Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Puzzle by Gary J. Whitehead, edited by Will Shortz
The capital of Delaware, DOVER (70A. Capital suggested by the circled letters and by the starts of 17- and 63-Across and 11- and 29-Down); DELTAFORCE (17A. Special Operations group); DELIGHTFUL (63A. Highly pleasing); DELLAREESE (11D. TV angel portrayer); and DELINQUENT (29D. Overdue) are the featured entries in this Tuesday crossword, along with DIAMONDSTATE spelled out in a diamond formation of circles in the center of the diagram. Is someone from Delaware?
Crossword blogs today: JimH delights us with a brilliant satire on crossword criticism with "The JimH Sudoku Blog" and unusual information on the Delaware Diamond. Ryan discusses SUGAR/CIGAR, the bizarreness of today's inter-related entries and Francis, the Talking Mule. LindaG enjoyed the puzzle's circles, the several references to food and winds up with a few words on Britney Spears. Rex Parker discusses his solving methods, the lack of obstacles in today's puzzle, making note of ONEG, YENTA, NAS/DRE, UPSALA/LUNT and the Rex Sox. Orange dissects Grary (sic) Whitehead's crossword with her usual manner of exacting criticism.
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