Saturday, February 8, 2020

Saturday, February 8, 2020 — Cox & Rathvon (Preliminary Post)

Introduction

Here is today's puzzle from Cox & Rathvon.

I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.

Signing off for the moment — Falcon
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9 comments:

  1. PeterFebruary 8, 2020 at 8:26 AM

    Good morning,

    Loved it. Most enjoyable offering from C & R today. Have a good weekend!

    Peter

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  2. HenryFebruary 8, 2020 at 10:30 AM

    Happy Day of Love and Affection to all! No difficulty in ascertaining the theme today, even though it is close to being a week away.
    But maybe C&R are asking us to be cautious with 16d and 8d as follows ups after an affair?
    Last one in was 21d mostly because I started at the top and ended at the bottom. And favourite? Who could argue with 16a?
    Solution will be posted later.
    And thanks for the posting, Falcon!
    Henry

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  3. SalFebruary 8, 2020 at 3:19 PM

    And 4d, 6d and 7d harken back to 1929!
    Chuckled at 4d.
    Quite enjoyable.
    Thanks all.

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  4. Sydney PrestonFebruary 8, 2020 at 3:24 PM

    Whenever I see "at first," I know I am going to have a problem. And it's no different today. It's the only clue I cannot get even though I seem to have all but two of the boxes filled in. Feel so stupid!

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    1. PeterFebruary 8, 2020 at 4:08 PM

      Hi Sydney,

      Are you referring to 5d? If so, you need a five letter word for a red-breasted bird (one whose return heralds the beginning of spring time in Ontario) plus the first letter of gravy to get a word that means "dressing".

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  5. Sydney PrestonFebruary 8, 2020 at 4:53 PM

    Oh, for gosh sakes. Thanks Peter. Now I really DO feel stupid.

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  6. PeterFebruary 9, 2020 at 1:45 PM

    Not sure what happened to Henry. Here's my attempt at the solution:


    9a ROME/O City where you’ll see Italians + O (symbol for hug)
    10a A/DO/RATION a + party + share
    11a WED/DIN/G we’d + noise + G
    12a INSIGHT anagram of sign hit
    13a END(EAR)ING ending including ear (something corny)
    15a O/MEGA o (love) + anagram of game
    16a ST VALENTINES DAY anagram of evidently Satan’s
    19a PARES sounds like pairs
    20a B(LUSTER)ED the sack containing lecher
    23a RAIMENT r + anagram of mate in
    24a DAR(L)ING brave containing first letter of liaison
    26a T(ENDER)EST one closing inside trial
    27a EXTRA hidden word sEX TRAvesty

    1d B(ROWS)E aisles inside take place
    2d A(MI)D roman numerals inside ad
    3d LO/LIT/A behold + literature + a
    4d GANG/LION mob + cat
    5d ROBIN/G bird + first letter of gravy
    6d CAP(ST)ONE Capone arount street
    7d RINGLEADER anagram of in large red
    8d UNSTEADY anagram of day’s tune
    14d DIVERS/IONS scuba users + charged items
    16d SEP/A/RATE September + a + judge
    17d LI(STEN)ED told tales around profits backwards
    18d I(NUN)DATE I + sister + determine the time of
    20d BUTTER double definition
    21d THROES sounds like throws (projects)
    22d DOG/MAS closely follow + mother’s
    25d IOTA hidden word idIOT Admits



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    1. HenryFebruary 9, 2020 at 6:58 PM

      I was out of town for most of the week-end, and was just about to type up the solution - I guess now I won't have to!

      How about we call this puzzle "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre". I know Falcon doesn't like to have solutions appear blatantly in the title, but maybe this week he'll cut us some slack with the references to gangsters this week (4d, 7d, and maybe Italians 9a),
      If (just in case) anybody wants to see a more detailed solution, just, post a note. Otherwise, thanks Peter!

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    2. HenryFebruary 11, 2020 at 3:58 PM

      Or...
      "The Valentine's Day Massacre"

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