Clam Up.
16-Across. * Historic lifetime golf or tennis achievement: CAREER GRAND SLAM. You can get a breakfast Grand Slam at Denny's.
19-Across. * Cushioned Adidas running shoes: CLOUD FOAM.
21-Down. * Social status hierarchy: CLASS SYSTEM.
And the Unifier:
23. Seafood appetizer, and what each answer to a starred clue literally
is?: STUFFED CLAM. The word Clam forms the border of each starred
answer and the rest of the answer is "stuffed" into the Clam.
I had never heard of Stuffed Clams before and I grew up in New England.
According to this recipe, they are generally made of quahogs (remember that quahogs appeared in last
Tuesday's puzzle!).
Across:
1. Aquatic barker: SEAL. Do seals really bark?
5. "Notorious" justice, initially: RBG. I had the
opportunity to meet with the Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2006 when I was sworn in to the United States Supreme Court.
She met with a small group of 10 of us after the swearing in
ceremony.
8. Frozen rock in a bar?: CUBE. Hi, Tinbini! I hope
you are well. We haven't "seen" you in a while.
12. Lake that drains via the Niagara River: ERIE. Seein Erie
appear in the puzzle brings back memories of our friend Abejo.
13. City on the Nile: CAIRO. Cairo, Illinois is located at
the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
15. Daunting exam: ORAL.
20. TV censoring device: V-CHIP.
22. Do canine care?: FLOSS.
25. Long-bodied fish: EEL.
26. Dose amt.: TSP.
28. Super Bowl org.: NFL. As in the National Football League.
29. Bronze component: TIN. Hi, Tinbini! We do miss
you! Bronze is an alloy consisting mostly of copper and tin, with a handful of other elements.
31. Hang loosely: DRAPE.
33. Tigger's best friend: ROO. A reference to Winnie the
Pooh and his many friends.
35. Clear sky hue: AZURE.
37. Long-eared equines: ASSES.
38. Need to pay: OWE.
39. More secure: SAFER.
40. Extreme clutter: MESS.
41. Oscar-winning actress Berry: HALLE. Halle Marie Berry
(b. Aug. 14, 1966) won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Leticia Musgrove
in the 2001 movie Monster's Ball. The movie was largely
filmed in New Orleans.
43. "Should that happen ... ": IF SO.
44. Power source for Watt: STEAM. Think of the Watt steam
engine, named after James Watt (1736 ~ 1819).
46. Sleeping sound: SNORE.
48. City hall leaders: MAYORS. Thomas Willett (1605 ~ 1674)
was the first and third mayor of New York City.
50. Guiding principles: CREDOS.
53. Driver's licenses, e.g.: IDs. In Louisiana, it is now
possible to have one's driver's license on one's iPhone.
54. Donnybrook: RHUBARB. I am not familiar with this
definition of Rhubarb. My mother made the best Rhubarb and Strawberry pie.
58. "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. __: CHU. Jon M. Chu (né
Jonathan Murray Chu; b. Nov. 2, 1979), adapted Kevin Kwan's novel of the same
name into the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians.
59. A or B, but not O: NOTE. I am assuming that the A and B
refer to musical notes. If all three letters have something in common,
it would be blood type.
61. "30 Rock" actor __ Morgan: TRACY. Tracy Jamal Morgan (b.
Nov. 10, 1968) was very seriously injured in a car accident in 2014.
Fortunately, after a long recovery period, he seems to be fine now.
62. Pleased: GLAD.
63. Follow orders: OBEY.
64. Product pitcher: AD REP. Hand up if you first entered Ad
Man.
65. "Mary Magdalene" star Rooney __: MARA. Mara Rooney (née
Patricia Rooney Mara; b. Apr. 17, 1985) also starred in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
66. Capital on the Tiber: ROME.
67. Party attendee: GUEST.
68. Portent: OMEN.
Down:
1. "Be there in a __!": SEC.
2. Stat for Clayton Kershaw: ERA. As in Earned Run Average. Clayton Kershaw (b. Mar. 19, 1988) is a professional baseball
pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
3. Breathing necessity: AIR.
4. Bloodsucker: LEECH. Leeches used to be a common "medical"
procedure. Are they making a come-back?
