Theme: Magazines - Five magazine titles - four at the start of the entries plus one at the end.
20A. Five-time "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit cover girl : ELLE MACPHERSON. "ELLE is a worldwide magazine that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Sports Illustrated cover.
33A. 1982 song title items that "live together in perfect harmony" : EBONY AND IVORY. EBONY is one of the most well known Black American magazines in the United States. It provides business, health, fashion, sports, entertainment and general life style information. The song.
40A. Key opening? : O, SAY CAN YOU SEE. "O, The Oprah Magazine", sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation offering Oprah's views on everything from health, careers and relationships to fashion, books, and food. "O, say can you see...", the start of our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key.
53A. Great experience : TIME OF ONES LIFE. TIME is a weekly news magazine and LIFE was a larger, more photojournalistic weekly that now is on the web. LIFE.com
58A. Newsstand buy, for short—one begins each of the four longest puzzle answers (and also ends the last one) : MAG.
Argyle here. Funny thing. I decided to start the puzzle in SW corner and got the unifier the first thing. How 'bout that.
Across:
1. Spider creations : WEBS.
5. Porkpie feature : BRIM. The hat from "The French Connection".
9. Fern-to-be : SPORE.
14. Cousin of a toe loop : AXEL. Figure skating jumps.
15. Levitated : ROSE.
16. Wears : HAS ON.
17. Stitch's adopter, in a Disney film : LILO. These guys.
18. Burden : ONUS.
19. Sky holder of myth : ATLAS. Much discussion last month, June 27.
23. Tennis match part : SET. Game, Set, and Match.
24. Wedding promise : "I DO".
25. Nathan Hale, e.g. : SPY. Revolutionary.
26. Stick (to) : ADHERE.
28. Tiny arachnid : MITE.
30. Mad scientist's milieu : LAB.
36. Type size : PICA. 1/6th of an inch.
38. Bill, once passed : ACT.
39. Lake on four states and a province : ERIE.
45. A-Team muscleman : MR. T.
46. Benevolent order : ELKS.
47. Port in SW Italy : NAPLES.
50. Heidi's high hill : ALP. Triple alliteration.
51. Jawbone source for Samson's weapon : ASS. Biblical.
52. SASE, e.g. : ENC.. Self-addressed stamped envelope, Enclosure.
58. City bonds, for short : MUNIs. Municipal bonds.
59. Latvian capital : RIGA.
60. Actor Rickman : ALAN. Here is his picture from the movie, "Sweeney Todd".
61. Tense feeling : ANGST.
62. Settled on a branch, say : ALIT.
63. Departed : WENT.
64. Silly ones : GEESE.
65. Applications : USES.
66. Butterfly catchers : NETS.
Down:
1. Polish Solidarity hero Lech : WALESA.
2. Like the storied man without a country : EXILED.
3. Accomplish a daring feat : BELL THE CAT. Æsop fable
4. __ gin fizz : SLOE.
5. Make wider : BROADEN.
6. Veg-O-Matic maker : RONCO.
7. "The jig __!" : IS UP.
8. Interlock, as gears : MESH.
9. Wrinkly dog : SHAR PEI. And 36. Fluffy toy dog, familiarly : POM. Shar Pei, Pomeranian. Also 42. Dog food choice : ALPO.
10. Dupe : PATSY.
11. Northern European capital : OSLO.
12. Reddish horse : ROAN.
13. USN rank : ENS.. Ensign.
21. Joan of art : MIRÓ. He was a Spanish surrealist painter and sculptor, 1893-1983. Nice play on "Joan of Arc".
22. Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD..
27. Auction venue with a four-color logo : EBAY.
28. Kris Kringle's employer of film : MACY'S. The film, "Miracle on 34th Street"
29. Enjoying a lot : INTO.
30. Marilyn Monroe's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" role : LORELEI LEE. Marilyn Monroe as Ms. Lorelei.
