Brutus and the Ghost of Caesar (1802), Richard Westall, copperplate engraving by Edward Scriven, The Boydell Shakespeare Prints. ----------------- Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Puzzle by Donna S. Levin, edited by Will Shortz Great Caesar’s Ghost! -- PERRY WHITE (57A. Character known for exclaiming the first words of 20-, 28- and 46-Across), along with GREAT LAKES (20A. America’s so-called Third Coast), CAESAR’S WIFE (28A. One who must be above suspicion, in a saying) and GHOSTWRITER (46A. Many an autobiographer’s need) are the interrelated entries of this Wednesday crossword. There are a half-dozen eight-letter entries -- ADHESIVE (35D. Post-it component), ALOE VERA (13D. Important plant in alternative medicine), BASILICA (11D. St. Peter’s, e.g.), BENNIFER (12D. Affleck/Lopez as a tabloid twosome), that‘s a portmanteau for the Supercouple, GOOD IDEA (36D. Brainstorming result, perhaps) and MAGNATES (34D. Ones in high places.). 
Six- and seven-letter -- ADONIS (40A. Hunky sort), ERASERS (9D. Blackboard accessories), EROTICA (5D. Racy reading), EUREKA (8D. “That’s it!”), GROWS UP (45D. Matures); HOTTIE (23A. Playboy or Playgirl-caliber model), SLICER (33A. Hero maker’s aid), NO SPIN (53A. Like Bill O’Reilly’s “zone” on Fox News), OCTETS (3D. Largish combos), PENROD (2D. Booth Tarkington title tween), R KELLY (47D. Singer with the 1994 #1 hit, “Bump N’ Grind”), SLIGHT (1D. Cold-shoulder), SPIRAL (48D. Form of a well-thrown pigskin), TITTLE (49D. Y.A. known for well-thrown pigskins), SWAPPED (42D. Out of order, in a way); UNEASY (50D. On edge). Five -- LE CAR (14A. Renault 5, in North America), INTRO (17A. First few bars), JUDGE (43A. One who tries), KARAT (4D. Unit of purity), PALEY (68A. Longtime CBS boss William) and the Palin, SARAH (32A. Ex-governor Palin), SERTA (62A. Perfect Sleeper maker), SHE-RA (54D. Mattel’s Princess of Power), SHOJI (30D. Japanese sliding screen), SPOKE (1A. Did a dog trick), URALS (65A. Range extending to the Arctic Ocean).
Short stuff -- ABBA, AKIN, ASIS, CORA, DENY, DYED, EAT, ELLA, EVEN, ISNO, ITO, KAEL, KEY, KOOK (7D. Wack job), LEAR, LIV, MAGI, NED, NINE, NUT (38D. Wack job), OAK, PARA, PLIE, POUR, READ, RILE, SEAS, SINS (32D. Lust and envy, for two), SKEE, SPCA, STU, SYNS, TDS, TIDY, TON, WIPE, YSL. To hear it from the horse’s mouth, go HERE. ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. 
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. ___-Ball (game on an incline); 10. “Mamma Mia” quartet; 15. Rain cats and dogs; 16. Film critic Pauline; 18. Mrs. Dithers in the comics; 19. “This ___ joke!”; 22. Clementine's shoe size; 24. Item with a magnetic strip, nowadays; 26. Tyler of “The Incredible Hulk”; 27. What Hail Mary passes rarely result in, briefly; 34. Creche trio; 37. Whole bunch; 39. Prefix with normal; 48. Early Beatle Sutcliffe; 51. Original Luddite ___ Ludd; 52. Oklahoma’s ___ Tree National golf course; 55. Clearance rack words; 60. Like certain sums; 61. Ballet bend; 63. Smooth; 64. “___ Enchanted” (Anne Hathaway movie); 66. Hugh quantities; 67. Gray no more, say. Down: 6. Pet welfare org.; 10. Closely related; 21. Father of Goneril; 25. Fashion inits.; 29. Mother’s cry at a dinner table; 31. Disposable cleaning aid; 41. “Who am ___ say?”; 44. Refuse to grant; 56. Roget offerings: Abbr.; 58. Anger; 59. Interpret.
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