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Contents | October 2003

More Puzzlers from The Atlantic Monthly.


The Atlantic Monthly | October 2003
 
The Puzzler
The September 2003 Puzzler Solution

"Spoonerfest"

by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
 
.....
 
The September Puzzler Solution

Spoonerized definitions are shown in italics after the corresponding clue notes.

Across. 1. junk + mail 6. bolo (beau low homophone) 9. (s)urge on 10. n + eaten; do a chore at home 11. saga + city 14. (w)ho + osier 15. lois lane (anag.) 16. stab (rev.); stick with a dagger 19. phoebe (fee be homophone) 21. tae bo (anag.) 22. dust (anag.); kind of mop 25. pr + is + tine 27. heroics (anag.); high deeds 28. n(oteb)ook (to be anag.) 29. r + usted 30. toenail (anag.) 31. me(ad)ow 32. peephole (anag.); a spot to peek Down. 1. mus(cl)e 2. or + a + tory; rousing declamation 3. keats (hidden) 4. lockjaw (anag.) 5. into + ned 6. lass(o)es; snares with loops 7. b + ere + t; floppy cap 8. runway (anag.) 12. ti + d(e)rip 13. mister + m 17. t(or)onto; cold city 18. bar(cod)e 19. buss + top; spot for Greyhounds 20. t(info)il (lit rev.) 21. key(boa) + rd 23. heck + le; pester with jeers 24. segue (hidden) 26. tenth (hidden); part of a whole


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The Atlantic Monthly; October 2003; The Puzzler Solution; Volume 292, No. 3; 158.


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