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HI MOM
Médée,1868, Henri Klagmann ———————— Thursday, May 9, 2013 Puzzle by Patrick Merrell/ Edied by Will ShortzH I M O M is found in the middle of this sweet Thursday crossword in unchecked squares, somewhat...
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Is That All There Is?
Berrien County Little League, Blues farm team, circa 1960. ———————— Friday, May 10, 2013 Puzzle by Derek Bowman / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Finish differently, say, RESTAIN; 8. 1950s backup...
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Location
Volendam. Going fishing under rain. by egold. / © All rights reserved ———————— Saturday, May 11, 2013 Puzzle by Matt Ginsberg / Edited by Will Shortz This seaworthy Saturday crossword features...
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Simply Put
Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp working on the giant machine in the 1936 film “Modern Times” ———————— Sunday, May 12, 2013 “Simply Put” Crossword by David J. Kahn / Edited by Will ShortzLOOK BEFORE YOU...
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Monday and Mesa
Monday, May 13, 2013 Puzzle by Allan E. Parrish / Edited by Will ShortzAnagrams of (take your pick) MESA, AMES, SAME and SEAM found in MESA ARIZONA (20A. Chicago Cubs spring training site),AMES...
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05.14.13 — Name Dropping
Name Dropping by Marc Rosenthal————————Tuesday, May 14, 2013Puzzle by John Lieb / Edited by Will ShortzFour down answers with the initials ND constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday...
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Careless Abandon
Explosion at gas station in Kazakhstan ————————Friday, May 24, 2013Puzzle by Joe Krozel / Edited by Will ShortzTwelve fifteen-letter answers constitute the main feature of this fearsome Friday...
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05.25.13 — I'm A Real Boy
Pinocchio, Walt Disney————————Saturday, May 25, 2013Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. What’s “all in my brain,” in a 1967 rock classic, PURPLE RAIN; 11. Dynasty founded by Yu...
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TV Movie About ...
© 2006 www.toiletsoftheworldbook.com "Shadowed by the world’s highest sand dunes, this simple wooden outhouse offers a breathtaking backdrop. The red dunes of the Namib Desert provide a stunning...
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05.27.13 — Double Down
“He'd bet three thousand and double down to six thousand, all of it hanging on the turn of the next card.” ~ Double Down: Reflections on Gambling and Loss, page 66, 1999, Frederick Barthelme and...
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05.28.13 — GE
GE Neon Sign, Circa 1950The Mark Woolley Collection of Vintage Radios ————————Tuesday, May 28, 2013Puzzle by Dan Feyer / Edited by Will ShortzAdding GE to the tail of five familiar phrases to form...
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With IN
Wednesday, May 29, 2013Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will ShortzWith “IN” and whatever-down comprises the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword:HAT / HAND(14A. With “n” and 2-Down, with...
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East to West
Eating crow is an American colloquial idiom, meaning humiliation by admitting wrongness or having been proved wrong after taking a strong position. Crow is presumably foul-tasting in the same way that...
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05.31.13 — Existence
Friday, May 31, 2013Puzzle by Josh Knapp / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. “You doubt me?”, AM I WRONG; 9. “Titus” director Taylor, JULIE; 14. Disappointing screen message, GAME OVER; 15. Series of...
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06.01.13 — Horrors!
Frame from the film Creepshow, Stephen King———————— Saturday, June 1, 2013Puzzle by Barry C. Silk / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Stephen King horror anthology, CREEPSHOW; 10. Yoke attachment, OX...
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Purple
Red Blue Purple Swirls by Simon Butler ————————Sunday, June 2, 2013“Stir Crazy”, Puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski / Edited by Will ShortzTHE COLOR PURPLE (116A. Alice Walker novel … or a hint to 12...
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06.02.13 — Procrastination — the Acrostic
Sunday, June 2, 2013ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Edited by Will Shortz This Sunday’s fine acrostic draws a quotation from “The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling,...
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Pigs
A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig and its ancestor, the common Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), along with...
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Sssss!
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National GeographicOn February 10, 2013, people all around the world rang in the Lunar New Year with paper lanterns and firecrackers. At the heart of it all sits the snake,...
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