theme: EXTREME SPORTS (35A. X Games activities, and, in a way, what can be found in this puzzle's circle) - The ends (extremes) of each theme entry is a type of sport.
17A. For example, to Juan : POR EJEMPLO. spanish. Polo.
25A. Idol worshipped in Exodus : GOLDEN CALF. Golf.
49A. Casserole holder, perhaps : SQUARE DISH. Squash.
58A. Armchair quarterback's speed? : SUPER SLO MO. Sumo.
melissa here. this is solidly filled grid with 5 theme answers. nice chunks of corners.
across:
1. "Naughty!" : TSK
4. Zealous crusades : JIHADS
10. "Choosy __ choose Jif" : MOMS
14. Physician's org. : AMA. american medical association.
15. Leopardlike critter : OCELOT. stunning.
16. Subj. for a vet : ANAT anatomy.
19. Okla., on old maps : TERR.
20. Ersatz butter : OLEO. why anyone would want a replacement for butter is beyond me.
21. Gin maker Whitney : ELI. cotton gin.
23. Books expert: Abbr. : CPA. certified public accountant. accounting books.
24. Web prog. code : HTML
29. Reactions to revelations : AHAs
30. Acapulco gold : ORO. more spanish.
31. Preakness horse's age : THREE. don't follow horse racing, had no idea. wiki.
32. Orbiter until 2001 : MIR. russian space station. wiki says mir means peace or world.
33. Fox's title : BRER. from uncle remus.
34. Seam-y stuff? : ORE. cute.
40. Help out : AID
41. Drummer Ulrich : LARS. from metallica.
42. "The Chocolate __": classic young-adult novel : WAR
44. Stars, in Latin : ASTRA
47. Anti-pollution org. : EPA
48. Krakow native : POLE
52. Did garden work : HOED
53. Crude abode : HUT
54. '70s extremist gp. : SLA. kidnappers of patty hearst.
55. Spare targets : PINS. bowling.
56. Big bank : CITI
63. Philodendron's plant family : ARUM
64. Lack of vitality : ANEMIA
65. "China Beach" setting : 'NAM. vietnam.
66. Team that moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn in 2012 : NETS
67. Uncompromising : STRICT
68. One of RSA's 11 official languages : ENG. republic of south africa.
down:
1. Faucet : TAP
2. Blended beverage : SMOOTHIE
3. "The Communist Manifesto" co-author : KARL MARX
4. Mojo __: "Powerpuff Girls" villain : JOJO. no idea.
5. Arctic abundance : ICE
6. Skirt border : HEM
7. Jungfrau, e.g. : ALP. gorgeous.
8. Handed (out) sparingly : DOLED
9. Made off with : STOLE
10. Bath accessory : MAT
11. Like some garages : ONE-CAR
12. Christie heroine : MARPLE. agatha christie, miss marple.
13. Attack from the air : STRAFE
18. Sinuous fish : EELS
22. Openings : INTROS
24. Amateur radio operator : HAM. i never knew this.
25. Wounded by a warthog, say : GORED. ouch.
26. Utah County city : OREM
27. Rhine siren : LORELEI. interesting.
28. Chastity's mother : CHER. bono.
33. Prickly plants : BRIARS
34. Host who had a "Favorite Things" segment on her show : OPRAH
36. Estate near Twelve Oaks : TARA. didn't remember this.
37. Suckers : SAPS
38. Fast break advantage, in basketball : TWO ON ONE
39. Pro pitcher? : SALESMAN
43. Checkers side : RED
44. Garbage collector : ASH CAN
45. Future knight : SQUIRE
46. "Naughty!" : TUT TUT
48. Dr. made popular by 34-Down : PHIL
50. "__ Dream": Wagner aria : ELSA'S
51. Cow : DAUNT. synonyms - new to me. one meaning of cow is to browbeat or intimidate.
55. H.S. junior's exam : PSAT
57. AOL chats : IM'S
59. __ capita : PER
60. Brit. record co. : EMI
61. Guitarist Ocasek : RIC. of the cars.
62. Texter's "Holy moly!" : OMG
melissa
Note from C.C.:
melissa
Note from C.C.:
1) Marti's UNPLUG (Render powerless?) is Paul's "Clever Clue of the Month" for May. Congratulations, Marti!
