The official SDMB Sunday NYTimes Crossword Thread

[Guinastasia]

All right, I while back I mentioned I was getting hooked on crosswords, in a big way. Now, the Sunday edition often takes me a week to work out. I thought it might be cool to work it over the Dope.

Any takers?

What did you get for 120A?

[The Scrivener]

I don't have a copy of the paper, but I'd like to help out if I can. What's the clue & letter count? (And do you have any letters already filled in?)

[Spoons]

IIRC, in other threads discussing the Sunday NYT crossword, we've found that some of us get the puzzle from papers that are a week behind what New York and other cities get. Maybe it would be an idea to post the puzzle title so there's no confusion.

[gonzomax]

http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com/ This site might be ok for you. In Detroit we are one week back.

[Oslo Ostragoth]

I get the Sunday puzzle in a supplement weeks later, but I would participate.

[gonzomax]

My Sunday Times puzzle I am about to start is "Political Leaders". It has no 120 across.

[Thudlow Boink]

It is now a week later, and today my paper carries the NYT Sunday Crossword that, I assume, appeared last week in the NYT, since it's an

SPOILER:

Oscar-themed

crossword.

Since those "masturbatory 'I am so smart'" threads get so much flak, I won't tell you how long it took me to solve, just that this was one of my quicker ones. It's a fairly easy puzzle if you have some knowledge in the area of the theme.

For 120A I got

SPOILER:

SPASMS