Theme: Double Double-Aught - It's like looking at the business end of a pair of doubled-barrel shotguns.
17A. Play some b-ball : SHOOT HOOPS
25A. Tinted feature of some cars : MOONROOF
37A. Infallible, as a scheme : FOOLPROOF
51A. "The Hustler" setting : POOL ROOM
62A. Cereal with a spokestoucan : FROOT LOOPS
Old Sure-shot Argyle here. It would be hard to miss this theme staring you in the face. Anchored by those seven-letter columns in the corners.
Across:
1. Al who created Fearless Fosdick : CAPP. A Dick Tracy-type who would show up in Dogpatch upon occasion.
5. Sign between Virgo and Scorpio : LIBRA
10. Sailboat's team : CREW
14. Trac II successor : ATRA
15. See eye to eye : AGREE
16. "Divine Secrets of the __ Sisterhood" : YA-YA. 2002 comedy-drama I plan to watch...someday.
19. Well, in Paris : BIEN. Très bien; words I seldom heard from my French teacher.
20. Brain scan letters : EEG
21. What a red "X" may mean : ERROR. Letter I often saw on my French papers.
22. Charged atoms : IONS
23. Tavern game : DARTS
28. Motley : RAGTAG. and bobtail.
31. __ of speech : FIGURE. Like the entry above.
32. "OMG, stop with the details already!" : "TMI!". "Too Much Information!"
33. Support column : PILING. Often unseen but is what holds up the rest of a structure.
36. Hamilton's bill : TEN
40. Nervous mannerism : TIC
43. Pluto, for a time : PLANET. "I was?"
44. Curvy letter : ESS
47. The Negev's nation : ISRAEL
49. Put under : SEDATE
54. Spinning dizzily : AREEL. Oh-oh, one of those words.
56. __ Linda, California : LOMA
57. "Like, obviously!" : "NO DUH!"
60. Nutritional no. : RDA. (Recommended Dietary Allowance)
61. Smallish iPod : NANO
64. Pac-12 team since 2011 : UTEs. University of Utah.
65. Boxer Mike : TYSON
66. Run amok : RIOT
67. With 5-Down, Cowardly Lion player : BERT. 5D. See 67-Across : LAHR
68. Big name in farm equipment : DEERE. The big green machines; "Nothing Runs Like A Deere"
69. 649,739 to 1 against being dealt a royal flush, e.g. : ODDS. The ultimate hand.
Down:
1. Looked for security cameras, say : CASED. When planning to abet.
2. In the most basic way : AT HEART
3. Usher's handout : PROGRAM. "Can't tell the players without a program"
4. Kung __ chicken : PAO. Peanuts and peppers, oh my!
6. "What hump?" lab assistant : IGOR. A quote from "Young Frankenstein".
7. Ump's plate cleaner : BROOM. (whisk broom, that is.)
8. Copy, briefly : REPRO
9. '50s Dem. presidential candidate : AES. (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II) They are up to Adlai Ewing Stevenson V, now.
10. Bionic Woman, for one : CYBORG. A spin off from The Six Million Dollar Man TV show.
11. Reason for a tarp-covered field : RAINOUT
12. Condemned building, maybe : EYESORE. Or something on this site.
13. Pasty-faced : WAN
18. Skills evaluation : TEST
22. __ Montoya: "The Princess Bride" role : INIGO. "En Garde!"
24. "About time the week ended!" : TGIF
26. Deserving attention : OF NOTE
27. Wetland : FEN
29. Hunky Greek god : APOLLO. What is his connection to Adonis?
30. __ monster: lizard : GILA. Colorful critter with a bad bite.
34. Hosp. staffer : LPN. (Licensed Practical Nurse)
35. Ticks off : IREs
38. "Carmen," for one : OPERA
39. Phobia : FEAR
40. Insider's hint : TIP
41. Cut off from others : ISOLATE
42. Michael Bublé, e.g. : CROONER
45. Drug banned by most pro sports : STEROID
46. Bean container : SEED POD
48. Nearly : ALMOST
50. Writer Roald : DAHL
52. How pastrami may be served : ON RYE. Corned beef gone already!?
53. Caribou cousin : MOOSE
55. Has a long shelf life : LASTS
58. Way in : DOOR
59. __ Reader: eclectic magazine : UTNE. If you haven't learned this yet, study it; it will be back.
