The Eyes Have It. The letter "I" is found side-by-side in each theme answer.
3-Across. * Many an Iraqi Muslim: SHIITE. One of the two major branches of Islam.
18-Across. * From the 50th state: HAWAIIAN. The Hibiscus is the official flower of Hawaii (and my garden, which is not in Hawaii). Look closely to see the real Hibiscus,
23-Across. * City buried by Vesuvius' eruption: POMPEII. I visited Pompeii last September. The tiles and mosaics are truly spectacular.
40-Across. * Rolling to the terminal: TAXIING.
55-Across. * Berra's "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded," e.g.: YOGIISM. A term used exclusively to the sayings of Yogi Berra (né Lawrence Peter Berra; May 12, 1925 ~ Sept. 22, 2015). He acquired the nickname "Yogi" because he had a habit of sitting cross-legged while waiting to bat and a teammate thought he looked like a meditating yogi.
60-Across. * Asian mushroom: SHIITAKE.
And the Unifier:
68-Across. "Yes, captain" ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues: AYE, AYE!
3-Across. * Many an Iraqi Muslim: SHIITE. One of the two major branches of Islam.
18-Across. * From the 50th state: HAWAIIAN. The Hibiscus is the official flower of Hawaii (and my garden, which is not in Hawaii). Look closely to see the real Hibiscus,
23-Across. * City buried by Vesuvius' eruption: POMPEII. I visited Pompeii last September. The tiles and mosaics are truly spectacular.
40-Across. * Rolling to the terminal: TAXIING.
55-Across. * Berra's "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded," e.g.: YOGIISM. A term used exclusively to the sayings of Yogi Berra (né Lawrence Peter Berra; May 12, 1925 ~ Sept. 22, 2015). He acquired the nickname "Yogi" because he had a habit of sitting cross-legged while waiting to bat and a teammate thought he looked like a meditating yogi.
60-Across. * Asian mushroom: SHIITAKE.
And the Unifier:
68-Across. "Yes, captain" ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues: AYE, AYE!
Across:
1. Conversations: TALKS. Chats or Talks?
6. Flows back: EBBs.
10. "Doctor Who" channel: BBC. There have been 13 Doctor Whos. The current Doctor Who is a woman.
15. Congeal: CLOT.
16. __ de Janeiro: RIO.
17. Great new talent: PHENOM.
20. "Hold tight!": GRAB ON!
22. Like at least six periodic table gases: NOBLE. The Nobel gases are inert: Helium (He); Neon (Ne); Argon (Ar); Krypton (Kr); Xenon (Xe); and Radon (Rn).
26. Vital organ pair: KIDNEYS.
28. Smoothie superfruit: ACAI. The Açaí berry has become a crossword staple. It looks rather like a blueberry.
29. Partners' legal entity: Abbr.: LLC. As in a Limited Liability Company. Actually, since the clue indicates the answer should be a Limited Liability Partnership.
31. "Deck the Halls" contraction: 'TIS. Summer is not 'tis the season to be jolly.
32. Horses' houses: BARNS. Because Stable wouldn't fit.
34. Like Cheerios: OATEN.
36. Cigar remnants: ASH.
39. Cunning: SLY.
42. Meadow: LEA.
43. Prof.'s aides: TAs. As in Teaching Assistants.
44. Dress named for a letter: A-LINE. The A-line dress was first designed by Christian Dior (1905 ~ 1957) in the 1940s. It describes a dress with a triangular silhouette that is narrow and fitted at the top and widens out to the hem in a rough shape of an A.
45. Red giant in the night sky: S-STAR.
47. Gobbled down: ATE.
48. Oilers, on NHL scoreboards: EDM. As in the Edmonton Oilers, the National Hockey League team from Edmonton, Canada. The only player I know of who played for the Oilers is Wayne Gretzky (b. Jan. 26, 1961).
50. Drake or drone, e.g.: MALE. One is a duck and the other is a bee, but both can fly.
51. Sully, as a reputation: TARNISH. Has the silverware suffered from a sullied reputation?
57. Borders on: ABUTS.
58. Frightened, in Shakespeare: AFEARD.
62. Prove false: NEGATE.
66. Truck weight unit: TON.
67. "Bright" thought: IDEA.
69. Unit of work: ERG.
70. Sell for: COST.
71. Snide commentary: SNARK.
Down:
1. 1/6 fl. oz.: TSP. As in a Teaspoon.
