07.01.14 — Don't

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will Shortz

Five song titles beginning with DON’T constitutes the main feature of this Tuesday crossword:

DON’T BE CRUEL (18A. Appeal from Elvis, 1956)
DON’T WORRY BABY (25A. Reassurance from the Beach Boys, 1964)
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ (39A. Encouragement from Journey, 1981)
DON’T YOU WANT ME (52A. Plea from the Human League, 1982)
DON’T YOU CARE (64A. Reproach from the Buckinghams, 1967)

Other — CANNONBALL (31D. Dive done with the arms around the knees), Groucho foil Margaret DUMONT, PLUTON (8D. Mass of crystallized magma), RINGALEVIO (12D. Game similar to hide-and-seek), RWANDA (49D. African country known as the Land of a Thousand Hills).

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