Theme: THREE BLUE THINGS
17A: Three blue things: PRINT TOOTH GRASS
57A: Three blue things: STREAK JAY CHEESE
3D: Three blue things: CHIP DANUBE BERRY
11D: Three blue things: JEANS RIBBON BELL
Alright, it looks like Hillary is hellbent on fighting until the very last "Bitter" end, since she has scored a string of big BLUE States wins. Why can't Obama close the deal?
Anyway, I don't care. I only want to know how Jeff Immelt faces shareholders' PILLORY today in PA. I want to know how he spins his rationale for the GE's disastrous report. More "BLUE Chips blue" excuse? Bear Stearn's collapse? What on earth happened during the last month of the quarter? Gosh, this guy is unbelievable!
I've never heard of BLUE DANUBE, BLUE TOOTH and BLUE STREAK, but the "BLUE" theme eased my solving pain tremendously. My nightmare this morning was the MAU MAUS and MaCrae part of the puzzle. After penning in TSAR, I put SCORN for "Pillory purpose" (SHAME). Have never watched the "Terminator", so "I'M BACK" did not succumb to me easily. I've heard of TAMIL Tigers many times, but I had no idea that TAMIL refers to the language. Philip AHN, MAU MAUS, MaCrae were all strangers to me. Wanted BHUTAN for 46A: Borneao sultanate (BRUNEI), but NOKIA and DEEJAY both said NO.
So, I called Mr. Google, and we had a short but intense flirting.
ACROSS:
1A: PC alternative: MACS
5A: Intruded: BARGED
11A: Tight spot: JAM
14A: Massage target: ACHE. Massage again? Didn't you just have one yesterday? Oh ACHY!
15A: Former San Francisco mayor: ALIOTO (Joseph). No idea. Gavin Newsom is enough for me!
20A: Old photo color: SEPIA
21A: Harrow rival: ETON. James Bond's school. Churchill attended Harrow.
23A: "___ the Explora": DORA. Hi Dora!
29A: Unhip one: NERD
34A: Philip of "Kung Fu": AHN. See here for more information.
35A: Velvety flora: MOSS. Too unhip! Try her next time! That's my perfume. (Update later: The Opium girl in the picture is supermodel Kate MOSS)
36A: Lake near Syracuse: ONEIDA
37A: '50s Kenyan rebels: MAU MAUS
39A: Sowing site: SEEDBED
40A: "Terminator" sequel words: I'M BACK
41A: Micro-processors': abbr.: CPUS (Central Processing Unit)
43A: Parasitic creature: LEECH
44A: Take off: DOFF
45A: Refuses to: WON'T
46A: Borneo sultanate: BRUNEI. Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan, no wonder the constructor used the island name for the clue. Here is a map.
52A: Prefix for one: OENO. Hey, any oenophilia here? OENO is also "Goddess of Wine" in Greek Mythology.
54A: Scrapbook: ALBUM
61A: Luxury watch maker: PIAGET. Faintly remembered it.
64A: Hounds, sometimes: BAYERS
DOWN:
5D: Night flyer: BAT. Wish it were clued as "Baseball player's club", it would be great companion for MISS (13D: Not hit).
7D: Unruly mob: RIOTERS
8D: Aged: GOT OLD
9D: Culture: pref.: ETHNO. As in Ethnology.
13D: Not hit: MISS
19D: Shortened, as sails: REEFED. Did not know it until today.
24D: Actress Aimee: ANOUK. Saw AIMEE clued as "Actress Anouk" before.
26D: French door parts: PANES
27D: Sri Lankan language: TAMIL
28D: Pillory purpose: SHAME
30D: Tee preceder: ESS. Put "TO A" first.
32D: Classic theater: ODEON. Better than "Music Hall" clue.
35D: ___ Picchu: MACHU
36D: French eggs: OEUFS. Hmm, want some oeufs brouillés?
38D: Gordon of "Oklahoma": MacRae. See here for more information.
39D: Tanning lotion letters: SPF (Sun Protection Factor). I think mine is SPF30.
41D: Mint function: COINAGE. I put REFRESH first, but quickly corrected myself.
44D: Record player?: DEEJAY. Why question mark?
