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The Banishment of Rienzi Thursday, January 29, 2009 Puzzle by Barry C. Silk, edited by Will Shortz BAR (66A. Word defined by 17-, 25-, 35-, 45- and 58-Across), LEGAL PROFESSION, BANISH BY DECREE, TAP ROOM, UNIT OF PRESSURE, MUSICAL NOTATION (all defined as See 66-Across) and LAW (60D. 66-Across topic) are the interrelated entries of this Thursday crossword. ICAME (51A. Start of Caesar’s boast), IMAX, IPASS, IPHONE and IPODS are another group, all beginning with a set-apart letter I. Links: MISTRALS (38D. Cold northerly winds of southern France); GALEN (31A. Influential Greek physician); AVIA, GIZA, IOLA, LOMA, OPEC, POPE, YVES.
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