Today's puzzle is pretty self-explanatory. The the circles are arranged in a square, and the letters in each square spell the word FAIR. Interestingly, the first two letters of the unifier also form one of the 5 SQUAREs.
35-Across. Honestly ... also, like each set of circles?: FAIR AND SQUARE.
Across:
1. Big __, California: SUR. It looks pretty.
4. Photographer's directive: SMILE.
9. Medicare section for doctors' services: PART B. Everything you wanted to known about Medicare Part B, but didn't know to ask.
14. Functionality: USE.
15. Hauled away: TOWED.
16. China from Japan: IMARI. Tricky, tricky! Not a typical Tuesday clue. Imari is a term for a colored style of Japanese porcelain (china).
17. Cowed, aptly: BUFFALOED.
19. To help, to Henri: AIDER. Today's French lesson.
20. "House" star Hugh: LAURIE. Hugh Laurie (né James Hugh Calum Laurie; b. June 11, 1959) was also George Blackadder, a character in the BBC comedy Blackadder.
21. "I can't think straight right now": I'M FRIED.
23. "Rocketman" John: ELTON. We were Sir Elton John (né Reginald Kenneth Dwight; b. Mar. 25, 1947) adjacent last week, when his lyricist partner, Bernie Taupin, appeared in the puzzle.
24. "It's obvious": I SEE.
26. Baba in a cave: ALI. A reference to the Arabic folk tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, from One Thousand and One Nights.
27. "The Waste Land" poet's monogram: TSE. As in T.S. Eliot (né Thomas Sterns Eliot; Sept. 26, 1888 ~ Jan. 4, 1965).
28. Fed. law known as Obamacare: ACA. As in the Affordable Care Act.
29. Hamper: HOG TIE.
32. Industry honcho: BARON.
34. High times?: NOONS.
39. Cubs' group: PRIDE.
40. Between dry and soggy: MOIST.
41. Like library books: REREAD. I am a big fan of using libraries.
43. IRS examiner: AUD. You hope an Auditor doesn't need to examine your tax records.
44. "Don't say anything!": SHH!
47. Always, to a poet: EER.
48. Amazon transports: VANS. The vans are all over the place. The company was just hit with a huge fine in the EU for violating privacy laws.
50. "Caveman" diet: PALEO. Everything you wanted to know about the Paleo Diet, but didn't know to ask.
52. Wok dish: STIR FRY. Yummers!
55. Fire alarms: SIRENS. Also creatures of Greek mythology who lured sailors to become shipwrecked along the rocky clast of their island.
56. Bulgaria's capital: SOFIA.
57. Bob Marley's religion: RASTAFARI.
60. Looked at the wrong way?: OGLED.
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61. No longer on one's plate: EATEN.
62. Red choice, briefly: ZIN. These wine abbreviations are become staples in the crossword world.
63. Yule melodies: NOELS. Christmas songs.
64. Tell: SAY TO.
65. ER graph: EKG. As in an Electrocardiogram, also known as an ECG.
Down:
1. Rent from a renter: SUBLET.
2. Regular requests: USUALS.
3. Prove wrong: REFUTE.
4. Ink blot, for one: STAIN. May also be used in a Rorschach test.
5. Espionage figure: MOLE.
6. "Letters from __ Jima": Eastwood film: IWO. Letters from Iwo Jima was a 2006 Japanese-language American film directed by Clint Eastwood.
7. "To Kill a Mockingbird" author: LEE. Shortly before her death in 2016, a second book by Harper Lee (née Nelle Harper Lee; Apr. 26, 1926 ~ Feb. 19, 2016) was published.
8. Money in music: EDDIE. Eddie Money (né Edward Joseph Mahoney; Mar. 21, 1949 ~ Sept. 13, 2019) was a singer-songwriter.
9. "La Vie en Rose" chanteuse: PIAF. Édith Piaf (Dec. 19, 1915 ~ Oct. 10, 1963) was a French singer-songwriter. She was best known for her torch songs.
10. "The Kite Runner" boy: AMIR. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (b. Mar. 5, 1965) was published in 2003. It is a fascinating novel about a slice of life in Afghanistan.
11. Home heater or engine cooler: RADIATOR.
12. Forest perimeter: TREE LINE.
13. They're below par: BIRDIES. A golfing reference.
18. To's opposite: FRO. To and Fro.
22. "I could take it or leave it": MEH!
