Theme: "Say What?" - Say can precede the first word(s) in each theme entry.
23A. Area for religious zeal : AMEN CORNER. Golfers are all familiar with Augusta's Amen Corner. Say "Amen".
25A. Actress turned princess : GRACE KELLY. She epitomized elegance. Say grace.
42A. Jackie Coogan's "Addams Family" role : UNCLE FESTER. Say uncle.
47A. A Bible, to many : THE WORD OF GOD. Say the word. I just can't focus on my Bible.
68A. 1961 Marvelettes #1 hit : PLEASE MR. POSTMAN. Say "Please".
93A. O'Neill play : AH, WILDERNESS! Not familiar with the play. Say "Ah".
96A. "I'm full!" : NO MORE FOR ME. "Say no more".
116A. Start of an opinion : I DO BELIEVE. Say "I do".
119A. Everly Brothers classic : BYE BYE LOVE. Say "Bye Bye".
Simple, elegant & original. Love it. I like that two of the theme entries are familiar songs.
9 theme entries with 101 squares are not easy to deal with, luckily the entry length are grid-friendly for Gareth. Constructors love 10's on Sunday, since you can place them side by side. The 11's and 12's have a malleable 2-letter overlap.
Across:
1. Old West gunslinger Jack : SLADE. Wiki said he was "a stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent, instrumental in the opening of the American West and the archetype of the Western gunslinger."
6. Converse : CHAT
10. Sound off : OPINE
15. Wall St. hedgers : ARBs. Arbitragers.
19. "Enough of that!" : CAN IT. 29A. "Told you!" : SEE
20. Like gossamer : AIRY
21. Nobelist Curie : MARIE
22. Joint malady : GOUT. Strict diet for gout sufferers. They can't eat sardines.
27. Contemptible : BASE
28. __ voce: softly : SOTTO
30. "Who'd've thought?!" : I'LL BE. Needs "Well" in front.
31. Political handout : TRACT
33. Suffix with Zola : ESQUE. So, what kind of style is Zola-esque?
36. Rapper __ Dogg : NATE. Also the name of Jazzbumpa's grandson, who aspires to be a Tiger someday.
38. Shade of gray : ASH
40. Dragon slayer's destination : LAIR. Every Chinese wants his/her son grow up to be a "dragon", meaning "highly successful".
51. Rummage event : YARD SALE. Neighborhood yard sales are always fun.
52. Big dos : BASHES. Not AFRO (37D. High style).
53. Personal account, briefly : BIO
54. Roughly : OR SO
55. Big weight : TON
56. Et __ : ALII
57. Quaint graphic, for short : LITHO. Lithograph.
59. Ferdinand II, por ejemplo : REY. "King" in Spanish. "Rei" in Portuguese.
60. Dropped off : SLEPT
62. Chef's measure : TEASPOON. I cook by feel.
65. "The Raven" opener : ONCE. "Once upon a midnight dreary..."
67. Hobbits' home, with "The" : SHIRE. We had this before.
72. "... all snug in __ beds" : THEIR
74. Organ parts : KEYS. Are you thinking of EYES/EARS?
75. Volcanic depressions : CALDERAS. New word to me. And 104. Like volcanoes : CONIC
79. Longest river in France : LOIRE
80. Club date : GIG. So simple.
82. Eventually become : END UP
84. Human plant? : MOLE. Tricky clue.
85. Bruins legend : ORR (Bobby)
86. Superior at work : BOSS
87. Pussycat's partner : OWL. "The Owl and the Pussycat".
88. Deceive : LEAD ON
90. Queen who bankrolled Columbus : ISABELLA. Long gimme.
98. Round-of-four game : SEMI. I only know Final Four.
99. Sugar suffix : OSE
100. Starts to doze : NODS
101. Derby setting : EPSOM
106. King of Judea : HEROD
109. Realm from 800-1806: Abbr. : HRE
111. 2001-'08 White House Deputy Chief of Staff whose middle name is Whitehouse : HAGIN (Joe). Wow, I have no memory of this guy at all. He reported to Andrew Card. That's a prescient middle name.
