Theme: Sherwood is getting crowded - Four actors who portrayed 64A in the movies at various times.
18A. "Kiss the Girls" actor (1993) : CARY ELWES. Image.
25A. "Gladiator" Oscar winner (2010) : RUSSELL CROWE. Image.
38A. "Captain Blood" star (1938) : ERROL FLYNN. Image.
53A. "Field of Dreams" star (1991) : KEVIN COSTNER. Image.
64A. Role played by each of four actors in the year indicated in their clues : ROBIN HOOD. Image.
Argyle here. Interesting theme and some good fill. Maybe a little flat but that might be just me. There are a few more Robin Hoods out there. Who's your favorite?
Across:
1. iPhone add-ons : APPs. Is there a crossword APPlication?
5. Big name in kibbles : ALPO. Dry dog food.
9. Perturb : DISMAY
15. Quantum __ : LEAP. Atomic electron transition that turned into an NBC sci-fi series in the early '90s.
16. Ponce de __ : LEÓN. Reputedly explored Florida searching for the fabled Fountain of Youth. (Hello, Dennis.)
17. Speak liturgically, perhaps : INTONE. A form of public worship.
20. Leads off : STARTS
21. Thanksgiving mo. in Canada : OCT.
22. Slightly : A BIT
23. Look peaked : AIL
24. Ne'ertheless : THO. Although.
31. Lease signatory : TENANT. Signing a lease doesn't necessarily make you a TENANT.
33. "Go ahead!" : "DO IT!". Reminds me of schoolyard dares.
34. Barracks bed : COT
35. Golf's Ballesteros : SEVE. Ballesteros died of brain cancer on 7 May 2011, aged 54. Sad.
36. Potted plant spot : SILL
37. Furniture company named partly for its founder Ingvar Kamprad : IKEA
42. Plumbing joints : ELLs
45. Skin cream brand : OLAY
46. Items included in envs. : ENCS. Enclosures in envelopes.
49. Island gift : LEI
50. Tabloid twosome : ITEM
51. Agricultural measure : BUSHEL. Derived from a need to have a standard to measure wheat.
57. 67.5 deg. : ENE. East North East.
58. PC's top-left key : ESC
59. Prefix with gram : HOLO. The famous scene from Star Wars. Clip.(0:57)
60. "Because" evoker : "WHY?"
61. Player in front of a net : GOALIE
66. Take flight? : AVIATE
67. Foxx who sang "Mockingbird" : INEZ. With her brother, Charlie. Clip.(2:31)
68. Unadulterated : PURE
69. Lunatics : MADMEN. Mad Dogs and Englishmen is a song by Noel Coward; I never knew. Video.(2:50)
70. Keep on looking at, and not in a nice way : OGLE
71. Ollie's sidekick : STAN. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Down:
1. "Little Men" novelist : ALCOTT. Louisa May's follow-up to "Little Women".
2. Often flambéed fruit : PEACHES
3. Start of a saga, maybe : PART ONE
4. Le Carré hero, e.g. : SPY. John le Carré is an English author of espionage novels. And he should know; he worked for MI5 and MI6.
5. Very nearly : ALL BUT
6. "Surprised By Joy" autobiographer C.S. : LEWIS. Author of "The Chronicles of Narnia".
7. Ode writers : POETS and 63D. Dusk, to 7-Down : E'EN
8. Put-__: pranks : ONs
9. Talk smack to : DIS. To disrespect some one, not give them their props("proper respect").
10. Not broken : INTACT
11. Step in a flight : STAIR
12. Eloi predator : MORLOCK. From "The Time Machine"
13. Colony dweller : ANT
14. "It is so" : "YES"
19. Breadwinner : EARNER
26. Build up spiritually : EDIFY. But it comes from to build up, literally. Think edifice.
27. Lounge, as on a chaise : LOLL. (Hello, Dennis.)
28. Easter bloom : LILY
29. "__ is me!" : WOE
30. Greek vowel : ETA
32. Birds' biological class : AVES
36. Condemns verbally : SLAMS. Really dis.
37. Quaint lodgings : INNS
39. Univ. recruiter : ROTC
40. Marg : Brits :: __ : Americans : OLEO. I can believe it's not butter here or over there.
41. Cell with an axon : NEURON
42. Antlered critter : ELK
43. Sheltered side : LEE
44. 1985 multi-venue charity concert for Ethiopian famine : LIVE AID. Live Aid was a dual-venue concert held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
47. Read the riot act : CHEW OUT
48. Portuguese lady : SENHORA
50. Stir up : INCITE
51. British Honduras, now : BELIZE. Map.
52. __ jar: static electricity storage device : LEYDEN. Did your science lab have one?
