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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz
ANTS (55D. “Marchers” through the answers to the five starred clues); ANTACID (14A. *Settler in a pharmacy); 21A. *”FANTASY Island”; PHANTOM (37A. *B’way hit beginning in ‘88); ATLANTA (48A. *Where Delta Air Lines is headquartered); and ENCHANT (61A. *Cast a spell over) are the interrelated entries of this Thursday crossword. The five ANTs start at the left of a seven-letter entry and “march” (stepping down) three squares for five entries, ending at the right side of the last. Seven ants in all, 49D. AVANT-dernier is the odd ant out.
Links for the day:
LARRYHAGMAN (25D. Actress Mary Martin’s actor son); RIPTORN (7A. “Men in Black” actor); SPINOUT (23D. Indy 500 mishap); OAKLEY (45D. Annie with a gun); 28D. San Luis OBISPO; STEELE (40A. Sir Richard who co-founded the Spectator); VIAGRA (53A. Product once pitched by Pelé).Along with those ANTS, little stuff includes ALER, ALOT (24. Oodles), ASIA, BEN, BITS (33A. Crumbs), CFOS, CHEF, CII, EMIL, EPA, HAWK, HOS, ISAK, ISH, ITEM, LET, NED, NOS and NTH, OAS, OAT (11D. Stable particle), OFT, ONEA, OSSO, PERI, PLY and PYLE, RENO, RLS, RTE, SADD, TALL, TDS, TSP, ULM.
Those few little ants just get lost in the crowd!
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