wednesday, january 16, 2008
barry c silk / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle
difficulty factor: although i never was "in the zone" with this one, it had more of a tuesday feel about it, for me...
theme: perplexion o' plenty pervades the puzzle...
20A MYSTERY
32A PROBLEM
41A PUZZLE
55A ENIGMA
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in the "notes of record" category
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barry, this one, while entertaining enough, lacked a certain wednesday energy, bite, or zing t' me... oy, maybe i'm being too jaded...
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in the "your mileage may vary" category
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time rushed by me t'day with other endeavors... to my sister patti in sunny florida: happy birthday kiddo!
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. gets one's feet wet? 6. frizzy do 10. pop group whose music was the basis of a hit 2001 broadway musical 14. hut material 15. a lot of pizzazz? 16. some socials 17. rid of vermin 18. french chalk mineral 19. corporal punishment unit 20. 1999 russell crowe movie 23. something to shoot for 25. n.r.c. forerunner 26. scorecard listing 27. fielder's cry 29. potter's need 31. "the racer's edge" 32. parent's handful 35. _ club (retail chain) 36. cyclotron particle 37. deplaned, e.g. 41. nickname for the national security agency 46. the monkees'"_ believer" 49. scholarship consideration 50. popped up 51. "groovy!" 53. orch. section 54. qb stats 55. w.w. ii encryption device 59. fretted fiddle 60. whittle 61. in a pique 64. last word in an ultimatum 65. getz of jazz 66. dispatch boat 67. black flag alternative 68. manhattan, e.g. 69. reveal one's feelings 1. tobacco buy 2. suffix with cannon 3. campus quarters 4. 24/7 auction site 5. shove off 6. san diego state player 7. goose bumps cause 8. depend (on) 9. last king of the united sweden and norway 10. travel aid 11. coarse sorts 12. two- or three-pointer 13. black key 21. french noodle? 22. lounge 23. domino features 24. red fort city 28. cookbook amt. 29. dress down 30. "die frau _ schatten" (strauss opera) 33. baseball's johnny, known as the big cat 34. mustachioed surrealist 38. end of the road, possibly 39. like some coffee 40. gymnastics coups 42. e pluribus _ 43. fraternity founded in 1847 at new york university 44. walkway 45. stork's bundle 46. assuming, hypothetically 47. 1975 "thrilla" city 48. melodic passages 52. looked libidinously 53. public to-do 56. dojo accessories 57. asia's _ sea 58. campbell of "three to tango" 62. "_ beso" 63. mafia figure
barry c silk / will shortz
ny times online premium crossword puzzle
difficulty factor: although i never was "in the zone" with this one, it had more of a tuesday feel about it, for me...
theme: perplexion o' plenty pervades the puzzle...
20A MYSTERY
32A PROBLEM
41A PUZZLE
55A ENIGMA
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in the "notes of record" category
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barry, this one, while entertaining enough, lacked a certain wednesday energy, bite, or zing t' me... oy, maybe i'm being too jaded...
=================================================
in the "your mileage may vary" category
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time rushed by me t'day with other endeavors... to my sister patti in sunny florida: happy birthday kiddo!
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. gets one's feet wet? 6. frizzy do 10. pop group whose music was the basis of a hit 2001 broadway musical 14. hut material 15. a lot of pizzazz? 16. some socials 17. rid of vermin 18. french chalk mineral 19. corporal punishment unit 20. 1999 russell crowe movie 23. something to shoot for 25. n.r.c. forerunner 26. scorecard listing 27. fielder's cry 29. potter's need 31. "the racer's edge" 32. parent's handful 35. _ club (retail chain) 36. cyclotron particle 37. deplaned, e.g. 41. nickname for the national security agency 46. the monkees'"_ believer" 49. scholarship consideration 50. popped up 51. "groovy!" 53. orch. section 54. qb stats 55. w.w. ii encryption device 59. fretted fiddle 60. whittle 61. in a pique 64. last word in an ultimatum 65. getz of jazz 66. dispatch boat 67. black flag alternative 68. manhattan, e.g. 69. reveal one's feelings 1. tobacco buy 2. suffix with cannon 3. campus quarters 4. 24/7 auction site 5. shove off 6. san diego state player 7. goose bumps cause 8. depend (on) 9. last king of the united sweden and norway 10. travel aid 11. coarse sorts 12. two- or three-pointer 13. black key 21. french noodle? 22. lounge 23. domino features 24. red fort city 28. cookbook amt. 29. dress down 30. "die frau _ schatten" (strauss opera) 33. baseball's johnny, known as the big cat 34. mustachioed surrealist 38. end of the road, possibly 39. like some coffee 40. gymnastics coups 42. e pluribus _ 43. fraternity founded in 1847 at new york university 44. walkway 45. stork's bundle 46. assuming, hypothetically 47. 1975 "thrilla" city 48. melodic passages 52. looked libidinously 53. public to-do 56. dojo accessories 57. asia's _ sea 58. campbell of "three to tango" 62. "_ beso" 63. mafia figure
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