18. Last one in, so they say : ROTTEN EGG. Swimming pool/hole cry, and a nasty sulfurous odor.
29. Bad thing to end on : SOUR NOTE. Indeed, the first rule of the musician's code is to always end on a good note. A sour note in the middle of a tune might be forgotten, or better yet, not noticed. But at the end - it's a poor statement that might be remembered. By analogy, can apply to any situation that ends badly.
34. Serious carelessness, in tort law : GROSS NEGLIGENCE. Per Wikipedia, the "lack of slight diligence or care" or "a conscious, voluntary act or omission in reckless disregard of a legal duty and of the consequences to another party." In a different, more vernacular, sense, something GROSS is disgusting.
43. Place at the very bottom : RANK LAST. To have an unsuccessful competitive season or tournament. Somebody has to end up there. In a different sense, RANK describes an offensive odor.
55. Trait of one given to obscenities : FOUL MOUTH. A person with a FOUL MOUTH utters what we used to call "bad words." Odors and struck baseballs can also be FOUL.
And, tucked deep into the far corner [but I can still smell it] the unifier: 67. Reaction to the starts of the five longest puzzle answers : YECCH. A vocalized expression of disgust.
Hi Gang, JazzBumpa on duty. Let's set the unpleasantness aside, and and seek the good stuff in this puzzle. With 5 theme entries, including a grid-spanner, plus the unifier, it's thematically rich.
Down
1. Minty Derby drink : JULEP. Now this more like it! Bourbon, crushed ice, sugar and fresh mint, typically served in a tall frosty glass. A Kentucky Derby tradition.
6. Shopping extravaganza : SPREE. An event of self-indulgence, carousal, or extreme activity.
11. ABC show for early risers, briefly : Good Morning America. A news and pop-culture program shown from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. in all time zones, live in the Eastern Zone and on broadcast delay in the others.
14. "Ditto," more formally : AS AM I. Me too.
15. "Can't win 'em all" : I LOST. Somebody always goes home disappointed. Wish it were the other guy.
16. Conniving "2001" computer : HAL.
17. Copperfield's field : MAGIC. David Seth Kotkin [b 1956] aka David Copperfield is an American illusionist who has grossed [in yet another sense of the word] over $4 billion in ticket sales, more than any other solo entertainer in history. He also owns 11 islands in the Bahamas, called Musha Bay, which he uses as a private resort.
20. Complain : KVETCH. Something I assume Mr. Kotkin would have little cause to do.
22. __ extra cost : AT NO. It's all included.
23. Banged shut : SLAMMED. As a door, frex.
27. Cover the spread? : CATER. My first reaction was - eh? But a CATERER provides the victuals, aka "the spread," for an event. Clever!
28. More unsure : WARIER. More cautious, actually. Is a person who is less unsure under wary?
32. Feels lousy : AILS. Hurts or has a tummy ache.
33. Casual "You game?" : WANNA. "Do you want to?" in short mouth.
41. Westminster landmark : ABBEY. The Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster, opened in 1090 C. E., is a large, mostly gothic structure located in the City of Westminster, London.
42. Indifferent responses : MEHS. I'm not impressed.
47. Letter-shaped shoe fastener : T-STRAP. A description that fits to a T.
49. Tablet download : E-BOOK. Electronic Book to be read on your portable device. I have sheet music on mine.
50. Becomes depleted : RUNS DRY. Gets all used up.
51. "Tickle Me" toy : ELMO. Fuzzy red muppet.
52. Tries one's hand (at) : HAS A GO. This always reminds me of the scene in Raymond Carver's short story, "Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?" when Mitchell Anderson asks Marian, "Would you like to HAVE A GO at it?" And she does.
57. Held the deed to : OWNED.
62. Dawn goddess : EOS. The rosy-fingered goddess who opens the gates of heaven so that the sun may rise.
63. Naturally lit lobbies : ATRIA. A large open air or sky light covered space surrounded by a building.
64. Connect with : TIE TO. Make an association between
65. Apt. divisions : RMS. Rooms, with or without views.
66. Oyster bead : PEARL. A more or less spherical calcium carbonate object produced within the soft tissue of a mollusk. They have long been prized as gem stones.
Down
1. Traffic snarl : JAM. I deal with it several times a week.
2. Mex. neighbor : USA. Los Estados Unidos de Mexico and the United States of America.
3. Fall behind : LAG.
4. Old U.K. record label : EMI.
5. Hand raiser's cry : PICK ME. There's always that one kid in the back of the classroom . . .
6. Fathered : SIRED. Begat.
7. Devious scheme : PLOT.
8. Campus cadets' org. : ROTC. Reserve Officers' Training Corp.
9. Bk. before Job : ESTHer.
10. Summer on the Seine : ETE. French
11. "In the __": Elvis hit : GHETTO.
12. Refrigerator art holder : MAGNET. We currently have several photos in place.
13. Climate Reality Project chairman : AL GORE. ]b 1948] Former congressman, senator, vice president and presidential candidate.
19. Indian flatbread : NAAN. A leavened oven-baked flat bread common in south and central Asia.
21. Bible transl., e.g. : VERsion. Who knew there were so many?
23. Party loot : SWAG. Things given away as gifts, usually for promotional purposes.
24. Den : LAIR. Where the Lions live. They'll need to be better than they have been against the Vikings tomorrow, and I'm not a liar.