45D: Polish Peace Nobelist: WALESA. Nice touch here by the Editor. He avoided "Nobelist Lech" due to clue 43A (Leech).
47D: Cell phone maker: NOKIA
49D: Crying sound: WAH
50D: Nile snakes: ASPS. As lethal as SEPS?
53D: __ and terminer: OYER. No idea. Wanted COMMENCER but could not cram it in!
55D: Old VOA parent: USIA (United States Information Agency). Used to like VOA China.
56D: Shea nine: METS. Hello Santana, we miss you!
58D: Police call letters: APB (All Points Bulletin)
59D: $ percentages: CTS (CENTS)
C. C.
17A: Three blue things: PRINT TOOTH GRASS
57A: Three blue things: STREAK JAY CHEESE
3D: Three blue things: CHIP DANUBE BERRY
11D: Three blue things: JEANS RIBBON BELL
Alright, it looks like Hillary is hellbent on fighting until the very last "Bitter" end, since she has scored a string of big BLUE States wins. Why can't Obama close the deal?
Anyway, I don't care. I only want to know how Jeff Immelt faces shareholders' PILLORY today in PA. I want to know how he spins his rationale for the GE's disastrous report. More "BLUE Chips blue" excuse? Bear Stearn's collapse? What on earth happened during the last month of the quarter? Gosh, this guy is unbelievable!
I've never heard of BLUE DANUBE, BLUE TOOTH and BLUE STREAK, but the "BLUE" theme eased my solving pain tremendously. My nightmare this morning was the MAU MAUS and MaCrae part of the puzzle. After penning in TSAR, I put SCORN for "Pillory purpose" (SHAME). Have never watched the "Terminator", so "I'M BACK" did not succumb to me easily. I've heard of TAMIL Tigers many times, but I had no idea that TAMIL refers to the language. Philip AHN, MAU MAUS, MaCrae were all strangers to me. Wanted BHUTAN for 46A: Borneao sultanate (BRUNEI), but NOKIA and DEEJAY both said NO.
So, I called Mr. Google, and we had a short but intense flirting.
ACROSS:
1A: PC alternative: MACS
5A: Intruded: BARGED
11A: Tight spot: JAM
14A: Massage target: ACHE. Massage again? Didn't you just have one yesterday? Oh ACHY!
15A: Former San Francisco mayor: ALIOTO (Joseph). No idea. Gavin Newsom is enough for me!
20A: Old photo color: SEPIA
21A: Harrow rival: ETON. James Bond's school. Churchill attended Harrow.
23A: "___ the Explora": DORA. Hi Dora!
29A: Unhip one: NERD
34A: Philip of "Kung Fu": AHN. See here for more information.
35A: Velvety flora: MOSS. Too unhip! Try her next time! That's my perfume. (Update later: The Opium girl in the picture is supermodel Kate MOSS)
36A: Lake near Syracuse: ONEIDA
37A: '50s Kenyan rebels: MAU MAUS
39A: Sowing site: SEEDBED
40A: "Terminator" sequel words: I'M BACK
41A: Micro-processors': abbr.: CPUS (Central Processing Unit)
43A: Parasitic creature: LEECH
44A: Take off: DOFF
45A: Refuses to: WON'T
46A: Borneo sultanate: BRUNEI. Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan, no wonder the constructor used the island name for the clue. Here is a map.
52A: Prefix for one: OENO. Hey, any oenophilia here? OENO is also "Goddess of Wine" in Greek Mythology.
54A: Scrapbook: ALBUM
61A: Luxury watch maker: PIAGET. Faintly remembered it.
64A: Hounds, sometimes: BAYERS
DOWN:
5D: Night flyer: BAT. Wish it were clued as "Baseball player's club", it would be great companion for MISS (13D: Not hit).
7D: Unruly mob: RIOTERS
8D: Aged: GOT OLD
9D: Culture: pref.: ETHNO. As in Ethnology.
13D: Not hit: MISS
19D: Shortened, as sails: REEFED. Did not know it until today.
24D: Actress Aimee: ANOUK. Saw AIMEE clued as "Actress Anouk" before.