31. He put the "O" in Jackie O : ARI. When Jackie Kennedy married Ari Onassis.
32. Tournament edge : BYE. Not so much an edge but one less game a entrant must play.
34. Union soldier : YANK.
35. Prez's backup : VEEP.
37. Syr. neighbor : ISR.. Syria and Israel
41. Woman's name meaning "heavenly" : CELESTE.
43. Beats, as an incumbent : UNSEATS.
44. Cheek : SASS.
48. "Terrible" child, in Toulouse : ENFANT. Toulouse is a city in southwest France. "Enfant terrible" literally means "terrible child" but is used to describe one whose unorthodox or shocking speech or manners embarrass his associates like a naughty child embarrasses his elders.
49. Olfactory stimuli : SCENTS.
50. Slightly off : AMISS.
51. 1973 Rolling Stones chart-topper : "ANGIE".
53. Adjust for pitch : TUNE.
54. "Picnic" playwright : INGE. William INGE, "Picnic", earned him a Pulitzer Prize.
55. Munich missus : FRAU. Alliteration, German
56. Quiets, as a squeak : OILS.
57. Croquet venue : LAWN. You don't see people playing croquet much anymore. Or badminton.
Answer grid.
Argyle
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20A. Five-time "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit cover girl : ELLE MACPHERSON. "ELLE is a worldwide magazine that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Sports Illustrated cover.
33A. 1982 song title items that "live together in perfect harmony" : EBONY AND IVORY. EBONY is one of the most well known Black American magazines in the United States. It provides business, health, fashion, sports, entertainment and general life style information. The song.
40A. Key opening? : O, SAY CAN YOU SEE. "O, The Oprah Magazine", sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation offering Oprah's views on everything from health, careers and relationships to fashion, books, and food. "O, say can you see...", the start of our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key.
53A. Great experience : TIME OF ONES LIFE. TIME is a weekly news magazine and LIFE was a larger, more photojournalistic weekly that now is on the web. LIFE.com
58A. Newsstand buy, for short—one begins each of the four longest puzzle answers (and also ends the last one) : MAG.
Argyle here. Funny thing. I decided to start the puzzle in SW corner and got the unifier the first thing. How 'bout that.
Across:
1. Spider creations : WEBS.
5. Porkpie feature : BRIM. The hat from "The French Connection".
9. Fern-to-be : SPORE.
14. Cousin of a toe loop : AXEL. Figure skating jumps.
15. Levitated : ROSE.
16. Wears : HAS ON.
17. Stitch's adopter, in a Disney film : LILO. These guys.
18. Burden : ONUS.
19. Sky holder of myth : ATLAS. Much discussion last month, June 27.
23. Tennis match part : SET. Game, Set, and Match.
24. Wedding promise : "I DO".
25. Nathan Hale, e.g. : SPY. Revolutionary.
26. Stick (to) : ADHERE.
28. Tiny arachnid : MITE.
30. Mad scientist's milieu : LAB.
36. Type size : PICA. 1/6th of an inch.
38. Bill, once passed : ACT.
39. Lake on four states and a province : ERIE.
45. A-Team muscleman : MR. T.
46. Benevolent order : ELKS.
47. Port in SW Italy : NAPLES.
50. Heidi's high hill : ALP. Triple alliteration.
51. Jawbone source for Samson's weapon : ASS. Biblical.
52. SASE, e.g. : ENC.. Self-addressed stamped envelope, Enclosure.
58. City bonds, for short : MUNIs. Municipal bonds.
59. Latvian capital : RIGA.
60. Actor Rickman : ALAN. Here is his picture from the movie, "Sweeney Todd".
61. Tense feeling : ANGST.
62. Settled on a branch, say : ALIT.
63. Departed : WENT.
64. Silly ones : GEESE.
65. Applications : USES.
66. Butterfly catchers : NETS.
Down:
1. Polish Solidarity hero Lech : WALESA.
2. Like the storied man without a country : EXILED.
3. Accomplish a daring feat : BELL THE CAT. Æsop fable
4. __ gin fizz : SLOE.
5. Make wider : BROADEN.
6. Veg-O-Matic maker : RONCO.
7. "The jig __!" : IS UP.
8. Interlock, as gears : MESH.
9. Wrinkly dog : SHAR PEI. And 36. Fluffy toy dog, familiarly : POM. Shar Pei, Pomeranian. Also 42. Dog food choice : ALPO.
