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02.08.09
PJ's
Sunday, February 8, 2009 PAJAMA PARTY, Puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld, edited by Will Shortz TITLE (53D. “Pajama Party,” e.g.). This Sunday’s crossword features nine two-word entries, the first starting with the letter P and the second, J -- 23A. PETROLEUM JELLY, 33A. PARACHUTE JUMP, 52A. PRACTICAL JOKE, 70A. PICKLE JAR, 90A. PETER JENNINGS, 105A. POETIC JUSTICE, 122A. PINEAPPLE JUICE, 42D. PAPA JOHNS, and 49D. PLAIN JANE (Hardly a beauty queen). Other entries of length include ANAISNIN, ARSONIST, DRONESON, ELECTRIC, ELEMENT, ELILILLY, ENFAMILLE, JAYLENO, LEASERS, MDDEGREE, MONEYMEN, NEARERTO, ONALERT, OOLALA, PENPALS, PSYCHOS, SLURPED, STAREAT, TALLORDER, TRIBECA, TROLLEY, UNSPENT (69D. Like money in the bank). Mid-size entries -- AFTRA, AMENRA, ASHIER, AWOKE, BANJO, CROON, ELIDE, ELIHU, EMPTY, ESSEN, ESTEE, FARER, FELLOW, GETAT, ICHOR, INEPT, IPODS, JEERS, LATINI, MARITA, MOSES, NAVAL, NITERY, NOLAN, NONAME, OFNOTE, OLMEC, ONSETS, OPART, ORTON, OTERA, PEPYS, PRECIP, PULPS, RACER, RELIC, REMOP, SEIZE, SHARE, SNERT, SOPHIE, SOURS, STEINS, SWAMP, TAMMI, TERRE, TOTEM, TYPOS, VCHIPS, YPRES (26A. W.W. I battle site in Belgium).
Short stuff -- AARP, AJA, ALGA, ANN, AOL, APSE and APPS, BIND, BLUR, DAW, DEWY, DOPE, EADS, EPA and EPI, ELEE and ELS, EZER, HEM, HIHO, HUT, ICI, JOAD and JOCK, JAL and JAM, JAL and JUL, KEY, LIMB, LIT, MAAM, MASK, MOES, NCAA, NEBR, NEW, NIL, OEDS, OKS, OOHS, PIAF, PROP, RNS, ROES, RON, SALA, SCH, SERT, SHA, SIT, SLR and SML, SSRS, SYST, TEAK, UPS, YAYS (130A. Triumphant cries). Whoopee… ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 PAJAMA PARTY, Puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld, edited by Will Shortz TITLE (53D. “Pajama Party,” e.g.). This Sunday’s crossword features nine two-word entries, the first starting with the letter P and the second, J -- 23A. PETROLEUM JELLY, 33A. PARACHUTE JUMP, 52A. PRACTICAL JOKE, 70A. PICKLE JAR, 90A. PETER JENNINGS, 105A. POETIC JUSTICE, 122A. PINEAPPLE JUICE, 42D. PAPA JOHNS, and 49D. PLAIN JANE (Hardly a beauty queen). Other entries of length include ANAISNIN, ARSONIST, DRONESON, ELECTRIC, ELEMENT, ELILILLY, ENFAMILLE, JAYLENO, LEASERS, MDDEGREE, MONEYMEN, NEARERTO, ONALERT, OOLALA, PENPALS, PSYCHOS, SLURPED, STAREAT, TALLORDER, TRIBECA, TROLLEY, UNSPENT (69D. Like money in the bank). Mid-size entries -- AFTRA, AMENRA, ASHIER, AWOKE, BANJO, CROON, ELIDE, ELIHU, EMPTY, ESSEN, ESTEE, FARER, FELLOW, GETAT, ICHOR, INEPT, IPODS, JEERS, LATINI, MARITA, MOSES, NAVAL, NITERY, NOLAN, NONAME, OFNOTE, OLMEC, ONSETS, OPART, ORTON, OTERA, PEPYS, PRECIP, PULPS, RACER, RELIC, REMOP, SEIZE, SHARE, SNERT, SOPHIE, SOURS, STEINS, SWAMP, TAMMI, TERRE, TOTEM, TYPOS, VCHIPS, YPRES (26A. W.W. I battle site in Belgium). 
