Four clever cross-referenced entries that ask the solver to supply the word THROUGH constitutes the main feature of this agreeable Thursday crossword:
CUTS through THE CLUTTER
CUTS through THE CLUTTER
(36A. Has an ad that really stands out; 3D. See 36-Across)
SLIP through ONE’S FINGERS
(29A. Elude a person’s grasp; 8D. See 29-Across)
PULLS through IN THE CLUTCH
(52A. Succeeds when it matters most; 25D. See 52-Across)
GOING through THE MOTIONS
(4A. Making a feeble effort; 30D. See 54-Across)
Other — BOX-TOPS (9D. Some proofs of purchase); CLUB SODA (59A. Gin fizz ingredient); DINGBAT (43D. Ditz); ED AMES (42A. One of a group of singing brothers); ESTER-C (61A. Brand name in immunity boosting); HARD G (37A. What Germany’s leader lacks?); HOE (35A. What could loosen up a lot?); ODE TO JOY (17A. Highlight of Beethoven’s Ninth); REUBEN (27A. Lunch order with sauerkraut); RIBOSE (46A. Biochemical sugar); RULES (22D. Like notepaper and kingdoms); SKY and SMUT (66A. It’s blue; 65A. It’s blue); THEBES (18D. Ancient site of the Luxor Temple); U NU (60D. Longtime Burmese P.M.).
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