Theme: "Anemic Vérité" - Anemic is anagram of "Cinema", so "Cinéma Vérité". The first word of a well-known movie title is anagrammed. The title in LA Times' website is "Anemic Veriteacute". I suspect the software can't handle acute accent marks, hence "acute" at the end of the title.
23A. Film about the appliance supervisor at Sears? : RANGE MANAGEMENT. "Anger Management".
31A. Film about a small chicken that won't stay away? : BANTAM RETURNS. "Batman Returns".
48A. Film about a sculpture that defies description? : THING AT THE MUSEUM. "Night at the Museum".
63A. Film about a smooth-legged fellow? : NAIR MAN. "Rain Man". "K-mark sucks".
65A. Film about a deli specializing in heros? : SUB STOP. "Bus Stop". So we have two 7's as theme entries. I had thought the minimum letter count for Sunday theme is 8.
82A. Film about following a pack up a mountain? : ASCEND WITH WOLVES. "Dances with Wolves".
97A. Film about fans of confessional rock music who enjoy spicy food? : EMOS LIKE IT HOT. "Some Like It Hot".
110A. Film about a prince's affair with actress Fletcher? : HAMLET AND LOUISE. "Thelma & Louise".
Very tight theme. All popular movies. Not easy to come up with a set of theme entries that make perfect surface sense and entertain.
Love these two long Downs:
5D. Potential powerhouse not to be "awakened" : SLEEPING GIANT. Napoleon called China a "Sleeping giant". It's so true during the Opium Wars. Lots of people just smoked opium & slept and slept.
56D. It may decide an election : CROSSOVER VOTE. Only primary election, right?
Also love these theme "pitch" clechos (clue echos) from Peter/Rich:
29A. Inability to make good pitches? : TIN EAR. Question mark hints that it's not about baseball pitches.
62. Pitcher Jesse with a record 1,252 regular-season appearances : OROSCO. His last MLB appearance was with the Twins in 2003. He was actually drafted by the Twins.
69D. Pitcher's goal : SALES ORDER. I feel a question mark is needed in the clue.
112D. Pitcher's asset : ARM
Across:
1. Abbey denizens : MONKS. I always associate monks with Buddhism.
6. Bar lineup : BREWS
11. Black __: covert missions : OPS
14. Take for a spin? : TWIRL. Nice clue.
19. "The Tempest" spirit : ARIEL
20. Weird Al Yankovic spoof of a Michael Jackson hit : EAT IT. Not a Weird Al fan.
21. With 43-Across, cocktail made with Curaçao : MAI. And 43. See 21-Across : TAI.
22. Asian princess : RANEE. Dennis just mentioned the overwhelming poverty his wife Linda encountered during a private bus ride to Agra. She saw lots of tents, mud huts, etc.
26. Woodard of "Cross Creek" : ALFRE
27. Shelf-clearing sale : CLOSEOUT
28. Baltic capital : RIGA
30. Rover's reward : PAT
34. Milk: Pref. : LACTI
38. Volleys : SALVOES. Thought the plural is just SALVOS.
40. Make __ of: jot down : A NOTE
41. In need of liniment : ACHING
44. Lab medium : AGAR
45. Feature of a two-ltr. monogram : NMI (No Middle Initial). Hence the two word 84D. Still competing : IN IT. Instead of "Monogram ltr." INIT to avoid dupe.
53. Sent the same 97-Down to : CC'ed. And 97. Modern letter : EMAIL
54. Tributes : HOMAGES
55. More learned : WISER
56. "SNL" alum Oteri : CHERI
57. Gravy absorber : SOP
58. "Since __ Eyes on You": Faith Hill song : I LAID. Guessed.
61. It means nothing : ZERO
67. Well-harmonized : IN SYNC
70. La __ Tar Pits : BREA
72. Deli offerings : MEATS
73. Fed. property manager : GSA (General Services Administration). I thought it stands for Girl Scouts of America.
76. Prepare chestnuts : ROAST. I missed the freshly roasted chestnuts in Xi'An.
77. Inclined : ATILT
79. Less respectful : SASSIER
81. Not working : IDLE
86. Salem-to-Reno dir. : SSE
87. Educ. for tots : PRE-K.
88. Lennon collaborator : ONO
89. Olay competitor : AVEENO. Lots of natural oat extract in their products.
90. Prepare in a pan : SAUTE. I stir-fry. In hot oil.
92. Placing in direct competition : PITTING
96. Richard who played the garage attendant in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" : EDSON. A bit obscure for my taste.
