THEME: "IN URE FACE!"In the two across theme answers, the letters URE are added to the last word of a familiar two word phrase; in the two down clues, they are added to the end of the first word. If you are like me, you have always had trouble distinguishing INURE from ENURE. Anyway, Gail is a very prolific constructor both by herself and with others, with her LAT output way over 100. Here is one of C.C.'s early INTERVIEWS. I found this to be a simple theme and puzzle, with some of her classic style showing through and maybe a couple of nits to pick; let's plunge.
17A. Stallone’s garden supply?: MACHO MANURE. (11) I bet this was the seed entry as the juxtaposition of a Macho Man being full of.. well, I guess I can say "manure" is a great visual.56A. Santa’s risky undertaking?: ROOF VENTURE. (11) A nice shout out to our dear workhorse Argyle, as a simple Vent in a Roof almost becomes an adventure.11D. Movie about artificially grown bacteria?: CULTURE FILM. (11). Nice cross discipline clue with the chemistry lab mixing with cult films to give us some high brow entertainment.
25D. Fast-talking salesman’s training materials?: PRESSURE KIT. (11). From high brow to high pressure, and with the campaign raging and the media in a frenzy looking for something to write when they get their press kit, this is timely.ACROSS:1. Bright-eyed: ALERT. Not bushy tailed.6. Student of Socrates: PLATO. SPA being the acronym to remember the order of teacher and student of the big three in Greek philosophy.11. “The Mentalist” network: CBS. I really hope they get rid of the Red John crap finally, now that we saw his face, and just have a fun mystery show.14. Cut over: RE-SAW. Well, if you were going to saw a log, that would not be the same as15. Get ready to surf: LOG ON. Surfing the web not the ocean.16. Last word?: Abbr.: ULTimate.19. Halifax head: LOO. The British influenced Canadian province, where you do not go to a bathroom or a rest room.20. Lively dance: CONGA. I linked this dance a few weeks a go. Not to be confused with another lively dance, 32D. Hand-holding group dance: HORA. Can you do THIS. (1:38).21. Cage, for one: ACTOR. Nicholas who is born a Coppola.23. Movie theater appliances: POPPERS. Did we like the MOVIE? (2:30).27. Casually mention, with “to”: ALLUDE.28. Sacred structure: SHRINE.
29. Buck: DOLLAR. Our homage to marti's buccaneer pun from last Friday.31. Influential sports figure: AGENT. Show me the MONEY.(2:30).32. Brewery flavoring: HOPS. A shout out to my brewer boys. The key to the beer.33. Beginning to cure?: PEDI. NIT number one, I like the clue but not in this puzzle; marti? Jerome? SJSJ? Gareth? C.C.?36. French article: LES. Means The, plural masculine.37. Lacking: SHORT OF. Oh, now we have to stoop to short JOKES. (2:11)40. To benefit: FOR. See ENURE.41. Cubs’ spring training city: MESA.43. Prominent periods: ERAS. Add an "E" and you have 63A. Eliminate: ERASE.44. Cádiz cohort: AMIGO. Notice the similarity of Spanish to French for the word friend, here you add GO but do not collect $200.00.46. Post office flier: US FLAG. Wonderful visual clue.48. Allied leader: STALIN. Tricked you with that one as Joe was one of the big boys in WWII.49. “Gave it my best”: I TRIED.51. News source since Dec. 1881: LA TIMES. I love these inside references, but we need to remember this.52. Musical inadequacy: NO EAR. My choir teacher insisted I lip sync because not only was I bad, I made everyone around me bad. He said I was tone deaf and pitch black.53. Feudal lord: LIEGE. As an aside, the term HOMAGE comes from the ceremony whereby fealty was pledged to the Lord.55. Wine flavoring: OAK. From the casket, I presume, not ground up and put in a blender with the grapes.62. First name in dictators: IDI. Amin, we are sick of hearing about this guy. I really min it.64 Ryder rival: U-HAUL. We used Penske to move my son.65. WWII carrier: LST. Landing Ship, Tank. They were built to immediately off load on a beach.66. Domingo, e.g.: TENOR. What a VOICE. (3:18) I love the Spanish sub-titles.67. Hides: PELTS. Another classic misdirection. Animal hides not a hiding animal.DOWN:1. Hand holder?: ARM. I really like this misdirection, took me a while to finger it out.2. Rural expanse: LEA. Also can be called a PASTURE.3 Changed-my mind key: ESC. For me it is the DEL key.4. Encouraging word: RAH. Rah ree, kick 'em in the knee, rah rah rass, kick 'em in the other knee.5. Unsolicited opinion: TWO CENTS. You think after all these years of inflation, we might have to put our two dollars worth in the conversation?6. Doesn’t wing it: PLANS. Like all good Corner bloggers, right Argyle, melissa, marti....7. Like a boring lecture, probably: LONG. Or at least they seem long, right D.T.?8. Río contents: AGUA. Rio is river, agua is water.9 A.L. East team, on scoreboards: TORonto. The Blue Jays of baseball.10. Low tie: ONE ALL. This was harder to see than it should have been. 1-1.12. Lineage: BLOOD. Blood of my