Theme: "Up Above" - Up is added to front of each theme entry.
3. Like many characters in 22-Across?: UPSET TO MUSIC. And 22. Mozart works: OPERAS. One more cross-reference: 24. Mozart works for 22-Across: OVERTURES.
12. Fashion house employee?: UPSCALE MODEL. Scale model.
14. Belt firms?: UPHOLDING COMPANIES. Holding companies.
25. Some online forum posts?: UPLOADED QUESTIONS. Loaded questions.
28. Like an enthusiastic shrubbery salesperson?: UPBEAT ABOUT THE BUSH. Beat about the bush.
63. Unwanted piano key noise?: UPRIGHT CLICK. Right-click.
66. Niacin and protein, say?: UPSIDE OF BEEF. Side of beef.
Great
visual! We don't often see theme entries placed in Down entries, unless
the theme itself dictates, with reveals like DOWN *, or * FALLS.
One of the simple themes from David. His puzzles often have tricky wordplay.
Across:
1. Cozy: SNUG.
5. Dublin-based air conditioner company: TRANE. Ours is Rheem.
10. Fontaine filler: EAU. French "Fountain". Also 40. Fromage hue: BLEU.
13. Red and blue: PURPLE.
19. Sulk: MOPE.
20. Seriously flirt with: HIT ON.
21. Matterhorn or Jungfrau: ALP.
23. Informally formal entry announcement: IT'S I.
26. "Friends" friend: PHOEBE. "Smelly Cat".
27. "Friday I'm in Love" group: THE CURE.
29. Google __: MAPS. And 47. Google __: EARTH.
30. Rival of J.H. and W.K. Kellogg: CW POST. Post Cereals.
32. From bottom __: TO TOP.
33. Hiker's path: TRAIL.
35. Hall with Oates: DARYL.
36. Clear (of): RID.
39. Ambulance worker, briefly: EMT.
42. Unhappily unaccompanied: LONELY.
44. Holder of rays: DAISY. Can't wait to see this again.
46. Modernist's prefix: NEO.
49. Staff helper: AIDE.
50. Big finish: FINALE.
51. Intend: MEAN.
53. Bad sort whose second syllable is often dropped: HOODLUM. Hood.
55. Hart part: ANTLER.
56. Incisively sarcastic: CAUSTIC.
59. Intl. supporter of the arts: UNESCO. My pal Lesley (the Guangzhou girl) was in Xi'an last week. She went to this UNESCO site of course.
60. Metric wts.: KGS.
61. "__ luego": HASTA.
62. Enticed: LURED.
64. Like some ancient Icelandic works: EDDIC.
66. Strike caller: UMP.
69. Bigeye or yellowfin: AHI.
70. Appliance alert: BEEP.
72. Times and Herald, in NYC: SQS. Squares.
74. 21-year-old currency: EURO.
75. Taro dish: POI. Never tried poi. I bet I'll love it, since I love taro.
76. U.S. org. chaired by the president: NSC.
77. Aerosol targets: ODORS.
79. Eurasian range: URALS.
81. Surveying partner of Dixon: MASON. Oh, the Mason–Dixon line guys.
83. Area __: RUG.
84. They may abut peninsulas: INLETS.
86. "Kim" author: KIPLING.
88. Scold: BERATE.
91. Loses it: GOES APE. Surprise to see GONE PRO (100. Surrendered amateur status).
93. Incursion: RAID.
94. Calendar listings: EVENTS.
95. Search: HUNT.
96. Name after Paul or before Peter: SIMON.
98. Chicken source ... and product: EGG. We also have 124. Chicken choice: BREAST.
101. Often perpendicular measure: DEPTH.
102. Get to: ATTAIN.
104. Hindu princess: RANI.
105. Conquistador's treasure: ORO. The Korean "gold" is just "Kim", like Kim Jong-un.
106. Significant period: ERA.
107. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey": EPICS.
109. Like some cookies: OATEN.
111. Impish: ELFIN. Spitzboov, do you have a childhood picture to share with us?
113. Submit a new invoice to: RE-BILL.
115. No longer fooled by: ONTO.
116. Render nonfunctional: DISABLE.
118. "Absolutely!": SO TRUE.
120. Mutton dish: IRISH STEW. Here is a well-known Xi'an mutton dish (Paomo).
123. Rightmost menu, often: HELP.
125. CO rank: COL.
126. Northeast express train: ACELA.
127. One in the headlights?: DEER.
128. 1994 Grammy Lifetime Achievement awardee: ARETHA.