2) Happy 19th wedding anniversary to dear Misty and her husband! Misty loves James Joyce and has written a few books on Joyce's work. Her husband was a molecular
biologist and biochemist who taught Genetics until his retirement. Misty said "Before his stroke he did the LA Times puzzle every morning
(after bringing me coffee and the paper in bed!). I inherited the morning
after his 2008 stroke."
This photo was taken in 2009 at their 15th anniversary party.
61 comments:
Morning, all!
Very fast solve for me this morning, despite a couple of minor WTF moments (JOJO and ARUM) and the fact that my online puzzle had no circles. Wasn't crazy about TUT TUT being clued as "naughty!" (I've always seen/heard it used to mean "never you mind") but that was really the only nit I had to pick. I will ask, however, why the plural of fish is "fish" and yet the plural of eel is apparently EELS...
Happy anniversary to Misty and her husband!
[heognes]
Good morning all. Nice INTRO, Melissa.
Mostly WBS. I did it on line; no paper here, yet, so no circles. But I'm not fond of circles anyway; too hard to read. But the theme fill went ok. I believe the plural of fish is fish or, sometimes, fishes so the clue did not bother me. Liked the shoutout to Gareth's homeland, ENG. Otherwise, no nits, no lookups.
On my way to my morning oatmeal topped with BRER Rabbit blackstrap molasses.
Happy Anniversary to Misty and her husband.
Hello everyone,
Today's solve went along quickly until the South where I nearly crashed and burned.
SUPER SLO MO, ANEMIA, STRICT,ELSAS and DAUNT were not registering and the perps were mostly ????????. RIC was a total unknown, EMI I can't ever remember. Once I figured out the Cow solution might not be an animal I had a little foothold. The SUPER part of SLO MO was a wag, but it put me into the clear for finishing it up.
Didn't have any circles, but it didn't seem to matter either.
Today was a close call, but my goal of no DNF's for thru Friday remains intact. Now comes the toughies.
I forgot....
Happy anniversary Misty & Hubby. Have a great day.
Marti's UNPLUG ("Render powerless?") is Paul's "Clever Clue of the Month" for May. Congratulations, Marti!
Thank you Gareth and thank you Melissa.
Surprisingly easy for me today, but a failure. My "Powerpuff Girls" villain was JOXO as Juan's for example was POR EXEMPLO.
I've always preferred the LORELEI to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid. The Rhine and Mosel river boat tours are worth the euros if you happen to be in the neighborhood.
Then rent a car and explore the Schwartzwald (Black Forest). Head south to Lucerne and get on the train to Interlaken. The hotels are fine, but stay in a guest room in a chalet if you can. In the morning, take the Jungfraubahn up to the Jungfraujoch. Interlaken is beautiful from that vantage.
Misty, congratulations to you and your husband on your anniversary !
Marti, congratulations !
Good Morning, MelissaBee and friends. I thought this was an easier puzzle than yesterday's fare. I enjoyed the sports theme.
I knew English was one of the official languages of South Africa, but Gareth will have to inform us of the other 10!
I especially liked Gin Maker Whitney = ELI.
My AC went out yesterday and it was 90F in my house when I got home last night. Good thing the repairman makes visits at all hours of the day!
A very Happy Anniversary to Misty and her husband!
Congratulations, Marti, for winning the Clue of the Month!
QOD: No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. ~ Adam Smith (June 5, 1723 ~ July 17, 1790)
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Good morning, folks. Thank you, Gareth Bain, for an excellent puzzle. Thank you, Melissa Bee, for the fine review.
No circles here either. Using my IPad since I am on the road.
Went through pretty easily. Got all the long answers with no sweat. Was not sure about SQUARE DISH until I had a couple perps. Was looking for something more elaborate.
Thought SUPER SLOMO was a good one. Funny.
Surprised we don't see OPRAH more often in puzzles.
Nice picture Misti. Looks like you two are very happy.
C.C.: Who is Paul?
