02.05.13 — Real LY
California Screamin’ roller coaster, Disneyland ———————— Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Puzzle by Robert A. Doll / Edited by Will ShortzAdding“LY” to three standard phrases constitutes the interrelated...
View Article02.06.13 — O Sole Mio
Broken Mirror www.phidelity.com ———————— Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz BROKEN PROMISE[57A. Result of not following through (of which there are four...
View Article02.07.13 — H&R Block
Thursday, February 7, 2013 Puzzle by David Levinson Wilk / Edited by Will ShortzHRS(66D. Smash hits: Abbr.) andH&R BLOCK(67A. Subject of the final Jeopardy! question that knocked out Ken Jennings...
View Article02.08.13 — Hallelujah!
Vagabond hobo clown painting www my space com ———————— Friday, February 8, 2013 Puzzle by Barry C. Silk / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Heavenly measurement, AZIMUTH; 8. Be unable to...
View Article02.09.13 — Blizzard!
I’m somewhere in here.Let me get posted before the blackout… ———————— Saturday, February 9, 2013 Puzzle by Peter Wentz / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Setting for part of “A Tale of Two...
View Article02.10.13 — Blizzard Blizzard!
Photo of a car buried in the snow courtesy of Stephanie B. outside her home in Tewksbury, Mass., February 10, 2013 ———————— Sunday, February 10, 2013 I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME, Puzzle by Patrick...
View Article02.10.13 — Phonogram — the Acrostic
The Grammy Award ———————— Sunday, February 10, 2013 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will Shortz This Sunday’s richly tuneful acrostic published on the day of the annual Grammy...
View Article02.11.13 — CAB
Yellow cabs viewed from the Goodyear Blimp, as they wait for fares at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, June 14, 2007. Photo by Todd Heisler/The New York Times Photo Archives ———————— Monday, February 11,...
View Article02.12.13 — CAR
Flappers seated in automobile, ca. 1920sSource: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ———————— Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Puzzle by Dan Schoenholz / Edited by Will ShortzHOOD, TRUNK,...
View Article02.13.13 — GED
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Puzzle by Richard and Judith Martin / Edited by Will Shortz GED(44D. Many a H.S. dropout’s goal … and what’s added to 17-, 25-, 36-, 51- and 60-Across), along with (think...
View Article02.14.13 — Open Door
Dutch Door by Michael Dumas ———————— Thursday, February 14, 2013 — Valentine’s Day Puzzle by Jules P. Markey / Edited by Will ShortzOPEN DOOR(61A. Welcoming symbol … or what each part of the answers...
View Article02.15.13 — Snow Angel
Friday, February 15, 2013 Puzzle by Tom Heilman / Edited by Will ShortzCOPACETIC (11D. Ducky),GAS ENGINE (30D. It works via a series of explosions),RINGSIDE SEAT (29A. Close match point?),SLIDING...
View Article02.16.13 — A Little Bird
A Little Bird Told Me by Gretchen Lynne ———————— Saturday, February 16, 2013 Puzzle by Michael Ashley / Edited by Will ShortzFOZZIE BEAR (27D. Orange children’s character),HAZARD AN OPINION (38A. Dare...
View Article02.17.13 — Mark My Words
Punctuation, by Jim Rohan, Lower Darnley, flickr.com ———————— Sunday, February 17, 2013 MARK MY WORDS, Puzzle by Ian Livengoodand J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassEdited by Will ShortzIn this solemn Sunday’s...
View Article02.18.13 — Control
Monday, February 18, 2013 — Presidents' Day Puzzle by Jeffrey Harris / Edited by Will ShortzCONTROL GROUP(46A. Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps … or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across...
View Article02.19.13 — Questions
Hoover Dam, photo Bureau of Reclamation ———————— Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Puzzle by Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan / Edited by Will ShortzWho, what, when, where, how and whyare phonetically...
View Article02.20.13 — BOOK
Wednesday, February 20, 2013Puzzle by John Farmer / Edited by Will ShortzA note accompanies this amiable Wednesday crossword: The answer to each starred clue is a compound word or a familiar two-word...
View Article02.21.13 — ROUGH
“Moby-Dick swam swiftly round and round the wrecked crew.”1902 illustration by I. W. Taber of the final chase of Moby-Dick ———————— Thursday, February 21, 2013 Puzzle by Paul Hunsberger / Edited by...
View Article02.22.13 — The Friday Crossword
Joshua Tree ———————— Friday, February 22, 2013 Puzzle by Martin Ashwood-Smith / Edited by Will ShortzFour 15-letter across entries constitutes the main feature of this Friday crossword:MARSHALL...
View Article02.23.13 — Numbered Balls
Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats in the 1961 film The Hustler ———————— Saturday, February 23, 2013 Puzzle by Todd Gross / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Dragging vehicles; 10. Massachusetts governor...
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