CHECK OUT THE BIG BRAIN ON BILL!Up from the Presidential Record Books
One might therefore deduce than many of the trick clues pertain to US presidents. Right?
Except right below the title, there's this little paragraph, which in itself is very unusual..
"Former President Bill Clinton, whose presidential library opened in Little Rock on Nov18, is a regular crossword solver. He pretested this puzzle for us, finishing it in "less than an hour." ( How does your time compare?) His completed solution grid will be shown next week.."
Now for the barf alert.. In addition, there are several squares in the puzzle that have circles inside them, which means a tick or hidden extra message inside the puzzler. To my "surprise",when completed, it spells out "William Jefferson Clinton" in a semi-circle in the middle of the puzzle block.
The Sunday Times puzzle is usually quite difficult. I usually manage to complete it over the course of the weekend, working a few minutes at a time..and I do it in pen. This one was a piece of cake, a gift, a laydown..it took me 34 minutes..
So even the puzzle editor of the NY Times is in the tank for Bubba..
BTW, there's one clue, and answer, which, inadvertently, is a hoot..
Clue: 22 Across: Theodore Roosevelt, who was never known as the modest type, is the only US president ever to give an inaugural address...
Answer: "without saying the word 'I' "
And before you even ask, there are NO clues, or answers, pertaining to "Lewinski", "stain" "dress" "impeachment" or "liar"
Note: If anyone is interested, I believe you can download the puzzle off the NY Times Website.. If someone wants to do that, they can post a link...
FYI..
he's soooo smart!
Riiiiiiiiight.
CHECK OUT THE BIG BRAIN ON BILL! It depends on whether the meaning of the word is is one of the clues.
Bill finished it in under an hour? Oh, how precious!
Are there witnesses?
9 letter word for Clinton's legacy
bodycount
Help Ms. Broaddrick find a 6-letter word for "Sexual assaulter"
R _ _ _ S T
Across
2 this animal says quack
5 cook in this
6 you have 5 of these on each hand
8 what you do with food
Down
1 this takes children to school
3 open this to go in a room
4 this grows on your head
7 this is part of your body that you use to see
This does not surprise me. Be sure to let them know you beat the Icky One by solving it in 34 minutes since they did ask how your time compares (since they said "less than an hour" not "just over a half hour", you know you did indeed beat the "smart" creep).
Good grief, the reverence for that vile creature is unbelievable.
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I downloaded the puzzle and found the oddest thing. The upright columns were all bent to the left.
Now you went and ruined the puzzle for me - I don't get it until next week........my papers run the NYT puzzle a week late.
I wondered why the cross word puzzles were now sized to solve in crayon.
Wow. Clinton and Limbaugh have something in common.
What kind of "Shortz" does Bubba now wear?
(4 letters)