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07.27.14 — Woe Is I — the Acrostic
Allegory of Grammar, Laurent de La Hyre, 1650————————Sunday, July 27, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s fine acrostic draws a quotation from Woe is...
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String Quartet
Monday,July 28, 2014Puzzle by Tom McCoy / Edited by Will ShortzSTRING QUARTET(37A. Classical music group … or what the four sets of circled letters make up?), along with the circled words, ROPE, YARN,...
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Greenery
Tuesday, July 29, 2014Puzzle by Timothy Polin / Edited by Will ShortzFive horticultural suggestions, e.g., sansevieria trifasciata, cornus, auncus, digitaria and aconitum, constitutes the main feature...
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07.30.14 — In the Kitchen
Wednesday, July 30, 2014Puzzle by Jean O’Connor / Edited by Will ShortzSix kitchen items clued as something other than a kitchen item constitutes the interrelated group of this lukewarm Wednesday...
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Space Bar
Thursday, July 31, 2014Puzzle by Jeff Chen and Jill Denny / Edited by Will ShortzCOMPUTER KEY(55-Across, e.g.), STAR WARS CANTINA (55-Across, e.g.?) and 55-Across [SPACE] BAR (Visual representation of...
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The Friday Crossword
Cube of Light, Ai Weiwei———————— Friday,August 1, 2014Puzzle by Ashton Anderson and James MulhernEdited by Will ShortzAs uninteresting and quickly dated as some crosswords can be, this Friday puzzle...
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08.02.14 — The Saturday Crossword
Saturday,August 2, 2014Puzzle by Kristian House / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Not too wimpy, MAN ENOUGH; 10. Sensational effects, BANGS; 15. Begging, perhaps, ON ONE KNEE; 16. David had him killed,...
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08.03.14 — Chee Whiz!
Sunday, August 3, 2014“Chee Whiz!”, puzzle by Ian Livengood / Edited by Will ShortzThe sound of “chee” is explored in this dull crossword rife with bandage clues throughout:WOUNDED NIETZSCHE(24A....
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08.04.14 — Have a Seat
Monday, August 4, 2014Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will ShortzAIRPLANE SEATS (48A. What the ends of the answers to 20-, 26- and 42-Across are), CRACKS A WINDOW (20A. Lets some air in, say), MET...
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Play Ball
Tuesday,August 5, 2014Puzzle by Lynn Lempel / Edited by Will ShortzFive entries, with an apostrophe to be a proper name and clued via baseball, or without an apostrophe as a common phrase, constitutes...
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Q B
Queen Bee and nurses… before an old queen dies, or departs to start another hive, she lays an egg in a large queen cell. The nurse bees feed the larva a diet of only royal jelly… In 16 days a new...
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Is It Just ME ...
Dorothy Lamour ————————Thursday, August 7, 2014Puzzle by Joe DiPietro / Edited by Will ShortzIS IT JUST ME OR ARE THERE OTHER ANAGRAMS OF EM (A wordplay-related quip) is the main feature of this...
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On the Waterfront
Fish statues adorning the waterfront in Kota Knabalu, Eunice Khong ————————Friday, August 8, 2014Puzzle by Bruce Haight / Edited by Will ShortzSOMETHING’S FISHY (17. “Hmmmmm …” [as hinted at by the...
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08.09.14 — The Saturday Crossword
Sea Serpent from a map, c. 1620————————Saturday, August 9, 2014Puzzle by Josh Knapp / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Colonel’s charge, once, KFC; 4. Conventioneers: Abbr., DELLS; 8. Washington, once,...
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White House Dog
Sunny Obama (born June 11, 2012) is a pet dog of the Obama family. Sunny is a female Portuguese Water Dog who has been called the younger sister of Bo, who holds the title of First Dog of the United...
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Yestermorrow — the Acrostic
Cat photo by Mudassir ————————Sunday, August 10, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis fine Sunday acrostic draws a quotation from Yestermorrow: Obvious Answers...
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H-aeiou-LL
Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) ~ Photo by Jack Scheper copyright 2009 Floridata.com————————Monday, August 11, 2014Puzzle by David Steinberg and Bernice GordonEdited by Will ShortzA vowel progression...
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TV Doctor
George Clooney as Doctor Doug Ross on the television series program “ER”————————Tuesday, August 12, 2014Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub / Edited by Will ShortzI’M NOT A DOCTOR / BUT / I PLAY ONE ON TV(26A....
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Language Barrier
Communication ————————Wednesday, August 13, 2014Puzzle by Dan Schoenholtz / Edited by Will ShortzLANGUAGE BARRIER (64A. Foreigner’s obstacle … or a hint to hidden words in 17-, 29-, 37- and 49-Across),...
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08.14.14 — Underpass
Traffic at night, Shanghai, National Geographic ————————Thursday, August 14, 2014Puzzle by Jason Flinn / Edited by Will ShortzELEVATED HIGHWAY and RAILROAD TRESTLE (5D. One reason for a 52-Across; 7D....
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