08.24.09

D/Q

Don Quixote Attacks the Windmills, Illustration for Miguel de Cervantes’s “Don Quixote” Gustave Doré, 1863

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Puzzle by Anthony J. Salvia, edited by Will Shortz

DON QUIXOTE (17A. Tilter at windmills), DAIRY QUEEN (49A. Place to order a Blizzard), DENNIS QUAID (11D. Star of “The Rookie,” 2002) and DOCTOR QUINN (25D. Medicine woman of 1990s TV) comprise the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.

A few more links -- SQUARE and PARADES (44A. Plaza / 45A Plaza displays), and LOREN and MOVIE (29D. Italian 31-Down star Sophia / 31D. See 29-Down); EUREKA (42D. “I’ve got it!); GONGS (27D. Pagoda instruments).

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