other Washington Post Sunday crossword, February 12 (contains answers)

Posted May 8, 2006 • Comments Off on Washington Post Sunday crossword, February 12 (contains answers)

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Title: Way to Go
Theme entries: phrases that include a form of transportation [aside: “Well, a car could be blue!”] with another meaning

Example:
24A, Economical way to travel?: cheapSKATES
122A, Honeymooner’s way to travel?: bridal TRAIN

Things I learned, with web links so you can learn them too:

5A, Jokhang temple city: LHASA
21A, Fine fiddle: AMATI [This is a cool story; the first Amati designed the shape of the modern violin and was Stradivari’s teacher.]
28A, Word describing a quasar: STARLIKE
33A, Aleppo resident: SYRIAN
50A, Painter Andrea del ___: SARTO
52A, Dangerous way to travel?: FAULT PLANE [also a theme entry]
78A, Riis subject: SLUM
3D, Risky way to travel?: TRIAL BALLOON [also a theme entry]
13D, News twos: ITEMS [no idea. help!]
37D, Region of Spain: LEÓN
54D, Spiral shells: TRITONS
62D, “West Side Story” girl: ANITA
79D, Pouty look: MOUE
89D, Gimlet, e.g.: TOOL
95D, Cassandra, e.g.: SEER
110D, Heyward hero: PORGY
124D, Vichy, e.g.: SPA

Overall:
I changed 2 squares (so close!) and looked up 17 things (eek!).