The Confession, 1896, Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee Saturday, June 27, 2008 Puzzle by Trip Payne, edited by Will Shortz CHRIST (42D. Word that first appears in Matthew 1:1) and BLESS ME FATHER (35A. Start of a confession) stand out in this craftily-clued Saturday crossword, along with the pair of ILL AT EASE (52A. Uncomfortable) and SELF-CONSCIOUS (31A. Uncomfortable, in a way), continuing with TELLS (59A. Relates to) and VESPERS (20A. They’re observed in the evening) with ENEMIES (2D. They’re opposed) and MEDIATE (3D. Talk to two 2-Down, say) recommending conciliation -- a little religion never hurts! A few more links -- EYE CHART (21D. It begins with an E [in two ways]); TOMB RAIDER (43A. Influential 1996 video game), FYI nearly 500 video games were released in 1996 -- ANGELOU (12D. “Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Diiie” poet); BRIOCHE (35D. French bread); DO-RAGS (1D. Rappers wrappers); IOTAS (32D. Is in Athens?) and short stuff AMIS, GIA, METZ, OOPS, TRE. ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