100. Over simplified? : O'ER. Love the clue.
102. Christie's Miss : MARPLE
103. Prompter lead-in : TELE
104. Improved, as one's skill level : ELEVATED
109. Bill's "Groundhog Day" co-star : ANDIE (MacDowell)
113. Not moving : INERT
114. AQI monitor : EPA. AQI = Air Quality Index. Thought of Barry G, who no doubt thought of Barry Silk with this clue.
115. Up from Méjico : NORTE (North)
116. Vagabond : TRAMP
117. Early strings : LYRES
118. Urge : YEN
119. Evil spirit : DEMON
120. Assuages : EASES
Down:
1. Cleo's lover : MARC. It's Mark Anthony, no? Marc Anthony is J-Lo's ex.
2. Like some surgery : ORAL
3. Kid in Cádiz : NINO
4. Brewpub supplies : KEGS
6. Humdingers : BEAUTS
7. Lewis Black delivery : RANT
8. Cockpit approx. : ETA
9. Old powdered apparel : WIG
10. Caterer's can : STERNO
11. Pair of horseshoes? : OMEGAS. Because the horseshoes are omega-shaped?
12. Carrier founded in 1927 : PAN AM
13. Watch kids : SIT
14. Arnold, notably : TRAITOR. Benedict Arnold. CHEATER fits too. For California's Arnold.
15. Squirrel's treat : WALNUT
16. Subtle case crackers : INFERENCES
17. Aired again : RE-RAN
18. Looks like a rake : LEERS. Don't leer. Just look!
24. Extinct kiwi cousin : MOA
25. Tiny pest : MITE
29. Hr. some stores open : TEN AM
31. Humdrum : BLAH
32. Miller's "__ From the Bridge" : A VIEW
33. Brand on vermicelli : RAGU
34. Wooden slats : LATHS
35. Sound in an allergist's office : ACHOO
36. Congo River area denizen : CHIMP
37. Brown of publishing : TINA. Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. She founded "The Daily Beast". She came to the US the same time as Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief for Vogue.
39. ABA member : ATT
42. Language that gave us "slogan" : GAELIC. New trivia to me.
44. Oxygen-dependent bacterium : AEROBE. New word for me.
46. Former Ford div. : MERC
47. Peculiar: Pref. : IDIO. Idiosyncrasy.
49. Romanov title : TSAR
50. "Les __" : MIZ
51. Consumes : USES
52. Blood bank supply : SERUM
53. Word with house or shop : CHOP
59. Return remark : I'M BACK
60. Puccini's "Vissi __" : D'ARTE. From the opera "Tosca". New to me also.
62. Ontario's second most populous city : OTTAWA
63. Where "F" means "Ford" : NYSE. I like this clue too.
64. Reprimand to a dachshund? : NEIN
66. Miss America accessory : SASH
67. Bearded flower : IRIS. Hi there, Blue Irish!
68. Some okays : NODS
71. Municipal rep. : ALD
73. Yields : GIVES
74. "I __ reason ..." : SEE NO
75. Bad lighting? : ARSON. Lots of fun clues for ARSON.
78. "... __ tango" : TWO TO
80. Holiday card drawing : SLED
82. Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
83. Strive for : SEEK
85. Cargo unit : TON
87. Young hens : PULLETS. I used to speak some basic French. Now J'ai tout oublié.
91. Aim (to) : ASPIRE
92. Nursery rhyme merchant : PIEMAN. "Simple Simon met a pieman..."
93. "__ have to do" : IT'LL
94. Words after "ever after" : THE END
95. Parachute color? : GOLDEN. Golden parachute.
98. 12-time All-Star Ramirez : MANNY. Dreaded hair.
99. L'__ du Tour: French cycling event : ETAPE. I prefer this clue to the "Military camp".
101. Slippery swimmer : EEL
104. Opposite of ecto- : ENTO
105. Claimed psychic detection : AURA
106. Reunión attendees : TIAS. Argyle is having a family reunion this weekend.
107. Edward's adoptive mother in the "Twilight" series : ESME
108. Bank acct. additions : DEPS
110. "You, there!" : HEY
111. Water tester : TOE
Answer grid.
C.C.
23A. Film about the appliance supervisor at Sears? : RANGE MANAGEMENT. "Anger Management".
31A. Film about a small chicken that won't stay away? : BANTAM RETURNS. "Batman Returns".
48A. Film about a sculpture that defies description? : THING AT THE MUSEUM. "Night at the Museum".
63A. Film about a smooth-legged fellow? : NAIR MAN. "Rain Man". "K-mark sucks".
65A. Film about a deli specializing in heros? : SUB STOP. "Bus Stop". So we have two 7's as theme entries. I had thought the minimum letter count for Sunday theme is 8.
82A. Film about following a pack up a mountain? : ASCEND WITH WOLVES. "Dances with Wolves".
97A. Film about fans of confessional rock music who enjoy spicy food? : EMOS LIKE IT HOT. "Some Like It Hot".
110A. Film about a prince's affair with actress Fletcher? : HAMLET AND LOUISE. "Thelma & Louise".
Very tight theme. All popular movies. Not easy to come up with a set of theme entries that make perfect surface sense and entertain.
Love these two long Downs:
5D. Potential powerhouse not to be "awakened" : SLEEPING GIANT. Napoleon called China a "Sleeping giant". It's so true during the Opium Wars. Lots of people just smoked opium & slept and slept.
56D. It may decide an election : CROSSOVER VOTE. Only primary election, right?
Also love these theme "pitch" clechos (clue echos) from Peter/Rich:
29A. Inability to make good pitches? : TIN EAR. Question mark hints that it's not about baseball pitches.
