Groucho Marx, by Al Hirschfeld----------------- Thursday, June 12, 2008 Puzzle by Alex Boisvert, edited by Will Shortz GROUCHOMARX (56A. Speaker of the quip revealed by the ends of the answers to 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across), QUALITYTIME (17A. Precious moments), GODSWOUNDS (25A. Phrase from which the exclamation “Zounds!” comes), LOVECONQUERSALL (35A. Motto derived from Virgil) and SPIKEHEELS (48A. Dominatrix’s wear) are the inter-related entries of this light-hearted and pleasant Thursday crossword puzzle. Other double-takes in the puzzle include SUPERMEN (37D. George Reeves and Christopher Reeve); ALE (10D. Bar choice) and STOUT (26D. Bar choice), along with a SOUSE and SOUSA; RUT (57D. Sticking point) and AWL (59D. It has a sticking point), AJAR crosses AUJUS; AONE followed by AHOLE and both EYE and EAR ... APPEAR. Fill-in-the-blank clues include 15A. “The uncertain glory of an APRIL day”: Shakespeare; 33A. Like AHOLE in the head; 52A. IPSO facto; 62A. Inner EAR; 22D. Maugham’s “The Painted VEIL”; 23D. AFRO-American; and 39D. LUNA moth. Linkage: BSIDES, YEOLDE, AUDIE, QATAR, SITAR, GAS, REA, URI. OOOH (36D. “How exciting!”)! ----------------- For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