25. Guthrie of folk : ARLO. Who provided us with another Thanksgiving Day tradition. [Warning: it's a little over 18 minutes.]
26. __ Piggy : MISS. And her handsome beau, Kermit. It's a match made in a bog. Or maybe a sty.
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27. Rock climber's handhold : CRAG. In rock climber's lingo, a crag is any climbable cliff. But I think the intended meaning here is an outcropping that can be grasped.
29. "Full House" actor : SAGET. Bob [b 1956] as Danny Tanner from 1987-95. He's also done several other TV and movie projects.
30. Like a child without siblings : ONLY. I was one for 6 1/2 years. It's almost like my parents raised to ONLIES.
31. Start of a cycle? : UNI-. Half a bicycle. I'm not fond of cutsie affix clues.
33. Woven traps : WEBS. The work of spiders. Here is one of my better haiku.
on the silken strands
sad fly plays a minor chord
orb weaver's delight
36. Kevin Durant's org. : National Basketball Association.
37. CPR specialists : Emergency Medical TechnicianS.
38. Geek : NERD. Call him/her for your computer or cell phone issues.
39. Sear : CHAR. Burn or blacken the surface of something.
40. Award for athletes : ESPY. Granted by sports TV network ESPN.
43. Sailor's jacket : REEFER. A thick, close-fitting, double breasted coat. I believe this word might also have another meaning.
44. Flowering : ABLOOM. Buds are busting out all over.
45. Half a rhyming "easy to do" phrase : NO MUSS. No fuss, no bother.
46. Menthol cigarette brand : KOOL. First introduced in 1933.
47. Harbor helper : TUG. A boat that moves other larger boats by pushing or towing them in hard to maneuver places.
48. Highfalutin : SNOOTY. Elitist.
50. 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby : RAHAL. [b 1953] Winner of 3 championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series.
52. Table d'__: fixed menu : HOTE. Meal with a fixed price and few options. You get what you get.
53. Mystical glow : AURA. A supposed emanation surrounding living creatures, allegedly discernible by certain adept individuals.
54. Cookbook verb : STIR. What ya got cookin'?
56. "The Amazing Race" prop : MAP. To determine the next leg of the adventure.
58. LPGA golfer Michelle : WIE
59. Japanese tech company : NEC
60. And more: Abbr. : ETC
61. [Facepalm] : DOH!
Hope you enjoyed this adventure, and escaped with your senses and sensibilities unscathed.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. We'll have 10 family members joining us to celebrate.
65 comments:
A four-hundred pound killer who offed only gents,
There wasn't a doubt of the evidence!
She used her lingerie
To choke men who said nay --
The verdict was guilty, of GROSS NEGLIGEE-NCE!
{A-.}
Greetings!
Thanks to Johanna and JzB!
YUCKKY theme!
Only a few hangups: SAGET, NBA and RAHAL. No problem.
Have a great day!
Yecch? Really? Outside of that, good puzzle.
Good Morning, JazzBumpa and friends. Interesting puzzle, but not real keen on YECCH.
I confidently wrote in Binge for the shopping extravaganza, which was "confirmed" by Begat as the answer for Fathered. ROTC let me know I was wrong.
My favorite clue was the Refrigerator Art Holder - MAGNET
It depends on which Bible you subscribe to to find ESTHER following Job. Sometimes it comes before, sometimes immediately after and sometimes with other books in-between. Not all religious denominations use the same order of books.
Time (past time, actually) to get ready for Thanksgiving. We are just having a small gathering, but it is still a wonderful time to get together for a good meal and company. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
QOD: Animals are such agreeable friends ~ they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. ~ George Eliot (née Mary Anne Evans, b. Nov. 22, 1819 ~ d. Dec. 22, 22, 1880)
Was thinking we might get a little Thanksgiving Eve crunch, but, alas, typical Wednesday speed run. Only speed bump was "dead"last for ranklast...figured being dead was yecchy. Happy Turkey!
Good morning!
I found a lot to like in this one....filter, flavor, flip-top box. Kool! I ran the gamut for that child without siblings: SOLE/LONE/ONLY. We can thank The Simpsons for both MEHs and D'OH! SNOOTY, not SNOBBY. No problem with YECCH -- came to me immediately from the clue, spelling and all. Nice one, Johanna and well-explained, JzB.
I heard a discussion on NPR bewailing the death of the fridge MAGNET. Apparently fridge doors are no longer made of magnetic materials. Alas.
JzB, I'm happy to report that it's been more than seven years since I last experienced a traffic JAM. Don't miss it one bit. I schedule my infrequent trips to H-town at non-rush hours.
puzzle results were not complete.
I'll spend a pleasant few minutes with you and the puzzle before the heavy cooking begins.
Easy, fun puzzle.
RAHAL needesd ESP.
I use YUCK and YUCKY, but YECH and YECCH are common enough.
I, who am uncharacteristically fussy about haiku, loved yours, JzB. Also great expo.
That T-strap shoe looks like a widely favored square dance shoe.
I was mentally running through the many, many Bible versions, when I realized it was the generic VER.
Off to the kitchen. These days I need to allow time for frequent breaks.
