Debbie drops these baked goods into our thoughts to sweeten our day.
16. Bed buyer's concern: COMFORT, and 17. Still on the plate: UNEATEN. FORTUNE cookie.
23. "Oliver Twist" criminal: FAGIN, and 25. "Sommersby" star Richard: GERE. GINGER cookie.
45. Bump up against: ABUT, and 47. Coastal flock: TERNS. BUTTER cookie.
53. Massage technique meaning "finger pressure" in Japanese: SHIATSU, and 55. Stocking attachments: GARTERS. SUGAR cookie.
34. With 36-Across, mass-produced ... and what each of four black squares in this puzzle is?: COOKIE CUTTER.
Across:
1. Far from homogeneous: DIVERSE.
8. Fight back: RESIST.
14. Threatening: OMINOUS.
15. Red hot chili pepper: CAYENNE. Add a half-teaspoon or more to your next batch of chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies. Don't knock it until you try it.
18. Suffix for Gator: ADE. Gatorade. Developed by researchers at the University of Florida.
19. Like cactus-friendly climates: ARID. The Prickly Pear is the official state plant of Texas.
20. "__ making a list ... ": HE'S.
21. Family guy: SON.
26. Deeply absorbed: RAPT.
27. Clickable pic: ICON.
28. Skippy rival: JIF.
31. Worth having: OF USE.
37. "Spun" tales: YARNS. Madame Defarge knows about yarns that do not include dubious amounts of exaggeration.
38. Arm bone-related: ULNAR.
41. News letters: UPI.
42. Trike rider: TOT.
43. Having no slack: TAUT.
44. Soft French wheel: BRIE. Why Some Cheeses Come in Wheels and Others in Blocks
48. Blues-rocker Chris: REA.
49. Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries": IAN.
50. Two in a row?: OARS.
51. Prompt on stage: CUE.
59. Rodeo ropes: LASSOES.
60. Massachusetts site of Phillips Academy: ANDOVER. Prestigious university prep school that is named in many rankings as the best high school in the country. About $54K/yr if you can get your child or grandchild accepted. I scanned the alumni list. Didn't get past the B's. The Bush's, Bill Belichick, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Humphrey Bogart... although the Casablanca actor was expelled.
61. This one or that one: EITHER.
62. Dangerous wave: TSUNAMI.
Down:
1. Bashful pal: DOC. They of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
2. Texter's "If you ask me": IMO.
3. Vigor's partner: VIM.
4. "Terrible" French kid: ENFANT. "Enfant terrible, which literally means "terrifying child" in French...could be anyone - young or old - whose behavior shocked others. Now the term is also often applied to young, successful newcomers who shock or scare old-timers with their new approaches, easy successes, or disregard for tradition." Paraphrased from Merriam Webster.
5. Crucifix: ROOD.
6. Foolproof: SURE FIRE. "What's a sure fire way to fail your driving test ?"
7. Guinness suffix: EST.
8. Carted off to jail: RAN IN.
9. Looked at closely: EYED.
10. "The __ is calm tonight": "Dover Beach" opening: SEA. Summary and Analysis
11. Coming up: IN THE FUTURE.
12. Show contempt: SNEER. Emotional body language - Sneer explained
13. Present perfect, for one: TENSE.
15. Saving one's bacon?: CURING. Fun clue.
19. Really excited: AGOG.
21. Polynesian nation: SAMOA.
22. One who strikes while the iron is hot: OPPORTUNIST.
24. Top pitcher: ACE. Nat Max Scherzer 7W - 1L, 1.78 ERA, 104 SO, 0.85 WHIP. Those are ACE stats.
25. Birthday present: GIFT.
26. Risqué: RACY.
28. Soup du __: JOUR.
30. Essence: GIST.
32. Vintage hue on a photo app: SEPIA.
33. Scary-sounding lake: ERIE.
35. Nautical speed unit: KNOT.
36. Cross-sectional X-rays: CATSCANS.
38. Development site: UTERUS.
39. Metallica drummer Ulrich: LARS.
40. Woman with a habit?: NUN.
44. Nantes native: BRETON.
Nantes is a city on the Loire river and is the capital of Brittany, a region of France.
Bretons are an ethnic group located in this region.
45. Flier's window alternative: AISLE.
46. Iranian faith: BAHAI.
47. Stun gun brand: TASER.
50. Winnebago relative: OTOE.
52. Pakistan's national language: URDU.
54. Mt. St. Helens output: ASH.
55. Mobster's piece: GAT.
56. "2 Fast 2 Furious" actress Mendes: EVA. Eva and partner Ryan Gosling
57. Sleep acronym: REM. "Rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep, REMS) is a unique phase of sleep in mammals and birds, distinguishable by random/rapid movement of the eyes, accompanied with low muscle tone throughout the body, and the propensity of the sleeper to dream vividly." Wikipedia.