26D: French door parts: PANES
27D: Sri Lankan language: TAMIL
28D: Pillory purpose: SHAME
30D: Tee preceder: ESS. Put "TO A" first.
32D: Classic theater: ODEON. Better than "Music Hall" clue.
35D: ___ Picchu: MACHU
36D: French eggs: OEUFS. Hmm, want some oeufs brouillés?
38D: Gordon of "Oklahoma": MacRae. See here for more information.
39D: Tanning lotion letters: SPF (Sun Protection Factor). I think mine is SPF30.
41D: Mint function: COINAGE. I put REFRESH first, but quickly corrected myself.
44D: Record player?: DEEJAY. Why question mark?
45D: Polish Peace Nobelist: WALESA. Nice touch here by the Editor. He avoided "Nobelist Lech" due to clue 43A (Leech).
47D: Cell phone maker: NOKIA
49D: Crying sound: WAH
50D: Nile snakes: ASPS. As lethal as SEPS?
53D: __ and terminer: OYER. No idea. Wanted COMMENCER but could not cram it in!
55D: Old VOA parent: USIA (United States Information Agency). Used to like VOA China.
56D: Shea nine: METS. Hello Santana, we miss you!
58D: Police call letters: APB (All Points Bulletin)
59D: $ percentages: CTS (CENTS)
C. C.
43 comments:
Good morning, C.C. and gang - Ah, the dreaded 'three things'...not a bad puzzle, needed some cousin help on a few. French door parts had me looking for the right french word.
SPF struck a nerve, as I used SPF8 the first day out in FL, and spent the night hovering a few inches above the bed.
Hope it's an outstanding day for everyone.
Good morning cc and Dennis. Struggled with this one. First there were several I did not know like 35D and 34A and 40A. This gave me trouble in the middle left. For some reason I knew Maumaus from deep in the old memory bank. Worked hard to get 31A afros, wow what a clue. I am also surprised that blue moon wasn't one of the blue things.
The other blue I missed was blue blood.
Good morning all.......I really bombed on this one! Ouch! Many I never heard of. The "oeufs brouilles" looked yummy. Never heard of that word for eggs. Never heard of a lot of the words for today's puzzle!
Opium is a good choice CC. Love it.
Have a good day everyone.
Dennis,
Re: PANES
I guess I would've fell into the trap of PORTE if not for letter A from AFRO & plural form of the clue.
Dick,
I had a suspicion that both "Blue Moon" and "Blue blood" were clued in another puzzle before, probably with similar theme format.
Katherine,
You need to edit your contact email address at your profile. The link does not work.
CC, I don't know too much about that link business. I will check it out later when I get home for lunch. Do you mean the link to my mail?
Katherine,
Yes, the katz47 (yahoo) does not work. I think Gmail is sufficient. So you can just delete the sbcglobal one.
Good morning all!
Yikes. Kind of a weird one today when it came to the "three blue things" clues. I'd only ever heard of "Blue Streak" because it's a movie w/Martin Williams and Luke Wilson - humorous. And I thought "bluetooth" was a pretty modern answer. Thanks to the laws in NJ now, I pretty much use my bluetooth on a daily basis. However, I take issue w/bluetooth because since when is a tooth blue?
As for maumaus . . . I had NO idea for that one. Again, the done answers helped me with that. And though I know I'd seen 53D before, it stumped me today.
I think I need more coffee.
Happy Wednesday!
Mkat,
Do you use this "OYER and terminer" in your law practice?
CC,
Nope. Seems so antiquated to me. But, perhaps I'd heard it in passing or something. I thought I ran across it in a prior crossword?
:o)
Mkat, definitely sometime in the past month or so.
Talk a "blue streak" also means to talk very quickly and without pausing mkat.
Came here to finish this puzzle. Had TORE and DOCK at various times for 44A-Take off instead of DOFF. Did not know the luxury watch maker-I'm a Timex person. Had blue FIN instead of JAY and COINING instead of COINAGE, so I could not get BAYERS and DEEJAY.
ALAS, so sad!
Cool! Thanks to both dennis and nytanonimo!!
And nyt . . . there are probably those who would say I talk a blue streak!
