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Nov 4, 2014

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 C.C. Burnikel

Theme: Land Ho! - Countries of the Northern Atlantic area.

68A. Country, and word that can be appended to the three-letter ending of 18-, 26-, 47- or 60-Across : LAND

18A. Hot-looking dude : STUD MUFFIN. Finland

26A. Unsavory-sounding Cajun side : DIRTY RICE. Iceland

47A. Taiwanese LPGA star who is the youngest golfer to win five major championships : YANI TSENG. England

60A. Nook Tablet rival : KINDLE FIRE. Ireland

Argyle here. Without the unifier, I doubt I would have made a connection. Getting the unifier first wasn't much help getting the entries, I imagine. But all together, a good puzzle. Four good columns, too. I liked the match up of AIR and ACE plus some STRIKES for Boomer.

Across:

1. Makeup or final : EXAM

5. Olympics segment : EVENT

10. Elaborate dance : BALL

14. Golf clinic topic : GRIP

15. "The Lincoln Lawyer" actress Marisa : TOMEI

16. With 41-Across, plant source of cosmetic additives : ALOE 41A. See 16-Across : VERA

17. Rowboat pair : OARS

20. GPS part: Abbr. : SYStem

21. Yeses in Congress : AYEs

22. Labor day arrival? : INFANT

23. Powerful engine : V-TEN. An inherently complex motor in limited use.

25. 650, to Augustus : DCL

31. Does a general's job : LEADS. I always heard they lead from the rear.

35. "Be that __ may ..." : AS IT

36. Work in the cockpit : AVIATE. Unless it's in the air, it doesn't make you an aviator.

38. __-de-sac : CUL

39. Maker of the Air Max athletic shoe : NIKE

40. Rich cake : TORTE. FYI - The difference between torte and cake. Link

42. Extremity sporting a ring, maybe : TOE. Did you get fooled thinking, "Extreme Sports"?

43. Lyricist Johnny : MERCER. He penned "Moon River" but earlier he did this.



44. "Terrible" ruler : IVAN

45. Come next : ENSUE

49. '60s militant campus gp. : SDS. (Students for a Democratic Society)

51. Fax button : SEND

52. Slacks measure : INSEAM

55. It's cut before dealing : DECK

58. Most like it hot : TUB. I'm a showerman myself.

62. Angler's artificial fly, e.g. : LURE

63. Monogram ltr. : INIT.ial

64. Yippies co-founder Hoffman : ABBIE

65. Major exporter of handmade carpets : IRAN

66. "What did I __ deserve this?" : DO TO

67. Takes a chance on : RISKS

Down:

1. Self-perceptions : EGOs

2. One of Superman's powers : X-RAY VISION

3. Bombing attacks : AIR STRIKES

4. AWOL pursuers : MPs. (Military Police)

5. Online marketplace for handmade goods : ETSY. Link

6. Cast a ballot : VOTE

7. Flightless birds : EMUs

8. Actor Beatty : NED

9. Like a mouse : TIMID

10. Confuse : BAFFLE

11. A, in radio code : ALFA

12. Pork cut : LOIN

13. Pre-Easter season : LENT

19. Ben or Sam : UNCLE

21. "__ luck?" : ANY

24. Suffix with kitchen : ETTE

26. "Inferno" poet : DANTE

27. Hourly charge : RATE

28. Old piano key material : IVORY

29. About, in dates : CIRCA

30. Moth-__: tattered : EATEN

32. Pet detective of film : ACE VENTURA. Portrayed by Jim Carrey.

33. "Hungry Like the Wolf" rockers : DURAN DURAN. [spoiler alert] Strange lyrics; I liked the song better before I read them.



34. "Hit the road" or "hit the books" : SLANG. Idiom, yes; slang, I'm not sure.

37. Actress Hatcher : TERI

41. Workbench clamp : VISE

43. Reward for a hero : MEDAL

46. At ease with : USED TO

48. "Shame on you!" : "TSK!"

50. Eyeliner problem : SMEAR

52. "Just joking" : "I KID"{

53. Boy, in Bogotá : NINO

54. Bad mood : SNIT

55. "That's mine!" : "DIBS!"

56. '70s-'80s heartthrob Estrada : ERIK. from TV's CHiPS.

57. So-so grades : CEEs

59. Curve in the road : BEND

61. G-man's org. : FBI

62. "__ Abner" : LI'L


Argyle


66 comments:

  1. Morning, all!

    Cute theme today, which I totally didn't get until after I completed the puzzle.

