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New York Times Crossword Solution – Sep 10, 2008

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This crossword had circled letters that spelled out “Peace Child Beauty Circle”. This may seem as if Whitestone and Shortz are imagining a roseate world, or simply yearning for the hippie days of their youth. Alas, the truth is much more prosaic. Each of those words forms a phrase when prefixed with “Inner”.

Something Alex Haley taught me: Wolof is spoken in Gambia and “Senegal”, the answer to “Nation where Wolof and French are spoken”.

The rest was ho-hum and I got through it fairly quickly.

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P
2
O
3
P
4
U
5
P
  
6
S
7
P
8
I
9
C
10
E
  
11
P
12
J
13
S
14
A
R
O
S
E
  
15
T
E
N
O
R
  
16
I
O
U
17
P
A
P
E
R
18
B
A
C
K
W
R
19
I
T
E
R
20
A
L
E
S
  
21
A
R
K
  
22
B
A
T
T
L
E
       
23
O
T
C
  
24
V
E
N
T
      
 
25
C
26
H
27
U
R
C
H
28
I
L
L
D
O
29
W
30
N
31
S
32
B
R
A
N
C
H
  
33
C
A
L
    
34
Y
O
U
35
Y
E
S
E
S
  
36
T
E
D
  
37
I
38
N
A
W
E
39
O
P
T
    
40
S
H
U
  
41
A
V
A
T
A
R
42
B
E
A
43
M
44
M
E
U
P
45
S
C
O
T
T
Y
  
     
46
E
O
N
S
  
47
H
U
R
        
48
E
49
V
50
O
L
V
E
  
51
M
A
T
  
52
S
53
P
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E
55
D
56
C
E
N
T
I
G
57
R
A
D
E
58
S
C
A
L
E
59
H
I
C
  
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N
A
I
V
E
  
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R
A
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S
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O
L
E
  
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G
L
O
S
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Across

  • 1. Easy catch for an infielder
  • 6. Jazz (up)
  • 11. Slumber party attire, for short
  • 14. Greeted the day
  • 15. Voice above a 
  • 16. Debtor's note
  • 17. 1966 Beatles #1 hit
  • 20. Pub brews
  • 21. Object of Indiana Jones's first quest
  • 22. Military engagement
  • 23. Non-Rx
  • 24. Blow off steam
  • 25. Louisville landmark
  • 32. Not the main bank
  • 33. Stanford rival, familiarly
  • 34. Thou, today
  • 35. "Oui" and "sí"
  • 36. Danson of "Cheers"
  • 37. Floored
  • 39. Select, with "for"
  • 40. Moo ___ pork
  • 41. Icon in an Internet forum
  • 42. Command Kirk never really gave
  • 46. Billions of years
  • 47. Lew Wallace's "Ben-___"
  • 48. Develop gradually
  • 51. It might say "Welcome"
  • 52. Floored it
  • 56. Standard degrees for scientists?
  • 59. Hawaiian Punch alternative
  • 60. Too trusting
  • 61. Employee's desire
  • 62. ___ Miss
  • 63. Sheen
  • 64. Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the 

Down

  • 1. "Come to ___"
  • 2. Face-to-face exam
  • 3. Successor of St. Peter
  • 4. Functions
  • 5. For each
  • 6. Pasta has it
  • 7. Atticus Finch portrayer ... or 
  • 8. Tattoo, slangily
  • 9. It may be heard in a herd
  • 10. Item on a to-do list
  • 11. Pennsylvania university, for short
  • 12. "Piano Man" singer
  • 13. "Absolutely!"
  • 18. Sheet of cookies
  • 19. "Gotta hand ___ ya ..."
  • 23. Menaces to hobbits
  • 24. ___ the Impaler
  • 25. Brunch serving
  • 26. "___ la vista, baby!"
  • 27. Article in Arles
  • 28. Freeze over
  • 29. Lawman Earp
  • 30. "Inconceivable!"
  • 31. Plaintiff
  • 32. Letters on some invitations
  • 36. Ergo
  • 37. Actor and songwriter Novello
  • 38. Turner who led a revolt
  • 40. Nation where Wolof and French are spoken
  • 41. Obtuse's opposite
  • 43. Become squishy, like chocolate
  • 44. Emotional
  • 45. Secret Service eyewear
  • 48. It may be heard in a tunnel
  • 49. Bit of bridal wear
  • 50. First word of "The Raven"
  • 51. Dallas team, to fans
  • 52. Survey
  • 53. Cause of a wince
  • 54. "Or ___!"
  • 55. A fawn is a young one
  • 57. Brazilian vacation destination
  • 58. ___ Lanka

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Rok Ban said in January 14th, 2011 at 8:51 am

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