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EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ ACROSS 1 Cavalry weapon 6 “And there it is!” 10 Argue (with) 14 Spasm 15 Hollywood has some big ones 16 Summon 17 Actor Norris, after gaining weight? 19 Attendee of the fictional Lowood Institution for girls 20 “… ___ quit!” 21 Symbols of speed 22 Flower part 23 1993 Peace Nobelist 25 Hankering 26 What a tosspot fantasizes the clouds would do? 30 Designed to pique interest, say 33 Toot 34 Collar
36 “Hurry!” 37 Some makeup … or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across 39 Badlands feature 40 Unite 41 Whoosh! 42 A bit questionable 43 Thieves at an all-night dance bash? 47 Show some respect to a judge 48 All riled up 52 Emo emotion 54 Conceived 56 Sugar ending 57 Strike 58 Someone responding to a party R.S.V.P.? 60 ___ Krabappel, Bart Simpson’s teacher 61 Boxer’s fare? 62 Kind of glasses 63 Dieter’s amount
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64 Paint swatch choice 65 Common door sign DOWN 1 Longtime senator Thurmond 2 Now, in Nogales 3 Bobby Orr, notably 4 Impatient person’s wait, seemingly 5 Conan O’Brien, e.g. 6 Mideast capital 7 Bad fit 8 Entries in two Oscar categories, slangily 9 “That’s all I ___” 10 Address 11 There used to be a lot more of these on corners 12 Indian tourist locale 13 Country dance 18 District of Colombia? 22 Knock off 24 Stalactite producer 25 Knocks off 27 Manhattan Project result, informally 28 Guitarist Paul 29 Shipboard punishment 30 Bar topic 31 PC operator 32 Items for baseball scouts and highway patrol officers
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35 Triple Crown winner Citation or Gallant Fox 37 Reason for an R rating 38 Back of a public house, maybe 39 Get wrong 41 Spice
42 Where many Greeks are found 44 Outlooks 45 Part that may be pinched 46 Sufficiently, in poetry 49 Tribal figure 50 Rhône tributary 51 Put on again
52 Jump on the ice 53 Intersection point 54 Western accessory 55 N.F.L. broadcaster 58 ___ in hand 59 Subj. of a Wall Street Journal story
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THIS MODERN WORLD
IGIBON JAPANESE RESTAURANT It’s a complex place, where the food is almost always good and the ambiance and service never fail to please. 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-2178888. LD Mon.-Sat. KIYEN’S SEAFOOD STEAK AND SUSHI Sushi, steak and other Japanese fare. 17200 Chenal Pkwy. Suite 100. Full bar. $$-$$$. 501-8217272. LD daily. KOBE JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI Stands taller in its sushi offerings than at the grill. 11401 Financial Centre Parkway. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-225-5999. L Mon.-Sat. D daily. VAN LANG CUISINE Terrific Vietnamese cuisine, particularly the way the pork dishes and the assortment of rolls are presented. 3600 S. University Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-570-7700. LD daily.
CAPITOL SMOKEHOUSE AND GRILL Beef, pork and chicken, all smoked to melting tenderness and doused with a choice of sauces. 915 W. Capitol Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-372-4227. L Mon.-Fri. CROSS EYED PIG BBQ COMPANY Traditional barbecue favorites smoked well such as pork ribs, beef brisket and smoked chicken. 1701 Rebsamen Park Road. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-265-0000. L Mon.-Sat., D Tue.-Fri. 1701 Rebsamen Park Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-2277427. LD daily. FATBOY’S KILLER BAR-B-Q This landmark restaurant features tender ribs and pork by a contest pitmaster. Skip the regular sauce and risk the hot variety, it’s far better. 14611 Arch Street. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-888-4998. L Mon.-Wed. and Fri.; L Thu. HB’S BBQ Great slabs of meat with fiery barbecue sauce, but ribs are served on Tuesday only. Try the tasty pork sandwich on an onion roll. 6010 Lancaster. No alcohol, No CC. $-$$. 501-565-1930. LD Mon.-Fri. SIMS BAR-B-QUE Great spare ribs, sandwiches, beef, half and whole chicken and an addictive vinegar-mustard-brown sugar sauce unique for this part of the country. 2415 Broadway. Beer, CC. $-$$. 501-372-6868. LD Mon.-Sat. 1307 John Barrow Road. Beer, All CC. $-$$. 501-224-2057. LD Mon.-Sat. 7601 Geyer Springs Road. Beer, All CC. $$. 501-562-8844. LD Mon.-Sat.
EUROPEAN / ETHNIC
KHALIL’S PUB Widely varied menu with European, Mexican and American influences. 110 S. Shackleford Road. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-224-0224. LD daily. BR Sun. THE PANTRY The menu stays relatively true to the owner’s Czechoslovakian roots, but there’s plenty of choices to suit all tastes. 11401 Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-353-1875. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. STAR OF INDIA The best Indian restaurant in the region, with a unique buffet at lunch and some fabulous dishes at night. 301 N. Shackleford. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-227-9900. LD daily. TAZIKI’S Gyros, grilled meats and veggies, hummus and pimento cheese. 8200 Cantrell Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-227-8291. LD daily 12800 Chenal Parkway. Beer, Wine, All CC. 501-225-1829. LD daily.
ITALIAN
DAMGOODE PIES A somewhat different Italian/pizza place, largely because of a spicy garlic white sauce that’s offered as an alternative to the traditional red sauce. 2701 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-664-2239. LD daily. 6706 Cantrell Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-664-2239. LD daily. 10720 Rodney Parham Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-664-2239. LD daily. GUSANO’S They make the tomatoey Chicago-style deep-dish pizza the way it’s done in the Windy City. 313 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-374-1441. LD daily. 2915 Dave Ward Drive. Conway. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-329-1100. LD daily. NYPD PIZZA Plenty of tasty choices. Even the personal pizzas come in impressive combinations, and baked ziti, salads are more also are available. Cheap slice specials at lunch. 6015 Chenonceau Blvd., Suite 1. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-868-3911. LD Mon.-Sat., D Sun. VESUVIO Arguably Little Rock’s best Italian restaurant is in one of the most unlikely places — tucked inside the Best Western Governor’s Inn. 1501 Merrill Drive. Full bar, All CC. $$$. 501-225-0500. D daily.
LATINO
SAN JOSE GROCERY STORE AND BAKERY Smells and tastes like Mexico for good reason: the fresh flour tortillas, overstuffed burritos, sopes, chili poblano are the real things. 7411 Geyer Springs Road. Beer, CC. $-$$. 501-565-4246. BLD daily. SUPER 7 GROCERY STORE This Mexican grocery/video store/taqueria has great a daily buffet featuring a changing assortment of real Mexican cooking. 1415 Barrow Road. Beer, No CC. $. 501-219-2373. BLD daily. TAQUERIA Y CARNICERIA GUADALAJARA Cheap, delicious tacos, tamales and more. Always bustling. 3811 Camp Robinson Road. NLR. Beer, All CC. $-$$. 501-753-9991. BLD daily.
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ARKANSAS TIMES