    I got off to a rough start in the NW corner by confidently putting in TEST instead of EXAM and misreading the clue for 4D as "AOL pursuers" (which had me thinking of companies that wanted to merge with AOL, like Time Warner). Once EGOS got me out of that mess, however, the rest of the puzzle was mostly smooth.

    I say "mostly" because I almost had a meltdown at MERCER and YANITSENG, both of which were completely unknown to me and the latter of which didn't even look like a real name. Fortunately, the perps were solid and I just hoped for the best that they were correct.

    I, for one, prefer my bath to be hot but my TUB to be cold...

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  2. Nice puzzle, C.C., and fun writeup from Argyle. Of course, as a Professor, EXAM was easy, and got me off to a good start (making up, later, for not knowing the golfer -- had to get that totally from the crossings). I also appreciate the useful reminder to VOTE.

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  3. Good morning!

    This was a "zip-zip" ala C.C. No problems here. Argyle, I agree on the idiom/slang front. And where was my baseball stuff? I had no idea this was a C.C. puzzle until I got here this morning.

    Here in Texas they have the STAAR exam -- don't ask me what the letters stand for. One mother who is also a teacher in another district is taking the local district to task for a) very low STAAR scores and b) students who pass all sections of the test are dismissed 10 days early in the spring while the other kids get remedial training. She figures that's 120 days wasted getting a high school diploma, and the district should offer some enriching education instead of sending the smart kids home. She's got a point. Teachers, what say you?

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  4. Good morning all.

    The midterms are here. EXAMine your ballot carefully as you cast your VOTE(s).

    Thank you CC and thank you Argyle.

    I'll do this puzzle again at a later date, working the downs first. Didn't see some of the down clues and answers until reading Argyle's writeup.

    Hand up for TEST before EXAM. I did get the theme, especially after FIN and ICE, which gave me the ENG in YANI TSENG. Was about to enter SE RI PAK, but remembered that she's South Korean. Not to mention her name is a couple letters short for the answer.

    Never saw MPS, SLANG and DURAN DURAN.

    Schwartzwalder Kirschtorte ! mmmm!!!

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  5. Congrats C.C. on another hit!--for which I didn't need to HIT any books!

    Nice Tuesday level for me. My only hang up was not reading pork cut correctly--I read it as pork out, and it took a while to see it properly. I certainly hope my eye appointment today helps correct that! I'm getting sick of it.

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  6. This is a weak lot, the first two especially stink, so I hope Moe or some other versifier will do better.

    There was a blond miss from Helsinki
    Who had her guy wrapped round her pinky
    He'd hold her real tight
    Through the long winter night,
    But they wouldn't do anything kinky!

    There once was a rake lived in Reykjavik
    Who chased girls who were built like a loo of brick.
    Not one that stank
    Like a Icelandic bank,
    But a flush one who liked his long ...limerick!

    A crotchety old man in old London
    Who spent all his time in high dudgeon
    Shouted "Get off my lawn!"
    At the sun every dawn;
    Which it did for that cantankerous curmudgeon!

    There was a voice-actress in Dublin
    Whose problems kept doubling and doublin'.
    She feared she would fail
    The "Swedish Nightingale",
    Because her voice cracked whenever she'd dub Lind!

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  7. Speaking of voting, there was a report last night about some machines recording the votes incorrectly on the paper ballot, so it is really important to double-check what gets printed there before leaving the machine.

    I also forgot to mention that the golfer name was new to me too, but the unifier helped me finish all of those endings, and so that in turn helped with the perps in the SE corner.

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  8. I looked in vain for the theme on C.C.’s lovely puzzle and should have gone micro instead of macro! Wonderful!

    Musings
    -ETSY? Gee I wonder if our friend knew AUTUMN and INFANT both had six letters? ;-). I agree on that DURAN DURAN song.
    -Some people need to “get a GRIP” because they don’t have “both OARS in the water”
    -Today will decide who has the most AYE VOTES in congress and greatly improve what I receive on my phone and TV
    -Great link to Ohio cowboy Leonard Slye’s singing
    -Safe INSEAM measuring?
    -Interesting info about lightheadedness in a HOT TUB
    -Using Stickum ™ for a better GRIP in the NFL was outlawed in 1981
    -A fragile EGO would make golfing with my friends and me uncomfortable for you
    -Installing BAFFLES like these greatly improved our auditorium
    -Fun “ANY LUCK” Punch cartoon about inspirations for Victorian literature
    -“I just replaced the toilet paper roll!” “Whataya want, a MEDAL?”
    -Best “USED TO” song - I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
    -Where was UNCLE Joe movin’ kinda slow?

