Theme: "Slightly-off Broadway" - One letter is dropped from each play.
24A. Show about shoeless Shem? : BARE FOOT IN THE ARK. Barefoot in the Park.
39A. Show about auto club service? : ON THE TOW. On the Town.
57A. Show about an unusual car? : THE ODD COUPE. The Odd Couple.
71A. Show about sorry predators? : THE PIRATES OF PENANCE. The Pirates of Penzance.
90A. Show about inventions in the military? : PRIVATE LIES. Private Lives. The only unknown musical to me.
104A. Show about baseball's Hodges as the life of the party? : FUNNY GIL. Funny Girl. Gil Hodges was the winning manager of the 1969 World Series.
122A. Show about a pageant contestant with rhythm? : BEAUTY AND THE BEAT. Beauty and the Beast.
I don't think the dropped letters P, N, L, Z, V, R & S (no dupes!) spell out anything. Just a tight set of 7 musicals that make surface sense once a letter is dropped.
I think this is Jim Quinlan Sunday debut. Lemonade blogged his first LAT back in April. Jim took advantage of the moderate theme material (total 89 squares) and gave us a solid grid. No obscure names or places or words in this puzzle. Very clean.
Across:
1. Performs like Drake : RAPS. Drake is the Taylor Swift of rap.
5. Holy struggle : JIHAD
10. Seek guidance, in a way : PRAY
14. Start of a waste line? : HASTE. Haste makes waste.
19. Like zero : OVAL
20. Speak : ORATE. And 61. Speak : STATE
21. Madden : RILE
22. Toss out : EXPEL
23. Man, for instance : MALE. Tried ISLE first.
27. Indigenous Alaskans : ALEUTS
29. Tropicana option : PULP. Orange juice. Not the Vegas casino.
30. Baked __ : ZITI. Never tried it. No cheese for me.
31. Ruler divs. : CMs
32. Hole in the head : NOSTRIL
34. Sound often prohibited? : PEEP. "Not a peep out of you!"
36. "A Delicate Balance" playwright : ALBEE
41. Hoarse condition : CROUP. Got via crosses. I can never remember this word.
44. Snuck by : ELUDED
47. Word after top or trade : SECRET
49. Southern stew thickener : OKRA
51. Greeted the day : AROSE
52. One of 256 in a gal. : TBSP
56. Hide : SKIN
59. Common default font : ARIAL. Our blog default is Georgia.
63. Camper's utensil : SPORK
64. "Falling Skies" airer : TNT
65. VIP : BIGWIG. What Marc Maron is now.
67. Chinese-born poker star Johnny : CHAN. No idea. Wiki said he was born in Guangzhou. That red character on his T-shirt spelled out CHAN in Cantonese.
69. Curved fastener : U-BOLT
77. Sink hole : DRAIN
78. One of three squares : MEAL. Square meals.
79. Modern reading : eBOOKS
81. Place to check your balance : ATM
84. Stop by : END AT
86. Bronze place : THIRD
89. Expensive : STEEP
93. Mustard weapon, possibly : ROPE. Colonel Mustard. Stumped me.
95. Good name for a Whirlpool spokesman? : EDDY
96. Buff : TONED
97. Turn at the tables : ROLL. Casino action, right?
98. Satisfied comment : IT'LL DO. This section remained elusive for a long time. I just could not get the crosses easily.