24. Desktop image: ICON.
25. Folklore sleep aid: SANDMAN.
28. Coach Parseghian: ARA. Ara Raoul Parseghian (May 21, 1923 ~ Aug. 2, 2017) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles. He was the football coach at the University of Notre Dame for several years from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
30. Burden: ONUS.
31. Bearded critter: GOAT.
32. __ one's time: wait: BIDE.
33. Neighborhood: AREA.
35. Off the hook: FREE TO GO.
36. Pellet gun, for one: AIR RIFLE.
37. __-chef: SOUS. A sous-chef is the second in command in the restaurant.
38. Four times a day, in an Rx: Q.I.D. Today's Latin lesson. Q.I.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase:Quater in Die, which means Four Times a Day.
39. Fake, as some nails: PRESS ON. I'll pass on the Press-ons.
42. TV recording device: DVR. We still have a Digital Video Recorder. We occasionally check out DVRs from our public library.
44. Raunchiness: SLEAZE.
45. Playwright Ibsen: HENRIK. Henrik Johan Ibsen (Mar. 20, 1828 ~ May 23, 1906) was a Norwegian playwright. He is best known for his play A Doll's House.
46. Cleaning, as a driveway: HOSING.
49. Lew who played Dr. Kildare: AYRES. I only knew of the early television medical drama that starred Richard Chamberlain (né George Richard Chamberlain; b. Mar. 31, 1934) as Dr. Kildare. Apparently, there was also a movie series in which Lew Ayres (né Dec. 28, 1908 ~ Dec. 30, 1996) played Dr. Kildare in the films.
50. It has keys for flats: PIANO. Cute clue.
51. Chow request: ARF. Another cute clue. The chow refers to the dog breed.
53. Cambodian cash: RIEL.
54. In things: FADS.
55. [Keep this clue]: STET. The word is used by proofreaders, and means: Let It Stand.
58. Remote battery size: AAA.
59. Babe's place: STY.
I hope you found this puzzle to be Fair and Square!
חתולה
Notes from C.C.:
Happy birthday to Melissa, who sacrificed more than we could imagine to help her brother Rick. Melissa founded Adopt an Inmate project and has successfully facilitated thousands of adoptions.
Happy birthday to Melissa, who sacrificed more than we could imagine to help her brother Rick. Melissa founded Adopt an Inmate project and has successfully facilitated thousands of adoptions.
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FIRight. Only problem was the NE, where I didn't know IMARI or AIDER, couldn't remember PIAF or AMIR, and couldn't believe I'M FRIED! Fortunately, the ultra-easy theme helped solve four, and made the fifth one guessable.
ReplyDeleteLucky first guess: HENRIK/HENRIc/HENRIe crossing E_G.
Prescience of the Blog: Rocketman ELTON. (did you ever get that CD loose?)
BOB MARLEY was a RASTAFARI,
Wore cornrows and loved to party!
To shred guitar
Made him a star.
He would have BUFFALOED Stradivari!
If Liberace and ELTON JOHN
Could have co-composed a song,
Would they have tried
To anthem PRIDE?
Would their PIANO be draped in chiffon?
Could you HOGTIE a hog in a STY?
BUFFALO a bison in Cheyenne, WY?
If you were in a ditch
With an evil witch,
Could you be TOWED in a spell, by and by?
{A, B, B+.}
Good morning Cornerites.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ed Sessa for your "fair and" enjoyable 15 X 15 "square" Tuesday CW.
Carol and I FIR.
Thank you Hahtoolah for your excellent review.
I posted last on 6-14, and I haven't read reviews or comments.
You may have questions or comments about what follows.
I pledge to respond to any of them.
May I recommend for your viewing pleasure:
https://www.facebook.com/funseniorliving
This is the facebook for Wesley Manor.
Scroll down on the right till you find
Wesley Manor Retirement CommunityExercise Class in Assisted Living, Apr 10.
This is a video with sound. The participants are performing finger exercises, all except one man.
He is "Not right !"
Ðavið
Good Morning, Crossword friends. Good to "see" you again Ðavið.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a very happy birthday, Melissa.
