friday, february 01, 2008
doug peterson / will shortz
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difficulty factor: i got roughed-up pretty badly over this one!



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doug, i had a love/hate thing goin' on with this one... i loved most of the long/multi word answers... and i hated that my first guesses were way off!


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51. tickled the most PINKEST... funny stuff!
8. ape wrestlers GRAPPLE... GROAN! to ape [mimic] wrestlers


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dann
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1. temper8. ape wrestlers15. be negative about17. hobbes in "calvin and hobbes"18. went to a lower level19. prefix with 6-down20. body part above la bouche21. frames found in frames22. clubs: abbr.23. senora's step24. "a little _ the mightiest julius fell": shak.25. actress kimberly of "close to home"26. give away27. intimate28. tahini base29. well activity32. domesticates33. dramatic beginning34. with 44-down, cajun dish with giblets35. polynomial components36. subject of some conspiracy theories37. prez's first name on "the west wing"40. shot near the green41. little piggies?42. staff note43. ad follower44. playboy's plea?45. she's dangerously fascinating46. they're not easily overturned49. stereotypically smarmy sorts50. without much wind51. tickled the most?1. for one2. not at all sunny3. fit to be tried?4. id output5. mordant6. suffix with 19-across7. going by8. fred of "the munsters"9. hosts10. brand in a bathroom11. linguist mario12. before being delivered13. unfrequented14. chief goals? 16. smart22. exclusively23. british meat pie25. actress gray and others26. _-crowd (attendance booster)27. make like pac-man28. they're bound to work29. "heads up!"30. it stocks blocks31. less lax32. prepare for a shower, maybe 34. foundations, often36. aggressively ambitious37. basso hines38. hosts39. "who _?"41. august42. belarus's capital44. see 34-across45. longtime columnist who coined the term "beatnik"47. cloverleaf composition: abbr.48. second-century year

friday, january 25, 2008
david quarfoot / will shortz
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difficulty factor: moderately tough, but maximally satisfying



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david, just seeing your name gave me pause, but my fleeting trepidation was largely unfounded... this was a really good friday puzzle!


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i must attend the funeral of a very dear friend's father-in-law... he was a great fella...

time for only one elaboration t'day...



43D swee' pea's creator E.C. SEGAR (after taking a $20 correspondence course in cartooning - twenty lessons at a buck a piece - elzie crisler segar [SEE-gar, like the colloquial pronunciation of the cylindrical tobacco contrivance] created his newspaper comic strip "thimble theater," in 1919. the oyl family - dad 'cole' and mom 'nana', 'olive' and brother 'castor', and their friend ham gravy were the comic's leads for the first decade of its run. the rest of olive's kin included cousin 'sutra' oyl, her uncles 'lubry kent' and 'otto' oyl, and her niece 'deezil' oyl. it wasn't until 1929, when castor oyl needed a mariner to navigate his ship to dice island, that he picked up a funny-lookin' old salt down by the docks named 'popeye'. and the rest, as they say, is history! the popeye character "stole the show" and became the permanent featured character. some of the other notable characters segar created include 'j. wellington wimpy', 'eugene the jeep', and 'swee' pea' who is popeye's adopted son... the tyke arrived in popeye's mail in an express package on july 24, 1933... and is christened almost a month later "by the names of 'SCOONER seawell georgia washenting, christiffer columbia, daniel boom'"... hmmm... not a 'swee' pea' in sight! read more about naming swee' pea at: http://www.popeyespoopdeck.com/sweepea.htm)

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call me quirky, but i really loved 2D it forbids religious tests for political office ARTICLE VI [of the united states costitution: "... no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the united states]


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dann
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1. war-torn baghdad suburb 9. 23-across and others15. one and only16. weather channel topic17. fleet runner of myth18. key that doesnt include 58-across19. up to20. ape22. habit23. shade shade25. biblical miracle setting26. powerful piece27. boarding spot29. call from home31. 1936 n.l leader in slugging percentage33. brooklynese pronoun34. pilot's place37. part of manhattan's alphabet city39. "be honest"41. onetime serbian capital42. show some spunk44. drops in a theater45. japanese model sold from 1970 to 200647. meccan pilgrim48. some speakers 51. abbr. before a date53. underhand?54. zip55. spotter's confirmation57. polit. label58. it's almost a b, scorewise 60. pilot's place62. apple application63. fancy haberdashery item64. no longer in65. judge of films1. henry clay or william jennings bryan2. it forbids religious tests for political office3. versatile actors may play them4. person found in a tree: abbr.5. buck6. corinthian alternative7. it might hold a couch potato's potato8. really hoped to get, with "for"9. it can be drafted10. _ bark beetle11. stuck12. 11 1/2" soldier13. online memo14. archaeologist david who found the lost roman city of kourion21. made some waves?24. word in some british place names26. put out28. school exercises30. zoo de madrid beasts32. shade of blue34. enter gently35. head of state known to his people as "dear leader"36. "of course"38. exclamations40. piehole43. swee' pea's creator45. edmond rostand hero46. calm48. composed49. direccion sailed by columbus50. british poet tate52. track-and-field equipment55. _ dixit56. 1982 film title role for bruce boxleitner 59. traffic stopper 61. school dept.

