Friday, July 31, 2009
Puzzle by Mike Nothnagel, edited by Will Shortz
DEAD TO RIGHTS (5D. Red-handed), IRISH WHISKEY (21D. Mayo sauce?), FREE-THROW LINE (46A. Where a fouled player might go) and WITHIN EAR-SHOT (22A. Relatively close) are the main entries of this Friday crossword, which has been lavishly described in partial quarters with words such as “delicious, fun, great, ingenuous, poetic, rare, sparkle, wonderful, zingy” -- oh you cruciverbalists!
THERE’S MORE (13A. “I’m not done yet!”) heads a group of ten-letter entries including SALMA HAYEK (17A. Oscar-nominated portrayer of Frida Kahlo), BAZOOKA JOE (56A. Comics character with a “gang”), OPEN SESAME (60A. Passage enabler), and nine-letter HELD WATER (3D. Wasn’t full of holes), LEYDEN JAR (32D. It might store an electric charge) and its’ clue-mate EELS (24D. They might store electric charges) creating an image of an odd fishbowl.
Last links -- SWOON (44D. Become rapturous) and ELATE (48D. Make rapturous); DOYENNE (6D. Helen Thomas in the White House press corps, e.g.); ONESIE (28A. Baby shower gift); SWAYZE (42A. Early TV news commentator famous for doing Timex ads); ALAMO (26A. Subject of the 1955 film “The Last Command”); MARIO (15D. Plumber seen in an arcade); YPRES (63A. City in 1917 headlines) .
All together now, swoon!
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