Theme: No Reveal Monday - B(vowel progression)TT
17A. Cellphone revitalizers: BATTERY CHARGERS
23A. Cake mix giant: BETTY CROCKER
36A. Confection not as sweet as the "milk" variety: BITTER CHOCOLATE
48A. Lowest dresser compartment: BOTTOM DRAWER
57A. Affectionate touches with one's lashes: BUTTERFLY KISSES
Argyle here. While the theme may be simple, the execution is not. Three grid spanning entries and two 12's, all in the language, makes it a worthy Monday puzzle.
Across:
1. Cars for stars: LIMOs
6. Vagabond: TRAMP
11. Clock setting for MI and MO: CST. Four counties of the Upper Peninsula in
Michigan and all of Missouri are in Central Standard Time Zone.
14. Go through entirely: USE UP
15. Riveter painted by Rockwell: ROSIE
16. Grazing area: LEA
20. Looker that's usually blue or brown: EYE
21. "Ring around the collar" detergent: WISK
22. Hard-to-resist impulse: URGE
27. Falls back: RECEDES
30. Driver's protest: HONK
31. Japanese soup noodle: UDON
32. Electrical unit: WATT
33. One dressing to be noticed: FOP
41. Muddy barnyard abode: STY
42. Fashion's Chanel: COCO
43. App symbol: ICON
44. Moccasin or loafer: SHOE
45. Tranquilizes: SEDATES
52. New Balance competitor: AVIA
53. USAF truant: AWOL
54. Alien crew in sci-fi films: ETs
62. Right-angle shape: ELL
63. Writer Zora __ Hurston: NEALE
64. Singing sensation Boyle: SUSAN. Where is she now?
65. Take notice of: SEE
66. Lustful deity: SATYR
67. Perot of politics: H. ROSS
1. Job with an oil change: LUBE
2. Dr. Watson outburst: "I SAY!"
3. Parcel (out): METE
4. So last week: OUT
5. Gushed: SPEWED
6. On-the-sly romantic meetings: TRYSTs. With a SATYR?
7. Like much of Maine's coastline: ROCKY
8. Volcanic debris: ASH
9. Actress Farrow: MIA
10. In accordance with: PER
11. Court assistant: CLERK
12. Twilled fabric: SERGE
13. Law enforcement shocker: TASER
18. Ceremonial act: RITE
19. Oozy stuff: GUCK. I wanted GUNK.
23. Flexed: BENT
24. Bush Labor secretary Elaine: CHAO
25. Campus mil. group: ROTC. (Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
26. Aware of, as a scheme: ON TO
27. Barbecue coatings: RUBS
28. Work on a script: EDIT
29. Cosmetics giant: COTY
32. Reporter's question: WHO
33. Fiction's opposite: FACT
34. Oklahoma tribe: OTOE
35. Will-signing needs: PENS
37. Empty hallway sound: ECHO
38. Floor plan division: ROOM
39. Sent a dupe letter to: CCed
40. "You made that up!": LIAR
44. PDQ, in the ICU: STAT
45. Finn's friend: SAWYER
46. Furry "Star Wars" creature: EWOK
47. "Yum!": "DELISH!". A Rachael Ray comment.
48. Innocent sorts: BABES
49. Seed-to-be: OVULE
50. Book name: TITLE
51. Good news on Wall Street: RALLY
54. Canadian gas sign: ESSO
55. Tetley products: TEAs
56. Bank acct. IDs: SSNs. (Social Security number)
58. Chekov's "Star Trek" rank: Abbr.: ENS. (Ensign)
59. Actor Stephen: REA
60. Budgetary excesses: FAT
61. California's Big __: SUR
Argyle
51 comments:
{B+}
OUT from the LEA there danced a lone SATYR.
He wasn't too early, but he should have been later!
The highway he'd cross,
Playing pipes like a boss,
So heard not the HONK of the 10:15 freighter!
Very nice puzzle, a bit crunchy for a Monday, but quite doable.
Good morning. Thank you B,G and A.
