1. apex, Lou (lummox - LOU)
2. Sanit, Tinas
3. OURS
4. OURS
5. OURS
6. thesis, Palestinian. Extinguish (the S is palest in IA. Next, in GU is H)
7. replete, repeat
8. babysitters; bitter, abyss
9. littermate at a later time
10. Dog Saw Was God
11. accent. Ra, psi (a CC entraps I)
12. OURS
13. call you a neat (all you can eat)
14. OURS
15. golem, goyim
16. Basking Ridge; asking, bridge
17. OURS
18. abstemious; steamy, abbess
19. OURS
20. concise, Cochise
21. erased ides are
22. (s)cut
23. constrictions
24. OURS
25. you're a silly (uracil E)
26. superflu, superfluous
27. cut the mustard, mutt! The custard
28. OURS
29. OURS
30. stentor, senator
31. placate; play Kate
32. Mame, are checks (May, March, Ecks)
33. rage, Nigerian
34. Ghostbuster, goat butter (fits *11 but seems to need plural and *12)
35. penciled, pina colada
36. XXXL, lxxx
37. emirate (eta rime)
38. OURS
39. chicken; hi, Ken
40. express (ex-pres's)
41. believes, oblivious
42. recreation, cation; caution, cation
43. Gouda, Ouagadougou
44. OURS
45. gunsmithery, the thirty-eighth MIT Mystery Hunt
46. OURS
47. (tinnit)us
48. OURS
49. (potato p)eeler
50. digital encryption
51. golfer Tiger Woods and his mistresses
52. "Cheetah" Woods
53. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
F-1. SCHBRT
SCHLLR
PTRRCH
VLLLBS
BRNSTN
CLDCTT
F-2. H
HOC
GOURD
HOTSEAT
HOUSEWREN
CREWMEN
DARED
TEN
N
F-3. AULD
SEAU
SYNE
TSGT
F-4. P
PNT
PHDRS
CNSNNTC
STPCNSNNT
VWLLSSCHVRN
WRPNT TNNGP
LMTS GRGS
PRC SRS
NS DN
T G
F-5. OURS
F-6. OURS
F-7. SIMBA
ICIER
MILLI
BELLE
ARIEL
F-8. CALQUE
ABOUND
LOCALE
QUAKES
UNLESS
EDESSA
F-9. SSCP
PRPRNM
SLVRSCRN
VWLLSSHXGN
TRLTRLSM
SNTMNT
CNSS
X-1. My otolaryngologist diagnosed me as totally deaf. I can't even hear myself think.
X-2. The candle knows not
That the flame it proudly bears
Slowly devours it.
Hannah Shomer
X-3. 1. T - (oppo)(nen)T
2. O - (mim)O (sas)
3. L - L(ette)(rer)
4. H - (eye)(teet)H
5. E - (imi)(tat)E
6. Z - Z(orro)
7. N - (odo)N(ata)
8. C - (ata)C(ama)
9. M - (jej)(unu)M
10. R - (gog)(ette)R
11. K - (nun)(ata)K
12. U - U(neven)
13. G - (exe)G(ete)
14. V - V(illi)
15. B - B(ooboo)
16. J - J(ava)
17. F - F(iji)
18. A - (cec)(ili)A
19. D - (aca)D(eme)
20. I - I(mam)
21. X - (adda)X
22. P - P(etite)
23. S - S(uffu)(ses)
24. W - W(illi)(waw)
25. Y - Y(oohoo)
X-4. The substitute cipher (clues on top, new on bottom) is:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
RMSYIJWTCNPEDOGXBFZHAUVQLK
PENICILLINSP
ARTDENIGRATE
TOSERCFPIPET
STEREOEESOVE
SINUSMGAOLER
UCATAPULTENS
CUTHULAHOOPE
CHOOSERCONAN
UOROUTDATIVE
MAINEEITSCLR
BRAZILNUTNOM
SDLADYGODIVA
Across: Down:
1. PENICILLIN (chalk/strep) 1. PATS (loon/Eggo)
10. ART (ex/IQ) 2. EROTIC (real/fire)
11. DENIGRATE (heal/tire) 3. IDE (helm/tied)
14. PIPET (Mel/die) 4. INCOMPLETELY (reject/finish)
15. STEREO (auk/rap) 5. LIFEGUARDING (mewl/dive)
17. SINUS (Liv/ecu) 6. IRIS (club/seam)
18. GAOLER (quiz/back) 7. NAPOLEONIC (gleam/weird)
19. CATAPULT (hand/Troy) 8. STEVE (yech/list)
21. ENS (lb/em) 9. PETERSEN (ice/CSI)
22. CUT (up/ax) 12. SENATORIAL (rep/fix)
23. HULA HOOP (rum/fad) 13. RES (ally/reel)
25. CHOOSE (cud/say) 14. PEA (ink/cop)
28. CONAN (juju/nana) 16. RUTH (reach/first)
30. DATIVE (gum/wad) 17. SUCCUMBS (inch/cost)
32. MAINE (hall/tree) 20. TOOT (cup/sax)
34. BRAZIL NUT (yes/Liz) 24. PAVLOV (Manny/drool)
35. NOM (Inuit/Coach) 26. HOARD (ranch/frost)
36. LADY GODIVA (qualm/bared) 27. SUE (had/try)
28. CAT (fuss/jazz)
29. ONZA (Nan/oro)
31. ERMA (male/drei)
33. STD (alum/read)
X-5. The Ps are all placeholders for 11C 'p.' abbreviations.
BEBRAVECREE
ABUCCOFOEHN
RAMPRIIPSAD
BSPCOCKSPRS
ROOTGEGMONT
ABBREVIATED
ERRINGASOYA
DIPSBONAPEN
UTSPUUSPOCK
FLOODDARNEL
FINNDARESAY
Across: Down:
1. BE BRAVE 1. BARBRA
5. CREE 2. ACROGEN
7. ABUCCO 3. VOICE
8. FOEHN 4. EFIK
10. ROOT 6. ENDS
11. EGMONT 9. ARNE
13. ABBREVIATED 12. GIANSAR
16. ERRING 14. BRIT
18. SOYA 15. DANKLY
21. FLOOD 17. GOUDA
22. DARNEL 19. DUFF
23. FINN 20. BUDD
24. DARESAY
P Soup:
a. BUM(pint)O
b. S(purl)OCK
c. RES(pawn)
d. RAM(page)R
e. BONA(part)E
f. TRIS(part)ON
g. S(pitch)COCK
h. DI(pole)S
i. S(pence)RS
j. O(per)ONS
k. (pater)SON
l. CO(pro)SMAS
C-1. NPL cryptologists young or old: welcome QED as our new VP.I can say, "so long y'all, adieu, my officialdom is through."
C-2. Next to a circus, there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out quicker than the Christmas spirit. Kin Hubbard
C-3. Overdue dues increase announced in December by our editor. The Krewe has approved the new rates.
C-4. Kooky Onion headlines: "Cat Congress mired in sunbeam," "God Introduces a New Bird," "Timeless Masterpiece Liked."
C-5. Nose tackle penalized for excessive exultation after blocked punt - Pyrrhic victory perhaps.
C-6. Linguistic cognoscenti-cum-Harley aficionados dub newly organized travel group "Chthonian Cherubim."
C-7.Trekking photojournalist encountered hyperborean wildlife, snapped cockatouche, caribou, gyrfalcon.