100. Man cave setup : STEREO
102. Close in films : GLENN. Glenn Close.
109. Weight watcher's concerns : CARBS. Not me. I love carbs.
111. Bee's knees : MOST. I wanted BEST.
113. Elton John's "__ Saved My Life Tonight" : SOMEONE
114. National Humor Mo. : APR. Crosses makes the answer easy.
116. Idina Menzel voiced her in "Frozen" : ELSA
119. One may be taken in desperation : STAB. Take a stab.
121. Give in : RELENT
127. Exam for jrs. : PSAT
128. Fab : BOFFO. Learned from doing crosswords.
129. Hedge formation : MAZE
130. Enterprise competitor : ALAMO
131. Rock follower? : ETTE. Rockette.
132. Composer Bruckner : ANTON
133. Went 76 on Route 66, say : SPED
134. Possessive type? : DEMON. I had DEMO? early on, but could not nail it. Stupid.
135. Slacker's opposite : DOER
Down:
1. Pizzeria shaker contents : ROMANO. So what's your favorite junk food? Pizza? This is mine.
2. Arthurian isle : AVALON
3. Most susceptible to burning : PALEST. Sunburn.
4. Clue seeker : SLEUTH
5. Contractors' destinations : JOB SITES
6. "This American Life" host Glass : IRA
7. Only nonvocal instrument in Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols" : HARP
8. Really enjoyed : ATE UP. Very similiar to how I eat my Shin noodles. Boiled egg and green onions.
9. Ricochet : DEFLECT
10. Ace : PRO
11. Cracker with a scalloped edge : RITZ
12. Et __ : ALII
13. Gossip : YENTA
14. Laugh syllable : HEH
15. 83-Down tool : AXE. And 83. Video game involving breaking and placing blocks : MINECRAFT. Fell easily. Never played it though.
16. In la-la land : SPACED OUT
17. Academic period : TERM
18. Chicago-based order : ELKS. Did not know they're based in Chicago.
25. TUV neighbor on some phones : OPER
26. Game piece : TILE
28. "__ chic!" : TRES
33. Hair : LOCKS
35. "Hunny" lover : POOH
37. Golden relatives? : BLACK LABS. Nailed it also.
38. Cannes coin : EURO
40. Legal document : WRIT
42. Lute family members : UKES
43. Support : PROP UP
45. British Open network : ESPN
46. Anti-bug compound : DEET
48. Pass : ENACT
50. PDF creator : ADOBE
52. PC key with two arrows : TAB
53. Brolly carrier : BRIT. I
did not know the meaning of Brolly, British for umbrella. Answer
slightly dupes the clue for ESPN. Hard to avoid this on Sundays.
54. [Ah, me!] : SIGH
55. Poked, puma-style : PAWED
57. Dollhouse staples : TEA SETS
58. Remotely piloted craft : DRONE
60. Many a deaf person : LIP-READER. Also got via crosses.
62. Foes of us : THEM
66. __ squid : GIANT
68. First name in lexicography : NOAH (Webster)
70. Govt. security : T-NOTE
72. Shotgun caller : RIDER. I had to ask Boomer what it means. He said the front passenger seat next to the driver is called a shotgun seat.
73. Two-handed, perhaps : ANALOG. Oh, clock.
74. Try a new line, say : FLIRT. I want RE???.
75. Like Vassar since 1969 : CO-ED
76. Scratched (out) : EKED
80. Binoculars user : SPY
81. Flats, in the U.S. : APTS. So U.S. indicates an abbreviated answer?
82. Home run pace : TROT
85. Cash box : TILL
87. Massage deeply : ROLF
88. Mark above a "See me!" note : D PLUS. I
mentioned earlier, I was bogged down in this area. Wish I had attended
some sort of school here. Felt very disadvantaged over lots of simple
stuff.
91. __ Bradley handbags : VERA
92. Sch. level : ELEM
94. Sitcom sewer worker : ED NORTON. "The Honeymooners". Saw similar clue before. Still got me. Never watched the show.
98. As an option : INSTEAD
99. Complimentary words from a bartender : ON ME. I was thinking of something flattering.
101. Get in line : OBEY
103. Munch : NOSH
105. Cried out, as in pain : YELPED
106. Attends : GOES TO
107. Not learned : INNATE
108. Varsity athlete's honor : LETTER. Those stacks in lower right and upper left are not easy to fill cleanly. Great job by Jim.
