07.31.08

Heaven, Earth and Hell

A Soul Brought to Heaven, by Adolph William Bouguereau
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Puzzle by Allan E. Parrish, edited by Will Shortz
Heaven, Earth and Hell get musical representation in today’s crossword with the interrelated entries of TOOMUCH
HEAVEN (19A. 1979 Bee Gee chart-topper), RAREEARTH (34A. Band with the 1970 hit “Get Ready”) and HIGHWAYTOHELL (50A. 1979 AC/DC seven-time platinum album).

Near the end of his life, W. C. Fields, was asked by a friend who caught Fields reading The Bible if he had become religious -- Fields replied, not at all -- "I'm checking for a loophole"!

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