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The Saturday Crossword
Dark Moonlight, pixshark.com————————Saturday, March 7, 2015Puzzle by David C. Duncan Dekker / Edited by Will Shortz Across — 1. Completely, FROM A TO Z; 9. Southern river to Winyah Bay, PEE DEE; 15....
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3.1415926 ...
Sunday, March 8, 2015“3.1415926 …” — Puzzle by Tom McCoy / Edited by Will ShortzPi, Greek letter (π), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926... Pi...
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03.08.15 — Counting Sheep — the Acrostic
Sunday, March 8, 2015ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from “Counting Sheep: the Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams” by...
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Board Game
The Road to Washington, board game, 1884 ————————Monday, March 9, 2015Puzzle by Debbie Ellerin / Edited by Will ShortzBOARD GAME(62A. Entertainment found at the start of the answer to 17-, 21-, 27-,...
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The Tuesday Crossword
Tuesday, March 10, 2015Puzzle by Allan E. Parrish / Edited by Will ShortzLANDAU, CARRIAGE and COACH are the tidy threesome of this Tuesday crossword:MARTIN LANDAU (20A. “Ed Wood” actor)PAPER CARRIAGE...
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Red Cross
Wednesday, March 11, 2015Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzFive crossings in this Wednesday crossword refer to items that are (or can be) red, resulting in a RED CROSS. MARS with RARE...
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Fire!
Thursday, March 12, 2015Puzzle by Ellen Lauschner and Jeff ChenEdited by Will ShortzTwo 2×2 blocks of black squares to be imagined as containing the word FIRE, surrounded by entries that require the...
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Out of the Blue
Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935), Les Diablerets (L’Oldenhorn et le Bécabesson), 1903———————— Friday, March 13, 2015Puzzle by Victor Fleming / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Officers’ clip-ons, ID...
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The Saturday Crossword
"Animaniacs" Halloween———————— Saturday, March 14, 2015Puzzle by James Mulhern / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — ANIMANIACS (15A. 1990s TV cartoon produced by Steven Spielberg), BAHA MEN (37A. Band...
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Linked In
Sunday, March 15, 2015"Making Connections", Puzzle by Dan Feyer Edited by Will ShortzAdding “IN” to the start of familiar phrases resulting in unfamiliar ones constitutes the interrelated group of this...
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Small Talk
“Pee Wee” Reese, 1947———————— Monday, March 16, 2015Puzzle by Ian Livengood / Edited by Will ShortzSMALL, SQUIRT, SHRIMP, SHORTY and PEE WEE form the interrelated group of this Monday crossword:SMALL...
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Midterms
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 — Saint Patrick’s Day Puzzle by David Phillips / Edited by Will ShortzMIDTERMS(56A. Some tests ... or what's found literally in 17-, 24-, 30-, 39- and 44-Across), e.g., TERM in...
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Bees
Wednesday, March 18, 2015Puzzle by Timothy Polin / Edited by Will ShortzBEEHIVE (60A. Where to find the ends of 19-, 36- and 51-Across), CARIBBEAN QUEEN (19A. 1984 #1 Billy Ocean hit), DOMESTIC WORKERS...
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Volumes
Thursday, March 19, 2015Puzzle by Todd Gross / Edited by Will ShortzFour familiar phrases doubling as imaginary encyclopedia volumes constitutes the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword:BACK...
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The Friday Crossword
Friday, March 20, 2015Puzzle by Roland Huget / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — COMEUPPANCE (35A. Just deserts), GIANT SLALOM (31A. Event often with gate crashers?), GRANDNEPHEW (14D. Augustus, to...
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jumpin’ Jack Flash by Robert CrumbRobert Crumb (b. 1943) is an American artist recognized for his distinctive style of drawing and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream....
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How to Be a Victorian — the Acrostic
Straight front Brembo corset. Photo by Morúa, Leicestershire County Council Museum Services, Symington Collection ———————— Sunday, March 22, 2015ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited...
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Upsides
Sunday, March 22, 2015"Upsides," Puzzle by Jeremy Newton / Edited by Will ShortzSix sets of words, each achieving four broken across answers by playing off a single down word, clued by the separate...
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Madly
The Madhouse, 1812-1819, Francisco Goya ———————— Monday, March 23, 2015Puzzle by Michael Dewey / Edited by Will ShortzMANIA, MADNESS, FEVER, CRAZE and FRENZY found at the ends of the following answers...
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Night
The Starry Night, 1889, Vincent van Gogh ———————— Tuesday, March 24, 2015Puzzle by Robyn Weintraub / Edited by Will ShortzNIGHT(71A. Word that can precede either part of 17-, 25-, 38-, 54- and...
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