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Saturday, August 2, 2008 Puzzle by Karen M. Tracey, edited by Will Shortz Having a bit of trouble with Blogger in posting, so I don't know how this will turn out. In any event, today's puzzle contains a great deal of variety, interesting entries and clever clues, this crossword makes for a satisfying Saturday solve. A few eye-catchers: SCHNOZZLE (14A. Beak) AZIMUTH (6D. Reading from a surveyor’s compass) ZSAZSAGABOR (15D. She opined “Macho does not prove much”) VIAVENETO (11D. Setting of Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita”)EMFORSTER (12D. Creator of Mr. Fielding and Prof. Godbole)
LANTANA (38D. Perennial herb with florets sometimes)
RAMADAN (20A. It comes between Shaban and Shawwal)
ALTIMETER (54A. It tells you how much you’ve 56-Across [which is RISEN])
NEONTETRA (57A. Common addition to a tank)
AMATORY (39A. Like a Romeo’s adventures)
41D. Dan DAILEY, 1948 Best Actor nominee for “When My Baby Smiles at Me”,
ASP (6A. Means of execution for favored criminals in antiquity),
CAR (48A. It contains a dash), NOIR (5D. Dark picture), Favorite: EEK (55D. Reaction upon seeing something squeak by?)! ----------------- For the complete post, go HERE.
