10.29.09

Ar′ō

Air offensive … descending shells explode during an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, January, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Puzzle by Joe Krozel, edited by Will Shortz

Ar'ō, or close to it, is the pronunciation for the starts of ARROWSMITH (18A. Sinclair Lewis novel), AIR OFFENSIVE (26A. Series of sorties), EERO SAARINEN (46A. Gateway Arch designer) and AEROSOL CAN (57A. Bomb), the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.

Thursday links -- ALASTAIR (37D. Actor Sim who played Ebenezer Scrooge); LOVE SCENE (32D. What’s barely done in movies?); BEAGLE (30A. Tricolor pooch); LAGOON (23A. Venetian feature); TALENTS (43D. Biblical money units); NORAS (27D. Charles and others); SCOWS (5A. Punts, e.g.); TETRA (22A. Exotic fish); AURA (26D. Goddess of breezes); RANI (62A. “Doctor Who“ villainess, with “the“).

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