02.02.09

Wheeze

Wee Willie Winkie

Monday, February 2, 2009

Puzzle by Damon J. Gulczynski, edited by Will Shortz

This Monday Super Bowl hangover crossword features four entries with phonetically related endings -- NINTENDO WII (20A. Game console introduced in 2006), MAIS OUI (38A. Parisian’s “But of course!”), SHALL WE (40A. Query from one who’s ready to go) and MICHELLE WIE (54A. Female golfer who played in a pro men’s tournament at age 14).

MARIONETTE (17A. Pinocchio, notably) and SURE ENOUGH (59A. “You’re absolutely right”) are the other two long entries.

END (42A. What boring things never seem to do)! Whee!!!

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