blood; this reminds me of the great love story of DAENERYS & DROGO (2:29) (r-rated).18. Seconds: MORE. Mommy I want more! So, we have 39D. Add some meat to: FATTEN UP. C'mon eat up, we have to put some meat on those bones.22. Storm harbinger: CLAP. I had this fill from the perps, and my first thought made no sense, then I realized she meant of Thunder.23. Old Testament poem: PSALM.24. Wistful remark: OH GEE. Not to be confused with the CW staple OGEE.26. Jewelry item: PIN. Do college boys still "pin" their sweethearts? I did not mean to the mat....27. To boot: ALSO. Is this a regional PHRASE?29. Dome cover: DO RAG. Ah, the dome as head, like in chrome dome.30. Drops (out): OPTS.34. Oater orphan: DOGIE. Remember all those lost little motherless calfs (calves?) from the 50's westerns.35. Mashie and niblick: IRONS. Old names for golf clubs, the woods were Brassies and Spoons; not like 57D. Source of iron: ORE.38. Decided in court: HELD. Welllll, it is more complicated than that, but a judge's ruling is a holding.42. Kolkata’s locale: ASIA. We just had this spelling of Calcutta earlier in the week.45. Avril follower: MAI. No not LAVIGNE, simply April and May in French.47. Polecat kin: FERRET. I was not aware of this, but the perps helped me ferret out the answer.48. Saltimbocca herb: SAGE. Jumps in the mouth in Italian (Bocca like boca raton in French it is Bouche). The RECIPE.49. How much sautéing is done: IN OIL. Apparently we have reached the cooking part of the puzzle as the recipe requires sautéing the veal in oil.50 Warty amphibians: TOADS. For all the ladies who have kissed one to find her prince:
And then, after:
51. Subject for Archimedes: LEVER. "Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world." More GREEK today.
53. Buyer’s aid: LOAN. Which often can lead to foreclosure.54. “Based on that ...”: IF SO.58 With 13-Down, errand runner’s destination: THE. 13. See 58-Down: STORE.59 2002 Chapter 11-filing flier: UAL. United Airlines. Why a 2002 one? Then again, why 61 D. 2002 British Open champ: ELS, who also won the Open (no need to say British Open) in 2012.60 Track: RUT. They were made by the wagon wheels in the old westerns. Well, I guess I may be in a rut but it lead to the end of the write up, so I guess it is time to pack my wagon and hit the trail, my first write up as a grandfather; thank you all for the kind words and thoughts and C.C. for helping me share my joy.
Notes from C.C.:
1) Final installment of JD's Italy trip: Pompeii and Sorrento. Click here for more pictures. Thanks for sharing with us your trip, JD.
2) Splynter is safe and sound. He got power back late yesterday afternoon. Welcome back, Yellowrocks! Now we need Dave to show up.
1) Final installment of JD's Italy trip: Pompeii and Sorrento. Click here for more pictures. Thanks for sharing with us your trip, JD.
2) Splynter is safe and sound. He got power back late yesterday afternoon. Welcome back, Yellowrocks! Now we need Dave to show up.
89 comments:
Boohoo. The Taipei Times botched the puzzle today. The grid and clues do not match up. Ahem. Maybe I got tomorrow's clues with tiodays puzzle. hey, a head start, no?
20:58. One of the rare puzzles where I actually figured out the theme in advance (it's not displayed online) and that helped with two of the long answers (the NE and SE). I feel like I should confess, in advance, that I skip the Saturday puzzles. My hat's off to anyone who can solve those on a regular basis.
Morning, all!
Tale of two puzzles today. It started out ridiculously easy for a Friday as I blew through the first 9 or so across answers with little resistance. I picked up the theme right away at 17A and figured I was in for a very smooth ride all the way home.
And then things started veering into the Twilight Zone. I had confidently put in ONE-ONE for 10D and suddenly ground to a halt in the NE as a result. Really didn't want to let that go, but I eventually did. After getting STORE at 13D, however, I couldn't figure out what type of store at 58D. THE STORE? *UGH*
The section that really ended up killing me, though, was right in the center. Aside from the fact that I really didn't want to accept OPTS as clued, I could not get DORAG to save my life ("that little bump at the top of a dome is a CUPOLA, right? Is there another name for CUPOLA? Is DORAL a word?"). I was thinking some sort of handout for the post office "flier." And I just couldn't come up with HELD as clued. In the end, I had DORA_, HE_D and USF_A_. Had I been able to get DORAG, the rest would have fallen into place, but I couldn't and it didn't...
Good morning folks,
I thought I has this one nailed until I reached the Mid-South when I crashed and burned. Getting there was a series of mis-steps too.
11D I confidently entered TNT. When I replaced it, reluctantly, with CBS, the NE corner was done.
51A Started with NY TIMES, then realized I was on the wrong coast. I'm betting I'm not the only one who erred here.
