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Torch-Eyed Elephant Stampede!… droning on… black & white & gray all over… hanging up her pencils…
Dec 23, 2014 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3349 Puzzle No. 3349
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad. ACROSS 1 Behind operator’s buggy, that woman’s clutching tail of dog that hurts a notable curmudgeon (5,3,6) 9 Snatch money back, excluding $1,000 for software feature (7) 10 Update official with letter from Israel (7) 11 Terrible cad and liar discussed Arab leader’s fashionable embrace of left-wing causes (7,4) 12 & 22 Rush holds a sawbuck (6) 13 Customer’s financial claim in court (6) 14 Jarring ringtone that’s in the air (8) 17 Outdid Johnny and Brian, returning about mid-January (3-5) 19 Rob follows true believer (6) 22 See 12 24 Deranged pariah, alone with a musical instrument (7,4) 26 Beneficiary just articulated travel cost (7) 27 Nonnative plants and animals coexist uneasily (7) 28 Westbound streetcar, around six on Thursday, ought to produce an analytic system that might help you identify the loveless men at the end of three Across entries (7,7) DOWN 1 China removing limits for aquatic mammal (5) 2 One hundred fix a feeling of elation (5,4) 3 Polish a religious image in a historic river (7) 4 Announce new Lear production in high definition (6) 5 Composer improved her swing (8) 6 Part of force, if regimented? (7) 7 For example, Kafka in examination for auditors (5) 8 Famous Argentine stunt: remix old joke (8) 13 European raincoat is ragged (8) 15 Frowning and somber over getting 100% (9) 16 Fans of rock band put on shirts (8) 18 Peter surrounds Hal with unknown soldiers in a line (7) 20 No halos disturbed interstellar smuggler (3,4) 21 Listen inappropriately, making no noise (6) 23 Honor Marilyn, displaying her first name (5) 25 Assignment involves one postulate (5) SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3348 ACROSS 1 anag. 9 NAT (rev.) + TIER 10 anag. 11 FREN + ETIC (rev.) 12 na[t]tier anag. 13 hidden 14 pun 17 C[hap]lin (&lit.) 19 hidden 22 2 defs. 23 anag. 25 anag. 26 TITANI (anag.) + C 29 pun DOWN 1, 7A, 27D, 28A CAN + DID + CAM +ERA 2 AN + TWERP 3 D + RIVER 4 MAR + DIG + RAS[h] 5 rev. 6 TRA(VEST)Y 7 DE(I)CIDE 8 DENT(ALF)LOSS 11 FAR + THING + ALE 15 anag. 16 DE(MO)LISH 18 PA + LOOK + A 20 C(HI)AN’T I 21 GOETH + E 24 rev.
Dec 23, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List? Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List?
From the huge climate march in September to racial-justice activism, it was a year that saw renewal of movement-based politics.
Dec 22, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols
The People’s Court of Eastern Ukraine The People’s Court of Eastern Ukraine
Is rebel field commander Alexei Mozgovoi a social revolutionary or a power-hungry facilitator of mob rule?
Dec 22, 2014 / Alec Luhn
The Deaths of Two NYPD Officers Is Tragic, but Not an Indictment of the Anti-Brutality Movement The Deaths of Two NYPD Officers Is Tragic, but Not an Indictment of the Anti-Brutality Movement
We all should mourn the deaths of Liu and Ramos—but that mourning doesn't mean we become less critical of the police as a violent and racist tool of oppression.
Dec 22, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
As the Semester Ends, the Student Movement for Black Lives Turns Up As the Semester Ends, the Student Movement for Black Lives Turns Up
From the classrooms to the streets, the movement keeps growing.
Dec 22, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Poetry and Voting in the Age of Eric Garner Poetry and Voting in the Age of Eric Garner
Poet Crystal Valentine: “Maybe politics aren’t Armageddon enough for us”
Dec 22, 2014 / Leslie Savan
More Sanctions for Russia, More Military Aid for Kiev Will Undermine the Fragile Cease-fire More Sanctions for Russia, More Military Aid for Kiev Will Undermine the Fragile Cease-fire
Just after jettisoning one Cold War relic, President Obama gave renewed credence to another.
Dec 22, 2014 / James Carden
Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor? Is Your Favorite Chocolate the Product of Child Labor?
An estimated half-million to 1.5 million children are involved in the cocoa trade.
Dec 22, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why It’s Wrong to Gloat Over The New Republic’s Demise Why It’s Wrong to Gloat Over The New Republic’s Demise
Despite its flaws, it was one of our few remaining journals of serious debate and opinion.
Dec 22, 2014 / Feature / Steve Wasserman