JOES
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz
SLOPPY JOES (64A. School cafeteria fare … and a hint to this puzzle’s theme) and five entries with jumbled JOEs is the humorous interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword. The victims of the “sloppiness” are EOJ FRAZIER (17A. Olympic boxing gold medalist of 1964), JEO NAMATH (25A. Hero of Super Bowl III), OJE BIDEN (30A. 47th U.S. vice president), OEJ PESCI (45A. Oscar winner of 1990) and EJO COCKER (51A. Singer on day three of 1969’s Woodstock).
Wednesday links -- ANUBIS (61A. Egyptian god with the head of a jackal), DARTH (13D. Title before Sidious or Maul); FUJIS (55D. Some apples); JOLIE (52D. Half of Brangelina); OTERI (35A. Cheri of “Scary Movie”); 18D. REDDI-wip; 53D. UBOAT (56D. W.W. II menace).
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz
SLOPPY JOES (64A. School cafeteria fare … and a hint to this puzzle’s theme) and five entries with jumbled JOEs is the humorous interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword. The victims of the “sloppiness” are EOJ FRAZIER (17A. Olympic boxing gold medalist of 1964), JEO NAMATH (25A. Hero of Super Bowl III), OJE BIDEN (30A. 47th U.S. vice president), OEJ PESCI (45A. Oscar winner of 1990) and EJO COCKER (51A. Singer on day three of 1969’s Woodstock).
Wednesday links -- ANUBIS (61A. Egyptian god with the head of a jackal), DARTH (13D. Title before Sidious or Maul); FUJIS (55D. Some apples); JOLIE (52D. Half of Brangelina); OTERI (35A. Cheri of “Scary Movie”); 18D. REDDI-wip; 53D. UBOAT (56D. W.W. II menace).
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For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
For the complete post, go HERE.