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  9. Good morning everyone.

    WAS - What Argyle said. When I got the unifier, I went back and saw FINLAND, etc. Liked the long downs, especially X-RAY VISION.
    The DECK was cut before dealing a lot at our bridge nite last night.
    Did not know TOMEI's role in 15a, and was unfamiliar with YANI TSENG. But the perps took dare of business.
    Good outing, C.C. Thank you.

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  10. Morning,

    Finished it up today without error. Like D-O, kept looking for at least one baseball clue. Women's Golf is one sport I don't follow so when I had YANITSENG filled in, I was sure it was wrong, but the perps looked OK so I left it alone.

    My bachelorhood ends tomorrow when Lucy returns. I did discover I don't like living alone with two cats and no dog. Almost went to a local shelter to see if they had a collie I could rent.

    Our polling location was very busy this AM. They are predicting a high turnout.

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  11. This AM my computer was down and my computer service was out of business so I cold-called a new service. Via the phone they had me disconnect the power cord from the CPU, press POWER for 10 seconds and I was back in business. Free of charge.
    Drat! I just corrected my typos in the preview mode and lost my post.
    Easy puzzle, cute theme. The only unknown was YANITSENG. The perps gave my Y---TS---. I wagged YANI and the theme gave me ENG. I wagged TOMEI from T--EI. M gave me MERCER.
    This isn't my week. Yesterday it was a clogged toilet I couldn't clear. Sunday when I reset my bedside clock according to directions, it always flipped back to the original time. I outfoxed it by setting it on the next time zone.
    My KINDLE FIRE is working great and allowed me to do email and read the blog. Maybe things are looking up. When life gives you lemons make lemonade. I seem to drink a lot of lemonade.

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  12. Greetings, friends! Happy VOTING day. Mine was sent two weeks ago.

    Congratulations once again, C.C. You are the belle of this BALL!

    I finished before pouring my coffee even with the unknown YANITSENG though MERCER is quite familiar. He deserves a MEDAL for all the great songs he wrote.

    ABBIE and SDS bring memories of the 60s.

    Thanks for the fun romp, C.C. and thank you, Argyle.

    Have a great Tuesday, everyone!

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  13. "Puzzling thoughts":

    Owen - numbers 1 and 3 were my two favorites

    Argyle: great write up as always - here is a link to one of my favorite Johnny Mercer tunes as sung by K D Lang. Not sure if she sang the version on the Soundtrack for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - a good movie and even better book

    CC - nice Tuesday romp although I, too was looking for a baseball reference. Maybe we count the word STRIKE(S)? I knew Yani Tseng but for some reason I always spell the workbench clamp VICE instead of VISE. BTW, our sports page headline today is: "Hometown HOF Player tabbed as Twins Manager". I reside close to the springtime home of the Twins, and their top Class A team, the Miracle, play there in the summer. We get lots of Twins news. Are you happy about #4 being the new manager?

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  14. Good Morning:

    I continue to be amazed and impressed by CC's imagination and breadth of knowledge. Didn't see the theme until the reveal. (I can almost hear Tin growling at yet another appearance of the dreaded _ _ _ word!)

    Very nicely done, CC, and kudos to Argyle for parsing it all out.

    Have a great day.

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  15. My limerick du jour - only one -

    When I bend for my Prostate EXAM,
    I admit, I'm as tight as a clam;
    Even though my doc's touch
    Doesn't hurt me too much,
    It still feels like, Slam bam, thank you ma'am!

    On a serious note, to those men who haven't had one or have been putting it off, please do get an annual prostate exam if you're over 45. Prostate Cancer can be contained and controlled if caught soon enough.

    (Hope I didn't violate the board's policy with the above message ...)

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  16. Hand-up for TEST before EXAM, my only write-over.

    C.C. Thank you for a FUN Tuesday puzzle with a nice theme.
    The only thing that would have made it better would have been some Pinch in the grid. lol

    My VOTE was mailed in two weeks ago. But I still was swamped with campaign mailer's and still had to endure all the negative TV-ADs in our $108,000,000 Florida Governor race.
    Hope the Best Man wins ... just not sure who that may be.

