Theme: - "Surprise Package"- Box can follow both words in each theme entry.
22A. *Editorial comment: TEXT SUGGESTION. Text box. Suggestion box.
35A. *Solid piece of security hardware: STRONG LOCK. Strong box. Lock box.
39A. *Part of a school kid's allowance: LUNCH MONEY. Lunchbox. Money box.
70A. *Online dating coup: TINDER MATCH. Tinderbox. Matchbox.
101A. *Tough talk tension easer: ICE BREAKER. Icebox. Breaker box.
104A. *Offenbach output: OPERA MUSIC. Opera box. Music box.
121A. *Fast talk from the on-deck circle: BATTER'S CHATTER. Batter's box. Chatterbox.
14D. *Traveler's aid: PACKING LIST. Packing box. List box.
69D. *Bank transaction: CASH DEPOSIT. Cash box. Deposit box.
Reveal:
130. Shipping supply that links the answers to starred clues: BOX.
This is a very impressive set. For this type of both words that can follow/precede theme, it's easy to find a set of 3 or 4 solid in-the-language phrases, but not 9. Amazing.
Two of the Down theme entries intersect two Across ones. I love when this happens. It does not always make filling easier though, as I've learned myself. Sometimes it creates unexpected knotty spots.
Across:
4. Singer with a Best Actress Oscar: CHER. For "Moonstruck".
8. Best-of-seven MLB semifinal: ALCS. American League Championship Series. We also have 52. AL West team, in crawl lines: LAA.
12. Put one over on: DUPED.
17. Cupid counterpart: EROS.
19. Olympics event since 1964: LUGE.
20. Poi source: TARO. Cantonese use taro paste as filling for
buns. Or even mooncakes. Yes, Gary, Chinese eat mooncakes during
Mid-Autumn Festival. This year it's Sept 21, 2021.
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21. Aquafina alternative: DASANI.
25. Builds: ERECTS.
26. Rainforest rodent: AGOUTI.
27. Channel with a gate: SLUICE. This shows up on Google Images.
28. Onboard assent: AYE.
29. Family tree fill: KIN.
30. Last word in a popular drinking game: PONG. Beer pong.
32. Completely wraps: ENCASES.
34. "Well done!": NICE. Thanks for the NFT and blockchain explanation last Wednesday, Bill!
42. London driver's unit: LITRE. Of petroleum.
43. She's no pro: ANTI.
44. Making a case for: STATING.
45. Woman on the Sistine Chapel ceiling: EVE.
46. Snowballs in a fight, e.g.: AMMO.
48. '60s protest gp.: SDS. Students for a Democratic Society.
51. Dashboard nos.: RPMS.
55. Doctor's order: DOSAGE. Glad all went smoothly, Picard!
57. Belgian lager, familiarly: STELLA. Stella Artois.
59. Bethlehem university: LEHIGH. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
61. Jet Ski rival: SEA-DOO. Looks fun.
64. Kaley who played Penny on "The Big Bang Theory": CUOCO.
66. One with dreads: RASTA.
67. Church branch: SECT.
73. Govt. accident investigator: NTSB. National Transportation
Safety Board. The police is investigating the death of our neighbor.
Pretty scary. Did you know that a hazmat team is needed to clean up the
crime scene?
74. Shrinking retailer: KMART.
76. All together: AS ONE.
77. Mississippi River explorer: DE SOTO.
79. "That was a brutal workout!": I'M SORE.
81. Solution measures: TITERS. chemical solution. Wiki says
"Titer has the same origin as the word "title", from the French word
titre, meaning "title" but referring to the documented purity of a
substance, often gold or silver. "
83. Paper-saving party announcements: E-VITES.
87. "I guess not": NAH.
88. Space race initials: USSR.
90. Pocatello-to-Provo dir.: SSE.
91. One in a bust: NARC. Drug bust.
93. Raisman with three Olympic gold medals: ALY. Two of our Minnesota girls made the US Olympic gym team this year.
94. Advice from a loser?: DIET TIP.
97. Local bond, briefly: MUNI.
99. "__ Burr, Sir": song in "Hamilton": AARON.
