Shuffle the Word. Rearrange/shuffle the letters of the word Take will give us Alternatives of that word.
16-Across. * Ground-beef-and-gravy dish: SALISBURY STEAK.
25-Across. * Penny-pincher: CHEAPSKATE.
36-Across. * "Ode to a Nightingale" poet: JOHN KEATS. It's a long poem, but you can read it here.
50-Across. * Hung in the balance: WAS AT STAKE.
And the unifier:
59-Across. Different points of view ... and a hint to the ends of the answers
to starred clues: ALTERNATE TAKES.
Across:
1. Tie named for an annual race venue: ASCOT. The horse race
is also the event where women were very elaborate and outlandish hats.
6. Destroy, as one's hopes: DASH.
10. Spanish hero El __: CID. El Cid (né Rodrigo Díaz de
Vivar; 1043 ~ 1099) was a Castilian knight in medieval Spain. The Moors referred to him as El Cid, which is
the name that has been passed down in history.
13. Land at the water's edge: SHORE.
14. Look at rudely: OGLE.
15. Genetic messenger: RNA.
19. Out of sorts: ILL.
20. Ginormous: HUGE.
21. Actor Eckhart of "Sully": AARON. Aaron Eckhart (né Aaron
Edward Eckhart; b. Mar. 12, 1968) played the First Officer Jeff Skiles in the
movie about Sully Sullenberg and the plane rescue on the Hudson.
23. Hefty slice: SLAB.
28. Completely wrecks: TOTALS.
30. Pastry with a crust: PIE. Yummers!
31. Long-jawed fish: GAR. Everything you wanted to know about the Gar, but didn't know to ask. Not to be confused with Picard's crush, Teri.
32. Shorthand crackerjack: STENO. As in a Stenographer.
33. 2019 comedy "__ It Romantic": ISN'T.
35. Cuban coin: PESO.
39. Numbers game: KENO.
42. Where about one-third of Istanbul residents live: ASIA.
Cross the Bosphorus going east and you leave Europe and enter Asia,
without entering a new country..
43. Yellowjackets, e.g.: WASPS. Are Yellowjackets really Wasps? I was stung twice by a wasp the other day while working in my garden.
The creatures had built a nest in one of my shrubs as I was trimming it
back. Ouch! Fortunately, I didn't experience an allergic reaction.
47. George Harrison memoir "__ Mine": I ME.
48. Only partner?: ONE. But One is the Lonliest Number!
49. "Border" breed: COLLIE.
54. Cat breed from an Irish Sea isle: MANX.
55. 101 course, typically: INTRO.
56. Commanded: BADE.
58. T'ai __: CHI.
63. NFL receivers: TEs. As in Tight Ends.
64. "Crikey!" is a mild one: OATH.
65. Soccer shoe: CLEAT.
66. Dreyer's partner in ice cream: EDY. Edy's Ice Cream has become a crossword staple. It's slow churned.
67. Miss Muffet fare: WHEY.
68. Flocks' relatives: HERDS.
Down:
1. Basketball stats: ASSISTS. Some of the greatest assists
in NBA history? You be the judge.
2. Bulb in a vinaigrette: SHALLOT. Sometime an onion can be substituted for a shallot.
3. Collect and put in order, as document pages: COLLATE.
4. "You do it, __ will!": OR I.
5. Radio host John: TESH. John Frank Tesh (b. July 9, 1952)
also tries his hand as singing.
6. Bread-to-be: DOUGH. I am thinking of trying my hand at
making sourdough bread.
7. See eye to eye: AGREE.
8. Wily: SLY.
9. Fellows: HEs. Meh!
10. Sound from an old staircase: CREAK.
11. Steamed up: IN A RAGE.
12. Montana neighbors, with "the": DAKOTAs. An interesting
history on why there is a North and South Dakota.
17. Tampa NFL team: BUCs. Hi, Tin!
18. Shock, as a perp: TASE.
22. Emperor after Claudius: NERO.
24. Steve Martin's instrument: BANJO.
26. Sleep clinic study: APNEA. People with sleep apnea often
use a C-PAP to help them sleep. The new C-PAP model by Philips is being recalled due to the noxious gas that it can produce.
27. Falafel holder: PITA. Yummers!
29. John in the Albert Hall: LOO. Cute clue!
33. Atlas enlargement: INSET.
34. Enjoy the slopes: SKI.
35. Song of praise: PSALM.
37. Oscar-winning composer Zimmer: HANS. Hans Florian Zimmer
(b. Sept. 12, 1957) won an Oscar for his score in the 1995 movie The Lion King.
38. Weeks in a fortnight: TWO. Origin of the word Fortnight.
39. New Zealander: KIWI. Why New Zealanders are
called Kiwis.
40. Flow (from): EMANATE.
41. Cuddled up: NESTLED.
44. One shirking work: SLACKER.
45. "Angels dancing" site, in a theological question: PINHEAD.
46. Gender-biased sorts: SEXISTS.
48. Oklahoma tribe: OTOE. This is becoming a crossword
staple.
49. Formally give up: CEDE.
51. Pretentious: ARTSY.
52. Let up, as a storm: ABATE.
53. "My Life on the D-List" comic Griffin: KATHY.
57. Carve in stone: ETCH. Or an Etch-A-Sketch.
60. Use oars: ROW.
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| Oars in a Row |
61. "Don't think so": NAH.
62. Microbrewery brew: ALE.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Congratulations on your debut yesterday, Chairman Moe!
FIRight, but missed the theme by thaaat much! Saw that STEAK & STAKE were homophones, and SKATE nearly so, so figured it was something to do with that. Didn't even notice KEATS. Completely overlooked that they were anagrams of each other!
