Theme: "Pollination" - BEE sits on top of each flower.
23. *Henry James heroine: DAISY MILLER. And 18. Hardwood tree: BEECH.
29. *Hip-hop artist with the 2014 #1 hit "Fancy": IGGY AZALEA. And 26. "Three Tall Women" Pulitzer playwright: ALBEE.
42. *Youngest NBA player to win the MVP: DERRICK ROSE. And 37. "Cold one over here, please": BEER ME.
67. *Bashful one: SHRINKING VIOLET. The only flower with BEES on top. See 60. 2007 IHOP acquisition: APPLEBEE'S.
93. *"Under the Net" novelist: IRIS MURDOCH. And 87. Designer Geoffrey: BEENE.
109. *Looney Tunes girlfriend: PETUNIA PIG. And 99. Borscht veggie: BEET.
117. *Add unneeded ornamentation: GILD THE LILY. And the reveal on top: 114. Creature found atop the apt part of each answer to a starred clue: BEE.
I love this theme!
Don G and I had the same idea
a few years ago. But ours is only a weekday grid. I'm amazed at the
amount of theme entries Jason put in this grid. The fill is really good, despite the challenges of those paralleled BEEs.
Across:
1. "Behind the __ I'll convey myself": Polonius: ARRAS.
6. Base near home: THIRD. FIRST too. We also have 6. Target Field team: TWINS. And 34. Pitcher Hershiser: OREL.
11. EMT skill: CPR.
14. Judge's seat: BANC.
19. Fail to make use of: WASTE.
20. WC: LOO.
21. Prayer opening: O LORD. Boomer has been going to church faithfully since last November. Making friends with God.
25. Top of a scepter, perhaps: ORB.
27. German university city: ULM. University of Ulm. Albert Einstein's birthplace.
28. Initial payments: ANTES.
31. Pays attention: LISTENS.
34. Delivery pros: OB/GYNS. Baby delivery.
35. One taking a selfie: CELL.
36. AP rival: UPI.
40. Campaign funding org.: PAC.
46. Big risk taker: DAREDEVIL. Great fill.
52. Happening: EVENT.
53. Studio supporter?: EASEL.
54. Remote, as a road: LONESOME.
55. Dwindle: FADE AWAY.
57. Divested (of): RID.
58. Bird in Saint-Saëns' "The Carnival of the Animals": SWAN. Learning moment for me.
59. 1912 Olympic legend: THORPE (Jim). Native American.
66. Barrett of Pink Floyd: SYD.
71. "NCIS" was spun off from it: JAG.
74. Key movie scenes: SET PIECES.
75. 60-year-old Mattel classic: BARBIE.
79. Since: AS OF.
81. D.C. VIP: SEN.
82. Pocatello natives: IDAHOANS.
84. Korean rice dish: BIBIMBAP.
Literally "mixed rice". Various julienned veggies and sliced beef or
other meat on top of steamed rice. And an egg in the middle. Koreans
like featuring an egg in their dishes. See their iconic cold noodles
below.
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| Bibimbap |
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| Korean Cold Noodles. The stuff under the egg is sliced Korean pears. |
90. Keats, for one: ODIST.
91. "These go to eleven" band: SPINAL TAP.
95. Prefix with Pen: EPI.
96. Nab: ARREST.
98. Pocatello-to-Provo dir.: SSE.
102. Approached: NEARED.
105. Go back in: RE-ENTER.
111. "The way I __ ... ": SEE IT.
115. Pine Tree State campus town: ORONO. Alma mater of dear Hahtoolah.
116. __ Diego: SAN.
120. Some, in Stuttgart: EINES.
121. Bit of work: ERG.
122. Saying: ADAGE.
123. Big fight: MELEE.
124. Palindromic Latin verb: ESSE. And 126. Palindromic court star: SELES.
125. Rehab woe: DTS.
127. Creases: FOLDS.
Down:
1. "Idol" judge replaced by DeGeneres: ABDUL.
2. "Around the Horn" host Tony: REALI.