Off to finish my garden. This is taking longer than I had figured.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
(oupstar)
DNF for me! Drat it! Only Wed. Hahtoolah, loved ur QOD! My. Sentiments exactly. Happy anniversary to Misty & hubby.
Good morning!
Melissa, I don't know how you do it, but you always manage to come up with the most spectacular photos! Well done, as usual.
Congrats, Misty. Lookin' good.
Congrats, Marti. I see that C.C. was similarly honored back in December. Did that get mentioned at the time?
My father was a ham radio operator way back when. The government sent agents to the house to seal the equipment for the duration of WWI.
Liked seeing BRER atop BRIAR. Reminded me of the Uncle Remus story.
What is the "P" in PSAT?
OK, I've delayed long enough. I have to own up to a DNF. WTTPS about POR EXEMPLO.
Desper-otto: PSAT stands for Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test.
Hatoolah's QOD was from Adam Smith, "father of modern economics", "father of capitalism" who was born on this day.
Also born on this day was John Maynard Keynes who also revolutionized economic theory. {JzB, compare and contrast ? :>)}
Keynes was in direct opposition to the ideology of Karl Marx, who happened to show up as answer to 2D on June 5th.
Desper-otto, from what I can garner, we should have first determined whether Juan spoke Portugese or Spanish.... Either that or watched enough Powerpuff Girls to know who the villain was :>).
C.C. I see you've mad the ALIST, too:
Clue: One that stands to prevent a strike ...PIN
Constructor: C.C. Burnikel; Editor: Rich Norris
LA Times, 12/6/12
Great puzzle, Gareth, and interesting blog, Melissa.
I didn't know JOJO or EJEMPLO, so guessed EXEMPLO, but otherwise no slip-ups. I also didn't know NETS, WAR or ARUM, but guessed correctly there with perp help.
I've linked Heinrich Heine's Lorelei poem here before. The musical version is played on the tourist boats as they pass it on the river. I agree it's bigger and more impressive than Copenhagen's mermaid.
If you're in Interlaken, (literally between the lakes), take a trip around the Brienzer and Thuner lakes and you'll see all three mountains: the Maiden (Jungfrau), Monk (Mönch), and the Miser (Eiger).
@ 0742 - Made - not mad
Die Lorelei. My mother would sing it once in a while.
Good morning everybody! Welcome to your Wednesday.
Nice puzzle today. I generally don't like circles because I do the puzzles on paper and my handwriting is too dang big. And I was looking for matching clues and a unifier, even though I knew the puzzle was based on the circles.
I liked 23A: Books expert: CPA. Even though I work with numbers all day, I love reading books - so this one threw me off a bit.
I'm suprised nobody commented on 41A: Drummer Ulrich: LARS. My guess is most people perped this one.
I didn't even see Spare Targets: PINS coming. I guess I was thinking of DH's spare tire ;)
Have a great day!
Good morning melissa, C.C. et al.
Thanks for the stunning photos, melissa. The ocelot is now my desktop picture of the day!
I wish I had used Barry's online site to solve. Mine had the circles, and it gave away too much when POLO appeared. So I didn't run into the problems others had, because with just the first letter, you could pretty much plug in the "extreme" sport.
[GOLF, "extreme"? Really? Only if you are playing ahead of HG, I guess. "FORE!!"]
C.C. I was about to say that the clue of the month was probably Rich's, but I surprised myself when I looked at my original submission, and saw that it was one of the two clues I had offered to him. I don't follow that site, so I would have missed seeing your clue in December - belated congratulations!!
And a very happy anniversary to Misty - what a happy couple!!
Misty,
How did I forget? Congratulations on your anniversary! Great photo of you both too!
Hi All ~~
Fast and fun today ~ thanks Gareth, and thanks Melissa for a wonderful write-up. I almost fell into the "Por exemplo" trap but 'Joxo' just didn't look right so I changed it to JOJO - lucky guess.
~ I saw the four games in the theme answers but didn't notice the "extreme" part until coming here - duh. Clever!
~ RIC and LARS were all perps
~ I haven't heard 'ASH CAN' in a long time. 51D - Cow / DAUNT was new to me.
~ I liked Pro pitcher / SALESMAN and having TSK and TUT TUT in the same puzzle.
