Colour Studies -- Wassily Kandinsky
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September 20, 2008
Puzzle by Joe Krozel, edited by Will Shortz
Today's crossword is essentially four small puzzles which are joined weakly in the center by two four-letter across entries, ANON (25. Soon enough) and NICE (33. “Sweet!”) with a few scattered common letters on the periphery, e.g., E, L, and R. Divided by four big black "hammers", each quadrant must be solved separately in that as much use as any letter is from another section, the center might as well be completely closed. This is the third crossword of this type over the past year -- See 12.01.07 -- Quadrupuzzle with the exact same diagram and 12.22.07 -- Quadrupuzzle II, a variation.
A few links:
Puzzle 1 (Upper left): 1D. Founder of the Foundation for Florida’s Future; 3D. Its capital is Gaborone; 5F. Bursts open, as legume seedpods.
Puzzle 2 (Upper right): 6A. “Only bad witches are ugly” speaker; 14A. They might be weaving; 17A. Asian range, with “the”; 21A. Trademark relatives; 6D. Set piece?; 11D. Politico Hutchinson and others; 15D. Blouse coverer.
Puzzle 3 (Lower left): 37A. Bit of regalia; 42A. Separator of light and dark; 46A. It contains the three-fifths clause; 50A. Ecclesiastical districts. 37D. Like some nights and eyes; 39D. Lucia’s brother in “Lucia di Lammermoor”; 44D. Refreshing things.
Puzzle 4 (Lower right): 28A. Common household pest; 35A. Sports equipment wired for scoring; 43A. “Les Mains Sales” playwright, 1948; 45A. Snow-covered cover-up; 31D. It’s free of charge; 32D. Apartment adjuncts; 41D. Singer of the 1991 hit “Wicked Game”.
Go four it!
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