09.03.13 — The Tuesday Crossword



Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Puzzle by Dan Schoenholz / Edited by Will Shortz


Five homonymic clues, “Wii,” “Oui,” “We,” “‘Whee!’” and “Wee,” defining the answers of XBOX RIVAL, FRENCH FOR YES, PERSONAL PRONOUN, CRY OF DELIGHT and MINIATURE constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.

Other — AGEIST (44D. Like the philosophy “Out with the old, in with the new”?), CAME ON TO (8D. Tried to seduce), HORN and TAPS (27D. Instrument used to play 25-Down; 25D. Military base tune), OLD FILES (37D. They’re often archived), SLIMES (5D. Attacks à la “Ghostbusters”).


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