62. Pitcher Jesse with a record 1,252 regular-season appearances : OROSCO. His last MLB appearance was with the Twins in 2003. He was actually drafted by the Twins.
69D. Pitcher's goal : SALES ORDER. I feel a question mark is needed in the clue.
112D. Pitcher's asset : ARM
Across:
1. Abbey denizens : MONKS. I always associate monks with Buddhism.
6. Bar lineup : BREWS
11. Black __: covert missions : OPS
14. Take for a spin? : TWIRL. Nice clue.
19. "The Tempest" spirit : ARIEL
20. Weird Al Yankovic spoof of a Michael Jackson hit : EAT IT. Not a Weird Al fan.
21. With 43-Across, cocktail made with Curaçao : MAI. And 43. See 21-Across : TAI.
22. Asian princess : RANEE. Dennis just mentioned the overwhelming poverty his wife Linda encountered during a private bus ride to Agra. She saw lots of tents, mud huts, etc.
26. Woodard of "Cross Creek" : ALFRE
27. Shelf-clearing sale : CLOSEOUT
28. Baltic capital : RIGA
30. Rover's reward : PAT
34. Milk: Pref. : LACTI
38. Volleys : SALVOES. Thought the plural is just SALVOS.
40. Make __ of: jot down : A NOTE
41. In need of liniment : ACHING
44. Lab medium : AGAR
45. Feature of a two-ltr. monogram : NMI (No Middle Initial). Hence the two word 84D. Still competing : IN IT. Instead of "Monogram ltr." INIT to avoid dupe.
53. Sent the same 97-Down to : CC'ed. And 97. Modern letter : EMAIL
54. Tributes : HOMAGES
55. More learned : WISER
56. "SNL" alum Oteri : CHERI
57. Gravy absorber : SOP
58. "Since __ Eyes on You": Faith Hill song : I LAID. Guessed.
61. It means nothing : ZERO
67. Well-harmonized : IN SYNC
70. La __ Tar Pits : BREA
72. Deli offerings : MEATS
73. Fed. property manager : GSA (General Services Administration). I thought it stands for Girl Scouts of America.
76. Prepare chestnuts : ROAST. I missed the freshly roasted chestnuts in Xi'An.
77. Inclined : ATILT
79. Less respectful : SASSIER
81. Not working : IDLE
86. Salem-to-Reno dir. : SSE
87. Educ. for tots : PRE-K.
88. Lennon collaborator : ONO
89. Olay competitor : AVEENO. Lots of natural oat extract in their products.
90. Prepare in a pan : SAUTE. I stir-fry. In hot oil.
92. Placing in direct competition : PITTING
96. Richard who played the garage attendant in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" : EDSON. A bit obscure for my taste.
100. Over simplified? : O'ER. Love the clue.
102. Christie's Miss : MARPLE
103. Prompter lead-in : TELE
104. Improved, as one's skill level : ELEVATED
109. Bill's "Groundhog Day" co-star : ANDIE (MacDowell)
113. Not moving : INERT
114. AQI monitor : EPA. AQI = Air Quality Index. Thought of Barry G, who no doubt thought of Barry Silk with this clue.
115. Up from Méjico : NORTE (North)
116. Vagabond : TRAMP
117. Early strings : LYRES
118. Urge : YEN
119. Evil spirit : DEMON
120. Assuages : EASES
Down:
1. Cleo's lover : MARC. It's Mark Anthony, no? Marc Anthony is J-Lo's ex.
2. Like some surgery : ORAL
3. Kid in Cádiz : NINO
4. Brewpub supplies : KEGS
6. Humdingers : BEAUTS
7. Lewis Black delivery : RANT
8. Cockpit approx. : ETA
9. Old powdered apparel : WIG
10. Caterer's can : STERNO
11. Pair of horseshoes? : OMEGAS. Because the horseshoes are omega-shaped?
12. Carrier founded in 1927 : PAN AM
13. Watch kids : SIT
14. Arnold, notably : TRAITOR. Benedict Arnold. CHEATER fits too. For California's Arnold.
15. Squirrel's treat : WALNUT
16. Subtle case crackers : INFERENCES
17. Aired again : RE-RAN
18. Looks like a rake : LEERS. Don't leer. Just look!
24. Extinct kiwi cousin : MOA25. Tiny pest : MITE
29. Hr. some stores open : TEN AM
31. Humdrum : BLAH
32. Miller's "__ From the Bridge" : A VIEW
33. Brand on vermicelli : RAGU
34. Wooden slats : LATHS
35. Sound in an allergist's office : ACHOO
36. Congo River area denizen : CHIMP
37. Brown of publishing : TINA. Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. She founded "The Daily Beast". She came to the US the same time as Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief for Vogue.
