Theme: Sinkers - A reference to the weights a fisherman uses on his line, split-shots, and that's what Marti's puzzle has, split-shots.
17. Like a fajita pan : SIZZLING HOT
27. Daisy-plucking words : SHE LOVES ME NOT
43. To the point : SHORT AND SWEET
57. Not a likely chance, and, literally, a hidden feature of 17-, 27- and 43-Across : OUTSIDE SHOT
Argyle here. Marti has a certain "je ne sais quoi", European flair today, mardi. Coincidence? I think not.
Across:
1. Italian scooter : VESPA. I can just see her zipping around Roma on her put-put.
6. Weird : EERIE. and 2D. Weird-sounding lake : ERIE
11. "This is so frustrating!" : "GRR!"
14. Sharon of Israel : ARIEL. Abba Eban yesterday sets up Ariel Sharon today.
15. Old-timey "Yikes!" : "EGADS!"
16. Coventry bathroom : LOO. Now to England...
19. Perrier, to Pierre : EAU. on to France.
20. Casual Friday top : TEE
21. FAO Schwarz specialty : TOYS. Just in time for Christmas.
22. Turn away : AVERT
24. __ vivant : BON. Our constructor.
25. Tiny bit : IOTA
33. Farm or home ending : STEAD
34. Troubles : ILLS
35. "Now __ me down to sleep ..." : I LAY
37. James of "The Godfather" : CAAN
38. Count Chocula wear : CLOAK. The Count is European?
39. Turn on a pivot : SLUE
40. Start of many Internet addresses : HTTP. Adding an S (https) makes it more secure.
41. Actor Thicke : ALAN. Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
42. "I can take __!" : A HINT
46. Bonny girl : LASS. A short hop from Canada to Scotland.
47. Owned : HAD
48. Hangout for some 38-Down : ALLEY. 38D. Some strays : CATS
L.C.
51. Word spoken while pointing : LOOK
53. Short change? : CTs. (cents)
56. Month after avril : MAI
61. Pre-holiday time : EVE
62. Part of USNA : NAVAL. (United States Naval Academy)(pop quiz: another name for navel is __?)
63. "Keen!" : "NEATO!"
64. Twin of Bert Bobbsey : NAN. The Bobbsey Twins was a long-running series of children's novels published from 1904 to 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published from 1987 through 1992.
65. Picket fence parts : SLATS
66. Barbershop band? : STROP. The leather strap used to keep a sharp edge on a straight razor.
Down:
1. Like outer space : VAST
3. Clothing label number : SIZE
4. Candy in a collectible dispenser : PEZ
5. With everything accounted for : ALL TOLD
6. Choosing word : EENY, meeny, miny, moe. CSO
7. Omelet base : EGGS
8. Cheering syllable : "RAH!"
9. Binding words : "I DO"
10. Real __ : ESTATE
11. Delight : GLEE
12. Crowd cacophony : ROAR
13. Defeat decisively : ROUT
18. Prefix with sphere : IONO
23. Disappeared : VANISHED
24. Skinny sort : BEANPOLE
25. Hawaii component : ISLAND
26. Siberian city : OMSK
27. Box score numbers : STATS
28. Moor : HEATH
29. Luxurious homes : VILLAS. Perhaps overlooking the Mediterranean.
30. Online finance company : E-LOAN. Curious? Link
31. Stan's partner : OLLIE. Laurel and Hardy.
32. Gibe : TAUNT
33. UCLA or USC : SCHool
36. To this point : YET
42. Rouses from bed : AWAKENS
44. Synthetic fibers : RAYONS
45. In pumps, say : SHOD. In shoes.
48. "So be it!" : "AMEN!"
49. Volcano output : LAVA
50. Burden for some debtors : LIEN
51. Future atty.'s exam : LSAT. (Law School Admission Test)
52. Many Manets : OILS. Effect of Snow on Petit-Montrouge.
53. Blacken on the grill : CHAR
54. Four-legged Emerald City visitor : TOTO. Not in Kansas.
55. Halt : STOP
58. "Friendly Skies" co. : UAL. (United Airlines)
59. New Deal energy prog. : TVA. (Tennessee Valley Authority)
60. Put in rollers : SET
Argyle
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteVery smooth solve today, more like a Monday than a Tuesday. I completely didn't notice the theme while solving, but certainly appreciated it in retrospect.
I think my only write-over today was when I put in TWA instead of UAL. NAVAL took care of that pretty quickly, though.
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. I easily got the theme answers but got hung up in the middle west.
