The Winged Victory of Samothrace c. 220-190 BCSunday, April 5, 2009
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, Puzzle by Charles Deber, edited by Will Shortz
PORT FOLIOS (25A. Cruise brochures?); JOINT VENTURE (27A. Founding of a hip replacement clinic?); EARLY RETIREMENT (43A. New radials at 6 a.m.?); SAFE INVESTMENT (60A. Purchase of a vault?); MARKETING DECISION (77A. To sell organic or not?); LONG RANGE PLANS (94A. Blueprints for a 50-mile grazing stretch?); LOW INTEREST LOAN (109A. Mortgage no one cares about?); BOARD MEETING (130A. Surfers’ reunion?); DOWN SIZING (133A. Activity of duvet makers?); PARTNER SHIP (3D. Yacht in a time-share?); BOND TRADING (85D. Exchange for 007?).
Across links: 22. Skater’s feat; 24. John who was knighted; 36. Green candidate for president 1996; 41. “EVERY Day’s a Holiday” (Mae West film); 52. Sound on a roller coaster; 58. Jacques who starred in “Mon Oncle”; 59. Mülheim an der RUHR, Germany; 69. Zager & EVANS, 1960s pop duo; 84. St. Basil’s dome shape; 89. Booth or Drood; 92. Bye-bye birdie?; 104. ANAL-retentive; 115. City NNW or Robins Air Force Base; 136. Fats Waller’s “UNTIL the Real Thing Comes Along”; 142. Bye holder.
Down: 10. California community in sight of Mount Soledad; 14. Naldi of the Ziegfeld Follies; 26. Jazz drummer Hakim and others; 48. Word with human or Mother; 52. Word maven William; 73. “Good King Wenceslas,” e.g.; 78 The Big Sioux River forms part of its border; 89. Samantha of “The Collector,” 1965; 103. Prizefighter La Motta; 107. Moved through mud; 108. Covers up mud, in a way; 119. Olympic skating champ of 1928, 1932 and 1936; 122. Actress Skye; Suffix with baron.
Even with its echoes of the current weekday facts and figures, this puzzle adds up to a perfect Sunday morning crossword!
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