39. ABA member : ATT
42. Language that gave us "slogan" : GAELIC. New trivia to me.
44. Oxygen-dependent bacterium : AEROBE. New word for me.
46. Former Ford div. : MERC
47. Peculiar: Pref. : IDIO. Idiosyncrasy.
49. Romanov title : TSAR
50. "Les __" : MIZ
51. Consumes : USES
52. Blood bank supply : SERUM
53. Word with house or shop : CHOP
59. Return remark : I'M BACK
60. Puccini's "Vissi __" : D'ARTE. From the opera "Tosca". New to me also.
62. Ontario's second most populous city : OTTAWA
63. Where "F" means "Ford" : NYSE. I like this clue too.
64. Reprimand to a dachshund? : NEIN
66. Miss America accessory : SASH
67. Bearded flower : IRIS. Hi there, Blue Irish!
68. Some okays : NODS
71. Municipal rep. : ALD
73. Yields : GIVES
74. "I __ reason ..." : SEE NO
75. Bad lighting? : ARSON. Lots of fun clues for ARSON.
78. "... __ tango" : TWO TO
80. Holiday card drawing : SLED
82. Bandleader Shaw : ARTIE
83. Strive for : SEEK
85. Cargo unit : TON
87. Young hens : PULLETS. I used to speak some basic French. Now J'ai tout oublié.
91. Aim (to) : ASPIRE
92. Nursery rhyme merchant : PIEMAN. "Simple Simon met a pieman..."
93. "__ have to do" : IT'LL
94. Words after "ever after" : THE END
95. Parachute color? : GOLDEN. Golden parachute.
98. 12-time All-Star Ramirez : MANNY. Dreaded hair.
99. L'__ du Tour: French cycling event : ETAPE. I prefer this clue to the "Military camp".
101. Slippery swimmer : EEL
104. Opposite of ecto- : ENTO
105. Claimed psychic detection : AURA
106. Reunión attendees : TIAS. Argyle is having a family reunion this weekend.
107. Edward's adoptive mother in the "Twilight" series : ESME
108. Bank acct. additions : DEPS
110. "You, there!" : HEY
111. Water tester : TOE
Answer grid.
C.C.
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteNice Sunday-level challenge today. The theme was fun and interesting, but it took me awhile to parse some of the clues.
I filled in OMEGAS at 11D entirely from the perps and couldn't figure out why it was there. Until I finally realized that lower case OMEGA looks like a "w" (or a pair of upright horseshoes).
I was only vaguely aware of AVEENO and was completely unaware of EDSON, so that section was a bit tough. Other unknowns included ESME (not a "Twilight" fan, sorry), CHOP (at least with regard to "CHOP house") and OROSCO.
On the bright side, the two notable foreign words today were Spanish and not French... ^_^
Good morning C.C. et al.
ReplyDeleteFun theme, and I realized right away that it was anagramming the first word with RANGE MANAGEMENT. But for the life of me, I could not figure out what BANTAM was an anagram for! (Tab Man? Ban Mat? Nab Mat?) D’oh…Batman! Thanks for shedding the light, C.C.!!
32D “Miller’s ‘___ From the Bridge’” had to be the clue for A VIEW, because the more well-known (to me, anyway) movie “A Room with a View” would duplicate the “A”. (From personal experience with that fill!!)
At 14A “Take for a spin?”, I first had whIRL, then sWIRL before TWIRL finally appeared. Then at 115A “Up from Méjico”, I had NORdE instead of NORTE. (Unlike Barry, Spanish is not my strong suit!) But 104D ENdO seemed correct to me. Finally, at 117A I had LutES instead of LYRES. It took me a while to sort out all those messes, but I did finish without any lookups, so it’s all good.
Have a great day, everyone!
Good Morning, C.C. and friends. Fun Sunday puzzle. I got the gimmick of the puzzle with ASCENDS WITH WOLVES. That helped with the other theme clues.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite clue was Christie's Miss = MARPLE. I need to re-read some of those mystery stories.
I learned that a Squirrel's Treat is a WALNUT and are not Acorns. The squirrels in my backyard like the Acorns.
I am having some ORAL Surgery before the end of the month to have some wisdom teeth removed. Will this make me less Wise?
QOD: An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. ~ George Eliot
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Peter Collins, for a swell Sunday puzzle. enjoyed it. Thank you, C.V., for the very good review.
ReplyDeleteGot the top two horizontals except for EAT IT right off the bat. Then a lot of the verticals filled in up north, too. I felt like I had a good start.
Worked down and on the West side. Then moved toward the East.
My first theme answer was RANGE MANAGEMENT. But could not figure out the theme until after I finished the puzzle. Had no idea what was happening. SOME LIKE IT HOT and THELMA AND LOUISE opened my eyes.
C.C.: I see no reason for 69D to be question marked. Making a Sales Pitch is a common term.
We had MARK a while back with a "K". Many of us checked it out and MARK seemed correct instead of MARC, as I recall. Maybe they both work.
I also thought 75D Bad Lighting?/ARSON was very clever.
Did not know OROSCO, but once I finally got OTTAWA I had it.
95D Parachute color?/GOLDEN was excellent.
Anyhow, on with my Sunday.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
Sorry if this posts twice, Google forgot who I am.
ReplyDeleteOut here in the boonies the puzzle editor titled the theme "Anemic Verit...". As a result I completed the puzzle and never understood the theme!
Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteWhat Marti said about WHIRL and ENDO. The name ALFRE looks, well, unlikely.
Didn't know there was a film called Bus Stop, any good?
Plenty of other unknowns too, such as ESME, but all were perp-able.
Have a nice day all!
Dudley, "Bus Stop" is an old classic from 1956, starring Marilyn Monroe. Unless you are in to old movies, that one might seem a bit obscure...
ReplyDeleteThere were two Marilyn Monroe theme films in today's puzzle: Bus Stop, which was based on a William Inge play (and Inge makes frequent crossword puzzle guest appearances) and Some Like It Hot.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the explanations, C.C. I didn't catch on to the anagramming of movie titles. After C.C.'s told me that, I went on and filled most of it in.
ReplyDeleteRange management is what is done with grasslands out here. Thought it strange in the puzzle. I got "Anemic Verit..." as a title too and still haven't figured what that means. This was mostly a groaner for me.
I was rolling along nicely until I got to the NE corner and plugged in "drive". Spelled sHERI so I couldn't CROSSOVER--that downer just haunted me since I had no idea about OROSCO. For a little while I had 79A SnotIER.
Yay, tomorrow's Monday! After two days of puzzlement, I'm ready for a winner.
STP'er here (6th time)
ReplyDeleteOne hour, 12 minutes today, so not as tough as yesterday for me. Never got the theme, and didn't see the anagrams until CC pointed them out. So thank you.
Loved some of the clues.
CC, you may think of Buddhist monks, but I go right to the Belgian Trappist Monks. And then seeing 6A BREWS following 1A MONKS... I was having a Homer moment as he did when he was golfing, as in his "Hmmm, Open Face Sand Wedge" then faster until it became "Open Faced Sandwich." In my case though, it was Trappist MONKS and BREWS, or Ales, such as one of my favorites, Chimay Grande Reserve. For a less expensive US craft brewery version, one might try Ommegang Abbey Ale out of Cooperstown NY.
But I digress.
Didn't see the accent on 106D, Reunion attendees until I scrolled. Looked like a flake of something was on my screen. TIAS was fun, and I didn't need the Windex.
Barry, we have the Chicago Chop House here. Always seems to be listed in top 10 lists of "Best Steakhouses in Chicago", but some say it's overrated and pricey. If you are in the Windy City and are looking for a 48 or 64 oz dry-aged porterhouse, the Chicago Chop House may be the place for you.
Good morning, weekend warriors!
ReplyDeleteThe Barnacle also had "ANEMIC VERIT ..." as the title. But I figured out the theme with RANGE MANAGEMENT. Then I almost did myself in with SALES QUOTA and INTEND where SALES ORDER and ASPIRE should have been. That double-error made for slow going through California's central valley.
I thought OROSCO and EDSON were pretty obscure, but there was lots of fresh, clever fill as well. The plusses (or do you write it pluses?) definitely outweighed the minuses.
I loved the anagram based theme, and am amazed how many movies work for this theme. We have had lots of Bus Stop and William Inge, both mentioned in each of my last two Friday puzzles.
ReplyDeleteThe rest I thought was a bit harder than most Sundays, and agree the actor was really obscure.
Time for some Open golf.
WEES. Had four of the theme answers filled before EmosLikeItHot finally gave me the gimmick. The fact that range management is a real thing threw me off. But finally getting it gave me Ascend with Wolves, so it ultimately helped the solve. Last two cells to fill were the 1st e in aveeno and the d in Edson. Had to ask LW about aveeno, which gave me sled.
ReplyDeleteAll told a fun romp.
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteGreat puzzle, Peter; swell expo, CC!
Caught onto the theme after a couple of them. Sure didn't like the unreadable title. Theme was fun, though. No cheating.
Hole where worst tooth was still bleeding occasionally. This from Friday. My diet has not been much fun, either. Ear infection still bad, but I swam yesterday anyway. (I always use ear plugs.) Did not get any worse, perhaps because I am on antibiotics.
Watched Political Animals from last week. Very well written show, I thought. Anyone else see it?
Cheers!
Wow, what a puzzle, Peter! The Jumble is right next door in our paper and so, like the Double Mint commercial, I had two, two, two puzzles in one and out loud laughter with the anagrams and clever cluing. All this while watching Tiger melt down at the British Open.
ReplyDeleteMusings
-Famous quote about awakening a sleeping giant
-I have cast a CROSSOVER vote occasionally. I really regretted one.
-For a while I couldn’t let go of 1,252 regular-season appearances being in one season. Duh!
-The MONK life is definitely not for me
-Do Miss America contestants still TWIRL a baton?
-Many places like AGRA show a real gap between haves and have-nots
-Obama and Romney camps exchange SALVOES everyday
-Having no Twilight or Harry Potter vocab is a handicap for me
-Freshly tarred streets remind me of time at the La Brea Pits
-GSA is now the poster child for wasteful gov’t spending. Someone has to convince why sending more money to D.C. is a good thing.