ReplyDeleteI liked seeing ERIE and EERIE. Hi, Abejo!!
I wanted Plié instead of SLUE for Turn on a Pivot.
I also thought of Else before EENY for Choosing Word.
Kean and Neat-O are definitely New England terms. I haven't heard those words spoken since i left the northeast.
Stay warm!
QOD: Reality simply consists of different points of view. ~ Margaret Atwood (b. Nov. 18, 1939)
ReplyDeleteGood day everyone,
Pleasant offering from Marti making for a nice start to the day. Went thru it quickly with only one wag that turned out OK. Was undecided if 14A was ARIEL or Arial and in 4D was Paz or PEZ. Decided on the E giving me a Tuesday success.
What's the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year? Click here for the answer.
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle with the perfect symmetry of the 1-3 2-2 3-1 break up of SHOT.
ReplyDeleteI imagine the man who imagined electronic cigarettes in 1983 wishes he had produced and patented one then.
Thanks marti and Argyle
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteI zipped through Marti's puzzle, then looked for the theme. Still couldn't find it. Thanks for 'splainin', Argyle.
I love the sound of the fajita platter as they bring it to the table. It seems the rice always get's charred to the cast iron, though.
Lately, ALAN Thicke has been appearing in those "If you owe more than $10,000 to the IRS..." radio ads.
I remember the STROP hanging at the side of the barber chair back when I was a kid. If Ren Parks gave you the full treatment (the 75-cent variety) he'd use both "goose grease" and "skunk oil." I've heard that in France they refer to it as the Jacques STROP.
Argyle, I went back to yesterday's blog to remind me of that navel word....and I've already forgotten it. Memory's getting shorter than a toad's tail.
Easy Monday type puzzle. Argyle, I liked your European flair mini-theme. Another candidate is Monet's France. Giverny, with Monet's home and garden, is on my bucket list. I wanted to visit there last summer but believed that my knees wouldn't stand the walking. And to think just one year ago I tramped all over the Holy Land.
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at all the time and doctor's visits involved with setting up my knee replacement surgery for early January.
great puzzle , Marti! and thanks for subbing for the write-up Argyle
ReplyDeleteKnew the theme was probably imbedded since the phrases themselves had no connection words, but didn't figure it out until that clue was solved.
ReplyDeleteTTP - For all the others who will have to go through 4 days worth of blogspots ( & comments ) to see what you linked; ( I took the liberty )
39 Reasons living in Maine etc.
Good morning all !
ReplyDeleteThanks Argyle, thanks Marti !
I deleted my earlier post. It was intended to be humorous, in the vein of terribly written fiction, but missed the mark.
Hannah, thank you for relinking that. Though, all one has to do is go to the Blog Archive on the right side of the write up, and open the selected date. So "Saturday at ~ 10:30" shouldn't require having "...to go through 4 days worth of blogspots ( & comments ) to see what you linked..." But, glad you relinked it as I deleted my earlier post.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI'm writing this while sitting in my retina specialist's waiting room. Have been through two tests with one more to go and then will see the doctor. Next stop is lunch with my sister, Eileen, and then a much overdue hair cut. Busy day.
A great start to the day with an offering from Marti. Got the theme with the reveal; very clever, especially with the 3 different breaks in "shots." Well done, Marti, and ditto to Argyle.
It's very cold and windy today but lots of sunshine.
Have a great day.
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marti and Santa! Fun puzzle!
Haven't had anything to say the last few days but thought that I would check in!
Cheers!
Hola, amigos y amigas! Gracias, Argyle.
ReplyDeleteI thought the foreign theme deserved to be continued.
Well done, Marti! I flew through this in less than five minutes but could still appreciate the fresh cluing and even saw the theme.
My dad used to have a STROP which not only kept his razor sharp, it smarted our legs if we misbehaved.
Who doesn't love SIZZLING HOT fajitas? I certainly do.
Everything fell into place nicely
so now I can go on to clean my carpets.
Have yourselves a delightful Tuesday, everyone!
Argyle: Excellent write-up & links. Especially the photo of L C.
ReplyDeleteMarti: Thank you for a FUN Tuesday puzzle. Really enjoyed the theme!
Well I can't say that VILLA(s) Incognito is a "Luxurious home" ... but it sure is clean!
Best part of Fall Cleaning was finding stuff I didn't know I still had ... like the Bible my parents gave me when I was "Confirmed" ... 51 years ago (and the Confirmation Cross I received from the Generous Church Lady).
