06.12.09

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Friday, June 12, 2009

Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz

T.G.I.F.! Thunder and lightning, incarceration, reptiles, adultery, demotions and firings, despots and dislikes, lousy drivers and topes, Truffulas and hasenpfeffer!

ELECTRICAL STORM (3D. Potential blackout cause) and PRISONER OF ZENDA (11D. 1894 adventure novel with “The”) are the long entries of this Friday crossword, followed by LESS IS MORE (8D. Central concept of minimalism) and BEST IN SHOW (25D. Top dog).

Nine-letter entries include HAIR TONIC, OPEN-SIDED, PREMIERES and SALE PRICE.

Eight-letter -- ADULTERY; ALLEGROS; APIARIES; BE STRONG and SINGSONG; CAR SEATS; DUMPED ON; HERMIONE; MISSPENT; SLIMLINE.

Seven -- ANTLERS; DEMOTES; DESPOTS; DISLIKE, SEEPS IN and SOUPS ON; SERPENT; TINFOIL.

Six -- BANZAI; CAGING; DUFFER; ENTITY; HELLER; SCOPES; SETTER; SINEAD.

Five -- ADMEN; ASPCA; AXING, BURNT; DARKO; FREER; GEOID; HAFTS; HARES; HIFIS; LORAX; LUIGI; MAGDA; PIPES.

Short stuff -- ACED, AIRS, APE and ASP, CDS, DESI and DIES, ESC, FAIL, ICE, LASS, OTIS, RAD, SHOE, TOPE, WEST.

3, 2, 1... I‘m on my way home!

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