Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Puzzle by Deb Amlen, edited by Will Shortz
Four entries, REMEMBERPROFILE (17A. Reminisce about a nice facial outline?); RECOLLECTDUST (27A. Reminisce about spring cleaning?); RECALLWAITING (47A. Reminisce about working in a restaurant?); RECOUNTCALORIES (63A. Reminisce about a pig-out?) are standard phrases without the RE. The cues are clever, and the resulting entries cause some pondering of the RE removal.
Other long entries: DEMOCRATIC (3D. Like a blue state) and USMAGAZINE (30D. People rival); GORILLA (7D. Big bully); MARACAS (45D. Salsa percussion); OATMEAL (37A. Common breakfast fare); and GRAMMAR (40A. Tense subject?).
Six-letter entries, EMERIL (6D. Lagasse of the Food Network); AFFORD (10D. Be able to meet the expense of); INCASE (50D. As a precaution); and ACROSS (48D. Unlike this answer).
Conversational entries include EGAD (6A. Zounds!”); ASIF (10A. “In your dreams!”); “I’ll take that as ANO” (20A.); BAM (44A. Catchword of 6-Down); and “ITLL be a cold day in hell …” (12D.). Best they be TACIT (60A. Not spoken)!
Five-letter entries also include ALEXA, BORIS, CLARA, ELENA (2D. Actress Verdugo), GEESE, GLARE (33A. “Daggers“ look), LEARN, MANSE, MARAT (1D. Corday‘s victim), MEDAL, MOLLS (22A. Gangsters‘ gals), ONSET, SWEET.
Four-letter, ABLE, ACED, AGES, ALPS, APSE, BOAS, BODS, BONO (U2 frontman), CRAB, FATE, FEES, GOER, LAMB, LAME, LEGO, LUAU, MENS, MOLE (15A. Marilyn Monroe facial mark), OMIT, SAGO, SAIL, SOAR, TACT, TAIL, TERM, TOMS, TTOP, TURN.
Three-letter, AKA, ALI (41D. Boxer Laila), AXE, BAM, CEE, CUE, DER, EKG, EMI, LAW, NBA, NIL, RAW (65D. Like a new recruit), RNA, SIR, SOU, ZEN.
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