3. French coronation city: REIMS.
4. Coolers in windows, briefly: ACS.
5. Timid: SHY.
7. Cease: HALT.
8. Bermuda, e.g.: ISLE.
9. GPS data: RTES.
10. Aachen article: DER.
11. Blocked, as a drain: CLOGGED.
12. Gershwin title lover: PORGY.
13. One-named Swedish pop singer: ROBYN. Guess what? She was born Robin.
14. Ruth's husband: BOAZ. Total stranger to me.
15. Allowing admittance anywhere, as a pass: ALL ACCESS. Another great fill.
16. Highborn: NOBLE.
17. Angler's basket: CREEL. Also 107. Caught congers: EELED.
22. Reason to shake: DEAL. Nice clue.
24. Overexcited: MANIC.
29. Watson creator: IBM. They have a woman CEO. She probably knows a regular on our blog.
30. Vail alternative: ASPEN.
32. Tina and Lana: TURNERS.
33. Mel Blanc's "That's All Folks" et al.: EPITAPHS.
37. Donkey sound: BRAY.
38. Dawn deity: EOS.
39. Linguistic suffix: ESE. And 41. Citrus suffix: ADE.
42. Skillful: DEFT.
43. Cole Porter's "Well, Did You __?": EVAH.
44. Make over: REDO.
45. Mauna __: KEA. Not LOA.
47. Suspect's story: ALIBI.
48. Copland ballet with a hoedown: RODEO.
49. Gives one's word: VOWS.
50. "It could happen": I MAY.
51. Allow to use: LEND.
56. "The Way We __": WERE. Such an idealistic movie.
57. Guns: REVS.
60. Like, with "to": AKIN.
61. Dessert option: PIE.
62. __ Park: Pirates' field: PNC.
63. Part of XL: Abbr.: LGE.
64. Site of Napoleon's exile: ELBA.
65. Fish in the genus Hippocampus: SEAHORSE.
68. Where __: IT'S AT.
69. Hip-hop's Salt-__: N-PEPA.
70. Walked-on: TRODDEN.
71. Some punches: JABS.
72. Take __ of: taste: A SIP.
73. Mongolian desert: GOBI. You can still see part of the old Great Wall.
76. Scott of "Charles in Charge": BAIO. Some #MeToo trouble as well.
77. Etched: Abbr.: INSC.
78. Bk. read at Purim: ESTH.
80. Tweaks: FINE-TUNES.
82. Research ctr.: INST.
83. JFK, say: DEM.
85. Plan, with "out": MAP.
86. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar: BLINI. Here is a plate of Chinese pancakes. Popular breakfast food. Do you like cong you bing, Jayce?
87. What Superman first looked like?: BIRD.
88. Prior to, in poems: ERE.
89. Grafton's "__ for Evidence": E IS.
92. Sliced-off parts: PARINGS.
94. "He that __ many words shall be abhorred": Eccl.: USETH.
97. Coffee order: Abbr.: REG.
99. Fraternal org.: BPOE
100. Strange: EERIE.
101. Preppy jackets: ETONS.
103. Abated: EASED.
104. Aside (from): APART.
105. Ceremonies: RITES.
106. Govt. security: T-BILL.
108. Judy of "Devious Maids": REYES. Another learning moment.
110. Support for glasses: NOSE.
111. Facet: SIDE.
112. Israeli airline: EL AL.
113. Margin: EDGE.
117. Energy metaphor: GAS.
118. "Unbelievable" rock band: EMF.
119. Celestial lion: LEO.
C.C.
FIRight. Saw the flowers fairly early, but without the reveal at 114a I wouldn't have seen the real theme, that the flowers were just pointing to.
ReplyDeleteThey ARRESTED IGGY, took him to the station.
There his ALIBI caused a small sensation.
He was with the police chief's daughter
Doing what they hadn't oughter.
And he had her receipt to prove the situation!
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't all that impressed with the theme when I thought it just was phrases that included flowers, but once I got to the theme reveal and discovered all the BEEs above the theme answers my appreciation went way up.
I got through most of this unscathed, but the extreme NW corner killed me in the end. I did not know REILI and, despite getting it via the crosses, was convinced that it was wrong. What killed me, though, was the crossing of ULM and REIMS. I have heard of ULM before, but mis-remembered it as ULN. And, since REIMS was a complete unknown, I never realized my mistake. When I didn't get the congratulations message, I was soooo sure the problem was with the aforementioned REILI, but nothing I could think of would work instead.
Ah well.
