dannmann's NYT crossword puzzle ramblings

monday, january 21, 2008
andrea carla michaels / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle
















difficulty factor: 'twas a bit of a cinch!



theme: y' gotta be in it for the long haul...

17 WIN BY A NOSE
38 LOSE ONE'S BALANCE (OR)
61 DRAW A BLANK


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in the "notes of record" category
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andrea, this is my kinda monday puzzle!


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in the "most googled" category
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hmmm...


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in the "cool mutiple word answer" category
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17A triumph, but just barely WIN BY A NOSE

33A find a new purpose for RE-USE

38A fall off a beam, e.g. LOSE ONE'S BALANCE

61A momentarily forget (or get lucky in scrabble?) DRAW A BLANK

3D led off WENT FIRST

28D capital of manche, france ST. LO

35D sworn to tell the truth UNDER OATH


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in the "abbreviations, truncations, etc." category
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35A org. with admirals U.S.N. (united states navy)

66A suffix meaning "little" -ETTE

11D online commerce E-TAIL (electronic retail)

28D capital of manche, france ST. LO

31D "the star-spangled banner" land U.S.A. (united stastes of america)

34D wnw's opposite E.S.E. (west northwest... east southeast)


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in the "other" category
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5A dopey or doc DWARF (the dwarf's song 'hi ho': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AkKnLMELo)

16A great salt lake's state UTAH

19A hawaiian island MAUI
21A actor ed of "daniel boone" AMES
43A ice cream holders CONES
60A mastercard rival VISA
65A ship from the mideast OILER
67A m&m's that were removed from 1976 to 1987 out of a health concern for a coloring dye REDS
2D shallowest great lake ERIE
4D amount of hair cream DAB (a "must see": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRcRIbExrfg)

10D popular newspaper puzzle subtitled "that scrambled word game" JUMBLE
12D finnish bath SAUNA
25D comic johnson ARTE (arthur stanton eric johnson)
37D loch _____ monster NESS
55D fox hit "american _____" IDOL
59D scandinavian furniture giant IKEA
63D actor ayres LEW (lewis frederick ayre III)

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in the "your mileage may vary" category
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61A momentarily forget (or get lucky in scrabble?) DRAW A BLANK... hmmm... a double clue on a monday puzzle... and a theme answer at that?!



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 ©2008 The New York Times
1. lascivious 5. dopey or doc 10. say jokingly 14. zone 15. more unusual 16. great salt lake's state 17. triumph, but just barely 19. hawaiian island 20. badminton court divider 21. actor ed of "daniel boone" 22. declining in power 24. false fronts 27. god, to muslims 28. smug smiles 30. tv, slangily.with "the" 32. legal wrong 33. find a new purpose for 35. org. with admirals 38. fall off a beam, e.g. 42. baseballer mel 43. ice cream holders 44. fusses 45. politico gingrich 46. marks that look like inverted v's 48. pago pago's locale 51. less drunk 54. graduates 56. opposite of an intro, musically 57. parisian yes 60. mastercard rival 61. momentarily forget (or get lucky in scrabble?) 64. barely earned, with "out" 65. ship from the mideast 66. suffix meaning "little" 67. m&m's that were removed from 1976 to 1987 out of a health concern for a coloring dye 68. a ton 69. command to a steed 1. home tun? 2. shallowest great lake 3. led off 4. amount of hair cream 5. all soap operas, basically 6. declined in power 7. got up 8. thing, in legal briefs 9. unoccupied, as a theater seat 10. popular newspaper puzzle subtitled "that scrambled word game" 11. online commerce 12. finnish bath 13. chicken piece 18. talk idly 23. biblical tower site 25. comic johnson 26. cigar ends 28. capital of manche, france 29. no longer worth debating 31. "the star-spangled banner" land 33. leases 34. wnw's opposite 35. sworn to tell the truth 36. glaswegian, e.g. 37. loch _ monster 39. atlantic or pacific 40. at this moment 41. swiss river 45. wanderers 46. trees whose wood is used for chests 47. united _ emirates 48. lifeguard, at times 49. similar 50. meditated (on) 52. city between gainesville and orlando 53. took a curtain call 55. fox hit "american _" 58. "render therefore _ caesar..." 59. scandinavian furniture giant 62. _ de janeiro 63. actor ayres