We are very close to the autumnal equinox of equal day and night and I'm sure you'll find this puzzle will give you an equal measure of fun themeage and sparkling fill. It's not jusT A COincidence that our lovely blog mistress is today's constructor! Where else could a brilliant woman from China construct a puzzle about Hispanic food but in America? As she wrote, WHAT A COUNTRY!
C.C. has identified the word TACO as being the filling between words in common phrases just as these fillings below are used in actual tacos! ¡Muy Bueno!
23A. Nissan Bluebird competitor : TOYOTA CORONA - Became the number one nameplate in the world in 1997 surpassing the VW Beetle
66A. February 1945 summit : YALTA CONFERENCE - Many thought FDR was very sick at this conference. He died two months later.
88. Strong morning drink : ROBUSTA COFFEE- One of the two main types
115A. Christmas rental : SANTA COSTUME - Argyle apparel?
and three used the A as an article
29A. "That's enough out of you!" : PUT A CORK IN IT
45A. Didn't panic : KEPT A COOL HEAD - Despite someone saying "Put a cork in it"
108A. Yakov Smirnoff catchphrase : WHAT A COUNTRY - Part of his funny 1985 beer commercial
Add in great six ten-letter vertical fills and learning and we have an very nice Sunday!
Across
1. Gardener's enemy : APHID - Literally small suckers
6. C to C, say : OCTAVE - It's the interval between Some and where when you sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. OH COME ON, you tried it, didn't you?
12. Anti-drug ads, e.g. : PSA'S - Public Service Announcements. There are some graphic anti-texting ones out now
16. Try a little of : SIP
19. World's largest energy consumer : CHINA - It takes a lot for 1.3 billion people
20. Like some pullovers : HOODED
21. No-luck link : SUCH - CCR sang "I ain't no senator's son"
22. Likewise : TOO
25. Family rec center : YMCA - The largest one in North America will be here in Fremont, NE after the aquatic center is added this fall
26. Unified : ONE - Italy just before it was unified
28. Berserk : AMOK
32. Conclude one's case : REST - TV's Perry Mason seldom had to REST his case before someone jumped up and confessed in open court
34. Bordeaux bud : AMI
35. They bite : TEETH - so do these in your TACO
36. Notable survivor of the Trojan War : AENEAS - Also Homer's subject in The Aeneid
37. Felix Leiter's org., in Bond films : CIA - Anybody remember Gust Avrakotus?
38. Golfer's pocketful : TEES - They can be hard to get in the ground in February
40. Pen handle? : BIC - Ever had a waiter with a dozen in his apron?
42. German gripe : ACH - Is ACH du lieber (ADL) "OMG" in Deutsch?
43. Storied ball dropper : GALILEO - I didn't try it but I was where he did it more than 400 yrs after the event
52. CCXI x V : MLV - Just a minute...
53. Attila, for one : HUN - Did someone ever call him "hon"?
54. Firth or fjord : INLET
55. 1,000-yr. realm : HRE - On what show did Linda Richman say, "The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, Roman nor an Empire, Discuss..."
56. Org. that promotes hunter safety : NRA
57. Sour British brew : ALEGAR - VineGAR made from ALE according to Webster
59. Sno-Cat feature : TREAD - Keep that end down and the tin side up
60. __ Mason: investment giant : LEGG - Okay
61. Lang. of Luther : GER - He wrote his 95 Theses in Latin which were then translated into his native German. The original Castle Cathedral door in Wittenburg, where they were posted, burned but his Theses are on the bronze door there now
62. Mmes., in La Mancha : SRAS
63. Lamb Chop creator Lewis : SHARI
64. Cartoon girl with a talking backpack : DORA - The Explorer, but how 'bout Dumb DORA
65. Campus bigwig : DEAN - Wormer?
70. Doggy bag item : BONE
73. "__ you one" : I OWE - Can I get that in writing?
74. Creek croakers : TOADS
75. Meat order specification : LEAN - Makes for the best TACOS
78. "Just the Way You __" : ARE - She loved me that way when we were first married...
79. Works at home, maybe : UMPS - Going unnoticed is a perfect game for them
80. Prepares, as for action : GIRDS
81. Heavy herbivores : HIPPOS - Africa's most dangerous animal after the mosquito
83. Remote button : REW
84. Milano Mr. : SIG - Signore abbr.
85. Split causes : RIFTS - A 1912 Republican RIFT gave us POTUS Woodrow Wilson
86. PC-to-PC system : LAN - Local Area Network
87. Letter before chi : PHI
91. Like a sleeping baby : ANGELIC
93. "Wheel of Fortune" buy : AN E - Thanks Vanna!