54. Imam's faith : ISLAM
55. Beach footwear : THONG
56. Prize name : NOBEL
61. Pinup's leg : GAM. Probably from the Italian word gamba.
62. Egg cells : OVA
64. Brazilian hot spot : RIO. Rio de Janeiro.
65. Some inkjets : HPs. Hewlett-Packard Brand.
Argyle
74 comments:
Good morning, Argyle, C.C. and gang - had a fairly smooth run today; first puzzle I've had a chance to do since Friday.
I needed perp help to get Cary Elwes and had/have a hard time equating 'perturb' with 'dismay'. Other than those two, pretty straightforward and an enjoyable solve, albeit a bit drab. And did anyone else notice 'ogle' crossing 'thong'? Also, I liked seeing the Le Carre reference; I've been watching MI-5 (a BBC series) starting from Season 1, and it's one of the best TV series I've seen.
So far, this trip's been just outstanding: Sunny/90s each day, South Beach is still topless, had the best burger and the best pasta I've ever had, South Beach is still topless, have yet to eat a meal inside, and South Beach is still topless. Renting a boat today to cruise the area and look at some properties -- I'm definitely one very lucky human being.
Argyle, nice job with a rather lackluster puzzle, and thanks for the shout out - even if Ponce de Leon couldn't find it, no reason to stop looking.
Hope it's a great week for everyone.
Morning, all!
Not much to say about this one. SEVE was the only answer that gave me pause, but I remembered it with a bit of perp help. I knew all the theme answers, but couldn't figure out what tied them together until the reveal.
Enjoy South Beach, Dennis!
Argyle: very nice write with lots of well thought out links. It is interesting how often Hollywood will remake certain movies. between remakes and comic book heroes our summer is full.
The theme came early as Mel Brooks' Robin Hood, Men in Tights is the only Cary Elwes movie I ever saw. Never was able to sit through the Costner version.
Shh, Dennis, don't tell anyone it is great here, we have enough people for now. Besides it may rain today, and I always expected you would be topless at South Beach
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. Interesting puzzle. I did not immediately recognize that each of the listed actors was in ROBIN HOOD, but I had enough perp letters filled in to figure that out. Besides, I although I had filled in CARY ELWES, I thought this actor was a woman.
I learned that Very Nearly is not Almost.
I thought of Splynter when I filled in GOALIE.
And yes, Argyle, there are crossword APPs. HeartRx showed me how to use one so I can get the LA times puzzle when traveling.
My thoughts and prayers go out to those harmed in yesterday's tornado.
The Brooklyn Bridge opened for traffic on this date in 1883.
QOD: Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~ John F. Kennedy
Hello Puzzlers - What Dennis said. About the puzzle, that is. CARY ELWES is new to me.
Speaking of Dennis, all I can say is I'm envious in multiple respects. Those of us in the upper right corner of America are really short on sunlight...
Lemonade from yesterday - I imagine your father knew a better, more prosperous Springfield. Today, it's a troubled city. (But there's a really good Cajun restaurant)
Good morning!
A fairly easy puzzle. Forgot about "Men in Tights." I liked "Mad Men" in the lower left in a puzzle about a man who had "Merry Men."
Only Dennis would catch "ogle" and "thong." He's probably ogling on South Beach. Have fun, Dennis.
Charles Jung an American invented the fortune cookie.
In 1952 the Presidency of Israel was offered to Albert Einstein.
The mouth of a hippo can open up to four feet.
A fear of beards is called pogonophobia.
The only primates to have blue eyes other than humans are black lemurs.
Ireland is the only country in the world where windmills turn clockwise.
Have a great Tyr's Day!
Good Morning Argyle, C.C. et al.
Thanks for the interesting write-up, Argyle and great links. The one to the old Noel Coward song “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” was one of my favorites. I seem to remember doing that in a school glee club production back in the day.
