Summer Dance, Intermission, by Keith Holmes
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Puzzle by Allan E. Parrish, edited by Will Shortz
DANCING (38A. Activity exemplified in the ‘60s by the ends of 17-, 28-, 48- and 64-Across), together with OLIVERTWIST (17A. Dickens lad); SHETLANDPONY (28A. Small equine); CLEANANDJERK (48A. Weightlifter’s lift); BRASSMONKEY (64A. Rum/vodka cocktail) are the interrelated entries of this Tuesday crossword.
Other long entries include six of nine letters each in two sets of three, upper right and lower left -- TEARSOPEN; ELIMINATE; TOMSNYDER and ELECTIVES; NETLOSSES; TOTEMPOLE.
A few more links: ENIAC (3D. Computer that debuted in 1946); EOSIN (26A. Red dye); 2D. Double HELIX (DNA structure); HENIE (14A. Skater-turned-actress Sonja); LOTTE (68A. Singer/actress Lenya); MINETA (58A. Norman of the Clinton and Bush cabinets); TOMEI (52A. Oscar winner Marisa); TWEET (55D. Call from a nest); FOWL (7D. Poultry); LEO (37A. MGM's lion).
Dance anyone?
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