Theme: Of COURSE I will treat you in a FAIR WAY, and never give you a ROUGH time. Did you suspect a TRAP? You must be GREEN as grass! Today we have a hidden words theme, which is much easier to spot if you also had the circles. The hidden words, in reverse chronological order will take us through one short par 4 hole on a golf course. Each hidden word is the name of a golf shot, and spans two words of a multi-word phrase.
17. "It's now or never!" : I CAN'T PUT THIS OFF. This looks over-eager, but it pays to be patient when you are lining up your PUTT. This is the shot where you roll your ball along the green and hope that it either goes into the hole or hits some solid object behind it.
27. Play the Lute or Grasp the Sparrow's Tail, in martial arts : TAI CHI POSITION. The CHIP is a short approach shot to the green, generally highly arched. I know nothing of TAI CHI, but here are some of the positions.
47. Folk ballad also known as "Cowboy Love Song" : RED RIVER VALLEY. The DRIVE is typically the first shot on any par 4 or 5 hole.
59. "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?" sitcom ... or, literally, occupants of this puzzle's circles : DIFF'RENT STROKES. Each swing of a golf club counts as one STROKE, and here we have three diff'rent ones. Missing from this sequence is the fairway iron shot, but if you can get close to the green with your DRIVE, you won't need one. When I played, it was more accurately descriptive to spell golf backwards. I have since determined that my quality of life is in direct proportion to my distance from the game. Maybe Husker Gary should have done this one.
The subject TV show ran from 1978 to 1986, starring Gary Coleman as Arnold and Todd Bridges as his brother Willis, two orphaned African-American boys taken in by a rich white widower for whom their late mother formerly worked.
The subject TV show ran from 1978 to 1986, starring Gary Coleman as Arnold and Todd Bridges as his brother Willis, two orphaned African-American boys taken in by a rich white widower for whom their late mother formerly worked.
Hi gang, JazzBumpa here to FLOG this one along. Let's see if we can avoid hazards and reconnoiter on the 19th hole.
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1. Ritzy : POSH. Ostentatious display of conspicuous consumption.
5. Cockroach, e.g. : PEST. No need for a link.
9. Puccini classic : TOSCA. I don't like opera, so no link here either.
14. Acreage : AREA. As of a golf course or some other plot of land.
16. Islamic analogue of kosher : HALAL.
20. Where to buy EBAY : NASDAQ. Listing service for stocks not on the New York or American Stock Exchanges.
21. Was in charge of : RAN.
22. Org. for Serena Williams : Woman's Tennis Association.
23. Canine tooth : CUSPID. A tooth with a single cusp or point.
26. School gps. : Parent Teacher AssocoationS.
32. Dating : WITH. Sure, you can be WITH someone you're dating, but you can also be WITH your golf group or your dog. Not fond of this clue.
33. Skin blemish : ZIT. Acne, the adolescent's bane.
34. Addams family nickname : TISH. Morticia.
35. Journalist Stewart or Joseph : ALSOP. Brothers who cowrote the "Matter of Fact" column for the New York Herald Tribune from 1945 to 1958. They were grand-nephews of Theodor Roosevelt.
37. Use, as resources : TAP.
39. Hardly economical : STEEP. As in a high price.
42. Novelist Stoker : BRAM. He gave us Dracula.
44. Logical beginning? : GEO-. Prefix clue for the science of earth study.
46. Galley implements : OARS. Ancient warship propelled by both sails and rowers.
50. Course elevators : TEES. Not a teaser clue - little devices that elevate golf balls, and thus relate to the DRIVE portion of the theme.
51. Scatter : DISPEL. More commonly, get rid of. Comes from the Latin, meaning to DRIVE away - which, I suppose, could be in several directions, if you hook or slice.
52. Lease alternative : OWN. We OWN one vehicle and lease the other.
53. Sit in a cellar, say : AGE. As wine or cheese.
54. Marriott rival : RAMADA. Hotels
63. Curaçao neighbor : ARUBA. Tropical islands
64. Something to file : NAIL. On the finger or toe. As opposed to paper work.
65. Dump at the altar : JILT. Heart-breaking moment that probably works out for the best.
66. Jacket fabric : DENIM. Also used for blue jeans,
67. First name in advice : ABBY. Abigail Van Buren, pseudonym for Pauline Esther Phillips [1918-2013] who began her advice column in 1956. Her twin sister also gave advice as Ann Landers.
