Theme: Fresh start to the week - The start of the unifier can also be the start to the start of the theme entries.
17A. Enter like a debutante : BREEZE INTO. Fresh Breeze.
23A. Keep a lawn moist : WATER THE GRASS. Fresh Water
53A. Deflate the overconfidence of : CUT DOWN TO SIZE. Fresh Cut.
63A. New beginning ... and what the first words of 17-, 23- and 53-Across can literally have : FRESH START
Argyle here. I started an expo but spent my time on the write-up instead.
Across:
1. Single-celled lab specimen : AMEBA
6. Sultan of __: Babe Ruth : SWAT
10. Machine-mixed ice-cream beverage : MALT. Okay, snack time. 30A. Ring-shaped fried veggies : ONIONS. 40A. Round veggie : PEA. 69A. Roast, on le menu : RÔTI(rôti de bœuf). 44D. Asian dish topped with crushed peanuts : PAD THAI. 46D. Cereal served hot : OATMEAL. 50D. Fish eggs : ROE. 51D. Absorbs with bread, as gravy : SOPS UP. Some poi? 67D. Island party : LUAU. Thirsty? 21A. Toga party barrel : KEG
14. Sun-bleached : FADED
15. Pass in soccer but not in football : KICK
16. Singer India.__ : ARIE. 61 Rampy, if you're still with us, there's a nice Corvair in the video.
19. Debussy's "Clair de __" : LUNE
20. Focus of psychoanalysis : SELF
22. Vinyl collectible : ALBUM
27. Comedy duo Key & __ : PEELE. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
29. Midday snooze : SIESTA
32. __ on the back : PAT
33. Sting operation : TRAP
37. Where Hillary was a sen. : NYS. (New York State)
38. Airer of old films : TCM. (Turner Classic Movies)
42. Best pitcher in the rotation : ACE
43. Shocked reaction : GASP
45. Brazilian port : RIO
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| The beach looks clean here. |
47. Search __: online tool : ENGINE
49. WrestleMania venues : ARENAs
52. Electroshock weapon : TASER
57. __ of the Union address : STATE
58. Velocity meas. : MPH
59. Pilate's "Behold!" : "ECCE!"
62. Georgia __ : TECH. Georgia Institute of Technology, one of the oldest and most respected polytechnical universities, is in Atlanta.
66. Vicinity : AREA
68. Hog hangouts : STIES
70. Shrill bark : [YELP!]
71. "Peter Pan" girl : WENDY
Down:
1. Homes for mil. jets : AFBs. (Air Force Base)
2. Female horse : MARE
3. Flower in a "Sound of Music" song title : EDELWEISS
4. Bovine hybrid : BEEFALO. Leftover from Sunday's puzzle?
5. Wood shaper with a broad blade : ADZ
6. Slalom racers : SKIERS
7. Men's dress shoe : WINGTIP
8. Work onstage : ACT
9. Boxing ref's ruling : TKO. (technical knockout)
10. Teen hanging out among shoppers : MALL RAT
11. Netherlands Antilles resort island : ARUBA
12. Lucy's blanket-toting brother : LINUS. "Peanuts" Their last name is van Pelt.
13. Swarms (with) : TEEMS
18. __ out: barely make : EKE
22. Ten-percenter: Abbr. : AGT. (agent)
24. Circus covering : TENT
25. Unlikely auto trade-in : HEAP. They have been known to have been donated to charities with a considrable inflated value.
26. Lauder of cosmetics : ESTÉE
27. Vintage video game : PONG
28. One-named Irish singer : ENYA. She did "Orinoco Flow" and Orinoco was in Sunday's puzzle.(part of a clue)
31. Carpentry fastener : SCREW
34. Engage in high jinks : RAISE CAIN
35. Unpopular spots in school? : ACNE
36. Social equal : PEER
39. Wisc. neighbor : MINN.
41. Not in favor of : ANTI
48. Texarkana daily : GAZETTE
53. Certain red giant : C STAR
54. In __: not yet born : UTERO
55. "Be silent," in music : TACET. Akin to TACIT.
56. "Be silent!" : "SHH!"