Couldn't recall the author's middle name. Perped in. We've had the Zora part as an answer many times. Otherwise, I would never have known. Don't read much fiction...
We ate at Nepenthe at Big Sur. I remember waiting for someone to leave before we could park the car. Then, the very long wait outside to get a table. But when we finally did... What a view ! Yeah, I had the Ambrosia Burger. I understand it's very east to get a seat there now. That's if you can get there.
Never heard of GUCK though it is a word. Luckily BETTY CROCKER forced me to use the C.
I learned of ZORA NEALE HURSTON when my boys were in high school. I read some of her work, and was impressed.
SUSAN BOYLE is still singing, but there is less of her.
Good morning!
I caught the B-C theme right away. D'oh! Never did latch onto the actual theme. Surprised? I didn't think so. GUCK is just ugly; don't think I've ever heard it. Gluey entry. Thanks, BV, GG and Argyle.
It's GUNK or MUCK, not GUCK.
And it's CCD, not CCED.
When I caught on to the theme I thought of this tongue-twister, credited to Carolyn Wells from 1899.
Betty Botta bought some butter; “But,” said she, “this butter’s bitter! If I put it in my batter It will make my batter bitter. But a bit o’ better butter Will but make my batter better.” Then she bought a bit o’ butter Better than the bitter butter, Made her bitter batter better. So ’twas better Betty Botta Bought a bit o’ better butter.
Erased COdY for COTE. Didn't know OVULE, and relearned UDON and Zora NEALE (to be forgotten by the time the sun goes over the yardarm).
Had to wait for SERGE to complete CST/CdT. When I was in Shipshewana, IN last month, we were so far north and so far west in the Eastern Time Zone that it didn't get dark until almost 10:00. And the solstice was still weeks away.
Thanks to Bruce and Gail for a real hoot. And thanks to Santa for your usual clever reveal.
Monday easy, but I missed the theme. The first three themers had words beginning with B and C.
Then there were two with B and D or B and K. I was hung up on the initials, like DO. Clever theme.
Susan Boyle who has Aspergers Syndrome is being harassed by a gang of local bullies.
Susan Boyle
I use the word GUCK frequently, pronounced to rhyme with COOK, not DUCK. I just never knew how to spell it.
Lovely day today. Enjoy it. I hear AZ will cool down some this week.
Good morning everyone.
Easy Monday solve by Gail and Bruce. No issues. Nice seeing ROSIE in the solve.
CST - Only the 4 counties in the Upper Peninsula abutting WI are in the CST.
Anon @ 0713 - GUCK is in regular use in our part of NYS, and is in the dictionary.
CCED is correct. Since CC is a weak verb, it is simply inflected by adding ED when forming the past tense.
Today marks 52 great years with BH. Planning to go out and enjoy a special lunch later.
Good Morning,
Bruce and Gail, thank you for a fine start to the week. I agree with Argyle, a "worthy" start. Thanks.
I am off to the Chicago History Museum with my second grandson. At least someone has the Museum AND History DNA from Gramma.
Have a beautiful day.
Good morning all
Nice puzzle from Bruce and Gail- very clever with the vowel progression. I managed to see that only after looking several times at the theme answers- I originally thought all would have B C in them but DRAWER and KISSES didn't fit with my logic. Nice aha! moment for me when I discovered the A-E-I-O-U sequence :)
Thanks Argyle for a leading us along!
I also wanted Gunk for GUCK. While I'm not familiar with it, a quick search explained it. Apparently a blend of goo and muck
CSO to our dear C.C. with CCED :) Which btw, as Spitzboov pointed out, is acceptable
I do wish the Anons that want to nitpick would remember that Google is our friend and do a quick search before commenting. I'm usually not one to point these things out but lately it seems there's a lot of unnecessary complaints regarding answers. Why comment without being sure if you're right? (and anonymously, no less!) OK- off my soapbox.
Spitz- Happy Anniversary to you and BH. 52 years- how wonderful! Enjoy your celebratory lunch.