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1. What acupuncture relieves, for some : PAIN. I read an article recently by an M.D. stating that all the controlled studies have determined no greater efficacy than a placebo effect. My sister, who has had significant knee pain for years, got a great deal of relief from acupuncture, and her blood pressure dropped by about 20 points. Go figure.
2. Killer whale : ORCA. They are diverse eaters and apex predators - at the top of the food chain, nobody eats them.
3. Bering and Ross : SEAS. The Bering Sea is North of the Aleutian Islands between Alaska and Siberia. The Ross Sea is an arm of the Pacific Ocean extending into Antarctica South of New Zealand.
4. Word with deck or dock : HAND. Either way, a hard working laborer.
5. Classroom surprise : POP QUIZ. Surprise test - but why no love for mom?
6. Part of a collegiate address : EDU. Slightly misleading clue, but we all know he means a web address.
7. Kennel command : SIT.
8. Game whose original packaging boasted "From Russia with Fun!" : TETRIS. You can play it on line here.
10. Western treaty gp. : Organization of American States.
11. Frustratingly on the mend : SLOW TO HEAL. Hand injuries can be that way.
12. Kind of robe : CAFTAN. Varies in style, design and fabric, often worn as a house coat or overdress.
18. Dash gauge : TACHometer. Measures RPM's.
19. __ made: was set for life : HAD IT. Received a large inheritance, struck oil, made a killing in the market, etc. A then blew it all on an Alfa.
24. Rotisserie rod : SPIT. Skewering device that rotates.
25. Thick soups : POTAGES. From the French for "potted dish." This type concoction, in which a variety of foodstuffs are boiled together until thick, dates back to medieval northern France.
27. Former flier : Trans World Airlines - from 1925 to 2001, when it was acquired by AMR, Inc, the parent company of American Airlines.
28. Feel bad : AIL.
29. "I had a blast!" : ITS BEEN FUN.
30. Basic guitar lesson : CHORDS.
31. Carol opener : 'TIS the season, etc.
36. Line on a scorecard : PAR. More golf. PAR is the theoretical number of strokes to be taken on each hole. You then compare your actual number and either laugh or cry.
38. Cop's catch : PERP. Short for PERPETRATOR, one who has committed a crime, because the cops never, ever catch an innocent person. In Corner parlance, a PERP is a word PERPendicular to a word you're trying to fill in, which gives you a letter you need to catch your target word.
40. Before, before : ERE. A relic from Olde English, showing it germanic roots.
41. Future therapist's maj. : PSYchology.
45. In plain view : OVERTLY. Via Old French from the Latin aperire, to open.
47. Upgrade electrically : REWIRE. Provide new electrical wiring.
48. Capital on the Danube : VIENNA. Austria.
49. Banned fruit spray : ALAR. It was used to prevent premature fruit dropping and improve color, firmness and quality during storage. It was banned in 1989 due to cancer-causing concerns. It was most famously used on apples, but also on cherries, peaches, pears, tomatoes and peanuts.
50. Inscription on a June greeting card : TO DAD. Father's day is coming up this weekend. My son and fam are coming over, and he's going to grill.
53. Saroyan's "My Name Is __" : ARAM. A book of short stories first published in 1940 concerning the eponymous boy of Armenian descent living in Fresno, CA.
55. Spell-casting art : MOJO. Probably of African origin.
56. Similar : AKIN.
57. Bench press beneficiary : DELToid muscle.
So you can shoulder a load
58. Regarding : AS TO. In re:.
60. "Criminal Minds" agcy. : Federal Bureau of Investigation, featured on yet another TV show I've never watched.
61. It's next to Q on most keyboards : TAB. The indent key.
62. Unc, to Dad : SIB. Uncle and Dad are siblings. But not for my kids, I don't have a brother.
Well, that finishes another round. Rather odd to see Jeffrey, who I think of as Mr. Friday, show up on a Wednesday, but life is full of surprises, and it's all good. Hope you were up to par [but not too far over] on this one.
Cool Regards!
JzB
Cool Regards!
JzB
{B, A, A, A+.}
ReplyDeleteWe'll sip a mimosa as we SIT in the RAMADA,
And later this evening, at the opera hear TOSCA.
We'll soak in POSH culture,
While enduring that vulture
Of our teenager declaring it's all yada yada!