10D started as ONE ONE , but ONE ALL did not take long to uncover.
53D was part of my problem in the South. I had LIST and no alternative came to mind.
FLYS BY NIGHT was my initial entry for 56A. Knew it was in error quickly, but VENTURE was all I came up with. Wasn't close to filling in ROOF,
Otherwise, a walk in the park!
Great news about our shoreline residents.. hopefully we will hear from Dave very soon.
Lemon, thanks for the write up and clearing up some of my ???????????????'s.
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Gail, for an excellent puzzle. Thank you, Lemonade, for a great review.
got started in the NW and North Center with no problem. NE, another story.
As Barry did, I had ONE ONE for the longest time. Finally I saw the light and ONE ALL fixed that corner. Took me a while to get LOO for 19A, but again I saw the light.
HOPS came easily for 32A. Right up my alley.
US FLAG was ahold up for a while. I was trying to think of a piece of mail or an airplane.
IN OIL did not appear quickly. I had IN TIL, as if In Til its done. Oh well. I do not saute much myself.
Liked LA TIMES for 51A. Right up our alley. Owned by the Tribune Co. in Chicago.
I did not catch the theme, nor did I look for it. Got the puzzle done and was happy. I was able to use the IPad this morning, so I got an early start.
Off to my day. Have to head out and pay off the car we just bought. Hope this one lasts longer than two months, as the last one did. Also delivering some kiszka to a friend in Chicago that I bought while in Erie. Great meat markets in Erie.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
Good Morning, Lemonade and friends. Lots of fun misdirections in today's puzzles. Some made me laugh, others made me slap my head and say, "D'uh!"
What is your favorite CULT(URE) FILM? This is my favorite Cult Film.
Hand Holder? = ARM was my favorite clue of the puzzle.
I also really liked the Changed-My-Mind Key = ESC.
I like the Mentalist on CBS, but am sorry that the network changed the airing date from Thursday to Sunday.
I recently saw Chasing Maverick, so was thinking of surfing the Ocean instead of the Web.
I wanted List as a Buyer's Aid. I was thinking of making purchases on a smaller scale, such as making that errand to THE STORE.
Hides = PELTS was definitely a D'uh moment.
I wasn't bothered by the PEDIcure, but that is because I like get pedicure.
I finally heard from my family in the northeast. All is well with them, although one sister will be without power for an undetermined time.
Happy Friday!
QOD: have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. ~ Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 ~ September 22, 1820)
Good morning, all.
Almost WBS. Hand up for ONE ONE, DORA_, HE_D and USF_A_. But I did get DO RAG, and it did fall into place.
Hahtoolah, I just knew that was the film you would link.
I guess CED is the only one still missing in action. Let's hope we hear from him soon.
Good morning everyone.
I had the same problems here. ONEONE instead of ONEALL. I too was looking for something other than USFLAG. DORAG was a killer and PELTS didn't come to mind for the longest time. Finally had a few AHA moments and everything fell into place. Overall I enjoyed this puzzle. As for the theme as usual wasn't really aware of it until the very end. I am off to our Club's final golf tourney of the season tomorrow. It's only going to be around 40 degrees but I have to get those last few swings in. I won't be golfing at home until next April so I'm going to need my golf fix somewhere south in between. At least the SUN is going to make an appearance finally. It has rained here for 8 days in a row. Take care and have a good weekend everyone.
For Marti, and some Cat lovers, who may care -
Further adventures of D.C. - Darn Cat.
Offered large broiled turkey breast, with 3 rashers of partly cooked bacon, as 'burnt offering' to elusive feral cat-God. Chicken soup broth and breast, both disappeared - like magic. Meow Mix does not seem to be appreciated.... Have thrown a goose down pillow, into the sloop, in case it needs a place to crash.
Can feral cats be 'behavior trained' ? like a watch-cat, ala surrealist Salvadore Dali style ? am musing seriously. I wonder what Pavlov would have done. Thinking of putting up a sign," Ferocious Cat on guard duty, under sloop ... not chained or leashed ... knock at your own risk". ( also increasing my house insurance coverage.) I dont want to scare the little Trick or Treaters ... Halloween has been moved to Sunday, 1830 Hours.
Marti, I have mixed feelings about the 'spaying' thing - after all, God made those creatures too, for a reason - I mean, take away a cat's sexual urges, and what do you have ? - a Droid. I mean, what if we had eliminated all of Ghengis Khan's DNA remnants - where would we be ? - no American football, thats for sure.
In interests of fairness, and this blog - this is my LAST post on D.C. and all matters of Cat.....
Greetings!
Fun puzzle and write-up. Gail and Lemon. Took 40 min. to complete though, sans cheats. Scratched head over DO RAG for longest time.
Congrats Lemon. Great hearing from YR. Glad Splynter is OK. Worry about CED.
Here is interesting article about keeping computer battery alive.
Workmen showed up yesterday. Some disagreement about what they were allowed to do. Company has hired on a guy that is a real jackass. Tried mightily to humiliate me because I can't walk.