129. Way in: KEY.
130. Grandmas: NANAS.
131. "In that case ... ": IF SO.
Down:
1. In love: SMITTEN.
2. Off somewhere: NOT HOME.
4. Insurance giant: GEICO.
5. Son of Odin: THOR.
6. Rosie, notably: RIVETER. The only one I know.
7. Consumed: ATE.
8. Marilyn's birth name: NORMA. So pretty.
9. Involve: ENTAIL.
10. Rabbit __: EARS.
11. Pub order: ALE.
13. "Row on row" blower in a classic poem: POPPY.
15. Flying Clouds, e.g.: REOS.
16. Like some court motions: PRE-TRIAL.
17. Workplace with tests: LAB.
I was very nervous last November when Boomer's PSA went up. Dr. Nina
calmed me down. Dr. Downs also said it's normal for the numbers to
fluctuate. He said he has another patient whose prostate cancer
metastasized to the bone. The guy's PSA number was 50 for six
consecutive months. They had a bone scan but found no more bad cells.
18. Salem-to-Boise dir.: ESE.
31. Twisted: WRY.
34. Bible book: RUTH.
35. Emulate Columbo: DEDUCE. The detective.
37. Many a map dot: ISLE.
38. Garment worker: DYER.
41. Social activist Guinier: LANI.
43. Good name for a Swedish soccer goalie?: NILS. Cute clue.
45. Picnic invaders: ANTS.
48. Time piece: HOUR.
50. Muslim mendicant: FAKIR. Wiki says it's Arabic for "poverty". And it refers to "a Sufi Muslim ascetic who has taken vows of poverty and worship, renouncing all relations and possessions. Fakirs are prevalent in the Middle East and South Asia. A fakir is thought to be self-sufficient and possesses only the spiritual need for God".
52. Ga. winter hours: EST.
54. People: ONES.
56. Sleuth Charlie known for aphorisms: CHAN.
57. Sighed lines: AAHS.
58. Jazz singer Laine: CLEO. Dame.
65. Gloaming: DUSK.
67. Tidal influence: MOON.
68. Send a text to: PING.
71. Borders: EDGES.
73. Span. title: SRTA.
78. Prominent noses: SNOUTS.
80. Nile serpents: ASPS.
82. Muhammad with gloves: ALI.
83. Tirade: RANT.
85. Horne or Headey: LENA.
87. Golfer's choice: IRON.
88. Old historian of older Britain: BEDE. The Venerable Bede.
89. One or more times: EVER.
90. Witty exchange: REPARTEE. You can find it our Comments section.
92. Hibernia: EIRE.
97. South African liberator: MANDELA.
99. Ornamental front ends: GRILLES.
102. Feel sick: AIL.
103. Revolutionary Hale: NATHAN.
108. Michelangelo masterpiece: PIETA.
110. Puccini masterpiece: TOSCA.
112. "Well, __-dah!": LAH-DI.
114. Part of Q.E.D.: ERAT.
115. Unctuous: OILY.
117. "As __ saying ... ": I WAS.
118. Entrepreneur-helping org.: SBA.
119. Bruins legend: ORR.
121. Shad spawn: ROE.
122. Half a score: TEN.
31 comments:
Good morning!
Rough start to the morning. One of the cats must've pushed my mouse off the desk and then played with the roller-ball until she lost it. Now I can't find it.
PHOEBE and PRETRIAL were slow to arrive, keeping the NE seaboard snow-covered for most of the solve. It finally melted, though. Didn't care much for "Holder of rays" -- the daisy isn't just the yellow center; the rays are an integral part. Thanx, D.A.B. and C.C.
MASON: We need a musical interlude. Mason-Dixon immediately evokes this song -- Mark Knopfler and James Taylor.
FIR, but erased derek for DARYL, sse for ESE, and fixed misspelings PHeoBE and PIETo.
I gather from DO's comments that petals of a DAISY are called rays. DNKT.
From bottom TO TOP reminds me of Troy Aikman's second year. Cowboys went from 1-15 to 15-1. As we said in Dallas, "from the outhouse to the penthouse". OK fine, we didn't say "out" house, but I'm trying to clean up my act.
This golfer's IRONs are PINGs. Calloway driver, other "woods" are from Taylor Made. If you really want to get personal, my balls are Titlist Pro V1s.
MANDELA walked the walk. I greatly admired the man.
