The so-called Perp Walk, where, where the accused are led from the Precinct Station-house on their way to court appearances, is a time-honored tradition at the 120th Precinct Station-house in Staten Island's St. George. section. The camera-shy still find ways to avoid having their face show up in the news.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009Puzzle by Paula Gamache, edited by Will Shortz
PERPS (47D. Those “walking” through the answers to the starred clues), TAMPERPROOF (17A. *Impervious to picking, as a lock), COPPERPLATE (25A. *Engraver’s surface), SEMPER PARATUS (36A. *Motto of the U.S. Coast Guard), PAPER-PUSHER (47A. *Routine-bound bureaucrat) and SUPERPOWERS (57A. *Countries with big militaries) are the interrelated entries of this Tuesday crossword.
PEPPERS (18D. Jalapeños and chilies), PURR and PARR are not included in the line-up, but are very suspect. Petal plucker’s pronoun, the clue for SHE at 64-Across, and and a peppering of P’s throughout the crossword including PAH (61A. Part of a tuba’s sound) perpetrate this puzzle’s alliteration with no need for help from Peter Piper and his peck of pickled peppers.
Tuesday links -- BUSSING (40A. Playful kissing) and CUDDLES (45A. Nestles); PARIAH (43D. Persona non grata); WOOER (9D. Affection seeker); SMOG (22A. Air apparent?); SSS (42. Deflation sound).
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