Theme: AR rears - Both parts of the theme entries end in 'AR'.
17A. *Arctic carnivore : POLAR BEAR
48A. *Puréed fruit drink : PEAR NECTAR
66A. *Period between consecutive spring equinoxes : SOLAR YEAR
11D. *Gelatin made from algae : AGAR AGAR. (alternate name)
40D. *"Well said!" : "HEAR, HEAR!"
47D. Unpaid debts ... or, read differently, what both parts of the answers to starred clues have? : ARREARS. AR rears.
Argyle here. When IS talk like a pirate day? 'Ar matey, 'tis a fine offerin' from Cap'n C.C. Six theme entries with a properly hidden reveal. A couple of columns longer than the theme entries but it wasn't confusing due to the stars.
Across:
1. Somewhat : A BIT
5. Garter material : LACE
9. Level of learning : GRADE
14. Entitled to the entire estate, as an heir : SOLE. (unique clue/answer)
15. Org. with a "Speak Freely" blog : ACLU. (American Civil Liberties Union) Easy guess.
16. Seth of "Pineapple Express" : ROGEN. 2008 movie with no pear nectar.
19. Texas mission : ALAMO
20. Outward flow : EBB
21. Shout from a knocker : "IT'S ME". It's Dave, man.
22. Postal motto word : NOR, 46A. Post office buy : STAMP
23. Strong-arm : COERCE
25. Tyke : KID
27. Home for mil. jets : AFB. (Air Force base)
30. Expo freebie, often : TOTE bag
35. Autumn bloom : ASTER
37. __-Lorraine: former German region : ALSACE
38. Blockhead : SCHMO
41. Little bark : YIP
43. Major artery : AORTA
44. Make available, as time : FREE UP
50. Breaks bread : EATS
54. German article : DER
55. Spicy lentil stew : DAL. Wolfgang's recipe.
56. Like raffle drawings : RANDOM
58. Airport with many connecting flights : HUB
60. "Well, shucks!" : "OH, GEE!"
63. "Girls" cable channel : HBO. (Home Box Office)
64. French darling : CHERI
68. Distributed cards : DEALT. Be careful with these, 6D. Highest deck quartet : ACEs
69. Mideast bigwig : EMIR
70. Egg on : URGE
71. Not very chatty : TERSE
72. Anti-Union figures : REBs
73. Some August births, astrologically : LEOs
Down:
1. Viewpoint : ASPECT
2. Owie : BOO-BOO
3. "As if!" : "I'LL BET!"
4. Herbal drink : TEA
5. Cholesterol check, e.g. : LAB TEST
7. Chowder morsel : CLAM
8. "I got it!" : "EUREKA!"
9. Bases loaded opportunity : GRAND SLAM
10. Cylindrical caramel candy : ROLO
12. Rep.'s counterpart : DEM.
13. Brian who co-produced many U2 albums : ENO
18. Wrestler Flair : RIC
24. Citrus juice extractor : REAMER. Help thin out that pear puree.
26. Tax shelter initials : IRA. (Individual Retirement Account)
28. Reference book tidbit : FACT
29. La __ Tar Pits : BREA
32. Slangy turnaround : UEY
33. Fodder for a mill : GRIST
34. Major event in golf or tennis : US OPEN
36. Brief broadcast clip : SOUNDBITE
38. "48 HRS." law gp. : SFPD. (San Francisco Police Department)
39. Canadian tribe : CREE
42. School meeting org. : PTA. (parent-teacher association)
45. Veggie often in fried rice : PEA
49. More intimate : CLOSER
51. Cling (to) : ADHERE
52. Trinidad and __ : TOBAGO. Argyle Falls, Tobago.
53. Messy campfire treats : S'MORES
57. __ Lingus : AER. The airline of Ireland.
59. Bing search results, for short : URLs. "Web addresses"
61. Where the heart is? : HOME
62. Smooth-talking : GLIB
64. Mo. summer hrs. : CDT. (Central Daylight Time)
65. Half a giggle : HEE
67. Actor Brynner : YUL
Argyle
Note from C.C.:
Say "Hello" to Kazie's granddaughter Mila Josephine! Kay said that Mila was born Thursday in Germany and she weighed in at 3340 grams and 78 cm.
