French novelist Pierre / FRI 8-24-12 / Giant bronze man in Greek myth / Sea fan colonists / Reduce through retirement / Gentle giant of Steinbeck's Of Mice Men / Eureka Excelsior

Constructor: Mark Diehl Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: 8 Word of the Day:  PINNA  ( 26D: Outer ear ) — n. ,   pl. ,   pin·nae...