In other news, I always thought it was simply BIMBAP and not BIBIMBAP. Live and learn. And, on the off chance that C.C> was referring to me in her write-up today, I have never actually met Ginni Rometty, although I have seen her occasionally when she has stopped by the office where I work.
Good morning!
ReplyDelete"Sensed" the bees, but not enough to see that they were part of the theme, which I also failed to see. I've gotta start reading the puzzle title on Sundays. "Guns" were not RODS (noun), but REVS (verb). Noticed the CSO to Hahtoolah. Older brother was employed by U-Maine for many years. That R in the ARRAS/REALI cross was my final fill -- a lucky WAG. Very clever, Jason. Thanx for the tour, C.C. (The mini Crossword Corner icon in Google Chrome is a "CC" -- neat.)
BEER ME: There was quite a flap in our little town when one house wrote "Beer Me" in Christmas lights on their rooftop. I thought it was hilarious.
BIBIMAP: Yesterday I learned from America's Test Kitchen that the way to make a perfect soft-boiled egg is with a sous vide immersion circulator -- 12 minutes at precisely 167°.
Does anyone have a AA battery? My mouse died, and I am using the inboard mouse on my laptop.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jason Mueller for this impossible CW which I eventually completed.
NW cell: I had to reveal the "R" at the Natick of ARRAS, and REALI
NE cell: Whew!
Ðave
I saw the flowers quickly and wondered why the Pollination title. The reveal let me see the bees.
ReplyDeleteBIBIMBAP, REALI, REYES, EMF - I haven't heard of them or have forgotten. Perps and wags to the rescue.
When we had ARRAS before I studied it extensively, so no prob.
I never heard of BEER ME, although it seems to be a common phrase. I see it also can mean "hand me or give me." Probably before my time. My generation says, "I'll have a beer, please."
Gotta run. See you later.
My generation says, "I'll have a beer, please."
ReplyDeleteOh give me a break.
Your generation had slang too, daddy-o. At least the cool ones did.
Good Morning.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jason. I was on a tear to start and then slowed down. Probably because ARRAS was first and it checked against a couple of the crosses. I learned that upon first reading Hamlet. I looked it up, and as YR indicates, I learned it for life. Easy because it is Polonius' line. He probably should have hidden behind some furniture!
Thanks for the tour, C.C.; nicely done. Thanks for the photos of the Asian dishes. Gives me ideas about trying new (to me) foods.
Hi, Barry! Nice to hear from you.
Have a sunny day, even if it is cloudy where you are, too.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI loved the theme, even more so when that all-important Bee showed up. Lots of perps needed: Albee, as clued, Bibimbap, Reali, Sea Horse, EMF, and Reyes. I think my only w/o was Engr(ave)/Insc(ribe). CSO to Hatoolah and Lemony (I believe) at Orono and to CC and Boomer at Twins. Arras was a gimme; who could forget Polonius? I put Beer Me in the same circular file as Totes Adorbs. Although there was lots of good fill, my main criticism about Sunday puzzles, in general, is that they have an over-abundance of three letter words, and usually boring ones at that. The good outweighs the bad, most Sundays, IMO.
Thanks, Jason, for a smooth and satisfying solve and thanks, CC, for the neat summary and the stunning (and yummy!) visuals. Hope Boomer is feeling better.
Barry, it's always nice to hear from you.
Lucina, I watched "The Wife" last night and I share your thoughts about the gratuitous foul language. However, for me, Glenn Close's bravura performance overshadowed any and all flaws, including the obscenities. I don't understand why Jonathan Pryce wasn't nominated for an Oscar as his performance was just as riveting and powerful as hers. (At least I don't think he was nominated; I don't remember his name being mentioned as a nominee.)
Have a great day.
Musings
ReplyDelete-Once the flowers (rivers) abate we can enjoy flowers (blooms) here
-Oh my, I also didn’t even see the BEES on the flowers. Forest/trees
-ARRAS and BIBIMBAP?
-An ANTE is one “payment” you could get back
-DARE DEVIL – Today’s Jumble features Evel Knievel right next to my LA puzzle
-Look Down That LONESOME Road (2:20) sang in Mayberry accompanied by Sheriff Taylor
-The Embassy Ball in My Fair Lady was a great SET PIECE where Liza wowed ‘em all
-Some cities see MELEES during spring break
-My RTE to sub now takes 25 min instead of 10 due to flood-ravaged Hwy 30
-Does anyone else regularly say EPITATH rather than EPITAPH?
-EVAH fits right in with DAHLING in movies of the 30’s
-One JAB from Mike Tyson would knock out almost any mere mortal
-_ _ R D – Superman first looked like a NERD not the TV intro – “Look, up in the sky…”
-The BPOE is a dying concern here in town as it doesn’t attract new members
I dont see much chatter here about the sitcom "The Office". The American version is in my top 10 of favorite sitcoms along with Seinfeld, Cheers, M*A*S*H, WKRP in Cincinnati, All in the Family and Frasier.
ReplyDeleteAnywho, The Office sometimes has running gags about the idiosyncrasies of each character. They often use Michael Scott's outdated use of "That's what she said" to hilarious results. In the same vein, Andrew Bernard is a pain when he forever refers to Jim as "big tuna" and request different items by using "beer me". In my use(as well as everyone I know), BEER ME is nowadays only used when requesting a beer. Unless they are ironically using it as a reference to the character from The Office. "BEER ME the remote" is an inside joke for The Office fans. My favorite use from the show was when Andy went to a bartender and said "BEER ME a margherita please". The bartender was confused. Classic.
Thanks, C.C. and Jason. Very clever theme and execution. Bibimbap was a total unknown to me, but the perps revealed it. Love those perps.
ReplyDeleteBest to Boomer. I don't get the weekday editions of the LA Times, but I read the Monday blog because I enjoy Boomer's comments.
Love that Andy Griffith episode. Beautiful voice.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous@ 9:24, I meant "Beer me" was AFTER my time. Yes, we had our own slang back in the day. I was thinking of my generation TODAY. What 80 year old do you know who says, "Beer me."?
I finally realized that hippocampus has the root word for horse. Hippopotamus = river horse.
Hippodrome= horse (race)course. So, SEA HORSE became obvious. I was confused at first because hippocampus is a part of the brain.
Our square dance club is having a non dancing social today, a dinner at a Chinese restaurant. It is one of our most popular events. As co president it was my job to organize it. Alan is attending with me.
Did I know 1A? NO
ReplyDeleteDid I know 1D? NO
Did I know 2D? NO
Did I know 3D? Hell NO. Out of the blocks I was dead in the water on this puzzle. And then all the proper names that I didn't know. Such as IGGY AZALEA, IRIS MURDOCH, BOAZ, DERRICK ROSE, BAIO, ROBYN, REYES, SPINAL TAP, and BIBIMAP-really.
I caught the flower names early but it didn't help. Didn't notice the BEEs buzzing around. But I managed to get everything except the NW corner, AZALEA, & MURDOCH. I even managed GILD THE LILY but I'd never heard the expression.
O LORD, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz, my friends all have Porsches, I must make amends. Take care Boomer.
Sunday Lurk Say....
ReplyDeleteSeems like the perfect theme for the Sunday after the start of Spring.
{B+}
Ricky Gervais - The Office is one of those cringe-worthy SitComs; their antics are so awful I can only handle 10 minutes at a time. But it is funny...
Now can you stop Tweeting about After Life?
BigE - You cannot go through life without knowing This is Spinal Tap and Goes to Eleven. [Rob Reiner (he can slow down his Tweets too!) and Christopher Guest].
At least you know Janis :-)
YR asked "What 80 year old do you know that says BEER ME?" I'll venture - Joe Biden? :-)
Have a wonderful Sunday! -T
Anon-T, there's a big difference between 76 and 80. At least I like to think so.
ReplyDeleteAnonT. Yes a I agree it takes a special kind of humor to be able to consume The Office, which I do on a binging basis since it came to Netflix. But my momma always said I was special. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd btw, I'm not crazy, she had me tested.
p.s. Thanks for "its ten but one more" clip. I knew you'd come thru. Hint to C.C. and other bloggers, one cannot mention Spinal Tap without linking that clip. :-)
Buenos dias!
ReplyDeleteI love flowers and this one had a whole bouquet of them along with the BEES to pollinate them! Thank you Jason? Are you any relation to Robert Mueller of investigative fame?
This was an easy sashay with mostly known phrases. I agree about the profusion of three letter fill but all were acceptable. Even SYD Barret has become a Sunday staple.
Thank you, C.C. I so enjoy your food photos!
Have a splendid day, everyone!
Good afternoon.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jason Mueller, and thank you C.C.
Mostly flew through the puzzle, but there were a couple of total unknowns that were solved by perps. To wit, had no idea about ARRAS, but knew REALI and REINS. It was REIMS that made me change BirCH to BEECH.
That NW corner was my most troublesome area. Had no idea about DAISY MILLER either.
Enjoyed the flowers and the bees. Just didn't notice the BEES until the reveal, and it helped me fill the last unknown (ALBEE) that I skipped over earlier.
A Guide to Yellow Stripey Things
BEER ME UP - “Beer, if drank with moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health.”
EVENT was the answer for (The) Happening. Do you remember the song ? The movie, starring Anthony Quinn, was a dud. The song was a 1967 hit single for Diana Ross and the Supremes.
Troll, Spinal Tap.
TTP - I must respond to your Yellow Stripey Things.
ReplyDeleteNot only is Kottke (META)funny but.... My grandfather taught us how to pet BumbleBEEs; crook your forefinger into a hook and pet with the outer-meaty-bit between 1st & 2nd knuckles as they foraged for pollen. Very docile and seemingly happy, the bee.
Gramps had every kind of flower and cactus that could survive central IL (and even some that couldn't). Poppies, Roses, marigolds, tomatoes (lots!) and other what not. He always loved the bees - he knew their purpose and would be most kind to them (even shared his beer!).
At Gramps' wake we all toasted when Pop sniffled, "Pop's up there now - showing Christ how to pet a bee."
Thanks for the link and the memory. -T
TTP, funny. My quip was just a joke also.
ReplyDeleteDelightful Sunday puzzle, Jason--many thanks! I just loved the flower theme, and even more after all those BEEs landed on top. Brilliant. I was delighted to actually get most of this puzzle without any cheating, and even things I didn't know were helped by the perps. Nice to get Shakespeare right at the beginning. My German helped, which is always nice--but the Korean rice dish was just impossible for me. I thought I knew the Cole Porter song, but EVER just didn't work until I realized I had to change it to EVAH. But here's another of my (probably silly) questions: is BANC really a Judge's seat? Would appreciate an explanation. Wonderful pictures and delightful write-up, C.C. Tell Boomer he's in my daily prayer too.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful dinner with Alan, Yellowrocks.
And have a great Sunday, everybody!
I liked this puzzle. Yes, it has a whole lot of 3-letter fill. I thought the placement of BEE above each flower was brilliant. So, as Irish Miss said, "The good outweighs the bad, most Sundays." I didn't get the whole flower thingy until I was about half way through the puzzle, but figuring it out made solving easier and I had to go back and change many of my entries, to wit: PARIS changed to REIMS, DOWNS changed to ANTES, TNOTE became TBILL, and EPIGRAMS changed to EPITAPHS. The last cell I filled was the R crossing ARRAS and REALI, which, for me, was a total Natick, and which I filled simply by putting letters alphabetically until the Tada. Only then did I remember that doggone ARRAS, for which I had originally filled DRAPE.
ReplyDeleteI love love loved the clue for BIRD.
I do like cong you bing, C.C. I wish my wife liked them too; because she doesn't like them she pretty much disincentivizes me from ever ordering them when we go out. She is extremely DEFT at disincentivizing. (Okay, now I have sated my wish to use that word in a real conversation.)
I like BIBIMBAP and I also like bulgogi.
Good to see you, Barry G. I trust you and your family are doing well.
Misty, banc is simply French for bench. A judge sits on the bench. The term en banc (roughly "all the judges on the panel") has a special meaning in law.
Good wishes to you all.
Jayce, many thanks for the explanation--I'd never heard of it before.
ReplyDeleteIrish Miss:
ReplyDeleteEarlier I hadn't enough time to respond to your post. Yes! I was astonished that Jonathan Pryce was not nominated for an Oscar. His acting was brilliant in The Wife and I've already noted my disappointment that Glenn Close lost out. The Favorite was rife with risqué` scenes and I wonder if that is why it garnered so much attention. Have you seen it?
I also didn't mention what a Natick the NW corner was for me. I've never heard of Around the Horn or Tony REALI and ARRAS completely escaped me. I shall take a lesson from YR and Madame Defarge and do the research so I'll know it the next time it appears.
I saw The Office once or twice and really disliked it.
IRISMURDOCH. I'll have to check that but was she the subject of a movie called "Iris"? I saw it several years ago.
Rick, I never caught"The Office". I will add "That 70s Show" to your list.
ReplyDeletePoor Betsy is in mourning. Fifi, our conure passed away from complications from becoming egg bound.
Btw... I don't need the CSO at WC. Now _ Fields...
-T, re. SPINAL TAP link. It was followed by RR interview. A whole world of which I know nada. I now can die.
Misty, did you ink DAIS<BANC?
I moved smoothly down but started having to detour South and West. Is it possible that we all knew PETUNIA(Pig). ?
With all the long theme fill it enabled perps for the tricky fill like Superman (at first!), SEAHORSE and INSC. As per the usual Sunday all of a sudden there were no more empty squares.
I was idling at the Port picking up so I solved in two shifts. Had an odd* pkup as the couple became one.
WC
* I'd have to tell the story off line feel free to email me . Btw, I've been talking with Picard. He solves and lurks. but misses the corner.
Super Sunday. Thanks for the fun, Jason and C.C.
ReplyDeleteNo newspaper today; Cruciverb/Across Lite gave me some needed red letter help.
The theme gave me the reveal answer BEE, but I did not go back and see the BEEs on top of each flower. D'uh. I had noted APPLEBEES as an extra tidbit.
BIBIMBAP was unknown to me even though daughter spent 2 years in Korea. Kimchee I know.
REALI and REYES were unknown, but REIMS was prominent in the Shaw play, Saint Joan. Joan was to crown the Dauphin in REIMS Cathedral.
I wanted Saith before USETH, Ever before EVAH, Robin before ROBYN (we have a few hardy robins arriving here).
ESTHer and Ruth from the Old Testament today. C.C., BOAZ was the Kinsman redeemer for Ruth (and Naomi). Ruth (even though not Jewish) is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus.
BOAZ
It seems like a long time thinking back to 1973 when I saw The Way We WERE while at university. "So it's the laughter, we will remember . . . " (Ties in with AnonT's memory of his Gramps❤️)
WC- hand up for entering Dais before BANC.
YR - I hope that you and Alan enjoy the dinner.
Wishing all of you a great day.
Hi Y'all! Loved the bloomin' puzzle, Jason, and was delighted with the BEES. Enjoyed your expo as always, C.C.!
ReplyDeleteTony, loved your grandpa teaching you to pet a BEE. Probably a good thing I didn't know that one as a kid. I was always doing strange things with insects & spiders that drove my mother wild when she happened to catch me. My favorite thing was catching big grasshoppers, holding their back legs together gently and letting them chew on my thumb nail. Their mandibles chew vertically rather than horizontally. They usually so have little suction cups on their feet which I'd pull down my nail. learned valuable information toward being a farmer's wife. (Sure I did. I was a kid -- just playing around.)
Quite a number of unknowns for me: WEES!
Gary, I don't regularly say EPITAPH at all. But if I did, I'd say it correctly.
If someone would BEER ME, they better bring a bucket for the upchuck. I'm allergic to it.
WC: So what's the story with Picard? Why did he abandon us?
Lucina, we saw The Favourite and quite frankly didn't like it. Very nasty and dirty. A total mess. My wife and I felt its one and only redeeming value was Olivia Colman's performance as the ailing and overweight Queen Anne.
ReplyDeleteJonathan Pryce has been awesome in everything we have ever seen him in, even in those silly Pirates of the Caribbean movies. He was magnificent in 1993's television movie Barbarians at the Gate.
Lucina @ 3:20 ~ No, I haven't seen "The Favourite" yet but I have seen some clips that depict the risqué scenes you mentioned. I'm not sure it's a story I'd be interested in, although I'm familiar with Olivia Colman's talent from the British series, "Broadchurch". She was excellent as was her co-star, David Tennant, but I missed half of what they said because of her English accent and rapid-fire speech and his Scottish accent was almost indecipherable.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, I believe the movie, "Iris", was based on the writer Iris Murdoch and I think it focused on her later years and her decent into dementia.
