05.26.09

It's a Deal

Free Trade -- Angel Ortiz

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Puzzle by Mike Nothnagel, edited by Will Shortz

SWAP (1A. With 67-Across, an appropriate title for this puzzle?) and MEET (67A. See 1-Across), along with TRADE SCHOOL (17A. Where to learn a vocation), BARTER SYSTEM (28A. Basis for a moneyless economy), EXCHANGE RATE (44A. Two dollars per pound, say) and SWITCH PLATE (58A. “On/off” surrounder) are the interrelated entries of this Tuesday crossword.

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