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{modal href=images/diversions/on_edge_solution.png|opacity=0.25|title=This Month’s Solution}Solution{/modal}On Edge | By Patrick Finegan |
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1 Elmer Fudd entered skills competition? 9 Throw jump specialists 13 Decorative clasp 14 Stew popularized by French-Canadian woodsmen and trappers 17 Rockne opens bread shop? 19 University of California, Chicago and Cincinnati 20 Host state of the 2014 Synchronized Skating Junior World Qualifier 22 __ White, expert on style 23 Insect takes wing at sunrise? 25 2013 pairs world champion garbles Garbo? 26 Tearful emoticon 27 Top co. in pocket calculators 28 Nothing halfway about it 29 Shizuka Arakawa’s Olympic medal stolen? 32 Antimony, periodically 33 For examp. |
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34 Out of stock
35 Inits. of 2014 Eastern Sectional junior ladies bronze medalist 36 3-time US men’s champion and Olympic commentator names suds for Bud? 41 Extra hours at HON Industries? 42 __ Lewis, Narnia chronicler 43 The National Blades and Capitol Steps train there 44 The loudest applause at Junior Worlds in 2009? 46 Flamboyant color combination for Carmen? 47 Self identifier 48 XP precursor 49 Fish pond denizen 51 Inconsistent triple axel for 2010 ladies Olympic silver medalist? 54 Urges firmly 56 Poor loser 58 Initiated a Lutz 59 Gracie’s secret? DOWN
2 Inits. under crown on popular Bavarian beer logo 3 Sphere 4 Endorse check to 19th Century landlord? 5 Debi after her Calgary long program? 6 State univ. just outside Oakland 7 __ Grill; acclaimed gourmet restaurant in St. Moritz 8 Arsonist’s goal? 9 Old man? 10 Sought by many underutilized ball players 11 It chose Sochi 12 5-time US synchro national champion coach joins CBS talk show? 14 Reattach metal sheets 15 How Egyptians get to Sochi? 16 Testamentary assistance from 2-time Olympic ladies champion?
18 Afghan travel advisory? 21 Directs bedside drips 24 Half of CII 30 Smith & Wollensky’s rep? 31 Combo elevator and aileron for aircraft 37 Worship 38 Buys stock 39 The headdress of princesses 40 1992 Olympic ladies silver medalist sets record for 100 m? 45 nini 50 Plastic Band maker 52 Japanese flute 53 Brand promoter 55 Wallet-sized card 57 CSX or UP |
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{modal href=images/diversions/flip_and_squall_solution.png|opacity=0.25|title=This Month’s Solution}Solution{/modal}Flip and Squall | By Patrick Finegan |
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1 White and Davis stunned by long-time coach’s decision to part ways? 12 Energetic throw 13 Ice technician admits cooling error? 15 Eight-note intervals 18 Edge jump 20 5-year NASA mission to observe sun 21 Female vocalist; collaborated with Starsmith on episode of Red Bull Producer 22 Bind with rope 23 Japanese honorific 25 Stagecoach pony’s partner? 27 Encircle 29 Common article 31 Money vendor 32 Air traffic controller 33 Raise sharply 35 Gloria Steinem’s magazine |
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36 USFS region includes SC Boston
37 Famed Soviet jet fighter 38 Sea eagle 39 Parson bird of New Zealand 41 Fri. dress code? 42 Commercial interruption 43 Place for 42 Across 44 Israeli political faction once led by Manachem Begin 46 Line traced during a spiral 47 Frilly fashion accessory 48 Savchenko, to Szalkowy? 49 Conifer prized for its durable wood 51 Skater addicted to edge jumps? 53 IT tsar 54 1986 Sonic Youth album 55 Placed second behind Sarah at the 2002 Winter Olympics 57 Technical abbreviation for latex 59 Alissa’s coach offers hair conditioning product? 62 Swiss two-time men’s world champion (2005-6) 64 Cheap labor 66 Boredom 67 Treacherous ice patch named after 2011 ladies’ world champion? DOWN
