Theme: Be Quiet! - or Zip It!
58A. Compressed data ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues form? : ZIP FILE
16A. *Passionate kiss : LIP LOCK. Ziplock. Becoming a generic term now, although a genuine Ziplock comes from SC Johnson.
22A. *Net profit or loss : BOTTOM LINE. Zip-line. I went zip-lining in the rain forest in Costa Rica a number of years ago. Lots of fun. The climb up to the first platform was a little daunting. Those trees are high!
34A. *Take for a spin : TEST DRIVE. Zip drive. You don't see these around much any more. Zip drives were external hard drives for backups and extra storage.
47A. *Password, essentially : SECRET CODE. Zip Code. Altogether now: "Zone Improvement Plan".
Happy Turkey Day from the other side of the Atlantic! Thankfully not a turkey of a puzzle today. It took me a little while to tumble to the theme even with a completed grid, but the clouds cleared after a while (unlike the clouds here in Cornwall, but that makes for great seascapes).
This was Land's End yesterday - next stop, America and turkey!
Let's see what else we've got:
Across:
1. They're often run on weekends : ERRANDS
8. Stump : BAFFLE. The theme stumped me for a while until I finally saw the add-a-word gimmick.
14. Keep in office : RE-ELECT
15. ADHD treatment : RITALIN
17. Ballpark : INEXACT. A ballpark estimate. On the British news today I heard that a nuclear power plant, originally budgeted to cost £6bn, will actually cost £34bn, That's off by five ballparks and a bit.
18. Actress Davis : GEENA
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19. Long narrative : SAGA
20. Large body of eau : MER. Vive La France!
21. Put __ act : ON AN
25. Cardiff natives : WELSH.
27. "Luck __ Lady": "Guys and Dolls" song : BE A
28. "As I Lay Dying" father : ANSE. Bundren. I only know this name from crosswords.
29. Newsroom VIPs : EDS. Editors. I always thought it apt that Lou Grant was played by "Ed" Asner.
30. Pelvic bones : ILIA
32. Marsh grasses : SEDGES. A school project taught be the difference between a grass, a sedge and a rush.
36. Relaxing : AT REST
39. Time long past : YORE
40. Flight connection word : VIA. We went LAX - LHR via SFO this trip. Direct on the way back though.
43. Actor LaBeouf : SHIA
44. Eye of el tigre : OJO
45. Many spam messages : SCAMS
51. Equipment not used in "Unplugged" albums : AMPS. My favorite "Unplugged" episodes on MTV were Eric Clapton and The 10,000 Maniacs. Here's the opening number from the latter. It's on my iTunes favorites list.
52. Metal precioso de El Dorado : ORO
53. Uninspiring : DRAB
54. Key letter : KAPPA. The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority membership badge is a golden key.
56. Result of a hung jury, often : RETRIAL
60. Oberon's queen : TITANIA. "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Bill the Bard.
61. Underwriter : INSURER. My first office job was working for a Lloyd's of London marine insurance underwriting syndicate. I wrote up premium payment information in a ledger the size of the Gutenberg Bible and weighing about 60 pounds. I volunteered for computer data operations as soon as I got the chance.
62. Be short with : SNAP AT
63. Untouched by time : AGELESS
Down:
1. Schubert's "The __ King" : ERL
2. Ruled : REIGNED
3. Strikes down : REPEALS
4. Gracie and Woody : ALLENS
5. Like Crayola's Laser Lemon or Shocking Pink : NEON
6. 1983 Mr. T comedy : DC CAB
7. Wall St. purchase : STK. Hmmm. Common Stock. I'm not a big fan of this abbreviation, but it's perfectly understood in the crossword world.
8. Game with cards : BINGO
9. Starting squad : A TEAM. I was quite surprised not to see this linked with 6D somehow.
10. Business card number : FAX. Becoming increasingly rare. I always wonder which "wonder salesman" sold the first fax machine. "It'll be really useful when someone else gets one. Who you know. And do business with. You know."
11. On fire : FLAMING
12. Driving need : LICENSE. Technically you don't need a license to drive. I'm currently driving a stick shift Nissan SUV with a name I can't pronounce (Quasqui, anyone?) sitting on the wrong side of the car on the wrong side of the road.
