Abridged commentary of The NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD IN GOTHIC.
06.28.09
Secret Ingredients The Three Witches in Macbeth, 1948 film by Orson Welles Sunday, June 28, 2009 SECRET INGREDIENTS, Puzzle by Barry C. Silk, edited by Will Shortz The long entries of this plodding puzzle exist in the main to contain letters within circles spelling out DILL, OREGANO, FENNEL, PEPPER, ROSEMARY, THYME, JASMINE and GINGER"hidden" in the entries of ADMIRAL NELSON (23A. Battle of Trafalgar hero) which produces dill;COARSE-GRAINED WOOD (38A. Oak or ash), oregano;FALLEN ANGEL (60A. Lucifer, notably), fennel;PAY THE PIPER (83A. Suffer for acting unwisely), pepper;PRINCETON SEMINARY (101A. New Jersey ecumenical institution), rosemary;TIMOTHY Q MOUSE (124A. Tiny friend of Dumbo), thyme;JAMES A MICHENER (17D. “The World Is My Home” memoirist, 1991), jasmine;MANAGING EDITOR (52D. Deadline maker), ginger.No more secrets!
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The Three Witches in Macbeth, 1948 film by Orson Welles Sunday, June 28, 2009 SECRET INGREDIENTS, Puzzle by Barry C. Silk, edited by Will Shortz The long entries of this plodding puzzle exist in the main to contain letters within circles spelling out DILL, OREGANO, FENNEL, PEPPER, ROSEMARY, THYME, JASMINE and GINGER "hidden" in the entries of ADMIRAL NELSON (23A. Battle of Trafalgar hero) which produces dill; COARSE-GRAINED WOOD (38A. Oak or ash), oregano; FALLEN ANGEL (60A. Lucifer, notably), fennel; PAY THE PIPER (83A. Suffer for acting unwisely), pepper; PRINCETON SEMINARY (101A. New Jersey ecumenical institution), rosemary; TIMOTHY Q MOUSE (124A. Tiny friend of Dumbo), thyme; JAMES A MICHENER (17D. “The World Is My Home” memoirist, 1991), jasmine; MANAGING EDITOR (52D. Deadline maker), ginger. No more secrets! 
