The Red Queen by ‘Dianae of Deviant Art
----------------- Thursday, November 6, 2008 Puzzle by Jeremy Newton, edited by Will Shortz SUIT (1-Across -- What the 13 circled things in this puzzle constitute). “Things”, you see, not letters or the like… O.K., those circles, cards -- Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace -- written. For the technocrats working the crossword on the applet, you can type in the numerals, but they won’t be accepted as a correct solution -- type in the first letter of the spelled-out number instead -- T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N, T, J, Q, K, A. Plus one needs to bear in mind the circle is missing for the J, but the square functions properly. Across: CA[NINE] (10A. Pound delivery); MP3 PLAYERS (16A. Devices for music lovers); BEST OF 5 (21A. A.L. or N.L. Division Series format); 8-MAN (25A. Like squads in arena football); 6-SHOOTER (32A. Something that may hold up a train?); WOR[KING] 24 7 (38A. Never idle); SURF[ACE]AREA (48A. Full coverage?); LATOYA[JACK]SON (60A. “Bad Girl” singer); MC[QUEEN] (66A. Actor known as the King of Cool; 68. PA[TEN]T. Down: IN 3-D (3D. Having depth); 9 TO 5 (12D. Like many office jobs); SALE[SEVEN]T (22D. Bargain hunter’s lure); PAR[KING]SP[ACE] (24D. Spot); 86 IT (25D. “Scratch that!”); V4S (35D. Some engines); 2-YEAR OLD (39D. Juvenile, in horse racing); RED[QUEEN] (54D. “Through the Looking-Glass antagonist); ROT[TEN] (57D. No-good); [JACK]UP (62D. Hike). Shuffling the remainder of the deck, here are a few links -- AIRBUS (8D. Winged mammoth); EMILE (64A. Actor Hirsch of “Into the Wild”); 1D. SAML Adams, signature on the Declaration of Independence. Off I shuffle!
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