Ryan solves the NYT, Tue 4-28-9
Fun puzzle today by Matt Ginsberg. The puzzle was full of SIMILES. Nineteen theme clues followed the “___ as a [insert thing here]” format. The sheer number of theme clues reminded me Ginsberg’s sound effects puzzle from last December.
10A. ___ as a post (DEAF).
20A. ___ as an arrow (STRAIGHT).
The lines are straight as an arrow.
24A. ___ as a pin (NEAT).
25A. ___ as a fox (CUNNING).
I simply can’t stop laughing.
26A. ___ as an ox (STRONG).
37A. ___ as an owl (WISE).
41A. ___ as a dog (SICK).
56A. ___ as an eel (SLIPPERY).
66A. ___ as a judge (SOBER).
67A. ___ as a doornail (DEAD).
Does this one even have a joke?
68A. ___ as a diamond (HARD).
6D. ___ as a drum (TIGHT).
25D. ___ as a whistle (CLEAN).
27D. ___ as a rail (THIN).
29D. ___ as a bell (CLEAR).
34D. ___ as a kite (HIGH).
51D. ___ as a rock (SOLID).
54D. ___ as a bat (BLIND).
And a few other highlights:
15A. “Young Frankenstein” role (INGA). Of course, I put IGOR here first. And speaking of Gene Hackman (and I was a few days ago), who remembers him from Young Frankenstein? He played the blind man who spilled soup in Peter Boyle’s lap. Apparently, Hackman has always been about 50 years old.
19A. Actress Singer of “Footloose” (LORI). Back in the days before the internet, LORI was a huge person to know while playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Of course she was in Footloose but she also had a part in Robert Altman’s Short Cuts which starred just about everybody in the business.
49A. Some chips (NACHOS). Ok, million dollar idea whose time has come: a breakfast cereal called NACH O’s. Cripsy corn O’s with a tangy cheese coating. And the whole thing gets gooey in milk. Who’s with me?
Next stop, Wednesday.
