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May 10, 2011

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Doug Peterson and Angela Olson Halsted

Theme: Clecho - The theme(run) is in the clues. If you get it from the four same length answers, then I am in awe.

20. Good place for a run : WRIGLEY FIELD, Baseball. Wrigley Field, which was built in 1914, is playing host to Major League Baseball for the 98th season in 2011 - and to the Chicago Cubs for the 96th year.

34. Bad place for a run : NATIONAL BANK. Nowadays the banks run faster than we can catch them.

41. Good place for a run : VAIL, COLORADO. Why?

56. Bad place for a run : SILK STOCKING

Argyle here. Feels like a Tuenesday; more than a Tuesday but not quite a Wednesday. Nice symmetrical theme entries.

Across:

1. Colorless : DRAB

5. Dairy Queen treat : CONE

9. 1972 Olympics star Mark : SPITZ. Won seven gold medals in swimming.

14. Get a better int. rate, perhaps : REFI. Refinance.

15. Genesis victim : ABEL

16. Hidden repository : CACHE

17. Qualify for : EARN

18. "Jeopardy!" creator Griffin : MERV. TV.

19. Clay who was the "Idol" runner-up to Ruben Studdard : AIKEN

23. "Doesn't bother me" : "I'M COOL"

24. Logo on many a Richard Petty race car : STP. Petty is known as the King in the NASCAR world.

25. Inventor Whitney : ELI

28. Bug-loving org. : NSA. National Security Agency. Oh, those kinds of bugs.

29. Lethargic : LOGY. We had this back on March 22, 2011.

32. Schindler portrayer : NEESON. Liam. Movie: Schindler's List(1993)

36. Raced : TORE

39. Reuben bread : RYE. Sandwich of layered meat, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, with a dressing. These are grilled between slices of rye bread.

40. Hairpieces, slangily : RUGS

46. "Portnoy's Complaint" writer Roth : PHILIP

47. Sweet companion : SOUR

48. Aptly named Quaker cereal : OH'S. Image.

51. Gloomy guy : GUS

52. Eastern philosophy : TAO

54. Danshui River capital : TAIPEI. On the island of Taiwan.

59. It might end in a sack : BLITZ. From football. Rushing the quarterback and downing him for a loss(sack).

62. Molecule part : ATOM

63. Singer with Crosby and Stills : NASH. Graham Nash.

64. Lofty abode : AERIE

65. Discipline with poses : YOGA

66. Oklahoma tribe : OTOE. Crosswords owes a lot to these four letter Indian tribes.

67. Long (for) : YEARN

68. Hostage-rescue acronym : SWAT. Special Weapons And Tactics.

69. Travel : WEND

Down:

1. Attracted : DREW IN

2. Provides with more heat? : REARMS. Heat is slang for firearms.

3. #1 Toto song that mentions Kilimanjaro : AFRICA. Song with lyrics.(4:49)

4. Game played in a hall : BINGO

5. Arthur's castle : CAMELOT

6. Passé wedding vow word : OBEY. Was it passé when you got married?

7. Soft ball : NERF

8. Lisa Marie's dad : ELVIS

9. "Going under the knife" knife : SCALPEL

10. What dues need to be : PAID

11. "Gross!" : "ICK!"

12. Pop __ question : THE

13. Meditative sect : ZEN

21. Love interest in the song "Copacabana" : LOLA. Ohrwurm.

22. Sicilian volcano : ETNA

25. Biblical twin : ESAU

26. __ Island : LONG. Short Island Iced Tea. Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Southern Comfort; 1 1/2 oz Spiced rum; 1 splash Sour mix · Ice - fill with cola in a highball glass.

27. Signs, as a deal : INKS

30. "The __ With the Dragon Tattoo" : GIRL. Crime novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. Also, a film produced in Sweden in 2009 with additional releases in 2010. There is an upcoming Swedish/British/German/American film to be released in 2011.