13. Menu heading : ENTREES
15. Ranchero's rope : RIATA
19. Reliable income source : STEADY JOB
21. Run a tab, say : OWE
23. End piece? : OBIT
24. Work on the docks : LADE
26. Scurries : HIES
31. D-Day transport : LST. Landing Ship, Tank.
32. Title of honor : SIR
33. December has two big ones : EVES. Christmas and New Year, of course.
34. Hint of remorse : TEAR
35. Cross : ROOD. Here's the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling, Scotland. Different spelling, same eventual meaning, once you put the schoolboy snickering behind you.
36. Puts in order : ASSORTS
37. "__ our letters do not well agree": Brutus : THEREIN. More Bill the Bard today. From Julius Caesar:
BRUTUS:
Therein our letters do not well agree.
Mine speak of seventy senators that died
By their proscriptions, Cicero being one.
38. Stuffing in stuffed shells : RICOTTA
40. Anne Rice character : VAMPIRE
41. Destroys, as a 40-Down : IMPALES. After a lot of shenanigans with garlic and mirrors.
42. Aesop's "The __ in the Lion's Skin" : ASS
44. Florida horse-breeding city : OCALA. I confuse this with Acela, the DC - New York express. I'm easily confused.
46. Detergent measure : CAPFUL
48. Ritzy Twin Cities suburb : EDINA. Nailed it! C.C. knows this in her sleep.
49. Characteristic : TRAIT
50. Just making, with "out" : EKING
55. Stained glass setting : APSE
57. Knock : RAP
58. '70s-'80s Pakistani leader : ZIA. General Zia. Took power in a military coup. It didn't end well, let's just put it out there.
59. Critical care ctrs. : E.R.'S
And that's it from me, except for a "Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone, especially everyone who read this far!
Oh, and the grid, of course.
Steve
58A. Compressed data ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues form? : ZIP FILE
16A. *Passionate kiss : LIP LOCK. Ziplock. Becoming a generic term now, although a genuine Ziplock comes from SC Johnson.
22A. *Net profit or loss : BOTTOM LINE. Zip-line. I went zip-lining in the rain forest in Costa Rica a number of years ago. Lots of fun. The climb up to the first platform was a little daunting. Those trees are high!
34A. *Take for a spin : TEST DRIVE. Zip drive. You don't see these around much any more. Zip drives were external hard drives for backups and extra storage.
47A. *Password, essentially : SECRET CODE. Zip Code. Altogether now: "Zone Improvement Plan".
Happy Turkey Day from the other side of the Atlantic! Thankfully not a turkey of a puzzle today. It took me a little while to tumble to the theme even with a completed grid, but the clouds cleared after a while (unlike the clouds here in Cornwall, but that makes for great seascapes).
This was Land's End yesterday - next stop, America and turkey!
Let's see what else we've got:
Across:
1. They're often run on weekends : ERRANDS
8. Stump : BAFFLE. The theme stumped me for a while until I finally saw the add-a-word gimmick.
14. Keep in office : RE-ELECT
15. ADHD treatment : RITALIN
17. Ballpark : INEXACT. A ballpark estimate. On the British news today I heard that a nuclear power plant, originally budgeted to cost £6bn, will actually cost £34bn, That's off by five ballparks and a bit.
18. Actress Davis : GEENA
.
19. Long narrative : SAGA
20. Large body of eau : MER. Vive La France!
21. Put __ act : ON AN
25. Cardiff natives : WELSH.
27. "Luck __ Lady": "Guys and Dolls" song : BE A
28. "As I Lay Dying" father : ANSE. Bundren. I only know this name from crosswords.
29. Newsroom VIPs : EDS. Editors. I always thought it apt that Lou Grant was played by "Ed" Asner.
30. Pelvic bones : ILIA
32. Marsh grasses : SEDGES. A school project taught be the difference between a grass, a sedge and a rush.
36. Relaxing : AT REST
39. Time long past : YORE
40. Flight connection word : VIA. We went LAX - LHR via SFO this trip. Direct on the way back though.
43. Actor LaBeouf : SHIA
44. Eye of el tigre : OJO
45. Many spam messages : SCAMS
51. Equipment not used in "Unplugged" albums : AMPS. My favorite "Unplugged" episodes on MTV were Eric Clapton and The 10,000 Maniacs. Here's the opening number from the latter. It's on my iTunes favorites list.