Seve Ballasteros was really one of the great golfers of Europe, and he was as much-loved by his fellow golfers as he was by his fans. He, Arnie and Tiger are probably the only few golfers who are known just by their first names. I am sure he’ll live on in crosswords!
I was kind of looking for a link at 55D. When THONG emerged from the perps, I was hardly thinking footwear! I was thinking of Dennis going topless at South beach…
Lots of niceties today, and I thought the theme was really tight – all same length, etc. But since I have a hard time with names, it was kind of a perp-fest to get CARY ELWES. The others emerged after a few letters. So hats off to Gareth for pulling this one off, and still giving it a Tuesday feel!
Have a great day, everyone!
Thanks, Argyle. You made a dull (sort of) puzzle more interesting.
I didn't get the theme, but you know I never do!
"Kiss the Girls" scared the pea-turkey out of me! Our daughter ws a college student in NC while I was reading it.
Happy ogling to Dennis!
A parting thought;
Floss:teeth::thong:fanny
Peace out!
Good Morning All, I had a tough time in the SE today. I didn't know about the "H" in SENHORA and LEYDEN jar was outside my doors.
Argyle, thanks for 57A)67.5 deg/ENE. "East North East". I finally got it, but I couldn't figure out what it meant.
Everything else fell into place with a little perp help here and there.
Other than the sprightly ERROL FLYNN, has there ever been a decent ROBIN HOOD? I was one of the unfortunates who did sit through KEVIN COSTNER's version. You didn't miss anything, Lemonade. RUSSELL CROWE's turn wasn't much better, but GAH liked it.
Heading into town to get regular service on the Insight hybrid. GAH is a nut for auto maintenance. We may try to catch an early showing of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
I missed this a few days ago. Alexander Pope's birthday was May 21, 1688. It would have been appropriate for "end of the world" day.
The Riddle of the World
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan
The proper study of Mankind is Man.
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,
A Being darkly wise, and rudely great:
With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side,
With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride,
He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest;
In doubt to deem himself a God, or Beast;
In doubt his mind and body to prefer;
Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err;
Whether he thinks to little, or too much;
Chaos of Thought and Passion, all confus'd;
Still by himself, abus'd or disabus'd;
Created half to rise and half to fall;
Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all,
Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd;
The glory, jest and riddle of the world.
- Alexander Pope
Hi gang -
I always like a Gareth puzzle.
Quick in and out today. Off to T-town.
The LEE-LEI-ELLS cluster is fun.
My only quibble is beach FOOTWEAR?!?
Cheers!
JzB the on-the-road trombonist
Good morning, all. Things are getting back to normal around here and I can get back to Crossword Corner again. Looking back through the blog I see that I missed a few people that also celebrated milestone events. Congratulations to all.
This one was pretty easy, except for Cary Watzisname that I never heard of. Even after the perps filled it, I wasn't convinced it was right.
When I OGLE a THONG on a lovely SENOHRA in BELIZE, "Nice footwear" is not a thought that enters my mind.
Hey, Dennis, I heard a rumor that South Beach is still topless. Can you confirm??
Can't seem to post with the Goog account today, I'll try this.
I always enjoy Gareth's puzzles and this one was no different. Not great, but good. Had no real clue that there were that many different remakes of Robin Hood, so that really didn't help with the solve, but it all came together without major stumbles.
Seeing the Noel Coward clip was a real throwback. Did not remember Inez Foxx, but sure did remember that version once it played.
Cary Elwes best role, IMO, was in "Princess Bride". That's a very entertaining romp from Rob Reiner.
BillG, from yesterday. That version of Goodnight Irene is fantastic. I've only heard glee club like versions. It's a shame the real story hasn't been told more often. I'll have to do some searching for Ledbelly.
Grumpy1, interesting rumor - I'd better check it out, 'cause we certainly don't want false information on the blog.
AverageJoe, a belated welcome -- great posts, great avatar (to me, it looks like a mirror). Good to have you with us.
Have you never heard the term, "flossing down the sidewalk?" meaning wearing a thong and strutting...
Also, Cary Elwes played the "Dread Pirate Roberts" in the truly whacky "Princess Bride" with Shawn Penn`s ex,(Robin somebody) Mandy Patinkin (sp) and the wonderful Andre, the Giant.