110. Poetry contests : SLAMS
112. Put aside : TABLE
114. Palindromic pop group : ABBA
115. Lowly worker : PEON
117. [Just like that!] : SNAP
118. Carving tool : ADZE
120. Show elation : BEAM. Lots of 4-letter words in this puzzle.
123. Supposed abduction vehicle : UFO
124. Whole bunch : TON
125. Stevens of Alaska : TED. Bridge to nowhere.
126. "Yo te __": Spanish lover's words : AMO
Joann
has kindly kept me in the loop of Husker Gary's progress. Things look
very promising at the moment. Gary does lots of diligent walking every
day, and X-rays are performed every morning to monitor his progress.
Joann emailed me this yesterday:
"Gary called me this morning and said that the x-ray of the can barium
stuff they gave him earlier in the week is now moving through out his
intestinal system which is so great to hear! Gary is thinking the
Doctors will start him on a diet of cream soups and puddings later
today. Then they can monitor how that flows as well. We both want to
make sure everything is glowing normally before he is dismissed. "
Looks like he can go home to Joann and Lily soon. You've been through so much, Gary!
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| Joann & Gary |
C.C.
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jim and CC.
It's really late for me. Hard and I were cooking up lots of (organic, of course) chicken breasts in my room. Took forever. But, they taste good.
Nice to work Sat. and Sun. without cheats.
Had Inuit before ALEUT. Really screwed things up. Also, Isle before MALE, like CC. Otherwise, not very difficult. Loved the "shows." Some fell in very easily, like PIRATES OF PENANCE. (Used to play viola in pit orch. for G and S.)
Keep getting better, Gary!
Cheers!
I came so close today! Not many passes, either. But mustard weapon and see me defeated me. I didn't see any connection with ROPE, and the parsing of D_L US eluded me -- I only thought of it in a work context, not school. The theme was brilliant, though! I could never have come up with any of those phrases.
ReplyDeleteMuse seems to be taking the weekend off, so no poem today.
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteHaving read the title of the puzzle, I was able to throw in BAREFOOT IN THE ARK with just the initial BAR in place, so that was nice. The other theme answers came almost as quickly, although I needed a lot of perps to guess PRIVATE LIES simply because I wasn't familiar with the underlying play.
The rest of the puzzle was mostly smooth. MOST for "Bee's knees" was one of the last things to fall since I've only ever hear the expression used to mean "fantastic" or "cool". I dunno, maybe MOST can be a slangy synonym for "best"?
CHAN was completely unknown, but easily guessable once I had four perps in place...
Took awhile to get CROUP/UKES. UKES are members of the Lute family? I guess they are both stringed instruments so, sure, why not?
Almost went with YELLED/LSAT until I realized that Juniors in college don't take the LSAT but Juniors in high school do take the PSAT.
Wouldn't have gotten MINECRAFT except that my son is currently obsessed with it.
"Mark above a 'See me!' note" seems like an awfully specific clue for D-PLUS. I mean, D+ is one possible mark above such a note, but the clue makes it sound like it's the only possible option. What about a D- or an actual F? Shouldn't the clue be something like, "Mark above a 'See me!' note, perhaps"? I'm just saying...
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteI printed the puzzle from the LA Times site, and the puzzle title came out as "Slightly -- no help at all. I sure wish the Barnacle would go back to the Sunday LAT rather than the week-old NYT.
Hand up for ISLE, C.C. If Drake is the Taylor Swift of Rap, what is Taylor Swift the Taylor Swift of? And the term "shotgun" comes from the wild west stage coaches. The driver was busy with the reins, so the other person up on top was armed with a shotgun for protection of the driver and passengers.
Barry, back in the beatnik era "He's/She's the most!" was a common expression -- or so I've been told.
STEREO, in a man-cave? What happened to the HDTV with 7-channel surround sound? As it happens, I bought a pair of stereo speakers this past week. Got 'em from Crutchfield since they'd allow a return for $10 if I didn't like them. Really nice for my desktop setup. Makes my old speakers sound harsh by comparison. The return won't be necessary.
Good Morning, C.C., and friends. Fun Sunday puzzle.