QOD: Life teaches you how to live it, if you live long enough. ~ Tony Bennett (né Anthony Dominick Benedetto; b. Aug. 3, 1926), American singer
Started off quickly, then bogged down. I got the theme and reveal, but had W/Os RIAL:RIEL, ERE:EER, ARI:ARA, and struggled to fit RASTAFARIAN into a space two cells too short, tried several ways of shortening it and made a mess there through sheer dopiness. Quite a few names, most of which required PERPS to fill. DNK IMARI or AMIR so NE took a while. Overall a nice CW, thanx, ES. And thanx too to Hahtoolah for the excellent write-up.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this puzzle and the writeup. I particularly liked how the puzzle had all four permutations that keep F-A-I-R in order in the puzzle. Great job, Ed and Hahtoolah!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know what library or city is pictured in the writeup for 41A? It looks familiar to me but I can't quite place it.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteSeemed to go fast, but I glanced at my watch and realized it took about twice as long as yesterday. What's that old saw about "...when you're having fun?" Tried BAHT for RIEL -- oops, that's Thailand, not Cambodia. "I SEE" doesn't equate to "It's obvious" IMO. Thanx for leading the parade, Hahtoolah, and for the Fair in a Square puzzle, Dr. Ed.
"Japanese China" -- Bought a nice set of Noritake China for my sister when I was posted overseas.
AYRES -- Remembered from my ute when there was some rule that no movie newer than 20-years-old could be shown on upstart TV.
DVR -- That's the main reason we've stuck with DirecTV, rather than cutting the cord. We seldom watch anything "live." Why spend an hour watching a TV show, when you can watch it as a recording in 42 minutes.
PART B -- Still working on my Part B deductible for this year. Plan N doesn't cover it.
Happy birthday, Melissa Bee. Do something fun today.
DNF. Forgot to use the circle clues, and looked up PIAF nd AMIR. Also just goofed at RASTAFeRI (UNTIE!) Michener's "Caribbean" paints a very dark picture of the religion.
ReplyDeleteMelissa's comments on SIRENS brought me to mind the great song "Home at Last" by Steely Dan
Well the danger on the rocks is surely past
Still I remain tied to the mast
Could it be that I have found my home at last
Home at last
The GOAT has grown a beard? Wonder what the Buccaneer fans will think of that.
I liked most of this one, but the Syracuse area let me down. Cross PIAF/AMIR with IMARI/AIDER? C'mon man. Lowered my overall opinion of the puzzle to MEH. Thanks to Melissa Bee for the fun tour.
Musings
ReplyDelete-aMir/iMari was right and so I’m good to go
-I have watched a few episodes of House and wonder if his dialogue could still be used today
-Those Amazon VANS have a/c but the UPS deliverers are in big brown vans with both doors open
-EATEN – My English muffins with PB&J seem to have disappeared
-I always forget that EDDIE Rabbit sang I Love A Rainy Night not EDDIE Money
-I wonder what Edith would have thought of her Non, je ne regrette rien being used in an insurance commercial
-Wet mittens drying on a RADIATOR were standard in the school of my yute
-A fun write-up by Susan and a great picture of Melissa and daughter (which one is the daughter?). I hope you have a great birthday.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteAlways delighted to see Ed Sessa as a byline. Even though the theme was obvious due to the Tuesday necessitated circles, the solve was enjoyable and the revealer spot on. Only Aider was unknown, I thought the cluing was very clever and also liked the ACA/Ara and See/Lee duos. Better yet is the critter corral: Goat, Mole, Buffalo, Birdies, Sty, Arf, and Pride! Fun stuff!
Thanks, Dr. Ed, for a Tuesday treat and thanks, Hahtoolah, for keeping us chuckling and smiling when we most need to. Loved the “Skunky-Ark and the Self-centered cat who can’t use a can opener!
Happy Birthday, Melissa, hope it’s a special day. 🎂🎁🎉🎊🎈
Owen @ 3:33 ~ Yes, the DVD was retrieved thanks to TTP’s suggestion and a little bit of luck, I think. The Lion King is due tomorrow and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the jamming problem was a one-off.
Dave @4:07 ~ It’s nice to hear from you. Will check your link later. Say hi to Carol.
FLN
Anon T, I almost broke into tears of disappointment when I read that you and Lucina failed to meet up, as planned. What a great opportunity lost due to these unsettling times. Well, anyway, I hope you and Lucina enjoy every moment of your holidays! 🤗
I haven’t had the TV on yet but I was relieved to read that Simon Biles performed without any mishaps. I was so worried that, considering her emotional burdens of the last week, she would injure herself. She deserves much admiration and appreciation, IMO.