2. Spa user's reaction: AHH!
3. Golf ball position: LIE.
4. Bigwig: KINGPIN.
5. Department __: STORE. Filene's was the Department Store of my childhood.
6. "HELLO ... (hello) ...," e.g.: ECHO.
7. Shut out, in a game: BLANK.
8. Arrow shooter: BOW.
9. Table showing teams' won-lost records: STANDINGS.
10. Under-the-table money: BRIBE.
11. Onion bagel alternative: BIALY. The difference between a Bagel and a Bialy. We haven't found a decent bialy in years, but good bagels we have.
12. Ice cream holders: CONES.
14. Texting alternative: E-MAIL.
19. Charged particles: IONS. Any questions?
21. Mississippi port: BILOXI. It's also the home of the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library.
23. Blue Ribbon beer: PABST.
24. City about 65 miles west of Daytona Beach: OCALA.
25. Two of them precede "quite contrary": MARYs. Mary, Mary, quite contrary / How does your garden grow?
27. Fla.-to-Cal. highway: I-TEN. I live just off I-10.
30. Fictional mutiny ship: CAINE. The Caine Mutiny was a novel by Herman Wouk (1915 ~ 2019), and was made into a film starring Humphrey Bogart (1899 ~ 1957) as Commander Queeg.
33. Sports page datum: STATISTIC.
35. Many a Woodstock T-shirt: TIE-DYE.
36. Asia's __ Mountains: ALTAI. The Ural Mountains are the usual crossword answer. The Altai Mountains are much further east. Not your typical Tuesday fare.
37. Flippered mammals: SEALS. // 38. Group of 37-Down: HAREM.
41. Bar pints: ALES.
46. Wee bit: SMIDGEN.
47. Against: ANTI-.
49. Polynesian Disney princess: MOANA.
51. Ability to discern quality: TASTE.
52. Find repugnant: ABHOR.
53. Regretting: RUING.
54. Cod cousins: HAKES.
56. Overcast colors, in London: GREYS.
59. Tour de force: FEAT.
61. Brouhaha: ADO.
63. Strong bond rating: AAA.
64. Norse god of war: TÝR. I am not up on my Norse mythology.
65. "A mouse!": EEK!
Here's the Grid:
QOD: Live like you’ll died tomorrow, work like you don’t need the money, and dance like nobody’s watching. ~ Bob Fosse (né Robert Louis Fosse; b. July 23, 1927 ~ Sept. 23, 1987), American choreographer and film director
ReplyDeleteFIWrong. Didn't know how to spell SHIITAKi, and FiAT seemed a perfectly good answer instead of FEAT.
Never heard of a BAILY before.
HAWAII is a long way from POMPEII
But both have known volcanoes in their day.
Just so you know,
The pyroclassic flow --
You don't want to get in its way!
If a plane is TAXIING to its gate,
A modern YOGIISM might relate:
If it had taken Uber
It might have got there sooner,
When they're not early, they are always late!
{A, B+.}
Easy enough except for 11D bialy. Filled in with perps but it looked so wrong. Google proved it correct.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteHad both of my Is open and quickly latched onto the theme today. I found it much easier/faster than yesterday. YMMV. Tried OATEy before OATEN, and INERT before NOBLE, but otherwise my grid is clean. Thanx, Warren and Hahtoolah.
EDM: I kept thinking football, but then remembered that the OILERS changed their name to something else which I don't recall when they left Houston. The furthest north I've been in North America was Fort McMurray, Alberta -- about 280 miles northeast of Edmonton. When I was there in the '70s it was accessible only by air via Edmonton. Today you can drive there.
ITEN: It's about 25 miles south of us, in a different climate zone.
ANTI: When I was on Guam in the '60s, the local (and only) TV station received bootleg tapes from the states. They aired them, complete with the stateside commercials, and then added their own local commercials. As a result the 5PM program began at 4:20, and the 8PM program at about 8:20. It was weird seeing anti-freeze commercials on a tropical island.
BBC: We enjoy the nature programming on BBC America. Haven't watched Doctor Who in years. Tom Baker was the best Doctor, IMO.
Aye Aye D-O. I've seen only a few of the post-McCoy episodes.
DeleteFIR, and loved and used the theme. DNK ALTAI and BIALY. Very nice and clean.
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteEasy theme; easy solve. Perped in unknown BIALY and MOANA. FIR.
