THE JOURNAL SATURDAY PUZZLE
Edited by Mike Shenk
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Rows Garden | by Patrick Berry Answers fit into this flower garden in two ways. Row answers read horizontally from the lettered markers; each Row contains two consecutive answers reading left to right (except Rows A and L, which contain one answer reading across the nine protruding spaces). Blooms are six-letter answers that fill the shaded and unshaded hexagons, reading either clockwise or counterclockwise. Bloom clues are divided into three lists: Light, Medium and Dark. Answers to Light clues should be placed in hexagons with white centers; Medium answers belong in the hexagons with gray centers; and Dark answers belong in hexagons with black centers. All three Bloom lists are in random order, so you must use the Row answers to figure out where to plant each Bloom.
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Light Blooms “The Love Boat” actor Fred Rack-and-___ Bob Marley’s locks Not dressy “A fellow of infinite jest,” according to Hamlet Upset the progress of Moons’ paths Acela Express company Bluegrass singer/fiddler Alison
“There’s no escaping now!” Lyndon’s veep Ridge removed by ironing Stringed instrument played in the lap Catches sight of
Medium Blooms NAFTA nation Signify Transport back to the Enterprise (2 wds.) Team member Puts too much dressing on, say Kicked Villainous literary alter ego (2 wds.) Walk unsteadily Stole, in British slang Giorgio of fashion Largest nation in the Eurozone Get ready for action (2 wds.) Martian in Warner Bros. cartoons Packed away
Dark Blooms Uxmal builders Exist in large numbers Field hospital prioritization Command Astonish in a good way Witches cast them Poland’s principal seaport Like Russian dolls Cyclist’s safety need Unexpected plot developments
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A Flowering plant whose name means “water vessel” B Existence marked by bizarrely good luck (2 wds.) Change places? (2 wds.) C Janet Jackson’s best-selling single (2 wds.) Slightly redundant term for an Italian food (2 wds.) D Pop singer who doubles as a judge on NBC’s “The Voice” (2 wds.) ___ theory (basis of Reaganomics) (Hyph.) E Sweet Western Union innovation of the 1960s Eaglelike creatures of Native American myth
F Beatnik character in “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” (3 wds.) Ballroom dances in duple meter (Hyph.) G Veggies named for their audible crispness (2 wds.) Chewy candies included in WWII field rations (2 wds.) H Suffering from deep psychological injury Crispy appetizer I Checks on all of one’s patients (3 wds.) Damage irreparably J One reason for a channel to broadcast “filler” (2 wds.) 1982 song featuring the line “I broke a thousand hearts before I met you” (4 wds.) K Book often included in a box Like lumber used for outdoor structures (Hyph.) L Summer camp competitions in which contestants are forced to hop (2 wds.)