Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz
F O O T B A L L in circled letters (forming a football-shape if connected with an outline), XXX (30D. Pigskin stitching) in the center of the imaged football, THE KICK IS UP / AND IT IS GOOD (23A. With 44-Across, common broadcasting phrase related to this puzzle’s outer circle letters), ANNOUNCER (3D. One saying 23-/44-Across), FIELD / GOALS (35A. With 37-Across, events described by 23-/44-Across) and HASHMARKS (32D. They appear at one-yard intervals) constitutes the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.
Other — CLARINET (8D. Pete Fountain played it), CORSET, EATS DIRT, ENCINO, GLADIATOR (9D. Lions‘ foes), OIL PAINTER (26D. Manet or Monet), PAWNED, SOLIDS.
Five letter — ADENO (21A. Glandular prefix), “Would you like to see A MENU?“, APNEA, APPLY, DRAMA, EPICS, “And that’s FINAL!”, FIVER, GOT A B, GUSTS, LIMES, MAFIA, MEALS, NO END, NO LIE, OASES, ONSET, PEELS, PLATA, PORNO, RISES, SLASH, SLIMY, SOAKS, STOAS, SYSOP, TERSE, URKEL.
Short stuff — AIL, ALE, ASST, ASU, CLOT, DOLT, EFT and EXT, GOAD, Mardi GRAS, ICON, IST, “Is IT I Lord?”, LEAN, MOP, NASA, NIA, OH NO, ONER, PANE, PAX, PERU, PFC, PSI, RAD, SAL Mineo, TBS, TEND, THAI, TUG, WVA, XED, YEAR.
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