Theme: On a Roll - The start of the four theme answers modifies the meaning of the first word in the unifier.
17A. *"That's a certainty!": "BANK ON IT!". Bankroll can either be a noun (literally or figuratively, a roll of bills) or a verb meaning to fund someone or something.
22A. *Say "Well done," say: PAY A COMPLIMENT. Payroll, again either a noun or verb. The list of people to be paid or the money to pay them. The act of paying them. In old Westerns, the bad guys stopped the stage that was carrying the payroll.
34A. *Cover the night's check: SPRING FOR DINNER. Spring roll is like an egg roll but with a flaky wrapper. Image. I like the spring rolls better than the egg rolls.
46A. *Generate sales leads: DRUM UP BUSINESS. Drumroll, the continuous sound of a drum rapidly beaten. Five second clip.
54A. Attendance check, and a hint to the puzzle theme in the first words of the starred answers: ROLL CALL
Roll call answer: "Argyle!", "Here, Sir!" Jeff Chen continues his roll of excellent puzzles. 74-worder with 3 Js. Only one Q away from being a pangram.
A tad harder than a usual Tuesday, with three long answers. Plus, some clechos.
Across:
1. Homey : COZY
5. Boeing product : JET
8. Shoulder wraps : SHAWLS
14. Converse competitor : AVIA. Latin for "fly".
15. Fuss : ADO
16. Immensely popular : RED HOT
19. "Ripe" part of life : OLD AGE
20. Ceremonial act : RITE
21. Mousse user : SALON. Mousse user, just fun to say.
27. Rock examiner? : JEWELER. Diamond "rock".
28. A seeming eternity : EONS
29. Q.E.D. word : ERAT. Math proof letters, Latin meaning "quod erat demonstrandum" or "which was to be shown or proven".
30. Bozo : JERK
31. Remark from Rex : "ARF!". Rex, the name of the sheepdog in the 1995 film, "Babe", is Latin for king.
39. Function : USE
40. Suave to a fault : OILY. This man?
41. Long-tongued cartoon dog : ODIE. From the Garfield strip.
42. "Brave New World" drug : SOMA. The fictional hallucinogenic drug in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel.
43. Obvious : EVIDENT
50. Knock one's knuckles against : RAP AT
51. Nae sayer : SCOT. A play on "nay sayer".
52. To excess : OVERLY
59. Blew off steam : VENTED
60. Doctor of music? : DRE. Andre Romelle Young, primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is a record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor.
61. Skin lotion additive : ALOE
62. Some dadaist paintings : ERNSTs. Dada is the groundwork to abstract art and sound poetry and the movement that lay the foundation for Surrealism. Max Ernst was one of the founders.
63. Verizon rival : AT&T
64. Coquette : MINX. Image. Ho, Ho, Ho!
Down:
1. Chard alternative : CAB and clecho 3. Chard alternative : ZIN. No clue that these are wines. Chardonnay, Cabernet, Zinfandel; not sure cab (red) works for a alternate for chard (white), zin can be red or white.
2. Egg cells : OVA
4. Himalayan beast : YAK and 24. Rumored Himalayan beast : YETI
5. Chandler's "Friends" ex-girlfriend with an annoying laugh : JANICE. Clip, at the fertility clinic.
6. Magazine VIP : EDITOR
7. Carved pole : TOTEM
8. No more seats, on a sign : SRO. Standing room only.
9. Capital east of Oslo : HELSINKI. Oslo, Norway and Helsinki, Finland. Map. Sweden is in between them.
10. "Mysterious and spooky" TV family name : ADDAMS
11. Ahab's quarry : WHALE. From Herman Melville's classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale.
12. Start one's work day, maybe : LOG ON
13. Angioplasty implant : STENT
18. Like much family history : ORAL
22. Offenders, in copspeak : PERPS. Not in our argot, though.
23. Enlightened : AWARE
25. Word with group or pressure : PEER
26. British nobleman : LORD. A member of the peerage, a system nobility in England.
27. Son of God, in a Bach cantata : JESU. German.
30. Elation : JOY
31. Bolivian range : ANDES
32. Stagecoach controls : REINS
33. Fuss : FRET
35. Sign at a cul-de-sac : NO OUTLET
36. Hobbling gait : GIMP
37. Love handles, so to speak : FLAB
38. Botanical branch point : NODE
42. Stings : SMARTS
43. Companion : ESCORT
44. Purple shade : VIOLET
45. Worldwide: Abbr. : INTL. International.
46. Took the wheel : DROVE
47. Ecstatic film critic, e.g. : RAVER
48. Sch. founded by Franklin : UPENN. University of Pennsylvania. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1749. Motto, Leges sine moribus vanae, translates to "Laws without morals are useless."