5. Pasta sauce brand: RAGU.
6. Eagle or lark: BIRD.
7. Steffi in the Tennis Hall of Fame: GRAF. Steffi Graf (née
Stefanie Maria Graf; b. June 14, 1969) was inducted into the Tennis Hall of
Fame in 2004.
8. Pink cocktail, familiarly: COSMO. A Cosmo is made of
vodka, cranberry, Cointreau and a bit of lime juice. Yum!
9. Digital address letters: URL. A crossword staple.
10. Sheep sound: BAA.
11. Common name for a tree-lined street: ELM. Also a street
where you might experience a nightmare.
13. Corn, wheat, etc.: CROPS.
14. Switch type: ON/OFF.
17. Privileged groups: ELITES.
18. Cowboys' home: DALLAS. The football team.
20. Chapter companion: VERSE.
24. Foals' fathers: SIRES.
25. Wax-coated cheese: EDAM. Yummers! This has become
a crossword staple.
27. Links tournament with two-person teams: PRO AM.
28. Yuletide carols: NOELS.
30. Roman fiddler: NERO.
32. Basil-based sauce: PESTO. Yummers! I am growing
some basil so I can make my own pesto.
34. "Wise" flier: OWL. Owls are such beautiful birds.
36. The Congo, formerly: ZAIRE. As I am writing this, a
volcano is erupting from Mount Nyiragongo. The volcano is on the
northeastern part of the country near the Rwanda border. The official
name of the country is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was
known as Zaire from 1971 until 1997.
41. Word or phrase preceded by "#": HASHTAG.
42. Put into code: ENCRYPT.
45. Goof up: ERR.
47. Uranus or Neptune: ORB.
48. Key that may sound sad or angry: MINOR.
49. Marinade in Philippine cooking: ADOBO. I am not familiar
with Adobo, but you it sounds interesting.
51. Windy City hub: O'HARE. The airport in Chicago is named
in honor of Butch O'Hare (né Edward Henry O'Hare; Mar. 13, 1914 ~ Nov. 26,
1943), an American navy aviator. He was shot down in action during World
War II.
52. Khartoum's nation: SUDAN. We're spending a lot of time
in Africa in today's puzzle.
55. Language of Pakistan: URDU.
56. Like Hubbard's cupboard: BARE.
57. Nails, as a test: ACES.
60. Lens location: EYE.
62. Controversial food letters: GMO. As in a Genetically Modified Organism.
Here's the Grid:
Today's puzzle is brought to you by our very own
Irish Miss and
C.C., our blog mistress!
חתולה
An arsonist traveled to CAIRO
ReplyDeleteTo make his mark as a pyro.
There he would learn
That sand doesn't burn,
But a vid of him trying went viral!
An arsonist traveled to ROME,
Where NERO once sat on the throne.
He felt that his idol
Was that emperor-pyro,
Alas, his fires were smothered in FOAM!
{B, B.}
Good puzzle for a Tuesday, but didn't see the theme. Took me 5:04 to finish.
ReplyDeleteJust to clarify a very minor point, Tracy Morgan's full name is Tracy Jamal Morgan.
Good Morning, Crossword friends. It looks like today will be the third in a row without rain! After all the flooding here, we are grateful for the sun.
ReplyDeleteAnon: You are correct, Tracy Morgan's middle name is Jamal, as I had my notation. The title on the video clip is incorrect.
QOD: Money doesn’t make you special; It makes you lucky. ~ Eve Ensler (b. May 25, 1953), American playwright
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteAnybody else think of the Hitchcock Notorious movie? Guess not. Loved that "Class System" visual, Hahtoolah. Congrats on another successful collaboration I.M. and C.C.
CAIRO: The Illinois city is pronounced like the syrup: KARO.
DALLAS: Was so proud of myself when I quickly inked in DENVER. D'oh.
MESS: Hahtoolah's visual looks a lot like some homes on the M-o-W routes. There is no such thing as a "typical" M-o-W client. I've visited shabby trailers lacking a front door and brand new homes in fancy subdivisions. The only common denominator -- they're almost always nice people.
