other Washington Post Sunday crossword, October 30 (contains answers)

Posted November 19, 2005 • Comments Off on Washington Post Sunday crossword, October 30 (contains answers)

That lapis ring came, and I don’t like it. Anyone want it? It’s a 7-1/2.

Cw051030

Title: Halloweeners at Work
Theme entries: first-person statements roughly about work, with words related to Halloween monsters.

23A, Mummy’s boast?: My project has wrapped up
37A, Werewolf’s worry?: I’ve got a hairy problem
59A, Ghost’s complaint?: My staff has disappeared
85A, Witch’s gripe?: I’ve had a spell of bad luck
123A, Frankenstein’s beef?: This job is a real monster

Things I learned, with web links so you can learn them too:

64A, Preacher bird: VIREO
65A, Like Nash’s lama: LYING (I don’t get this, but I’m sure it’s right)
109A, 8, to O: ATNO (oh my god explain this to me, it’s like code) (ohhhhhh, I see. Bastards.)
6D, Propyl suffix: ENE (I knew this, I just didn’t know what propylene is)
61D, Burnoose features: HOODS
91D, Outlaw Younger: COLE
104D, Actor Buchholz: HORST
110D, Truckee feeder: TAHOE (says here the Truckee is an outlet of the lake, so I guess that works)
125D, Box score figs.: BAs (it is one of my life’s goals to relearn how to keep a box score)

Overall:
I messed up nine squares in this one but got no letters outright wrong. This was a silly theme that I had entirely too much trouble with. Plus there were only five theme entries! There were 9 things I had to look up, which is way better than the previous week at least. I still don’t get how “The one-l lama, he’s a priest” leads to lying, though.