31. Chuckleheads : YOYOs

33. River through Aragon : EBRO. Northern Spain.

34. 1994 role for Jodie : "NELL"

35. Fiddling emperor : NERO

36. Common sitcom rating : TV-PG

37. Honolulu's island : OAHU

38. Reformer Jacob : RIIS. Other than we had this recently, seems a bit hard for a Tuesday.

42. Inhabitant : CITIZEN

43. Autumn birthstone : OPAL

44. Horn & Hardart eatery : AUTOMAT. Noted for operating the first food service automats in Philadelphia and New York City. More of a Wednesday entry.

45. Neck-biting nickname : DRACula.

48. Morphine or codeine, e.g. : OPIATE

49. Muppet man : HENSON. Jim.

50. Sounded relieved : SIGHED

53. Signs off on : OKAYS

55. "You don't have to remind me" : "I KNOW"

56. Cooking instruction : STIR

57. Pack away : STOW

58. Forum attire : TOGA. The Roman forum.

59. Chestnut's stablemate, perhaps : BAY. They are close in color, according to this site. A bay horse is a brown colored horse with black points. Image. This means that the mane, tail, legs, and nose are all black. A bay horse can be very light brown to very dark brown. A famous bay horse is the racehorse Seabiscuit.

60. Wrangler competitor : LEE. Jeans.

61. 401(k) alternative, for short : IRA


Argyle

62 comments:

Dennis said...

Good morning, Argyle, C.C. and gang - couldn't agree more with Argyle; this puzzle seemed like a Tuesday/Wednesday blend.

I definitely needed perps to get the first theme answer, 'Wrigley Field' -- matter of fact, I needed the perps for all the theme answers. I thought the theme was just ok but the puzzle itself was enjoyable. The 'Horn & Hardart' clue in particular made me wonder; while I liked the memories it brought back, it seemed to me that anybody outside this area wouldn't have the remotest idea who that was. I had one screw up in the SW, where I had '----zen' for 42D and filled it with 'denizen'. Philip Roth quickly corrected me. I thought it was nice of Elvis to pop in again today, and I liked the crossing of 'yoga'/'toga' and the juxtaposition of 'spitz'/'blitz'.

Nice job, Argyle - and the Vail clue refers to a 'ski run'.

Today is Clean Up Your Room Day. I hate Clean Up Your Room Day.

Did You Know?:

- You can use a drop of vodka on each lens to clean eyeglasses without streaks. Or....have a few shots and you won't give a damn about any streaks.

Barry G. said...

Morning, all!

Very easy, innoffensive puzzle today. No real sticking points at all. In fact, my only hesitation was not knowing there was a cereal actually called OHS, so I needed the perps for that.

The theme was fun, but every theme answer was easy to get with a minimum of assistance from the perps. All the fill was solid, though, so it was an enjoyable experience. Just not particularly challenging.

I suppose RIIS may have been a bit hard for a Tuesday, but I've seen it enough times now that it has permanently lodged in the crossword solving section of my brain.

creature said...

Good Morning C.C., Argyle and all,

Yes, Argyle, it was a Wednesday -almost puzzle. Enjoyable write-up; thanks for the Long Island Tea recipe.

The theme was good, though it took some thought on VAIL, COLORADO; but it worked.

Never heard of Horn and Hardart- thanks, perps.

45D, DRAC- not so much; clue should have read ‘Neck-biter’ nickname.

All in all a fun puzzle with some unexpected challenges. Thanks, Doug and Angela.

Have a nice day everyone.

Hahtoolah said...

Good Morning, Argyle and Friends. I am glad I am not the only one who found this Tuesday puzzle a challenge. I agree with your Tuenesday analogy. The NW corner gave me fits. DRAB just wouldn't come to me.

SILK STOCKING was my first theme answer. It helped me with the remaining theme clues. It also reminded me of the old TV show, we've discussed here before.

I am probably one of the only people who doesn't care for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It's original title in Sweden was "Men who Hate Women."

My favorite clue was What Dues Need to Be = PAID.

Remember Bel Kaufman? She wrote Up the Down Staircase. She turns 100 today, so in her honor, here is today's QOD: Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money in that order; it is a process, a never ending one. ~ Bel Kaufman

Hahtoolah said...

