Ground Zero, September 11, 2008, photo by Donald
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Puzzle by Will Nediger, edited by Will ShortzRETURN TO REALITY (8D. Stop daydreaming) and QUANTUM OF SOLACE (34A. Film in which Olga Kurylenko plays the Bond girl) are two fifteen-letter entries sharing their O in the center of the grid. It is not too often one encounters the title of an unreleased film in a crossword puzzle, but there it is -- now we have something to anticipate in our future. Here’s the PROMO (30A. Trailer).
YEARZERO (61A. Beginning of time?) continues the search for reality which includes eight-letter entries of ANNERICE (15A. Author born Howard Allen O’Brien); AUTOBAHN (36D. Main route?); IPODNANO (56A. Little music maker); JUICEBAR (1A. Place to buy a smoothie); OKLAHOMA (12D. Musical that won a 1944 Pulitzer); QUEENMUM (34D. The late Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, familiarly); REDLIGHT (17A. You shouldn’t go through with it); 14. Long Island’s SAGAMORE Hill National Historic Site; TIREIRON (59A. Trunk item); USSMAINE (35D. Ship with a memorial in New York City’s Central Park); YMASUMAC (13D Singer famous for her wide vocal range).
A few more links -- ALOMAR (33A. 10-time Gold Glove winner of the 1990s and 2000s); CESARE (42D. Italian writer Pavese); LOOKMA (16A. Little show-off’s cry); MENTOS (60A. Candy brand); STALAG (18A. “The Great Escape” setting); ALSOP (9D. Journalist Joseph); EBONY (28A. Chicago-based magazine with one-million-plus circulation); MCRAE (46A. Jazz great seen in the 1967 film “Hotel”); WOO (55D. Try hard to win), check out this peacock!-----------------
For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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Last night, which was Wednesday, September 11th as I write, I visited “Ground Zero”, the site of the former World Trade Center, upon the seventh anniversary of the infamous attack on our country referred to as 911. Here, truly, a return to reality and a quantum of solace, with hope for the future.
Ground Zero viewed from Kent Ave. and Clymer St. in Brooklyn, 09.11.08, photo by Donald
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