113. Whipped cream amount : GLOB
121. "Farewell, Luigi!" : CIAO
122. Sea eagles : ERNES
123. English horn relative : OBOE
124. Crockett contemporary : BOWIE (James). Alamo.
125. Mfg. guidelines : STDs
126. India's first one took place in 1974 : N-TEST. New trivia to me. China's first was in 1964. My grandma reminded me often the great "Three Years of Natural Disasters" (1958-1961) when at least 15 millions died of hunger. Drought.
127. Cheer : YELL
128. They generate interest : BONDS. Another great clue.
Down:
1. Sign of healing : SCAB
2. Very high priest? : LAMA. High indeed.
3. It can knock you out : ANESTHESIA. Number.
4. Eatery with its own lingo : DINER
5. "Yadda yadda yadda": Abbr. : ETC
6. Major artery : CAROTID
7. Insinuate : HINT
8. Rugged ridge : ARETE. Classic crosswordese.
9. They're hardly old hands : TYROS
10. Texter's "Heavens to Betsy!" : OMG
11. Interstellar unit : PARSEC. About 3.26 light-years. Doesn't look like a word.
12. "Dies __": hymn : IRAE
13. Clairol hair-coloring brand : NICE 'N EASY. I dyed my hair red for a short period in college. I was out of my mind.
14. Width designation : EEE
15. Forever young, seemingly : AGELESS. Isn't she cool?
16. Kaiser __ : ROLL
17. Filament container : BULB
18. Eyelid problem : STYE
24. Annual black-tie affair, with "the" : OSCARS. Have you ever watched/listened to any Sacha Baron Cohen interview as himself? He's extremely intelligent.
26. Cashed, as a forged check : KITED
32. Skin irritation soother : ALOE
34. Status __ : QUO
35. Sturm __ Drang : UND. Hi there, Spitzboov!
38. Swinging time? : AT BAT
39. Rock often containing quartz : SHALE
41. Kilmer's nestful : ROBINS. "...A nest of robins in her hair..."
43. Ancient strings : LYRE
44. Certain tuber, slangily : TATER
45. Skip church, in a way? : ELOPE. We were married by a judge.
46. Musical with the song "Seasons of Love" : RENT
48. A secret may be told in one : WHISPER
49. Be the right size : FIT. This is perfect. Angelina who?
50. Call it a night : GO HOME
54. Nabisco trademark : OREO
57. Mauna __ : LOA
58. Ham __ : ON RYE
60. River herring : SHAD
61. Guy with wires : LINEMAN. Know nothing about football. What "wires"?
63. Ballet bend : PLIE
64. Anthem contraction : O'ER
66. "Strangers and Brothers" novelist : C P SNOW. Stumper.
67. Tee buyer's options, briefly : SML
69. ER readouts : EKGs
70. Racing craft with an anatomical-sounding name : SCULLS. Thanks for the helpful clue.
71. Exploit : TAP
72. Common statue : TORSO
73. Distiller Walker : HIRAM
76. Bull rider's protector : RODEO CLOWN
77. Posted __: didn't break even : A LOSS
78. Have a feeling : SENSE
79. Filet mignon cut : LOIN
80. Pro shop purchase : GOLF SHIRT. And 81. World Golf Hall of Famer Aoki : ISAO. Minor "Golf" & GOLF dupe.
83. "One for the road" offense, briefly : DWI
86. Wasn't colorfast : BLED
88. Snicket of children's books : LEMONY. What would be your pen name?
89. St. Patrick's land : ERIN
91. Rare great apes : BONOBOS. No wonder I've heard of them. Rare!
92. Lose ground? : ERODE
93. Roadie's load : AMP. 95. 93-Down measurement unit : DECIBEL
94. Cock and bull : HEs
97. '50s Superman player George : REEVES. The only Reeves I know is Keanu.
102. "This will be awesome!" : OH BOY
103. Equivocator's word : MAYBE
105. Block house : IGLOO. Sounds good. So hot here.
106. Sounds from a wino : HICs
107. Work on one's work : EDIT
108. "The __ Not Taken": Frost : ROAD
110. Artist Magritte : RENE. Surrealist. This is not a pipe.
112. Rock sci. : GEOL
114. Banished Roman poet : OVID
115. Waggle-dancing insects : BEES. Melissa is enjoying her annual Girls' Weekend at Shasta right now.
117. Deighton of thrillers : LEN
118. Superlative finish : EST
120. Go back : EBB
Answer grid.
C.C.
