Eternal Scream by Josh Sommers
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Puzzle by Tony Orbach, edited by Will ShortzNow you’re talking! This Tuesday crossword is filled with conversation. Going from the positive to the negative outlook, WITHOUT QUESTION (17A. “Sure thing”), IN ALL LIKELIHOOD (28A. “Chances are good”), MAYBE YES MAYBE NO (35A. “It could go either way”), NOT LOOKING SO HOT (43A. “Doubtful!”) and AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN (56A. “Forget it!”) are the main interrelated entries of this lively puzzle.
A few links -- MOTHRA (3D. Insect monster of Japanese film); 6D. Amazon ANT (aggressive insect); FONDA (14A. Jane of “Monster-in-Law”); MOWGLI (1D. “The Jungle Book” hero); YETI (37D. Hulking Himalayan of legend).
Finally, there’s THE NET (49D. Where one might see “OMG” or TTYL”) -- I knew OMG, but not the “talk/type/talk to you later” abbreviation, so…
From TokyoMonster.com, TTYL!
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