Essays of Michel de Montaigne, 1588
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Puzzle by Andrea Carla Michaels / Edited by Will Shortz
ESSAY(66A. Kind of test … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across), e.g., S. A., is the lead-in to the interrelated group of this pleasant Monday crossword:
SHEER AGONY (17A. Total misery)
SNOOZE ALARM (25A. Sleep extender)
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA (36A. 2000 Olympics site)
SAMUEL ADAMS (47A. Founding father who had a beer named after him)
SMART ALECK (57A. Wisenheimer)
Other — ANISE(22D. Absinthe flavor), ARIA, ATRIA and TIARA, HOSEA (11D. Book between Daniel and Joel), HUMANS (44D. Earthlings), NO IDEA (28A. “Beats me!”), MAGOO and WAHOO (6D. Nearsighted Mr. of cartoons; 15A. “Yippee!”), MAMET (49D. Playwright who wrote “Glengarry Glen Ross”), O’DOULS (10D. Nonalcoholic beer brand), QATAR (21D. Persian gulf emirate), QUEER (21A. Odd), SMUTTY (45D. Raunchy), SUPERB (45A. Top-notch), TONYS (23D. Stage statuettes).
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