friday, december 28, 2007
john farmer / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle
difficulty factor: this pangram had me goin' crazy!
theme: none
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in the "notes of record" category
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whew! john, if i woke up without a clock/calendar i'd've sworn it was saturday! nice puzzle...
keep on keepin' on...
dann
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1. algonquian indian tribe 6. went sniggling 11. singer with the #1 hit "all i have" 14. sci-fi character whose name is an anagram of 'carolina islands' 16. otoscope user, for short 17. have quite enough for 18. medwatch agcy. 19. "i'm ready for the weekend!" 21. chalon-sur-_, france 22. "the da vinci code" priory 23. "half _..." 25. bygone ford 26. place to find a c-note? 27. climber's support 29. indian pastries 31. _ herbert, tv's mr. wizard 32. 100 qintars 33. hands out 37. constellation between cygnus and pisces 41. they're plucked 42. bird: prefix 44. star _ 45. "_ of six" (joseph conrad story collection) 46. "a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor": ambrose bierce 48. 1950s british p.m. 49. mooring site 50. stuffed with cheese, in mexican cooking 52. d-day arena: abbr. 53. some licensed practitioners 56. exercise animal? 57. hopscotch 58. tough to dig into, as soil 1. notice 2. home of many of the 1-across: abbr. 3. a long time in lisbon 4. fuchsite and alurgite 5. assuming even that 6. they'll give you the run-around 7. illuminati 8. place, e.g. 9. 7-in. platters 10. more than exalts 11. sound of change 12. mr. rosewater in kurt vonnegut's "god bless you, mr. rosewater" 13. "butterfly" actress, 1981 14. clear the way to 15. some babysitters 20. south beach, e.g. 22. northwest tribe 24. 2004 sondheim musical, with "the" 26. corinthian conclusion 28. country _ 30. it can fill a yard 33. elevator button 34. 1968 hit whose title is repeated three times with "oh" and then again after "baby i love you' 35. make hot 36. passes effortlessly 37. miss badly 38. seaman in a ceremonial honor guard 39. excise on some out-of-state purchases 40. mr. abroad 43. pluck 46. extra benefits 47. when a football may be hiked 50. geom. figure 51. "this is disastrous!" 54. pulitzer category, briefly 55. red _ (young amphibian)
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7 comments:
Wasn't just you - impressively tricky puzzle today. Seems like a lot of folks are heading for Google on this one.
Like the "Band-Aid" rating system, by the way (or if you prefer, the "unbranded sterile bandage" system).
howard,
glad y' stopped by...
do ya think they send up some devilishly tough puzzles just when we're at our collective weakness, what with all the holiday "cheer" being consumed?!
i think i might be down to about eleven brains cells left functioning!
stop by again an' check on me, 'kay?
dann
c'mon! An ANAGRAM? I love xwords, but past that my puzzle abilities come to a screeching halt.
kalisah,
i don't know what was worse... the anagram, the arcane reference, or the spelling of the name!? i am one of those who have not subjected himself to repeated viewings of the whole s.w. saga, but i think i recall him being referred to as "... cala-REESE-ian".
anyway it is best to repeat after me... "i will not let that lousy [insert fitting term of choice here] throw me and ruin my day... i will not let that lousy friggin' anagram throw me and ruin my day... i will not... oh, yes i will, but i'll probably get over it some day... but the scar will always be there to remind me...
[reapplying cocoa butter and yet another sterile bandage strip]
keep on keepin' on, kiddo...
dann
Maybe they are messing with us, who knows?
Wait until you see the Saturday offering... get a box of bandages ready.
Hang in there, and keep on puzzling. Don't forget, these things are for fun ;).
howard,
holy crap! saturday's was a !@#$%^&*
dann
where does potsy come from?
penny
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