tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post6429674159547356429..comments2023-12-22T06:42:08.261-05:00Comments on Sun Blocks - A Crossword Blog by Pete Mitchell: Wednesday, June 4, 2008Pete Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-19754147065021512852008-06-05T17:19:00.000-04:002008-06-05T17:19:00.000-04:00I knew the Norah Jones/Ravi Shankar relationship i...I knew the Norah Jones/Ravi Shankar relationship instantly from a <B>60 Minutes</B> piece a couple years back on Norah. They are estranged, I believe, and have hardly met, if I recall correctly. I could look it up, of course, but I'm already a day late and too lazy to do so. (I think she grew up in Texas)<BR/><BR/>Ravi has an Indian daughter (I think from his marriage) that is also a musician--they play sitar duets. Musical genes from that guy for sure.<BR/><BR/>For your convenience, here's the Wikipedia link to Ravi Shankar <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" REL="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Shankar</A>embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-63234721352474971252008-06-04T12:10:00.000-04:002008-06-04T12:10:00.000-04:00okay, i'm on board with the theme now that i've re...okay, i'm on board with the theme now that i've realized that they're counting the Y in THREESYLLABLES as a vowel, not a consonant. i guess it would be hard for the cross-referenced answer to be NINEANDAHALFCONSONANTS.<BR/><BR/>i had the same thoughts as pete regarding ALVA and YUL. is ALVA myrdal related to gunnar myrdal, the economics nobelist? ah, wikipedia says they were married. that's pretty cool. you never know who wore the nobel prize in that relationship.<BR/><BR/>i agree this could have used a bit more pizzazz in the fill (like, say, PIZZAZZ... now that would have been sweet), but you can't go wrong with EVAGREEN. plus, it's nice to see her full name in the grid, instead of just EVA. (it's also nice to see her picture in the blog.)<BR/><BR/>i chuckled when i saw PSST yet again, just imagining pete's reaction.<BR/><BR/>funky wordplay with the fill: ALKA-ALVA-LAVA, AHAB-ARAB, ADD-AND. there's a whole subtheme here involving the letter A.<BR/><BR/>LIANA is a word i learned from crosswords, but as fill rather than as a clue. it's always nice when a word jumps from fill to clues and vice versa (like the NYT themeless a few weeks ago with SLOGANEER).Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-19742754209386375402008-06-04T09:36:00.000-04:002008-06-04T09:36:00.000-04:00ah, ms. jones, whose oh-so easy-listenin' song-sty...ah, ms. jones, whose oh-so easy-listenin' song-stylings have also earned her the nickname "snore-ah"...<BR/><BR/>"fool" fooled me, as my first fill there was "mislead." and initially had "kong" for "pong," but then again, "astor" was a gimme...<BR/><BR/>had fun sussing out the gimmick with this one, chipping away at the downs to make the theme fill happen. nice!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>janiejaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-67183992625468538332008-06-04T09:08:00.000-04:002008-06-04T09:08:00.000-04:00@avram: I didn't realize that! Funny, as I was doi...@avram: I didn't realize that! Funny, as I was doing the puzzle I was grumbling over that clue, saying to myself, "The only Norah I know is Norah Jones; why didn't they just use her?" 25 bonus points to avram for enlightening me.<BR/><BR/>@steve: Hmm... that's an interesting theme possibility...Pete Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-67851869970840802982008-06-04T08:12:00.000-04:002008-06-04T08:12:00.000-04:00I'm a big fan of Norah Jones, but never realized t...I'm a big fan of Norah Jones, but never realized that she's Ravi Shankar's daughter. We learn a lot from these puzzles.<BR/><BR/>23a: Press coverage is INK. With the demise of newspapers, how long will it be before we see Press coverage as a clue for BITS?Deciminyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564328932408891465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-6066903894510141322008-06-04T07:16:00.000-04:002008-06-04T07:16:00.000-04:00Ravi = Ravi Shankar (sitarist, worked with the Bea...Ravi = Ravi Shankar (sitarist, worked with the Beatles). Norah is Norah Jones, who wrote "Don't Know Why" and some other stuff.avgottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219087641880460325noreply@blogger.com