Jan 09 Answers
Joker, Kapry Korn, Lirath, Billy the Kid, LeXman
KU-1.
1. soldier, Dolores del Rio
2. Detroit, dottier
3. OURS
4. Rh-negative, in the grave
5. inspectorate, expectorate
6. London derriere, "Londonderry Air"; arse, coarse
7. perch, heron; Percheon
8. arouse, Eurasia; arouse, yea-sayer
9. lipper, ripple
10. antimony, Antony
11. doll arrived (dollar rived)
12. toneyer (ton eyer)
13. censor knockers
14. OURS
15. glazier, glacier; glazier, lazier
16. music? "Hi"
17. Daltonism, LaDainian Tomlinson
18. En. "I am
19. OURS
20. ho(meow)ner
21. pang, loss; Pangloss
22. creamer cam
23. laughed, left, lift
24. endless roe, Nesselrode
25. bay leaves, Baileys
26. hockey, hot key
27. harmless, armless
28. half-mnestic, The Financial Times
29. scalloped, collapsed
30. Stephen Crane's chapter
31. OURS
32. history (H is T or Y)
33. anti-spirochaete, actinotherapies
34. reinde(x)er
35. OURS
36. impatience, misshapen
37. Man U alb, lend (manual blend)
38. curates, tartar sauce
39. IHOP, Hopi
40. martini; art, mini - mart(ini)
41. Detroit, dottier
42. as if a lizard. Ari; Asif Ali Zadari
43. (illi)quid
44. Daimler, Rear Admiral
45. Snapple, pen pals
46. estimates, steamiest
47. dragonfly, fly in drag
48. no smoking, cars, narking, cosmos
49. apres-ski, press kit
50. OURS
51. partisan, Parisian
52. OURS
53. ingrate, entertaining, giant anteater
54. quizzical, whimsical
55. OURS
56. a win, grand...a payer (a wing and a prayer)
57. harshest, thrashes
58. "pi" cab, I gun it; "e" (pica big unite)
59. Cordelia's, Cadillac Records
60. OURS
61. dragonet, dragnet
62. meat, meet; meat, me at
63. OURS
64. posteriad, Portia de Rossi, trap-door spider
65. magnificent, gentamicin, enigmatic, magnetic
66. women, bulled; Wimbledon
67. anemia (an E MIA)
68. OURS
69. the barmaids on Cheers
70. melamine
71. Nat King Cole
F-1. THBSCN
HNKTNK
BKPRSS
STRDLT
CNSLND
NKSTDM
F-2. S
TRK
VRGNH
TNRNDLL
DNCSTLLNT
F-3. NEWYEAR
ENREGLE
WRIGGLE
YEGGMEN
EGGMENT
ALLENDE
REENTER
F-4. EVITA
PLINY
MEDIC
AUREI
SEDER
F-5. A. MGCSQR B. GMBLNG C. DRMMNG
GNRLZD MGCSQR RSGNTN
CRDGMS BCKTST MGCSQR
SLGFST LSTRTS MNSTRL
QZMSTR NQSTNL NTQRNS
RDSTRT GRTSLS GNRLST
D. SLMMRS E. DSCLMR F. PRCTCM
LXNGTN STRTGC RSSRNG
MNRCHC CRTRCK CSMRMC
MGCSQR LTRLST TRRNTS
RTHQKS MGCSQR CNMTHQ
SNCRST RCKTRS MGCSQR
*note - in B-5 both inquisitional and inquisitorial fit the definition and are acceptable dictionary entries. Since the difference is where it crosses itself, we assume either works.