TBBT kinda stupid. Wonder what Hawking thought of it.
Cheers!
Good morning Lemonade, C.C. et al.
Fun write-up today Lemon! But I have two objections at 66-Across. First, I couldn't get Placido Domingo's clip to work - it just showed a black screen when I clicked the link. And second, I had entered SENOR instead of TENOR (what was I thinking???), so that messed up 47D (What are FERRES???)
It didn't bother me to see "cure" in the clue for 33-Across. I knew what it was looking for and entered PEDI without over thinking it.
Hand up for putting in ONE-ONE at 10D. Finally changed it to ONE ALL, but that NE corner looked like a Rorscharch test when I was finally done.
I have been solving on paper in ink this week. Although I like the iPad for puzzles, it seems easier on paper for some reason. I think I'll test my hypothesis tomorrow.
Have a great day - TGIF!
Happy Friday!
I'm with Barry on ONE-ONE vs. ONE ALL, and THE STORE *ugh*
And I'm with Fermatprime on TBBT. Do you think they have different writers this year? Something seems off.
I loved Clue #1D: Hand holder? ARM. How funny! I also liked 14A: Cut over: RESAW. RESAW is just a funnmy word.
I wanted TRIBUNE instead of LA TIMES.
What's with the MACHO MANUER and the LOO? On the same accross line yet!
See y'all later - enjoy your day and have a great weekend!
I really enjoyed this puzzle. Always look forward to a GG puzzle. See Gail often on the WP site. This took nearly an hour. I think Rich may have "beefed" (fattened ? No, inured, hardened) this one up a bit.
Thanks for the write up Lemon. You said, "...maybe a couple of nits..." in your prelude, but only doc'ed Nit # 1 at 33A. I don't understand the nit there though. What is wrong with pedicure ? Or is it the use of pedi as a prefix ? At any rate, I never saw Nit 2 doc'ed. I was curious to see if it matched one of mine, but but I can rationalize mine easily enough.
I found the answer Stalin for Allied Leader thought provoking this morning. No arguments about the veracity of that clue/response. Just that unexpected alliances may occur at times of a common need. Such as Obama / Christie in the wake of Sandy. I know, no politics. Not making any. More so, just thinking about some of the strange alliances that get formed when there is a greater need.
Good morning everyone. Thanks, Lemonade, for explaining the theme in detail.
Eventually got the whole shebang but didn't fully 'see' the connection among the theme fill. Clues ran from very literal, 14a - RESAW, to very clever, 29d - DO RAG, and 46a - US FLAG. I was thinking of a wanted poster.
The puzzle seemed daunting at first, but luckily seemed to get on Gail's wave length. I enjoy her puzzles.
In the past I have linked to the LST that I served on for 4 days sailing around Catalina Island. Unless there is a huge demand (ie. 1 requester or more) I will forego it today. Did you know LST's are named after counties or in the case of Louisiana, parishes?
Welcome back, Splynter. Quite an ordeal (and a lot of splinters.) I wonder if Connecticut considers Long Island a barrier island.
Have a great day.
I
Excellent Friday puzzle.
Really, really good.
TTP - since you mentioned the Obama-Christie alliance, it made me think of this statement. It isn't meant to be politically, just something I found amusing. "I give the Obama-Christie alliance a '10'. And not just because they resemble that number when standing side-by-side." As seen on a twitter by John Fugelsang
marti, all my links play for me including Placido, though while the lighting is dark, his voice is white hot.
Well, nits will out TTP; I am curious as to yours. I did not like have URE in a clue when it was the key yo theme was 1 and as for 2, well....later.
This was a chore. Took over half an hour, but got it done. Lot's to like, but the theme seemed a little too contrived to me. Still, I enjoyed the cluing and fill for The Store, Conga, Fatten Up, I Tried and US Flag.
Also not to be political, but these hardball campaign ads can't end soon enough. Last night in one particular space of 2 minutes, there were 4 ads for our Senate contenders. 3 for one, 1 for the other. If that weren't bad enough, one ad ran twice back to back, as if to say: "You voters aren't sharp enough to get it on the first pass. Here, watch it again." Can't wait for Tuesday!
Good morning:
This was a typical Friday workout with a few bumps. I did finish w/o help but not in any record time. Hand up for one one before one all and malt before hops. SE corner was a little tricky but finally fell into place. A little shout out to Argyle with 56A.
Kudos to Gail and thanks to Lemony for a super write-up.
I can't even describe my disappointment with TBBT. I don't know if there are new writers or just a change in the story arc or something else. What I do know is the show has lost its charm, humor, and appeal. So sad.
Glad to hear Splynter is safe and sound. Hope we hear from CEDave soon.
Have a great Friday.
Good morning and happy Friday to all. Thanks for the fun puzzle Gail G. yours are always enjoyable. Great write up as always, Lemon.