106. Slack-jawed look: GAPE.
107. They might be holy: TERRORS.
109. Removed: SHED.
110. Family card game: UNO.
111. URL addresses: IPS.
113. Subject of a 2021 packet shortage: CATSUP. Boomer only uses the bottled ketchup.
115. It's been shortening for over a century: CRISCO. 124. It's not butter: OLEO.
119. "Broken Arrow" co-star: ANSARA (Michael)
123. Marcus partner: NEIMAN.
125. Vannelli of pop: GINO.
126. NE syst. with 64 campuses: SUNY.
127. Bond's car starter?: ASTON. Martin.
128. Night sch. awards: GEDS.
129. Exxon, formerly: ESSO.
Down:
2. Wash. neighbor: OREG.
3. Love letters?: XOXO.
4. Crossword constructor's job: CLUING. Hours & hours of googling, researching, checking and double-checking.
5. Group __: HUG.
6. They're beaten in kitchens: EGGS.
7. Put back in a seat: RE-ELECT.
8. Overhead storage: ATTIC. Do you have your heat exchanger installed there also?
9. Secular: LAICAL.
10. King known for his wealth: CROESUS. Hence "Rich as Croesus".
11. John David, to Denzel: SON. Washington.
12. Double-dog action?: DARE. I double-dog dare you.
13. Take advantage of: USE.
15. Lure: ENTICE.
16. Man with a World: DISNEY. Cute clue.
18. Fog: STUPOR.
21. "L.A. Law" actress: DEY.
23. Flintstones time: STONE AGE.
24. Orange soda brand: SUNKIST.
28. Songwriters' org.: ASCAP.
31. Glitzy genre: GLAM.
33. Break in the theater: ENTR'ACTE.
34. Nice turndown: NON. Nice, France. Also 102. French film festival site: CANNES.
35. Winter transport: SLED.
36. Pioneering DVR: TIVO.
37. Rd. map lines: RTES.
38. Plastic __ Band: ONO.
40. Webmaster's code: HTML. I don't know why the link button is
not available in the Comments section. It's so much easier to make a
link in our blog write-ups.
41. Unlikely GoFundMe donor: MISER.
47. Deli array: MEAT.
49. Orders: DECREES.
50. Run-down area: SLUM.
53. Movie industry reps: Abbr.: AGTS.
54. Queequeg's captain: AHAB.
56. Intro to physics?: ASTRO. Astrophysics.
57. "Likewise": SO DO I.
58. Laundry units: LOADS.
60. Capital NE of Vientiane: HANOI.
62. Part of una semana: DIA. Day/one week.
63. Picketing: ON STRIKE.
65. Mil. training site: OCS. Officer candidate school.
67. Tattoo canvas: SKIN.
68. Watson who played Hermione: EMMA.
71. Rhinitis docs: ENTS.
72. Weed killer: HOER. Our chives grow so quickly, and the
squirrels never bother them. Squirrels (maybe rabbits) ruined our
beautiful Asiatic lilies this year.
75. More faithful: TRUER.
78. Studio picture taker: TV CAMERA.
80. Uruguay's Punta del __: ESTE.
82. Guilty feeling: REMORSE.
84. Works on a route: TARS.
85. Wells race of the future: ELOI.
86. Match in a studio: SYNC.
89. Scoreboard figs.: STATS.
91. SSW's opposite: NNE.
92. Snobbish attitude: AIRS.
95. "When Will __ Loved?": 1975 hit: I BE.
96. Sheet material: PERCALE. Bed sheet.
98. Sudden spike: UPSURGE.
100. Reviews of books: AUDITS. Not the book you read.
101. Dora the Explorer's Isa, e.g.: IGUANA.
103. Not for kids, filmwise: R-RATED. Restricted.
105. Cold sound: AHCHOO.
108. Four Holy Roman emperors: OTTOS.
111. Caspian Sea land: IRAN.
112. Not a good review: PAN. Have any of you visited the Stonewall Kitchen store? We just got some fantastic sheet pans from them. And this fish spatula. Xie Xie, Agnes.
114. Trident-shaped frat letters: PSIS.
116. Concert memento: STUB.
117. Prefix with -zoic: CENO.
118. Serengeti antelope: ORYX.
120. Word in a Latin love poem: AMO.
121. Cranberry source: BOG.
122. Brain and spinal cord, initially: CNS. Central Nervous System.
Thank you for the birthday wishes! I'm surprised that I did not get a letter from the AARP.
