Part II: Tackling the Puzzles

368 Part III: Checking the Solutions

Puzzle 147: Elbow Room

MOL L CAS A AM I D

ALOOF ODOR DANE

WIGGLEROOM DI SC

RO I ODD TOAST ER

SMOG SH I P ACE

NUTCRACKERSU I TE

CR I B ROE EER

RICE OPT GAGE

ABA TEA EBAY

PUBL I SH I NGHOUSE

ENE OPEC REND

DEARS I R PE I HUB

ASTO REALESTATE

NC I S I SLE TUBER

TOTE NYPD G I ST

Puzzle 148: Fighting Words

WR A T H M E S H A BB A

HANEY OL I O SEAM

ENGAGED I NBATTLE

LEE I NEZ OREADS

PERMED ASKER

ANEW PEANUTS

LOCKEDHORNS PH I

IDLE IDI STAR

MOE CAME TOB L OWS

PROFESS EPEE

LLOYD THWACK

ENGULF AG I O TAO

TOOKONAL LCOMERS

ANNE OREO VESTA

LEGS WI SP ENTER

Puzzle 145: Ear to the Ground

ACHE POET FALSE

SHED I TCH OCEAN

HEAD I NTHECLOUDS

REVAMP ONA I R

ARE POE CRON I ES

MYNA I RKED DNA

RANGE AFOOT

BACKTOTHEWAL L

MOC H A COR E D

OAR USHER SPA T

PRECEPT D I P ETA

UBOAT NARROW

FEETONTHEGROUND

BEG I N EARL TSAR

IRONY SWAY EELY

Puzzle 146: Vanishing Ink

AGES NA TO SM I T E

VILE ITEM TONER

INAN GORE ANGER

VAN I SH I NGCREAM

OPT AT T Y

RATRACES RUBBL E

ON E A XED RAL E S

DISAPPEARINGACT

AL L I E SL I D SHE

NEARTO SPL I NTER

LURE ENA

GO I NGGO I NGGONE

TR I N I ELSE STUV

HOSEA S I NS AT T A

EWE R S T O T S T O S S