49. Dietary standard often measured in mg. : US RDA. United States Recommended Daily Allowances (USRDA).
53. NFL rushing nos. : YDs.. American football.
55. "Overhead" engine part : CAM
56. Poetic pugilist : ALI. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Right, NC?
57. "Man of a Thousand Faces" Chaney : LON. Lon Chaney Tribute.
58. Archvillain Luthor : LEX. Superman's supervillain bad guy.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. *"That's a certainty!": "BANK ON IT!". Bankroll can either be a noun (literally or figuratively, a roll of bills) or a verb meaning to fund someone or something.
22A. *Say "Well done," say: PAY A COMPLIMENT. Payroll, again either a noun or verb. The list of people to be paid or the money to pay them. The act of paying them. In old Westerns, the bad guys stopped the stage that was carrying the payroll.
34A. *Cover the night's check: SPRING FOR DINNER. Spring roll is like an egg roll but with a flaky wrapper. Image. I like the spring rolls better than the egg rolls.
46A. *Generate sales leads: DRUM UP BUSINESS. Drumroll, the continuous sound of a drum rapidly beaten. Five second clip.
54A. Attendance check, and a hint to the puzzle theme in the first words of the starred answers: ROLL CALL
Roll call answer: "Argyle!", "Here, Sir!" Jeff Chen continues his roll of excellent puzzles. 74-worder with 3 Js. Only one Q away from being a pangram.
A tad harder than a usual Tuesday, with three long answers. Plus, some clechos.
Across:
1. Homey : COZY
5. Boeing product : JET
8. Shoulder wraps : SHAWLS
14. Converse competitor : AVIA. Latin for "fly".
15. Fuss : ADO
16. Immensely popular : RED HOT
19. "Ripe" part of life : OLD AGE
20. Ceremonial act : RITE
21. Mousse user : SALON. Mousse user, just fun to say.
27. Rock examiner? : JEWELER. Diamond "rock".
28. A seeming eternity : EONS
29. Q.E.D. word : ERAT. Math proof letters, Latin meaning "quod erat demonstrandum" or "which was to be shown or proven".
30. Bozo : JERK
31. Remark from Rex : "ARF!". Rex, the name of the sheepdog in the 1995 film, "Babe", is Latin for king.
39. Function : USE
40. Suave to a fault : OILY. This man?
41. Long-tongued cartoon dog : ODIE. From the Garfield strip.
42. "Brave New World" drug : SOMA. The fictional hallucinogenic drug in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel.
43. Obvious : EVIDENT
50. Knock one's knuckles against : RAP AT
51. Nae sayer : SCOT. A play on "nay sayer".
52. To excess : OVERLY
59. Blew off steam : VENTED
60. Doctor of music? : DRE. Andre Romelle Young, primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is a record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor.
61. Skin lotion additive : ALOE
62. Some dadaist paintings : ERNSTs. Dada is the groundwork to abstract art and sound poetry and the movement that lay the foundation for Surrealism. Max Ernst was one of the founders.
63. Verizon rival : AT&T
64. Coquette : MINX. Image. Ho, Ho, Ho!
Down:
1. Chard alternative : CAB and clecho 3. Chard alternative : ZIN. No clue that these are wines. Chardonnay, Cabernet, Zinfandel; not sure cab (red) works for a alternate for chard (white), zin can be red or white.
2. Egg cells : OVA
4. Himalayan beast : YAK and 24. Rumored Himalayan beast : YETI
5. Chandler's "Friends" ex-girlfriend with an annoying laugh : JANICE. Clip, at the fertility clinic.
6. Magazine VIP : EDITOR
7. Carved pole : TOTEM
8. No more seats, on a sign : SRO. Standing room only.
9. Capital east of Oslo : HELSINKI. Oslo, Norway and Helsinki, Finland. Map. Sweden is in between them.
10. "Mysterious and spooky" TV family name : ADDAMS
11. Ahab's quarry : WHALE. From Herman Melville's classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale.
12. Start one's work day, maybe : LOG ON
13. Angioplasty implant : STENT
18. Like much family history : ORAL
22. Offenders, in copspeak : PERPS. Not in our argot, though.
23. Enlightened : AWARE
25. Word with group or pressure : PEER
26. British nobleman : LORD. A member of the peerage, a system nobility in England.
27. Son of God, in a Bach cantata : JESU. German.
30. Elation : JOY
31. Bolivian range : ANDES
32. Stagecoach controls : REINS
33. Fuss : FRET
35. Sign at a cul-de-sac : NO OUTLET
36. Hobbling gait : GIMP
37. Love handles, so to speak : FLAB
38. Botanical branch point : NODE
42. Stings : SMARTS
43. Companion : ESCORT
44. Purple shade : VIOLET
45. Worldwide: Abbr. : INTL. International.
46. Took the wheel : DROVE
47. Ecstatic film critic, e.g. : RAVER
48. Sch. founded by Franklin : UPENN. University of Pennsylvania. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1749. Motto, Leges sine moribus vanae, translates to "Laws without morals are useless."
