The clue is, but I just don’t know when I would swap in the word AREAR. AREAR? That’s worse than answers like ATIPTOE. I tell ya, I’m a little piqued that New York has been giving Illinois a run for the “worst and most venal politicians” title. Probably not the restaurant business, given his poor burger showing on Celebrity Apprentice. I wonder what job is in Rod Blagojevich’s future. She took a job as a restaurant hostess but subsequently landed a radio gig.
Over in the Chicago suburb called Cicero, ex-mayor Betty Loren-Maltese just got out of prison. Gotta pick up the yardage to get the first down and retain possession of the ball. Eventually I worked out LABOR, which I hadn’t realized was a party name in Israel. Speaking of snags,, 5 letters, starting with L? Gotta be LIKUD, right? But I know 5D: is DEREK. PASSÉ! No, that doesn’t work with crossings either. This one snagged me, and it snagged plenty of tournament-goers too. I’d dig in the upper left corner, but I’m pretty sure the DELUXE ALARMS will go off.Ĭoolest entries, clues of note, and other miscellany: Now, I’ve studied the “map” of this puzzle, and I see any number of words but dammit, no hidden treasure. clues THAT HITS X, or “that hits the spot.” Johnny’s on X all the time and goes to raves more than he goes to class.) is JOHNNY ON X, meaning “Johnny on the spot.” (I know why Johnny can’t read. This time, the rebus is unusual-it’s the two-word THE SPOT replaced by the letter X, which plays the part of a mere letter X in the Down crossings. Rarely does a rebus puzzle fall as quickly as a regular crossword. But it wasn’t a “Whoosh! And…done!” sort of puzzle. This was the finals puzzle at last weekend’s Chicago Crossword Tournament.