Merle Oberon, 1946 -- Courtesy of Universal Pictures and The Kobal Collection----------------- Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Puzzle by Adam G. Perl, edited by Will Shortz NOID (52A. Reason to be barred from a bar… or the theme of this puzzle), along with three missing ID entries, SCENEOFANACC__ENT (17A. E.S.L. class, perhaps?); CONTINENTALDIV__E (36A. Seedy hangout across the Atlantic?); and RAP__RESPONSETEAM (56A. Hip-hop critics?) are the main inter-related entries of this Tuesday back-to-work crossword. Three more sets of inter-related entries occur with MERLE (34A. With 44-Down, “Wuthering Heights” actress) and OBERON (44D. See 34-Across); SALTAWAY (29A. Save for a rainy day) and DEPOSIT (43A. Bank receipts); and by merit of their Shortzesque clues, WAIVE (30D. Give up) and YIELD (32D. Give up). Here’s Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier in the one-minute version of Wuthering Heights. Other entries of interest -- TACOMA (10D. Puget Sound city); LEMON (15A. Slot machine fruit); PINUP (28D. Locker photo, maybe); SEDER (64A. Meal with readings); ADAM (1A. "Fall" guy); HAIR (54D. "Aquarius" musical); PERL, and WON (8D. Took all the marbles).
ADAM who? Identification please! ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
