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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Puzzle by John Underwood, edited by Will Shortz A dozen nations are featured as interrelated clues with underline entries in today’s crossword -- 1. Turkish BATH, 5. Dutch TREAT, 20. Russian ROULETTE, 22. Swiss CHEESE, 34. Australian CRAWL, 35. American ELM, 41. Italian ICE, 42. Canadian BACON, 55. Danish PASTRY, 57. Portuguese MANOFWAR, 66. French TOAST and 67. Spanish RICE. The underline (fill-in-the-blank) clue is no lazy clue today! A few links: ARMYANT (43D. Tiny marcher); HOMESTEAD (11D. Locale for a pioneer family); THECROW (9D. Brandon Lee’s last movie); VERISMO (51A. Operatic movement circa 1900); HAOLE (23D. Outlander in Hawaii); EMU and ERNE; XMEN (19A. Superheroes battling the evil Magneto). ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Puzzle by John Underwood, edited by Will Shortz A dozen nations are featured as interrelated clues with underline entries in today’s crossword -- 1. Turkish BATH, 5. Dutch TREAT, 20. Russian ROULETTE, 22. Swiss CHEESE, 34. Australian CRAWL, 35. American ELM, 41. Italian ICE, 42. Canadian BACON, 55. Danish PASTRY, 57. Portuguese MANOFWAR, 66. French TOAST and 67. Spanish RICE. The underline (fill-in-the-blank) clue is no lazy clue today! A few links: ARMYANT (43D. Tiny marcher); HOMESTEAD (11D. Locale for a pioneer family); THECROW (9D. Brandon Lee’s last movie); VERISMO (51A. Operatic movement circa 1900); HAOLE (23D. Outlander in Hawaii); EMU and ERNE; XMEN (19A. Superheroes battling the evil Magneto). ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
