Friday, January 11, 2008
Puzzle by Mike Nothnagel, edited by Will Shortz
This crossword is a list of unrelated entries with vague clues arranged around a central crossing of MORALHIGHGROUND (33A. What you take when you do the right thing) and PARADIGMSHIFT (15D Transition to a heliocentric model of the universe, e.g.).
Ten-letter entries: ONTHELOOSE (2D. Free); LISAKUDROW (3D. Ditsy waitress player on “Mad About You”); THUMBSDOWN (27D. Negative sign); SINEQUANON (28D. Requirement).
Nine-letter: TELEPATHY (6D. Exchange of thoughts?); ZINCOXIDE (31D. Sunburn preventer); OPERATIVE (14A. Sign); MALEMODEL (17A. GQ figure); THATSLIFE (51A. “Win some, lose some”); RELATEDTO (54A. Concerning).
Eight-letter: SYNAPSES (22A. They act on impulses); ZEROHOUR (42A. Decision time).
Seven-letter: TIREDOF (6A. Fed up with); AWESOME (56A. “Outta sight!”).
Six-letter: RAMSES (8D. Name of 11 ancient kings); SEESTO (40D. Minds).
Five-letter: SOLAR, KNIFE, ATSEA, SNORT, LUBED, GODEL, EAMES, BARBQ, AWGEE (46A. “Bummer”), SCONE, OHWOW (55A. “Outta sight!”), PENNS, SKATE, BREWS.
Four-letter: AFEW, DIDO, OVER, FELT, OMEN, SELL, HOAR, REAR (Moon unit?), ANDS, ATRA, WHEW, GALE, ACHE, ONEO, THAW, SERE, DAWS, ZITI, ONMY, ASOK, SACS, XING, ADAR.
Three-letter: REA, IRE, SYD, BUG, LEM (35A. Moon unit), SOP, EEK, TSA, NEW, SUB.
I declare this puzzle dead.
