dannmann's NYT crossword puzzle ramblings

monday, november 5, 2007
jeremy horwitz / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle


















difficulty factor: easy; this was the reward for yesterday's brain-buster

theme: we are visited by three fellas whose names have 'j' as the first initial

• 17A J. ALFRED PRUFROCK
• 39A J. JONAH JAMESON
• 61A J. DANFORTH QUAYLE

and a whole host o' other characters...

• 1A "lady marmalade" singer _____ labelle PATTI (born patricia louise holt)
• 15A poet _____ khayyam OMAR (born ghiyās od-dīn abul-fatah omār ibn ibrāhīm khayyām nishābūrī; persian poet, mathematician, philosopher and astronomer of 1000 years ago)

• 22A "the simpsons" bartender MOE syzlak
• 29A actress macdowell of "groundhog day" ANDIE (born rosalie anderson macdowell)
• 34A geller with a spoon-bending act URI (born gellér györgy)
• 2D frankie of "beach blanket bingo" AVALON (frankie, born francis avallone)
• 4D president who later served as chief justice TAFT (wiliam howard taft)

• 28D _____ tin tin RIN
• 33D humorist bombeck ERMA (born erma louise fiste)
• 57D roger rabbit or donald duck TOON (as in CARtoon)
• 61D female singer's 2001 album that debuted at #1 J LO (jennifer lópez)

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in the "not necessarily explained just by the answer" category

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• 17A t. s. eliot title character who measures out his life with coffee spoons J. ALFRED PRUFROCK (see: http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html)
• 26A studio sign ON AIR
• 38A _____ bator, mongolia ULAN
• 42A parti-colored PIED (used especially in the names of birds - having fur or feathers of two or more colours, usually black and white. as in the 'pied kingfishers')
• 44A quantity: abbr. AMT (amount)
• 45A sheep cries BAA (did i miss the memo? i thought sheep was 'maa'... and goat was 'baa'!)
• 46A rapids transits RAFTS (didn't see the first 's' here and stubbornly hung to 'rails' for too long)
• 11D brazil's largest city SAO PAULO
• 24D california city in a 1968 dionne warwick hit SAN JOSE (do you know the way to... )
• 38D. beef quality graders: abbr. USDA (united states department of agriculture)
• 42D la _____, bolivia PAZ
• 54D necessary: abbr. REQ (required)
• 57D roger rabbit or donald duck TOON (as in car-toon)
• 63D slugger's stat RBI (runs batted in)
  

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dann
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1. "lady marmalade" singer _____ labelle 6. musical phrase 10. on the briny 14. birdlike 15. poet _____ khayyam 16. butter slices 17. t. s. eliot title character who measures out his life with coffee spoons 20. not just recent 21. muck 22. "the simpsons" bartender 23. light throw 26. studio sign 29. actress macdowell of "groundhog day" 32. really impressed 34. geller with a spoon-bending act 35. light golden lager 38. _____ bator, mongolia 39. editor out to smear spider-man 42. parti-colored 43. dance class outfit 44. quantity: abbr. 45. sheep cries 46. rapids transits 50. a goose egg 52. phobia 55. unfortunate sound when you bend over 56. hay storage locale 58. saw-toothed 61. vice president who once famously mashed "potato" 65. come to shore 66. baby bassoon? 67. war horse 68. lyric poems 69. puppy bites 70. sexy nightwear 1. _____ party (sleepover) 2. frankie of "beach blanket bingo" 3. cultivated the soil 4. president who later served as chief justice 5. initials on a cross 6. where you might hear "ride 'em, cowboy!" 7. little devil 8. distant 9. lively 60s dance 10. kitchen spill catcher 11. brazil's largest city 12. and so on: abbr. 13. "_____ and ye shall receive" 18. cpr pro 19. grocery offering 24. california city in a 1968 dionne warwick hit 25. accumulation on the brow 27. persia, today 28. _____ tin tin 30. its first ad touted "1,000 songs in your pocket" 31. german article 33. humorist bombeck 36. singsong syllables 37. grain bundle 38. beef quality graders: abbr. 39. guitarist hendrix 40. 747, e.g. 41. be mistaken 42. la _____, bolivia 45. hit, as on the noggin 47. worn at the edges 48. like the marquis de sade or the duke of earl 49. rapid 51. unilever skin cream brand 53. fireplace remnants 54. necessary: abbr. 57. roger rabbit or donald duck 59. corrosion sign 60. appraise 61. female singer's 2001 album that debuted at #1 62. "dear old" guy 63. slugger's stat 64. blouse or shirt