In the Rough
Night baseball game, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York. 1955. (via silverstein photography) Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Puzzle by Tim Wescott, edited by Will Shortz The letters F I R S T, S E C O N D, T H I R D and H O M E in circles, BASEBALL DIAMOND (57A. Setting for a 20-Across … as represented by this puzzle’s circled letters), MOUND (42A. Center of a 57-Across) and WORLD SERIES GAME (20A. See 57-Across) are the interrelated group of this Wednesday, beginning-of-the-baseball-playoffs crossword puzzle. Wednesday links -- BEDLAM (4D. Pandemonium); SPYGLASS (10D. Hand-held telescope); Finnish architect Alvar AALTO; ALMAS (54D. Actress Kruger and others); EMMAS (5A. Austen and Flaubert heroines); INFRA (50A. Prefix with red); 53D. Artist Frida KAHLO; 56D. “Thou LIEST, most ignorant monster”: Shak.; 18A. “El NORTE” (1983 film); SEDER (48A. Annual feast); LOON (60D. “Laughing“ bird); RITA (45D. “Lovely“ Beatles girl). ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
Night baseball game, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York. 1955. (via silverstein photography) Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Puzzle by Tim Wescott, edited by Will Shortz The letters F I R S T, S E C O N D, T H I R D and H O M E in circles, BASEBALL DIAMOND (57A. Setting for a 20-Across … as represented by this puzzle’s circled letters), MOUND (42A. Center of a 57-Across) and WORLD SERIES GAME (20A. See 57-Across) are the interrelated group of this Wednesday, beginning-of-the-baseball-playoffs crossword puzzle. Wednesday links -- BEDLAM (4D. Pandemonium); SPYGLASS (10D. Hand-held telescope); Finnish architect Alvar AALTO; ALMAS (54D. Actress Kruger and others); EMMAS (5A. Austen and Flaubert heroines); INFRA (50A. Prefix with red); 53D. Artist Frida KAHLO; 56D. “Thou LIEST, most ignorant monster”: Shak.; 18A. “El NORTE” (1983 film); SEDER (48A. Annual feast); LOON (60D. “Laughing“ bird); RITA (45D. “Lovely“ Beatles girl). ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