Hi Y'all! Yay, Agnes & C.C., refreshingly fun puzzle. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis perked along nicely despite not knowing a COSMO is pink -- never had one. Also DNK: CLOUD FOAM, ADOMO, ADOBO. But all of those perped in easily. MARA/GMO was a natick. Hadn't heard any fuss about Genetically Modified Organisms in so long, I forgot about that much ado about nothing. Only one red-letter run today.
Thank you, Susan, for explaining the STUffED CLAMS Theme. I just couldn't see it. Thank you for another interesting masterpiece blog. I'm curious to know more about your being sworn in at the Supreme Court.
Thank you Agnes and C.C. for a fun Tuesday puzzle. It is always an added pleasure to see our hostess as a constructor. You are a woman of many talents. Hahtoolah, the write up was a trip in itself with all of your visual aids, and then you dropped the bomb about meeting RBG! I'm with PK. We want to hear more.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle had enough head scratchers to make it fun but without the pesky posers that make you leave and go back to solve.
I am curious as to how much of the cluing was original.
Looking forward to a Looong Weekend. Out.
IM and CC, thanks for a lovely early week puzzle. The reveal made the stuffed clams evident. Yummy. The major grocery chains all sell frozen stuffed clams.
ReplyDeleteI, too, wondered how much of your original submission survived.
Susan, thanks for your informative, funny review. You have piqued the interest of all of us about your connection to the Supreme Court. ????
My mom made delicious rhubarb/strawberry pies, too.
I used to hear rhubarb used to describe a loud argument. I see it is considered old fashioned. Probably so, because I have not heard it in decades, except on sports shows.
BTW many of the sayings listed as unique to baseball are quite common in everyday speech.
GOYA advertises its adobo on TV.
Only MARA and CLOUD FOAM were new to me, but easily perped and wagged.
I loved your poems OKL. They are fun to read aloud. The cadence is pleasing.
My sister sold her house again. I hope it goes though to closing this time. She had to lower the asking price, so the CCCRC gave her a $10,000 incentive.
A delightful puzzle today from Irish Miss and C.C. I enjoyed it and FIR, noticing the CLAM element before finding out it STUFFed the phrase. Clever! Thanks for the illustrated review, Hahtoolah. Hand up for wanting to know more about your Supreme Court experience. Also I noticed in your cartoon, Nero had a German fire alarm.
ReplyDeleteDO, CAIRO is pronounced differently in Georgia too with a little Southern spin: "kay row." Perps were helpful when answers did not immediately come to mind. I liked the RHUBARB fill and Donnybrook clue.
Enjoy our Tuesday treat and the rest of your day!
Hahtoolah: My comment about Tracy Morgan was just to avoid any confusion related to his first and last name, as the review stated, "Tracy Jamal Tracy ...."
ReplyDeleteGood Morning.
ReplyDeleteIM and CC, thank you for another fine collaboration. This was fun.
I wanted crooks for MAYORS--hey! I'm from Illinois. My ethics were destroyed by ZAIRE and OHARE, so I had to resort to CREDOS. Similarly, I had gar before EEL, as demanded by EDAM cheese. MARA Rooney's name heralds two legendary NFL owners, the Maras of the NY Giants and the Rooneys of the PB Steelers. I'll bet she spent a lot of her young life in the owners' boxes.
Hahtoolah, thanks so much for another fine and entertaining explication, making this an all-Corner day. Very nicely done.
In Illinois we have some interesting interpretations of well-known cities, as D-O pointed out. In addition to KA-RO, we also have MAR-SALES as in Marseilles, and VI'-EN-NA, home to one of our more famous crooks--Secretary of State Paul "Shoebox" Powell.
No sun here today, so I'm off to make my own. Have a sunny one wherever you are.
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteCongrats and kudos to IM and C.C. on a fine puzzle. Enjoyed the varied fill. Got the theme after filling in the reveal. No write-overs were needed.
We have and enjoy STUFFED CLAMS often.
EDAM - Have some in our fridge. Tend to favor Gouda; especially smoked Gouda.
ADOBO - Had chicken ADOBO on our destroyer.
RHUBARB - Every summer my Mom would make RHUBARB Rote Grütze. Delicious with nice cold unpasteurized, unhomogenized milk.
ERIE - The average outflow into the Niagara is about 205000cfs. With an additional up to 7000 cfs discharge at the Welland Canal for navigation and Ontario's DeCew hydropower plant, the total average L. ERIE outflow becomes ~212000cfs.
