17 A. Ellington-Strayhorn hit to which Johnny Mercer later added lyrics: SATIN DOLL. Love the tune, not crazy about Mercer's lyrics. Here is the best arrangement ever, by Sammy Nestico for the Count Basie band.
59. Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across: INSTAGRAM. OK. The letters of INSTA have been presented in various configurations, and the -GRAM suffix indicates something in writing. And mashing them together does generate a portmanteau, sort of. But the surface sense is at best, pretty thin; and the whole concept is a bit of a stretch. But, high marks for creativity and originality.
Hi, gang, JazzBumpa here see what else awaits us in today's adventure.
Across:
1. Give a little: BEND. Not being rigid.
5. Under-the-sink cleaners: LYES. Caustic drain unclogging substances. NaOH, for the technically minded.
9. Spherical: ORBED. Round, any way you look at it.
14. On the protected side: ALEE. Away from the wind.
15. Ward of "FBI": SELA.
16. Author Zora __ Hurston: NEALE. [1891 -1960] An anthropologist, film maker and author of influential African-American literature.
19. Mistreat: ABUSE.
20. "The Addams Family" cousin: ITT.
21. Device for scratch removal?: ATM. Automatic Teller Machine, for extracting cash - i.e. "scratch."
22. Something found under a chest: ABDOMEN. Body parts.
24. Viagra competitor: LEVITRA. Now, let me get this straight . . .
26. Letter starter: DEAR. The salutation.
32. Useful: OF HELP. Providing some benefit.
35. Drop off: WANE. Ebb, decline, fade away.
36. Motes may be seen in one: RAY. Dust in a sun beam.
37. Two-time Indy winner Luyendyk: ARIE. Race car driver.
38. Two-__-one: FOR. Typical half-off sale gimmick.
39. Air Jordan company: NIKE. Maker of athletic shoes.
40. Thing on a ring: KEY.
41. Bodily fluids: SERA.
43. Filled with wonder: AMAZED. Cf 49 A.
48. Senate helper: PAGE.
49. "I must be seeing things": PINCH ME. This can't be real.
53. Reliable income source: CASH COW.
56. Coll. aides: TAs. Teaching Assistants
57. Feel poorly: AIL.
58. Tablet download: E-BOOK. Electronic publication.
62. Nary a soul: NO ONE. Nope - nobody here.
63. Snap, in ads: FOTO. Photograph, mis-abbreviated.
64. Radiation units: REMS. Roentgen Equivalent Man is an older unit measuring the health effects of low levels of ionizing radiation on the human body.
65. In good shape: TONED. Buff.
66. Movie lab helper: IGOR. In various Frankenstein movies.
Down:
1. Pesto herb: BASIL. Along with olive oil, parmesan, pine nuts and garlic.
2. Really excite: ELATE. I see elation as happiness, rather than excitement, so I think this equivalence is pretty dicey.
3. Hulu service: NET TV. Streaming app.
4. Opus __: "The Da Vinci Code" sect: DEI. In real life, this group is a secretive, ultra conservative institution within the Catholic Church.
5. '60s "journey": LSD TRIP. The experience of being under the influence of a psychotropic drug.
6. Coast Guard rank: YEOMAN. I can't find it listed in this ranking chart.
7. Angled piece: ELL. Named for its cross-sectional profile.
8. Self-service food station: SALAD BAR.
9. How some silly things are done: ON A DARE. Earlier: Bet you can't/won't. Later: No, you shouldn't have.
10. Spiritually awakened: REBORN. Generally referring to a personal religious experience.
11. Gale family creator: BAUM. In the Wizard of Oz.
12. Otherwise: ELSE. In addition, or instead of.
13. Cook Paula: DEEN. Southern Fried Everything.
18. Birth-related: NATAL.
23. "I've __ busy": BEEN.
25. "It's clear now": I SEE. The scales have fallen from my eyes.
28. Clock change hr. (though most do it sooner): TWO AM. I did not know this.
29. Nev. neighbor: ARIZ. Two western Sts.
30. Golf bunker tool: RAKE. A bunker is a sand trap. Golf etiquette is to smooth all footprints, ball trails and club marks.