OATEN - Had my old-fashioned oatmeal this am. w/ blackstrap molasses.
CAINE - Queeg's rank was Lieutenant Commander. LCDR. His crew would have addressed him as 'Captain."
CLOT - A concern for me due to atrial fibrillation. Taking warfarin daily.
HAKE - BH prepared some HAKE a couple weeks ago. (from Hannaford) It was quite good but I like cod better.
Cute and quick theme - I was wondering how they were going to do the reveal before AYE AYE came up!
ReplyDeleteD-O - the Houston Oilers became the Tennessee Titans! Later Houston got a new expansion team in the Houston Texans of JJ Watt Fame! I think it's harder to remember what a team's moves are when they change the team name(eg. Seattle Supersonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder) than when they move but keep the same name (e.g. Arizona Cardinals, Utah Jazz or the Indianapolis Colts)
Thanks Susan - another fun blog and Warren for the puzzle!
Fun puzzle, creative theme. I like YOGIISM the best. And some nice words like KINGPIN, TARNISH, SNARK that you don’t see often in a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteBIALYs are not boiled before baking and have a depression in the middle to hold onions or other fillings, while bagels are boiled first with a hole in the middle. Bialys are named for Bialystock, a city in Poland, and brought to America by Polish Jews. I knew Mel Brooks didn't name the title character in The Producers Max Bialystock out of thin air, I'd guess that bialy, like bagel and goose egg, is a metaphor for zero (and oddly, in the original movie Max Bialystock was played by Zero Mostel.)
ReplyDeleteYogi Berra said that he didn't say half the things he said.
IInterestIIng puzzle for a Tuesday. Took just under 7 minutes.
ReplyDeleteBialy and Altai are new to me. I agree that LLC is mis-clued, I wanted LPA. An LLC has members, not partners.
For one or two seasons, the Houston Oilers became the Tennessee Oilers, before then becoming the Tennessee Titans.
No SNARK from me today. I enjoyed the puzzle. Six themers is no easy FEAT!
ReplyDeleteA couple I didn't know, but filled in with the crosses: HAKES, TYR, and Seals form a HAREM
ReplyDeleteLast to fill in was the middle-right, since Betelgeuse is the most prominent red giant (upper left in the constellation Orion) but obviously that didn't fit. Once I had it starting with SS it was obviously 'S'Star.
Easy way to remember from Blue Stars to Red:
OBAFGKMNS
Oh Be A Fine Girl Kiss Me Now Sweetheart
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Warren Houck, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Hahtoolah, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteSlept better last night (for a change). Got up this morning and did the puzzle. Cruciverb was not working yesterday, so I did not download Monday's. My computer was out boy ink, so I could not print it. We did get some ink late yesterday.
Puzzle went easily. Theme was clever. I wondered what all the double II's was all about. Then I saw the theme. Knew SHIITE very well since I lived in a SHIITE country for three years.
Unknowns: ALTAI, HAREM, HAKES, MOANA, perps to the rescue.
Working in the garden for a while, then off to my oncologists to get my chest mapped.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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Good puzzle, no unknowns.
ReplyDeleteSusan, interesting blog. I saw a great TV special on POMPEII which showed some of the tiles and mosaics. Lovely and very interesting. Much information about daily life in those times was preserved.
Somehow I know about bialies but haven't eaten one. I am curious to try one. They are mostly sold in NY. The bagels sold in the supermarkets do not seem like the real thing to me. There is a bagel shop close to here where I can get bagels just made 5 to 15 minutes ago. I like them toasted with cream cheese, lox, onions and capers.
Handy to know for adapting recipes for smaller or larger amounts: 3 teaspoons equal 1 tablespoon. 1/2 ounce of butter equals one tablespoon. 4 tablespoons equal 1/4 cup.
I don't know the history, so I always associate the Oilers with Edmonton.
PC Richards is offering me back the selling price and tax I paid for my washer if i spend it in their store. Set up and delivery is free. I will need to buy a new service contract.
I have a hair cut appointment for July 3. I will take a chance and go. I am desperate.
I wondered about LLC but let it stand.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteThe first time I heard of BIALYS was in The Producers and some time later when it was in a puzzle I looked up the meaning.
It took me a while before CAINE emerged because my mind was stuck on Mutiny on the Bounty which, of course, did not fit the space.
I'm surprised no one has commented on AFEARD. I like some Shakespeare in a puzzle.
Likely Canadian Eh! will be pleased to see GREY spelled the British way.
