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Madness, Rack, and Honey — the Acrostic
Sunday, April 6, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from Madness, Rack, and Honey by Mary Ruefle.Mary Reufle’s world is a...
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PAIR
Janus — In ancient Roman religion and myth is the god of beginnings and transitions, e.g., gates, doors, passages, endings and time. Depicted as having two faces, looking to the future and to the...
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04.08.14 — Knock It Off!
Painted wooden knockdown clown head with fabric dress,The Ron Rakaseder Collection of American Arcade & Carnival Memorablia————————Tuesday, April 8, 2014Puzzle by Ian Livengood / Edited by Will...
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Boxes
Wednesday, April 9, 2014Puzzle by John E. Bennett / Edited by Will ShortzWHAT’S IN THE BOXES (37A. Question asked by a customs officer or a kid on Christmas … with a hint to ths puzzle’s circled...
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Six Flags
Checkered Flag————————Thursday, April 10, 2014Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzSIX FLAGS(59A. Popular day trip destination … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred...
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The Friday Crossword
Friday, April 11, 2014Puzzle by Peter Wentz / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Retreat, MOVE BACK; 9. “3 O’Clock Blues” hitmaker, 1952, B B KING; 15. Obviously … “, I REALIZE; 16. Uses, as a chaise,...
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04.12.14 — The Saturday Crossword
Pye Dog ———————— Saturday, April 12, 2014Puzzle by Mel Rosen / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Popularity boost due to a certain TV endorsement, COLBERT BUMP; 12. Rebel in a beret, CHE; 15. “A...
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04.13.14 — It's Taxing
People filling out tax forms,Internal Revenue office, 1920 ————————Sunday, April 13, 2014“It’s Taxing”— ”Puzzle by Dan SchoenholzEdited by Will ShortzSeven common phrases are given clues relating to...
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There, etc.
Ox-eye daisy————————Monday, April 14, 2014Puzzle by Gareth Bain / Edited by Will ShortzTHERE, THEIR and THEY’RE found at the beginnings of three 15-letter phrases comprises the interrelated group of...
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Play Ball!
1934: Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland.————————Tuesday, April 15, 2014Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will ShortzHIGH, INSIDE, LOW, OUTSIDE and BASE ON BALLS is the pitch for...
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04.16.14 — Titanic Sinks
Titanic bow SW 1988 National Geographic————————Wednesday, April 16, 2014Puzzle by Michael Dewey / Edited by Will ShortzOne hundred and two years to the day — TITANIC SINKS (59A. Headline of April 16,...
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Think Through
Thursday, April 17, 2014Puzzle by Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenEdited by Will ShortzTHINK / THROUGH (45A. With 61-Across, carefully consider … or a clue to this puzzle’s theme), along with four...
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The Friday Crossword
Friday, April 18, 2014Puzzle by James Mulhern / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1A.“Definitely, dawg!”, FO SHIZZLE; 10. Art enabled, CANST; 15. Reading room, ATHENAEUM; 16. Timeline segment, EPOCH; 17....
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The Saturday Crossword
At the Stock Exchange, , 1879, Edgar Degas ————————Saturday, April 19, 2014Puzzle by Stu Ockman / Edited by Will ShortzSix fifteen-letter answers constitutes the main feature of this Saturday...
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On Wheels
Jay Leno behind the steering tiller of his 1909 Baker electric ————————Sunday, April 20, 2014"On Wheels"— Puzzle by Elizabeth C. GorskiEdited by Will ShortzEight automobile model names, CIVIC, SONATA,...
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04.20.14 — The Magnolia Tree — the Acrostic
Sunday, April 20, 2014Acrostic by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from Cross Creek, The Magnolia Tree by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.Originally...
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Counterexamples
Monday, April 21, 2014Puzzle by John Lieb / Edited by Will ShortzExamples of counters, along with the clue of COUNTEREXAMPLES, constitutes the interrelated group of this make-of-it-as-you-will Monday...
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Tick Tock
The face of a W & H Sch grandfather clock at the Mannes Memorial Hotel in San Francisco ————————Tuesday, April 22, 2014 — Earth DayPuzzle by Ed Sessa / Edited by Will ShortzTICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK...
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04.23.14 — The Mercury Seven
Back row: Shepard, Grissom, Cooper; front row: Schirra, Slayton, Glenn, Carpenter in 1980. This was the only time they would appear together in pressure suits.————————Wednesday, April 23, 2014Puzzle...
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04.24.14 — Four Syllables
Thursday, April 24, 2014Puzzle by Stanley Newman / Edited by Will ShortzEVERY ONE OF THE / CLUES HAS EXACTLY / FOUR SYLLABLES, plus all the clues, constitutes the main feature of this humdrum Thursday...
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