FIR, but had to erase "peasey" for NO MUSS and bECCH for YECCH. I thought that WARIER had to be wrong, until the V8 can hit - long A, dummy. I didn't know HOTE or [facepalm], but in a puzzle this easy they weren't problems.
My father as an ONLY and my mother was one of twelve. My daughter and SIL are both ONLYs and have two kids. He's a stay at home dad and she owns a physician recruitment business.
A downside of growing up in a small town populated almost exclusively with WASPs is not being exposed to other cultures. When I started college in the big city I was fascinated by black and Jewish cultures. The cOOL black cats mostly smoked KOOLS, but they called them LOOKS. And I loved hearing the Jewish students use "KVETCH", "oy vey" and other strange-sounding words. My most important lessons from my early college days may have been learned from that melting pot.
I have worn many jackets while sailing, and I have had many REEFERs (see college experiences above), but I have never had a REEFER on a boat.
Nice puzzle, Johanna, and fun narrative JazzB. My thanks to both of you.
Good morning all. After ROTTEN EGG & SOUR NOTE the theme was obvious but YECCH? UGH,YUCK or YUCKY was what I was expecting. Ditto with KS on that. Not familiar with the word YECCH. I wasn't sure of the spelling of JULEP or EMI and had a DNF with JULIP and IMI.
The rest was smooth sailing, only changing DEAD LAST to RANK LAST and NO MISS to NO MUSS. SAGET, MAP, ESTH, & AL GORE were filled by perps. I had to do a double take on CATER for 'Cover the spread' until I realized it was used to pay for it all.
That was Marlboro with the filter flavor and flip top box. I can still hear the jingle.
Good Morning:
While the theme was on the "unpleasant" side, the solve was fun, with an aha revealer. I've seen Yeech in print but never heard it spoken; my go-to is Yuck! The theme and the entry, GMA, may be coincidental but eerily timely, unfortunately. The only unknown was Rahal and the only w/o was Dead/Rank.
Thanks, Johanna, for a mid-week challenge and thanks, JzB, for your always informative and humorous summary.
Happy Thansgiving to all.
The term "facepalm" was totally unknown to me. Is it common?
It's the V-8 can without the can.
"Puzzling Thoughts":
Just two WO's today: GROSS MISCONDUCT > GROSS NEGLIGENCE and SNOBBY > SNOOTY. RANK LAST and REEFER was sort of a WAG, as I knew REEFER meant either a joint or a refrigerated truck; did not know it as a sailor's coat ...
A sort of SO to yours truly in 34a, as those here with whom I've conversed "off-line" will recognize. I studied German throughout HS and college, and the word "gross" always meant "great, or large". But I've come to accept the YECCHy meaning. No biggie. Allows me a little leeway when making fun of others I suppose ...
Jazz, great recap, as always. It's very coincidental that: a) you offered a haiku, and b) you offered a link to a Ray Charles song. I penned this before stopping here to post:
Blind singer Charles
Taught Homer Simpson the scale:
He said: "DOH, Ray, MEH."
If you'd rather a limerick, here's one:
At Lover's Lane there were parked many cars,
With nighttime view of the planets, like Mars.
When her date, Roosevelt,
Showed her Orion's Belt,
She said, "MEH, I'll just give it 3 Stars."
Musings
-Johanna’s puzzle and our friend’s Jazz’s write-up belie the theme!
-If your SOUR NOTE is on “Free” ending on “Brave” in key won’t help
-What do they call the person who RANKS LAST in their med school class?
-I wonder if the hurricanes made Copperfield’s islands disappear
-AT NO extra cost is more accurate than this marketing claim
-We sports fans conjured up something else for “cover the spread”
-Kids who overcame their fears and HAD A GO on a roller coaster on one of my trips got a T-shirt from me
-Even I could spot these fake ones. DOH!
-Seeing Bob SAGET on Full House and Patton Oswald in King Of Queens did not prepare me to listen to their FOUL MOUTH comedy on cable
-I have never “CPRed” but I have “Heimliched”
-This ESPY-winning video for “Best Moment In Sports” for 2013 (6:30) will put a lump in your throat.
-Replacing PEASEY with NO MUSS was, uh, easy to do
-My brother drove a semi pulling a REEFER (refrigerated trailer) and found it hard to sleep in the cab because the cooler unit had to run all the time
Good Morning!
I did Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday today. I'm cx'ed out for the day. Thanks, all for a fun morning run.
Thanks, Joanna. Today may have been easier for me because I did my warm-ups with Monday and Tuesday. For many years, since I don't follow racing, I thought Bobby RAHAL's name was "Bobby Ray Hall." Ha! and they are a Chicago area family.
Thanks, JzB, As always, a very thorough discussion. I thought those T-STRAPs looked like they'd make mighty fine tap shoes with a set of cleats.
I'm off fulfill my culinary obligations for tomorrow: Stuffing and Whole Cranberry Sauce. That leaves a pumpkin pie for tomorrow morn, so I should have no trouble with fining time to work tomorrow's puzzle.
Have a fine day and safe travels if you're heading out today!