'TIS a calamity, Zeke has a ZIT!
How can he live with the PAIN of it?
His buddies will laugh,
The girls will gasp --
He'll grow a beard by morning to camouflage it!
The storm was raging, the waves were STEEP;
No one on board tonight would sleep!
The men at the OARS
Dreamt of home shores,
And the Aflac duck had been stuffed in a leak!
The crossword constructor had gone berserk!
The matches of downs and acrosses don't work!
It's time to call in the F.B.I.,
Call in a Pinkerton private eye!
Someone must come and arrest this PERP!
FIW in a little and big way. Little in that it was a small area, 2 columns and 3 rows in the central west, big in that it involved every one of the 6 cells in that area! I had SST instead of TWA, and RUE instead of AIL. I suspected SUTH was wrong for dating, but the other two perps were unknowns so they looked fine. Once the red showed what was in error, I filled in 5 cells without much trouble, but TAI CHI (as clued) was completely unknown, and I tried SW-Air and NW-Air before Trans-World-Air.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Jeffrey and JzB
Up very early because my boy had to get outside - despite the thunderstorm. You gotta go when you gotta go.
Maybe it was the interrupted sleep, but this was a longer Wednesday solve. Maybe it Jeffrey's cluing. Didn't have circles, but didn't need them. DIFFRENT (sic) STROKES was a very early fill. After PUTT leapt off the page, I remembered the reveal and looked at the other long fill. NAILed it (them) ! Or as we say after a particularly long DRIVE, "Got a hold of that one !"
A minor correction to GEO logical from ECO, but the real delay was having SST for "Former flyer." That error led to SEES for "Dating." Finally thought of CHORDS and that worked with WITH. Then it was over. ALSOP was unknown. So was ARAM and HALAL, but they all PERPed in.
Stopped in at Walmart Monday after getting my physical. Bought a couple hundred of those course elevators. Might do 9 holes this afternoon, but 18 for sure tomorrow morning.
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteThis started off as a speed run but eventually went off the rails about halfway through. No circles meant no help with the theme, of course. Some of the cluing seemed a bit off to me ("Spell-casting art" for MOJO?), some of the answers were just unknown to me (ALSOP, ARAM, RED RIVER VALLEY) and I ended up guessing wrong at the POTAGES/GEO crossing and went with POTANES/NEO. In retrospect, I have heard of POTAGE before, but it just didn't spring to mind. Oops.
Got 'er done in my usual Wednesday time, with my usual struggle here and there. Sussed the theme early, which was a help. Tried to put DIFFERENTSTROKES in but ran outa real estate and scratched my head for a while there. Perps reminded me of the apostrophe. All in all, a fun CW, thanx, JW! And a fine write-up, thanx, JzB!! I especially liked the denim link! Owen, u were too rough on yourself for a while, now u a bit generous. B, B, B, C. Although, as usual, better than I can manage, and, as always, a grin, Thanx!!
ReplyDeleteOh, and hand up for SST before TWA. And OPENLY before OVERTLY didn't help, either.
ReplyDeleteHad BUY before OWN and LUSH before POSH.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, folks. Thank you, Jeffrey Weschler, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Jazzbumpa, for a fine review.
ReplyDeletePuzzle was a little tricky. One tricky spot was the spelling of DIFFRENT STROKES. I tried spelling it correctly. Oops.
As Owen said, the West side was tough for me too. I also had SST for 27D. Had BUY for 52A. Those two would not get me going on others in that area. Finally got REWIRE. That was my Rosetta Stone.
Theme was fine. Had it all before I caught it. I did have circles today.
HALAL was unknown. Perped.
Could not remember MIDGE. Figured it out.
On my way back to Chicago. Got the hot water heater fixed in PA. Disconnected it. Turned it 90 degrees. Pulled the burner and pilot assembly out. Verified the igniter functioned. Reconnected the water lines. Installed a gas shutoff valve so I don't have to kill the whole house to work on it. Put the burner back in. Got it started. Was very happy. Then I had to fix a couple leaks in the water line. Each time I did that I had to drain he tank so I could solder the copper connections. Then I was happier yet. Now my wife's cousin has hot water. She has been living at our house all spring. No big deal. She is a friend.
Rolling through Indiana now. Lots to do when I get home. Steak Fry tonight!