Today's was a struggle. I too missed the blue clues for moon and blood. I liked 31A (dos), 40A (terminator), and 38D(OK), but am blown away w/61A (Piaget). Piaget, the watch maker, is not the Piaget I know...cognitive psychologist, is it? Will certainly look into that one. Does anyone sail? How common is the "reefed" terminology? Never heard of that.
Crockett, drdad, and dennis, I enjoyed your comments yesterday. You guys are great! I am a little concerned about today's link for 35A(moss), though. Opium AND the sexy pic? I can sense a downward spiral emerging. I'm just glad the sailing word was "reefed" and not "reefer". No tellin' what depths one could sink to. I'm getting a seat belt anyway. Enjoy the day!
Lois, reefing is a popular term among the sailing set.
And a 'downward spiral'? I'm more inclined to think upward...
Dennis & Mkat,
Maybe you guys saw "OYER and Terminer" in other puzzle. OYER has never appeared in TMS puzzle since I started this blog.
Lois,
That Opium lady is supermodel Kate MOSS, in case you wonder why I linked to that picture. Her name is better than the bland "Velvety flora".
Hey, Tough for me today. Got all the blues. Never heard of Piaget. I'm a $9.99 Walmart soecial kind of guy. Got the lake near Syracuse, by golly! I'm only about 10 miles from it so that was the easy one. OENO as a "prefix for wine" Looked it up and still don't get it. Maybe I need to change my tastes a little 'cause I've never been very fond of wine. 5a threw me a curve 'cause I put in butted and then nothing worked till I saw the error of my ways.
Beautiful day today here and I hope where you all are too.
Now I get it. Did a little more searching.
One of the earliest peoples of southen Italy were the Oenotria tribe, this is where we get the wine prefix oeno or eno
A bit of a struggle this morning. Ach du lieber!!! Took about an hour. Had to stop and come back with a fresh look once in awhile. The "three blues" clues came easily and helped with the cross clues.
Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss II, Bluetooth technology for wireless communication (cell phones, etc.), Blue Streak as mentioned above.
Gordon Macrae opened Rodger's and Hammerstein's musical by singing "Oklahoma - where the wind comes sweeping 'cross the plains!" Never heard of Dora the Explorer but
here she is.
Could've swore that French door parts was going to be something French. And then wondered if it was slot or slit for narrow opening as I didn't know USIA. Finally picked slit.
Happy Administrative Professional's Day!
Not bad this morning. I ran a quick errand and when I came back, I was unstuck on the top middle. The last thing I finished was DANUBE-- I finally had to write what I had out on the top of the page. When I saw it horizontally, it immediately jumped out at me.
I didn't know MAUMAUS or AHN, so thank goodness for perpendicular cousins.
I liked the blue things. They were familiar but not too obvious.
Dennis, you are so funny! Upward and Onward....no, Onrush! CHARGE!!
Just be mindful of the cosh and clubs! Ever had a "blue moon" drink?
Lois, only once in a great while.
Mkat,
I've deleted the other 2 comments from you because they were of the same content as your 6:52am one.
Great puzzle !!! It got me though... I had for 44D Record Player? as "needle" which of course made that whole bottom middle impossible to do.... I was convinced it was needle.... to me it worked with a "blue day" instead of "jay" etc... but prevented me from getting bayers... etc. til tomorrow
The Danube River in Europe is often referred to as the Blue Danube.
aargh. It started bad and got worse. For 5A I put "butted" instead of barged and that messed up the entire upper middle. Then I went down the right side OK. Across the bottom I also put "basset" for 64A. After quite a bit of struggle I reread the clue and realized it should be plural. Now I'm working my way up the left side and get permanently stuck with tamil and maumau. It didn't help that I misspelled 43A as "leach" instead of "leech". Also I put in "[I'll] be back" instead of "I'm back" for 40A. Quit that area for a while and went back to the top where I finally got 7D as rioters and determined that "butted" should be exchanged for barged. The rest of that area finally filled in but I never got the left middle side. Had to look up tamil, dora, and ahn I'm pilloried to say.
