Thursday, April 3, 2008
Puzzle by Kevin G. Der, edited by Will Shortz
Eight squares in this crossword puzzle contain the word COW.
The resulting across entries are HADACOW (5. Freaked out); SCOWLS (10. Looks unhappy); COWPEA (16. Soup or salad ingredient); COWARDLYLION (17. Beloved film character with a tail); COWHIDE (41. Baseball cover); COWRITES (42. Pens together); RIDEEMCOWBOY (61. Cry just before someone gets some big bucks?); and COWSHED (68. Battle site in “Animal Farm”).
In the center of the diagram is the across entry WHERESTHEBEEF (38. 1980s catchphrase).
Going down, the eight squares result in the entries of LOCOWEED (1. It makes livestock go crazy); COWINNER (9. One tied for first place); SCOWS (10. Barges); COWPASTURE (11. Place for grazing); MOSCOW (31. Its coat of arms features a horseman spearing a dragon); COWABUNGA (41. Surfer’s exclamation); DAIRYCOW (44. It may be milked for all it’s worth); and COWER (63. Shrink).
Moo!
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