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New York Stock Exchange, 1979, Santi Visalli
New York Stock Exchange, 1979, Santi Visalli Sunday, September 20, 2009 CLOSING BELL, Puzzle by Michael Ashley, edited by Will Shortz NYSE (43D. Closing bell place: Abbr.), along with seven entries of common phrases transformed by ending in DING are the interrelated group of this Sunday crossword -- RAISIN BRAN DING (23A. Goal of Sun-Maid’s marketing); GREENS FEE DING (39A. Salad bar activity?); OF MICE AND MEN DING (52A. Book on how to repair rodent damage?); LONG TIME NO SEE DING (69A. Reason that nothing’s growing on the farm?); AINT WE GOT FUN DING (88A. Question from a campaign committee?); GENTLE BEN DING (98A. Exercise for beginning yoga students?); DRAWING PEN DING (120A. Tardy illustrator’s assurance?). Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
A few links -- FELDSPAR (91D. Mineral that crystallizes from magma), SUBPOENA (6D. Form of 4-Down), ORTRANTO (93D. Town on the SE tip of Italy that’s the title setting for a Horace Walpole novel), HUEVOS (86A. Dish served ranchero-style), SACHA (129A. Baron Cohen who created 25-Down), ALIG (25D. Alter ego of Borat and Bruno), WRIT (4D. Formal order). ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