Avg. Joe + Anon - Oh! That's who CARY ELWES is! I haven't seen Princess Bride for years, but it is a superb movie.
I just read that the beautiful princess, Robin Wright, is from Texas. Who'd have thunk it, considering the British accent she used in the film.
Test Test
Good Afternoon, folks. To Gareth, I enjoyed this puzzle. Thought it was just right for a Tuesday. Argyle, thank you, as always.
Got through this by jumping around. Got 3 of the 4 names pretty easily. The CARY ELWES was by perps.
Got most of SENHORA. Perps helped finish it.
Thought 57A 67.5 deg./ENE was an excellent clue/answer. Had me stumped for a while, however.
The NW corner was my last to finish. I did not realize ALCOTT wrote both "Little Women" and "Little Men." Now I know. PART ONE took a little skullduggery to figure out.
Still sitting in Canonsburg, PA, just south of Pittsburgh. Heading home tonight.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
Dennis - if you're looking for a great place to eat in South Beach try Wish on Collins Ave. Wonderful food, wine and atmosphere!
Well I finished, but I did have to hit the g-spot for Cary Elwes. I never did get the theme until I got the unifier. I had no idea all of those actor portrayed Robin Hood. I had a few more unknowns such as Seve, Alcott, and had no clue what a leyden was, but they were all obtainable via the perps. Favorite today was “because” evoker – why. All in all just a so-so puzzle for me today.
Joplin, MO is a mess. General Mills has a plant there that supplies the BK biscuits and Cini-Mini’s. They are still without phone lines and water. They just got their power back on this afternoon. It’s a good thing I had plenty of safety stock!
MFCounselor was correct on solving the words in common riddle from yesterday. On each word you can take the first letter and add it to the end and it is the same word read backwards.
For some reason I couldn't post using my google account. I got this message:
Error: bX-rynfwe.
Jeannie.
Same as Jeannie
Creature says
I am Anon "same as Jeannie"
Good morning Argyle, C.C. and all,
Even though this seemed pretty easy today, I left a hole: L_YDEN
Thx Argyle for a great write up and all those links. Did not know Cary Elwes, but the rest of that nw corner was quick.
I stuttered at intone and morlock. Enc ALWAYS gets me...those abbreviations; luckily they are tiny and perps fill them.Bushel was not my 1st choice.
Inez? an unknown
edify...a great word.
a big "hi" to our So. Beach ogler
Hola Everyone, Not the easiest Tuesday puzzle for me. The NE corner was unfinished until I put in Ant for Bee Colony, Ail for Ill and Start for Scores. I also had to look up Morlock. Other than that the rest of the puzzle was pretty much an easy fill.
Sometimes I can't change an answer because I just know it is correct. For instance Bee. Once I erase everything and start again things fall into place.
Argyle, thanks for the great writeup. Also, from yesterday. I loved the socks and your age 15 year old picture. We knitted a lot of those socks in the 50's. My husband and Dad had several pair. I was on a tear.
Dennis, Have you checked out that rumor yet?
Got same message as Jeannie.
The Hola Everyone Anonymous is Chickie.
Hi from Carol.
I am having the same problem as Creature and Jeannie...I finally saw I could post as an anon.
Had a nice long comment that went 'somewhere'.
Puzzles about movie stars always causes me trouble, the only one I got was Errol Flynn and I had most of Costner so I was able to figure that out. I have never even heard of Cary Elwes or Russel Crowe.
Had to laugh at 55D.. Back in the day, we referred to beach footwear as thongs and they became 'the' footwear of summer no matter where you were. I never could wear them...they hurt my toes, now days, something else would be hurtin' ;)
9D TALK SMACK TO had me thinking of heroin.
Hope the problem with Blogger gets fixed soon or we'll all be Anons.
Hello everybody. Jayce testing.
...
Okay, I had to re-enter my password, but once I did that I am able to post. By the way, don't forget to save what you typed before trying to post, lest you lose it all.
Bill G. here. Looks like I have to be an anon. too. Oh the ignominy...
An OK Tuesday puzzle. I misspelled Errol at first which didn't help. It seemed odd to see the puzzle grid as 16 by 15.