Kay further said that "I love Lea's smile in the first one--she looks so delighted. But Geoff told us Friday that she thought it was "her" baby. Maybe the delight will wear off now Mila is home, though I hope not."
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| Mila, her older sister Lea and Mom |
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| Mila and her parents |
53 comments:
Another intricate grid from C.C. which also made me think of talk like a pirate day which is coming soon.
AGAR AGAR was a learning moment as I never heard of the double version and my concept of a REAMER was very different but the rest was very Tuesday.
Loved the Argyle falls link, thanks C.C. and Argyle.
Good morning!
My only misstep was EIN/DER -- read as one word it's sorta like ARREARS. With three of the six theme entries echoed, I can't help but think C.C. started out trying to make all of the theme answers fit that pattern. But the doubled AR works for me.
Argyle, your photo of Argyle Falls looks a lot like Talofofo Falls on Guam. I understand it's now a public park and a major tourist attraction. When I was there few people knew of it. You had to stomp through the boonies and trespass through the NASA tracking station to get there. Good memories.
A fun little romp today. Managed to avoid reading the reveal until near the end, but it all made sense. Thank you C.C. and Argyle!
Anon-T from last night. Yes. That's the type of fork lift I saw. The only thing not demonstrated was that the main arms telescope, so that load can be lifted above obstructions like two vans with ladder racks on both sides of the street. And the one I saw was a day cab, so he had the benefit of a rear window, providing a much better view out the back.
Thought for sure I had another FIW, but the crossing G for 16A & 11D was a good wag. Never heard of or knew about AGARAGAR or ROGEN.
Thought SCHMO is spelled with two O's. Learning moment.
Rest of the puzzle came together, but needed a lot of perp assistance.
Wouldn't have come up with DAL in a lifetime w/o perps. No idea what it is or where it comes from.
Rumor has it life will be good again after two more days of the three H's.
Good morning, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.
I have been absent for a while. Been in Buffalo, NY, and Johnsonburg, PA. Good time both places. Saw Harvey, fermatprime's friend, in Buffalo. Nice guy. Got a couple pictures and will send them to fermatprime.
Puzzle was a little tougher than a normal Tuesday, for me, but I got it.
Theme came easily.
Never heard of ROGEN or Pineapple express. Thank goodness for perps.
Never had PEAR NECTAR, but I am sure it is good.
Even got that french word, CHERI. Good for me.
Not a fan of SMORES. Too sweet.
DAL is a new word. I love lentil soup/stew. I always call it lentil soup. Oh well.
Have three newsletters to write this morning. See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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I started in the NE. Like D/O, AGAR AGAR and SUGAR SUGAR had me thinking that the theme word would repeat and end in AR. POLAR BEAR showed me there was no repeat but only the AR ending in both words. So the theme arose early. BTW, doesn't SUGAR SUGAR in a cereal ad seem ironic?
Nice picture of Argyle Falls.
I've heard of DAL, but needed 2 perps. DAL is not for me. I love navy bean soup, but not lentil soup.
Unknowns were Pineapple Express and ROGEN, but perps saved the day. Also all perps, RIC Flair.
We enjoy s'mores, but only one at a sitting since they are so sweet.
My first thought of REAMER was this old fashioned one. I still use something similar.
Link reamer
Here is a SHMOO ( no c, 2 O’s)
Link SHMOO
C.C. Thank You for a FUN Tuesday puzzle with a nice theme!
OH, GEE! A puzzle constructed by C.C. had a GRAND SLAM in it. lol
Argyle: What a surprise ... another great write-up & links. Good Job!!!
I'm in the "Learning Camp" regarding DAL, which needed ESP.
Can't say I've ever had a "Spicy lentil stew" in my diet.
Another beautiful, sunny, beach-day ...
We have NOW past "52 inches of rain" for the year.
Cheers!
