10.23.09

What You See Is What You Get

Truth, by *damnengine, Dennis Sibeijn

Friday, October 23, 2009

Puzzle by Barry C. Silk, edited by Will Shortz

WYSIWYG (52A. Acronym for a kind of PC video screen display) is as good a description as any of the clues and a fair number of the answers in this Friday jawbreaker. "They may be seen with tails" turns up TOP HATS. "One skilled at mimicry" produces PARAKEET. "Dragging sound?", VROOM. Take your pick, name your poison -- this Friday, it’s what you see is what you don’t get!

Friday links -- BRYCE CANYON and VALLEY FORGE; PRINCETON (3D. Tigers’ place); TREE RINGS (34D. They help with dating); PATELLAS (29A. Tibia neighbors); ELENORE (57A. Title girl in a 1968 Turtles hit); JIGSAW (8A. Piece project?); AZTEK (15D. 2001-05 Pontiac made in Mexico); GLENN (47D. Actor Ford of “Gilda”); TO ERR (6D. Pope statement opener); ALAN (51D. Actor Ford of “Snatch”).

WYSIWYG!

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