Hannah: Thank you for the beautiful "39 Reasons for living in Maine" ... I saw that the other day.
[OTOH, after 60 years (out of 62) ... I'm NOT leaving Florida. And I can barefoot ski in Lake Tarpon just fine. lol].
A warm toast to ALL at Sunset.
Cheers!
Am very disappointed that the only comedy I watch, Hot in Cleveland has been cancelled. What will Betty do?
ReplyDeleteA fun Tuesday exercise with a Marti flair. It brightens a day where I was awakened by a sub phone call at 6:45 am.
ReplyDeleteMusings
-Daisy plucking is as good a predictor as any for those of us who can’t TAKE A HINT ;-)
-Famous movie scene in in FAO Schwarz
-HOMESTEADERS settled the Midwest. Some of that REAL ESTATE is now selling for over $10,000/acre
-CAAN was known as being, uh, difficult
-I’ve taught about a lot of pivots but have never used the word SLUE
-The first animal in space was a Laika the dog that was found in the ALLEYS of Moscow.
-Where a lot of us saw LOOK early in our lives
-We had STROPS in the field for keeping our nursery knives sharp or we’d just use the side of our leather shoes
-Are some of those E-LOANers guilty of usury?
-I am usually SHOD in my SAS shoes, which last forever
-Gotta get back to teaching the circulatory system.
Good morning all,
ReplyDeleteThanks Marti and Argyle...fun puzzle and write up. Last fill was cloak...an easy fill, but took me a second time to remember.
My favorite role of James Caan was in , but enjoyed his Las Vegas series as he aged.
I would have given anything as a kid to be called a bean pole. LOL I'm sure those that were hated it, but they grew up to be willowy.
I still have my1930 copy of The Bobbsey Twins at Spruce Lake. We always received books as kids, never toys.
TTP and Hannah, thanks for posting the beauties of Maine...lovely
TTP and Hannah : thanks for the link to Maine. It really a beautiful state. We're you trying to make me homesick? LOL!
ReplyDeleteNot a speed run, Marti, but a total delight nonetheless, including the theme, which I actually got before coming to the blog. Loved ERIE/EERIE and ALLEY/CAT. Lovely MANET oil, Argyle.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe "Hot in Cleveland" won't be back--one of our favorites too.
Rowland had a fall yesterday, not a bad one, but he was disoriented and couldn't speak for a few minutes afterwards so I called 911. The CT scan is okay, thank goodness, but they kept him overnight for observation, and I'm just praying he'll be able to come home later today.
Wishing you, and us, a good Tuesday.
Today was a better solve for me. I saw the theme, the symmetry and enjoyed the European flair. Thanks Marti and Argyle.
ReplyDeleteI smiled at 45D IN PUMPS=SHOD and wondered if Marti was thinking of Jimmy Choo or Manolo Blanhnik! Alas, like HG, I am usually SHOD in SAS because they are so comfortable.
ERIE is getting lake-effect snow today with lots of cancellations at Buffalo airport. We are to the north and have sunshine today.
"puzzling thoughts":
ReplyDeleteThanks, Argyle, for the SO in the continuation of EENY . . . MOE!
Thanks, Marti, for the interesting puzzle. I, too, did not "see" the theme as I was solving; I pretty much worked top to bottom, left to right the whole way, so a lot of fills were made without noticing the clue. PEZ was one of those, as was SCH. The solve for 57A - OUTSIDE SHOT - was also filled in before I had to guess . . .
I originally had STAND before STEAD in 33A; OMSK had a write-over as I misread the clue
Today's limerick:
Ankaran man wore a hat that was chaffy,
And on him it appeared rather daffy;
When he wore this bright Fez
He looked just like a PEZ:
Pull the tassel, you'll get Turkish Taffy!
Thanks for the fun write-up, Argyle! You even included a pic of my little STRAY. She's still just as cute as the day she adopted us.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that many of you noticed the symmetry of the breaks in the word S-H-O-T. It took me a long time to find suitable phrases, and I was happy to get a set of theme entries with some zip.
But after I settled on them and put them into the grid, I was almost tempted to go with a rhyming theme instead of a broken word theme:
I'M SIZZLING HOT
BUT HE LOVES ME NOT,
SO DO YOU THINK I'VE GOT
AN OUTSIDE SHOT?
CanadianEh! Winter is coming, and mama needs a new pair of (Jimmy Choo) boots!
Very clever construction, Marti. I'm impressed.
