Answers to the December Puzzler
January 2002 Atlantic Monthly
by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
"Presents"
Across. 1. wi(n)dow 5. egoism (hidden) 10. ma(xi)ma 13. pu + Ma (rev.) 15. peor(i)a (opera anag.) 18. re + t + old 23. d + ale 26. b(y)road 27. tedium (anag.) 28. cedars (homophone) Down. 1. wra + pup (raw anag.) 2. impose (anag.) 3. da(is)y 4. o + x + l(i)p 6. garb (rev.) 7. il + l(us)ion 8. slam (double def.) 9. mo(ra)ss 11. met(e)oric (to crime anag.) 12. blazonry (anag.) 13. pit + t 14. h(omel)and 16. rite (homophone) 17. indic + t 19. l(o)iter 20. diners (anag.) 21. throe (homophone) 22. as + sad 24. alo(n)e 25. zebu (hidden) Presents. a. tergiversate (anag.) b. po(stag)e's c. he + re + tics d. nathan detroi + t (a no-hitter and anag.) e. don + a + tell + o f. i(m + mig) + rant g. plebiscites (anag.) h. c(on)t + ender i. april showers (anag.) j. s + no-W in
