11.14.13 — Clueless

Komodo dragons have long, forked tongues that they use to help smell and taste.

Livescience, Photo Credit: Sergey Uryadnikov 

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Puzzle by Tom McCoy / Edited by Will Shortz

Four self-clueless answers are featured in this Thursday crossword:

PRONOUNCEABLE (20A. Like 20-Across)
UNHYPHENATED (28A. Like 28-Across)
TWELVE LETTER (43A. Like 43-Across)
PENTASYLLABIC (52A. Like 52-Across)

Other — BEMOANS (5D. Laments), INTERPLAY (33D. Reciprocal action and reaction), KOMODO (25A. Island that’s home to the world’s largest lizard), QUESTING (37D. Knight’s activity), SNEAKERS (9D. Jordans, e.g.), TELL-ALL (42D. Extremely juicy), VIDEO TAPE (11D. Outmoded rental).

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