A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
Puzzled comments |
First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
Tricky curve |
Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
Alternative title of this puzzle, in view of what can be placed in front of the answers to the 10 asterisked clues |
Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
Annual cause of losing an hr.'s sleep hidden in this puzzle's 10 longest answers |
Tricky guy in Norse pantheon |
Tricky questions |
Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The |
Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
Contract extras, and read differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
Tricky drawback |
Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers |
Tricky fellows |
Tricky road curve |
Behave!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
New father's task, maybe ... and what the three other longest puzzle answers have in common? |
Cryptographers' successes (and what can be found in the circles in this puzzle's long answers) |
Common birds, in puzzles |
Rap sheet letters hidden in this puzzle's longest answers |
A different one is hidden in each of this puzzle's seven longest answers |
Alternate title for this puzzle |
Tricky romantic relationship |
Tricky joint? |
Tricky curves |
Outline for puzzle solvers |
A predecessor of Tricky Dick |
Achieves a rare baseball feat, delineated by part of each long puzzle answer |