Both the Alhambra in Spain and the Topkapi in Istanbul have separate apartments for HAREMs; they consist of small, cell like rooms, a large common area and a place for children to play.
My granddaughter has been watching MOANA so that name has become familiar to me.
Spitz:
Do today's sailors still say AYE, AYE? Or is that obsolete.
Susan, your commentary is delightful. Thanks to you and to Warren Houck for the enjoyment.
Have a pleasant day, everyone!
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was a stroll in the park with the ease of solving and enjoyment while doing so. The only unknown was Altai. Naturally, the double Letters gave the theme away early, but the reveal was an Aha surprise. Clot conjured visions of the watermelon disaster as the copious bleeding was my main fear, even though I don’t take blood thinners.
Thanks, Warren, for a Tuesday treat and thanks, Hatoolah, for your dazzling review, pictures and prose alike!
FLN
YR, I’m so happy that Alan is adapting and is being given such wonderful care and attention. I know how much this means for your peace of mind about his future, as well as his happiness and contentment today. Congrats on the new washer!
My learning moment was that there were Marie Callander’s restaurants; I know the name only from the frozen food products. Does anyone have a favorite brand of chicken pot pies? I had one a long time ago that was pretty good, but I don’t remember the brand.
Have a great day.
What a delightful theme! Maybe it made the puzzle too easy for some of you, but i loved it. Just seeing all those double I’s was a visual treat.Thanks, Warren. And thanks for the proper spelling of that GREY London fog.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I loved all the local lore. Biloxi is my old stomping ground and I also live just off I-ten. I wanted Antares for S STAR but it wouldn’t fit. That was the name of our boat.
Owen, A, A.
Lucina @ 0939 - - As far as I know it is still the custom. The web seems to agree.
ReplyDeleteBob Lee @ 0922 - - Welcome to the blog. I had the same thoughts as you about Betelgeuse. Wiki seems to say Betelgeuse is an M type star. The clue wanted S- type (STAR). Always learn something here.
ReplyDeleteIM, my favorite frozen Chicken Pot Pie is Marie Callendar's. But they taste best if you heat them in the oven instead of a microwave. It takes about an hour in the oven.
FIR in good time. I didn't even notice the double i's until the very end. Fun theme. A number of years ago I recall either a LAT or NYT Sunday puzzle with a Yogi Berra theme of his notable quotes. I laughed out loud when the clue and answer combined to make "We may be lost, but we're making good time." Indeed, he was one of a kind.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the LAT Warren (where has our poster Warren gone?) Houck. Is that why you used HERMAN WOUK ? I enjoyed the theme. ATLAI was unknown. My oldest wrote his Master's Thesis on the culture of the Pompeiian bathhouses as gleaned from the architectural notes from the archaeology digs.
ReplyDeleteThe comments are correct, it is LLP's which have partners (or simple partnerships) not LLCs.
ABEJO, hang in there and take care of yourself. Please tell me about your time in a Shiite country.
I greatly enjoyed the write-up this morning. Thx Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI too spent a lot of hours with my mother at Filenes. Taking the El-did we transfer at Dudley? No, that would've been a Fenway trip. Ladies day:we kids could get in for 50¢
A World Equestrian Center is ready to open in 2021 in OCALA.
Not to speak of the Braves that kept that name in Milwaukee and Atlanta.
Warren found "Just the place for a
SNARK!"
As others said, smooth sailing. I just glanced back at my pristine newspaper eg No wos.
WC
Hi Y'all! Fun theme, gets an AYE AYE from me, Warren! Very nice, Hahtoolah!
ReplyDeleteLots of learning moments for me. Don't think I ever heard YOGI's real name or why he was called YOGI.
Never heard of BIALY. Those things in the center look like BB's. Are they pearl onions? Couldn't open the clip with my old browser.
Didn't know HAKES were fish. Back here in the landlocked boonies, we had a large prominent extended family by that name.
Also DNK: ALTAI, HAREM, TYR.
Hahtoolah: Outstanding, very informative write-up & links.
ReplyDeleteWell this was a FUN Tuesday puzzle. I very much enjoyed the "I I" theme.
I is a beautiful, sunny day here in Tarpon Springs.
Time for another 5 mile beach walk on Honeymoon Island.
Cheers!
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Warren and Hahtoolah. (Love that complete QOD . . . and the kitty!)
ReplyDeleteI FIRed and got the AYE AYE theme, but unlike WC, I had several inkblots.
