06.16.08

Weather


Shade and Darkness - the Evening of the Deluge -- J. M. W. Turner

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Monday, June 16, 2008

Puzzle by Ronald J. and Nancy J. Byron, edited by Will Shortz

BLOWININTHEWIND (20A. 1960s weather song by Peter, Paul and Mary), HERECOMESTHESUN (36A. 1960s weather song by the Beatles) and RHYTHMOFTHERAIN (51A. 1960s weather song by the Cascades) are the inter-related entries of this Monday back-to-work crossword puzzle. Other little bits of weather-related items are 15A. Arctic OCEAN, 54A. On the briny, ASEA, 60A. Red sky in the morning, OMEN, and well, I guess we can include 31D. Cause of some urban coughs, SMOG.

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