Saturday, October 4, 2008
Puzzle by Matt Ginsberg, edited by Will Shortz
An apt quotation, contained in three 13-letter entries -- IMAGINATIONIS (20A. Start of an Einstein quote that holds true when solving clever crosswords) MOREIMPORTANT (34A. Middle of the quote) THANKNOWLEDGE (50A. End of the quote) -- comprises this crossword’s cheerful wink at the solver.
Today's links: BREAKS; YETIS; NUGGETS; EIRE; NARCISSUS; THERMS; SIOUX; “Dial MFOR Murder”; YEN; RUE; ERASMUS; AMOR; YSER; HERMAN; OSAGE; ORRIN; OSU; NISEI; HEISMAN; MEIR; GRE; TUNNEY.
Imagination is trumped by pure useless knowledge for 53D. Singer who appeared with Charlton in “Secret of the Incas” (YMA); however, its' common anagram, the unimaginative AMY possesses a much broader range of clues and requires a lot less knowledge. Of course, there’s always the likes of 26A. R.S.V.P., e.g.: Abbr. (INS) and 27A. R.S.V.P. facilitator: Abbr. (SAE) -- if senseless nonsense means anything at all!
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