On Edge
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Puzzle by Joe Krozel, edited by Will Shortz
MORTAR AND PESTLE (1A. Drug combination), MACHINE WASHABLE (1D. Not taken to the cleaners?), ENGAGEMENT STONE (14D. One set for a future wedding?) and ENDS ON A SOUR NOTE (62A. Doesn’t get wrapped up well?) are the main entries of this Saturday crossword, clinging to the outer edge of the grid with the letters N, E, W and S left hanging with a nice-looking radiation of black squares emanating from a cross in the center…and that‘s what it‘s all about! For an in-depth analysis of today’s crossword diagram, read Wordplay. A few across links: 15. Many a vigilante; 31. Pitcher Orlando Hernandez’s nickname; 33. Undercover Playboy bunny of 1963; 36. “Lost” Emmy nominee Henry IAN Cusick; 53. Bebe who co-starred in “The Maltese Falcon,” 1931; 56. “Krapp’s Last Tape” playwright; 61. Dweller along Lake Volta. Down: 7. W.W. I battle locale near the Belgian border; 12. Longtime columnist for The Nation; 24. “Walk on the Wild Side” singer; 42. First name in late-night talk, once; 53. Band that famously remade “Satisfaction” on its first album. Don’t forget -- Spring forward!-----------------
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