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteHand up for SST before ALSOP forced TWA into that position. Otherwise this was a smooth solve. Had the circles, of course. Naturally, failed to look at 'em. Enjoyed it, JW. JzB, don't know why, but 5 of your photo links failed to appear. Got to see 'em with a right-click, though.
DENIM is the fabric du jour at Chez Otto -- both everyday and dress jeans. You can tell 'em apart, because the dress jeans aren't quite so faded.
In the small town of my ute we had just a single cop. He had a handlebar mustache, one glass eye, and a 45 revolver in his holster. Yup, everybody called him PISTOL PETE.
In that same small town the high school math teacher promised he would only give POP QUIZzes on Monday. We'd walk into class and he'd announce, "Today is Monday..." Didn't matter which day it actually was.
Hi Y'all! No circles, no clue as to theme! But enjoyed the puzzle, Jeffrey.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great expo, Jzb. However, the links at 27a, 66a, 12d, 43d & 57d are white squares with a blue-backed question mark.
I had trouble with the west central section too. Last to fill. I had AIL, ITS, CHORDS and couldn't see the rest or the "P" on PAR. Did a red-letter run for "P" then WAGd the "A" & "T". I had no idea what any TAI CHI POSITION is called. I once got a book to try and learn TAI CHI and lasted one session. Couldn't do the simplest moves. Have great respect for those who can.
Never heard of the ALSOPs. Way before my time of cognition.
MOJO is "spell-casting art". Never thought of it this way but makes some sense with today's use.
New strategy: I did the whole puzzle without using the mouse and didn't lose it for once in many weeks. This dog isn't too old to learn a few new tricks. Now if I could just figure out a way to get my new washer leveled well enough to spin without violent knocking... The machine has no level planes on which to put a leveling device and the installer just leveled it enough to not rock when sitting still. I'm considering just sitting on top the thing to hold 'er down a bit. YeeHah! Ride 'em cowgirl!
What a fun puzzle that was right down my personal fairway by the distinguished looking Mr. Wechsler in C.C.’s pix.
ReplyDeleteMusings
-Circles really expedited ferreting out the theme
-What the heck, just name it 1 Across!
-MOJO was my last entry. Dern vowels!
-C.C. treated us to a PTA meeting a week ago
-Sheldon’s opinion of GEOLOGY (:27)
-My small hometown’s water tower is referred to as a golf ball on a TEE
-Acupuncture helped my daughter’s PAIN as well
-I’ve seen POP QUIZZES substitute for no lesson plan too often
-After a day of shooting, Ollie played golf and Stan stayed and worked on the script
-Despite this man spending millions, PISTOL PETE hasn’t had all that much to cheer about
-In what classic 1934 movie did Claudette Colbert JILT a man at the altar for Clark Gable?
-I’m off for fairways in the state capital! Fore!
The ALSOPs also had separate syndicated op-ed columns into the early 70s. Joseph was a hard-line Vietnam hawk while Stewart was more liberal.
ReplyDeleteJazz: Thank you for another outstanding write-up & explanations.
ReplyDeleteJeffrey: IT'S BEEN FUN solving your Wednesday offering today.
Surprised to see that HALAL and ALSOP were correct. Both via ESP.
Fave today was 65-a, Dump at the altar, JILT ... just like the word, though it seems kinda a "mean-thing-to-do."
Also liked the timely TO-DAD since a lot of y'all celebrate Father's Day this Sunday.
It is beautiful, sunny and Mid-to-High 80's here in Florida today.
Time for a walk on the Dog-Beach at Honeymoon Island.
I does enjoy meeting and greeting about a 100 pooches!
Cheers!
DNF yet; back later--probably lurking.
ReplyDeleteIn advance: Thanks, Jeff and JazzB!
JzB, LOL your fun intro. The pictures were great,too, once I had D.O.'s advice to right click on them.
ReplyDeleteWith PUTT in the first set of circles I thought of golf, not my cuppa tea. Never-the-less I enjoyed this puzzle, Jeff. Just a perp or two gave me HALAL, ALSOP, and MIDGE.
A perp or two gave me VALLEY, then DRIVE, then RED RIVER, thanks to the theme.
SST didn't work, then CHIP led to TAI CHI and TWA. Again, thanks to the theme. The circles definitely helped.