Been on a roll this week...no problems so far. My favorite clue was 27A “Cover the spread”. I’d like to briefly expound on 1A being a lifelong Kentuckian. A julep is not served in a pre-frosted glass. The action of stirring the crushed ice (after the simple syrup and bourbon added) from the bottom of the glass to the top creates the frosting on the glass or julep cup. Trust me on this, the juleps at the track on Derby day are NOT the best, although they have improved greatly over the years. I make fresh juleps every year for our Derby guests. The trick is to gently bruise the mint leaves when making the simple syrup the night before. Crushing the mint leaves will make for a very bitter batch. After a night in the fridge, strain out the mint leaves and the simple syrup is magnificent. My bourbon of choice is Woodford Reserve, if anyone wanted to know. Lastly, use a short straw so that your nose is in the mint garnish. The combination of tasting the drink and inhaling the mint is very refreshing. Only 163 days until Derby 2018! http://www.thebucknerhome.com/julep/recipe.html
Time for my first break. Sitting down for 30 minutes relieves my stenosis and I can carry on for another two hours without a problem.
I have finally recovered from the reno work on the condo and then having my windows washed and carpet cleaned. This morning for the first time I put everything back in place, just in the nick of time. Thanksgiving is my usual family hosting gig. I am cooking dinner for eleven. My younger sister will bring pumpkin pie and I will make mince and chocolate pies.
On Dec. 2, just nine days from now I will have a big birthday party. I hired a hall and arranged for music. The meal will be catered but my sisters and I will make the hors d'oeuvers and put up decorations. I will have to plan what can be made in advance, such as boiling and peeling the eggs the day before and deviling them the next day. And I must make sleeping and meal prep for those staying over.
I am glad my son and DIL will host Christmas. I always bring vichyssoise and a pie. Easy peasy.
Catch you in another two hours.
Yecch? Bobby Rahal? Kvetch? So bad I took the time to look the author up. Congrats to all the Chicago Jews who got this one..
Thought of the day: So many words, so little mind. That's it, no more thoughts today.
Wait, I found some. I notice that "Magi" is in "Magician." One of the definitions of magus is magician. Discuss.
Old business, 11-21, Picard 629: Your beautiful pics of Seoul show how different are our cultures, and yet we are one species. I look forward to the day when one is filling out a form, and the only answer to Race: is HUMAN!
Some did, and some did not know IGA. I did. That reminded me of the grocery in my boyhood town, the A & P. do you know it? It is the reason Kroger put restrooms in their stores because everyone would go to the A & P.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, A & P was started in 1859 and lasted thru 2015. With the withering of retail, will there be a Macy's parade? Will Macy's continue
Lucid dreams 11-20: my note in cursive looked like lurid dreams. Which ever they are, I have yet to read your report. I must do.
Multilingualness: Spanish, Italian, and Latin Bravo, Bravissimo, and Et tu Brute.
New business:
OKL 440: full A
(Cartboy 650: I have enough trouble with the day sans your help. Relax, tomorrow is the eve, and the most heavily traveled day of the year.) As soon as I completed my error, I recognized it. Can you find it boys and girls? Be the first kid on your blog to find one.
If only I had read YR 729 I would not have written to you as I would have been oriented, Chinese like our C.C..
20 plus lines to you,
Dave
Post 1/5
WEES about YECCH. Otherwise a fairly smooth and fun solve! Last to fall was CATER/CRAG. Yes, the CATER clue was clever!
Unknowns: RAHAL, SAGET, REEFER as clued (I also know the other meaning), GHETTO as clued, HOTE. Crosses and WAGs. WIE is one of the few current sports star names I know.
Three years ago at Thanksgiving 2014 I did this spectacular UNICYCLE ride!
It was ten miles from San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf to Sausalito and back on the Ferry. And back to the hotel in Union Square.
Thanks for the kind words about my SEOUL photos yesterday, AnonymousT!
OK... We are off for Thanksgiving very soon! Hope everyone has a good gathering and good food!
Straight-forward solve today. Thanks for the fun, Johanna and JazzB.
I changed Tri to UNI and Nets to WEBS.
My first thought for 15A was Oh well but I LOST filled in.
RAHAL was all perps.
Ernie yesterday and ELMO today.
SPREE reminded me of Black Friday shopping.
YR, you are wise to plan out your day with plenty of rests. Without thinking, I booked lab work for the morning after a holiday in which I entertained 15 people. One of the results that measures muscle breakdown (CK) was high and had to be redone to check. You would think that I had run a marathon LOL.
Best wishes for Thanksgiving tomorrow to all my American friends.
Hi, just popping in to see your comments which are always fun to read. I appreciate all feed back even from those of your who thought this was stinky!
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving full of only YUMS and absolutely no YECCH!
(This is Johanna BTW)
Tell me if I'm wrong but I thought Good Morning America is on CBS not ABC so I hesitated a long time before filling that. GHETTO, MAGNET and ALGORE made me do it.
Thank you, Johanna Fenimore, for a puzzle that turned out not to be YECCH just clever. I liked the clue for CATER best.
RAHAL was totally perped. And thanks to watching many episodes of Law and Order, GROSSNEGLIGENCE was an easy fill. In Westminster ABBEY you can see where King Henry VIII, as a young student, carved his initials on a bench.
Thank you to our Jewish population for adding words like KVETCH and presumably YECCH to our diversified language. I'm just assuming YECCH but I'll look it up later to make sure. Actually, I believe GHETTO is one, too.
