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----------------- Saturday, December 27, 2008 Puzzle by Karen M. Tracey, edited by Will Shortz Clue-wise, this is a Saharan crossword puzzle! A dozen 10-letter entries are the main feature -- ADIOS AMIGO (55A. Parting words); BOTTOM LINE (11D. Net); DONKEY KONG (20A. Centipede alternative); INHIBITION (26D. Constraint); I SUSPECT SO (17A. “Seems likely”); JACK HORNER (6D. “Good boy”); LATIN LOVER (48A. Rudolph Valentino type); OBSESSIONS (29D. Hard drives?); PAAVO NURMI (27D. Track gold medalist in three 1920s Olympics); PRIVILEGES (38A. They’re not enjoyed by everyone); TIME FACTOR (10D. It comes into play when there’s a deadline); TREBLE CLEF (32A. Staff opening).
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Xword search information -- Across: 10. Easy way to the top; 16. Glaucus’s love in “The Last Days of Pompeii”; 19. Monthly pymt. For some; 21. Are, in Arles; 22. Pop that’s over 80 years old; 2. Party leader; 31. Setting of St. Columba’s missionary work; 40. One less than une douzaine; 42. Some old fire trucks; 45. Minute part of a minute: Abbr.; 47. Dramatic rebuke; 54. Hair removal option; 56. Where a king may be crowned; 57. Class-conscious figure?; 59. Pint-size. Down: 1. Office stamp; 4. You may work hard at this; 8. Anchorman, briefly?; 9. Be amorous with, in Britain; 23. Half brother of Hercules; 24. Bit of shock?; 25. Look of aged whitening; 33. Tenor role in “La Gioconda”; 34. Schedule listings; 36. Laugh-a-minute sort; 48. Animated film pooch; 49. “Song of the South” song syllables; 50. Tale of the South Seas; 51. Vague sense; 52. Massage targets?; 53. ___ Music.
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