17 A. Not a fearful place for acrophobia sufferers : BROOKLYN HEIGHTS. Not sure what the elevation is there, but here in the Detroit area, Dearborn and Dearborn HEIGHTS are pretty flat and even.
36 A. Not a fearful fund for agoraphobia sufferers : MONEY MARKET. This phobia relates to the fear of open places, or any place that might seem to be difficult to escape from, such as a shopping mall. In the original Greek, an Agora was a public gathering and commercial location - hence the connection to a MARKET.
45 A. Not a fearful Camus work for xenophobia sufferers : THE STRANGER. This fear relates to foreigners, who might be thought of as strange. In the absurdist novel, the protagonist Meursault is a stranger in his own land, due to his emotional disconnection.
65 A. Not a fearful roadster for arachnophobia sufferers : ALFA ROMEO SPIDER. Four wheels instead of 8 legs for this model originally introduced in 1966.
Hi gang - Jazzbumpa here with quite the intrepid offering from our Fearless Leader. It hit on a couple of my favorite phobias; but let's gather our courage, and see what we can discover.
Across
1. Early sitcom co-star Arnaz : DESI. He and Luci had a Ball.
5. It's over a foot : SHIN. No bones about it, the shin is literally above the foot.
9. Zagreb native : CROAT. In Croatia.
14. Wolfs down : EATS. Gobbles.
15. Madre's boy : NINO. Spanish kid.
16. Toy in many "Peanuts" panels : PIANO.
20. Casino lineup : SLOTS. One armed bandits.
21. Starting on : AS OF. Some particular date.
22. Palette choices : HUES. Colors.
23. Morose : DOUR. From Scottish Gaelic, meaning dull, obstinate or stupid; perhaps related to Latin durus, meaning hard.
25. Droop in the garden : WILT. So - if your cherry tree wilts, it is a drooping drupe.
27. Tight hold : GRIP. Though suffering from the grippe, the Grip had a tight GRIP on his grip.
29. 401(k) alternative, briefly : IRA. Individual Retirement Account.
32. Went ballistic : LOST IT. Had a fit; went ape.
39. Folk rocker DiFranco : ANI.
40. Belittle : ABASE.
41. Showy Japanese school : KOI. Of ornamental fish.
42. To a degree, informally : SORTA. I had KINDA, which is more or less the same idea.
44. Haul to the garage : TOW.
48. Name on the 1967 album "I Was Made to Love Her" : STEVIE. Here he is, in case you were wondering.
50. Pilot's stat : ETA. Estimated Time of Arrival. Good luck with that.
54. Damon of "Interstellar" : MATT.
56. Fix, as a pet : SPAY. Neutering operation.
59. Deft tennis shots : LOBS. Soft arc.
62. Ragu rival : PREGO. Pasta sauces.
68. Prolonged assault : SIEGE.
69. Way through the trees : PATH.
70. Curly cabbage : KALE. Having green or purple leaves that do not form a head. This vegetable was common during the middle ages.
71. Wielded an ax : HEWED. A good old, Anglo-Saxon word meaning to chop.
72. "Button it!" : HUSH. BE quiet!
73. Actor Byrnes and announcer Hall : EDDS. Presented for your edification.
73. Actor Byrnes and announcer Hall : EDDS. Presented for your edification.
Down
1. Cotillion attendees : DEBS. At formal balls, young ladies of aristocratic birth make their debuts into formal society. Seems like a sexist and elitist tradition.
2. Banjoist Scruggs : EARL. Has a banjo, and knows how to use it.
3. Admired reverentially, with "of" : STOOD IN AWE. As, for example, of banjo virtuosity.
4. Elemental forms used in carbon dating : ISOTOPES. A radioactive form of an element with a known decay rate.
5. NBC weekend skit show : SNL. Live from New York, It's Saturday Night Live.
6. "'Sup" : HI YA. Slangy greetings.
7. Travel section listing : INNS. Quaint lodgings.
8. "Not happenin'" : NO HOW. Slangy denial.
9. Key econ. indicator : CPI. Usually it's GDP or GNP. But not this time - It's the Consumer Price Index, which, as you can see, has been quite tame lately.