    Argyle, I especially enjoyed the DURAN-DURAN link. Thanks!

    A "toast" to ALL at Sunset.
    Cheers!!!

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  17. Irish Miss
    No growling from me today ... ICELAND was one of my favorite Consulting locations (Many, Many, Moons ago).

    [And the answer was DIRTY RICE ... not the dreaded "_ _ _" word.]

    If it hadn't been for that "test to EXAM" write-over ... my puzzle would have been NEAT ... lol ...

    Hmmmm, that does give me an idea ... what a surprise!
    Cheers!

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  18. ChmnMoe:
    I agree about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; a great book and equally great movie. Kevin Spacey and John Cusack are superb actors.

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  19. I want to add my encouragement to Chairman Moe's post about the uncomfortable exam. Please GO!

    Five years ago my husband had skipped his exam for three years. When he did go, his PSA had climbed from a 2 to 242. The cancer had also spread to his lymph nodes and down the back of his legs. It was too late for radiation and/or surgery. They did enroll him in a clinical trial and experimental chemotherapy. We were blessed and he celebrated his 5 year survival by doing the Volksmarch (5k) up Crazy Horse Memorial in September. They had predicted a year's survival. Again, GO! Your loved ones will be grateful.

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  20. I thought this was a brilliant puzzle and I had no trouble at all even with a number of unknowns. It just had everything: music, hippies, food, clothes, movies, air strikes and aviation, and lots of countries including Iran. It had STUD MUFFIN and then my favorite: the Labor day arrival INFANT! No wonder I'm a C.C. puzzle fan--this one was a total treat!

    Fun expo, as always, Argyle.

    Have a great Tuesday, everybody!

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  21. (CNN) -- An iron gate with the notorious Nazi slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" has been stolen from the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, officials said.

    The slogan, which translates as "Work sets you free," became emblematic of the forced labor camps of World War II in which so many inmates died.

    The gate was stolen overnight from Saturday to Sunday, officials at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial said in an online statement.

    I hope ... whomever stole it has melted-it-down.

    [... I guess I should get-back-to-the Pinch ...]
    Cheers!!!

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  22. Prairie Woman @ 10:54: thanks for the "echo" of my post about getting a prostate exam, and positive thoughts and prayers go to you and your husband for 5 more years or longer! Part of my "promise" is to be an advocate to men to be pro-active in dealing with one of the male gender's "issues". I've been cancer-free now for 10+ years, and for as long as I can breathe, I'll be reminding guys to go get checked.

    Lucina @ 10:39: agree about Kevin Spacey and his acting abilities; given the roles he's played and all. The other "dark" movie that debuted shortly after MITGOGAE was American Beauty. There are countless scenes from this to choose from, but one that depicts a high level of dysfunction in the family can be found here. CAUTION: Strong language

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  23. CM and PW: Had my exam earlier this month and passed with flying colors. Only downside was the Dr. would not give me a note to my Adult Children that he did NOT find my head up there!

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  24. Good morning all,

    #**!!##!! I don't know how many times I have lost my comments because it somehow slides away due to my lack of touch on this iMac mouse. Frustrating.

    Loved your puzzle, C.C. I did not see the theme, but thanks to Argyle, I can see once again, how clever you are.

    Needed all 9 perps for Yanitseng, and had only 2 write overs: vice>vise and eric>erik.No help needed as it should be on a Tuesday.

    Lincoln Lawyer was a good read, and Matthew McConayghey did a great job in that role. He has really evolved into a fine actor.

    Kazie, I made the same mistake, and wondered why loin fit the clue after I wagged the n.

    Desper-otto,I agree with you that those students should stay in school and get some well deserved enrichment. This plan makes the others feel like losers, and I can't see that their openness to learning would be very high right before summer. I wonder who thought up this plan?

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  25. Of course I screwed it up...

    I confidently penned DIL for the Roman Numeral 650, & because I had no empty spaces (in the NE) never questioned "unile Ben." (Rats!)

    Onward!

    CC! You promised me an easy Tuesday!

    Someone please tell me this is just a bad dream...

    I did enjoy the aviator references, but don't want to bore you with my usual WWII Spitfire links... Hmm, so how should I end this Blog post?

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  26. Husker Gary @ 8:17 - don't you think it's somewhat ironic that the NFL player who used "Stickum" to benefit himself the most, has an award named for him for the year's best college receiver?

