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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
Title: “What’s in a Name?!”
Instructions: This week’s contest answer is a Best Picture-winning movie.
Answer: “OLIVER!”
Easy-ish Week 2 to make up for the accidental Week 3; we’re back on track now, so today is a Week 4 as scheduled.
Our five theme entries were:
17-A: Peaches and cherries, for example (!) = STONE FRUITS
24-A: Governor Doug Burgum, or any of his constituents (!) = NORTH DAKOTAN
37-A: Black-eyed Susans and hostas, e.g. (!) = HARDY PERENNIALS
47-A: Bakery behemoths (!) = SACKS OF FLOUR
57-A: Chance encounter that changed everything, say (!) TWIST OF FATE
What’s the common link? Each of the first words in these is also the surname of a famous Oliver: film director Oliver Stone, 1980s newsmaker Col. Oliver North, comedian Oliver Hardy (half of Laurel and Hardy), neurologist/author Oliver Sacks, and Dickens character Oliver Twist, on whom the Oscar-winning movie (and musical before it) “Oliver!” is named.
This week’s winner, whose name was chosen at random from the 545 correct answers received, is Brian Hattenbach of Pittsburgh, Penna. In addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil, and notepad set, Brian will also receive a signed copy of my book Pint-Size Crosswords.
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a six-letter word that’s a group of characters.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.