11. Iolani Palace island : OAHU. Hawaii.
12. Kitty starter : ANTE. For the poker pot.
13. Throw : TOSS.
18. Sch. near Topeka : KSU. Kansas State University, home of the Wildcats.
19. TurboTax option : E-FILE. Electronically submit your tax return.
24. Outer edge : RIM. Of a crater or coffee cup.
26. Mucho : LOTS A. Large, slangy quantities.
27. Future MBAs' exams : GMATS. Graduate Management Admission Tests. I don't remember taking one, but since I have an MBA, I probably did. IMHO, standardized testing is a huge scam offering very little of value.
28. High-tech worker : ROBOT. Not often resembling an anthropomorphic machine, but more often specifically designed for the job at hand [so to speak.] Estimates are that almost all jobs will be replaced by ROBOTS or AI systems in the next 30 years. Then, what will we do?
30. Golf bunker tool : RAKE. I wanted a WEDGE, which didn't fit. Golf etiquette is to rake a sand trap [bunker] smooth after taking your shot.
31. Got up : AROSE.
33. Online pop-up tailored to individual tastes : TARGETED AD. After I do a google search for something, that item often then shows up on the right side bar of Face Book. Big Brother really is watching.
34. Recon goal : INTEL. Reconnaissance to gather intelligence.
35. Pageant headpiece : TIARA. Winner's crown.
37. Elusive Himalayans : YETIS. The legendary mountain creatures.
38. "Batman" actress Eartha : KITT. She was the KITT Cat.
43. Picket line placard : ON STRIKE. Unfair!
46. Word of greeting : HELLO. 'Sup?
47. Aries symbol : RAM. Astrology. Don't let it get your goat.
49. Journey : VOYAGE. Trip.
53. Zing : OOMPH. Chutzpa.
55. Droid download : APP. Application for your mobile device.
56. Pageant band : SASH. A wide fabric ribbon, usually brightly colored worn draping across the body from one shoulder to the opposite hip.
57. Ballet class bend : PLIE.
58. Small number : A FEW. Less than several.
60. Main squeeze : BEAU. Boy friend.
61. Pub crawlers : SOTS. Heavy drinkers.
63. Fix, as a horse : GELD. Back to neutering.
64. Tram loads : ORES. From the mine.
66. Chinese lantern color : RED.
67. "Button it!" : SHH. Quietly, now.
Cool regards!
JzB
Note from C.C.:
Happy 26th anniversary to Jazzbumpa (Ron) and his lovely wife Gloria!
45 comments:
Greetings!
Thanks to CC and Jazz!
Took a while but got her done.
Perped were: STEVIE, CPI and GMATS.
Have a great day!
{B-, B, B+, B+.}
There was a lusty lady from OSLO
With a STRANGE way to play the PIANO.
She'd ply the keyboard
With an umbilical "chord",
To announce to the hall she was PREGO!
Farmer STEVIE was nick-named "El NIÑO"
For the way his warm sweet-talk could flow.
In his car, the smooth swain
Would make out 'midst his grain --
Some called him an ALFAlfa ROMEO!
From ZAGREB came a wealthy old CROAT
Seeking something his MONEY to throw at!
Card games? Penny-ANTE.
The SLOTS? Not his fancy.
Even the call-girls were nothing to crow at!
On OAHU both DEBS and wahines
Enter pageants to show off their bikinis!
But to win a TIARA
They all had to wear a
SASH that was NO HOW very teeny!
Good morning!
This one turned into a speed run with only one write-over in the dash to the bottom: NO Way/HOW. Thanx, C.C. and JzB. (And congrats on the anniversary!)
Never saw Sisters, but remember Sela Ward ("Draw Ales" backwards) as Harrison Ford's murdered wife in The Fugitive.
MONEY MARKET funds don't make much money nowadays -- even lower rates than bank interest, if that's possible.
CSO (I think) to Anon-T with that Alfa Romeo. Wasn't there a Corvair Spider at some point? Oops, just looked it up, and it was a Spyder.
Jazz: Nice write-up. Congratulations on your 26th Anniversary.
C.C. Thank You for a FUN Wednesday puzzle. Enjoyed the themes.
Since I once lived in Zagreb, todays favorite was CROAT. BTW they are great, friendly people.
Liked how A FEW came before SOTS ... if you have A-Few you can become a Sot. LOL
Cheers!
