Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats in the 1961 film of The Hustler
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Puzzle by Andrea Carla Michaels / Edited by Will Shortz
Three entries that include state names, MINNESOTA FATS (20A. Jackie Gleason‘s role in “The Hustler“, CALIFORNIA ROLLS (38A. Common sushi orders) and VIRGINIA SLIMS (58A. Cigarette associated with women’s tennis), constitute the interrelated group of this fairly mild Monday crossword.
Other — DAINTY (48D. Small and delicate), FAÇADE (9D. False front), FARRAH Fawcett, GODSPELL (11D. 1976 Broadway musical with the hit “Day by Day”), JESSE Ventura, LIFE VEST (40D. Safety item for boaters).
Six-letter — ADOPTS, AXEMAN, COME TO, COPING, EL NINO, KISSED (52D. Locked lips), MARTYS, PUT-ONS, SEEN IT, UNITER, ZOOM IN.
Five — AS ONE, CEDAR, CHUCK Norris, “EYE OF the Tiger”, FUGUE, IOTAS, MISHA, MIXED, “We will NOT BE undersold!”, PENCE, QUEST, RADIO, ROCKS, SPARE, UNSHY, Of USE TO.
Short stuff — ALEX Trebek, ALIT, ANTI, ARI and ARK, BLOW, BOTH, BRIT, CARA, EER and ERR, ERAT, EURO, EWE, GOYA, HOT, INI, I SAY, JPEG, LUMP, METE, NANO, “There is NO I in team”, OLEO, ONER, PEC, PROD, QUI, REF and REX, ROC, SAND, SEWS, STAY, TORN, TWO L, UNA and UNO, UTES, YEN, YOYO, ZEST.
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