To Anony-Mouse; your new feline friend will never eat cat food as long as you keep preparing gourmet meals for it. Our cat was feral when he found us. He was only about 6 months old, we had him neutered and he is now 11 years old and has no desire to go outside even if the door is left open. As far as spaying or neutering, I don't believe cats are on any endangered list as there are many shelters over full.
Have a great weekend to all RJW.
Welcome back, Splynter. I hope you didn’t suffer too much damage.
I wasn't on Gail's wave length this morning, but I figured it all out bit by bit. As the light dawned, I appreciated her clues. I had trouble with some clues that others found easy and no trouble with clues that others found difficult.
I got the H in MACHO last. Only then did I see the theme, which could have helped.
Marti, I find paper and ink much easier for me.
Lemonade, I always enjoy your witty remarks. I, too, have NO EAR and was throwing everyone in chorus off, so I was asked to sing solo, so low that no one could hear me.
Irish Miss, thanks for the list of novels involving dogs. I will look for them. My sister gave me The Story of Edgar Sawtelle when it came out. I enjoyed it so much that I reread it this week. I’m sure you, as well as some of our feminist bloggers, will enjoy The Chaperone
Lemon: Outstanding write-up & links !!!
Gail: Your puzzles are FUN to solve.
Though my head hurts from so many V-8 Can head bonks.
When I'm 1-A, Bright-eyed, I'm AWAKE.
For 20-A, Lively dance, I put in TANGO.
(Hey, it worked with 6-D, PLANS and 7-D, LONG).
Those sum-up my solving experience, and write-overs, to get ALERT & CONGA.
OH, GEE my fave today was the cross-referenced THE STORE for errand destination.
Hahtoolah: Too funny the "10" alliance. LMAO
Cheers to all at Sunset.
awesome awesome. this is a great friday puzzle. very few cop out clues like ? clues & abbr. clues
This really kicked my butt so much that I gave up and came here to see what it was all about. I didn't get any of the theme answers, so not the theme either. I think my brain is collapsing.
One point for Lemonade: LES serves both genders as the French plural, not just masculine.
JD,
Another lot of great pix. Looks like you had a wonderful trip. thanks for sharing!
Hi gang -
Quite a struggle today. Excellent theme. Made all the usual mistakes - ONE ONE, DORAL (which is a golf course and a city in FLA), plus a few originals ERGO for IF SO. US MIAL (mis-spelt even) for US FLAG. WOODS for IRONS. Blccgh.
HEID and MERRIT? Well - these are real words in some alternate universe.
LIEGE/LEIGE??? I never know and switched back and forth at least 3 TIMES.
Not especially SAGE nor ALERT today. I'll not ALLUDE to my nits, AMIGOs.
Cool regards!
JzB
Hi Y'all, Once again Gail defeated me! I tried this on too littles sleep. Decided in the middle to nap. After an hour and a half sleep, I took up the struggle once more to no avail. Felt like I was in a drugged nightmare. I got MACHO MANURE which kinda expressed my feelings about the whole thing.
So dear Lemonade to the rescue, but I groaned through most of it. The lovely music links soothed my spirit somewhat. Why do I try Fridays?
I was taught: "Measure twice, saw once." So RESAW didn't occur to me. 22d wanted "lull" before the storm which left me with three "L's" in a row for DOLLAR. Unh! 67a "skins" not PELTS.
QOD: I'm with Dan'l Boone--I never got lost, just had a lot of adventures.
TTP: I heard Christie's speech at the convention and felt that he never really endorsed Romney in it.
Anonymouse: Aha! Now I know you are a man! A woman is much more open to neutering tomcats. LOL!
Three different positive Anon comments; how cool. Why not pick a name, any name and jump in the pool with the rest of us? We all started out with just a toe in the water, and now look.
Kazie, yes you are of course correct.
So do you agree with me that Gail started this effort with MANURE? What a ________ way to begin?
Anonymouse, One spring my four farm cats gave birth to 21 kittens in a month's time. We couldn't get out the door for the sea of small fuzzies swarming around. This is when I embraced the spay/neuter agenda whole-heartedly. We needed cats to keep down the rodent population, but that was ridiculous.
Just a quick reminder for those of us affected - time change this weekend. We get an extra hour of sleep Saturday night/Sunday morning. :)
Since Splynter hasn't checked in yet, I'll add something to the resaw conversation. This is a legit term in woodworking, primarily in cabinet making. You use oversized stock, then resaw it with a bandsaw to half the original thickness. Then you "book match" it and joint it up which results in two side by side grain patterns that are mirror images.
The same technique is used extensively in veneering, but it's not called resawing in that application, since veneer is typically cut with rotary knives.
I never got the theme until I read the write-up. Interesting.
Hello, weekend solvers! Brilliant puzzle from Gail and equally brilliant blogging from Lemonade!
No sashaying today, just skipping around here and there until the east finally closed and no trouble with ONE ALL.
Hand up for NY TIMES first then LA TIMES.
POPPERS and SHRINE took a long time to suss but MESA, my neighbor city, was easy. And, sorry, Lemon, I loved PEDIcure.
Very clever, Ms. Grabowski, thank you. Good entertainment.