Very creative theme and steady fill with just a little crunch here and there - appropriate for a Wednesday!
Thanks JZB for the write-up and fun musical interludes! Happy Anniversary!
Thanks CC for a fun puzzle!
What a great Wednesday puzzle - the third one this week. Much easier for me than the previous two. I am somewhat familiar with Camus, but didn't know THE STRANGER, and didn't know that Chinese lanterns are RED. I guess those multicolored paper things we called by that name weren't. Erased alt for ETA, aceS for LOBS, and gdp for CPI.
Two favorites today. I was thinking of some kind of academy for "showy Japanese school. I also liked the memory of EARL Scruggs. As a kid, we only got one channel on our TV. We always watched The Flatt and Scruggs Show. My dad loved it, but my mother liked the instruments but would leave the room when the singing started. I still love bluegrass music. I had to go to friends houses to watch Wide World of Sports and other non-NBC shows.
JazzB - I also have an MBA and am sure I didn't take the GMATS. My school had some kind of proprietary test that they gave at the start of the program and again at the end. At the ending test I scored in 90s percentiles on every category except strategic thinking. On that one I started in the mid-80s and at he end I only scored in the upper 70s.
Thanks CC. You hit it out of the park today. And thanks to Jazzbumpa for a fine reveal and congrats for marrying far out of your league.
This puzzle didn't SCARE me until C.C. included GELD and SPAY in the same grid. Ouch. My only question is: What does 'Sup' have to do with HI YA. I've never heard anybody greet someone saying 'Sup'. HI YA was my only unknown filled by perps.
DEBS- the newspapers' society section is always filled with photos of various debutante groups. And then 'royalty' of Mardi Gras Krewes. And then photos of people at 'charity events' that you didn't pay to go to or parties that you weren't invited to.
YETIS- I received two YETIS for Father's Day. ( 32 oz). They do hold ice for over a day. Competitors are now making them for $10 vs. the $35-40 that Yetis charge. But the $300 Ice chests- who buys them?
RAKE- It's very annoying when the previous golfers were too lazy to rake the sand.
Jinx & JzB- I don't know if it fits your case concerning business school, but I remember when MBAs were only for students that were NOT business majors- science, engineers,..etc. I got my MBA (not) from the school of hard knocks.
ISOTOPES are not necessarily radioactive; carbon dating uses the ratio of radioactive carbon-14 to stable carbon-12. Both are isotopes of carbon with six protons each, but different numbers of neutrons.
Fun puzzle, very clever twist in the theme, CC. No unusual words or names. JzB, loved your puns. Happy anniversary to you both.
Targeted ads- When I buy something online, ads keep appearing showing the exact thing I just bought. If I wanted more than one I would have bought it already.
In education we had the choice of GREs or Miller's Analogies. I choose Miller's. In addition to needing an eclectic fund of knowledge, Miller's requires the flexible thinking and word association of crossword puzzles. I thought it was a lot of fun.
Jinx, your comment reminds me that for teacher certification I had to take a course that I had previously taken to earn my BA. I scored a 98 on the pretest and a 98 on the exact same test used as a post test. What a waste of time!
It looks like this will be a normal day, at last. No appointments, no changes, nothing out of the ordinary. AHHH!
Good day to all!
Such a clever theme and enjoyable puzzle. I surprised myself by knowing every single proper name today, quite a rare occurrence. Liked the clechos "Button it!" in the south-central. Thanks for a great puzzle, C.C., and thanks for a fine expo, Jazzbumpa. Happy Anniversary to you and Gloria.
Enjoy the day!
Good morning all!
Easy, breezy puzzle today yet clever and fun- thank you CC! Thank you JazzBumpa for an informative and enjoyable write up and Happy Anniversary to you and your lovely wife!
Unknowns were CROAT, THESTRANGER, GMATS and STEVIE. I love Stevie Wonder but didn't recognize the album name. Thanks for the link, JZ
I often work across and down together so thought 'Main squeeze' was Boas from the B in BEAUS and like desperate-otto, had No way for NOHOW
Favorites were SHIN, SOTS, KOI and PIANO. I collected "Peanuts" books as a child. They were from a mail order book club; hard bound collections of the comic strips that I read over and over.