61. Much-used pencil : NUB
62. Bouquet dely. facilitator : FTD. (Florists' Transworld Delivery)
63. Gold, in Granada : ORO. Old map of the Granada in Spain.
Argyle
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteTrying to summon the energy to go and dig myself out again this morning. Looks to be close to a foot out there...
Fine puzzle today. Tripped a bit putting ADONIS instead of APOLLO at 29, but the perps set me straight. Also learned that "dely." is apparently an acceptable abbreviation for "delivery", so that was nice.
I really don't want to go out and shovel today...
[winuirt]
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. I had fun with this Double-0 5 (for the 5 theme answers) puzzle.
ReplyDeleteHand up for wanting Adonis instead of APOLLO.
I also wanted Pillar instead of PILING.
Carmen is one of my favorite OPERAs.
Sorry to hear there is another snowstorm hitting the northeast. I guess I won't tell you I had to turn on my A/C yesterday.
QOD: Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for. ~ US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (Mar. 19, 1891 ~ July 9, 1974)
[notstsn]
Good morning Argyle, C.C. et al.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see the double barrel rifles until you pointed it out...yes, it does make the puzzle more menacing! (Loved the pic of PLUTO!)
Hand up for Adonis before APOLLO. I think Adonis was done in by Apollo. Have to check that later.
My only other hiccup was to put NiB instead of NUB. But then I was asking myself "Whats a iTE?" Quickly changed it to "What's a UTE?" and got it done.
Barry, we got lucky on this one - only a couple inches. (Is it spring yet???)
Have a nice Tuesday, everyone!
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Pancho, for a swell Tuesday puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for the great review.
ReplyDeleteI started this one in the SE. Caught 45D out of the corner of my eye and wrote STEROID. Then I spread from there.
My first theme answer was FROOT LOOPS. Only Oi was not aware of the O's. So I wrote in FRUIT LOOPS. Changed that after a bit.
Did not know UTNE for 59D. Perped it.
Did not know PAO for 4D. Perped that as well.
Perped INIGO for 22D, as well.
All the OO's made the puzzle quite easy.
Wanted PILLAR for 33A, but held off until I had a few letters. PILING fit perfectly.
Well, off to my day. Cooking 75 pounds of corned beef today.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
(ndegw)
(upobger)
I had fun with Pancho's puzzle and a nice write up by argyle. Almost a speed run for me. enjoy tuesday all looks like a wet one here in the mid atlantic.
ReplyDeleteHello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteGood thing it was a quick puzzle today, because I too have to go deal with the snow. Looks like three inches - sorry, Barry.
Hand up for Adonis before Apollo. Now, thanks to TBBT, I hear "froot loops" with a Russian accent, from the episode in which Wolowitz tried unsuccessfully to get himself dubbed "rocketman" by his fellow astronauts. The Russian chose Froot Loops as his handle instead. Funny stuff.
Pas de Chat from last night - that's the clip I was picturing. Notice the Learjet in the background, N464CL. That belongs to Clay Lacy Jets in Van Nuys, the company that Hollywood always turns to for aviation help. They have a number of aircraft specially modified with ports for movie cameras, including that Lear; they have done most of the air-to-air footage in American movies for decades.
Good morning ! Hello Sportsfans ! 2 for 2. Thank you Pancho Harrison and thank you Argyle. Enjoyed your writeup.
ReplyDeleteI didn't notice the double o's in SHOOT HOOPS and didn't have MOON ROOF yet, so temporarily slowed by failproof (a portmanteau of fail safe and fool proof ?) and POOL HALL.
If it makes you feel any better, my early ventures into foreign languages were similar. I never heard Tres bien from my Spanish Teacher. :~) LOL at the "Eyesores of the month." Some of those are so funny, and some are just show how stupid we can be.
