ABRIDGED VERSIONS
NY Times Crossword
October 3, 2004
Randolph Ross

The answers to the clues below are titles of well-known books, but with a single letter deleted. For example, the clue BOOK THAT'S A PAEAN TO A PAINTER could be answered with THE DA VINCI ODE. The authors of the original books are given as hints below the clues.


1. Book about Rosa Parks
2. Book about hang-gliding
3. Book about a mutiny
4. Book of recipes people kvetch about
5. Book about the National Hockey League
6. Book that gives a small glimpse into the future
7. Book about diet and exercise for the upper legs
8. Book about a female that a married gander fooled around with

HINTS:
1. Jane Austen
2. Margaret Mitchell
3. Henry James
4. Irma S. Rombauer
5. John Steinbeck
6. Louisa May Alcott
7. James Hilton
8. Unknown

Answers:

1. Ride and Prejudice
2. One With the Wind
3. The Turn of the Crew 
4. The Oy of Cooking
5. Of Ice and Men
6. Little Omen
7. Goodbye Mr. Hips
8. Other Goose