~ Congrats, Marti~
~ A very Happy Anniversary to you and your husband, Misty ~ beautiful photo!
Abejo,
Go to Paul's website and subscribe to his little daily crossword. Many of our regulars do. It's free.
I help him to shortlist the clever clues every month.
D-Otto & Spitzboov & Marti,
It's Rich's clue. I suck!
Good Morning:
As Lucina would say, I sashayed right through this charmer with one hiccup of aloe before arum. Nice job, Gareth, and ditto to Melissa.
Happy Anniversary to Misty and hubby. That beautiful picture captures the warmth and happiness that comes through in Misty's daily posts. Best wishes to you both!
Congratulations to Marti and CC for their word of the month honors. And, CC, even if that was Rich's clue, I am sure you have had others of your own that deserved to win!
Happy Wednesday.
Hi gang -
As always, a solid puzzle from Gareth. Bit of a slo-mo-go for me.
Don't believe I've seen KARL MARK in a puzzle before, thought I greatly admire his brother Groucho.
I am woefully not up to the task of comparing/contrasting Keynes and Marx. I'm basically a truth-squading economic ignoramus who really likes graphs.
A couple of quibbles.
1) None of the circled sports are Extreme. Golf? Really? Is this irony?
2) Anyone equating crusade and JIHAD really needs to think a lot deeper into the meanings of those words. This is as bad as tempered = annealed.
Still, a fun solve.
Cool Regards!
JzB
Hi Y'all! Fun puzzle from Gareth! Thanks, melissa.
SQUASH as a game threw me for a minute. I've heard of a SQUASH court but know nothing else about the game. SQUASH is a vegetable to me.
50D "ELSA's Procession to the Cathedral" by Wagner was a high school band piece I particularly liked when I played French horn my senior year.
25D GORED by a warthog? Took me a minute to realize they draw blood with those nasty tusks, so I guess it is GORy.
38D I'm not sure what is meant by "TWO FOR ONE" as "fast break advantage". In basketball I believe a "fast break" is when a player steals the ball from an opponent and races to the other end of the court to make a basket.
Thanks, Spitz, for "Die LORELEI" link. I think that tune was used for the song "Whispering Hope", the only song I ever heard my paternal grandma sing.
Happy anniversary to Misty & her mister.
Congrats, Marti, for your clever clue recognition.
JzB: I had the same reaction to "extreme" sports. From what others said, I gather the "extreme" meant the letters for the sport word was at the extreme ends of the clue answer.
What a great way to start a Wednesday! First, a totally delightful Gareth Bain puzzle, which was great fun to solve. I always love circle puzzles and pretty much sailed through this one, but ended up puzzled by the reveal. GOLF an EXTREME SPORT? Really? Thank goodness Melissa 'splained that this referred to the extreme ends of the words.
I liked the TSKing and TUT TUTs.
Then to hear about Marti's Clue of the Month was great!
And, finally, many thanks C.C. for posting our anniversary pic, and for all the lovely wishes from all of you. I'll be sure to pass them on to my sweetie!
Have a great day, everybody!
Thank you Gareth Bain for a challenging, yet doable puzzle. Enjoyed it very much.
Thank you melissa b. for a very nice commentary and very interesting links - I clicked on every one of them - and learnt a lot. Especially on Brer Bear and cartooning ....
Happy anniversary to Misty and her husband.
I looked at the Lorelei photo links and wondered why the statue was shown so dark. Then I saw your photo, immediately underneath, and realised that they were just trying to be family friendly-modest.
Congratulations Marti, and C.C. on the signal honor, of 'Clue of the Month'. Well deserved.
I did not get the following puns(?) from the web site ....
4/2011 One trying to make a living ? - JUDGE
6/2008 Bolts with no threads - STREAK
11/2008 Rather formally - DANIEL
11/2007 Device with a Jackson hole ? - ATM
If you can, please explain to me. Thanks.
Have a nice day, you all.
Tsk, AMA, & ANAT all in the first 6 answers, along with a long foreign phrase. Followed by Terr., oleo, a nice clue for Eli, but then CPA and HTML. That's an ugly opening. Even though I still finished in probably a personal record quick finish for a Wed. (anything under 10 minutes is fast for me on a Wed.), I just didn't care for this puzzle. It reminded me too much of having to prove I'm not a robot.