My post disappeared. Good Job Argyle, and I liked your Tuenesday analogy. I had a spot of trouble getting tracking in the NW corner. I won't repeat in case my post re-appears.

I hope all of our friends on this blog who live along the Mississippi are safe from the flooding. One of the spillways here opened yesterday, and another one is expected to open later this week.

Spitzboov said...

Good morning all. Good commentary, Argyle. Thanks.

I agree with others about the cw having a Wedneswday tinge. I had to wait with TAIPEI until the'ei' ending loomed. We've had RIIS recently and EBRO is a regular visitor but it has been a while. I found the NW a little tricky. D__N__ were firmly anchored but was it 'drew--', 'drawn-' or what? Clever clue for NSA helped nail DREW IN. OTOE, Utes, Cree, and Erie are among the 4 ltr tribes we frequently see. I ate at a Horn & Hardart on a trip to NYC when I was 10. Only time. Overall, a fun, bright puzzle. Thanks Doug and Angela.

Carol: Sorry that you have lost your good friend.

Have a good day everyone.

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed all the different senses of "run", i.e. in baseball, a scoring run, at Vail, a ski run, in a stocking an unraveling, and especially at a bank, an unexpected demand by many depoitors for funds.

Unknown said...

Thanks, Mr. A for the write-up!
Not exactly a "speed run" but more of a bunny sloper for me.
I loved the long answers and thought the clues were very clever.
It looks like my beloved city, Memphis, will get some flood action, but not as bad as expected. Thank God for that.
That, according to the news this morning, is not so for the rest of the Delta. Mississippi and La, might get the full force of the "Big Muddy". It looks like any gambling we might have done in Tunica, Ms, next month will not happen! Drat that!

Grumpy 1 said...

Good morning, Argyle, C.C. and Tuesday toilers all. I guess this probably would shade more toward a Wednesday level, based on the obscurity of some of the entries, but most of them only needed a perp or two to see.

I knew SILK STOCKING would be in there somewhere as soon as I spotted the good/bad run theme.

Dennis, I did the same as you with 'Denizen', probably because we had that recently and it was still bouncing around in the grey matter.

Thanks, Doug and Angela, for a fun Tuesday.

HeartRx said...

Good Morning Argyle, C.C. et al.

Thanks for the write-up, Argyle. I agree with you about the difficulty level, but it in no way hampered my enjoyment of this lovely puzzle. The reasons for my pauses had to do with names – always a bane of mine. Did not know Clay AIKEN (do I live under a rock?), forgot who was in Schindlers List (how could I forget Liam NEESON in his incredible performance?), and RIIS.

Lots of other names, but quite familiar, like Mark SPITZ, MERV Griffin, ELI Whitney, PHILIP Roth, Graham NASH, Jim HENSON, and I chuckled at 8D, “Lisa Marie’s dad”: ELVIS Aron Presley, LOLA, ESAU, NELL, and NERO.

Then there was the “Neck-biting nickname”. Yep, I’m sure that is exactly what I would say if he were biting my neck, “Oh DRAC, cut that out!”.

But, why “aptly” at 48A?

Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone!

kazie said...

I was frustrated today and thought it more a Thursday than Wednesday--names again.

Never heard of chuckleheads, Horn and Hardart, RIIS, LOGY or GUS. Is an AUTOMAT really an eatery? Couldn't come up with SOUR for some reason, thought of SOFT, 'N'LOW, and for the rating I don't recollect ever seeing TV with the PG before. Wanted HICKY or part of it for DRAC, which I've never seen/heard.

So that middle swath was a g'spot adventure for me and I never got VaIlcolOrADO because I had forgotten EBRO too and missed the O at the end.

Too clever for me.

Spitzboov said...

HeartRx: Maybe because the cereal pieces look like OHS?

Anonymous said...

Today's puzz just right for me. Finished wo lookups/my fave way.
36A did it. Since "tore" has been
used and I remembered (always important!) got it done. WooHoo

Now I'll go clean my room lol.

Abejo said...

Good Morning, folks. Thanks Doug and Angela for a swell puzzle. Gave me a good start for Tuesday. Thank you, Argyle, for your wisdom and wit.

