THE JOURNAL SATURDAY PUZZLE
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Edited by Mike Shenk
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Snowflake | by Mike Shenk When completed, this snowflake grid will be filled with 42 interlacing answers. Six answers, all seven letters in length, surround each of the numbered sections of the grid; each of these answers reads in a straight line of seven hexagonal spaces running tangent to one of the sides of the numbered section. Clues are given by section, but it’s up to you to determine the exact placement and orientation of their answers. Answers to the first two clues (LOOSELY and TEA SETS) have been filled in to get you started.
Section 1 In an imprecise manner Some sterling silver gifts (2 wds.) Frequently snowy month Diary Motion detectors, for example Rumors may set them wagging
Section 2 French car company with a lion logo
Roundabout routes Picked up where one left off Rebuke with colorful language (2 wds.) It flows past Mount Vernon Investigates, as a cold case
Section 3 Book after Leviticus They share billing (hyph.) It has buckles for a baby (2 wds.) Person from Pocatello Parts of a drummer’s kit (hyph.) Magazine subscription cards, for example
Section 4 Mistakes (hyph.) Toxicology topics Scenic caves Bygone soda can feature (2 wds.) Crispy cracker “That was a funny joke!” (2 wds.)
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Section 5 Hold out for acceptance Babka ingredient Emancipator’s act Filthy homes It produces a loud, deep warning Majestic mythological creature
Section 6 Cuckoo Paying attention to Laptop accessories? Stamping ground Views with astonishment (2 wds.) Charles of “Death Wish”
Section 7 Fond memory for many an old man Piggish First cycle of some washing machines Courtroom figure Citrus fruit used in pies (2 wds.) “Heaven ___!” (cry of dismay)