17 A. It may be hard to turn down: NICE OFFER. Not to be confused with an OFFER that you can't refuse. The circled letters, here shown in red, can be rearranged to spell COFFEE. Decaf for me, please - no cream or sugar.
26 A. Stockpiled: LOADED UP ON. Acquired, collected, and kept; amassed. The red letters can be used to spell POUND. Is this puzzle going to the dogs? Probably not.
41 A. Sitting in an assigned seat, e.g.: TAKING ONE'S PLACE. "Everyone take your places," is an in the language phrase. So, have a seat. Perhaps your cushion is a cushy SPONGE rubber.
51 A. Corporate annual report focus: FISCAL YEAR. A 12 month period used for accounting and tax purposes that might not line up with a calendar year. The red letters can spell LAYER - a ply of something in a built-up construction. So what are we to make of all this? Let's consult the reveal.
64 A. Baking conveniences, and a hint to this puzzle's circles: CAKE MIXES. Aha! Each of the words is also a type of CAKE, MIXED into the clue fill. And a CAKE MIX is a store-bought combination of ingredients you can use to make a tasty sweet treat. Are you hungry? I think CAKE is OK, any time of day or night. Though, to be honest, I prefer cookies.
Across:
1. They may be exchanged in anger: WORDS. Description of an argument.
6. Jet stream locale?: SPA. SPA in this case being a whirlpool bath, with jets that stream water onto your aching body.
9. Ziti, e.g.: PASTA. Per wikipedia, Ziti is an extruded tubular pasta that is smaller than rigatoni, but larger than mezzani. Pasta is pasta. Why it comes in so many shapes and sizes is a mystery to me.
14. Scrub, as a launch: ABORT. From the mission control vocabulary of NASA. A decision to stop a planned launch after the pre-launch sequence of activities has begun.
15. Short film?: PIC. An abrv. of [moving] PICTURE
16. Pronouncement platform: ALTAR. "I now pronounce you man and wife," is one of the kinds of pronouncements that can be issued there.
19. Lumps: GLOBS. Solid or semi-sold masses of no particular size and shape.
20. Small flightless bird: KIWI.
21. "Oye Como Va" songwriter Puente: TITO. Hey, how is it going?
23. Barnyard noise: MOO. Cow talk.
24. Low-risk investments: Abbr.: CDs. Certificates of Deposit.
29. Stooped (over): HUNCHED.
32. Beer container: CAN. E pluribus unum.
33. "It matters to me": I CARE. Back in the 60's we said, "Give a damn!"
34. "The Green Hornet" co-writer/star Rogen: SETH. [b 1982] Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director.
37. Scorch: CHAR. Burn the surface of something with heat or a direct flame.
44. Editor's retraction: STET. "Let it stand." (used as an instruction on a printed proof to indicate that a correction or alteration should be ignored).
45. Picnic pests: ANTS. Six-legged invaders.
46. Blows off steam: VENTS. Pssssst.
47. Feverish, say: ILL. Exhibiting symptoms of sickness.
49. Doesn't continue, as an argument: LET'S DIE. It's hard to know when to let up. Sometimes continuing is futile. I was arguing about socialism with some guy on FaceBook. He wouldn't accept the dictionary definition. I finally gave up and told him to have a nice day.
56. "Irreverence is easy--what's hard is __": Tom Lehrer: WIT. Keen mental sharpness and inventiveness.
57. Lime ending: -ADE. The juice of the lime ends up in a fruity drink. In my house, it's far more likely to end up in a spicy guacamole.
58. 12-1 MLB victory, e.g.: ROUT. A lop-sided victory. Or, from the Tigers' perspective, a lop-sided defeat.
59. Davenport setting: IOWA. Or my late mom-s living room. A city and an item of furniture [if you want to couch it in those terms], respectively.
62. Like spinach, say: LEAFY. As rose bushes are thorny, and trees are barky.
68. Tanning site: SALON.
69. Spy org. called "The Company": CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. We learn this vocabulary from a 2003 semi-factual novel by Robert Littell.
70. Hapless: INEPT. Everybody, get yourself some hap, so you can be EPT.
71. North Sea county: ESSEX. Located North and East of London, England.
72. __-country music: ALT. ALTernate. A loosely defined sub-genre of county/rock music. Styles can be significantly different in style from mainstream or pop country.