Bounced around with this puzzle. The theme answers came easily and that helped with the puzzle. WRIGLEY FIELD jumped out as I live close to there.

RIIS came with perps.

AUTOMAT came easily. Never heard of that place, but it was obvious.

STP is a crossword standard. I wonder if Andy Granatelli knows that.

Enjoyed the word WEND. Kind of a zigzag traveller.

Fun puzzle. See you tomorrow.

Abejo

Anonymous said...

Very nice puzzle - Doug Peterson and Angela O. Halsted ( Puzzle Girl ?, from the 'other' xword blog ). For me, I thought, a tad more difficult than a normal Tuesday.

Argyle, I very much enjoyed your commentary - and special thanks for the 'Africa' lyrics -I finally realise those words mean something ( even if I cant make much meaning out of them -).

I too, had 'denizen' instead of 'citizen' - but I couldn't make any rhyme or reason out of 'Dao' ( - not another 'eastern' philosophy, that I haven't heard of .... ?? )

Thank you also, for the 'horse colors' - I never knew they came under such stringent criteria. A shout out to one of our regulars - ( the very nice - ) 'Creature' and 'Crazyhorse'.

Anonymous said...

Alternate QOD: The very notion of ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. - Winston Churchill.


The very idea of using a drop of vodka to clean your eyeglasses, when a dab or daub of spit will do just fine ?

Word Muse said...

Shortest english word in which every vowel is used only once - 'sequoia' or equally short 'eumonia' - (for) 'a state of having good laws that are well administered'.

( think 'libertainian' lol --- THIS IS ONLY A JOKE !!! :-) ;-O) ).

Others are 'eulogia' - eulogies or blessings ... and 'aerious' (airy) ... the better, with all the vowels in order. To add the sometime vowel 'y' - make that 'aeriously'.

And for the word that more than takes the vowel prize , consider 'ultrarevolutionaries' ... which contains two full sets of regular vowels.

-Anu Garg, in 'The Dord, the Diglot and an Avocado or Two'. - The hidden lives of the strange origins of words ... Plume Press, Penguin Books ( 2007).

Tinbeni said...

Any puzzle with the answer 'ICK' gets OKAYS from me.

FUN Tuesday offering. Thanks Doug P. & PuzzleGirl.

Liked the NERO / TOGA stack.
AUTOMAT all perps.


Word Muse, the review of your solving experience was interesting.

Clear Ayes said...

Good Morning All, Argyle, I love a good clecho! I worked at this one in sections, going both Across and Down, so the theme answers filled in pretty easily.

I have always had a fondness for puzzles with "pop" names and references. "Toto's" song/AFRICA, SPITZ, MERV, AIKEN, NEESON and HENSON all flowed quickly.

30D/GIRL was a gimme. I've read the three Stieg Larsson's Millenium novels and seen the English subtitled Swedish movies. I wonder if the American/English movies will measure up?

I'm reading the English translation of another Swedish novel, "Montecore" by Jonas Hassen Khemiri. I can't really describe it, but it is a series of correspondences about family, friendship, ambition and (mostly)racist exclusion in modern Sweden.

creature & Hahtool, I finished "The Paris Wife". I really like novels that are based on real people. This was a very good one.

kazie said...

Argyle,
I forgot to mention earlier that I found the horse color link very interesting and informative too. I had no idea the descriptions were so detailed or mutually exclusive. The pix were pretty too.

carol said...

Hi all

First, I would like to thank all of you for your kind words to me on the death of my good friend. As Jeannie so nicely put it last night, we are all a 'family' here. We share our sorrows and joys and hopes. I am glad to be a part of this community.

The puzzle was a bit harder for me than the usual Tuesday level. I, for one, didn't have any idea who Horn & Hardart was. I did get the answer through the perps and did know what an AUTOMAT was...I have never seen one 'for real'. Were they exclusively on the east coast?

HeartRx: laughed at your comment on DRAC :) I also did not get the Quaker cereal answer...until Spitzboov pointed out that they look like O's.

Spitzboov said...