friday, january 18, 2008
trip payne / will shortz
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difficulty factor: after i reined-in my crappy attitude, not too bad at all


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trip, i felt stupid, terrible, not so bad, pissed-off, good... then, vindicated by this puzzle... a great friday!


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i gotta admit this one surprises me, but it looks like... 44D tv star who said "stop gabbin' and get me some oats!" MR. ED

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14A suddenly ALL AT ONCE

16A steely dan hit of 1972 DO IT AGAIN

21A _____ clue GET A... (not... "not a..." which really put me in a terrrible spot for WAY too long)

30A moliere comedy THE MISER

35A properly filed IN ORDER

49A classic mystical book by khalil gibran THE PROPHET

55A gulf of taranto's locale IONIAN SEA

59A guided missile sections NOSE CONE

61A have as an appetizer START WITH

11D pilgrims leave them HOME LANDS

12D not randomly arranged IN A SERIES

30D beach house arrangement, perhaps TIME SHARE

32D rotary motions SIDE SPINS

33D be a big success GO FAR

39D directorial demand RE-SHOOT


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15A stereo receiver button PHONO (phonograph)

26A certain sale item: abbr. IRR. (irregular)

43A suffix with darwin -IST (not "-ian"... or "-ism"... aaaaarrrggh!)

44A "divine" showbiz nickname MISS M (as in... bette midler)

4D r.f.k. stadium player, for short NAT. (as in... the washington nationals)

36D subway series locale, for short N.Y.C. (new york city)

41D thing with a life of its own? BIO. (biography)

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1A drawing power MAGNETISM

16A steely dan hit of 1972 DO IT AGAIN (listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLya_2sNuUA)
18A t-formation participant END (while it is no longer in popular use, the 't formation' is the grandaddy of most modern offensive set-up formations in football, in that it places the quarterback directly behind the center [as opposed to 'the single wing' of olde-tyme football, which had the quarterback receiving the ball on the fly.] the t formation set-up signaled a short-med distance running play that consists of three backs lined up in a row about five yards behind the quarterback, forming the shape of a t. in a variation known as the 'power t', it might feature two tight ends; in a variation known as the 'split t', it might feature a tight end and wide receiver [in this case known as a split end])
24A georgia _ of "the mary tyler moore show" ENGEL (born georgia bright engel is an american television actress best known as uber naive georgette franklin baxter on 'the mtm show' from 1972 until the show ended in 1977. the role earned her two emmy nominations)
28A six-time all-star third baseman of the 1970s dodgers CEY (ronald charles "ron" cey [SAY] is a former third baseman who started his pro career with the los angeles dodgers [1971-82])
33A canadian equivalent of the oscar GENIE
37A "cooking with astrology" author OMARR
38A "moon over parador" star, 1988 DREYFUSS
41A you wouldn't sit for a spell in this BEE
58A echo, e.g., in greek myth OREAD (in greek mythology, an oread [or orestiad] was a type of nymph that lived in mountains, valleys, and ravines, who differed from each other according to their dwelling... echo was a mountain nymph who loved her own voice. in an act of vengeance, her voice was taken away from her, except in foolish repetition of another's shouted words. thus, all echo could do was repeat the voice of another)

60A _____ atomic dustbin (english rock band) NED'S
5D _____ carinae (hypergiant star) ETA (eta carinae is a highly luminous hyper-giant double star. estimates of its mass range from 100 - 150 times the mass of the sun, and its luminosity is about four million times more than that of the sun. this object is currently the most massive nearby star that can be studied in great detail. eta carinae and the bipolar homunculus nebula which surrounds the star. the homunculus was partly created in an eruption of eta carinae whose light reached earth in 1843. eta carinae itself appears as the white patch near the center of the image, where the two lobes of the homunculus touch)
8D journal with an annual "breakthrough of the year" award SCIENCE ('science' is the weekly published academic journal of the american association for the advancement of science [aaas] and is considered one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals. the journal is peer-reviewed, and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people)

10D detective in "the shanghai cobra" CHAN
15D "the amazing race" host keoghan PHIL
20D thing on a ring KEY
23D hard-to-break plates ARMOR (plate armour is personal armour made from large metal plates, worn on the chest and sometimes the entire body)
45D prometheus society alternative MENSA

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29. "ode to broken things" poet NERUDA (pablo neruda, was the penname and, later, legal name of the chilean writer and communist politician neftalí ricardo reyes basoalto.