49. Dietary standard often measured in mg. : US RDA. United States Recommended Daily Allowances (USRDA).
53. NFL rushing nos. : YDs.. American football.
55. "Overhead" engine part : CAM
56. Poetic pugilist : ALI. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Right, NC?
57. "Man of a Thousand Faces" Chaney : LON. Lon Chaney Tribute.
58. Archvillain Luthor : LEX. Superman's supervillain bad guy.
Answer grid.
Argyle
68 comments:
Hey, all!
Just pretend Dennis has already posted, because if I don't post now I may not have time later...
Lovely puzzle overall, but the CAB and ZIN really threw me for a loop. All I could think of for "chard" was the vegetable (a.k.a. Swiss Chard), and couldn't think of a three letter leafy vegetable (let alone two of them). It would have helped if the clue gave some indication that chard was an abbreviation for something, but noooo...
Anyway, I finally went back at the end and figured that "homey" might be a synonym for COZY, but still I hesitated. I mean, that would give me CAB and ZIN, for pete's sake! Finally, though, I went with COZY out of desperation and was thoroughly shocked to get the "TADA!"
And in closing, where are you, Dennis???
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. You are taking your life in your hands, BarryG to post first!
I sped through the NW corner, but stumbled when I misread the first clue as Horney instead of Homey. Then, like Barry G, was racking my brain for a 3 letter alternative to Swiss Chard. When they finally fell in place, I still needed Argyle's explanation that we were actually looking for wines.
Here is Bach's JESU, Joy of Man's Desire. I love this particular rendition.
My favorite clues today were:
Rock Examiner? = JEWELER
Nay Sayer = SCOT. "Pessimist" just wouldn't fit into the 4 spaces provided!
QOD: Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small people discuss people. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt.
Jeff and corner dust bunnies,
Welcome back; that was a fun workout, but I never would have gotten CAB or ZIN if they had been by themselves; I guess I am not the wine drinker, because I never heard CHARD for CHARDONNAY, or ZIN for ZINFANDEL. Ah well, learning is good. Some fill where you had to exercise your brain, it took me at least a minute to pull SOMA out of my brain, I just re read BNW six months ago. I also struggled to pull up though I remember the laugh.
Very scrabbly, with lots of long words, almost 60 letters of which were part of the theme, Well done. Feel better Dennis.
I had trouble even typing JANICE, sorry.
Good Morning C.C.,Argyle and all,
'Chard Alternative'- Found myself looking up 'chard' to no avail- Beet greens didn't get it. Until I reached Argyle's write-up, I had no idea what Cab and Zin were. Where does one find a wine order list, which would maybe have the shortened forms on it?
The puzzle required more thought than most Tuesdays, but was easily doable.
Other than the fact that I don't use a Chard alternative, this had a well developed theme and neat placement. I had to look it over after I had worked it, to get the theme. I knew the clechos were correct, I just didn't know what they were. Sooo- thanks,Jeff.
Argyle, Thanks for filling me in. Great write-up.
Hope you have posted by now, Dennis.
Have a nice day everyone.
I thought 1Down might have been this, cos lettuce, but I couldn't remember the name and when I did, it wouldn't work anyway. LOL
I wasn't too quick on homy either, thinking it might be homeboy.
Good morning Argyle and all, it was a strange puzzle for me today. My first pass resulted in only a few entries, but the lower half started to fall into place so I began there. By filling in the SE corner I got roll call which was a tremendous help in obtaining the other theme answers.
Like others I did not care for the chard, zin and cab clues/answers, but filling in cozy and avia gave me that corner.
This morning I must go for a pre exam prior the “scope job” scheduled for next week. I never look forward to that test just the results.
Hope you all have a great Tuesday.
Being the MOREL guy of above "average mind", Dennis would never be pissed when someone else is on top. It's not an easy job to get up day after day (almost 3 years) at such an earlier hour, read blog write-up, correct spelling/grammar errors, provide a better theme title if he has one.
It's at my request that he change his morning routine and post before he leaves for gym. Dennis posting first provides a certain routine & tone that's comforting to many. But anyone can post at any time.
He is still sick, otherwise, I am sure he would have responded himself.
Argyle, Excellent write-up.
OILY = Snidely Whiplash = LOL
Barry G. covered my problem with CAB & ZIN perfectly.