My idee fixe today was blue ray (instead of the noisy avian who enjoys attacking me before I doff my Avias and forgetting it's spelled bluray)--I did get bluetooth though since it was invented by the Scandinavians--they named it after the hoary king of old Blaatand (He had been instrumental in uniting warring factions in parts of what is now Norway, Sweden and Denmark - just as the technology is designed to allow collaboration.) Time to terminer!
I made a few boo boos here and there, but found the proper words later. Except for 52A & 53D ( where they join), and 62A which I left at SLOT, never thinking of USIA, which I once knew.
I have never heard of "oyer and terminer" until today and I have known a lot of lawyers. Thank you Mr. Google and good day.
Good morning everyone! Lois, I think we need a cold shower here or something, LOL. I don't care for this type of puzzle -- never know when one word ends and the other one begins. Struggled with the left down blues and the right down blues, but finally got them all without help. YIKES! C.C., there's also Randy MOSS of the NFL. Have a great hump day, all.
Did not like the junction of 23A and 24D as it was dependent upon knowing two proper names.
I was on the lookout for a Blue Lagoon, but alas no dice.
All in all, though, a good puzzle, and as always appreciate the help!
Today's puzzle was not that difficult. We "blue" through it!!
I, too, had COINING instead of COINAGE for 41D. I so wanted to put in BAYERS for 64A but it did not fit with my 41D.
I had 37A MAUMAUS and 40A I'M BACK. MAUMAU is now used as a transitive verb.
Still needed google to finish this.
DRDAD, if you have never heard of Dora the Explorer, then you don't have any contact with kids 2-8. My nieces adore her! I gave my wife a Dora the Explorer pendant thing that she now wears at work, and it HYPNOTIZES young children on sight. Dora has magical properties.
Bill,
OENO is Greek for wine, that's the origin of the prefix, not the Italian tribe.
Drdad,
DORA: Finally I know something you've never heard of. :-)
I look forward to your "Happy ___ Day tomorrow!" Thanks for the Blue Danube, Bluetooth and Gordon MaCrae explanation.
Crockett1947,
I totally forgot about Randy MOSS. And he was with Vikings before. Anyway, don't you like Kate MOSS's picture?
Teda,
You have a valid point there. That letter A could be any of the 5 vowels.
Jim, Thomas & everybody else,
Thanks for the comments!
C.C., This is where I got my info re "oeno".
Can't believe what I read I guess.
http://www.wilburswinesandspirits.com/region.asp?Region=Italy
Alas - Dora (sigh). I have failed and feel so ashamed. Think I'll go eat worms!
:-(
I'm crying blue fowl. I didn't finish the puzzle today, as usual, but but since blue skies were smiling at me, I did finish 18 holes. But when I saw that one of the answers was "cheese" I forgave myself. If you have blue cheese on your table you should toss it. But if you have bleu cheese, chop it up and put it on your salad.
Hi CC,
I went back to do the 14 April puzzle and was stomped! I couldn't find my 15 April paper to cheat :-) so I went online. Luckily, I googled this blog ( yipee ) It's nice to know I'm not the only one going nuts about not finishing the entire grid!
I just realized I get my puzzles ahead of you guys ( I'm from the Philippines ). Today's puzzle was fun, not at all thought provoking ;-) Finished mine in less than 30 minutes.
Hope y'all have as much fun with it as I did
Way to go, Boomer! Blue cheese ought to send up red flags! This puzzle gave a lot of us the "blues" . Hopefully tomorrow's will be a happier one.
Levie,
Thanks for leaving a message here.
What's the name of your paper?
Out here on the left coast when you order "pigs in a blanket" you're going to get breakfast sausage wrapped in a rolled up pancake (usually 3 to a serving). You pour maple syrup over them and eat them without unwrapping the sausages. MMMM! Never heard of the Dennis variety of a hot dog in a crescent roll. We do have these things called "bagel dogs" which are a weird combo of a hot dog (usually pork) wrapped in the same dough that bagels are made from and cooked somewhat like a bagel. They're good but not kosher.
MH--I'll say they're not kosh. I'll try some super quesadillas instead--we wrap those too.
CC--I'm pretty much a mixed-up mutt but live in CA and SWE and unfortunately leave a huge carbon footprint behind myself. :(
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