10. Dupe : PATSY.
11. Northern European capital : OSLO.
12. Reddish horse : ROAN.
13. USN rank : ENS.. Ensign.
21. Joan of art : MIRÓ. He was a Spanish surrealist painter and sculptor, 1893-1983. Nice play on "Joan of Arc".
22. Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD..
27. Auction venue with a four-color logo : EBAY.
28. Kris Kringle's employer of film : MACY'S. The film, "Miracle on 34th Street"
29. Enjoying a lot : INTO.
30. Marilyn Monroe's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" role : LORELEI LEE. Marilyn Monroe as Ms. Lorelei.
31. He put the "O" in Jackie O : ARI. When Jackie Kennedy married Ari Onassis.
32. Tournament edge : BYE. Not so much an edge but one less game a entrant must play.
34. Union soldier : YANK.
35. Prez's backup : VEEP.
37. Syr. neighbor : ISR.. Syria and Israel
41. Woman's name meaning "heavenly" : CELESTE.
43. Beats, as an incumbent : UNSEATS.
44. Cheek : SASS.
48. "Terrible" child, in Toulouse : ENFANT. Toulouse is a city in southwest France. "Enfant terrible" literally means "terrible child" but is used to describe one whose unorthodox or shocking speech or manners embarrass his associates like a naughty child embarrasses his elders.
49. Olfactory stimuli : SCENTS.
50. Slightly off : AMISS.
51. 1973 Rolling Stones chart-topper : "ANGIE".
53. Adjust for pitch : TUNE.
54. "Picnic" playwright : INGE. William INGE, "Picnic", earned him a Pulitzer Prize.
55. Munich missus : FRAU. Alliteration, German
56. Quiets, as a squeak : OILS.
57. Croquet venue : LAWN. You don't see people playing croquet much anymore. Or badminton.
Answer grid.
Argyle
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76 comments:
Good morning, Argyle, C.C. and gang - a solid Tuesday offering, no muss, no fuss, and but one unknown in Alan Rickman, and one 'can't remember' in Lorelei Lee. Not a clue as to the theme until the very end; nicely done. Favorite clue by far was 'Key opening?', but as Argyle points out, 'Joan of art' is a nice play on 'Joan of Arc'. And for some reason, I got a smile out of the juxtaposition of 'unseats' and 'ass'.
Today is National Fried Chicken Day, but more importantly it's also CLEAR AYES' BIRTHDAY!! HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLEAR AYES, and a sincere wish/hope for many, many more! I'm sure this is a special one for you, and I couldn't be happier for you.
Did you know:
- the world's biggest desert, the Sahara, is 3.5 million square miles.
- Albert Einstein couldn't read until the age of nine.
- Lions can mate more than 50 times a day. (one more for the reincarnation list)
Happy Birthday, Clear Ayes!
Another blitch? I saw Dennis & Haltool's posts in my mail box, but not in the Comments section.
Happy Birthday, Clear Ayes! I hope you get whatever you want today!
Good morning Argyle and all.
Nice easy, but engaging puzzle for Tuesday. Loved Donna's bright clueing and fill. No searches needed. AXEL was a WAG. Thought MIRO was clever. German words included ANGST,FRAU, ALP, and LORELEI.
Argyle: Nice commentary on 40A.
Replying to Crockett and C.C. from yesterday (couldn't get the post to work last night):
Crockett: Thanks. It was a great trip with pretty good weather. Bermuda was lush and verdant with lots of colorful flowering shrubs. Good time with some extended family, too.
C. C.: Nice, to be back, too. When I get some pictures, I will send them along.
Morning, Puzzlers - I'll try to brave the blitch. Let's see whether this appears...
Now you see it...Presto! Now you don't.
Good Morning, all.
Happy Birthday, Clear Ayes!
A wonderful Donna Levin puzzle. I really enjoyed the theme. Key Opening was my favorite theme clue, and the most tricky. "O" is not a magazine on my radar, so I was trying to think of a magazine that began with OSA ...
Toe Loop Cousin also made me scratch my head. I was thinking along the lines of Toe Tag and was looking for the answer in the morgue.
