ΤΔΦ, ΒΘΠ, ΑΧΡ, ΩΨΦ
Sunday, August 2, 2009 GROUP FORMATION, Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz FRATERNITIES (108A. Four groups found in this puzzle), GREEK LETTERS (23A. Contents of four answers found in this puzzle), ΤΔΦ (34A. Group formed at C.C. N.Y. in 1910), ΒΘΠ (39D. Group formed at Miami University in 1839), ΑΧΡ (79D. Group formed at Trinity College in 1895) and ΩΨΦ (93A. Group formed at Howard University in 1911) are the interrelated entries of this Sunday crossword. Well, well now, there’s a treasure trove of fraternities in the hundreds just awaiting their turn -- HERE. The entry of ΤΔΦ, e.g., Tau, Delta, Phi, matches up with GREA[TAU]NT (14D. Social reformer Margaret Fuller, to Buckminster Fuller), [DELTA]CO (35D. Mexican-style fast-food chain) and SO[PHI]E (26D. Meryl Street title role). ΒΘΠ, Beta Theta Pi, with TI[BETA]NS (37A. Roof of the World natives), ON[THETA]KE (47A. Accepting bribes) and AMERICAN [PI]E (50A. 1971 album dedicated to Buddy Holly). ΑΧΡ, Alpha Chi Rho, R[ALPHA]BERNATHY (78A. Co-organizer of the Montgomery bus boycott, 1955), DU[CHI]ES (87A. Bavaria and others, once) and AI[RHO]SE (91A. Engine attachment). ΩΨΦ, Omega, Psi, Phi, H[OMEGA]ME (90D. Match played at the local arena), PE[PSI] (85D. Product with a circular red, white and blue logo) and AM[PHI]BIAN (86D. Semiterrestrial organism). A few more links -- PRINCEDOM (40A. Monaco is one); ELOISE (31A. Fictional Plaza Hotel resident); MALAWI (64D. Nyasaland, nowadays); PERSIA (28A. Alexander the Great conquered it); ROMULAN (58D. Pointy-eared “Star Trek” character); CODER (63D. Enigma machine, e.g.); IONIA (33A. Alexander the Great conquered it); PAOLO (85A. Renaissance painter Uccello); RUFFS (95D. Elizabethan collars); and the quote of the day -- 49A. “And all too soon, I hear, the king shall RUE”: “Richard II” That's that, Α to Ω !
Sunday, August 2, 2009 GROUP FORMATION, Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz FRATERNITIES (108A. Four groups found in this puzzle), GREEK LETTERS (23A. Contents of four answers found in this puzzle), ΤΔΦ (34A. Group formed at C.C. N.Y. in 1910), ΒΘΠ (39D. Group formed at Miami University in 1839), ΑΧΡ (79D. Group formed at Trinity College in 1895) and ΩΨΦ (93A. Group formed at Howard University in 1911) are the interrelated entries of this Sunday crossword. Well, well now, there’s a treasure trove of fraternities in the hundreds just awaiting their turn -- HERE. The entry of ΤΔΦ, e.g., Tau, Delta, Phi, matches up with GREA[TAU]NT (14D. Social reformer Margaret Fuller, to Buckminster Fuller), [DELTA]CO (35D. Mexican-style fast-food chain) and SO[PHI]E (26D. Meryl Street title role). ΒΘΠ, Beta Theta Pi, with TI[BETA]NS (37A. Roof of the World natives), ON[THETA]KE (47A. Accepting bribes) and AMERICAN [PI]E (50A. 1971 album dedicated to Buddy Holly). ΑΧΡ, Alpha Chi Rho, R[ALPHA]BERNATHY (78A. Co-organizer of the Montgomery bus boycott, 1955), DU[CHI]ES (87A. Bavaria and others, once) and AI[RHO]SE (91A. Engine attachment). ΩΨΦ, Omega, Psi, Phi, H[OMEGA]ME (90D. Match played at the local arena), PE[PSI] (85D. Product with a circular red, white and blue logo) and AM[PHI]BIAN (86D. Semiterrestrial organism). A few more links -- PRINCEDOM (40A. Monaco is one); ELOISE (31A. Fictional Plaza Hotel resident); MALAWI (64D. Nyasaland, nowadays); PERSIA (28A. Alexander the Great conquered it); ROMULAN (58D. Pointy-eared “Star Trek” character); CODER (63D. Enigma machine, e.g.); IONIA (33A. Alexander the Great conquered it); PAOLO (85A. Renaissance painter Uccello); RUFFS (95D. Elizabethan collars); and the quote of the day -- 49A. “And all too soon, I hear, the king shall RUE”: “Richard II” That's that, Α to Ω ! ----------------- For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