"Puzzling Thoughts":
Sometimes you get into a puzzle, without first knowing the constructor, and you just say to yourself "this seems like a C.C."! Well today it did - for me, anyway. A GREAT theme; a few baseball references (CLOSER, HOME, GRAND SLAM - although the first two were clued differently, but I knew in her first submission they were baseball clues!!)
My only two write-overs were in 6 down where I lightly penned in AKQJ; and then again in 38 down where I tried LAPD first. Couldn't recall which left coast town ...
Owen must be sleeping in today so I will offer the first limerick du jour:
The old Pirate, I hear, had some fears
As he aged, and reached his "Golden Years".
He's unable to steal;
Mounting debts will reveal
Pretty soon he will be in ARRRRR-rears.
National talk like a pirate day is on Sept 19, BTW ....
What a clever puzzle with an interesting theme. Thanks, C.C. And Argyle.
I struggled with SCHMMO and ROGEN, but finally won.
For 58 a I was thinking of individual airports. Tried ATL, then HOU. When SOUNDBITE forced the B, the V-8 can came out. DAL just fell into place unnoticed.
I liked the clue for 22a, NOR. After yesterday's angst over the abbreviation of Norway, I'm glad we didn't get into that again!!
What a fun puzzle and very clever gimmick on another rainy, golfless day that definitely will FREE UP time for chores around here!
Musings
-Like other companies, Post has dropped Sugar from this cereal’s name
-My dad liked 4th GRADE so much, he did it twice.
-ACLU even defends speech that is hated, as they did here
-The service at our post office shows they have no profit motive
-The hard bread one EATS in Germany definitely has to be broken!
--DER Wiener Schlinger (:11) at a Husker FB game
-Public traces of REBS and their cause are being slowly removed
-The ultimate GRAND SLAM (1:56) by KC’s Brazilian-born ( one of only three) outfielder
-42 yrs of mandatory contributions to our teacher “IRA” look pretty good now
-Some PGA pros complained long and loud about the course for this year’s US OPEN
-In what great 1992 movie, did a dad publicly COERCE his son into ratting on his friends to Mr. Trask?
Dave's not here.
Good morning all. Thank you CC and thank you Argyle ! A wonderful Tuesday puzzle.
Like Yellowrocks, I really didn't get started until I hit the NE corner, and had to go back to fill in the NW. Might have taken more time than a normal Tuesday. Good cluing and all around great fill.
RANDOM thoughts:
Do you pay your county property taxes in ARREARS ?
The 10 Worst States for Property Taxes
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a couple of GRAND SLAM opportunities in the 8th inning last night. They couldn't even muster a walk or a hit, much less a basesloaded round tripper.
Gerry and The Pacemakers could make one yen for bubblegum pop like SUGAR SUGAR by the Archies.
ILL BET no one wants me to link "Hello, IT'S ME" by Todd Rundgren as our SOUND BITE of the day.
EUREKA, MO is the home of Six Flags St. Louis.
A friend was written up as being unduly TERSE on his evaluation. He had to look up TERSE and thought it was a good thing. His boss said, "Yes, but not unduly."
I lived in the state of Baden-Wurttemburg in Germany, just across the Rhein from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. We bicycled over a number of times during my stint.
OH GEE, look at the time ! I have to walk my boy before it gets too hot.
I loved Al Pacino's rant against Mr. Trask.
I am surprised how many have not hears of Seth Rogen who starred in such hits as 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Knocked Up and Zack and Miri make a Porno
Great puzzle today from our fearless leader. My only stumble was a natick at ENO/ROGEN, being unfamiliar with both and not sure whether N or M was needed there.
We have our own new little LEO born Thursday in Germany, Mila Josephine weighed in at 3340 grams and 78 cm. I'll send some photos to C.C. today.
Good Morning:
I saw the ar ar connection and wondered where it was going. When I got the reveal, I was tickled pinks the the cleverness. CC, how DO you come up with these tricky and ingenious themes. My only w/o was grain/grist. A nice, smooth solve.
Well done, CC, and ditto to Argyle for the expo.
Congratulations, Kazie, on your new little Mila. How is Lea handling being a big sister?
Same weather forecast as Hondo's. Can't wait for some cooling off.
