Sunday Puzzle is a regular weekly series. It features puzzles suitable for group puzzle-solving.
But the puzzles in the Sunday Puzzle series can sometimes be a little intimidating to newcomers. So now there's also Sunday Puzzle for beginners, to give new people an introductory version of the types of puzzles you'll find in the regular series.
The main feature in the Sunday Puzzle diaries is usually a JulieCrostic, so that will usually be the main feature in these Sunday Puzzle for beginners diaries as well. There's a brand-new 16 clue acrostic, along with explanation of how these puzzles work, right below the fold.
Today's JulieCrostic has 4 rows, with 4 answers per row.
Fill in words to match the clues in the spaces in the diagram. Each word in a row has all the letters of the previous word in that row, plus one new letter. Write the new letter in the space between the answers. (For example, if your answers were HEARD, ARCHED, and CRASHED you'd place a "C" in the box between HEARD and ARCHED and an "S" between ARCHED and CRASHED.)
When you have filled in all the spaces correctly, the columns formed by the added letters should spell out related words. It might be a person's name, such as CHARLES DICKENS (spelled out in two columns). It might be the title of a book or movie, such as GONEW ITHTH EWIND (spelled out in three columns). It might be almost anything. Your challenge is to figure out what the verticals say and what they mean.
Here are the clues for today's puzzle:
1. Stewart
2. Traveled
3. Monotonous sound
4. Pressed
5. Lair
6. Provide
7. Archaic
8. Famous rule
9. Head covering
10. Abhor
11. Bret
12. A momentary pause
13. Franklin
14. Slang for head
15. Doubleday
16. Frank
In these acrostic puzzles, one kind of clue I often use involves people's names. I provide either a first or last name and expect the solver to come up with the corresponding last or first name. For example, if I gave Stewart as a clue the answer might be Martha (for Martha Stewart) or Little (for Stewart Little). (The answer to clue # 1 in today's puzzle isn't either of those. But those are the kinds of answer to look for when you see that kind of clue.)
Five of today's clues are of this type. You'll find a helpful tip for solving this type of clue in the tip jar.
Have fun, and I'll see you in the comments!