Words: 14
Average Length: 5.29
1 Across was the seed. Had I been thinking, I would have tried for some grid art. As it is, turning the puzzle upside down sort of gets the idea across.
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Filling Up On Raisins
Category: Mini
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Entertaining Women
Words: 18
Average Length: 4.89
Originally this was going to be the first of two minis – Entertaining Women and Entertaining Men. But when I constructed “Entertaining Men,” it morphed into a full-sized puzzle (under a different title: “Backstreet genius”). Come back in late June (and several times before then!) to solve it. Meanwhile, enjoy this mini, perhaps with a glass of 15 Across.
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Kvetchy Molluscs
Words: 18
Average Length: 5.00
Thinking about shellfish the other day – as we all do, I’m sure, though it’s common to clam up when asked about it – the answer/clue that’s now 1 Across came to mind. (I liked the pun so much I made it the title of the puzzle.) Alas, there are no pearls (of wisdom or otherwise) in this grid, but it should make for a tasty, bite-sized solve nonetheless.
Words: 10
Average Length: 4.80
1 Across and 1 Down were the seeds, not surprisingly, but I also enjoyed putting 3 Down and 4 Down next to each other. Now that would be a mind-blowing show! 7 Across is terrible fill, but I figured I’d include it after realizing that rearranging the letters as the clue suggests would fit with the trattoria theme.
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More Greek Letter Puns
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Pi Upsilon Nus
Words: 16 (7×7)
Average Length: 4.88
The puns at 1 Across and 14 Across popped into my head as soon as I started to ponder this week’s mini. Not being one to ignore inspiration, here’s the result.
Words: 18 (7×7)
Average Length: 5.00
7 Across and 13 Across were the seeds for this mini – and the title, as those of you who are algebraically inclined will figure out, is the product of the seeds.
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Prisms and Primates
1 Across was the seed for this puzzle. I wasn’t sure about including 12 Across because he isn’t so well-known as he should be. As the clue indicates, this is someone who should be considered a giant of the 20th century, whether you agree with his politics or not. (He was caught up in the persecution of artists by HUAC and had been an outspoken supporter of the Soviet Union.) Check out his Wikipedia entry.
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Haze and Rain
Words: 10 (5×5)
Average Length: 5.0
Here’s the second of my late-night-in-the-Hong-Kong-airport puzzles. This one should play smooth and easy (I hope), just like the Glenmorangie I had at the airport bar.
This revised version has a corrected clue for 7 Across.
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