Also liked seeing SPAY/GELD, HIYA/HELLO, SHH/HUSH together.
@Big Easy- I know of one place that uses the Yeti coolers. It's a B&B located on Isla Mujeres that has a bar open to the public. They advertise "Beer so cold, it'll make your teeth hurt" I can't attest to the coldness of the beer as I always have their Piña Colada - it's made from scratch using only fresh ingredients ( no syrupy/sweet mix) served in a coconut shell topped w/freshly shaved coconut. Divine!
DEBS reminds of when I was 16 and attended a debutante ball with a friend. She had somehow got invited and had an extra ticket. Definitely not my kind of thing but we went out of curiosity and to check out the swanky downtown hotel. I didn't own a fancy enough dress, so my friend gave me one of hers. A few months later I wore it to the prom. My date? He is now my DH of 26 years :)
After reading all the comments about "Victoria " I am reminded that I forgot to record it. I will have to check to see if they will be airing the first episode again no catch up. It look interesting!
Off to call the health insurance company- ugh! This could be a long morning....
Have a great day everyone!
🐇
'Sup everyone. HELLO
Happy Anniversary JzB. All the best to you both.
Agree with others that C.C. created a fine puzzle today. Really had to put ones thinking cap on. Interesting theme. Liked the long downs, too, particularly TARGETED AD. No look-ups, no strikethroughs.
ISOTOPE - What billcohoes said. Ie., Deuterium is an ISOTOPE of hydrogen but is not radioactive. Tritium is.
HEW - What JzB said. Hauen is German and L. German for 'to hew'. Same consonants. Dutch is 'houwen'.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS - Visited my uncle there as a kid. Later, several short tours to the Brooklyn Navy Yard which was next to Brooklyn Heights.
Thanks for the memorial expressions of support, yesterday. They were much appreciated.
Good Morning:
This was a nice mid-week treat that had all of my ideas of a great puzzle: a clever theme (this one is an A+), strong cluing, fresh fill, and an enjoyable solve. Just proves how "fearless" our leader is. I had shoe/shin and aces/lobs but everything else fell into place easily. CSO to Tin at Zagreb and to Anonymous T at Alfa Romeo. I have a certain amount of fear of spiders and other creepy crawlers but am truly paralyzed by fear of heights.
Bunny M, I got a chuckle at your Main squeeze=Boa thought and appreciated your comments on Yetis, as I had no idea what Big Easy was talking about; I've never heard of them.
Thanks, CC, as always, for brightening our day and thanks, JazB, for the witty write-up. Happy Anniversary to you and Gloria.
BTW, is anyone else enjoying "This Is Us" as much as I am?
Have a great day.
Musings
-No surprises: The Sun came up this morning and C.C.’s puzzle was wonderful.
-The “above the foot” bane of my high school athletic years
-A Wolf with feathers? Oh, it’s a verb!
-AS OF this moment, you should back up your files or get an iCloud account. The latter saved me yesterday!
-WILTED lettuce tells you what you need to know about a salad bar
-Interstellar with MATT was not satisfying to me. The Martian with MATT? Aces!!
-The end of the months-long SIEGE at Vicksburg coupled with the 3-day battle at Gettysburg in July of 1863 effectively ended the Civil War
-Unlike here on the prairie, other settlements had to be HEWN out of the forests
-If your lettuce needs carbon dating to determine its age, take a pass
-That pesky First Amendment causes LOTS A anxiety when it allows speech you can’t stand
-A man getting TOSSED
-Me too on those sidebar ADS, Jazz.
-50˚F on the prairie today! Now where did I put those clubs?
-Happy Anniversary Ron and Gloria!
Big Easy said... My only question is: What does 'Sup' have to do with HI YA.
'Sup' is supper. The clue, however, is "'Sup". Quote-mark, apostrophe, Sup, close-quote. Short for "what'S UP", just as good-by is short for "God be with you"!
When you're meeting a friend to share sup,
You might greet him by saying "Wassup?".
Enunciation
Takes a vacation
When no more is needed than 'SUP !
'Sup? as a greeting cannot be used without the "man nod". This is an upwards-nod of the head, not a downwards one. Practice by raising your head to point your chin at the other person and say "'sup?"
