PUZZLE #351
MOVING STAIRCASES 11
The two staircase-shaped halves of a "Moving Staircases" puzzle are designed to be pushed together in two different ways, horizontally and vertically. A horizontal push creates shorter words ("Shorts"), while a vertical push creates longer words ("Longs"). The example above shows a completed grid and the grids that result from pushing it both ways. The lists of clues given for the Shorts and Longs are not in order; it's up to you to determine where the answers go by working back and forth between the two lists.
Once you've completely filled out the grid, hidden inside it will be this week's FINAL ANSWER: the name of a musician whose name is not hidden horizontally or vertically.
SHORTS
• _____ Artois (Belgian beer brand)
• Howe nicknamed "Mr. Hockey"
• Illusionist David who once held his breath underwater for 17 minutes
• Not as easy
• Presented a late-night talk show, perhaps
• Suggestions from Waze
• Taking a short snooze
LONGS
• Ended a relationship by not replying to any incoming texts, say
• Fast-food chain with the same owners as Carl's Jr.
• Fiery hot
• Incubus song with the lyrics "Meet me in outer space"
• Like a desperate dilemma: 3 wds.
• _____ maintenance (scheduled check-up)
Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!
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