The two Middle Eastern leaders might seem a bit aggressive for an early weeker but anyone who does NY Times puzzles probably should consider them as “near-gimmes”, (with allowances for those who might confuse the current Supreme Leader of Iran, Khamenei with the Revolutionary Leader, Ayatollah KHOMENEI), but there should be no question about ANWARSADAT. Since the words containing the circled letters have nothing to do with the theme, after allowing for ERNESTHEMINGWAY, what we have is a Tuesday themeless and, with an appropriate level of cluing, a fun solve.
If it’s full of circles it must be Peter Collins but at least today they don’t contribute to one of his overwhelming gimmicks and this search for THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA is something we can TOLERATE. On July 16 (the date as we write this) in 1941. An alternative explanation for the puzzle’sĭate, albeit one that is entirely coincidental, is that the titular OLD MAN’sįavorite baseball player was Joe DiMaggio, whose 56 game hitting streak ended Puzzle at all, that’s because it (spoilers) got eaten by sharks (/spoilers). You may notice that there is no FISH in the
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, a novel titled by a series of three letter words. Tuesday puzzle that not only commemorates Hemingway by putting his name smackĭab in the center, but also his staccato style by including the theme answer Hemingway Days and polydactyl cats over the rest of us. The inmates have truly taken over the asylum.Ī single clap for everyone who knew that July 21 (1899) wasĮrnest Hemingway’s birthday, except for residents of Key West – who have We’re just a transcontinental family of fans (two in Colorado, one in South Carolina) who sent Rex an e-mail. Hold any published ranking or weight in the realm of crosswords. To take over for a day given that he has neither any clue who we are nor do we Rex these last two weeks, we are both gratified and shocked that he allowed us We hope that the book will prove useful to all who enjoy doing crossword puzzles – and, in particular, to those who enjoy completing them.Having enjoyed watching our substitute colleagues cover for It should be noted that ‘-ise’ endings are also possible for these.
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We have also given, in many cases, plurals of nouns, comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, and inflections of verbs. The words chosen include proper nouns, names of people and places, as well as common two- and three-word phrases. Within each section, the words are arranged alphabetically. We have included over 100,000 English words organized into words with two letters, words with three letters, four letters, etc., up to fifteen letters. INTRODUCTION This book consists of a set of lists of words specifically designed to help crossword-puzzle solvers. Text compiled and typeset by Market House Books Ltd., Aylesbury Printed in Spain by Graph圜ems The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers.Ī CIP record for this title is available from the British Library eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0230-5 This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. First published 1988 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Second edition published 1995 Third edition published 1997 This combined edition published 2007 by A&C Black Publishers Ltd, 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB © A&C Black Publishers Ltd.