Must run. CYA later
Good morning, all!
ReplyDeleteHand up for ADONIS/APOLLO, PILLAR/PILING, for liking Carmen best, and for turning on the A/C yesterday. Hmmm, I'm gonna need more hands.
Argyle, that was a map? The scOOpy coastline looks like a fractal!
Most consider the Houston Astrodome to be an eyesore. The powers that be promised to find another use for the dome as their justification for building the Reliant Monstrosity. The dome has been idle for at least 10 years, and it's costing a few million a year to keep the dome in its present dilapidated condition. It's about time they bring it down and move on.
Good morning everybody! Great puzzle today, including a shout out to my favorite Froot Loop.
ReplyDeleteCount me among those who selected Pillar over Piling. I also wanted BRUSH for the ump's BROOM.
Barry, another foot of snow? Yuk! Where do you live? (I guess I could just look at HG's map!) This morning it's very cold and windy in Chicago. A gust of wind picked up the newspaper in my bag and blew it away! Anytime spring wants to get here.....
PS: I love seeing the word "EYESORE". For some reason it cracks me up.
Yet another hand up for AdOnis instead of APOLLO. Otherwise, a speed run through this fairly easy puzzle. Sussed the theme at MOONROOF, which made future entries a bit easier. Other than aforementioned APOLLO, no ERRORs today!
ReplyDeleteFairly easy Tuesday despite having ADONIS and BRUSH before perps corrected them. Enjoyable solve only improved by Argyle's write-up.
ReplyDeleteWe got just a bit less than a foot here. Fear of slipping on the ice under it made me wait for DH to do the shoveling though, so it didn't bother me too much. Looks pretty out this morning, but I could do with some spring about now.
Argyle, I like your wit. I had AP, so Adonis did not lure me. I had to change LOBA Linda to LOMA.
ReplyDeleteSeeing the 28A clue MOTLEY and having just written crew, I thought of the group MotleyCrue.
I like the word motley. I have read many English court novels where the jester or fool wore MOTLEY. I researched it long ago and discovered that the word refers to the cloth of varied colored thread that the jester wore. It soon referred to any incongruous odd mixture of things.
Link Motley
I Pagliacci is one of my favorite operas. The jester in the play wore Motley.
Thou art not a man, thou’rt but a jester!
On with the MOTLEY, and the paint, and the powder!
The people pay thee, and want their laugh, you know!
If Harlequin thy Columbine has stolen, laugh Punchinello!
The world will cry, "Bravo!"
Thank you Pancho Harrison, for a nice and very easy puzzle. It got done so fast, but I still enjoyed it. I had a very sleepless night, but this morning I got a phone call - wonder of wonders - that has made me believe - there is a god.
ReplyDeleteThank you Argyle, for your wit and charm, and your humorous angle on what I already knew but did not appreciate. Re Your Granada map - the Arabs ( Moors) were there for about 800 years ( 711 to 1490 ) and it would be reasonable to expect that they would be one of the most advanced civilizations, at the time. Their cartography was probably the state of the art at the time. The word Granada is of Hebrew, Jewish origin.
I got my start in a very profitable Auger piling construction firm, the foundations and beginnings of any skyscraper, so Apollo was a given.
Have a nice day. all.
I can't resist. Here is Vesti La Giubba, "Put on the costume (Motley)" in Italian from I Pagliacci.
ReplyDeleteLink Pavarotti
The worst part of this winter is the wind. Last year, there was no winter, so I confess I wished for the white stuff. But not the wind.
ReplyDeleteLots of other double vowels: BROOM, CROONER, SEEDPOD, MOOSE, DOOR, AGREE, AREEL. Makes me wonder if there was a rewrite?
Had PILlar before PILING and POOLhall before POOLROOM and before seeing the theme.
The only INIGO I know is Jones, the Elizabethan period architect. I need to catch that movie sometime.
Good morning...even for those of you waking to a foot of snow.