Boomer bought me a pretty cake. We shared it with his Monday golf buddies and their spouses at a picnic.
C.C.
43 comments:
FIWrong. HTTP instead of HTML, and when I changed INTER ACT to ENTR ACTE, I left the E instead of changing it to R.
Good theme using so many word pairs, but as usual with this type of theme, I didn't see it until I hit the reveal, despite having the title of the puzzle. Actually, I think the title was more of a distraction than a help.
In NICE, you'll hear both oui and NON,
It's NICE to hear the phrase, "WELL DONE!"
And AYE or nae
The Scots may say,
About your skill at playing PONG!
A SLED will travel down NICE and easy,
While a LUGE, at speed, makes one queasy.
But gravity
Is no MATCH for me,
On a SEADOO snowcat, uphill is breezy!
{B, B.}
Good morning!
I'd score myself at 50% for successfully completing the puzzle, but totally missing the theme. I still don't understand how the puzzle creators manage to find "in the language" double-match phrases. You'd have to be my age to remember Broken Arrow. Linda Ronstadt's 1975 When Will I Be Loved? is actually a cover of a 1960 Phil Everly song. I'm familiar with ACHOO, but AHCHOO is new to me. Thanx for the outing, Pam, and for the expo, C.C. (You say Boomer only likes bottled CATSUP. Is there another kind? Or do you mean it's gotta be in a glass bottle?)
This insomniac woke up at 1:30 and worked Pam's puzzle in faster than his usual Sunday time. I didn't catch the BOX reveal and I'm glad Pam placed it as the last clue. A couple of BOXes were new to me. TEXT BOX, LIST BOX-I'm not familiar with those sayings.
AHCHOO- last fill for that alternate spelling of ACHOO.
D-otto- I must be your around you age. As for the theme I only look for them after the puzzle is completed.
C.C.- the Chinese Mid-Autumn (Sept 21) is the first day of our autumn (or last day of summer).
Beer PONG- seen it played and it can get quite messy. Watched from the sidelines.
K-MART- shrink, shrank, shrunk and totally disappeared in my area. Soon to be followed by SEARS & J.C. Penney.
LEHIGH, CUOCO, ANSARA, ALY- unknowns today.
ENTR' ACTE was almost filled by perps before my brain clicked. Frawnch for intermission.
MISER- I'm certainly not one but you can read everyday about phony GoFundMe accounts where the money disappears. Sorta the reverse of vaporware- the money just vanishes. And then there's Kickstarter where some people actually think they are investing for a future payout.
Ketchup- I don't eat it but with arthritic hands those packages (and Mustard & Mayonnaise) are getting harder to open. I know some people who carry small scissors to cut open the packages.
🎆 Independence day greetings 🎇
For some reason, I misread the revealer clue as saying, "Shipping supplier" rather than "Shipping supply," so I was thinking of DHL or UPS. So I didn't get BOX until after I had done all the other theme answers, and I filled them all in without having a clue what the theme was. This may be the first time I have ever done a themed puzzle completely as if it were a themeless one. Usually, I have a theme entry or two left when I get the reveal.
Looking at Google Ngram Viewer (which tells you how commonly terms are found in books over the years), ACHOO has always been way more common than AHCHOO, but AHCHOO is the spelling I learned when I was very young. I always want to put it in crosswords rather than ACHOO. (I don't know if I have ever spelled ACHOO/AHCHOO outside of crosswords!)
I also grew up with ketchup rather than CATSUP. It looks like CATSUP was more common from around 1880 to around 1980, but since then, ketchup has become way more common. I'm surprised it took that long for ketchup to become more common, because Heinz has used "ketchup" since the 1880s, and it's been the dominant brand for a really long time.
Staili, welcome to the "lost in the wilderness" crowd.
LEHIGH is a small, mainly engineering college.
The State University of New York has four university centers, about 14 four-year colleges, 30 two-year community colleges, and several medical and technical schools. But Ivy League Cornell is the state's Land Grant college.
I remember TITRation from chemistry class, but not TITERS.
Not sure why my first thought for Group ____ was sex.
