Solving Approach
This one works out to about 5.5 letters per word on average. This puzzle leans toward longer words — apostrophes and doubled letters will likely crack it open faster than word length alone. Rated medium, this one asks for a bit more pattern recognition than a warm-up puzzle, but nothing that requires guesswork.
About Ken Adelman
Ken Adelman, a prominent neoconservative political figure, served as director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency under Ronald Reagan. He is perhaps best known for his controversial 2002 statement that the Iraq War would be "a cakewalk," a prediction that proved dramatically inaccurate. A prolific writer and commentator, Adelman has been influential in conservative foreign policy circles while also becoming a notable example of public figures revising their positions on major geopolitical decisions.
Did you know? He worked as a close aide to Donald Rumsfeld, serving under him at the Pentagon during two separate periods decades apart.