Fun puzzle, C.C. Thanks for the expo, JzB
Two weeks in a row we have a delightful CC puzzle that I was able to solve with one trip Across and one trip Down. JzB provided a nice tour of CC's thinking.
I only had a couple of hitches that were corrected by perps when I did the Down clues.
- SHoe vs SHIN
- DOwn vs DOUR
I also liked KOI for the school. I just entered it and it turned out to be right.
In the late 1970's when I was trying to get into the MBA program at the University of Maryland, I had to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) instead of the GMAT. I don't think it was much of a predictor of anything. After two years of trying to get the proper sequence of courses at night (I was working full time) I finally left the MBA program and enrolled in a new U of MD University College (night school) program that provided what is now an MS in Management. This program was tailored to the working student and provided the tools needed in the real world, which in my case was Engineering Program Management. It was also taught by professors who had worked outside of Academia and understood what managers needed. Most professors in the MBA program never worked in the real world and were great at theory but not the outside world. (my little rant about education)
HG & JzB: I'm still getting ads for Six Sigma training from a CW lookup last month in addition to everything I ever got from Amazon. It does get a bit tiring.
I hope everyone has a great day.
Eartha Kitt's birthday was yesterday. Too bad we didn't have her then.
Happy anniversary, Jzb and Gloria!
WEES about the puzzle. What a delightful solve, thank you, C.C. I stand IN AWE of your word prowess and cleverness.
Wildcats provide a popular school mascot. In Tucson, it's the U of A, also in New Hampshire and now U of Kansas. Both of the latter ones I know from CWs.
YETIS are containers? That's news to me. Thank you for the insight.
I really liked the clue for KOI and without it would not have known RAKE as clued.
Thank you, Jzb, and enjoy your anniversary celebrations!
Have a splendid day, everyone!
Hello Puzzlers -
Intricate and imaginative theme today! Thanks C.C.
Smooth solve, just a few unknowns. I wasn't aware of GMATS, but it kinda makes sense. For you golfers: where is the rake stored, right next to the sand trap? Or is it some lightweight tool in the golf bag?
I remember the lovely Sela Ward in Sisters. Though she was impressive, I preferred Patricia Kalember in that show, because she seemed more down-to-earth. It was sort of like the old Ginger or Mary Ann situation.
Steve - same here. Targeted ads keep showing up for all kinds of out-of-date searches. It's creepy.
Very nice puzzle, C.C. You never cease to amaze us!
Excellent write-up, JzB! Happy Anniversary!
Since when did K.U. change their mascot from the Jayhawks to the Wildcats? I graduated in 1970, a long time ago,but "Whaaaa?"
Hi gang -
Thanks for all the nice comments and well wishes. Our anniversary was actually yesterday; also the birthdays of Ben Franklin [311] Betty White [95!] and Michelle Obama [53.] We got married at the court house in Dearborn. This was not a wise decision, but we had a nice lunch afterwards at the Dearborn Inn.
I got my MBA at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, aka UM-D. that program was specifically designed for non-business majors, so many of my class mates were engineers. All the classes were at night. My BS and earlier MS are in chemistry, but my job was of a kinda-sotra-engineering nature.
I'm one of the lucky people who has a good, loving marriage. I appreciate it all the more for having had a previous dissimilar experience.
Cool regards!
JzB
Great Wednesday puzzle. Thanks C.C. and JazzB, and Happy Anniversary to JazzB and Gloria.
Hand up for GDP before CPI, No way before NO HOW, shoe before SHIN, and aces before LOBS, but Perps to the rescue.
I had Oils before HUES, Lane before PATH, and just figured out SUP being short for What's up on my way here.
I too enjoyed the crossing of LOTSA and SORTA, and SHH and HUSH.
I learned YETI from CW solving but didn't know there was another meaning. I also learned IRA from CWs because here in Canada we have RRSPs (Registered Retirement Savings Plans). I must add GMATS to GRE in my CW memory bank (but I see they are used for MBA admission here in Canada also.
I smiled at another ALFA for AnonT.
Apparently the increased use of ROBOTS will create an effect similar to the Industrial Revolution. All those jobs may not be going to Mexico but rather to robots. This may require changes in economic and social policies to look after the workers who are displaced.
Enjoy your day.
HI YAs!
