Friday, May 9, 2008 Puzzle by Jim Page, edited by Will Shortz This Friday’s crossword puzzle's entries are cleverly clued and evenly distributed with ROOMTEMPERATURE (36A. The lower 70s, say) slicing across the center, and the four corners evenly distributed with four sets of three long entries each. Upper left across -- HAIRRAISERS (1. Terrifying tales); ACTIONMOVIE (15. One might have a stunt double); SHELLCASING (17. Bit of ballistic evidence). Upper right down -- SMALLHOURS (12. Predawn period); DARKSECRET (13. Potential reputation ruiner); SUBSYSTEMS (14. Secondary arrangements). Lower left down -- APRICOTJAM (25. Yellowish-orange spread); ROOTAROUND (26. Rummage); CROSSINDEX (27. It tells you where else to look). Lower right across -- HOMETHEATER (58. It often includes surround sound); ELECTRICIAN (61. One who may do a wire transfer); PARTYSNACKS (63. Chips and such). A bit of mystery hovers over this crossword which contains enough evidence to arouse the curiousity of any good sleuth or solver. Nice that ELECT and ELECTRICIAN cross, especially with the clue Provide a seat for -ZZZAP! Haven’t seen ORIEL and ORIOLE in the same puzzle together before today’s -- or for that matter, TOI and TOIL. Elementary! ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
05.09.08
Sleuth
Friday, May 9, 2008 Puzzle by Jim Page, edited by Will Shortz This Friday’s crossword puzzle's entries are cleverly clued and evenly distributed with ROOMTEMPERATURE (36A. The lower 70s, say) slicing across the center, and the four corners evenly distributed with four sets of three long entries each. Upper left across -- HAIRRAISERS (1. Terrifying tales); ACTIONMOVIE (15. One might have a stunt double); SHELLCASING (17. Bit of ballistic evidence). Upper right down -- SMALLHOURS (12. Predawn period); DARKSECRET (13. Potential reputation ruiner); SUBSYSTEMS (14. Secondary arrangements). Lower left down -- APRICOTJAM (25. Yellowish-orange spread); ROOTAROUND (26. Rummage); CROSSINDEX (27. It tells you where else to look). Lower right across -- HOMETHEATER (58. It often includes surround sound); ELECTRICIAN (61. One who may do a wire transfer); PARTYSNACKS (63. Chips and such). A bit of mystery hovers over this crossword which contains enough evidence to arouse the curiousity of any good sleuth or solver. Nice that ELECT and ELECTRICIAN cross, especially with the clue Provide a seat for -ZZZAP! Haven’t seen ORIEL and ORIOLE in the same puzzle together before today’s -- or for that matter, TOI and TOIL. Elementary! ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
Friday, May 9, 2008 Puzzle by Jim Page, edited by Will Shortz This Friday’s crossword puzzle's entries are cleverly clued and evenly distributed with ROOMTEMPERATURE (36A. The lower 70s, say) slicing across the center, and the four corners evenly distributed with four sets of three long entries each. Upper left across -- HAIRRAISERS (1. Terrifying tales); ACTIONMOVIE (15. One might have a stunt double); SHELLCASING (17. Bit of ballistic evidence). Upper right down -- SMALLHOURS (12. Predawn period); DARKSECRET (13. Potential reputation ruiner); SUBSYSTEMS (14. Secondary arrangements). Lower left down -- APRICOTJAM (25. Yellowish-orange spread); ROOTAROUND (26. Rummage); CROSSINDEX (27. It tells you where else to look). Lower right across -- HOMETHEATER (58. It often includes surround sound); ELECTRICIAN (61. One who may do a wire transfer); PARTYSNACKS (63. Chips and such). A bit of mystery hovers over this crossword which contains enough evidence to arouse the curiousity of any good sleuth or solver. Nice that ELECT and ELECTRICIAN cross, especially with the clue Provide a seat for -ZZZAP! Haven’t seen ORIEL and ORIOLE in the same puzzle together before today’s -- or for that matter, TOI and TOIL. Elementary! ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