60. Rep on the street : CRED. (credibility)
61. Website featuring handicrafts : ETSY.com
63. Angler's lure : FLY
64. Deeply regret : RUE
65. NNE's opposite : SSW
Argyle
53 comments:
I always want AMOEBA, but no problem with this puzzle.
Hello Puzzlers -
Oops. Stumbled at Pong/Peele. I was thinking Kong, as in Donkey Kong, which I've heard of but never played. Never heard of Key & Peele. Oh well.
Morning, Argyle, I haven't heard Rambling Wreck for years!
Morning, all!
A bit on the crunchy side for a Monday, what with TECH (as clued), ARIE, ROTI, PEELE, etc. The theme was OK, except that "FRESH CUT" means absolutely nothing to me, at least as a stand-alone phrase. A FRESH CUT of something, perhaps? I dunno...
Our members have linked so many Key & Peele skits, I assumed you would know them. Personally, I don't find them that funny.
Funny story about FRESH CUT; growing up on the farm, I hated the smell of fresh cut hay. It meant long hours of hot, dusty work. Love the smell now. lol
I was all set to BREEZEINTO a nice Monday puzzle, but between this being, as Barry said, a bit crunchy for a Monday, and no less than eight (8) interruptions, including one imploring me to turn on CNBC and watch the Brexit interview with Boris Johnson (which took 7 minutes of my time!) I ended up spending an atrocious 26 minutes to get 'er done today. Throw in not remembering how to spell EDELWEISS, and this CW turned into a fun sponge. Not all your fault, though, Janice, thanx for your effort. And thanx for the nice write-up, Argyle. Guess I'll hafta come back later for Owen's limericks.
Oh, and I kept reading "Pilate's behold" as "Pirate's behold" (DOH!) and trying to figure out how to put AVAST or something similar in there. All the interruptions, I suspect, contributed to that. :-(
Good morning!
Yup, hand up for Eidelweis instead of EDELWEISS and BLOND before FADED (based on the second D). This was no Monday romp for d-o. [GASP!]
No grass watering around here. As of this morning, we're 19+ inches above the norm. Time to dry out so the lawn guys can CUT DOWN TO SIZE.
CSO to C.C. with MINN.
Argyle, that photo of the Garrard turntable brought back memories. Remember when everybody had one? You could mail-order one from Allied Radio in Chicago, and connect it to your Knight-Kit amplifier.
Pilate's pirates, eating oysters,
Sitting in their salty cloisters,
could not even one pearl find,
Driving them clean out their mind,
And into Jolly Roger hoisters!
Well, I've admitted all along I'm lousy at limericks.
Where's Owen?
Musings
-Even a very non-Monday SW corner with ROTI, CSTAR and PADTHAI, this puzzle fell quite easily.
-Granny Rap DJ using a vinyl album for “scratching”
-There is no way I would go to the Olympics in RIO this summer
-Georgia TECH got a lot of buildings from the 1996 Atlnata Olympics
-Sometimes shortstops just have to be in the AREA on double plays
-A local mall had to break up gangs of MALL RATS on Friday nights
-Does anyone accent and prolong the 3rd syllable of MINNESOTA?
-In what Vegas movie was the fabulous Clair de Lune used in the final scene?
-FORE!
Wonderful write-up & links Argyle. Good Job!
Janice: Thank You for a FUN Monday puzzle with a FRESH-START theme.
Fave today, of course, was that Toga party KEG. Ahhh, the memories of my youth.
I'm getting a bit of rain today ... probably 6 to 8 inches.
On the "plus-side" ... in a couple of days everything will be nice and green.
Well "It's 5-O'clock Somewhere ...
Cheers!
I'm here to agree with those who found this a bit of a challenge. BUT fun, nonetheless.
Like Dudley at 5:31, I was stuck at Kong instead of PONG. Gary Husker @7:50. That emphasized third syllable is very northern Midwest-West/Canadian border. I've even heard a a bit of it from Alaska. It sounds Scandinavian to me--you know the folks who were brave enough to settle that far north.
Thanks, Janice and Argyle for a good morning.
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Janice Luttrell, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.
I agree with others, this puzzle was not a Monday level. Either Tuesday or Wednesday. But, that is OK with me.
