It is our pleasure to celebrate the release of David J. Kahn’s new book – The Metropolitan Opera: Crosswords for Opera Lovers, from Sterling Publishing. If you’re attending tonight’s gala opening of The Met’s new season, opt for the black sheath gown with spaghetti straps. It’s warm and humid in NYC today.
And don’t forget to visit the Opera House Gift Shop, where David’s book is on sale now. I love this collection of puzzles — it’s my designated holiday “stocking stuffer.” David does a masterful job of making every grid accessible and interesting. Bravo!
As a thank-you for visiting us, Crossword Nation has partnered with David Kahn and Bernie Rome to offer a Fall Gala Crossword Giveaway for one lucky winner.
1. David J. Kahn’s brand-new beautiful book — Metropolitan Opera Crosswords for Opera Lovers 2. Delicious Lindt chocolate 3. “Crossword Nation” logo mug designed by Liz Gorski 4. Tazo Organic Chai tea, a spicy treat on a fall day 5. David J. Kahn’s other new book; an eek-o-friendly puzzle collection titled The Grid Reaper 6. From Bernie Rome: the erasable Puzzle Pen, specially engineered for crossword solving.
To Enter:
A. Leave a note in the comments section of this post, indicating
your single best crossword clue for GALA.
B. Giveaway is open to everyone — please share your creative cluing with us!
C. Giveaway ends Monday, October 10 at 1:00 p.m.
D. Winner (chosen at random) will be announced on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. If you’re the winner, I’ll ask for your mailing address.
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Visit us on October 11 to see if you’ve won. Good luck!
Special thanks to David Kahn, Sterling Publishing and Bernie Rome for their generosity.
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Update on October 11, 2011: Giveaway is now closed. The winner is announced here. Thank you!
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Top-tier girlfriend.
GLBT advocacy grp.
Opera and puzzle=perfect!
Fund-raiser in black tie.
Shortened states big event?
Clue: can be an apple or a festive event
Confused bit of plankton?
kiwi apple
“Event where stars show up to show off”
Congrats, David. I don’t have a clue (ask anyone!) but that word always reminds me of the famous quote from Duck Soup –
Mrs. Teasdale: Notables from every country are gathered here in your honor. This is a gala day for you.
Rufus T. Firefly: Well, a gal a day is enough for me. I don’t think I could handle any more.
Submission for Gala: State Postal Abbreviations; Left, Right and Center
That’s Mrs. Dali to you.
Flora’s blowout party event
Glitterati event
clue: kiwi fruit
wingding. ( love that word )
Round table bigwig, familiarly.
Tea starter?
Gala Clue: Manon zips through Georgia on way to Louisiana.
A lag returns fruit from the orchard (4)
Catch up time required by a backward culture.
She said “Hello, Dali” in 1929
One divided by 38 (5)
Sorry wrong clue above. Here we go:
An initial is the tail of a tiger’s lower half
[First lady?]
(Oh, best clue?)
Pet name for Gaga, Lady. (Sorry, all the good ones were taken.)
Guy A’s date
First chick
Sra. Dali’s luxe event.
I’ve got two:
Posh party
or
Granny Smith relative
-Pagos has a black-tie opening?
Gala n. First entry in a beauty pageant; the pageant itself
Dali’s muse
Esposa de Salvador
Braeburn cousin
Famous Battlestar, familiarly
(kidding!)
formal fête
GM ouster
1. Highfalutin frou-frou affair
2. Apple from an island
3. Cross between Golden Delicious and Kidd’s Orange Red
4. Reversed pause
5. ____had
6. Xy preceder?
7. Had heading?
Had enough already!?!
Mac alternative
“___ Guillaume” (Frenchman’s spelling hint)
GALA-woman left for gal b
Clue for gala = Bridezilla’s party.
Gala–party for Gwyneth’s daughter?
Clue for gala: Swell party
1) Fuji competitor
2) “There’s naught wrong with __ luncheons, lad!” (from Monty Python’s “Working-Class Playwright” skit)
Apple’s Opening Night
The only fruit to walk the red carpet
Star-studded event
Big event with tiny food
Two states join forces for a big celebration (OK it’s a cryptic clue)
Pomp for a circumstance?
It’s a party in an apple!
Not a guya?
I had Jim H’s quote in mind before I started scrolling, and would have clued it as ____ day (“enough” for Rufus. T. Firefly).
It comes from “rejoicing” in France
Gala := “No mean fete”
Fete
My clue for Gala is from Ian Flemming’s “Moonraker”, but without that knowledge it is deliberately misleading (some might think of a kind of desk).
Brand utilised by Sir Hugo Drax as a secretary
1. two-thirds of the Milky Way?
2. endpoints of trip that passes through AL MS
Big apple event
big event in two southern sts.?
It follows so in the so.
Bounty’s Northern counterpart?
Best-ball or Fly ball
Gore’s in Georgia for fundraiser (4)
Or highball, now that I think of it.
Apple you might see on a desk top
Apple store purchase
P.S. I love Larry Spencer’s clue, No mean fete
Gala clue: Hollywood occasion warranting a trip from Georgia to L.A.
Get “milk” from a “pumpkin” after some Greco-Roman wrestling?
(GALA = “milk” in Greek & “pumpkin” in Latin, according to Wikipedia.)
Special event in regal attire. (4)
Mac cousin (4)
Bruce (no relation) Kahn
____ctic acid: Milky whey?
____had a seat at a round table?
____ day: More than most guys can handle.
Event you’ll champion.
Where to begin XY.
Milk: it is all Greek to me.
Celebration apple
Party in a fruit bowl
Love Crossword Nation, and I’m getting DK’s sword book for my mom’s birthday. Thanks for producing the perfect gift just in time!
A palindromic kelp.
party for the core group
Occasion to serve apple martinis
Orchard Park, NY social event
Record release party for Fiona Apple
The apple of Salvador’s eye?
The beginning of something had around the legendary Round Table
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