ReplyDeleteFun romp today, but no speed run. Didn't fall into most of the traps that have been mentioned, but only because they wouldn't prove on the crosses. Did fall into the Brush v broom pit, and had the damndest time sussing Piling. Had no idea that Fruit was spelled Froot, but that was the last theme answer, so it had to be.
Princess Bride is must see for all ages. A fantastic movie.
Hi Everyone ~~
ReplyDeleteThis was fun and went more quickly than yesterday's. Thanks Pancho Harrison and Argyle.
I picked up on the theme after SHOOT HOOPS and MOON ROOF. After getting the long answers, I at first thought that BrOOm, MOOse and CrOOner were part of the theme, before realizing they were short a couple of OOs.
~ I had a number of write-overs - some already mentioned: Adonis / APOLLO, Pool Hall / POOL ROOM, At Least / AT HEART, and Aided / CASED. INIGO was all perps.
~ The cottage we rent in Rhode Island every summer was swept off its (not very strong) PILINGs during Hurricane Sandy and later demolished. The owner, who lives in Florida, said he's rebuilding, but we haven't heard from him since November!
~ My 4th graders often responded to each other with NO DUH.
~ Before I was LaLa I was YAYA - my very young nieces and nephews couldn't pronounce "Ls."
We were lucky - just about 3-4" of snow, but things now are kind of icy. Spring starts tomorrow at 7:02AM ~ YAY!
Good Morning all - Thanks Pancho for a fun puzzle this morning and Argyle for your informative write-up. I enjoyed your colorful FrootLoops - one of my kids favorites when they were young.
ReplyDeleteHands up for the standard misses - BRUSH/BROOM, PILLAR/PILING, ADONIS/APOLLO. FEN, LOMA, INIGO AND UTNE were my only unknowns but were filled with perps.
My son and his wife have a horse farm so John DEERE is a well known name in my family.
BIEN is un of the few words that I remember from my deux years of French in high school.
Thank you all for the congrats yesterday. Sallie - any exercise good. And I'm sure it makes you feel better when you do it than when you don't. desper-otto - When I started I couldn't run for more than 5 minutes. My son told me about a web site 'Couch potato to 5K in 2 months'. It helped me get started on the treadmill. The key is to not deviate from the schedule even if you think you can do more. It will most likely result in injury - in my case, my knee. Set me back 2 months. But it's nice to run in Florida - no hills. I'll have to deal with them when I go home. :(
Have a great day everyone!
kedsJaw
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteWEES. Easy fun theme. Hand up for 'pillar', but FOOL PROOF scotched that. PILING made sense. Thankfully remembered UTNE from earlier puzzles.
Also had 'brush' before BROOM.
Have a good day.
Good morning. It's a beautiful, chilly day in Montana.
ReplyDeleteI hopped around the puzzle, but felt like the solve went very quickly. The OO helped in a couple cases.
Have a nice day,
Montana
Good morning:
ReplyDeleteA very smooth walk in the park with only an Adonis stumble. Cute theme, so thanks Pancho, and thanks to Argyle for the neat expo.
We have about 3-4" of snow on the ground and it is still coming down like crazy. Forecast is for snow all day; glad I'm not going anywhere.
Today is St.Joseph's day, when the swallows always returned to Capistrano; I wonder if this is still true.
Have a terrific Tuesday.
Hello all,
ReplyDeleteOnly a light dusting of snow here, thank goodness.
Hand up for ADONIS and NIB and agree with Barry G about dely.
Husband worked at DEERE so that one is always easy.
We have RPNs (Registered Practical Nurse) here so that created a problem until the Perps made me look at it again.
Kids loved FROOT LOOPS. I had to ration them because they are mostly sugar and food colouring!
Good day, solvers. Thank you, Argyle. I enjoyed your review.
ReplyDeleteAnd I must AGREE this puzzle was fun and threw me for a LOOP only a few times, the same as the rest of you.
FAILPROOF/FOOLPROOF, FRUIT LOOPS/FROOTLOOPS, ITES, UTES, RAINING, RAINOUT, AT LEAST, AT HEART, ADONIS/APOLLO, consequently my pencil is now a NUB.
