Block Letters Nyt Crossword

Block Letters Nyt Crossword – Popular ABC programming block of the 90s / SUN 12-13-20 / It’s name is from Greek I burn / Dock-udrama / Gangnam district with the world capital / Palace is an Indian tourist attraction.

Theme: “Cinema Verity” – The clues sound like movie types or genres, but are actually very literal descriptions of movies:

Block Letters Nyt Crossword

Word of the Day: ANNO mundi (6D: ___ mundi) — Anno Mundi (Latin for “in the year of the world”; Hebrew: לבריאת האלום‎, “until the creation of the world”), abbreviated asAM, or year after creation, calendar The biblical accounts of the creation of the world and subsequent history are erased. Two such calendar periods have seen notable use historically: the Byzantine calendar was used by the Byzantine Empire and many Christian Orthodox countries and Eastern Orthodox Churches and was based on the Septuagint text of the Bible. This calendar is similar to the Julian calendar except that its epoch corresponds to September 1, 5509 BC on the Julian proleptic calendar. Since the Middle Ages, the Hebrew calendar has been based on the rabbinic calculation of the year of creation from the Hebrew Masoretic text. This calendar is used in Jewish communities for religious and other purposes. On the Hebrew calendar, the day begins at sunset. The calendar epoch, according to the calculated date of the creation of the world, corresponds to sunset on October 6, 3761 BC, in the Julian proleptic calendar. The new year begins on Rosh Hashanah, Tishri. Yearanno mundi5781, or AM 5781, began at sunset on September 18, 2020, on the Gregorian calendar. (Wikipedia)

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There’s a dad joke in this theme, but I loved it anyway. You can avoid this kind of humor when the puzzle is simple, b. is not full of waste, c. There are many well-known theme answers. All of these movies are very popular, so it’s highly unlikely that you haven’t heard of most if not all of them. In fact, the only one I can think of that no one has heard of is “Patriot Games,” which was also a novel, which gives you another way to hear about it first. The oldness of the cinematic frame of reference is part of its dad-joke charm. Who cares about the entire 21st century? They don’t make movies like they used to, etc. The silliest and therefore best clue is actually on “Patriot Games” (56A: PG Movie? (1992)). It has nothing to do with the content of the movie, nothing to do with the literal meaning of “PATRIOT GAMES”, it’s just… the beginning. The weakest connection imaginable. I think I’m mostly laughing at all the ways this kind of cliché can play out. [R movie? (1981)] = “REDS.” [Yes, the movie? (1997)] = “Gattaka.” [X movie? (1980)] = “XANADU.” [B movie? (1988)] = “big.” Etc. Etc. Please someone figure out how to make a whole puzzle using this concept. The only theme cue that I object to halfway through is “HONEY, I SHUNK THE KIDS” (114A: SHORT FILM? (1989)), because that movie didn’t star Martin Short, who really did. “Short” is I. Thought they were going, ideal short for this kind of punning situation, le Short juste. Anyway, you wouldn’t call shrunken people “short”. If you are a quarter of an inch taller, no one will call you “short”. I wish you were short. So that clue/answer is a miss, but the rest are fine.

