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06.03.09
Puzzled States
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Puzzle by Samuel A. Donaldson, edited by Will Shortz TWENTY SIX STATES (36A. What this puzzle’s perimeter contains abbreviations for) and (from upper right clockwise) MA LA RI AL, GA ND HI, IA MS, MI SC, CA ME, CO NC OR DE, NE CT AR, VA IN, UT IL and MO NY constitute the interrelated entries of this Wednesday crossword. The puzzle’s afterthought of state postal abbreviations is of little or no assistance to the solver, but it is an amusing look-ma-no-hands shtick bringing one to wonder, why those states? Puzzling... The crossword's eight-letter entries include CONCORDE (63A. Retired Mac 1 breaker) and NON-STOPS (17A. Some long flights); HOT COCOA (57A. Winter warmer) and ICE CREAM (61A. Summer cooler); MALARIAL (1A. Like some fevers) and ONE HORSE (15A. Tiny, as a town). Other -- ASMARA (34D. Eritrea’s capital); GANDHI (9A. Title role for Ben Kingsley); I ROBOT (6D. 2004 Will Smith film); EPCOT (27A. Florida theme park); MALTA (35D. Mediterranean land); 33A. “ULEE’S Gold” (Fonda film); CCC (58D. New Deal inits.); SMUT (29A. X-rated stuff). Well, perhaps it’s true -- whatever you do, don‘t turn your red state blue!
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Puzzle by Samuel A. Donaldson, edited by Will Shortz TWENTY SIX STATES (36A. What this puzzle’s perimeter contains abbreviations for) and (from upper right clockwise) MA LA RI AL, GA ND HI, IA MS, MI SC, CA ME, CO NC OR DE, NE CT AR, VA IN, UT IL and MO NY constitute the interrelated entries of this Wednesday crossword. The puzzle’s afterthought of state postal abbreviations is of little or no assistance to the solver, but it is an amusing look-ma-no-hands shtick bringing one to wonder, why those states? Puzzling... The crossword's eight-letter entries include CONCORDE (63A. Retired Mac 1 breaker) and NON-STOPS (17A. Some long flights); HOT COCOA (57A. Winter warmer) and ICE CREAM (61A. Summer cooler); MALARIAL (1A. Like some fevers) and ONE HORSE (15A. Tiny, as a town). Other -- ASMARA (34D. Eritrea’s capital); GANDHI (9A. Title role for Ben Kingsley); I ROBOT (6D. 2004 Will Smith film); EPCOT (27A. Florida theme park); MALTA (35D. Mediterranean land); 33A. “ULEE’S Gold” (Fonda film); CCC (58D. New Deal inits.); SMUT (29A. X-rated stuff). Well, perhaps it’s true -- whatever you do, don‘t turn your red state blue! 