58. Indian title: SRI. "...a polite form of address, like "mister" in English, or as an epithet for the names of Hindu deities." Yogapedia
Here's the grid:
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteThanks to Debbie and TTP!
Enjoyable puzzle!
Needed perp help for: GREGG, REA, ANDOVER, SAMOA, BRETON, BAHAI and OTOE.
Yesterday, when I mentioned that the (awful) graduation was held early to avoid excess heat, I was not confused, as was suggested. However, it was quite cold. Too bad. As you can imagine from the hour that I usually mention that it is time for bed when I blog, I loathe getting up very early. Especially at 6 in the morning!!!
Caregiver rubbed lots of pain gel on me this afternoon. I may live!
Have a great day!
A black hole has an appetite DIVERSE,
ReplyDeleteAn OMNIVEROUS gullet to which nothing is averse!
Not a COOKIE is UNEATEN,
Not Christian, BAHAI, nor heathen,
It's an OPPORTUNIST to down the universe!
I had a FORTUNE COOKIE, with no paper to be read.
I had a BUTTER COOKIE, oleo was on it spread.
I had a SUGAR COOKIE,
The aspartame was ooky.
I had a GINGER COOKIE, but got Gilligan instead!
{B+, A.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteNot a hint of Wite-Out in my grid this morning. Zip, zip, done. That's the way the cookie crumbles. Cute one, Debbie. Thanx for the tour, TTP.
Not familiar with GREGG Popovich. Back in the day the girls were taught GREGG stenography in high school.
When I was growing up, our little town was home to a factory that specialized in making cheese boxes. They were cylinders about 12" high and slightly less in diameter. For cheddar, I think. There were at least a half-dozen cheese factories within a five-mile radius. If you've never had still-warm, salted cheese curd, you've missed a treat. It has a taste sorta like buttery popcorn, but with a squeaky, rubbery texture. De-lish.
If you have ever lived in the Northeast you know of Andover Mass. Location of the regional IRS office that you used to (before exile) mail your tax return.
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteStarted out thinking it was harder than the usual Tuesday fare, but then began to realize there was a lot of really bright fill, and so it quickly came together. Only unknown was GREGG. No searches were needed.
KNOT - One nautical mile per hour.
OTOE - TTP's map seems to be German sourced.
FAGIN - We had a real friendly barn cat named Fagin. He loved to roam the fields searching for voles. Once my sister and I were trekking through a hay meadow about half a mile from the homestead when Fagin came up to us and said hello; taking time out from his hunt.
BRIE - Best Brie I ever had was in a Hydro-Quebec cafeteria in Radisson, Que near the La Grande hydro complex. French culture can be counted on for good food.
Off to Syracuse to get my MOHS treatment for another Basil cell problem.
Good Tuesday Cornerites, and Cornerettes.
ReplyDeleteThanks be to Ms. Debbie Ellerin for this enjoyable CW which I FIR in 31:21.
Thank you TTP for your excellent review.
- - At 44D Wiki shows, when I LIU Brittany, "The capital is Rennes." "Although Nantes was the primary residence of the 15th-century dukes of Brittany, Rennes became the provincial capital after the 1532 union of Brittany and France."
- - 50D Winnebago relative: OTOE. - I read corrected. I thought they were related to Airstream.
Spitzboov at 7:20 AM
- - I had a MOHS treatment to my upper lip just below my right nostril. I have a Picard PIC of the bloody hole if anyone would like to see it. The Dr, made a Paisley incision where the round end covered the hole. I know where it is, and yet have a hard time finding the incision lines. He was a true artist. My concern is, having taken care of a basil cell carcinoma, what other cancers are lurking.
Rain is pouring.
Ðave
Most things that ABUT don't "bump."
ReplyDeleteAnd let's try again to teach these crossword creator idiots that it is CT SCAN, not CAT SCAN.
A really lame theme, and a really lame puzzle.
And same-same for the commentary
DeleteSpitz, good luck with the Mohs treatment today! Like you, I was a bit put off at first, but then settled in and enjoyed the fresh challenges. Got the theme quickly and that helped, but the proliferation of unknown names still slowed me down.
ReplyDeletePrickly pear is considered a noxious weed in Australia. I don't remember anyone ever thinking of eating it.
FIR but erased dad for SON, lariats for LASSOES and CAYaNNE. Bad spellers of the world UNTIE! CSO to everyone's favorite ex-NUN, Lucina.
