tuesday, december 04, 2007
alison donald / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle
difficulty factor: upon seeing the "see notepad" notation i was ready for a two or three band-aid day, but it was a real breeze...
theme: have a BUD on me...
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in the "notes of record" category
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i've said it before... i'm usually intimidated by these special notes...
but today, i didn't need to be... thanks, alison, for a nice puzzle!
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in the "not necessarily explained just by the answer" category
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in the "your mileage may vary" category:
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best clue of the day:
best answer of the day:
worst clue of the day:
worst answer of the day:
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
1A keen-edged 6. gave in 11A _-a-cake 14A chomping at the bit 15A last olds made 16A corrida cheer 17A see blurb 19A cooking spray brand 20A "when hell freezes over" 21A grouch 23A not exactly insightful 26A gung-ho sort 27A minty drinks 28A greg's sitcom mate 30A oklahoma indians 31A some earrings 32A slugger's stat 35A hershey confection 36A pasta is loaded with them 37A skier's transport 38A "i do" 39A four-page sheet 40A an ex of the donald 41A martini garnishes 43A shiny fabric 44A regal fur 46A brilliantly colored parrots 47A actress gaynor 48A scarlett of tara 50A "evil woman" band, for short 51A see blurb 57A cornhusker state: abbr. 58A special talent 59A fashionably old-fashioned 60A batiking need 61A doughboys 62A thoroughly enjoy 1D trice, informally 2D "2001 "computer 3D in the past 4D counterpart of bus. 5D engagement contracts, briefly 6D cut up 7D "i cannot tell _" 8D zig or zag 9D directional suffix 10D for whom sandy koufax pitched 11D see blurb 12D texas shrine 13D tantalize 18D come clean, with "up" 22D smash into 23D belly button type 24D see blurb 25D summer shirts 26D nukes 27D facetious 28D day of "pillow talk" 29D boxcar rider 31. in the pink 33D farm bundles 34D neighbor of turkey 36D place to moor 37D "later" 39D like a picky eater 40D like much of poe's work 42D designer claiborne 43D _ lee cakes 44D make corrections to 45D life of _ (ease) 46D some big trucks 48D mideast sultanate 49D bumpkin 52D _ lark 53D arthur of "the golden girls" 54D hall-of-famer mel 55D play about capote 56D toy with a string
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that moon
"artist does not allow users to add this song to their profile."
pfft,
OTIS
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