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Guest Puzzle – March 2010 "Annual Convention" by Dexter Senft

Instructions: Fill in the grid based on the cryptic clues provided. Answers consist of as many as 6 words. When completed, the 15 circled letters can be rearranged to spell a well-known address. Thanks to John de Cuevas for test solving and editing this puzzle. (If you are having trouble printing these puzzles, you can download an Adobe Acrobat version of the puzzle and grid).

Across

    1. Cursed pharaoh fated to end Egypt on short notice

    9. Famous ship strangely has a steel bilge but lacks sails

    10. Highly moral initially, newly ordained bishop lacks ethics

    11. English lime mixed with resin

    13. Rows of fasteners with pewter finish

    14. Slow traveler holds back a couple

    15. Tough problem to reassemble a hot car and truck

    18. Ignore badly lit buoy and enter

    19. Even bolded characters are peculiar

    20. Neighbors begin aterations, however, with last of funds

    21. Place with news agency is eye-opening

    23. Red Oreo center has returned; eat

    24. Change diet -- dread being exhausted

    26. English epic poem is free rhyme, heathen, quite confused, and without rhythm


Down

    1. The ten metal atoms, lacking energy, recombined with no time to spare

    2. I follow him after conclusion of first essay

    3. Lengthen tail of Lion Dog

    4. Just left before strange railroad dude made course change

    5. Produce evidence for curing teen's acne sores with phosphorus

    6. Discovers five-dollar bill and begins downloading songs

    7. Acclimate to strange tuba I hate

    8. Weekend golfer to destroy original garden plant

    12. Bush's cat lives in northern part of Quayle's state

    16. Heard legatee was bound to ancient capital for landing spot

    17. Algonquin people quietly inch forward

    20. Field hosts finale of Cotton Bowl

    22. Clean ultimate warp drive

    25. Copper follows thief to Ft. Worth campus

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