dannmann's NYT crossword puzzle ramblings

monday, december 10, 2007
lynn lempel / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle
















difficulty factor: easy, even for a monday




theme: things that keep me S-INGin'... despite the rain... an' sleet, an' hail, an' snow!

10D S-l-INGshot
16A S-pr-INGroll
26A S-t-INGray
33D S-w-INGvote
48A SINGsong
63A S-tr-INGbean


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in the "notes of record" category
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lynn, this was a very nice - if fairly quick - way to get the week in gear. THANK YOU!


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in the "most googled" category
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don't think there's gonna be much googlin' with this one at all!


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in the "cool multiple word answer" category
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they were all the theme answers!


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in the "abbreviations, truncations, etc." category
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46A s & l conveniences AMT'S
60A f.d.r. job-creating measure: abbr. WPA
43D bro's sibling SIS


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in the "further explanation" category
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too busy t'day...





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in the "damn-brand-new-t'-me" category
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nuttin'!


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in the "your mileage may vary" category
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favorite clue/answer: 1. john _____, host of "america's most wanted" WALSH

keep on keepin' on...

dann
all elements of the puzzle (grid layout, clues, and answers), NYT, NY Times, and The New York Times logo are ©2007 The New York Times
1. john _, host of "america's most wanted" 6. "jeopardy!" whiz jennings 9. "hey, you!" 13. _ 2600 (classic video game console) 14. st. louis landmark 15. voice above a tenor 16. appetizer with sweet and sour sauce 18. gorilla watcher fossey 19. frightful female 20. puccini heroine 21. cheerful 22. take turns 24. dangler on a suitcase 26. deadly long-tailed fish 28. where you might get into hot water? 31. schiaparelli of fashion 34. cigarette substance 35. interlocks 37. bride's bounty 39. meadow 41. bird on birth announcement cards 42. comes about 44. wrigley's product 46. s. & l conveniences 47. all u.s. senators until 1922 48. monotonous voice 51. birds flying in v's 53. has confidence in 56. beverly sills and others 58. young cod for dinner 60. f.d.r. job-creating measure: abbr. 62. "famous" cookie maker 63. gangly guy 65. fruit from a palm 66. "dont hurt me!," e.g. 67. straight up 68. laid off, as workers 69. wood in archery bows 70. copenhageners, e.g. 1. do the laundry 2. even, on the leaderboard 3. slow, in symphonies 4. _ lanka 5. merely suggest 6. ray who created the mcdonald's empire 7. custardy dessert 8. rink org. 9. city where galileo taught 10. goliath's undoing 11. baseball's musial 12. broadway award 14. weapons stash 17. "oh, i see" 21. eyelid nuisances 23. romanov rulers 25. river blocker 27. one of the allman brothers 29. straight-to-curly transformation, informally 30. poses questions 31. dutch city with a cheese market 32. oral tradition 33. make-or-break election bloc 36. does' mates 38. si and oui 40. home of the von trapp family 43. bro's sibling 45. lamebrain 49. get cozy 50. prodded gently 52. lessened, as pain 54. 11- or 12-year-old 55. rocket's realm 56. 1920s art movement 57. giant-screen theater 59. backstage bunch 61. tiny tunnelers 63. mata hari, for one 64. top half of a bikini