Madame D- enjoy your day with your grandson! I love the Chicago History Museum.
CSO to my cat MIA. She always joins me while I'm solving the puzzle :)
I'm having lunch with my Mom, little sister and nephew. Should be fun and we're still enjoying gorgeous weather here.
Have a great day everyone!
Good Morning:
It's always nice to see this dynamic duo as an enjoyable solve is practically guaranteed, as was the case today. Simple, obvious theme but smooth execution and some clever fill and cluing, Bruce and Gail's trademarks. I don't think I had any w/o's, just smooth sailing all the way.
Thanks, B and G, for getting us off to a good start to the last week in June and thanks, Argyle, for the grand tour.
Happy Anniversary to Spitz and Betty; 52 years is quite a milestone. Enjoy your celebratory lunch.
Any opinions on Prime Suspect last night? I never saw the original with Helen Mirren so I have no comparison gauges. I did enjoy it but was confused for awhile about one of the sub-plots which I think I've sorted out, as the Brits say. I missed some of the dialogue, though, because of the rapid-fire speech patterns and the English "accent." I finally put closed-captioning on but I find that distracting.
Right now, the sun is shining but, if the weatherman is correct, we're in for rain every day for the next week, except for one day. Not a very good start to the summer but not altogether surprising either, after our strange winter and even stranger spring.
Lucina, I hope you get some relief soon.
Have a good day.
Mi is not CST it is EST.
When I moved to Phoenix (1990 if memory serves), the temperature got to 122 degrees at Sky Harbor International. Almost all planes serving that airport those days were Boeing 737s, and they were grounded above 120 degrees. Not that the planes couldn't be flown safely in hotter temperatures, but the tables that show flap settings and rotation speeds didn't go beyond 120. The few MD-80s were OK to fly. I don't remember whether America West's ill-conceived 747 fleet were affected. Sorry to hear that it is so hot again this year. I remember not being able to start my car without using my hankie because the part where the key is inserted was too hot to touch. Around here, the parking spaces closest to store entrances are the first taken. In Phoenix, shaded spots were the first to go, even if they were at the far end of the parking lot. Can't believe I wore dark wool suits to work every day.
A bit crunchy for a Monday. Thanks for the fun Bruce and Gail, and Argyle.
I see that I was actually a FIW (one disadvantage of using the CW in newspaper). I had Ribs instead of RUBS (I thought it was poor cluing!) giving me Idon instead of UDON. Oh well!
I did get the vowel progression theme although like BunnyM and others, I thought we had a B...C theme at first.
I do know GUCK (pronounced like Duck here).
I had Dole before METE. I also put REA in 58D instead of 59D which then gave me Emile for Zora Hurston's middle name (hey, we have Emile frequently!) and that held up the solve in the south. But I finished eventually (just not in the usual Monday time).
What do you keep in the BOTTOM DRAWER of your dresser? Apparently most people keep underwear in the top one. Thieves also know to look for money there.
Congratulations on 52 years, Spitzboov. DH and I celebrate 36 tomorrow.
Thanks for the tongue twister, Jinx. I had heard parts of it but the whole thing is really a mouthful!
Off to work in the garden. Much cooler here today (currently 19C or 66F).
Enjoy the day.
Good day to all!
Fun Monday puzzle from Bruce and Gail. I caught on to the vowel progression with BETTY, and went on to fill in the rest of the theme answers, which, as Argyle pointed out, were all in the language. Thanks for the tour, Argyle.
Congratulations to Spitzboov and BH Betty for 52 years. Quite remarkable!
Enjoy the day!
As usual, Gail and Bruce offer amusement with their clever puzzles. The B/C progression seemed to be the theme at first glance, but no and then I didn't pursue it.
SERGE took me down memory lane as our black habits were made of that material. I wore one for only one year then the Order changed to gray habits in the early 60s but those earlier nuns did though a concession was made in summer and cotton was used.
Zora NEALE Thurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God is written in dialect that's really difficult to read.
