dannmann's NYT crossword puzzle ramblings

thursday, november 29, 2007
elizabeth c. gorski / will shortz
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difficulty factor: this one beat me up a bit!


theme: can i get an "AMEN!"? well... how 'bout eight of 'em?! 55A suggests the theme: "it ends with something found four times in this puzzle"


1A AMEN CORNERS
1D AMEN TO THAT

9A CAMERA MEN
14D AMENDS

60D STAMEN
65A AMENITIES

46D MILITIA MEN
66A TUTANKHAMEN


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in the "notes of record" category
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hmmm...

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in the "not necessarily explained just by the answer" category
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49A thumb locale: abbr.



talk amongst yourselves...


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keep on keepin' on...

dann
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1A parts of churches appropriate to this puzzle 9A tv news crew 15A decks 16A put up 17A really bizarre 18A loads 19A angular opening? 20A follower of max or paul? 21A ones with cool jobs? 22A veronica of "hill street blues" 24A frenzied 26A "do _ others ..." 28A petri dish gel 29A touch up, as text 30A italian leaders 31A quick change artist? 33A pal 35A sounds of ambivalence 36A consequence 39A roast v.i.p.'s 42A old testament book: abbr. 43A winter olympics event 47A "midnight cowboy" role 49A thumb locale: abbr. 51A rice-a-_ 52A computer once with an egg-shaped design 53A city south of delray beach, for short 54A carpenter's pin 55A it ends with something found four times in this puzzle 57A sales rep's assignment: abbr. 59A month before juin 60A writer rushdie 61A graphic in a business report 63A rare play 64A bach's brandenburgs, e.g. 65A factor in a hotel rating 66A egyptian royal 1D "you sure said it!" 2D "be brave!" 3D best 4D alphabet trio 5D it meant nothing to nero 6D fall place 7D like favorite books, often 8D reno-to-la. dir. 9D wood block for holding an object steady 10D primo 11D roomy dress 12D perfume 13D type in, as lost data 14D adds to or subtracts from 21D smidgens 23D first name in mysteries 25D imitative 27D c.i.a. forerunner 29D mahler's "das lied von der _" 30D hollow 32D prefix with spore 34D sitting spot 37D buzz 38D hawaiian root 39D dr.'s order 40D trattoria order 41D twinkly, in a way 44D d, for one 45D where "thy will" will be done, in part 46D citizen soldiers 48D trattoria order 50D tony winner for "sweeney todd," 1979 53D edvard _, czech president and patriot 54D label of bing crosby's "white christmas" 56D setting for many episodes of tv's "gilmore girls" 58D roomy dress 60D filament holder 61D polling abbr. 62D mother