23A. Area for religious zeal : AMEN CORNER. Golfers are all familiar with Augusta's Amen Corner. Say "Amen".
25A. Actress turned princess : GRACE KELLY. She epitomized elegance. Say grace.
42A. Jackie Coogan's "Addams Family" role : UNCLE FESTER. Say uncle.
47A. A Bible, to many : THE WORD OF GOD. Say the word. I just can't focus on my Bible.
68A. 1961 Marvelettes #1 hit : PLEASE MR. POSTMAN. Say "Please".
93A. O'Neill play : AH, WILDERNESS! Not familiar with the play. Say "Ah".
96A. "I'm full!" : NO MORE FOR ME. "Say no more".
116A. Start of an opinion : I DO BELIEVE. Say "I do".
119A. Everly Brothers classic : BYE BYE LOVE. Say "Bye Bye".
Simple, elegant & original. Love it. I like that two of the theme entries are familiar songs.
9 theme entries with 101 squares are not easy to deal with, luckily the entry length are grid-friendly for Gareth. Constructors love 10's on Sunday, since you can place them side by side. The 11's and 12's have a malleable 2-letter overlap.
Across:
1. Old West gunslinger Jack : SLADE. Wiki said he was "a stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent, instrumental in the opening of the American West and the archetype of the Western gunslinger."
6. Converse : CHAT
10. Sound off : OPINE
15. Wall St. hedgers : ARBs. Arbitragers.
19. "Enough of that!" : CAN IT. 29A. "Told you!" : SEE
20. Like gossamer : AIRY
21. Nobelist Curie : MARIE
22. Joint malady : GOUT. Strict diet for gout sufferers. They can't eat sardines.
27. Contemptible : BASE
28. __ voce: softly : SOTTO
30. "Who'd've thought?!" : I'LL BE. Needs "Well" in front.
31. Political handout : TRACT
33. Suffix with Zola : ESQUE. So, what kind of style is Zola-esque?
36. Rapper __ Dogg : NATE. Also the name of Jazzbumpa's grandson, who aspires to be a Tiger someday.
38. Shade of gray : ASH
40. Dragon slayer's destination : LAIR. Every Chinese wants his/her son grow up to be a "dragon", meaning "highly successful".
51. Rummage event : YARD SALE. Neighborhood yard sales are always fun.
52. Big dos : BASHES. Not AFRO (37D. High style).
53. Personal account, briefly : BIO
54. Roughly : OR SO
55. Big weight : TON
56. Et __ : ALII
57. Quaint graphic, for short : LITHO. Lithograph.
59. Ferdinand II, por ejemplo : REY. "King" in Spanish. "Rei" in Portuguese.
60. Dropped off : SLEPT
62. Chef's measure : TEASPOON. I cook by feel.
65. "The Raven" opener : ONCE. "Once upon a midnight dreary..."
67. Hobbits' home, with "The" : SHIRE. We had this before.
72. "... all snug in __ beds" : THEIR
74. Organ parts : KEYS. Are you thinking of EYES/EARS?
75. Volcanic depressions : CALDERAS. New word to me. And 104. Like volcanoes : CONIC
79. Longest river in France : LOIRE
80. Club date : GIG. So simple.
82. Eventually become : END UP
84. Human plant? : MOLE. Tricky clue.
85. Bruins legend : ORR (Bobby)
86. Superior at work : BOSS
87. Pussycat's partner : OWL. "The Owl and the Pussycat".
88. Deceive : LEAD ON
90. Queen who bankrolled Columbus : ISABELLA. Long gimme.
98. Round-of-four game : SEMI. I only know Final Four.
99. Sugar suffix : OSE
100. Starts to doze : NODS
101. Derby setting : EPSOM
106. King of Judea : HEROD
109. Realm from 800-1806: Abbr. : HRE
111. 2001-'08 White House Deputy Chief of Staff whose middle name is Whitehouse : HAGIN (Joe). Wow, I have no memory of this guy at all. He reported to Andrew Card. That's a prescient middle name.
113. Whipped cream amount : GLOB121. "Farewell, Luigi!" : CIAO
122. Sea eagles : ERNES
123. English horn relative : OBOE
124. Crockett contemporary : BOWIE (James). Alamo.
125. Mfg. guidelines : STDs
126. India's first one took place in 1974 : N-TEST. New trivia to me. China's first was in 1964. My grandma reminded me often the great "Three Years of Natural Disasters" (1958-1961) when at least 15 millions died of hunger. Drought.
