05.04.09

Forget It!

Monday,
May 4 , 2009
Puzzle by Mark Milhet, edited by Will Shortz
GETTING COLD FEET, CHICKENING OUT and LOSING ONE’S NERVE, all clued as “Succumbing to second thoughts” are the interrelated entries of this Monday back-to-work crossword puzzle.
Today's links --
CORN PONE (36D. Dixie bread), ICE SHEET (12D. Arctic covering), FERULES (40D. Old schoolmasters’ sticks); IPECAC (18D. Drug used to treat poisoning); 47D. MARVEL Comics, home of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four); ASTIN (4D. Actor/brother Sean or Mackenzie); 30D. Mount SINAI, where the Commandments where given to Moses; ISBN (45A. 978-0060935443, for Roget‘s Thesaurus).
He who hesitates…
-----------------
For today’s cartoon, go to
The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
For the complete post, go HERE.