Evan Birnholzs guide to the Mar. 19 Post Magazine Crossword, Cold Cuts
The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is approaching. I’ll be in Stamford, Conn. next weekend for the big event and as always, my only goal as a competitor is to finish all puzzles with no mistakes. No guarantees there, obviously. If you’ll be there, come say hi to me. That’s an order.
Thought this puzzle would be about deli meats, did you? Instead I made it about everyone’s favorite topic of conversation: The weather. I took five pairs of phrases where I could break a synonym for “cold” across them:
I guess it’s fitting this puzzle would run just a few days after a massive East Coast snowstorm. I wrote it a few weeks ago and didn’t predict it …… or did I???
Other notable answers and clues:
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