I missed on PONG and PEELE. Had KONG and KEELE. Did this in the newspaper, so no indication that I was correct.
Some tough ones: ETSY, PAD THAI, ENYA, ARIE, ROTI, CRED, C STAR. That's OK, perps to the rescue.
Theme was fine. WATER THE GRASS reminds me of Saturday. We got an inch or two in one hour. I was in Schaumburg at a plant sale, and got dumped on. I was working there, so I could not leave. Nice hot shower when I got home.
Still working on the Sunday puzzle. I may get it bone later. Gardening to do today.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
Good morning everyone.
Belated Happy Birthday to TTP. Always enjoy your posts.
Straight solve today. No issues, no erasures. Paused at MINN, because Mich was also possible. Neat theme but didn't need it for the solve.
WINGTIP - One of the funnier episodes of M*A*S*H is where Radar sells wingtip shoes to the Camp.
AFBS - Birdfarm (aircraft carrier) didn't fit. CVNs is probably not Monday fare.
A week of Remembrance - June 4 - - Midway; and today - -Normandy.
Good Morning:
I can't say I had any real trouble except for misreading Pilate as Pirate and entering Kong/Pong, but these were easily corrected. Needed the reveal to grasp the theme.
Thanks, Janice, for a pleasant start to the week and thanks, Argyle, for your edifying expo.
Have a great day.
FIW! On a Monday! Arrgghh!. Shot myself in the foot by what I was sure I knew -- Key & PEaLE! I watch their show often (it gets replayed a lot on the Comedy Channel, as filler I guess). I had already corrected "EDALVISSE" so many times the errant A didn't bother me. I don't poem as well, or as fast, when I'm bummed out by a poor showing on the puzzle.
Sorry to say, I felt the theme was a little lame. FRESH BREEZE, FRESH WATER, fresh air, have the connotation of "natural", FRESH CUT implies "newness". All different meaning are great, all the same meaning are fine, but 2/1 ?
unclefred: Actually rather nice! Nonsense, but that's what most of Lear's limericks were, too! And I like that trio of oysters, cloisters, and hoisters, and all appropriately used!
{C-, C-, C}
A second L is needed for pronouncing ALBUM
Since it otherwise wouldn't rhyme with pablum.
Is it MINNESOTA
Or Mini-soda?
Why does enunciation presents such a problem?
A hybrid for yesterday might have been, "Where's the BEEFALO?"
A catchphrase familiar from Jueano to RIO!
The cliche's FRESH START
Came from some ad-man's "art" --
That was an idea that should have been killed in UTERO!
A pond that, it seems, just TEEMS with AMEBA
May cause the unwary dysentery and feva'
But organisms there be
From A unto Zee --
The same pond may be a safe quaff for a zebra!
Good morning. An odiferous visitor interrupted my predawn sleep this morning. P.U. !!! Even with all of the windows shut, the smell still gets inside the house. Yuck !
Needed an early morning version of a SIESTA. Now I'm running late.
Thank you Janice and Argyle. I didn't notice all the food related items until you grouped them.
Silly me entered Wisconsin's neighbor to the north. Knowing that wrestling events don't occur in AREcAS led to the correction.
A few other words or partial had to wait for perps. The C in C STAR, and all of ECCE.
Gotta run. Stay safe in that storm Tin !
This was more of a Monday afternoon puzzle by Janice rather than a straight Monday puzzle. However, it was a good one and only took a few extra minutes to fill it in. I didn't get the theme until Argyle 'splained it, but I didn't need it to fill in the blanks.
We've had ROTI in the recent past along with singer India.ARIE. Also I was taught that the single celled creature was spelled AMOEBA as opposed to AMEBA, besides that PARAMECIUM didn't fit, but according to Dictionary.com either is correct.
HG: I have friends from Minnesota who only accent and prolong the 3rd syllable when they are making fun of Minnesotans.
Have a great day.
FRESH-CUT usually hyphenated to describe Xmas trees (should it be freshly-cut?)
Accenting, or at least drawing out, the next-to-last syllable was the speech pattern Frances McDormand affected in Fargo
Though just a tad crunchy in parts, this grid filled rather quickly for me. As often as we see ENYA in puzzles, I'm surprised anyone would not know it immediately and India ARIE appeared not too long ago.
