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06.09.09
SHORT
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Puzzle by Steve Dobis, edited by Will Shortz SHORT (39A. Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the eight starred clues) along with those eight starred clues -- HAIRSPRAY (17A. *Movie starring a cross-dressing John Travolta); TERM PAPER (21A. *Big writing assignment); CAKEWALKS (58A. *Very easy tasks); LINE DANCE (64. *Electric Slide, for one); STRAWPOLL (4D. *Nonbinding vote); STOPGAP (9D. *Like a band-aid solution); HANDSTAND (37D. *Heels-over-head feat); OUTWITS (44D. *Defeats mentally) -- are this Tuesday puzzle’s interrelated entries, resulting in short hair, short-term, shortcake, shortstop, Short Line, short straw, shorthand and short out. A few links -- SKINK (53D. Long-bodied lizard); AMATI (63A. Fine Fiddle); DONGS (25A. Carillon sounds); TUBAS (10D. Instruments in military bands); WAND (51A. Wizard‘s stick). Signing out with Short Shorts!
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Puzzle by Steve Dobis, edited by Will Shortz SHORT (39A. Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the eight starred clues) along with those eight starred clues -- HAIRSPRAY (17A. *Movie starring a cross-dressing John Travolta); TERM PAPER (21A. *Big writing assignment); CAKEWALKS (58A. *Very easy tasks); LINE DANCE (64. *Electric Slide, for one); STRAWPOLL (4D. *Nonbinding vote); STOPGAP (9D. *Like a band-aid solution); HANDSTAND (37D. *Heels-over-head feat); OUTWITS (44D. *Defeats mentally) -- are this Tuesday puzzle’s interrelated entries, resulting in short hair, short-term, shortcake, shortstop, Short Line, short straw, shorthand and short out. A few links -- SKINK (53D. Long-bodied lizard); AMATI (63A. Fine Fiddle); DONGS (25A. Carillon sounds); TUBAS (10D. Instruments in military bands); WAND (51A. Wizard‘s stick). Signing out with Short Shorts! 
