Saturday, March 17, 2012 - Accommodations

Introduction

We are given a choice among various types of accommodation in today's puzzle from Cox and Rathvon.













Solution to Today's Puzzle

Legend:	"*" anagram; "~" sounds like; "<" letters reversed
	"( )" letters inserted; "_" letters deleted; "†" explicit in the clue

Across

1a   GAL|ORE - GAL (lass) + (with) ORE (valuable material)

4a   S(HOP) TALK - STALK (track; as a verb) containing (filled with) HOP (dance)

9a   SI|ZED - SI (yes, in Rome; Italian word for 'yes') + ZED (the end of a series; the last letter of the alphabet - in Canada)

10a   DO|RM|I|TORY - {RM (room) + (with) I ([Roman numeral for] one) + TORY (conservative)} following (behind) DO (party)

11a   RUN (AL|ON)G - {AL (Pacino; American actor) + ON (performing)} contained in (in) RUNG (step)

12a   BAR(TO)K - BARK (sound of a dog) containing (captivating) TO (†)

14a   PIE(D-A-TE)RRE - PIERRE (Trudeau; former Canadian Prime Minister) containing (keeps) DATE (engagement)

15a   BE|AM - BE (take place) + AM (in the morning)

18a   DO(S)E - DOE (deer) containing (eating) S (small)

20a   MA(IS|ONE)TTE - MATTE (flat) containing (outside) {IS (†) + ONE (single)}

23a   D|URBAN - D (just passing; a poor academic grade) + URBAN (built-up)

24a   AB(ALONE)S - ALONE (uniquely) containing (eaten by) ABS (sailors; AB being the abbreviation for able seaman)

26a   P|ENTH(O)USE - P (parking) + ENTHUSE (gush) containing (about) O (central [letter of] TorOnto)

27a   VI|PER - VI ([Roman numeral for] six) + PER (for every)

28a   TRY|STING - TRY (sample) + STING (bite)

29a   P(RO TE)M - PM (prime minister) containing (maintaining) ROTE (routine)

Down

1d   GASTROPOD* - anagram (cooked) of GOOD PARTS

2d   LO(ZEN)GE - LOGE (theatre box) containing (occupied by) ZEN (Buddhist)

3d   {RED ALGAE}* - anagram (chopped) of EAGER LAD

5d   HU(R)T - R (back [letter] of dooR) contained in (in) HUT (shack)

6d   P(RIM)AL - PAL (friend) containing (holds) RIM (edge)

7d   A(POST)LE - POST (mail) containing (covered with) ALE (beer)

8d   K(A)YAK - {K (kindergarten) + YAK (chatter)} containing (about) A (†)

10d   {DUNCE CAP}* - anagram (sloshing) of CUP DANCE

13d   ERA|SABLE - ERA (group of periods) + SABLE (black)

16d   MAELSTROM* - anagram (renovated) of MARS MOTEL

17d   IN C|LOVER - INC {sINCe dumping first and last [letters]} + LOVER (partner)

19d   SP(RING)Y - RING (band) contained in (picked up by) SPY (agent)

21d   {TEN-SPOT}< - reversal (returned) of {TOPS (exceeds) + NET (profit)}

22d   CACHE|T - CACHE (hiding place) + (and) T (time)

23d   DEP(O)T - O (nothing) contained in (in) DEPT (department)

25d   B|URN - B (second-rate) + URN (coffee maker)

Happy Saint Patrick's Day - Falcon