31. Like green hair: DYED. Artificially tinted.
32. Symbols of strength: OAKS. Mighty trees.
33. Fingerboard bar: FRET. "Guitars and Banjos have ‘fretboards’ as they utilise a board (usually rosewood or maple) that has metal frets slotted into it and the note is sounded via your finger as it presses the string towards the board until the string meets the fret.)"
38. Coffee shop amenity: FREE WIFI.
39. DEA operative: NARC. Short for narcotics agt.
41. Ate at the theater, say: SNACKED. On popcorn and candy.
42. Proof word: ERGO. Therefore -
43. One who takes off a lot: AVIATOR. Up in the sky, it's plane to see.
44. High-scoring club?: MENSA. Organization of high IQ individuals.
46. Selfie stick attachment: I-PHONE. Used for taking pictures - of your face.
47. Decides one will: OPTS TO.
50. Sultan's group: HAREM. Wife collection of a Sultan.
51. Marlins' home: MIAMI. The last place team in the NL East Division, and the 3rd worst team in all of MLB
52. Title loc. in six horror films: ELM ST. Place for nightmares.
53. Coin often left in a dish: CENT. The U.S. penny is worth one CENT. I'm not sure what this clue is getting at.
54. Peek-__: ABOO. Kids' hiding and peeking game.
55. "Are we there yet?" reply: SOON.
60. Yule quaff: NOG. A spiced dairy-based beverage with variable alcohol content.
61. Miracle-__: GRO. Garden fertilizer product.
That wraps up another Wednesday. Hope you had a good time.
Cool regards!
JzB
Notes from C.C.:
1) Dennis' surgery yesterday went well yesterday. His wife Linda said he's in ICU right now. Please continue keeping him in your thoughts and prayers.
2) Happy
Birthday to dear CrossEyedDave, the master of fun links! Dave, can you send me a recent picture?
3) Happy Birthday to our foodie Blue Hen also! Picture, maybe?
No SAINT, however good he be,
ReplyDeleteFrom the STAIN of sin is ever free.
He could fall in an INSTAnt,
Or fallen in past distant
When he SAT IN some mud at age three!
DEAR ABDOMEN, give me some advice,
What must I do so you'll act nice?
"Lots of fiber,
Being livelier,
Farting loud and often should suffice!"
There was a fellow named IGOR,
Invented the first helicopter.
It flew in the air
With a fan up there,
And below that was the AVIATOR!
A plumber named RAY used LYES
ReplyDeleteTo clear drains of various size.
But he got wiped clean
From the golf course greens
Because they could not believe his lies!
There once was a PAGE named NEALE
Named Keeper of the Royal Seal.
A knight he was dubbed
When the seal had cubs,
And they all went to see Neale kneel!
The MARLINS are a team from MIAMI
They AMAZE their fans with their whammy!
I'm not sure of their sport,
But on field or court
Their control of their ORB is uncanny!
There was an old OAK who would FRET
ReplyDeleteAbout prospects of life after death.
He needn't have worried
After felling he was hurried
To a guitar firm and made into frets!
Johnny and June went to town.
On some livestock they put money down.
They thought it would HELP
Their craving for milk
With a CASH COW of their very own!
A fine writer was Frank L. BAUM.
His Oz books were really "da bomb!"
Kids of all ages
Were turning his PAGES --
His fantasy world was a balm!
{A, B+, A-,}
{B, A, B+,}
{B, B-, B+.}
What can I say? I had time on my hands. In fact it's still nearly two hours until I can post these. Time for another half-dozen, at least! But I'll spare you the excruciation.
FLN
ReplyDeleteIrish Miss at 8:06 AM,
I answered your comment at 8:54 PM with several Cornerites responding to me. Thanks to each of you.
Ðave
I was told that today is National Dictionary Day, so I --LIU--.
ReplyDeleteHBDY Noah Webster.
Ðave
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteNope, didn't see the theme. Again. Misread "Spot treatment" as "Spa treatment." D'oh. No problem with the solve, though, so life is good. Thanx, Roland and JzB.
YEOMAN: Only officers have "ranks," enlisted folk have "rates." Yeoman is neither -- it's a job, basically a clerk, denoted on the uniform by crossed quills.
HBD, CED and BlueHen.
Best wishes on your recovery, Dennis.
53. Coin often left in a dish: CENT. The U.S. penny is worth one CENT. I'm not sure what this clue is getting at.
ReplyDeleteMy take on this clue is that it may be referring to the small dish or container often seen at a cashier station in a convenient store or diner that has the little note next to it, "Have a penny? Leave a penny. Need a penny? Take a penny."
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteEasy solve today. Only hang-up was I had Ensign for CG rank, and then saw it was going to be YEOMAN.
YEOMAN is not a rank in the Coast Guard or the Navy. Seaman is a rank, Petty Officer Third Class is a rank. Yeoman is a rating. Sometimes it is an (informal) position like a ship's Yeoman.
Off to play some bridge.
Four score and six years ago a baseball team that played in this city[Washington D.C] went to a World Series. It lost. That team eventually went to Minnesota. The expansion team that replaced it moved to Texas. More than three decades later, baseball returned, Montreal Expos disguised as something new. And until Tuesday night, beneath bistro lights hung across the outfield bleachers, before 43,976 people who stood with their jaws clenched, across generations and generations of on-and-off-again hardball stories, there had not been another World Series team here, not since 1933.
ReplyDeleteFinally, the baseball soared toward center fielder Victor Robles, pitcher Daniel Hudson raised his arms, grown men poured from the dugout behind him, and this town shed its hard and raw memories that too often came with baseball. The Nationals were 7-4 winners. They had swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. They would play the winner of the American League Championship Series, the New York Yankees or Houston Astros, in a World Series that wouldn’t begin for a week, and then host a World Series game here for the first time in too many scores to remember.
-Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports
Good morning all
ReplyDeleteThanks Roland Huget for a fun puzzle,
Two women I didn’t know SELA and DEEN did me in and I DNF.
Thanks JazzB for a few smiles and OWENKL for more chuckles. It helps to put a positive spin on a foggy morning.
Cheers
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI saw the letters of I N S T A in the themers but was expecting a reveal relating to Saint something or other. I accept Jzb's analysis of the Gram part of the reveal but I don't find it a very strong connection. In fact, before reading the expo, I was totally bewildered about the portmanteau itself. I had Aide before Page and also fell into the Seaman/Yeoman trap. Seeing Sela Ward with an FBI reference was jarring as she's no longer on the show. I miss her understated and measured performance and do not like her replacement's totally opposite, direct and forceful acting style. Arie and Baum, as clued, needed perps. CSO to Lucina at Arizona.
Thanks, Roland, for an enjoyable solve and thanks, JzB, for the grand tour, especially the portmanteau explanation.
Happy Birthday to CED, hope it's a special day. 🎂🎈🎉🍾🎁
Happy Birthday to Bluehen, hope you're treated to a special meal, prepared by someone else! 🎂🎈🎉🎁🍾
Thoughts and best wishes go to Dennis for a complete and rapid recovery.
FLN
CanadianEh, belated Happy Thanksgiving. Sorry for missing your special holiday and hope you enjoyed the turkey and all the trimmings!
Dave 4 ~ Yes, I saw your reply and I'm happy that you have such a beautiful and intelligent crossword solving partner.
Anonymous T ~ As Yogi would say, "It ain't over til the fat lady sings." May the best team win. On a more serious note, if you went two weeks without smoking, you can forgo the "occasional" need for one. I know from whence I speak, even though compared to Wilbur's 45 years of abstinence, I'm celebrating "only" 25 years, as of December 13th.
Have a great day.
FIR, but erased round for ORBED and erat for ERGO.
ReplyDeleteCASH COW is a technical term. Large market share in a mature market. Source of funds for pursuing new products and services, or just providing stable dividends to the owners. Used in family settings, the term usually means "Dad".
You should be cognizant of your companions before you say PINCH ME.
I liked the clues and "peek-____" and "one who takes off a lot" until the latter turned out to be AVIATOR. Down boy, no LEVITRA for you.
Pete DYE is a famous designer of very difficult golf courses. I liked seeing DYED next to RAKE. I support the concept of removing RAKEs from bunkers. Proficient golfers often aim for them because they are more likely to hit it close enough out of the bunker to make their first putt. I think a sand trap should be a TRAP.
A cent in a dish goes back to those quaint days when most folks paid cash for most things. I have a friend who manages a local restaurant, and he says that his cash receipts aren't enough to pay out the tips added to credit card tabs. We have a few restaurants that won't take cash at all.
FLN, -T when I quit smoking in 1978 (ring a bell?), I went through the American Heart Association's smoking cessation program at a local hospital. One of the techniques I used was was to wrap a piece of paper around my pack, and I had to write down the details every time I lit up. Where and what time it was, who I was with, what was going on, and what I was feeling. A couple of weeks later I had quit for good. By the way - you are far too smart to smoke. Unless your DW smokes, she will LOVE kissing a nonsmoker, and I hope it is YOU!
HBDTY to CED and Blue Hen.
Thanks for the fine puzzle, Rowland. And to JzB for yet another interesting and fun review.
Happy Birthdays to Blue Hen and CED. Hope you have a great day.
ReplyDeleteBzzzt...
ReplyDeleteFIW...
It was tough, (but not a Slog.)
What finally did me in was the Natick of 11D Baum
crossing 16A Neale... (I put an "L")
Also, out of the box, I penciled (penned actually) 2 other possible letters.
Neither of which was an "A".
In my early solving days, I would have posted
a series of upper case keyboard characters to voice my displeasure.
But I have matured since then...
Thank you CC, (& Everyone) for the B-Day wishes.
As for recent "Fotos" (in Ads? Really?)
Exhibit A was July 2018...
And exhibit B was way back, the night before I discovered
my beloved PK was dying of kidney failure.
So, on your B-Day, can you post more than 5X?
(otherwise these posts are going to get really long...)
I will be back to post silly links asap,
that tie in with the puzzle, & its theme.
Like how the answer to 9A Spherical, should have been Round, not Orbed...
Sigh, If I only had fur, I could claim I am not overweight...
Woohoo! A Wednesday toughie, and I feared I wasn't going to get this one. But slowly everything filled in and I got it. Woohoo! Many thanks, Roland. Nice to see Zora NEALE Hurston right away, and then Cousin ITT. AMAZED helped me get ARIZona and MENSA. I put in CENT since I got NO ONE, but, like others, didn't know why a penny would be left as a tip or something. And it was fun to get IGOR. Perps helped me get ATM but I don't think I've ever heard cash referred to as "scratch." And it was nice to get LSD TRIP, although, thank goodness, I've never been on one. So, fun puzzle, thanks again, Roland, and you too, JazzB.
ReplyDeleteWishing Dennis a good recovery from his surgery.
Happy Birthday, CED and Blue Hen.
Owen, you sure were on a poem roll today.
Jinx, I smoked for about ten years, but decided to quit as I approached my thirties. Decided the easiest way for me was to switch to small cigars, which I didn't inhale, but still let me light up and do the smoking routine. I was the first woman ever hired in the Tulsa English department, and at the first department meeting, they pointed out that they had a side for smokers and another side for non smokers. When I sat down in the smoking section and lit up my small cigar, they almost had heart attacks. Couldn't believe they'd hired a female cigar smoker. My addiction wore off quickly, though, and I never smoked again. And the department hired lots of other women after me.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CED & Blue Hen Y'all get my "first" Sunset toast tonight.
ReplyDeleteDennis Get well soon !
Jazz: Nice write-up.
Didn't catch on to the INSTAGTAM theme while solving. No biggie.
Cheers!
Had camera before iPhone, then changed, good job today. Clever, don't know how you guys do it.
ReplyDeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-Anagram stood out and amen to Jazz’s assessment of the gimmick
-“BEND don’t break FB defenses give up lots of yards but not many points
-Oops, I did not know neaLe and thought Judy bLum created a literary family and am now upset with me for not seeing the Gale family in Kansas from the pen of Frank Baum
-I love how I can keep my KEY on the ring and in my pocket and still start my car, but sometimes this happens and my fob is temporarily (so far) lost when I pull the fob out of my pocket
-Good news on Dennis. HBD, CED and Blue Hen!
-Oops, freshmen here for World History
Hola!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, CEDave! Happy birthday, Blue Hen! I hope you have exceptional celebrations.
Thank you, Roland Huget and JazzBumpa! This was a whole lot of fun!
I, too, was happy to see Zora NEALE Hurston whose book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, I read but since it was written in dialect, it was a slog.
LSDTRIP took me back to the headlines of the 60s.
IPHONE crossing EBOOK seems appropriate in this technological age.
Irish Miss, thank you for the CSO at ARIZona! Yes, it's an arid zone!
AVIATOR makes me miss Dudley. I hope all is well with him.
And I hope all is well with Dennis. It's good to know the surgery was successful.
I tripped and fell at OAKS/KEY. For some reason my mind just wouldn't work there though I had FRET/HIYA.
When I saw "air Jordan" my mind fixated on Jordan and I thought of the river until the penny dropped and NIKE fell in place.
In Istanbul we visited the Topkapi Palace, former home of the Sultans, and toured the HAREM quarters. It's a series of many small rooms linked together.
MENSA is a good place to find and print the LAT puzzle if it's not otherwise available.
Have a very pleasant day, everyone!
Thanks to Roland for a nicely challenging puzzle, and to Jazzb. for the enlightening explication, especially the theme, It was way over my head until he explained it. I think I understand it now.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, CED, and many happy returns. And a big "Thank You" to all who wished me the same. It's true. Today I celebrate (?) the thirty-seventh anniversary of my thirty-ninth birthday, or as Husker Gary might put it, "Today I completed my seventy-sixth orbit of the sun, and am happily already embarked on my seventy-seventh." IM, I'll be going out to my favorite gastro pub, where I'll have dinner prepared by Chef Armando. His specials always are just that. Don't know what I'll have yet, but it is bound to be good.
DW and I usually celebrated special occasions with a fancy dinner at a local Northern Italian restaurant with great food and a wine list that "Wine Spectator" magazine raves about, but somehow without her company, a brew pub seemed to fill the bill for me.
CC, pictures? I don't have any recent ones. I tried taking selfies, but I got tired of replacing cameras in smart phones.
Dennis, get well soon.
Cya!
Well, I shot myself in the foot in this puzzle, requiring me to look up Mr. Luyendyk's first name in order to finish. Specifically, I had (over)confidently entered GEM as thing on a ring and HI MA as the casual greeting. Even after looking up ARIE I still had no idea what OAGS were. I figured GEM was wrong (although the E was correct) but didn't know what else to put in there until I went for a walk and came back later.
ReplyDeleteI wanted tp put in ABDOMEN and have no idea why I didn't. I should have, in hindsight.
And, like CEDave, I put in an L to give NELLE and BLUM. Happy birthday to you!
I learned the Senate helper was PAGE, not AIDE, and the place where a mote can be seen was RAY, not EYE.
And finally, I learned that the reliable source of income was not ROTH IRA.
FREE WIFI is nifty fill. I also liked LSD TRIP.
Seeing JazzB mention NaOH reminded me of a recent Jeopardy episode in which the periodic-table symbols for those three elements, plus that of carbon, spell out the name of one of Ol'Man Keith's dogs: NaCHO.
Happy birthday greetings to you too, Bluehen, and good wishes to you all.
The next time I see you all I'll have 2 fewer teeth.
Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. But to quote JzB, "let me get this straight". I was stuck in the NE, filling ON A LARK that changed to the correct ON A DARE. But the 'Gale' clue had me stumped. and for the "Under the chest" clue I kept thinking six-pack abs, and with even ABDO_EN in place, BAUM would not fall. Don't know why but I filled AB DOZEN. Duh! DNF.
ReplyDeleteFREE WI FI- there's a man I've seen many times who lives in his minivan, parks it at Wal-Mart, pays his dues for the local hospital health club so he can use the showers. He's old enough to be on Medicare so he probably has a Medicare Advantage plan that provides a free health club membership. I see his van parked at the local Wendy's, MacDonald's, Starbucks, and Wal_Mart. He is never eating anything but is always on his laptop at the restaurants using the free WIFI. I guess he washes his clothes at a washateria.
ReplyDeleteOwen - similar to yours, although I hadn’t read the comments prior to creating it
When the soap pad showed up, in disguise,
As a means to clear pipes, not surprised,
That a chemist chimed in
(And his face showed a grin)
When he said, “It’s a lye; they’re all LYES!”
Larry
ReplyDeleteThank you, Roland Huget and thank you, JzB
Wasn't a total speed run, so no sweat today. Didn't see a couple answers until the review.
Hand up for having to rethink the clues that led to gem, aide and camera. That was the only slow part.
"Don't fret. I wouldn't string you along." - Classic JzB. Also, loved the links and other wit.
Good to hear Dennis' surgery went well. Hope for a speedy recovery.
Happy Birthday to CrossEyedDave !
Happy Birthday to Blue Hen !
Good news, Dennis! I'm pulling for you. I know you will keep on keeping on with your indomitable attitude. They say optimism helps you heal .
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Dave. I always look forward to your humorous clips. You make my day. Your Blue Hen cake is terrific.
Happy birthday, Blue Hen. Love your food posts. I hope you can show up here today.
Picard, I have been enjoying your photos. Welcome back.
I believe Instagram is the only portmanteau. "The name Instagram is a portmanteau of 'instant camera' and 'telegram.'" A portmanteau always has letters squeezed out. Breakfast and lunch becomes brunch.
I immediately pictured the Take A Penny dish.Hello Abe. I still use a lot of cash. Many merchants charge for using credit if you owe less than $15-$20.I don't like debit cards.
Anonymous T, I know you can stop smoking. I am counting on you. When I am trying to break a bad habit, I put it off until tomorrow, then again until tomorrow and so on. Tomorrow is ALWAYS a day away.
I worked through lunch today, so I suppose I will have it now at 5:20 and skip dinner.
HBD, CeDave & Blue Hen!
ReplyDeleteEasy Weds pzl, thanks to Mr. Huget!
~ OMK
____________
DR: A 3-way on the far side.
An anagram that attests to a sky filled with light, excessively so. It is just...
"TOO AURORAL"!
Is there any more news about Dennis today?
ReplyDeleteI went with my friend, Kathy, to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought the first Christmas gifts though I didn't know it would happen. Sometimes it's best to strike when the iron is hot, i.e., when things are available.
BlueHen:
It's good to see your post!
The portmanteau mentioned in 59-A is referring to be the combination of "insta" and "anagram", so the concept is a little more than just -gram indicating something in writing as noted in the post. It still didn't click for me until well after I solved the puzzle, though, which was disappointing.
ReplyDeleteHIYAs!
ReplyDeleteMove over CED and Jayce - I stuck an extra L in NEALE in the exact same spot.
IM, Jayce, and TTP - Y'all have company re: aide.
Thanks Roland for the anaGRAM puzzle. Thanks JzB for a most entertaining expo - love me some Young Frankenstein and Looney Toons.
WOs: YoMAN- (oops), aide/PAGE.
ESPs: SATIN DOLL, ARIE, SELA, LEVITRA
Fav: FREE WIFI was fun.
{Um,,,, ;-)} //nice job!
Fun DR, OMK.
Thanks all for the advice on not smoking (YR - your advice almost read like put off quitting another day, and another day, and another...). I'm pretty much beyond jonesin' but still like to enjoy one ever few days. I know I can't stay like that because the "every few" will become "every" and the count will ramp back up [ask me how I know this :-)].
Happy Birthday CED! A day without your links makes for an incomplete puzzle-day.
Happy Birthday BlueHen! Full report of your dinner; your descriptions always make me hungry.
Change 43a to 'Fills with wonder' and we would have had LYES and DIES.
Cheers, -T
Thanks, admin, for removing the post by Anonymous @ 7:04. It sounded fishy to me. I may be overly cautious, but I was very leery of it.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous@6:50 as I wrote at 4:32, the name Instagram is a portmanteau of "instant camera" and "telegram." Anagram would make little sense. I found this answer at two places. Here is one website.
Instagram
Anonymous T, my point, exactly. IMHO, saying I would like to have just one every few days is not realistic. Every time that idea arises, you need to say, "I'll have my just one tomorrow," If it comes up again, answer, "Tomorrow."
Okay, I will untie my mother apron strings now. Just trying to be your friend.
ReplyDeleteYellowrocks, you can call me TTP :>)
Kind of a weak theme, but not many crosswordy-words, so I enjoyed the puzzle.
ReplyDelete33D fingerboard bar:FRET
ReplyDeleteIf you ever got discouraged trying to play Bar Chords
on a guitar, try doing what Joni Mitchel does...
Tuning to an open D chord opens a world of opportunities using just one finger!