APOLLO is the leader of the muses and the patron of music and poetry.
So thank you, Pancho Harrison; tres BIEN!
I wonder if this set a record on the use of vowels?
Have a terrific Tuesday, everyone! I'm sorry about all the snow some are still experiencing. It's in the 80s here.
Hi gang -
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle from Pancho.
I read 29D as "Hunky green god." Being of Hunky extraction [though in no way a hunk] I found this doubly confusing. Couldn't figure out why APOLLO was green. DO'H? NO, DUH!
PILING took some perp help.
Interesting to see PROGRAM in a totally non-computer context. Gloria ushes at our symphony concerts.
OO! and OO! again for the theme.
No extra charge for the OOs in CROONER, MOOSE, BROOM and DOOR. But they are ISOLATED in ORO.
We got a bit of snow overnight, and it's been off and on all morning. Not much accumulation, but hazardous driving. We stayed home.
Cool [wintery] regards!
JzB
AnnieB8491, I forgot to congratulate you on your marathon finish yesterday! I am in awe of anyone who can run one of those things. Good luck on your next one, but take care of those knees!!
ReplyDeleteAfter speed solving this one, Ihave some time to waste on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteWho solved this puzzle on just one pass? OO, OO, I did!
How do you pronounce all those words? OO, OO, I know!
Did you know Sandra Bullock could sing? OO. OO, a doppleganger
Finally, for those in New England. OO, OO, child
Argyle: Nice write up & IGOR link.
ReplyDelete(Though I prefer this one what knockers (:22).
After a 32 hour Monday, this was a FUN Tuesday puzzle.
I'm 5'10". As such, when I saw "Play some b-ball" my first thought was BaseBall before SHOOT-HOOPS appeared.
My head hurts from that V-8 can smack ... NO, DUH! "b-ball" meant basketball.
Also fell into the brush-v-BROOM trap.
Along with STEROID, sort-of a mini-baseball-theme.
UTNE Reader I learned from crosswords. Maybe I should check it out.
Well (I've been waiting 9 days to say this) ...
"It's Five O'clock Somewhere!"
Cheers !!!
ReplyDeleteDelightful speed run this morning, many thanks, Pancho! Loved the theme, and Argyle's funny grid decorations. Was that cartoon pup PLUTO? I thought it was CartOON GOOfy put up for the double OOs. At least I knew it wasn't CartOOn SnOOpy.
I hate horror flix and the like but must say I remember "Young Frankenstein" as one of the funniest movies of all time. Will never forget Gene Wilder and Teri Garr and the rest of that delightful cast.
I also loved all the opera referencing today--many thanks, Yellowrocks.
Irish Miss, thanks for reminding us about the feast of St. Joseph--a name in our family. I live not far from Capistrano, but it's a bit tOO glOOmy today to drive down there to check out the swallows.
Have a great Tuesday, everybody!
HeartRx - By no means a marathon - 8K is only 4.9 miles, but still a bit of a stretch as I prefer 5K (3.1 miles). Doesn't seem like much of a difference, but for this old body it is. lol
ReplyDeleteCan only "blue" people post now?
ReplyDeletePinto,
ReplyDeleteSorry, four posts were trapped in the Spam Folder earlier. If this happens again in the future, please let us know in the Comments section immediately so we could release the comments ASAP. Argyle and I don't check the Spam Folder as frequently as we do on the Comments section.
Thank yoo C.C..
ReplyDeleteI thought I was being blocked since someone hijacked my name the other day.
The Princess Bride is a great movie for all ages.It was my little guy's favorite movie when he wwasa toddler. Must've seen it 100 times.
ReplyDeletePinto,
ReplyDeleteTo avoid being hijacked by this terrorist again, sign up a simple Blogger account like Jerome's. You don't need to put out anything there other than Pinto. No one can fake blue Pinto.
Thanks Argyle, before your write up I thought the theme might be a tribute to Arnold Horshack.
ReplyDeleteBrush b/4 broom.
LaLaLinda@9:24, luv yr avatar!