ReplyDeleteHeartRx, I immediately thought you were telling a story:
ReplyDeleteI met a new girl. She's SHORT AND SWEET and SIZZLING HOT. It's hard to tell if she loves me or if SHE LOVES ME NOT. I often try to imagine if I've got an OUTSIDE SHOT.
? @ 10:34...that was supposed the Brian's Song. I italicized it, but guess the fingers of the youngest grandson on my lap hit a button. Oops! Whare is the "bigger police"?
ReplyDeletenot even auto correct could save me on those faux pas..oops again.
ReplyDeleteLove those Jimmy Choo boots,Marti!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of winter, ALAN Thicke's hometown Kirkland Lake is only 6 degrees farther south than OMSK, Siberia! Lovely area if you like rocks and trees and beautiful provincial parks but I will keep my visits to summertime.
Maine pictures are beautiful.
I, too, loved the pictures of Maine and hope to go there with my sisters next summer.
ReplyDeleteNow the carpet is drying so I have to stay out of the way.
Congratulations Marti on another very enjoyable puzzle. Thanks to Argyle too. I couldn't suss out the theme until the reveal. Rats!
ReplyDeleteI had lunch scheduled with an old friend of mine I have seen very little of in the last few years. He just called and postponed it for a day or two. No big deal but I'm disappointed. I look forward to seeing him. He is still dealing with prostate cancer so I worry about him. I had another friend who kept postponing lunch because he wasn't feeling well and then he died of that disease without our having gotten together. So I guess I've become a little gun shy. I worry too much...
Good afternoon everyone.
ReplyDeleteAnother SIZZLING HOT puzzle from Marti.
Some entries like ERIE and LAVA were very Tuesday-ish while others like OMSK, and the crapshoot clue of 44d for RAYONS gave it some edge. Liked TOTO and its clue.
I've always wanted a VESPA.
Didn't notice the staggering of the SHOT puts until Lemon pointed them out. NEATO!
Hey HeartRx,
ReplyDeleteSince those Choo Shoes are going to cost you an arm and a leg, maybe you can buy just the left one and trade the other for THIS! I had my doubt about this until I tasted some cornish hens out of my neighbor's Jim Beam branded one and I bought one the next week.(For the same 'sale price' about two years ago.) I can enthusiastically endorse this product. Just 'set it and forget' then cut the grass, take a shower, visit the neighbors and drink a couple come home a couple hours later and enjoy the ribs, brisket and hot links! Several varieties of pucks available for every variety of recipe.
Or you avoid the whole peg leg thing and just get THIS ONE even though I can't vouch for it but it about the same price as those "boots". ;)
Misty @11:16
ReplyDeleteI hope Rowland is home today, also.
You are a wonderful wife!
How refreshing to get to know a couple who actually love each other.
Like many other couples I have had the pleasure of getting to know on this wonderful blog.
Bill G. @2:26
Though I still live in the County where I was raised ... and read the newspaper from "cover-to-cover" every day ... there is one section I do skip most days ... the obituary's.
Soooo, I read them yesterday ... and two of my "former friends," (from back in my 30's and 40's) died over the weekend.
One of Natural causes ... the other was murdered.
Now ... I get to go to a funeral on Wednesday and Thursday.
tears ....
Misty - best wishes for Rowland's speedy recovery and return home.
ReplyDeleteTinbeni - how sad to learn of the loss of friends and even worse when the cause is murder. Thoughts and prayers with you and their families also.
Misty, I hope all comes out well, and he returns home soon! I didn't see your earlier post until just now.
ReplyDeleteTin, you'll have good reason to raise a toast this evening, in memory of your lost friends...
Franklin, do you really think I would break up a pair of Jimmy Choo's for a @&*$^@$*&%$% smoker???? (Yeah, well...maybe.) (But only if he promises to make the Thanksgiving turkey in it, instead of the fryer!)
ReplyDeleteMisty, I hope Rowland is okay and back home to your wonderful care.
ReplyDeleteTin, how very sad you must feel. I'm so sorry.
What a cold, windy day this was; I was very happy to get back home to my warm and cozy den. Got a good report from the doctor, had a nice lunch (doggie bag leftovers for dinner), and feel like a new person after the haircut.! All in all, a good day.
I, too, loved the Maine pictures. I have vacationed there over the course of 30+ years and spent 6 entire summers there; I love everything about it, especially those red crustaceans!
HeartRx,
ReplyDeleteI had a whole load of links ready to go, when Daughter #3 (16yrs) who had been coughing for two weeks suddenly could not breathe.