1 Difficult night for Rockne Brubaker? 2 21-nation assoc. est. 1961 to promote growth and trade 3 Abbott and Dungjen found it on the boards after practice? 4 Former intelligence unit of the DDR 5 2010 Olympic men’s champ reflects on 2003 US Nationals? 6 Online alternative to text messaging 7 Hey, 5 Down, your car is emitting fumes! 8 Art historian’s undergraduate degree 9 Competitions won by Michelle Kwan during the 1995-96 season 10 Relief expressed after an aneurysm? 11 Sadist’s mantra? 14 Sleep cheap 16 Subway sees daylight? 17 PCS component 19 Marina and Meryl miffed? 24 2001 Spielberg hit 26 1976 Olympic champion’s trademark 28 Sudden attack
30 Lower house of UK Parl. 34 Alternative conjunction 36 DEA enforcer 40 Common inits. on practice wear 41 2012 ladies’ world champion 43 Goal of Kauilani Doherty’s surfing competitors? 45 __ Weiwei, Chinese dissident artist 47 Jack Lord wants skaters for a gig in Honolulu? 50 On the spot 52 Future child? 56 + CL = salt 58 Largest single digit in Berlin 60 Donation of prop. in lieu of cash per IRS Form 1040 Sch. D 61 Use of middleware to integrate a co.’s apps, dbases and legacy systems 63 Canadian band wrote theme song for Big Bang Theory 65 2m30s for Novice FS |
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{modal href=images/diversions/ice_capade_solution.png|opacity=0.25|title=This Month’s Solution}Solution{/modal}Ice Capade | By Patrick Finegan |
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1 3-time US men’s champ and 2-time Olympian enjoys this puzzle? 11 Cry of exasperation 12 Skipjack, for one 15 Tax-dodge by 5-time world champion? 18 Approx. 3381 oz. 19 __ Carter IV; 2011 album by rapper Lil Wayne 20 2002 movie starring Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy 21 Yu-Na’s main rival at 2010 Olympics 22 Tacit goal of Carroll and Zakrajsek? 25 What Ashley does in the “Kiss and Cry”? 27 TSA employee 28 Lakers pt guard 29 “__, what’s up Doc?” 30 __ Kramer, record-holding Dutch speed skater 31 Ryan Bradley’s birth state 32 Top among sports arenas |
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33 2012 pairs world champion
36 She edged out Yu-Na and Carolina at the 2011 World Championships 37 Father of 41A is one 38 A-Frame spin showcases this 39 Won USFS Collegiate Championships in 2010 41 Took gold over Alissa and Agnes at 2012 Nationals 43 Coach approves program’s beat? 45 Home of 2012 ladies’ world champion 46 Virtue suggests negative reply? 47 Middle of the alphabet 48 River running through 45A 49 Excel function returning amount owed monthly on a mortgage 50 Common undergraduate degree 51 Fashion accessory for 1992 Olympic ladies’ champion? 56 Sponge Bob’s mouth 58 Missing 59 Freestyle coach’s lament? DOWN
1 Charlie’s December gift to Meryl? 2 Dry scab left by a burn 3 GOP’s view of 41st President 4 Fish eggs 5 Popular programming language among mathematicians 6 How Yu-Na Kim picks a top-level domain name? 7 Where to find a bargain on a skating dress? 8 Cathedral in Köln 9 Host state for 2013 Synchro Nationals 10 Puddle protection 11 Meditative expression 13 Host state for 2013 US Figure Skating Nationals 14 Coach Sandra Bevic crows about her 1988 Olympic champion? 16 Found in many wallets 17 Traveler’s aid 21 Furry greeting 22 Mad cow dis. 23 Congenital skin lesions or birthmarks 24 How runners-up sometimes feel 25 Inits. of country singer Naomi’s country singer daughter
26 Skater paints town red after winning ladies’ title at 2011 Worlds 28 Grave 31 Plea during critique of program’s interpretation? 34 Luke acknowledges request from Millennium Falcon’s commander? 35 Concentration camp prisoner in charge of other prisoners 36 Spam target 40 Oksana Baiul’s ctry 42 Big inits. in accounting 43 Fiesta and Romantico 44 Grave 46 How Javier Fernandez addresses Ms. Sonia Lafuente? 48 Wet nurse 51 Top-level domain name for host of 1984 Winter Olympics 52 Initials of composer celebrated for his Memory 53 Sack 54 NYSE ticker for top-five global bank 55 Ford supercar 57 USFS calls it home |
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