tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post3646817750743195715..comments2024-03-11T21:41:58.342-04:00Comments on The New York Times Crossword in Gothic: 11.01.07 -- Synonymously YoursDONALDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post-66109703079002546342007-11-01T19:58:00.000-04:002007-11-01T19:58:00.000-04:00These Foolish ThingsA cigarette that bears the lip...These Foolish Things<BR/><BR/>A cigarette that bears the lipstick traces<BR/>An airline ticket to romantic places<BR/>And still my heart has wings<BR/>These foolish things<BR/>Remind me of you.<BR/><BR/>A tinkling piano in the next apartment<BR/>Those stumbling words that told you what my heart meant<BR/>A fairground's painted swings <BR/>These foolish things<BR/>Remind me of you.<BR/><BR/>Lyrics by Holt Marbell, Music by Harry Link and Jack Strachey. Five versions were made in 1936. Benny Goodman's hit #1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post-78139908745576691612007-11-01T19:07:00.000-04:002007-11-01T19:07:00.000-04:00katOMG! They printed the wrong clues, that must'v...kat<BR/><BR/>OMG! They printed the wrong clues, that must've elicited a very large WTF!<BR/><BR/>It appears that when we see clues with a (-) as the clue, something's afoot -- to tell the truth, I was 3/4 finished before I could even fathom the intent!<BR/><BR/>Also, don't think anyone made note that all the synonym pairs started with the same letter (not the whole bunch, each pair, e.g., a, a, g, e, d, v, a, r), but it is a plus for the constructor in organizational skills!<BR/><BR/>My favorites, avow and aver, elude and evade, gape and gawk, because same amount of letters, same beginning letter, same clue -- how many times have I entered one or the other and had to switch!DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post-91334851880516611092007-11-01T14:55:00.000-04:002007-11-01T14:55:00.000-04:00I unfortunately got caught out by the electronic v...I unfortunately got caught out by the electronic version (forgot my paper at home and figured I'd just do it online during lunch). I would have looked at the notepad if I had any idea where it was. I've never been so frustrated with a puzzle since the time our high school paper printed the wrong clues...<BR/><BR/>I did enjoy the pairs, though, once I started to catch the thread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com