Quadrupuzzle IV
The Four Corners
The Four Corners ----------------- Friday, October 17, 2008 Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz Today's crossword is essentially four small puzzles joined in the center by PAS (25A. Things that talk in school), and most generously, PASTMASTERS (16D. People of much experience); SPEEDOMETERS (23A. They offer rates for automobiles); SPARESTHEROD (26A. Isn‘t strict enough say); TATTIEST (14D. Showing the most wear and tear); and apropos, OPENNESS (24D Candor). Divided by four big black "hammers", each quadrant needs to be solved separately, however, the long entries allow reasonable access to other sections of the puzzle, along with the welcome few spill-over blocks of letters. This is the fourth and most friendly crossword of this type over the past year -- See 12.01.07 -- Quadrupuzzle with almost the same diagram; 12.22.07 -- Quadrupuzzle II, a close variation; and most recently, 09.20.08 -- Quadrupuzzle III. Go four it! ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
