ªmACROSS&DOWNÚKë›tQ51.25‘|>‘|LORBS.BATHE.HIHTNOLO.ALIAS.INGETWOLETTERS.SCANVETEX...LEOPARD...MEM.MANNA...PRINCETON.MNAJ.IAN..AON.SKITOWBREAKINGTHECODEBERNIE.OOO..LIL.ETAL.BLETCHLEY...LORIS.SLA...HOLYSEE...ANOLAIRIS.HRHALDEMANNEST.ACURA.RICEDSTS.BERIN.STEW----.-----.--------.-----.--------------.---------...-------...---.-----...---------.----.---..---.---------------------------.---..---.----.---------...-----.---...-------...---------.--------------.-----.--------.-----.----A Cryptic Tribute (see Notepad) - June 22, 2012by George Barany / Edited by Patrick Berry© 2012 The Chronicle of Higher EducationSome Christmas ornamentsAiringHenley sportsmanStainLike funeral marchesClean upWinged mammalKey beside the space barNo-win situation?John Marshall ___, lone dissenter in Plessy v. FergusonBig Bertha's birthplacePart of a drum kitLatin AmericanAncient AndeanComic-strip VikingLook afterSpiro Agnew's plea, for shortIncognito traveler's need"Picnic" playwrightWhat eight squares in this puzzle contain, thus creating a cipher keyBusiness VIPScrutinizePolygonal pointIt's spotted in AfricaAmplified, as a voiceButton on some calculatorsNo-goodnikFood for the gathering?Genghis Khan's armyInstitution at which this puzzle’s honoree earned a Ph.D. in mathematics___ Xtra (Coca-Cola Company beverage)___ show (carnival attraction)Unlikely to form compoundsLarge amount"Super Bass" singer NickiBikini, for oneActress Foster of "The Accused"McShane of BBC's "Lovejoy"PresentlyMeans of reaching the topAttempts on goalShort-story author Eudora1986 Hugh Whitemore play based on the life of this puzzle's honoree (or what you should be doing to read the real answer to 59 Across)ShrinksMetric measuresLow digit?Infamous financier MadoffWinning tic-tac-toe sequencePleasing vocal quality"Too many to mention" abbr.___ Park, where this puzzle's honoree did his most famous work"The Devil's Dictionary" author AmbroseDecked outPeople often put clothes on themLarge-eyed lemurGrammy-winning Amy Winehouse songPatty Hearst's abductors: Abbr.Papal courtBeliever in BrahmaLucrative depositsShopper's aidWhere kwanzas are spentLeave outDoily materialOver againOne of many in an 1889 van Gogh paintingThis puzzle's honoree, born June 23, 1912 (but only if you've finished 37 Across)LaunchTalent agent EmanuelMulti-PC hookup, for shortEgg containerLegend makerHouston universityChecks for fingerprintsBrandenburg Gate siteCassoulet, e.g.It is strongly recommended that you solve this puzzle on paper.