Rounds the Corner
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski, edited by Will Shortz
ROUNDS THE CORNER (40A. Gets past a last difficulty … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme), along a glyph in each of the four corners of the puzzle representing either a HOOP, RING, CIRCLE, or ZERO are this Thursday crossword’s interrelated entries.
1A. [HOOP]STER, B-Ball player; 1D. [CIRCLE] LINE, New York City tour provider;
6A. AWE-INSPI[RING], Like the Grand Canyon or Fourth of July fireworks; 14D. [ZERO] HOUR, Showtime, at NASA;
47D. SIZE [ZERO], Teeny dress measurement; 67A. [RING] IN THE NEW, Welcome January 1, say;
55D. CROP [CIRCLE], Mysterious art visible from the sky; 68A. HULA [HOOP], 1950s fad item
A few more links: TALK RADIO (18A. Rush job?); NAMATH (19A. Broadway Joe); FRODO (36A. Fictional hero on a quest to Mount Doom); 26A. Picasso's muse Dora MAAR; and who knew UNU?
Will It Go Round In Circles?
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