ReplyDeleteWAGged two Naticks: BAHIA x SHIATSU and BRETON x REA. I have heard of ANDOVER, but not Phillips Academy. I'll bet that Belichick got straight As. I'll also bet that he stole the test key sheets.
Unlike statute miles, nautical miles reflect an important global feature: one minute of latitude. A KNOT is one nautical mile per hour. I cringe when people (mostly on TV) say KNOTs per hour.
Thanks to Debbie Ellerin for the crunchy Tuesday. I especially liked YARNS for spun tales and OARS for two in a row. Cute. And thanks to TTP for another interesting review.
Musings
ReplyDelete-I saw the cookies quickly but needed the reveal to get the wonderful gimmick
-The “Out Party” seems to RESIST without giving any thought to actual legislation
-Somebody besides Skippy makes peanut butter? Do tell.
-Not being “OF USE” is a big retirement issue
-Have you ever heard TAUNT said for TAUT? Me too.
-Ya gotta love this prompter cartoon!
-John McEnroe was known as an ENFANT TERRIBLE
-Being able to listen to my iPhone while getting a CAT SCAN helped!
-They were state champions and darling of our state playing “Rez Ball” (reservation basketball)
-Despite OMINOUS clouds, I’m off to golf league!
For once I got the theme before the reveal! Fun romp today!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw CAT SCAN today - I wondered if there would be another comment in ignorance about it being a CT scan and Anonymous at 7:56 provided early evidence that it's still out there, sadly slamming constructors in the process. Both are used in medicine:
CAT scan for "Computerized Axial Tomography" and the shortened CT scan for "Computerized Tomography"
Thanks TTP for the write-up and Debbie for a fun quiz!
Good Morning.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debbie for a bit of a crunchy Tuesday. I didn't have the circles so I needed TTP's help. Very nice construction. I liked all the misleading clues you offered me; I took the bait.
Nice tour, TTP, with interesting explanations, maps, and links. Merci beaucoup. Alas, Madame taught for many years, so I have heard many YARNS with "dubious amounts of exaggeration!" My favorite was the day we moved from my dog at my paper to my printer ate my paper! Honestly, I laughed out loud--not to be rude, but the new excuse was so refreshing. I gave the kid an extra day with no penalty for creativity.
Have a sunny day. Looks like I have to make my own sunshine again today. Old Sol is still missing. It's still "cooler near the Lake."
I loved this cute theme. It brings back fond memories of past Christmases when my family and I used to make many varieties of cookies. My son and DIL still do. I am down to one or two traditional, time consuming favorites.
ReplyDeleteOARS was my favorite fill , although the O was my last letter. Neat misdirections at 50, across and down. I was camped out in the Winnibago before the tribes showed up.
TTP, fine expo. Owen, I liked your cookie verse.
REA, Gregg and Ian were unknowns, but easily perped and wagged.
I love brie with fig jam.
In square dancing when we are back to back with abutting butts, we often go bumps-a-daisy.
Spitz, good luck with your MOHS treatment. I know many friends who are thriving with this life saving treatment.
Misty, I am happy to see that your eyesight is improving.
Hi Y'all! No circles but I diligently searched and found all the COOKIES. However, I didn't think BUTTER was a COOKIE and was toying with the idea of EGGO being one from in the middle of GREGG & OF USE.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debbie & TTP for sweetening our morning. I crave COOKIES sometimes.
DUH for the day was thinking OFUSE was a single word. What?
Yep, I do know Pop but didn't know he spelled GREGG with two "GG's" at the end. They are hard G's too just like he is hard-nosed. Woe to an interviewer who asks a dumb question and gets a GRrrrrEGG response.
Prickly pear is edible? I had a big plant for the lovely yellow flowers in a place nothing else would grow. Picking prickly pear would be even less desirable than squatting in the garden to pick green beans when I was 7 mos. pregnant with a big baby.
If we talked politics, I could name you an ENFANT terrible. I was proud that I came up with ENFANT at once.
Spitz: good luck on the MOHS treatment.
Husker: please don't get your iron struck by lightning on the back swing under those OMINOUS clouds. Wear a hard hat in case of hail. If I were Joann, I'd make you stay home and help bake COOKIES.
Hello to my DIVERSE web friends. An easy puzzle to solve but as usual the COOKIE CUTTER (filled by perps) flew over my head. I always ignore clues like 34A & 36A until the end of a puzzle because they make puzzles (especially ones with circles) easier.
