
Open Your Eyes”, Ada Jackson
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Puzzle by Mark Diehl, edited by Will Shortz
OPEN YOUR EYES (7D. “Look, bonehead!”) and ALL GUSSIED UP (21D. Dressed to the nines) lend a colloquial air to this Saturday crossword, and along with DARN IT (62A. “Aaargh!”), WANNABE (49A. Hanger-on), PSST (8D. Discreet call) and AHA (54A. “I knew it!), set this puzzle IN A SPIN (12D. Twirling), a DRONE (52D. Go on and on) on a RADIO SET (9D. Ham’s rig) PAGER (6D. Cell alternative) for a SAD SACK (13D. Born loser)!
Geography -- AREA MAPS (15A. Tourist booth handouts) and SEA ROUTES (35A. Lines for liners), perhaps directions for an IDAHOAN (39D. Sarah Palin, by birth) to 38D. “HOWARDS End” or FRISCO (26D. ‘67 Summer of Love locale), 28D. LASSEN Volcanic National Park), NEPAL (32A. Land where the air is thin) or a SPEEDWAY (65A. Indy, for one).


Athletics -- ACHES (42A. Workout reminders); AGILE (27A. Not stiff at all); MAT (23A. Where pins are made); SNATCH (64A. Weightlifting move).
Miscellaneous -- AURIC (50D. Golden) and ULSTER (55A. Loose overcoat); INKY (34A. Black as night) and STATELY (45D. Like elm trees); RACIST (9A. Like some misguided remarks) and ROTARY (58A. Civic club); URGE (33A. Press) and ENTAIL (20A. Call for).

I’d like to say this is now written, but I need must settle for WROTE (30D. Set down)!
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