JazzB:
Thank you for a thorough and complete expo today. I chuckled in a few places and loved the music.
My duty today is to cook the eggs for deviled eggs and make a cranberry-Jell-O mold. I'll cook the sweet potatoes tomorrow. We're expecting 53 at my niece's home. That includes our family and her in-laws.
Enjoy the day, everyone! Good luck with all your preparations.
Wow! Great balance, Picard! And lovely pics.
Easy Peasy , NO MUSS, no fuss! But lots of fun. CATER, others have mentioned, was my favorite . But I also liked Harbor Helper for TUG. Thanks, Johanna.
Hahtoolah, I agree with your comment on the Books of the Bible. I'm never sure which VER is being used, but my guesses are usually okay. Any three letter book is usually Job, until today.
HG! I am also aware that the last ranking medical student is still called "Doctor." Does make you wonder....
D-O, I agree with you about the magnets we once assumed would stick to our refrigerators. How disappointing it must be to buy a fancy new stainless fridge only to find the kids' artwork can't be displayed!
Anon @ 10:24, I'm so sorry you are so unhappy and hateful. I am not from Chicago and I am not Jewish, but I had no trouble with this one. I assume you meant your comment to be hateful, but it doesn't really apply.
In my first post I used the word "Species." The word "Tigon" was the answer in a puzzle I did recently. This is a mating of a male tiger, and a female lion. Pair them the other way, and a Liger pops out, the largest creature in the feline family. Tigers and Lions are not one species because, even though some feti live, a lot die.
We had MULE as the answer in a recent puzzle. Here we go again. Cross a jackass aka donkey aka burro with a mare horse = mule. Cross a Jenny (female donkey) with a stallion horse = hinney. Learning moment. Again not the same species.
When I did the puzzle I thought that a mule was to big to handle trails like in the grand canyon, but in reading to get my hinney straight I found that they are the chosen ones because of their sure footing. Oh sure. There is a sign at the head of the trail that says "You must be this tall, and 'this small' to ride a mule."
Johanna, and JzB Excellent work. My last square to fall was the "N" in NO MUSS at 45D. I did not see "No fuss" until JzB's review. No bother
This awoke a pet peeve thank you. I expect to hear "You're welcome." Instead I get No problem." YECCH that was unpleasant.
16 lines to you,
Dave
Reviewed thru 729A
Post 2/5
Hi everybody. No YECCH from me. I had a good time though I got stuck in the SW corner.
Gary, I think the answer to your question, "What do they call the person who RANKS LAST in their med school class?" is doctor.
Picard, great backdrop for your photos. San Francisco was/is my favorite city to visit. Riding cable cars never get old for me. To start the day, breakfast at the Buena Vista with a Ramos Fizz and an Irish Coffee.
Bill G:
That's exactly how I like to start my visit to San Francisco, too!
Spelled/Spelt Yetch wrong...
I remember "Yecch" from Mad Magazine...
Remember Calvin and Hobbes?
Jinx, I, too, grew up in small town in the hinterlands, mostly Catholic and some WASPS, mostly working class. Race was never discussed and I was so innocent I just assumed that different ethnic groups were fine. Our family was open minded. I never met a Jewish person until college. I had seen African Americans in the city and among the migrant crop pickers, but none to talk to. When I was 14 we moved to the PA Dutch country where almost everyone was of German descent. I have spent my entire adult life in Northern New Jersey. I very much enjoy the multicultural experience. Here in the green suburbs we have open spaces, plenty of flora and fauna, and still have the multicultural mixing and the big city amenities of NYC.
We have adopted much of the lingo of our Jewish neighbors, so much so that it seems natural.
Anon @7:44, quityerkvetching. There is a whole world just beyond our horizons. That is one reason I like crosswords, they acquaint me with new ideas and new vistas.
Break time is over. I think I am moving along faster for taking these breaks. I am getting a lot done and still feel great.
What a well put together puzzle by Johanna. It has been 5 years since she first graced the LAT. It is cool that Joho stopped by again and has the same puppy as her icon. JzB has said it all in the remarkably complete write-up. Thank you both
Thank you D4E4H for your kind words about my SEOUL photos and about a future vision for the human race. Star Trek gave us that vision well!
Thank you, too, Lucina and Bill G for the kind words about my UNICYCLE skills and photos. I am not familiar with the Buena Vista. We usually stay in Union Square. Short walk to Chinatown and every form of transit, including the cable cars. We will be there again on Friday!
Hi Y'all! Thanks for the fun puzzle, Johanna. Even if it was nasty, I won't KVETCH about it. More fun from JzB, thanks.
YECCH/NEC was a natick for me. Didn't think YECCH had 2 "c's". Tried YEtCH.
This puzzle has a lot of negative connotation words if you stop & think about it: SPREE, I LOST, HAL, SCAMMED, WARIER, AILS, RUNS DRY, TS(TRAP) as well as the theme. Oh well, makes a change of pace. Can't all be about BEER which we had recently.
Picard: I'd sure be WARIER about taking a UNIcycle ride in the hills of San Francisco. Great pictures though.
Just as easy as yesterday’s puzzle, and similar in that the theme was innocuous.
Looks like we’re getting some easy T-week puzzles.