52. Metal precioso de El Dorado : ORO
53. Uninspiring : DRAB
54. Key letter : KAPPA. The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority membership badge is a golden key.
56. Result of a hung jury, often : RETRIAL
60. Oberon's queen : TITANIA. "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Bill the Bard.
61. Underwriter : INSURER. My first office job was working for a Lloyd's of London marine insurance underwriting syndicate. I wrote up premium payment information in a ledger the size of the Gutenberg Bible and weighing about 60 pounds. I volunteered for computer data operations as soon as I got the chance.
62. Be short with : SNAP AT
63. Untouched by time : AGELESS
Down:
1. Schubert's "The __ King" : ERL
2. Ruled : REIGNED
3. Strikes down : REPEALS
4. Gracie and Woody : ALLENS
5. Like Crayola's Laser Lemon or Shocking Pink : NEON
6. 1983 Mr. T comedy : DC CAB
7. Wall St. purchase : STK. Hmmm. Common Stock. I'm not a big fan of this abbreviation, but it's perfectly understood in the crossword world.
8. Game with cards : BINGO
9. Starting squad : A TEAM. I was quite surprised not to see this linked with 6D somehow.
10. Business card number : FAX. Becoming increasingly rare. I always wonder which "wonder salesman" sold the first fax machine. "It'll be really useful when someone else gets one. Who you know. And do business with. You know."
11. On fire : FLAMING
12. Driving need : LICENSE. Technically you don't need a license to drive. I'm currently driving a stick shift Nissan SUV with a name I can't pronounce (Quasqui, anyone?) sitting on the wrong side of the car on the wrong side of the road.
13. Menu heading : ENTREES
15. Ranchero's rope : RIATA
19. Reliable income source : STEADY JOB
21. Run a tab, say : OWE
23. End piece? : OBIT
24. Work on the docks : LADE
26. Scurries : HIES
31. D-Day transport : LST. Landing Ship, Tank.
32. Title of honor : SIR
33. December has two big ones : EVES. Christmas and New Year, of course.
34. Hint of remorse : TEAR
35. Cross : ROOD. Here's the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling, Scotland. Different spelling, same eventual meaning, once you put the schoolboy snickering behind you.
36. Puts in order : ASSORTS
37. "__ our letters do not well agree": Brutus : THEREIN. More Bill the Bard today. From Julius Caesar:
BRUTUS:
Therein our letters do not well agree.
Mine speak of seventy senators that died
By their proscriptions, Cicero being one.
38. Stuffing in stuffed shells : RICOTTA
40. Anne Rice character : VAMPIRE
41. Destroys, as a 40-Down : IMPALES. After a lot of shenanigans with garlic and mirrors.
42. Aesop's "The __ in the Lion's Skin" : ASS
44. Florida horse-breeding city : OCALA. I confuse this with Acela, the DC - New York express. I'm easily confused.
46. Detergent measure : CAPFUL
48. Ritzy Twin Cities suburb : EDINA. Nailed it! C.C. knows this in her sleep.
49. Characteristic : TRAIT
50. Just making, with "out" : EKING
55. Stained glass setting : APSE
57. Knock : RAP
58. '70s-'80s Pakistani leader : ZIA. General Zia. Took power in a military coup. It didn't end well, let's just put it out there.
59. Critical care ctrs. : E.R.'S
And that's it from me, except for a "Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone, especially everyone who read this far!
Oh, and the grid, of course.
Steve
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteThanks to craig and Steve!
Happy turkey day to all!
Nice puzzle!
Unknowns were: DC CAB, THEREIN, EDINA and ANSE. Perped out.
hy Phi Beta Kappa key was stolen by a wretch who lived in my spare room. (She was recommended by a friend. Stole everything that she could get her hands on.)
Hope to see you all tomorrow!
FIW¡ I suspected SHeA + ReCOTTA were wrong, but didn't realize ALLaN + GEaNA were, too, until I went to red letters¡ Also hadn't figured out the theme before I stumbled over the reveal¡ Bah¡
ReplyDeleteThere once was a chef, as WELSH as a rabbit,
Tried to bake an ENTREE with a FLAMING carrot!
But the brandy caused a crisis
When the fire singed his privates --
The damage was minor, but he now has a Welsh rare bit!
You may find a KAPPA in Japanese lore
As a mean river sprite in days of YORE.
With SCAMS they go phishing,
To river beds steal the missing,
Where BOTTOM LINE suckers suck air no more!
{A-, C.}
Happy Thanksgiving. This puzzle can be summed up with two words: ZIP IT . Overall it seemed quite easy for a Thursday. YMMV.
ReplyDeleteI think it should be Erlking - not two words - Erl King. LINK .