Argyle, I love how you listed the food fill all together. It made for a fine feast.
Key and PEELE seemed unfamiliar to me but I had no trouble with it so must have heard it before, probably here. The one that made me think and falter was Sultan of SWAT but eventually got it with perps.
Thank you, Janice and Argyle. This was time well spent.
Have a terrific day, everyone!
Thanks for the Shout Out, Argyle. I would not have ordinarily watched that video. Nice 63 Monza convert in it. I too had difficulty in the SW, finally filling it in with WAGs for Roti, Pad Thai and Tacet. Otherwise, a smooth fill today. I usually don't have time to post, but I still read the Corner every day.
Whoa! Was this Monday? I finally finished in Wednesday time. Thanks for the workout, Janice.
Argyle, I had no idea what the theme was till you explained it. Still a little foggy for me, but the links were your usual fun stuff. Thanks!
And thanks, Spitzboov, for reminding us all of the sacrifices made to keep us free. Never forget.
Our long absent Minnesota transplant Jeannie (I hope you read us some dear lady) used the third syllable with the exaggerated O, but it was always in jest.
Kazie and Hahtoolah, where are you?
I had no recollection of Peele's name and it seemed a bit much for a Monday, but it all solved.
Speaking of the slightly obscure, a classmate of my children from high school is one of the stars of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PETER AND WENDY a web series. Do any of you watch web series? Podcasts?
Thanks all
I'm with oce4beach.
I KNOW it's a thing now, but I have never quite got used to spelling it as AMEBA, anymore than I am comfortable identifying Sophocles' great tragedy as Edipus Rex.
Otherwise, this was a fine start to my week. Thanks to Ms. Luttrell and Argyle.
Ok, Ok: a Key and Peele clip(2:32)
Some nifty fill today, such as RAISE CAIN, PAD THAI, EDELWEISS, and MALL RAT. Fun stuff. Yep, filled MI until I found out whether it was MICH or MINN. Same with -STAR. Good thing I got SCREW or I would not have gotten TCM. Turner something. I think I've also seen TNN and some other T-- abbreviations.
Dang, I just hit PrtScn when I intended to hit Backspace. I hate when I do that.
Best wishes to you all.
Musings 2
-Back after a mediocre 9 holes of golf. However, the worst day I ever had on a golf course is better than the best teacher’s meeting I ever attended!
-A beautiful last Vegas scene with Clair de Lune! (2:16)
-My fav Key and Peele clip is the substitute teacher
-My first thoughts on 6/6/xxxx are of what happened on the beaches of Normandy. Google “Saving Private Ryan + Omaha Beach” at your own peril. Vets say it is close to reality as possible.
-My dad or any of his 8 brothers could have been in those boats and would have gone without question or onto the beaches in Japan if the war had gone on longer
Straightforward Monday solve today with just a little added crunch. Thanks Janice and Argyle. I love all the music especially Claire de Lune and Edelweiss.
I wanted SOP on the weekend puzzle but got to use it today. Smiled at clue for ACNE. Filled in MPH because Americans don't use KPM!
I always want TMC thinking The Movie Channel for the airer of old films. I should write TCM down as it occurs frequently. When I started solving crosswords, I made a list of frequent clues/answers as Lemonade recommended yesterday, and found it helpful.
This Canadian pronounces Minnesota with the accent on the 3rd syllable. How else do you pronounce it?
Off to enjoy this beautiful day.
Fun Monday puzzle, Janice--many thanks! As an Austrian, I know my EDELWEISS, so that helped a lot right at the beginning. Never heard of BEEFALO, Key and PEELE or PONG, but got them right, thank goodness. So, Argyle, what's the difference between an expo and a write-up? I've been using them interchangeably but it sounds like I shouldn't. Loved all the food references. Made me hungry even though I'm eating cold cereal rather than OATMEAL this morning.
Have a great beginning to your week, everybody!
Just a nit, but Aruba has not been part of the Netherlands Antilles since 1986, and the Netherlands Antilles themselves ceased to exist as an entity in 2010.
True, I wasn't very clear. I meant I didn't explain much about the grid or the style of the puzzle. I did spend time on watching videos and checking spelling, parsing the answers.
