monday, january 07, 2008
lynn lempel / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle
difficulty factor: a very nice breezy monday puzzle
theme: things that really rattle my nerves
46A BANG
17A POP
7D BOOM
10D CRASH
35D CRACK
40D CLAP
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in the "notes of record" category
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okay, lynn, let's get it all 30A "tallied up" here... five mondays in 11 or 12 weeks... yesterday your first sunday... and today your first bac-to-back... [doing a very poor regis philbin] "whoa! you're outta control!"
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in the "most googled" category
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google schmoogle... the crosses take care of themselves, t'day!
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in the "cool mutiple word answer" category
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15A symbol of sturdiness OAK TREE
17A high hit behind the catcher, say POP FOUL
22A "my life _____ open book" ...IS AN...
28A refused SAID, "NO!"
38A nuptial agreement I DO.
41A tidy savings NEST EGG
62A miss terribly ACHE FOR
64A theory of the universe, or a hint to the starts of 17-across and 7-, 10-, 35- and 40-down BIG BANG
68A observed secretly SPIED ON
3D shred RIP UP
7D prosperous place BOOM TOWN
10D extreme effort at weight loss CRASH DIET
35D skilled marksman CRACK SHOT
40D baloney CLAP TRAP
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in the "abbreviations, truncations, etc." category
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7A "see ya" 'BYE
10A katie couric's network C.B.S.
19A end of a school web address .EDU
43A miss, neighbor ALA. (alabama)
69A summer hrs. in d.c. E.D.T. (eastern daylight time)
70A one doing leg. work REP.
1D post or trib PAPER (as in... the newspaper... this is what paimter sir william russell flint calls "the newspaper"...)
5D old auto inits. R.E.O. (REO are the initials of the company's founder, Ransom E. Olds, also the founder of the Oldsmobile)
37D aviation-related prefix AERO-
63D lead-in to fetched or sighted FAR-
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in the "other" category
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1A peeling knives PARERS
36A graceful swimmer SWAN
46A paths from here to there ROUTES
52A vegetable that rolls PEA
59A thorny parts of roses STEMS
11D alpha, _____, gamma ... BETA
14D twisty-horned antelope ELAND
16D musical chord TRIAD
21D eye part LENS... and... 29D eye part IRIS
24D "como _____ usted?" ESTA (spanish, "how are you?")
32D lady and the tramp, e.g. DOGS (walt disney's 1955 offering, "lady and the tramp" was the first all-cartoon feature filmed in cinamascope!)
50D symbols of meekness LAMBS
66D spelling competition BEE
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in the "your mileage may vary" category
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keep on keepin' on...
dann
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1. peeling knives 7. "see ya" 10. katie couric's network 13. kansas city where dwight elsenhower grew up 15. symbol of sturdiness 17. high hit behind the catcher, say 18. do surgery (on) 19. end of a school web address 20. salves 22. "my life _ open book" 23. ward off 26. safety item for a tightrope walker 27. pep rally shout 28. refused 30. tallied up 33. neurologist or orthopedist 36. graceful swimmer 38. nuptial agreement 39. spotty 41. tidy savings 43. miss, neighbor 44. _ of man 46. paths from here to there 47. stretchy fabric 49. self-assurance 51. family 52. vegetable that rolls 53. looks to be 57. treble's counterpart 59. thorny parts of roses 61. III + IV 62. miss terribly 64. theory of the universe, or a hint to the starts of 17-across and 7-, 10-, 35- and 40-down 67. scene at a natural history museum 68. observed secretly 69. summer hrs. in d.c. 70. one doing leg. work 71. derisive looks 1. post or trib 2. residence 3. shred 4. aide to santa 5. old auto inits. 6. rebuff 7. prosperous place 8. kennel cries 9. _ out (barely make) 10. extreme effort at weight loss 11. alpha, _, gamma ... 12. glimpsed 14. twisty-horned antelope 16. musical chord 21. eye part 24. "como _ usted?" 25. vientiane native 27. abductors' demands 29. eye part 31. periphery 32. lady and the tramp, e.g. 33. start a card game 34. air france destination 35. skilled marksman 37. aviation-related prefix 40. baloney 42. inside of a paper towel roll 45. sporting sword 48. one heeding the alarm clock 50. symbols of meekness 54. dodge 55. petty 56. + and - 57. ordered 58. carbolic _ 59. a few 60. nurses a drink 63. lead-in to fetched or sighted 65. card game with knocking 66. spelling competition
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