Stealing a few min after lunch to post on C.C.'s AWEsome puzzle; the theme and execution is unlike any I recall ++ no clunkers. Thanks for the expo JzB - always a hoot.
WO: DEzI
ESP: ANI & SELA
Fav: Until I got to 65a, KOI c/a was solid. But, com'on, a CSO to my '86 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER - sweet.
Last Summer/Fall vendors were handing out $45 YETI water bottles like candy. Everyone seems to have one but me. 'SUP w/ that?
Oh, re: the $400 coolers - I have buddies that hunt and buy the big $1,200 ones too.
Soon TARGETED ADS will be RAM'd down your APPs.
{B,B,A-B+}
Steve - you got that "man nod" down :-)
Happy (belated) Anniversary JzB.
Cheers, -T
I always get excited when I see a C.C. puzzle and this one was so unusual and imaginative and intricate--and yet doable! Yay! I loved it! How do you do it, C.C.? You manage our blog, you do the Sunday write-up on the long puzzles, you help us out when we have emergencies like that wrong grid crisis a week or two ago, and then you construct amazing puzzles that are among the best of the lot! Just wonderful! Thank you for all of this!
And thank you, JazzB, for explaining some things I just didn't get--like the connection between the agora and the MARKET in MONEY MARKET. Also happy you posted Snoopy and the PIANO. Finally, Happy Anniversary to you and Gloria!
The SPAY/GELD in the same puzzle was interesting. My first kittie cat had a litter of two which was lovely and we found great homes for both of them. Then soon thereafter came a litter of six, and this time we ended up taking four of them to the animal shelter. That's when I began to realize the importance of getting our pets fixed.
I loved the associations of DEBS, TIARA, SASH, and BEAU in this puzzle. Not yet prom time, but it will be coming up in the spring.
Have a great day, everybody!
Dudley - Rakes are USUALLY located one or more per sand trap, but I have played courses where each golf cart was equipped with one instead. After use the rakes should be placed IN the trap so as to avoid an errant shot being "saved by the rake" and not rolling into the trap.
There is a contingent who believe that sand traps should not be raked at all. The problem is that groomed sand traps are not much of a deterrent for good golfers. In fact, sometimes the pros intentionally aim for them to avoid worse trouble around the trap. For most amateur golfers, getting into the trap is a defacto one shot penalty, even with raked sand. "Nice sandy" is said to someone who escapes without an additional stroke (or more) added to the score card.
So someone with chrematophobia would not fear a MONEY MARKET eh? Right D-O?
Excellent Xwd from C.C. today!
I enjoyed the theme and its execution. I was stalled briefly at 23-A, but once I found it was one of my favorite words (DOUR), the rest was a breeze.
Here's wishing a Wonderful and Happy Anniversary to Jzb and Bride!
Hmm,
I fear my mind is going...
Why is it that Sup = Hi ya does not bother me,
but Mucho = Lotsa rubs me the wrong way???
(I even looked it up, lotsa is in the dictionary!!!)
(Scary stuff...)
Animal fears...
Thank goodness for tea...
What our kids fear...
Hmmm,,,
Are you chicken?
Uneccessary link
(Actually,
my biggest fear is that people will be afraid to click on that next link...)
Dang it Jzb!
I was rushing around for a cake,
than found out it was belated???
I stole the cake & posted before the names were on it!
A sock goes over a foot as well, but I couldn't pull that off.
NWRunner, you need that gizmo that Argyle posted a few weeks back. That'll pull the sock off...and on.
Man oh man, what an awe-inspiringly clever puzzle! We LAT puzzle solvers are truly lucky to have C.C. do all the wonderful things she does. A tip of my hat, a subtle bow, and a delicate kiss on your knuckles for you, dear (as in highly valued) woman.
And a hearty handshake to you, Ron, for your 26 "Glorious" years.
Agree with what y'all said about sidebar ads touting something you just bought or just researched. Currently it's Trivago ads swarming my computer screen.
Best wishes to you all.
Awesome puzzle, oday, and much easier than the last couple. No issues.
Misty I hope it was a no kill shelter.
Anonymous PVX, I hope so too, but this was back in the late 1960s or early 1970s in Buffalo, New York, and I'm not sure they had no kill shelters in those days. All of my pets since then have been spayed or neutered, so this has never been an issue again.