127. Cheer : YELL
128. They generate interest : BONDS. Another great clue.
Down:
1. Sign of healing : SCAB
2. Very high priest? : LAMA. High indeed.
3. It can knock you out : ANESTHESIA. Number.
4. Eatery with its own lingo : DINER
5. "Yadda yadda yadda": Abbr. : ETC
6. Major artery : CAROTID
7. Insinuate : HINT
8. Rugged ridge : ARETE. Classic crosswordese.
9. They're hardly old hands : TYROS
10. Texter's "Heavens to Betsy!" : OMG
11. Interstellar unit : PARSEC. About 3.26 light-years. Doesn't look like a word.
12. "Dies __": hymn : IRAE
13. Clairol hair-coloring brand : NICE 'N EASY. I dyed my hair red for a short period in college. I was out of my mind.
14. Width designation : EEE
15. Forever young, seemingly : AGELESS. Isn't she cool?
16. Kaiser __ : ROLL
17. Filament container : BULB
18. Eyelid problem : STYE
24. Annual black-tie affair, with "the" : OSCARS. Have you ever watched/listened to any Sacha Baron Cohen interview as himself? He's extremely intelligent.
26. Cashed, as a forged check : KITED
32. Skin irritation soother : ALOE
34. Status __ : QUO
35. Sturm __ Drang : UND. Hi there, Spitzboov!
38. Swinging time? : AT BAT
39. Rock often containing quartz : SHALE
41. Kilmer's nestful : ROBINS. "...A nest of robins in her hair..."
43. Ancient strings : LYRE
44. Certain tuber, slangily : TATER
45. Skip church, in a way? : ELOPE. We were married by a judge.
46. Musical with the song "Seasons of Love" : RENT
48. A secret may be told in one : WHISPER
49. Be the right size : FIT. This is perfect. Angelina who?
50. Call it a night : GO HOME54. Nabisco trademark : OREO
57. Mauna __ : LOA
58. Ham __ : ON RYE
60. River herring : SHAD
61. Guy with wires : LINEMAN. Know nothing about football. What "wires"?
63. Ballet bend : PLIE
64. Anthem contraction : O'ER
66. "Strangers and Brothers" novelist : C P SNOW. Stumper.
67. Tee buyer's options, briefly : SML
69. ER readouts : EKGs
70. Racing craft with an anatomical-sounding name : SCULLS. Thanks for the helpful clue.
71. Exploit : TAP
72. Common statue : TORSO
73. Distiller Walker : HIRAM
76. Bull rider's protector : RODEO CLOWN
77. Posted __: didn't break even : A LOSS
78. Have a feeling : SENSE
79. Filet mignon cut : LOIN
80. Pro shop purchase : GOLF SHIRT. And 81. World Golf Hall of Famer Aoki : ISAO. Minor "Golf" & GOLF dupe.
83. "One for the road" offense, briefly : DWI
86. Wasn't colorfast : BLED
88. Snicket of children's books : LEMONY. What would be your pen name?
89. St. Patrick's land : ERIN
91. Rare great apes : BONOBOS. No wonder I've heard of them. Rare!
92. Lose ground? : ERODE
93. Roadie's load : AMP. 95. 93-Down measurement unit : DECIBEL
94. Cock and bull : HEs
97. '50s Superman player George : REEVES. The only Reeves I know is Keanu.
102. "This will be awesome!" : OH BOY
103. Equivocator's word : MAYBE
105. Block house : IGLOO. Sounds good. So hot here.
106. Sounds from a wino : HICs
107. Work on one's work : EDIT
108. "The __ Not Taken": Frost : ROAD
110. Artist Magritte : RENE. Surrealist. This is not a pipe.
112. Rock sci. : GEOL
114. Banished Roman poet : OVID
115. Waggle-dancing insects : BEES. Melissa is enjoying her annual Girls' Weekend at Shasta right now.
117. Deighton of thrillers : LEN
118. Superlative finish : EST
120. Go back : EBB
Answer grid.
C.C.
Say what ... are you doing; publshing at 3:15 in the morning?
ReplyDeleteThank you for 61. Guy with wires : LINEMAN. Know nothing about football. What "wires"? A perfect cue for Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman.(3:08)
Everyone remember ZOLAESQUE as 1-Across in Wordplay?