    Bluehen @ 11:57 - too funny!

    Tin @ 10:17 - regarding the Ads for our state's governor: as I was selecting my Kevin Spacey link on YouTube, every time I went to view one, the "Ad" that popped up and played was related to the race between Crist and Scott. EVERY one. $108M and counting here; NC candidates for Senate have claimed to have spent about the same or more. I know that politics is Verboten here on the Crossword Corner, but man, it's hard to ignore these facts especially on Election Day. Our Founding Fathers must turn in their graves every November . . .

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  27. Chairman Moe, Owen's 1 & 3 are my favorites, too. Thanks for the K.D. Lang tune.
    I enjoyed Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as a movie and even more as a book. On an interesting tour of Savannah we saw many of the houses mentioned in the story.
    I loved Labor day arrival=infant. Was that yours, CC? I didn't notice the small C until just now, but it didn't matter.
    Can anything significant, remedial or enriching, happen during the last ten days of school, and more especially the last five? The children are in LA LA land. Everyone is wrapping up the last minute details. In half our building, always my half, there was no AC and it was hot as Hades. Everyone was wilted. Those days were my least favorite of the 180.
    Sallie emailed me to insist on a colonoscopy, so I ordered one. Yuck!
    But, thanks, Sallie, I know it is for my own well being.

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  28. I think today's theme was actually "C.C.'s Heartthrobs" Hot looking dude, stud muffin, Duran Duran, Heartthrob Erick Estrada, Johnny Mercer, Ned Beatty, even Li’l Abner.

    Just messin' with ya C.C. Truly, I adore your puzzles. Thank you Argyle for the write up.

    Discovered mouse droppings in the kitchen today and feel so violated. In the process of stripping everything out of every cupboard. Washing that which can be washed and discarding any dry goods which may be susceptible. All because of a stupid mouse.

    Husker Gary: Uncle Joe is movin' kinda slow at the junction.. Petticoat Junction. Whoo-whoo!

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  29. HuskerG, I know someone lambasted you that last time you mentioned your best friend's son but I must say this without getting political. It seems the outcome is just a formality so what are your plans for this evening? How excited and proud you and your friend must be. Hope the young Ben serves your state honorably.

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  30. YR, the colonoscopy is no sweat. Piece of cake. It's the night before "prep" that I dread.

    I went to early voting this year back on Oct 20th. Found an additional benefit: the robo political phone calls stopped almost immediately. There must be a database of the phone numbers of folks who've already voted. Bottom line: I intend to be an early voter in every election.

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  31. Hi All!

    So where were we ?R or D? Thppt them all. DW and I will get a GRIP and VOTE later today. We VOTE together, but not always together.

    Thanks Argyle for the fun write-up. I didn't even realize this was a CC until I got to the SW and looked down. I should have known ASIT felt so comfortable. Thanks to both of you.

    WEES - 47a - ESP. I almost left VIcE in place and then something over-road dyslexia.

    OWEN & C. Moe - nice. CED - FANTA SEA - funny. Eldest does Queen's song at karaoke and floors 'em.

    Fav: DIRTY RICE - Treebeards downtown has the best outside of NOLA.

    For Halloween we blocked off the CUL-de-sac and setup an inflatable 25' screen. The kids got to see movies the EGOS at the MPAA would sue us over (hint- Who You Gonna Call?). Fun EVENT and the kids had a BALL. The kids also took DIBS on the chocolate. They now have enough candy to last through LENT.

    When I turned 40 the AMA (yesterday, I know) moved the swirly-finger procedure recommendation to 45. I hope they move it to 50 by next year!

    Cheers, -T

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  32. YR, if I may be allowed to add my two cents: I have had two of those procedures. For the first one I had to drink a gallon of some vile tasting stuff that kept me up all night (no exaggeration) on the porcelain throne. Add to that, the procedure itself was somewhat uncomfortable. It was such a trying experience that I didn't have another such procedure for twelve years.
    Finally, DW (a much better person than I) convinced me to have another. This time I only had to drink about a glass of a much better tasting liquid, it did its job right away, I got a good night's sleep, and to perform the exam they put me to sleep (literally, not figuratively). An altogether much more tolerable experience, except for paying for it.
    My point is that colonoscopies are not to be as dreaded as they were a few years ago. Keep your chin up.

