Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Puzzle by Barry Boone, edited by Will Shortz
JADE, ONYX, OPAL, TOPAZ and RUBY are the HIDDEN GEMS (59A. What the long Across answers with circles have) to be found in [JA]GGE[D E]DGE (17A. 1985 Glen Close/Jeff Bridges thriller), P[ONY]E[X]PRESS (21A. Mail service made obsolete by the transcontinental telegraph), D[O]G[PA]DD[L]E (32A. Simple swimming stroke); [TO]LL[P]L[AZ]A (40A. Widening in a highway, maybe) and MA[R]C[U]SWEL[BY] (53A. 1970S Robert Young TV role).
Mid-size entries include ATEDIRT, DEEPLY, DISSIDENT, EIGHTBALL, KETTLES and KEYNES.
Five-letter -- ACNED; ALDER, ALIKE, AMORE, “When You Wish Upon ASTAR”; ATEST; BONZO; DRIED; ELLEN; “Evil ERNIE” (comics series); LASSO; LENTO; LIENS; MENUS; PLACE; REMIT; SAJAK; SAXON; SETTE; SPEED; 52D. “We’re off TOSEE the Wizard …”;TOTAL; TREVI; ZAIRE.
Short stuff -- ACH, AGUA, ALTA, ANNE, BALE, BLT, BOYS, BRAT, DEAR and DOES, EBRO, EDNA and ENID, EKG, ETO, GEAR and GRE, IKES and ILES, INDY, INOR, ISTO and ITBE, LILT, LOGE, LOLA, LOT, LPS, MLB, OXEN, PERU, PLEA, RIOT, ROO, ROVE, SHAG, WINE, ZEAL (10A. Enthusiasm).
A real gem!
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