There, There!

A wee bit of sympathy!

by Martin Ashwood-Smith

This "mid-week level" puzzle was originally created for CrosSynergy (distributed November 9, 2015), and is shared on our pages at its constructors behest. After completing the puzzle (spoiler), learn more about the puzzle by clicking here for MAS's "midrash." 

Click here to view or download the puzzle in PDF format; here to download it as a puz file; here to download it as an ipuz file [requires the free Puzzazz app to solve]; here to solve the puzzle interactively (thanks to Jim Horne); here for the solution. MAS thanks several members of our group, including Christopher Adams, Ralph Bunker, John Child, Laszlo Denes, Charles Flaster, Katherine Halpern, Michael Hanko, Lewis Rothlein, Ned White, and yours truly, for their comments and insights about this puzzle.

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