WORLD WAR II

by Frank Longo |
2007, The New York Times

ACROSS 1 June 6, 1944, when the Allied forces invaded western Europe: Hyph. 5 Make available to Net surfers, as a file 11 Greek letters before nus 14 Black-and-white whale 15 With 68-Across, World War II general nicknamed Old Blood and Guts 16 Attorneys org. 17 Where the Japanese attacked the U.S. on December 7, 1941: 2 wds. 19 Bashful 20 ___ living (work for wages): 2 wds. 21 Prefix meaning equal 22 Org. that helps stranded drivers 23 U.S. president who was commander of the Allied armies during World War II: Abbr. 24 Wedding vow words: 2 wds. 27 Shortage 30 Discarded apple parts 32 Cashew or pistachio 33 Cutely smartalecky 36 Vessel such as the U.S.S. Arizona that was sunk during the 17-Across attack 41 Slangy suffix with smack or switch 42 Moving-van rental company: Hyph. 43 Certain

44 Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels was the director of this during World War II 46 Mideastern country that declared war on Germany in 1943 47 Orchestra section with violins: Abbr. 48 French river that was a World War II battle site in 1944 50 Participate in a bon voyage party for: 2 wds. 53 Beam of sunlight 54 Bottle top 57 It gets stuffed and stamped: Abbr. 58 Santa ___ (hot wind of southern California) 61 Speak before a crowd 63 Affliction 64 Japan surrendered after these were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945: 2 wds. 67 Right-angled building annex 68 See 15-Across 69 Lovers quarrel 70 Rodent in a 50-Down 71 ___ Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway novel): 2 wds. 72 Concerning: 2 wds. DOWN 1 Deduced, with out 2 Fear greatly 3 Without ___ in the world: 2 wds. 4 Knitting need 5 Gross! 6 Vegetable in a pod 7 Actress Petty or Singer

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8 Spherical bodies 9 Put in ___ word for: 2 wds. 10 German article 11 General Douglas who was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in the southwest Pacific during World War II 12 German submarine in World War II: Hyph. 13 Doctors request before examining a throat: 2 wds. 18 Caf au ___ (hot coffee with scalded milk) 25 Remove errors from, as software 26 Code name for one of the principal French beaches on which the Allies landed on 1-Across

28 Direction opposite WSW 29 Sydney resident, for short 30 Put a ___ (cease): 2 wds. 31 Baseball legend Musial and a South Park boy 33 Liveliness 34 Make mistakes 35 U.S. president during World War II 37 Royal house of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I 38 Spitting animal 39 Roth ___ (savings plan) 40 Inky writing instrument 45 Sound of a dogs bark 49 Abbr. that means Butt out!

50 Underground wastewater carrier 51 ___ Gay (B-29 bomber that dropped the first of the 64-Across) 52 Al ___ (P.L.O. guerrilla group) 54 Concentration ___ (compounds for prisoners of war, as during World War II) 55 Ready to try for a homer: 2 wds. 56 Green pasta sauce 59 Memo 60 Quantities: Abbr. 62 Civil rights leader Parks 64 Likely 65 Written debt acknowledgment 66 Channel that aired Larry King Live for 25 years