10.21.13 — Runaway

Jean-Pierre Léaud, The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) 1959, directed by François Truffaut 

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will Shortz

RUNAWAY JURY (17A. John Cusack thriller based on a Grisham novel), BREAK-OUT STAR (28A. Newly famous celebrity), ESCAPE CLAUSE (47A. Stipulation that frees one of liability) and TAKE-OFF RAMP (62A. Part of a ski jump just before going airborne) constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.

Other — DECLARE and DESPISE, FATHOM (49A. Nautical unit of measure), FUMET (66A. Strong, seasoned stock, in cookery), GEE (19A. “Golly!“), POGO STICK (11D. Toy that hops), TOUCH UPON (34D. Mention in passing), VARIOUS.

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