Tuesday,
April 28, 2009Puzzle by Matt Ginsberg, edited by Will Shortz
Today’s crossword features ONAPAR (55A. Like, with “with”) beneath
SIMILES (51A. Theme of this puzzle) -- DEAF as a post, STRAIGHT as an arrow, NEAT as a pin, CUNNING as a fox, STRONG as an ox WISE as an owl, SICK as a dog, SLIPPERY as an eel, SOBER as a judge, DEAD as a doornail, HARD as a diamond, TIGHT as a drum, CLEAN as a whistle, THIN as a rail, CLEAR as a bell, HIGH as a kite, SOLID as a rock, and BLIND as a bat.Tuesday links: ECLIPSED; AARON; BADGUY; CLYDE; GAGES; KENAI; SEALE; SNACK (42A. Some chips, maybe) along with the similarly clued NACHOS (49A. Some chips); KOLA, TOMB.Why am I thinking
Plato’s Metaphor of the Cave?I‘m puzzled! Ah, well, for an adaptation of Plato's Allegory, in Clay, go HERE.-----------------
For today’s cartoon, go to
The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.For the complete post, go HERE.