Frankly, I'm not sure what would be the proper differential between the two. Any ideas?
D Otto 6:45 - both hands up for the trusty Garrard hooked up to the kit amplifier! Simpler times.
I don't know if BEEFALO is tasty meat, but I do know that BEELOAF will give you a buzz.
Pablo Neruda said he despised OATMEAL, but he did write an ode titled "O TAMALE"
Although this was crunchy for a Monday, I only had one write-over. Thank you,Janice, or the great beginning to the week. Thank you, Argyle, for the fine write-up.
Happy Birthday (late) to TTP. Belated birthday wishes to everyone I missed the past couple weeks.
After 2 years of almost monthly get-togethers at the parent's home to clean it out, siblings and I put the property on the market in January. Two weeks ago I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the closing on the property. It's been in our family for 60 years, now it's time for a young couple to start their lives and family there.
Have a great week everyone. I hope the Floridians aren't washed away.
Pat
Hi All:
I thought I was going to TITT on Janice's offering in the NE. Thankfully ARUBA came to me and was right finishing ESP for 16 & 19a. Whew!
But, GASP, a FIW in the SW @55d xing 69a. I guessed S instead of T. -T loses CRED.
Other WOs: NYC b/f NYS; EKk b/f EKE, and Buffalo b/f what ever a BEEF-A-LO is. Must be from Minne-sO-ta.
ESPs: 55d, aforementioned 16 & 19a.
Fav: Key & PEELE. I'm surprised you don't find them funny Argyle. Some skits are lame, sure, but B---- and Substitute Teacher (there you go HG) are meta-funny.
Runner-up: Jay & Silent Bob in MALL RATs. [Rated I for Dumb :-)]
3rd place - PAD THAI; hopefully my Navy buddy & I can meet up for lunch this week. We always do PAD THAI on Richmond near the loop.
Thanks Argyle for the writeup. Enjoyed the party foods :-)
Tin - Stay dry, er, wet, er, let us know you're safe & sound.
Cheers, -T
Argyle @ 0616 said: I hated the smell of fresh cut hay. It meant long hours of hot, dusty work.
I knew the hard dusty work would be coming but I did like the smell of fresh cut hay, particularly if it was alfalfa. The smell of a field of alfalfa in flower was very special.
ADZ - We had an old adz that we used mainly to peel bark from FRESH CUT tree trunks to be used as poles.
Anon T @3:27
We have had "only" 5 Squall-Lines (each about an inch or inch-and-a-half of rain) go by so far.
Not so bad, especially since my main decision of the day was to decide NOT to go out driving.
Today was suppose to be my "blood donation" day ... but I guess I can donate tomorrow.
On the "Plus-Side" ... since It's 5-O'clock Somewhere ... Villa Incognito is "High-and-Dry."
Cheers!
I have a question for all you punctuation pros. Let's say I'm cluing the fill word QUE, for example. Which clue is written properly-
What to Juanita
What, to Juanita
"What" to Juanita
"What", to Juanita
Would this be a matter of an editor's style or is there only one correct way?
Holy crap! PBS Newshour has broadcast a video of an event in President Obama's town hall meeting in Elkhart, Indiana, in which a citizen asked him a question about gun control, and the reason I say "holy crap" is that a good 30% of the man's question and the president's answer to it was chopped out! I found another video that showed the FULL question and answer, and it was about 2 1/2 minutes longer. By comparing the two videos, I could clearly see that not only did PBS not tell the whole story, they ended up slanting it to appear as if the man was "challenging" the president and the president was basically "putting the guy in his place." Totally not the case! I am still sweating and trembling I am so appalled and astounded at how PBS, whom I have trusted for honest and complete news, so blatantly (and skillfully I might add) mangled the truth.
Huh? In Honduras.
Actually, it's bad fill. Rework that corner.
... and we received another 2 Squall-Lines go by ...
On the "Plus-Side" TCM just had on the movie Key Largo ... an "all-time" personal favorite.
I will be taking "on-faith" that the Sun will actually be "setting" tonight ... LOL
Luckily, I've already "toasted" everyone "here-at-the-corner" many times today.
Cheers!
