Sunday, May 17, 2009 PERFECT JOBS, Puzzle by Oliver Hill, edited by Will Shortz In this Sunday crossword, dusting, warring, rowing, robbing, daring, landing, branding and holding are paronomastic proper name / vocational activities for HOUSEKEEPER (22A. Perfect job for Dustin?); MERCENARY (25A. Perfect job for Warren?); OLYMPIC CANOER (44A. Perfect job for Rowan?); MASTER THIEF (65A. Perfect job for Robin?); STUNT DOUBLE (71A. Perfect job for Darren?); AIRPLANE PILOT (93A. Perfect job for Landon?); COWHERDER (118A. Perfect job for Brandon?); POKER PLAYER (121A. Perfect job for Holden?). Sunday links -- BRAIN DEAD (21A. Completely unthinking) or the grisly film BRAINDEAD; DETERGE (97A. Clean) and WASH (52D. Scrub); GNOMIST (63D. Writer of aphorisms); GREMLIN (58A. Mischievous one); APSIS (4D. Orbital point), COOER, DIVED, STONE, RICK (32D. “Casablanca” bistro owner), EMO (119D. Genre of Fall Out Boy) . All in a day's work! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
05.17.09
Perfect Job
Sunday, May 17, 2009 PERFECT JOBS, Puzzle by Oliver Hill, edited by Will Shortz In this Sunday crossword, dusting, warring, rowing, robbing, daring, landing, branding and holding are paronomastic proper name / vocational activities for HOUSEKEEPER (22A. Perfect job for Dustin?); MERCENARY (25A. Perfect job for Warren?); OLYMPIC CANOER (44A. Perfect job for Rowan?); MASTER THIEF (65A. Perfect job for Robin?); STUNT DOUBLE (71A. Perfect job for Darren?); AIRPLANE PILOT (93A. Perfect job for Landon?); COWHERDER (118A. Perfect job for Brandon?); POKER PLAYER (121A. Perfect job for Holden?). Sunday links -- BRAIN DEAD (21A. Completely unthinking) or the grisly film BRAINDEAD; DETERGE (97A. Clean) and WASH (52D. Scrub); GNOMIST (63D. Writer of aphorisms); GREMLIN (58A. Mischievous one); APSIS (4D. Orbital point), COOER, DIVED, STONE, RICK (32D. “Casablanca” bistro owner), EMO (119D. Genre of Fall Out Boy) . All in a day's work! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
Sunday, May 17, 2009 PERFECT JOBS, Puzzle by Oliver Hill, edited by Will Shortz In this Sunday crossword, dusting, warring, rowing, robbing, daring, landing, branding and holding are paronomastic proper name / vocational activities for HOUSEKEEPER (22A. Perfect job for Dustin?); MERCENARY (25A. Perfect job for Warren?); OLYMPIC CANOER (44A. Perfect job for Rowan?); MASTER THIEF (65A. Perfect job for Robin?); STUNT DOUBLE (71A. Perfect job for Darren?); AIRPLANE PILOT (93A. Perfect job for Landon?); COWHERDER (118A. Perfect job for Brandon?); POKER PLAYER (121A. Perfect job for Holden?). Sunday links -- BRAIN DEAD (21A. Completely unthinking) or the grisly film BRAINDEAD; DETERGE (97A. Clean) and WASH (52D. Scrub); GNOMIST (63D. Writer of aphorisms); GREMLIN (58A. Mischievous one); APSIS (4D. Orbital point), COOER, DIVED, STONE, RICK (32D. “Casablanca” bistro owner), EMO (119D. Genre of Fall Out Boy) . All in a day's work! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
