Frontispiece for the French Academy Dictionary, Engraved by Gerard Edelinck
Wednesday, May 20, 2009Puzzle by Ashish Vengsarkar, edited by Will Shortz
COLLEGE STATION (36A. Texas city … and a hint to the starts of 21-, 27, 45- and 56-Across) along with FRESHMAN SENATOR (21A. Barack Obama, 2005-08, e.g.); SOPHOMORE JINX (27A. Rookie’s superstition); JUNIOR PARTNER (45A. Subsidiary member of a firm); SENIOR DISCOUNTS (56A. Some restaurant and pharmacy lures) are the interrelated entries of this Wednesday 16-square wide crossword. APTITUDE TEST (18A. Entrance requirement, maybe) does well as an opener to the academic grouping, and
THE IMMORTALS (63A. French Academy’s 40 members) is a closer of sorts.A few more links --
PALOMINOS (12D. Gold-colored horses); ARMAND (1A. Actor Assante); MAMIE (25A. 1950s White House resident); SOREN (68A. Philosopher Kierkegaard).Graduation! It‘s that time of year!
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