My SIL is bringing me fresh cooked lobster later today, straight from the briny Maine waters. Yum, yum, yum!😇
Have a great day.
Auto correct strikes again! "I was tickled pink at the cleverness."
Congrats, Kazie and family, on the wonderful new addition, Mila. Cute pictures.
TTP, if I don't get immediate satisfaction in the NW I move right along to a place where across and down will give me a fast toehold. That gives me my mojo.
I was sure NJ property taxes, which are sky high, would top the list.
Hello Puzzlers -
Hand up for Ein/Der. Otherwise smooth sailing, though I'd probably have missed the theme if it weren't for the reveal.
Morning Argyle, the falls looked nice!
Hi gang -
Nice execution of a clever theme. Didn't suss it without the reveal.
Lots of really good fill today - well done, C.C.!
My lovely wife, son-in-law Joe and his son Nate are all LEOs.
Not a fan of S'MORES. But making them as always part of our lake vacation.
Cool regards!
JzB
Fun puzzle for sure.
THH, I think you were confusing schmo with schmoo which was an Al Capp creation. Not many remember them.
DO, when I saw the falls picture, my mind automatically went to Talofofo. I was there 1958-60 as a dependent. It took a long time to get to the falls and machetes were necessary. I went back a few years ago and they have an aerial tramway to get to the falls!
Property taxes are only one part of the picture. "Using data from the Tax Foundation, Forbes ranked the total tax burden in each state. The ranking includes income, property, and sales tax, as well as special taxes like real estate transfer taxes, personal property taxes on some vehicles, and special tax district fees."
Thanks, C.C. for another fine puzzle! FIW, as I didn't know ROGEN, and put in ROLEN, as ALARAGAR made sense.
Aryle, loved your SO on Argyle Falls! Thanks for the pic!
Nice puzzle, plenty of Food! references to keep me happy.
If you've not seen this crossword-related opinion piece" in the NYT today it's a good read. The comments are funny too ..
I will always love C.C. puzzles, no matter what, but this one began by feeling more like a Wednesday toughie to me than a Tuesday speed run. I struggled for a bit until ta-dah! I got the theme, and after that everything began to fall into place. Only at the end I had a tense moment when I had to guess at ROGE_? Felt like it should be 'ROGER' but I just instinctively knew that the band would be either ELO or ENO or something, but not ERO. Put in ROGEN and Voila! I got the whole thing! Yay! Thank you, C.C., for a fun challenge, and you, too, Argyle, for the always fun expo.
Congratulations on little Mila, Kazie.
Another fun limerick, Owen.
Have a great day, everybody!
Hello, friends!
After a week's absence I'm re-entering my rhythm in puzzling. Wow! C.C., you never cease to amaze me! Thank you for the fun puzzle.
Having a teenage granddaughter, Seth ROGEN is quite familiar to me. And DER, fortunately, is the only German article I know.
I've only had apricot NECTAR but I'm sure PEAR is good, too.
Kazie, congratulations to you and your family on your new granddaughter! What cute pictures.
Argyle, did you know there was a waterfall named for you?
Have a lovely day, everyone!
By this accounting, Mr. Google, NJ is still second worst. Another interesting study is about which states pay more into the federal gov't. than they get in return and which states get more than they give. Of course, NJ is one of the big giver states. The results are surprising considering the dominate politics in the different states.
Chin, see my picture and article about Al Capp's SHMOO @ 8:19.
Steve, funny and true opinion piece on crosswords. Thanks.
I'm off to get Alan his routine injection.
Welcome back, Lucina.
Steve:
Thank you for linking the article, a very enjoyable piece.
YR:
Thank you. While it's good to be home, the heat is unwelcome.
I cannot honestly say that I blitzed through today's puzzle; tougher than the usual Tuesday fare. I was initially thinking ursine after POLAR BEAR and SUGAR SUGAR ( remember 'Sugar Bear'). I eventually noticed the last AR but the first one eluded my mind.
