Wall Street Journal hint grid: August 31, 2013

Below the fold is a hint grid for today’s Wall Street Journal variety puzzle: “Belt Line” by Patrick Berry.  There are seven horizontal “belts” of continuous words each looping around two rows, intersecting with seven vertical “belts” each taking up two columns.  The published grid gives the starting point of each numbered horizontal belt; you have to figure where the vertical belts start.

My advice is to take your best guess at one or two of the intersecting partials to start placing the vertical belt words.  I had to erase my initial guesses a couple of times, but once I got a foothold (part of the lower left quadrant in my case) it was a real pleasure to see the belts come together.

If you’re still stuck, the hint grid will tell you where each of the vertical belts start (they all run clockwise too).  For those who are completely flummoxed after that, I’ve listed (hidden from casual view) the enumerations in each belt.

Well done, Patrick!

Enumerations (click and drag to see them)

Horizontal
1:  4, 5, 6, 9, 6
2:  6, 4, 6, 6, 8
3:  7, 4, 4, 4, 6 5
4:  6, 7, 7, 7 3
5:  5, 5, 5, 4 3, 8
6:  5, 5, 7, 6, 7
7:  7, 4, 5 2, 6, 6

Vertical
A:  3 3, 9, 8, 7
B:  6, 12, 4 2, 6
C:  10, 7, 7, 6
D:  4, 4, 7, 7, 6 2
E:  3 4, 5, 5, 5, 8
F:  6, 7, 2 6, 5, 4
G:  4, 5, 5, 3 4, 9