David Steinberg wants us to tuck things away for safekeeping.
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THURSDAY PUZZLE — When I visited my father’s extended family as a child, one of my favorite parts of the get-together was when my grandmother would pull me aside and say in a conspiratorial voice: “Here’s a dollar. Don’t tell your grandfather.” At some point, my grandfather would pull me aside and say: “Here’s a dollar. Don’t tell your grandmother.” The same thing would happen with most of the adults until I had amassed what, in my child mind, seemed like a small fortune.
These relatives had one small quirk that I noticed. As they handed me the money, each one of them said the same thing: “Put it away so you don’t lose it.”
This irritated me. How incompetent did they think I was, I wondered. Why would I lose track of this sudden influx of wealth, I said to myself, as I set the dollars down somewhere and promptly forgot about them.
So my relatives were right, I guess. You should definitely put things in a safe place so you don’t lose them. David Steinberg, the constructor of today’s puzzle, apparently agrees, and his charming puzzle is a lesson in how to do just that.
Today’s Theme
Mr. Steinberg’s puzzle offers a double rebus with a visual component that I thought was charming. If you are not sure how to enter more than one letter in a square using the rebus key on your device, here are instructions.
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