Musings
-STRONG/LOCK and title gave me the gimmick! Nine? I concur with C.C. – Wow!
-A former colleague got fired for putting some of MONEY BOX gate proceeds in his pocket
-DUPED? I saw my new treadmill on sale yesterday for $300 less
-LITRE. Do U.K. cabs use METERS to see how many METRES they have travelled?
-I only use the RPM readout to see if my very quiet engine is running or not
-I’M SORE! No pain/no gain is nonsense. Your body will tell you when to quit
-The USSR was way ahead in the space race until NASA was formed to coordinate American efforts
-MIL is the only person I know who pronounces CATSUP just the way it is spelled
-ANSARA was born a SYRIAN but played a native American in that series
-MISER – My first principal’s favorite drink was “whatever someone else is buying”
-I’m sure Linda Ronstadt’s 1975 version was fine but, c’mon, this version made 15 years earlier is the one you want!
Good Morning:
Pam is becoming a Sunday stalwart, much to my delight. Although I noticed the title, it went out of my mind and I solved right up until Box unaware of the theme. I did have an inkling that there was a double word answer but I didn’t try to figure out what it might be, as I prefer surprise reveals. I think my only w/os were Upswing/Upsurge and Dio/Dia. I found the Oreg. abbreviation odd, but I think we’ve seen it before, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen two directional entries, SSE and NNE. My favorite C/A was They May Be Holy=Terrors and I liked the duos of Crisco/Oleo, Non/Cannes, and especially Anti under Lock. CSOs to CEh at Litre and ESSO (another duo) DO at Ottos, Lucina at Dia, and the New Yorkers at SUNY.
Thanks, Pam, for another satisfying Sunday solve and thanks, CC, for your insider’s observations and comments. Loved the photo of those beautiful flowers and it looks like that spatula will solve Boomer’s fish-handling mishaps. Boomer’s choice of a birthday cake was A+. Glad you had a nice birthday and, don’t worry, AARP will be in your face soon and often!
FLN
Picard, you sound chipper! Glad all went well and I wish you a speedy and uneventful recovery.
Anon T, so glad you and Leo met up. I think it’s wonderful when Cornerites can meet in person. Thanks for sharing the photos; you both look at pretty relaxed.
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 🧨🗽🍮
Don’t know how that “at” sneaked in before “ pretty relaxed.” Sorry.
Nor that item next to Lady Liberty! Gremlins, I guess! 🤭
Hi Y'all! Had to really crank up the ol' brain BOX to finish this NICE challenge by Pam. Thanks. Enjoyed your expo, C.C. Nice cake and glad you had a little party.
Hand up for not seeing a theme until the end and for not knowing what is meant by TEXT & LIST BOXes.
DNK: CUOCO, TITERS (tried TITrat), ANSARA, AGOUTI, SLUICE gate. I think of the latter word as for gold mining with a SLUICE BOX.
Glad we got so much rain last week before all the fireworks last night. Much less worry on my part.
PK, that rectangular spot at the end of the comments where you can add your two cents is a TEXT BOX. If you see a box containing a list of items, and you're supposed to select one, that's a LIST BOX.
D-O: Thanks. Sure and that makes sense. Duh, me!
Good morning everyone.
Happy 4th to everyone.
Pam's puzzles are always fun to do. Enjoyed the theme and the extent of it as C.C. pointed out. Liked BATTERS' CHATTER. The NW - SE diagonal was book-ended by FOX and BOX.
FETA - Like it on Greek salad.
AYE - Guess I'll take a CSO here. When our internal communications (IC) techs would talk to our Combat Information Center (CIC) on the sound-powered phones, you would sometimes hear, in response to a request: "CIC- - IC - AYE".
FOX - German Fuchs; Dutch-Flemish vos. German has a verb, fuchsen, meaning to irk or irritate. My Mom would express it from time to time in various conjugated forms.
Our nearby brewery in Cooperstown, Ommegang, has a very nice beer called Rare Vos.
Enjoy the weekend.
Happy Birthday USA.
Again, Happy Birthday, C.C.
Celebrating Valerie's sister's birthday today.
"I don't know why the link button is not available in the Comments section. It's so much easier to make a link in our blog write-ups." - I have wondered about that, too.