I had some trouble in the West and SW. Completely unfamiliar with a REAMER as a juice extractor. The only use I know of is to REAM something out with a drill bit or a REAM of paper. And the only time I've ever hear(ed) HEAR HEAR was when someone was basically objecting to another person's action or statement. I know, 3 'hears' in a row incorrectly. SFPD was all perps as were RIC Flair, ENO, and Seth ROGEN. I didn't know DAL, wasn't sure if it was CHERE or CHERI, and the clue of 64D-Mo.summer hrs.- I couldn't decide if was a misprint for Missouri Abbreviation-MO- or what, but CDT fit. Along with SwampCat I was thinking airport abbr.- DFW,HOU,ATL.
Thanks, fearless leader Chairman(woman) C.C. and Argyle for all your tireless efforts.
21A: Technically it's not "IT'S ME" but rather "IT'S I" (too short) or "IT IS I" (fits). http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/it-is-i-versus-it-is-me
Maverick,"It's Me" also appeared in today's NYT clued as "informal identification."
I was about to use this LINK for Tobago when I saw Argyle Falls and I had to visit there. Evidently, there are three tiers, each with its own pool. Argyle Falls
Now THIS is more like it. C.C. Terrific puzzle.
After getting AGARAGAR and SUGARSUGAR, I knew there were several possible themes. POLARBEAR clinched the double AR ending. After that, the other related entries were a snap to figure out. I think the original concept was the same double word AR ending, but C.C. couldn't find more than three. Nonetheless, a great concept.
I find PEAR NECTAR cloyingly sweet. Don't like it.
As I have never gone camping, I have never experienced making SMORES by a campfire. I've made them in the microwave, though. My idea of roughing it, is a budget motel. Dirt, bugs, ugh!
The only clue that was perp assisted was ALSACE, otherwise a smooth fill.
As I am a multicultural cook, DAL was a gimme. I make my own spice mixture. Not too hot. Served with a piece of warm nan bread. Fruit and yogurt for dessert to cool the palate. Yum.
OH GEE, guess it time to go. Until tomorrow, all.
Sorry, the Indian bread is spelled NAAN. As a cook, I should know better.
Thanks so much for posting the pictures right away, C.C. I had to leave for a meeting right after I sent them and only just returned.
Thanks too for all the good wishes from everyone else. So far as we know, Lea is still taking things in stride. She seemed a bit concerned during our Skype visit on Sunday when her mom had to go and nurse Mila for a while, but I'm sure she'll get used to that.
I agree with Coneyro when it comes to camping--I'm not that much of a nature lover. The mozzies (mosquitoes) love me too much!
@coneyro - both naan and nan are acceptable - remember that most "English" Indian words are phonetic spellings of the original (primarily Hindi or Gujarati, but there are many other regional languages). Your "dal" is often rendered as "dhal" or "daal", for example. I've got three kinds of lentils in my cupboard which I got from my local Indian market and all three are spelt differently.
Steve - here in the US it's spelled "spelled" while "spelt" is a type of grain, altogether different from the legume lentil. :)
@Maverick - I always get that wrong. "Spelled" always seems to be something Harry Potter might have done.
Started the puzzle on the beach in Naples, got stuck. Finished on a bench at the Edison Mall in Fort Meyers.
I am using only my iPhone so I will not be able to post any silly links for a while.
Congrats KaZie!
Kazie
You beat me again, as my next granddaughter is due at the end of September. Congratulations, they all look beautiful and happy.
Steve thanks for the NYT link, I seldom get to that page
CED said...I am using only my iPhone so I will not be able to post any silly links for a while.
We're all the poorer for that.
L714 said...You beat me again, as my next granddaughter is due at the end of September.
Procreation as a competitive event? Great!
Fun puzzle, clever theme!
Had the ---EN and wrote in Seth GREEN. Oops.
Had to wait for a perp or two before seeing that it was DER, not DIE or DAS, and definitely not EIN.
LW and I love Indian food, including curries, but can never remember the names.
Will it be YIP or YAP? Depends on whether it is GRASS or GRIST.
Love the clue for HOME.
HEAR HEAR for C.C!
Steve, that NYT piece was an interesting and enjoyable read.
Best wishes to you all.
You were in my backyard today
No, I wasn't.
I must have been.
