1. swearing (S, W, E a ring)
2. Martin Gardner (rend rag nit ram)
3. OURS
4. Berlusconi, silicone rubber, lubriciousness
5. a sword, yell, a conic (A's wordy, EL laconic)
6. slot machine, a man's home is his castle
7. UConn, Yukon
8. year neat, in (gasp!) rites Ansel (yearn eating a sprite sans EL)
9. OURS
10. WAlker, PURchase, GIant, SNitch, ACHTung; Walpurgisnacht
11. denotement, denouement; denotement, devotement
12. OURS
13. province, convince
14. rang; kings bite (I'm reining (rankings by time reigning)
15. citrus, rustic
16. pick cheese, chickpeas
17. (B)outro(s); (G)HAL(I)
18. OURS
19. us ever dash (a severed ash)
20. blame, blase, blaze
21. Phoenician, facetious
22. am interesting (a mint ere sting)
23. OURS
24. overt) when teak loos; over twenty clues
25. achieve, archive
26. hollandaise, holidays
27. Kurosawa, curacao
28. raineth, The Entertainer
29. sample, Please Please Me
KU-1. Montrose, Moreton's
30. one to five, fun to wive
31. branch, charabanc
32. OURS
33. OURS
34. Mars Needs Moms
35. Charlie Sheen
36. Underground Enigma
37. a votre sante
F-1. PTRPLNDMR
PMPKNTR
MGDLN
NLL
K
F-2. TMCRTC
MTPCKR
CPSKNS
RCKFGS
TKNGBW
CRSSWRDPZZL
DCHRMS
PHTBLG
ZRBJNS
ZMLNSS
LSGSSZ
F-3. PC
TNTM
GRGSND
MRCLPRST
TNNSSWLLMS
RBRTLSSTVNSN
F-4. FORECLAW
ODOGRAPH
ROLLICHE
EGLAMORE
CRIMINAL
LACONISM
APHRASIA
WHEELMAN
F-5. OURS
X-1. He was a standing argument against hereditary monarchy. Ken Follett
X-2. Equality of opportunity does not mean equality of responsibility. John F. Kennedy
X-3. Only people unhappy in the present seek to know the future. Kate Morton
X-4. The book shd. be a ball of light in one's hand. Ezra Pound
X-5. OURS
X-6. But love and memory last and will so endure till the game is called because of darkness. Gene Fowler
X-7. ESSESYRACKET
SEASONRGLARE
KILNCEEAOLND
EZOLIOSDTIED
RUVLARPNSCEY
SRENLBOODLEE
IERIWINNINGS
DGHATADOGMAS
ERECDBSANIDA
CEAITBSLMNSY
AEDNUANGORAS
RTESLAMANIAC
Score: Serves and volleys:
15-0 1-2 cannonball, love
30-0 3-6 reaction, no-no, Onondaga, alley
30-15 7-9 matches, sidecar, raced
30-30 10-18 lasagne, egads, signorinas, seizure, eelier,
responds, sawn, niacin, nard
40-30 19-22 armadillo, overhead, didanosine, Eddy
Game 23-26 subsoiled, dyes, sectary, yon
Across: Down:
1. esses 1. eskers
3. racket 2. social
6. season 4. clots
7. glare 5. erne
8. kiln 10. regreet
9. olios 12. essays
11. boodle 14. abba
13. winning 16. alga
15. dogmas
17. angoras
18. Tesla
19. maniac
X-8. SCAMPIEVENING
MOLARNBECOMEA
ENTRANCEMOPED
NVSRISHRISERS
DEMONTEARELSE
DRAWIOWINDWCO
OSLOEVADEBOON
EELGRABEWSUNS
SUSSALUMMENSA
SUPPLYRSOXDOX
TIERSUNCOUPLE
EANIMALUNAMES
PUTTINGPOLISH
ACROSS: DOWN:
1. SCAMPI T 2. CONVERSE
L 5. EVENING 3. MARROW
10. MOLAR 4. INNS
12. BECOME 6. VEER
O 13. ENTRANCE 7. NOOSE
V 15. MOPED 8. IMPEL
17. RISERS 9. GADS
18. DEMON 10. MEND
