Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Reversed 1894S-Dime Reverse
Reversed 1894S-Dime Reverse ----------------- Monday, December 1, 2008 Puzzle by Eric J. Platt, edited by Will Shortz TURN ON A DIME (57A. Change abruptly, or what the insides of 17-, 27- and 43-Across do?), along with BETTEMIDLER (17A. The Divine Miss M), NURSEMIDWIFE (27A. Birth mother’s helper), and SEMIDETACHED (43A. Connected on only one side, as a town house) are the interrelated entries of this back-to-work Monday crossword puzzle. Links for Monday: ADELE (15A. One of the dancing Astaires); 28D. “Maria ELENA,” 1941 #1 hit; 41A. IVAN the Terrible; OWENS (37A. Jesse of the 1936 Olympics); COCOON (45D. Thing from which a butterfly emerges); MUG (40A. Rob on the street). Brother, can you spare a dime?
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