-This Carrier is much appreciated in this hot weather
-Schwarzenegger, Palmer, Stang? Nope, a traitor.
-Gotta run to sing at church. Read ‘ya later!
STP'er again.
ReplyDeleteI've looked up Natick, and now understand it's usage in crosswords. But what does WEES mean, as in Avg Joe's last post ? I didn't see a blogger with the initials of EE...
Is there a term or expression for those words or partials that one gets because of the cross or perp completions ? 26A ALFRE was filled by the perps. In 97A, I got the EMOS partial due to the perps. In 107D, got EMSE due to the crosses. 96A EDSON was completely filled in by the perps as well.
As for EDSON, would something like TAE-I be permissible as a clue ? Or would that violate a rule about the answer being part of the clue ? I've seen previous posts that would lead me to believe there is some such rule. If so, wouldn't 100A Over Simplified = OER be in that category ? Just curious. I did like that clue.
CC, I really enjoy this blog, so thank you. I don't get a daily paper. Just the Sunday Chicago Tribune. My modus operandi was to attempt "Puzzle Island" each Sunday, and then validate when the solutions were revealed the following Sunday. About 6 weeks ago, I was two letters from perfection and couldn't complete or wait. So I googled and came across your blog and the link to the daily puzzle. Have been doing them daily since, and I think I'm hooked.
A round of applause for all of the Contributors. I enjoy the write ups, the links, and the humorous explanations. Reading the blogs makes it even more enjoyable. I often check back in late in the day to read the commentary. Yes, I am hooked. You ALL make it so much fun.
Hello everybody. Fun puzzle today. RANGE MANAGEMENT was my Rosetta Stone, but like HeartRx I stared at BANTAM RETURNS for a long time and never did figure it out until coming here. Same with THING AT THE MUSEUM: I simply couldn't get NIGHT from THING. I suck at anagrams, but I very much appreciate today's theme construction.
ReplyDeleteSpelling CHERI as SHERI blinded me to CROSSOVER VOTE. Silly me, because we've had Cheri as a clue many times.
Also, not wanting to let go of IN TUNE messed me up in that area, too, until the perps forced me to change it to IN SYNC.
Golden is truly an abused parachute characteristic. I've never had one, myself. Heck, I've never even experienced a white parachute!
Vissi D'ARTE and Richard EDSON were complete unknowns to me. On the other hand, RIGA, OPS, ARIEL, BREA, MARPLE, and others were gimmes, plenty to get me well started.
Best wishes to you all.
Corner Golf Fans -
ReplyDeleteI'm seated in my favorite café, and there just happens to be a golf match on TV. Remember, I don't watch this game so I'm clueless.
There was a closeup shot of a short putt. The name on the ball - Titleist - was visible in the shot, exactly level, and precisely centered from the camera's perspective.
I doubt that ball just happened to land that way. So, is there a person whose job it is to tip-toe across the green and square up the ball so the logo can be read?
To those of you who have had your posts disappear (for whatever reason) allow me to recommend that you "Select All" and copy your posting before you preview it or publish it. I sure wouldn't want to have to type everything again after it was lost, and copying it beforehand has saved me that annoyance many times. Just paste it back in and you're back in business.
ReplyDeleteI know this advice has been given before, but I repeat it for those who missed it before.
I just reread my posts from yesterday, & offended myself with the language. Sorry everyone! (i think i lost it somewhere between the newly repaired garage door getting stuck again, & Google saying i do not exist.)
ReplyDeleteI thought i could speed thru today's puzzle, but the NE corner slowed me down so much, it made me look at the clock & realize "what the heck am i doing this on my PC when i should doing it in my backyard hammock on such a beautiful day!
Well, i peeked at the write up, & the comments, but the wonderful thing about having a terrible memory is that i can finish the puzzle tonite & still have a hard time with it! (i can also read a book twice, & still enjoy it just as much the second time!)
FermatPrime, i was afraid to tell you b/4 yr surgery, about my wisdom teeth removal. He plugged the upper hole with some kind of corking that dissolved over time, which was great. But the bottom one had to be cut in half, & removed sideways. He covered the resulting hole by sewing my cheek to my gums for a week. I had no idea until i tried to laugh, & promptly had the stitches removed before the week was up! Good Luck!
Hahtoolah, good luck with your wisdom tooth removal. I have a feeling you won't have a problem. I had my 2 lower wisdom teeth removed years ago and suffered no ill effects at all. No decrease in wisdom level. Well, maybe I'm now only half as fast as I used to be :)
ReplyDeleteSTP'er again.
ReplyDeleteDudley, this may help.
It could have come to rest in that position, but more often than not, the player placed the ball in that position.
Rule 16-1 (b). Lifting and Cleaning Ball
A ball on the putting green may be lifted and, if desired, cleaned. The position of the ball must be marked before it is lifted and the ball must be replaced (see Rule 20-1). When another ball is in motion, a ball that might influence the movement of the ball in motion must not be lifted.
A player, when replacing the ball, will often align the logo to the intended line of the putt.
