Wednesday, February 25, 2009Puzzle by Kelly Browder, edited by Will Shortz
SPIKED (48D. (21- and 52-Across and 3- and 31-Down might be), along with NEWS STORIES (21A. Pulitzer Prize entries), VOLLEY BALLS (52A. They may be served at the beach), IRON FENCES (3D. Some ornamental barriers), and PUNCH BOWLS (31D. Party servers) are this Wednesday crossword’s interrelated entries -- as for SPIKED, a dozen other uses of the word are possible.
Links of the day: POLARIS, ARAWAK, FERULE, NOFEAR (34A. Brand of clothing or energy drink), AMNIO, LAILA, OTTER, WOMAN (22D. John’s ode to Yoko), AIS, AME and AMS, ETUI.
In more ways than one, spiked!
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