A Shot in the Dark
Thursday, October 22, 2009 Puzzle by Joel Fagliano, edited by Will Shortz A SHOT IN THE DARK (27A. With 52-Across, wild guess … or what the answer to each starred clue has?), along with NOT BY A LONG (17A. *”That’s way off”), SNAP (38A. *Photo), JELLO (39A. *Colorful party drink), DOWN (40A. *Rejected), GUN WEDDING (62A. *Quick hitch-up), SLING (71A. *Y-shaped item), TEE (10D. *What “fore” may precede) and PUT (61D. *Track-and-field event) are the interrelated group of this cunning Thursday crossword featuring nine black squares with starring roles via “a SHOT in the dark” in a puzzle otherwise fairly, er… light! A few links -- RUTABAGA (3D. Vegetable that’s peeled); 24A. Mideast’s Mount LEBANON; Daniel Decatur EMMETT, composer of “Dixie”; KNURL (54D. Small ridge on the edge of a button or dial); NORVO (37D. Red of early jazz); OUIJA (25D. Spiritualist’s tool); UMBRA (4D. Shadow); JOEL (69A. Book before Amos). Here‘s one more shot at a shot in the dark!
Thursday, October 22, 2009 Puzzle by Joel Fagliano, edited by Will Shortz A SHOT IN THE DARK (27A. With 52-Across, wild guess … or what the answer to each starred clue has?), along with NOT BY A LONG (17A. *”That’s way off”), SNAP (38A. *Photo), JELLO (39A. *Colorful party drink), DOWN (40A. *Rejected), GUN WEDDING (62A. *Quick hitch-up), SLING (71A. *Y-shaped item), TEE (10D. *What “fore” may precede) and PUT (61D. *Track-and-field event) are the interrelated group of this cunning Thursday crossword featuring nine black squares with starring roles via “a SHOT in the dark” in a puzzle otherwise fairly, er… light! A few links -- RUTABAGA (3D. Vegetable that’s peeled); 24A. Mideast’s Mount LEBANON; Daniel Decatur EMMETT, composer of “Dixie”; KNURL (54D. Small ridge on the edge of a button or dial); NORVO (37D. Red of early jazz); OUIJA (25D. Spiritualist’s tool); UMBRA (4D. Shadow); JOEL (69A. Book before Amos). Here‘s one more shot at a shot in the dark! ----------------- For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