Clear Ayes: Interesting comment about Sweden. When we were in Stockholm in 1990, we took a city bus from Downtown back to our motel a few miles out. The bus was full and we stood near the back with a large group of teen agers. Suddenly, in Swedish, they burst into song whose melody I recognized as a birthday song. I asked one of the young ladies: "Who was having a birthday?" She pointed to a young man, the only colored person in their group. Apparently they had all been out celebrating together.

Clear Ayes said...

Spitzboov, I've been to Sweden four times and was suprised too. But according to Wiki and other web sources, with the influx of Mid-eastern and African immigrants xenophobia in Sweden has become a serious problem.

LOL, my working theme title was "Da Do Run Run", ala the the old song by The Crystals. Then I looked it up and it is actually Da Do Ron Ron....V-8 can, please! (Oh, oh, another earworm.)

For some reason "Horn & Hardart" filled in as AUTOMAT without a problem. I've never been there, but I must have heard of it someplace.

I'm not doing any cleaning (or cooking) today. Another Crystals song, He's a Rebel will be my anthem. Besides, we're going to get GAH's hearing aids today and will stop for an "old geezer early bird dinner" on our way home. What a couple of rebels we are!

21D/LOLA: a luscious poem about another LOLA coming up.

Dudley said...

Hello Puzzlers - Not much struggle with today's brain exerciser, but Horn and Hardart sure doesn't ring any bells.

Tried PALE for DRAB, and various combinations with VW for "bug-loving org.".

Long Island Iced Tea? Oh yes, influential stuff, that. I made a big mistake on a business trip once, just once mind you, with that concoction. Yummy, though.

lois said...

Good Afternoon Argyle, CC, et al.,
Excellent write up, Argyle. Loved the links, esp the horses. Well done all around. Thank you.

Any puzzle w/Wrigley Field and Vail, CO in it is top fav on my list even tho' it seemed a little harder than Tues should've been. Should be seeing the Cubs play at Wrigley Field in July - unless I go to Fl. Never skied Vail-just Aspen but I do love CO. Can't say 'I know' about Horn & Hardart or even an automat. May have to 'wend' my way East to investigate. Better give 'a-frica'n two week warning to those 'citizen's before I venture forth tho'. Let them get 'rearm'ed b/c I'm bringing both of mine.

HeartRx: LOL I think I'd say, Oh, Drac, a little over to the right, down, little left...right about there. yeah, that's it.

Carol: I'm soooo sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your friend's family.

I've gotta clean my room... w/vodka.

Clear Ayes said...

21D, I was reminded of Federico Garcia Lorca's LOLA. I said it was "luscious" and that is the one descriptive word I can think of for this poem.

Lola

Under the orange-tree
she washes baby-clothes.
Her eyes of green
and voice of violet.
 
Ay, love,
under the orange-tree in bloom!
 
The water in the ditch
flowed, filled with light,
a sparrow chirped
in the little olive-tree.
 
Ay, love,
under the orange-tree in bloom!
 
Later, when Lola
has exhausted the soap,
young bullfighters will come.
 
Ay, love,
under the orange-tree in bloom!

- Federico Garcia Lorca

eddyB said...

Hello

Thanks PG & Doug. A fun run.

Day #2 of waiting to see if I have to go to court.

Take care

Lucina said...

Hello, Argyle, C.C. and cyber pals.

Nothing DRAB about this puzzle although started out with PALE which got me nowhere so I WENDed my way down and across and enjoyed the various RUN meanings.

I had heard of AUTOMAT but never Horn and Hardart's. Also wondered about BLITZ; thanks for the explanation, Argyle.

Since VAILCOLORADO was in place CITIZEN made sense. But the NW gave me fits until WRIGLEYFIELD became apparent then it all fell in place and I'MCOOL with that.
BINGO!

I'm a big Stieg Larsson fan, read the trilogy and saw the movies, so GIRL was easy. Can't wait to compare the American to the Swedish movies, though.

Have a lovely Tuesday, everyone!

Lucina said...

Beautiful poem, CA, thank you. I love Garcia-Lorca's work.

