As Time Goes By
22A. BOGIE (“Casablanca” star, informally)
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Puzzle by Andrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz
Four across entries of consoling clichés are the feature of this Monday back-to-work crossword -- WINSOMELOSESOME (17. Words to a fourth runner-up), YOUDIDYOURBEST (26. Words to a third runner-up), WESTILLLOVEYOU (43. Words to a second runner-up) and CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR (58. Words to a first runner-up). Whether any one of the remarks belongs to a particular level of runner-up is of little or no practical value. In any event, this is a fine, compact and neat crossword with which to begin the week or -- as time goes by!
EATME (42A. Alice’s cake instruction); IBET (15A. “Yeah, right!”); HUSH (25D. Word to a crying child); BAA (59D. Sheep’s bleat); and 49D. “I cannot tell ALIE”, join the conversation.
CLOG (11D. What paper towels do to a toilet) and ABSORB (10D. What paper towels do), join two more Shortzesque sets of near-identical twins -- ALIEN (14A. Martian, e.g.) and ETS (9D. Martians, e.g., for short); DRILL (28D. Dentist’s tool) and RINSE (41D. Dentist’s direction).
Personages include BOGIE (22A. “Casablanca” star, informally); MIMI (12D. “La Bohème” soprano); NANA (56D. “Peter Pan” dog); GORE (50D. Al of “An Inconvenient Truth”); and SANTA (1A. Annual sleigh driver) making his first summer appearance.
Oh, and it’s always nice to have an entry/clue with which to END (46A. Finish up).
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