Sunday Puzzle for beginners is a companion series to the regular Sunday Puzzle.
The aim of Sunday Puzzle for beginners is to introduce people to the kind of puzzles featured in the regular Sunday Puzzle diaries and to provide introductory-level puzzles for folks to practice on.
I'm currently away from home, with minimal computer access, and won't be able to take part in these diaries until I get home mid-to-late September. But thanks to the diary queue system and its auto-publish feature, the Sunday Puzzle for beginner series is able to continue without me until I get back.
NOTE: there is a good chance I'll get back home the night this diary publishes -- possibly even in time to say hi, answer questions, and up-rate comments.
But even if I don't get home in time there will likely be other Sunday-Puzzlers here, such as the ever-delightful pucklady, to greet you and help you feel at home.
Just jump down below the DK squiggle and you'll find a new JulieCrostic, directions on how to do JulieCrostics, and the answers to last week's JulieCrostic. Have fun!
PS: Sunday Puzzle posts Sunday mornings at 9:30 am Eastern time / 6:30 am Pacific time; Sunday Puzzle for beginners posts Saturday evenings at 8:30 pm Eastern time / 6:30 pm Pacific time.
This week's puzzle:
1. guided
2. bargain
3. burdened
4. gave on a temporary basis
5. body of water
6. aquatic mammal
7. breakfast, lunch and supper
8. domains
9. cook in hot oil
10. skirmish
11. raid
12. "__ __ the cat"
Hint: ...emeht taht seunitnoc elzzup s'keew siht ecnahc doog a s'erehT .sretirw koob cimoc elbaton neeb evah selzzup s'keew wef tsal eht ot srewsna ehT
Answers to last week's puzzle:
1. Reno P 2. prone D 3. ponder
4. rest E 5. steer A 6. Easter
7. real T 8. alter V 9. travel
10. sold E 11. Doles I 12. soiled
13. tote R 14. otter D 15. rotted
1. famous Janet
2. inclined
3. think about
4. remainder
5. guide
6. spring holiday
7. genuine
8. change
9. go places
10. gave in exchange for money
11. Bob and Liddy
12. dirty
13. carry
14. furry aquatic creature
15. spoiled
note -- There was an error in last week's puzzle as originally posted, with a wrong clue and answer for # 10. (But puzzled was able to solve the puzzle despite my error; congratulations!) The error has now been corrected in the original diary and in the answer as given this week.
DKU Notes:
The verticals spell out Peter David -- current writer of Marvel Comics' X-Factor, as well as having written a long well-regarded run on The Incredible Hulk, various Spider-Man comics, and numerous others (including Supergirl and Young Justice) -- all worth seeking out and reading. He is also the writer of numerous Star Trek comics and novels, including the Star Trek: New Frontier series, as well as many other books. Among my favorites are the three Sir Apropos of Nothing novels.
PS: In addition to recommending Peter David's many comics and books, I also recommend his blog/discussion board, Peter David, writer of stuff, which features entertaining pieces on and discussions of politics, comics, tv and pop culture, as a fun place to visit for entertainment and intellectual stimulation.
how to solve JulieCrostics
Read the clues provided, then fill in answers to match the clues in the appropriately numbered 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 the answers in a row were TREE, METER, and REMOTE you'd place an "M" in the box between TREE and METER and an "O" between METER and REMOTE.
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.