Thursday, March 6, 2014
Puzzle by Daniel Raymon / Edited by Will Shortz
The commercial soap brands of DIAL, ZEST, TONE and LAVA in single squares, along with SOAPBOX (37A. Platform… or something that appears four times in this puzzle?) constitutes the main feature of this Thursday crossword.
- [DIAL]ECT(19A. Cajun French, e.g.) with RA[DIAL]TIRE (10D. Traction provider)
- SEI[ZES T]HE DAY (23A. Doesn’t waste an opportunity) with BRON[ZE ST]AR (4D. Military decoration)
- PIS[TON E]NGINE (52A. Device that converts pressure into a rotating motion) with MOONS[TONE]S (29D. Opalescent gems)
- BAK[LAVA] (65A. Honey-soaked dessert) with BRATIS[LAVA] (42D. Capital on the Danube)
Other — BRUSSELS (38D. European city whose airport is the world’s largest chocolate-selling point); Double-CROSSER; IN HASTE (27A. Quickly); NETWORK (21D. Socialize professionally); NO-NAMES (20A. Ones little-known in their fields); PASADENA (6A. Annual parade locale); USURPED (47A. Assumed).
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