I appreciated the laser lemon reference. Thank you Craig and Steve- I hope your flight home was/is uneventful.
Turkey Day is upon us, and for me it's also wedding anniversary +29(? -- I'll have to check with LW, as I never remember the number, just the day). We got married the first time on Thanksgiving, and agreed to keep Thanksgiving as our anniversary whether the numerical date matched or not. A fortuitous decision, since our second marriage was on 9/11/2001. She'll be going to a church social, and since I'm driving her there, I might stop in for a few minutes. But between my atheism and physical problems, I'll probably just drop her off. She's promised to bring me home a full dinner in a box from the affair!
ReplyDeleteNo holiday related theme today? Ah, well. CSO to me at 58d, since I live in the Zia Vista Condominiums on W.Zia Rd. (a WiZaRd address!)
A poem I wrote for T-Day many years ago is at here. I don't think I've shared it here before, apologies if I have. Where it refers to my Lodge mates, that's also you, my Cornerite friends. And while I may not believe in any god, I still have faith in a benevolent universe.
Good Morning, Steve and friends. I was not BAFFLED by today's puzzle.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone ever use a FAX anymore? I think my office still has one, but I have never seen any faxes come through.
I am thankful that my Dad is spending Thanksgiving with us this year. It is almost exactly one year since my mother's tragic accident, so this time of year is very difficult. Dad and I visited the National World War II museum earlier this week, however, we did not see any LST (a crossword staple).
Wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving.
QOD: I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual. ~ Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 ~ May 6, 1862)
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteBrrrr! I didn't want to crawl out of that cozy bed this morning! The local precipitation prognosticators call it "beautiful weather." I beg to differ.
I couldn't find the puzzle in the dead-tree version, so I finally printed it from the Barnacle's website. BLAH-to-DRAB was my only correction. Thanx, Craig.
I owned a ZIP drive back in the day, and had a whole collection of ZIP disks. They were consigned to the landfill when we downsized several years ago.
Steve, there may be hope for you yet; you referred to it as "sitting on the wrong side of the car on the wrong side of the road." I spent several months in Singapore back in the '80s, and had a loaner pickup to drive. The steering wheel was on the right (for me) side, but you had to drive on the wrong side of the road. Took some getting used to. All pickups were equipped with a light flasher on top of the cab -- it automatically started flashing if you exceeded 50 kph. Hard to argue with a cop who saw your flasher agoing (a-word of the day).
I picked up an extra M-o-W route yesterday in a very rural area of our county. The poverty I saw was shocking. Still those folks, all over 65 and disabled, were cheerful and thankful. Humbling experience. Happy Thanksgiving, all.
I like how ATEAM appears symmetrically opposite 6 down.
ReplyDeleteBrian, the constructors are very witty. Go, Mr. T.
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! I was thankful to be on Craig's thought waves so the puzzle was fairly easy. WAGd my way through some parts, doing acrosses and downs back and forth to develop the fill.
ReplyDeleteForgot to look for a theme until Steve so graciously provided the ZIP-a-dee-dodah. What a trooper you are, Steve, to fit this into your holiday. Enjoy hearing about life across the pond.
Only real unknowns were ZIA & ANSE, but couldn't remember DC CAB or ROOD until a few perps showed the way.
Home alone today and almost out of food. (D-O: put me on your M-O-W route. I'd love to see you! LOL) Didn't get to the store this week as planned. My family will all be together tomorrow for our Thanksgiving/Christmas bash a/k/a Thanksmas this year. I've financed hiring a cabin at the zoo & my daughters will decorate & cater it. Looking forward to seeing everybody. My youngest son, DIL and two grandsons plan to go to London when we usually have our Xmas. The boys plan to march in a New Year's Day parade with their city's high school massed bands.
I, too, am thankful for the Corner. Some weeks y'all are my only social life, as it happens. Celebrate well!
We got word that my 89 yr. old SIL (we married brothers) is in the ICU after a stroke. She's had a bad year with the death of her youngest daughter last summer from misdiagnosed meningitis. I'm hoping she doesn't have to suffer disablement.
Yes, banks often still require faxes for real estate transactions, somehow think it's more secure than a .jpeg from the internet. Very annoying, since the fax function on my laptop crapped out.
ReplyDeleteSoldiers riding onto the beaches in LSTs said the initials stood for Large, Slow Target.
