Answers to the October Puzzler
November 2002 Atlantic Monthly
by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
"Wisecracks"
In the diagram EGGs hatch into birds. Across. 1. B + ASH 5. ARPEGGIO (anag.) 11. E(G)GAR(rage rev.) 12. N + IN + A 13. WINN(I + PEG + G)ER 15. PAC(k)ERS 17. ONLINE + SS 19. WEE + PS 20. HYDRATE (anag.) 23. P + AVES 25. E(LATE)RS 27. RIG + ID 30. R(OS + EB)USH(be so rev.) 31. COARSE (homophone) 32. EGG(LE + ST)ON 33. LEA + P 34. MILLIE + ME 35. D + REGGIE + ST 36. ODER (homophone) Down. 1. B(OWL)EGGED 2. ARIANES (anag.) 3. S + INGLE 4. HONE + G + GER 5. A(LIEN)S 6. PARIS + H 7. RO + BARDS 8. W + INESAP(peas in anag.) 9. IN + ER + T 10. (s)OARS 14. C(ED)AR 16. CORREGG(I)O (grocer goanag.) 18. HE + I + DE(G + G)ER 21. YE(A + S)T 22. RA(TATA)T 23. PER(SIS)T 24. L + IS + SOME 26. SOPH + IE 27. REMELT (hidden) 28. G + USTED 29. P(OS)ER 31. (S)COLD
