d5..f5 Evildoer experiencing
recidivism: no med ( 5)
d9..d8 Protuberance first thing every
wk. ( 4)
e7..e6 This tee-off belonging to him
( 3)
Previous issue’s Puzzle—”if you’re So Smart”
W H a.
YA
b.
RE
c.
YO
d.
UW
e.
AS
f.
TI
g.
NG
h.
SO
i.
MU
j.
CH
k.
TI
l.
ME
m.
ON
n.
CR
o.
YP
p.
TI
q.
CS
r.
f6..f2 The don is multifarious,
embracing girls (and boys)
gone wild ( 8)
g9..f7 Per the BBC: Hyde Park in
darkness ( 4)
i1..g2 Shmo runs resistance units ( 4)
i3..h3 Ned performing abysmally
where Daniel shone ( 3)
i4..h9 Mish mash by Mies wobbles ( 8)
i9..g7 Sotheby’s bid by partner of
Wynken and Blynken ( 3)
THAWS—“what’s” anagram a.
NASTY—NAST (“old political b.
cartoonist”) + Y (“Yes”)
ENTER—double definition c.
STONY—“Tony’s” anagram d.
UNSEW—hidden in “Howe’s e.
number” and reversed (“using the
mirror”)
SATAN—“Santa” anagram f.
TAINT—double definition g.
GENTS—AGENTS (“Insurance h.
reps”) – A (“losing their leader”)
STONE—double definition i.
UNMET—UN (“a Spanish”) + MET j.
(“ballplayer in Queens”)
NATCH—“chant” anagram k.
STEIN—EIN (“a German”) and l.
ST(“saint”) switched (“Quite the
other way around”)
STEAM—“meats” anagram m.
NONET—double definition (“zero n.
earnings” = NO NET)
ACRES—“scare” anagram o.
PESTY—“types” anagram p.
ANTIS—“saint” anagram q.
SCANT—SC (“Palmetto State”) + r.
ANT (“insect”)
TAINT g.
GENTS h.
STONE i.
UNMET j.
NATCH k.
STEIN l.
STEAM m.
NONET n.
ACRES o.
PESTY p.
ANTIS q.
SCANT r.
TI ____→ TI
GN ____→ NG
SO ____→ SO
UM ____→ MU
CH ____→ CH
TI ____→ TI
EM ____→ ME
NO ____→ ON
CR ____→ CR
PY ____→ YP
TI ____→ TI
SC ____→ CS
HolE CARDS
THAWS H W _ _ _ _ a. → WH
NASTY AY _ _ _ _ b. → YA
EN TER ER _ _ _ _ c. → RE
STON Y OY _ _ _ _ d. → YO
UNSEW UW _ _ _ _ e. → UW
SATAN SA _ _ _ _ f. → AS
Solvers
Dean Apps, Karl Baker, Steven Barclay,
Andrew Buckley, Bob Camp, Bob
Campbell, Lois Abel Cappellano, Todd
Dashoff, Mark Daulby, Jess Feinman,
Tim Fitzgibbons, Elliott Goldstick,
Edgar Goral, George Green, Rich Harder,
Jason Helbraun, Pete Hepokoski, Ruth
Howald, Paul Ivanovskis, Dennis
Jacobs, Brian Klimek, Eric Klis, Louis
Lana, Philip Lew, Denis Loring, Lee
Michelson, Brett Miller, Jim Muza, Anil
Narale, Ray Niswander, Alan Putney,
Debbie Rosenberg, Lou Scarim, Stuart
Schulman, Bill Scott, Bob Share, Warren
Silberstein, Glen Stark, Tim Swankey,
Betsy Uzzell, Arlene Woodruff, Arthur
Zaremba, Frank Zaret
TOM TOCE is a senior manager for
actuarial services with Ernst & Young in
New York.