I wonder how many Native Americans will give thanks today. Such a lovely history that most of us deny, ignore, or refuse to deal with. Shame.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, folks. Thank you, Craig Stowe, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Steve, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteOwenKL: Enjoyed your linked poem.
Got through the puzzle fairly easily. Did rely on some perps, however.
Unknowns were: GEENA (tried Bette first), ANSE, SHIA, TITANIA, ERL, and EDINA. Thank you perps.
Theme appeared after ZIP FILE
Leaves to blow and rake today. See you tomorrow. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Abejo
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Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteTuning in today to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. To my family’s delight and surprise, we are able to keep up our “tradition” of having a Brit at our feast today - a young post-doctoral fellow who had been our guest a number of years before returning home to England. He’s well liked, and importantly, a huge fan of Thanksgiving.
Morning, Steve, and pleasant journey.
Puzzle was a bit crunchy for me, but I won in the end. Thanks, Craig. Steve , travel safely.
ReplyDeleteI thought the Kappa Key was a Phi Beta Kappa key. My Kappa sorority friends will not thank me for ignoring them first.
I was pleased at the new clung for our old CW friend APSE. Stained Glass setting. And I loved "December has two big ones." I looked hard at the letters, but it has only one capital (big) letter...oh. EVES
Hahtoolah, the Higgins Landing Ship used on D-Day to transport Troops ashore is a LCP. "Landing Craft Personnel". It is on the first floor of the WWII museum way back in a corner. As ships go, it is very small, but seen out of the water inside a museum, it fills up the whole corner.
Andrew Higgins was a small boat builder in N'Awlins who specialized in shallow draft fishing boats which could ply the shallow bayous of south Louisiana. He convinced the navy his boats could be adapted to become shallow draft landing craft which would be able to go up on the beaches and allow troops to march ashore fully armed and ready to fight. They changed the way invasions from the sea took place and in many ways made D-Day possible. Eisenhower said Higgins was "the man who won the war."
LST is the CW staple.
Owen, I loved the poem you linked and also the limericks. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving everyone!
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteHope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Easy solve today with a short pause at RITALIN. No searches were needed. Catchy theme with ZIP.
LST - All those which served in WWII had only hull numbers; no name. On 1 July, 1955, the Navy decided to name the vessels which remained in service after Counties or in the case of Louisiana - Parishes.
Have a great day.
Gobble. Gobble.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Craig for a fine Thursday puzzle. Faves: KAPPA, TATIANA, and HIES. I used to stand at my classroom door as the bell was about to ring and call out: "Hie thee hither!!" For ERRANDS, I was looking for some sort of race. Must be thinking of all the Turkey Trots today.
Hahtoolah: Thanks for a providing today's perfect reflection.
Steve: Nicely done, as usual. I like to drive stick, and don't anymore because I now have a Honda Accord. Driving on the "wrong side" would give me pause. However, I often wonder if the clutch and brakes pedals are also reversed. If so, that would do me in. Congrats and goo luck on your new job.
To all, Happy Thanksgiving (C.Eh also!). I am most grateful for all the wit, wisdom, and kindness that is this blog. Have a very sunny day!
Happy Thanksgiving, Cornerites!
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful to CC for starting this blog and to each of you for contributing. I'm grateful to have found this spot in the cyber world where people of all ilks are welcome and embraced. I wish you all a lovely holiday!
If you are in the neighborhood, feel free to stop by my house for a non-traditional Italian themed Thanksgiving. DH has been cooking for days, there's bound to be enough to feed a small nation. Appetizers served at 2:30. Wear your stretchy pants.
Steve mentioned two of the best Unplugged albums. I'm leaving you with the third: Nirvana
@Hahtoola - thinking of you and your dad today, sending you e-hugs.
@PK - sending healing thoughts to your SIL. It's amazing what the brain can recover from!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all,
t.
