ACROSS LITE PUZZLE: [ DON’T PANIC]
PROGRAM: [Across Lite]
PROGRAM: [Java]
PRINTOUT PUZZLE: [ DON’T PANIC]
PROGRAM: [Adobe Acrobat]
When I started numbering the puzzles, I had ear-marked today’s as having to have a specific theme. I devoured this guy’s (pictured above) books as a kid, and again as an adult. Hell, I even named a previous band of mine after an obscure two page joke from one of them. I guess the cool thing about this blog was making whatever puzzles about whatever I wanted to, whenever I wanted to.
Enjoy this, and a new puzzle on Monday.
Eh, I’ve seen this theme before.
Just kidding, it was prefect! I’ve heard of Ford Madox Ford (thanks to my mom’s English thesis, which I tried to read once), but not the painter. Turns out that writer Ford named himself after painter Brown – his grandfather. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Madox_Ford)
Also nice: 6-Down and the 8-Down clue.
i don’t understand the theme of ancestors. how do the clues relate to darmwin’s theory?
One of my favorite books…thanks for this awesome puzzle!!
And, after all of the BEQ puzzles I’ve done….why would I possibly think that 6-across had something to do with Christmas??
Never read it.
That “H” in ZAPHOD was the blindest of blind guesses. “Sure, ballerinas jump like cats, why not?”
rp
I shamelessly admit I used to wear #42 on a local hockey team during college as a semi-tribute to Mr. Adams.
MADOX did me in here – I guessed a C for the X. As for the rest of the puzzle? Had the effect of a miniature Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster – i.e. great stuff with a rather strong kick.
Rex: Could’ve been worse for you – at least he didn’t try to place BEEBLEBROX instead of ZAPHOD. Same character, but potentially trickier fill.
Am I missing something with the title of this post? Or is Brendan just really bad at math?
This is the joy of being in the approximate age range of the constructor–shared pop cultural references. My heart leapt when I realized the theme. I somehow couldn’t convey the quirky delightfulness of the series to my crossword partner who is 20 years my senior.
@ UV: thanks! Tell all your friends to hang out with the cool kids on this site.
@ http://www.google.com/accounts/etc.: the posted title is a joke straight from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. What do you get when you multiply six by nine? Forty-two!
@ Howard: I didn’t know you were up in this piece! Please comment more!
Oh, and @Dan F and @JimmyD Thanks as well!
@RP: I think you’d love these books.
For an old timer not familiar with “The Hitchhiker’s Guide…..”, this was a real knucklebuster. I slogged my way through and only stubbed my toe on ZAPHOD. I just couldn’t intuit the “H” like General Parker was able to do.
Great puzzle Brendan. Thanks.
Been doing the ‘solve and lurk’ thing lately, BEQ. Lovin’ the puzzly goodness so far.
If I somehow decided to create and post a few puzzles a week (even if I could), I’d be slumped over a thesaurus, mumbling incoherently to myself about aloe or something by the end of Week 2.
Keep it up!
I love the theme and puzzle, but don’t understand the answer to 57D. I had to cheat to get the letter in the bottom-left corner.
Ugh. Never mind – worked it out!
I am English, and the english-centricness of the puzzle blinded me for a moment.
http://www.google.com/accounts/etc. here. Not sure why it showed up like that last time.
Anyway, I understand the reference. But six by *nine*?
In base 13 that makes perfect sense.