I also finally recalled UDON. CSO to Canadian EH! at ESSO.
Spitz, congratulations on 52 years! That is definitely cause for celebration.
Irish Miss, thank you. As long as we stay indoors protected by A/C all is well. Many visitors don't understand the intensity of the heat and go hiking in the middle of the day only to require rescuing. It didn't reach the projected 120 in this area but 119 was HOT. It's now in a cooling trend.
And by the way, I really liked Prime Suspect. Thank you for reminding us.
Have a truly wonderful day, everyone!
Totally missed the vowel progression,
possibly because of the three WAGs (that panned out...)
Did not like Guck, but if it's in the dictionary might as well use it...
(note: I did not condone the use of the word in the link that rhymes with Guck...)
I disagree with Checkov's rank...
And Happy Anniversary Spitzboov and Betty!
Almost breezed through today but did not know Neale. I saw the BC immediately but wondered why I had BD and BK in 48 & 57.
I also got ROTC as RTCO which held me up for a bit.
Thanks B & G for the fun .
Happy anniversary, Spitzboov & Betty!
Montana
Thanks Bruce, Gail and Argyle. I've never heard of GUCK but if that's what you needed to bring everything together so nicely, then great.
Spitz, congratulations on 52 years. It was the same for Barbara and me last month. How about some lunch details?
We've enjoyed Nepenthe at Big Sur a couple of times. It's expensive but that view is spectacular. There's another place nearby but I've forgotten the name now. I think the Pacific Coast Highway is still closed due to a big earth slide.
Hi everybody, I'm back from my Toronto trip but got off to a rough start this morning. Before I left on Tuesday, my dog Dusty started spitting small drops of blood on the floor. So I phoned the vet and made an appointment for Clauder to take him in, after I left on my trip. When I returned last night, I learned that Dusty had a broken tooth with a bleeding hole behind it, and problems with other teeth and had to have major dental work done. Mind you, I have brushed his teeth every single night with Petrodex canine toothpaste for years. But with antibiotics and other treatments Dusty seemed just fine when I returned home last night, much to my relief. This morning, however, he was clearly in discomfort, up and down from the sofa, rolling on his back crying, etc. So on my first morning home, another vet appointment. Turns out that 14 year old Dusty also has back problems and that's what caused his morning discomfort. Finally got home at 10:30 and turned on my computer to get my e-mails and check in with family. Turns out that my server wasn't responding. By now, I felt like giving up. But I shut down the computer, did something with my router, tried again, and here I am at last. Huge relief--but I can only pray that the rest of my day goes better.
So, on to the puzzle, where I had a small Monday goof-up--put UDAN instead of UDON. But who cares about small potatoes like that. Hope you all had a great week. Happy anniversary, Spitz. And have a great week, everybody!
A fun and well-constructed Gail and Bruce creation. Very enjoyable.
When I was a kid, I always saw it spelled "gook." My dad often said "gookum."
Nice poem, OwenKL.
Congratulations on 52 years, Spitzboov.
Misty and Dusty,,, do I sense a theme here?
I congratulate you on your care of Dusty, 14 years, My goodness.
It is so hard to read how our best friends are feeling at times.
You reminded me of my cat PK,
Daughter #1 came running to me one day saying that PK had been lying on the couch,
& had been spooked. She tried to jump off the couch but had a claw snag on the pillow.
The result (according to my Daughter) was a head first tumble into the fireplace!
(pillow in tow...)
She seemed a little out of sorts at first, but the next day she seemed fine and was eating again normally,
so I thought no more of it.
When her kidneys finally failed at 14 years, I took her to the Vet.
The Vet took one look at her, felt along her jaw, and said to me,
"Did you know this cat had a broken jaw several years ago that has healed?"
I was absolutely shocked! I had no idea!
Moral: if you have a best friend, (of the animal persuasion)
be prepared for Veterinary visits!
P.s. they also have insurance now for pets...
You also reminded me of the bad experience I had late last night.
Speaking of bad days, you ever make a mistake and the next thing you know it's all
over the Internet?