The proper spelling of HAWAIIAN and POMPEII required several letter changes. (I thought of your Secretary of State, Pompeo.)
ALTAI (yes, I wanted URALS), HAKE, and BIALY were unknown.
We had Onion Tart and Garlic Bagel in a weekend CW.
A group of SEALS is called a HAREM!
I think I have only seen OATEN in CWs.
Hand up with Lucina for thinking of Mutiny on the Bounty. (And yes, I did smile at GREY!)
Another hand up for thinking of Chats before TALKS.
On Thursday, we needed Mulan and I entered MOANA, mixing up my Disney princesses. (Learning note - Mulan is Chinese and MOANA is Polynesian (HAWAIIAN)).
Okay, let's talk about those EDM Oilers. They started in the WHA in 1971 and merged into the NHL in 1979. They won the Stanley Cup five times in the mid to late 1980s. Besides Gretzky, you might recall Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey, Kevin Lowe, Grant Fuhr and Andy Moog. Their current PHENOM is Connor McDavid.
And EDMonton is pressing to become one of the NHL hubs during this pandemic.
EdmontonNHLhubCampaign
d'o- what were you doing in Fort McMurray. This Canadian has not even been that far north!
I have a massage appointment tomorrow. I am sure that I will say AHH (or Aah).
Wishing you all a great day.
FIW; did not know ALTAI and wrongly guessed that a drake or drone might be a "mule" rather than a MALE. Silly me!
ReplyDeleteGood thing I was familiar with the CAINE mutiny, because the clue for LLC was certainly wrong and this might have caused me some pAINE.
Otherwise a nice Tuesday romp. Thanks, Warren, Hahtoolah, et al.
Delightful and clever Tuesday puzzle, Warren--many thanks. And, Susan, your pictures and explanations were wonderful this morning--especially on YOGI.
ReplyDeleteThe recurring ii appearance was intriguing and I cracked up when I saw the theme as AYE AYE.
I had trouble in the northeast corner because I've never heard of BIALY and couldn't believe it could be correct. But finally decided the vital organ pair had to be KIDNEYS and that was that. A relief to find that I got the corner after all.
I'm not a beer drinker, but someday I'll have to try PABST just to see why it has a BLUE RIBBON.
Yellowrocks, my only trip out of the house since the Corona crisis was to get a haircut. I just couldn't stand that long hair any more. I was the only one in the empty salon, wearing a mask, getting a haircut from my guy, also wearing a mask.
Have a great day, everybody!
ReplyDeleteAll this talk about teams moving, yet no one mentioned the LA LAKERS...ever wonder about the lakes in L.A.?....they’re in Minnesota.
This was a nice Tuesday puzzle.
No write-overs today.
Six years ago I replaced my very old La-Z-Boy with a custom ordered one. I ordered it with a swivel base, it came with another. Then it turns out that the swivel base I ordered would not mount on my chair. It was the only one they sold with this restriction. As this was my second chair - the first one didn’t work out at all...they refunded about 33% of the price. Fine.
So last week I figured I should really have a swivel base before I die, so I went to the website thinking to order a new chair. But now they put the swivel on all the chairs. So I ordered the base, delivery and install. They came today to do that.
With the wrong base. Too narrow for the wider chair.
Now I’m waiting for the reorder. First world problems, to be sure, but completely aggravating nonetheless.
And on to Wednesday. Stay safe.
CanadianEh!, in those days I was a service rep for a Rust Belt heavy equipment manufacturer. We flew to Fort McMurray to conduct a 3-day equipment maintenance seminar for the workers in the Athabasca Oil Sands. After finishing, we showed up at the airport an hour early for our scheduled flight back to Edmonton. We were surprised to learn that the flight had departed an hour earlier. It wasn't a real "schedule" -- whenever enough people showed up to fill the plane, they took off. So we spent another very expensive night in the hotel there, and arrived at the airport in mid-morning for our mid-afternoon flight. This time we made it out.
ReplyDeleted-otto - You had quite an experience in northern Alberta. That was before Fort McMurray became a major destination for workers in the oilpatch. Those small airlines serving the northern areas would fly according to weather, passengers and not by schedule. Now, there is access by Air Canada.
ReplyDeleteMisty and YR - besides the massage tomorrow, I have an appointment with my hairdresser later in the week. It will be 148 days since my last haircut. This ponytail is going!
