ACROSS LITE PUZZLE:
[ THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH]
PROGRAM: [Across Lite]
PROGRAM: [Java]
PRINTOUT PUZZLE: [ THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH]
PROGRAM: [Adobe Acrobat]
Let’s hear it for Jimmy McMillan! He went from zero to Internet folk hero to canonization in a BEQ.com crossword in 48 hours. Maybe the rent is too damn high. Pump his campaign song loud, m’kay?
Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.
Zipped right through that one. Really liked 37D. Got 39D/47A last because I don’t really get them. (Oh! I get 39D now!)
*applause*
I LIKED that one!
Haven’t done the puzzle yet, but when I saw this this guy in the debate two nights ago, I could not believe he was for real. Just wow.
How did you know I got a Tim Horton’s coffee at Esso this morning?
Quick reflexes by BEQ! I confidently filled in EGGSFLORENTINE and then spent many minutes going “Whaaa….?” before I finally got it. XD Very clever! I’m also stumped by the meaning of 39D/47A. CMS like centimeters? FRAMES like in bowling? Frames actually made me think of HDTV frame rates so I was extra confused!
Wow. Didn’t see what was going on until the very end when I had to deal with three incomplete rents. I felt like a landlord!
A clue in today’s Fireball mentions “Meet the Fockers”.
I’ve got my cameras everywhere.
Woo hoo! Excellent puzzle.
I, also, filled in the box at 39-D/47-A last and was scratching my head until I read The Hag’s comment above. A-ha!
Win. So much win.
Fantastic puzzle. Timely, clever, and hilarious.
Loved this puzzle. MEET THE PA****S is what finally made me understand why DIFF’RENT STROKES refused to fit in the grid.
You know, I just saw the video of this guy not 10 minutes before coming to your site today to solve… freaky.
If I lived in NY, I’d almost be tempted to vote for this guy. Either due to the facial hair or the karate expertise. Instead I enthusiastically vote for this puzzle, which doesn’t require state residency.
I don’t get it…
Don’t get it either…what is with the words that replce rent?
Don’t think ‘replace’. Think more along the lines of ‘switch places with’. Then you too will understand that, (say it with me) The Rent Is Too Damn High!
Just got to the puzzle zery cute, took me WAY too long to figure it out. MEET THE PARENTS is where it finally showed itself. I’ll ahve to watch that video.
Sorry must be dense on this. Still don’t get it
Ok…finally got it.
Excellent Puzzle ! Laughed my ass off when I finally figured out what was going on. The RENT really is Too Damned High ! Very clever Brendan. I too got 39D last, because I forgot that DIFFRENT was a truncated spelling. After that, Frames of bowling made sense.
I’m new to this site and too damn old.
Is there a way to enlarge the size of the puzzle so I can see it better?
You can download the .puz file link above and open it with Across Lite, which has an option for printing the clues and puzzle on separate pages.