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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
We were looking for the two grid entries that would make a good fifth theme entry, and the first four were:
17-A [Catcher’s tactic, while awaiting an outside pitch?] = ANGLED CROUCHING
27-A [Figure at an agricultural competition?] = SOYBEAN JUDGE
48-A [Janeless ape man?] = LONELY TARZAN
60-A [Soccer player who loves chip shots?] = DINKING PROMOTER
“Something’s Different About You” read our title, and something had indeed changed: in each theme entry, the first word is one letter off from being the full name of a famous person associated with the second word. Like:
ANGLED = Ang Lee, director of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”
SOYBEAN = Roy Bean, eccentric Wild West judge.
LONELY = Ron Ely, TV’s Tarzan.
DINKING = Don King, iconic boxing promoter.
What other two entries satisfy this constraint? The ARCHITECT I.M. Pei is one letter off from IMPEL, making ARCHITECT (67-A) and IMPEL (43-A) our meta answer.
rosebud says:
Nice! I had to check to see if Tim Pernel was an architect first, though.
Meta — World Peace suggests the meta answer’s clue:
Harry Gehry?
And a few other theme possibilities mentioned by various solvers in e-mails, submissions form comments, and Fiend comments:
WAYWARD DENNIS (for Jay Ward, who played Dennis the Menace on TV)
MILEPOST THEME (for Mike Post, composer of many well-known TV theme songs)
HARPY CURIOUS (for H.A. Rey, author the Curious George books)
BIKING BLUES (for the late B.B. King)
This week’s winner, whose name was chosen randomly from the 322 correct entries received, is Thad Kiedaisch of Fort Collins, Colo. In addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil and notepad set, Thad will also receive a signed copy of my book Pocket Posh Easy Crosswords.
INDIE 500:
If you’re in the D.C. Area, stop by the Indie 500 tournament tomorrow. I’ll be there, so come say hello!
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a secret word that can be formed by anagramming an entry in this puzzle’s fill.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As of January 2015 MGWCC is a subscribers-only crossword. The cost is $26 per year, and you can subscribe (or get a free trial month first) here:
www.mgwcc.com
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.