Death Chasing the Flock of Mortals, James Ensor, 1896-----------------
Friday, June 6, 2008
Puzzle by Ashish Vengsarkar, edited by Will Shortz
TRYGOOGLINGTHIS (17A. Mean crossword clue writer’s challenge to solvers?), RUNSINTHEFAMILY (22A. Gets passed down, perhaps), YOUHADMEATHELLO (37A. Movie line spoken by Renée Zellweger after “Just shut up”), DAILYOCCURRENCE (50A Sunrise, say), BEIJINGOLYMPICS (57A. Event starting on 08/08/08 at 08:08:08), BEYONDSUSPICION (3D. Unimpeachable) and ETHNICCLEANSING (11D. Heinous war crime) are the main entries of this T.G.I.F. crossword puzzle.
Googled Googleables: 16A. Saint whose name means “good”, AGATHA; 29A. Fortune 500 company whose toll-free number ends with 23522, AFLAC; 34A. Molly of early stage and screen, PICON; 41A. “Scandalized Masks” painter, 1883, ENSOR; 63A. Inspire, AROUSE; 7D. Psalm ender, SELAH; 12D. Compound added to natural gas to give it an odor, THIOL; 26D. Three-time skiing world champion Hermann, MAIER; 39D. Fahd’s successor in Saudi Arabia, ABDULLAH; 53A. Neighbor of Helsinki, ESPOO.
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