Thursday, September 20, 2012
Puzzle by John R. Conrad / Edited by Will Shortz
FIRE contained in six squares is the main feature of this Thursday crossword:
- [FIRE] AT WILL (1A. “Whenever you’re ready!”) with [FIRE] ALARM (1D. A prankster may pull one)
- LINE OF [FIRE] (8A. Dangerous locale) with [FIRE]WORKS (14D. Spectacular display)
- [FIRE] BOMB (29A. Molotov cocktail, e.g.) with [FIRE]ARMS (29D. Second Amendment subject)
- SPIT[FIRE] (45A. Battle of Britain fighter) with BACK[FIRE] (30D. Produce an undesired effect)
- [FIRE]STONES (64A. Radial choices) with RAPID [FIRE] (44D. Rat-a-tat)
- RING OF [FIRE] (65A. 1963 Johnny Cash hit) with CEASE [FIRE] (48D. Time-out, of sorts)
Other — ALAMEDA, ALIENEE, AM RADIO, AMUSERS, AVERAGE, BAY LEAF, DUE DATE, ET ALIAE, FOMENTS, IMPETUS, I SEE NOW, LANDSAT (17A. Remote-sensing orbiter), LET IT BE, LISSOM, ONE PAIR, PARAMUS, POMADES, SAN REMO, SNIPPET, SPOUSES, TINY TIM, TRIESTE, WHEEL IN.
Gustave Doré, Depiction of Satan, the antagonist of John Milton's Paradise Lost c. 1866
Mid-size — AMEBAE, ARIES, Lotus EATERS, INSTR, NENES, ON RYE, OSMAN, PSALMS, RETAR, SATAN (50D. “Paradise Lost“ figure), SKYLAB, SWANK.
Short stuff — ALA, ALG, AMY, BUL, CHE, EDO, EER, HITS, IMAC, IRS, “The wolf IS AT the door”, LEAR, MDIV, MUTE, ORE, PAP, PER, “You RANG?”, ROTH, RUR, THY, TSO, WED.
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