I thought Errol Flynn's Robin Hood was the most enjoyable. Kevin Costner should never have tried a British accent. Cary Elwes was great in a very enjoyable Princess Bride. That was a lot of fun.
Avg Joe, I'm glad you enjoyed Ry Cooder's Goodnight Irene. I came across "He'll Have to Go." I liked that one too.
The View had on Lady Gaga yesterday. In spite of her weird costumes, she seems to be a very likable person. She went to Catholic school and had a pretty normal upbringing. I think I would enjoy sitting down with her and having a chat over an espresso.
To be more precise, after I typed my message, and saved it, when I clicked Preview I was taken to another blogger/Google page where I was asked to enter my password. Having done that, I had to return here and post my message again (paste what I had copied), then clicking Preview worked.
I think our passwords automatically expire after a period of time and have to be re-entered.
Good afternoon all. Nice write-up, Argyle.
A little late posting today. Most of the worthwhile comments have already been commented on. I knew 3 of the Robins Hood, but needed perp help with CARY ELWES. Thought 67.5° was a great clue; at first wanted something to do do with the Arctic circle, but the perps made ENE clear. Top left key is also ESC on my IMac.
Re: Only Ireland windmills rotating clockwise. These guys in Kansas seem to be rotating clockwise, too.
Enjoy the day.
Bill G, I agree Lady Gaga (real name Stephanie Germanotta) would be very pleasant to have a coffee with. Several months ago JazzBumpa (I think it was you, JzB) linked to a Youtube video of her playing the piano and singing, much like Norah Jones. She was wearing normal clothes and using her real name, and was delightful and displayed a great deal of talent.
Oh, the puzzle. Lots of fun today. Somewhere in the back of my mind that name Cary Elwes rang a bell, so it only took a coupla perps to get that one filled in. The rest of the actors' names then came easily, which got me off to a nice start. Didn't know SEVE, and the fact it crossed with AVES, meant I wagged the V. Didn't know Inez Foxx either. Every time I see "Foxx" I want to put in Redd or Jamie. We experimented with Leyden jars in science class, so I knew that one. Overall a nice Tuesday puzzle; I give it a 10 for avoiding the use of annoying abbreviations.
I agree with all of you about THONG, even though we used to wear them as kids. They're called flip-flops now, aren't they?
Best wishes to you all.
OK, I'm going to try Jayce's approach to get around the blitch. We'll see what happens.
Leftovers for lunch? A BK Whopper Jr.? A tuna sandwich from Subway? Decisions, decisions...
I didn't do anything different but things seem to be back to normal. I didn't even re-enter my password. Maybe the blitch is over?
Re. windmill rotation. Is the specified direction as seen from the front or the back? Front I'm guessing.
If Lady Gaga made an album of classics from the 40s, 50s and 60s, I'd buy it right away. But that wouldn't appeal to her fan base, the little monsters. She's a good dancer too though I don't care for the hip hop genre.
What does a poor man have that a rich many wants, and it’s better than great sex?
Another throwback to yesterday: the folk singer Leadbelly was mentioned in a "Good Night Irene" link, the first one I think. He was also known for the folksy "Bring Li'l Water Sylvie", which somehow morphed into a beautiful close harmony piece, famous among a capella groups.
Here's a very down-tempo version of "Sylvie" done by the Wailin' Jennies, a Canadian trio. I prefer the version they did with Garrison Keillor at Tanglewood in 2007, but I lost that recording :-(.
Beautiful harmony makes me weep, it's so lovely.
Got locked out this morning but managed to save my post.
Morning Argyle, CC and All,
I started to glaze over when I read down through the clues quickly and saw the theme wanted actor's names. Solved this one from SW to NE. I was glad two of the themes were somewhat modern. Erroll Flynn took forever to fill in and I wasn't thinking of footwear and refused to write in Thong but the perps filled it in.
Nice work on the write up Argyle.
Amazing how topless beaches make food taste great! Glad you're having fun Dennis.
Rain again today but warmer. Four logs in the wood stove last night.
Have a good one.
Jeannie, a loving family? Freedom from fear that somebody will steal his wealth?
Jeannie, nothing?
Bingo BillG! Here’s another:
I am in summer but not in winter
I am in June but not in December
I am in you but not in me
What am I?
