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Spelunking
Cueva de las Manos in Santa Cruz, Argentina ————————Friday, February 28, 2014Puzzle by Martin Ashwood-Smith / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Modern-day locale of Nineveh, IRAQ; 5. People down under?,...
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The Saturday Crossword
Tidal Basin, Cherry Blossoms, and the Lincoln Memorial in background on Ohio Drive, Washinton, DC, 1922 postcard.———————— Saturday, March 1, 2014Puzzle by Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword...
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Oscar Double Features
Sunday, March 2, 2014“Oscar Double Features”— Puzzle by Alan ArbesfeldEdited by Will ShortzCombining into seven phrases the titles of fourteen well-known films that either won the Oscar for Best...
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N or No N ...
The Letter N by exekillan, deviant art————————Monday, March 3, 2014Puzzle by Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael BlakeEdited by Will ShortzTwo-word phrases where the first word ends in "N" and the...
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Electricity
Imaginative drawing of Ben Franklin and his kite.June 15, 1752: Benjamin Franklin’s kite flying experiment proves lightning and electricity are related. Maybe. The account of Franklin’s experiment...
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No Clue
Fast-growing NOAA active region No. 11112, crackling with solar flares, surrounds a sunspot group in the SW quadrant (lower right). On October 16, 2010, this region launched a CME, or coronal mass...
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Soapbox
Thursday, March 6, 2014Puzzle by Daniel Raymon / Edited by Will ShortzThe commercial soap brands of DIAL, ZEST, TONE and LAVA in single squares, along with SOAPBOX (37A. Platform… or something that...
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Schadenfreude
'Taming the Donkey', painting by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala, 1868Schadenfreude is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. This word is a loanword from German. The literal English translation...
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The Saturday Crossword
The mimosa (technically, the Silver Wattle) is the symbol of the celebrations of Women's day in Italy and Russia.————————Saturday,March 8, 2014 — International Women’s DayPuzzle by David Steinberg /...
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No Zee
Original watercolor based on an antique photo of a sailor named Dutch who was tattooed by Percy Waters from Detroit in the early 1900’s ~ Electric Tiger Tattoo————————Sunday, March 9, 2014Nosy...
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03.09.14 — The Story of Ain't — the Acrostic
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1911.Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth.————————Sunday, March 9, 2014Acrostic, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will...
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Handyman's Tote
Monday, March 10, 2014Puzzle by Kelly Clark / Edited by Will ShortzMr.FIX IT (handyman) and TOOL BOX (40A. Handyman’s tote), along with FILE, NAIL, HAMMER and LEVEL found inSINGLE FILE (17A. One-by-one...
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In B/UD
Tuesday, March 11, 2014Puzzle by Mel Rosen / Edited by Will ShortzIN BUD(49D. About to bloom … or a hint to 20-, 33-, 41- and 52-Across), along with four answers beginning with BU and ending with...
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Drink!
Wednesday, March 12, 2014Puzzle by Jeff Chen / Edited by Will ShortzDRINKS ALL AROUND(38A. “I’m buying!,” at a bar … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme), along with the names of drinks around the...
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Color by Number
Thursday, March 13, 2014Puzzle by Alex Vratsanos / Edited by Will ShortzCOLOR BY NUMBER(13D. Kid’s art activity … or something seen four times in this puzzle’s solution?), along with colors next to...
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The Friday Crossword
Friday, March 14, 2014Puzzle by Alan Olschwang / Edited by Will ShortzEight 15-letter answers constitute the main feature of this Friday crossword:USED CAR SALESMAN(17A. He may be trying to unload...
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The Saturday Crossword
Basil Rathbone and Nigel bruce as Holmes and Watson ————————Saturday, March 15, 2014 — The Ides of March Puzzle by Ed Sessa / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Like some methods of detection, HOLMESIAN;...
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It's Better This Way
Urim and Thummim, an attempt to identify a sinner via divination, by repeatedly splitting the people into two groups and identifying which group contains the sinner.———————— Sunday, March 16, 2014"It's...
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G(vowel)M
Green Gumball————————Monday, March 17, 2014 — St. Patrick’s DayPuzzle by John Lieb / Edited by Will ShortzGAM, GEM, GIM, GOM, GUM and GYM found at the starts of GAME WARDEN(18A. Poacher’s nemesis), GEM...
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Armless
“Snakecharmers” a chromolithograph by Alfred Brehm c. 1883————————Tuesday, March 18, 2014Puzzle by David Kwong / Edited by Will ShortzBURGLAR ALARM, GARMENT DISTRICT, DEATH WARMED OVER, and SNAKE...
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