POSITIVE THINKING

NY Times Crossword
March 26, 1995

Rich Norris

Wind and rain make for inclement weather, but what kind of weather is it when you have sunny, cloudless skies? It's clement weather, of course. Clement is a real, though rarely used word. Five of the nine answers below use verifiable words. (Explanation added)

1. Unpredictable outcome

2. One with no work grievances

3. Reliable hearsay

4. Intentional flub

5. Ability for shrewdness

6. Good manners

7. Impure, defiled

8. It's easily erased
9. Jury verdict: Guilty

Answers:

1. Evitable result (real)

2. Gruntled employee

3. Founded rumor

4. Advertent mistake (real)

5. Canny knack (real)

6. Ruly behavior

7. Maculate (real)

8. Delible ink
9. Nocent (real)