O Factor
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Puzzle by Ricky Ini Liu, edited by Will Shortz In this odd Wednesday crossword, Trix cereal, xenophobic, X-Men comics, Federal tax, X-rated movie and boxing match each have the letter X replaced with the letter O resulting in TRIO CEREAL (18A. Three-ingredient breakfast serving?); OENOPHOBIC (24A. Afraid of wine?); OMEN COMICS (53A. Foreboding cartoons?); FEDERAL TAO (60A. The way of the government?); ORATED MOVIE (3D. Film that’s been speechified?); BOOING MATCH (26D. Shout of disapproval exactly like another?). The corresponding entries sharing the letter O are all incidental -- CHO, INTRO, CLEO, STOOD, AMOR and ORA. Wednesday links -- ARIZONA (34D. Pearl Harbor ship); MALAYA (2D. 1941-42 Allies vs. Japanese battle locale); MARCEAU (6D. Mime who created Bip); CERES (54D. Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt); MACAU (33A. Former Portuguese colony in China); ZORRO (16A. Swordsman who leaves his mark); ERIS (46A. Largest dwarf planet in the solar system). ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Puzzle by Ricky Ini Liu, edited by Will Shortz In this odd Wednesday crossword, Trix cereal, xenophobic, X-Men comics, Federal tax, X-rated movie and boxing match each have the letter X replaced with the letter O resulting in TRIO CEREAL (18A. Three-ingredient breakfast serving?); OENOPHOBIC (24A. Afraid of wine?); OMEN COMICS (53A. Foreboding cartoons?); FEDERAL TAO (60A. The way of the government?); ORATED MOVIE (3D. Film that’s been speechified?); BOOING MATCH (26D. Shout of disapproval exactly like another?). The corresponding entries sharing the letter O are all incidental -- CHO, INTRO, CLEO, STOOD, AMOR and ORA. Wednesday links -- ARIZONA (34D. Pearl Harbor ship); MALAYA (2D. 1941-42 Allies vs. Japanese battle locale); MARCEAU (6D. Mime who created Bip); CERES (54D. Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt); MACAU (33A. Former Portuguese colony in China); ZORRO (16A. Swordsman who leaves his mark); ERIS (46A. Largest dwarf planet in the solar system). ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
