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01.07.09
Otherworldly
The World in Hemispheres, Samuel Augustus Mitchell, c.1867 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Puzzle by William Frank Macreery, edited by Will Shortz What do Dublin, Moscow, Athens, Rome and Paris have in common? The eastern hemisphere, or this crossword -- to be more precise, the fact that they are also cities located within the United States in the western hemisphere -- Ohio, Idaho, Georgia, New York and Maine, respectively. The entries involved in the hemispheric exchange -- DUBLIN OHIO (18A. Host city of golf’s Memorial Tournament); MOSCOW IDAHO (30A. Hometown to college football’s Vandals); ATHENS GEORGIA (36A. Where rock’s R.E.M. was formed); ROME NEW YORK (44A. Paul Revere founded a brass and copper works here); PARIS MAINE (59A. Birthplace of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin). A few links: ANIMALIA (12D. Lion’s Kingdom); BAHRAINI (11D. Native of one of the Gulf States); FALANA (8D. Lola of “Golden Boy”); RIVERA (48D. Muralist Diego); URIAH (15A. Husband of Bathsheba). If east’s not east and west’s not west, where in the world are we now?
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The World in Hemispheres, Samuel Augustus Mitchell, c.1867 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Puzzle by William Frank Macreery, edited by Will Shortz What do Dublin, Moscow, Athens, Rome and Paris have in common? The eastern hemisphere, or this crossword -- to be more precise, the fact that they are also cities located within the United States in the western hemisphere -- Ohio, Idaho, Georgia, New York and Maine, respectively. The entries involved in the hemispheric exchange -- DUBLIN OHIO (18A. Host city of golf’s Memorial Tournament); MOSCOW IDAHO (30A. Hometown to college football’s Vandals); ATHENS GEORGIA (36A. Where rock’s R.E.M. was formed); ROME NEW YORK (44A. Paul Revere founded a brass and copper works here); PARIS MAINE (59A. Birthplace of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin). A few links: ANIMALIA (12D. Lion’s Kingdom); BAHRAINI (11D. Native of one of the Gulf States); FALANA (8D. Lola of “Golden Boy”); RIVERA (48D. Muralist Diego); URIAH (15A. Husband of Bathsheba). If east’s not east and west’s not west, where in the world are we now? 
