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Saturday, February 28, 2009 Puzzle by Frank Longo, edited by Will Shortz ELECTRIC BLUE (27. Hue similar to cyan) , ON LEAVE (36. Off for a stretch), and ALEC GUINNESS (38. Oscar winner for “The Bridge on the River Kwai”) are the only connections between the four corners of a quadrupuzzle crossword.
Upper left puzzle -- Across: 1. Hindenburg’s predecessor as German president, EBERT ; 6. Cousin of an alewife, SHAD ; 14. Drive participant, DONOR ; 15. Heads of Italy, CAPI ; 17. Place for a tie, GARBAGE BAG ; 20. Summer cooler, ITALIAN ICE ; 22. Manages to get through, NEGOTIATES ; 24. Multiplied, GREW . Down: 1. The rough vis-à-vis a green, EDGING ; 2. Summer headgear, BOATER ; 3. Bring to the boiling point, ENRAGE ; 4. 2001 Emmy nominee for “The West Wing”, ROB LOWE ; 5. Quality, TRAIT ; 6. Elaborate solo vocal composition, SCENA ; 7. It might be kicked after being picked up, HABIT ; 8. With celerity, APACE ; 9. Like some tracts, DIGESTIVE ; 18. Cheerful, in Chalôns, GAI .
Upper right -- Across: 10. Longtime name in news-gathering, TASS ; 16. Gifford’s talk-show replacement, RIPA ; 19. Magnitogorsk’s river, URAL ; 21. Biblical trial word, ECCE ; 23. Roger of “Cheers”, REES ; 25. One doing fitting work, TAILOR ; 37. Brand of octane booster, STP . Down: 10. Sternum attachment, TRUE RIB ; 11. Alveoli, e.g., AIR CELLS ; 12. Enter la-la land, SPACE OUT ; 13. Spiel preparer, SALES REP ; 26. Sports winners, ACES .
Lower left -- Across: 33. Miss at a rodeo, GAL ; 41. Water-skiing variety, SLALOM ; 46. Credit report tarnisher, briefly, REPO ; 53. Calls for passage, AYES ; 55. Origination point, NODE ; 57. Toe trouble, GOUT ; 60. Dr. Foreman’s portrayer on “House”, EPPS . Down: 28. Stationery topper, LOGO ; 33. Burner locale, GAS RANGE ; 34. Court crowd-pleaser, ALLEY OOP ; 35. Executed part of a 34-Down, LEAPED UP ; 39. Shuts up, CLOSETS .
Lower right -- Across: 42. She, to Schiaparelli, ESSA ; 47. First holder of the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England, ELIZABETH I ; 54. Governing group, RULE MAKERS ; 56. Epithet coined for the 2002 State of the Union address, AXIS OF EVIL ; 58. Recommend highly, TOUT ; 59. Toy with tassels, TRIKE ; 61. Title aunt in a 1979 best seller, ERMA ; 62. Plant A SEED . Down: 29. Count, ENUMERATE ; 40. Group with the 1967 #2 hit “Georgy Girl,” with “the”, SEEKERS ; 43. English poet Smith, STEVIE ; 44. Butcherbird or woodchat, SHRIKE ; 45. Like supermarkets, AISLED ; 48. Locale of Theban ruins, LUXOR ; 48. Part of the body next to the sacrum, ILIUM ; 50. Ritz rival, ZESTA ; 51. Catullus’s “Odi et AMO ” ; 52. U.K. equivalent to an Oscar, BAFTA , and Guinness won that too! Here’s an electric blue most dread! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated . Click on image to enlarge. Puzzle available on the internet at THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games If you subscribe to home delivery of The New York Times you are eligible to access the daily crossword via The New York Times - Times Reader, without additional charge, as part of your home delivery subscription.
2 comments:
Thanks for the write-up.
The Alley Oop play has to be seen to be appreciated.
A little off topic, Guys... I have a question. Two days ago I played around this site:
[url=http://www.rivalspot.com]Rivalspot.com - Playstation tournaments[/url]
They say you can play online Nhl2k game tournaments on any console for cash... had anyone tried that before? Looks like a cool idea...
Are there any other sites where you can play sports games for real moneys? I Googled and found only Bringit.com and Worldgaming.com but it looks these guys don't specialize in sport gamez. Any suggestions?
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