05.12.13 — Simply Put

 

 

Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp

working on the giant machine

in the 1936 film “Modern Times”

 

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

 

“Simply Put” Crossword by David J. Kahn / Edited by Will Shortz

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP (24D. This puzzle’s long-winded advice, simply put) along with POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES / OF A PLAN OR DECISION ONE / CANNOT REVERSE SHOULD BE / HEEDED PRIOR TO THE TIME / AN ACTION IS EFFECTUATED” (29-Across - With 44-, 63-, 77- and 93-Across, a long-winded piece of advice) constitutes the main feature of this Sunday crossword.

 

Other — LETTER GRADE (24A. One way to measure a student’s progress), LITTLE TRAMP (103A. Charlie Chaplin persona, with “the”), PASS GO, SPEEDY, STEP ASIDE, TABLE-HOPS.

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