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Rows Garden #85

Posted July 24th 2012 at 1:30 AM by Andrew J. Ries

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ROWS GARDEN 85 — HARDER

ROWS GARDEN 85 — EASIER

Rows Garden 85 Harder — Solution

Rows Garden 85 Easier — Solution

That is a bald eagle named Angel, who I got the pleasure of “meeting” last Saturday during my sojourn to beautiful Wabasha, Minnesota, and their National Eagle Center. The purpose of the trip was ostensibly research for my upcoming book, “Crosswords for the Birds,” but more of an excuse for the nice drive along the Mississippi River and a chance to take in a beautiful day with our feathered friends. If you’re ever in the area, I highly recommend stopping by. Also, Wabasha holds the distinction of being the oldest settled city in Minnesota, though my hometown of Hastings isn’t far behind (third-oldest, I believe). So it’s definitely got the quaintness quotient in play, too.

About this week: I really like this puzzle. That’s all I’ll say about it now. Expect a short write-up regarding this puzzle next week.

I’ll be enjoying the week at my family’s cabin in Webster, Wisconsin, so when you’re reading this, I’ll likely be soaking up the sun on the beach or baiting a hook whilst fishing. Not too shabby way to spend the last week in July, methinks!

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8 Responses to “Rows Garden #85”


  • Comment from Phoebe
    Posted at: July 24, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    Very nice! I can see why you like it. Have a great vacation.

  • Comment from Dan Seidman
    Posted at: July 24, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    Very clever! I’d love to see more like this one.

  • Comment from joon
    Posted at: July 24, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    oh, very clever. gordonesque, even.

  • Comment from Joel
    Posted at: July 24, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Row A was cruel. Clever, but cruel. I kept looking at it thinking, “That can’t be right, but it has to be.”

  • Comment from John F
    Posted at: July 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    Crafty indeed! Seed answer is blindingly obvious though.

  • Comment from Anne E
    Posted at: July 25, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    Took me a little bit, but loved the “aha” moment when I got it! Lovely work.

  • Comment from Neville
    Posted at: July 27, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    Loved it. Tried it on Hard (I’m usually an Easy guy) since it was a special puzzle. All in all quite nice, especially that one particular part.

  • Comment from Dan F
    Posted at: July 31, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    This was great – I just got to it yesterday, and didn’t speed-solve so that I could maximally enjoy the ‘special’ puzzle. (Still took me less than 20 minutes, so it was probably on the Easy-Medium side.) I got the 21/12-STEP gimmick almost immediately, because GOLDEN GATE PARK was a gimme to this S.F. native, but I wasn’t really familiar with the Row A phrase, so the other shoe didn’t drop until the end of the solve. Perfect bookended ahas! And excellent entries throughout, but that’s not unusual… :)