Jazzbumpa said...

Hi gang -

I'm ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-ck.

We had an amazing time in Chicago. Arrived home abut 3:00 a.m. Monday. I'm still a bit disorientated by the time travel. Had my eye appointment this morning, and am dilated on top of everything else. Haven't done the puzzle yet. Maybe after a nap. I see Marti was up yesterday -- Congrats! I'll have to catch up with that one, too.

Hope all is well with everyone. This is a busy week also, with a symphony performance Friday, and granddaughter Rebekka in a play this weekend.

I'll check back when I'm more coherent. (Yeah - like THAT'S gonna happen . . . )

Cheers!
JzB

Dr. Dad said...

Good afternoon.

"I'm cool" with this puzzle and had no trouble "wend"ing my way through it. In fact, I "tore" through it like I was driving the Number 43 "STP" car. Finished in about 7 minutes and then "sighed" - "Bingo!" All in all, it was a good "run."

Dennis - I liked the info about the vodka. I never worried about streaks after a few shots.

Carol - my sympathy.

19th Century said...

She pointed to a young man, the only colored person in their group. Apparently they had all been out celebrating together.

HeartRx said...

Spitzboov @8:18, pass the V8 can!

Carol, glad I could give you a chuckle today. And thanks for your reply to my email last night.

Lois, ha ha – of course that’s what you’d say to Drac!

Welcome back JazzB!

Dennis, after a few shots, the streaks just seem to get worse to me…and I don’t even wear glasses!

windhover said...

I clean my glasses with Patron. It seems to work best used orally. Never thought about putting ON the lenses.

19th - We're all colored, baby, and so were they. Some of us are just pink. On the outside, too.

And in the "we've come a long way" department, I'm old enough to remember when the Crayola box of 64 had a "flesh" color crayon in it. Kind of a sick salmon color, if I recall.

Speaking of which, my current favorite t-shirt (CA will get this, from B & T) : "Eat Salmon - the other Pink Meat".

WH - colored man - pasty pink in the winter, tarnished copper in the summer. Is there a crayon for that?

Disclaimer: not being a critic, not being political, just looking for some humor where there isn't much.

One last - put a message in a (Patron) bottle last week, should be in N.O. next week.

19th Century said...

Glad you "got" my joke windhover!

Another thing about that photo: Remember when all men wore ties when attending a funeral?

Jeannie said...

It was a pretty straight forward Tuesnesday puzzle. Good one Argyle! Not too much trouble today because thankfully I knew all the names. (Sorry Kazie)! I thought it was fun to see such fill as logy and wend. You don’t see those too often. Philip and Riis were obtained via the perps. Favorite today was “bug loving org” – NSA. Being in the fast food industry, I learned about the earliest form - automat. I had never heard of Horn & Hardart, and from what I read about it, it seemed to be an east coast phenomenon.

Anon, after our discussion yesterday about “daub” I certainly wouldn’t want to daub spit on my glasses. Ick!!

It’s the first 80 degree sunny day here in MN. I might just have to come down with a migraine or something.

Windhover, gotta love your t-shirt:)

GarlicGal said...

Good morning puzzlers. I was on the same wave length this morning, for a change! Thanks Argyle for the thorough write up - as usual. But I wasn't sure what your comment meant
"LOLA. Ohrwurm"? Is that short for something?

Blitz. There is one we don't see everyday.

Husker Gary - Marlon Brando, hands down. Way worse than Richard Gere, IMHO!

Carol, sorry for your loss. Such a horrible disease that seems to effect us all in one way or another.

Can't wait to see what the Wednesday puzzle brings.

Hasta La Puzzle...

dodo said...

Good morning, everybody,

Nice to be able to say "Good Morning" for a change! Lately I've been so late getting to the puzzle, it's too late to comment!

Haven't read all the comments yet, but one thing I can say about this one: it certainly wasn't hard to figure out the theme! It was a 'speed run' for me even though I never watch the clock. I Just know I went right through without stopping!

Hahtoolah said...