My favorite clues today were Silly Ones: GEESE
Joan of Art = MIRO. If you are ever in Barcelona, don't miss the Miro Park at the top of the hill. Not only does one get a beautiful panoramic view of the city, but there are beautiful Miro sculptures throughout the gardens.
QOD: The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. ~ George Bernard Shaw
All righty then!
A few unknowns in there kept today's puzzle from being a walk in the park. Never heard of Joan MIRO, and was iffy about RIGA until it got strengthened by perps. BELL THE CAT took a while to fill in also - knew the concept but not the phrase.
I hope everybody had a good weekend!
Good morning Argyle and crew,
Holidays over for a while, time to go and get ‘em. This was a straightforward effort from dear Donna, and I got the theme as soon as I filled in ELLE MACPHERSON one of many great exports from Oz, but the damn O, being Oprah’s mag, had me for a minute, a magazine known as OSAY? I love the reference to Francis Scott KEY. Nicely done.
Otherwise, a bunch of fun stuff like ANGIE , and LORELEI LEE , Ron Popeil and his company RONCO and from my early childhood, the fable where they ask, who will BELL THE CAT , showing some cultural diversity.
Once when in Beverly Hills with my brother and our wives, on business, we had some free time and went with a realtor to look at houses for sale; the first was being rented by Prince, and his friend Appolonia was playing tennis, which was cool. He was not around, but there were lyrics written on random scraps of paper; I was talked out of taking any. I digress, the second house was owned by Mr. Popiel, and it was magnificent, except every closet, and every room, had boxes and boxes of Ronco products. You would have expected he would rent a warehouse.
Finally, CELESTE is my son’s mother-in-law’s name, and her birthday is July 5, so everything fits. Nice to see a figure skating reference, as a reminder of our very own skating ladies.
Houston, we have a blitch.
Ala kazam!
Morning, all!
I don't know when or if this comment will appear (I can't believe I'm the first commenter this morning), but here goes nothing...
Actually, I don't really have much to say about today's puzzle! It was enjoyable, it was smooth, and it went by very, very quickly. I was able to get all the theme answers with a minimum of perp help (despite not knowing what the theme actually was until the end), and there were no unknowns today. I paused briefly at MUNIS, but that was about it.
Stay cool!
There is a blitch afoot. You may not see even your own comment in a little while.
Is the glitch fixed?
Looks like it...
We'll see, but I think we're still blitched. All the initial comments disappeared. So far, Barry's is holding.
Just in case the first posts stay 'lost', HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CLEAR AYES - I hope (and bet) this is your best ever.
Good Morning, all. (Second try)
Happy Birthday, Clear Ayes!
A wonderful Donna Levin puzzle. I really enjoyed the theme. Key Opening was my favorite theme clue, and the most tricky. "O" is not a magazine on my radar, so I was trying to think of a magazine that began with OSA ...
Toe Loop Cousin also made me scratch my head. I was thinking along the lines of Toe Tag and was looking for the answer in the morgue.
My favorite clues today were Silly Ones: GEESE
Joan of Art = MIRO, not to be confused with Joan of Arc
If you are ever in Barcelona, don't miss the Miro Park at the top of the hill. Not only does one get a beautiful panoramic view of the city, but there are beautiful Miro sculptures throughout the gardens.
QOD: The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. ~ George Bernard Shaw
Good Morning All, For some reason I've never heard the BELL THE CAT fable. Thanks for the link, Argyle.
I've never heard it expressed as "One had THE TIME OF ONE'S LIFE", either. It was always "He/She/They had the time of his/her/their/ life/lives". Oh well, that made it just a little bit tougher to fill in.
I was pleased to see LORELEI LEE show up. Marilyn Monroe was at her most charming in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".
As Barry G. said (and maybe others too), it was smooth and went by very quickly.
It's a little daunting to comment when you don't know if the comment is blitch-proof or not. Let's see what shows up today.....
Good morning, folks!
Great puzzle from Donna Levin. I really liked theme clue 40A: Key opening?, also 21D: Joan of art. Today's puzzle seemed easier to me than yesterday's over-all. I didn't even notice a number of the down clues in the SW until coming here.
Learning moments: I did not know ALAN Rickman, and don't remember having heard the expression "Bell the cat".
