Thursday, March 5, 2009
Puzzle by David J. Kahn, edited by Will Shortz
IDITAROD TRAIL (33A. With 16-Down, annual March event) along with SLED DOG RACE (16D. See 33-Across), ALASKAN INTERIOR (4D. Setting for much of the 33-Across / 16-Down), FAR DISTANT PLACE (9D. What the Athabaskan word for the beginning of 33-Across means) are this Thursday crossword’s interrelated entries.CANADA (1A. Great Bear Lake locale) has not been left out in the cold, and a PARKA (19A. Cold weather wear) is welcome. The folly of who’s first gets the entries of EDGE (8D. Beat by a point or two) and SCORED (40D. Picked up a point or two). The remainder of the crossword is no less lively than a hot race in the cold!
Mush!
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