I'm glad to know Splynter is all right.
Hahtoolah:
LOL! That's hilarious about "10" and a great visual.
Have a great Friday, everyone! I'm starting my Christmas shopping today.
I'll be glad when the rest of the country is on daylight savings time, then it will be only one hour behind when I post!
Oh, Please get that cat spayed/neutered. Females can have several litters each year and males can impregnate unknown numbers of females. The math can be mind boggling.
Hatoolah @ 9:46. That is sooo funny. I have the visual.
Thanks Lemon. Never noticed the "ure" in the PEDI clue being part of the theme. My nit was POPPERS, but I can rationalize it easily enough. Maybe that usage is a regional thing. It does fit the bill for the machine.
PK, never said he did or didn't. Just glad that politics have been (at least temporarily) set aside in the wake of Sandy, and that they are doing what government should do and acting like elected officials should act in a crisis. BTW, get well soon.
Avg Joe @ 11:34, you nailed it. I tune into "Rough Cut" with Tommy MacDonald, and the other woodworking shows on PbS. I've actually made smaller and thin book matched pieces on my table saw, but the blade height limits the size. Not so with a band saw, and it's safer for that type of resaw operation as you know. I believe D-O is another woodworker hobbyist. It's fun stuff.
Better get back to work or the boss is going to chain me down in mashies and niblicks.
Talk to you all later.
In all my years of teaching I have found you can always find a pen, crayon, marker, stylus, paint brush or other means of writing but #2 lead pencils are scarcer than an honest politician. Where do they go? I had to do Gail’s lovely puzzle in red ink in the room where I was subbing and write-over’s are hard.
Musings
-If he ain’t Rocky, I guess he’s MACHO
-One more high PRESSURE campaign call and I’ll explode!
-Be ALERT, the world needs more lerts
-I had REMOW first – dang leaves!
-Is there a more alluring public aroma than a movie popcorn POPPER?
-CAGE is much better at making movies than managing his money
-My Sunday school teacher came out and ran up his FLAG to full staff the day after Martin Luther King was killed and said, “That nigger wasn’t that great.” My respect for him and organized religion took a big dive after that.
-LONG, boring homilies – yuk! Can’t they see people sleeping?
-Gotta run back to school. Read y’all and finish later.
Fun Friday puzzle and I got most of it, but not all, with many of the same problems as everyone else. So, many thanks, Gail! Fun write up, Lemonade, with a funny, naughty pair of pictures for that Frog/Prince.
I still don't get DO RAG for DOME, however.
Al Cyone, I sympathize with you about Saturday puzzles.
As to spaying. Years ago I was delighted when our cat had a litter and found homes for all the kittens. Second time, no more homes, so had to take them to the Animal Shelter. Third time they said "You do realize that we end up euthanizing all these kittens you bring in." We got our cat spayed immediately.
Have a great Friday, everybody.
19 A Halifax is not a Canadian Province. It is the capital city of the province of Nova Scotia
Anon @ 1:06. I took the clue to mean Halifax, England. There a 'head' or bathroom is termed a LOO.
This was a puzzle beyond my ken - I'm just glad that Lemon's crib sheet allowed me to see the sheer brilliance of it. Thank you Grandpa, and may I say, your blog was a pure delight.
PK and Ron and EdieB - and others, who I may have forgotten to mention -
- First of all, I don't know the sex of the feral cat ... and I'm too scaredy-cat enough to investigate its intimate private parts !! I can barely stand to look at it, at 20 feet away !@! I know of the over population - the local shelter is selling 'fixed' kitties at a buck apiece (!).
This cat was never mine in the first place - so if it has to be "fixed" - let someone else do it - provided it is NIMBY ( Not In My Back Yard -). I'm just trying to feed it enough, and well balanced - high calorie food, so it has enough fat inside it - so it can hibernate outside thru the winter - like an Alaskan Grizzly. I just don't want it dying on me, and a black tickmark on my karma. That's all. If it has to die, let it die somewhere else, and the death ascribed to "someone else". I know this sounds heartless and mercenary, but I have enough problems riding on my shirt-tails to have to take up one more random dilemma.
BTW - and this is very serious. One of my cousins in Chicago, who is a well known urologist, once told me with utter seriousness - that in his professional opinion, men over 65 should have their prostate neutered, to prevent cancer. Prostate Cancer affects a very significant number of males (obviously - ) - primarily because they stop having sex - the main reason for the organ. Although the cancer is very slow growing - and they may eventually die of other causes - it cannot be easily excised - thus his opinion. So, lets start a movement to 'fix' all the old men, starting with me .....
Spitz, I think anon is refering to lemony's comment for 19a. We all know it was a misleading reference to Halifax in England.
Anouny-Mouse, what's the weather like in Egypt this time of year? I hope your visit goes smoothly and that return home safely!
Misty:
Dome is an idiom meaning "head."
For example, a man who is bald might be known as a chrome dome, in which case he might wear a Do rag to keep his head warm. DO being from Hairdo, where heads are.