I looked at Homey, saw the Bozo/JERK clue/ans. and thoguht of Homey the Clown. COZY came later.
Had RAP ON before the PERPS showed it was RAP AT as I knocked my knuckles on my clipboard.
JESU was a learning moment. Thanks for the link Hahtool.
LOG ON brought a smile. It is how I "go-to-work" everyday (after that 15 foot commute, traffic was horrible this morning, geez!).
Jeff, thanks for a FUN Tuesday.
Good morning all!
Great job as usual Argyle!
3 more weeks (at least) until can put weight on right leg. Also, have unmentionable infection which allows me to sleep about an hour at a time. Have to wait for Medicare to do something. Must have huge bureaucracy.
Brain not functioning well lately. Friday and Saturday horrible. Merl's Calendar Sunday was great fun. Monday and Tuesday good.
Why not a period on CHARD? Scratching my head 'til I came to blog.
Misspelled LISZT a ways back. One of my favorite composers.
I have a very dear friend from high school who was diagnosed with LUNG CANCER. (She never smoked.) She wants letters from me as often as possible but does not reciprocate with any information. Won't accept anything frivolous; cards, flowers, URLs, nada. Lives in San Diego. Does this have anything to do with Judaism? She is quite devout. Her husband is wonderful and is taking good care of her. (This inferred from past experiences.)
BARRY G.--Really enjoyed your grammar discussions.
Thanks to all of you who have added to our education!
Have a great Tuesday!
Good Morning all. Great blogging, Argyle.
I was flummoxed by the NW corner. 'Chard', some kind of greens? Never thought of Chardonnay; my favorite white wines being Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc. So missed CAB and ZIN. Didn't know SOMA, either, but the PERPS took care of that. The rest of the cw was quite easy but fun. So I will PAY A COMPLIMENT to Jeff.
Dennis, I hope you get out of sick bay soon and rejoin us. Eat lots of chicken noodle soup.
Enjoy the day.
Hello Puzzlers - Glad I'm not the only one who got caught on CAB and ZIN. I stared at them for ages before snooping around on Wiki (because I did the puzzle last night, and this didn't have Argyle's writeup available) for rare vegetables.
Mend quickly, Dennis!
Also being a wine ignoramus, i had the same problems with CHARD, but when the rest of the top filled in so easily, I guessed what was needed there, but didn't grok it until Argyle's clarification. We grow and eat a lot of kale, and that was the line of thinking I was on too.
From there on I did well until I got to the bottom, especially the SW corner. It took a while but eventually I got it all without looking anything up. I hate vague abbreviations like INTL. First you have to have the right word, and then know how to abbreviate it. At first I thought UNIV(ersal).
The NAE tripped me up too because I failed to notice the spelling. Having RAP ON instead of AT slowed me on the other side. I've never seen a sign saying "no outlet", only "no thru road" or "dead end". And for ERNSTs I was trying to find a way to use ERTEs.
I hope Dennis rests up and feels better later on. His "new" avatar is one he used before, isn't it? When he and his LW were vacationing somewhere.
So I thought RAB for Chard substitute (as in Broccoli Rabe). And when I got ZIN I thought "oh, two different meanings for Chard". Finally when ROZY didn't make sense I figured out CAB. The rest was pretty easy but I have to say that I can never remember the various Drs. of "music" and sports.
Northern California is girding itself for the World Series. Go Giants!
Good morning everyone from the soggy Pacific NW. The rains have started and the webs are growing between my toes once more. Nice blog, Argyle.
Hahtool, what was your fill for HORNEY before you caught your reading gaffe?
C.C., nice of you to post about Dennis' status. He certainly does set the tone and is missed when he's not around.
The Chard clues threw me for just a bit, but when COZY gave me ZIN I was able to fill in CAB and grok the meanings.
Have a fantastic Tuesday.
Good Morning Sputniks, I too started the puzzle Horney and not being an Oenophile, I had no idea about Chard, Cab and Zin even though I filled them out quickly. I knew Argyle would bail me out. BTW, Argyle, I am still wondering whether your name comes from your name, profession or fashion preferences.
The SW corner bedeviled me as I abandoned several alternatives and the mocking 1 Star rating absolutely forbade me from getting help. The theme got me DRUM and all was well. UPENN? No idea on SOMA.
I hope you all have a HOMEY day or the alternative if circumstances present themselves.
Good Morning Argyle, C.C. et al.
Barry, thanks for posting first – I don’t mind seeing your cute avatar there first thing, but I do miss Dennis. Hope all is OK and he gets back to us soon.
I flew through the top half, and after a couple of blinks at 1 and 3D, quickly realized they were references to types of wine. Being a wine lover, I had no prob with “CAB” and ZIN”, and thought the clechos were quite clever!