ReplyDeleteSo, people with GOUT can't eat sardines, and eating sardines is an ideal way to avoid GOITER? Once again, the English language is in need of a severe intervention.
The golden rule of cooking: Be flexible (with ingredients) for meats and vegetables, be inflexible for baked goods.
I think I originally put BOONE for 124A, completly unsure if that's historically accurate. The solving of this puzzle is fainter than usual, but I do recall PLEASEMRPOSTMAN took quite awhile for my dad to remember. (In case you're wondering, I'm sticking to "doing the Sunday puzzle in advance because of a paper mix-up" until I can solve a Sunday by myself or someone fixes the problem.)
While the "Series of Unfortunate Events" is no longer the phenomenon it once was, Daniel Handler still writes under the penname LEMONY SNICKET, even for a piece about the Occupy movements. I only hope the rumors about remaking the movie as a stop-motion piece are remotely true.
Good morning C.C. et al.
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle today! Your de-construction of the theme made me appreciate the elegance of its simplicity. And thanks for the AGELESS link. Haha. Why do I have the feeling that you were being sarcastic? I also liked the shout out to Lemonade714 at 88 D !!
Argyle, Glen Campbell’s song was what popped into my head at 61D – thanks for linking it!
This was a really smooth solve, with only a couple HICS. At 6 and 20-Across, I couldn’t decide if it was TALK/CHAT and LACY/FINE, but the downs made me hold off. I also had Boone at 124A. But I knew 114D had to be OVID, so that got corrected to BOWIE. Otherwise, it was almost a speed run for a Sunday. I hate when that happens!!
Have a great day, everyone.
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteNot much to add today. Fine puzzle overall with a decent enough theme. Had some senior moments with ZoleESQUE, CPSNOW, NATE Dogg and HAGIN. Also, resisted GOLF SHIRT for awhile since I didn't realize you actually bought those at pro shops (I'm not a golf player, obviously).
I remember working for Sprint and they would have a "Lineman Rodeo". Basically to see who could splice the cables the quickest. I never went to one, I only read about it in the corporate quarterly. I never heard the Glen Campbell song. The only one of his that pops up is Rhinestone Cowboy. Wasn't that a movie with Robert Redford and Jane Fonda? Something about a "Rattlesnake Roundup"? I do not know.
ReplyDeleteCAROTID had me thinking of CSI, it seems it was one of Grissom's favorite words.
OSCARS threw me. It just seemed too obvious. My Occam's Razor moment. One of many each day!
Well, another hot day on the Beautiful Island is in the books!
Good Morning, C.C. and friends. Fun Sunday puzzle with lots of fun clues. I liked all the Volcanic clues. They reminded me of my long past vacation to Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see the Ferdinand II and ISABELLA, Spanish Inquisition monarchs, in the same puzzle.
Is ASH one of the 50 shades of Grey? I haven't read that book.
My favorite clue was the fresh new way to come to ELOPE = Skip Church, in a Way.
I also liked Lose Ground = ERODE. My work sometimes involves in working to restore the Eroding coastline.
Fun seeing the pairing of Droped Off = SLEPT and Starts to Doze = NODS.
l learned of the BONOBOS from an article in The Smithsonian.
Nice puzzle shout-out to LEMONY and the C.C. shout-out to Marti.
QOD: When your children are teenagers, it is important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. ~ Nora Ephron
C.C., somebody really messed up the aspect ratio of your image of Angelina who!
ReplyDeleteOne of the joys and frustrations of solving crosswords is finding out all the things you know but don't know you know. I wound up in the SE corner with very little fill on the first pass, other than the entire NE corner. But thanks to the Everly Brothers, I was able to swiftly work back and up and finally finish with BASE, after changing my initial guess of SCAR at 1D to SCAB, which of course makes more sense. When all was said and done, in near-record time for a Sunday, I can honestly say I really knew all the fills, although the perps helped my aging memory-access processes.
Not as much fun as yesterday, but very satisfying.
After doing a little research on the Angelina image, it looks like something to do with the Blogger software. The original image was 575 pixels x 849 pixels, giving an aspect ratio of ~ 6:9, but the HTML in the Web page shows it was forced to 365 px by 415 px, for a ratio of ~ 6:7. To see Ms who in all her considerable glory, you can copy the image and paste it into a Word document, where it will be properly rendered, or look at the original source.