ReplyDelete25A- I have no idea what "Sommersby" is but GERE is always a X-word staple. I guess Richard EGAN has faded from the scene. And what else, other than SEA, would be calm at "Dover Beach".
Metallica is not my choice of bands but LARS is a staple. And who is Chris REA? Unknown to me.
Neither do a have any idea what "2 Fast 2 Furious" is by EVA Mendes always shows up.
GREGG Popovich- somebody forgot to tell him that the NBA has teams in places like San Antonio, Memphis, Oklahoma City,...etc. that their real purpose is to LOSE to NY, LA, and Chicago, which have the larger television audiences.
ANDOVER- 'the best high school'- I call that BS. That place and GROTON are just places where the ruling class sends their kids so they will make contacts to perpetuate their good old boy networks of getting their kids into IVY league colleges to make further contacts.
I agree with Anon@7:56. I really don't know how some clues in recent LAT puzzles are acceptable. Thankfully I have the NYT crossword puzzle.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteI loved this puzzle because the theme was so well hidden (for me, anyway; I don't have HG's eagle eye!) and the reveal brought a smile, as well as an AHA. I knew none of the proper names: Lars, Ian, and Rea, but the perps were all very easy to suss out. The Samoa/Cookie crossing made me think of the Girl Scouts' Samosas. Every time I see Cayenne pepper I'm reminded of someone who referred to it, in all seriousness, as Canine pepper. Agog is a recent repeat and, of course, what's a grid without Abejo's Erie? Nice CSOs to Lucina and Madame Defarge.
Thanks, Debbie, for a "sweet", satisfying solve and thanks, TTP, for the very interesting and informative review. One of the many perks of this blog is the learning moments and you provided several today.
Ferm, I'm glad you feel a little better. You're a trouper. Quick healing to Lucina and Misty, too.
Spitz, good luck with your procedure.
Would someone who knows how to embed a link do so with the Thumper clip so that our prickly pear Anonymous @ 7:56 might stop being such a Debbie Downer.
Inane hiker @ 8:14, thank you for your sharing the precise medical terms. I hope Mr. or Mrs. prickly pear reads your post.
Have a great day.
D-N-F ... only got about 85%.
ReplyDeleteDone-In by IAN, REA, LARS and GREGG ... geez, on a Tuesday.
Got the theme. With JIF in the grid was looking for a Peanut Butter COOKIE.
No booze ... so No Fave today.
Seems appropriate that there will be a Game 7 tomorrow.
GO LIGHTNING !!!
Cheers!
YR, there really is a thing called fig jam? It was also golfer Phil Mickleson's nickname when he first burst onto the scene - "[Fooey] I'm Good - Just Ask Me".
ReplyDeleteI'm still restraining myself with our anons. I. Will. Not. Feed. The. Trolls. Very much against my nature.
Good late morning.
ReplyDeleteDid it again. Opened the puzzle this very early morning and realized I had already solved it.
D4E4H, I stand corrected. Rennes is the capital of Brittany, not Nantes as I wrote in the blog. My vision test appointment is on the 31st.
Best wishes Spitzboov.
Madame Defarge, I intended to edit my comment on yarns, and add, "and probably has heard many that do."
Teachers must hear, "I ran out of ink in my printer", "I couldn't get on the internet" and other technology reasons for not turning in their homework. One time I couldn't speak in class because I had faux laryngitis.
There was a recent article in the Chicago Tribune that used enfant terrible when commenting about "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli.
Last year I mowed my lawn 5 times in April, and 9 times in May. I keep a log. This year, it was once in April, and only 4 times so far in May. It's growing, and needs mowed again, but it's too wet. Third wettest May on record in Chicago, and with eight days to go and more rain in the forecast, we very well may set the record. Guess I'll go run the errands.
ReplyDeleteI am buying fig jam on Amazon today. I hate to shop, so I am an Amazon addict, everything under the sun in one place. In addition to the jam I am buying sneakers for Alan. I can go to back orders to find the brand and model he likes. I am ordering Oscar statuettes for the square dance movie contest, eye drops which are hard to find elsewhere, and a DVD that Alan wants. No surfing the net or the stores. My choices arrives at my door in a day or two and there are easy returns.
Fig jam for Jinx
YR: I've never seen fig jam. Made me hungry for Fig Newtons. I used to binge on those COOKIES.
ReplyDeleteI'm an Amazon shopper too. I was thinking how my mother grew up on a farm with her mother relying on Sears Roebuck Catalog or Montgomery Ward for clothing and household goods. My mother did a lot of ordering from those and specialty catalogs when we lived in a small town. I have too through the years. Now I have Amazon when I live in a city with all kinds of stores but can't do the walking required to shop. Nothings changed in all these generations except the name of the provider and the means of distribution.
