Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Puzzle by Andrea Carla Michaels, edited by Will Shortz
Today's lighter-than-air crossword features five interrelated entries with first-syllable homophones --
AIRJORDAN (16. Big name in athletic shoes); HEIRTOTHETHRONE (22. Prince); EREISAWELBA (37. End of a Napoleonic palindrome); AIREDALETERRIER (52. Black-and-tan purebred); AERLINGUS (61. Carrier with a shamrock logo).AURA (14. Surrounding glow), which can be defined as a particular atmosphere or quality that seems to arise from and surround a person or thing is left hanging in mid… well, air.
Some links for the remaining entries -- HONALEE (24D. Puff the Magic Dragon’s frolicking place), SEXTON (45D. Church groundskeeper); GARBO (4D. Greta of “Anna Christie,” 1930), DOVE and ORO.
“Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.” -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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