I don’t know about you but it feels like Friday to me. Maybe because I’m on my way to my parents’. It’s been many weeks since I’ve been home, so I should be getting caught up a whole bunch of recent weekend reruns. I know you’ll be checking back every hour or so for those Coryats. 😉
All right, the clues for Week 7 Day 1! Here’s the list of people I’m watching, in order from highest score to lowest this round. Five people got perfect scores, including reader Neville Fogarty. By the way, he publishes a new crossword puzzle every Friday, so check that out tomorrow. Or better yet, check out previous weeks’ today!
Julie Bratvold Ghanbari
Vito Cortese
Stefan Goodreau
Robert
Joon Pahk
Alison Stone Roberg
Ryan Chaffee
Jeanie
And the clues, written by Dad of Twins!
Half & Half
2: This part of the brain has the same name as a half-horse, half-fish creature from Etruscan mythology. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
4: These part-man and part-horse creatures are said to descend from Ixion and Nephele. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
6: Older members of this half-man, half-goat race of pipe players were known as sileni, after their chief Silenus. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
8: In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice and Dante fly off to heaven in on this type of creature, part lion and part eagle. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
10: This Hindu deity with an elephant head and human body is often worshiped by chanting its name. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
Sweet Science
3: Also called levulose, this fruit sugar is the primary ingredient in corn syrup-based sweeteners. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
6: This amino acid-based artificial sweetener is sold under the brand names Equal and NutraSweet. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
9: Discovered in 1976, this chlorinated sugar compound is sold in the United States under the brand name “Splenda.” Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
12: Benzoic sulfimide – this substance known for its metallic aftertaste – was invented in 1878 by a chemist experimenting with coal tar derivatives. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie
15: Used as a sweetener in the Roman era, “Salt of Saturn” is a white crystalline acetate of this toxic metal. Julie, Robert, Ryan, Joon, Stefan, Alison, Vito, Jeanie