Humming
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Puzzle by Lynn Lempel, edited by Will Shortz
HUMMINGBIRD (17A. One of the “dumbest dumb animals,“ according to 60-Across), ITSREALLYTIMEHE (27A. Start of the reason the 17-Across is one of the “dumbest dumb animals”) LEARNEDTHEWORDS (46A. End of the reason) and GEORGEBURNS (60A. See 17-Across) constitute this crossword’s interrelated entries. While there are plenty of quotes attributed to Burns, I ran out of patience in a search to find today‘s; however, there are many cartoons in reference to same (see link at end of commentary).
A few more links: HOLYTERROR (11D. Imp plus); ORIOLE (5D. Orange-and-black flier); ALAMO (6A. Battle to remember, with “the”); EDGAR (41A. Award for Best Novel won three times by Dick Francis); ROBOT (25A. Unpaid factory worker); DAHL and JOAD.
Off-topic, Googling George Burns, I came across THIS!
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For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
For the complete post, go HERE.