Anonymous PVX, how frustrating. I hope they get it right this time.
ReplyDeleteI went to choose my washer today. After hours on the phone yesterday, today I was told the paperwork hasn't reached the store yet. Yesterday I was told it was already there. Next time I will call before I go in. I was told that they are getting so many orders online that it slows down the paper flow. I am sure I will get the washer eventually. In the meantime, I will need to take a trip to the laundromat in a day or two.
Good Afternoon, All. FIW today as I had the same thinking as Owen on the shiitaki/fiat crossing. Just sounded right. Other unknowns:Bialy, Altai and sstar were settled by the x's. Thanks to Warren for the Tuesday challenge and thanks to Hatoolah for the 'splainin'. Tinbeni, I reside in Hernando Beach, not far from you, where there is no beach at all.:o) Have a great day, all.
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ReplyDelete-Beautiful golf morning!
-My ball did LIE behind a tree and I thought I could shoot right through. Uh, no!
-A clever gimmick and reveal – from religion to Yogi Berra
-Five ways to pronounce HAWAII
-Golfing partner told me this morning that a doctor who used ultrasound to blast his KIDNEYS stones last week left his skin badly burned and caused another bad side effect the details of which I will spare you
-BIALY reminded me of The Producers too
-Do you think anyone in The Caine Mutiny was a sympathetic character?
-Nice job, Susan.
FIW. Put in LLP; PAINE sounded reasonable for a ship name. (For the patriot/pamphleteer.)
ReplyDeleteAlready had perps, so ALTAI was automatic.
I learned "Mistress Mary, quite contrary."
>> Roy
Newbie here! I promised desper-otto I’d finally sign up, since I’ve been lurking for years. My name’s Larry, and I live in beautiful downtown Clodine, TX, one of the concrete slabs on the (used to be) far west side of Houston, three miles south of I-10.
ReplyDeleteI like doing crossword puzzles, but I’m LOUSY at them. As I told d-o, I managed to get through high school and college without doing the required readings (history major even), took Latin instead of French, and I don’t watch most of the tripe/trash that is on current TV or at the movies. I can pretty much hold my own with most sports. Not making excuses; just explaining ahead of time why Google is my friend.
SO, for today’s offering, I had a FIW. I made the same mistake Owen and SansBeach made. Hey, it looked OK to me. I am actually surprised I did as well as I did. Lots of stuff there that I didn’t know, but the perps rescued me. Well, let me put it another way: Each of the one or two that you others didn’t know, I didn’t know in the aggregate, such as BIALY, ALTAI, a HAREM of seals, HAKES, MOANA (although that was a pretty easy guess) and TYR. I was also AFEARED to go with AFEARED, but since that was my last fill, I had to use it.
Glad I finally joined. I probably won’t check in every day, but I’ll definitely be in the ‘hood. I feel like I know most of you already, and I really have enjoyed the Corner. You have taught me SO much over the years, and I thank you!
Too late in the day to talk about the puzzle,
ReplyDelete(Wees...)
So,
AnonymousPVX@11:50,
whatever you do, Don't order one of these...
For those of you who don't have Grandchildren (yet)
you probably have not seen Moana, a delightful Disney film
that starts like this...
& continues with marvelous musical ditties like this...
If interested, here is more...,
I see I'm not the only one who did not know BIALY, the one fill that gave me pause.
ReplyDeleteBut once I saw it on my page, I felt a tiny memory cell stirring deep in my cortex.
Flutter, flutter...
A pretty enjoyable pzl, all in all.
Happy Tuesday, everybody!
~ OMK
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DR: One diagonal on each side.
I wonder at the near-side anagram. It seems to refer to a narcissistic self-regard that diminishes all other beings to a moribund stupor. An ability perhaps to frighten a previously noble tribe to follow in zombie lockstep.
Does this refer to anyone currently involved in politics?
I’m not sure. See for yourself.
It translates as a…
“DEATHLIKE EGO”!
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteCrunchy for a Tuesday (should we start expecting this now?) but doable [OKL, I nearly missed SHIITAKi too]. Thanks Warren.
Wonderful expo Hatoolah! I did not know that's why they called him Yogi.
WOs: IMing b/f EMAIL, BoLOXI [thank you theme!], started Duck b/f HAREM said no, MOL--- wrong movie.
ESPs: BIALY (thanks again Hahtoolah! - never heard of it), HAKES, TYR, ALTAI, CAINE, MOANA
Fav: NEGATE over AYE AYE is a nice touch.