Enjoy the day!
Argyle: So I guess this is "Write-up 101?"
Thank you for the Aesop Fable, BELL THE CAT was a Huh? until you cleared that up.
I solve a lot of puzzles from the SW up. I search out the theme reveal Mon.thru Fri. and the puzzles tend to go easier.
Liked the ASS/SASS crossing.
Also AXEL / ROSE added a musical beat. (A play on Axl Rose).
FUN Tuesday.
Well, I don't have much to say, except that I felt I knew nothing today--it felt more like the end of the week.
Maybe my mind is elsewhere, on my computer problems.
OK, it looks like the posts are slowly reappearing, including the comments posted late last night.
Good morning Argyle and C.C.,
Not much to say on today's xwd. The top went smoothly and then I had to pause and think for many in the lower portion.If I hadn't remembered pica, I would not have filled Bell the cat. Thought I had heard of all of Aesop's fables...apparently not.
Also had trouble with filling your in "Time of your life"(had one"s). Not familiar with RONCO, and don't know what brim means for porkpie feature...will look it up.
liked silly ones-geese
After having 2 family bar-b-ques this weekend, I'm ready for a quiet day.The early morning fog has cooled us off.
Just an FYI - I read in the newspaper that the 9:00 (EDT) HBO movie tonight is All About Steve, in which "a crossword-puzzle constructor (Sandra Bullock) falls for a cameraman (Bradley Cooper) and follows him across the country."
Hopefully our early-morning posts will magically reappear.
ah, I get it...a hat..new one for me!
Good morning Argyle, CC, et al., Can't do the puzzle yet but wanted to wish CA a Happy Birthday today and wish you many many more.
I shall return.
Easy puzzle. 12 minutes. No real challenges.
Good morning Argyle, C.C. and everyone.
Another easy but enjoyable puzzle.
Didn't get the theme until I got to
58D. I've never heard of the expression BELL THE CAT. Thanks for the link Argyle.
5A,I was more in the direction of something edible.
Happy birthday, Clear Eyes.
Have a good day everyone.
August
Hi all -
Gotta love a Levin puzzle and I do!!
I am always on her wave length and never seem to need my V-8 can :)
Loved KEY OPENING, very clever,
I did miss the "O" for Oprah connection - I never watch her show or read the MAG.
32D Tournament edge got me scratching my head, but the perps solved it. I don't know that much about tennis.
CA: a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you! I know it will be special. Eat, drink and be merry, drink more and do whatever your heart desires :)
We are starting a heat wave here in NW Oregon - going to be quite a change from our cool, damp May, June and up through yesterday. Hard to go from 71 to 93 but I know the east coast has it really bad too.
Frenchie & Argyle,
I'd like to clear up the definition of "Clue Echos". It refers to the constructor's conscious use of identical words or words in different inflections in the clues, hence "echos". It's a characteristic of John Lampkin & Bob Klahn puzzles.
HBTY,HBTY,HB Dearrrr CA, HBTY!..and many morrre, "from channel 44..."(my girls always add that. :-)
Argyle, forgot to say thanks for that link to the fable.
Hahtool, the QOD gets more meaningful with each passing year!
Does anyone want/need umpteen years of S.I. swimsuit issues?
Clear Ayes et al,
What is the exact color of Marilyn Monroe's skirt in Argyle's 30D link? Fuchsia?
Good morning, Argyle and puzzlers.
Thank you for explaining about the glitch; my post from last night disappeared.
I had thanked you, Argyle, for showing your Santa avatar. It's great!
Happy birthday, Clear Ayes! I hope you do something exciting.
Donna Levin always makes me smile with her amusing clues. I realized the theme only at the end and then was in a fog about a magazine named OSAY!
I, too, thought I knew all of Aesop's fables; thanks for the link.
Otherwise, the fills were fresh and fun; ERIE, for example, lake on four states and a province.
Hand up for key opening, very clever. At first I thought it would be some canyon but perps definitely worked that out.
Also agree that that the MIRO museum in Barcelona is unique.
Hahtool:
Are you perhaps thinking of the Gaudi park?
Timbeni, nice catch on AXEL and Rose, Axl Rose.
JD:
From last night and my vanished post: I shall take special note of the spelling on Ben Quayle's campaign signs.
I hope you all have the time of your life today and my post survives!
This was a clever theme that I caught onto right away with Elle Macpherson, but my favorite was “Key opening” – O say can you see. Donna Levin is quickly becoming one of my favorite constructors. I did have a couple of hiccups with reading Joan of art as Joan of Arc; and as I usually go through the across clues first I had written in “font” for “pica” but the perps showed me my error. I got Walesa, and Miro that way too. I had never heard the term “bell the cat” thanks for the information Argyle.
Clearayes, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Any special plans today?
Oopsy daisy
And many more, CA
I don't think the blotch is corrected yet. It still seems to come and go.
Happy birthday CA!
I know from doing crosswords that the first word of our National Anthem is O but it always seems odd to me that it's O and not Oh. Poetic license?
I knew of Alan Rickman. He makes a despicable bad guy. He was the husband in "Love Actually" (one of my favorite movies) and plays Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films.
Morning, everyone, especially CA,Happy Birhday! Hope you have a really good one!
Nice puzzle today. I got all the theme fills but didn't think about the theme till I got here. I also learned a lot of the clues for the perps since the letters just seemed to fall into place without even looking for them. I knew 'pork pie' from books, I guess and Alan Rickman was a gimme. I've heard 'Bell the Cat' somewhere but didn't know the fable. Thanks, Argyle,as usual another great write up. Favorite clue: silly ones = geese.
All you NorCal and Central Valley neighbors, I just spoke to a friend in the LA area and she said it was 'freezing'! I told her to enjoy it and think about us up here!
Happy Birthday To You CA..
♪♩♬♫•*¨*•.❤.•*¨*•♫♪•.¸¸.•´♫♪♩♬*¨*`•.♥.•´*♫♪♩♬ Happy Birthday To YOU!!! Have a Champagne-arita on me!
O, say that's all I got!
Hi gang -
Looks like all the comments are showing now.
Happy Birthday, C.A. Many,. many more.
Nice puzzle today. Not much to add. I've never seen Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Slept very badly last night. I'm going to get a nap.
Cheers!
JzB the occasionally in TUNE trombonist
Good afternoon everyone.
Happy birthday, Clear Ayes. Hope you have one that's fun and many more.
Had fun with this puzzle. I'm not smart enough for it to just zip along, but I did get it all and had a good time as I teased out the ones I didn't know. Porkpie had me for a while, and then it came from the recesses. Was thinking of food for a while.
When we read, we think we see the word that seems right. That's why Joan of Art was so clever, and misleading to some. And that's why few of us noticed Sunday's "Boxer outburts". After it was pointed out, I had to go back and check what was in my paper. Ourburts it was.
Cheers
Alan Rickman was wonderfully funny in Dogma and Galaxy Quest two insubtabtial but cute movies
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. You are a great gang! An exciting day?...well, I went to the dermatologist this morning and this afternoon GAH and I are taking Charley the Schipperke for his annual rattlesnake booster shot. But I always like to think.... considering the alternative...every birthday is a good one! Actually, we are just postponing for a few days. We are going to dinner and then to see comedian Lewis Black on Friday evening, so it will be a belated birthday celebration.
Growing Older
When I was in my younger days,
I weighed a few pounds less,
I needn't hold my tummy in
To wear a belted dress.
But now that I am older,
I've set my body free;
There's comfort of elastic
Where once my waist would be.
Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
My feet have not forgiven;
I used to wear a dainty size,
But now I wear eleven.
I need to wear these glasses
As the prints were getting smaller;
And it wasn't very long ago
I know that I was taller.
Though my hair has turned to gray
And my skin no longer fits,
On the inside, I'm the same old me,
Just the outside's changed a bit.
- Author Unknown
Seems as if both have little gremlins running around. Comment
counts are way off.
Hello All--I did the puzzle today at lunch. It was a fast, easy puzzle and those few unknowns, Inge, Lorelei Lee, Alan (Rickman), and Ronco, were all filled in with the perps. It was fun to see the magazines emerge.
I thought Key opening as well as Sky Holder of myth were both very clever. All in all this was an enjoyable crossword for me with no lookups.
HBTY, HBTY, HB dear Clear Ayes, HBTY and Many, many more. BTW, I LOVED your poem. So true, so true.
C.C. I think you could call Marilyn Monroe's dress fuschia, but I would call it "HOT PINK".
Belling the Cat was one Aesop fable that was adapted for our first grade readers. I loved to have them act out the "belling". There was always lots of laughing, shushing and clapping when the bell was finally placed around the cat's neck.
All comments are going into me Spam folder today. Is anyone else having this problem?
I doubt very many have the posts sent to them at all. I know I don't.
Hahtool, I'm not having that problem.
Hey, the comments are showing! I knew I couldn't really be the first one to post this morning...
Happy birthday, Clear Ayes!!!
As for Alan Rickman, I think I first saw him as the main bad guy "Hans Gruber" in the first "Die Hard" movie. I believe he was also the evil Sheriff of Nottingham in Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves." He does play the occasional nice guy, but I've always loved his sneering villains...
In other news, it just about hit 100 here in Boston today. Fortunately, the humidity was fairly low (45% or so), so we didn't die. Tomorrow is supposed to be a bit cooler but much more humid. Yuck.
Hello everybody, and warm birthday wishes for you, Clear Ayes. I trust you'll enjoy Lewis Black.
Good puzzle today. I knew Alan Rickman right away, and have liked him in everything I've seen him in. I agree with Bill G that he does bad guys especially, despicably well.
The fact that I did not know bell the cat made me wonder for awhile if I might have spelled Lilo and Elle wrong. Thanks for the link to the fable. I was wondering what the moral was.
Faves include Silly GEESE and Joan of art MIRO. A former friend of mine had a Miro painting that he didn't like, but kept it only in the expectation that when Miro died (this was while he was still alive) the painting would suddenly be worth a lot.
Oh, and I changed NAPOLI to NAPLES when I saw ENFANT terrible.
Picnic was a good movie, and I think it was the first Hollywood movie ever to allow a swearword, when William Holden said the line "No damn jail."
I think I'm gonna buy myself a porkpie hat :)
Best wishes to you all.
I am surpised no one has mentioned Alan Rickman in Sense & Sensibility. He portrayed Col. Christopher Brandon.
Clear Ayes, I hope you had a wonderful Birthday today!
Hahtool, terrific quote today! What usually gets me in trouble is thinking I’ve communicated something , but my message wasn’t quite received as intended.
I liked the ‘key opening’ clue too, and the one for ERIE.
Argyle, I KNEW there was another movie not mentioned that I'd especially liked him in! Thanks.
Yes! Alan Rickman was superb in Sense and Sensibility. That was my first contact with him and I have liked him ever since.
Good Evening All,
Just did the puzzle and really enjoyed it. I'm seeing all the comments and the more I read the more stupid I felt that I didn't recognize Rickman. Great bad guy! Same experience most everyone had. Very fun puzzle.
Happy, Happy Birthday Clear Eyes and many more!!
It's been really hot and muggy up here, which I'm sure is nothing looking at the national weather map for most of you. I have to work tonight so I went home and hosed down the pups. They are really droopy. Its SOOO hot the wife has been dropping hints about having some Margaritas!! Sounds like a plan!!
Stay Cool!!
Did anyone else see Alan Rickman in an English movie, 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' ewith Juliet Stephenson? He plays a dead cellist who keeps coming back and bringing other dead musician friends to haunt his grieving lover. I liked it a lot, pretty funny.
Oh, loved your poem, too, CA.
Happy Birthday ClearAyes! Based on the blog demographics, you have fans in every state, & some foreign countries as well. And thanks for the poem.... Perhaps you're the author?
Donna S. Levin is fast becoming a favorite constructor of ours. Such clever clues and use of language. You see her byline and know you're in for a treat!
{cyber hug}
pjb & company
Guday, all. Happy Birthday, my sister. The BMW dealer said your present should be arriving at your door by Friday.
Yes, by puzzle-la-bloggiteers; I keep an eye on you daily. "Don't make me come up there!!!" Keep it nice.
I must be off!!!
What a day in Glitchville!
CA, may you have an absolutely fantastamorgic outrageous Birthday!
GarlicGirl, what a clever post!
Sallie said: When we read, we think we see the word that seems right. That's why Joan of Art was so clever, and misleading to some. And that's why few of us noticed Sunday's "Boxer outburts". After it was pointed out, I had to go back and check what was in my paper. Ourburts it was. There have been studies that show that as long as the word we're reading starts and ends with the correct letters and contains the correct number of letters, the word is readable.
Jayce, I pulled the same NAPOLI/NAPLES switch. Did your friends profit from the Miro?
pjb, so nice to see you drop by. I've missed your comments.
OMG! Buckeye, so nice to see you as well.
Maniac:
"went home and hosed down the pups"?
Down here we call that a "nooner".
Happy Birthday, CA.
Windhover, on the money.
Buckeye, great to see you again - had a feeling you were 'keeping watch'.
Clear Ayes, Lewis Black is one of the best, and what's nice is that he's got such a big voice, you can still hear him over the constant laughter of the audience.
Crocket1947, I don't know if he profited from his Miro. He and I are no longer friends and have not communicated for over 15 years. Thanks for asking.
Damn good to hear from you, Buckeye.
Dennis, do you REALLY want to mate more than 50 times a day in your future life? Wow, that would be about every half hour over the 24-hour period! Talk about stamina!
I have to admit that I did not put a face to Alan Rickman's name, and I can see you are all fans. Here is that memorable voice reading Shakespeare's Sonnet 130.
Buckeye: hey there.
C'mon, we all know Gone with the Wind (1939) was the first official movie that someone swore in. The very last line in the movie "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
Love Lewis Black, enjoy CA.
Jayce, I admit it's a bit ambitious, but think about it: the female does the killing (then the male wanders over and eats what he wants), the female raises the kids, teaches them to hunt, and generally does all the work. So the male has nothing to do but rest between 'sessions'. And from what I've seen on various wildlife shows, he's not exactly expending a lot of energy on the actual act. Not saying that's a good thing, but I can understand the '50 per day' stat.
So nice to see dear brother Buckeye stop by. Smiles for birthday gifts are always a good thing. I've had more than my share today.
Dennis, I've found that either people get a quizzical "Who's he?" look when you mention Lewis Black, or they practically shout "I love that guy!" GAH and I think he's great too.
Dodo, I think Hahtool and I have rhapsodized before about Alan Rickman in "Truly, Madly, Deeply", a charming movie.
I found a movie on cable, recorded it and am watching it. It's "The Runaway Jury" based on a book by John Grisham. I saw it in the theater when it first came out and I've seen it at least one more time. I'm enjoying it again for at least the third time. I guess I'd rather see a really good movie more than once than a mediocre movie for the first time.
CA - 2:39 - what a true to 'older life' that poem reflected...loved it!
Buckeye, so good to hear from you again. Apparently nurse Ratchett has loosened the straps :) We love it when you show up!
Dennis - you morel guy you, I can imagine you 'coming' back as a lion-
what else is there to say, talk about living large!! whapita, whapita!
Just got home...had food, folks and fun for my birthday!
CC: no great "junktique" finds lately...
To you and Dennis, Kazie, Jeannie (you know I am ) and Chickie...thank you for the kind birthday wishes...and I do keep up with ya`ll every once in a while.
Happy birthday, CA! i had forgotten we had close birthdays...but then, we are very much alike...both blond, intelligent and as sexy as the only place hotter than where I live! :)
Happy Birthday, Linda.
That porch light still on?
Late to the party again!
I fell victim to the blitch earlier and didn't know when it got fixicated.
So, to catch up & wrap up: Happy Birthday CA, the 3 hours that remain of the day!
To Hahtool, CA, and Bill G. I'd like to add my support as a fan of Truly, Madly, Deeply. It gets my vote for the best "underdog" film I've happened to catch. It was a good vehicle for Alan Rickman as well as Juliet Stevenson. If eBay is any indication, DVD copies are a bit rare: they seem to be going for $70! (Anybody have one?)
G'Night Puzzlers -
"Ben" is a 1972 movie release best known for Michael Jackson's theme song performance. A loving song dedicated to a rat.
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