I also think the circles were superfluous.
Xtreme golf. See Wiki Speed golf.
Vidwan @ 1113:
4/2011 One trying to make a living ? - JUDGE
A judge trying court cases. He makes a living being a judge
6/2008 Bolts with no threads - STREAK
Think streaking as a nudist running across a football field.
11/2008 Rather formally - DANIEL
Dan Rather the newscaster
11/2007 Device with a Jackson hole ? - ATM
An ATM slot for $20 BILL.
Vidwan: judges hear cases that are "tried" before them. A Streaker runs (bolts) without clothing (sometimes referred to as threads). Dan Rather would formally be referred to as Daniel. Andrew Jackons is found on a $20 bill, hence would be dispensed from a hole on an ATM.
Good day, good people. It's nice to see you, Melissa. Thanks for the excellent review and beautiful links.
Congratulations, Misty, on your anniversary. That is a lovely photo of you with your DH. What a beautiful garden, too.
Well, I can't say I was excited about today's theme inasmuch as SPORTS of any kind are not in my wheelhouse, but the puzzle itself was fun. I did, of course, have a Natick at the crossing of TWO ON ONE and WAR as I had not heard of that book.
I enjoyed the cluing for PINS and DAUNT. Wow! That was brilliant, actually.
Congratulations, Marti, on the clever clue of the month!
I'm off for a haircut.
Have a stupendous Wednesday, everyone!
Hi all!
Thanks for the kind words, all. If it's any consolation my mother put EXEMPLO too... I've yet to have any dogs GORED by a warthog, but I have had a patient gored by a bushpig, another wild African hog. ENG was Rich's clue, although NAM above it was clued referencing NAMibia. If everyone hasn't just googled it, our other 10 official languages are Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, siSwati, xiTsonga, tshiVenda, seTswana, sePedi, and seSotho
Back online after wonderful trip to Africa and much "busyness" on return. Hundreds of photos to view including WARTHOG and cheetah (which I wanted instead of OCELOT!)
and also lions, zebra, giraffes, hippos, elephants. Great experience.
Memories of Interlaken are fond also - another beautiful area of the world.
Happy Anniversary to Misty and DH.
Oh, the location of the SPORTS is EXTREME. ELSA, DAUNT, RIC and STRICT took some time but I was, uh, undaunted and got ‘er done! Seemed like some good fresh fill.
Musings
-We’re choosy but we choose Skippy Super Chunky around here
-This man posits that ELI Whitney’s cotton gin started the Civil War
-Needing a CPA to do your taxes is another reason to shut down the IRS
-Horse racing and boxing are in the comparative ASH CAN of sports today
-I have a dearth of knowledge of rap and heavy metal personnel
-We have to decide whether to mulch the garden with grass clippings or to see that it gets HOED
-Patty Heart’s jury decided that she went with the SLA freely. She served 2 yrs.
-Why do I think bottled water is just someone else’s TAP Water?
-Is that our award winning Marti near the top of Jungfrau?
-Just because you’re in the next fairway (or nine) doesn’t make you unhittable, Marti ;-)!
-The FCC phased out having to know Morse Code for a HAM license in 2007
-Beautiful people and surroundings for Misty and Hubby! Congrats.
This seemed like a pleasant Wednesday puzzle though I didn't get any circles from the Mensa website. I looked up the puzzle grid on Cruciverb and then everything made more sense. Thanks Gareth and melissa. (That ocelot is so pretty; I can't imagine anybody hunting that beautiful kitty.)
Spitz, my local supermarket doesn't carry the darker variety of molasses. I don't like the milder stuff nearly as well. I need to make a trip to a different market just to lay in a supply of the good stuff.
I enjoyed the photo of Misty and her husband. Barbara and I do crosswords together sometimes too.
My father used to read me the stories of Uncle Remus and his cast of characters. I loved the cartoon parts of "Song of the South." The other parts, not as much. There was nothing wrong with them so much as they didn't hold as much interest for me as a young movie-goer.
