Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) ~ Photo by Jack Scheper
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Puzzle by David Steinberg and Bernice Gordon
Edited by Will Shortz
A vowel progression featuring HALL, HELL, HILL, HOLL and HULL is the main feature of this pleasant Monday crossword:
HALLELUJAH(18A. “Thank God Almighty!”)
HELLENISTIC (23A. Of an ancient Greek period)
HILLBILLY (35A. Jed Clampett, e.g.)
HOLLANDAISE (49A. Sauce made with butter, egg yolks and lemon juice)
HULLABALOO (55A. Uproar)
Other — ALL and ELL; BEHEADS(13D. Guillotines); Comedy Central’s “The COLBERT Report”; HERNIA (21D. Result of overstrain, maybe); MADE IT and ATE IT (12D. Cry after reaching the summit; 59A. Swallowed a loss); LA JOLLA (11D. Home of U.C. San Diego); LEA and LEI, LEWD (44A. Apt rhyme of “crude”); MAIDENS (41D. Cinderella and Rapunzel); PESTLE (4D. Mortar’s partner); SIRI (63A. iPhone assistant who says that “42” is the meaning of life); SPLATS (33A. Food fight sounds).
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