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56D ACT... and 57D NOW... love it or hate it, it is what it is... side by side and... cute



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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. drawing power 10. soigne14. suddenly15. stereo receiver button16. steely dan hit of 197217. villain in the book of esther18. t formation participant19. cunning 21. _ clue24. georgia _ of "the mary tyler moore show"25. perishable fashion accessory26. certain sale item: abbr.28. six-time all-star third baseman of the 1970s dodgers29. ancient fragrance30. moliere comedy33. canadian equivalent of the oscar34. filled treat35. properly filed37. "cooking with astrology" author38. "moon over parador" star, 198840. "buona _"41. you wouldn't sit for a spell in this42. no-goodnik43. suffix with darwin44. "divine" showbiz nickname46. motivational cries49. classic mystical book by khalil gibran52. brood : chicken :: parliament: _54. asian title55. gulf oftaranto's locale58. echo, e.g., in greek myth59. guided missile sections60. _ atomic dustbin (english rock band)61. have as an appetizer1. not natural2. lengthwise3. skate4. r.f.k. stadium player, for short5. _ carinae (hypergiant star)6. attire7. witless8. journal with an annual "breakthrough of the year" award9. where the wild things are?10. detective in "the shanghai cobra"11. pilgrims leave them12. not randomly arranged13. weigh15. "the amazing race" host keoghan20. thing on a ring22. earth, en espanol23. hard-to-break plates 27. 18-wheeler29. "ode to broken things" poet30. beach house arrangement, perhaps31. no longer gloomy32. rotary motions33. be a big success34. beta decay emission, sometimes 36. subway series locale, for short 39. directorial demand 41. thing with a life of its own?44. tv star who said "stop gabbin' and get me some oats!"45. prometheus society alternative47. egypt's mubarak48. honeybun50. potpie ingredients51. top-_ (leading) 53. secure, in a way56. with 57-down, commercial entreaty57. see 56-down

friday, january 11, 2008
mike nothnagel / will shortz
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difficulty factor: this one is certified friday-tough.



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as expected, mike, this was a bit of a brawl, but a good one. lotsa non-trad consonants... three-word answers... a real gem!


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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. kind of year 6. fed up with 13. it can be scary to go under this 14. key 16. how some ashes are scattered 17. gq figure 18. detente 19. dried out 20. sound of contempt 21. indication of feigned fright 22. they act on impulses 24. like smooth-running engines 26. black birds 27. airport uniform abbr. 30. mathematician famous for his incompleteness theorems 31. pasta choice 32. one guarded in a soccer game 33. what you take when you do the right thing 36. co-worker of dilbert 37. start of the boy scout oath 38. innovative chair designer 39. innovative 40. natural fluid containers 41. backyard jul. 4 event 42. decision time 44. fill-in 46. "bummer" 49. shortened word on a yellow street sign 50. it follows shevat 51. "win some, lose some" 53. historic capital of scotland 54. concerning 55. "outta sight!" 56. "outta sight!" 57. _ landing (philadelphia area) 1. pass superficially (over) 2. free 3. ditsy waitress player on "mad about you" 4. rough estimate 5. "guilty," in a latin legal phrase 6. exchange of thoughts? 7. burn up 8. name of 11 ancient kings 9. some collars 10. "white flag" singer, 2003 11. recovered from 12. believed 14. sign 15. transition to a heliocentric model of the universe, e.g. 19. late rocker barrett 22. auction 23. draft 25. nut cracker, perhaps 27. negative sign 28. requirement 29. they make connections 30. fed 31. sunburn preventer 32. really take off 34. winter coat? 35. moon unit? 40. minds 41. drive nuts 42. some sisters 43. _ cat 45. practices zymurgy 46. toiletry brand introduced in 1977 47. nail-biter's cry 48. loud outburst 50. long 52. moon unit 53. bribe

friday, january 04, 2008
raymond c. young / will shortz
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difficulty factor: %*&# i picked a helluva day t' give all my band-aids away t' the needy... why thar's words in thar ain't no educated man'd e'er speak! i had fleeting thoughts of suicide during parts of this... as a much gentler solution! this wore me out!

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well, raymond, ya did it! i was so beat up over this it ruined my day... it sapped me... it made me feel like crap all day long! now, i've been known t' cuss such that a stevedore might blush, but i'm utterly speechless... and spent!


