Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Puzzle by Stephen Edward Anderson, edited by Will ShortzLight as a feather, this crossword crosses birds and verbs with ease -- CRANE ONES NECK (21A. Strain to see over the top); SWALLOW ONES PRIDE (41A. Eat humble pie); HAWK ONES WARES (59A. Be a street peddler) -- well, except that an extra line of vertical squares were required to accommodate the long center entry, you know, the one about the humble pie.
A few links -- NIAGARA (34A. Honeymooners’ destination); MISHAP (28D. Fender bender, e.g.); SODOM (40A. City God destroyed with fire and brimstone); ERNO (61D. Professzor Rubik); MAIN (70A. Street that may be a U.S. highway); RED A (62D. Stigma borne by Hester Prynne); STYX (31A. River of Hades).
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