08.05.09

Great Caesar's Ghost!

Brutus and the Ghost of Caesar (1802), Richard Westall, copperplate engraving by Edward Scriven, The Boydell Shakespeare Prints.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Puzzle by Donna S. Levin, edited by Will Shortz

Great Caesar’s Ghost! -- PERRY WHITE (57A. Character known for exclaiming the first words of 20-, 28- and 46-Across), along with GREAT LAKES (20A. America’s so-called Third Coast), CAESAR’S WIFE (28A. One who must be above suspicion, in a saying) and GHOSTWRITER (46A. Many an autobiographer’s need) are the interrelated entries of this Wednesday crossword.

Wednesday links -- BASILICA (11D. St. Peter’s, e.g.), ADONIS (40A. Hunky sort), EROTICA (5D. Racy reading), NO SPIN (53A. Like Bill O’Reilly’s “zone” on Fox News), R KELLY (47D. Singer with the 1994 #1 hit, “Bump N’ Grind”), SPIRAL (48D. Form of a well-thrown pigskin), TITTLE (49D. Y.A. known for well-thrown pigskins), LE CAR (14A. Renault 5, in North America), SHE-RA (54D. Mattel’s Princess of Power), SHOJI (30D. Japanese sliding screen), SINS (32D. Lust and envy, for two).

To hear it from the horse’s mouth, go HERE.

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