I hope all enjoy the holiday tomorrow.
Fun puzzle. Thanks Johanna and JzB. Rahal and reefer unknowns.
Jinx: I thought sailors wore peacoats. Wasn’t familiar with reefer.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
YR: Love your pithy comments. Great learning experience.
Happy Thanksgiving EVE !!!
Fave today, of course, was 43-d, REEFER ... but I prefer the "Non-Jacket" type.
Smoke-Em-If-You-Got-EM ...
AnonPVX, you're right, the 3 puzzles this week seem very easy.
Hope tomorrow's has a "Holiday Theme."
Cheers!
Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Johanna Fenimore, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Jazzbumpa, for a fine review.
Madame DeFarge: I like your Avatar!
Puzzle went fine. Started out spelling JULEP wrong but fixed it with EMI.
ROTTEN EGG came easily. Helped with the rest of them. YECCH did not come easily, but I got it.
Never heard of a T STRAP. Got the answer, Jazzbumpa's photo explained it all.
I have purchased a lot E BOOKs. The world is evolving. My wife gets tons of free E BOOKs.
HOTE is a new word for me. Thanks to perps. Guessing it's french.
Tons to do. Pie Fellowship at church tonight. See you tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Abejo
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YR, similar experience here. Mom's family were PA Dutch. Our little town had one Jewish family and one black family, but I can't think of any Catholic residents before our college became a university.
That was far more than a name change. We got an influx of all heritages, both student and faculty and American and international. We even got a Catholic hospital, a great boon to health care for the entire region.
Hope everyone has a great and memorable Thanksgiving. We're driving north tomorrow and returning Saturday, so I'll probably be too late to chime in for the next couple of days.
Jinx 748A:
The first born was a boy who died at birth. Next was my sis 2 yrs my senior. I have always wondered how I would have been different if he had lived. We lived in a village until I was 8 when we moved to a farm. I have also wondered how I would be different if we had stayed in town.
With my older sis, hand me downs were hell. We skip 8 years to my broski. He was raised as an only wearing onesies. You may buy yours at foreverlazy,com. I recommend the onesies with the footys. They're so cutesie.
I ungress. My sis and I are close, but that brat whom broke my toys and I weren't until we were adults. Broski has 3 + 2 adopted. Sis and I, zero. Sis is the mother figure now.
I'm the middle child. We never amount to much ie. I'm not the POTUS with the MOTUS.
Like you I was raised with mud daubers, bees, and ants on the farm. In our town we had one famille noir who were completely accepted.
I drank beer, wine, and whiskey and it's relatives, but no drugs. Now I may have a beer or glass of wine once a month if that much. I was also a male virgin when I married, which supported my father's one sentence sexual advice, "Keep it in your pants." This is unheard of these days.
To facepalm or not to facepalm, LIU.
CM 840A: Good poetry.
HG 847A: I have also heimliched. I get all choked up when I see Henry Heimlich.
20 lines to you,
Dave
Reviewed thru 847A
Post3/5
Kool puzzle. I liked it. Happy Thanksgiving wishes to you all.
Jazzbumpa,
A person who is less than wary is "unwary," so I suppose if you're talking about gradations of wariness on the downside, he or she would be "unwarier."
Hope that's helpful - as you have certainly been helpful to us!
What else to say about today's fine pzl from Ms. Fenimore? I found my way to a comfortable Ta- DA! after just a few hesitations in the SE corner. The proper names at 50D and 58D slowed me up but gave way to perps.
Oh, I was bothered aesthetically by the grid's dis-allowance of a straight diagonal first-scan solve from square 1 through 71 (more correctly the final square, 4 past 67A).
Starting in the NW corner one hits the first stop in the black square following SIRED and WARIER. The next breaks come after CRAG and ABBEY and after EMTS and HAS A GO. It's just a personal thing for me; I'm sure the creator found her symmetry appealing.
Yellowrocks, here's wishing you a day of successful & satisfying cooking! I'm not sure how you manage with your stenosis, as mine has pretty much incapacitated me as a kitchen helper.
I congratulate you on your ambition & your follow-through!
My wife does a truly major job for each of the Big Days. I used to aid with such chores as setting the table and holding the brine bag for her to dump the bird in. Now I have to defer even on those. Fortunately her mom has joined us this year and, even though older and skinny as a rail, she can easily handle what I cannot.
As my sense of uselessness grows, I try to compensate by being a super-appreciative taster & ingester.
What more can I do?
Picard, you really are full of yourself, aren’t you?
I am uncertain as to the negativity about YECCH and KVETCH, which appears in many puzzles, e.g.
LA Times - Nov. 22, 2017
LA Times - Aug. 19, 2017
New York Times - May 28, 2017
Sheffer - Sept. 10, 2016
Newsday - March 5, 2016
LA Times - Dec. 26, 2015
LA Times - April 6, 2015
New York Times - Feb. 28, 2013
Washington Post - Jan. 7, 2013
Maybe, but his accomplishments and abilities warrant it, and everyone else here admires what he does and appreciates his contributions.
CJ 908A: The Kentucky Derby, there is nothing like it. The celebration starts on Sat. Apr. 21, 2018 culminating with the Derby on the first Saturday in May 5, 2018. It is the fastest 2 minutes in sports. Some years it falls on my birthday, May 3rd. I say that the crowds are here for me.