AvgJoe & TTP: interesting explanation about the wood-working. Alas, I never got into the finer points of the craft. One learns here how lacking is one's knowledge.
Anonymouse, you are a delight. We had to give you a bit of a hard time because it is a serious thing. Watch the cat walk away from you and you can probably tell if it is a male. It's a lot harder to tell a female from a neutered male. If you're lucky, someone already did the deed for you, but you can't count on it. If you find a litter of babies accompanying the cat on the pillow under the sloop, you'll have the mystery solved.
EdieB? (see 12:29 pm)
Hello everybody. Great puzzle today! And I have immensely enjoyed reading everybody's comments.
Hand up for entering ONEONE. Didn't know if the lively dance was a tango, mambo, samba, or rumba. Oh gee, it wasn't any of those.
Finished the whole puzzle but finished it wrong. After incorrectly entering BROOD for 12D, I was so relieved to have it done that I didn't notice the error.
At least PLATO, HOPS, MESA, AMIGO, AQUA, and TOADS were gimmes.
POPPERS and CLAP? Jayce Jayce Jayce, behave!
Sign on a tailor shop in Athens: "Euripides? Eumenides while you wait"
Best wishes to you all.
Mari, nice cowl!
Re: Halifax, Nova Scotia; I have been there and while I was wrong to refer to it as a province, it is no longer a CITY . I confess I do not research every answer and often write off the top of my head and make mistakes, reminding you all, "to err is human, to forgive divine."
As far as the wood working/carpentry one of my favorite aspects of puzzling is that the audience is so diverse and there is never a topic that one of the Corner does not know well. The panoply of solvers and constructors is wonderful.
Thanks for your explanation, Lemonade. That was a learning moment for me. Dome, do rage, will never forget this--I promise.
Avg.Joe @ 11:34
New 'avatar' is a hoot !!!
Looks to me like Big-Bird doesn't survive the election.
(Is that a political prophecy? lol)
Jace @ 2:46 pm. Thanks! It was my Halloween costume.
Had ALM for hand holder. Pictured a beggar with hand held out asking, "Alms for the poor?"
ONE-ONE
Absolutely loathe DO RAG.
Glad Spylnter is OK.
We just heard from our NJ friend who has cable and TV and cell package.
Finally got back to us.
For me, corded land line phone is best.
Let's hope CED checks in.
No Tin, it's not intended to be political at all. Just some silliness that I've had in my photo file for 10 years or more. I simply put it up cuz I think it's funny.
Just wait til you see what I have for after Thanksgiving!
Lemonade- It's a bit odd that Gail stuck with PEDI. A simple fix- Change CLAP to CLAW, FOR to FOP, AMIGO to AMIGA. PEDI becomes WEDS, and IRONS becomes SPANS. Seems to me a pretty easy PEDI cure.
Good afternoon Lemon, C.C., et al,
"All's well that ends well." It was rough goin'.My gimmes were too spread apart to get instant traction, so it slow.Taking breaks helped; each time I remembered more. Hand up for malt and one one. Lovely deceptive clues. Always enjoy a GG.
ruts (I had a few) reminded me of the covered wagons crossing the US. In Jubilee Trail the author talks about the buffalo who would stop, roll over to get a good back scratch and go on. Problem was, EVERY buffalo thereafter did the same thing in the same place, creating wallows.
Anony-mouse, am enjoying hearing about D.C.I am also feeding a homeless cat..just kibbles.No gourmet here...which reminds me. I didn't like "in oil" or THE.
Thanks Kazie, I remember how beautiful your photos were of your trip.Thanks CC, for doing the work to post them.
Lemon, thanks for starting our day with humor.
Jerome:
You will always remain my idol, to think of all the effort you put in to elicit the laugh, PRICELESS!
Mari, excellent costume
The point is, lemony, that they don't use the term loo in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but they do LOO in Halifax, UK. Look it up.
Well, lemon, now that I've got URE on the brain, you could have a lot of fun with MANURE, as did Gail with MACHO MANURE. But put MANURE first. There's a kajillion phrases that begin with MAN that could be turned into some real wackiness.
Some jetsam on Noah's ark- MANURE OVERBOARD
Great White Shark in a crappy mood- MANURE EATER
What Don Quixote's horse left behind- MANURE OF LA MANCHA
Any others... anyone?
Remnants on the field after The Charge of the Light Brigade: Manure O War.
Organic fertilizer reinvigorated: Manure alive!
And for Nebraska fans that fondly remember Lyle Bremser, A family unit with one irresponsible member: Manure, woman and child.
A MANURE FOR ALL SEASONS
HANDYMANURE
SWAGMANURE ON THE BILLABONG
MANURE ON A TIGHTROPE
HANGMANURE
DON'T HAVE A COW, MANURE
Jerome and Avg Joe, good ones!
We can put MANURE ON THE MOON and yet we still can't...
...oh wait, we can't even do that anymore.