I just had a couple glitches with 50A “Knock ones knuckles against”, because I thought it should be RAP on instead of AT. And for 12D, I had LOG in instead of LOG ON. But the 22 Downs helped me fix those bugs.
For 40A, “Suave, to a fault” I didn’t really get how OILY would fit, until I found this photo of Clark Gable. Man, was THAT guy ever “oily” ;-D
Tinbeni,
I, too have a 15 foot commute…small traffic jam on the stairs this morning, as the cats decided to park in the middle of the flight. Dang, I hate when that happens!
Have a great day everyone!
My name is similar to your's, Husker Gary, if you checked my email address, it's argyle_scott; I live in Argyle, NY and I stole the idea from Kingsbury_Bob over in Kingsbury, NY.
Scott, besides being my name is also the school's nickname, the Argyle Scots because the original patent was to be filled by settlers from Argyll, Scotland.
I've been lurking for over a year, and wanted to thank you all for clearing up the chard clues. I've gotten pretty good at the early week puzzles, but I couldn't make any head-way in the top left corner. This is a wonderful place to come for help.
I did notice after reading the first few posts that someone seems bitter. I'm glad it's the exception on this blog. Thanks again to all of you.
Hi All ~!
I'm here to agree with fermatprime - I think chard should have been chard(.) because I was stuck on lettuce (or some type of vegetable) the whole time.
With Homey, I kept thinking about "In Living Color", and "Homey don't play that"....
I did the same thing as Barry G (you first-poster, you!) and considered COZY instead and "ta-da!"...right.
Anyway, that little corner detracted from the theme - but I did get it, and it was a good one for a Tuesday.
I'm from NY, and personally, I am happy the NYY are out - now we can focus on the true sport, hockey...
Go Rangers (the ones in Texas, too)!!!
Take care all !!
Splynter
Good day fellow PERP-PERPS
Thanks Argylle. Just to say, I was also pleased to see our pop pug poet getting his proper attribution.
More later on Peers & Lords and Hanging Chards.
NC
Argyle, thanks for the reply (or in CB parlance, "Thanks for the comeback good buddy!). I probably should have done a little more due diligence in finding out the roots of your blog name but am happy to find it now and appreciate your wonderful posts!
Argyle, NY looks like a lovely little village that leaves you the option of a drive down to "The City". Does that make you a Yankee, Met, Jet, Giant, Knick or Ranger fan or indifferent to the athletic machinations to your south?
Hi everyone:
WTH...Chard ????? I put COS in for 1D at first, even though I know that is a lettuce and not chard. But there should have been an indication that 'chard' was an abbreviation.
I also did the same thing as some of you in reading 1A as HORNEY. Of course one would figure I'd do that - LOL. Darn, could have been some good DF fodder.
I do think this was a bit more difficult than the usual Tuesday fare. Still, I did enjoy it once I got over the start.
Dennis, sure hope you are warm and COZY and drinking something that will have you feeling better very soon. We do miss your post waiting for us each morning.
Kazie, you are right, the avatar Dennis had up lately is of them in Florida.
Mornin', Y'all.
Left NW unfinished until the end. I was clipping along quickly and thought I would have a record time, but figuring out the wines was a lost cause for this teetotaler. I agonized over CAB and ZIN for a long time before finally putting COZY, which I knew had to be right. Any unknowns such as JANICE and RAPAT came with perps.
Constructors really get a lot of mileage out of ODIE and Opie, don't they? I think one or the other crops up every two days.
Wanted "anti" for "nae sayer" until I noticed the spelling. It was my favorite clue.
Get well soon, Dennis.
Dennis:
If you can't get chicken noodle soup, just remember what "tastes like chicken" and has healing properties all its own.
Get well, pal.
Husker Gary, I'm pretty much indifferent in any direction. I've tuned out most team sports for sometime now. There's no loyalty left in them.
Hello, puzzlers, and thanks Argyle for clarifying CAB and ZIN.
I was on Jeff"s wave length and filled that corner without understanding it completely, but I have heard people order ZIN for zinfandel not CAB though.
All the rest filled in fairly easily. I had to tease out JANICE as I couldn't recall it and thought it might be Janine at first.
PERPS is a word I struggle with here at the Corner because I watch so many crime programs, I immediately think of perpetrators.
Loved nae sayers, SCOTS and rock examiner, JEWELER.
Very nice puzzle, Jeff, thank you.
Dennis, be well. I miss you.
Have a terrific Tuesday, everyone!
No way Chard. for Chardonnay! That would be like Bud. for Budweiser. Chard, Zin, Cab stand on their own as simple, shortened forms for particlar wines. I often bartend part-time and it's quite 'in the language' and very common for people to use those words when ordering a glass of wine. If, however, you were to say that corner was clued a tad tough for a Tuesday I'd agree. But hey, no sour grapes! Chard, by the way, outsells the others big time.