Windhover: I will be on the lookout for your message in the Patron bottle. Water here is very high - only a few feet from the top of the levee. Hopefully, the opened spillways will alleviate the flooding.

I am probably one of the few people who was not enamored by the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. I only read the first book, but found it very disturbing and didn't think the plot was consistent. The original title in Swedish was Men Who Hate Women.

dodo said...

Hahtool, I'm with you about "The Girl with the DRagon Tatoo". It kept me interested but I have no desire to read the sequels or even see the movie. There a statement on the first page about the amount of cruelty to women in Sweden.

Any one remember Taiwan's first name?

Dennis said...

Formosa.

crazyhorse said...

Hi CC, Argyle and all

Not too difficult. I did read 21 D as love interest in Casablanca, so Ilsa messed that up for a while. I should have know Wrigley Field as I'm a lifelong Cubs fan. I know, I know, Here come the zingers!

The horse colors shown are some breeds. The picture of the bay did not do justice to that color. They are beautiful!

carol said...

WH, I cannot believe the insensitivity that was rampant when we were young. "Flesh" colored crayons! As if that were the only flesh color. I am glad we are getting past that sort of thinking is some areas. There unfortunately are some parts of this country that still harbor those feelings.
I don't know how to link things here but if you go on Google and type in Coon Chicken Inn, Portland, Or., you will see a restaurant that was very popular in the 40's and 50's. I believe it finally closed in 1959. I remember seeing it many times. It is interesting reading. Hard to believe that could have existed as long as it did!!

dodo said...

Carol, I'm so sorry about your friend! I missed the blog yesterday, so hadn't heard about your loss!

Horn and Hardart dimly rang a bell, and when s few perps appeared I remembered 'automat', with which I became acquainted in (gasp) 1946 on the only visit I've ever made to New York! (Other than passing through JFK). My aunt took me there as a college grduation gift!
I suppose the sutpmats are long gone. I'll have to take a look on the net.

Clearayes, 'luscious' definitely is the word! Thanks.

creature said...

CA,

Glad you liked "The Paris Wife".
I have just reread Hemingway's "Moveable Feast" for his recount of their years together. You might find it fun. I hadn't read it since 70's or 80's and I liked some of his memories- Gertrude Stein and others. It really fleshes out the story.Granted, I think she used it, also. Thanks, Luscious Lola.

Jazzbumpa said...

Finally got to the puzzle. Pretty nice offering. I'm out of practice and still semi-brained, so it took me almost 15 minutes - a real tortoise walk.

Carol - my condolences on the loss of your friend.

C.A. LOLA is rather mysterious. Young bull fighters. Hmmmmm . . .

If I wanted to clean my own room, I wouldn't have taken those wedding vows.

(Just joking. I'm actually quite obedient.)

IMBO. Cheers!
JzB

Kate said...

stopping by to say thanks for the lovely comment back at my blog, you have a very fun interesting blog here.

Anonymous said...

From Reuters and other PRST 78.27.1005 (Con-Ploy) internet reports - first 7 out of 18,455 entries per Google search -

Mark ( or Mike ) Carlton, present chief,-- previous chief Jonathan Banks.

The Pak Govt. has done it again - through their ISI agency - Inter-Services Intelligence, ( their CIA equivalent -) - they have 'outed' the CIA station chief, in Islamabad, for the SECOND time, in 8 months. This is presumably in frustration and in retaliation for the recent operation by the Seals 6.

It is a US federal crime to 'name' a CIA agent - yet there are 18,455 entries, in plain sight, on the Internet, where Mr. Carlton's name is prominently displayed. Now, you know what the whole world is already in full knowledge of.

With 'friends' like these, who needs enemies ?

dodo said...

Hi, again.

I just read yesterday's comments and realized that I did the puzzle (which I'd forgotten and seem to have lost) and recognized all the answers;especially 'ito'. I too associated it with The Trial.

Marti, congratulations on your second offering -- it's a SMASH! And thanks much for the shout out, which of course would never offend me. After all, you could hardly clue 'dodo' as "a Crossword Corner member"! And to whoever said I 'was feeling neglected' WRONG! I certainly havent and especially not today what with being 'shouted out' more times than I can count! Thanks, everyone!

