Contingencies Online - July/August 2009

chanical means I may use include puns, homophones, anagrams, constructions, and double definitions. (For a further explanation of cryptic clues, e-mail me at Thomas. Toce@ey.com .) Ignore punctuation, which is intended to mislead.

Thanks to Eric Klis, for test-solving and editorial suggestions.

Solutions may be e-mailed to the author at Thomas.Toce@ey.com. In order to make the solver list, your solutions must be received by July 31, 2009.

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a
ANS ERGTOI
b
ROE I S TANG
c
I GTAONRES
d
NAOR I S EGT
e
S I RGTEOAN
f
E TGONA I S R
g
TRA SGON I E
h
OS I NERGTA
i
GENTAI SRO

agonister solutions
a1..a2 AON—“no, a” reversed
a3..a4 SEE—double definition
a6..b6 GRIST—GRIS (“Juan the
Cubist”) + T (last of “at”)
b1..g2 RINSER—hidden in “Brin,
Sergey”
b9..c9 GINS—double definition
c2..e3 GATOR—double definition
c4..f5 ARGON—“groan” anagram
c6..d7 NOISE—hidden in “Corigliano
is elegantly”
c8..a8 ERATO—“orate” anagram
d9…e7 TANGO—TAN (“catch some
rays”) + GO (“in Argentina,
vamos”)
e5..f6 TEA—“eat” anagram
g4..f3 SNAG—“sang” anagram
g5..h7 GOING—double definition
h2..i2 SINE—homophone of SIGN
(“omen”)
h8..f8 TIERS—“tires” anagram
i1..e2 GOTTI—GOT (“took”) + TI (“a
leading tone”)
i6..h5 IRATE—double definition
i9..i7 OARS—homophone of ORS
(“alternatives”)

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TOM TOCE is a senior manager for actuarial services with Ernst & Young in New York.

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