Have a great day.
The circles made this puzzle Tuesday-easy. They helped me a lot. Otherwise, it would have been Thursday or Friday-like. One bad cell, ECG. I knew it should be HENRIK. Drat!
ReplyDeleteMisty, sorry your eyes are misty. I hope they heal soon.
I didn’t understand AUD, but I wrote it down. Susan, thanks again for the delightful blog.
I knew Lew Ayres was Dr. Kildare but didn’t see the movie. I think of Chamberlain as Dr. Kildare.
Eddie Money was the only totally unknown for me. Some other fill took a perp or two to jog my memory.
I reread the “Kite Runner” novel and saw the movie. Excellent. I often reread books I like after waiting several years. I forget many of the plot details. When I reread the book I remember.
I reread To Kill a Mockingbird and saw the move. Great book, but I liked "Go Set a Watchman," the prequel even more.
My DIL makes a yummy stir fry.
While visiting Japan we heard an imari lecture.
Many college dorms are a sty. My son is ultra-neat and my grandson is the opposite.
Press on nails do not work for me. They soon fall off.
Happy birthday, mb. I enjoy your blogs.
OKL, first one A+.
August 3, 2021 at 7:59 AM
This was a fun and fast treat of a puzzle by Ed Sessa- enjoyed the creativity of the Fair/square pattern and it made for a faster solve. I need to wait for perps when I thought of the Cubs either being younger Boy Scouts or MLB players before the lion variety!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading "The Kite Runner" as a novel.
For anyone wanting to cut the cord - but still have the benefit of DVR/skipping the commercials - we went to You Tube TV which is half the cost with unlimited recording when we moved.
Happy birthday Melissa!
Thanks Susan and Ed!
Another French lesson: 9D "PIAF" translates to "The Little Sparrow" as stage name for Édith Giovanna Gassion, who was only 4'8" tall. Her last words were "Every damn thing you do in this life, you have to pay for."
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone,
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Melissa. Hope your day is special.
Got the puzzle solved easily enough. IMARI / AMIR was essentially a Natick, but took my time, and, considering the language factors involved, decided the "M" was the best choice for the cross. Lucky guess, so, FIR.
I thought Ed had basically a good puzzle, but IMO, FAIR in 5 SQUARES was a bit weak.
Wondered whether RASTAFARI might have been a seed entry.
Thanks Hahtoolah for another fine entertaining and informative intro.
A Tuesday FIR in spite of trouble in the SE. Perps helped steer me right. Your theme was easy enough to see, Ed, with the circles. Thanks for the interesting puzzle. And thanks, Hahtoolah, for the informative review, complete with amusing cartoons.
ReplyDeleteRASTAFARI was not expected but fit the space. EKG or ecg? HENRIK seemed more likely for a Norwegian name. ZIN is back again. Other WOs caused by hastily entering state/SAY TO. All in all a FAIR AND SQUARE puzzle today that I FIR with PRIDE.
Happy Birthday to Melissa B. And a happy day to all of you!
I didn't know aMir/iMari (never seen/read A Kite Runner, nor the china).
ReplyDeleteMy favorite answer was HOGTIED. I haven't seen that term used in, like, forever.
And I didn't think Rent from a renter was SUBLET. Maybe the clue should be rent from a 2nd renter?
The Fairs in squares was a nice touch.
Happy B'day, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteTodah rabah, Cat.
As with other, I found this to be a fair Tuesday puzzle. A few things such as AUD were "meh" and the NE was the the only part that slowed things down a bit.
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Ed and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in good time and saw the FAIR AND SQUARE theme, which helped the solve. Like stalli, I noticed the permutations of FAIR.
Inkblots to change E to A in SLEAZE (it doesn’t match Sneeze), and hesitation over EKG or ECG (chose our Canadian version today).
High school French gave me AIDER.
I WAGged the M in the possible Natick cross of IMARI and AMIR. I wanted Nippon china but it would not fit.
I smiled at the animal sub theme (Owen saw it too) with BUFFALOED, PRIDE, HOGTIED, STY.
I SEE a dupe with I’M FRIED and STIRFRY.
We had a PIANO today after our music yesterday. I wondered if we needed keys to sublet our flat😁
This Canadian with universal healthcare coverage waited for perps to give PART B, but I have learned ACA🤔😁
I’ll take a CSO with QID ( saw plenty of those in my career). What PART is for drug coverage??