73. "Get it done!": TODAY. Stat! [Not stet]
Down:
1. Lacking color: WAN. Pale and weak looking.
2. Tokyo sash: OBI.
3. Large python: ROCK SNAKE. A large, non-venemous, but extraordinarily vicious and dangerous snake living in sub-saharan Africa.
4. German trio: DREI. The number three.
5. Put away: STOW.
6. Sunscreen letters: SPF. Sun Protection Factor. Understand it here.
7. Michelangelo masterpiece: PIETA.
8. Sharp: ACRID. Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.
9. Taoist temple: PAGODA.
10. Every one of: ALL. Don't leave me out.
11. Defeat soundly: STOMP. In other words, a ROUT.
12. Off-limits: TABOO. Forbidden.
13. Fiery crime: ARSON. The crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
18. Computer menu heading: FILE. You can save and print, among other options.
22. Computer fixers: TECHS.
24. Vouchers: CHITS. IOUs
25. Old European coin: DUCAT. Any of various gold and silver coins.
27. Eats too much of, as junk food: ODs ON. Over-Dose, trivializing the real meaning.
28. Family tree figures: UNCLES. What I am to my niece and nephew.
30. Blogger, at times: CRITIC. Or, in my case, almost always.
31. Farm clucker: HEN. And egg layer.
35. Sinusitis-treating doc: ENT. Ear, Nose and Throat specialist.
36. Edison contemporary: TESLA. Nikola Tesla [1956-1943] was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. [Wikipedia]
38. Manually spiffed up at the carwash: HAND WAXED. Manual labor.
39. When the duel occurs in "Hamilton": ACT II.
40. Start over: RESET.
42. Big name in California viticulture: GALLO. Brothers Ernst and Julio.
43. Entry-level GI: PVT. Private.
48. Voice box: LARYNX. the hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals;
50. Scary-sounding lake: ERIE. Toledo's lake.
51. Like many a rumor: FALSE. Fake news?
52. Creative output: IDEAS. Brain storms.
53. Makes airtight: SEALS. Closes up.
54. Desert plant with sword-shaped leaves: YUCCA.
55. Source of net profits?: ETAIL. Electronic - i.e. on-line - retail.
60. Exclude: OMIT. Leave out, elide.
61. Sot: WINO. Alcoholic.
63. Enemy: FOE. Not a friend
65. Dennings of "2 Broke Girls": KAT.
67. Muddy pen: STY. Home for swine.
One more in a long line of Wednesday puzzles, but this one takes the cake. Hope you were able to slice through it without getting frosted.
Cool regards!
JzB
A poem is just a bunch of WORDS
ReplyDeleteStrung in a line with nouns and verbs.
All meaning HUNCHED
And drained and bunched
Like viands that come out as turds.
No, a poem says that I CARE
To swear upon the ALTAR there
That words I harness
For my LARYNX
Have both meaning and sound fair!
~ ~ ~
KAT was a special HEN to Jake,
She'd peck around while he would bake.
He'd cook lasagna,
Meat pies and PASTA,
And when Kat died, a LAYER CAKE!
{A+, A, A.} Hubris is setting in.
FIR in 41:34 Min.
ReplyDeleteHappy Hump Day Humpers.
Thank you Dan Schoenholz for this enjoyable Wednesday CW.
28 D -- Family tree figures: UNCLES. On 6-24 I lost the only remaining relative of my parent's generation, my UNCLE John David Evans. He was 99 years old.
Thank you Jazzbumpa for your excellent review.
65 D -- Dennings of "2 Broke Girls": KAT. She poked a hole in her finger on the 54 D -- Desert plant with sword-shaped leaves: YUCCA, and needs a BAND-AID® that 53 D -- Makes airtight: SEALS. Closes up.
With this I will close up.
Ðave
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteDidn't notice the circles while solving, but did find the cake mixes after the reveal. We never have cake chez d-o. Watermelon is as close to dessert as we get. Almost turfed this one with All-Country, but KAT made more sense than KAL. Whew! Thanx, Dan and JzB.
CDS -- We've got a few year's dividend income in CDs, so we won't be forced to sell stocks at a bottom.
Viticulture -- Learning moment.
UNCLES -- I've got two nieces and four nephews, but seldom see them. For five of them it's been longer than 20 years.
FIR, but made some corrections. Don't remember how many or which, because I solved on my laptop instead of clipboard. I like paper better.
ReplyDeleteFLN, -T I don't usually play on Saturdays (unless it is a CC or JeffWech puzzle), but I'll go back to click your link. (I can play that song in my head without prompting.)
Thanks to Dan for the fun puzzle, and thanks to JzB for the really funny review. I thought Boomer may have picked up an extra shift, which I consider high praise.
The GALLO brother who made wine with Julio was Ernest. The other brother Ernst teamed up with a neighbor nane Young and worked with FISCAL YEARs in a EPA firm. Or maybe that was a CPA firm but that not important right now.
ReplyDeleteThe GALLOs brought us such fine wines as Boones Farm, Bartyles and Jaymes, Thunderbird and Night Train. Their Barefoot label sometimes is in my cabinet.
They dont own LAYER CAKE wines, which I enjoy, or the Cupcake Chardonnay which my wife buys by the case. If you come to our house and she offers you a glass of chard, you're usually getting a Cupcake. Inexpensive and palatable.
*named Young
ReplyDeleteI've been autocorrected.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThe only themers that were filled in when I got to the reveal were Coffee and Pound but based on those two and the clue, I filled in Cake Mixes 1-2-3, For the life of me, I just couldn't parse Layer but JzB did it for me. I wasn't familiar with Rock Snake but perps solved that hang up, as well as a few other trouble spots. I loved the misdirection of Davenport location=Iowa.
Thanks, Dan, for a Thursday challenge and thanks, JzB, for a wise and witty write-up, especially your closing statement! 🎂
Misty, hope your cold fizzles out quickly.
CED, a canine clip is loooooooong overdue, no?
Have a great day.
Musings¬
ReplyDelete-A sub has to try not to TAKE someONE else’s PLACE at the lunch table
-Make your WORDS sweet as you may have to eat them
-The odd nickname chosen by our hometown semi-pro baseball team
-Old Faithful is a very famous VENT
-LET’S DIE – Once it gets to name calling…
-Guess what other word I put in for sharp with A C _ _ _ showing
-Nephew Jeff let UNCLE Gary present one of his own lessons when he subbed
-Should you point it out when someone mispronounces LARYNX?
Re: 9. Ziti, e.g.: PASTA. Pasta is pasta. Why it comes in so many shapes and sizes is a mystery to me.
ReplyDeleteThe best-shaped pasta to use in a given dish will depend on the sauce, or other items, that will accompany it. For instance, a hearty marinara would overpower delicate angel hair pasta, while something like a ziti would carry it well. The shape of the pasta also influences the amount of sauce that is carried along with the pasta to one's mouth... an open shape will carry more, a closed shape less. So, pasta shape and thickness is an element of the resulting taste and texture of a mouthful, and that makes a difference... most times.
IMHO.
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteSolved without difficulty. Other than COFFEE, I didn't mess with the anagrams until after entering CAKE MIXES. Then I knew shat I was looking for.
DREI mal hoch! (Three cheers.)
Today we're celebrating the 54th anniversary of our ALTAR pronouncements. Having a nice dinner out tonight,
Thanks JzB for your usual fine intro.
Have a great day.
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Dan Schoenholz, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Jazzbumpa, for fine review.
ReplyDeleteThis puzzle was a good Wednesday level. A little sticky here and there, but certainly doable. Because I did it!
Liked 50D, ERIE, I am happy when my lake makes the puzzle.
Theme was fine. Never looked for the circled letters until I had CAKES MIXES. Then I looked and found them all.
I got GALLO easy enough with a couple perps and a wag. However, I never heard of Viticulture before. After I was finished I looked it up. Growing grapes for wine making. OK. Now I know.
I had heard of Pythons, but never a ROCK SNAKE. Now I know that term. But, will I remember?
OBI-WAN (2D and 1D) next to each other reminds me of a movie.
For some reason I remembered DUCAT for 25D. Must have had it before in a puzzle.
Well, off too my day. I feel better today than I did yesterday. My daughter is coming over to cut the grass. I am not allowed to do that yet.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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Good Morning,
ReplyDeleteI did Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday's puzzles this morning. I have been so busy, busy, busy.
Thanks to our three constructors and three tour guides for making my morning.
Be well, everyone.
Great catch on OBI-WAN Abejo! The force is strong with you.
ReplyDeleteYour eyes are obviously not affected by the recent surgery.
I'm surprised I missed that being right at the start of the grid. Had to be intentional by Mr. Schoenholz, eh? Nice little Easter egg to go with my morning COFFEE and its corresponding CAKE.
Not only does CC have a New York Times puzzle today, Jeff Chen awarded it Puzzle of the Week! High praise, indeed, plus a rare rave (for Rex) review by Mr. Parker! Brava, CC.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary, Spitz and Betty. Enjoy a lovely evening together.
Sorry, guys, but I'm going on a mini rant- If there is a heaven and a hell there is a special place in the second one for Ernest and Julio Gallo. As a former organizer for the United Farm Workers Union I've seen first hand the greed, corruption and nightmare conditions they put upon the workers who made them billionaires. Anyone who buys Gallo wine contributes to the same continuing legacy of that family of sob's.
ReplyDeleteMy apologies for the rage.
Wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Dan and JzB.
ReplyDeleteI had the same questionable square as d'otto, but I went with the L not the T. (KAL and ALL-country made sense to me) Oh well. I did see the CAKE MIXES, although it took the reveal for me to see what was in those circles.
I smiled at the new clue for SPA, and seeing FISCAL YEAR crossing net profits (ETAIL).
CDs are associated with music for me, not banking. Our Canadian equivalent to a certificate of deposit would be a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC). Thankfully perps filled the spot.
My beer container was a Vat before a CAN. I had big IDEAS!
Feverish meant Hot before ILL.
I missed the OBI WAN Easter egg. LOL.
LEAFY and SALON corrected my Larnyx misspelling. Yes, Husker G, I believe that I may have been mispronouncing it also!
Canadians do not have davenports (in IOWA or any other location); we have the British chesterfields (but the term is going out of use and being replaced by sofas).
There is no GALLO in my wine cellar - only wonderful Niagara wines.
Congrats Spitz and Betty on celebrating the 54th anniversary of your ALTAR pronouncements. DH and I are celebrating 38 tomorrow. (I might miss checking in here for a day or two!)
Glad you are feeling better today Abejo.
Wishing you all a great day.
Well, my cold is worse and I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon--thanks for your concern, Irish Miss. I was so thankful that the puzzle was doable, and had only a little trouble down in the right-wing corner. So, many thanks,Dan, and you too, JazzB. Didn't get the circles although I figured they had something to do with food.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day, everybody.
ReplyDeleteThis Wednesday puzzle had some grit.
One markover today....ROMP/ROUT.
“2 Broke Girls” proves a hit series needs no real plot, just a continuous stream of sex jokes, of the 8th grade level. Now it’s on at 7, so everybody can join the fun.
See you tomorrow.
Hi Gang -
ReplyDeleteJerome - I did nor know that, and I welcome the learning opportunity.
Jerome, long ago, pointed out that the Navajo always include a deliberate imperfection in their intricately decorated rugs, since only God is perfect.
There is a typo in my write up, which was privately pointed out to me. As a sign of humility, I'll let it stand.
Happy Wednesday, everyone!
Cool regards!
JzB
Do you remember having to learn the differences between AFFECT and EFFECT? From what I can see and hear on TV and radio, it's old knowledge. To a great extent, both have been superseded by IMPACT, especially by news anchors, reporters and other talking heads. I resent the demotion. :>)
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one where the KAT DENNING link will not open (unlike her character on 2 Broke Girls)? Ex-roommate was a big fan of the show.
ReplyDeleteBeer container: CAN. E pluribus unum? Huh?
I agree with Barry T. and the different effect of pasta shapes with pasta sauces.
Jerome, I never was a fan f the Gallo br=others, but I will spread the word on their infamy.
So who is Jose Vicente and why is he a tattoo? OBI WAN was great and well worn.
Car 54 where are you? Celebrating with Spitz and Betty - awesome!
Thank you, guys.
Like JzB, I am a cookie over cake person. I have birthday pies or ice cream. I do not think anyone cares about your typo Ron. Go you Navajo, go. I like interdimensional aspects.
ReplyDeleteOnce, just once in my lifetime, I'd like to have gone to the dentist or periodontist and have them not found anything wrong.
Anyway, fun puzzle. No circles, but found two of the cakes w/o them.
You are a WIT, JzB. Numerous examples as I read through, but "... if you want to couch it that way..." stuck with me. Wordsmith for sure. Potential best selling author of Italian cookbooks ? Probably not going to happen.
I noticed they spelled favorite incorrectly in the KIWI caption and article in the link. Canadian Eh would probably disagree.
BTW, where is OAS ?
Me too, Madame. Got busy and fell far behind on solving puzzles. Just managing to get them done here. Perhaps if we get a rain day or two around here I can catch up.
Jerome, I saw one yesterday that you've probably seen before, but just in case, DEPRESSION = I PRESSED ON.
Misty, sorry you are having cold-like symptoms.
I grew up calling them davenos --
ReplyDelete"Daveno: A sofa or couch. The term was more widely used in the 50's and 60's, particularly in the Pacific Northwest." Since I was born in Portland and grew up there until 1968...
Congrats to Spitz & C,Eh!
OBI/WAN wasn't the only easter-egg. Directly below them was:
DUCAT ... 2. [informal•North American] a ticket, especially an admission ticket.
CHIT ... 3. A ticket or token, especially one redeemable for food or drink.
In fact, look at any two edge words, and with enough imagination you can conjure up a connection between them, like a project RESET is ACT II. Or you may think this interpretation is a FALSE IDEA.
ReplyDeleteSpitzboov and Betty, CONGRATULATIONS !
I liked this puzzle and JazzBumpa's write-up. Please note it was in his write-up that JazzB made the OBI WAN connection, in the caption right underneath the OBI picture.
ReplyDeleteJerome, thank you for your contribution(s). I usually learn from you, which I appreciate. By the way, whereabouts on the Reservation did you live?
I also usually learn good stuff from you, too, JazzB. Such as about the ROCK SNAKE, about Shinbashira, and about the Pieta and some guy named Toth.
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Spitzboov, for your 54th! And for your 38th tomorrow, CanadianEh!
Bill G, may your local talking head IMPACT you favorably, and here's wishing good things to you all.
Hi Y'all! Thanks, Dan & JzB! Are JzB & Boomer having a WIT WAR? More power to both of you. I need all the chuckles I can get.
ReplyDeleteWell, no circles, but it wasn't a complete loss -- I found POUND. The word "pancake" can be found in 41a where JzB says the answer is SPONGE. Not disputing, just saying. Thought pancake was not quite a good answer, but...
Last to fill was SP(A) & AC(RID).
ESP for DUCAT & ROCK(SNAKE). DNK: KAT, AQI (new to me)= EPA.
D4: condolences for the loss of your uncle. At 99 he was probably ready but it is still sad for you.
Happy Anniversay to Spitz & Spouse a/k/a Tom & Betty.
Happy Anniversary tomorrow to CanadianEh & her DH.
I feel silly.
ReplyDeleteI had to read JzB's report to get the 4th cake. I figured out the other three on my own ("Big boy!"), but all I could make of this one was EARLY, RELAY, or LEARY.
My wife told me that none of these was a legitimate CAKE (except maybe the 1st--if it was done sooner than expected).
But JzB explained it: LAYER!
A LAYER CAKE--of course! D'oh!
On other fronts...
Barry T ~ Thank you for the PASTA explanation. I shall order mine with greater care henceforth...
Misty ~ Sorry about your cold. Get better soon. If it is any consolation, I had trouble on the right side (down in the corner). But we got it, right!
Spitzboov ~ Und Dreimal hoch auf Sie, for your 54th!
CanadianEh! ~ And congrats on your 38th! Nothing at all to sneeze at.
Wishing both couples wonderful celebrations!
My GW and I only tallied 23 last January, and we have great respect and appreciation for the love and understanding that go into marital longevity. Cheers & applause!
~ OMK
Lemonade -
ReplyDelete"Beer container: CAN. E pluribus unum? Huh?'
One of many kinds of beer containers.
Jayce - sharp eye, and thank you.
Spitz - congrats. Here's to another 54!
As for learning stuff - I lean a lot on teh Googly and Wikipedia.
I don't get into wit contests. I just do what I do, the way that I do it, such as it is. Referencing a Billy Joel song, my lovely wife says I'm the lunatic she was looking for. Even said as recently as 2 hours ago.
Cheers!
JzB
Now I have to buy the NYT. Rex Reve? Didn't know there was such a thing.
ReplyDeleteI fell to the classic Natick: ALT/ALL-KAT/KAL. Actually my downfall was the haste of early week solving. Perhaps I will review my answers the rest of the week.