Speaking of Bogie, I caught the last 20 minutes of Casablanca last night. Similar to the end of TofTC. Non?
ReplyDeleteI know folks have corrected SB to SW. My son considered that type of Disney movie the most horrific of all entertainment. eg. The fatherless child (Bambi in particular where the buck is killed)
The PGA had an enfant terrible last weekend in Aaron Wise, 21 year old winner of the Byron Nelson
Oh, not the RV, the tribe. Duh.
I see (LIU' ed it) that JFK attended Choate.
Jinx, you have at least one GUFFAW a day. Even a Pat's fan had to chuckle
My cookie du jour is a Pepperidge Farm Sausalito
WC
Oh btw ." He's making a list" . CSO to the late great Santa
Fav cue: Development site: UTERUS
I've been doing the puzzles in the evening, but it's too early? to post.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the people who told me I could use Cruciverb and Across Lite again. I like their way of presenting puzzles.
Yesterday and today were easy enough to speed through I even got the theme both days.
I'm traveling the next several days for grandchildren events.
have a good week, everybody,
Montana
I loved this morning treat, Debbie--many thanks! As soon as I got FORT UNE and GIN GER, I knew this was a COOKIE puzzle (thank goodness for circles). Also enjoyed fun clues, like "Scary sounding lake" (of course, ERIE) and "Development site," which took me a while to figure out. Unknowns included SHIATSU, GREGG, IAN, and others, but perps filled them in, so no problem. And I loved the way the COOKIE CUTTER reveal was placed by itself in the middle of the puzzle--great construction. Lots of fun, all around, followed by a neat TTP write-up.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel well again soon, Fermatprime.
Have an easy and successful treatment, Spitzboov.
Loved your paper eating story, Madame Defarge.
Enjoyed your second poem, Owen.
Thanks for the kind words, Yellowrocks and Irish Miss.
And have a good day, everybody.
I am having trouble previewing my post when I include a link. When I tap PREVIEW the post disappears and I see only a blank page except for the symbol #. I have taken to saving my posts in WORD because I have lost so many of them. If I tap PUBLISH the link publishes.
ReplyDeleteWithout including a link I can preview. Any suggestions?
"Puzzling Thoughts":
ReplyDeleteGiven how DIVERSE we all are - outside of our homogenous love of crossword puzzles - I thought One Across was an appropriate start to a very cleverly themed puzzle. Kudos, Debbie, and ditto to TTP for recapping the clues and solves.
So when I saw the One Across clue, my weird brain immediately came up with this Moe-ku:
Gay Mensa chapter
Consists of people who are
Homo-genius
Sorry, I couldn't RESIST! 😜
Although my newspaper edition did have the circles, I just plodded through, and never paid attention to the "theme" until I read the recap. I think COOKIE was the last "crumb" to fall. I solved from East to West today.
Interesting cross of GIFT and JIF, seeing as TTP used a .gif to show us a picture of the erstwhile P & G peanut spread ... Smucker's bought the brand from them several years ago, along with some other of their food items
As an OPPORTUNIST, I'll try another Moe-Ku using a crossword clue:
If two boats raced, and
Neither won; could you say they
Were tied up in KNOTs?
The Girl Scouts canceled
Their Internet browser. They
Won't accept COOKIEs
(I know, I used a similar Moe-Ku on this, earlier in the year)
To the fellow Jumble solvers here: how are you liking the new constructors? Despite my punny nature, I'm having a bit more trouble since their change ... jury is still out. Of course, it would have helped today if I hadn't incorrectly put UNTAPE as the answer to #4
Ooh, a COOKIE jar puzzle from Debbie Ellerin.
ReplyDeleteI loved the COOKIE CUTTER pattern and all the COOKIES which I can no longer eat but love to think about. Nice one, Debbie.
OARS, two in a row was my favorite clue as well.
Thank you for the CSO!
I had to laugh at GARTERS for stockings! Does anyone still use those? They were, of course, the only way to keep hose up before pantyhose.
Fig jam! Yum! It's available at the grocery stores here. Also, prickly pear jam. In my home, of course, it's UNEATEN.
Spitz:
Best of luck with your MOHS procedure.
Fermat:
I hope you had a chance to rest and are feeling better.
Misty:
Is your vision a bit improved now? I hope so.
Have a beautiful day, everyone! I'm sending sunshine your way! We have plenty to spare.
What is this? SAMOA your madness? :P
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see that our anonymous friend found it necessary to back himself up today…
Mme DeF, it’s warmer here in the far west AND I have seen actual, for real sun TWICE today! Woo hoo. I’m currently parked in the woods at a DuPage County forest preserve, taking a break from running errands and doing the puzzle. Nice to see everything green again.
Nice puzzle today. WEES about some of the fresh fill. When the circles in the first theme clue spelled out FORT, I figgered I had the theme; this is going to be military strongholds. WTFT*. Thanks to Debbie and to TTP for their parts in brightening up an otherwise dark and dreary day.
*Wrong The First Time
Have a great day, all!
This went pretty quickly...had 21A MAN b4 crosses made SON.....and that was it.
ReplyDeleteVery small point and somebody may have already mentioned it but my grandchildren would be sure to let you know that Doc and his friends are in Snow White not Sleeping Beauty.
ReplyDeleteTTP at 10:26 AM
ReplyDelete- - Someone has an e-mail, and it might be you. Please send one to me. Thanks, and good night.
Yellowrocks at 10:31 AM
- - Did you buy the Divina Fig Spread - 3.5 Pound Pail?
Ðave
Good point, Anon. Officially, it's Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Why not dwarves? J.R.R. Tolkien wrote that the only correct plural of dwarf in English is dwarfs. I guess Walt Disney listened.
ReplyDeleteThanks, TTP, for using my Owl avatar to illustrate ICON!
ReplyDeleteThe Fowler Owl has been our family emblem since the 12th century, and I'm sure he's happy to be chosen for a brief stardom in our Corner.
Ta- DA!
Ms. Ellerin's pzl offered a bit of a challenge through the use of proper names in key sectors, but these gave way in the end to perps and, surprisingly, to the theme.
I say "surprisingly" because I'm rarely aware of the theme until the dust has settled.
In this case I needed it (a) to spell proper names properly and (b) to know which kind of COOKIE belonged where.
Madame Defarge, reading your reference to paper eating (by dog) led me down memory lane to recall when I was the one eating paper.
Anybody else remember eating paper in kindergarten or first grade? After being reprimanded by the nuns, I had to take care to consume it in tiny bites behind the back of the kid whose desk blocked Sister Agatha's view of my misdeeds.
But Mmm.
Especially with paste!
That was the best.
~ OMK
____________
Diagonal Report: Again, no diagonals.
I find it fitting from Debbie a Little COOKIE puzzle is offered :-). Thanks Debbie for this Crispy Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteFun expo TTP - I really enjoyed the bit on cheese shapes. I believe you re: CAYENNE in COOKIES; I put 1/4 tsp of white-pepper in my choc. chips for umami [the pepper cuts the sweet just so; de-lish.]
WOs: Dad started b/f SON; GARdERS; I really thought he was spelt LARz
ESPs: all the other names; ROOD
Fav: REM after FANTA failed to give us a reason to link Orange Crush
I also found RAN IN xing RESIST (arrest?) cute if not a little TENSE.
Like YR & Jinx, I was camping in the Winnebago. Two in a row? - nothing to do with twenty-two. O @47 was last to fall.
Theme? I was thinking card games at GIN and UN-
{A+,A+} {LOL, Nice!, meh - old hat :-)}
Good luck today Spitz. D4, re: MOHS pics, um, no thanks.
@7:56 - pray tell, where we can find your published puzzles so we can evaluate your construction prowess?
BigE - Right?! I'm sure outcomes at Phillips has nothing to do with the fact parents can afford that kind of tuition.
MDE DeFarge - You were my teacher? :-) The printer did eat my paper! We nerds were so cool printing our English papers on 9-pin dot-matrix printers. Being a last minute kinda-guy, I printed right before class and the tractor-feed ate /mangled the final couple of pages. At least I had evidence.
Cheers, -T
This was definitely no COOKIE CUTTER, mass produced opus; a lovely one-of-a-kind, fun-to-solve puzzle. Enjoyed it immensely. Favorite clue by far was "Two in a row." Genius.
ReplyDeleteWanted HETEROGENEOUS at 1A but it is obviously too many letters.
I see the TOT is TAUT. Was he also taught? (I'll keep my day job.)
There is a small wild pig, the collared peccary, called a javelina by the locals in Tucson Arizona that loves to eat the prickly pear pads. I swear they must have lips of leather. LW and I once made jam from the bright red prickly pear bloom and it was pretty good. If you can get the prickles out, you can actually eat the red bloom right off the plant; it is deliciously sweet and fruity.
Husker Gary, I take it you are a Skippy peanut butter fan.
Spitzboov, may your MOHS treatment be successful.
Good wishes to you all.
desper-otto,
ReplyDeleteDid Tolkien give any reason behind pluralizing dwarf as dwarfs?
