Erte, Letter "Z" 1928
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld, edited by Will Shortz
2009 has arrived with a minimalist three-some of interrelated crossword entries: three Z’s -- RUN AROUND SUEZ (20A. Do a marathon in Egypt?); PLAYS HARD TO GETZ (37A. Goes all out at an audition for a sax great?); CLASSIFIED ADZ (55A. Top-secret carpentry tool?).
Links: BOYZ II MEN (11D. Band whose 1994 song “I’ll Make Love to You” was #1 for 14 weeks); MACADAMIA (35A. Some kind of a nut); 51A. “DONNIE Brasco” (1997 Pacino/Depp film); HORAS (40D. Rings at Jewish weddings?); NSYNC (19A. Justin Timberlake’s former band); ERTE (18D. At Deco designer); YAT.
Zzz!
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