Enquiring Minds... solution
by Kegler
The National Enquirer used to use the slogan “Enquiring minds want to know”. The thirteen incorrect letters
(shown below in red) spell out
YEN BECOMES KEN, which is, as indicated by the phrase in the shaded entries, AN EXAMPLE OF THE Y-TO-K PROBLEM.
Across
| 9 | DUOS (SOUnD rev) |
| 11 | A(Q)U + A [shadY s/b shade] |
| 12 | T + ROUT |
| 13 | VI(S + U)AL [orEs s/b orbs] |
| 14 | EDDY (hidden) |
| 16 | TULS + A (A + SLUT rev) |
| 18 | VAL(U)E [daNe s/b dale] |
| 19 | NOS + E (SON rev) [boB s/b boy] |
| 21 | BOM + M (MOB anag) |
| 23 | AM(B)ERica |
| 25 | SHORE (HORSE anag) |
| 29 | EDIT (DIET anag) [cuE s/b cut] |
| 31 | E.G. + RE + SS |
| 32 | WREST ("REST" hom) [Cull s/b pull] |
| 33 | LURE (RULE anag) [rOle s/b rule] |
| 34 | SATE (TEAS anag) |
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Down
| 1 | ALTERNATELY (TALENT LAYER anag) |
| 2 | NERD (hidden) |
| 3 | EX + OD(U)'S |
| 4 | AUTOS (hidden) |
| 5 | MOViE |
| 6 | L + ASH [Mind s/b bind] |
| 7 | EQUAL (hidden) |
| 8 | F(ALS)EB + OTTOM (MOTTO rev) |
| 10 | SI + EVE (EVE + IS rev) |
| 15 | FUM + E [fEet s/b fret] |
| 16 | TOrME |
| 17 | AHS ("OZ" hom) [localS s/b locale] |
| 20 | TRUSS (RUSTS anag) |
| 22 | OR + DEAL |
| 24 | BURRO ("BURROW" hom) |
| 26 | HOW-TO (1st letters) [Kook s/b book] |
| 27 | MEEK (WEEK with the W inverted) [mEld s/b mild] |
| 28 | TSAR (ART'S anag) [aNt's s/b art's] |
| 30 | I + S + LE |
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