October 06 2011
Great Daze
New York Times compiler, Paul Hunsberg cooked up a splendid theme last week. He called his puzzle, ENTWISTED, which meant the letter N, when twisted, became a Z. And what a riot he had with that gimmick, creating such answers as GREAT DAZE, KIDZAPPER and EMPTY ZESTER.
I’ve kept the idea rolling with these two-way clues, combining both the N word, and its Z outcome. For example, if Blacklist Luhrmann (3) is BAN BAZ, what are these others?
Lifting trend (5)
State cereal (5)
Love for Belinda (4)
Young fly? (6)
Helsinki soda (4)
Defective antidepressant? (2-4,6)
Can you extend the list to zap our noodles?
Comments
RobT — 06 October at 06:00AM
7. Hair mesh (4)
RobT — 06 October at 06:03AM
8. Henry & Penelope! (4)
RobT — 06 October at 06:04AM
9. Bird fad (5)
RobT — 06 October at 06:12AM
10. Clean utensil subsister (5-6)
DA2 — 06 October at 07:55AM
7 Mane maze
And your 9, RobT, is my 1.
11. Downy Downs asylum? (5,4)
DA2 — 06 October at 08:06AM
12. Gridlock, essentially (4)
One Wheel — 06 October at 09:59AM
8. Crun and Cruz
LR — 06 October at 10:02AM
4. Nipper Zipper
One Wheel — 06 October at 10:13AM
13. Five questions (4,4)
14. Insane spell (4,4)
DA2 — 06 October at 12:03PM
13 Quin quiz. Nice one, okra
KM — 06 October at 05:48PM
15. Digger kebab (5)
KM — 06 October at 05:51PM
16. Emperor love (4)
DA2 — 07 October at 06:52AM
15 Doner dozer
16 Nero Zero
17 Eddie's guts (7)
RobT — 07 October at 06:57AM
10 anybody? hint: kitchen utensil
DA2 — 07 October at 07:09AM
Sounds like empty zester, Rob, which is in the intro.
No takers on #6? You will need a brand name.
RobT — 07 October at 07:56AM
Ouch DA. I didn't have too much luck with the intro...
Geoff Bailey — 07 October at 12:05PM
I had held off responding because I didn't have any indirect clues to give, nor any decent words in response. Still...
1. Crane craze
2. Maine maize
3. Neal zeal
4. Nipper zipper
5. Finn fizz
6. No-loft Zoloft
Isn't 12 an inversion of 7?
I like #17, incidentally. Very amusing!
In a tip of my hat to #11, see you in the fuzzy papers...
KM — 07 October at 12:21PM
17. Izzard's innards
DA2 — 07 October at 12:32PM
Picking up on a prior double -
18 bubbly drug baron (4,4)
KM — 07 October at 01:28PM
19. Grab French flower? (5)
Sam — 07 October at 03:30PM
19: seize seine
20: Armoured critic (6)
SK — 07 October at 03:33PM
21: Mine (using the wrong technique) for jewel (2,4,6)
RV — 07 October at 06:03PM
20: Panzer panner
Boniface — 07 October at 06:35PM
22. Girl's swimwear (6'1,7)
LR — 07 October at 06:59PM
22. Connie's cozzies
23. Lead singer eejit (4)
RV — 07 October at 07:17PM
23: Bono bozo