I was flying this Bristol Blenheim Bomber when...
I accidentally dropped a bomb...
Today I find the following on the Flight Forum:
Blennie pilot has psychotic episode
Postby TWC_Sp00k » Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:49 pm
Reports are coming in from the Front line that a Blenheim pilot identified only by the moniker DAVE on the aircraft fuselage just blew up the Caen railyard! The last bastion of Allied holdout on the TWC campaign map, TWC's dunkirk!, the last symbol of hope for the free world!. He was then observed by the surviving defending units, a mere handful of shell shocked tankers and truck drivers to drop his remaining bomb load on the CO's head as he bravely positioned himself forward in one of the few remaining tanks to stop the oncoming German Hoarde.
A brief radio signal which was picked up by nearby Allied fighters, reportedly stated, "SORRY! SORRY !!"
The only comment from Allied HQ in response was, "If only he had read the briefing!"
(Oh Bother!)
Spitz: 52 years is amazing!!!
Gail & Bruce: Thank you for a FUN Monday level puzzle.
Argyle: Great write-up. I even caught on to the A-E-I-O-U theme progression.
Didn't have a "fave today" ... since there was nothing I would drink at Villa Incognito in the grid.
Cheers!
Musings
-Took granddaughter to airport at 3 am today and then played 18 with a jacket on in this fab weather
-Me too, Argyle. I loved the B_TT theme with the vowel progression
-The memory of taking a big old bite out of this stays with me to this day
-I’m more of a GUNK than GUCK man
-This WATT now runs our senior golf league
-My friend went AWOL to attend the funeral of our mutual friend who was killed in Vietnam
-We showed the Susan Boyle audition to our students to “not judge a book by its cover”
-LUBE jobs have gone the way of adjusting points
-Speeches at our HS reunion last week could have all used 5 minutes EDITED out. Brevity is truly the soul of wit
-Congrats on 52 yrs, Spitz. Did she wait in port for you?
CED, yes, they do have pet insurance. We had it for one of our dogs for a while but quickly realized that it was like an extended warranty. You just pay the cost of medical care gradually instead of all at once. It usually doesn't save you any money since the company is in the business to make a profit.
Misty, sorry to hear about Dusty's health problems and your bad start to the week.
Hope the trip to Toronto and Joyce conference were both enjoyable. Did you get to Niagara Falls, meet up with AnonT's DW?
Misty, welcome back. I dare speak for the corner to encourage you to tell us all about Toronto and Joyce.
Owen. Keep the 'X' and 'M's coming. Loved "Gal-Ass".
I drive a van to/from the airport and go to great pains to avoid "politics". When it does arise I do say so myself that I can respond without revealing bias.
Btw. I love NPR but of course it's slanted. I'd like to listen to Fox to hear the other side but simply can't abide it.
Btw 2. I danced around the subject of removing the Confederate Soldier monument
So SPIETH won ? He's my fav-guy(FG?). Mostly because of his personality. I love his interaction with his special needs sister.
I'm still working on Saturday. My first DNF in a long while. I may still finish.
Today was entertaining and crunchy for a Monday. I had the usual miscues on Sunday
I don't usually check the constructor but realized quickly that it was CC. HoF? Agreed.
Liberia, Lagos,Lithuania, Latvia, Laos, Lwanda, ? ? ? SPORCLE said list Nine!
Cheers, WC
Musings
• Laos
• Lesotho
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxemburg
I looked them up!
WC @4:17pm
Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Lichtenstein and Luxembourg.
Lagos is a city in Nigeria and Lwanda is a settlement in Kenya.
Hi All!
Thanks Bruce and Gail for the Monday with just the right amount of crunch to make it interesting. I did see the theme and vowel progression but didn't need it.
Thanks Argyle for the musical interlude - I've never heard that Three Dog Night song.
WOs: N/A
ESPs: SERGE, COTY, NEALE, REA
Fav: You know it's coming... (Tom) SAWYER [RUSH!]
