Showing posts with label Blog Puzzles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog Puzzles. Show all posts
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Peg Slay Crossword Corner Puzzle
(Comment thread here.)
Our
blog turns 8-year-old today! Constructor Peg Slay (C6D6 Peg) made a puzzle to celebrate this special occasion.
1) Please click here for the PDF file. You should be able to see a Download button on top, to the right of Print.
2) Click here for Across Lite.
3) Click here to solve on line.
2) Click here for Across Lite.
3) Click here to solve on line.
4) Click here for the Answer Grid.
Thank you so much for the puzzle, Peg. My team and I are deeply honored by this amazing tribute.
Thank you for your loyal support these years, everyone. Thanks for your
honest & respectful feedback on each LAT puzzle, your daily random
thoughts, your recipes and funny links.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Husker Gary
From Gary:"The 71F temp shattered the record high for the day (Jan 5, 2012) and I wish I worn a short-sleeved shirt!"
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Carpe Diem Don G & C.C.
Theme: Carpe Diem (Write-up by Argyle)
Starting with the northeast corner: FIELD DAY, se: LABOR DAY, sw: CLEAR DAY, nw: ARBOR DAY; center unifier: NINETY DEGREE DAY
Note the corner words have a ninety degree bend in them. Ah, crossword corners!
Across:
1. Broke off engagement? : BORED. No longer engaging, became boring. (1. Not engaged : BORED)
6. 5X + 8 = 58 subj. : ALG. algebra
9. Jude Law 2004 movie : ALFIE. Also 1966 with Michael Caine.
14. Arles flower : RHONE. French river.
15. Sign of summer : LEO. Zodiac sign.
16. Handyman : DO-ALL
17. Tequila source : AGAVE
18. Saw red : SMOLDERED
20. Takes the plunge : WEDS
21. Gay marriage, for one : CAUSE
22. Eliot's "Adam ____" : BEDE. Published in 1859.
23. Super ____ (game console) : NES. The Nintendo Entertainment System
24. Lots of lots : ACRES
25. Sun. delivery : SER.
26. "Do ____?" : I DARE
29. Those, in Chile : ESOS
32. Cattle breed : ANGUS
34. "See ya later!" : "I GOTTA GO!"
38. Hot streak bellwether, or a five-letter word that can be read clockwise in each corner of this puzzle : NINETY DEGREE DAY
41. What 40D does : DESTROYS
42. Go green : REUSE
43. Planted : SOWN
44. Hogwash : SWILL
46. Advanced deg. : M.Sc. Master of Science
49. Rocker Frank : ZAPPA
51. Nonpareil : TOP
54. In vogue : CHIC
56. At full throttle : AMAIN
57. Ford auto, briefly : MERCury
58. Absolutely gorgeous : RAVISHING
60. Winter air : CAROL
61. O'Connor's successor : ALITO
62. Chinese "way" : TAO
63. Long operatic solo : SCENA
64. Spanish hero : EL CID
65. CPR pro : EMT
66. Beat : THROB
Down:
1. Muscle : BRAWN
2. "Shucks!" : "OH GEE!"
3. Pitching stuff? : ROAD SIGNS. Ads.
4. Ltr. carriers : ENVS Envelopes
5. Bad ending : DEE. BADDIE ?
6. Marcel Marceau birthplace : ALSACE. France.
7. Monkey cousin : LEMUR
8. 0 : GOOSE EGG
9. Throw in : ADD
10. "Stay" singer Lisa : LOEB
11. Going rates? : FARES
12. ___ France : ÎLE DE. Île-de-France literally Isle of France; see etymology below) is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-six administrative regions of France.
13. Like some statesmen : ELDER
19. Landlord : LESSOR
21. Jaguar, e.g. : CAR
27. Numbers for two : DUETS
28. Pirate rival : ASTRO
30. "SNL" alum Cheri : OTERI
31. Abs makeup : STEEL. "Buy now and you too can have ABS of STEEL."
32. "Then what?" : AND
33. Never, to Dietrich : NIE
34. DDE rival : IES. Oops, should be AES, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II. (34. Y, pluralized : IES)
Wait, I get it. If you pluralize a word ending in Y (industry) it changes to IES (industries).
35. Scarlet letter wearer : ADULTERER. The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne did the deed.
36. Total blast : GAS
37. "____ Como Va" : OYE. "Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's cover of the song in 1970.
39. "I'm amazed!" : "YOWZAH!"