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45A strength of a chemical solution TITER (titration is a method of determining the unknown concentration of a substance in solution, by adding to it a standard reagent of known concentration in carefully measured amounts until a reaction of definite and known proportion is completed, as shown by a color change [or by electrical measurement] and then calculating the unknown concentration. the titer is the unknown concentration of the substance in solution [or the strength of such a substance] as determined by titration and calculation)




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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. like the reading on a thermometer 7. molly who wrote "bushwhacked" 12. facility 15. camp sight 16. relations of homer? 18. _ river 19. service for filmgoers 20. "i almost forgot ...i" 21. unwavering 22. candlemas dessert 23. private 25. "in a hurry, are we?" 28. puts down, in a way 29. forensic indicators of the presence of blood 30. makes a fraidy-cat (out of) 32. cause 33. put two and two together 34. modern marketing aid 40. deborah who starred in "tea and sympathy" 41. decorate 42. give praise 44. observatory doings 45. strength of a chemical solution 46. parts of mountaineering trips 47. grippers 48. having the most social anxiety 1. could be 2. horse of the year that won the 1949 preakness and belmont 3. "_ said many times ..." 4. soprano albanese 5. put in to start 6. plant on after a wildfire, say 7. post-o.r. post 8. producing some clouds 9. fit 10. ones without a chance in the world 11. "now listen!" 13. london locale of prada, dior, gucci and giorgio armani 14. wits 17. gets ready for dinner 22. _ de fraise 24. olivia de havilland film of 1949 25. pilferers from ships and port warehouses 26. alabaman who wrote the best novel of the century, according to a 1999 library journal poll 27. foreign title meaning "commander" 28. part of act iv where marc antony resolves to kill cleopatra 30. "the first network for men" sloganeer, once 31. overplayed? 35. claudia _, 1984 olympic gold medalist in shot put 36. tigres del _, dominican team that has won the caribbean world series nine times 37. "what have _?" 38. fall times: abbr. 39. meet away from prying eyes 43. _-80 (classic computer)

friday, december 28, 2007
john farmer / will shortz
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difficulty factor: this pangram had me goin' crazy!



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whew! john, if i woke up without a clock/calendar i'd've sworn it was saturday! nice puzzle...


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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. algonquian indian tribe 6. went sniggling 11. singer with the #1 hit "all i have" 14. sci-fi character whose name is an anagram of 'carolina islands' 16. otoscope user, for short 17. have quite enough for 18. medwatch agcy. 19. "i'm ready for the weekend!" 21. chalon-sur-_, france 22. "the da vinci code" priory 23. "half _..." 25. bygone ford 26. place to find a c-note? 27. climber's support 29. indian pastries 31. _ herbert, tv's mr. wizard 32. 100 qintars 33. hands out 37. constellation between cygnus and pisces 41. they're plucked 42. bird: prefix 44. star _ 45. "_ of six" (joseph conrad story collection) 46. "a parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor": ambrose bierce 48. 1950s british p.m. 49. mooring site 50. stuffed with cheese, in mexican cooking 52. d-day arena: abbr. 53. some licensed practitioners 56. exercise animal? 57. hopscotch 58. tough to dig into, as soil 1. notice 2. home of many of the 1-across: abbr. 3. a long time in lisbon 4. fuchsite and alurgite 5. assuming even that 6. they'll give you the run-around 7. illuminati 8. place, e.g. 9. 7-in. platters 10. more than exalts 11. sound of change 12. mr. rosewater in kurt vonnegut's "god bless you, mr. rosewater" 13. "butterfly" actress, 1981 14. clear the way to 15. some babysitters 20. south beach, e.g. 22. northwest tribe 24. 2004 sondheim musical, with "the" 26. corinthian conclusion 28. country _ 30. it can fill a yard 33. elevator button 34. 1968 hit whose title is repeated three times with "oh" and then again after "baby i love you' 35. make hot 36. passes effortlessly 37. miss badly 38. seaman in a ceremonial honor guard 39. excise on some out-of-state purchases 40. mr. abroad 43. pluck 46. extra benefits 47. when a football may be hiked 50. geom. figure 51. "this is disastrous!" 54. pulitzer category, briefly 55. red _ (young amphibian)

friday, december 21, 2007
patrick berry / will shortz
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difficulty factor: while not outright devilish, this was beautifully intricate


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patrick, i really liked solving this puzzle... especially the southwest corner


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6A violin attachments CHIN RESTS


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6A violin attachments CHIN RESTS

