Eye on the dollar bill, Joseph Wisniewski ----------------- Friday, June 13, 2008 Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz EYE (35D. Dollar bill symbol) sits center of this Friday the 13th crossword puzzle, anchoring the middle letter of three long entries -- TAILGATEPARTIES (32A. They have people eating in a lot), ILLTAKEYOUTHERE (37A. 1972 #1 hit for the Staple Singers) and RELATIVECLAUSES (38A. Sentence fragments often beginning with “wh-” words). Ten-letter letter entries ensue with INANUPROAR, KENNELCLUB, CREPEPAPER, SALESAGENT, PLAYMAKING, EPAULETTES; and several nine-letter -- PRIMARIES, INSINCERE, ALEXANDRA and ILLTREATS. Clues with linkage -- Across: 1. Shakespeare’s Sir Toby BELCH; 20. Vengeful Quaker of literature; 22. Highest-scoring Scrabble word that doesn’t use A, E, I, O or U; 41. “A Fine Romance” composer; 41. Dorothy Lamour’s trademark garment; 52. Satyajit Ray’s “The APU Trilogy”; 61. 1950s sitcom family name. Down: 3. Walter who created Woody Woodpecker; 26. Golden Horde members; 47. Literary character whose last words are “The horror! The horror!” ; 50. Album after “Beatles VI”. ----------------- For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
06.13.08
EYE
Eye on the dollar bill, Joseph Wisniewski ----------------- Friday, June 13, 2008 Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz EYE (35D. Dollar bill symbol) sits center of this Friday the 13th crossword puzzle, anchoring the middle letter of three long entries -- TAILGATEPARTIES (32A. They have people eating in a lot), ILLTAKEYOUTHERE (37A. 1972 #1 hit for the Staple Singers) and RELATIVECLAUSES (38A. Sentence fragments often beginning with “wh-” words). Ten-letter letter entries ensue with INANUPROAR, KENNELCLUB, CREPEPAPER, SALESAGENT, PLAYMAKING, EPAULETTES; and several nine-letter -- PRIMARIES, INSINCERE, ALEXANDRA and ILLTREATS. Clues with linkage -- Across: 1. Shakespeare’s Sir Toby BELCH; 20. Vengeful Quaker of literature; 22. Highest-scoring Scrabble word that doesn’t use A, E, I, O or U; 41. “A Fine Romance” composer; 41. Dorothy Lamour’s trademark garment; 52. Satyajit Ray’s “The APU Trilogy”; 61. 1950s sitcom family name. Down: 3. Walter who created Woody Woodpecker; 26. Golden Horde members; 47. Literary character whose last words are “The horror! The horror!” ; 50. Album after “Beatles VI”. ----------------- For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
Eye on the dollar bill, Joseph Wisniewski ----------------- Friday, June 13, 2008 Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz EYE (35D. Dollar bill symbol) sits center of this Friday the 13th crossword puzzle, anchoring the middle letter of three long entries -- TAILGATEPARTIES (32A. They have people eating in a lot), ILLTAKEYOUTHERE (37A. 1972 #1 hit for the Staple Singers) and RELATIVECLAUSES (38A. Sentence fragments often beginning with “wh-” words). Ten-letter letter entries ensue with INANUPROAR, KENNELCLUB, CREPEPAPER, SALESAGENT, PLAYMAKING, EPAULETTES; and several nine-letter -- PRIMARIES, INSINCERE, ALEXANDRA and ILLTREATS. Clues with linkage -- Across: 1. Shakespeare’s Sir Toby BELCH; 20. Vengeful Quaker of literature; 22. Highest-scoring Scrabble word that doesn’t use A, E, I, O or U; 41. “A Fine Romance” composer; 41. Dorothy Lamour’s trademark garment; 52. Satyajit Ray’s “The APU Trilogy”; 61. 1950s sitcom family name. Down: 3. Walter who created Woody Woodpecker; 26. Golden Horde members; 47. Literary character whose last words are “The horror! The horror!” ; 50. Album after “Beatles VI”. ----------------- For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
