Close to Home by John McPherson for September 14, 2022

but that ought to be a slab of rock and not a piece of paper

that caveman has on Fred Flinstone’s shirt’

Clew for 2 DOWN: It berns.

2 Down: Future News Station & what’s for dinner….FOX

Home schooled?

At Bleeb is out of heck.

Created by Will Shortz Ogg.

It oof’s outside… must be getting ready to onk!

Fiz?

I tried to solve the crossword, fell down on my knees

I tried to solve the crossword, fell down on my knees

Asked the Lord above, “Have mercy, now, enlighten me if you please”

Yeah, solvin’ this here crossword, deciphering the clues

Ooh-ee, I tried to sing the blues

Can’t nobody seem to help me, babe, everybody pass me by

Starin’ at the crossword, baby, can’t get thirteen down

Starin’ at the crossword, baby, stumped by thirteen down

I believe to my soul, now, poor luck on seven down

Compound word, tricky phrase, tell my friend Willie Brown

Six across, nine across, messed up eleven down

That I got the crossword blues this mornin’, Lord, baby, I’m sinkin’ down

And I looked at the crossword , mama, I looked East and West

I looked at to the crossword, baby, I looked East and West

Lord, I didn’t have no sweet woman, ooh to help in my distress

Low forehead does not mean low IQ. …well, it’s not fair to think it does.

My son’s review of this crossword: “Horrific. No proper notation. It’d be one thing if the F square was mislabeled as anything other than 2, but to not even notate it? Also, black squares in the second column, second row? This constructor has some things to learn. What a long way we’ve come as a species.”

I know the last one!

Hmm wonder what early dodgeball looked like….

Looks more like early wordle.

Looks like prehistoric Bleeb was a different color.

What primeval language does this represent?