Crossword #17: Ars Poetica
With the publication today of this crossword, I’ve almost met my puzzle-every-two-months goal. I’m about a week late. Rather than suing me for breach of contract, why not grab a light, fruity summer beer (a Leinenkugel’s, perhaps) and a sharp pencil? Unless you are at work, of course. In that case you’d best make it a six-pack.
Mea culpa
A day or two before a new puzzle hits my blog, I generally send it to a handful of people whom I consider to be among my more faithful puzzle-doers. I do this primarily because I am eager to get it out. Secondarily, I know that I will be informed of any egregious errors. It really isn’t my intention to sign them up as proofreaders and unpaid labor. I just hope to hear “I enjoyed it” from them, and I’m looking forward to one day hearing “it’s error-free and darn near perfect.”
I send to a “bcc” list so solvers aren’t exposed to spoilers. This time I screwed up and used a “cc” list and there were spoilers. Entirely my fault. (I do appreciate the feedback I received. Thanks go out to George, Martin, Carl, Paul and Bob. Each made valuable comments. I cleaned up some clues in response to their feedback and I used the title “Ars Poetica” suggested by Bob.)
To get the sour taste of my foul-up out of my mouth, I won’t wait two months before publishing another puzzle. I have a fun theme in mind. You will see it soon, I hope. (Before that—within a week—I’ll publish the solution to this one along with a self-flagellating account of its imperfections.)
You know the drill:
| Download the puzzle |
| PDF copy to print |
| Puzzle file for AcrossLite[1] |
| Solve online at XwordInfo.com |
The solution to this puzzle was published on Wednesday, July 20.
| DATE | TITLE |
| 04/24/2020 | #k1: Meadow’s First! |
| 04/20/2020 | #24: Roadside Attractions? |
| 02/20/2020 | #23: World’s Smallest! |
| 06/20/2018 | #22: Northern Dialect |
| 01/30/2018 | #21: Special Editions |
| 10/10/2017 | #20: Saints We’d Like to See |
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Notes
- The Across Lite program can be downloaded for free at Litsoft.com and runs on Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X. I can recommend it unreservedly. It is easy to install and use, and is free of any of the malware garbage that commonly plagues freeware. [^]
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