ReplyDeleteGareth always delivers, and C.C., your write up was spot on. Mostly WHS, theme was nicely wrought. I like TORSO and LOIN being next to each other.
ReplyDeleteThe life of GEORGE REEVES ended tragically, in a mystery never to be solved.
C.C., when you reach the Final Four, their are the semi-final games to be played, the winners of which play in the final, so they are called the SEMIS.
Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie all heroes to every child in the 50s.
First Time Poster here that still doesn't have a google account. Does this post make me a STPer ?
ReplyDeleteNever got the "ta da!". Not a speed run for me. Completed the grid at about an hour and a half, and spent the next 45 minutes trying to find out where my mistake was. Finally acquiesced and hit the solve button.
Turns out that 42A Jackie Coogan's role was Uncle FesteR rather than Uncle Festes (rarely watched the sitcom)so 46D was RENT rather than my SENT. And not too big on musicals so Sent seemed plausible to me. I did watch a bit of Mitzi Gaynor singing on the beach in South Pacific early this AM on one of the cable movie channels.
Choir teacher took us all to see Funny Girl when it came out. Loved Barbara because of that movie, but didn't care for her 87A role.
Argyle, I too thought of Gen Campbell's song with 61D LINEMAN.
I'm relatively new to puzzles, so I don't understand CC's comments about 10s 11s and 12s. As well, I never did get the theme SAY ____ until I read her explanation. I will have to start using the theme as a clue unto itself.
Enjoyed the puzzle today, but forgot to look for the theme. It wasn't needed for the solve, anyway.
ReplyDeleteI learned about CALDERAS in New Mexico -- there's one not far from Los Alamos -- about 12 miles across I think. That's actually small as calderas go. The one in Yellowstone is much, much bigger.
And it was at the Alamo, nowhere near Los Alamos, where both Davy Crockett and Jim BOWIE were killed. The Ballad of Davy Crockett, which started life on the Disney TV Shows, was on the pop charts seemingly forever in 1955 with versions by Bill Hayes and Tenessee Ernie Ford. Even Fess Parker, who played Crockett on TV, had a version. Every kid wanted a coonskin cap.
I thought AMEN CORNER was just some sort of golf thingee.
I remember watching George REEVES as Superman on the Saturday morning TV shows which included Mighty Mouse, Wild Bill Hickok, Sky King and Winky Dink and You. But that was a couple of years back...
Good morning C.C. and everyone.
ReplyDeleteDid not suss the theme while solving; but had no problems with it. Came here to see the explanation which CC very clearly gave. Lagged around the E Center for a while and finally thought of POSTMAN and CALDERAS. Gimmes included LOIRE and OSE. Always liked Stürm UND Drang. ONCE was a WAG. Liked the SCULLS clue.
LINEMEN are workers who install and maintain aerial communication and electrical transmission lines. If they work on high voltage live lines, they are termed hot-stick linemen; since they use insulated 'sticks' and aerial buckets in order to manipulate the wires (or lines).
Thanks Gareth for another fun solve.
Enjoy the day
In the photos that went with the Glen Campbell video were several showing them using "hot sticks", if I've used the term correctly.
ReplyDeleteSt. Per, 10s, 11s, 12s refers to the number of letters in an entry. Feel free to email me with any questions.
No clue on the theme but puzzle was very nice with just enough difficulty.
ReplyDeleteMusings
-AMEN CORNER is on my bucket list and I am looking at a $1,200 package to go to Augusta, walk the course and watch a practice round. Meet you there Tinman?
-My TV Fester was a sidekick to Matt Dillon
-Who said, “Everybody has to believe in something. I believe I’ll have another beer.”
-I am a huge Everly Bros fan, two boys from Shenandoah, Iowa that made good.
-Are you sick of all the election year OPINEs yet?
-The radiation from the samples killed MARIE. Who knew back then?
-YARD SALE? One man’s junk…
-Up the LOIRE without a SCULL?
-Granddaughter’s name is Elise ISABELLA Chadwick
-I just about NODded off yesterday while waiting for Joann and granddaughter who were shopping for school clothes.
-DINER lingo – Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck ‘em.
-I actually heard the word ARETE the other night. Ain’t never heard TYRO.
