LAST WEEK'S RESULTS:
47 solvers correctly figured out that my middle name is CLARK, which was last week's contest answer word. They got it from the four long theme entries in the grid: 17-across pointed out that the contest answer word was FIVE LETTERS LONG, 27- and 46-across noted that it consisted of THREE SUCCESSIVE CHEMICAL SYMBOLS, while 61-across revealed the relevance of the word: IT'S MY MIDDLE NAME (see solution at left).
Out came the periodic tables, and the most familiar five-letter sequence showed up at elements 17, 18, and 19 -- Chlorine, Argon, and Potassium -- whose chemical symbols are Cl, Ar, and K, or CLARK. Verification, which quite a few solvers picked up on, came from the three answers on the top row of the grid: BAR, KENT, and GABLE.
Last week's lucky winner, chosen randomly from the 47 correct entries received, is Fay Eastwood of Verona, N.Y. Fay has opted to receive a copy of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crossword Puzzles & Word Games as her prize (and she clarifies that this is for her husband, not for her!).
THIS WEEK'S INSTRUCTIONS: This week's crossword grid is missing one letter of the alphabet. Which one is it? E-mail it to me at crosswordcontest@gmail.com by noon ET on Tuesday. Please put this week's contest answer letter (!) in the subject line of your e-mail.
To print the puzzle out, click on the image below and hit "print" on your browser. To solve using Across Lite, join the Google Group here:
http://groups.google.com/group/mgwcc
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