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ReplyDelete-Dudley, once a golfer gets the ball on the green (no where else), he can place a marker behind so he knows precisely where to replace it and then pick up the ball, clean it and replace it in front of the aforementioned marker. In so doing the golfers can take advantage of an alignment arrow on every golf ball,which is at 90° to the label. He can then point the arrow right at the line he wishes the ball to travel when he putts. That certainly increases the odds that the label will come up pointing at the camera.
-WEES = What Everyone Else Said (nothing to add)
The Las Vegas Review Journal also had "Anemic Verit..." as the puzzle title, but it also listed Peter A. Bain as the author, not Peter A. Collins....
ReplyDeleteFavorite answer was Nairman - very clever....
Baseball answers Orosco and Manny were gimmes for me - I suppose we all have our strengths (as well as weaknesses)....
Emos would like it here in Vegas today, projected high is 104 degrees - I should really go out and do my yard work before it gets too hot....
Husker - Oh I see! I had no idea there were alignment arrows.
ReplyDeleteSTP - I have seen markers before, at least. Are they designed so another player's ball can roll over them without being affected? This question assumes that it's common for multiple balls to be on the green at the same time.
A related question: are collisions on the green permitted? What about on other surfaces such as fairways, where I expect collisions are rare anyway?
Dudley, The rules of golf dictate the person farthest from the hole play first and so, yes, having a ball in another player’s line is quite common. Marking a golf ball on the green. It is quite common to give grief to the player who is farthest from the hole, “Well, Gary, it looks like you’re out (farthest from the hole) again!”
ReplyDeleteAll you need to know about colliding golf balls
Generally golfers adhere to these conventions and usually honorable about them.
A golfer was getting ready to putt at the British Open today and after he looked at the ball, walked up on the green and returned, the wind blew the ball 10" sideways when he was still 6 feet away (~2 meters in England ;-) and OMG that set everyone into a dither to do the right thing. He had to play the ball where it was with no penalty.
Hello, C.C. and weekend warriors. Super analysis, C.C.
ReplyDeleteLate to ASCEND (dance) because my granddaughter fiddled with my alarm and luckily I awoke in time for church, finished the puzzle before I left but no time to blog.
WEES (what everyone else said) and I loved the anagrams! My Rosetta Stone (thank you, Jayce) was BANTAM RETURNS as I tend toward dyslexia. The rest were then easily grokked.. Loved HAMLET AND LOUISE!!
I have known many MONKS in my life, mostly Benedictine, Carmelite and was taught by Franciscan Friars.
Ditto on SHERI instead of CHERI which also prevented me from seeing CROSSOVER VOTES. Never reviewed my work which is always a mistake.
Wasn't it last week we saw 20A, EAT IT with reference to Alice in Wonderland?
Great fun with this, thank you, Peter Collins. The AZ Republic also used the title, "Anemic Verit..." and I still don't understand it.
Have a sensational Sunday, everyone!
My wisdom teeth were growing in sideways, pushing my other teeth crooked. They had to be dug out. I had each one done separately then waited months for the next because I needed to build up courage to go back. The last one was a real bugger to get out. When I had to go back a day or so later because I had a painful "dry socket" my face was badly bruised. The dentist's wife/assistant was so shocked at my appearance, she asked me not to tell anyone who had done the work. I really felt I had been brutalized. If it had been the first one done, I'm not sure I'd have gone back.
ReplyDeleteSo when my daughter had the same thing, I took her to an oral surgeon who anesthetized her and removed all four. That turned into another kind of ordeal.
Lucina, I think the answer we had last week was "EAT ME", referring to Alice in Wonderland in C.C.'s Monday puzzle. (Leave it to Lois to take her cue on that one!!)
ReplyDeleteDudley, about the "design" of the markers. Yes, most are thin, but if a marker is directly in the path of another player's ball, he can ask the other player to move the marker one or two putter-heads away. Of course, it must be returned to the original marking spot before the second player can place his ball. In the heat of the moment, sometimes players forget to move it back, and will suffer a two-shot penalty.
Watched the last half hour of the British Open and was so sad for the man who finished 2nd, my personal favorite to win--won't give his name in case someone wants to watch the re-broadcast later.
ReplyDeleteThat golf course looked mean somehow with so little vegetation. American courses shown on TV have such pretty landscaping I enjoy watching.
hello all!
ReplyDeletehaven't posted in awhile, but still creep in a few times a week.
fun puzzle today - favorite clue was bad lighting? arson! made me laugh out loud and read it my DH.
thought for sure the weird al song was i'm fat! just as funny...
would have assumed this puzzle to be done by jerome with all the anagrams - seems right up his alley.
have a wonderful day!
Lucina, it is Hahtoolah who deserves the thanks for the phrase Rosetta Stone. She used it before I did, and I unabashedly copied her.
ReplyDeleteNot the puzzle I had in my Times? Now What? Was title. Anyone make sense of that?
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Reamus
Marti, thank you. I guess if I had really thought about it enough I might have realized EAT ME was more logical for cake. Sigh, what can I say except that the years are catching up.
ReplyDeleteJayce, thank you again. In our small, enclosed blogger community we all borrow from each other. Sharing is good.