94. Lap dog, briefly : POM - ...eranian
95. Newspaper section : ARTS - Ah yes, the thea-tuh!
97. Crossed paths with : MET - Remember the guy going to St. Ives?
98. City with a Kansas State campus : SALINA
101. Café lighteners : LAITS - Cafe au lait- I'll have mine straight up Mr. Barista
105. WWII domain : ETO - European Theater of Operations
106. USAF noncom : TSGT - Tech Sergeant (E-6)
110. Corn holder : SILO - Also missiles
112. "That feels so nice!" : AAH
113. Rand who created John Galt : AYN
114. Political period : TERM - Some would love limits on these
118. Weightlifting beneficiary : PEC - Want good PECS?
120. Oscar winner Kidman : NICOLE - She won while she was still feeling empty after her divorce from Tom
121. Spikes, as punch : LACES - Field goal holders are supposed to get the football LACES away from the kicker
122. Atlanta-to-Miami dir. : SSE
123. Teases, with "on" : RAGS
124. Initial phases : ONSETS
125. Quite heavy : OBESE
Down:
1. Lineman? : ACTOR - Clever! I have nightmares about acting and not knowing my lines
2. Mealtime annoyances : PHONE CALLS - It's an election year
3. Classic Western shout : HI YO SILVER
4. Rescuer of Odysseus : INO - I learned her name and gender
5. Some Dropbox contents : DATA
6. "Seriously!" : OH COME ON
7. Browsing activity marker : COOKIE - I clear these out of my browser periodically
8. A.L. East team : TOR - onto Bluejays
9. Become a mother, maybe : ADOPT - We did ADOPT a kitten on September 10th and she saw no reason why I should be doing my LA Times Crossword on my lap desk as I do every morning
11. Skype appointment : E DATE - Okay
12. Futures dealer? : PSYCHIC - Hey pick the lotto numbers!
13. Sport with a referee called a gyoji : SUMO - The gyoji had better stand back!
14. Ghana's capital : ACCRA - Home to 2.3 million
15. "Hurry up!" : SHAKE A LEG
16. Wiltshire monument : STONEHENGE - The Autumnal Equinox tomorrow will draw an, uh, interesting crowd to STONE HENGE
17. Ancient region of Asia Minor : IONIA - Now in Turkey
18. Millay and Milton : POETS - Edan St. Vincent and John respectively
24. Bobby Jones, for his entire golfing career : AMATEUR - He made his living as a lawyer and retired from competition at 30
30. Time to swing : AT BAT - A C.C. puzzle without baseball? OH COME ON!
31. Snow measure : INCH - One inch of rain can equal ten inches of show. We had a three inch rain last week...
33. __ chi : TAI
39. Downhill, e.g. : SKI RACE - Going down a mountain on two slats at interstate highway speeds? What could possibly go wrong, Marti?
41. Makes sense : COHERES
43. Robin Roberts' show, initially : GMA - Good Morning America. Also the great first line to the chorus of City of New Orleans
44. Jokhang Temple city : LHASA
46. Cuban Liberation Day month : ENERO
47. Court figure : PLAINTIFF - PLAINTIFF Stella Liebeck wanted $18,000 from McDonalds for spilling hot coffee on her leg. They refused and she wound up with $600,000 from a court
48. "Airplane!" hero Striker : TED - Funniest movie ever?
