WOE
The Chicago Cubs, 1907
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Puzzle by Ian Tullis, edited by Will Shortz
With the addition of a C, an L and an A, three baseball teams become crossword puzzle EXPANSIONTEAMS (48A. 20-, 25- and 42-Across, so to speak) -- HOUSTONCASTROS (20A. Some Cubans in Texas?); CHICAGOCLUBS (25A. Where hot jazz developed?); and NEWYORKMEATS (42A. Broadway deli offerings?). One lone expansion team is indeed alone -- LONERANGER (29D. Silver topper?), representing that other Texas real-life expansion team strangely denied a mention at 48-Across! Hey wait, and the Cubbies just celebrated 100 years of something! Ah, well!
ENTOMOLOGY (6D. Buggy field?) leads the remaining longer entries which include AMMETER (41D. Current measurer); BEESWAX (5D. Affairs, slangily); ETRUSCAN (4D. Pre-Roman Roman); NEATENS (42D. Put in order); SLOTHS (10D. They often go out on a limb); and THESAUCE (38D. Alcohol, slangily).
This is yet a another puzzle with quite a few three-, four-, and five-letter entries -- a few links: DONNE (37A. “Go, and catch a falling star” poet); RELAX (31A. Untighten) and LOOSE (32A. Untight); TUBED (56A. Floated downstream, in a way); ELMS (6A. Historical mansion in Newport, R.I., with “the”); LIAO (3D. Ancient dynasty of northern China); SOBE (22D. Beverage brand whose logo is two lizards); TORI (18A Holey things); and WOE (39A. Heartbreak).
For the complete post, go HERE.
The Chicago Cubs, 1907
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Puzzle by Ian Tullis, edited by Will Shortz
With the addition of a C, an L and an A, three baseball teams become crossword puzzle EXPANSIONTEAMS (48A. 20-, 25- and 42-Across, so to speak) -- HOUSTONCASTROS (20A. Some Cubans in Texas?); CHICAGOCLUBS (25A. Where hot jazz developed?); and NEWYORKMEATS (42A. Broadway deli offerings?). One lone expansion team is indeed alone -- LONERANGER (29D. Silver topper?), representing that other Texas real-life expansion team strangely denied a mention at 48-Across! Hey wait, and the Cubbies just celebrated 100 years of something! Ah, well!
ENTOMOLOGY (6D. Buggy field?) leads the remaining longer entries which include AMMETER (41D. Current measurer); BEESWAX (5D. Affairs, slangily); ETRUSCAN (4D. Pre-Roman Roman); NEATENS (42D. Put in order); SLOTHS (10D. They often go out on a limb); and THESAUCE (38D. Alcohol, slangily).
This is yet a another puzzle with quite a few three-, four-, and five-letter entries -- a few links: DONNE (37A. “Go, and catch a falling star” poet); RELAX (31A. Untighten) and LOOSE (32A. Untight); TUBED (56A. Floated downstream, in a way); ELMS (6A. Historical mansion in Newport, R.I., with “the”); LIAO (3D. Ancient dynasty of northern China); SOBE (22D. Beverage brand whose logo is two lizards); TORI (18A Holey things); and WOE (39A. Heartbreak).
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