I keep getting asked to update iTunes to the latest version. I read of at least one person who was complaining, didn't like the new version but couldn't go back. Do any of you have the newest version of iTunes? Any problems or concerns? Should I update? Thanks.
Thank you Spitzboov and Hahtoolah for the pun-ny answers. I couldn't have figured them out in a thousand years. I guess thats why I'll stick to the L A Times XW, thank you very much.
Mr. Bain, the languages in RSA seem to cover the entire alphabet from Afrikaans to Zulu. (via English). (lol). .... What no Dutch ?? India, I've been told, has either 22 or 24 'official' languages, but just because it's 'official', don't necessarily make it so .... like my kitchen knives, 5% of them do 95% of the job.
JazzB, your blog on Macro-economics was an earful. And thats just the parts I could even begin to understand. I've read that Ben Shalom Bernanke, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, is the son of a drug-grocery store owner. Them is impressive credentials ! ( - aside from his other accolades -). If we cannot expect our grocery store owners to understand the impact of a recession, God help us ! Finally, as a last note, I have been informed, that on the persistent high unemployment, that 7% is the new 4% on the Laffer curve. Unfortunately. Just my two tiny bits.
Finally, I've been to Jackson Hole, WY, thrice, and I can say there are so many rich folks there, that the grocery stores don't even look at your banknotes - they just weigh them ....
PK@11:03 -- Great sports fan that I am, I'll take a shot at your fast break question. It's really TWO ON ONE. You've got the right idea. One guy steals the ball and hightails it to the bucket. One of his teammates is right with him, but there's only one defender down court. So there are two offenders against a single defender -- a TWO ON ONE advantage.
Hahtoolah, thanks for the PSAT explanation.
TTP, I don't speak Portuguese or Spanish, and I'd never heard of the Powerpuff Girls. The cards were stacked against me on that one.
TTP and desper-otto:
Here is a hint about Spanish pronunciation and spelling: if it is an "h" sound, it will be "j" i.e.
Jose
ejemplo
If the "h" is in place, it will be silent.
hora
hola
Honduras (ohn-due-rahs
"x" is rarely used but sounds like "j"
I hope that helps.
I'm sure this will be so obvious I'll slap my head, but please explain 34A: Seam-y stuff = ORE. Thanks!
Lucina, thanks for that. I knew the "x" sounded like "h" as in Mexico. I didn't know the "j" also sounded like "h". So ojo is pronounced oho? I was thinking it would be oyo.
Anon@2:58 -- I'm not wild about that clue, either. Ore is found in seams, so I guess that makes it seam-y stuff.
These are too good not to share, but there's a bunch, so I'll post them in two parts.
PARAPROSDOKIANS, (Winston Churchill loved them), are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous:
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left...
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. They begin the evening news with 'Good Evening,' then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
10. Buses stop in bus stations. Trains stop in train stations. On my desk is a work station.
11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.
12. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'
Part II:
13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
17. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
18. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
19. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.
20. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
21. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
23. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
25. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
Hi, all!
Thanks Gareth and mb! Fun puzzle, no cheats.
I thought it might be fun to actually work a puzzle with circles included, so I used cruciverb. Was not too fond of "seamy stuff."
Congratulations to Misty and husband! Nice picture!
Congratulations to Marti!
What is Paul's website?
Am having swimming pool converted to salt water. Really hate the chlorine! Am always itching. So, no exercise for a week. Any suggestions for person with awful back?
Cheers!
Hi all!
I usually try to blog on Monday but too many things were going on. I did get the puzzle done though and enjoyed it.
This one was harder but got part of it done. The leopard reminded me of a soft cozy throw my DH got me when I was recovering from my cracked pelvis. I call it my jaguar as it looks like one and is so warm and cozy when I watch TV.
Seeing ELI W. made me think of Pawn Stars on History channel a couple nights ago. Someone brought in a rifle that was made by Eli Whitney. He invented several thing beside the Cotton Gin.
Cool and rainy again today. We think summer has finally come and then it goes away again.
Have a great evening!
Marge
Happy happies, Misty!
Dennis, thanks for those PARAPROSDOKIANS. I like them too.
