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The NYT Crossword in Gothic Digest

Abridged commentary of The NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD IN GOTHIC.

06.26.09

Casual Friday

Friday,
June 26, 2009
Puzzle by Lynn Lempel, edited by Will Shortz
A very casual Friday crossword with lots of noun and/or verb mix in the clues.

Random links -- AAAMEMBER; GEEKSQUAD; GREENZONE (50. Walled-off enclave in Iraq); REDSQUARE (27D. Military parade site); BENGHAZI (33D. Libya’s second-largest city); GANGWAR (41A. Rumble); CAMDEN (5D. New Jersey city that was home to Walt Whitman); ALBEE (6D. Winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for Drama); BALDY (20D. Guy who needs no 24-Down) and COMBS (24D. Dopp it items); GOADS (29A. Cattle drivers); PEENS (51A. Tool parts for bending and shaping); REEVE (18A. 1998 Grammy winner for narrating his book “Still Me”); SOAPY (22D. Ivory-covered?); ALFA (26D. Romeo might go after it); CAPP (5A. Lower Slobbovia creator); MGM (48A. Letters associated with a lion).
So, go casual!
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