Happy 4th everyone!
I must have been in SYNC with this one (born in the early 50s, so there was that). I finished fairly easily.
I still didn't get the theme until the very last word I filled in: BOX
OOH...very clever.
Of course, I spell it KETCHUP instead of CATSUP. I did a quick lookup and found this: The word ketchup is derived from the Chinese word ke-tsiap, meaning a pickled fish sauce. YUCK!!
Wow...2019 was the 150th anniversary of Heinz Ketchup. And he spelled it CATSUP originally.
FIW, not realizing omAN should be IRAN. Should have caught IPS, but DNK ANSmA. I thought it was fairly easy for a Sunday, even though I blew it.
She may not be a pro, but I hear that her sister is a real HOER.
Whatchaknow - "One in a bust" wasn't "boob" but "NARC".
Trying to figure out my new satellite aiming meter. Can't get it to update its firmware. Doesn't like my home wifi or my cell's mobile hotspot, reporting an ssl problem on both. Ignores both my ethernet connection and the update files copied to a thumb drive. I'll see if tech support is open tomorrow.
This was a pretty quick solve - like Big Easy TEXT BOX and LIST BOX were unknowns - but I solved from NW to SE so the theme was discovered after the solve. Double word themes are always amazing to me!
Thanks CC and Pam!
We are on the highest point in our city across from the Capitol - so looking forward to just walking out to our back patio to watch the fireworks tonight!
Fun Sunday puzzle, Pam, many thanks. And C.C., once again, happy, happy, Birthday, and I love the beautiful cake Boomer arranged for you. So glad you had a lovely day.
Busy morning because I have a close friend who has a 4th of July birthday, and we are bringing her lunch and a cake to celebrate. Tried to get a cake with her name on it, but apparently our supermarket bakery refused to add it. No problem--it's the thought that counts.
Lots of fun clues, like "onboard assent." Didn't fool me for a minute, I immediately said "Aye, Aye." Had a harder time figuring out "Put back in the seat," but had to laugh when I realized it was RE-ELECT. Captain AHAB turned up again, as he does often, and so did ESSO. But there were also lots of unknowns, like DASANI, and AGOUTI and CUOCO. But that's what makes Sunday puzzles interesting, I suppose.
Have a great Fourth of July, everybody!
Another Sunday, another FIW! Two wrong squares, due to an unknown name, bad geographical knowledge, and sloppy thinking: omAN, oPS, ANSAmA (Hi, JINX). I did find two other errors during my proofreading run through so there is that improvement. Thanks for clever puzzle, Pam. I saw what was happening with the theme when I got BOX. And thanks, C.C. for your helpful comments, especially for the meaning of CNS. Glad to hear of your birthday celebration and special cake.
FLN Sounds like you had a good tour with LeoIII as guide, Anon T. Thanks for the picture. And thanks for the update, Picard. Hope your recovery continues to go well.
Using the comment TEXT BOX,
Happy Fourth of July, everyone!
Happy 4th of July, and thanks for the many kind comments about my Sunday puzzle! As you can imagine, it's often a little scary to read blog comments about one's own work. Glad most of you enjoyed this one! Pam :-)
Fish sauce is not what you imagine Bob Lee. If you ever eat at any type of Asian restaurant, Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian and Chinese all use this INGREDIENT to bring out the UMAMI when cooking.
PAK makes wonderful Sunday puzzles.
I am glad you got together with _T, Leo III but you really need to control your urge to publish your phone number.
Sorry for my diatribe the other night which was quickly whisked away
Happy Independence Day
What a holiday treat, a sneak attack from Pamela herself! We love your work!
I second what Lemonade just said. Thanks for stopping by, Anonymous...er...Pam!
Thank you, Pam, for a really nice and enjoyable solve...great job! C.C., your birthday cake is gorgeous. Happy Independence Day, everyone!
I liked this puzzle. I usually do like Pam's work. Love the clue for TERRORS although at first I filled in ROLLERS. I wasn't fooled by CRISCO, though; in fact it is my favorite clue/answer today. A savory 50-minute stroll through the grid.
I did do a small double-take when I saw STONE AGE clued as "Flintstones time". And NICE as an answer and in the clue "Nice turndown", but that seems to becoming more common. Besides, they're really not the same word.