Enjoy the day.
Anon: Oh, silly me. I made the correction. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI knew this was a C.C. puzzle within 30 secs with all the sports related fill. I love sports related X-word puzzles! Took about 5 min.
ReplyDeleteThanks Agnes and C.C. for the enjoyable puzzle. Just for the data base, FIR in 7:30 on the somewhat awkward LAT site that I now use.
ReplyDeleteCat, thanks for the write up. At the risk of sounding like the proverbial broken record (what's the equivalent these days?), your use of graphics is consistently the best (appropriate, eye pleasing and with a huge laugh factor).
Easy enough, with a simple theme. Seemed like mostly trivia.
ReplyDeleteIt is was great to see that Agnes and Zhouqin are continuing their collaborations. I am having trouble keeping uo with all of C.C.'s puzzle publications.
ReplyDeleteQuahogs offer much larger base for stuffing and I am told they are too chewy to be eaten raw.
Happy Tuesday.
This was a lovely puzzle, and what a delight to find it was authored by our own Irish Miss and C.C.! There were a couple of learning moments for me, as I wasn't familiar with Donnybrook -- would have guessed it was something like a Waterloo -- and certainly never encountered RHUBARB as a melee or brawl.
ReplyDelete61 Across is still causing trouble. As of this reading, the review says "Tracy Jamal Jordan" instead of Tracy Jamal MORGAN.
Otherwise, Hahtoolah, this was one of the finest blog entries ever! The laughs just kept coming. Loved the coal powered eels, the adorable sheep, the social status hierarchy, Old Father Hubbard, and the GMO corn. Brava!
Chicken Adobo is super easy, and can be kept in the refrigerator for at least a week!
ReplyDeleteFilipino Chicken Adobo OR pork chops with bones or beef riblets or Pork ribs
5 lbs. chicken thighs with bones
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup soy sauce
2 - 4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp. black peppercorns
3 bay leaves
1 – 2 onions chopped large
Steamed rice
Directions
Combine all ingredients, except rice, in a large pot.
Cover and marinate chicken for 1-3 hours.
Bring to boil, then lower heat. Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Uncover and remove chicken, as it is done,
Simmer until sauce is reduced and thickened,, about 20 more minutes.
Serve with steamed rice.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of the kind words. I hope most everyone found the solve enjoyable.
Believe it or not, I went astray at Gar/Eel and Adobe/Adobo and there were other areas where I had to wait for perps. This was due to clue changes by Rich and that is not a complaint, just a fact. Interestingly, only 23 out of approximately 78 clues were totally changed by Rich, which is a much lower percentage than in past submissions.
Thanks, CC, for sharing your expertise and creativity and thanks, Hahtoolah, for another out-of-the park expo. I second MalMan’s closing sentiments @ 9:58.
Happy 20th Anniversary to CC and Boomer! How fitting for this puzzle to be published on their special day!
Have a great day.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Agnes, on another fine collaboration with our own C.C.! Well done!
Good fill all the way through the puzzle with only two sports references.
The names were all familiar, especially HALLE Berry and MARA Rooney whom I saw in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Thank you, Susan, for the well illustrated commentary! If you make PESTO from the basil be forewarned that you'll have an unending supply. I hope you have many jars available. If you were sworn in at the Supreme Court that implies you presented a case there. Is that right?
Finally, today I have no obligations or anywhere to go for errands though I do have a blouse to return. But nothing that can't be deferred. Oh, joy.
Have a GLADsome day, everyone!
Very Nice and instructive CW puzzle by Ms. Agnes Davidson, and our blog founder C.C..
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the solve.
Another wonderful, tongue=in=cheek humorous blog by Hahtoolah.
I, too, am curious as to what position you were sworn into .... inside the SCOTUS courtroom.
I can only hazard a guess ... either U.S. Attorney or close to that rank ... or an attorney qualified to practice before that honorable court.
I have imagined that even Associate Sup Ct Justices are sometimes sworn in, at the White House, by the Chf. Justice. Even Atty Genls. of the US Dept of Justice, are sworn in the White House, I think, by the President.
