Upon the brimming water among the stones / Are nine-and-fifty swans. -- The Wild Swans at Coole, William Butler Yeats
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Friday, September 11, 2009Puzzle by Caleb Madison, edited by Will Shortz
SCHINDLER’S LIST (41A. Highest-grossing black-and-white film of all time), TRAINED ASSASSIN (32A. One who has practiced his hitting skills) and CAR COMMERCIALS (27A. They may convince people to get rides) or maybe not, are the long entries of this Friday crossword.Friday links -- BALZAC; BERT LAHR; BOYZ II MEN; FESS; JUNO; MARIO PUZO; NEPALI; WHITEOUT; SPARTA; ARUBA; SWANS (13D. Group of “nine-and-fifty” in a Yeats poem); ARPS, BENZ; HALS, ROSE.-----------------
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