E 19. TEAR M 11. RAINIER
21. ELSE 14. CHEW
23. DRAW 16. SMALL
G 25. WIND 20. AIDE
29. OSLO 22. EONS
30. EVADE A 23. DOES
31. BOON 24. OVAL
32. GRAB 26. NEW MOON
34. SUNS T 27. WOUND
35. SUSS C 28. CONSOLES
A 38. ALUM 33. BURN
39. MENSA 34. SEXUAL
M 41. SUPPLY 36. SPENT
E 44. TIERS 37. SPRIT
45. UNCOUPLE H 40. AXES
46. ANIMAL 41. STEP
47. NAMES 42. YUAN
S 48. PUTTING 43. SCUP
E 49. POLISH
Restored clues:
nighttime leveling
charm opening
brooded vehicle
separate eyedrop
curve gust
graduate astringent
flexibly magazine
fasteners echelons
setting stroking
slavic embellish
opposite talk
damper mountain
females acts
cut twisted
comforts cabinets
lines hacks
LOVE GAME? SET? MATCH!
X-9. LESSONSPONDER
GNATMONETORTS
CNNRIDASHOHOW
AUDITSNTENANA
CITATIONREMAP
THEBEANEEDLES
INTODUMASDEEM
SEAHEROTLATHE
WHIRLAFFIRMED
AILSADFACHENE
LSSEPUSHIIXAA
ELSESCIONNITE
REGRETZYGOTES
Related entries are Kentucky Derby winners
Across:
1. lessons (charismatic)
7. PONDER
11. gnat (morvich)
12. Monet (stone street)
13. orts (iron liege)
16. dash (strike the gold)
19. audits (jet pilot)
20. nana (hindoo)
21. CITATION
23. remap (street sense)
25. thebe (northern dancer)
29. NEEDLES
30. into (judge himes)
31. dumas (shut out)
33. deem (pleasant colony)
35. SEA HERO
37. lathe (grindstone)
38. whirl (agile)
40. AFFIRMED
43. ails (war admiral)
47. achene (tim tam)
49. push (manuel)
50. else (genuine risk)
51. scion (vagrant)
52. nits (kingman)
53. REGRET
54. zygotes (elwood)
Down:
2. ennnui (go for gin)
3. sand (winning colors)
4. stria (behave yourself)
5. omitted (secretariat)
6. nods (spectacular bid)
7. pest (big brown)
8. other (alysheba)
9. noon (riva ridge)
10. eton (carry back)
14. SWAPS
15. cacti (decidedly)
17. anon (assault)
18. hamlet (worth)
22. neat (omaha)
24. edda (omar khayyam)
26. e-tails (silver charm)
27. bohr (pensive)
28. aura (chant)
32. slicing (black gold)
34. medea (bubbling over)
35. SWALE
36. offs (smarty jones)
39. lapse (spokane)
41. rhino (twenty grand)
42. enate (foolish pleasure)
44. isle (real quiet)
45. seer (whiskery)
46. duct (sunday silence)
47. ahoy (george smith)
48. exit (joe cotton)
C-1. Groucho Marx, while discussing a safari in Africa: "We shot two bucks, but that was all the money we had."
C-2. A George Carlin poser that still keeps me up at night: if you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
C-3. OURS
C-4. Tiger's quest for majors may be over. His magic has quietly vanished; others come forth. Many golf fans mourn.
C-5. Fishermen score excellent day's catch at small lake. Lonely remaining fish is sole survivor.
C-6. Local karaoke bar features Rolling Stones Night every Thursday evening. "Satisfaction" guaranteed.
C-7. Muckle Flugga, rocky outpost of British Isles, is north of Unst. Name means "large, steep-sided island."