I had an opportunity to hear a talk by Lisa Blatt, now, head, SC and Apellate Div, at Arnold and Porter, DC. Now, that is One True SuperWoman, even tho' she does not hold government rank.
Question: Did you ever get a Bald Eagle feather pen, ..... Err, White Goose quill pen, for your efforts, before the SC ? Those momentos are real heirlooms.... and a treasured memory !!
I also wondered why Nero's Fire Alarm instructions, ... were in German ? Was that the point of the cartoon ? Google says, the words mean ' Fire Alarm - Smash the Window'.
Have a nice day, all.
Woohoo! Woohoo! An Irish Miss and C.C. puzzle--mornings don't get any better than this! Thank you both so much for a delightful puzzle and I was so excited to get the whole thing--even though, like others, I've never heard of ADOBO. But great fun, along with a clever commentary and great pictures by Susan--thank you or those too.
ReplyDeleteThe theme was a delight because there they all were--CLAM words stuffed with some additional letters. Have no idea what a DONNYBROOK is, so was surprised when it turned out to be RHUBARB. And I always enjoy seeing frequent puzzle words, like EDAM, ERIE, ELM, and ORE.
But the cue that made me laugh was CANINE CARE. I of course thought of dog-sitting right away, not dental FLOSS.
Cute poems, Owen.
Have a good day, everybody.
Like yesterday, FIR with no inkovers but my mind CLAMmed up when it came to the theme.
ReplyDeleteMother Hubbard's cupboard wasn't bare, the "Child Protection Agency" found multiple weapons of child abuse and out of date cans of bouillon.👢
D.O. : is it "CARE-oh" or "KAY-roh"
Uranus and Neptune were anagram of ORBS as well..as gods, they were" bros"
OK.. who didn't think "blood types" first for A,B, O.
A COSMO (not Kramer) a frequent dinner cocktail of DW. Didn't know Nero spoke German (the cartoon) not playing a fiddle and making a LYRE out of me.
Great Job CC and Irish M, 24/78 Rich (the all-powerful) ratio! amazing OWL say 😁
Uni or SCIFI multi.....VERSE
Sign opposed to oil drilling,"___"....NOELS
A machine run by steam? _____ !!!! WATT
Formal HS event....PROAM
Sated mollusks....STUFFED CLAMS
H2LH you are a Supreme Court Justice? 😲
Souper busy...but on to Humpday.
Fun puzzle from IM and CC - I never put together before that both their names have to do with correspondence!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary CC & Boomer!
We're still in DC - enjoying our last day before heading home tomorrow and back to the grind!
Ray-o, it's kay-roh, which is how this redneck pronounces Karo syrup.
ReplyDeleteCanine? Do pet lovers FLOSS their dog's teeth??
ReplyDeleteCOSMO today, KRAMER the other day
I filled this sometime Monday but suspect I didn't finish it. I had to go pilfer another insert as original disappeared . Sometimes on easy xwords I don't see all the answers until the write-up.
WC
A very nice, fun Tuesday CW that I pretty much zipped through until getting slowed down in the south by two bad fills it took a while to correct: 64A, AGENT:ADREP, and 62D, MSG:GMO. Perps to the rescue, but I couldn’t bring GMO to mind for some reason. So in the end, 18 minutes to FIR. I liked the theme of stuffed CLAM, and found it especially witty to have the progression in the reveals: C...LAM; CL...AM; CLA...M. Very nice CW, thanx, Agnes and C.C., and thanx for your as usual informative and entertaining write-up, Hahtoolah.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah….I also grew up in the NE, but stuffed clams were common…just wondering how you never saw them.
Now I want some, as was said the frozen ones are almost everywhere, including Publix in SC. Quahogs are way to chewy to eat raw for sure.
I do miss fried clams, fried oysters are nothing like them.
Zero issues with this Tuesday grid.
No write-overs today.
Stay safe.
I love STUFFED CLAMS and CLAMS in any form. I steam up a bunch for us about once a week. So, of course, I loved the theme! Thank you Agnes and CC!
ReplyDeleteHere are some of my photos of Giant CLAMS wedged in coral reefs in the Philippines.
These CLAMS are beautiful to look at and I have to say they are delicious to eat, too! The colors can be quite psychedelic! While I was there I had my fair share of Chicken ADOBO so that was a gimme.
