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WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — We all have different gifts. Some of us are naturally athletic; others seem to have a green thumb. I have been blessed (cursed, really) with the ability to pun on cue. The theme of Joe Deeney’s crossword celebrates yet another area of expertise: handicraft.
If you have a special skill beyond those listed above, I’d love to hear about it in the comments section. Maybe we can collectively confer our weird and wonderful talents onto one another.
Today’s Theme
Just as there are spelling bees, there is a [Social sewing event] called a QUILTING BEE (59A), but I’m told it’s noncompetitive. The participants are in a room just working on their own quilting projects. What a lovely idea for a gathering. More bees, please!
The revealer at 59-Across tells us that QUILTING BEE is a [hint to the starts of 17-, 29-, 34- and 44-Across]. In this case, “starts” refers to the first words of each entry. Each themed entry begins with a bit of quilting jargon (except for 29A, which starts with the fairly obvious “blanket”).
A [Film megahit] is a BLOCKBUSTER (17A), as in quilt blocks. The name of a [Small British hunting dog] begins with a word for what surrounds the quilt pattern: BORDER TERRIER (34A). And a [Slugger’s pregame warm-up] is referred to as BATTING PRACTICE; the first word refers to the stuff that makes your quilt nice and puffy.
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