09.15.08


Horns & Antlers


Budapest's Hall of Hunting in the Agricultural Museum in Vajadhunyad Castle

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Monday, September 15, 2008

Puzzle by Sharon E. Petersen, edited by Will Shortz

BUCKNAKED (17A. Completely nude); STAGPARTY (66A. All-male gathering); RAMCHARGER (11D. Bygone Dodge S.U.V.); BULLMARKET (30D. “Buy buy buy” time on Wall Street) are this Monday crosswords featured interrelated entries.

Four seven-letter entries meet at the center, ATINGLE (41A. Feeling all excited); AVENGER (7D. Eye-for-an-eye seeker); POPSTAR (46D. Elton John or Britney Spears); VALJEAN (39D. "Les Miserables" fugitive).

A couple of more links -- NEWAGE (18D. Like music in a candle shop, maybe); JEEP (40D. Humvee forerunner), and UMA .

…but now, head-first into the week!

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