11.16.09

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Monday,
November 16, 2009
Puzzle by James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson, edited by Will Shortz
COCK AND BULL (17A. Like a story that can’t be believed),
SHOCK AND AWE (27A. Military strategy during the 2003 invasion of Iraq), ROCK AND ROLL (45A. Subject of a 1950s “revolution”) and LOCK AND LOAD (61A. Prepare to use a rifle) are the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.
A few more links --
BLACKLIST (34D. Secretly ban from employment); NELSON (10D. Mandela of South Africa); 32A. JABBA the Hutt (“Star Wars” villain); YALTA (55A. 1945 conference site); ICBM (57D. Long-range weapon, for short).
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