Clik here to view.
Front Flips
Sunday, April 21, 2013 Puzzle by Jonah Kagan / Edited by Will Shortz The first word of nine across entries is the reverse of the first word of common phrases in this leisurely Sunday crossword: EVIL...
View ArticleClik here to view.
04.21.13 — Life List — the Acrostic
Sunday, April 21, 2013 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic springs from nature as a reminder of Earth Day. The quotation is from Life List: A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
04.22.13 — The Monday Crossword
The Earth Day Flag, the latest proposal of John McConnell for a flag of Earth Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
04.23.13 — The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, 1660-1664, Nicolas Poussin ———————— Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Puzzle by Severin T. Nelson / Edited by Will ShortzSPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN and WINTER, all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tennis Anyone?
Lawn tennis in the U.S., 1887, a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congres, Washington, D.C. ———————— Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Puzzle by Clive Probert / Edited by Will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
04.25.13 — Magician's Phrase
Thursday, April 25, 2013 Puzzle by Jeffrey Wechsler / Edited by Will ShortzPRESTO CHANGE-O (50A. Magician’s phrase … or a hint to part of 18-, 25-, 34- and 41-Across),WHAT’S OPERA DOC (18A. Classic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
04.26.13 — In a Jar by the Door
The Beatles at the grave of Eleanor Rigby,collaged with Eleanor Rigby by Muirart "Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door" refers to putting on a public face, wearing a mask to hide...
View ArticleClik here to view.
04.27.13 — CAPITAL U
Frame from the 1992 film of Unforgiven ———————— Saturday, April 27, 2013 Puzzle by Chris A. McLaughlin / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — Stopped living the high life?,SOBERED UP; 10. One paid to get...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Eyes Have It
Sunday, April 28, 2013 Soft T’s, Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz Seven familiar phrases where the "T" sound is changed to a "TH" sound (resulting in minimalist puns) constitutes the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Food for Thought
Veronica Lake and a Chocolate Cake ———————— Monday, April 29, 2013 Puzzle by Carolyn W. Stewart / Edited by Will Shortz Rhyming celebrities and food is the main feature of this Monday crossword...
View ArticleClik here to view.
04.30.13 — No Two Sound Alike
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Puzzle by Lynn Lempel / Edited by Will ShortzNO TWO SOUND ALIKE(40A. What’s odd about th ends of the answers to the four starred clues),WINS BY A NOSE (17A. *Triumphs, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LEI
Red Canna, 1923, Georgia O'Keeffe ———————— Wednesday, May 1, 2013 — May Day Puzzle by Paula Gamache / Edited by Will ShortzA circle of circled letters utilizing the letters L, E and I constitutes the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
05.02.13 — Neither Here Nor There
The Baby's Own Aesop, by Aesop and Walter Crane, Illustrated by Walter Crane NEITHER BEAST NOR BIRD A Beast he would be, or a bird, As might suit, thought the Bat: but he erred. When the battle was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Angst
The Remorse of Orestesor Orestes Pursued by the Furies, 1862William-Adolphe Bouguereau ———————— Friday, May 3, 2013 Puzzle by David Kwong / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Singer’s tongue, YIDDISH;...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ne'er-Do-Well
Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle, 1896 ———————— Saturday, May 4, 2013 Puzzle by Doug Peterson and Brad WilberEdited by Will ShortzAcross —1. “Good point”,THIS IS TRUE; 11. Right hand:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Square One — the Acrostic
Sunday, May 5, 2013 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s amusing and nearly self-descriptive acrostic draws a quotation from From Square One by Dean...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Week
30-Across, Small African antelopes, ORIBIS ———————— Sunday, April 5, 2013 Crunch Time, Crossword by Alan Arbesfeld / Edited by Will Shortz MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT and SUN in single squares...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A E I O U
A E I O U, Alice and the Caterpillar,from from the 1951 Disney film "Alice in Wonderland"———————— Monday, May 6, 2013 Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will ShortzStand-alone A, E, I, O and U at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Water Water
Illustration by Gustave DoréWater, water, every where,And all the boards did shrink;Water, water, every where,Nor any drop to drink.The very deep did rot: O Christ!That ever this should be!Yea, slimy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mother's Day
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Puzzle by Bruce Venzke / Edited by Will ShortzHAPPY MOTHER’S DAY (1-Diagonal: Annual Message) and four across answers all clued “Remembered Mom, in a way”,SHIPPED GIFT, MAILED...
View Article