dannmann's NYT crossword puzzle ramblings

monday, december 17, 2007
richard chisholm / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle















difficulty factor: one minor stumble




theme: 'tis the seasons!

17A SARATOGA SPRINGS
24A NIAGARA FALLS
42A LARRY SUMMERS
54A JONATHAN WINTERS



maybe more later...







keep on keepin' on...

dann
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1. _ mater 5. letter-shaped structural piece 9. lesser-played half of a 45 14. elementary particle 15. vex 16. gucci alternative 17. upstate new york city and spa 20. remote areas 21. imp 22. head for 23. the boondocks 24. honeymooners' destination 28. alternative to .com or .edu 29. fix, as brakes 30. jacob's twin 34. track events 36. asian new year 37. leaves port 38. bygone u.s. gas brand 39. mother _, 1979 peace nobelist 41. napkin's place 42. former president of harvard 45. kodak, pentax and nikon 48. the "l" in s.&l 49. is wild about 50. mythical island that sank into the sea 54. comic who played robin williams's son in "mork & mindy" 56. auto route from me. to fla. 57. 1930s migrant 58. smell _ (be suspicious) 59. groups of spies 60. fails to keep pace 61. without: fr. 1. "i _ sorry!" 2. hawaiian cookout 3. homeowners' burdens 4. like clocks with hands 5. shipment to a steel mill 6. home of the cowboys, familiarly 7. "sad to say ..." 8. _ judicata 9. spread out ungracefully 10. isle of man's locale 11. rumba or samba 12. mystery writer's award 13. swiss city on the rhine, old-style 18. dwellers along the volga 19. working stiff 23. french city where jules verne was born 24. alaskan city where the iditarod ends 25. angers 26. raises or lowers a hem, say 27. passionate 31. time before talkies 32. banned orchard spray 33. letter carriers' grp. 35. broad-minded 37. pago pago resident 39. garbage 40. besmirches 43. mountain ridges 44. powerful rays 45. louisianan of french descent 46. get _ of one's own medicine 47. pre-stereo recordings 50. paul who sang "put your head on my shoulder" 51. tiny branch 52. tehran's home 53. concordes, briefly 55. "you've got mail" co.