07.21.14— Blue Monday


Pablo Picasso, Blue Nude, 1902

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Puzzle by Matt Fuchs / Edited by Will Shortz


PRIVATE PARTS (55A. What unmentionables cover … or what 20-, 27- and 44-Across all begin with?), HIDDEN VALLEY (20A. Big name in ranch dressing), SECRET GARDEN (27A. Classic of English children’s literature, with “The”) and CLASSIFIED AD (44A. Small paid item in the back of a newspaper) constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.

Other — CLAM BAKE (18A. New England cookout), CREW CUT (38A. Military hairstyle), DECADES (7D. Divisions of a century), ESP and ESPYS, JOURNAL (36A. Diary), PICASSO (42D. Painter with a Blue Period), WEB SITES (58A. YouTube and Yahoo!).


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