Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Puzzle by Thomas Takaro, edited by Will Shortz
EYE (37D. Word that can follow each half of 20- and 60-Across and 11- and 36-Down), along with BLACKHAWK (20A. Attack helicopter), BUCK NAKED (60A. In the altogether), SEEING RED (11D. Really steamed) and GLASS WALL (36D. See-through partition), are the interrelated entries of this Tuesday crossword -- blackeye, hawkeye, Buckeye, naked eye, seeing eye, red eye glass eye, wall eye -- ai, ai, eye!
People in the puzzle links -- AKIRA (55D. Director Kurosawa); ARLEN (68A. “Over the Rainbow” composer Harold); JACOBI; KEILLOR; KURT; LEAH; OONA; PLACIDO; a REI (48A. Portuguese king) and a RULER (53D. Kaiser or czar); “Just a GIGOLO” (1931 hit).
A couple more -- ELATE (54A. Make rhapsodic) and ELITE (27D. Select few); GOATEE (30D. Colonel Sanders facial feature) and HAIRDO (25D Buzz, bob or bangs); Will-O’ THE-wisp.
Can‘t Take My Eyes Off of You!
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