Monday, October 13, 2008
Puzzle by Anthony J. Salvia, edited by Will Shortz
The main (yes, that’s intentional) entries of today’s wonderful crossword are the interrelated SPANISHMAIN (17A. Caribbean area where pirates plundered); THELIONSMANE (29A. Sherlock Holmes adventure, in brief); BEEFCHOWMEIN (45A. Faux Chinese dish); BANGORMAINE (59A. City on the Penobscot River) in a puzzle which ignores Columbus Day -- for that, The New York Times published a wonderful acrostic in the Magazine Section on Sunday. Links for the day -- QUADRATIC (11D. Kind of equation graphed as a parabola); HANSOLO (24A. Harrison Ford’s “Star Wars” role); MIMOSA (47D. Brunch cocktail); BOSCH (1D. Painter of “The Garden of Earthly Delights”); 53D. ”EVERY Breath You Take" (#1 hit by the Police); JELLO (39A. Translucent dessert); OGDEN (22A. Poet Nash); 56D. Teen-AGER; 12D. Italy’s Villa d’ESTE; TINA (41A. Turner who sang “We Don’t Need Another Hero”); AVA (8D. Gardner who was once married to Frank Sinatra); 61D. NOR’easter; PEI (9D. Louvre Pyramid architect).Try that Sunday acrostic -- it's great!
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For a few Columbus Day cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.For the complete post, go HERE.