49. It has keys and stops : ORGAN - Where do you even start?
50. Geometry product : AREA
51. "Shucks!" : DARN
58. "Let's Get It On" singer : GAYE - Marvin
59. Signs of spring : THAWS
60. Men with manors : LORDS - Cute! LORD Grantham will be back in his Downton Manor soon on PBS!
63. Temporary fix : STOP GAP - Stop gap tax levies never seem to go away
64. Jordan River outlet : DEAD SEA - Lowest land point on the planet
65. Like some pockets : DEEP
67. Put a cap on : LIMIT - A LIMIT OF five potato chips? Yeah, right!
68. Strong suit : FORTE
69. Hold on tight : CLING
70. Virologist who worked with Epstein : BARR - Nearly 95% of adults have had had the Epstein Barr Virus sometime in their life
71. Layered snack : OREO
72. Big name in athletic shoes : NEW BALANCE
76. Nonsense : APPLESAUCE - Famous APPLESAUCE scene with horrible Bogie imitation from cheesy TV
77. Koufax quartet : NO HIT GAMES - One of the true gentlemen of the game who also retired at 30 because of extreme arm pain from his incredible curve ball
79. Clay or Webster, briefly : US SENATOR
80. Picture file suffix : GIF
81. Millennium Falcon pilot : HAN SOLO - Princess Leia became Mrs. HAN SOLO in the book series
82. [Not a typo] : SIC - Yore (SIC) enjoying C.C. puzzle, ain't (SIC) you?
85. Punic Wars fighter : ROMAN - How Rome beat Hannibal and the Carthaginians
89. Workbook chapter : UNIT - Unit One in science books is always measurement
90. Op-Ed pieces : COLUMNS
92. Rescue pro : EMT - We have full time ones here but small towns depend on volunteers
96. Add more flavoring to : RE-SALT - The driveway has frozen over again and so...
98. Exchanges : SWAPS
99. "Now I remember" : AH YES - A big part of the song Maurice Chevalier sang to Hermione Gingold
100. Amtrak express : ACELA - Capable of 150 mph
102. "__ big deal!" : IT'S NO
103. Get ready for a fight : TRAIN - On his first morning of TRAINING, Rocky drank raw eggs. Remember?
104. Matches audio to video, say : SYNCS - The Husker radio broadcast does not SYNC with the TV. The audio for the Fresno game was 3 seconds late
107. This and that : THESE
109. HP Photosmart insert : ORIG - Don't forget your ORIG. on the HP copier
111. Where the Storting makes legislative decisions : OSLO
116. Ballet support? : TOE
117. Check : TAB
Husker Gary
I'd sing you a song of how TACOs belong
ReplyDeleteTo a food group of Mexican lineage;
But who doesn't know how a TACO should grow?
They eat them all over this village!
The shell is a boat on which fillings float
A tortilla that's folded and crispy;
It's loaded with beef (or some other meat
If chicken or fish is more thrifty)
Next lettuce, shredded; you can see this is headed
To a meal that's healthy and rounded.
From the dairy sour cream will continue this theme
That on all types of food TACO's founded.
At last, on the top some cheddar we'll drop
We'll sprinkle it lightly or heavy.
In some other kitchens they'll use other fixin's
But in mine now for eatin' they're ready!
Attack this meal humble, the crisp shell will crumble
It's tasty but hardly is neat.
But that's part of the fun when the meal is done,
It surely was messy to eat!
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteVery solid, enjoyable puzzle today from our fearless leader. I especially liked some of the totally "in the language" phrases such as PUT A CORK IN IT, KEPT A COOL HEAD and SHAKE A LEG.
I found it pretty easy overall, but I did crash and burn at the crossing of ALEGAR and GAYE. I should have guessed the former and remembered the latter, but I didn't. Of course, it might have been easier to remember GAYE if I actually had YALTA CONFERENCE instead of MALTA CONFERENCE. Oops. Even running the alphabet didn't give me the missing G until I finally turned on red-letter help to get the Y in YALTA.
Hi Y'all! Our TACO fillings were a meaty challenge. I didn't get the theme until done. Lots of learning to do today as well as brain wracking. Thanks, C.C. for a nicely layered & complex feast.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gary for a great expo. I finally looked up Fremont on the map. Further north and larger than I expected.
Good morning, everyone!
ReplyDeleteI actually remembered to look at the constructor and the title before starting this one, so the theme was pretty obvious from the beginning. I loved the zippy phrases like PUT A CORK IN IT and WHAT A COUNTRY!
And of course I was looking for baseball references and thought I had nailed it with TORonto Blue Jays, AT BAT and NO HIT GAMES.
In the end, it was that fourth little three letter baseball reference that almost did me in. I had *MPS and for the life of me couldn't think what kind of works at home we were looking for. HUGE V-8 moment when I finally realized it was another reference to home plate on the baseball field. Sorry C.C. - I will be more vigilant next time.
HG, AH YES, I remember that one!
SKI RACE? Not for a couple more months, please and thank you very much!
Oktoberfest officially started on the dot of noon yesterday, and we will joining in the celebration this afternoon. Can't wait to see what goodies are on the menu.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle, though I didn't notice the theme. I keep forgetting that Sunday pzls have titles. Good job, C.C.