Anon 1024A: I'm not a Chicago Jew. I didn't get this one. What author? What is the antecedent to "This one?"
Picard 1029A: A ten mile unicycle ride makes my scrotum hurt just thinking about it.
CED 1148A: My Mad Magazine favorite showed a dolt in a men's room, The paper towel dispenser had a sign "Pull down Tear up" so he did. In the next panel the dispenser is on the floor in pieces.
Lemonade714 1238P: Re. joho's puppy, a home is only complete with a dog and a cat. They add so much pure love.
Picard, Re. Anon 314P, I gasped when I read his accusations. I reread your posts, and could find no justification for his venom. To quote Dizzy Dean "It aint bragging if you can do it." I thought Muhammad Ali said this, but his quote is "It isn't bragging if you can back it up." You can both do it, and back it up.
Dave
Post 4/5
HG @ 8:47 ~ Do you know what Jack Hoffman's present health status is? I checked with Mr. G but there was no current information. BTW, I had seen that heart-warming video before but enjoyed seeing it again. Thanks for linking it.
I tried to place an order with Shoprite yesterday and was dismayed to find all of their home delivery slots were filled for today and tomorrow. (Poor planning on my part.) Well, no milk=no mashed potatoes and no bread=no stuffing, so, against my better judgement, I trekked to Hell On Earth, AKA the-grocery-store-on-the-day-before-a-major-holiday. Surprisingly, while it was crowded and the parking lot was chaotic, I was in and out in a relatively reasonable time, sanity intact!
On my way to the market, I stopped to see my sister, Peggy, who was in the midst of pie making: 3 pumpkin, 3 apple, 2 chocolate cream and 2 banana cream. (Three of the pies are for one of her daughters who has her own Thanksgiving dinner for her children and her husband's siblings' families.) Peggy is the sister who lost her son suddenly in July and for whom I'm sure the holidays are going to be bittersweet. However, she did get a big boost yesterday when her oldest son, from Florida, walked in unannounced and surprised her. Lots of tears shed but happy ones. She is hosting 34 people tomorrow.
OMK, sorry your stenosis is so disabling. Would PT help you? I caved at 4 o'clock. I need a bigger break and will bake pies at 7:00 during Jeopardy. I was more comfortable when I was going to gym regularly. Maybe I can do better starting Saturday.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who will not check in later.
I cannot let the entire day pass without a remembrance of this day in 1963. Stephen King's 11/22/1963 is a Book I thoroughly enjoyed even as it brought back memories of that day I will never forget. Here is an NYT REVIEW which reveals the plot and more. My memory as I came in from an intramural football game, was Walter Cronkite's voice. Then the funeral procession and this MOMENT .
I also want to try and remind all here to give special thanks for C.C. and this blog which has enriched my life. New friends, intelligent discussion, inspiration, admiration, and joy. Thank you C.C., all who blog, Argyle, melissa b., HG, JzB, Steve, Splynter and those who have moved on - marti, Al, and Dennis and others too numerous to list. Also, for the benefit of knowing those who have died - we miss you all. Finally, the many constructors who have enertained and educated us, so wonderful to know some of you.
Thank you all.
Hi All!
Boss-man said go home early so I'm working from here and taking a quick break to thank Joho for a fun easy Wed puzzle. I di'n't think it stink; everybody loves their own brand [MA - YECCH, GROSS, nasty, funny!]
Thanks JzB for the post-puzzle highlights. Enjoyed the tunes though I'm saving ARLO for tomorrow. {nice re: haiku}
WOs: cOOL 'cuz, D'Oh, brain-fart; I read 39d as swear and entered Cuss; started hEb[rew] @ 21d - LOL'd when it became VER xing KVETCH; The SW corner was the hardest to crack (slowed me down by 2 minutes, 8 seconds!); I had Apt's divided up in HMS (who cuts appointments to the second?)
Oh, I had nEtS b/f WEBS and, hand-up, JULiP b/f EMI fixed it.
ESP: RAHAL, EOS
Sparkle: c/a CATER, HAS A GO, HOTE, and all of AL GORE
Fav: KVETCH - such a fun word!
Runner-up: ARLO a day early and JzB has it all queue'd up for me.
{A} {cute, ha!}
D4E4H - And the S&H Green Stamps at the A&P!
D-O: Yep. New fridge has very weak MAGNETic attraction.
Jinx, ETC: I'm not Jewish, don't know any Jews that I know of (except our lawyers), but I've seen enough Mel Brooks to know he's meshuggeneh.
KOOL - Yep, between those and Salem Menthols, that's what my black Army buddies smoke'd. I don't like menthol but, when you're in the field and out of Camels (and it's more than a mile to walk for one), you deal for the nicotine hit.
Picard - do you juggle too? :-)
CED - You beat me to the double-[Facepalm] for Kazie's edification.
Back to work; play later.
Cheers, -T
OMK:
I would prefer "less wary" instead of unwarier which seems awkward and I see my computer doesn't like it either. It redlined it.
I don't know what happened with my eggs. Usually I have no problem peeling them but this batch just wouldn't let go of its membrane! As normal, I plunged them in cold water and even added ice but they are a mess. I'll have to cook more.