ReplyDeleteHand up for Isle before MALE. I also wanted Best before MOST.
I wasn't confused by the Mustard Weapon = I immediately thought of the game Clue.
Who knew how many Tablespoons there were in a Gallon!!??
Great day to be at the beach.
QOD: If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively. ~ Mel Brooks (b. 1926)
The Week in Review: M 4:38 T 12:20 W 7:24 T 11:24 F 33:18 S 13:31 S 21:27
ReplyDeleteTuesday: I put Mt. Rushmore in NDAK and it took much longer than it should have to see that the perp made no sense.
See y'all next Sunday.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was a very enjoyable solve, with a simple but clever theme and execution. Only w/o was rebound/deflect. Thanks, Mr. Quinlan, for brightening a very gloomy Sunday morning and thanks, CC, for the succinct summation. Fav junk food=pizza! Although I don't think of it as junk food: to me, junk food would be a Big Mac or any of the typical fast food fare.
Watched the movie, Jersey Boys, last night. What a nostalgic trip down musical memory lane! Really enjoyed it.
Good news from Gary. Keep up the good work!
Have a great day.
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who hadn't heard of "Private Lines" because that's where I finished this morning with the cross of ANALOG, and C.C., until I read your explanation I couldn't figure it out but GLENN Close had to be correct. But as ED NORTON's buddy RALPH KRAMDEN's portrayer ( Jackie Gleason) said on his TV show: "And away we go".
ReplyDeleteI hate it when I can't solve 1A and initially wrote CAPS for Francis Drake and wanted CHEESE or maybe PEPPER for 1D, but then changed and wrote ISLE, which became MALE, and stumbled out of the NW. Never heard of DRAKE, nor do I care to listen to sorry poetry accompanied by a drum machine.
This was tougher than usual ( for me at least) Sunday and if it weren't for the easily guessable shows, it would have been a DNF. BOFFO- never seen the word except in a crossword. Not knowing Spanish, I was torn between AMA & AMO and wrote DEMAN before the V8 moment and realized it should be DEMON instead of DE MAN???
ROLF was a new word for me. Other unknowns solved by perps were MINECRAFT, CHAN, HARP, Brolly, AND ALBEE. Riding SHOTGUN came from stagecoach drivers and when there are two or more teenagers getting into a car, they all yell 'shotgun'.
It maybe technically correct to say ALAMO is an Enterprise car rental competitor, but Enterprise OWNS both ALAMO and National car rental companies.
@Irish- Funny you should mention Jersey Boys... the proposed original theme answers included JERSEY OYS [Show about complaining yentas from Secaucus?]- it was paired with KINKY BOTS or INKY BOOTS. I agree with Rich that OYS as a plural doesn't quite sit right!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback y'all. Poor Noel Coward... "Private Lives" doesn't seem all that popular an answer!
Hello, friends!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very nice stroll through the park! Thank you, Jim Quinlan and thank you, C.C. for sharing your thoughts.
More later. I have to go.
Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone!
Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteBegan this big puzzle just before bedtime, but my worn out brain rebelled. With rest and coffee it became clearer. Sussed the theme early enough to benefit the solve; even so, there were enough unknowns to make it a challenge.
Morning, C.C., my favorite junk food is probably the dark chocolate and almond bark sold at Costco. I have myself convinced that it's not that bad for you...it has antioxidants so I won't rust, and, well, it has chocolate. Mmmmm
Adding to the comments about shotgun: calling "shotgun!" before a car trip is about the same as saying "Dibs on the front seat!" It's supposed to firmly establish that whoever called it first has secured the right to the roomy front seat while the rest of the gang has to cram in the back. For some reason this works.