There is one Television character who needs his CHARDONNAY if you have not been there yet, try it.
Have you ever gotten a tip as a bartender, Jerome (other than no more puns)?
There is one Television character who needs his CHARDONNAY if you have not been there yet, try it.
Have you ever gotten a tip as a bartender, Jerome (other than no more puns)?
C.C.,
Not a very nice choice of words for a lady.
Hey Y'all,
I agree Chard is lettuce. Jeff Chen you little devil you.....
All in all I enjoyed this and I am going to cook something that involves Chard today (wine or lettuce!)
Dennis my offer still stands......the first 15 minutes of CPR are free. JK, Hope you are feeling as fine as frog hairs very soon!
Happy Tuesday, I hear it is going to be 90 here today, :(
Lemonade- Where I tend bar we get a lot of tourists. Some I take an immediate dislike to. However, I might think someone is a no good, rotten, capitalist pig with no brains, an ugly face, a brick for a brain, and the aura of a slime-ball, but they get nothing but smiles and loving care from me. I do quite well tip-wise.
Good afternoon everyone,
Like a lot of you, the NW corner was last to fall today. Damn, would it be asking too much to let us know chard was an abbreviation. The rest of the puzzle was a bit of a slog until I picked up on the theme. Then, with perp help, I started having slow progress.
Hahtool, thanks for putting some Jesu into what has been a very hectic day.
Another theme clue could have been "Temporary Lodging" for Bed and Breakfast. Egg rolls I know, Spring rolls are new .
Hope everyone has terrific day.
Mr. Ed,
Very judgmental, for a horse.
Hello everybody.
I have to agree with Jerome because around here we say CAB and ZIN and CHARD as casually as a beer drinker might say Bud. 'Snot really an abbreviation, more like a nickname. Damn clever clues! It did fool me at first into thinking of a green leafy vegetable, though, which I'm sure is what it was intended to do.
Other favorites are Nae sayer, and Rock examiner.
For some horrible naightmarish reason I remember JANICE and her annoying laugh very well. Actually, Maggie Wheeler, who played her, is a pretty darn good actress.
I had no trouble at all with this puzzle, finished it comparatively quickly, and enjoyed it immensely.
I thought JESU was Latin. I guess it's German too.
I totally love spring rolls! Like jiaozi I can eat a dozen of 'em! Guess what's next on my list to make?
That is a very wise thing for Eleanor Roosevelt to have said. Thanks for posting it, Hahtool.
May your scope job reveal good results, Dick.
I won't joke about Liszt's two daughters, Shopping and Laundry.
Best wishes to you all, and some extra good wishes for you, Fermatprime. Chickie, I didn't get your email (yet); I'll keep checking. Thanks.
Jayce- You're the voice of reason. :)
I got hung up in the CAB corner, too, but because of Homey, not Chard. I kept thinking of Homey as a neighborhood pal, the slang usage. When I finished it brought on a grin. I thought Jeff was being slyly entertaining... bamboozling in a fun kind of way. I got a kick out of it.
Jerome...really?
Immediate dislike? Is that possible without prejudice?
Capitalist pig..thank you for your money?
Jayce,
I think it's Latin too. A lot of German religious music retains the original Latin. Jesu would appear to be Jesus with a grammatical change to the ending to indicate a different case.
Eleanor Roosevelt,
Why not, if the capitalist pigs treat you like dirt, and you smile back, that should make them feel guilty for their superiority complex. If they give good tips then so be it. I'm sure Jerome deserves his tips.
Argyle, ditto your opinion of professional athletic teams which are really mercenaries for hire. I do not disparage their huge salaries because they generate that money and should be compensated for the short time that they can be perform at a high level. In football and boxing they will carry physical and mental problems into their adulthood. There are untold ex-jocks who can't walk without pain and suffer from dementia and depression from all the blows they absorbed or repetitive motions in which they engaged.
I can never figure out loyalty to a professional team other than it is in your city - a city that the athlete would leave in a heartbeat if more money is offered. "Hello Yankees, my name is Cliff Lee. What can you offer me to play for you since you obviously can't beat me".
I do hope to make it up the Hudson to see your neck of the woods and journey over to Cooperstown to see the heroes of my youth when athletics were the be all of my existence. When I was a child, I acted as a child... (not to get too Corinthians on you!)
I agree Kazie, I was being ironical.
Good afternoon Argyle, C.C. and all,
Argyle, wines, a big a-ha for me. I have such faith in the perps, and filled cab/zin quickly(luckily I didn't start out horny). Thought cab was for cabbage and zin was a new veggie that we would immediately get a new stir fry recipe. Such a fool.