Musings
ReplyDelete-It took a while to tune in to Craig’s frequency and needed the reveal
-ZIP LOCK bags will be transporting a lot of leftovers today
-In 1992 I thought this 100 MG ZIP DRIVE was the ultimate. Now I use a 32 GB thumb drive
-Interesting info about 5 buildings with their own ZIP CODES
-PUT ON an act today and pretend to care about Uncle Bill’s toe fungus and don’t SNAP AT niece Chloe’s FLAMING liberal political views (THEREIN our “ideas” do not well agree) and don’t knock nephew Brian’s tattoo
-AT REST – post-dinner state for many
-DRAB Mrs. Cardinal always accompanies spiffy Mr. Cardinal to our feeders
-None of the professional raters at Rotten Tomatoes even reviewed DC CAB
-It seems rather DRAB around here immediately after those two EVES
-I’m thankful for my life although it seems DRAB (third use) compared to our continental friend Steve’s
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI didn't exactly "zip" right through this, but I found it easier than a typical Thursday. However, I didn't get the "real" reveal until reading Steve's expo. I mistakenly thought that drive, line, code, etc. were what made up a Zip File. I know as much about computer terms as I know about Quantum Physics. The only unknown was Anse and I had only two w/os: Tarot/Bingo and Dull/Drab.
Thanks, Craig, for a turkey-less Thanksgiving treat and thanks, Steve, for being such a loyal, dedicated trouper. Welcome back to the US and enjoy your turkey dinner! 🦃
Owen, Happy Anniversary, twice over!
Ferm, what a horrible experience to have someone in your home who was so evil.
PK, sorry to hear about your SIL; best wishes for her recovery.
TexasMs FLN, my sister could probably make pies in her sleep as she's been doing it for so long. (She wouldn't dream of buying store-made pies.) I, on the other hand, have never made a pie in my life.
Has anyone ever heard of a correlation between MSG and nightmares? Last night's episodes included Kevin Spacey and lots of frightening acrophobic situations. My last comparable nightmare was after eating Chinese food, too, and that one had me in a North Korean prison camp.
Thank you to Argyle, Melissa, Ron, Gary, Steve, Jason and Splynter for the time and effort you all give to make the Corner such a warm and welcoming home away from home. And an enormous thank you to CC for making it all possible! And a tip of the hat to Boomer for pinch-hitting now and then!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful to Craig Stowe who provided us with this lovely puzzle. Mostly I was on his wave length and worked across/down all the way. It has been many decades since I read As I Lay Dying so ANSE was perped. I wonder if it holds the Guinness record for longest sentences ever written. Some are an entire paragraph long covering a page. That's one sentence!
I love Michelle Pfeifer as TITANIA in A Midsummer Night's Dream. OJO/ORO came easily. My only erasure was CUPFUL/CAPFUL. For laundry, as well as the dishwasher, I like to use the pods which are very convenient so no CAPFULs.
I used a FAX not too long ago to send information so they are still around and occasionally used.
Thank you, my Blog friends, for being here every day but especially I send a tower of gratitude to C.C. for starting this Corner! Thanks also to our daily guides, besides C.C., Argyle, Melissa, Gary, Steve, Lemonade, JazzBumpa, Splynter, and occasionally, Boomer, who inform us, amuse us and often instruct us about so many things. I'm supremely grateful for all of you.
Thank you, Steve, for sending your Blog all the way across the ocean!
Have a spectacular Thanksgiving Day, everyone, hopefully with people you love!
"Puzzling thoughts";
ReplyDeleteFirst, Happy Thanksgiving all
Second, great puzzle and recap - and since I solved mostly from top to bottom, left to right, I wasn't paying attention to the "theme". No worries; very clever. Just one WO --> ARRANGE > ASSORTS. Everything else I knew, although ZIA and ANSE came VIA perps
Third, I have to work today but hope to find a few moments to be with friends
Fourth, and to those who do the Jumble, yes, I stole the pun from them:
Every cook, certainly understands,
That Thanksgiving's a meal that demands
Extra prep work. But she
Didn't rub the turkey,
And she now has no "thyme" on her hands.
Fifth, my limerick using an xword solve:
There once was a King, Morton, from Azores,
Who predicted big storm. Those who ignores,
Will get wet. So I guess
I'll comply; don't want stress.
'Cause I have heard, that when he REIGNS, it pours.
Zipped right through this one. Thanks for the fun Craig and Steve.
ReplyDeleteMy LAC enlarged to a MER, Bette changed to GEENA, ERL filled with perps.
Hand up for Dull before DRAB. My ballpark was a Stadium before INEXACT (I smiled at the misdirection).
The usual wait for perps to decide between RIATA or Reata.
ASSORTS seemed odd (just Sorts would be enough IMHO) but is acceptable.
Canadians have Postal Codes (capital letter, number, capital letter, space, capital letter, number, capital letter, which are a pain to type!-just try it once) instead of ZIP codes.
We also spell LICENSE with two Cs (I'm surprised Steve didn't comment but perhaps (unlike me), he has given up!