Hi everybody. Let me write about the important stuff first. I am so happy to hear the good news about Gary. Excellent! I hope thing continue to improve until you are as good as always.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I haven't read the writeup or any of the other comments yet. But here's my take. I thought this puzzle was clever, original and fun. Some of the clues were tough but when I finally figured them out with lateral thinking on my part or because of the perps, they always seemed to produce a smile because they were clever and fun; they never produced a groan because they never seemed unfair. Much of the cluing seemed original; stuff I had never seen before. Well done Mr. Jim Quinian! Now off to read CC's writeup and the comments.
Husker, good to hear that you seem to be on the mend. With daily xrays, I'm not surprised that there's concern about you "glowing normally."
ReplyDeleteJim Q, thanx for dropping by. I'm no spring chicken, but Private Lives is even before my time. But something about the title rang a bell -- as soon as PRI appeared, I immediately filled in the rest. I think ON THE TOW was your cutest theme answer.
One of the easiest Sunday puzzles ever.
ReplyDeleteAfter getting ONTHETOW and having the theme heading on top of the puzzle, I knew what the deal was. Getting the other theme answers was relatively easy after that.
The new tv show, the ODD COUPLE, is really good. I think its quality is on par with, if not better than, the original Randall/Klugman version. Never saw the stage production.
I am familiar with all but PRIVATE LIVES. I'll google it. Must not have been that popular.
Anyway, an enjoyable offering and good write up. I do the puzzle for entertainment. When its contents are too hard, it no longer is fun. A headache is never my ultimate goal. So thank you for making today's a doable affair.
Until tomorrow people. Stay happy and well...
Re: SHOTGUN
ReplyDeleteAnother important rule for Shotgun is that the car MUST be in sight before yelling shotgun. And shotgun must be called each time you return to the car. For instance, if you are on a road trip and stop to eat, upon leaving the restaurant and sighting the car again a new 'shotgun' must be claimed.
SHOTGUN rules
In my youth riding SHOTGUN also gave one control of the radio, which is almost as important as having the best seat in the car. However, the driver still had ultimate 'veto' control over poor tunagement selections. i.e. "You just turn off Led Zeppelin to play Bread?!?!? Turn Zepp back on!!!" "Ummm...ok, James..."
ReplyDeleteNot all these plays are musicals.
ReplyDeleteCute theme. I have seen all but one these plays, either in the movies, on TV or at Community Theater, none of them on Broadway. I have never seen Private Lives, but I heard of it.
ReplyDeleteWe never called Shotgun in our family. When mom was present that was her seat. Otherwise, dad, the only driver in the family, assigned the seats. With 6 kids there was no time for squabbles. I sorta remember that different ones got to ride in front at different times. Anyway, it was never an issue.
BOFFO fits the theme quite well. Theater reviews frequently mention a BOFFO performance.
I pass a sign every day advertising Te Amo cigars. It always makes me laugh."I love you" cigars?
I have a gift certificate for a massage. I wonder whether ROLFing is included.
As a teacher, I realized almost any kind of advise or bad grade could appear above SEE ME. In college, sometimes it was a compliment.
Could I please have a copy of your paper?
See me.
Good news, Gary. You are walking your way to health. I hope it brings you home soon.
RE: 74 Down: To flirt is to behave as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but for amusement rather than with serious intentions. Pick up lines are clever phrases used to show you are interested in getting to know another person.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon, everyone.
ReplyDeleteAverage difficulty for a Sunday. Not much new to add.
29a - PULP - My favorite orange juice is Forida's Natural - Most PULP
103d NOSH - German 'to munch' is 'naschen' - sounds just like Nosh.
62a - Hahtoolah - I parsed the gallon : 256 - down to a quart and got 64 (something).
Since a qt is 32 oz., 2 TBSP/oz seemed about right.
Gary, I feel for you and your family's concern. Since BH's reversal in 2009, we've had 3 incidences of bowel blockage. Each time a trip to the emergency room, a couple days stomach and bowel rest, and then a gradual reintroduction of easy-to-digest food.
Yellowrocks, The game of shotgun is most often played among groups of teenagers or young adults, not families where an authority figure is present. Unless the authority figure is a fun loving adult who encourages hijinks.
