Hawaii
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Puzzle by Victor Fleming, edited by Will Shortz
HONOLULU (25A. Capital whose name means “sheltered bay), BARACK OBAMA (54A. Politician born 8/4/61 in 25-Across), BETTE MIDLER (17A. Entertainer born 12/1/45 in 25-Across), IOLANI PALACE (34A. With 36-Across, only official residence of a reigning monarch now in the United States), MAUNA KEA (44A. Measured base to peak, the world’s tallest mountain) and HAWAII
(43D. Theme of this puzzle) are the interrelated group of this Thursday commemorative crossword -- this year, Hawaii marks 50 years of statehood.
Random links -- ACHTUNG; IOWA CITY; PETE SAMPRAS; ALDENS; AMELIA; ARCARO; LA BREA; NAMATH; SIERRA; SONDRA; AETNA; BABEL; DONAT; MACAW; OCALA; TIE-IN; LEOI and LODI.
Aloha!
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