And although we already had our Thanksgiving (thanks for the special greetings Madame D), I am happy to give thanks again today (like Hahtoolah's QOD-perpetual) and wish all my American friends a wonderful day however you are celebrating.
Hahtoolah-thinking of you and your dad today also.
OwenKL-Happy Anniversary!
PK- best wishes for your SIL's recovery. Wishing you a good time with your family tomorrow.
A HAPPY THANKSGIVING to ALL!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I thank Craig Stowe for a delightful Thanksgiving Ta- DA!
And thanks too (on this bountiful day!) to Steve for a yeoman contribution!
And next,
We were pleased to find a Thanksgiving Day tribute from our family dogs this morning!
Kinda kitschy but, hey, whatcha gonna do about dog taste?
Here they are, enjoying our Pets’ Thanksgiving!!
To ID these lil' rascals, you'll see from the left (on the far side of the table) the first full figure is our dear departed old Yorkie, Radar Blip; then after the centerpiece, we have the three currently with us: the next Yorkie, Louie, followed by our Golden, Maggie, and then, just squeezing in at the frame, our laughing Chihuahua, Nacho (aka Lil' Beans).
Oh, and I can't neglect our camera hog. On the near side of the table, turning to face the lens is Lady, our former Golden Retriever. What a grin!
Happy Thanksgiving greetings to you all.
ReplyDeleteHi everybody. Happy Thanksgiving! A big thank you to Rich, CC and everybody involved with this blog. You all contribute to my enjoyment of life.
ReplyDeleteHey Irish Miss - I have been having some unpleasant dreams lately also but no MSG involved. I wonder if it's due to a medicine we both take?
I enjoyed the puzzle. This kind of theme is not my favorite however. I tried to figure out what all the theme answers had in common. It was still a little confusing even after reading the reveal. Finally I got it but was underwhelmed. Did any of you guys suss out the theme before reading the reveal?
Years ago, Barbara and I were visiting friends in London. We headed north on the train to Edinburgh to take in a bit of Scotland for a couple of days, my ancestral homeland. We disembarked the train and went to Avis to rent a car. After loading our luggage into the boot, I got in the car. I knew that they drive on the other side of the road but I was still surprised to discover I was not sitting behind the steering wheel. I told Barbara I had checked out her side of the car and that it was OK for her to get in. :>)
The stick shift was in between the two seats and I had to learn to operate it left-handed. Mostly, that worked OK. However when something happened quickly, my old habits took over and I would try to shift with my right hand. My right hand would quickly extend to shift but it would just hit the handle of the car door. (I had a bruise on the back of my right hand after a couple of days.)
Madame Defarge: The pedals have the same orientation you are used to; the gas is operated with your right foot, the clutch and brake with your left.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
ReplyDeleteThis week has been crazy busy, and I haven't been able to get to the blog, but I wanted to stop by today and thank C.C. for starting this terrific site, and a special thanks to all of you who spend countless hours blogging each week. I also want to express my gratitude to all Cornerites for insight into the puzzles, as well as your virtual friendship, sharing, and humor. I hope to be back to the Corner by Sunday.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day with family and loved ones!
Thanks to all who conveyed best wishes for my SIL. I have been thinking of her since I heard of her stroke and expecting to hear something all day. May be a time when "no news is good news."
ReplyDeleteKeith: Almost forgot to thank you for sharing your pet T-giving picture. I got a good chuckle out of it. Did you really paint it? It was doggone good.
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ReplyDeleteHave you heard that when the POTUS flies next time to Merry La La he will be using his modified stealth bomber. He wanted to name it "Evenola gayer," but the DOD said it must be called "Air Force None."
On to the puzzle, FIR will always apply 'cause I get a letter when a cell becomes "Landlocked." I had to "letter up" several times on this one. You purists breath into a paper bag until the panic passes. My satisfaction comes when the white squares are no longer there. You may call it cheating. I call it FIR.
OKL 412A Your MAC requires some repair. The "!" is upside down.
I agree (A-, C) Groan.
Leomony 520A YMMV I can see how "Your mileage may vary" says it all.
OKL 600A Cornerites note: When you go to the T-Day poem of Mr. Owen Lorion please note that there are 19 more.
If it were your birthday I would say HBD. If I say HA, I'm laughing with your celebration, not at it. HA! I find it odd that the texting dictionary did not have an ABRV for Happy Anniversary.
Your benevolent universe is God.