{A-}
Congrats Spitz on keeping BH around for 52 years! I'm convinced DW will eventually get sick of me and kick me to the curb :-)
IM - I feel you. We're forecast for gloom all week too. At least CA was sunny last week.
Misty - Sorry to hear about Dusty. I'm sure you'll let us know how he does (please).
CED - thank goodness your "bad day" on the war front was virtual; I don't know German.
HG - An Lima is right out [my 1st thought at finishing WC's list before V8 hit]
C,Eh! BOTTOM DRAWER contains shorts & socks for biking. No money in my armoire's drawers - that's what the cookie-jar is for :-)
Cheers, -T
Musings
-BTW, I too enjoyed the Jordan Spieth finish yesterday. By personalities, it seems we are missing guys like Arnie Palmer, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Lee Trevino, John Daly, Tiger Woods, etc. Colin Cowherd (sports podcast) spent a half-hour on it the other day and pointed out how it has hurt their TV numbers. Current players seem to be cut out of the same mold but appear to be good people who are great at the game
I have no idea where it came from; so while cleaning out a cabinet I found a signed card for Ted Musgrave. I have no idea who he is other than the card says "racing champions". Is he famous? Important? Valuable? Should I just throw it away?
Misty:
Welcome back! I'm so glad to see you comment but sorry about your Dusty. I hope the back problem isn't serious.
AnonT:
Good to see you back, too!
Lucina - I've heard the name Ted Musgrave (maybe because he's from IL?) but know little about racing. Looks like the card could go for between $5 and $60; I didn't see anything over that on a quick Google. Maybe a grand- or friends' kids likes NASCAR - they'd like it if selling it for <$60 ain't worth the hassle.
HG - I cannot hear/read the Chi Chi Rodriguez with out this clip [WKRP] in my head.
Cheers, -T
Good evening, folks. Thank you, Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a fine review.
I am in Johnsonburg now for a few days. Nice weather.
Got through the puzzle fairly easily. Liked the theme, except I did not get the vowel progression part until I came here.
Been through Big Sur, Big South, many times while working in California. Pretty area. Guess they have a road problem now.
H ROSS Perot, my hero. Voted for him twice.
Installed many BATTERY CHARGERS in telephone exchanges in my life. They were big. The batteries they charged we're big, as well. One office in New York state the battery cells were 1500 pounds apiece. And only 2.17 volts per cell.
Did not know NEALE, but perps helped.
See you tomorrow. I did finish the Sunday puzzle this morning. I will try to report in there in a while.
Going down to the Central Hose Co. Social Club for a couple beers and burger.
Abejo
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Wilbur, Lucina, Anon T, CanadianEh, and Cross-eyed Dave--thank you all for your kind comments about Dusty. Yes, we originally had two dachshunds, Misty and Dusty, although sadly, we lost Misty to a coyote. I'm glad I preserve her memory by taking her name. Dusty is doing well after the morning vet visit, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the medications will let him heal. Cross-eyed Dave, your story about your cat resonates so strongly with me--the lesson being that we think our animals are fine but can't really know what they're feeling or what's going on with them. I'm going to start checking in with the vet more often, just to be on the safe side.
I had a lovely time at my conference in Toronto, and was happy that my talk about "Dog and Cat in Joyce's 'Ulysses," which I feared was a bit lame, actually went over very well. Our one crisis is that my friend Barbara lost her wallet somewhere on the cab trip home after an evening session, and felt totally panicked because it contained all her cash and her credit card. Miraculously, the next afternoon we got a phone call from a fellow who found it, and went to some trouble to track Barbara down at our hotel. He returned it to her with all the cash, credit card, and everything perfectly intact. Canadians are wonderful (as CanadianEh must experience every day)!
Again, thank you all for your kind interest, and have a great evening.
Misty, glad you had a good time. Lovely story about the return of your friends wallet. Canadians are wonderful!
Al, congratulations to you and Betty !