Good to see you and Carol back D4.
FLN, sorry you and Lucina could not meet up, AnonT. Happy travels to both of you.
Also FLN, IM- our Canadian ladies’ soccer team beat the US in the semi-finals. We still have another game to play, but are assured of either a silver or gold medal. Of course, we want the gold. But that semi-final game was a major win (even if on a penalty kick!) after years of soccer rivalry with the US team.
Happy Birthday, melissa.
Wishing you all a great day.
CanadianEh!, drug coverage is Part D. A is hospitalization, B is doctors, C is Medicare Advantage (an all-in-one alternative to Part B plus a Medigap plan).
ReplyDeleteDr. Ed is back so soon! A very fun and FAIR puzzle that was SQUARE in my whelhouse.
ReplyDeleteA very happy birthday wish to Melissa, who along with C.C. are the only two bloggers who blogged here before that Lemonade character. The photo shows beautiful people have beautiful children and her daughter and granddaughter are great examples of that.
Hahtoolah you also bring so much to the blog, thank you all
Has everyone noticed that Natick (the town name that few people know) has been in the news lately in the coverage about harassment and stalking by some E bay employees?
ReplyDeleteBob Lee, the first tenant is the lessee and when he brings in someone to take his place, the becomes a sublease. Hence sublet.
ReplyDeleteDave 4 good to see you; STIR FRY literal frying; I'M FRIED is not literal
Initially thought there was a mistake : Edith filled well in 8 Down, , later changed to Eddie as Piaf appeared in the correct spot
ReplyDeleteMM @ 1008 - Re: Natick. Back in 2013, we had occasion to stay there overnight. Nice area; lots of large malls. Convenient to the MASS Pike, and the western outer Boston environs.
ReplyDeleteThe upper right corner killed me.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know 9 or 10 down nor 16 and 29 across. Three proper names and one French clue all crossing each other. Beyond me.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Melissa !
Staili, that would be the downtown River Center branch library on North Blvd in Baton Rouge. The Gothic Revival building to the right is the "Old State Capitol" building, built starting in 1847. Also known as the "Louisiana Castle". It was built on the site that many believe was the original location of the red pole (baton rouge) that French explorers claimed was a Native American council meeting site. It is now a History Museum and a National Historic Landmark.
To the left of the library is the 19th Judicial Courthouse. That is the I-10 bridge crossing the Mississippi River in the background.
Not visible but over the right side of the library would be the the final resting berth USS Kidd DD-661, a World War II Fletcher-class destroyer. She is also a National Historic Landmark and museum ship. She is the only surviving US destroyer still in her World War II configuration.
Also not visible, but behind the Old State Capitol building is the Louisiana Art and Science Museum.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see an Ed Sessa Tuesday puzzle with a little Tuesday crunch. Hahtoolah's review, as always, was enlightening and enjoyable.
I DNK IMARI and AIDER but perps and Ed's circles helped fill those words in.
Not being a wine drinker, I initially filled in CAB where ZIN was needed. One of these days I will have to try both of them.
I tried CPA and AGT (for AGENT) before AUDitor became obvious. We were only audited once as part of an IRS TCMP (Total Compliance Monitoring Program) used to test out their algorithms that they use to determine who needs auditing. It was an all inclusive review where we had to supply complete records for a 14 month period. They looked at everything including pay stubs, bank records, receipts, etc. Absolutely everything. Plus to complicate things we had moved twice in that 14 month period and had to justify all moving expenses. In the end they determined that they owed us about $200. If we had owed them less than $200 we wouldn't have to pay it, but I figured for the inconvenience and mental anguish they put us through they were going to pay us. A TCMP audit is not something I would wish on anyone.
Have a great day, everyone.
Re: SUBLET
ReplyDeleteMy slowdown with this fill was first thinking of the noun RENT and looking for another word for payment starting with an S. When I started thinking of the verb RENT, the perps led the way to SUBLET, scrubbing away the word SALARY that had been my first thought.
Delightful Tuesday puzzle, many thanks, Ed. And I always enjoy your write-up, Hahtoolah, thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteI always love it when I get the top middle and today was no exception: IWO was obvious, and I remembered LEE. And then I was on my way. Fun to get some literary names like T.S. ELIOT and HENRIK IBSEN. And after the two FAIRS filled into their squares, I also got the FAIR AND SQUARE theme. Lots of fun, Ed--thanks again.