Good afternoon everyone,
Thanks to Google, unable to post earlier. This was not an easy solve for me today in spite of knowing 3 of the 4 theme answers. Cary Elwes a learning moment as was CS Lewis, Leyden & Live Aid. To quote Tinbeni, they will soon be forgotten.
Just had a tough time getting a foothold today.
Whatever else I had to say earlier has been lost in cyberspace.
Off to New Britain to see the Twins farmhands.
I will try to enter my password again. That didn't work the first time I tried to post.
Looks like we are all back up and running.
Jeannie a U?
I've watched all the Jesse Stone movies on CBS including the one that just came out a couple of days ago. I guess I watch them because I am a fan of Robert B. Parker. The movies are moody and slow, almost too much so. Still, I watch.
Hi All, finished puzzle, saw weather forecast and so punted blogging. Rain chased us off course, so I went to the Y, talked to the IRS about a small issue and here I am!
Very nice have Avg. Joe as a fellow Nebraska blogger! Fun and smart works for me!
Musings
-Some of the skin I have seen on seniors in Florida convince me that ain’t the fountain of youth!
-Our priest chants while INTONING and is about a ¼ step flat.
-Old Hawaiian greeting, “C’mon I wanna lei ya!”
-Add golfers to list of those who go out in midday sun!
-Yes, we had a LEYDEN jar and a Van De Graaf Generator that is SO COOL!!
-Made a real faux pas when I complimented the THONGS a 14 year student of mine was wearing. Oh my!
-Jazz, Nice Thong Link! I can die without seeing Dennis in one, no offense intended! Anal floss presents a disturbing image? Water slides are renowned for giving “wedgies” which are NOT pleasant!
"Ding Dong the Blitch is dead, the wicked Blitch is dead"
If all the men are ogling the topless women in South Beach, what are the women ogling?? (yes, we can ogle).
Anonymous- The grid has to be 16 squares wide. The center theme entry, ERROL FLYNN has 10 letters. You cannot put a word that has an even amount of letters in the center row of a 15x puzzle. It screws up the symmetry of the grid.
Carol:
That is WHY I prefer Hedonism II,
Negril Jamaica.
On the nude beach, when it comes to OGLE's ... fair is fair.
(THO I have never understood WHY the other guys say: "That water is cold !!!).
Had the same posting problem earlier.
Anon 1:46 pm pointed out my major question.
WHY was this a 16 by 15 ???
Jerome has stated in the past that Rich is very strict about the grid being 15 by 15 unless there is a good reason ... generally, it had to do with a theme answer being a 16 letter grid spanner.
Today's learning moment I'll soon forget was the 'LEYDEN Jar'.
Thanks Jerome for explaining WHY the grid was 16 by 15.
I just thought the ROBIN HOOD actors could have been in a different order ... say with CARY ELWES in the middle.
U are just too tricky for me, Jeannie.
The Jesse Stone books are also dark and slow, and Sellick is perfect, but the movies are slow.
Husker Gary, that makes at least two of us that can gladly die without seeing that.
If all the men are ogling the topless women in South Beach, what are the women ogling??
Carol, I assume they're staring at that which they caused.
anon@11:52, we're going to S.B. for dinner tomorrow night and will definitely check out Wish; thanks for the recommendation. Are the waitresses by chance topless? And you're not sending me to some gay-only restaurant, are you? (Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course). And is it al fresco?
By the way, for those of you who haven't been to South Beach (SoBe to the locals), if you do go, you've gotta sit at one of the little sidewalk cafes and just watch -- you'll see things that'll spin your head around like Linda Evans in The Exorcist. Saw a couple two nights ago that had a matching large ring pierced through his right upper arm and her left upper arm, and the rings were linked, so that they had to walk side-by-side. All I could think of was the urinal scene.
I didn’t take the precaution of typing, copying and pasting. Hence, lost it.
I finished w/o look-ups, but depended on perps for MORLOCK, LEYDEN, SENHORA and INEZ.
Also, on CARY ELWES.
Since I have never seen any of the Robinhood roles cited in the theme, it was all meaningless to me.
Footwear for beaches used to be THONGS or sandals, but I think that flipflops is the term used to replace THONGSs now and THONGs is used for mens and womens’ brief underpants. Am I making any sense?
