Tune up your cognitive skills on brainy bafflers.
Take five and elevate your wordplay prowess by solving these cleverly constructed crosswords. Tuesday puzzles bring some surprises that will give your mental sunapses a well-deserved boost.
The clues and themes aren't giveaways, but you won't find anything you can't handle. The themes —
"Tsar Search," "Fowl Play," "Capital Liquidity," "Compound Fracture," "Apostrophe Catastrophe," etc.
— allow you to test your knowledge as you solve the conundrums.
Once you've figure out the final clue in the last puzzle, test yourself on
Delicious Wednesday Crosswords
.