Sunday

SUNDAY, december 30, 2007
elizabeth c . gorski / will shortz
winter figure

ny times online premium crossword puzzle














difficulty factor: not bad at all



theme: frosty the snowman

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in the "notes of record" category
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nice puzzle elizabeth!


i'll be back to ramblin' longer, an' fuller... soon



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. land of 300+ islands5. not straight 10. words: abbr. 15. eclipse feature19. borodin's "prince _"20. n.f.l team for which barry sanders played21. "dancing with the stars" winner _ ohno22. shortly23. wright wings24. playwright fugard25. not familiar with26. nuptial exchange27. shed some light on? 29. deli offering31. artificial heat?32. pull40. like some folders41. cadaverous42. class in factories44. oil by the barrel45. photographer adams47. avalons, e.g.48. have _ (be innocent, maybe)50. date with a dr.52. no fancy threads54. piece of soap56. poker great ungar and others59. breaches60. gets a move on63. rain forests and grasslands, e.g.65. r.n.'s locale66. ice cream maker joseph67. clarinetist's purchase68. scatter 70. smidgen72. cultural funding org.73. "_ big deal!"75. 1378. dec. holiday plans?80. pump room?82. five-min. periods, maybe83. a wee hour85. without slack86. "jurassic park" actress 88. advantages90. lord's worker91. partofr.s.v.p.92. cen. parts94. yule _95. no longer working: abbr.96. bourg's department97. before, in verse98. ginger treats100. cole porter's "you dont know _"102. hitches104. fraternity letters107. provider of an old silk hat, e.g. (as depicted at the top of this puzzle)110. rugged wheels, briefly114. lyric, part 5119. rustic setting120. ear-relevant121. state one's views122. j.f.k. alternative123. "the oath" author frank 125. horizontal molding pieces 131. wolves133. mountain ridge134. lyric, part 3, after "with a"137. contents of some scrolls138. kind of track140. wound (up)141. herbal tea142. loses ground?143. crawl (with)144. lord's worker145. new year's eve parties, e.g.146. wood measure147. _ accords148. news agency started in 1925149. "endymion" poet1. holiday party2. homes that may have tunnel entrances3. lyric, part 2, after "was a"4. cheater hunters, maybe5. french chef ducasse6. luxuriousness7. one who cant have everything?8. rocker brian9. certain computer connection, briefly10. sliding door place11. "set _ the doors, 0 soul!": whitman12. forage plant13. sask. neighbor14. leg up15. snarl unsnarler16. lyric, part 417. arose18. kind of kick28. giant successes?30. shell food?33. "i beg to differ!"34. "kiss my grits" lady35. writer willy who popularized spaceflight36. _-aztecan language37. "have some!"38. second amendment advocacy grp.39. "the _ kid"42. part of many a test43. "here!"46. highlands tongue49. cardinal's home50. favorers of the young51. dish with stir-fried rice noodles53. "passion" director55. french treaty city of 180257. accord of 1985?58. what icicles do61. literary inits.62. bully63. it may be fit for a king64. 1945 battle site, for short 67. long island rail road station 69. alphabet trio 71. esoteric 74. end up with76. fall (over)77. "the _ cat" (tom and jerry short)79. pacino and others81. banks on a runway84. horace contemporary87. bobstays, e.g.89. kyle _, "the terminator" hero93. globular96. when the show must go on98. grounded flier99. "dont _ word!"101. dietary abbr.102. start another tour103. animal pouch104. feel one's way around?105. high-hats106. timid words108. places for tolls109. 1986 gene hackman film111. not narrow112. tramps113. 1/2 and 1/3 parts115. sprinkler116. heavily sedated117. _ trial basis118. holidayish124. "revolutionary" piece by chopin126. harpist, of sorts127. nobody128. visitor's sleeping spot, maybe129. "so _ be on my way / in the early mornin1 rain" (gordon lightfoot lyric)130. sleep problem132. old testament prophet135. dr. octavius, spider-man foe136. some e-mail attachments 139. legal conclusion? 141. shatner's"_ war"

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