-Kaiser BILL for Wilhelm? Nope!
-Last Sunday’s OREO puzzle was fabulous.
-I had GOLF SHAFT at first. Grandson hit a basketball with his hybrid and broke the shaft. He has to pay for its replacement.
-George Reeves checkered life is retold in Hollywooodland
-Off to see 2 hour parade in 100° heat. Read y’all later.
Good afternoon:
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun puzzle but I didn't understand the theme until CC spelled it out. I thought it was something biblical because of fill such as Word of God, Ah Wilderness, I Do Believe, Amen Corner, Grace (Kelly), (Bye Bye) Love. Anyway, other than Boone for Bowie, it was a smooth sail.
Thanks, Gareth, and thanks, CC, for a great expo.
Have a super Sunday everyone!
Husker, RE your musings: I think your Fester was actually a Festus. And I'll guess W.C. Fields for the quote. ARETE is East Texan for "have been eaten." I've heard of the TYROlean Alps, where I guess all of the yodelers must be rank amateurs.
ReplyDeleteW.C. Fields is it, as for beliefs I also like:"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same G-d who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei.
ReplyDeleteDennis Weaver's Chester, was the first sidekick to Marshall Dillon, followed by Burt Reynolds as Quintus and then Ken Curtis as Festus.
Hello everybody. Loved this puzzle, and had many of the same experiences and feelings about it as most of you did. The hardest part for me was the middle, partly because I filled in USE instead of TAP at 71D and couldn't think of CPSNOW. My wife and I were big fans of John Astin and Carolyn Jones in the "spooky and ooky" Addams Family, so UNCLE FESTER was a (long) gimme. Wanting GOLF SHOES instead of GOLF SHIRT got in my way also.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your writeup, C.C., I really appreciate the marvelous construction of this puzzle.
I bleached my brown hair blond when in college, and although I thought it looked fine, my father got incredibly angry when he saw it. I never understood why it made him so exceedingly upset. Heck, it grew out quickly and within a couple of months I was brown-haired again.
When I was much younger, I had sometimes thought what pen name, or stage name, I would take on, assuming I would take one at all. I never came up with anything more original than Jayce The Face, which, now that I look back on it, I am almost ashamed to tell y'all about. My other choice was the equally lame Krisp E. Kritter.
61. Guy with wires : LINEMAN. Know nothing about football. What "wires"?
ReplyDeleteRe: Electric & communication wires.
Linemen are workers who string high voltage electric or communication wires on POLES for roads, railroads, towns & cities.
Bonobos are so cool. We could learn a lot from them.
ReplyDeleteLemonade, thanks for that wonderful quote by the great Galileo Galilei.
Did he have a cousin called Galliano?
Which leads my meandering mind to Gaius Iulius Caesar, about whom I shall say no more.
First (and Second) Time Poster, please feel free to become a Third Time Poster and more.
Best wishes to you all.
I cant seem to pull up todays at the LA Times site, Chicago Tribune or Cruciverb.
ReplyDeleteLA Times just gives a black screen that says advertisement. Cuciverb doesn't have a grid, just the clues and Chicago Tribune says I'm missing a plug-in.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks!
Good afternoon, C.C. and puzzle folk.
ReplyDeleteLove your explanations, C.C.
A lovely sashay today which started at 6:30 this A.M. but then was interrupted as one sister spent the night, roused her, went to Church, another sister also came for breakfast. We were joined by two of her grandchildren. Finally took departing sister to the airport for her return to Charlotte.
Finally was able to finish this wonderful puzzle by Gareth Bain. Had all but the SE done and erred on DUI instead of DWI so SCULLS never appeared.
WEES on some very clever cluing. Now I'm going to take a nap. Family reunions are grand but don't leave much time for sleep.
I hope you are having a spectacular Sunday, everyone!
Crazy Cat: you can print the puzzle from the first page of the blog.
ReplyDeleteGary, I would have guessed your quote was from Norm on Cheers. It sounds like something he'd say.
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle. Lots of clever clues. CrazyCat, I didn't have any trouble with the Chicago Tribune puzzle site.
Even after the fairly straight forward solve I still didn't have a clue as to the theme - thanks CC for the explanation.
ReplyDeleteGolf Shirts came to me quickly, since my ex used to work in a pro shop.