Jayce, Katie curic just did the same thing in a "documentary" and is getting slammed for it also. Brian Williams lies and Dan Rather was vindictive. ALL news is now biased. "Just the facts ma'am" is from a long time ago, unfortunately.
Jayce -
Please write to PBS exactly what you wrote here; they probably have an ombudsman. This really is appalling and shouldn't be allowed to go unchallenged.
What is the source of the unedited version?
Thanks.
Hey, Anon-T @ 3:27 – Love Pad Thai – what is the restaurant’s name on Richmond/610 Loop? I tried Steve’s recipe some months back – what a disaster - despite his very precise and encouraging hints via personal email! Excellent flavor, but I didn’t heed Steve’s do’s and don’ts re cooking in a skillet vs a wok, so I flunked “texture.” I’m certainly not a wok chef as is Steve! Thanks.
Tinbeni- stay safe, and don't venture out in the storm for more [your despised three-letter word]!
Mike Sherline, thank you. I already wrote to PBS.
This is the Full exchange:
https://www.facebook.com/newshour/videos/vb.6491828674/10154247237078675/?type=2&theater
This is the PBS Newshour truncated version:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/obama-to-gun-owners-im-not-looking-to-disarm-you/
I've come out from under the bridge to ask: Where is "CRED" used - ever????
Tx Ms. Nit Noi is nearest to the loop and Thai Cottage (a bit better but longer wait) is on Weslayan & Richmond.
Jayce - I've not watch the links yet, but that is disappointing to hear. I count on PBS, NPR, and BBC for no-nonsense sans-sensationalism news.
Cheers, -T
Hi All:
Troll @8:34 - Sorry I missed your post b/f the THAI talk.
The Matrix Reloaded gets serious hacker CRED for using nmap before [new link->] a real 'sploit.
If anyone cares, I've met Fyodor (no, not Trinity - I wish!) - He's a righteous dude.. What was funny, to me anyway, is he introduced himself to me. As if I didn't know who he was?!? Shiiii** [Golly!].
He was excited to hear I'd used his nmap tool for years. The conference chicken, well, was conference chicken. He agreed.
Cheers, -T
Jayce - thank you for the info. Found the speech (excellent) on CSPAN site, but couldn't find the question session. Never occurred to me to look on FB - not what I'd ever think of as a news source. What Anon-T said - big disappointment.
Jayce - I am not surprised about PBS. I have seen other networks trim video, as well, which distorts or misrepresents, what someone said. I am not impressed with BBC's fairness either. Freedom of the press is not the same as fairness in reporting. Sigh.
Don't you know it? People want to mess with the spelling of Æneid, and Cæsar, œuvre, and. . . What's up with that? It's like the Chinese mainland simplifying their characters. We don't need no gubermint spelling Potatoe to tell us how it's done.
Jerome, I don't know what style manual the LA Times uses. I'm not sure crossword clues would be included anyway. My vote is for:
"What," to Juanita
with the comma inside the quotes.
Mr. Troll, I've heard the expression "Street cred" more than once.
Thanks, Anon-T, for the info!
Now, no word from Tinbeni? Hope he hasn't been blown away (in more ways than one):-) Sorry about my lame humor, Tin ... I DO hope you're safe and okay, and ready to toast tomorrow's sunset!
Jayce - I watched the videos. Not to much of a skew IMHO. Sure the guy asked a two part question and Prez only answered 1/2 of it, but nothing was "gotcha" nor out of context. I would have liked to hear the Prez's thoughts on the second bit re: "gun-free" cities like CHI & DC being, well, not so gun-violence free.
I know I'm dipping my toes in the political No-Nos here (It's a TRAP!). Please don't get me wrong. I was military. I can proficiantly use a firearm and AR-15s are fun to fire on BIL's farm (my bro, former Army sniper, can explode an H2O bottle at 450m!), but I think we can have some non-absolutist rules here.
Jerome - I kinda like anon's 5:16's "Huh? in Honduras" just for the aliteration.
BTW, Argyle - don't think I didn't miss your RPI joke / poke re: G.A. TECH. Honest LOL! 'Course I went to LA TECH (Best Poly in Ruston!), so I can't YELP.
Cheers, -T
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