Dateline: 11/24/97
"The secret of success is to know something nobody else
knows." - Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975)
by Bob Stigger
A published puzzle constructor shares an entertaining crossword with us.
| Across 1. Colors thought found in swine (13) 9. Conform by bringing mattress back inside (5) 10. Waterproof woman might do this when waking up, they say (9) 11. Stress rate of travel through each dimension (9) 12. Cultivates banks (5) 13. Warm clothing for commencement of expedition in South Seas (8) 14. A sweet wine, light yellow and stout (6) 17. Origins of sin and lust are reportedly your wages (6) 19. Subsidiary of food shop invested in wrong equipment initially (8) 23. Four tenants spot dislodged piece of turf (5) 25. Defer nude carousing to provide scant meals (9) 26. Certain singers continued trail-breaking (9) 27. A felon needs a little training process (3,2) 28. Criminal kingpins share cutting tools (7,6)
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Down 1. Narrow road through "Barnum's Worlds" (7) 2. Wrestle with Greek fruit (7) 3. Overage campus military group elevated Miner (9) 4. Third in importance, second in attractiveness, first in exceptional rarity-- fully restored (8) 5. Two times getting strong dose of medicine (6) 6. Finished-- Evert's last in the Open (5) 7. Kitchenware set includes bag (7) 8. Looking for a scrap iron dump south of Iowa's capital (6) 15. Report on rent caps ignored cheat (9) 16. Mediocre Chinese dynasty spanning 499-550 (8 17. "Deuces Wild" in bed (6) 18. Cheer rising wordplay wickedness (5,2) 20. I retain warped concept of Newton's First Law (7) 21. Awaiting action is without beginnings or conclusions (7) 22. "Clue in" bombed atomic centers (6) 24. Circle takes interest in a Christian relic site (5) |
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