Thanks to Argyle and Gareth.
Have a nice evening everyone.
Creature, here.
Jeannie,
a'u'
Tinbeni- Yes, you're right. Most of the time a 16x grid is used because a theme phrase is 16 letters long. However, today's puzzle has a 16x grid because of the even number of letters in the central entry, ERROL FLYNN (10). Gareth could not have put CARL ELWES (9) there because ERROL FLYNN would not then match, in letter count, it's new symmetrical partner ROBIN HOOD (9).
There's always danger in sending a 16x puzzle to an editor. It's a lot of extra work in terms of the set-up process for printing. To make it worthwhile it had better be an exceptional puzzle.
My IT'S is why I'm not an editor...
The car is maintained, our grocery shopping is done and the movie has been seen.
"Pirates IV" was just what we expected. The audience had to be ready for the willing suspension of disbelief. Once that condition had been accepted, it was fun. The 3-D and other special effects were very good. Johnny Depp is still charming and cute as the slightly inebriated sounding Capt. Jack Sparrow. The door is (again) left open for another sequel. Too scary for little kids, but nine or ten up would be OK.
I'd forgotten that CARY ELWES was in "The Princess Bride". He was just as charming and cute as "The Dread Pirate Roberts" as J.D. is as Jack Sparrow.
Dennis, glad to hear that you're enjoying yourself.
The continuing tornado news from the midwest is not good. Stay safe everyone.
Dennis, of course you would think of what I did not...at least not right away. You are CORRECT SIR, if we ever get there, I will know what to look for ;)...I hope there will be a smile on your wife's face (among other things) ;
Now to the couple who are attached,
one can only hope there is a spring release on the rings. Could put a new meaning on 'stand by your man'.
I have been very nervously watching the "glitches" today...I am blogging again tomorrow.
Good news for a change. A baby fawn was rescued by the fire department.
Awwww, Bill G.! That was so cute... Thanks for sharing the video of the fawn.
The theme song from the TV series, "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Richard Greene.
One other thing; today Bob Dylan turned 70. Here is a early song he wrote to (crossword favorite) Arlo's Dad. Song to Woody.
Did somebody say "Stand by your Man"?!
As it happens, I'm kind of a karaoke fan. And as it also happens, here in the great state of NE, there are a few redneck bars that feature that form of entertainment where no one takes themselves seriously. At all.
That said, one of my favorites to sing at full volume is This version of that classic. You do get a few odd looks from time to time, but mostly it's a hoot. Life's way too short to worry about the one's that don't get the joke. Forkem.
avg joe, welcome. lovett's cover is brilliant.
Hey Joe (speaking of classic tunes),
Nebraska sounds like Ky. without the hills. We have a few karaoke nights around here, too. At one of them there is a very flaming gay guy, complete with the exaggerated Ky. accent, who periodically does a drama-filled version of the Loretta Lynn classic "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man". Brings the house down every time.
Like the south end of a north-bound horse avatar.
Finally!! Right where I've always wanted to be.
Loretta Lynn
Seen, I really enjoyed that again. Stand by Your Man too. Classic country music is hard to beat in my book; all the way back to Hank Williams and Patsy Cline.
Hello, all, I haven't been able to post for 3 days, but it sounds like the blitch is over. Also, Google wouldn't accept my passord; why is a mystery. But I reset it and got into my gmail, at least.
It's all been said. However, I did know Cary Elwes with a couple of perps, and Leyden jar oozed out ofsome dark recess in my head. Don't know how it even got there!
I saw the Flynn and Elwes Robin Hoods, and can live without the other two.
Godspeed.
Loved the song fest tonight. I remember singing that Robin Hood song; bet it drove my parents crazy
Listening to Bob Dylan brings back those college days when we were all drinkin' Skip and go Nakeds.
Cute clip, Bill.
It's now or never for the Sharks...overtime.
Dennis, of course, you meant Linda Blair, NOT, Linda Evans. LOL
I find the worst part of those topless beaches is the marks you get on your eyes from the binoculars.
The only reason I got Cary Elwes is because I went to law school with a guy who lives next door to him in Malibu. They had a dispute over some fencing issue as I recall.
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