Oh wait. I had an eye appointment and they dilated me. It just feels like I'm going blind.
Steve, I realised 'what-you-meant' when I read 'spelt'. It looks perfectly natural and gramatically, 'flows like a dream'.
Dal, daal, daahl just means a de-hulled, split bean. Green Peas, pigeon peas, black beans of a dozen different genera, - when boiled, and mashed are all 'dal's.
For a foodie, may I recommend - half a cup of Toor dal and half a cup of Urad dal, boiled and mashed with salt and butter and a couple of spices - cumin, coriander, chilli powder, ginger, turmeric - makes for a very nice dal. A pinch of asafoetida helps, if you are used to it.
Nan or Naan is much too fattenning, since it is made of allpurpose flour - white wheat flour, - try Parothas (whole wheat) or Rotis.
Greetings!
Thanks, CC and Santa!
Chewy for a Tuesday. Cute theme. DAR, RIC were perped.
Congrats, Kazie!
Cheers!
Kazie, congratlations. Sounds like a trip is in ordnung.
Hi All!
OH GEE! A C.C. Tee HEE, clap, clap, HEAR HEAR! Can you tell I had fun? :-)
Thanks for the write-up Argyle and the link to SUGAR Crisp box. I remembAR trying to play a cardboARd 45s on my record player.
I was saved by the theme today as I had AGAR AGeR until the reveal.
W/os - tEE b/f HEE and I tried to stuff sLIck into 62d.
Here's why I'm a SCHMO: ESPs 37a, 55a, 52d, and 57d.
I also followed Swamp's logic and, not deciding among the HUBs, let the perps fill. Cute c/a.
Beautiful family Kazie!
Welcome back Lucina.
Misty - Poem was C. Moe's me thinks.
Steve - thanks for the NYT link. My puzzle solving exactly M-Th. Fri & Sat is still hit or miss, mostly the latter.
Ave Joe - I thought there'd be a stand behind the cab to operate the forks. Lining up the tines from inside the cab is impressive.
Fav - DEALT 'cuz of the way it's spelt.
Cheers, -T
Three handsome male dogs are walking down the street; a Lab, a Golden Retriever and a Chihuahua...
. . . when they see a beautiful, enticing, female Poodle. The three male dogs fall all over themselves in an effort to be the one to reach her first, but end up arriving in front of her at the same time.
The males are speechless before her beauty, slobbering on themselves and hoping for just a glance from her in return. Aware of her charms and her obvious effect on the three suitors, she decides to be kind and tells them "The first one who can use the words "liver" and "cheese" together in an imaginative, intelligent sentence can go out with me." The Lab and the Golden Retriever fumbled and mumbled and had no clue. She then turns to the last of the three dogs and says, "How about you, little guy?"
The last of the three, tiny in stature but big in fame and finesse, is the Taco Bell Chihuahua. He gives her a smile, a sly wink, turns to the Golden Retriever and the Lab and says.
"Liver alone, cheese mine!"
Oh, I almost forgot the PSA:
Windows users - Microsoft released an out-of-band Critical patch today. There's a flaw in IE that attackers can exploit simply by buying an ad on a web-site. You visit the site and bam! you're infected.
We had a user get hit (with CryptoLocker) yesterday from this IE flaw. Every data file on his computer was encrypted and the attacker demanded $500+ in ransom to get the files back (we had backups, so screw them). Seriously, we have better than AntiVirus (think moat, castle walls, archers, etc.) and this got through, executed in memory and made for a miserable day as I hunted down exactly how it happened. Yep, it was an ad on a medical q&a site he visited.
Update folks!
(not so) Cheers, -T
Misty: 'Twasn't me. Today's limerick was Chairman Moe. And I'm flattered, it was one of his better one!
Anyone see the emojis in Irish Miss' post today? All I get are
From the blog " Yum, yum, yum!�� " 2 question mark black diamonds
From the comment page " Yum, yum, yum!😇 " 1 smiley face.
AnonT:
Thanks. It was a "warm" welcome home.
BillG:
Too funny, amigo!
Lurker...so what do you think of the Browns this year?
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