The theme of the July 14 Cox and Rathvon puzzle is summed up concisely in the first clue. In addition, with the 2012 London Olympics getting underway within the next week, we get a couple of clues related to that event.
The solution to the July 14 puzzle is found below. The solution to the July 21 puzzle may be found here.
Solution to Today's Puzzle
| Legend: | "*" anagram; "~" sounds like; "<" letters reversed |
| "( )" letters inserted; "_" letters deleted; "†" explicit in the clue |
Across
1a PANG|RAM - PANG (stab) + RAM (stuff)
5a AMERIND* - anagram (wandering) of IN DREAM
9a QUODLIBET* - anagram (when transposed) of QUITE BOLD
Quodlibet[5] is an archaic term meaning a topic for or exercise in philosophical or theological discussion • an author of theological lectures and quodlibets.10a _AN|NIE_ - hidden in (in) GermAN NIEtzche
Annie[7] is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The original Broadway production, which opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, won the Tony Award for Best Musical.11a A|VERY - A (one) + VERY (exceedingly)
12a TAN|DOOR|IS - TAN (sun-baked) + DOOR (opening) + IS
Tandoori[5] is a style of Indian cooking based on the use of a tandoor • the tavern serves tandoori and other traditional dishes. A tandoor[5] is a clay oven of a type used originally in northern India and Pakistan.13a {TWO PAIR}~ - sounds like (out loud) {TO (†) + PARE (take a knife to)}
Note: The reading of the clue is enhanced somewhat by considering the first two elements of the charade as a single unit. Thus a "sun-baked opening" is a "tan door".
Note: Similar to the previous clue, it helps to consider the two elements of the homophone as a single unit. Thus "two pair" sounds like "to pare".15a MI(RAMA)X - RAMA (Hindu hero) contained in (in) MIX (medley)
Rama[5] is the hero of the Ramayana, husband of Sita. He is the Hindu model of the ideal man, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, and is widely venerated, by some sects as the supreme god.17a {JAY LENO}* - anagram (cracking up) of ENJOY LA
Miramax Films[7] is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. For its first 14 years the company was privately owned by its founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein. In 1993, the company was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.
Jay Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host who is currently the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.19a F(LOSS)ED - FED (G-man) containing (keeps) LOSS (defeat)
21a UPPERCASE* - anagram (pitching) of SECURE APP
23a ROBIN_ - ROBIN[
25a N|EARS - last [letter] of teN + EARS (servings of corn)
26a A|P|P(END)AGE - A (†) + P (piano; musical direction) + {PAGE (sheet) containing (includes) END (final)}
27a YE(SHIV)A - YEA (pro vote) containing (about) SHIV (switchblade)
A yeshiva[5] is an Orthodox Jewish college or seminary.28a THESE|US - THESE (†) + US (United States)
In Greek mythology, Theseus[5] is the legendary hero of Athens, son of Poseidon (or, in another account, of Aegeus, king of Athens) and husband of Phaedra. He slew the Cretan Minotaur with the help of Ariadne.Down
1d PI(QUA)NT - QUA (as) contained in (in) PINT (drink of ale)
2d N(O)OSE or NO(O)SE - O ([looks like a] ring) contained in (in) NOSE (schnozz)
3d {RELAY RACE}* - anagram (lost) of ACE RARELY
4d MOBSTER* - anagram (when changing) of ROBS MET
The Met may refer to either the Metropolitan Opera[7] or the Metropolitan Museum of Art[7] in Manhattan, New York. However, for British readers, the first image to come to mind might well be the Metropolitan Police Service[7] of London (perhaps better known in North America as Scotland Yard).5d ANTONY|M - M (male) following (behind) ANTONY (Cleo's lover)
Mark Antony[7] (83 BC – 30 BC) was a Roman politician and general. Following the assassination of Julius Caesar, Antony formed an official political alliance (the Second Triumvirate) with Octavian (the future Augustus) and Lepidus. Shortly after being defeated by Octavian in the civil war which led to the demise of the Roman Republic (to be superseded by the Roman Empire), Antony and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide.6d ERA|TO - ERA (period of time) + TO (intended for)
7d _IGN _OR_AMUS - [
8d {DEEP-S<}IX - reversal (back) of SPEED (hurry) + (before) IX {[Roman numeral for] nine}
14d OLYMPIADS* - anagram (ruined) of ADO SIMPLY
16d {RIO GRANDE}* - anagram (stranger) of ORDERING A
Note: According to cryptic crossword convention, "flower" is interpreted to be 'something which flows' and thus denote a river.17d JO(URN)EY - JOEY (young bouncer; baby kangaroo) containing (catching) URN (vessel)
18d O C(AN)ADA - AN (article) contained in (in) an anagram (changed) of A CODA
19d F(LEAP)IT - FIT (tantrum) containing (about) LEAP (vault)
20d DON|KEYS - DON (put on) + KEYS (islands)
22d _ROS|SI_ - hidden in PedROS SIster
Martini & Rossi[7] is an Italian multinational alcoholic beverage company primarily associated with the Martini brand of vermouth.24d BLAZE~ - sounds like (said) BLAISE (Pascal)
Blaise Pascal[5] (1623–62) was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. He founded the theory of probabilities and developed a forerunner of integral calculus, but is best known for deriving the principle that the pressure of a fluid at rest is transmitted equally in all directions.
Key to Reference Sources:Signing off for today – Falcon
[1] - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
[2] - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
[3] - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
[4] - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
[5] - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
[6] - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford American Dictionary)
[7] - Wikipedia
[8] - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
[9] - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
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