A masquerade at the Pantheon in Oxford Street London as drawn by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1808-11).
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Friday, July 20, 2007
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Puzzle by Barry C. Silk, edited by Will Shortz
This A to Z ball of an alphabet soup is disguised in every way imaginable giving up its arcanum one painful square at a time -- much like meeting the guests at a masquerade with the need to know who's who, but by playing a game with every name
From its first entry, ABOVEZERO(1A Positive), to the last, SNAKEEYES(57A Loser in a casino), every entry or its clue of this crossword comes prestidigitatiously swathed with deception or duplicity -- words one's not met and old ones in dark terra incognita burkas -- LIVEALIE (13D (Be what you're not) is the rule!
Across 10 Vacuum maintainers -- no, not a repairman 15 Like some fruit bats and petrels -- anyone think Qbert?16 Cornrow component -- could be “braid” 17 Whine -- unexpectedly colloquial 18 Royal jelly consumer -- I thought it was the “queen” 19 Jungian principle -- weren’t there a few? 20 Samoan, e.g. -- so simple, it’s silly 22 Kind of party -- take your pick 23 Top of a stadium -- explain this one to me! 25 Comic character -- a stretch 26 From Niger to Zambia: Abbr. -- just geography 27 Hacker of the Middle Ages -- they had computers? 28. “The Dram Shop” author -- a tale within a novel 29. Squeals -- you’d think “oinks” 30. Start of a Spanish Christmas greeting -- I wanted “felice” 31. Certify -- lots of possibilities 34. Unwelcome discovery on a credit card -- ditto of above 36 Period to find out more -- a "q" but no "u", with an "a" 37 Tough companions? -- very sneaky clue 38 Minor leader? -- “asia”, “ursa”, etc. 39 Carving in an Egyptian tomb -- which one? 41 Relief may follow it -- “bas”, bah! 44 Botanist’s beard -- the plant, not the person 46 Rubberneck -- this one made sense 47 Where cell phones don’t work -- yup 49 Weed-B-Gon maker -- “Ortho” again 50 200 milligrams -- now I know 51 Popular reference work -- think internet 54 Match point? -- think place 55 “Shoot!” -- think “shucks” 56 Name on a truck -- not U-Haul, not Penske, think "Winona"57 Loser in a casino
Down 1 Opportunities to run away from home -- very obtuse2 Gustavo’s good -- foreign language 3 Require -- hop-scotch meaning 4 Female role in “Chicago” -- not Roxie5 “Paint the Sky With Stars” singer -- who is this “Enya” anyway? 6 Suffix with proto- -- “zoa” matching 28A Zola7 Abbr. on a key -- not "alt" 8 They're back on board -- another sly one 9 City on the Permian Basin -- this "Odessa" not that "Odessa" 10 Extend awkwardly -- just weird 11 Sparkle -- almost farfetched 12 Cousin of a hyena -- new to me! 14 Be a night watchman? -- not a profession 21 Manhattan ave. -- not Mad. 23 Sudden impact -- "bang" more appropriate 24 First home of the University of Nevada -- knew this! 27 Firm assistant, briefly --- this too! 28 Couple of pizzas? -- yesterday it was "Affluent duo?" 29 Revelation exclamation -- not "ahha", "ohho", etc. 30 Work unit: Abbr. -- this I still don't get 31 Black-and-white -- they're blue and white here 32 Spent from all the conflict -- not "worn down" 33 Webbed -- it's that "nsn" part that's strange 34 Generation-to-generation information -- long way to go 35 Poet Seeger -- Not Pete 37 Otherworldly one -- think "War of the Worlds" 39 It's appetizing to aphids -- another long way to go 40 What ochlophobists fear -- oh, those phobias! 41 Big-league promotional event -- matches 1-Down42 For some time -- one of several possibilities 43 Drinks a toast -- another stretch 45 It's massive and relatively hot -- what begins with "bst"? 46 _____Waitz, nine-time New York City Marathon winner - var. sp. 48 King Claudius, e.g. -- nationality 49 Artist John, known as the Cornish Wonder -- another way to clue "opie" 52 Malay Peninsula's Isthmus of KRA -- Google constructing! 53 Publicity -- the final stretch!
37D - MARTIAN -- Alien tripod illustration from the 1906 French edition of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.
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6 comments:
Anonymous
said...
ftlb = ft. lb. = foot pounds = the amount of work required to lift one pound one foot high.
I see that your questions were answered about FTLB and JERSEY.
Donald, if you seriously haven't heard Enya, you should. A Day Without Rain is my favorite of her CDs...very soothing music to help when I'm feeling WAR WEARY.
Thanks for the tip on the image. I'll try that tonight.
I don't know any songs by ENYA, but she belongs in the Pantheon with ENO as far as crossword musicians go, so once I had the "N" from TUBENOSED, I confidently filled 'er in!