I hope everyone else is having better luck with your cooking.
Oh fer cryin out loud! jazzB was being punny. Think underwear!
Lucina, you need to blow on those eggs:-)
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Another fun easy puzzle, although I did get stuck with EMI crossing As Am I...could not see it. There are always learning moments in every puzzle. Thanks Johanna and Bumpa... and, of course, C.C.
Wishing you all a warm fuzzy day tomorrow, or whenever you are able to gather with family or friends.
BTW, if anyone is going to SF in the near future, there is an excellent Mexican Bistro on Geary St, near Union Square. Colibri is a Mexican Bistro, and my girls and I have had brunch there many times...great cinnamon French Toast. Their Bloody Marys are great, but a little too much fire in them for me.
Lemon @4:38... Thanks for reminding us of all we have to be thankful for.
I echo SwampCat, thanks Lemonade for excellent post. I forgot it was 11/22. I noticed in the otherwise tepid FBI file reveals that a certain individual traveling to Switzerland was mentioned.
Wasn't that our Pfc Dinkum. I'm on a cell phone or I'd try to link the Dinkum file. Also as I learned here, a character from Mad Men had a similar name.
Back to the xword which went quickly with a Write-over from DEAD to RANK LAST. Entertaining though and JzB had a great write-up. Btw...
I finally got to Tuesday at 8:00 am today but in time to have Della Reese as a delightful earworm.
Lucina, the dreaded egg peel dilemma. Not a YECCH but a tsk tsk.
Heading to Boston early tomorrow to visit my sister. I'm the brother who's showing up out of nowhere.
Now to check out Picard on that unicycle.
WC
PS nice l'icks and kus.
Lemonade@4:38, well said. I, too give thanks for this wonderful blog Corner, especially our kind and talented den mother, Cc, the featured bloggers and the other Cornerites. You all are the highlight of my day.
YR & Picard, You have mail.
Lemony714 438P Thanks for the reminder. This is an occurrence so profound that you remember where you were when you first heard the tragic news. I was walking across the OSU campus.
AnonT 454P Green Stamps, stick em if ya got em. The gas station attendant filled your tank, washed your windshield, and checked your oil while stamping you.
One of the few actual improvements in my lifetime was being able to pay at the pump. That is ruined when I have to go in for the receipt. Conversely, and on the other hand the worst change was the breakup of Ma Bell. She did everything phone related.
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. Now laying a finger aside of my nose, and giving a nod I'll blow snot to my toes. Yecch, that was unpleasant. Don't worry. This will blow over.
Dave
5/5
Thea, Thea, Thea, That's all folks!
Musings
-Irish, Here is an update on Jack. Just hit Play to hear it.
SwampCat @11:02 wrote:
"HG! I am also aware that the last ranking medical student is still called "Doctor." Does make you wonder...."
Especially when his 'practice' is YOU!
Dear Dave:
I've heard of 4F, but 4E and 4H are new ... perhaps 'Not draftable due to excited humor glands'?
Yes, I was in line at the Ft. Benning Travel Office on my way to Ft. Meade when someone said, "The president's been shot".
Speaking as a former gas station attendant, you forgot to include, "... froze his patootie off to get you those S&H Green stamps."
Don't worry -- AT&T is back, just disguised as Southern Bell now.
And Lemonade's remarks are so apropos. Even if I don't have anything to say, there are always thanks for this Corner!
Lucina - No! Not the EGG peeling controversy thread again. :-)
Ave Joe - good to see your ass still out there.
IM - That's why I sent the Girls to the store while I was at work. Good call/bad call on my part. They got what I needed but also what they wanted... Youngest made a turkey out of cookies and a brownie from scratch.
Anyone else get Lyft ads on YouTube today - the day after UBER's hack and shameful (and illegal) response?
LEM: JFK was ~ -7yr my time. Mom did have a bust of our first Catholic prez though - it had the the "Ask Not.." quote inscribed.
And, I couldn't have said it better. Hand up for being thankful for C.C.'s Corner creation. There are days that I really don't have time to puzzle but do just so I can join y'all for coffee (or other libations, Tin) and see how everyone's doing / learn something.
Happy Thanksgiving all! C, Eh! - looks like you have the helm tomorrow whilst we wallow in a tryptophan coma...
Cheers, -T
Michael 932P You have mail.
AnonT:
It's no controversy. I believe the eggs were old. They were on sale for 77 cts a dozen so that should have told me something. Lesson learned.
That cookie turkey is so cute!
Anon-T, ".... I sent the girls to the store while I was at work. Good call/bad call on my part. They got what I needed but also what they wanted... Youngest made a turkey out of cookies and a brownie from scratch." Loved it - how creative! Om, nom, nom, nom!
JzB, thanks for linking Elvis - I enjoyed it so much - great talent. Another music legend who, unfortunately, died too young (though he was on a downward spiral at the end). Joplin, Hendrix, and Morrison come to mind, all at age 27. Of course, that, sadly, was the culture back then. But Winehouse in 2011?
IM! Your sister, Peggy, was calmly making TEN pies for tomorrow! Wow-I'm impressed! In my pie-making days, I could only handle making two pie crusts per day.
Happy Turkey Day everyone! From the comments, it sounds like a fun time for all.
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