Secret Garden -- Copyright: Angela Woulfe © 1998 -----------------
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Puzzle by Peter A. Collins, edited by Will Shortz
THE SECRET GARDEN (52A. Frances Hodgson Burnett kid-lit novel … and a hint to 21-, 26- and 45-Across), along with the “hidden” word GARDEN in circles in the entries of AFGHAN PRESIDENT (21A. Hamid Karzai, starting in 2004), GREAT GRANDPARENT (26A. One of four generations in a photo) and GARAGE DOOR OPENER (45A. Driver’s electric convenience) are interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.
A few more links -- THE DEAD (38D. Jerry Garcia’s band, for short) and ARISTA (60A. Longtime label for 38-Down); RED (39D. With 22-Down, stinging insects) and ANTS (22D. See 9-Down); 63A. Father DAMIEN, leper priest of Molokai; ORGANS (49D. Hammond products); TRAGIC (38A. Like “King Lear”); ETHAN (31D. Patriot Allen); STOAT (5A. Brown fur)
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