Live Charity Event Will Reveal the Magic Behind Making Cryptic Crosswords
Proceeds for the Friday, Feb. 5 Zoom event will benefit The New York Times’s Neediest Cases Fund.
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Feb. 1, 2021
If you’ve always dreamed of learning how to make cryptic crosswords (or to “set” or “compose” them, as our fellow puzzle lovers say in the U.K.), John Halpern, one of Britain’s most prolific and popular cryptic composers, will reveal the magic behind those twisted clues, along with New York Times Crossword editor Will Shortz.
Mr. Halpern will compose a cryptic crossword live, from start to finish, in the virtual event, which takes place Feb. 5 from 7-9 p.m. Eastern. Mr. Shortz will join in, adding commentary on what The New York Times looks for in its cryptics.
Where This Answer Goes
Mike Knobler understands us.
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Jan. 26, 2021
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE The last time we saw the constructor Mike Knobler, he was communicating with us via a secret code, and in this puzzle he is hiding things in his grid, waiting for us to discover them. It’s almost as if Mr. Knobler wants us to really
think to find the answers, and I am here for that.
Tricky Clues
5A. So much to choose from when it comes to “Frequent sights in Road Runner cartoons.” The clues specified a plural, but my first thought was “anvil.” The answer happened to be CACTI.
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The Crossword Stumper
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AMARO is a bittersweet Italian liqueur, which is strongly flavored with botanicals.
The word AMARO means “bitter” in Italian. It is typically made by macerating a mix of herbs, spices, barks, roots and flowers in either a neutral spirit, or a wine. As such, the range of flavors offered by different amari is vast. Some are very sweet, made with citrus peels or honey. Others are medicinal, made with alpine herbs.
AMARO has appeared five times in the New York Times Crossword, most recently in the Thursday, Jan. 21 puzzle by Daniel Mauer.
How It Might Be Clued