ReplyDeleteAbout shotgun. I had to have a note to say I got "shotgun" on a camp van because I had had hip surgery and it was the only seat I could get into. Just being older and handicapped did not stop angry arguments from young whipper snappers who called "shotgun".
ReplyDeleteThe Weight watchers clue for CARBS threw me a bit. I thought of Weight Watchers© who have a point system now. BTW, Covert Bailey of "Fit or Fat" fame had a similar Food Target system. High fiber, low sugar and low fats are better.
Great, fun theme. I had heard of PIVATE LIVES by Noel Coward, but I had never seen it.
I am glad that Gary’s colon is progressing.
I keep wanting to suggest a contest to guess the date of "launch", but modesty stops me. Also, I don't want to jinx it.
The term JIHAD, to me, has taken on a different meaning of late. The only struggle I can see is for the Western tourists struggling to get out of Tunisia before another mujahid performs his religious 'duty' to maintain his Muslim religion.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone say, "I haven't read the writeup or any of the other comments yet."
ReplyDeleteIn other words, why would someone comment on a blog post without (a) reading the post and (b) reading the previous comments?
This was a quick solve for me, probably because I love watching live theater, though I live too far to have gotten to Broadway very often. I liked that though all were on Broadway, some were musicals and some were just plays, and they didn't strain to fit the theme.
ReplyDelete@BigEasy - I think since Enterprise didn't acquire Alamo until 2007 and people still have to decide which one they want to rent from (like Buick and Cadillac are both GM divisions) they are still competing divisions of the same company.
Keep up the walking HG - great for helping gut motility and preventing blood clots!! keeping you in our prayers
Thanks CC, and Jim!
C.C.:
ReplyDeleteMy favorite junk foods are chocolate, especially Sees, which I receive on Valentine's Day and my birthday and I savor them one a day. And just about any other type of chocolate as well as spicy crunch, similar to trail mix but with a variety of nuts, sesame seeds and chile. It may be available here only as it's locally produced.
I really enjoyed this puzzle and thought the off Broadway theme was amusing. Sink hole, DRAIN, especially tickled me. Amazingly I quickly recalled GIL Hodges!
And I agree about the modern version of the Odd Couple. Matthew Perry is a really funny guy.
I'm glad to know you are improving, Gary!
Anonymous @1:41, as a teen I was just a little ole country girl living out in the sticks, 20 miles from my high school. When my friends came to pick me up, the first one picked up got the first choice of seats, the second one the second choice, etc. When we all piled back in the car to go home seating was not even an issue.
ReplyDeleteIn college only seniors could have cars on campus. We walked everywhere or took the bus. My senior year I was engaged. My finance always drove so I got the favored seat. I guess I missed out on a rite of passage.
A Ajama @ 1:03, in my mind there are two kinds of flirting, not serious, just a pleasant game, and quite serious. Many a serious relationship begins with flirting. As for pick up lines, they are so phony I ignored them. They didn't seem clever at all, just the result of someone trying too hard.
53D and 45D didn't bother me at all. One had Brit in the answer and the other had British in the clue.
Baff: Perhaps because they did the puzzle and wanted to blog about it b/f they have time to read everyone elses take on it. I, OTOH, don't have time for a Sunday Pzl (I'm w/ you D-O; I've written the Chron thrice about it) and lurk on Sundays just to see how folks are doing (no glowin' HG - get home soon). Sycamore - I'm going to bet the fireworks start 7/4. *ducks*.
ReplyDeleteBenelli - liked the short on Shotgun. One other rule, +1 generations always get the post. Even if my brother is driving and sis calls shotgun, Dad overrules
Re: my Bro; I talked to him this am (2a to be exact) and he may get out of Africa & back to Itally by my b-day! If it happens (it is the Army), it will be my best b-day present ever.
And C.C. I like pizza & ramen, but my vice is a good chili dog (I had a link to Dragnet the Movie but it would load 10 other pages of cruft - sorry if you clicked b/f I dele'd). The quote: Ackroyd to Hanks - "listen, unlike you, outside of cigarettes, I have only one vice, and a good chili dog is it."
