Is It Over Yet? solution
by Kegler
Six of the entries contain 8D's “ground HOG”, i.e., the letters HOG in some
order; all three letters are
squeezed into a single square. Analogously, 5D and 35A intersect at
a square holding the letters TWO.
Per the instructions, “FEBRUARY TWO is special
for GROUNDHOG PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL.”
Across
| 1 | S(PORTFIS)H (PROFITS anag) |
| 8 | G + APING |
| 13 | T(R)EE |
| 14 | REORGANIZE (RAZE REGION anag) |
| 16 | LAB(R + AD)OR |
| 17 | V + ANG{OGH} (GO HANG anag) |
| 18 | A(VIATRI)X (TRIVIA anag) |
| 20 | STOP (TOPS anag) |
| 21 | PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL |
| 23 | ME{GOH}MS (GOES HMM anag) |
| 26 | D{OGH}OUSE (OH GOD SUE anag) |
| 29 | A + LA(CAR)TE |
| 31 | THE + SP(I)AN |
| 32 | TU(LI)P (PUT rev) |
| 33 | AHOY (1st letters, &lit) |
| 34 | TIERS (2 defs) |
| 35 | LAS{TWO}RD (DRAW LOTS anag) |
| 36 | GO + SLING |
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Down
| 1 | STRAP (PARTS rev) |
| 2 | PREVUE (EVER UP anag) |
| 3 | R + ELAX (AXLE anag) |
| 4 | THreAT |
| 5 | FEBRUARY {TWO} |
| 6 | IR(RITAT)E (TRAIT anag) |
| 7 | HO + D |
| 8 | GROUNDHOG |
| 9 | AGREE (EAGER anag) |
| 10 | P + AVE |
| 11 | NI(N)THS (HINTS anag) |
| 12 | KE{OGH} PLANS (OK HELP SNAG anag) |
| 15 | BI(N{GOH}A)LL (HOGAN anag) |
| 19 | SWATHE (WHEATS anag) |
| 22 | PUPIL (2 defs) |
| 23 | MATE (2 defs) |
| 24 | SAPS (PASS anag) |
| 25 | M(E)AD |
| 27 | {G + HO}STS |
| 28 | EAR + N |
| 30 | LUG (GULl rev) |
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