On to jeweler..clever, but I had leveler which sounded good to me. Became aware of the faux pas when Jesu became evident.
Favorite? Nae sayer=Scot.
Does anyone remember the Seinfeld episode where George's fiance died from licking cheap envelope glue because George bought cheap wedding invitations?Annoying Janice brought that to mind, because no one wanted George to marry this girl.
Robin, the AZ Rep predicts 83 as today's high. It is certainly gorgeous outside now.
JD, I remember that episode and really laughing out loud.
Pretty easy puzzle (13 minutes).
So far as I am aware, AVIA is not Latin for "fly." It is a Latin noun but means "grandmother." It's definitely not a verb. It could be an adjective, but again, it doesn't mean "fly."
QED (Quod erat demonstrandum), despite what you find on the Internet, technically means "that which had to be demonstrated." "Demonstrandum" is the future passive participle or gerundive form of the first conjugation verb "demonstro." Whenever this participle is found in conjunction with the verb "to be" (Latin "sum"--"erat" is the Imperfect verb form of "sum"), it forms a construction called the "passive periphrastic," which always indicates compulsion ("must be..." in the present, "had to be...." in secondary tenses. as here).
I never figured out CAB and ZIN, but since everything else worked out.....
Windhover,
I was thinking of a very specific part of a horse. "Our C.C." is the best, and I DARE anyone to say anything bad about her!
From Wikipedia:
Avia is Latin for grandmother; however it is used especially for names relating to aviation (from avis, bird).
Avia: shortened version of aviate / to fly.
Is that better, Bob.
Hey guys - slept in this morning to try and shake whatever I had before I went to work, and it's pretty much gone, so maybe I gave it to all my customers. Thanks for the good words; very much appreciated, even the unnecessary shot in the second post.
I liked this puzzle a lot, and I guess I'm in the minority of those who liked 'chard' - I really enjoy any clue that totally fakes me out, and that one certainly did. I also misread 'homey' as 'horny' and the only thing I could get to fit was 'dewy'. Certainly no idea where that came from...
MH, sorry, gotta root for Texas. I loved Cliff Lee when we had him, plus I think the Josh Hamilton story is a great tale of redemption. The Rangers showed a lot of class by celebrating w/Ginger Ale so that he could participate.
Hope it's a great night for everyone; glad to be back among the living.
Windover......'chicken'??
BTW, I have no garbage can and therefore can not remove my double post. I signed on with IE, Firefox and Chrome, and no "can" anywhere. Of course I am used to that being among the buttock challenged.
Dennis, glad you are feeling better.
Robin, "little devil?"
Jeeerome, you knew I was funning you about the tips; your puns are what makes the sun shine in Florida, and knowing how you defend all constructors and solvers from any negativity, you are likely even more charming person.
Ebb and flow. Wonder what controls the tides of our minds, the ides? The ideas?
Jerome, has anyone done a puzzle where the theme is a series of words, where a letter is added to each to create a new word, and so on? A progressive anagram?
@Dennis, glad you are feeling better. Too bad you are a Ranger fan but I won't hold it against you (sounds like a Lois line).
I agree that they showed a lot of class celebrating with Ginger Ale. Those locker room celebrations seem way out of hand.
I think it's going to be an interesting series. Giants bench is very deep but Rangers have better hitters than either team that the Giants faced in the NL div/champ series.
Came to the puzzle late and, having read the posts...had no trouble at all, not like Indonesia. A volcano eruption, an earthquake and a tsunami all in one day!
Glad to hear from you, Dennis. That crud is all over the place...
Speaking of Clark Gable...I read that one of his leading ladies said he had the worst breath of any male star in hollywood. I`ve never been able to look at him the same way since...
Mr. Ed: When you are the blog mistress, you can use any language you want. Go eat second-hand oats!
Jerome @ 12:08: You sound like many wives and most politicians.
Does that put me on the naughty Liszt?
Bob, gratia....QED is not familiar, so it's good to know.
Lucina, I thought that was hysterical also, but many people weren't amused.
Hi all.
And Bengie Molina gets a WS ring no matter which team wins. Was on the Giants rooster long enough.
Game 2 is suppoed to be rained out.
?? What happens to the travel day?
Any London goer famillar with Hotel
St Giles?
Take care.
Hola Everyone, A really enjoyable puzzle from Jeff Chen. I didn't have to look up anything, but Barry G. you took the words right out of my mouth with your post on Chard. I had exactly the same thoughts. I got Cab and Zin, but still didn't understand the answers. Thank you Argyle!