Lucina - Sees are really good candies - Dad's wife(3)'s dad (do the math kids) loved 'em and I'd make sure he got 'em at Christmas. Epicurean Market in HOU carries them.
Cheers, -T
Piece of cake with our interest in broadway. ROLF, ROPE and D PLUS were speed bumps.
ReplyDeleteMusings
-Home tomorrow. So if you’ve got 6/29/15 1 pm, you win!
-Oh, Shem, Noah’s son, not Shemp Howard
-Tropicanna PULP options
-Hole in the head was not a sea going urinal
-Agee and ALBEE are my “go to” playwrights
-I wonder if Usain Bolt ever signs U. BOLT
-Greek ATM’s are running out of cash and the rest of Europe is not anxious to replenish them
-Wanna Take A STAB at some PSAT math questions?
-Maize MAZE 15 minutes from here
-Keep your soup, C.C., I’ll take pizza rolls!
-A famous take on WRITS of habeas corpus in a national emergency
-The British Open course has got to be better than that mess in Washington for the U.S. Open
-Probably the most use of Binoculars in a movie
HG - I'm so glad to see you are in good humour and in touch w/ the news (bankrun in Greece). Any one think China is next as their market fell precipitously over the last week? They are trying to shore it up w/ lower interest... Mmm, seen that.
ReplyDeleteAlso didn't one of our own burn themselves w/ pizza rolls? Careful as you wade back into food :-)
PSAT maths... Heck, This is easy.
God speed HG. C, -T
Enjoyed all the theme entries, but my favorite was BAREFOOT IN THE ARK.
ReplyDeleteLeast favorite- JERSEY OYS and HELL, DOLLY!
UBOLT- Track star's shortened autograph
I had meant to also comment on 112d - TABLE.
ReplyDeleteI had always thought that 'to table' say, a motion, meant to put it aside. When I began to attend meetings involving our Canadian friends, they would also use the verb to mean "present for consideration". Indeed, Merriams gives the full meaning as:
a British : to place on the agenda
b : to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitely
c : to put on a table
Since it's a context thing, I guess you have to pay close attention.
Always learn something.
Message to musical Cornerites: I just returned from UMass Amherst, where a four-day handbell choir conference was hosted. The grand finale closing concert was like nothing I've ever heard: a few dozen handbell ensembles, totaling between 500 and 600 ringers, with nearly 6,000 bells. WOW, what a sound! So beautiful you might get verklempt. We did.
ReplyDeleteAnonT:
ReplyDeleteSees Candy is THE BEST, bar none, IMO.
Thanks to all of the law enforcement members for capturing the escapee and putting an end to the fear and discomfort of the people in the North Country, I am so grateful that no innocent people were harmed. Kudos to the state police and all other agencies who were part of this capture. As of now, he is in critical condition.
ReplyDeleteThis Dudley?. I tried to find the performance, but there's no youtube as of yet. C, -T
ReplyDeleteThat's it! The bronze, copper, and tin labels refer to the experience levels of the ensembles. The last bronze selection - Valse Brilliante - was fabulous. Really got the choirs and crowd fired up.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see any professional video cameras on duty, sad to say. We might see some smartphone video eventually.
It's worth mentioning that the groups came from throughout "Area 1", which is the six New England states, and one choir came from Iceland. I hope they had a blast. FWIW there is a large and accommodating brewpub just at the edge of the campus...
ReplyDeleteAmen Irish Miss!
ReplyDeleteThank you to all the dedicated law enforcement!
The Law Won
ReplyDeleteLoved the theme and got it quickly. This one had its challenges (RAPS,ROLF, et al) but on the whole I actually finished all but the NW corner. A first for me in the year or so that I've been doing the Sunday puzzle and lurking on this list. I enjoy all your comments and marvel at CC's analysis. Thanks for your fellowship!
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