PK. I wish I you had waited to tell your wisdom teeth sorry until after I had my surgery. I am scared to death about having them ripped from my mouth. I met with the oral surgeon last week, though and really like him. He also said that he had a 89 year old patient who had to heve her wisdom teeth removed. I am considerably younger, although still far above the norm, age-wise.
ReplyDeleteReamus,
ReplyDeleteJust blame it on Rich on the crack.
Reamus,
ReplyDeleteGo to the Chicago tribune's puzzle page
and you will find this one.
For those who missed C.C.'s comment, the title of today's puzzle is Anemic Verité, which is a play on the anagrammatic Cinema Verité. Some software apparently cannot display the accented é correctly. The HTML for the "acute" accent is ´, but some browsers don't display it right, so the puzzle's title comes out looking like Anemic Verit´.
ReplyDeleteSorry for my typo. That should be Anemic Verite´.
ReplyDelete5 and out.
One final post, to correct myself. The HTML for the e with the acute accent is é ; with no space before the ;
ReplyDeleteI have typed exactly that below.
verité
He's called "Mark Antony". No "h".
ReplyDeleteBut his given name is "Marcus Antonius" which would shorten to Marc.
Hahtoolah, I am so sorry! For some reason I thought you had already had the teeth pulled. I went back and read your comments today and feel bad for scaring you.
ReplyDeleteI was in my 30's when I had the extractions--half a lifetime ago. My Dentist was an old-school former Army toothpuller. Surely, techniques have improved since then. The only thing gentle about that guy was his lovely wife.
Does anyone watch Nova on PBS? I haven't for a very long time but today being really tired of the current news decided to do so and was richly rewarded. Never a fan of physics, I enjoyed the explanation of string theory!! A picture is worth a thousand words and there were many to help understand the complicated explanations.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday! I enjoyed the puzzle and the writeup. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteC.C., I would have lost a lot of money betting that it was 'Salvos', not 'Salvoes' but apparently it can be either, though I think Salvos is preferred.
BTW, thanks for the great photo of Scarlett Johannson. I think she is really attractive and a pretty good actress too. Scarlett or Sophia Vergara?? Dunno. I wish I had the opportunity to make a choice...
I've only had one tooth extracted, and it was an dumb tooth, not a wise one. . Either way,the procedure was performed by a part time blacksmith....or perhaps a muffler installer. Whatever he had as credentials, I'm sure that DDS stood for "Don't you Dare Scream". Can't say I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteBill G, et al:
ReplyDeleteSALVOES is correct according to the rule for plural nouns.
A) add one "o" if the word ends with two vowels, e.g. zoos, cameos, trios
B) add -es if the word ends with one vowel, e.g, heroes, zeroes, volcanoes.
Puzzledom takes license with that rule I suppose because it's an accepted variation.
Hahtoolah: I hope your oral surgery goes well. It all depends, I'm sure, on the skill of the surgeon as ordinary dentists don't usually do extractions. In my experience I've been referred to an oral surgeon for that.
DNF today. Thanks for shout out C.C. !! Don't know if I liked clue "bearded flower". My husband, who does crosswords with me the majority of the time, had a beard for 25 years. Sooooo...he's the beard and I'll be the flower.
ReplyDeleteHi eeveryone:
ReplyDeleteTo say I am posting late would be an understatement so I wont't say it!
My day was topsy-turvy for various reasons but I finally got to do the puzzle and come here to read the wonderful expo by CC. Nice job, Peter, clever theme and fun cluing. I finished without help but had some write-overs. Liked the clues for arson, twirl and omegas.
Haven't done the NY Times yet but that may have to wait until tomorrow.
Pleasant dreams everyone!
Good Evening Late Readers -
ReplyDeleteThanks all for your colliding ball wisdom, along with that of marker design and suchlike. I figured the rule book had to take into account a little Bocce play now and then.
Husker - it does seem surprising that common custom has the farthest ball putted first. If the nearest were done first, after all, it couldn't thereafter be a target of possible impacts.
I promise not to take up golf. Ever.
STP @ 9:06,
ReplyDeleteI attended a dinner party this evening where the first round of beer was Chimay Blue. One of the great beers of the world, in my opinion. I had not had one since I was in Belgium in 1994, since it's quite pricey. The second round was its equivalent from Ommegang, and I agree that it's a good substitute for the Chimay.
Life is too short to drink bad beer.
Re. Windhover's comments, there are stores locally that boast hundreds, even thousands, of varieties of beer. To my mind, that means some of them have been sitting on the shelf for a long time. Do they throw them out? I'm guessing not. So you are likely to be buying some skunky beer. The freshest beer I ever had was at the Anheuser Busch brewery in the San Fernando Valley just north of here. The worst beer I ever had was at a Jewish deli restaurant. The only beer they had was Bud in a can. It didn't taste very good. I looked at the 'Born On' date printed on the can. It was about 18 months old.
ReplyDeleteBarry G. @6:23 a.m.
ReplyDeleteThe greek omega (Ʊ) resembles a horseshoe, at least to horses.