Low pay for wracking your brain to be rejected and amended by editors. Paul-I DAREN'T (new one for me) pan a constructor for his work. But I can't see the trees for the forest- I just concentrate on FIR. The Outer Limits were not obvious even with the circles. SNARF- only seen in crosswords and eveNing would not allow SCARF. CHARWOMEN, FRED (or his twin), ARNO, & REVE were unknowns and I originally filled GRAFT & STARES before GRIFT & SNEERS. The area around the EVENING STAR gave me the most trouble. Most of the rest of the puzzle was DBA as usual, a normal Sunday. My house on "Melrose Drive (not Place)" has three GABLEs. Filled HEAR WEAR for GEAR, had no knowledge of either 'The Crow' or BAI Ling, and guessed WALLE for some type of Gothic feature. Well after checking the grid and C.C.'s write up I see I FIW. So it is easy to measure off distance with a pair of dividers. One nautical mile is exactly one minute of Latitude on a chart. SORTIE is seen as 'exit' signs in Quebec. We never call it Troy which is IM's home digs.Įin bisschen Französisch heute: RÊVE, ICI, ÎLES, EAU, AME. ILION is just down the Mohawk Valley, ESE, about 10 miles from us. LYCHEE - Was introduced to them by a middle management type from Ontario-Hydro in Toronto. But much of their culture was assimilated into the Roman. GRIFT - Remembered that Redford played a GRIFTer in 'The Sting'.ĮTRURIA - Nobody seems to know who else they may have been related to and their language is largely a mystery. Liked the longer downs sprinkled throughout. The circles all filled fine from the cluing. Does the LA Times show you the puzzle before publication?įinally got it all with generous help from perps and a few lucky WAGS. I read the New York Times is changing that policy. I only learned very recently that the listed crossword author doesn't typically see the final product until it gets published, which I find completely strange considering that most of the time, a significant number of clues get altered and are then published under the name of someone who's never seen them. Short phrases like "The Outer Limits" can't be copyrighted. Paul, great puzzle! I don't know why Rich dropped the "The" from your suggested title, but it's not for copyright reasons. Nothing inherently bad about harder puzzles, but I personally find the typical difficulty level to be perfect, and I'm not looking for our crosswords to be harder. I hope that is just coincidence and not a sign that the difficulty is being increased. I thought this puzzle was harder than most Sundays, although it wasn't as crazy difficult as yesterday's. We're having a small, masked, outdoor party on Thursday afternoon for my granddaughter Ava's 2nd birthday, and the weather's predicted in the 60s. Yes, winter can be dreary, though it's finally lifting this year. We had a tree growing in the front yard of the guest house where I stayed, so I'd pick them for breakfast. And star fruit, another favorite from C.R., where they had dozens of exotic fruits we can't get here. Anyone else? I think I'll go buy some lychees now. Most people spit out the kernel, though I found them edible, with an almond-like taste. The flesh has a grape like flavor and consistency. It's really a Malaysian rambutan, though, not native to Costa Rica. Some people call it the hairy lychee for its reddish brown spiky shell. When I did field work in Costa Rica, I used to eat a fruit called mamon chino every day. Still thick stacks of snow in our yard.ĩ3. When tripled, song that begins, "Oh, the weather outside is frightful": LET IT SNOW. Ancient region of central Italy: ETRURIA.Ĩ1. Magazine with a lagomorph logo: PLAYBOY.Ĩ0.
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