Saturday, May 24, 2014 — Playing Catch Up

Note: This entry was posted on May 30, 2014 but backdated to maintain sequence.

Introduction

Freshly back from vacation, I am attempting to tie up a few loose ends. Here is the puzzle from Cox & Rathvon for May 24, 2014.

Solution to Today's Puzzle

I would like to thank Henry Jablonski for supplying a solution to the puzzle. Here is the solution which he posted — incorporating his subsequent revision — in comments attached to the Monday, May 26, 2014 blog entry.

For those looking for the solution to Saturday May 24, 2014, here is what I came up with - no guarantees they are right!

Across
1 APROPOS
5 SAVAGED
9 MEPHISTOPHELEAN
10 NONPAREIL
11 YALTA
12 SEDGE
13 FRAGRANCE
15 FORMALIST
17 PUMAS
19 LIVID
21 ATHEISTIC
24 WIND INSTRUMENTS
25 ROSETTE
26 HENNERY

Down
1 AMMAN
2 REPINED
3 PRIMAVERA
4 SATIE
5 SUPPLIANT
6 VEERY
7 GREMLIN
8 DUNGAREES
12 SAFFLOWER
13 FRICASSEE
14 REPAIRMAN
16 RAVINES
18 MATINEE
20 DRIFT
22 HARSH
23 CASEY

Signing off, Henry - a loyal Nat Post Cryptic Blog follower!

A kind soul also sent me a PDF file of the puzzle on the day it was published. However, I had neither the time nor the tools to post it to the blog. Either an Adroid tablet lacks the capabilities of a proper computer or I lack the skills needed to make it perform as one!

Signing off for today — Falcon