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  33. Re: Colonoscopy

    (For the sqeamish)

    They have recently improved the home screening test, while not as effective it requires no prep.

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  34. JD,
    Your eyes must be going like mine! My optometrist thinks my cataracts aren't bad enough yet to do anything with them, and the dry eye is only the other part of the problem, so I might have to put up with it for a while yet.

    As for colonoscopies, I would never skip them. Colon cancer can be a death sentence. My mother's cancer started that way and she died at 67, before colonoscopies were ever heard of. Besides, the prep is so much easier now than back in the days of the Golitely version.

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  35. In a follow up to yesterdays Haunted Mansion clips.

    I never knew there was a separate entrance through an interactive cemetary.

    (Owen & Moe might enjoy some of the rhymes:)

    & I have passed that entrance many times, (& got the doors shut in my face awaiting the next batch,) & never knew that last tombstone moves!

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  36. I just finished voting. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. It always annoys me when so many of the state propositions seem to have been placed on the ballot and supported with advertisements by special interest groups; groups that have their interest at heart, not ours.

    Galileo has always been one of my heroes. I enjoyed showing my science students demonstrations of how objects of differing weight fall at the same speed but air friction always made it difficult. Here's such a wonderful demonstration of a bowling ball vs a feather that it brings joy to my brain and heart. Galileo and bowling ball/feather

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  37. Bill G - When I was watching the clip, I didn't realize the 1st experiment was pressurized.... I kept thinking "Get Out!"

    OK, you'll convinced me - EXAM next year. Though I do know that pancreatic cancer is worse (FIL had 3 months), my grandpa died from it (an that's not where he put the cigarETTEs!) C, -T

    /squiggly letters are back. I hope this SENDs.

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  38. Thanks for the support. My doctor uses the violent clean out theory for the night before. I literally camp out in the bathroom. Just awful! The day of the procedure is a piece of cake. I grow benign polyps so I must undergo this every five years.

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  39. -T @ various times: I had a baseline EXAM when I turned 40; @ age 45 I had my first "positive" PSA reading from the blood test (# was < 3 IIRC); @ age 50 the PSA number did not go up, but my family doc "noticed" that something felt odd from the "swirly finger" test, and suggested I get it checked by a Urologist. After a biopsy revealed cancerous cells, surgery was scheduled within a couple months. 10+ years later, I'm still cancer-free as it was "caught" early enough that none escaped to other parts of my body.

    And here's the rub: I had no symptoms to speak of at any of those 3 age levels, and cancer does NOT run in my family. The PSA number is one indicator, but unfortunately (or fortunately for me) the best way to find out if something is awry is through the digital EXAM. As uncomfortable a test as it is, it saved MY life. It was part of my annual physical checkup, and my family doctor at the time was keeping track of any abnormalities. Had I waited a year or so later the likelihood that the cancer could've spread was very high.

    So now that I've been cancer-free and have no prostate, I figured, great, no more digital EXAMs. WRONG! Still have to have 'em once a year just to make sure nothing has grown back!!

    So "man up" guys! No embarrassment unless you don't have an EXAM and you DO get cancer. And yes, I can still laugh at all the jokes about it, but I HAVE the last laugh, 'cause the cancer is gone and I'm still alive and kicking!

    BTW, the expression on my avatar photo is pretty much the one you'll have when you get your first EXAM! LOL!!

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  40. I have to take exception with Tinbeni's hope (11:33) that the thieves who stole the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Dachau "melt it down". Evidence of man's inhumanity to man should not be erased. A similar sign was stolen from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2009. The sign was recovered, and restored, and a neo-Nazi (among others) was eventually convicted.

    Click here for the NY Times article.

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  41. What Argyle said. Hand up for entering TEST at 1A. I like your puzzles, C.C.

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  42. Musings 2
    -Beautiful 27 holes today with very loooooooong shadows on the green.
    -Yup, Uncle Joe was movin’ kinda slow on the Shady Rest porch at Petticoat Junction
    -Casual, We are very proud of Ben and know he will make a great senator. As I’ve stated before, his dad is my best friend and he had a triple transplant a few years ago. Still he was a tireless worker for his son in the primary and general election. We will be in Lincoln for the celebration tonight.
    -Bill, I have shown the hammer/feather on the Moon clip many times but didn’t realize the bowling ball/feather one existed. Very cool!
    -The prep for a colonoscopy is a bear but the procedure is a “Go to sleep in 10 seconds and wake up a half hour later” piece ‘o cake affair.
    -I agree Moe. Some call the prohibition of Stickum™ the Lester Hayes rule for his, uh, liberal use of the stuff

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  43. HG @ 3:17 - I can only imagine how big an account the Oakland Raiders Football Team was for the Bay Area "Stickum" salesman from 1977-1981! He/She must've sold it them by the truckload!