Re Dear Abby: Wiki says, "Pauline Phillips wrote the column herself until 2000, at which time her daughter Jeanne Phillips began officially writing the column with her. Jeanne Phillips became sole author in August 2002, also announcing that her mother had Alzheimer's disease."
Off to our medical appointment du jour.
Wechsler on Wednesday! That's a surprise. For the most part I've learned to enter into his devious wave lengths and so finished this grid in good time. I liked seeing POPQUIZ next to EDU.
ReplyDeleteAt one time I tried TAICHI but found it too slow and tedious.
WEES about DIFF'RENT STROKES, SST/TWA, BUY/OWN and really wanted POTATO before POTAGES but would have had a Dan Quayle moment.
HALAL, ARAM and MIDGE took all PERPs. It's been many decades since reading Archie comics and Saroyan, too. BRAM though came easily since I've bought many books about vampires for my daughter who loves them. I recall the ALSOP brothers who had opposing view points.
PK:
To view the blank squares, right click on them and they should open.
Thank you, JazzB and Jeffrey W. IT'S BEEN FUN!!
Have an excellent day, everyone!
Hurrah! I finished a Jeff Wex! First time....and probably the last! But it was such fun with so many clever clues I just kept slogging away.
ReplyDeleteI knew TAI CHI, but had to wait for perps to fill in POSITION. RED RIVER VALLEY came easily after I had PAR and VIENNA. Old favorite from grade school.....a looooong time ago! Thanks, Jeffrey, for giving us your usual entertaining workout.
JazzB, I loved the guided tour. Great pictures. Thanks.
Owen, I thought they were all A+ ! The last one was the best. Don't we all like to discuss crosswords?!
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteJeffrey came early this week. Solve was straightforward, though, and was completed with no look-ups and one white-out: CSI before FBI. But ARUBA was firm. Only one 5-letter neighbor of Curaçao.
ARAM - Guessed the M in Aram, since Saroyan is an Armenian name. Another famous ARAM is Aram Khachaturian.
Red River Valley
Hi gang -
ReplyDeleteNow I can't see those pics either. Mysterious. Thought it was just my computer being weird.
Fun time though.
Cheers!
Ron
Wees,
ReplyDeleteOwen, loved today's limericks!
FIW today for me also, but after slogging it out with SST/TWA
Alsop/Bram/midge
I feel happily unscathed to come out of this with only Halel/Ceftan wrong...
Sadly, Diffrent Strokes has been in the LA Times before...
Learning moment: right click the busted pic!
Hmm, lets see, silly golf stroke pics... How am I going to edit this pic overload?
Did I mention this puzzle was a slog?
Some clue answers had to be chosen carefully...
Hey wait a sec! How come there are no penalty shots/mulligans in crosswords?
(& believe it or not) My original parting shot was more risque than this one!
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed this offering from JW. Like others, had SST/TWA and also Don/Tis. Needed perps for Midge but knew halal and Alsop. Theme was evident because of the circles but the reveal was a surprise, to me, anyway.
Nice job, Jeffrey, and kudos to JzB for the sparking summary.
Owen, you're in fine form today, thanks.
Have a great day.
How is "tis" a carol "opener"?
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ReplyDeleteTis the season
Kenny's Eagle Scout is official as of last night. He passed the Board of Review. Kudos to an ADHD kid who is making good and kudos to his mom who drove him all over creation to summer leadership camp in MD, to badge counselors in far away places, etc.
"Puzzling Thoughts":
ReplyDeleteAppropriate theme for today's puzzle, as one of the four major professional GOLF Tournaments - the US Open - begins tomorrow from Oakmont CC, located in the outskirts of Pittsburgh. Oakmont has always been a tough venue, although in 1973 Johnny Miller shot a final round of 63 there (which at the time was 9 under par), and that score still stands as the lowest final round number for all of the major tournaments (Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA) ever played. The course was reverted to its original appearance over the past decade, as thousands of trees (which were planted back in the 1950's and 1960's) were removed. I will predict that a final score of even PAR (280 STROKES for 72 holes) will win. Link to Oakmont ----> Wiki Oakmont CC
A limerick for the golfers in this group . . .
Budding pro whose last name is Rudolph
Is quite skilled in his playing of golf.
But when faced with a cut,
And must make three foot PUTT,
He's been known to bend over and ralf!
Yay, I finished the whole thing. Cool puzzle. Circles definitely helped.
ReplyDeleteOnce again I must show my computer ignorance. How does one "right click"? Thanks for any help.
