A few helpful words for solvers of The Nation's current crossword.
Joshua Kosman and Henri PicciottoSome help for solvers of Nation puzzle #3233.
Hints for all solvers:
9A: You may not be familiar with this mathematician. (Moreover, if you are, you may not know the correct pronunciation of his name.)
15A: The clue might be difficult to parse. The definition is “a starter.”
25A: You may not have come across this meaning of “cashier.” The definition is “Truce.”
1D: The clue depends on a possibly unfamiliar meaning of “proper.”
3D: Another less-than-well-known word. The definition is “glasses.”
Hints for beginners:
17A: A synonym of “change,” dropping the last letter, is written backwards inside a word for “bank employee.”
19A: “Resistance” is abbreviated to R in physics.
2D: is a reversed hidden word.
8D: The definition is “dislike.”
22D: This is a hidden-word clue.
Joshua Kosman and Henri PicciottoJoshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto are The Nation’s puzzlers. To read more about Kosman, click here. To read more about Picciotto, click here. Kosman and Picciotto explain what they’re up to in “Solving The Nation’s Cryptic Crosswords” (also available as a PDF). Check out The Nation’s Current Issue page each week for the latest puzzle.