Clue: Seabiscuit’s empty words?
Hint: H O – – – P L – – – – – D – –

H O R S E
P L A T I T U D E S

Clue: Failed presidential bid (1996)?
Hint: – O W – – – M O – – – – N T

P O W E L L
M O V E M E N T

Clue: Ungracious close to
a legal-demand letter?
Hint: U – Y – – – – – – – L Y

U P    Y O U R S
T R U L Y

Clue: If Lesley Gore were on Death Row, she would indicate her choice
of electrocution by singing, “It’s my parting, and ...”?
Hint: I – – – – – I F – – – – – T O

I L L    F R Y    I F
I    W A N T    T O   

Clue: Pastor’s plea to NIMBYs
who like it dark at night?
Hint: L – – M Y – – – – – L E – – – –

L E T    M Y
S T E E P L E    G L O W

Clue: A place to avoid in Dallas?
Hint:
– – X – – – – – K
– – – – – – – – O R Y

T E X A S    B O O K
S U P P O S I T O R Y

Clue: Car owned by Nancy Pelosi
and Trent Lott?
Hint:
B – P A – – – – – – A C C – – –

B I P A R T I S A N
A C C O R D

Clue: A group of
shivering cheerleaders?
Hint: H – – – – E D L – – – – –

H U D D L E D
L A S S E S

Clue: Sacred tank?
Hint: C – S – – – – C H – – – L

C I S T E R N
C H A P E L

Clue: Result of a huge tax increase?
Hint: C – – – Z – – P – – N

C I T I Z E N
P A I N

Clue: Amputee’s oration?
Hint: S T – – – – – – – C H

S T U M P    S P E E C H

Clue: A pro-dessert political-action committee?
Hint: F U – – – – – C K – – –

F U D G E
B A C K E R S

Clue: Advice to a whiny pitcher?
Hint: – – L K L I – – A – – –

B A L K    L I K E
A    M A N

Clue: Lazy equine
Hint: S – – – K H – – – –

S H I R K H O R S E

Theme: Democrat losers
Clue: Failed team of 1984?
Hint:
W – – – – A N D – – – – – – – – R

W A L L Y    A N D
T H E    B E A V E R

Theme: Democrat losers
Clue: Failed team of 1984?
Hint: – – – – Z A N D – – T S

F R I T Z
A N D    T I T S

Clue: Infectious rewrite of
an Inge play?
Hint: – – – – – – –

P U S    S T O P

Clue: John Howard Griffin’s title
for a Jayne Mansfield bio?
Hint: – – – – K – – L – K – – E

S T A C K E D
L I K E    M E

Clue: Visiting Beijing, Sir Lancelot
knew he was being robbed when
he saw ____
Hint: A C – – – – – – H I S – – – – –

A    C H I N K
I N    H I S    A R M O R

Clue: Obnoxious heterosexuals?
Hint: O V – – B E – – – – –
S T – – – – – – –

O V E R B E A R I N G
S T R A I G H T S

Theme: Foreign-language typos
Clue: New translation: “It got lost
in the mail”?
Hint:  E X P – – – – U – – –
Source: N.Y. Times contest

E X    P O S T
F U C T O

Theme: Foreign-language typos
Clue: New translation: “My cat
has a boat”?
Hint:  F – – – X – – V – – – –
Source: N.Y. Times contest

F E L I X    N A V I D A D

Theme: Foreign-language typos
Clue: New translation: “My cat
is dead”?
Hint:  R – – – – M – – – – –
Source: N.Y. Times contest

R I G O R    M O R R I S

Clue: Apparel for the
Little Mermaid?
Hint: A – G – – – – A

A L G A E    B R A

Clue: Adolf Hitler’s favorite
soup?
Hint: G – – – – – – –
Source: D.A. Hoyt

 G E Z P A C H O

Clue: Abuse of bedroom furniture?
Hint: M – – – – – – – – D E

 M A T T R E S S I D E

Clue: Avian refrigerator accessory
Hint: C – – – M – G – – –

 C R O W    M A G N E T

Clue: Alfalfa’s conservative friend?
Hint:
W – – – – – – – B – – – – – – – –

 W I L L I A M    F
B U C K W H E A T

Clue: I have finished more books that Edward Kennedy. That makes
me ____ ?
Hint: B – – – – – – – A D
T H – – – E D

B E T T E R    R E A D
T H A N    T E D

Clue: Obnoxious residents of
Vancouver?
Hint:
B R – – – – – – – – U M – – – – S

B R U T I S H
C O L U M B I A N S

Clue: Purpose of a slap to the face?
Hint: B U – – – – O –

B U S S    S T O P

Theme: [Answer contains
a transposition]
Clue: Proud claim of saplings
who no longer need wooden stakes?
Hint: U N – – – – W E – – – N D

U N T I E D    W E
S T A N D

Clue: What Richard uses to
evaluate his feces?
Hint:
T H E R – – – T – – – S C – – –

T H E    R I C K
T U R D    S C A L E

Theme: [Answer contains a common
phrase with one changed letter]
Clue: Comedian to avoid?
Hint: A R – – – – – – – – L

A R S E N I C    H A L L

Clue: Barbra’s song about folks who
require certain security devices?
Hint: P E – – – – W H –
– – – D P E – – – – – – –

P E O P L E    W H O
 N E E D    P E E P H O L E S

Clue: “What we have here is a
failure to ____ .” (From a critic
of Cardinal Mahoney.)
Hint: E – – – – – – – – – A T E

E X C O M M U N I C A T E

Clue: Founder of the failed and very bad rock band The When?
Hint: R – G – – – – – – – Y

R O G E R    P A L T R Y

Theme: [Answer contains a common
phrase with one changed letter]
Clue: What happens after Bush and Putin eat dinner?
Hint: – E A D – – – – – G E – T

L E A D E R S    D I G E S T

Clue: Output from Philip’s
vineyard?
Hint: T – – G – – – – – O F R – – –

T H E    G R A P E S
O F    R O T H

Theme: Sounds naughty!
Clue: Overseas occurrence?
Hint: F O – – – G N O – – – – – O N

F O R E I G N
O C C A S I O N

Clue: Song sung by St. Paul weatherperson in January?
Hint: – F F T O – – –
T H – – – – – Z A – –

O F F    T O    S E E
T H E    B L I Z Z A R D

Clue: Enclave for wealthy wild
animals from Africa?
Hint: H – – – – – – O R T

H Y E N A S P O R T

Clue: Merchant’s restriction
on bathing-suit sales?
Hint: S P – – – O L – – – –

S P E E D O
L I M I T

Clue: Continental dessert that
mocks Merrie Olde England?
Hint: E – R – C – K –

E U R O    C A K E

Clue: Movie about sealife gangsters?
Hint: T H E C – – – – – – E R

    T H E    C O D F A T H E R

Clue: Shakespeare’s fat friend?
Hint: L – – – – O F – – – –

    L A R D O    O F    A V O N

Clue: Saddam’s last expression
of disappointment?
Hint: I T – – – – – – – O M E

    I T S    N O O S E
T O    M E

Clue: DVD-rental place operated
by a hostile person of color?
Hint: B – – – K B A – – – – –
– – – E O

    B L A C K    B A S T A R D
V I D E O

Clue: Barack Obama’s viewpoint?
Hint: P – – U S P – – – – – O N

    P O T U S    P O S I T I O N

Clue: Helpful penis, especially
in the morning?
Hint: A L – – – C – – K

    A L A R M    C O C K