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New York Times Crossword Answers – May 02, 2007

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If you add the initials of the Big Apple to certain well known phrases, you get the answers to the theme of this puzzle: “Fountain PenNY”, “Basketball FanNY” and “Hot Cross BunNY”. Not too bad, a slight nod to the megalopolis Shortz lives and works in. New word: “Silage” for “Feed for livestock”, related to [...]

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New York Times Crossword Solutions – May 31, 2006

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If you have an “M.A. in Literature”, a “B.A. in History”, an “M.S. in Biology” and a “Ph.D. in Communications”, you might just be able to do this one. “Maya Angelou”, “Benedict Arnold”, “Benjamin Spock” and “Phil Donahue” were the answers to those clues, respectively. Hitherto unknown nugget of knowledge: “Ipana” is “Bucky Beaver’s Toothpaste”.

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