Happy Birthday, Melissa. With all these good wishes, you're going to have a great day.
And also have a great day, everybody else.
I had inkblot-titus one Saturday and needed a second xword to fill. I've started playing Lotto in pencil and when I filled an extra square the clerk handed me an eraser. Ah, modern marvels. Now to try avocado which I hate but can't recall actually tasting
ReplyDeleteOf all the Insurance Ads All-State gives us Edith PIAF and a precious look from a child
ARA started at Northwestern where he had meteoric success. Pay for play will wreak havoc* in NCAA Sports
Hbd Melissa. Had to look hard to tell fille et mere . And another great job from hahtoolah; wherever do you find those links
Owen, 3 excellent l'icks, all W's
I see Gary and I are on same wavelength
YR, I'm (re)reading Anna Karenina. What a master storyteller. I'm about p500 meaning ½ way
I'm about to drop Spectrum TV for YouTube TV
Natick is home to Heisman winner and former Trump/Jersey Generals QB Doug Flutie
I found this typical Tuesday easy. Actually used a fair square pour aidez moi to fill
WC
*c today's J
Hahtoolah, forgot to say that it's your delightful, colorful, funny, interesting pictures that make your write-up such a treat. Thank you for those, especially.
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ReplyDeleteThis Tuesday grid got the Sessa treatment.
Write-overs…PARTA/PARTB, IMARU/IMARI, HINDER/HOGTIE, RIAL/RIEL.
STEELY DAN is on tour, not cheap, but I’ve got a 5th row seat dead center in the Orchestra section…plus they send a free CD. Cannot wait.
I doubt anyone is renting DVRs from the library, thinking you meant DVDs. DVD players play DVDs, if it’s a Blu-Ray player it can play those and regular DVDs, if it’s a 4K player it plays those plus the others. If you need a new one at least get the Blu-Ray, I’d go for the 4K. Which I did.
DVRs record and play shows, like the old VCRs but all digital.
See you tomorrow.
CEh @ 9:33 ~ Thanks for correcting my boo boo which was a result of the “haste makes waste” tendency.
ReplyDeleteApropos of nothing, our local weatherman shared these July weather statistics last night.:
26 days below average temperature
4 days average temperature
1 day above average temperature
He didn’t breakdown the rainfall by days, but it was the third wettest July in the almost 200 years of record keeping.
Hooray, I said to myself when I saw today's puzzle is by Ed Sessa. Ew ugh, I said to myself when I eventually filled in AUD. Whoowee, I said to myself when I managed to get IMARI and AMIR. Sheesh, I said to myself when I filled QID. Whew, I said to myself when saw it took me 20 minutes to solve. Overall, Dick, I give it a 9.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for a nifty write-up, Hahtoolah.
"What we have here is a failure to communicate," I said to myself when I read that Anonymous T and Lucina failed to meet up. Like Irish Miss, I felt very disappointed.
Happy birthday, Melissa!
Good wishes to you all.
NE natick. Two names down and two foreign words across. This is an obvious issue but constructors and editors keep not paying attention to it.
ReplyDeletePVX et al, I need your expertise. Until yesterday I had a DirecTV DVR, DVD and a Roku connected via HDMI to a Yamaha AV receiver. (The Roku was only for YouTube and my music library on a thumb drive.) The Yamaha HDMI output went to the HDMI input on my TV. The Yamaha did the switching between HDMI sources.
ReplyDeleteThen the TV died. I got a new LG smart TV that has Web OS and can do YouTube with an app, and it also has a USB port for my thumb drive. I don't need the Roku anymore, and can do without the DVD if necessary. I just swapped TVs and all seemed well, until I wanted to watch a YouTube video. Then I realized that the Yamaha still had the DirecTV box selected and was playing that audio, but I was watching video from YouTube. I can mute the Yamaha and turn up the TV's audio, but the sound is terrible by comparison.
I rewired the DirecTV to one of the TV's HDMI inputs, then the audio goes from the TV to the Yamaha via optical coax. The audio and video now match, I could use the DVD if I wanted, and the sound is much better than the TV's speakers. But the optical coax doesn't pass surround sound due to copyright laws. That's Ok for my usual TV watching, but it just won't do when the Dallas Cowboys and UK Wildcats play this fall and winter.