3 hours, 2 meds, & an emergency room visit later, I will try & see if I can reconstruct what I was going to say about your construction. (but 1st I have to make Dinner...)
(P.S. The NE corner was the toughest...)
Misty:
ReplyDeleteI add my positive wished that your Rowland will come home and feeling better.
Tinbeni:
I'm so sorry about your two friends especially since you had not seen them in a while.
Misty, I hope Rowland is OK. Wish you the best.
ReplyDeleteCED, that's scary! Sure hope your daughter is OK.
Marti, those boots are cute, but $850? I'd sooner spend it on a smoker, and I don't barbeue.
Misty, hope Rowland is back home and feeling better. I know you will be.
ReplyDeleteTin, so sorry for your loss. Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where our friends are leaving us. My best friend's husband is having cardiac ablation procedure tomorrow which sounds pretty scary. His pace maker and the meds is no longer working. I will there most of the afternoon.
Dave, it sure is frightening when we have to take our children to the ER. Glad you are both home.
Good evening, folks. Thank you, Marti, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteCold here today. 9 degrees when I got up.
I see my old lake made the puzzle today, plus EERIE real close to it. Hahtoolah, I see you remembered.
This puzzle went easily. No major problems. Enjoyed it.
Lots of Israelis in the puzzles lately. Israel was in the news again. Too bad for the violence against them. The dead people were all Americans and Brits.
I have noticed hat people collect those PEZ dispensers. To each his own.
On my way to Waukegan right now. Probably colder up there.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
(306)
Marti, Argyle, many thanks!
ReplyDeleteA nice solid pzl well explicated. What more can one cruciverbalist ask of others?
Oh well, on the lighter side...
ReplyDeleteI had trouble in the SW, so ventured to the NE which gave me even more trouble...
11A "This is so frustrating!" was aptly clued, as I had "ARG!" I went & finished the SW to clear my mind, but it took a look up of (frawnch) pierres water (eau) to finally reveal Grr! So TDNF Marti!
Slue (slew &/ or slip) always reminds me of trying to land a plane in a crosswind (10:17 - kinda long, so edit out yr unwanted landings...)
Curiously, when I went to look for funny images of "slue," this came up...
Having never heard of "SlueFootSue" I had to investigate further, & discovered she had a real tussle with her bustle. (Skip the 1st minute,,,,too mushy...) But it makes me wonder if some split shot sinkers would have helped...?
So that's why Coyotes howl at the Moon...
Finally, an age test, you are not that old if you have not heard at least one of these clunkers...
Hmm, now that you heard them...
Tin, a toast to you and lots of sympathy for your loss.
ReplyDeleteMarti,and also Argyle, thanks for a fun day. Great puzzle, lots of new clues.
It's COLD down here in the swamp...but not as bad as those of you who are suffering blizzards, etc. stay warm!
ReplyDeleteThank you Marti and Argyle.
Didn't get to the puzzle until tonight. I hesitated at first and thought: 'what could it hurt to skip a day.' Eventually decided to jump and was rewarded with a treat of a puzzle.
Nice Tuesday offering.
C, E, D, you are the linker with the clinker and you never fail to delight.
ReplyDeleteLoved everything you put on - except I was hoping for a better ending for Miss Slue light foot. I guess she was too hot for Mr. Disney to handle so they exiled her to the moon. Pity.
I also loved the planes landing in the crosswinds. Those pilots sure do earn their pay. Thats the video they should play DURING the flights ( inflight movies) so that the passengers will properly appear more grateful. No more complaints about lost baggage.
As for the clunkers I had not heard of any of them, but I agoing to be writing them down. Thanks again.
CEDave:
ReplyDeleteThank you for the puns! I love them and had heard about half of them.
Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteVery very very late to the party tonight, but I didn't want to let today become tomorrow without first tipping my hat to Marti for another fun, crafty puzzle.
Cheers!
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteLate, late, late... First off I'm glad I watched Cross-wind landings after my flight. I hope I forget it before my next. Thanks CED.
Sorry to hear of the sadness of the cornerites today. My best wishes are with you all.
Marti - Well done! WEES + you messed me up off the bat; with VESPA in place, I confidently entered Void. TEE fixed that. Hardest corner was SW. I had everything but N in NAN and M in MAI. I had to reach deep to remember the Bobbsey twin.
Argyle - thanks for the writeup - I chuckled at the title you gave it.
It's late, so I'll keep it SHORT AND SWEET. Cheers, -T