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I often enjoy solving clues in the Times-News
laid out by prolific puzzler Jacqueline E. Mathews. Sometimes I’m nearing completion,
and then with a little help from my friends we crack the whole thing. Last
summer on a work break, Noah and I discovered a unique mind-bender; the clue
for 54 across was: “Adam didn’t have one, if you think about it.” We needed
five letters across, but checking the down clues, we had unraveled only one;
which indicated the middle letter should be “V.”
We returned to work, placing the puzzle aside and
though we picked it up later, couldn't for the life of us figure out what Adam was missing. A good
wife? Some ribs? Snake repellent? In the
evening after mulling the clues more, the answer came in a flash. Adam didn't have a NAVEL – if you think about it! I called Noah and he was equally tickled
with Adam’s belly button. Then, with the gift of Google we researched paintings
of Adam from antiquity and realized that dozens of ancient painters had not
considered it either, because smack dab next to Adams rib was residual evidence
of his umbilical cord leading to a larger Great Mystery.
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