Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Puzzle by Adam Fromm, edited by Will Shortz DINNERPARTLY (24A. Appetizer, entrée or dessert?), SUGARPLUMFAIRLY (38A. Bonbon and how it should be divvied up?) and THOMASHARDLY (51A. Doubting apostle? Not by a long shot!) are the inter-related entries of this Wednesday crossword by way of an added L to the usual dinner party, sugar plum fairy, Thomas Hardy and, of course, clues justifying the three interposed L’s. That out of the way, and good riddance, the longer entries are BOBANDRAY (4D. Old spoofing duo), CIGARETTE (37D. Winston or Salem), LOWERLIP (5D. Pouter’s protuberance), MACARENA (22A. Dance craze of the mid-’90s), MONALISA (9D. La Gioconda, familiarly); MOTORCAR (56A. Horseless carriage), RETHREAD (39D. Fix, as film on a reel) and FISHSOUP (41D. Bouillabaisse) -- are you getting excited? O.K., then ho-hum on these middle-size entries: AMAZED (48D. Gobsmacked); ANKARA (8D. Capital south of the Black Sea); ENRAGE (20A. Bring to a boil); STEREO (59A. Two-track); -- actually, to think on it, the clues are fairly interesting -- here are with links: Across: 14. Sequel to Melville’s “Typee”; 44. Painter of “The Naked 56-Down”; 64. Popular block game requiring nimble fingers; Down: 7. The nerdier of the “Scooby-Doo” girls; 30. 2001 Oscar nominee for Best Original Song, “May It Be”; 53. What hungry wolves do; 56. See 44-Across. It’s always nice to have a puzzle like this one mid-week, sort of like meeting up with a bunch of friends, except that they are words -- especially, OMOO, OXEN, OVINE, IGOR, GOYA, MAJA, TONY, VELMA, ENYA, LENDL, and WELK!…and a-one and a-two and a-three….!------------------ Click here for full post.
For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
