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It was 20 years ago today ... that a certain TV show had its full-length, prime-time debut. Patrick Blindauer and I offer the following puzzle as a tribute. Enjoy.
As usual, click on "Print" on the image below, or go here (to the crosswordfiend.com...
Constructor: David J. Kahn
Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging
THEME: HEADs and TAILs — theme answers originating on left side of the grid have first words that can follow "HEAD" in familiar phrases, and theme answers that terminate on the...
Constructor: Steve Dobis
Relative difficulty: Medium
THEME: EAGER BEAVER (17A: Zealous sort whose schedule may include 27-, 50- and 64-Across, i.e. PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, PEOPLE TO SEE)
Word of the Day: OSTIA (36A: Port of old Rome) —...
Constructor: Tim Darling
Relative difficulty: Easy
THEME: Time Zones — theme answers begin with EASTERN, CENTRAL, MOUNTAIN, and PACIFIC, respectively
Word of the Day: CORFU (24D: Greek port where Prince Philip was born) — Corfu (Greek:...
Constructor: Mike Shenk
Relative difficulty: Medium
THEME: "SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION" (Note: The words in the circled spaces will spell a quotation from Linus Pauling):
The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas
Word of the Day:...
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