The Atlantic Puzzler

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

Answers to the May

P n 7 71 p r

“MEN OF ART”

Unclued entries are Arthur’s men, knights of the Round Table.

Across. 1. SHAW (homophone of pshaw) 6. WA(TAPE)S 12. TO(P[GO]A)T 13. DE-VA 14. ROOi.SiTS 16. HAWSER (anag.) 18. PLAUDIT (anag.) 19. SORE (homophone) 20. B-REED 23. SIN-G 24. S-LINGER 27. POST (double def.) 29. TW(0-B)IT 31. CAR-C-ASS 32. ELAN(d) 33. PETUNIA (anag.) 34. RE(MAN)DS 35. FUN-D Down. 1. S(TROLL)S 2. HOOK-A-H 3. A-POD 4. POTHER-B (oils) 5. BASAL-T7. A-PO(ST)LE 8. TERESA (anag.) 9. PERIODIC (anag.) 10. EVEN (double def.) 11. SAD(IS)-T 15. AC-CENT 17. BU(ll)SKIN 21. RE(POS)ED (rev.) 22. DICTATE (anag.) 24. SPACER (anag.) 25. ORIGEN (anag.) 26. MARTiN(i) 28. PALE (double def.) 30. MEN-(b)U(s)

BREAKING IN

When two words cross in a puzzle, their common square naturally contains a letter belonging to each word. But in this puzzle, there are 36 instances (marked with circles) in which the letter in such a square belongs to only one of the two words; in the other word it is an intruder. These circled letters, starting in the square numbered 2 and reading left to right, form a 6-word quote and its author. Lengths of answers (which include three proper nouns) have been withheld. Punctuation may be used deceptively.

The solution to last month’s Puzzler appears on page 102.

Apes having mixed vegetables Reverse time in actual future

Using stratagem, punishes by taking money to confess

Riders dead and gone

Check for cable’s limits, and strengthen

Advantage of seer pronounced A coif’s terrible flop

Street full of needy driven back with soldiers

Sale about to follow

Stetson’s forbear? The original is

OK

Contract little spots in the ear Fertilizer for fruit tree $1000 in vegetable produce

ACROSS

1.Associate haziness with fortune teller

6. Request quiet on field

10. Ultimately becoming rude, trite pest

12. Stand in shower, holding letter

13. Commotion concerning worship

14. Study pipe’s partly hollowed stem

15. Tilt and roll

17. Scottish county instrument

19. Hurry back—rye’s spilled in kids’ room

21. Cleverly amused monster

22. Decides starting score?

24. Workshop starts with feminine excess weight

27. No man’s land

28. Payment includes fifty in kitty

29. Grabbing some brew, rest in grogshop

30. Holler “Bee,” tossing flower

31. Season’s last out

32. Government workers sat around Latin king’s back

DOWN

1. Siegfried’s finale in Ring Cycle

2. Defense’s question again?

3. People having American food served

4. Deck of cards missing a run

5. Embarrassed after social gathering, began to cry

Note: The instructions above are the special instructions for this month’s puzzle. It is assumed that you know how to decipher clues. For a complete introduction to clue-solving, write to The Atlantic Reprint Department, enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope.