(Note: Tomorrow's puzzle involves circles, which are unsupported by LA Times website. I'll release the pdf file on the blog around 9:00 pm tonight.
Updated at 9:00pm: Here is the pdf file of tomorrow's puzzle.)
Theme: None
Total word: 72
Total blocks: 29
Pretty low blocks count, though the puzzle reaches the Saturday word limit. No grid spanner. Just solid triple stacks of 9s & 8s in each quadrant. The eight Across 9s are:
6A. Angle on the Titanic sinking, to filmmakers : MONEY SHOT. Terrific entry.
16A. "Be right there!" : IN A MINUTE
18A. Out-of-court testifiers : DEPONENTS. New word to me.
19A. Vulnerable spot : BLINDSIDE
61A. TV show set at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company : THE OFFICE. Have never watched the show.
63A. Ticketing agent? : METER MAID. Beatles's "Lovely Rita". I was picturing a cop.
66A. Opened : PREMIERED
68A. Words you may hear after being hurt : I'M SO SORRY. Awesome fill.
Overall cluing feels pretty smooth & clever (not frustratingly ambiguous). I was able to get onto the constructor's wavelength and nailed quite a few entries on the first pass. Had to groan at YING (10D. Qin dynasty family name) clue. Ying Zheng. Wayyyyy too obscure, even for me. He's known only as Qin Shi Huang in China. Qin is his dynasty. Shi = First. Huang = Emperor. Qin had its capital in my hometown Xi'An.
Across:
1. Small power source : C CELL. Battery type.
15. Gwen's "Chicago" role, 1975 : ROXIE. Played by Renée Zellweger in the 2002 musical.
17. Big name in wrap : ALCOA. Reynolds Wrap.
21. Suggest : GET AT
22. Takeout throw-in : CATSUP
23. 1942 FDR creation : OSS. CIA predecessor.
25. Lea lady : EWE. Alliteration.
26. Golden __ : AGE
27. It leads the way : PROW. Ship's front. I wanted DOOR.
29. Words in an infomercial disclaimer : PAID AD. Nice answer.
32. Russell of "Felicity" : KERI. Loved her. Long or short hair.
34. Actually : IN FACT
36. Mess up, as power cords : ENSNARL
39. Came out with : UTTERED
43. Unstable situation : CRISIS
45. '70s attire making a comeback : MAXI. And 6D. It's shorter than a 45-Across : MIDI.
46. They can be rare : STEAKS. I like how it crosses SCAMPI (46D. Garlicky entrée).
49. Charlie Brown never became one : TEEN. Tricky clue.
52. Decks, briefly : KO'S. The "briefly" gave the answer away.
53. Many a startup ender, these days : COM. URL ender.
54. Letters seen near a tilde : ESC. I had to look at my keyboard.
56. Doves and loves : COOERS. Wanted RHYME.
58. Make up (for) : ATONE
65. Top level : ATTIC
67. Drink garnish : TWIST
69. Measures of volume : SONES. Sound volume, correct?
Down:
1. Traditional food at the Preakness : CRAB CAKE. What's the traditional drink at the Preakness?
2. Lip enhancer : COLLAGEN. Obtained via crossers also.
3. They'll get you going : EXCITERS. Neither the clue or answer appealed to me.
4. Team with a mascot named Roary : LIONS. Well, gimme for Jazzbumpa. Roary the Lion. Detroit Lions.
5. Help cause, with "to" : LEAD UP. Certain events LEAD UP to (help cause) the war.
7. Barely losing : ONE DOWN. We've seen ONE UP before.
8. Barbers may shave them : NAPES
9. Genre of the 1997 album "Nothing Feels Good" : EMO. Stumper.
11. Bygone blade : SNEE
12. Tried to trap : HUNTED
13. Dan Aykroyd's birthplace : OTTAWA. Got via crosswers.
14. Stuck a toe in : TESTED
20. Three-mo. period : SPR (Spring).
24. Old footwear accessory : SPAT. The black stuff in her ankles?
28. Works on canvas : OILS
30. Routine : ACT. Simple in retrospect.
31. It may follow a bullet : ITEM. Dot bullet. I was thinking of gun.
33. Old empire builder : INCA
35. Solder, say : FUSE
37. Old animal shelter : ARK
38. Get ready for a pledge : RISE
40. Win big : RAKE IT IN. Good one.
41. Dispossess? : EXORCISE. The ? hint sure helped.
42. Takes apart : DISSECTS
44. More fidgety : ITCHIER
47. Common way to carry a child? : TO TERM. Saw this clue before.
48. Works on stage : EMOTES
50. Friendly start? : ECO. Eco-friendly.
51. Music to a dieter's ears : NO FATS. Why plural "Fats"?
55. Name on a controversial 1998 report : STARR. "The Starr Report". What a waste of time & money.
57. Lesser __ evils : OF TWO
59. Marlin's son, in a 2003 film : NEMO. "Finding Nemo".
60. Greek goddess of discord : ERIS
62. Kayaker's obstacle : EDDY. Hey there Dilbert!
64. __ periculo: at my own risk : MEO. Learning moment for me.
Answer grid.
I am pleased to announce that Lemonade will blog Friday puzzles starting in November. Melissa & Jazzbumpa will handle Wednesdays.
C.C.
Updated at 9:00pm: Here is the pdf file of tomorrow's puzzle.)
Theme: None
Total word: 72
Total blocks: 29
Pretty low blocks count, though the puzzle reaches the Saturday word limit. No grid spanner. Just solid triple stacks of 9s & 8s in each quadrant. The eight Across 9s are:
6A. Angle on the Titanic sinking, to filmmakers : MONEY SHOT. Terrific entry.
16A. "Be right there!" : IN A MINUTE
18A. Out-of-court testifiers : DEPONENTS. New word to me.
19A. Vulnerable spot : BLINDSIDE
61A. TV show set at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company : THE OFFICE. Have never watched the show.
63A. Ticketing agent? : METER MAID. Beatles's "Lovely Rita". I was picturing a cop.
66A. Opened : PREMIERED
68A. Words you may hear after being hurt : I'M SO SORRY. Awesome fill.
Overall cluing feels pretty smooth & clever (not frustratingly ambiguous). I was able to get onto the constructor's wavelength and nailed quite a few entries on the first pass. Had to groan at YING (10D. Qin dynasty family name) clue. Ying Zheng. Wayyyyy too obscure, even for me. He's known only as Qin Shi Huang in China. Qin is his dynasty. Shi = First. Huang = Emperor. Qin had its capital in my hometown Xi'An.
Across:
1. Small power source : C CELL. Battery type.
15. Gwen's "Chicago" role, 1975 : ROXIE. Played by Renée Zellweger in the 2002 musical.
17. Big name in wrap : ALCOA. Reynolds Wrap.
21. Suggest : GET AT
22. Takeout throw-in : CATSUP
23. 1942 FDR creation : OSS. CIA predecessor.
25. Lea lady : EWE. Alliteration.
26. Golden __ : AGE
27. It leads the way : PROW. Ship's front. I wanted DOOR.
29. Words in an infomercial disclaimer : PAID AD. Nice answer.
32. Russell of "Felicity" : KERI. Loved her. Long or short hair.
34. Actually : IN FACT
36. Mess up, as power cords : ENSNARL
39. Came out with : UTTERED
43. Unstable situation : CRISIS
45. '70s attire making a comeback : MAXI. And 6D. It's shorter than a 45-Across : MIDI.
46. They can be rare : STEAKS. I like how it crosses SCAMPI (46D. Garlicky entrée).
49. Charlie Brown never became one : TEEN. Tricky clue.
52. Decks, briefly : KO'S. The "briefly" gave the answer away.
53. Many a startup ender, these days : COM. URL ender.
54. Letters seen near a tilde : ESC. I had to look at my keyboard.
56. Doves and loves : COOERS. Wanted RHYME.
58. Make up (for) : ATONE
65. Top level : ATTIC
67. Drink garnish : TWIST
69. Measures of volume : SONES. Sound volume, correct?
Down:
1. Traditional food at the Preakness : CRAB CAKE. What's the traditional drink at the Preakness?
2. Lip enhancer : COLLAGEN. Obtained via crossers also.
3. They'll get you going : EXCITERS. Neither the clue or answer appealed to me.
4. Team with a mascot named Roary : LIONS. Well, gimme for Jazzbumpa. Roary the Lion. Detroit Lions.
5. Help cause, with "to" : LEAD UP. Certain events LEAD UP to (help cause) the war.
7. Barely losing : ONE DOWN. We've seen ONE UP before.
8. Barbers may shave them : NAPES
9. Genre of the 1997 album "Nothing Feels Good" : EMO. Stumper.
11. Bygone blade : SNEE
12. Tried to trap : HUNTED
13. Dan Aykroyd's birthplace : OTTAWA. Got via crosswers.
14. Stuck a toe in : TESTED
20. Three-mo. period : SPR (Spring).
24. Old footwear accessory : SPAT. The black stuff in her ankles?
28. Works on canvas : OILS
30. Routine : ACT. Simple in retrospect.
31. It may follow a bullet : ITEM. Dot bullet. I was thinking of gun.
33. Old empire builder : INCA
35. Solder, say : FUSE
37. Old animal shelter : ARK
38. Get ready for a pledge : RISE
40. Win big : RAKE IT IN. Good one.
41. Dispossess? : EXORCISE. The ? hint sure helped.
42. Takes apart : DISSECTS
44. More fidgety : ITCHIER
47. Common way to carry a child? : TO TERM. Saw this clue before.
48. Works on stage : EMOTES
50. Friendly start? : ECO. Eco-friendly.
51. Music to a dieter's ears : NO FATS. Why plural "Fats"?
55. Name on a controversial 1998 report : STARR. "The Starr Report". What a waste of time & money.
57. Lesser __ evils : OF TWO
59. Marlin's son, in a 2003 film : NEMO. "Finding Nemo".
60. Greek goddess of discord : ERIS
62. Kayaker's obstacle : EDDY. Hey there Dilbert!
64. __ periculo: at my own risk : MEO. Learning moment for me.
Answer grid.
I am pleased to announce that Lemonade will blog Friday puzzles starting in November. Melissa & Jazzbumpa will handle Wednesdays.
C.C.
40 comments:
so let's see C.C., you are no longer blogging except for Sat/Sun?
Hi all.
Couldn't sleep so I thought I'd say hello.
Nice Sat puzzle. 47D made me smile.
35D made me frown. Soldering
doesn't fuse anything. The solder melts at a very low temp compared to other metals.
Remember the crab cakes at the MD Jockey Club. I had a single malt.
Traditional or not.
Have a nice day and take care.
Good morning CC, et al., I liked this puzzle and had to keep asking myself if this day is really Sat. The perps made it doable and enjoyable. I didn't know 'money shot' which surprises me growing up in the film industry and 'deponents'. Favorites were catsup - take out throw in (sounds like fun), scampi, steaks - maybe 'cause I'm hungry - and 'prow' 'cause I'm going sailing w/Ovary Shaker 'in a minute' - he is definately one of the 'exciters' of this golden
'age'. 'In fact', w/out much finger 'twist'ing, I think something other than the moon and 'starr's may 'rise' tonight...and I'm not talkin' about the tide. If he has a pace maker, he'd better check his 'c cell' or battery pack 'cause I plan on 'exorcise'ing some demons tonight! Amen! Gonna 'atone' for my short comin's and pray they get longer. I will be the 'one down' on my 'ne mo' tonight than usual not only b/c 'I'm so sorry' but also b/c it's all so good. That 'otta-wa'sh my slate clean. If not, I'll come 'to term's with it later...and that's a f'act'!
Enjoy your day. I sure will!
Morning, all!
Pretty smooth sailing today, except in the NE where the water was a bit choppy and the NW where I hit a reef...
In the NE, MONEY SHOT was not even remotely suggested by the clue, at least not in my mind, I initially had LURED instead of HUNTED, and (as C.C. noted, YING is a bit on the obscure side). I finally managed to get through that section, though.
In the NW, things were worse. I initially had SARAN instead of ALCOA and stubbornly refused to admit it might be wrong. Ditto for SUM instead of SPR for 20D. I had ____CAKE for 1D and had no idea what type of cake it was. CRAB CAKE? Really? I also had LEADTO instead of LEADUP for 5D, despite the fact that the clue actually contained "TO" in it. Oops. I actually wanted COLLAGEN for 2D right at the beginning, but couldn't for the life of me remember how to spell it. I convinced myself it only had one L and removed it. What really killed me there, however, was EXCITERS. Even with all the letters in place, my brain refused to acknowledge that it was a real word. I'm still having trouble with it, in fact. Therefore, it definitely qualifies as my WTF moment of the day.
I finally finished, but only after resorting to Google to verify my spelling of COLLAGEN. Once I discovered it would fit after all, the rest slowly fell into place.
Good morning C.C. and all
I didn't have the romp that Lois apparently had but by going back and forth, nipping here, nipping there, it gradually filled in. After a few fills, I realized that most words were not difficult, but many clues were quite obtuse, which made it a good Saturday puzzle. DEPONENTS was a gimme since I was one once. TO TERM and MEO were guesses. For 54a, letters seen near a tilde, I wanted 'ens' instead of ESC but the perps cleared that up. Very clever. Liked C CELL, too. Did not know KERI and YING, but the perps sufficed. No lookups needed.
Enjoy Hallowed Eve's Day eve.
Good day to all,
This was a 50/50 puzzle for me. The south came together quite easily and I had no clue in the north. In no particular order, crabcake, alcoa, catsup, ewe,crisis and age were my northern successes, but I was totally brain dead for the balance.
Today is the last time I see the grandson play football this year and even though it will be a lot of driving, it will be well worth it.
Enjoy the weekend and good night Clint Hartung, wherever you are.
C.C. and sputniks, A very pleasant Saturday when CRABCAKE and COLLAGEN came up immediately! My only error was one cell - depoSent which sounded reasonable and feel better about YING/YISG since C.C. admitted to its obscurity!
Observations:
- My mother-in-law is the only person I know who actually says cat' sup and not ket' chup.
- OMG, please no MAXI's and MIDI's! Why would you put cloth over such lovely works of art. All right, maybe a MAXI for our gateau consumer.
- Even a rare STEAK here in Nebraska is the best beef anywhere! A $65 prime rib I had in Beverly Hills last January would have made bad hamburger here!
- I never thought I would see SONES again but prior learning helped! I am trainable!
- Is every funny person in America a Canadian that went through Second City?
- Nebraska's current quarterback Taylor Martinez "spats" his football shoes. Everything old is new again!
- I loved the TOTERM clue and am glad I never had to make the decision to do that or not.
- The STARR report reenforces the idea that Bill Clinton is such a lovable rascal that no sexual activity can harm him. We had a male former friend who was a serial adulterer and we simply refer to his wife as "Hillary". She took him back too for her own reasons. Not for me to judge.
- NEMO was a fun movie for old and young and if you haven't seen UP yet, it is the same. Very entertaining. Ed Asner is just like Jane Fonda to me in that I love his work and couldn't disagree more with his politics. He's got spunk too, just like Mary Richards!
Happy weekend, and almost Halloween all. A nice balanced Saturday, with difficulties like YING, and I could not focus on SPR as spring; some new wit like METER MAID and poor Charlie Brown never becoming a TEEN. The puzzle was one I had to walk away from to finish, but fun.
SPATS were used on men's shoes (if you look at George Raft's feet in the opening scene, he is wearing spats, which was also his character's name) though the link you provided C.C., looks like an attempt to bring the style back somewhat. The Spat fit over the lace part of the show. Sadly, I remember when people actually wore them.
Not much time this morning for the blog, so I'll just say I finished it without error in 48 minutes. Now off to school to teach a rare Saturday class. Maybe I'll have time to add more later in the day. Best to all.
Us Navy Ceremonial Honor Guard wearing spats.
I had ENCITERS instead of EXCITERS. Should have remembered ROXIE.
Good Morning C.C. et al.
C.C., I thought this puzzle was about you when I looked at the first two letters of 1A. I knew CRAB CAKE and COLLAGEN, but couldn't imagine what else would start with CC !
I had pretty much the same experience with this puzzle as everyone else. C.C., thanks for confirming that "YING" is as obscure as I thought. Of course, I hadn't filled in MONEY SHOT, so I put "mING". Had no clue about EMO as a music genre, so the NE went unfilled for quite a while.
And red-faced, I have to admit that I actually had to look up LIONS for the Roary mascot. But that's now fixed in its proper brain cell, and I don't think I'll forget it soon (before lunch, that is).
But the bottom half went much smoother. Nothing special about it, but nicely stacked, clued, and good fill, I thought. MEO periculo was a WAG, but helped me get METER MAID, PREMIERED and IM SO SORRY.
Have a great day everyone. I'll be out raking leaves!
Thanks CC.
I may have got(ten) out of bed on the wrong side this morning, but with respect Sir, Mr. FOG-ART-Y seems to be living up to his name here - my overriding sense was one of GRATUITOUS OBFUSCATION.
IMHO, yesterdays crossword was one of the best in some time - honest challenging cluing and great fun, without resorting to exotic words.
Today had its cute moments, but there were far too many dodgy clues and obscure answers for my liking. FUN FACTOR on a 1-10 scale, was a 3.
First the high points:
41D EXORCISE = "Dispossess?"
47D "TO TERM"
Now the low points:
OBSCURE:
1A, C CELL = power source (hmm) 2A, MONEY SHOT - doesn't that refer to current events - could have been had you been in one of the lifeboats, I suppose. 10D, YING, as noted by CC - outrageous fill. 18A. DEPONENTS - obscure but fair - closer to NYT style. 9D. EMO (becoming crosswordese, but still messy, obscure fill). 3D. EXCITERS - these get the electromagnets in engines moving (and hence their occupants), apparently. INCITERS get people moving.
DODGY: 5D. "LEAD UP (TO") = HELP CAUSE? - chronological more than contributory, in my book; "LEAD TO" is a much better answer. 17A. ALCOA makes REYNOLDS WRAP, but there is no such thing as ALCOA wrap. 21A. SUGGEST=GET AT? Informal use, in phrases like "What are you getting at?", but not used in present indicative that I know. 12D, HUNTED = "tried to trap"? "Tried to kill", maybe. Tried to trap= HUNTED FOR, or HUNTED DOWN. 22A, CATSUP - we know it's an (obsolescent/obsolete) variant of KETCHUP, but when did your takeout last contain a sachet labeled thus? 36A. ENSNARL - not heard this used in this literal sense. 43A CRISIS - unstable situation? Maybe. The current economic crisis seems pretty stable to me. 38D. RISE = "Get ready for A pledge" Not any old pledge. THE PLEDGE (e.g., of allegiance) would be much better. 35D FUSE, as already noted, solder is used to connect metals that REFUSE to FUSE.
My team (Tottenham Hotspur) play Manchester United in an hour's time. Maybe that will put me in a better mood; maybe not.
NC
Good Morning C.C. and all,
Excellent blog, C.C.. your link to spats was interesting. I had no idea fashion was borrowing from mens'spats. They were worn by men with lace up [dress] shoes in the winter;I suppose for warmth, as they did bend up the ankle a little. A neighbor of ours wore them. He was eccentric, but I think he was also cold. Lemon, did you say you remembered them? Am I on target? or were they just for looks? [Neighbor as a child.]
I really liked your explanation of Ying-learned something.
The puzzle was a delight for me. A challenge, but a good one. My only lingering doubt is 'Eris'. I do not remember that name in mythology. There were Eros and Ares, but not 'Eris'. I'm praying I am wrong. I left it in because of the perps, but I need more.
I do agree about 'exciters' and don't know about 'emo';but then,that was a WAG for me.
Thanks, Neville.
Yeah! Lois-A+!
Spitzboov- I've marked your link to 'spats'. Its definitely impressive.
Have a nice day everyone.
Nice Cuppa ... It just goes to show how someone's garbage is some other's treasure.
On my rating scale the FUN factor was a 10+.
This was perfect for when Gal-Pal and I were at the Hospital this morning. Yup, they moved him, doesn't look good, I think they're going to DISSECTs him, ugh.
Write-overs today, 'in a second' for IN A MINUTE, 'canada' for Ackroyd's OTTAWA (damn, I IN FACT knew where he's from) just thought it was a general question, country not city.
Unless we get rain, today or tomorrow, this will be the first month ever, here in Tampa Bay, that our guage read zero, zip, nada.
But man-o-man is it beautiful here today.
Fall in Fla is like SPR!
(No rain = Tinster can delay that work on his ARK ... I hate real work in any form or fashion!)
Time to get out of Villa Incognito, hmmm CRAB CAKEs for lunch sounds great to me.
Cheers to everyone at sunset.
Tough one for me. I just couldn't get going and ended up using Google to find some key answers.
If there are any Patrick O'Brian fans out there I'm sure that the "lesser of two evils" answer brings to mind Capt. Jack Aubrey's famous joke on Dr. Stephen Maturin:
[Dinner in the officers' mess. The captain is inebriated, but asks apparently seriously]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: Do you see those two weevils doctor?
Dr. Stephen Maturin: I do.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: Which would you choose?
Dr. Stephen Maturin: [sighs annoyed] Neither; there is not a scrap a difference between them. They are the same species of Curculio.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: If you had to choose. If you were forced to make a choice. If there was no other response...
Dr. Stephen Maturin: [Exasperated] Well then if you are going to *push* me...
[the doctor studies the weevils briefly]
Dr. Stephen Maturin: ...I would choose the right hand weevil; it has... significant advantage in both length and breadth.
[the captain thumps his fist in the table]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: There, I have you! You're completely dished! Do you not know that in the service...
[pauses]
Capt. Jack Aubrey: ...one must always choose the lesser of two weevils.
[the officers burst out in laughter]
GO MAN U!!!
Yikes, I've just found out my stupidity [again]. Eris, goddess of discord!Er um..
Thanks, NC; 'Inciters' was exactly why I was uncomfortable with 'exciters'.
Good morning C.C. and all,
Unfortunately, 2 days in a row I've had a he*! of a time finishing.The good thing is, that I know most of you are lovin' it. I had thirteen vacancies.I feel that I am regressing.
new: preakness, deponents, sones and meo periculo.My computer doesn't like them either.
I got a laugh out of catsup, teen, ark, ewe and, best of all, to term.
CC, I loved Keri Russell too. Unfortunately her new show seems to be a bomb.
As you'd suspect,even the long time non fans have Giants fever. Today's paper printed up a baseball player mask.Anyone dressing up tomorrow?
really do not like these two; norris and lewis. I LIKE CROSSWORDS THAT HELP INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND VOCABULARY. THEY TRY TO BE SO CLEVER BUT THEYH
ARE "CLUELESS"..
Good morning, C.C. and all.
Unlike most of you, I did not enjoy this puzzle, but I did finish it (36 mins.) I had a lot of missteps such as "WPA" instead of OSS, "olive" instead of TWIST and golden "boy" instead of golden AGE. I knew COLLAGEN, but I originally spelled it with a "...gyn" on the end and had an "o" instead of an "a" in the middle. EMO, YING, and DEPONENTS left me scratching my head in northeast. I wanted "ketchup," which wouldn't fit, of course.
Crab cakes sound good, but it is meatloaf here today. I am teaching DH to cook and that is next on the schedule. He is surprisingly good at cooking, something he has avoided like the plague until now.
Hope everyone has a great weekend. I will do better if the Rangers win today!
Afternoon, gang - I was really challenged by this puzzle, so I liked it a lot. Unlike anon@11:40, for instance, I had no problem with 'norris' and 'lewis'. Mainly because I couldn't find them in this puzzle.
'Saran' was a gimme...until it wasn't. That alone really slowed me down in the NW, and was typical of the mistakes I had throughout. Loved the long fills; when I was able to nail one, it made the perp fills around it much easier. Good Saturday-level puzzle.
Husker Gary, amen on midis and maxis.
Tinbeni's comment about sunset made me think about going to Key West during the trip down next week, so I called a couple hotels. Good news/bad news: It's ParrotHead Weekend in Key West. The good news is that it would be one hell of a party and I'd love to experience that; the bad news is that everything is booked, and we were told repeatedly that if we wanted to 'see' Key West, that was not the weekend to do it anyway. Do we have any parrotheads in our group?
Had our first game of the season of over-50 flag football this morning, which may also be the last, given the injury-related attrition. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.
Time to play with leaves, dammit.
NiceCuppa, 'Alcoa' is a big name in wrap; the clue doesn't ask for the name of the wrap. Kinda like 'Kellogg's' being a big name in cereal, even though there is no cereal named just 'Kellogg's'. My take, anyway.
Hi again.
Thanks CC.
Thanks Spitzboov. Watched all 6:44.
No.1 Son watched Fulham FC vs Wigan
at Craven Cottage today. Has been known to wear a Manchester jersey.
The UK goes off summer time a week before we do.
Sorry about the bad news Tin. Best wishes.
I might be the only one in the BA
who doesn't have Giants fever.
take care.
Dennis, I'm a Jimmy Buffet fan but I like his old stuff the best. The new stuff and the whole parrothead craze has turned me off from going to his concerts.
Dilbert - you should go with the flow and get behind the Giants ;-). I'm hoping that they sweep but it would also be OK if they lose a couple so that the Series could end in SF.
It seems that we need to ignore all Anonymous comments. Is there a way to prevent them, like requiring a login in order to comment? Or, if not, is there a way to automatically delete their comments? They mostly seem to be rude interlopers.
I was thinkin' porn movie for MONEY SHOT.
Lovely Rita? for METER MAID.
And ONE DOWN, barely losing, s/h/b AT 1D.
Dennis
Back-in-the-Day I was a Parrothead.
It was a gas with one big drawback.
Hell, I really like Jimmy Buffet's music.
His early stuff I think was better.
But these yahoo's DO NOT listen to ANYTHING else !!!
Lots of great music from the '60's thru the '80's that was written by and performed by other artists.
Now Key West can be totally enjoyed in about 2 or 3 days.
So I would suggest that you go down to your fave, Boca Raton. Enjoy your shopping, local friends, etc.
Then drive down to Key West on a Monday morning.
Have a few at Sloppy Joe's and hit ALL the sights, catch a few (Proper, into the water) sunsets.
Then drive back to Boca on a Thursday.
(Plus you'll miss the usual Key West weekend "idiots").
Hello everybody. Very hard puzzles yesterday and today. I feel yesterday's had a higher fun factor, though. I was able to complete them both with no cheating, but it took me a couple of hours, which is fine by me because I like to take the time to savor the flavor. Sometimes after I complete a puzzle I feel it was fun, and other times it just feels like, "Well, okay, so that's that." Today was the latter.
YING????? Holy cow!
Lois, Ovary Shaker? Cool nickname!
MH, *groan!* :)
I'm gonna take DW out for crab cakes tonight. She has already said yes it's a date.
Best wishes to you all.
Just thought I'd drop by and see what everyone's thoughts were - I see that this puzzle got some mixed reviews!
EXCITERS wasn't my favorite either, but I really liked all of the crossing entries. At my age (22), EMO is a pretty common word, not crosswordese - though I can see where that might vary by age!
I thought ERIS was more than fair, but I can see where YING is obscure - but I think crossings are fair... don't you think that it looks like it would be right, too?
Hey, you can't please everyone - maybe my next effort will have more fans here :) Cheers & Happy Halloween!
Neville, thanks for dropping by. I think your editor thought it had just the right challenge for a Saturday. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth (Stürm u. Drang) on many Saturday puzzles. That's why it has the reputation it has. You seem to have a lot of talent and I urge you to keep at it. Best of Luck!
16A I'M ON MY WAY
13D CANADA
6D MINI
Northeast ==> worthless
Oh well, last Saturday played like a Monday for me. I guess this one was Karma. The south of this went smoothly, at least.
Neville, thanks for stopping by - it always means a lot to hear from our constructors. I think if you got back and read a few previous Saturday blogs, you'll find that today's complaints were few by comparison.
MH, no, there's no way to prevent the anons from posting, but the inane comments are deleted pretty quickly. The one you're referencing was on the blog for about 3 minutes.
MH, Tinbeni, yeah, I'm with you as to the old Buffet music vs. the new stuff. Tinbeni, thanks for the advice; I think we'll save the Key West visit for our Christmas trip.
To the aforementioned anon, a friendly piece of advice: mind your own effin' business. If you've got a problem with the blog, turn the dial.
C.C., your blogging was outstanding today! Thank you.
Neville, thank you for chiming in. I thoroughly enjoyed your puzzle today. As you had only a few proper names as clues (my bane), I was able to solve by the perps. BTW, even though I am much older than you (age 59), EMO was a gimme.
Saturday puzzles are always "learning moments" for me, and today's came from 15A Gwen's Chicago role. I did not know the history of the musical "Chicago", but had fun learning from Wiki, etc.
Bob, Tinbeni, BarryG, BillG, and others who have shared recently, my thoughts are with you and yours.
Enjoy!
Ye Gads! Today's puzzle kicked my fanny!
JD et al,
Here is the pdf file of tomorrow's puzzle.)
Hola Everyone, I had a total picket fence today after the first go through. I'm afraid I didn't find my way through a hole so had to come here to finish up. What I did have in--In A minute, In fact, Dissects, and a few more were correct, but it didn't help much.
I've had a super busy three days, and I have done the puzzles, and skimmed the blog, but didn't have time to do much else.
When Barry lists his errors or problems they almost always seem to be the same areas
with which I've had a problem. So just re-read Barry's entry. LOL.
Neville, your puzzle was well done, and even though I had a problem, I learned some new things, Deponent, Ying, and Roxie, among others. Thank you for stopping by. It is always good to hear from the constuctors.
Tomorrow, I'll be passing out treats at our Historical Park Museum. Victorian Houses, an old hotel, a firehouse, and a one room schoolhouse are a few of the beautiful old structures that have been moved to the park and are open to the public. It is a children's day tomorrow and they can knock on the doors of these old homes and businesses to Trick or Treat. I'll be in the Schoolhouse--where else? It should be fun.
Have a great Halloween and rest of the weekend, everyone.
C.C. I forgot to tell you how much I enjoyed your blogging today. You did a great job and I always enjoy your comments. Thank you once again for giving us this venue to vent, praise, and comment. It makes my day and I'm sure it is the same for others, as well.
Hello, everyone, and especially C.C. Loved your blog and explanations and C.C. did seem to be evident on the puzzle. Yea!
Very late to this party because I had to leave early this morning. My girlfriends and I went to Tucson to meet another friend and celebrate her birthday. Yes, Jerome, there was cackling!
I loved this puzzle! That is why I had to comment on it, though it's late.
It was challenging, but doable. Had many chuckles with the misdirections like Charlie Brown never became one, TEEN, it may follow a bullet, ITEM.
I knew OTTAWA was Dan Akroyd's birthplace from having heard it somewhere.
ERIS, EMO, NEMO, ARK have become quite familiar in xwds, so no problems with those.
Finally, I was stuck on MINI instead of MIDI so had to look up out-of-court testifiers, DEPONENT and QIN. Once that was cleared, the rest of the NE filled in quickly.
Great Saturday crossword from Neville Fogarty. Thank you.
My favs:
it leads the way, PROW
common way to carry a child, TOTERM
I'm now expecting my granddaughters for the evening, so you all have a less than scary Halloween!
Dilbert, I feel your pain.
Neville, if you can produce this at age 22, you will be formidable in later life!
Lemonade: Thanks for posting the trailer for "Some Like It Hot," one of my all-time favorite films. Seeing George Raft as Spats Colombo caricature himself is a real hoot, especially with that "cheap trick" of tossing the coin. For you and anyone else who likes this classic film, I just finished reading one of Tony Curtis' last books--his memories of the making of the film, and for die-hard fans, it is a must-read. All the hilarious moments during production, the real life film-threatening headaches which Marilyn Monroe caused for Billy Wilder, and Tony's off-screen romance with Marilyn (both before and during his marriage to Janet Leigh). I found it a hard book to put down.
THE MAKING OF "SOME LIKE IT HOT"
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