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06.17.09
A Nest of Robins in Her Hair
The Angel Oak in Charleston, South Carolina on Johns Island
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Puzzle by Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel, edited by Will Shortz TREE (46A. Thing depicted by this puzzle’s circled letters) and circled letters resulting in the word LIMB (7D. Life’s partner), TRUNK (31D. Magician’s prop) and ROOT (59D. Cheer for) with four more LIMBS and two more ROOTS in unclued circles, constitute this puzzle’s main feature. I didn’t regard the circles while doing the crossword so I don’t know if they are of any use in the solution; however, the “tree” is rather abstract. Included much as an afterthought is NESTS (73A. Items in a 46-Across, often), as are most of the crossword’s entries, existing mainly to serve the arrangement of the words contained within circles.
Wednesday links: ILOILO (10D. Philippine seaport); ONEARM (20A. Feature of a Las Vegas “bandit”); WIESEL (47A. “Night” novelist); CLARA (16A. Bow, the “It Girl”); ELITE (68A. Like SEALs); PIPES (39A. Kiltie’s instrument); 17. “Rikki-TIKKI-Tavi”; LISP. Click here for a good look at the Angel Oak!
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The Angel Oak in Charleston, South Carolina on Johns Island 
Wednesday links: ILOILO (10D. Philippine seaport); ONEARM (20A. Feature of a Las Vegas “bandit”); WIESEL (47A. “Night” novelist); CLARA (16A. Bow, the “It Girl”); ELITE (68A. Like SEALs); PIPES (39A. Kiltie’s instrument); 17. “Rikki-TIKKI-Tavi”; LISP. Click here for a good look at the Angel Oak! 