16A novel that nobody reads AUDIO BOOK

19A multigallon container GAS TANK

36A perseveres HANGS ON

41A seven-foot star of 1960s tv GENTLE BEN

49A what a lack of evidence of forced entry might indicate INSIDE JOB

55A orthodox church council HOLY SYNOD

2D actress who was the voice of duchess in "the aristocats" EVA GABOR

8D witness statement I DO

13D on the way TO COME

34D assessment paid only by those who benefit USER FEE

39D cabin addition LEAN-TO

42D bridge declaration LAND HO! (on the bridge of a ship)


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18A net sales? E-COMMERCE

33A sweetums LUV

52D "we know drama" sloganeer T.N.T. (turner network television)


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17A three-time u.s. presidential candidate NADER

24A king’s successor as s.c.l.c. president ABERNATHY (ralph david abernathy was an american civil rights leader who assumed the presidency the southern christian leadership conference after the assassination of martin luther king, jr.)
28A member of the 500 home run club SOSA
29A cannibal of anglo-saxon legend GRENDEL (grendel is one of the antagonists in the epic poem beowulf who is feared by all but beowulf. for a much easier read, and a slight twist on the story - from grendel's perspective - read gardner's book)
53A unchangeable situation STALEMATE
54A van _ ("jump" band) HALEN
2D actress who was the voice of duchess in "the aristocats" EVA GABOR
3D the pearl of the danube BUDAPEST
4D sucrose polyester, more familiarly OLESTRA (if you have a moderately off-kilter sense of humor, read one man's "scientific" research on the "olestra problem" http://www.zug.com/pranks/olestra/)

5D "travelin’ thru" singer PARTON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx_I-byng78

7D literary pal of tom HUCK (tom sawyer and huckleberry finn)

8D witness statement I DO (in response to: "do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?")

11D longtime nbc sports exec EBERSOL (duncan "dick" ebersol is an american radio and tv manager. he was protégé of abc sports czar roone arledge and was a key nbc executive in the launching of saturday night live in 1975 and which he produced from april 1981 to may 1985. he became president of nbc sports in april 1989. in may 2004, dick ebersol was named chairman of nbc universal sports & olympics. he is responsible for all sports programming on the nbc and usa networks and also manages nbc universal's involvement with the olympics)

12D "man of constant _" (old folk standard) SORROW (dan timinski and union station version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLm7-KrQdM)

14D stick on the grill SKEWER
23D one of the marsalis brothers WYNTON
25D "wild thing" band, with "the" TROGGS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PSKLQLtGAA

30D university of north texas home DENTON
32D product lines? BARCODES
40D heel bone, e.g. TARSAL
50D dutch painter steen JAN

52D "we know drama" sloganeer T.N.T.

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favorite clueS/answerS: 32D product lines? BAR CODES... and... 38A union station? ALTAR



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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. musical genre that uses a flatted fifth 6. violin attachments 15. it vibrates during snoring 16. novel that nobody reads 17. three-time u.s. presidential candidate 18. net sales? 19. multigallon container 21. grave mound 22. hostage holder 23. endearing, as a smile 24. king’s successor as s.c.l.c. president 27. shrink 28. member of the 500 home run club 29. cannibal of anglo-saxon legend 31. "science made clear": cocteau 32. stole, slangily 33. sweetums 36. perseveres 37. you may need it going in 38. union station? 41. seven-foot star of 1960s tv 43. they may raise some people’s spirits 45. films that require a lot of shooting? 46. sentence ender 47. their work stinks 49. what a lack of evidence of forced entry might indicate 51. send to the front? 53. unchangeable situation 54. van _ ("jump" band) 55. orthodox church council 56. inception 1. roll 2. actress who was the voice of duchess in "the aristocats" 3. the pearl of the danube 4. sucrose polyester, more familiarly 5. "travelin’ thru" singer 6. city largely destroyed by the normandy campaign 7. literary pal of tom 8. witness statement 9. rain clouds 10. worked one’s wiles on 11. longtime nbc sports exec 12. "man of constant _" (old folk standard) 13. on the way 14. stick on the grill 20. one of ferdinand ii’s kingdoms 22. house on a hacienda 23. one of the marsalis brothers 25. "wild thing" band, with "the" 26. 1946 literature nobelist 30. university of north texas home 32. product lines? 33. who’s left? 34. assessment paid only by those who benefit 35. moving vehicles 36. without apparent effort 37. bonus army member 38. venomous 39. cabin addition 40. heel bone, e.g. 42. bridge declaration 44. "politics is the _ of the imagination": ian mcewan 47. oz visitor 48. supine, possibly 50. dutch painter steen 52. "we know drama" sloganeer