See what happens when you miss a day?

Again, Carol, my sympathy. How fortunate that your friend didn't suffer any longer!

Anonymous said...

Good evening everyone.

Great write up, Argyle. I missed some I shouldn't have missed.

If the comments are giving Sptizboov a hard time about his writing of his experience in Stockholm, as they appear to be, I think they are undeserved. Colored is a term that many of us have used, perhaps a while back. Spitzboov is a good man and, I'm sure meant nothing derogatory.

'nuf said.

On to what is important, I'm sorry to read about your friend, Carol. My DH just got word about a similar diagnosis about the wife of his best friend in h.s. She's with hospice, which is a good thing.
He's trying to figure out what he can do to be of comfort. As he lost two wives of cancer, he knows what his friend is going through.

HeartRx said...

LOL Dodo! Would you believe, that was my first thought for the clue? And then I wanted a clecho at 34D...

Seldom Seen said...

Did not like DRAC. Loved the puzzle otherwise...

OBEY is as passe as colored, oriental and retarded.

I abhor political correctness but the "language" does evolve.

I really enjoy Crosby Stills and NASH.

Clear Ayes said...

C.A. LOLA is rather mysterious. Young bull fighters. Hmmmmm . . .
Jazz, a single mom with green eyes and a violet voice has got to make some spending money somewhere...might as well be under the blooming orange tree.

Hahtool and Dodo, I agree that "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" had some rough themes. I felt that the well written story was worth the discomfort. Even though Salander was a troubled young woman, I loved her brillance and technical know-how. She did get her payback too, that's for sure.

Argyle said...

Remember Bobby "Boris" Pickett called him Drac in the Monster Mash:

Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist
And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?"

Abejo said...

Carol: My deepest sympathies on the loss of your friend. The older we get, the more these things happen. However, we never get used to it. Take care.

Abejo

windhover said...

Just to be clear, I was not giving Spitz or anyone else a hard time. Just commentary.

Anonymous said...

Good night all.

Seen, just after I posted I heard Oprah refer to herself as colored. Plus don't forget what NAACP means.

That's all I have to say about this.

Lemonade714 said...

WH, I think it is Bob Zany who is the actual purveyor of the Salmon shirt, though he certainly is part of the B&T family. I liked the puzzle and the comments today, but busy and icky. Be well all.

Lucina said...

Yea! School's out! Now I'll have time to do what I really enjoy: hang out with my cyber friends at the Corner! You are all so COOL.

Frenchie said...

Greetings C.C., Argyle and folk,

@Marti, fantastic yesterday! I truly enjoyed it!

@Carol, my most sincere sympathies to you! A true loss! Positive energy to her family, as well.

I was thinking 'oat'...didn't readily think of 'Ohs.'

This is the first time I've learned that Long Island Ice tea doesn't actually have tea in it! Cola? No kidding!

Positive energy to 'you all' in the south in the flood-threatened areas.

Thought about the Mud Dauber Wasp...which obviously daubs! Mud Dauber WASP NEST. Fascinating nests!

I'm out.

david said...

Abejo:

I was thinking of Andy Granatelli too. Remember those STP commercials? He weighed about 3 Bills but would wear a heavy trench coat on the hot track of Indy Motor Speedway.

Argyle: Thanks for the Toto song and link. I've always liked that tune.

do

david said...

Carol:

The younger guys I work with can't believe this (I'm 51), but there used to be a restaurant chain called Sambo's. It was like a Denny's. I live in CA, don't know if they were in other parts of the country. They used to have overtly racist imagery, then tried to "tone that down." It was still bad. I remember them as recently as the early 70's. Shocking.

Argyle: Thanks for the Wrigley Field reference. To anyone, even if you're not the biggest baseball fan, you have to take in a game there. It's like a holiday. Before my dad passed away, I was able to take him to see our Dodgers get swept there for 3 games. We had a blast! And they have prof photogs there to take your pics in scenic areas. They give you a website and you can order the pics if you like them. Its a magical place and it brought back fond memories.

Thanks,

dave