Beautiful illustrations, Donald! Especially the Egyptian carving. For a while, I thought the answer might be GLYPHS.... Fun word. But "prestidigitatiously" beats anything found in the grid! Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious! I 'm pretty sure I misspelled that :)
Wells' martian looks like a squirrel-proof birdfeeder... heehee. I've never seen Qbert, is he one of Dilbert's denizens? Whatever, he's tube-nosed for sure.
Today's puzzle was a zoological extravaganza... petrels and fruitbats, seals, larvae, the little bear, scarab, snake(eyes), protozoa, AARDWOLF!, aphids....
Wish I'd thought of that -- e.g., petrels and fruitbats, seals, larvae, the little bear, scarab, snake(eyes), protozoa, AARDWOLF!, aphids.... a zoological extravaganza, plus a squirrel-proof birdfeeder!
Linda and yourself have moved me to check out Enya. Of course, heard of in crosswords, just never heard her music.
Down
1 Opportunities to run away from home -- very obtuse
2 Gustavo’s good -- foreign language
3 Require -- hop-scotch meaning
4 Female role in “Chicago” -- not Roxie
5 “Paint the Sky With Stars” singer -- who is this “Enya” anyway?
6 Suffix with proto- -- “zoa” matching 28A Zola
7 Abbr. on a key -- not "alt"
8 They're back on board -- another sly one
9 City on the Permian Basin -- this "Odessa" not that "Odessa"
10 Extend awkwardly -- just weird
11 Sparkle -- almost farfetched
12 Cousin of a hyena -- new to me!
14 Be a night watchman? -- not a profession
21 Manhattan ave. -- not Mad.
23 Sudden impact -- "bang" more appropriate
24 First home of the University of Nevada -- knew this!
27 Firm assistant, briefly --- this too!
28 Couple of pizzas? -- yesterday it was "Affluent duo?"
29 Revelation exclamation -- not "ahha", "ohho", etc.
30 Work unit: Abbr. -- this I still don't get
31 Black-and-white -- they're blue and white here
32 Spent from all the conflict -- not "worn down"
33 Webbed -- it's that "nsn" part that's strange
34 Generation-to-generation information -- long way to go
35 Poet Seeger -- Not Pete
37 Otherworldly one -- think "War of the Worlds"
39 It's appetizing to aphids -- another long way to go
40 What ochlophobists fear -- oh, those phobias!
41 Big-league promotional event -- matches 1-Down
42 For some time -- one of several possibilities
43 Drinks a toast -- another stretch
45 It's massive and relatively hot -- what begins with "bst"?
46 _____Waitz, nine-time New York City Marathon winner - var. sp.
48 King Claudius, e.g. -- nationality
49 Artist John, known as the Cornish Wonder -- another way to clue "opie"
52 Malay Peninsula's Isthmus of KRA -- Google constructing!
53 Publicity -- the final stretch!
37D - MARTIAN -- Alien tripod illustration from the 1906 French edition of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.
Puzzle available on the internet at
THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crossword Puzzles and Games
6 comments:
ftlb = ft. lb. = foot pounds = the amount of work required to lift one pound one foot high.
Top of a Stadium-Jersey
it could possibly be how certain sports retire Players Jersey's and hang them at the Top of Stadiums.
(just a thought)
Top of a Stadium-Jersey
it could possibly be how certain sports retire Players Jersey's and hang them at the Top of Stadiums.
(just a thought)
I see that your questions were answered about FTLB and JERSEY.
Donald, if you seriously haven't heard Enya, you should. A Day Without Rain is my favorite of her CDs...very soothing music to help when I'm feeling WAR WEARY.
Thanks for the tip on the image. I'll try that tonight.
I don't know any songs by ENYA, but she belongs in the Pantheon with ENO as far as crossword musicians go, so once I had the "N" from TUBENOSED, I confidently filled 'er in!
Beautiful illustrations, Donald! Especially the Egyptian carving. For a while, I thought the answer might be GLYPHS.... Fun word. But "prestidigitatiously" beats anything found in the grid! Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious! I 'm pretty sure I misspelled that :)
Wells' martian looks like a squirrel-proof birdfeeder... heehee. I've never seen Qbert, is he one of Dilbert's denizens? Whatever, he's tube-nosed for sure.
Today's puzzle was a zoological extravaganza... petrels and fruitbats, seals, larvae, the little bear, scarab, snake(eyes), protozoa, AARDWOLF!, aphids....
Later, gator.
rock rabbit
Wish I'd thought of that -- e.g., petrels and fruitbats, seals, larvae, the little bear, scarab, snake(eyes), protozoa, AARDWOLF!, aphids.... a zoological extravaganza, plus a squirrel-proof birdfeeder!
Linda and yourself have moved me to check out Enya. Of course, heard of in crosswords, just never heard her music.
On to tomorrow!
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