    Good 'ol Lester the Molester . . . whether you liked 'em or hated 'em, the Oakland Raiders back then were quite an organization. For them to be 0-8 doesn't seem quite right . .

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  44. Lime Rickey
    I take exception to your exception @3:00.

    I'm not suggesting that "man's inhumanity to man should be erased" (and forgotten).

    On the other hand, I don't think Dachau or Auschwitz-Birkenau should be maintained ... and treated as Tourist Attractions.

    IMHO, they should have been destroyed after WWII and restored as maybe a beautiful park or forest.

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  45. I can't help but wonder if Tinbeni would also deride Gettysburg as a "Tourist Attraction".

    I'm pretty sure those who lost family members there want it to be something more than "a beautiful park or forest".

    If I recall correctly, I think Lincoln had something to say about that.

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  46. This has been an extremely stressful few days, so it was nice to finally take a few minutes to solve C.C.’s delightful puzzle and then read everyone’s funny and insightful comments.

    Wonderful write-up and links, Argyle – loved DURAN DURAN!! This puzzle should be put into a “How to Construct Tuesday Puzzles” reference book. Exactly the right amount of challenge, fun entries, and a super-neat theme! C.C., you always amaze me with your imagination in thinking up new themes, not to mention your cunning use of American pop culture references!!

    Owen KL, # 1 and # 3 were the best!

    Bluehen, very funny!! DH just had his this week, and no surprise – the doctor wouldn’t give him a note, either!

    CED @ 12:06, I roared at your last link! Dudley, where are you?

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  47. "A beautiful park or forest"??? Tinbeni, your sense of history is sorely lacking.
    If you want young people to adopt the 'never again' belief, NOTHING is more convincing than a tour of the concentration camps, actually seeing the places where these atrocities occurred. Visiting these sites is very powerful.

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  48. I have visited Dachau several times with students as well as a couple of other concentration camps. Unfortunately, having those examples of man's inhumanity to man is a necessary reminder to help avoid the same thing repeating itself. The first time I went, I swore I'd never go again, but because I felt it necessary for students to experience and LEARN from, I went again, and again, and again.

    It's a sad thing that people refuse to believe what happened there, and if the nuns maintaining it and the photos, and running the film evidence is what is needed to convince people, then it should be continued.

    Interesting that it was neo-nazis that stole the sign in 2009. Maybe that's who it was at Dachau too. I wonder why they want it gone? Could it be so we forget about the lie that sign represents?

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  49. Lime Rickey @4:16
    I've toured Dachau when I lived in Europe ... and it made me sick.

    Though I do agree with Kazie, I still think it should have been plowed into the dust.

    NOT a fair comparison to Gettysburg being maintained as a historical site.

    Anon @4:38
    ONE of my MBA's is in American History ... I've forgotten more history than you will ever know.

    Time for my Sunset "toast" ... you guys will not be involved. lol
    Cheers!!!

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  50. Tin, I'd like to have a dollar for every one of your lies.

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  51. Hello Puzzlers -

    Very late today, WEES. Didn't want the day to go by without congratulating our Leader for another fun puzzle. Didn't catch on to the theme until reading the unifier.

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  52. Hi Y'all! Great puzzle, C.C.! surprise theme! Great, Argyle! WEES.

    I voted today at the nursing home nearby. The poll was run by people older than I (there are some). Sign in was on an electronic pad on which was very difficult to make a legible signature bending over from a standing position. The octagenarian poll-keepers had to have young people standing there to make sure they'd done the electronics correctly.

    The person directing traffic through the place was a ladies' man with a little Van Dyk beard & mustache and stood so close, I was afeared he was going to kiss me. Very strange place to flirt with old chicks, by a dapper old rooster with nothing to crow about.

    The next adventure du jour was in the grocery store where they are in the process of remodeling and moving everything around. The shoppers did more than usual inter-communications while we were trying to find things we wanted. I did twice the amount of walking today. Also much more griping to stockers. Usually done in half an hour and it took twice that.

