"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" 1824. © City of London
Friday, March 6, 2009
Puzzle by Corey Rubin, edited by Will Shortz
Ambiguity, obscurity and variety -- the stuff that crosswords are made of!
Interrelated entries for this Friday crossword include DO AS I SAY (67A. With 60-Across, hypocrite’s mantra) and NOT AS I DO (60A. See 57-Across); CLEANLINESS (9D. It’s next to 10-Down, both in an adage and literally in this puzzle), GODLINESS (10D. See 9-Down); ETLA (13D. See 28-Down) and ICI (28D. With 13-Down, here and there, to Henri). Loosely related are ON LOAN TO (16A. Being borrowed by) and NEED HELP (18A. Be in a fix, say); START ON (4D. Tackle) and TILT AT (15A. Square off against); GET A RAISE (30D. Start pulling down more?) and BASE PAY (49A. It doesn’t include a bonus); I MEANT (61A. Backpedaler’s words) and SAVE IT (59A. Cry that may forestall a lame excuse).
People links --
A A MILNE; ANDRE; ARTEMIS; CHANGS; EDNA; HEATH; MACGYVER; MAGEE; NORMA.Other --
ALTAR RAIL; A STAGE (17A. The world, per the Bard); ENEMY MINE; MONISMS; PARAMUS; PISTACHIO; CEN.And are all the words a crossworld…-------------------
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