Interesting that we had the exact same 15-letter theme entry on Sunday and Monday, fitting into two completely different themes.
Al Sanders | 07.12.09 - 9:44 pm | #

Sunday we had "Imam or priest" and today "The Dalai Lama, e.g." I'll bet Tuesday's clue is "Rabbi, for one."

I think you're missing an -IUM at the end of your ZINC bullet.
john farmer | 07.13.09 - 12:07 am | #

GET SOME ALLUPURINOL FOR THE GOUT. DOES A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING IT AWAY
SEMINOLE SAM | 07.13.09 - 6:34 am | #

Yes, the broken-hearted BEQ was a very good one... Cleaned-up language appreciated too!
ArtLvr | 07.13.09 - 11:28 am | #

wow, J. Krozel should be flattered, his grid copied so quickly by other constructors; sort of like painters who tried to copy da Vinci's style.
rick | 07.13.09 - 12:45 pm | #

The only Da Vinci in crosswords is Patrick Berry. BEQ is in the next, very small tier of constructors. I don't really believe in ranking constructors, but let's try to keep praise in the realm of believability.

rp
rex parker | Homepage | 07.13.09 - 3:15 pm | #

And let's call Leonardo da Vinci "Leonardo" and not "Da Vinci"!
Sara | 07.13.09 - 4:34 pm | #

Sara is correct, it's *Leonardo,*my apologies. lighten up, there's no suggestion that any puzzle constructor is a Leonardo (get real!)....just fascinated by last week's Broken Heart puzzle hubbub...it touched a nerve , so much so that puzzlemakers are re-constructing, or covering it, as they say in the recording biz. that's high praise. bravo, Joe K.
rick | 07.13.09 - 6:03 pm | #

i guess you could look at it that way. my take is that the precise thing that makes joe great is also what makes him inimitable: every one of joe's puzzles calls into question the usual definition of a crossword puzzle.

of course, one of the things that makes BEQ great is his apparent ability to duplicate the personal style of other constructors. witness his recent homage to david levinson wilk, or his trippy (heh) "anything goes" puzzle, or his cryptic, or his jonesy crazy-looking themeless. BEQ's retake of joe's "broken heart" puzzle isn't the same thing as joe's puzzle, of course, but it's just another crack at a similar grid.
joon | Homepage | 07.13.09 - 7:27 pm | #