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Turning a Prophet
Moses with the Ten Commandments, 1648, Philippe de Champaigne————————Wednesday, May 14, 2014Puzzle by Victor Barocas / Edited by Will ShortzTURNING A PROPHET(64A. Punny description of the circled...
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05.15.14 — The I's Have It
Thursday, May 15, 2014Puzzle by John Lieb / Edited by Will ShortzAN I FOR AN EYE(62A. Misinterpretation of a biblical code … or the key to answering 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across) clues in the main...
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General Interest
Friday, May 16, 2014Puzzle by Martin Ashwood-Smith / Edited by Will ShortzFour 15-letter answers constitute the main feature of this Friday crossword:HOSTILE TAKE-OVER (30A. It often results in changes...
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The Saturday Crossword
Anonymous portrait claimed to be of Jean Lafitte in the early 19th century, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas————————Saturday, May 17, 2014Puzzle by Brad Wilber / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest —...
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Oh, Who?
Thatched Roof Cottage, IrelandPainting by Roxanne Steed ————————Sunday, May 18, 2014“Oh, Who?”— Puzzle by Joe DiPietro / Edited by Will ShortzNine “Irish name/vocation” puns constitute the main feature...
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Language Play — the Acrostic
Sunday, May 18, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Edited by Will Shortz This Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from Language Play by David Crystal.The text approaches the subject...
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05.19.14 — Sorry, Wrong Number
Antique Telephone by Justateeen10 ————————Monday, May 19, 2014Puzzle by Michael Hawkins / Edited by Will ShortzTelephone connections and/or disconnections constitute the interrelated group of this...
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05.20.14 — Hidden Costs
Tuesday, May 20, 2014Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will ShortzHIDDEN COST(59A. Unexpected expense … or a feature of 17-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across?), along with COST "hidden" in four more across...
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05.21.14 — Sounds Like...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014Puzzle by Mike Buckley / Edited by Will ShortzFour sounds-like answers constitute the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:PLANE RAPPER(17A. Freestyling pilot?), e.g., plain...
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05.22.14 — Afterthought
After Thought by Victoria Skinner, 2008 ————————Thursday, May 22, 2014Puzzle by Adam G. Perl / Edited by Will ShortzAFTER is implied in four answers of this forgettable Thursday crossword:PILL...
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05.23.14 — Zzzzzzzz
Friday, May 23, 2014Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzEight letterZ’s grouped together in the center and the division of the crossword into three essentially separate puzzles (the grid...
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05.24.14 — The Saturday Crossword
A Banyan is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte (a plant growing on another plant) … view upwards from inside the hollow of a strangler fig near the Ayerpadi estate near Valpari. The original...
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05.25.14 — Change of Program
Death on the Ridge Road, 1935, Grant Wood ————————Sunday,May 25, 2014Change of Program, Puzzle by Dan SchoenholzEdited by Will ShortzNine television program sound-alike title/phrases constitute the...
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05.26.14 — According to Some....
Murderous Redcap by cotton A Red Cap or Redcap, also known as a "powrie" or "dunter" is a type of malevolent murderous dwarf, goblin, elf or fairy found n Border Folklore. They are said to hnhabit...
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05.28.14 — BOOKENDS
Tuesday, May 27, 2014Puzzle by James Tuttle / Edited by Will ShortzBOOKEND(37A. Shelf prop … or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues) heads the interrelated group of this clever...
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05.28.14 — Idioms
Corynorhinus Townsendii ————————Wednesday, May 28, 2014Puzzle by Tim Croce / Edited by Will ShortzSeven idioms comprise the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:FAT AS A COW (20A. Scale-busting)SLY...
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05.29.14 — Number Sign
Thursday, May 29, 2014Puzzle by Anna Shechtman / Edited by Will ShortzFour uses of the number sign constitutes the main feature of this Thursday crossword:TIC TAC TOE BOARD(20A,. #1)POUND SIGN (33A....
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05.30.14 — The Friday Crossword
James Dean as Call Trask in the bean fields, East of Eden, 1955————————Friday, May 30, 2014Puzzle by James Mulhern / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Any of the three authors of “Pull My Daisy”, BEAT...
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05.31.14 — The Saturday Crossword
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Riders uniform on October 26,1898————————Saturday, May 31, 2014Puzzle by John Lampkin / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Cause of an artery blockage, STREET FAIR;...
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Quite Enough — the Acrostic
Sunday, June 1, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from “Quite Enough Of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff” by...
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