July 30, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

NTSPP – 077 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 077

Rivals by Radler

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This week we enjoy one of Radler’s gentler puzzles.  The theme is based on a well known cartoon series with 11 rivals driving across America.  The themed clues are highlighted in blue and the two words leading to the cartoon series in red.
Radler received a rave review in a recent article by Anax on Crossword Unclued where he said:

“Sil van den Hoek. Boaz. Radler. Who? Who indeed. Well, these guys represent some of the most outstanding unpublished setting talent around, and we should all be enjoying what they do.”

Many thanks to Radler for another enjoyable puzzle.

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NTSPP – 077 (Comments)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 077

Rivals by Radler

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Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.

This week we have a themed puzzle from Radler.  Although I was unfamiliar with the theme, I completed all but a handful of the answers before resorting to the relevant Wikipedia page.

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