Oedipus and the Sphinx -- 5th c. BC Attic cup by Douris Saturday, February 7, 2009 Puzzle by Pete Muller, edited by Will Shortz A dozen ten-letter entries, three in each corner of the puzzle, are the main feature of this Saturday crossword -- upper right across, SMARTDRUGS, PENTHOUSES, LATEDINNER -- lower right down, FOUNDATION, IDEALISTIC, BARRELROLL -- lower left across, LIVEINMAID, OCEANBORNE, ROCKGARDEN -- upper left down, SEXOBJECTS, ABERRATION, MONTECARLO. Mid-size entries -- BREVITY; DOINGIN; JACOBS; REDDEN; RIDDLE; LEMONSODA; SETSAIL; SPLITS; TALKING; TOLDTALES. Five-letter -- 31A. The Louvre's Salles des ETATS; FEVER; FRANK; LALAW; LUNAR; MEATY; MIMES; NEARS; RAVES; RUNES; SCUDS; SEINE; SNEAK; VOTED. Short stuff -- AJAR, ANTZ, AVEC, CARD, CEDE, CIRE, CUER, EBON, ENA, ENCL, FIB, FIFI, FLOR, GEER, LITE, MOR, MUGS, NBA, ORT, RAJA, RIBS, RICO, RITZ, ROIL, RTE, SAME, SLAW, SNO, SSRS, THD, TITO, TOIL, TRE, TSR, UFOS, USNA, XENA. ----------------- For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.02.07.09
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Oedipus and the Sphinx -- 5th c. BC Attic cup by Douris Saturday, February 7, 2009 Puzzle by Pete Muller, edited by Will Shortz A dozen ten-letter entries, three in each corner of the puzzle, are the main feature of this Saturday crossword -- upper right across, SMARTDRUGS, PENTHOUSES, LATEDINNER -- lower right down, FOUNDATION, IDEALISTIC, BARRELROLL -- lower left across, LIVEINMAID, OCEANBORNE, ROCKGARDEN -- upper left down, SEXOBJECTS, ABERRATION, MONTECARLO. Mid-size entries -- BREVITY; DOINGIN; JACOBS; REDDEN; RIDDLE; LEMONSODA; SETSAIL; SPLITS; TALKING; TOLDTALES. Five-letter -- 31A. The Louvre's Salles des ETATS; FEVER; FRANK; LALAW; LUNAR; MEATY; MIMES; NEARS; RAVES; RUNES; SCUDS; SEINE; SNEAK; VOTED. Short stuff -- AJAR, ANTZ, AVEC, CARD, CEDE, CIRE, CUER, EBON, ENA, ENCL, FIB, FIFI, FLOR, GEER, LITE, MOR, MUGS, NBA, ORT, RAJA, RIBS, RICO, RITZ, ROIL, RTE, SAME, SLAW, SNO, SSRS, THD, TITO, TOIL, TRE, TSR, UFOS, USNA, XENA. ----------------- For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
Oedipus and the Sphinx -- 5th c. BC Attic cup by Douris Saturday, February 7, 2009 Puzzle by Pete Muller, edited by Will Shortz A dozen ten-letter entries, three in each corner of the puzzle, are the main feature of this Saturday crossword -- upper right across, SMARTDRUGS, PENTHOUSES, LATEDINNER -- lower right down, FOUNDATION, IDEALISTIC, BARRELROLL -- lower left across, LIVEINMAID, OCEANBORNE, ROCKGARDEN -- upper left down, SEXOBJECTS, ABERRATION, MONTECARLO. Mid-size entries -- BREVITY; DOINGIN; JACOBS; REDDEN; RIDDLE; LEMONSODA; SETSAIL; SPLITS; TALKING; TOLDTALES. Five-letter -- 31A. The Louvre's Salles des ETATS; FEVER; FRANK; LALAW; LUNAR; MEATY; MIMES; NEARS; RAVES; RUNES; SCUDS; SEINE; SNEAK; VOTED. Short stuff -- AJAR, ANTZ, AVEC, CARD, CEDE, CIRE, CUER, EBON, ENA, ENCL, FIB, FIFI, FLOR, GEER, LITE, MOR, MUGS, NBA, ORT, RAJA, RIBS, RICO, RITZ, ROIL, RTE, SAME, SLAW, SNO, SSRS, THD, TITO, TOIL, TRE, TSR, UFOS, USNA, XENA. ----------------- For today's cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
