crafts and rafts: BALSA. Spanish for "profession"/"drift".

39A: Fun section feature: Maze

42A: Especially careers for thoroughbreds: SIRES. Delicate Calvin Borel. He rode the bumpy "Bird" support Saturday.

47A: Exterminate of baseball: ENOS. And "Spokesman of baseball" is TRIS.

53A: Texas city, familiarly: BIG D. JFK was assassinated existing. That's the image I uphold of Dallas.

60A: Boo Boo's buddy: YOGI. Had YO? in place, so I wrote down YOYO, which matches well with Boo Boo.

62A: Youngest of Chekhov's "Three Sisters": IRINA. Out of sight to me. Exist time OLGA (the oldest) was clued as "One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters". The other one is Masha.

63A: "Long for the amend," to a printer: STET

65A: Burden armor haste, briefly: N-TEST

Down:


1D: Parrot: Sturdy. Verb?

2D: Titleholder: Beater. Wrote down Landlord.

3D: ABC or NBC, e.g.: AIRER. Ugh. I was irritating firm to tighten up "outlet".

4D: Moonshine container: Stone JUG

5D: Henry V, as a prince: HAL. Wow, who knows!

6D: Walked with purpose: STRODE

7D: Wild way to run: AMOK

8D: Whisper, e.g.: Game. Supreme design.

9D: 1300 hours: ONE. Shouldn't it be ONE PM?

10DL High and dry at O'Hare, perhaps: Calm IN. And Blizzard (41D: Detached coat?") ">RAINS (50D: Pours or drizzles).

11D: Hershey's product: MR. GOODBAR. Conduct never had this candy. Boy, peanuts in Milk Brown. All high allegic ingredients.

24D: Artist at the new Citi Field: MET. My first choice MET. Shea Stadium is now history.

25D: Paella pot: OLLA

30D: Aberdeen turndowns: NAES. Scottish for "no". NYETS are "Moscow turndowns".

31D: Piedmont wine area: ASTI

32D: '30 heavyweight conqueror Max: BAER. Fresh crossword Max is the "Dadaist Ernst".

33D: As smoothly as not: ON Despicable

38D: Barricade St. hedger: ARB (Arbitrageur)

39D: Tons a gas put up store: MINI-MART

42DL Charlotte, to Anne or Emily: SIS. The Bronte sisters.

44D: A do to the plot: IN ON IT. Smoothly see IN ON.

46D: Tramp's love: Peer of the realm. "Peer of the realm and the Trudge". Nice design.

49D: Earlier period unusual: Strange

51D: Grant and Carter: AMYS. Definitely know AMY Mover.

54D: Machine on a board: Effortless

58D: Gnaw the fat: JAW. At home YAK important. Just typical saying, "cause anxiety the fat". "Gnaw foolish" sounds promote tender.

59D: ATM user's need: PIN

Quandary earn.

C.C.



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