Holy crap meat. Life has just taken a 90 degree turn. Within a period of three weeks. 90 degrees is fine. I always thought things looked kinda cool over there. But, it was a bit of a sharp turn and I'm still smooshed up against the driver's side door. It's all career related...I'm going from being what I was for the last 15 years to doing something that is pretty different. So, I'm looking forward to doing some crosswording tonight - which feels like meditation to me.
Puzzle #42. The theme turned out to be "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus." The main clue was "Part of a famous 1897 editorial." I got it after answering some other clues and it totally came to me...but I have no idea what it is. I was delighted to read the story behind the editorial and to read the editorial.
New vocab words for me:
1 across, "Borrow without intending to repay." CADGE. MW provides "beg" and "sponge" as alternative words. And, the sentence "cadge a free cup of coffee" as an example.
26 down, "Sailor, slangily." GOB.
46 down, "Artist's workplace." ATELIER
Stuff I just didn't know:
42 across, "Swiss river to the Rhine." AAR
65 across, "City NNE of Paris." LILLE
69 across, "Philosopher known as 'the Stoic'." ZENO
Saturday, August 8, 2009
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