Hah! 621A My Rx vendor faxes my MDs for new Rxs. Thank you for such a meaningful QOD.
DO 657A When you wrote BLAH to DRAB I thought you were critiquing the puzzle until I read on. The critique is on you. Don't be such a critic.
Please define M-o-W.
Dave
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Hi all. I'm with MJ on the busy week - still trying to catch up - and with all of you about this blog.
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Madame Defarge, yes, you and I and Abejo should meet up. I'd like that. But, no pics of me on the blog. I'm camera shy and undercover... CC knows.
Stone Temple Pilots Unplugged. Or amped up and mixed. Or Eric Clapton.
How 'bout those Vikings ?
Did anyone else have to call the Butterball Turkey Hotline today ?
NO TADA on Turkey Day...went well as a dessert with my roasted Lions. Close but no cigar. Never heard the word ROOD nor Spanish I assume for eye of the tiger. I had road and oja instead of rood and ojo. Oh well almost time to eat. Happy Thanksgiving from Yorba Linda, CA. 97 yesterday and 94 today. Two all time records but global warming is a Chinese plot to destroy America...or has that changed since the trip to Asia ? I am so confused !
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ReplyDeleteCSO to Craig and Steve for our fun today. I worked at the Louisville Intl. Airport for 8 years and yet I had to LIU SFO San Fran., and LHR London, duh! The original port in the 'Ville is Bowman Field IN the city. It carries the code LOU, and is used today for light planes.
In 1937 the Rio Ohio overfloodo mucho. Much bigly water. Aerial photos taken from the air showed dry land south of the city. "We'll build a new port there on the property of Mr. Standiford and use the code SDF in his honor."
Airport EGO brought the LIA. It has a customs house "So there!" Only UPS flights go straight to other countries. UPS chose the 'Ville for their Worldport because this point is on the west side of the Eastern time zone. UPS flights make SDF the nth busiest airport. Small no. High volume. I can find the ranking but I don't want to. We don't like to admit such, but the hub at MEM, yup ya gest it, Memphis has higher volume thanks to Fed Ex.
DO 657A Thanks to PK 731A for putting Meals on Wheels in context. Years ago when I could walk and carry things we had an ice storm with power outage for days. We have a gas fireplace for heat, and gas burners on the stove. I delivered M o F, that's meals on feet, to our neighbors.
Anon 836A I hear you. The atrocities that men do to each other are atrocious. I thank you for caring enough about native Americans to bring them up to us today. I often wonder how my life would be different if the immigrants had embraced the wisdom of them rather then to destroy their culture.
Dave
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ReplyDeleteDear Cornerites,
Earlier I reviewed posts from 838A to 525P. I published as usual. It was on my screen when I left the computer, and now it is gone. I haven't the strength to recreate it. SAD!
Dave
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I departed Orlando at 955 am. I had my trusty TBtimes and after comics,bridge,sports and a look at the front pages and EDS Torials I embarked on the xword.
ReplyDeleteI had to skip around a bit but managed the FIR. I had something else before RITALIN. My neice took it. I had entered something else but I can't think what it was.
Speaking of the Indians, politi-fact had a segment on the Massasoit tribe. The common cold was the worst thing we brought to America.
I'm in the Boston area at my sister's. She cooked a great meal and my other sister brought the famous family apple pie. I wanted to bring a Tampanian key lime pie but the logistics negated that.
Owen, I'd never give you a C because you always have that deliciously wacky creativity. I enjoyed the Masonic links.
And thanks Steve and C-Moe.
To whom it may concern. . How did the scoliosis diagnosis turn out. Is the young man recovering? I meant to ask my sister about that.
Owen, I got married twice too. One JP and Nine months later in the church.
WC
PS. My NYT 1112 xword didn't go so smoothly. I'll keep at it. I wish I knew Pop music groups. Lots of obscurities
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Still catching up on these Thanksgiving weekend puzzles! This was a mostly fun ride.
ReplyDeleteBut THEREIN/SHIA almost did me in. Could not parse THEREIN. Get it now. Only know SHIA as a Muslim sect.
Other unknowns: ANSE, EDINA/TITANIA Natick
It seems one of the moons of Uranus was named for TITANIA. But the element Titanium was not.
I skipped the 100M ZIP Drive and went directly to the 1G JAZ Drive also made by IOmega. They cost $100 per cartridge and seemed like a bargain. Until CDs came along at 1% of that cost.