Cornword Puzzle No957 Explanations Summary
Explanations show wordplay on pairs and contrasts. notes compare words like light and traffic signal to right, or postage and passage. multiple clues switch similar spellings to yield theme answers across and down with examples of garbled pairs and faux contrasts.
Gene Krupa Dies. King of Swing Drummer Passes Away
Gene Krupa, the famed Swing Era drummer for Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, dies at 64 after decades battling leukemia and heart problems. He invented the drum solo and powered hits like Sing Sing Sing. Survived by two adopted children and a brother, a Requiem Mass is set in Yonkers with burial in Chicago.
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Yonkers
N.Y
UPI
Gene Krupa
Krupa
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Bobby Sex
the Daily Bee
Charlie Ventura
Teddy Napoleon
Roy Eldridge
Gerry Mulligan Krupa
St. Denis Church
Chicago
Immaculate Conception Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Turbulence and a Sister Act in a Puzzling Clue
A quirky reminiscence notes a clever actress should know how to hold a FAN or five dollars to stay cool. The passage hints at F.F. as the initials for Fannie Farmer, the cooking expert, in a playful aside.
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Fannie Farmer
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Idaho
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TIRE
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Conoco