And the grid as a whole – just fine too. I’ve written some ugly stuff here: UPAT OSAY ONOR EES ANNO INE … but almost everything else seems at least tolerable, and most of it is acceptably solid. I had real trouble ahead of me. Got DAN and IMAM easily but couldn’t work the Downs in the NW, then couldn’t do much with the next short over from there, NNW, where FLAT (4A: out of tune…or bubbles) and LONG O (!) (18A: opening opening?) and FLIRT (4D: toy (with) as an idea) all remained hidden. I think I finally got traction on POET RTES CAR PLENTY etc in NNE. I had intermittent problems in the upper third of the grid. SPOIL (25A: Turn) and BOOKBAG (13D: Kids use it for text) both took some work in NE, and MEDIA was totally unexpected in 17D: pastels and charcoal, for two—I had that answer. which ended in “S” and so did 35A: sound from the flock (BLEAT) first as BLESS (logic shmogic, something about the flock, preacher, religion, blessing, I don’t know…) YIPE and YELP was preceded by YELL (43A: react to a stubborn foot, maybe). But then, once that upper third settled in, wow did I take off. High speed. Made up a ton of time and only took a minute or so off my record. Mysore was the only thing that gave me a moment’s pause, and even though I actually *wanted* Mysore, I wasn’t at all sure I wasn’t messing up the name of the place (110A: ___ Palace , Indian Tourist Attraction). Wanted strip for Stetson (99D: bit of ranch dressing?). But otherwise, no problem. Just destroyed the thing. Which probably predisposed me to looking AMIABLE -y at the puzzle overall, but whatever, man. I was finally not disappointed on Sunday. Hallelujah.Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was established during the Civil War to collect money to cover war expenses. Before the introduction of the income tax in 1862, the government was financed by taxes on trade and property.

The 1920s are often referred to as the Roaring Twenties, a period of dynamic change in all aspects of life. After WWI things were finally getting back to normal, jazz became popular, some women “broke the truth” by becoming “floppers”, and Art Deco flourished. The entire decade came to a tragic end with the Wall Street Crash of 1929, followed by the Great Depression.

Pedro Almodóvar is a very successful Spanish film director, born in a small town in the region of La Mancha (made famous by Don Quixote). I’m afraid I don’t recognize any of Almodovar’s films.

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Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who won gold medals in the 100m and 200m races at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. Back in Jamaica, Bolt was really into cricket, and might have been a very successful fast bowler if he hadn’t hit the track instead.

Ilion (or “Ileum” in Latin), was the ancient name of the city of Troy. It is the name of Troy that gives rise to the title of Homer’s epic poem “Iliad”.

Most modern poetry uses a rhythm (metrical line) called iambic pentameter. The standard rhythm of classical Greek and Latin poetry is the hexameter.

Daniel Defoe is the author of the most popular novels today, “Robinson Crusoe” and “Mole Flanders”. He was also a merchant … and a spy for King William III!

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Zeke is the farm worker played by Burt Lehr in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz.” Zeke is the character who took the form of the Cowardly Lion in Dorothy’s dream.

Ansel Elgort is a relatively young actor, and someone who has had an impressive string of successful roles. He played Tommy Ross in 2013’s “Carrie,” Caleb Pryor in “The Divergent Series” films, Augustus Waters in 2014’s “The Fault in Our Stars,” and the title role in 2017’s “Baby Driver.”

“Yas” is a colloquial term for the interjection “yes!” Used in place of, when it expresses joy and excitement. The exclamation is often “Yays, queen!” takes the form of

Ramen is a noodle dish consisting of Chinese-style wheat noodles in a meat or fish broth flavored with soy or miso sauce. Ramen is usually topped with shredded pork and dried seaweed. The term “ramen” is also used for pre-made, instant noodles that come in single-serving, solid blocks.

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Margaret Court is a retired Australian tennis player. Court holds the record for most Grand Slam titles, including 24 singles, 19 women’s doubles and 19 mixed doubles.

Well, the word “donkey” would never make it into a crossword on the other side of the pond, because it would be considered too rude. I have the same reaction to the word “shugg” as in “The Spy Who Shagged Me.” The film would never have been released in the UK with that title.

Anaïs Nin was a French writer best known for the journals she wrote from the age of 11 until her death over sixty years. Nen also wrote highly regarded erotica and quoted DH Lawrence as an influence. Nan was married to banker and artist Hugh Parker Geller in 1923. Decades later in 1955, Nene married former actor Rupert Poole, although she was still married to Geller. Nene and Paul had their marriage annulled in 1966, but only for legal reasons, and they lived together as husband and wife until Nene’s death in 1977.

Tim Duncan is a professional basketball player from La Croix, US Virgin Islands. Duncan was a natural swimmer, eyeing the 1992 Olympic Games. When Hurricane Hugo devastated St. Croix, he was forced to turn his attention to basketball.

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