"Tree source...and product" could be PINE CONE. Of course "pine breast" doesn't make sense, but "heart of pine" is used on many floors.
Thanks to DAB for the fun, doable puzzle. And thanks to CC for another interesting tour.
Puzzle took longer than usual today. Mainly because I had to go downstairs to retrieve it from our condo's recycle bin after my wife apparently had an early morning attack of environmentalism.
As C.C. said, a pretty simple theme, and overall a straightforward puzzle. I do like the the theme answers going down for a change of pace.
My newspaper, owned by Gannett, has a 16 page section today full of crosswords, sudokus, jumbles, etc., including a giant crossword. Almost too overwhelming. But I’ll keep it and maybe plug away at some of the puzzles. Sometimes we also get a $3 adder to our bill for these “special” sections.
Oh, my. Only four posts and it’s already ten o’clock? And I’m up? Amazing.
When I saw the DAB byline I was afraid this would be a difficult one but not so. Finished rather quickly and with a minimum of thorny spots.
I too liked seeing the themers placed vertically; nice change of pace. And I enjoyed C.C.’s presentation as well. The picture of the clay soldiers in Xi’an was nice to see; my parents were there some time in the 70’s or 80’s and brought back some souvenirs.
D-O, I thought of that song right away too. It’s on several of my playlists.
Anyway I have no specific comments and the driveway and sidewalks aren’t going to clear the snow off without assistance.
Have a great day, all.
Musings
-UPSET TO MUSIC? Loved it!
-In Damn Yankees the Washington Senators sang, ”Ya gotta have hope, mustn’t sit around and MOPE”
-Ah, unaccompanied as an adjective
-Husband’s lament – “What did she MEAN by that?”
-Replace human UMP with electronic one?
-UMPS are said to have “Rabbit EARS” if they react to jeering. Electronic ones? Not so much.
-I remember the old song, Roamin’ In The GLOAMIN’
Fun theme phrases helped the quick solve today. I needed the perp to get the K in UPRIGHTCLICK, the cleverest of the themers IMO.
Was happy to see that niacin and protein are an UPSIDE OF BEEr that crossed ergO but that broke down quickly.
Good morning everyone.
HASTA luego. Naw, just kidding. I'll stay for a bit.
Fun solve, not too easy, but fair. . Liked the theme. All the UPs are on top of the long downs. Sometimes UP and down are almost interchangeable - tie up, tie down, shakeup shakedown.
GEICO - ranks 2nd after State Farm in market share. USAA is 5th.
On 111a, C.C., I dunno. I'll have to check.
Our 62º weather is receding back into the gloaming. Sigh.
Hola!
This was an easy Sunday puzzle! I rarely finish before going to church but this one filled in a flash.
Knowing that UP started the long downs helped. I learned that TRANE is an IRISH company and there is IRISH way down below it. Intentional or not, that's clever.
I have a friend whose last name is Fountaine.
I'll take a CSO at NANAS along with a few of my fellow cornerites.
Thank you, C.C. and DAB for a good start to my Sunday!
Have a spectacular day, everyone!
Fairly smooth Sunday solve completed in more like Saturday time. Thanks DAB and CC.
A question for the foodies on the blog: If you boil a funnybone long enough, will you get a laughingstock?
Spitz, those words go with both "up" and "down," but the resulting words don't mean the same thing. OK, I'll clam down now and let things calm up.
I loved, loved, loved this Sunday David Alfred Bywaters puzzle! Woohoo! No, of course I didn't get the entire thing without a little--but only a very little--cheating. And I found working on it a delight. Fun to start seeing all those UPs emerge in the long down answers. And nice to get a number of names. I still watch "Friends" so I got PHOEBE. What else could Rosie be but a RIVETER. Ah, ARETHA. And KIPLING is not a crossword regular, but got him. And yes, I still remember MANDELA's amazing accomplishments. Wasn't he imprisoned for a number of years before his important activism began? Some total unknowns--never heard of ACELA. And, like Desper-otto, I too got DAISY but although the sun shines on one, that doesn't make her a "holder of the rays," does it?
But lots of fun, many thanks, David. And thanks for your always great write-up, C.C. Looking forward to Boomer tomorrow.
Enjoyed your joke, Bluehen.
Have a wonderful Sunday, everybody.
I used to think the M-D Line separated NY and NJ. Until one frigid night near Scotch Plains (1968). Just a thin raincoat, five mile walk. I was willing to insert the lining after that; may have even added a hat. My 'HOOD friends never acknowledged cold.