If it were not for the Crossword Blog, I would have never seen "The Princess Bride." & Speaking of which, thanks Dudley@6:44, you made me look up TBBTs' Froot Loops story.
If you have not seen it:
Part 1 (4:07)
Part 2 (1:01)
Part 3 (4:51)
One more thing, & it is not for the faint of heart. The Outer Limits TV show back in the 60s did incredible make up jobs considering the state of the art at that time. Eyesore reminded me of it...
Hello everybody. I surprised myself at how quickly I zoomed through this puzzle today; I usually don't solve that fast. I did savor the flavor, though, and took the time to read all of the across and down clues even though I finished without needing them all. I like to read all the clues because sometimes there are some sparkling gems among them, and sometimes there is a somewhat lame one, too.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason APOLLO just flowed from my pencil (I bet you didn't know he could do that, huh), but I did have PILLAR and BRUSH at first.
I love that aria, Yellowrocks. At one performance we went to, the conductor, knowing that the audience was going to applaud as soon as the singer finished his last word, but well before the music would end, snapped his hand up like a traffic cop, and the audience waited for the whole thing to finish. It was good, giving the singer/actor time to emote for a while and silently weep while the high emotional level was musically dissipated.
Uh, CC?
ReplyDeleteI posted at 11:51, & it was there, & I just went to to post again to say
"Aw Nuts , Pinto beat me to the Horshack bit"
& now my 1st post disappeared???
Dave,
ReplyDeleteYou're free now. Links triggered the Spam Folder.
My first thought for "Oo! Oo!" was Toody from "Car 54, Where Are You?".
ReplyDeleteOK, the show that scared the crap out of me in the 60's was "The Invaders". I was maybe 9 or 10 when it debuted, but I couldn't watch it alone. The only way to tell if someone was an Invader was if he couldn't bend his pinkie finger.
ReplyDeleteCED -
ReplyDeleteI see from your links that I misremembered - it was the American, Massimino, who came up with Froot Loops first. The Russian guy uses it later on, and also politely refers to Bernadette as "Mrs. Loops".
I'm sure Husker remembers that Massimino was really an astronaut, the EVA expert who worked on the Hubble in flight. How do you ever go back to regular life after that?
Argyle@12:29,
ReplyDeleteIs this what you were talking about?
Car54 was a little before my time, so I checked it out.
It was amazing to see so many actors that were in the Munsters. (I think i was the same director)
Joe E. Ross says "ooh, ooh," @ 8:18, & again @9:50. But only one "ooh" @13:58. (to ensure quality links I had to watch the whole thing, but now I think I have to see what happens in part 2)
Hi everybody. Well, that was fun. WEES.
ReplyDeleteWe just got back from a pleasant visit with our tax guy. I used to do it all myself. Years ago, we had invested in an apartment building. When we sold it and transferred the depreciation, etc. into a new building. The form for that transfer was so complicated that I finally cried Uncle and let an expert take over.
Annie, I was thinking about your run adventure. Years ago, Manhattan Beach had it's first 10K in conjunction with the first Old Hometown Fair. I had never been a runner but wanted to get involved. So I started to train a bit. When I got down to the starting area at 7:30 in the morning, I discovered a big crowd. They had been expecting 500/1000 and about 4000 runners showed up. I should have gone to the back but my competitive juices kicked in and I crowded in right at the front. I was expecting the crack of a starter's pistol. Instead, they used somebody's carbide cannon. When it went off like a stick of dynamite, it rattled the neighboring windows and scared the piss out of me. My adrenalin went sky high and so did everybody else. I wanted to start off slowly but I couldn't 'cause everybody else around me (up front) took off like rabbits. I had to run fast too or else get knocked down and trampled. So I ran the first mile fueled by the adrenalin in six minutes. I had never run a mile in six minutes and I was faced with 5.2 miles more to go. I thought I was going to die. (Part two of my running adventures to come later.)
'Aaaay, Panchooo, goood oone! (Does anyone else remember the old Cisco Kid radio program?) We've all ooohed & aaahed over this poozle.
