04.07.09

T-NUT

Cirque du Soleil, KA
Tuesday,
April 7, 2009
Puzzle by Joon Pahk, edited by Will Shortz
Four entries containing the initial letters TR twice are this Tuesday crossword’s interrelated group -- TREASURE TROVES (20A. Valuable discoveries); TRICK OR TREAT (25A. Cry while holding a bag); TRIED AND TRUE (42A. Proven to work); TRACTOR TRAILER (48A. Semi).
Tuesday Links: 44A.
Cirque du SOLEIL; DOERR (17A. Red Sox Hall-of-Famer Bobby); ELVES (12D. Dwellers in Middle-earth); NOVAE (31A. Exploding stars); 37A. East TIMOR (nation since 2002); WICCA (14A. Neopagan belief) and T-NUT (25D. Letter-shaped fastener).
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