40. It's a blast : DYNAMITE
44. Tap : SPIGOT
45. Pale : WAN
46. Carmen of jazz : McRAE
47. "____ we dance?" : SHALL
48. Kind of duty : CIVIC
50. Flier until '91 : PANAM
52. Maine college town : ORONO
53. Computer class room : PC LAB
55. Bank opening? : CITI
57. Jet speed unit : MACH
59. Ground cover : SOD
60. Wild hrs. : CST. Central Standard Time but don't get the 'Wild' (Note: Minnesota Wild, NHL team)
Answer grid.
Argyle
Starting with the northeast corner: FIELD DAY, se: LABOR DAY, sw: CLEAR DAY, nw: ARBOR DAY; center unifier: NINETY DEGREE DAY
Note the corner words have a ninety degree bend in them. Ah, crossword corners!
Across:
1. Broke off engagement? : BORED. No longer engaging, became boring. (1. Not engaged : BORED)
6. 5X + 8 = 58 subj. : ALG. algebra
9. Jude Law 2004 movie : ALFIE. Also 1966 with Michael Caine.
14. Arles flower : RHONE. French river.
15. Sign of summer : LEO. Zodiac sign.
16. Handyman : DO-ALL
17. Tequila source : AGAVE
18. Saw red : SMOLDERED
20. Takes the plunge : WEDS
21. Gay marriage, for one : CAUSE
22. Eliot's "Adam ____" : BEDE. Published in 1859.
23. Super ____ (game console) : NES. The Nintendo Entertainment System
24. Lots of lots : ACRES
25. Sun. delivery : SER.
26. "Do ____?" : I DARE
29. Those, in Chile : ESOS
32. Cattle breed : ANGUS
34. "See ya later!" : "I GOTTA GO!"
38. Hot streak bellwether, or a five-letter word that can be read clockwise in each corner of this puzzle : NINETY DEGREE DAY
41. What 40D does : DESTROYS
42. Go green : REUSE
43. Planted : SOWN
44. Hogwash : SWILL
46. Advanced deg. : M.Sc. Master of Science
49. Rocker Frank : ZAPPA
51. Nonpareil : TOP
54. In vogue : CHIC
56. At full throttle : AMAIN
57. Ford auto, briefly : MERCury
58. Absolutely gorgeous : RAVISHING
60. Winter air : CAROL
61. O'Connor's successor : ALITO
62. Chinese "way" : TAO
63. Long operatic solo : SCENA
64. Spanish hero : EL CID
65. CPR pro : EMT
66. Beat : THROB
Down:
1. Muscle : BRAWN
2. "Shucks!" : "OH GEE!"
3. Pitching stuff? : ROAD SIGNS. Ads.
4. Ltr. carriers : ENVS Envelopes
5. Bad ending : DEE. BADDIE ?
6. Marcel Marceau birthplace : ALSACE. France.
7. Monkey cousin : LEMUR
8. 0 : GOOSE EGG
9. Throw in : ADD
10. "Stay" singer Lisa : LOEB
11. Going rates? : FARES
12. ___ France : ÎLE DE. Île-de-France literally Isle of France; see etymology below) is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-six administrative regions of France.
13. Like some statesmen : ELDER
19. Landlord : LESSOR
21. Jaguar, e.g. : CAR
27. Numbers for two : DUETS
28. Pirate rival : ASTRO
30. "SNL" alum Cheri : OTERI
31. Abs makeup : STEEL. "Buy now and you too can have ABS of STEEL."
32. "Then what?" : AND
33. Never, to Dietrich : NIE
34. DDE rival : IES. Oops, should be AES, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II. (34. Y, pluralized : IES)
Wait, I get it. If you pluralize a word ending in Y (industry) it changes to IES (industries).
35. Scarlet letter wearer : ADULTERER. The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne did the deed.
36. Total blast : GAS
37. "____ Como Va" : OYE. "Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's cover of the song in 1970.
39. "I'm amazed!" : "YOWZAH!"
40. It's a blast : DYNAMITE
44. Tap : SPIGOT
45. Pale : WAN
46. Carmen of jazz : McRAE
47. "____ we dance?" : SHALL
48. Kind of duty : CIVIC
50. Flier until '91 : PANAM
52. Maine college town : ORONO
53. Computer class room : PC LAB
55. Bank opening? : CITI
57. Jet speed unit : MACH
59. Ground cover : SOD
60. Wild hrs. : CST. Central Standard Time but don't get the 'Wild' (Note: Minnesota Wild, NHL team)
Answer grid.
Argyle
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