ReplyDeleteGreat expoo, Argyle! Those eyesores--uh, were. I'm wondering how many women want to be seen going into the Nov. 2012 eyesore without a bag over their head. That doctor did not take sensitivity training.
WEES! There was so much hype about the YAYA Sisterhood that I read the first book, but wasn't moved to read the second.
No wet stuff was predicted here until Thursday, so I got up planning my grocery trip. By the time I was ready to go out the door, huge wet flakes were falling. Aboort! Aboort! Mission a no go! It's been so warm here lately that water is running out of the down spouts today--unusual. Temp is 36 but white stuff is collecting on the grass. Ah spring!
Bill G Prolix Corner?
ReplyDeleteArgyle, Spam filter pls...
Uh, sorry Bill, I did not mean the two sentences to be related in any way...
Ooh, ooh, that darn spam filter!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, yes, that's what I was thinking about.
Well, I'm going to say this to Tinbeni like Mom used to.....
ReplyDeleteWHERE have you BEEN?!!
Sheesh, no hear for 9 days?
Hope you were vacationing and not sick.
You even missed a puzzle that included "hard stuff"
Cheers to you.
Hi everyone,
ReplyDeleteSpeedy finish to this puzzle, but lots of laughs along the way. I got majorly sidetracked on the "Eyesores" website...Oh my. How do architects talk people into paying for some of those structures?
WEES about APOLLO. INIGO only showed up via perps. My sister used to keep the UTNE reader in her bathroom.
Had to laugh at the Car 54 Where Are You? comments, and then Utes showed up. Both brought Fred Gywynne to mind!
This was quick and fun! Thank you Pancho and Argyle.
ReplyDeleteHand up for Brush/Broom, Adonis/Apollo, Pillar/Piling. I got the theme for a change.
It's sunny for a change. Still cold, but it's more bearable when the sun is out. Now for the ground to dry out. The dogs always want to get their muddy paws all over me.
Happy Tuesday.
Pat
Hola Everyone, A quick solve for me today with only a couple of problems. I didn't know Inigo wasn't sure of Bien. It is the same in Spanish. "?Como Esta?" "Bien, Gracias." Sorry, my keyboard isn't into Spanish so the question mark is not upside down!!
ReplyDeleteI thought No,duh was a little awkward. The answer could have been just "Duh".
Also hands up for pillar first before piling. I spent most of my college years sitting in class listening to pile drivers. Many of our buildings were either replaced or new ones built in the 50's. The U. sits on marshy ground. We got so used to the sound that we didn't notice it after a while. Apollo came easily as I already had (p)illar in.
The daffodils are in the supermarket now. $1.67 for a bunch of 10. They open up so gloriously in about two days. Yes, I think spring is definitely on the way, despite all the snow some of you still are dealing with.
Have a great day everyone.
Thanks once again, Argyle, for your erudite writeup.
YR, the only think I know about Pagliacci is that it rhymes with Liberace. I learned that from the Chordettes back in the '50's --
ReplyDelete"Mr. Sandman bring us a dream
(Yes)
Give him a pair of eyes with a come-hither gleam
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace"
Tin, good to see you back in the saddle.
Qli, we used to keep magazines in the bathroom, but now we can afford toilet paper.
"thing" not "think", D'oh!
ReplyDeleteYoo-hoo! I am watching the inaugural Mass of Pope Francis and learning German at the same time. it was recorded starting at 1:00 A.M.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason the crawl messages are in German and I now know that Pope is Papst and inaugurationmesse is all one word and eerily sounds like English.
Tinbeni:
It's good to see you back. Your absence has been noticed.
Great theme write-up Argyle!
ReplyDeleteStupid question for Husker from yesterday at 8:31 PM. So far as I know ATM passwords are always numbers. How could Jerry Seinfeld's password be KALEL? Inquiring minds want to know...
ReplyDeleteOtto: look at the keyboard on your phone. An ATM keyboard is similar with numbers and letters.
ReplyDeletepas de chat @2:53
ReplyDeleteI wish I had been on vacation.