I'm glad you agree with me on Jonathan Pryce's performance. He was robbed as was Glenn Close!
After reading Jayce's comment at 4:29, I'll definitely pass on "The Favourite." I'm not sure what's up next in my queue but I have reserved "Green Book", "The Post", and "Patriots Day". I have no interest in "A Star Is Born" or "Bohemian Rhapsody."
ReplyDeleteGood Afternoon, C.C., and friends. I loved this Flowery puzzle! I caught the theme with DAISY MILLER. It the novella was also made into a 1974 movie starring Cybill Shepherd.
ReplyDeleteAlways nice to see ORONO in the puzzles.
If my memory is correct, there is also a CSO to Abejo, too with the Fraternal Organization.
Purim was just celebrated this past week, which is the holiday that the Book of ESTHER is read in synagogue.
Interesting to have this (Jason) Mueller report, er, puzzle this week. A coincidence or collusion? Just an observation.
QOD: You should always use your Nobel Prize money to buy property. ~ Sir John Kendrew (né John Cowdery Kendrew; Mar. 24, 1917 ~ Aug. 23, 1997), British molecular biologist and recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Hahtoolah:
ReplyDeleteI love your sense of humor and irony!
PK:
If you e-mail me I have some news for you.
Rick Gervais ,,, um. Did you happen to be in the British The Office?
ReplyDeleteBecky
We had a lovely Chinese dinner. House special seafood soup, grilled shrimp salad, crab rangoon and moo shu pork for starters with family style entrees, orange beef, Sakura shrimp, General Tso's chicken, and mixed fried rice. There was ice cream with fortune cookies for dessert. So delicious. Plenty of leftovers to box up and take home. All for $30, tax and tip included. We had a wonderful time socializing with friends. They all included Alan and another special needs family member.
ReplyDeleteDavid just phoned me. His wife was walking a small dog she was minding and fell down the porch steps. She broke her femur again at the place it meets her prosthesis which was installed after her last fall a few months ago. Very painful and serious.
Merlot me.
Oh, YR, how awful. Your poor DIL and son! You better have two Merlots! 🍷🍷
ReplyDeleteYR- sounds like a wonderful evening.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your DIL's fall and another fracture.
Such a serious report . . and then you made me LOL with "Merlot me"!
Anon-T
ReplyDeleteI have gone through life not knowing (or caring) what This is SPINAL TAP happens to be. I've heard the name Spinal Tap but that's about it. Janis-Pearl and also Big Brother and The Holding Co.
The Office- ditto for what I said about Spinal Tap.
For all the people glued to their televisions, get a real life. You're not doing anything; it's being done to you.
Big Easy. Oh my.
ReplyDeleteWould you care for me to explain the poor choices you are making in your life? Didnt think so. It's a good thing because I dont give a rat's balloon knot what you do, why you do, how you do, when you do or where you do. To each is own I say.
Beer me some patience for the speed bumps I occur during my late night reading.
Lucina: alas, I have no email because the server techs don't know what to do either. I've been out a year. Bummer! I've been using FB messaging with family.
ReplyDeleteYR: Oh your poor daughter-in-law! Sounds so painful. Prayers for her new surgery and recovery. Glad you and Alan had a nice time.
Some of us like sports, others plays, musicals , concerts. Movies, old movies. Some in here never saw cheers, Seinfeld, TBBT etc.
ReplyDeleteBtw, Derrick Rose may be a new name but he was tremendous until he got injured.
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Of all the pastimes solving (relatively) difficult Xwords and then talking about them on line must seem the oddest.
Btw.... Speaking of Sports:
The Valspar where Tin may have spent some time was excellent. Now I have Duke-UCF where UCF depends on a 7'6 Senegalese who can't stay out of foul trouble. But .. I've had this in tape, kept thinking Duke would run away and now UCF has taken the lead.
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Jayce, BLANC came up on another puzzle I did tonight as a clue for Judge's bench. So glad I learned that from you this morning--many thanks.
ReplyDeleteWow is right. As I suspected the refs stole it. But UCF almost stole it back.
ReplyDeleteNCAA wants Duke
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