Before entering the answers to each of the clues below, you must first translate the letters into their numerical equivalents on a telephone keypad. That is, A, B, and C all become 2; D, E, and F all become 3. THE WORLD would be 843 96753. A number might not represent the same letter in both directions: an 8 could be T going across and U going down. [answers] (This dialpad shows the letters that go with each number. Q and Z do not appear in this puzzle.)
| Across 1. Note: Samurai movie by sci-fi author Lewis makes money (6) 7. Poet's recital is forbidden (6) 13. Short, overweight professor played by Christopher Lloyd (4) 14. Needed crumbled Tums (4) 15. One model returns with lucky charm (4) 16. Witches place chicken's heart next to ovens (6) 17. Tipper's husband is involved in more spirit (6) 18. Loathing of a sort (8) 19. Generic and for the most part lame -- like Poison's type of rock (4) 20. Different view of poor protection surrounding United Nations (12) 24. Old crusts of raspberry tart (6) 25. Your acceptance of German and Thai's primary culture (6) 26. Badly translating Proust leads to confusion (6) 29. Picturesque spot Satan spoke of (6) 32. Should injured Padres players wear these for protection? (12) 33. Author of Thy Neighbor's Wife misplaces stories of singer Marvin (4) 35. Halloween pranks follow loss of clothing (8) 38. It takes horse from inn (6) 39. Defeated sensitivity training in bed (6) 40. Speaker's negatives: aroma, perhaps (4) 41. Agent's routines at the gym (4) 42. Mischievous child hiding in celebration (4) 43. Polish people? They speak eloquently (6) 44. On the radio, grills legendary sports figures (6) |
Down 1. Partially notices a carful turning around, making noise (6) 2. First episode loses second storyline (4) 3. Creative filmmaker in Europe appearing after Autumn (6) 4. Shakes head no, does too many drugs (4) 5. Officers give free tickets to dirty old men looking for action (12) 6. Fry up bananas, using one that's clean (6) 7. Where you keep weapons…in farm or yard? (6) 8. A male's…rotten male's physics device (12) 9. Promo encompasses Republican journalist (8) 10. Silence a drunk film critic (6) 11. Scatter at the end of Cinderella (4) 12. Go to a restaurant, lose number, disappear (3,3) 21. Part of boathouse pledge (4) 22. Announcing condiment brought forth (8) 23. TV boy read aloud two letters back-to-back (4) 26. Oddly, saps hail next enigmatic figure (6) 27. Lacking caution in runway crash (6) 28. Annoys peers, moves outside (6) 29. Once again, talk about her turning gray (6) 30. Meditative saying is needed in human travails (6) 31. Claims no right to positive qualities (6) 34. Pore through conservative budget group (4) 36. Alum seen in Belgrade (4) 37. Theatrical piece Five in Miami (4) |
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