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Joe DiMaggio honored in crossword puzzles for his birthday
Joe DiMaggio, one of baseball's most beloved players ever, would have turned 100 on Tuesday were he alive. That fact wasn't lost on crossword-puzzle writers, as both the Los Angeles Times and New York Times featured DiMaggio-themed puzzles in their Tuesday editions.
The answers weren't particularly hard if you're a baseball or DiMaggio fan — you had to know Joltin' Joe's nickname (the other one), how long his hit streak lasted, what position he played and the name of his most famous wife.
Here's the L.A. Times version, with just the DiMaggio-centric answers filled in:
The clues were as such:
18. 1967 song that asks, "Where have you gone, 60-Across?"
24. Nickname for 60-Across, with "The"
36. With 39- and 40-Across, length of 60-Across' record hitting streak
52. 60-Across eloped with her in 1954
60. Sports great born 11/25/1914
Here's a solved version of the New York Times puzzle, as completed by crossword blogger Rex Parker, who also notes the DiMaggio-themed clues:
CENTERFIELD (17A: Position of 62-Across)
HITTING / STREAK (24A: With 27-Across, record-setting achievement of 62-Across)
FIFTY-SIX GAMES (38A: Duration of 62-Across's 24-/27-Across)
YANKEE / CLIPPER (52A: With 54-Across, moniker of 62-Across)
JOE DIMAGGIO (62A: American athlete born 11/25/1914)
As a 100th birthday present, these sure beat the New York Daily News story about why DiMaggio is overrated.
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