11.14.09

Saturday Stroll

La Promenade, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1870

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Puzzle by Joe Krozel, edited by Will Shortz

Four 15-letter across entries are the main feature of this Saturday crossword which sports an extra line across resulting in a 15x16 grid. Reportedly, four full-length entries, one atop another makes for a difficult puzzle to construct; however, equal difficulty for the solver doesn’t seem a result in this instance as the clues are fair, making for a leisurely stroll in the park. INCOME STATEMENT; MOON OVER PARADOR; ARRIVEDERCI ROMA; MANDARIN ORANGES.

Other entries of length include CORNED BEEF; LA PROMENADE (28D. Renoir at the Getty); PRAIRIE DOG; YOU PASSED IT.

Mid-size -- ALOE VERAS; CELLULAR; GET ACROSS; LEONID; MARNER; MATERIALS; MESSROOM; UNMOVABLE.

Five -- ANTES; AZTEC; ELVES; ENTER; GNOME; IMAMS; I QUIT; MAIZE; MIMES; MOTES; MUSEE; NEALE; NORAH; ORIEL; OTRAS; PEEL; SABLE; SO FAR; TAINT; T-BILL; ZEBRA.

Short stuff -- ACED, AIDE, AMEX and APEX, ANTZ, BAT, DEFS and DELS, ELL, ENOS, ERN, FATS, FRO, GARR, IDEE, IGO, IMP, JOSE, KIEV, LET, MAJ, MAMA, MOLE, NOSE, ONME, ORNO, QUE, RES, SAT, SHE, SKID (49D. A screech may accompany it), SPAN, TREN, UTES, WACO, WINS, YEAR.

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