ReplyDeleteNever mind the above post. I got someone's brain wave and figured it out. Having ESP helps sometimes. LOL!
ReplyDeleteA fun crunchy Wednesday puzzle, solved after a couple miscues that I share with others.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's important to have an old head.
ReplyDeleteWe sure date ourselves doing Xwds. I recognize that occasionally. Today was a special case. It happened when my aging brain leaped to ALSOP, jumped on OAS, and happily hopped onto THIN for Stan Laurel. (My neighbor kid used to call them "Fat & Skinny.")
I accept the neutrality of certain ageless works, such a "universal" classic as TOSCA, but please don't get me started on old TV shows.
Otherwise this was a fun pzl, a neat composition from Mr. Wechsler. The only snag I found was 5D, but only because I had misspelled 20A with a final "C" for the "Q." NASDAC instead of NASDAQ. As a new retiree, I'm just getting familiar with the market...
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteThanks, JW and Jazz!
Quite a slog for a Wednesday, but I prevailed.
Using a trackpad on a Mac, you can control-click on the missing pictures and open them up in a separate window.
Took a while to get POTAGES/GEO.
Cheers!
a long time ago manuscripts were written by hand. BRAM STOKER'S DIFFRENT STROKES were hard to read.
ReplyDeleteIt's also a little known fact that Count Dracula coveted CUPID'S CUSPID.
Well, I went back to sleep for a couple of hours after my early AM post, and then dozed off again while reading. Then the phone rang. I forgot all about my late morning appointment with the perio. My boy, the culprit of this confusion, seems to have been catching up his sleep all day.
ReplyDeleteI see that some others had trouble in the TWA area. OMK, is leapt not ok ? I see you italicized leaped. Let me know. If not valid, I will try to make sure to have it sweeped out of my vocab. :>)
Chairman Moe, thanks for the reminder about the US Open tomorrow, and the link to Oakmont. I love it when the big boys have to play the really tough courses, and the USGA makes sure that every facet of a pro's game is tested in the US Open. Toughest of the majors. More than a few pros wil be humbled a bit, even bringing their A game. It will be interesting to see the scores of top name players that don't make the cut.
They are saying 80 % showers Thursday and 40 % Friday. That might slow down the lightning fast greens. So a handful of fast two day starts before they come back to the field. I'll go with a winning score of 276 and only 3 players total under the 4 day par of 280.
Read y'all again later tonight !
Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteReally appreciated the Jeff Wex cleverness in today's grid. As is usual for these phrases-that-spell-other-words puzzles, I'm amazed that a constructor could think up so many examples that fit the theme as well as the grid.
Thanks for 'splaining JzB.
TTP and Moe - my first job out of college caused me to move to Oakmont, right down the road from the club. Of course I didn't know it was there, and of course I had no means of predicting just how mind boggling the traffic was to become during tournaments. It was pretty snarly.
Fun puzzle. Thanks everybody involved. I got stuck on SST instead of TWA which slowed me down for a while. Also, I didn't know how to spell Diff'rent Strokes incorrectly. And, I thought bench presses were mostly for the Pecs while military presses were more for the Delts. Am I wrong about that?
ReplyDeleteBarbara, grandson Jordan and I went out to our favorite local Italian restaurant for an anniversary lunch. Everything was good as always though I'm now wishing I had been a little more adventurous in what I ordered.
Woot! I got a Jeff Wex! TGIW.
ReplyDeleteWhat Lucina Said - right down to the "Quayle moment." LOL!
Jeff, you almost got me at OAS and CAFTAN xing T_S_A - so many options to DISPEL...
Thanks JzB for the writeup and confirming I finished correctly.
Hand up for SST b/f TWA and DIFFeRENT STROKE. D'Oh! OVERT-ink there.
ESP: ALSOP (and likely others)
Fav: ALFAS. Hey, my TACH works, just not the ODO (nor the speed-O, or the... never-mind) :-)
Something I CANT PUT... OFF much longer, I need to register that POSH ride in TX. It's been almost a year. In my defense, it took 6 months to get the right windshield-wipers so I could pass inspection; your Honor.
OKL - You pass'd the POP QUIZ w/ all A's. Thanks HG & CED for today's links. Sorry not to reciprocate, but I'm tired and...
ITS BEEN FUN, but back to work. Cheers, -T