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Dateline: 08/03/98

"Too much of a good thing is wonderful." - Mae West

AUGUST CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
by Will DaBeed


Please note: Some clues may stray from strict convention but I hope the added help of the bonus clue will allow most people to enjoy the puzzle without hitting a dead end. 6 Down uses the British spelling. With the exception of 19 Down, all words appearing in this puzzle can be found in Webster's College Dictionary. If you want to comment on this puzzle, please post to Dave's bulletin board or email me directly: dabeed@writeme.com.


To fully enjoy the puzzle, print the grid and clues and solve at your leisure.

July Puzzle

Bonus clue: Outer squares spell out movie title and star.

Across
 8. Has one pitch to throw at Noel (4-2)
 9. Part of the plan to contain oceans currently harvested (2,6)
10. Grotesque one-eyed gonzo moving slowly (6)
11. Having two basic elements linking media to microphones (8)
12. Not exactly where it'd be dried up (8)
14. Fashion a robe on an island (6)
15. Some tearjerkers are lurid. Star chokes revoltingly (4,4,7)
18. Returning from Tennessee petrel finds refuge on the plains (hides around poles) (6)
21. An aircraft job comes back in utter disarray (8)
22. Criticism puts an end to union's reunion (8)
24. A little cake is fun if cooked after end of term (6)
25. Here's one shrub. The rest are scattered between Wisconsin and Iowa (8)
26. Union soldier buries Aryan's heart at Wounded Knee (6)

SOLUTION
Down
 1. Lake Lodge in Malvero, Nicaragua (8)
 2. The wealthy (in dire need) are made wealthier (8)
 3. Downtown, for example, thumbing nose in the rear-view (4)
 4. Cruel Captain Ames wasn't serious (6)
 5. Accidentally eats this in a cantina (4)
 6. Matter suspended. Open lock and head for the trail (6)
 7. Ten sit down to feast on the dressing (6)
13. Beats skinhead after a wild tour (5)
14. Tribe destroyed a mean dog most likely (5)
16. Act badly again when central crew switch setting before finale (8)
17. A lady's pencil not the retina (8)
19. Feelings of boredom in Paris? It's 'une sin extraordinaire' (6)
20. Leaders evaluating questions usually associate two entities (6)
21. Horse drives janitor crazy if I leave (6)
23. Drug seeker hangs out in an arcade (4)
24. American pyramid builders lay off a hundred from a YMCA renovation (4)

© Will DaBeed 1998


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Until next time, HAPPY PUZZLING!
a puzzler's pencil dies young

All graphics are © Dave Fisher unless otherwise noted.

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