Misty - Girl I feel you on feeling like the presentation is a bomb... We smarties [Im including myself in that group temporarily for the sake of argument] judge oursleves too harshly... I had a Buddy of mine tell me once, when I confided I presented C- work, "Dude, your C is everyone's A." That stuck for about 5 min. :-). I'm sure you did well and the ++feedback shows you did something no one else did. Good on you for doing it. [and I have no idea what Cats.& Dogs have to do w/ Joyce - is this published somewhere?]
As for Canadians being nice - Yep, unless they aren't... I met a guy in BC that was paid $$$ to hack stuff of his sponsor's competition - NOT NICE! He was a cool dude (who barely knew Perl!) but was sketchy on the whole ethics thing.
If Candada wasn't cold (and they'd let me in) I'd move. The people are (as C, Eh! shows) wonderful on the whole. Good news for your friend & wallet.
Cheers, -T
Husker, you and BillG, among others, have often expressed derision upon the fact of the latest generations' shortcomings, yet your generation was so perceived. I rather enjoy many current artists such as the Black Keys.
Or, doesn't this sound retro? Maybe yardbirds or early stones? Link text
damn kids these days...
Also, Colin Cowherd is an ass.
Tony Cornheiser, however, is a fine gentleman.
Re. Chai, chai Rodriguez. Jim Nantz referred to the upcoming senior PGA tournament as being held in Pea-Body,Ma. It's pronounced Peeb-a-dee.
Talk about coincidence. We're talking about cats and dogs and Misty's talking about Joyce talking about 🐈 and 🐕
Yep. I was really reaching on that countries starting with L. I should have got Libya and Lebanon. I used to be good at geography questions.
Yellowrocks. Would you have gotten nine?
WC
PS. I got another quarter done on Saturday. NW and SE. I had to change GAS GAUGE To PRICE. Speaking of. .
Gas was at $2.45 and just broke $2.00. That's about 5 weeks. Ok. Maybe 8.
@10:24p - Get off my lawn!
I heard something on NPR last week about disconcerting sounds and how it makes humans 'pay attention' (is that a lion or a BUTTERFLY? - sorry I spent 20min trying to find it - no dice). I find myself in the Primitive-Ape-Class enjoying interesting sounds [including your links] when danger's not afoot; Not quite my Cuppa' TEA but the sounds were not-boring.
The late 60's, mid '70s and early '80 was brilliant for the music that filtered down to today. '90s had Grunge and made-up for the Michael Jackson and Madonna crap we had to hear [though nostalgia makes 'em better, like wine, with age. - I din't dig Cindy Lauper at the time but love her now]
Can't an give informed comment on Cowherd... I've Heard [see what I did there?] him only a few times... The last was last week in the mountains - only AM Radio was clear(ish). Just silliness is what I got [NFL smack-down; RSVP?!?].
WC - Sat's NW & SE were the easy (for me) bits. The swath from SW-to-NE was a bugger (and DNF).
Gas Broke, as in dropped, below $2? Crap, go burn gas! I need to sell stock for Eldest's Boomer! Education :-)
Cheers, -T
AnonT:
Thank you for that information. I'll see if one of the younger generation wants the card otherwise it will go into the Goodwill bag. I hate to waste anything someone else might want.
you'll never find
Attn: old people of the blog
This emerging generation will be better than you in every sense of the concept, just like you were better than your parents generation.
Feeding he Anon@12:19a troll says..: They better! If my kids don't make a better world than I tried, I've failed. Grands' WWII Gen is a pretty hard standard to live up to. But, our Millennials will do just fine and deal with whatever task is at hand. #DWisABetterParent. #KidsKnowHistory #NoWorries. -T
I wondered why I had to read through half a dozen comments before I saw one about the time zones clue/answer. We live in WI now, used to live in MI. Michigan is NOT CST (90% of it is not, anyway). I call the creator, on purposely misleading with that clue.
83 counties in Michigan. Four are CST. Give me a break. That's over 95% EST. Not reasonable accuracy for a clue in a major crossword, IMHO.
I wonder, did you not read my write-up?
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