Wit

by Steve Bachman

This "early-week level" puzzle (pictorial hint to the right) is a companion to another puzzle called Wisdom, and is also posted on its author's bachblog. After completing the puzzle (spoiler), click here, here, and here to become further enlightened about the puzzle's theme. Steve Bachman has his own take on the solution, as found here.

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. Steve thanks John Child, Laszlo Denes, Martin Herbach, Theresa Horan, and yours truly for having beta tested the puzzle.

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More puzzles here (all) and here (tributes).

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