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  53. My father had prostate cancer. His three nephews died horribly painful deaths from what started as prostrate cancer and spread everywhere because they were rough tough, "I don't need no stinkin' doctor" type guys. Being the genealogist of the family I knew this and nagged my brothers annually. My brother is now taking radiation treatment for early stage prostate cancer. I'm glad I nagged. Now I'm starting in on my sons who are 40 +.

    Colonoscopy: The clean-out cured some problems. The after-effects kept me from eating for several months. I lost 17 pounds.

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  54. Tinbeni@4:55: "ONE of my MBA's is in American History ... I've forgotten more history than you will ever know."

    An MBA in American History? That's a new one on me. But good for you.

    As for how much history you've forgotten, I'll take your word for it.

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  55. desper-otto at 12:53, I too voted early. A couple of Saturdays ago. Still got the and robo calls. Of course this is Illinois and the Chicago suburbs, so maybe they were trying to influence my 2nd and 3rd sets of votes... DW now wishes she had voted early. She's calling the board of elections tomorrow. No place to park... She had to wait and wait. Conspiracy theorists ?

    BTW, did you hear about the robo calls specifically directed at City of Chicago election judges ? One told them that they had to take additional training, and another told them they had to vote for a certain candidate, so they could qualify as a judge. A number of judges never reported this morning. Consequently, some polling stations are staying open much later than scheduled.

    In related news, one judge here was removed for being intoxicated, and another election official, perhaps a scrutineer since the news didn't report him (her?) as a judge, got in a fight with a voter. Not a war of words. A fight. A physical altercation.

    Only in Chicago. Well, maybe not. But reportedly, there was a lot of turnout and emotion so far today, presumably due to our goober-natorial race.

    Anon-T @ 1:14, Treebeards was my favorite for Red Beans and Rice in the '80s, when I worked downtown. As in, that's where I'm going for lunch, and that's all I want. Well, that and an unsweetened tea. Probably had the dirty rice there, but I remember it for the Red Beans and Rice, as well as the lunch time crowds.

    PK @ 5:18, "...by a dapper old rooster with nothing to crow about." May be so, but you are still attracting them ! You go girl !

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  56. I hope this is vague enough not to be censored as a spoiler.
    Circles in Wednesday's puzzle. My guess is 3-letter sequence in each of the *-ed words. The puzzle solves just as easily without circles, just the theme is harder to get.

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  57. I got back from a nice short bike ride in beautiful, clear 70-degree weather. I looked to the west and could see a nice view. The scenic object was approximately 26 miles away. What do you think it was? Guesses...?

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  58. Marathon Finish Line Banner

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  59. TTP: As for still attracting them, I tend to make eye contact and smile at other human beings and some of them appreciate this.

    I smiled at a mentally impaired young man in the grocery store. He asked me who I voted for, seeing my "I voted" sticker. I told him the governor candidate who got my vote. He cheered and shook my hand because that man (while in another governmental seat) was instrumental in getting a bill passed for medical aide for people with disabilities. By the end of the aisle, we were on first name basis. I wondered if he was allowed to vote, but didn't think to ask then.

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  60. Hum - on tearing down atrocities or leaving them be... I'm torn. One one hand we should never forget, on the other rip that crap down. I have a feeling it was neo-natzies that stole the gate 'cuz "it's cool" - They're not playing with a full DECK.

    Joke I heard: My brother worked for Dept of Transportation. He was fired for theft. We couldn't believe it but upon entering his home, all the signs where there. [rim-shot or boo hiss?]

    C. Moe - I'm glad for you (and us cornerites) they caught it. I wont RISK it and will subject myself (and likely make the same face) next year. I'll try to find a Dr. w/ small hands.

    TTP - Oh, yeah... The red beans & rice. Also the greens w/ shrimp w/ their house hot sauce and jalapeño cornbread. We USEDTO go there every meatloaf Thursday and catfish Friday.

    DW & I voted at the last minute this eve and then went to the cantina to celebrate the end of SMEAR pol-ads.

    Youngest just received notice of point-slippers (ballet). Screams of joy ENSUE.

    Cheers, -T

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  61. Yes, Catalina. Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me...

    AnonT, congrats to your youngest.

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  62. Chairman Moe,
    I think Molitor is a decent choice. Twins like "inside the box" hire.

    Yellowrocks,
    Yes, the clue is mine. I admire and wish I had the strength to handle life the way you do.

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