dannmann's NYT crossword puzzle ramblings

monday, november 12, 2007
harvey estes / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle

















difficulty factor: none whatsoever


theme: floral movie titles

18A DRIVING MISS DAISY
34A THE BLACK DAHLIA
57A THE NAME OF THE ROSE


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in the "not necessarily explained just by the answer" category
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1A pear variety BOSC

5A filthy place PIG STY

11A mardi _____ GRAS (french, tuesday + fat = "fat tuesday" in n'orl'ns)

15A paul who sang "puppy love" ANKA (born paul albert anka, is a canadian singer [a teen idol in the late 1950s and 60s], songwriter, and actor of lebanese origin)

23A wilderness photographer adams ANSEL (born ansel easton adams, was an american photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the american west landscsape)
49A motown's franklin ARETHA (born aretha louise franklin, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. she is affectionately known as "the queen of soul", but she is also well-versed in jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera)

60A swedish soprano jenny LIND (born johanna maria lind, was a Swedish-born soprano opera singer, often known as the "swedish nightingale")

61A like some inspections ON SITE

65A fictional detective wolfe NERO (nero wolfe is the detective genius brainchild of american mystery writer rex stout. wolfe and his assistant archie goodwin graced 33 novels and 39 short stories from the 1930s to the 70s)

1D "you'll regret that!" BAD MOVE

2D written up, as to a superior ON REPORT

4D cleveland cager, for short CAV (national basketball association, cleveland cavaliers)

6D bar of gold INGOT

12D _____ d'etre RAISON (french, raison : reason + d' [de] : for + etre : to be = "reason for being" or "justification for existance)

14D shag, beehive, updo, etc. STYLES (as in hair styles)

19D "woe _!" IS ME

33D w.b.a. decision TKO (womens boxing association... technical knock-out)

35D the creator, to hindus BRAHMA

38D noncommittal agreement I SUPPOSE

42D earthlink alternative NET ZERO

44D jughead's pal ARCHIE (the perpetually 17-yr-old comic character, archie andrews, of fictional riverdale)

45D one of tennis's williams sisters SELENA

48D funnywoman martha RAYE (born margy reed, was an american comic actress and singer who performed in movies, and television)
50D bullwinkle, e.g. MOOSE
58D calendar pgs. MOS (months)



keep on keepin' on...

dann
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1. pear variety 5. filthy place 11. mardi _____ 15. paul who sang "puppy love" 16. win over 17. bringing up the rear 18. "floral" film that was the best picture of 1989 21. ran into 22. some ales 23. wilderness photographer adams 24. quit .with "out" 25. glossy alternative 26. "again!" 27. gave utterance to 29. customers 30. celtic dialect 31. regional dialect 34. "floral" film of 2006 with josh hartnett and scarlett johansson 40. cowboy contests 41. "sportscenter" channel 43. feudal workers 47. traveling group of actors 49. motown's franklin 50. newspapers, tv, radio, etc. 53. teacher's favorite 54. "get lost!" 55. system of government 56. la _____, bolivia 57. "floral" film of 1986 based on an umberto eco novel 60. swedish soprano jenny 61. like some inspections 62. _____-friendly 63. "for" votes 64. shorthand takers 65. fictional detective wolfe 1. "you'll regret that!" 2. written up, as to a superior 3. easily startled 4. cleveland cager, for short 5. group of five 6. bar of gold 7. entire range 8. slug, old-style 9. _____ and turn 10. 1812, 2001 .etc.: abbr. 11. quick look 12. _____d'etre 13. state with conviction 14. shag, beehive, updo, etc. 19. "woe _!" 20. from copenhagen, e.g. 26. kazan who directed "on the waterfront" 28. grade between bee and dee 29. atlantic swimmers 31. cushions 32. hole-in-one 33. w.b.a. decision 35. the creator, to hindus 36. name repeated in "whatever _ wants, _ gets" 37. virgo's predecessor 38. noncommittal agreement 39. one who's making nice 42. earthlink alternative 43. to a huge degree 44. jughead's pal 45. one of tennis's williams sisters 46. bleachers 47. gives 10 percent to the church 48. funnywoman martha 50. bullwinkle, e.g. 51. spritelike 52. "me, too" 55. shut (up) 58. calendar pgs. 59. hurry