Hahtoolah and RayOSunshine Yes, amused at the misdirection of A, B, O. I usually donate my O blood three times a year. But my test this week showed I am still anemic. Hope the ongoing iron supplements will get me back to donating again in a couple of months.
From Yesterday:
ReplyDeleteAnonT Thank you for looking at the HUT that my friend and I built in the forest from branches and twigs. It was actually not crude at all. It was solid and lasted for years. For all I know it is still there!
Lucina Thank you for sharing your sad story about the small world tragic coincidence involving Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and your dear friend. As a physics person I constantly struggle with the question of determinism vs free will.
Was there any choice that would have made this exceptionally unlikely event never happen. In once sense, even the tiniest change of events would have prevented it. For example, the bus driver might have taken one more spoonful of cereal at breakfast and left one second later and it never would have happened.
You have my deepest sympathy.
Happy Anniversary, Boomer and C.C.!
ReplyDeleteJanet, thank you for the Chicken Adobo recipe. It looks easy enough even I might be able to try it!
I never argued a case before the Supreme Court, but in my practice it was always a possibility, so we were prepared. I belong to a legal organization that, when its members become licensed to practice before the Court, arranges to have private meetings with a Justice after the swearing in ceremony. That was how I got to meet Justice Ginsburg. She was truly a remarkable woman.
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Agnes! I’m sure that C.C. provided assistance but I’m guessing the theme and idea was yours
Susan, thanks for the neat graphics and links. And for addressing your involvement/reason for meeting RBG
Phil Mickelson is still one major golf win away from a CAREER GRAND SLAM. He shares company with Sam Snead as one of the top PGA golfers to have won three (Masters, PGA, and The Open), but failed to win the US Open. Phil will have another go in less than a month at his “home course” @ Torrey Pines in La Jolla CA. I’m thinking if he doesn’t win it this year, he never will
To Owen:
ReplyDeleteThe Greek arsonist
Has notorious nickname:
“Pi Rho Maniac”
What fun! An IM and CC puzzle! So many fresh clues and clever misdirections. Yes, I fell those A’s, B’s and O’s. I was also misled by the Cowboys Home. On the range? Oh those football Cowboys. I guess I try not to think about them even though their QB Dak went to school with my granddaughter and we claim him as a friend.
ReplyDeleteI loved Wise Flyer for OWL. And also Donnybrook for RHUBARB. I hear both often. Maybe I live in a contentious neighborhood
Hahtoolah, you were in fine fettle! Loved all the funnies. Thanks. Our weather has been gorgeous for several days after last week flooding and tornados. Crazy weather!
Owen, both A’s today!
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Agnes and C.C. and Hahtoolah. (Thanks for relating your interesting story re RBG.)
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in good time and saw the STUFFED CLAM. And like uncle Fred, I noted the neat progression of C LAM to CL AM and CLA M.
(Before I came here and saw the constructors, I was ready to say that IM probably didn’t like the 18 three-letter fills that I counted. But they were very symmetrical 😁🤔)
Yes, hand up for AD man before REP. Is there an AD OBA.😁? Thanks for the recipe Janet.
I wanted Melee for Donnybrook, but I think we have had the unfamiliar RHUBARB here previously.
My canines were Brushed before FLOSSed.
Two CSOs to TIN.
I am not far from where ERIE flows into the Niagara River.
We had RAGU and PESTO.
FLN, AnonT- I only have a small herb planter on my patio, but I do get some basil from it - plus rosemary, oregano, parsley, sage and lemon thyme. Spring mix lettuce, green and yellow beans, green onions, radish to plant yet. Plus zinnias and gladioli in the garden plot. But I have a perennial garden, a rose garden, and flowers at back of house, plus porch and patio pots. Whew, no wonder I am tired😮 but I love flowers💐💐🎶
Happy 20th Anniversary, C.C. and Boomer.
Wishing you all a great day.
A sweet (quaint & cute) PZL today, thanks to the Mses. Davidson & Burnikel!
ReplyDeleteNeatly clued.
Hahtoolah's clever selection of pics & cartoons really brought things to a peak. I can't say which of the many cartoons was my favorite. I think it is between the SNORE-eradicating machine and that dear self-flossing tooth.