Dennis: Possible amendments -
1. Where there is a Will, there will be lawyers to contest it.
2. The last thing I want to do is to hurt you - but I'm already at the end of my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, sound theories are the very last option to be considered.
5. We never really grow up - just expand sideways.
7. Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit. It takes a XW constructor to make it into a verb, an adverb, an adjective or an exposition - preferably in another language. What a man, floating on his back, said he was glancing at, towards .... to ma toe.
9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To claim prior credit can stop a patent application dead in its tracks.
13. I didn't say it was your fault, because that was obvious.
14. Women will never be equal to men - unless they really,really want that demotion.
15. Behind every successful man is his flabbergasted mother-in-law.
24. Change is inevitable unless you're running for re-election.
Thats all I can think of.
D-O, okay that makes sense for "two on one". I watch a lot of basketball.
Dennis & Vidwan: loved the para-whatsits.
desper-otto:
Yes, you got it. Ojo is pronounced oho. Here in Arizona a town is named Ajo and pronounced Aho. It means garlic.
Wow, Vidwan, I like yours better! Nicely done.
Misty, forgot earlier -- congratulations; you guys look great together.
Lucina, there is a beer named Dos Equis or XX. I thought that was the way 'X' is pronounced. I guess I'm confused (as I often am).
Bill:
You're right. The name of the letter "x" is equis but in most words it is not.
x-rays (rayos equis)
Mexico (Mehico)
Xavier (Havier)
xerografia (herografia) xerography
It can also be pronounced as "eks."
Oh.
Extreme in as the far ends of the fill.
OK - I'm ABSHED.
Yours in expanding humility,
JzB
Good evening Melissa, C.C., et al,
Fun puzzle, but had a DNF due to Elsa's, daunt, emi, and ric's very cozy stacking.Superslomo didn't help.WAGS worked for teRR, which filled maRple and stRafe.
Loved clue: pro pitcher for salesman
Great additions, Melissa. Enjoyed the legend of Lorelei.
Mari, also had no clue about drummer Ulrich. Had -ars, and I wagged the L.
Anybody who has ever read Uncle Remus, you wouldn't forget the line, Please don't throw me in dat briar patch!
Dennis and Vidwan, fun parapros...
Happy anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Misty! You must also be a superb gardener.Sweet picture.
Sorry for the very late response but I'm only now getting to reading today's wonderful blog--actually it's wonderful every day.
"Fish" is plural when you're talking about one species. "Fishes" is the proper plural for referring to more than one species at a time. A tank with seven bass in it holds seven fish. A tank with seven bass, three walleye, and a couple carp holds several fishes. I often got chuckles over my title at a large public aquarium "Curator of Fishes" until I explained it really is the proper use of the term.
Tanks for stopping by anon curator of fishes.
Many happy returns Mr and Mrs Misty.
Gareth thanks for the puzzle, the visit and the language lesson.
What is the benefit of being an official language?
Anon. (9:48), I don't want to carp but I wanted to mako sure you weren't fishing for compliments while perched on your computer desk.
I shad stop now.
So I'll say, gurnard all.
Isn't Afrikaans a derivative of the Dutch language?
Anon @ 9:48 Thanks, Fish/Fishes, I had no idea!
I did the puzzle early this am, so it is hard to remember it all, but I think I spelled Brer/Orem with the wrong vowel. (Curses!)
speaking of curses, how Mojo Jojo starts his day. (note, if you make it all the way through the 4:15 clip, you will note that he did not do the crossword. How disappointing!)
Having 3 daughters, I am very familiar with the PowerPuff Girls. The scariest episode was when Bubbles became Mojo Jojo! (0:46)
This kid does not need a fast break advantage: Trick Shot Titus.
Here is an uplifting doggie clip for Manac.
Happy Anniversary Misty! (Yeah, I noticed it said HBD on the cake, but it looked to good to pass up...)
anon,
enjoyed your explanation of fish/fishes. Thanks
Hola Everyone, I'm so late getting the puzzle done that everything I experienced in solving has already been commented on by others.
I wanted to wish Misty and her DH a very happy anniversary before their day had ended.
Also, congratulations, Marti on your "Clever clue of the Month" for may. Well done.
I hope everyone's day was extra ordinary.
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