I was only able to do the top half of the puzzle before I had to leave for an early morning meeting. It came together nicely after I returned home and finished up without any lookups. A tad more difficult, I thought, than most Tuesday puzzles.
I liked the Illiterative Poetic Pugilist. It just rolls off your tongue. My other favorite today was Nae sayer.
JD, I remember that episode--very funny.
You have to agree that Eleanor Roosevelt was a very astute woman. thank you for posting that QOD, Hahtool.
JD, I'll resend. I have printed out the article that you e-mailed.
Good One, Windhover! (@1:53)
Argyle: I have no problem with avia as a shortened version of aviate / to fly, but it ain't Latin, as the solution/clue comments seem to suggest.
Lemonade- I'm intrigued by your question. A progressive anagram. Being a simple man I don't quite understand. Can you think of an example? Even a very easy one. Sounds pretty cool to me. Let's do it!
ARBAON- One of my favorite words is "Hyperbole".
The Seinfeld reference was a little fuzzy but I assume you know that Janice was not the character George was to marry. It was Susan Ross played by Heidi Swedberg.
I can't conjugate Latin but by God I know some sitcoms pretty well!
Jerome:
TIE
DIET
TRIED
RIOTED
CORDITE
MORTICED
YOU CAN EMAIL ME
AVIA - Latin for "fly" has been the comment on this blog many times in the past. You can check the blog search; that's where I got it from. I won't do it again, I promise.
A puzzle I enjoyed[it was not too hard]. Then I got to The NW and my mind vanished. Never did figure out the wine bit.Although I got ova, yak,bank and avia, I could not get cozy and so did not finish.I'm into bourbon not chardonney.
Sorry Husker, I didn't make that very clear.I knew it was Susan, but not her last name, nor the actress. You have SOME memory if you didn't look that up.
After Elon came up again on yesterday's puzzle, I got to thinking about my own experiences there at summer music camp in the late '60's. I was wondering whatever happened to a really great student musician who attended both years I did (luckily, I remembered his name), so I did some hunting on the internet and discovered he's had a long career as principal trumpet with a number of orchestras across the country and is now running and teaching at a brass clinic in Arizona. We passed a couple of very nice emails today. First time we've had any contact in over 40 years. For this kind of thing, the internet is without equal. And, of course, it makes this blog possible as well.
I had an easy experience with the puzzle tonight...didn't get to it until then. Do you think a redhot, old age, minx in a cozy shawl would hire an escort? I sure as hell will.
JD, I think that George didn't want to get married. His friends were up in the air.
Dennis, chard??? You do know that is a leafy green vegetable. I am glad to hear that you are on the mend.
WH, I am curious as to your alternative to chicken soup.
It is very cold, rainy, and extremely windy here today/night. So much so that my car took a hit when the truck parked opposite of me at the grocery store, who BTW thought he had his emergency brake on, took a sail (where are you Gunghy?) into my passenger side back panel. The guy was nice enough to have me paged and all will be fixed. He could have driven off. Minnesota NICE in small town USA at it's best.
Fermatprime, I hope you are soon on your "own two legs" again and I hope you can work out something with your insurance/Medicare to rid that infection.
BillG, if you are reading this, you are still in my uppermost thoughts, and I wish you the very best. YOU CAN DO IT. I am sure of it.
Back to chopping veggies(they are necessary Dennis) for my crockpot of chili for dinner tomorrow.
All of you in the windy/cold storm's path, batten down the hatches.
Jeannie, I liked the clue 'chard', not the nasty-ass vegetable.
Dennis, don't knock it 'til you try it...I know I could get you to eat it. It involves bacon. I had to add that last sentence...
JD, Knew Susan, looked up the rest.
Jeannie,
I've had the wind swirling around here all day. It sounds kind of nice, but it can be nasty. I'm sorry it had to be your truck that took a hit, but then as you say, it's lucky the guy was nice enough to do the right thing. I hope the insurance comes through swiftly for you too. Chili sounds good to me too!
Speaking of insurance, Fermatprime,
likewise, I hope your insurance doesn't hold up whatever treatment you need. We can't do without it, but many of them are crooks.
Goodnight all!
Kazie, let it be known that you are one of my favorites on this site. It's really odd, as you always have a chance to attempt the puzzle before me. So many times I start my post...I am with Kazie today. Ha! We have had some rocky back and forths, but I think it's because we both strong women with opinions. I WILL get out of the USA some day, but had I been born in your era, I would have done the same thing you did...hitch-hiked my way through, and met my guy on a train in Spain(right)? and lived happily ever after. Salude! If that "salude" isn't right, I know you knew what I meant. Watch out grammar police.
From my Latin dictionary:
avis,avae: grandmother
avium, avia, aviorum: solitude, wandering
Have a very good night, everyone!
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