If the Corner was not CLAMmy enough for you, please check out Misty's bright contribution on the Jumblehints.blogspot.
~ OMK
____________
DR: Sadly, no diagonals today.
If only the imagination that went into creating this fine PZL could have given us some anagrammable diags! [Sigh.]
Musings
ReplyDelete-A lotta fun from Agnes and C.C. after 27 holes of golf
-I remember that mess in Christina Yang’s apartment
-STEAM power allowed industry to move off riversides and out into the hinterlands
-I like my RHUBARB pie straight up
-I suspect it was C.C, who came up with Clayton Kershaw in the cluing
-I like playing and singing in a MINOR key
-Happy Anniversary and 周年快乐 to Boomer and C.C.
Happy Anniversary, C.C. and Boomer! Very nice puzzle Agnes and C.C. -- very cool grid!
ReplyDeleteHi All!
ReplyDeleteThank you Irish Miss and C.C. for a the fun Tuesday puzzle.
In the SE, I nearly cursed the constructor (MARA, CHU, what's a Khartoum?) before looking down and seeing it was y'all :-) Perps and WAGs prevailed.
And thank you IM; Happy Anniversary C.C. & Boomer! This really is an All Corner Day MdF!
Wonderfully illustrated expo, Hahtoolah. Thanks for all the comics and the TRACY Morgan clip. Oh, and the picture using spiral (instead of angel hair) pasta for PESTO; Brilliant!
WOs: N/A
ESPs: MARA, CHU, SUDAN, ADOBO, RHUBARB (as clued)
Fav: PESTO - couple more weeks and I should have enough garden basil for a small batch.
{A, B}
Cute Greek arsonist's aptronym, C. Moe.
Picard - I was commenting re: sticks going every which way not in the sturdiness; didn't look anything like Gilligan's Isle huts :-)
YR - In this market your sister had to lower the price of the house?
Janet - Thanks for the recipe. Looks super easy and is a new (to me) way to prepare chicken or pork (I assume bone-in is required(?)).
The weather:
Pop landed in DALLAS last night but his flight from HOU was (weather) delayed so long the one to SPI took off with out him [it too was delayed for weather - took off 20 minutes after Pop landed but they had no gate open to taxi to]. He stayed the night and was booked on the 12:50(ish) flight to SPI - but! it was canceled.
He is just NOW!!! boarding a flight to Peoria 24 hours after leaving HOU.
Oy!
Cheers, -T
ReplyDeleteBusy as a bee says:
Great job today, ladies ! All three of you.
I've never cared for clams, much less dug in the coastal muck for them, but I found them here today.
Happy anniversary to Boomer and C.C. !
FLN:
ReplyDeleteTTP@2:27p – chuckled at Tug McGraw’s answer re real grass v AstroTurf question; vaguely remembered the name so I wiki’d. Surprised to learn that he was the father of C&W singer, Tim McGraw.
Anon-T: “…eldest cutting rebar?!” Art project? (Today: your poor Dad!)
Mask-wearing in my area? Everywhere, whether at my AT&T store, Kroger (even though I heard the announcement of no mask requirements from its PA system), corner convenience store, $ store, or neighborhood casual restaurants, so far. [disclaimer: I’ve not yet ventured to Home Depo.] Epidemiologists interviewed on NPR said that that may account for lower hospitalizations and death rates in TX despite the governor’s edict. Overjoyed after my 2nd jab last month but still masking to cover my odds.
Happy anniversary, CC and Boomer. Loved y'all's CW, IM and CC - well done!
Happy 20th Anniversary, C.C. & Boomer! May you have many more years full of the joy you both bring to us at the Corner.
ReplyDeleteOut here in the land-locked boonies, I never ate a clam until I went to a weekend media seminar when I was doing PR for a mental health facility after I was 35. I had to ask what was in that delicious soup. With a freezer full of choice beef that we raised, my husband would not have been happy if I had served clam anything. He did eat his first clam cooked by our chef SIL when we visited Oregon. He was over 60 and did not say a word about the experience. Our daughter was watching closely & asked him how he liked it. He just said, "It was all right." Later he asked me what kind of rubbery meat was in that sauce.