The only thing I can think of is maybe there is something I can do using HDMI's ARC function, but I don't know how. Am I on the right track? Any other suggestions?
My computer mouse died, and it will take a week to get my new one. This limits my access to the Corner, so I'll only sign in on occasionally.
ReplyDelete~ OMK
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DR: One diagonal, NW to SE.
Its anagram refers to tears that may emerge despite their owner's coolness under fire.
I refer to one's...
"SANGFROID DROPS"
TTP, thank you so much for your help with identifying the library, and thank you also for the mini-tour of the downtown Baton Rouge area! I had been to Baton Rouge once several years ago. I really appreciate your help, it was driving me crazy!
ReplyDeleteJinx, ARC is definitely the answer. What a coincidence! I just went through the same exercise this past weekend with a new LG OLED TV and my existing Yamaha 4K receiver. One of the HDMI ports on your LG TV will be marked ARC -- on mine it's HDMI2. Run a cable from there to the HDMI Out port on your Yamaha. In the TV setup, change the audio output from Optical to ARC. In Yamaha setup, go to HDMI. Make sure that ARC is turned on. I set the TV Audio to AUDIO1. Then I went through the smart setup on LG and let it "recognize" the Yamaha. Now I can adjust volume (or mute) with the LG Magic Remote. It turns on the Yamaha when I wake up the TV and turns it off when I put the LG to sleep. You never have to change the input selection on the Yamaha, no matter what input you're watching on the TV -- everything feeds down to the Yamaha.
ReplyDeleteTTP: you were spot on with the tour of Baton Rouge. The Mississippi River Bridge is in the background.
ReplyDeleteThe library is the brand new branch library in the Parish. It was not without controversy due to design vs construction issues as it was being built. It was nearly completely when it began to sink. It’s opening was delayed, but it is now functional. I haven’t seen it “in person”, though.
DO - Thanks!!! As I type I'm listening to The Allman Brothers Band's "Jessica" from my thumb drive and it sounds great. I'll have to swap HDMI cables at the TV's HDMI1 port if I want to watch a DVD, but that happens so rarely that I don't care (my Genie is in HDMI1 now).
ReplyDeleteWhat are the odds - Two Cornerites installing new replacement LG TVs connecting to existing Yamaha AV receivers within a few days of one another.
If I didn't RV in areas that are lucky to have 4G data service, I would drop DirecTV for Fubo, YouTubeTV or another of the online providers.
TTP and Hahtoolah - - Thanks for mentioning the Fletcher Class and the USS Kidd - #661, I think. The ship I served on, the Beale, was a Fletcher Class. It was modified in the early 50's with significant state-of-the-art ASW weaponry and detection suite. 175 Fletcher class destroyers were built during WWII in less than 3 years. The Cassin Young at Boston, The Sullivans at Buffalo, and the Kidd at Baton Rouge are the only 3 remaining in the US. We had a reunion in Baton Rouge in 2000, and the Kidd was a highlight.
ReplyDeleteSPITZ: Grand niece serving on the USS Ike, CVS69. Just came back to port from 3 months in the Persian Golf. Brother and SIL were very relieved.
ReplyDeleteToken Creek - - Glad she returned safely. She'll probably have sea stories she can tell through the ages. Appreciate her service.
ReplyDeleteFrom Springfield, IL… Hi All!
ReplyDeleteDid WSJ, NYT, USAToday (Erik has made it so much better!) before getting a copy of the LAT in Phoenix’s AZ Central.
Alas, beaten again by HENRIe…. And, worse, this time the K shoulda been a gimme. Drat.
Thanks Dr. Ed for the puzzle. Theme was needed in NE to break things up
Wonderful expo, Hahtoolah; enjoyed the comics.
WO: ERe
ESPs & WAGs: PIAF, AMIR, AIDER, IMARI. AUD as clued.
Fav: HOG TIE is fun.
{A, B, B}
Cute DR, OMK. Um, Amazon can get you a temporary mouse by tomorrow…(?)
Happy Birthday, mb!
Nice to read you again D4. I kinda thought you gave up on us ;-)
IM, C, Eh!, & Jayce — yes it was disappointing not meeting Lucina. But, it was a long shot (we were both with our respective planners) and it would have been a quick hi/bye anyway ’cuz she had dinner company.
PVX – pretty cool re: Steely Dan Tix.
Cheers, -T