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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on September 20, 2015, 09:22:42 AM
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THEME: famous men with at least one A in their first and last names
GOOD ONES:
Title: AMEN [or A men]
Dress with a flare A LINE [not necessarily with an interesting style]
Pitchers' deliveries SPIELS [which are often curve balls]
Surprises in bottles GENII [that's good; I don't want any other kinds of surprises in my bottles]
Seat for toddlers LAP [oldie but goodie]
BTW:
General Assembly member UN REP [needs "Abbr." doesn't it?]
Hilo keepsake LEI [mine lasted about three days --- hardly a keepsake --- maybe there are plastic ones]
Remove politely DOFF [or simply remove some clothing, usually a hat]
Month before Nissan ADAR [I must be an ant-Semite but I don't see why Hebrew months are in an English dictionary --- and, have you seen these terms anywhere but in Xwords? --- and if ADAR, why not avril or aprille or…?]
This was a strong puzzle: it had LATS and PECS. :-[
RATING: ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
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Note that A is also the only vowel in all their names. Pretty elegant!
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I didn't do today's crossword. I couldn't. Here are some of the clues:
5-across: Lowers in intensity
17-across: Folklore monster
41-down: Plans for chairs
130-down: Gives in to gravity
There is no 5-across, 17-across, 41-down or 130-down. I figured the Los Angeles Times published either the wrong clues or the wrong grid. While reading the main news section, I saw a "For The Record" item explaining that the wrong clues were given. The correct clues and grid are online at games.latimes.com. I wonder if the printed clues are for next Sunday's crossword. We'll find out in seven days. How in the world could such a huge error happen?
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Hadn't noticed --- good observation, Sheep1234