07.30.09

Four-Letter Words

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Puzzle by Ashish Vengsarkar, edited by Will Shortz

FOUR-LETTER WORDS (16A. Profanities [and a hint to this puzzle’s anomalies]) and REPEAT OFFENDERS (51A. Record holders? [and a punny hint to this puzzle’s anomalies]) -- along with EEEE (1A. Facility), e.g., ease; QQQQ (8A Signals), cues; IIII (19A. Peer group?), eyes; TTTT (20A. Razz), tease; BBBB (47A. Garden sights), bees; OOOO (49A. Is behind), owes; GGGG (61A. “Man oh man!”), geez or jeeze; YYYY (63A. Hip), wise -- are the interrelated entries of this Thursday crossword.

A few links -- GANGSTER (40A. Blood, e.g.); EERIEST (4D. Like H.P. Lovecraft among all popular writers?); YVETTE (7D. Actress Mimieux of “Where the Boys Are”); MEDEA (12A. Jiltee of myth); ARN (24D. Royal son of the comics); OOP (34A. Alley of Moo).

For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.

For the complete post, go HERE.