Friday Fare
1953 signage for the first Cinemascope picture, "The Robe."
1953 signage for the first Cinemascope picture, "The Robe." Friday, January 2, 2009 Puzzle by Martin Ashwood-Smith, edited by Will Shortz This first TGIF crossword of 2009 features eight 15-letter entries stretching across the grid as wide as CinemaScope: SALES RESISTANCE; THE ELEVENTH HOUR; AMERICAN DREAMER; AVERSION THERAPY; INVITED AUDIENCE; WEATHER STATIONS; ADLAI E STEVENSON; REAL ESTATE AGENT. A few Friday links -- BARRELS (23D. Rodeo trio); THE ROBE (11D. First film in CinemaScope, 1953); TOUGHIE (41D. Real poser); ANNAN (28D. Ban succeeded him in 2007); EPICS (32D. Big pictures); MUNRO (38A. Alice who wrote the short-story collection “Open Secrets“); 43A. “ … ye shall SEE NO more vanity”: Ezekiel 13: 23; NOME, AHA, GAS, IME. ------------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
