Thursday, February 12, 2009
Puzzle by Gary & Stephen Kennedy, edited by Will Shortz
Two hundred years ago on February 12, 1809, who knew?!
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (47A. Notable born 2/12/1809) and CHARLES R DARWIN (28A. Notable born 2/12/1809), REPUBLICAN PARTY (61A. 47-Across led it) and ORIGIN OF SPECIES (17A. Influential work by 28-Across) are the interrelated entries of this February 12, 2009 crossword puzzle. Lincoln and Darwin were born and lived an ocean apart with entirely different careers, but they were both liberators, each in his own way. This timely crossword is an imaginative homage in miniature to two giants of history.Other people in the puzzle
LENIN; BEAME; NERO (51A. Role played by 52-Across in “The Story of Mankind”); LORRE (52A. See 51-Across); KERN (25D. “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” composer); ENOS (70A. Genesis grandson). Lost in the shuffle is another bi-centennial birthday, that of Edgar Allan Poe, January 19, 1809.More links:
WAFFLE IRON (30D. Kitchen appliance); 49D. St. MORITZ, Switzerland; CHOKE (9A. Old auto control), or check out this CHOKE; SMELT (42A. Great Lakes fish); AARE, AGRA, ARAL, HOES, TROY and ZULU.Incidentally, for a neat coincidence of death, go
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For today’s cartoons, go to
The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.For the complete post, go HERE.