I was on a business trip, out of the country.
Don't like to advertise that Villa Incognito was gonna be vacant.
Avatar did his part and held "down-the-fort."
Probably TMI, but it sure is great to be back in Tampa Bay (74 degrees here today).
My trip had me at 22 degrees (at noon) on Sunday.
Cheers ... or should I say На здоровье!!!
PS I hate Green Vodka ...
Ooh Chickie, daffodils are just about my favorite flower. They have been blooming in our back yard for about two weeks now. Barbara picks them as they are beginning to open before some bug starts chewing into them.
ReplyDeleteD/O, the Trio, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton sang their version of it. Excellent! Also, I think one of the reasons I became a good reader was the stack of Reader's Digest magazines my mother had stacked on the back of the toilet. That, and comic books which encouraged me to read in clumps instead of long lines.
We just back from a nice lunch at a restaurant about a block uphill from the ocean with a pleasant view, except today things are a bit overcast. I like the area near the shore even if it is overcast.
I loved C.C.'s interview with Pancho. Somewhat of a rogue he is. Sublime name as well.
ReplyDelete8" of the wet heavy white stuff this AM. That was round one. Round two is passing thru now. Won't be as much hopefully.
ReplyDeleteBill, Snowblower worked liked a charm.
Sammy Sosa would have been impressed!
Hello all!
ReplyDeleteGreat puzzle, Pancho! Swell expo, Argyle!
Had Least instead of HEART at first. No other problems.
Time-Warner cable down again yesterday. Really is disappointing not to get my email and play games. Not to mention no house phone.
I fell again yesterday. Wheelchair rolled off the path. Ended up lying on the cold, hard cement and rocks for an hour and a half. Bruises all over and hurt like mad. Must get one of those doohickeys to wear.
Sure, I listened to The Cisco Kid!
Tinbeni: sure glad that you are OK!
Had a quick swim today, interrupted by cable guy. Friend Chris on morphine now. Was able to get in pool and piddle around. Great!
Cheers!
Fermatprime.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of your recent troubles. Maybe consider a pay as you go cell phone or something similar that you can have at all times( except in the pool that is). Phone service through the cable Co. is ok until the power goes out then you're on your own. You can get them as low as $10 a month in certain areas. Just my two cents worth and hope all is fine now.
Dateline Charleston, SC
ReplyDeleteOtto, Jerry used KALEL for a password in the same show George used BOSCO.
I used the iPad on the bus today instead of the iPhone and it was a big improvement but I'll take the World Herald and a pencil everytime.
Gary
We have been busy today. One of the owlets fell out of the nest. We called the wildlife folks and they recommended we hoist it back up in the tree in a basket. Hopefully the mother will feed it tonight. I will try to email a picture to C.C.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle went quickly. I wrote in brush before broom for 7D and had to correct that error. Thanks Argyle for your commentary. Good evening everyone.
coopydoo
Downton - I, for one, am glad you're looking out for the owlets. They're endearing creatures. Keep up the good work!
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ReplyDeleteHere's one of those doohickys to consider:
http://www.greatcall.com/FiveStar_urgent_response/
momnature
Good Evening Argyle and friends.The theme helped to complete puzzle easily. I would have switched Monday and Tuesday's offerings. I did put APOLLO first and everything else feel into place.
ReplyDeleteFermatprime, I'm sorry about your rough fall. I'm sure glad someone found you in an hour. It's scary to think how long you could have been there. Suggested cell phone in your pocket sounds like a good idea.
We had huge beautiful snowflakes today and it all melted by evening.
That's my kind of snow storm:)
Oh Fermatprime, so sorry to hear about your fall and the desperately long wait until you got help. Glad people are sending you suggestions for quick response devices. But also glad you got to paddle (and maybe even piddle?) in the pool. You are totally one of our most beloved bloggers!
ReplyDeleteOh, Ferm, I am so sorry to hear about your fall and your long wait! That must have been horrible. Have you considered Life Alert? I agree with Misty. She got it right. You are one of our beloved bloggers and I worry about you.
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