Boys Climbing a Tree, 1790-92, Francisco Jose de Goya ya Lucientes
Monday, May 25, 2009 -- Memorial DayPuzzle by Peter A. Collins, edited by Will Shortz
Nothing special here for Memorial Day. This is an odd little puzzle shy a vertical column of squares, making it 14x15, with three movie titles each containing the name of a three-letter
TREE (64A. Thing hidden in each of the movie names in this puzzle) within circles -- STEEL MAGNOLIAS (19A. 1989 Sally Field/Dolly Parton/Shirley MacLaine movie); BIG MOMMAS HOUSE (35A. 2000 Martin Lawrence movie); PRELUDE TO A KISS (50A. 1992 Alec Baldwin/Meg Ryan film). Hidden trees occurred in song titles in the New York Times crossword of Sunday, May 4, 2008.A few links --
BAGGY JEANS (26D. Hip-hop wear); LOVING CUPS (10D. Some trophies); SONNET (D. One of Shakespeare’s begins “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”); JANET and RENO are linked with the clue John Ashcroft’s predecessor as attorney general; HOSEA (38D. Old Testament prophet); 9D. Milan’s La SCALA.Remember the true meaning of Memorial Day!-----------------
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