The See-Saw by Jean-Honore Fragonard-----------------
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Puzzle by Mike Nothnagel, edited by Will Shortz
Today‘s crossword features [See circles] as the clue for four interrelated across entries, 17. WINDOWSHADE, 21. ELEVATOR, 55. SINEWAVE, and 63. STOCKMARKET. The circled letters going across the center of the grid read ITGOESUPANDDOWN in an appropriate “follow-the-bouncing ball” manner.
Today's links: GQTYPE (20A. Well-dressed photogenic male); SSTAR (50D. Relatively cool red giant); 28D. Deer XING; DNALABS (44D. Test sites); 12. ARTOO-Detoo; ADOPTEE (5D. Oliver Twist, for one); SLOVAK (50A. Language that treats “dz” as a single consonant); FARSI (6A. Language from which “divan” is derived); FJORD (13D. Finger of the ocean); ETNA (61D. It's about 2 1/2 times as high as Vesuvius); WEDS (18D. Forms a union).
With a fondness for the many odd-looking combinations of letters in its entries, this puzzle is a bit tricky -- but a puzzle is a puzzle is a puzzle, no matter the ups and downs!
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