Dare we write hoofs now, and wharfs and knifes?
Did the Little People rise up en masse and demand dissimilar treatment?
Otherwise, I would resist following Authority in lockstep.
Let's see:
In German, die sieben Zwerge gives no hint of special treatment, but in English "Dwarfs" has been preferred at least since Jesse White's 1912 Broadway play with an early use of the title Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Uncle Walt was not the first.
So I suppose traditional usage prevails, and logic gets the boot.
Well, the MOHS procedure went well. Clean as a whistle now. Only one pass was needed.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your support.
BTW - C.C. has a puzzle in today's WSJ.
RE: DWARFS. Merriam says dwarves is also acceptable.
Thank you for the care, Lucina. Vision the same but since I'm still going to get glasses that may be okay.
ReplyDeleteChairman Moe, I got the Jumble answer but didn't get #4 at all. Can you give me the correct answer, and do you want the final answer?
Misty & C. Moe - even this dyslexic can see #4 :-) Number #2, that's a whole different story. [I'm assuming we're looking at the same Jumble: PUNTEA] -T
ReplyDeleteTTP:
ReplyDeleteI failed to thank you for your herculean effort today! It's an impressive commentary.
Jinx:
You are so sweet. Thank you.
The Doc gave me some antibiotic capsules to take and they knock me out. I've been sleeping night and day for many hours at a time.
Anonymous T at 1:34 PM
ReplyDelete- - My favorite is the Peanut "Lobsters." I like mine wrapped in NORI, which reminds me of les petits pois. Why, you ask. Because I thought the weed of the sea was HONI till I looked it up.
I eat my peas with honey.
I've done it all my life.
It makes the peas taste funny,
but it keeps them on my knife.
Obviously, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer,
but I can cut hot butter.
- - "D4, re: MOHS pics, um, no thanks." - You don't know what you are missing.
Spitzboov at 3:14 PM
- - Happy that you're happy.
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Misty and C-Moe, I actually did a Sudoku. Of course it was Monday's. I'll have to check out the Jumble .
ReplyDeleteYR, my problem was the profile button. Being left-handed my finger just gets too close on the Android . So. I post as a text to myself and cut and paste.
I just saw "Rebel in the Rye".* Now I suppose I'll have to reread Catcher in the Rye. Such a disappointment to find out it wasn't about baseball.
Owen, solid A as -T said. C-Moe, the wheel of PC keeps revolving so #1 is probably ok now. Speaking of.. it was interesting to see Hemmingway casually use the N-word in the Sun Also Rises.
And not pejoratively, quite the opposite but of course not acceptable today. I wonder if it's edited out in recent editions?
WC
* Biography of JD Salinger . He had a tough WWII
Husker Gary,
ReplyDelete- - Look what I found Anna Netrebko - Caro Nome 1999, wearing a yellow dress, so lovely.
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I'm a little later to the party than usual but had a busy hot day outside today.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie Ellerin for a fun puzzle. A couple of head scratchers ,but in the end it all made perfect sense.
For some odd reason I didn"t know about ROOD .My favorite clue was about the OARS . Stumped on that one for a bit.Thanks TTP for the tour. Perfect long weekend weather for a change!
Spitzboov, Here's hoping your MOHS heals well & quickly. Glad you needed only one go. (Like a single solving scan on a chewy Xwd, yes?)
ReplyDeleteI had a MOHS job on my right ear a few months back.
(Who knew the ear has so many over-sensitive nerves?!)
It took several passes. It has healed now, with some warping of the ear rim. The surgeon sent me to a plastic surgeon, fearing that the depth of her cuts had disfigured the ear. But at my age I'm just going to ask my barber to let my hair grow over the top. It's good that yours was not quite so invasive.
D4E4H,
Glad yours healed so well. If not, it would have been 'stache time, no? Yes, the real Angst comes from wondering how many more of these suckers are lurking.
For about 20 years I enjoyed daily SoCal beach life, so now must pay the piper...
AnonT, did you figure out the word in PUNTEA? I'd love to know because I never figured it out. Did you get the solution at the bottom? If not, I can give it to you.
ReplyDeleteMisty - D4 gave up #4 (I think) with his Lobster cookie pick. No - I don't have the Final Answer. I'm sitting here with MOST -- (Def?) :-). -T
ReplyDeleteOMK @. 1818 said " It's good that yours was not quite so invasive."
ReplyDeleteYes it is. But it's the 2nd Basil cell cancer in a year. Before that I had a melanoma removed from my back. So I see a good dermatologist every 6 months. I also see a dermatology surgeon twice a year. The melanoma gave me a good scare, and I am being very defensive. The patient has to be his own best advocate. So far so good.
