Wednesday,
April 29, 2009Puzzle by Barry C. Silk, edited by Will Shortz
The interrelated entries for this mid-work-week crossword -- STANDARD WORK DAY (38A. Hint to the word ladder in the answers to the starred clues) -- NINE, TINE, TONE, TORE, SORE, SORT, FORT, FORE, FIRE, FIVE -- that's right, nine to five!
Links -- ISTHMUS (45A. Canal site, maybe); NAPSTER (32A. Early MP3-sharing Web site); SESSILE (29A. Permanently attached, in zoology); STTERESA (12D. “The Way of Perfection” writer); HEXOSE (51D. Simple sugar); ILLINI (49D. “Fighting” athletes); NEESON (8D. “Kinsey” star, 2004); SWEDE (69A. Dag Hammarskjöld, for one); ILEX.
The musical "9 to 5" opens on Broadway tomorrow, April 30th -- well, hello Dolly!
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