REAL LOCATION
Naiads Pool -- Anonymous engraver after a picture by Herbert James Draper-----------------
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Puzzle by Rob Cook, edited by Will Shortz
What would crossword puzzles do without NAIADS (8D. Nymphs of myth) and ALIENS (20A. 1986 sci-fi sequel)? Or for that matter quite a few of this puzzle’s old standards -- ah, those lovely vowels in their strange arrangement -- RERAN (47D. Played over) as often as the refrain from “Old MacDonald’s Farm” -- EIEIO!
Today, reallocation , or the real location, or just plain “parse this” is the device of the inter-related entries, indicated solely by the individual clues -- REST ORATION (17A. Talk in one’s sleep?); RED ACTION (24A. Building the Berlin Wall?); REIN HABIT (34A. Equestrian addiction?); REAR RANGE (46A. Back burner?); and READ MISSION (54A. Literacy campaign?). Without the space, of course, the two words become one. Cool! ...and here are a few of the supporting entries with links:
ETCHING (25D. Dürer work); MADEIRA (11D. Dessert wine); COGNAC (5A. Snifter filler); NEEDLE (61A. Eye site); CYNIC (10D. Ambrose Bierce, notably); 5D. Bumper CARS; IBEX (39A. Long-horned goat); NENE (62A. Protected state bird); ROAR (34D. MGM sound effect), DER, UZI .
…and finally, a rest-in-piece oration by GEORGE .
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