Answers to the June Puzzler July/August 2004 ATLANTIC MAGAZINE

“Graphic Arts”

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

The PAINTBOX letters stand in for Greek letters spelled out. For example, one of the PAINTBOXpairs below is linked thus: ideALPHAse. Across. 1. BROGUE (double def.) 5. B(R)AWLS 8. RAVE + N 9. YEOMAN (anag.) 11. B + A + SALT 12. RA(TIF)Y (fit rev.) 13. L(IT)TLE (tell anag.) 14. AN + ON 16. USER (anag.) 21. RAPT (homophone) 24. HE + AD 25. TR(A)UMA(n) 26. FRES + NO (rev.) 28. GOT + HAM 30. SKIE(R)S 31. IN + CUR 32. TROLLS (double def.) 33. PAS + HAS Down. 1. BR(I + A)R 2. RA(DIA)NT 3. U(N)SAFE (a fuse anag.) 4. E + YES 5. BECA(L)ME + D 6. ROLL + ICK 7. SUN + DE(R)ED 10. NOB + LE 11. BI(N)G 14. AIRTIGHT (anag.) 15. SE + NATO(R)'S 18. RE(MOD)EL 19. T + HEM 20. MAN + AGUA 22. (V)ARIES 23. AR(A + B)IA 27. O + D(O)R'S 29. H + ASP Paintbox. a. C + LIO (oil rev.); T(AL)ON b. WAL + NUTS (rev.) c. ABBE (anag.); TANG + O d. STAUNCH (hidden) e. I + DEAL; P + HAS + E f. P(A + CH)INKO g. GENOMIC (anag.); RON + DO h. OVER(HO)T