Prior "S"s
The Prioress' Tale, a painting by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Sunday, March 15, 2009 Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz There is no prioress in today’s crossword, but features plenty of prior esses in the form of present esses! SCREAMED SCORN (23A. Ridiculed someone as loudly as possible?); STABLE STALK (28A. Piece of hay?); STOOL SKITS (30A. Comedic bits by guys sitting at a bar?); SPACE SCAR (39A. Astronaut’s old wound?); SOLD SAGE (53A. Worked at an herb shop, maybe?); SWITCH SHUNTS (57A. Change devices hat divert trains to different tracks?); SMELTING SPOT (81A. Ore refinery?); SOIL SPAN (84A. Large field of dirt?); SHAM SHOCK (99A. Reaction upon being hit with a chair in WrestleMania?); SPIT SCREWS (108A. What an angry robot might do?); SLAYING SLOW (111A. What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night?); SWISHING SWELL (119. Increase in perfect basketball shots). A few links across: 18. Eastern Catholic who recognizes the pope’ authority, UNIATE; 21. Geological epoch when mastodons appeared, MIOCENE; 27. Oscar winner Kedrova, LILA; 46. Tarot suit, CUPS; 49. “Tarzan” star Ron ELY; 64. “Rapture” singer Baker, ANITA; 72. Icon on Guinness bottles, HARP; 77. World Heritage Site in Jordan, PETRA; 95. Pythian Games site; DELPHI; 118. Atlas Mountains locale, ALGERIA; 127. SAO Miguel (largest of the Azores). Downs: 3. 1970 disaster flick, AIRPORT; 15. Hair shirt wearer’s activity, PENANCE; 17. It might hold the solution, BEAKER; 33. Snow tire features, STUDS; 47. See 115-Down, SMITH; 53. Worshiper’s at Amritsar’s Golden Temple, SIKHS; 60. Org. co-founded by W.E. B. Du Bois, NAACP; 69. “The Lord of the Rings” ring bearer, GOLLUM; 85. Alternative energy type, SOLAR; 97. Writer William Dean HOWELLS; 100. Only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year, KELSO; 113. Rainbow goddess, IRIS. The lowly little "s", a hopeful guess for many a crossword corner, today has had its' day! May your crosswords be blessed with "s"s prior and present... yes!, and feature flocks of future esses!
The Prioress' Tale, a painting by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Sunday, March 15, 2009 Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz There is no prioress in today’s crossword, but features plenty of prior esses in the form of present esses! SCREAMED SCORN (23A. Ridiculed someone as loudly as possible?); STABLE STALK (28A. Piece of hay?); STOOL SKITS (30A. Comedic bits by guys sitting at a bar?); SPACE SCAR (39A. Astronaut’s old wound?); SOLD SAGE (53A. Worked at an herb shop, maybe?); SWITCH SHUNTS (57A. Change devices hat divert trains to different tracks?); SMELTING SPOT (81A. Ore refinery?); SOIL SPAN (84A. Large field of dirt?); SHAM SHOCK (99A. Reaction upon being hit with a chair in WrestleMania?); SPIT SCREWS (108A. What an angry robot might do?); SLAYING SLOW (111A. What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night?); SWISHING SWELL (119. Increase in perfect basketball shots). A few links across: 18. Eastern Catholic who recognizes the pope’ authority, UNIATE; 21. Geological epoch when mastodons appeared, MIOCENE; 27. Oscar winner Kedrova, LILA; 46. Tarot suit, CUPS; 49. “Tarzan” star Ron ELY; 64. “Rapture” singer Baker, ANITA; 72. Icon on Guinness bottles, HARP; 77. World Heritage Site in Jordan, PETRA; 95. Pythian Games site; DELPHI; 118. Atlas Mountains locale, ALGERIA; 127. SAO Miguel (largest of the Azores). Downs: 3. 1970 disaster flick, AIRPORT; 15. Hair shirt wearer’s activity, PENANCE; 17. It might hold the solution, BEAKER; 33. Snow tire features, STUDS; 47. See 115-Down, SMITH; 53. Worshiper’s at Amritsar’s Golden Temple, SIKHS; 60. Org. co-founded by W.E. B. Du Bois, NAACP; 69. “The Lord of the Rings” ring bearer, GOLLUM; 85. Alternative energy type, SOLAR; 97. Writer William Dean HOWELLS; 100. Only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year, KELSO; 113. Rainbow goddess, IRIS. The lowly little "s", a hopeful guess for many a crossword corner, today has had its' day! May your crosswords be blessed with "s"s prior and present... yes!, and feature flocks of future esses! ----------------- For the complete post, go HERE.