So, is the name Betsy DeVos somehow related to the name FOX?
When I used to make PowerPoint presentations I used Text Boxes a lot.
Happy Birthday, USA! Some of our neighbors have been setting off fireworks nearby; we sure hope they don't start any fires.
Celebratory wishes to you all.
Jayce - - DeVos translates into "the fox".
Happy 31st anniversary to me and my spouse!
How neat! The whole nation helps us celebrate with fireworks!!
Lemonade, I heartily agree that FISH Sauce is the single most important sauce in SE asian cooking, and its so 'addictive' ( in a good sense, that is ) that the flavor actually grows on you. Never mind, the ingredients, the sauce is almost sterile, due to the high salt content, and the taste is fabulous.
I would encourage newbies to try a small bottle of the sauce, it is available everywhere, it is cheap, and UNLESS you are allergic to Fish, Seafood or Salt, you may be charmed with it. It is more popular than Soy Sauce, and second, as a condiment, only to, Salt and Pepper.
Some countries distinguish, on a legal basis, between KETCHUP and CATSUP. Unlike the US, where food is cheap, in other countries, tomatoes can be quite expensive as an industrial food ingredient. In France, and Germany, McDonalds charges extra fees for ketchup packets, for French fries (! Pommes Frites, Belgian Fries, whatever they call them ) and hamburgers.
Catsup, on the other hand, is a "made up" name, with no strict legal definition. Most catsup, outside No. America, is made up of ground, boiled, pumpkin mash, citric and/or maleic acid, Lemon or Lime juice, sugar, salt and red color. Few of us could make out the difference from true Ketchup, unless you actually read the ingredient list. The Mouth Feel, between the two, is indistinguishable.
Congratulations, Mr and Mrs Duarte. Happy Anniversary.
I, rather, We too, wanted to get married on the 4th of July, 1976 ... not only the US Independence Day, but it also happened to be, the bicentennial for our nation.
However, that particular day, in 1976, was also a Sunday, like today, and the municipal courts and probate court marriage license bureau were closed. So, we advanced it by one day. It happened such a long time ago, that I'd forgotten all about it, till you reminded me. ;-) Que sera, sera.
FIW right out of the BOX. FOO and oOXx. And I see the rodent is an AGOUTI. AGxUTI made no sense. Sloppy work, Wilbur . I was thinking of the Foo bird and that old joke. Seuss is after my time.
I needed perps for Penny even though I knew her well. Early episodes were best, they really revealed her inner character
The N in GINO was my last fill. I finally grok'ed Central Nervous System
Wow, Boomer has beautiful handwriting
Oops another one. I spelled it AtCHOO and missed SHED thinking there was sn editorial shed to match stet.
But Ronstadt's Orbison cover of Blue Bayou is a classic.
So many boxes to fill on a Sunday it's hard to recheck them all.
WC
Hola!
Feliz dia de independencia! Happy Independence Day, everyone!
Thank you, Pam, for the Sunday grilling! Like most Sunday puzzles, it is for me, a slow slide to the end. I start in the morning before going to church then continue after breakfast.
I love CHER! She is so talented. Yesterday I watched Momma Mia, Here we go again when she appears toward the end and even after a hip replacement (so I read) she is graceful and charming as the great-grandmother. I liked her in Tea for Mussolini and Moonstruck as well.
Sadly, I had several errors, DNK, LEHIGH, misspelled AHCHOO so missed SHED and I'm starting to lose patience with myself at my lack of perseverance.
My memory may be failing but who I remember from Broken Arrow is Lorenzo Lamas and possibly Piper Laurie. No ANSARA in my memory BOX.
I could really use a DIET TIP. Note to self: no more ice cream after dinner!
Does anyone else remember the yellow packets we used to color margarine during the War?
My family now uses E-VITES almost exclusively. Tuesday my two sisters, I, and several nieces are going for a group pedicure. We were notified by e-vite, of course. Should be fun!
Enjoy the day and freedom, everyone! I'm thankful for those courageous men,(and their long suffering wives) of 1776.
C.C.
What a beautiful cake! I'm glad you had a lovely celebration.
Here I sit, broken hearted
Came to solve but couldn't get started.