AnonT:
ReplyDeleteDid you see my e-mail? I used your gmail address so don't know if you check that one.
Got the COOKIE CUTTER theme quickly and thought it was quite clever and original! Hand up for the unknowns IAN, Sommersby, GREGG, REA, LARS but crosses mostly were clear. BRETON/REA was a bit of a Natick, but I did WAG it correctly.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else try DON for "Family" guy?
I recently shared my photos of HAIFA, Israel. The highlight of these photos are the BAHAI Gardens.
But AnonT wondered about my photo of the PADDY array at the Banaue Rice Terraces yesterday. So... I was motivated to edit my 1500 or so photos there down to a manageable set for viewing.
Here are my PADDY photos at the Banaue Rice Terraces!
Hope you will enjoy them!
Misty, AnonT:
ReplyDeleteHow about "PEANUT"?
Just a stab in the dark ...
~ OMK
Now I'm craving Mama's ginger crinkles - gotta make some tomorrow. SHIATSU and FEGIN were correctly spelled w perps. Remembered GREGG Pop's wife, Erin, died last month as it was reported in Chronicle Sports. So glad GARTERS are no longer needed in this day and age, NOT comfortable when sitting. Maybe still offered in Victoria's Secret catalogs?, which reminds me of our dear Saturday friend, Splynter. I remember he's no longer working at the vineyard and might be working in a kinda techie job. Any updates? Is it just me, or are we getting a lot of Argyle-related clues. Dear funny guy.
ReplyDeleteC-Moe, re Jumbles. I thought Hoyt?? & Knurek's (a Czech doesn't forget another Czech name) jumbles were a bit easier because of their cartoons giving hints. Today's cartoon IMO was a misdirection with Native Indians tapping maples for TREEMENDOUS. Finally got it with dissecting OUS from the jumbled letters.
AnonT and Dave, thanks to blog friends, I think we got it. Ol'Man Keith is right, I think: PUNTEA is PEANUT. And TxMs also got the final answer: "TREE"-MENDOUS! Feels good to end the day having gotten that stupid Jumble, doesn't it? Thanks, everybody!
ReplyDeleteTo Misty, -T, Dave, and Tx Ms:
ReplyDeleteYes, PEANUT was the one that kept me from initially getting "Tree-Mendous". I actually thought UNTAPE was a word. Hell, there're been many a Christmas when I had to UNTAPE a package to open it ... but there is definitely a different look and spin with the new Jumblers. I guess change is ok
Misty - I don't usually play the Jumble because, well, the words look right to me (I'm dyslexic so it took forever to unwrap River!) Somehow PEANUT was easy.
ReplyDeleteC.Moe: I can see Untape. I too have forgotten the receipt in the present.
Picard - I'm sure you know I was joshin' re: green-screen. Those pix were excellent. Two (in a row?) things:
1) Was that kid holding a real centipede?
B) What was up w/ all the peace signs, and
III) what was that rice-ball dish? (ok, 3 things) - A buddy brings something looking like that for Breakfast Club Friday... Yummy stuff.
Did anyone else think II in a row was going to be IV? - No?, I didn't think so.
Lucina - thanks for making me check gMail.
WikWak - My list still has "SAMOA your madness? :P" LOL on it. It went noticed.
I heard this first on Market Place... How much of your retirement in Bitcoin did you spend on a pizza? [Bloomberg]
Cheers, -T
AnonT: Yes, I knew you were joking, but you gave me the push to go through all those hundreds of photos. I don't think I had ever really looked at them so carefully before.
ReplyDelete1) As far as I know, that was a real, live giant centipede. Quite a contrast with the US where mommy has to drive the kids everywhere until age 25 for fear a space alien will abduct the child.
B) I assume you are talking about the children. DW tells me it means "I'm cute"
III) I am not sure about a rice ball dish. They serve rice with something like an ice cream scoop to make it look fancy. Is that what you mean?
I added a video clip at the top showing the road building. One of the main purposes of roads is a place to dry rice. You can see that in the next to last photo.
By the way, there is a photo of a guy in a green shirt that seems rather random. If you zoom in, you can see it is from "Maybeck High School". I taught advanced physics at Maybeck High School. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a very small school. A bit remote from where children carry giant centipedes. How does that happen?
Picard at 12:13 AM
ReplyDelete- - I enjoyed each PIC, especially the "MOMA SPITTING AREA", PIC 220, and the Spanish name on the bus, "palabra de amor", "word of love", PIC 2011-0529-096.
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