Also good job, H.G. We beat ya -- we got 4.7 inches on Friday -- 5.7 total Thursday-thru-Saturday. And to answer your question about Airplane!, DW has attached a sticky to the DVD case with a big "NO!!!" on it.
My "Strong suit" was ARMOR, and I kept it far too long. YALTA CONFERENCE was timely with the 7-part The Roosevelts on PBS. And NEW BALANCE was a gimme -- I've got five pair in my closet. The "G" in ALEGAR was a WAG, but GAYE seemed appropriate.
Our city council extended our mayor's TERM by one year so the mayoral and council elections would coincide. I don't think that's a bad idea, but I think it should have been voted on by the citizenry. He was elected for 3 years; he shouldn't serve 4 on just the council's sayso. [Rant over]
The Week in Review:
ReplyDeleteM 5:50 T 6:30 W 8:33 T 9:06 F 16:29 S 19:23 S 20:52
Saturday's puzzle was (no surprise) the most satisfying but Friday's, with that long, improbable string of Rs, was the most fun. Like Barry G., I was stumped today with ALEGAR, GAYE, and YALTA/MALTA. I could hear that song in my head but couldn't come up with Marvin Gaye. Fortunately I opted for Yalta and ran the keyboard.
There's a piece on NPR today which looks at "the differing cognitive abilities of crossword puzzle experts versus Scrabble aficionados". You'll be able to listen to it here. I don't think I'm spoiling the suspense to say that the researcher found some "overlap".
See y'all next weekend.
Great puzzle, CC. I liked the TACO fill, easy to suss with the title given. HG, fine expo. I recognized your style right away. I love the differing styles of all the expositors. The mix makes it interesting.
ReplyDeleteI got YALTA, but needed red letters for the G in ALEGAR and GAYE.
Today's Star Ledger had an article by a linguist on the three Jersey accents with many examples given. Contrary to the beliefs of many out-of-staters,especially mid-westerners, JOISEY was not listed. Jerseyites do not say that. Some New Yorkers use it to refer to our state.
Al Cyone , I am interested in your article about "the differing cognitive abilities of crossword puzzle experts versus Scrabble aficionados". The link asks me to wait until 12 PM to hear it. Off the cuff, I believe that many of us on The Corner also love Scrabble and most of us are voracious readers.
For some reason known only to the gods of technology, my embedded videos did not come along with my blog on C.C.’s lovely puzzle. They were there when I sent them and a quick call to C.C. this morning assured me that this does happen on occasion. So here they are:
ReplyDelete-Yakov Smirnoff’s “What a country” commercial
-Dumb Dora!
-Applesauce and Pork Chops from cheesy TV
-Ah yes, I remember it well. Already linked by my friend, Marti!
I hope the my text makes more sense now!
Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice Sunday romp from our leader who, as always, amazes me with her knowledge of American phrases! Didn't suss the theme until the end. Hand up for being stumped at Alegar, which was all perps.
I love tacos but don't get them often. Thursday we took a day trip to our favorite Block Island, visiting a restaurant that was known for years as the Yellow Kittens. It has been renamed Los Gatitos, and now serves yummy tacos. I'd like some right now!
GMA From "The City Of New Orleans" which also happens to be the home of Robin Roberts and her sister Sally Ann Roberts, who has been doing a local morning Television show for over 30 years.
ReplyDeleteTOYOTA TACOMA came easily, and I've owned two Nissans, but I have never heard of a Bluebird. The rest of the puzzle filled easily with just a few spaces crossed by perps. INO LHASA TED GIF SALINA ORIG. But my last fill was a term that I have never heard: APPLESAUCE for nonsense. It must be a 'northern' term.
Does anybody out there still use a VCR? If not, I think 86A should disappear because I don't think the digital recorders are REWinding.
87A & 33D- same clue basically, ___Chi, with different answers TAI & PHI. Don't see that too often in a puzzzle. One Greek and the other Chinese.
Husker- you wrote "Okay" for a description of 60A LEGG. Legg-Mason Value Trust (new name of Clearbridge)-symbol-LMVTX- the only stock fund to ever beat the S&P 500 for 15 consecutive years. It's had its ups and downs for the last few years but it turned my measly IRA into a sizable sum. I have never sold.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteAlways a delightful surprise to see CC's byline. This was a fun and fairly easy romp. Fav clues were for ump and actor. No surprise with the baseball references.
