Juliette Binoche in “The English Patient”
Friday,
November 6, 2008Puzzle by Doug Peterson, edited by Will Shortz
The miscellaneous wordage of this Saturday crossword is led by two 15-letter entries,
JULIETTE BINOCHE (8D. “The English Patient” Oscar winner) and REEL-TO-REEL TAPES (33A. Some audiophiles’ collections) cross in the center of this Friday crossword, followed by four of ten letters, ACETIC ACID (24D. Wood distillation product); EXPERIMENT (12D. It often has controls); GREEN ONION (25D. Its bulb is small); PEACE PIPES (11D. They go around on reservations).More -- ALPHA MALE (16A. Leader of the pack); I CLAUDIUS (52A. John Hurt played Caligula in it); SERENGETI (57A. Where some buffalo roam); PAGANS (23A. Solstice celebrators); TRAJAN (5D. A Tall Roman column is named after him); AKELA (43D. Kipling’s “great gray Lone Wolf”); 19A. “The Ballad of JOSIE,” 1967 comedy western; ORGAN (10D. Source of ballpark pitches?); TALUS (32D. Fibula neighbor); VIOLS (54A. They had C-shaped sound holes); AROD (31D. Baseball nickname that‘s a portmanteau).Words, words, words…-----------------
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