Puzzle No. 1249 Puzzle No. 1249
This puzzle originally appeared in the May 13, 1968, issue.
Apr 28, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 771 Puzzle No. 771
This puzzle originally appeared in the May 10, 1958, issue.
Apr 22, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 1295 Puzzle No. 1295
ACROSS 1 In entrances, one gets left with fencing, perhaps. (6,5) 9 It might be a liquid container in Delancy Street. (4) 10 and 28 One needs a little space to push aside part of the house. (5,4) 11 See 15 across 12 Nathan Bedford, perhaps, and how he used his pallet. (7) 13 See 7 down 15 and 11 One might be 31 with it, but the left hands aren't necessarily boney. (8,4) 16 A number might require backing, and it's about time! (6) 18 Did something associated with love and honor? (6) 21 A whale of a story! (4-4) 24 Artists in the cabinet, perhaps. (7) 26 The fine points of military duty. (7) 28 See 10 29 and 17 down To bring things up, such as "What Linemen Are Supposed to Do"? (5,3,6) 30 See 25 down 31 The pitch might be foul! (11) DOWN 2 Without pretense, a relative confusion at the big meeting? (9) 3 Too much of the type with a physical disorder? (7) 4 One might be all wrapped up in the head of 28 and half of 18. (4) 5 Studied intensively about us, with the force available. (7) 6 One the track of a snake? (5) 7 and 13 across How a fisherman or shepherd makes his living, one way or another? (2,4,2,5) 8 About a speck a long way off? (6) 14 One is bound to be on the other side. (5) 17 See 29 across 19 Legal argument pushed by many? (6) 20 One might find such things last. (7) 22 One might legally do it to his own car, but not someone else's. (5,2) 23 They have their points as South American money-makers. (6) 25 and 30 In two words, what George Wither hoped to find, or just females collectively? (9) 27 Barbarian New York, the morning after! (4) This puzzle originally appeared in the April 28, 1969, issue.
Apr 16, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 260 Puzzle No. 260
This puzzle originally appeared in the May 1, 1948, issue.
Apr 14, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 2239 Puzzle No. 2239
This puzzle originally appeared in the April 24, 1989, issue.
Apr 7, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 1771 Puzzle No. 1771
Puzzle published in the April 19, 2010 issue of The Nation.
Mar 31, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 816 Puzzle No. 816
This puzzle originally appeared in the April 18, 1959, issue.
Mar 17, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 308 Puzzle No. 308
ACROSS 1 Bars weren't able to hold her back, but the place you bought this from obviously does! (5,6) 9 Furnishing something for one's extremity. (8) 10 Jackson, for example, was a sort of 18. (6) 11 Heels. (7) 12 This sort of trade is on horseback. (7) 14 Didn't go supported. (6) 15 This might test your resistance. (8) 17 Is such a statement made when one cleans up? (8) 20 Associated. (6) 22 See 13 24 England was in 1664. (7) 26 In the eye, or near it. (6) 27 Think hard for this! (8) 28 Such handiwork should be found in the North, if one considers the compass. (6-5) DOWN 2 A Percy, the original in fact. (9) 3 Terror did once, in greed as well. (7) 4 Goads horses. (4) 5 Ran in most peculiarly to what a modest person seldom overlooks. (7) 6 1, 2 and 3 are in this class. (5) 7 So is the gate, and narrow is the way. (6) 8 Busy with what sounds like an award. (6) 13 and 22 Fellow-Red, perhaps. (5,7) 16 To impart knowledge to a sort of 18 and 50 (changing a compass heading). (9) 18 Wander in confusion. (6) 19 Sherbet on top, ground under. (7) 20 The ballet implies rapid movement. (7) 21 They start off Even-Steven. (6) 23 Israel lost one once. (5) 25 A wise one is sometimes a fool. (4)
Mar 10, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 2236 Puzzle No. 2236
ACROSS 1 One can get a rise out of this, but to a degree a ruler gets what one might take in a hurry. (6,6) 10 It could be the worker to carry what looks like an aardvark. (3,4) 11 and 4 down Red-head? (7,9) 12 State the responsibility of Mario! (5) 13 Do they get paid regularly in auntie's establishment? (9) 14 Sends on the receipts--even if they don't go over the water. (10) 16 "Turnpike" might describe it, if you take military cover. (4) 18 The Walrus and the Carpenter had to give a hand to this. (4) 20 What the "spy in the sky" is supposed to be doing? Or one like Simon Legree? (10) 23 Getting along socially? That's where a butterfly might help! (2,3,4) 25 Ishmael's mother, with a garland to show her off. (5) 26 Everything in a wild ride describes one who fools around! (7) 27 Early lutanist and composer of "The Wise Old Owl and Me." (7) 28 Where we sent mail to GIs, to add to the dental trouble caused by drug handlers. (12) DOWN 2 A female singer on a get-together in Pennsylvania. (7) 3 Igloo? (3,5) 4 See 11 across 5 The founder of a Turkish dynasty--one of Morocco's many. (5) 6 Sounds like Little Richard more than once found a little antelope! (3-3) 7 Part of the area Liz established, as one might find out. (7) 8 When amateur ornithologists do, it's because one is spotted, according to a signal from the camera operator. (5,3,5) 9 Somewhat dated description for one of "two on the aisle." (8,5) 15 Unnaturally rapid, came to help in an emergency, perhaps. (9) 17 This location in Pakistan is in bad shape, with the fighting going on! (8) 19 Tom on one of the Swiss hills, with a tree here. (7) 21 One wouldn't thank you for showing where to start the fire! (7) 22 In Rome, perhaps, or in Spain you might have found such a sheep originally. (6) 24 The merit of a wild throw? (5)
Mar 3, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Puzzle No. 1766 Puzzle No. 1766
This puzzle appeared in the March 15, 2010 edition of The Nation.
Feb 24, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis