23. "Match Game" host: ALEC BALDWIN.
29. The mariachi's guitarrón is one: ACOUSTIC BASS.
45. Whole Foods fruit: ORGANIC BANANAS.
66. Pollution concerns: PLASTIC BAGS.
72. Stretchable loop: ELASTIC BAND.
92. Widespread adverse reaction, as to a new policy: PUBLIC BACKLASH.
108. Item in Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass": PICNIC BASKET. Rich's clue. Vivid visual. Wish I had thought of it.
118. Pungent deli choice: GARLIC BAGEL.
Reveal:
114. Basics appearing in reverse in eight puzzle answers: ABCS.
Hope this one achieved the Gail Grabowski effect. Simple theme that's never been done. She made many of my favorite LAT puzzles.
Been a long time since I made a LAT Sunday. Good to be back to basics.
Across:
1. "True Detective," e.g.: DRAMA.
6. Worshippers of the sun god Inti: INCAS. Do you use "worshiper" or "worshippers"?
11. Chinese smartphone brand: OPPO. Ah, Rich's clue also. I'm surprised that he knows the brand. Not as big as Huawei or Xiaomi, but very well-known in China.
15. Organization with an ElderWatch program: AARP.
19. Dollar, to Enterprise: RIVAL.
20. Snookums: DEARY.
21. Rice, for one: CROP.
22. "That explains it": I SEE.
25. Arenal Volcano home: COSTA RICA.
27. Crash site?: BED.
28. Blonde __: ALE.
31. Settled on a papasan, say: SAT. Here is a nice papasan chair.
33. Senegalese-American actress __ Rae: ISSA. Her father is from Senegal.
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36. Idealistic sort: DREAMER.
37. Stick up: ROB.
39. Taste in kombu kelp: UMAMI. Japanese and Koreans all use kelp or bonito or sardine for their stock. Umami-rich.
42. Team to play in SoFi Stadium: LA RAMS. SoFi Stadium is supposed to open in July 2020.
51. Do figure eights: SKATE.
53. Sarge's boss: LOOIE.
54. Unthinking: HASTY.
55. Preliminary race: HEAT.
58. Hungarian town known for its baroque buildings: EGER.
59. Bank transaction: LOAN.
60. Code creator: MORSE.
61. Comes to an end: CEASES.
63. Actress Vardalos: NIA.
64. Polite words while entering: AFTER YOU.
68. Cause of goosebumps, maybe: FEAR.
69. Called from the flock: BAAED.
71. Chip dip, casually: GUAC. Looks tasty.
76. Parents not related by blood: STEPDADS.
80. Bygone space station: MIR.
81. Last bit: TAG END.
82. Wealthy heir: SCION.
84. Mötley __: CRUE.
85. Press (down): TAMP.
87. Paleo __: DIET. Sounds better than keto diet. Still, I can't imagine a diet without lots of carbs.
88. Classic Ford, familiarly: STANG.
89. Stuffs to the gills: SATES.
90. Move furtively: SNEAK.
95. Off the mark: ERRANT.
98. Major artery: AORTA.
99. Well resource: OIL.
100. Iris rings: AREOLAS. Wish I had a better fill this area.
103. Beyoncé, to the Beyhive: IDOL.
105. "That's a shame": SAD.
113. Hamm from Alabama: MIA.
115. Black widow's creation: WEB.
117. Savory pastry: ONION TART. Well-caramelized.
122. Indian flatbread: ROTI.
123. Thickener in Asian desserts: AGAR. Our Asian grocery store is already selling the Florida lychees.
124. Rub it in: GLOAT.
125. Beckoning elision: C'MERE.
126. "Watermark" musician: ENYA.
127. Parks in American history: ROSA.
128. Snow vehicles: SLEDS.
129. Moving measurement: SPEED.
Down:
1. Uninteresting: DRAB.
2. Ticks off: RILES.
3. Minnesota-based cosmetics company: AVEDA. Shortened from "Ayurveda". Now owned by Estee Lauder. It's based in Blaine, MN. Not far from our home. The clue is Rich's also.
4. Big __: MAC.
5. The Honest Company co-founder Jessica: ALBA.
6. Lollygags: IDLES.
7. "Game of Thrones" patriarch Stark: NED.
8. Cornfield cry: CAW.
9. Diva's time to shine: ARIA.
10. Good thing for teammates to be in: SYNC.
11. Take place: OCCUR.
12. Everyday language: PROSE.
13. __ Service: POSTAL.
14. Kia sedan: OPTIMA.
15. Bus stopper: AIR BRAKE.
16. Iraq is about 1% of it: ASIA. Interesting trivia. Rich's clue also.
17. Suggestions, for short: RECS. Recommendations.
18. Samosa veggies: PEAS.
24. Excuse in court: ALIBI.
26. Taiwanese laptops: ACERS. Also our monitor. Great quality.
30. Father of Thor: ODIN.
32. Office newbies: TRAINEES.
34. Legacy creator: SUBARU.
35. Stockpile: AMASS.
38. Number of Scrabble X-tiles: ONE.
40. Initial fee: ANTE.
41. Star Wars Day month: MAY.
43. 805-year-old document: MAGNA CARTA.
44. "Shrek!" author William: STEIG.
45. Paella pot: OLLA.
46. Place for solar panels: ROOF.
47. Billy's caretaker: GOAT FARMER.
48. High-fashion shoemaker Jimmy: CHOO. His original name is Chow, but misspelled on his birth certificate as Choo. Jimmy Choo is Malaysian Chinese. Chow, Chou, Zhou are all the same Chinese character. So Zhou qin = Chou Chin (C.C.).
49. Winning: AHEAD.
50. They're often choppy: SEAS.
52. Periods of note: ERAS.
56. Winter hrs. in Halifax: AST.
57. "Lip Sync Battle" commentator Chrissy: TEIGEN. Married to John Legend.
60. Numerous: MYRIAD.
61. A.L. Central team: CLE.
62. Fish commonly known as a porgy: SCUP.
65. Band named for a rodent: RATT. Rich added the "rodent" hint.
66. Launch site: PAD.
67. They might be game changers: BAD CALLS.
69. Language group including Zulu: BANTU.
70. Furthermore: AND.
72. Defib experts: EMTS.
73. "Big Little Lies" novelist Moriarty: LIANE. Here she is with Reese Witherspoon plays a main character in the TV series.
74. Sci-fi film FX: CGI.
75. Clown car noise: BEEP.
76. Mythical mariner: SINBAD.
77. Forum wrap: TOGA.
78. Cost of belonging: DUES.
79. Meeting, casually: SESH. Session.
82. Tend to the sauce: STIR.
83. Mojave natives: CACTI.
86. "Knowing all the facts": Woody Allen: PARANOIA. Also Rich's clue.
88. __-pitch: SLO.
89. Stick in the snow: SKI.
91. "Grant County" crime novelist Slaughter: KARIN. She also wrote "Pieces of Her".
93. Lie in the sun: BASK.
94. Baby's ailment: COLIC.
96. Hummingbird food: NECTAR.
97. Island near Trinidad: TOBAGO.
101. "__ Theme": "Doctor Zhivago" tune: LARA'S. "Doctor Zhivago" is such a classic.
102. Stars, to Cicero: ASTRA.
104. Skips: OMITS.
106. "Shucks!": AW GEE.
107. Tractor giant: DEERE.
108. Study, with "over": PORE.
109. Privy to: IN ON.
110. __ limits: CITY.
111. Breakfast staple: EGGS. Not in our home. Boomer's breakfast is always cold cereal. I've been on a red bean congee kick.
112. 12 ounces, at Starbucks: TALL.
116. Ran: BLED.
119. Blini topping: ROE.
120. Young chap: LAD.
121. Increase, with "up": AMP.
Best wishes for Abejo in your cancer treatments in the next few weeks. Boomer had some bad side effects, but his pain subsided considerably after the radiation.
Take good care of yourself, Agnes (the other April 5 baby on our blog), you were brave to get yourself into the house.
C.C.
There was a chef from COSTA RICA
ReplyDeleteServed ORGANIC BANANAS with paprika.
It seemed so weird
His diners FEARED,
But once they tasted, they shouted, "Eureka!"
One of the purposes of AARP
Is as a place for seniors to carp.
The outlook is DREARY
For many a query --
Before they get action, they're playing a harp.
{B, B.}
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis is a first ever this early a post, but PK’s nemesis, Mr. Sandman, deserted me, so here I am. I was thrilled to see CC’s name because it’s been awhile since her last Sunday puzzle. This was a cute and clever theme, yet very straightforward if you paid attention to the title and noticed the As, Bs and Cs sprinkled throughout the themers. As usual, there were plenty of proper names, but I knew lost of them. The ones I didn’t know were: Eger, Aveda, Oppo, Steig, Ratt, Scup, and, as clued, Costa Rica and LA Rams. My Farmer was first a Herder and my Bagel was Bread. I liked Nia/Mia, Ski/Skate, and Idles/idol. I wasn’t keen on Recs and Sesh.
Thanks, CC, for an enjoyable solve and enlightening review, especially your comments on Rich’s cluing and your construction constricts. Finally, I now know the correct pronunciation of your name!
FLN
Ray O, no, they didn’t x-ray my hip because it didn’t bother me until the next day. There are bruises on my hip, my arm, and my leg which are all a result of the fall, causing lots of soreness and discomfort, and which I hope will soon heal.
To those who posted after my thank you, I repeat: thank you for the concern and sympathy and best wishes: Inanehiker, PK, Misty, Anon T, OMK, and Lemony. (I hope I didn’t overlook anyone.) Inanehiker, thank you for the suggestion which I will follow up on with some research.
My shiner has morphed into the area right below my eye. I sort of look like Spot, the dog. If this was Halloween, between the banged-up, goose egg forehead and the black eye, I could pass for a monster, for sure!
YR, how is Alan. He must have been very upset that you couldn’t be with him. I hope he’s okay.
Have a great day.
Lost should be Most, which is probably self evident. I’m not sure I can blame autocorrect for that error! 🙃 Maybe the early hour? 🤗
ReplyDeleteDear Irish Miss, I feel your pain. The meds I need to take sometimes make me lose balance and down I go. I usually can get up if I am near a chair, but once I needed help while we walked in a Nature Center. The most recent fall left me with a gimpy left knee for about a month. My only advice is BE CAREFUL. Don't try to do stuff that we could do back when we were 50. Your friend, Boomer
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteWell, C.C. did me in this morning. I recently learned NAAN, but had to stretch for ROTI (I think that's French for Roast, with a circumflex over the O.) An alphabet run gave me the T in TAG END. But my pollution concerns were PLASTIC BANS, and the author was STEIN. Bzzzzt, thanx for playing. DNF. Thanx, C.C. and your alter ego, Chou Chin.
PAPASAN: C.C., your picture is "broken." Not familiar with this term. Back in my Navy days, I was familiar with the term Mamasan, though.
IM, wow you are up early. I noticed that "lost," but "most" never occurred to me. I figured you mis-typed "lots." I'm sure you're stiff and sore, but hope you're feeling a little better day by day.
When I saw this crossword puzzle, I immediately thought of bowling. Back in the 90's, I frequently bowled in CBA (Central Bowling Alliance) tournaments. The bowlers are very good. I only cashed twice in about four years, however I am listed annually in their yearbook as a bowler with a 300 game in tournament play.
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ReplyDeleteGood morning. C.C. pulling double duty today.
Never heard of OPPA. C.C., I'd be interested to know what your clue was.
In that same area, I had to change alTIMA to OPTIMA. Pretty good time again today. 30:36 to FIR.
Some of the other proper names such as LIANE and KARIN required perps as well.
Mötley Crüe and RATT are both American heavy metal rock bands that had a lot of success, primarily in the '80s.
Canadian rock band Nickleback's song: Rockstar - "The lyrics feature the pretentious, materialistic desires of a wannabe rockstar, who craves money, cars and women." A like the song and the video.
I think I've mentioned before that DW was on a flight from San Diego or LA to Chicago and was seated next to the lead singer of RATT (Stephen Pearcy). Her, such a quiet and reserved woman, and him a heavy metal rock star. Talk about worlds colliding. You may have seen him and the current band in the recent "We Have a Ratt Problem" Geico commercials.
Irish Miss, I hope you are feeling a little better this morning.
D-Otto,
ReplyDeleteI redid the PAPASAN link. Which "mamasan" did you encounter in your Navy days? The chair or the bar mamasan?
TTP,
My submitted clue was [Digging for dirt on a political foe, slangily]. Used the opposition research angle.
C.C., I came across the "mamasan" while bar-hopping in Kowloon. She was not a chair.
ReplyDeleteHow cool a C.C. puzzle on Sunday discussed by C.C.! Boomer, your bowling accomplishments are awesome to the rest of us...a 300 game in tournament play! Wow!
ReplyDeleteWhen we walk to the main road from Oo's house in Thung Saliam, the OPPO store is one of the first things we see. It does very well IN THAILAND .
Oo went back to cooking at the restaurant Friday night and came home last night with a huge box of Florida Lychee.
Thank you, C.C.
ReplyDeleteWe finally got a little rain last evening. Looked out the windows and many of the lilies have bloomed. As well, some of the echinacea. Took some pictures on my cell phone, but they just don't do justice to the display. Maybe I'll try to upload a few of them anyway.
Boomer, that particular tournament 300 game must have a special place in your memories, and it should. Would any of the other 300 games be as meaningful ? You had 30 total 300 games, is that correct ? That is impressive. Definable, repeatable, perfectible.
I really liked this puzzle. There were a LOT of proper nouns that I didn't know, but I appreciate how careful CC was to make them gettable through crosses. And knowing that CBA was going to appear in each theme answer helped.
ReplyDeleteGood morning all. This wasn't as easy as ABC due to so many unheard of unknowns. I never noticed the reveal until ABCS was the fill for 114D. Most of the unknowns were fairly easy to fill by perps-ALEC BALDWIN,C'MERE, COSTA RICA, PARANOIA, ACOUSTIC BASS,...etc., but OPPO, KARIN, LIANE, SCUP, TIEGEN, & SESH (sess?). I've never heard of any of them. Never heard of an ONION TART either; always tarts were fruit filled.
ReplyDeleteGOAT FARMER? How deep do you plant the goats? HERDER or RANCHER would be more correct.
BAD CALLS- worst one ever against the Saints two years ago.
Boomer & Agnes- we were at the grocery Friday and a lady about 10' away just hit the floor and bumped her head against a rack. Another person and I helped her up. She said she had no idea what happened. I checked her head and she wasn't bleeding.
Boomer- your cashing in sounds like my golf game. I pay in but don't cash out. It seems like the same people always win but with bowling the scoring's automatic; in golf it seems that quite a few people win with the pencil.
Hola! HAPPY FATHERS' DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS!
ReplyDeleteAs I was in the midst of solving this puzzle my great-grandson's toy was playing the ABC song! That was a nice coincidence.
Thank you, C.C.! What a treat to have one of your Sunday puzzles AND your own commentary. OPPO is a name I've never heard before and did not realize there was a Chinese smartphone. However, ACER is staring right at me as I type this.
I loved seeing guitaron in the clue!But needed several perps to finish ACOUSTICBASS. Guitaron means "big guitar".
Alas! I did not know RATT, had RATS and SAD END instead of TAG END. It certainly looked right.
GARLIC following ONION amused me.
Cheryl TIEGEN, John Legend and their cute children often appear on Entertainment Tonight which comes on after the news. It also keeps me abreast of the names of performers though I had not heard of or seen ISSA Rae.
It never CEASES to amaze me, C.C., how wide is your range of knowledge and your grasp of English. As a former ESL teacher, I am duly impressed.
Have a wonderful day, everyone! Honor and celebrate thy father.
Musings
ReplyDelete-“Back to basics” and ALEC BALDWIN made me think the next fill might be C_____ D______
-A fun CCW solve finishing with a Chinese cell phone
-I wonder if SoFi has to pay for naming rights if the stadium has no fans in attendance
-I’ve refrained from several HASTY comments recently and am glad I did
-AFTER YOU – Après vous makes you sound so, uh, pretentious?
-Pride gave me goosebumps when Space-X launched off PAD 39A recently
-Hope to see this TAMPING happening soon
-My friend just sold his 1964½ STANG. “Gary, some fool in Omaha had way more money than he knew what to do with”
-Our unwelcome grackles have a “song” that is near their relative’s CAW
-I always “chat-up” newbies to try to make them feel welcome
-SLO-pitch softball can provide one last gasp at athletics along with pulled hamstrings
-If we ever eat at C.C.’s house, I think she would greatly expand my culinary world!
-Best wishes to all our peeps with medical issues!
Good morning, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for the fine review.
ReplyDeleteWell, I could not sleep last night, so I got up at 1:30 and downloaded the puzzle from cruciverb. Worked on it for about 45 minutes and then I was sleepy. Laid back down and eventually got some sleep. Finished the puzzle this morning.
Puzzle was a little sticky in spots. Needed perps quite often. Liked the theme. It did help me with a few theme answers.
Some tough ones: OPPO; ISSA; EGER; TAG END; AVEDA; STEIG; LIANE; KARIN; and maybe a couple more.
Liked CACTI. Trying to think of an Indian Tribe.
I would like to try an ONION TART some day. Never heard of one. I love onions.
Tried GOAT HERDER before GOAT FARMER worked much better.
I have to get going. Youngest daughter and her boy friend coming over today. That will be nice. They are cooking!
Irish Miss: You take care of yourself. No more bruises, OK?
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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How great to get both a fun C.C. puzzle, and a delightful C.C. commentary with some cool food pictures! Many thanks, C.C., and nice to have you check in with us too, Boomer.
ReplyDeleteAnd the special treat, of course, was the early Irish Miss commentary--so glad you're feeling well enough to do the puzzle, visit us, and give us a helpful discussion of everything including your condition. You'll be in our thoughts and prayers all week, to be sure.
Glad I got AARP--given my own seniority. Loved the SNOOKUMS clue for DEARY, and DREAMER for an idealistic sort. Clown car noise is a BEEP? Well, of course, what else could it be.
Seeing ONION TART and GARLIC BAGEL next to each other near the bottom was also fun.
Have a good Sunday, everybody.
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteMostly easy enough but needed a small modicum of help with OPPA, CRUE and CGI. Neat theme.
TAMP - Clue seemed a bit stiff. It means to put a check on or to drive down using a series of light blows. Did a lot of TAMPing when placing posts for cow pasture fencing.
UMAMI - Getting to be a bit of a 'regular'. Had it in the WSJ a few days back.
SATES - SATE, from 'satiate'; German 'satt'. Both come from the same Latin root. When I was just a wee LAD, and I was 'full' from a meal, I would tell my parents: "Ich bin satt."
The BCA theme definitely helped with the solve. Hand up for the proper name crosses being a bit unfair. OPPO/OPTIMA and STEIG/EGER could have been something else. Quite a few other unknown proper names, but crosses were fair. Thanks for explaining RECS. Some short forms end up being longer when they have to be explained.
ReplyDeleteCC Overall I think you definitely succeeded in your goal of a simple and original theme that made for a solid puzzle.
Here I was privileged to get a tour of the Vandenberg Air Force Base LAUNCH PADs.
Irish Miss sorry you have the Halloween look for now. That may take awhile to subside. But good that you are mostly OK. My father took a fall like that when he was 80 and he never really walked again after that. He had been quite an athlete until age 70. I am sure that you will take extra care and avoid such problems.
From Yesterday:
ReplyDeleteI am proud to be another member of the Jewish tribe as well.
Abejo so sorry you have to go through all of this. Good that your medical team has a plan and we are all wishing the best for you.
Sorry my email did not get to you. I sent it to the address in your profile:
abejoyek (at) yahoo.com
Is that correct?
Hi everybody.
ReplyDeleteWow! This was way too hard for me. I liked the theme but I finished only with some serious red-letter help.
Ones I never would have gotten without red letters: Oppo, Sat (didn't know Papasan), Issa, Eger, Stang (I had the car but never used the word), Roti, Aveda, Recs (never used it or heard anybody else use it), Scup, Ratt, Sesh (never used it or heard anybody else use it).
I've always enjoyed CC's puzzles but this one would have left me frustrated and irritated without some red letters to help me over the impossible parts.
I enjoyed slo-pitch softball for many years but gave it up because of, as Gary wrote, pulled hamstrings and other similar maladies. You stand around for a while and then have to move quickly to go after a hit ball, a perfect recipe for a pulled muscle.
Bonnie (daughter) is on her way over with a breakfast sandwich and some fresh doughnuts. Sounds good!
Continued good wishes for Irish Miss and Abejo.
ReplyDeleteFIR, but shaky on STEIG and TEIGEN. Had aRgot before PROSE, so I’ll look the word up and see what it means. The theme was very helpful as I slogged along. Happy Dad’s Day. I’ve got three kids, the spice of my life.
ReplyDeleteHi, I realized I forgot to wish all a Happy Father's Day, which I am doing along with changing my icon to a pic I took as they were leaving after brunch at my apartment/
ReplyDeleteFamily is awesome and my best to all of you and yours
Happy Father's Day to all. We'll be video chatting with the kids shortly.
ReplyDeleteDNF today because of unknown OPPO. The fault is mine for putting Altima where OPTIMA was needed, and failing to guess cRoP and PRose. Close, but no cigar!
Thanks for setting them up and knocking them down, C.C. Health and happiness to all Cornerites.
The extreme SW did me in. I insisted on naan and couldn't suss roti as much as I tried. Paranoia was missing the last three letters, so officially a DNF I guess. Never heard of Oppo or Ratt either but got them with perps. A de ent Sunday workout for sure. Happy Father's Day to me and all the other Dads in this corner. I count myself undeservedly blessed with an incredible daughter and amazing son who have given DW and I nine beautiful grandchildren. So lucky.
ReplyDeleteBest Fathers Day ever!
ReplyDelete(opened the [Ipad] to see a CC Sunday puzzle by our fearless leader!)
Forgive me if I backtrack, but getting older makes memories sweeter...
One of my Daughters gave me a solid steel guitar pick, inscribed with the words
"Your the best pick for Dad ever..."
(collective Aaaww...)
Another gave me a fancy cheese slicer that I cannot wait to try out!
The last, engaged me in a political debate, & kicked my Ass!
(Oh well, the seed does not fall far from the tree...)
Anonymous @ 1:29,
So sorry for your Slog.
(but did you learn anything?)
Yeah, learning can be painful at times,
but that is what we are here for...
Bummer link dead end: Motley Crue
(was sure I could find Something!)
I mean, if this Blog isn't a Motley Crew collection,
I don;t know what is...
Anywho, not to overpost, or soil CC's carpets,
(to be continued...)
CC, lovely puzzle and blog. I made a silly mistake, so two bad cells, SAD END. Hello, Lucina. I left the middle of CGI blank and didn’t go back. An ABC run would have supplied the G and that would have prompted TAG. I do know CGI. My recall is slowing down.
ReplyDeleteTons of names, some of which were all preps – Tiegen, Issa, Ned (Stark), LIANE, OPPO (I liked CC’s clue better.)Papasan is an honorable father. Who knew it is also a chair?
The rest of the names I had heard before and they were prompted by a couple of perps- ALEC BALDWIN, STEIG, ALBA, AVEDAS, EGER, MORSE, ENYA
From our hotel room in Costa Roca and from the bus windows in Costa Rica we could see ARANAL Volcano. It smoked by day and dripped red lava by night. Our tour group went hiking there. Alan was with me. Because I didn’t want to leave him I didn’t do the hike.
In cooking magazines and online cooking sites I have seen pictures of onion tarts. They look so tasty, I am sure one day I will make one.
Alan tripped yesterday morning and hurt his back. Then he fell again last evening and got a not too dangerous gash in his forehead. The staff took him to the ER but could not stay with him. Alan was scared. His back still hurts. The worst part is he now is quarantined in his suite and is very lonely. At least he has the en suite bedroom and just got cable TV last week.
DW celebrated her 60th yesterday!
ReplyDeleteShe called Shoprite on Wednesday to reserve 10 Lobsters (on sale)
& received a confirmation of the above, but when she tried to pick them
up there were none left!
(Anywhere!)
DW is the consumate
(probably not the right word, but)
lobster aficionado. & wanted everyone to have a Lobster on her
B-day. (with an optional BBQ Filet Mignon...)
Shrimp appetizers,
Bean Salads,
Summer pasta salads,
under a canopy tent,
in a thunderstorm,
(it was awesome!)
(because one of her Daughters went out of her way to make sure she had
her Lobsters, no matter what the cost!)
Sorry if I digress, but it is Sunday, & do not expect many readers,
this C*** is for the regulars who know me...
Oh!
Also ate out (1st time in 3 months) at an
all you can eat Sushi place!
(Wahoo Wasabi!)
What are "red letters"? Thanks
ReplyDeleteDuring the party, after the rainstorm,
ReplyDeleteI fell down the slippery back steps.
No ER visit, but I do have a Hematoma on my Ulna/radial area.
(does this count as three?)
Anywho, hoping no more mishaps, or bad news for a while...
But in re-reading the Blog,
what the heck is Samosa?
&, in getting older, I have come to realize I am missing out on
(things to eat)
that might be worth a try...
for example...
But it may be that some 5 years + ago
I saw a movie called "Bucket List."
(which I highly recommend)
& cannot remember all the details now,
except for perhaps Kopi Luwak.
Just to preface:
(after the fact...)
Jack Nicholson/Morgan Freeman
Rich white guy/poor black guy
both wind up with incurable illnesses,
& become room mates...
If nothing else, go to 3:30 of the
above clip, & note that on both of their
bucket lists of things to do before they die,
was to laugh hysterically at something completely stupid!
After this scene, they wipe their eyes, & both write a line thru this entry
on their lists...
CC, in the far east we called the women who cleaned and washed at the bases, MAMASANs. "Number 1" was good, "number ten" was bad.
ReplyDeleteBigE Not to speak of the foot in the rough. I was prez of the league and nobody wanted to play with me because they couldn't cheat.
FLN, re. MARIO BROS I mentioned LARA'S Theme which calmed the Coopers. What a fun movie
I second Lucina's comment re. ESL. I had the same thought about the variety of Americanisms.
I had a few bad boxes. I have to learn to leave a box like LIAN_ and STIE_ blank. I thought at first of PLASTIC CANS and when those BAD CALLS fell I stuck with BANS(like D-O). ERRANT would been obvious.
I found this the most difficult Sunday in awhile but as mentioned eminently solvable. Boomer, does every thing remind you of bowling?* I was like that with Golf but I don't get out and play. I'm always "gonna" so when I do then I'll talk.
I didn't finish with a Chinese cell phone but often solve on one(when I can't get paper)
re. SLO Pitch softball and BAD CALLS. There are only calls which favor one team for which the other team considers BAD. As an ump I finally realized that they actually SEE the play they want and expect to see.
HM, think the opposite of poetry
WC
*Oops I get it, CBA. Like the old basketball league . I thought the word BASIC was jumbled in the long answers.
AH nuts,
ReplyDeletesorry for being so chatty today,
but I just wanted to say (& forgot)
the the initial crosses were a sea of white,
until I started looking at the downs, which filled in
the moguls (ski term)
But,
quite honestly,
it is things like 11A Oppo
that stop me dead in my tracks from becoming
a constructor. I mean, how do you get past these landmines!
(& don;t tell me know stuff, jeez, I am trivia'd out already...)
Ron in LA @ 2:16,
when doing the puzzle on an Iphone or Ipad (or PC)
you have an easy version, which prints your incorrect
input IN RED.
Master version prints everything in black,
& you have to find your own mistakes...
There is no right or wrong, it is whatever floats your boat...
Ron in LA, If you do the puzzle online as I do, you can choose between solving entirely on your own or being able to get hints when you need them. In that mode, any incorrect entries show up in red so you can reconsider and change your entries. If you are really stuck, the computer will fill in the correct letter or a word for you.
ReplyDeleteAh, as usual, I see that I agree with CED, but he's just a little smarter and quicker. Hi Dave! Just let me also say how much I enjoy your input to this blog. Happy Father's Day! Or is it Happy Fathers' Day? Either one seems like a logical choice.
ReplyDeleteThis was an easier then usual Sunday puzzle. It wasn't without trouble spots, just fewer than normal. Thanks, C.C., for the fun. I started it this morning, needed a couple peeks at the grid for help, then went to the shelter for my shift. Came home, took a shower, ate lunch and the bottom half filled in rather quickly.
ReplyDeleteDidn't remember to look for a theme so that was no help.
IM, sending you positive thoughts and wishes for a speedy recovery.
YR, I hope Alan recovers well and doesn't have the virus.
Happy Father's Day to all the Dads.
TTP - Thank you for the comment. I have only managed 20 - 300 games total out of the many years of bowling, and for sure the 300 in the CBA tournament was by far the cream of the crop. The others were in league bowling, but I think it was across 15 bowling centers and 25 years.
ReplyDeleteBig Easy - thank you for your comment. I am playing in a 9 hole league with a bunch of tricky par 3 holes. League rules are one mulligan per round. But it seems that some of the players use a mulligan every hole.
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ReplyDelete-Dire forecasts of dangerous weather kept us from going to Lincoln for Father’s Day and none of it appeared and so here we sit.
-None of the weather forecasters we just watched apologized.
-Am I the only one that saw GENE RAYBURN fit perfectly for Match Game Host? Well, I remembered Perry Como from yesterday too, so…
I liked this puzzle and everyone's commentary. Some clues/answers I didn't notice because they were already filled by the perps.
ReplyDeleteLW and I had a lovely 2 1/2 hour telephone conversation today with our son and his son. Tres generaciones. Made for a very satisfying Fathers' Day. We all got a lot out of it.
Good wishes to you all.
Happy Father's Day to all our Corner Dads and STEPDADS.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Sunday workout, C.C. I had a few inkblots. I did find all the ABCs but was still left with a DNF.
Hull changed to KEEL (what do I know about boat-building?)
I use Brita filters and have never heard of PUR (maybe they are only in USA).
Hand up for entering Naan before ROTI, and GOAT Keeper before FARMER.
Imprint changed to IMPINGE (I think of that word as meaning to cramp, intrude on one's space, more than make an impression; but I guess if you squish something enough, there will be an impression!)
Am I showing my age by stating that I have never heard the expression "CALLED AN AUDIBLE", or can I claim that it is American usage LOL.
I took the EXIT door on the way out, not the EXIT POLL. That whole area was a mess!
I figured out how to spell AYATOLLAH, but then I wanted Imam before EMIR. I think an EMIR is more of a political or royal leader; Islamic implies a religious leader IMHO. Perhaps the religious and political are not as separated in those countries.
Favourite clue today was "proving field? = MATH"
I missed posting yesterday (just finished that CW now) and went back to get updated.
IM - so sorry to here of your mishap with that watermelon. Thoughts and prayers for healing and not too much pain.
YR - thoughts and prayers for Alan also.
Abejo - continued prayers for strength in the upcoming treatment regimen.
Good evening all.
OK - I LIUed re PUR filters and they are available in Canada. But it seems that they are only under the sink or frig water supply attachments. My Brita filters are using in a jug (although Brita does make a sink filter attachment also). Perhaps not an entirely equivalent "competitor" IMHO.
ReplyDeleteLOL! This is what happens when you do Saturday and Sunday CWs on the same day.
ReplyDeleteMy post has a mixture of comments from both days' puzzles. (I should thank Sid for the fun.)
I'll blame it on doing the Sunday CW online and not having any notes on a newspaper copy for that day.
Hopefully I will be less confused tomorrow.
I got a bit lucky with Oppo because I had owned a OnePlus One.
ReplyDeleteJean Luc's a Londsman. Who Knew?
Hi Y'all! C.C., thanks for the challenge! Tough but fun! Hand up for being glad to learn how to pronounce your name.
ReplyDeleteHG: I confidently filled in Gene Rayburn as the Match Game host. I had no idea ALEC BALDWIN did one too. Game shows are the only thing I watch during my meals since the news or dramas give me indigestion. I almost get heartburn from G.Rayburn & crew because the show is so slow & downright stupid sometimes.
NW corner was empty for a long while. Lots of unknowns: WEES
Glad to know the band RATT. Couldn't figure our what they were saying on the commercial -- thot it was RAps. TTP: did your DW converse at all with the lead singer?
YR: So sad for Alan to have his falls. HUGS to you both.
My youngest son posted some pictures of part of my family the year before my husband died and gave a lovely tribute to his his late father. I did not recognize the woman on the couch. Thought it was my daughter. Felt very silly when I realized it was myself. Doesn't look at all like the person I see in the mirror every day. My daughter is now the age I was then. Made me homesick for my old home.