{A, B+}
DR: Brilliant!
I-TEN: It's about 25 miles north of us, in a different climate zone. ;-)
Speaking of I-10, Howdy LEO-III. Wait, Clodine? Isn't that on Westpark between 99 & 6? I "stress drove" that last week to unwind. I'm down at 59 & 99.
Bill-O: Neat-O! Did not know that about Bialystock. The Girls hung a The Producers poster in the loft when it was their playroom and not my "office." Uma is front and center, um, flaunting it. [3:39]
PVX - frustrating for sure! In the same vein - Eldest's bathroom sink kept backing up b/c the AC ties into her drain. This is the same thing we just had the plumbers (who probably got us sick(?)) in for 6 weeks ago. This time they actually wore masks.
Speaking of... I went to get the antibody test this morning. If it comes back negative (like all of DW's [who's still not >70%]) I am not going to know what to think.
Play later!
Cheers, -T
May I please call for
ReplyDeleteAttention All!
On re-examination, I see that by changing the anagram (my posting, above) from an observation to a first-person statement, we can claim 14 of 15 letters for today's anagram, our best score so far!
Let us take note that a certain personage may take pride in claiming...
"MY DEATHLIKE EGO"!
I liked this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteHG - my granddad always said Hawaii - like Arthur Godfrey "Ha WOH' ya" :)
ReplyDeleteD-O: I-Ten not only marks a different climate, but it also marks a religious divide. South of I-10 is predominately Catholic and North of I-10 is predominately Baptist.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't ventured out much. My last haircut was back in 2019! I am in desparate need of a haircut, but do not yet feel comfortable venturing out. Cases are continuing to spike. Louisiana is staying in Phase 2 for another 30 days.
Hi everyone,
ReplyDeleteVermontah's back after a little haitus.
Enjoyable puzzle and very amusing review. Loved the kitty ice cream cone and the wussy zebra.
Huckster Gary, I had a LIE last week where a big, fat, stupid, useless tree was directly between me and the pin. Spent some time deciding whether to shoot left or right of the dumb tree, finally decided to go left and take advantage of the slope of the green, swung my wedge and BOOM hit that poor tree smack in the middle of its stupid trunk. Stupid tree. They shouldn't allow trees except in forests. Got a 5 on that par 3.
I like Marie Callender, the pot pie debate made me think of the chicken pot pie shop in Chatham on Cape Cod that was there when I was a kid. (Probably not any more, that was a very long time ago.) Those pies were Awesome!!!!
Skiing
Graffitiing
Fasciitis
Zombiisms
Taxiing
Genii
Just some of the other double-i words, courtesy of Mr. Google. Zombiisms. What is a zombiism?
I had only one writeover today, because Mr. Murphy ordains that whenever I have a choice between tsp and tbs I always, without fail, choose the wrong one.
Brutally hot in Vermont these days. I hate it. Give me some nice snow and ice any day.
VTer
Vermontah - well, it's the state of being a zombie. Probably from too much TV(?) :-)
ReplyDelete14/15ths is quite the DR!
Hahtoolah - Is that why I live S. of I-10? 'Cuz I grew up Catholic?
Foodies - here's what I made for DW tonight [she's about 70% good!] - Caprese chicken w/ side of broccoli & cauliflower dressed with [garden] chives and butter (and a SMIDGE of lemon zest and dijon).
The chicken was brazed, pan deglazed w/ balsamic & wine, +garlic for 1 min, +5 [garden] tomatoes diced.
Re-add chicken, +[garden] basil. Bring to temp. Add mozzarella over chicken & then over-top w/ sauce. Plate.
Yummers!
Well... Tomorrow's another day. Cheers, -T
Tony, can I come and stay with you? Your food sounds better than mine. I had a big arm roast beef too big for the pan. I cut off two chunks which cooked faster than the big part. Because it smelled so good. I decided to eat supper with the small beef chunk with potatoes O'brien & mixed veggies in ranch dressing. Yummy to me. Halfway thru eating, I realized the room was filling with smoke. Yup, the rest of the beef was burning in the pan. Bitter black crust on the bottom. Opened all the doors & windows first. Turned on fans. Cut off about an eighth inch from the bottom of the roast and sliced, bagged & froze the rest. Probably lost at least two meals worth to char. Rest seemed to taste okay. Hope so. I'm not telling my kids. They scold the old.
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