Gabby Hartnett hit a KEY "Homer in the Gloam'n(1938)". FINALE of the tri-pennants for the Cubs ('29,31,35,'38). One more WS visit (wartime) apres ca, Le deluge.
Yes, Brewers Yeast is rich in those BEES which alcohol then washes thru the system
Did someone say (Jean de la ) Fontaine!? "Sans mentir
si votre ramage
Se rapporte à votre plumage,
Vous êtes le Phénix des hôtes de ces bois." Said the fox to the stork. I remembered it as "Sans doute".
Before I drew pen from pocket this looked hard. Then I just started filling and when I changed STS to SQS I was out of QUESTIONS
WC
Liked the puzzle, but I agree with desper-otto that a daisy isn’t really a “holder” of rays.
Thank you, David for an interesting puzzle, and thanks C.C. For the tour. The Terra Cotta Warriors (a selection) were on display at a nearby museum, and they were jaw-dropping.
My favorite theme answer was Upset to music.
Jack and I think using robots to call balls and strikes would be a big improvement - and would benefit his blood pressure too when watching the Cubs games.
Off to prune the roses and harvest the Meyer lemons.
Loved this puzzle and its word play. For 131 A I had ---O and forgot to return to it. I marked a few problem areas and returned to them, but not his one. Drat!
If you think of daisy as a plant rather than a flower, holder of rays makes more sense. A corn stalk or plant could be a holder of ears of corn.
DO@ 11:28, I agree.
jfromvt,we had an additional giant puzzle last Sunday. I did not attempt it.
I love it that almost 250 years after the American revolution, we have a colonist trying to subvert the monarchy.
One reason I quit taking the hardcopy Virginian Pilot is those 5 special sections per year. They are mostly advertising supplements, cost an additional $5 each, and are non-optional. I did like all the extra puzzles, though. I think I learned here that they were mostly oldies but goodies.
D-O - - After 4 score and almost 2 years of age, I've tried to become more adept at using weasel words to leave an 'out'. To wit: 'almost'.
In the case of a ship's shakedown cruise, things (systems) are shaken up to look for weak points or bad design/construction.
We 'lay down' to rest. Ships are in 'lay up' when they are out of service.
Thank you David Alfred for a very fun puzzle, which I aced, unusual for me. Perfectly constructed for maximum ahas and alterations to get the magic and right word!
When our newspaper publishes those giant crossword puzzles, I fold the paper into quarters and solve them part by part otherwise they are unwieldy.
My granddaughter watches "Friends" every day so PHOEBE filled quickly. PHOEBE is such an odd name I recall the first time I learned it; it was in one of Louisa May Alcott's books, possibly "Jo's Boys".
I've seen the description, "rayed flowers such as the daisy" in books.
Last night we went out to eat and tonight we'll be at my daughter's for dinner; that's two nights I won't be cooking! Though I like to cook, it's nice to have a respite.
I liked this puzzle a lot, and was entertained by the theme. The Y in POPPY was the last to fill because I had POPPA and didn't know Mr. Hall's first name wasn't DARAL.
"Hi, I'm Larry. This is my brother, Darryl, and this is my other brother, Darryl."
Loved how HOODLUM was clued. Didn't so much like hoe DAISY was clued.
I'm gonna go look up who POPPY is and what the heck a "row on row" blower is.
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Ah, POPPY is not a who, it's the flower that blows in Flanders fields. I don't think I'll forget that from now on.
Good one, Bluehen.
See y'all tomorrow.
Sunday Lurk Say...
LaughingStock - LOL!, BlueHen. Worth the trip to The Corner today.
Please, for the love of all that is good, do not have a machine call Balls & Strikes. Baseball is still a human game with all its Errors (I'm still not happy with instant replay).
Lucina - I like to cook too (doin' Steve's Hummus as I type) but putting the chore aside for a day or two is nice.
WC - Beer is a heath food and I've read Man can live on beer alone. [I assume alone 'cuz DWs wouldn't stand for it :-)]
Cheers, -T
Will someone explain to me what is the attraction to beer? I've tasted it and find it bitter and unappealing. Yet, people drink it as refreshment. So, tell me, please, what am I missing? I'll take wine any day.
That is almost an impossible task Lucina!
As with wine, beer comes in countless types, varieties and flavors. Some sweet, some dry, some bitter(by design) and some smooth. Some have nuances of fruit while others have more citrus or raspberry than even I care for. Winter brings chocolate and coffee brews and shanties are very refreshing on a hot summer's day.