Fun, fun puzzle! Thanks, C.C.! Thank you, JzB, and Happy Belated Anniversary!
Steve, yup - ya aced the man nod! Thanks for the visual.
What a gully-washer @ 2AM - 5 inches! Thunder shook the house.
meant "... starting @ 2AM - 5 inches total!"
Hi all!
Late go today - it was the first day of school! Very excited to have a C.C. fun puzzle today :) Genius and awe-inspiring as always!
Filled in SPAY right away, of course! The sex of the pet wasn't specified but "neuter" wouldn't fit. Girls are SPAYED, boys are neutered. Unless it's a male horse, then it's GELDED. Most livestock are just "castrated". Don't ask about details, it's not pretty.
Hello?
When I was shopping for my first car, someone had a Fiat Spider that was adorable and red and I wanted it so badly. My mother won the battle and I got a Subaru instead.
And The Stranger cannot go quietly in the night...
@IM - I absolutely love the new show This is Us. It reminds me of Parenthood (that I watched from the very beginning) in that I have to watch it alone and with a box of tissues because I cry at every episode. I just saw that they've been signed for another 2 years so settle in!
@Steve - perfect summation of 'sup! Well done!
@CED - first one was perfect.
And Happy Anniversary J-B! Congrats!
Enjoy the evening -
t.
I insisted on my routine: sports,comics,bridge column, skim the 'A' section then XW. Oh yeah, quick look at the'agony' columns. Dear Abby has lost it
I started recognizing the constructor but I was in a hurry. I dropped way up in Brooksville and had a 50+ mile ride back to Sun City. So, I decided to knock off the XW.
I started to rush then slowed down. GDP, NOWAY etc led to some inky splots. Then tada, it was done.
I think Rich says "It's only Wednesday CC, behave yourself". Result: doable and entertaining.
STEVIE Grogan was a KSU Wildcat man.
If you didn't spay always charge a nominal amount rather than give the kitten or puppie away.
Misty covered the kudos perfectly. Loved all Owen's licks including that Haiku-ish one he added
Happy anniversary JzB.
Anybody remember the song "Cookie"?
WC
Jinx 1:51 - Thanks for the explanation. I really had no idea.
Oh yeah. In the sixties it was called The Business Boards. It had math and verbal and I did very well in verbal and so-so in math.
So I went off to Vietnam etc and five years later applied to a school and they asked me my score and I said 715. Weeks later they dropped my application because I "lied". It was like 710.
I'm pretty sure I had the Scarlet letter V on my head.
WC
'Sup (he says w/ his chin out) peeps...
Get a GRIP. Have you LOST IT thinking I'm ON STRIKE? I'll TOSS, er, LOB two PIANO Men INNS to the mix for OOMPH.
Thanks Tawnya for THE STRANGER. Don't be one as you finish your studies; you always post good music!
Re ROBOTs: CEh! SHH... HUSH now; those of us who build A FEW will RAKE in the MONEY as we MARKET them... :-)
Here's the backstory, er, INTEL on YETI . Like I said, A FEW of my buds shell out LOTSA money for 'em. [With as much money my buds ANTE-up for hunting equipment, I always wonder how much a lb. of meat costs them - maybe those who passed the GMAT can suss that out :-)]
WC - Cute re: RED V...
Thanks again C.C. - so many fun words to play with. Thanks Cornerites for keeping me entertained while I noodled on a paper for work.
Cheers, -T
Oh and TX Ms. Heck yeah that was a deluge this morning. 610 exit from 59N [coming from SugarLand] was down from 3 to 1/2-a-lane. It took 30 min to get pass the ass-hats two lanes over [not in exit lane!] trying to merge into the 1/2 lane at the "last minute." I finally got to the Newcastle exit, swung about and took 610 to Westheimer exit from the S.bound side of 59. Still took and hour and I was 1 minute early for my 7a meeting... which, at 7:03a, I found out was canceled at 5a* because 1/2 of the key-players couldn't get in!
C, -T
*t'was raining too hard to consult "dings" on iPhone instead of drive...
Fun a-phobia theme!
SELA only unknown for me. Hand up for knowing STEVIE Wonder well, but not that album.
Learning moment for me that KALE is a type of cabbage.
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