Next time I see Klawitter under the puzzle title it will become a fire starter! Horrible - absolutely NOT clever cluing.
Sunday Lurk say...
Props to Boomer for your B-Day cake, C.C..
//CED - you should never have a problem finding her an eCake again :-)
{B+, B+}
Glad to hear you're well, Picard. The Unicycle will wait for you.
Crisco's clue is pure evil; love it.
Is rich as Croesus the same as Oprah-rich?
Didn't play Beer PONG but Quarters was fun. The first rule we'd impose is rolling it off your nose.
re: Fish Sauce. The bottle you showed, Lem, is different than the sauce (kinda clear with red-pepper flakes in it - totally fishy ( https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2011/08/05/basic-dipping-sauce-nuoc-cham">link - oh, it uses the bottle you showed(?)) that
I like pouring into my eggrolls, pho, or banh mi.
Or, am I confusing what fish sauce is? #ImNotAsian(ButManyFrindsAre) :-)
Microwave update:
Took it apart and found it was the inductor that smoked a (? just one?) board. It might be hard to see from the front, so here's the the underbelly. Just ordered a new board for $15; paid an extra $20 so it's here before I leave town for a week. Let's hope that fixes everything.
Happy 4th of July (and Anniversary EdDuarte)!
Let's keep working to hold on to the Democracy, A More Perfect Union, Liberty and Justice for All*, won with our Independence from George's tyranny.
We should still actively strive for our espoused ideals (all Men (and Women) are equal under the law, etc, etc,) despite modern-day demagogues' spouting.
Cheers, -T
*wait, am I'm inserting comic books here? :-)
As a life-long baseball addict and historian and coach "chatter" better NOT come from the on deck circle ...the Ump might toss you. As a life-long teacher and parent, kids better NOT use their lunch money as an "allowance"! I did just once ... NEVER got an allowance again!!! This entry was a real "reach"!? DNF
CC Thank you for the good wishes and thank you for sharing Boomer's beautiful birthday cake gift with us!
Pam Amick Klawitter Thank you for stopping by! You almost got me in a few spots with unknown crosses. Notably, OCS/CUOCO. WAGs to FIR. Hand up I am in awe of what must have gone into this construction. You must have collected candidate word pairs for quite awhile!
Not my best IGUANA photos, but the context was interesting.
This was at a cathedral in Panama City that was started in 1524! Not long after Columbus first came to the New World! If you scroll to the end you will see the IGUANAs and also an ESSO station!
MalMan, Lucina, Chairman Moe, Wilbur Charles, Irish Miss, ATLGranny, AnonT Thank you for the good wishes!
Chairman Moe I am still waiting for my guts (not nuts) to start up again! Hard to do much until that breakthrough.
Wilbur Charles Interesting that this surgery led you to completely stop drinking. Inguinal hernia surgery is usually relatively smooth. But it is the multiple repeat in the same place that is the big challenge.
AnonT Yes, the unicycle will have to wait.
Lucina Thanks for explaining your dual existence as Poohmark.
Speaking of travel photos...
Just saw this wonderful July 4th ad in The New York Times!
"If you want to be a better American, get out of America!
People who travel know what it's like not to belong. They come back less afraid of what they don't understand and more empathetic to everything around them. We could use more people like that. This July 4th think about leaving home. It's a good way to love a country."
I agree completely with that concept! After traveling abroad then returning home, I realized what I had been missing! !) Clean streets! 2) people paying attention to street lights and signals! 3) not haggling; I appreciate a straight price, not having to argue about it. 4) toilet paper (not every place has it available) This list could likely continue if I had the time and the memory. Yet, I enjoyed traveling and learning what it's like in other countries.
Picard:
I'm glad you are on the road to recovery! And yes, I am home and using my own computer.
Picard, they put the hernia on hold and zeroed in on the liver
I actually came back (clean) three months later for the hernia surgery.
Nice pics of Panama.
WC
Picard, thank you.
Pam @2:16 PM Sorry I didn't have time to comment. Busy 4th.
Loved the puzzle and love all you Cornerites. Just spent 45 min. trying to explain the wonders of this group to people at a party. But you have to be here to really understand.
Happy BD USA and thank you C.C. for a star spangled review.
Cheers,
Bill
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