Bob Claster

I may no longer be a New Yorker, but I know that the only acceptable "Cry while swishing one's hand" is TAXI!

My favorite tautological phrase is THE LA BREA TAR PITS. "La Brea" means "the tar." So the phrase translates to "The the tar tar pits." Could we possibly have a moratorium on playground taunts in the puzzles? You know the ones: IS TOO, IS NOT, AM SO, ARE TOO, etc. Thank you.

I'd have liked to see a clue for STINGER that referenced Sondheim's ladies who lunch. I'll drink to that!

While it's probably true that there are very few people solving this puzzle who haven't already seen CITIZEN KANE, and also that the fact that they still haven't seen it at this point is probably enough proof that they simply don't love movies, I still think it wasn't nice to spoil a key plot point with this puzzle. Sure, the movie is still amazing even without that, but I think it would have been easy to avoid this stereotypical spoiler.

Ms. Lovinger: You asked "Why do advertisers target kids?" and there is a good and not terribly obvious answer. After a certain age (around 30 or so), brand loyalty sets in, and advertising is less effective. I don't care how many cute frogs or fancy horses they show me, I will never buy another can of "The King of Beers." I know what I like. But the young are still malleable and more easily swayed.