LMAO
What the cow that ate too much cheese produced. MANURE OF STEEL
Not a new entry, but just some tuneagement evoked by the efforts thus far:
Man....On the Moon.
MANURE OF SPEECH
TTP: the clue for Manure of Speech is Potty mouth.
You guys crack me up! Thanks, I needed that.
We had RUTS in our pasture from old wagon tracks, 100 years after they passed. We also had two large buffalo wallows. No buffalo. The buffalo were being raised down the road though.
Excellent PK !
Spitzboov:
It's a little late, but I just got here. I'm always interested in LST related stories. I think I've mentioned before that my Dad served on LST-3, the Carter Hall, from about 1943 to the end. I began my nine month "apprenticeship" before entering the world when the ship, towed from Hawaii to Oakland, was in for repairs. My mother took a train to SF.
Spitz,
My bad - that's LSD-3, not LST.
Going from hero to scapegoat : YOU'RE THE MANURE.
WH - Interesting connection to LSD's. Thanks for sharing.
My main recollections of LST's are the diesels were very noisy, the main electrical switchboards had open knife switches, and a wooden bar and rubber mat that the electrical operator held onto with one hand and stood on respectively. Top speed was about 12 kts; underpowered in my view. The prevailing wisdom was that their intended life span was one mission (opposed landing.)
PK - We usually had 5 - 10 cats on our farm, too. They were all expected to mouse diligently. There was a high enough 'accident' rate that neutering was not needed. Those of you who have tended cattle in stanchions in Winter will understand how this could be. The occasion hunter of meadow voles in summer was also at risk from mowers.
Coming from farther south, I always heard that, because dampness makes African-American hair to "go back", that they wore the bandana to keep the dampness, ergo "dew" off the hair...hence "dew-rag"
Here is a picture and description of a MANURE CARRIER. These were in vogue into the 1950's when barn cleaners became common.
Late to the dance; spent the whole day unpacking stuff. And the stuff just keeps growing.
Belated HAPPY, HAPPY Birthday to Carol, one of our few (and proud?) remaining DFettes.
Spitzboov, I'm not sure I mentioned this to you, but I was on LST-1157, when we went from Japan to Taiwan for a simulated beach assault with the Chinese Marines, called Operation Backpack. Caught the periphery of a typhoon on the way back, and in a flat-bottomed boat, I was kinda hoping I'd drown.rather than endure another hour on that thing.
Jerome you are not only creative, but you bring out the best in our band of banters. Thanks for all of the original poop.
Nice memory Dennis. Did you assault any beaches before the storm? Maybe we could take the Pompano pier.
Here is a page with picture of the USS Terrell County (LST-1157), the ship Dennis rode to Taiwan for practice landings. Dennis pointed out that with the flat bottoms, they were poor riding in almost any kind of sea.
My last post for today.
My grandson often starts a conversation with "Guess what?"
So, Guess what? I just did a little detective work and finally found a phone number that I hoped was Cross-eyed-Dave. Turns out I got lucky. I introduced myself and we had a nice chat for several minutes. He and his house have suffered no damage but his area has no electricity. He has no power to use his computer, no hot water and no heat. So he found a newspaper, did yesterday's puzzle and is trying to keep warm with a fire in the fireplace. He seemed pleased to hear from me and said to tell everybody that he's OK and hopes to be back in touch soon. That's good news that I thought I'd share.
Bill, that is great news. Thanks.
Still don't know about my buddy and his family just north and west of CED.
Bill G - that is good news... hopefully he will have his power back soon... I'm sure everyone will be glad to hear that he is okay... thanx for the effort...
T
Great to hear Dave is OKAY! He may decide to move to that Florida home permanently after this...
Spitzboov: Our cats were far enough from the cattle feeders they didn't suffer much there. Our highway and marauding coyotes usually kept the population down. I always figured I wanted nine cats to go into winter. By spring we usually only had a couple mamas.
I never saw a poop bucket like that. I suppose since we didn't dairy (thank heavens). The only time our cows saw the inside of a barn was if they were having a difficult birthing or the weather was bad for a birth. Dropping a calf into sub-freezing weather wasn't desirable without shelter.
Bill:
Thanks so much for sharing the news regarding CED!
Good news about CED; hopefully he'll be back soon.
Lemonade, my assaults on beaches these days consists of laying perfectly still for extended periods of time. And observing the scenery (recon), of course.
Spitz, thanks for the pictures. If I can ever find mine, I'll scan them and send them to you; maybe you can recognize some of the other ships in our group. I've been trying to find the name of the troop ship that took us to the Far East from Camp Pendleton for the longest time, but I don't really know where to start. Any thoughts?
Bill G - Thanks for your efforts in tracking CEDave. Glad to hear he is okay. Will look forward to hearing from him.
Great job bill, also Spitz for locating the ship. Dennis lots of recon needed by the pier. Good night
BillG:
Thank you for your efforts to find CEDave. I'm really impressed that you did that and glad to know he is all right.
Wonder if his wife let CED open that bottle. He probably needed it to calm his nerves in the storm.
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