Missing R
Sunday, September 6, 2009 THE ARGONNE, Puzzle by Robert H. Wolfe, edited by Will Shortz No, not that Argonne, R gone. Nine interrelated entries omit the letter R from the final word of a common phrase to resulting in an uncommon one of paronomasia. RACES becomes ACES; RADIOS, ADIOS; ROLE, OLE; REEL, EEL; RAGE, AGE; RUDDER, UDDER; RAID, AID; REMUS, EMUS; RICE, ICE. CROSS COUNTRY ACES (24A. Some skiing stars?); SHIP TO SHORE ADIOS (114A. Departure call from a Spanish vessel?); NONSPEAKING OLE (3D. Word signed for a deaf toreador?); SCOTTISH EEL (7D. Fish in a firth?); BECOMING THE AGE (28D. Reaching 21?); RIGHT FULL UDDER (35D. What an unevenly milked cow might have?); COMMANDO AID (40D. Camouflage?) ROMULUS AND EMUS (51D. Mythical twin’s bird tale?); CAROLINA ICE (71D. What the N.H.L.’s Hurricanes skate on?). PLAIN FACT (69A. Unadulterated truth) is the ironic central entry and the next longest, followed by eight-letter entries of GLADIOLA (92D. Relative of an iris); HASTEN TO; TENTH DAY; TUTORAGE. Seven-letter -- APOSTLE (73A. Bartholomew, for one); ASPERSE; COHERED; DEFAMED; HOUDINI; ICED TEA; IN A COMA; SHOW HOW; SPEWERS; WENT MAD. Six -- ADESTE; APOGEE; AURIGA; AVERSE; BICARB; BRACTS (122A. Leaves of the base of a flower); FACE UP; HOLMES; K D LANG; LEAD TO; LUGS IN; MAKE ME; NASHUA; OTIOSE; PIG PEN; RARING; SEA GOD (42A. Neptune, e.g.); TRUISM; URCHIN; WHIP UP; WRYEST; YESMEN. Five -- ADANO, AIRES, CABAL, COSMO, CROWE, DIRGE, DRAPE, HAVES, HITUP, HOWIE, ICTUS, LARVA, MAGOG, MEMOS, PEACE, PROSE, RECAP, ROUSE, SOFAR, TROTS, TWITS, USURY. Short stuff -- ABC, ALLI, ALOU, ANG, APOP, ASOB, ASAP, ASI, ATOM, AUF, AVE, BAD, CARR and CHAR, COTS, DODY, EBW, ECRU, EDD, EDER and EVER, ENG, EST, ETTA, FAY, HAP and HAR, HINT, IATE, ICEL, ILIA and ILKA, IMNO, IRAE, ISMS, LANA and LUNA, LIL, MAPS, MDCI, NAP, NBC, NIN, OHIO, OMAN, OVO, PEAR, PERM, PINT, POL, PRE, RAE, RAIL and RIEL, SEC, SINO, SMU, SPY, SST, STE, STLO, TARP, TIN, TMC, TNT, USA, USER, URI, URSA. ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
Sunday, September 6, 2009 THE ARGONNE, Puzzle by Robert H. Wolfe, edited by Will Shortz No, not that Argonne, R gone. Nine interrelated entries omit the letter R from the final word of a common phrase to resulting in an uncommon one of paronomasia. RACES becomes ACES; RADIOS, ADIOS; ROLE, OLE; REEL, EEL; RAGE, AGE; RUDDER, UDDER; RAID, AID; REMUS, EMUS; RICE, ICE. CROSS COUNTRY ACES (24A. Some skiing stars?); SHIP TO SHORE ADIOS (114A. Departure call from a Spanish vessel?); NONSPEAKING OLE (3D. Word signed for a deaf toreador?); SCOTTISH EEL (7D. Fish in a firth?); BECOMING THE AGE (28D. Reaching 21?); RIGHT FULL UDDER (35D. What an unevenly milked cow might have?); COMMANDO AID (40D. Camouflage?) ROMULUS AND EMUS (51D. Mythical twin’s bird tale?); CAROLINA ICE (71D. What the N.H.L.’s Hurricanes skate on?). PLAIN FACT (69A. Unadulterated truth) is the ironic central entry and the next longest, followed by eight-letter entries of GLADIOLA (92D. Relative of an iris); HASTEN TO; TENTH DAY; TUTORAGE. Seven-letter -- APOSTLE (73A. Bartholomew, for one); ASPERSE; COHERED; DEFAMED; HOUDINI; ICED TEA; IN A COMA; SHOW HOW; SPEWERS; WENT MAD. Six -- ADESTE; APOGEE; AURIGA; AVERSE; BICARB; BRACTS (122A. Leaves of the base of a flower); FACE UP; HOLMES; K D LANG; LEAD TO; LUGS IN; MAKE ME; NASHUA; OTIOSE; PIG PEN; RARING; SEA GOD (42A. Neptune, e.g.); TRUISM; URCHIN; WHIP UP; WRYEST; YESMEN. Five -- ADANO, AIRES, CABAL, COSMO, CROWE, DIRGE, DRAPE, HAVES, HITUP, HOWIE, ICTUS, LARVA, MAGOG, MEMOS, PEACE, PROSE, RECAP, ROUSE, SOFAR, TROTS, TWITS, USURY. Short stuff -- ABC, ALLI, ALOU, ANG, APOP, ASOB, ASAP, ASI, ATOM, AUF, AVE, BAD, CARR and CHAR, COTS, DODY, EBW, ECRU, EDD, EDER and EVER, ENG, EST, ETTA, FAY, HAP and HAR, HINT, IATE, ICEL, ILIA and ILKA, IMNO, IRAE, ISMS, LANA and LUNA, LIL, MAPS, MDCI, NAP, NBC, NIN, OHIO, OMAN, OVO, PEAR, PERM, PINT, POL, PRE, RAE, RAIL and RIEL, SEC, SINO, SMU, SPY, SST, STE, STLO, TARP, TIN, TMC, TNT, USA, USER, URI, URSA. ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