F-6. E
RNM
HOSEA
HOMERUN
DOLERITIC
CITYOFTHEBIGSHOULDERS
PUERPERAL
ANTBEAR
THERM
OAS
R
F-7. C
BLJ
CRLNS
THTMPST
THWNTRSTL
TRLSNDCRSSD
X-1. Being frustrated is disagreeable but the real disasters in life begin when you get what you want. Irving Kristol
X-2. We all do "do, re, mi," but you have got to find the other notes yourself. L. Armstrong
X-3. PIZZAZZ FOMENT
A E M O I O O
TETRAGONS ULNAS
R A Z M H R I E
INSPIRE WINGMAN
O N D I E P I
TOBAGO FARRAGO
I A P E C R
CALYPSO VICTIM
A L R L O N O
LIONIZE FASCISM
L O M M F T D E
YENTA IMITATION
E T C C L O T
ADDERS EOLITHS
1. ADDERS 16. NONIMPACT
2. AMAZING 17. OFFICE
3. BALLOONED 18. PATRIOTICALLY
4. CALYPSO 19. PIZZAZZ
5. EOLITHS 20. POLEMICS
6. FARRAGO 21. PRIMATE
7. FASCISM 22. SENIOR MOMENTS
8. FISHWIFE 23. TETRAGONS
9. FOMENT 24. TOBAGO
10. IDIOT 25. ULNAS
11. IMITATION 26. VICTIM
12. INSPIRE 27. WINGMAN
13. INSTALL 28. YENTA
14. LIONIZE 29. ZETAS
15. MOURNER 30. ZOOMED
X-4. THOLE
HERON
INGOT
ERASE
FINER
X-5. The wise make proverbs and fools repeat them. Isaac D'Israeli
X-6. Materialists and madmen never have doubts. G. K. Chesterton
X-7. When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands. George Carlin
X-8. Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost. Harold C. Schonberg
X-9. INSTANCESSIESTA
LWTBRAUNDERWENT
LOADCBEARGOOGOL
SKYHOOKCAONAASA
AEIORBITBASKETS
INNERODDCHMICRO
RLGSOARACTSNAIL
SIPESERSTEPOLLS
INURELLTHEESISA
TOTESSTORYDUFUS
PLEATEDWEANSONH
EEFRHAOOIMPARTS
PULLUPOMNIOSNIT
SMOLDEREDNOHIEA
INESSEINFORMANT
The central portion of the grid spells out "Odd characters tell the story." Colonel Mustard's corner spells "I saw black hair." Miss Scarlet's corner spells "I saw no glasses." Professor Peter Plum's corner spells "No hat on the rat." Inspector Brown's corner spells "Peter Plum lies." Therefore, the culprit has black hair, no glasses and a hat. Prince Philippe Azure is guilty.
Across Down
1. INSTANCES 1. ILLS
6. SIESTA 2. STAYING PUT
11. BRA 3. ARCO
12. UNDERWENT 4. NABOB
16. LOAD 5. ENACT
17. BEAR 7. IRONS
18. GOOGOL 8. SEGA
19. SKYHOOK 9. ATLAS
23. ORBIT 10. WOKEN
24. BASKETS 13. DRAB
25. INNER 14. EGO
27. MICRO 15. NOSTRILS
30. SNAIL 20. HOES
31. SIPES 21. AKIN
32. POLLS 22. AIRS
34. INURE 26. ROSE
37. TOTES 28. CALIFORNIA
38. DUFUS 29. LINOLEUM
40. PLEATED 30. SPED
43. WEANS 33. SASH
47. IMPARTS 35. REAR
50. PULL-UP 36. SUSA
51. OMNI 39. UNTIE
52. SNIT 40. PEPSI
53. SMOLDERED 41. THUDS
54. NOH 42. DOOR
55. IN ESSE 43. WOMEN
56. INFORMANT 44. AMINO
45. FLOE
46. APE
48. POOR
49. STAT
C-1. Why is it that a cereal called Grape Nuts includes neither grapes nor nuts in its ingredient list?
C-2. Englishman's comment after exciting day at Plaza de Toros in Madrid: "Never have so many ole'd so much to so few."
C-3. Guy swaps hemp patch (re bum pain) for drummer cows to add to unco combo. A herd in the band is worth boo in the tush.
C-4. Amazing new diet : eat all the doughnuts, fries, chips, pies you want - just make them yourself from scratch.
C-5. Seldom used hobo glyph: four lines in diagonally struck-through circle signifies chalk shortage.
C-6. Wakeful horse whistled hoarse warning whinny when wicked wintry winds worsened weather woes.
C-7. Kobe ryokan host forbade gaijin entry, got hefty fine levy. Angry owner bows low, admits guest.