Manfred S. Rothstein

For Barry Ancona: I always enjoy your comments here, and you have explained things for me several times. I am curious - Who are you? Do you work for the NYT? Are you a free lancer? Is puzzling your vocation or avocation. Probably others would also be interested in learning about you. Please let us know. Thanks.

Just a recurring request to posters to put the Across or Down Clue # in your comment to make it easier for all of us to know what you are referring to. Thanks.

It would be a great help if commenters could give the A or D Clue # so we can quickly find their concern or question. Thanks.

My repeated plea to submitters to please include the Across or Down clue # so we can find the item being discussed quickly. Thanks.

My recurring plea for commenters to please include the Across or Down # for the clue you are referencing. It makes it easier for us to find it. Thanks.

A request to contributors to please indicate the Across or Down Number of the clue you are referring to. It makes it easier for readers to locate the entry you are discussing. Thanks.

Again asking all contributors to give the Across or Down # of the clue or answer they are discussing. This makes it easier to find them in the puzzle. Thanks.

Just my plea again that commenters include the Across or Down Clue number in their remarks so that we can find the subject of their comment quickly. Thanks.

It would be great of contributors would give the Across or Down Clue # in question, so that we can quickly locate the relevant clue or answer. Thanks.

Asking (begging) contributors to include the A 0r D Clue # in your posts. It really makes it so much easier and faster to find the clue or answer that you are discussing. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving.

How is 132D Grab Bag lead to olio?

Again, kindly requesting that people reference their comments with the Across or Down Clue #, so we can find their concern more rapidly - Thanks.

I didn't see thius addressed so far. Can anyone tell me why the clues had to be separated like they were? How was it different than if it just said, "Conflict in Global Commerce". Wouldn't that give the same answer? Barry?

Can someone explain the blue and yellow ball grids? Thanks.

Still hoping contributors will include the Across or Down Clue # in their comments so we can quickly find the one they are referring to. Thanks.