One bit of diner lingo that has become mainstream is also one of my favorites to order - pigs in a blanket.
CrazyCat, perhaps the plug-in they say you need is Adobe Flash Player, which you can download directly from the Adobe site, http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer.html
ReplyDeleteOr, perhaps you can try the Chicago Tribune page again, and when it says you need the plug-in, see if it also gives you a link to download it.
CrazyCat, you can also get Flash Player for Internet Explorer (IE) at http://www.filehippo.com/
ReplyDeleteMake sure you download the one for the particular browser you use (I use Firefox.)
Husker Gary, I give up. What are Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck ‘em? Something to do with two eggs scrambled, on toast?
ReplyDeleteCrazyCat, sorry, the URL to download the Flash Player plug-in is http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
ReplyDeleteOver and out.
Thanks for your suggestions Jayce. I will try again. I started having the problem with the LA Times site a few days ago. I use Safari as my browser and I've never had a problem. I also tried Firefox, but had the same problem. I'll try the Chicago Tribune site again.
ReplyDeleteLucina, I tried the blog connection also and it didn't work either. So weird!
Decided to garden instead of doing the puzzle since our hot weather has cooled down a bit today. I haven't had time to do a puzzle in three days and I'm having withdrawal symptoms!
Musings 2
ReplyDelete-Just back from the parade where the temp was 103 but a nice south breeze along with every other float dousing the crowd with huge squirt guns and fire hoses. There were at least 25,000 people lining the streets to see essentially the same parade we have had for years.
-All the politicians were there except Bob Kerry who did not deign to show up when he is so far behind in the polls.
-Big finish tonight with USAF Nightwing rock band playing in front of our town museum. They will rock the house.
-Doggone it, Mattheeww, it was Festus!
-Here is a complete dictionary of Diner Lingo
-I wonder if a picture of C.C. in red hair exists?
-Wichita Lineman leapt to mind instantly also. Glen is being very open with his fight against Alzheimer’s and has his kids on stage with him now. He also uses a very big teleprompter for these songs he has sung for 40 years.
-Lemon, Galileo's "I believe" philosophy got him into a lot of trouble and house arrest for years. The pope did apologize 400 years too late,
Can someone please explain 8 down : Tyros, to me. I'm anonymous bcz I'm too new to my droid to name myself but I am a regular commentor. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGood evening CC, et al., What a fun run on a Sunday. Thank you, CC for the excellent write up. I never would've gotten the theme and was thinking the same way as Irish Miss w/religion-esp being Sunday. Really enjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteSanta Baby: you called out CC for being early? what time did you get up to do the puzzle and post at 4:52 AM? MAYBE this was still your Sat night...I DO BELIEVE that would be similar to an endless Cmas eve w/me? Can't wait.
Favorite chuckles: 94D cock and bull-HES,76D bull rider's protection-RODEO CLOWN (Freckles Brown),42A UNCLE FESTER and the concept of a LINEMAN's LOIN & TORSO in an EPSOM salt bath, NICE N EASY, esp if HES like Glenn Campbell (thanks for that link, Santa Baby).
Enjoy your evening.
Oops. Sorry I meant 9 down; tyros.
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ReplyDeleteTYROS means newbie, green behind the ears, freshman, novice. You get the picture. It's wise to learn that one as it's very crosswordese friendly and used often.
Tyro
ReplyDelete"Hey Norm, how's the world been treating you?"
ReplyDelete"Like a baby treats a diaper."
Beautiful weather here today. It's been humid but today it's back down to 70 with about 70 percent humidity.
I was also a Saturday morning Superman fan. My brother preferred Mighty Mouse.
ReplyDeleteWas so busy trying to solve the puzzle I didn't even think about a theme. Did much better today than yesterday.
I used to have Grace Kelly paper dolls as a kid.
Will be glad to start again tomorrow with something much easier.
"How's it going Mr. Peterson?"
ReplyDelete"It's a dog eat dog world, Woody, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear!"
I continue to enjoy Sunday Morning. An interview with the Obamas, croquet, sea shells, Woody Guthrie, barbecue, tree houses, the Beach Boys. What's not to like?
So, I wrote my whole response and it evaporated somewhere.
ReplyDeleteAbejo
Have no idea what happened. Liked the puzzle. See you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAbejo
It's not in the filters, I can tell you that much.
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