07.25.09

Seizing Saturday

Carpe Diem, Copyright © Marleen Provençal

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Puzzle by Victor Fleming, edited by Will Shortz

Plenty of long entries in this Saturday crossword -- Coming in at 15 letters are COMING INTO FOCUS (7D. Losing the fuzz?), ELECTRICAL STORM (60A. Meteorological shocker?), PROPOSE MARRIAGE (17A. Inquire about a union contract?) and VESTED INTERESTS (39A. They benefit personally)…

A few more Saturday links -- DISTRESSED (65A. Hardly happy); EMPIRE STATE (41A. East Coast sobriquet) with its clue-mate ROSE (43A. One symbol of the 41-Across); AREOLAS (38D. Biological interstices); SLOPPY (50A. Kind of joe) with its clue-mate DECAF (46A. Certain joe); Roman ACLEF; CARPE (48D. Seize, in a saying); NOISE (24A. Crash accompanier); TROLL (3D. Sing the parts of in succession); AFTA (1A. Brand seen near razors) and its clue-mate NEET (6D. Brand seen near razors, once), WISC (29D. Superior setting: Abbr.).

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