Abridged commentary of The NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD IN GOTHIC.
06.18.09
Æ Thursday, June 18, 2009 Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz Exchange of the letter E for the letter A in four squares are the interrelated entries of this Thursday crossword, resulting in nurse’s aide becoming NURSE’S AIDA(17A. Hospital employee’s role as an opera girl?); name that tune, NAME THAT TUNA(26A. What Starkist decided to do for “Charlie”?); delivery date, DELIVERY DATA(43A. A girl, born 8:48 a.m., weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces, e.g.?); and Rubik’s Cube, RUBIK’S CUBA(58A. Where a Hugarian toy inventor vacations in the Caribbean?). Not quite a grapheme! Three Thursday links -- LEX LUTHOR (33D. Villain from DC);GOULD (49D. Creator of “Dick Tracy”); YODA (8D. His planet of exile is Dagobah). Want real excitement? Obama swats a fly, HERE!
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz Exchange of the letter E for the letter A in four squares are the interrelated entries of this Thursday crossword, resulting in nurse’s aide becoming NURSE’S AIDA (17A. Hospital employee’s role as an opera girl?); name that tune, NAME THAT TUNA (26A. What Starkist decided to do for “Charlie”?); delivery date, DELIVERY DATA (43A. A girl, born 8:48 a.m., weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces, e.g.?); and Rubik’s Cube, RUBIK’S CUBA (58A. Where a Hugarian toy inventor vacations in the Caribbean?). Not quite a grapheme! Three Thursday links -- LEX LUTHOR (33D. Villain from DC); GOULD (49D. Creator of “Dick Tracy”); YODA (8D. His planet of exile is Dagobah). Want real excitement? Obama swats a fly, HERE! 