My guess you have tried a poor quality brew from someone's trunk that was canned by Laverne or Shirley.
And just as with many other refreshing quaffs such as coffee, tea or milk, beer is definitely an acquired taste. For instance, I have never acquired the taste for tea, sweet, iced or otherwise. I still attempt to learn to like it from time to time but just dont get it. I dont question others' affinity for it tho.
To each his own.
Btw, hell hass no beer, that is why we drink it here
Good evening, folks. Thank you, David Alfred Bywaters, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a fine review.
Lucina: In response to your inquiry, In my opinion, Beer is the Nectar of the Gods. I would rather have a glass of beer than anything else to drink, (except Earl Grey tea in the morning). I regulate myself and only drink a few beers in the evening. At supper if I am eating at home or at a restaurant, as well. The only ingredients in authentic German beer are Malted barley, hops, yeast, and water. Nothing there to hurt you. There is alcohol from the yeast eating the malted barley, but not much. The hops are a plant and add to the taste. Lots of hops make it an IPA (India Pale Ale). Some people like IPAs, some do not. I happen to like them. My favorite beers are darker in color, showing that a darker malted barley is used in the brewing process, and therefore more malted barley flavor. Barley is "Malted" by soaking the barley, allowing it to start to germinate, and then drying it with low heat. Malting turns the starches to sugar and therefore something for the yeast to feed on. After that, to brew beer, you add water to the malted barley and the hops. Boil it. Then let it cool. Then add the yeast and set it aside at a slightly lower temperature, out of the sunlight. It will then become beer. You rack it to separate the wort from the clear liquid, bottle it and let it Work a little more for the CO2 to give it some fizz. That is basic home brewing. My two cents.
To the puzzle. I really liked this puzzle. The theme was outstanding and a little different being vertical. I think UPRIGHT CLICK was my first to get.
Liked the Mozart clues.
Liked KIPLING. Lots of history there.
Had SNOOTS before SNOUTS worked better.
Our old friend the URALS.
ROSIE stumped me for the longest time. Then it worked with perps. RIVETER.
Liked POPPY.
Have to run. See you tomorrow. Have a book to finish for our Book Club. "The Stolen Marriage" by Diane Chamberlaine. I always read for a half hour and count the pages i read. Then I know how long it will take me to finish. I have 5 hours to go on this book. 60 pages/hour with this book.
Abejo
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Abejo
Abejo: you say you like Kipling. When did you first Kipple?
Lucina: I could write about my drink preferences just as you did… but I would reverse the players. I’m not a great fan of dark beers (sorry Abejo) but give me something light such as Rolling Rock or Dos Equis and I’m a happy camper. I have never understood the appeal wine has for so many. It all tastes of spoiled grapes to me. I’ve tried to like it, really I have, but...
Abejo - that's exactly how to make good beer.
WikWak - Really?, Rolling Rock? :-) //nah, I'm kidding, that's a good "yard work" beer.
Lucina - If you don't have a taste for it, don't drink it (DW would rather wine, Rum, or Whisky - hates beer [and the smell of the house when (I used to) make it].
I love the taste; developed it early as my grandparents would give me a swig when I was 5yro. They drank Old Milwaukee. Now that I'm a grown-ass man, I prefer IPAs.
I'm enjoying a Saint Arnold's Art Car as I type. Lagunitas' Little Sumpin' Sumpin' is another go-to.
Cheers, -T
Toughy today. Started late ...about 4 and finished by 7:30. Only cheated once (good amount for me). We have a great microbrewery near my house that brews a GREAT Amber boch (sp?) beer. Since they brew it right there, when they call me to say they're starting to brew it I figure it out when it will be ready and get there when they tap the oast. Then I sip it slowly, savoring every drop.YUMMY.
Abejo, WikWak and AnonT:
Thank you. I believe I understand the process now but I doubt that I can ever develop a taste for beer. It just doesn't appeal to me.
We had a good time at my daughter's today. She cooked chicken in the Instant Pot I gave her for Christmas and it was juicy and tasty!
They also have a new Ring system on the door so we had an interesting discussion about that.
Lucina - You likely wont but that's OK - more beer for me :-)
I am very curious if discussion around Ring's IoT had anything to do with security or lack thereof.
I still don't get why folks (Jayce!) put these Spy Devices in their homes. #1984
Cheers, -T
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