A Crossworder's Delight (16 page)

“A bracelet? That's it? No fancy ring? With a rock the size of Rhode Island? No bended knee and stammered question? Sara's going to pretty darn disappointed at these turn of events. Rumor has it, she's already reserved a reception hall for the nuptials.”

“Well, Sara will have to learn to be patient,” was Belle's rather smug reply. “Love can't be hurried.”

“As proclaimed by Miss Patience herself,” Rosco observed with his own wry chortle.

“Hey, I'm tackling my missing social skills in order. Learning to be patient will just have to be put on the back burner.”

“May I ask what pressing ‘social skill' precedes learning patience?”

“Baking.” Belle beamed. “I just discovered how to make a pretty darned fabulous dessert.”

“Ah, the old ‘Let them eat cake' thing.”

Belle gazed at her husband. “Isn't this the most wonderful coincidence, Rosco? Marie Antoinette and her mother and siblings were reunited in those two paintings—enjoying chocolate, just like Lee and her mom and E.T.”

“Don't lose your head over the similarities here, Belle.”

“I'm not even going to respond to that crass remark.”

“I hate to break the news, but you just did.”

“
There's Nothing Better Than a
…”

ACROSS

  
l
. Record label

  
4
. Fur magnate

  
9
. Hoop and holler

13
.  Tore

14
.  New Zealander

15
.  Mr. Gillis

16
.   _____ April”

18
.  Synthetic fabric

19
.  “Adios!”

20
.  Quote ending, part 1

22
.  Sample

24
.  Mr. Idle

25
.  Author of quote

32
.  Incline

33
.  See 34-Across

34
.  With 33-Across, classic Monroe film

37
.  Quote ending, part 2

41
.  “ _____ Wednesday,” Resnik play

42
.  Miss Karenina

44
.  Some Southeast Asians

46
.  Quote ending, part 3

52
.  Mr. Guinness

53
.  Roofing support

55
.  Williams & O'Neill

61
.  Bulldogs home?

62
.  Unresponsive states

63
.  Quote ending, part 4

65
.  Metal on metal sound

66
.  34-Across director

67
.  Take home

68
.  Penny

69
.  Les _____ Unis

70
.  4-Down members

DOWN

  1
.  Build

  2
.  Wild one

  3
.  Payment method

  4
.  M.D.'s org.

  5
.  Caroled

  6
.  Oz pooch

  7
.  Cookie sandwich

  8
.  Expelled

  9
.  Namesakes of “a fellow of infinite jest”

10
.  North Sea feeder

11
.  Jungle king

12
.  Impart

15
.  Column class

17
. “ _____ the blazes”

21
.  Datebook abbr.

23
.  Mr. Gardner

26
.  Slack

27
.  Letter add-on; abbr.

28
.  Mr. McQueen

29
.  Seventh Greek letter

30
.  Profit or sense lead-in

31
.  Mole

34
.  Snare

35
.  Not quite due?

36
.   _____ -Cat

38
.  Type of cushion

39
.  Mr. Danson

40
.  Old soap? abbr.

43
.  Unyielding

45
.  Witch

47
.  Winter warmer?

48
.  No longer at it; abbr.

49
.  Tree decoration

50
.  “ _____ Sympathy,” Anderson play

51
.  Reindeer reiner?

54
.  Runs into

55
.  Charlemagne's crowning year

56
.  Hamlet, e.g.

57
.  _____ a plan, a canal, Panama

58
.  Worn out

59
.  Forum grab

60
. “Beat it!”

64
.  Switch positions

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About the Author

Nero Blanc is the pseudonym of Steve Zettler and Cordelia Frances Biddle, who are husband and wife and serious crossword buffs. Biddle is also the author of the Martha Beale historical mystery series, which is set in Philadelphia, Zettler and Biddle's hometown. Their website is
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Copyright © 2005 by Cordelia F. Biddle and Steve Zettler

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ISBN: 978-1-4976-7179-9

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