The Siren, by John William Waterhouse (circa 1900)-----------------
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Puzzle by Brad Wilbur, edited by Will Shortz
OPENANDSHUTCASE (15A. Court slam dunk); GOTORACKANDRUIN (17A. Seriously deteriorate); GONZOJOURNALISM (48A Writing that mixes reportage and fiction); LOCALANESTHESIA (51A. It’s not a total knockout) and SKIRTTHEISSUE (16D. Equivocate) are the main entries of this Saturday stumper.
A few links across: 1. Like Delftware, CERAMIC; 8. Robert B. Parker’s private eye, SPENSER; 23. “The Right Stuff” subj., NASA; 26. Precursor of Pascal, ALGOL; 29. Designing women, SIRENS; 39. Wolf who wrote “The Beauty Myth”, NAOMI; 44. See 46-Across, with 44-Across, 1940 Laurel and Hardy film, SAPS AT SEA; 47. Chemical relative, ISOMER; 53. Wagner opera title role, TRISTAN.
Down: 1. Persuasiveness, COGENCY; 5. Some nags, MARES; 12. It may be chain-linked, SAUSAGE; 13. Star QB for the 1980s-’90s Bengals, ESIASON; 32. Fish by thrusting a baited hook into holes, SNIGGLE; 37. Cousin of a crocus, FREESIA; 44. Brew from Tokyo, ASAHI.
Talk about rack and ruin!
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