Nice work, CC, and great write-up, Gary.
Have a relaxing Sunday.
Big Easy, the puzzle was TOYOTA CORONA, not TACOMA. I tried the latter first, too.
ReplyDeleteTad Dorgan was credited with inventing many slang words including
ReplyDeleteapplesauce for nonsense and Dumb Dora. Here is the surprisingly long list. See the section under "Slang."
Link slang
HG's clip reminded me that my kids watched the Brady Bunch in syndication. "Pork chops and applesauce" said the way Peter Brady said it became a catch phrase at our house.
PK- I filled the puzzle correctly, just commented incorrectly. Tacoma is the truck; Corona was the small car. CORONA with lime sounds good. Sorry
ReplyDeleteThanks for the expo, HG. Great Sunday for me so far - a C.C. puzzle, plenty of food! references, cooking some indian food right now and watching my team (Chelsea)in the Premier League soccer.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle took me about 10 minutes longer than usual - the US SENATOR and crosses gave me pause.
Not sure I knew what ALEGAR actually was, I've never tasted it, that's for sure.
When I was a kid we lived near Stonehenge and would picnic there on Sundays. You used to be able to actually climb all over the stones - no fences. When I passed by there a couple of years ago you could still get within 100 yards. Now I understand that now you can't even get within 1/2 mile without taking a shuttle bus and paying an admission charge to the site. Funny how that works.
In old Wimbledon Village, town planners,
ReplyDeleteAdvertised their homesites with some banners;
If you want to "hold court",
We can build you a fort,
Just be sure to always mind your Manors!
Hola, amigos y amigas!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! My favorite food inserted into the themes! Thank you, C.C. and I loved the cluing for 6A, C to C, say.
It was still a slow start for me but with some ROBUST COFFEE (the only way I like it) I finished with only a few write overs. Just as for some of you, MALTA/YALTA/GAYE held me up for a very long time. Finally, when the light went on and the V8 can came flying at me I gave myself a ta-da.
Yes, C.C., some of the baseball clues almost stumped me but I soldiered on and though never having heard of Bobby Jones I now know was an AMATEUR and UMPS work at home not MOMS. TOR is an A. L East team? You could have fooled me.
But I enjoyed the Americanisms and it amazes me that C.C. has such vast knowledge of them.
This was a great way to start Sunday. Thank you, C.C. and Gary, for a well done review. You deserve an A+.
Have a special Sunday, everyone! Hasta la vista.
Very fine Sunday, with a well reasoned write up. You have really developed as C.C. Sunday caddy, HG, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading about Yalta so I missed that pitfall; is Stonehenge one word or two? Never heard of ALEGAR but it makes sense; I wonder if there is whiskygar? Also did not know TAD.
Snuck in ROBOST COFFEES and CAFE AU LAIT, recalling C.C.'s experience in France.
I love your taco song Owen! Sang it out loud...twice.
ReplyDeleteGood Sunday afternoon to all.
ReplyDeleteThis seemed a little harder than usual. I started out fine in parts of the top but got bogged down in places like Toyota Corona which apparently isn't manufactured anymore. I've never heard of ALEGAR. I'm glad I didn't miss GALILEO, a personal hero of mine. Thanks CC and Gary.
Barbara and I visited Stonehenge years ago. I rented a motor bike in downtown London and we set off on our adventure to Salisbury. We could walk up and touch those massive and beautiful stones. It was a great little adventure but a risky one. In addition to dealing with riding on the left side of the road on a motor bike, my old motorcycle was a 1953 BSA. The one I rented was Japanese and had the shifter on the other side. Starting off in downtown London and going around a traffic circle (round about) in the opposite direction was a daunting beginning to our trip.
A-ha. The Nissan Bluebird sold here from 1968 to 1973 as the Datsun 510. Now that I remember.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon everyone.
ReplyDeleteWasn't going to spend time on cw today because weather is so nice. But, like a moth drown to a flame, did it anyway.
Liked the puzzle. Great theme. (CC must be keeping lists of entries for interesting concepts. Nice array of TACO stuff.)
One Natick - @ 56a - xing of ALEGAR / GAYE.
96D - RESALT seemed stiff.
94a - POM; a kind of SPITZ?
42a - ACH - Has many meanings:
Ach so!
I see!
