10.08.09

Time After Time

Time After Time -- Clock © 2009 Loren Zemlicka

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Puzzle by Scott Atkinson, edited by Will Shortz

TIME AFTER TIME (33A. Repeatedly … and a hint to the answers to this puzzle’s starred clues), DOUBLE PLAY (18A. *Baseball feat), HALF-LIFE (24A. *Physics period), GAME FACE (48A. *Brave front), AIR QUALITY (52A. *Asthmatic’s concern) interrelated group of this Thursday crossword -- double time, playtime, halftime, lifetime, game time, face time, airtime, quality time…
Thursday links -- COLISEUM and TIBERIUS (11A. Olympics venue, 33D. Caligula’s predecessor as emperor) SLALOMS (27A. Winter Olympics races), THORIUM (26D. Metal that’s an effective radiation shield), CUPOLA (3D. Basilica feature), ARPEL (10D. Cosmetician Adrien), EPCOT (15A. Florida tourist destination), GEICO (48D. Insurance giant), OSAKA (5A. Where Panasonic is headquartered), VLAD the Dragon, ruler of old Wallachia

Time after time, after time….

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