On Sirius they use the term ALL for Beatles, Elvis etc. Let me LIU ALT-Country.
I'll be back.
WC
Well here's a description of ALT-Country:
ReplyDelete"... the term has been used to describe country music bands and artists that have incorporated influences from alternative rock, indie rock, roots rock, bluegrass, neotraditional country, punk rock, rockabilly, punkabilly, honky-tonk, outlaw country, folk rock, indie folk, folk revival, hard rock, R&B, country rock, heartland rock, and Southern rock."
WC
Doesn't help this musically challenged Buddy Holly fan much
-T, feel free to link a sample
DeleteFIW,
ReplyDeleteI got frosted by the same Natick as Wilbur Charles...
Irish Miss, are you sure you want me to link Canines?
Oh, alright!
Maybe I can make it double as an anniversary cake for SpitzBoov
And Canadian Eh...
Here's one to think about...
FLN,
ReplyDeleteRe: Lyra/Ring Nebula
It's easy to find if you have a 5 inch or better telescope.
Here is a closer look,
but I believe it to be inaccurate.
I always thought it to be a circular (like a 3D ball) nebula
that looks like a ring from our point of view because
we are looking thru less mass in the center and light years worth of mass
at the edges...
Life is a slow process of having your favorite names ruined by meeting the people who have them.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the anniversaries, Spitz and Mr. Eh!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the puzzle and analysis, Dan and JzB.
I often drive a little bit out of my way to look for my homeless friend Freddie so I can give him a couple of dollars. He hangs out in a little parkette or behind a power transformer box. I haven't been able to find him the last couple of days. I'm guessing the overly-zealous security guard has hassled him and he's moved on. I'm worried about him.
Typo, huh? "Let's"?
Hi All!
ReplyDeletePiece of CAKE!
Thanks Dan for the fine puzzle. Thanks JzB for the fine review -- I loved your title!
Is it HG that pointed it out? He's in solidarity with you.* Bill G, Let's let it DIE :-)
WO: tested an A at the intersection of 3d and 17a (thinking Boa early on)
ESPs: DREI, DUCAT, KAT, TITO
Fav: I love the word WINO - especially when Richard Pryor says it. //Google "Pryor Dracula"
{A, A, A} - another FALSE IDEA, EPA STY(?)
Happy Anniversary Spitz!
Sorry to hear about your UNCLE, D4.
Barry T - That's what I was going to say about all the shapes, sizes, and textures.
C, Eh! - after all that FLN's dupes discussion and you filled a dupe ('ALL' at 10d and 72a) today? :-)
From reading everyone, the V8 finally hit that a davenport is not just a town.
WC @4:24 - Wilco.
Cheers, -T
*and here I usually don't spot typos [dysuckslia]
Wilbur @ 4:11 ~ Your Rex Reve reference has me confused.
ReplyDeleteCED @ 4:36 ~ The clips were all cute and funny, but the first one made me laugh so hard I almost fell out of my chair! Thanks for being such a good sport when it comes to my canine cravings! 😇
Bill G @1726 - He must have meant "let us", rather than "allows to", like someone last week. We seem to get a fair number of those extra apostrophes popping in where we don't want them - but that is the definition of a typo, right?
ReplyDeletelEMONY, JAZZ, AND jAYCE ... THANKS. jAYCE I spent two years in Chinle and Window Rock Arizona.
ReplyDeleteJust damn fabulous people, the Navajo.
Thanks for all the best wishes for our anniversary tomorrow . . . and the cake CED!
ReplyDeleteAnonT - LOL re my ALL dupe. I totally missed it. (Now who's eagle-eyed!)
Hope you feel better soon, Misty.
D4 - I echo PK's condolences re your uncle.
Thank you for your kind wishes, TTP, Ol'Man Keith, and CanadianEh. I saw a doctor this afternoon and am praying that her prescriptions will give me some relief in the next few days.
ReplyDeleteThat's good news Misty. Take your meds and we'll play tomorrow. Cheers, -T
ReplyDeleteIM, I was trying to say that a rave from Rex is rare indeed. Spell check changed it to REVE Twice. I actually corrected it in preview.
ReplyDeleteI think others have had that happen .
I usually compose in DOCS and paste over but edited straight. On my cellphone the profile button is close to the window and I used to lose posts
WC