Susan, thanks for the explanation for meeting our much admired justice. Very impressive that your colleagues valued you that much.
I'm not a great fan of seafood, being a desert dweller where only the frozen variety is found. But when I do venture to sea coast places I enjoy it. The lobster in Maine when we were there, was stupendous! And of course, the CLAM chowder, too.
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Thank you for your kind words. Even though it was many decades ago, I still mourn the loss of a dear friend.
AnonT:
What an ordeal for your dad! He must have been exhausted by the time he arrived home.
Though my next trip is not until late June I went shopping for clothes. Why? Because when we take photos I don't want the same clothes repeated! Now it's time to discard some; it's a ritual I do after buying new ones. It's a matter of practicality so the closets won't be stuffed.
Canadian eh!
ReplyDeleteHow I envy your garden! I'm sure all those fresh vegetables add zest to your cooking.
Amazingly, my three potted ferns, which were a gift from a neighbor who moved, are enormous! I'll try to post a photo in the near future.
TXMs: We were putting up a trellis to carry the line of the garage and "hide" the back garden area from the view from the pool. The area will be hidden when the bougainvillea fills the trellis.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the kid has to know how to use tools, right? #Sawzall :-)
Re: Pop. He boarded the flight and then they took everyone off the plane because of an antenna issue. He is still at DFW with no idea when he'll depart. He could have driven to IL by now.
PK - I've only had the little clams on linguine with garlic. Meh.
Cheers, -T
Enjoyed an excellent puzzle today created and reviewed by three talented women! Good coverage of sports too. Steffi Graf is married to Andre Aggassi and raising their children in addition to running their tennis academy in Las Vegas. The RBG exhibit at the Skirball Museum included examples of her beautifully-written opinions with a footnote stating that she had studied writing with Vladimer Nabokov at Columbia University. Justice Harry Blackmun gave a stirring speech at the Claremont Graduate University, after which he was protected from fans by his wife "so he wouldn't get a swelled head". I am sure that is not a problem for C.C. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI loved this puzzle. Many thanks to Agnes and C.C.
ReplyDeleteI loved the write-up. Many thanks to Hahtoolah.
Hand up for ADMAN before ADREP. Am not familiar with the term CLOUD FOAM.
Happy 20th Anniversary to CC and Boomer.
Loved your verses today, Owen. Thank you for them. And to you, Chairman Moe, for your Pi Rho.
Good wishes to you all.
Very impressive with Irish Miss collaborating with C.C. I can never solve these things but I am very proud of these constructors and all of you solvers. Oh yeah, and Happy anniversary to my wonderful wife. 20 great years !!
ReplyDeleteI’m intrigued by the clam/oyster dichotomy. I suspect it’s a matter of geography. Those of us on the Gulf Coast love our succulent local oysters and are not so much fans of clams. You New Englanders... and your nearby neighbors , love your local clams and reject oysters. Vibe la difference!
ReplyDeleteWishing C,C, and Boomer a Happy Anniversary. Hope your day was special.
ReplyDeleteAnon T, my sister's house is a very much a "fixer upper" and will require $$$$$ to make it usable for a modern family. Sis did very little updating and renovating in the last 30 years. If not for this hot market, it would not have sold.
ReplyDeleteI do not care for either raw clams or oysters, although I like most sashimi. I love most kinds of cooked clams and oysters, especially fried oysters and fried clam strips.
I had my first non family party for three friends here tonight. Very congenial group, lots of fun. I will have another party for 4 different friends in a week or two. Love it here.
Happy 20th Anniversary, C.C. and Boomer! Hope you have a wonderful celebration and congratulations for this terrific two decades of your lives. Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteVidwan, thanks for the translation. I had assumed it was Latin, since I didn't recognize it.
ReplyDeleteNo one has mentioned the larger Pooh connections? ROO was a character, but so was OWL, and Eeyore was an ASS.
From the phrasing, I took it that Hahtoolah was being sworn INTO the Supreme Court, and I was pretty sure she hadn't become one of the judges, so assumed it was some joke I wasn't in on.
Hahtoolah:
ReplyDeletePlease set us straight: it is my understanding that you are a practicing attorney and are/were/have been a judge.
Boomer and C.C.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 20 years of marriage!!!!!