Ach du liebe Zeit!
Dear me!
Ach du meine Güte!
Good grief!
Ach nee, sag bloß! [ugs.]
Well, duh! [Am.] [slang]
Ach so, ich verstehe!
Oh, I see!
Ach wo!
Certainly not!; By no means!
Acetylcholin {n} /ACh/ [biochem.]
acetylcholine
mit Ach und Krach
by the skin of one's teeth
mit Ach und Weh
with doleful outcry
Ach, du auch!
Join the club!
Ach, was soll's!
Ah, what the heck!
Aha!; Ach so! {interj}
I see!
Ach, übrigens
oh, by the way /OBTW/
Ach, jetzt verstehe ich!
Oh, I see! /OIC/
Ach du liebe Zeit!
Oh dear!
Good job, C.C. Bravo Zulu.
On my trip to the UK in 1996 or 97, I believe, we also were able to walk around the stones and examine them.
ReplyDeleteBillG:
Your trip sounds much more adventurous.
Since tonight's meal is already planned, TACOs are out but that sounds good for tomorrow.
Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Husker Gary, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteFinished just before we got to Toledo.
Enjoyed the theme. A few TACOs helped me with the puzzle.
Liked OCTAVE for C to C. It just took me a while,to figure that one out.
I actually got AENEAS. Dumb luck.
I also tried MALTA CONFERENCE first, but changed to YALTA after I thought about it. They had another one earlier in Tehran.
I had better bail out of here. My IPad battery Is down to 3%.
See you tomorrow.
abejo
(212)
I don't know why exactly but I loved this video of a mother cat with a lot of patience with her adopted babies. An unusual family
ReplyDeleteIt's Sunday so it's time for me to say how much I enjoyed Sunday Morning. I am going to get the album of duets with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. (She is such a flirt!) I wish I'd had a chance to cross the Atlantic aboard the Queen Mary. I survived 'New Math' so Common Core doesn't seem so bad to me. I'll see how Jordan does with it.
Hello everybody. I liked this puzzle, especially the phrases mentioned by Barry G. Silly me, I kept looking for actual taco fillings such as meat, lettuce, cheese, etc. Didn't even notice the embedded letters TACO until reading Gery's terrific writeup. There's a nice little hole in the wall eatery in Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point), Mexico, (where our daughter-in-law's parents live), called Marlin Azul, that has the best fish tacos I have ever had. The owner is a really cool guy, too, loves Mozart, and quietly plays classical music in the background in the restaurant.
ReplyDeleteHi there~!
ReplyDeleteGreat puzzle, C.C., and a great write-up, Gary - I especially liked your Roman Calculator app~!
Splynter
Just had my DIL's birthday dinner without her, unfortunately. The poor girl has been ill since Wed. My son and grandson came without her after postponing it from yesterday, waiting of her to recover. There was no other date available. I haven't seen any of them since June. I needed them to help eat up all the food. We had chicken marsala, twice baked potatoes, green beans almondine, and apple pie with a butter crust.
ReplyDeleteI sent home home a large portion of apple pie, DIL's favorite, and card and gift.
It was good to see my son and grandson. I was sorry to miss DIL.
Anon @12:58
ReplyDeleteWhat did you use for a tune? Hope it wasn't the earworm I parsed it to when writing it: Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald! Anyway, overjoyed you liked it!
BTW, did no one notice that The Aeneid was attributed to Homer instead of Vergil?
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle, CC, and great expo, Gary! (Wondered where those inserts were!)
A natick at ALEGAR and GAYE. Did alphabet run in my head. No problem with YALTA. Otherwise OK.
Looking forward to some new TV tonight (at last). Especially Masterpiece Theater.
I notice that my Friday and Saturday comments disappeared.
Weather quite nice here now. Several trees have croaked due to drought (worst in 800 years).
Have a great week!
OwenKL 8:07 Virgil, nor Homer. Good catch.
ReplyDeleteWith the use of my DVR, I'm probably the only person in this whole area (maybe in the state) flipping back and forth between Roosevelt and Dr. Who.
ReplyDeleteWell, I should have said that I was watching 60 Minutes also but I didn't want my brain to appear too fragmented.
ReplyDeleteDo you remember that cute young badass girl named Hermione in the Harry Potter movies? It seems she's grown up very nicely as badass Emma Watson. Here she is speaking very eloquently to the United Nations. Hermione/Emma