Happy Birthday BlueHen!
Birthday Dinner report:
All you can eat Sushi...
I am so full I could not make room for the red bean ice cream...
I guess “crosswordese” is the term I was looking for, those obscure words that too frequently show up as crossword answers, and which I have also expanded to include somewhat common words or proper nouns that over-frequent crosswords (e.g. ETON, EKE, etc etc). Roland is a good constructor, and limits their use. To me, fun clues and answers is the most important requirement for a good puzzle. Not a tough slog, or at the other extreme obvious answers.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Roland and JazzB.
ReplyDeleteI am late to the party again; this is a busy week.
I FIWed with my personal Natick of ARIE and KEY. (My fingerboard bar ended up as a FIST!)
I noted all the technology today with EBOOK, IPHONE, NET TV, INSTAGRAM and FREE WIFI to access them.
I was upset at the "under the sink cleaners" being LYES, not thinking that under the sink referred to the clogged drain. I was thinking of storage, and you definitely don't want to store LYES there, especially if there might be children around!
Thanks for the belated Thanksgiving wishes, IM and AnonT. Yes the turkey (and everything else) was delicious; I enjoyed the leftovers even better as I was not rushing around trying to make sure the crowd was fed.
Happy Birthday CED and BlueHen (glad you posted today).
Continued prayers for Dennis.
YR - I knew you were being a friend. It was just funny that I initially read you as "put off putting off the vice for just a day" as opposed to "put off the vice for just a day." You see the addiction still holds me :-)
ReplyDeleteTTP - you were pretty quick taking down the scammer saving us from scammers [I will refrain from politics here...] YR - you were right it was shady.
CED - um, there were no details about the eel sauce; BlueHen would have certainly included that :-) Good thing you have that kitty "fluff" after all that Sushi.
C,Eh! - hardly prototypical 'Canadian Nice' w/ your Fist board ;-)
C.C. - I appreciated the update on Dennis. Please keep his status coming.
Dennis - Semper Fi!
Cheers, -T
Dash T, I delete them as soon as I see them, but like Argyle used to say (paraphrased), "I'm not here 24 7."
ReplyDeleteWhat's funny is when I read frantic comments (almost shouting as if in all caps) on the blog saying a particular comment needs to be removed. Uh, I can recognize them when I see them, and don't need a comment in the blog (that I'm not seeing at that particular point in time anyway, or it would already be gone) to tell me that it needs to be removed. Doesn't help.
Guess I need to publish my Pageboy Director beeper number. It's AC 212-555-5555.
OTOH, I think the vast majority of our readers can recognize spam posts and won't just blindly click links or start sending emails to Dr Ordumodu about any one of the 25 illnesses the poster claims he can cure.
TTP - That's the Pageboy number!; and here I was dialin' BR-549 :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking up Santa Scott's YEOMAN duties around The Corner. We really do appreciate it.
Cheers, -T
FLN, -T, I had just bought a pack at my barroom hangout. I offered one and the guy gave me the "black lung" spiel.
ReplyDelete"You're right" I said but "How do I quit?"
"You just don't smoke" he said. "So, what do I do with the pack I just bought?". "Throw it away, you don't smoke anymore"
I tossed it into the basket behind the bar and that was it. The key? I'm such a cheapskate I couldn't go through the agony of ever tossing a pack again . And…
Congratulations Irish Miss for 25 years(and Jinx too I see for 45)
Try throwing out a carton, Tony, at $62.00 per that'll cure ya.
Back to today...
Darn .. Dorothy Gale not the Swiss Family Robinsons. Duh. The SWR family named GALE??? I guess I was thinking of Howard Blum. Dorothy and the gang did break the wizard's canard. I see birthday boy also had BLUM
And hbd bluehen, too
I just clicked on the link… lots of interesting books out there.
Ok, thanks to Gary I just got the portmanteau: An (Ana)GRAM of INSTA.
And that there's a Judy Blum, too . I was so busy grok'ing the West (the key was KEY) I forgot to recheck the NE.
Re. AVIATOR. There's a USF professor who thinks those bones on the Polynesian island might be Amelia's after all.
Bye for now
WC
Wow, that was composed this afternoon but apparently not posted
Good night, all
Btw, that was a crunchy Wednesday, seemed like a Fri