ReplyDeleteMain t/o early was BEEF STROGANOFF < SALISBURY STEAK.
Sean was proud of his heritage as A SCOT,
He often wore a sporran and ASCOT!
He was in a furniture play
Where Sofa and Settee ran away.
He married them in his character, AS COT!
Let this poem be a poetic INTRO
To gambling, on a game named KENO!
If you're a CHEAPSKATE
Don't bet a large STAKE,
And take good notes just like a STENO!
{B-, B.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteNo problem, no drama, no theme. D'oh. Thanx, Craig and Hahtoolah.
Good Morning, Crossword friends. I have recovered from my trek from New England back home. It was a long drive, but I actually enjoyed the solitude. The countryside along the way was so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteQOD: Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands for a chance to succeed. ~ Václav Havel (Oct. 5, 1936 ~ Dec. 18, 2011), Czech writer and statesman
FIR, but erased leer for OGLE, flour for DOUGH, easy a for INTRO, mai for CHI, and views for TAKES. DNK AARON, HANS and, although I have heard "fortnight" all my life, I didn't know it was TWO weeks.
ReplyDeleteI've lived in COLLeyville, TX and now live a half-block from COLLey Avenue. Somehow comforting for this dog lover.
Thanks to Craig for the fun puzzle with just a little spice for Tuesday. And thanks to Hahtoolah for another highly visual review. I gotta get me one of them thar CPAP machines. Then I would have something to blame the nocturnal noxious gases on, now that Zoe sleeps downstairs.
Fairly straightforward xword with no problems. Liked reading about ElCid. Crusader Armies had similar success with massed, armored charge.
ReplyDeleteHad aiNT / ISNT (it romantic)
As Owen said, I didn't quite catch the anagram on KEATS. I've eschewed steak eating.
Thanks hahtoolah for another great write-up
WC
I believe a fortnight is ten days over TWO weeks
DeleteTook 4:39 to alternate takes today.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see the theme, and wondered if there might be something signaled with "collate" and "collie," but no.
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Craig and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in better time than yesterda, and saw the theme. Thanks for the fun, .Craig and Hahtoolah (welcome back).
I smiled when I saw the opener tie/ASCOT after yesterday’s CW.
Theme was appropriate after yesterday’s discussion too. We have ALTERNATE TAKES on climate change! Best to keep it civil here by taking further discussion to private email, or agreeing to disagree. Please don’t stop posting; we value different input.
Unknown to me, KATHY, HANS, AARON filled with perps.
I noted ONE, TWO.
We also had some fauna - MANX cat, Border COLLIE, HERDS of sheep, GAR fish, and even WASPS.
My nose wrinkled slightly at SEXISTS. Just a little gluey IMHO.
Wishing you all a great day.
I stand corrected. FORTNIGHT is two weeks(not to speak of a popular video game)
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed Craig's puzzle. Got it all; no wite-out needed. FIR. Saw the theme schtick right away. Well done.
DOUGH - Another of those English words that lost the 'g' sound. German Teig. L. German Deeg. Dutch deeg. The 'g' has a glided gutteral sound - like a voiced 'ch' in 'ach'.
Glad to have Hahtoolah back with us. Always a perky read.
Easy sailing today. Two days in a row that I am white out free. Thanks Craig and hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! Fun puzzle, Craig. Good to have you back, Hahtoolah. enjoyed your expo.
ReplyDeleteLearned FORTNIGHT reading English novels years ago. Never heard it in conversation with the company I've kept.
SALISBURY STEAK was a recent answer on Masterminds, so it was on my mind.
Thank you CRAIG for a smooth Tuesday FIR, with a nice theme, that I actually got for a change.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you HAHTOOLAH for another great review, funny as ever. Glad you're back in the saddle again!
Favs clues/reviewlets:
6A A CSO to our own -T.
15A If the clue has "messenger" in it then it's RNA. Messenger RNA (one type of the stuff), is a key ingredient in the COVID19 vaccines.
54A A genetically TAILLESS חתולה.
14A and 46D were made for each other.
68A That doesn't look like a TUFFET to me. It looks like LMM may be sitting on an AMANITA MUSCARIA. She's definitely ON someting!
6D A big committment Susan. Once you've STARTED you've got to keep your STARTER alive.
18D Soooh, we could sub TASE for PERP, as in I TASED the answer to this clue?
22D NERO was such a nice guy that when the Roman Senate removed him from office they gave him a choice between suicide and flogging to death, or as they would have called it, "in the traditional manner".
28D Thanks for the heads up on the Phillips recall. I got the email, but it was 10 pages long and before I could read mine it had rolled out of my inbox. My machine doesn't have that problem, as it doesn't have any sound abatement. I ABATE the low-pitched whine by keeping it under the bed with a folded towel over it.
45D So the answer is THREE?
Cheers,
Bill
Bonus question: Who is The Patron Saint of Copying People on Email and a CSO to The Patroness of the Crossword Corner?
Cheers,
Bill
Bill: take the recall seriously. My husband got a new C-PAP and used it for about 4 months. He is now dealing with some serious medical issues as a result on the noxious gas it emitted when in use.
DeleteGood morning all. I caught the rearranged spellings on the 1st TAKE as soon as CHEAPSKATE was filled. Just two unknowns filled by perps- KATHY & AARON.
ReplyDeleteFLN- Jinx- BE never makes personal attacks; he just "calls 'em as he sees 'em". Plus I don't care if anybody criticizes me, it doesn't bother me; that's their Constitutional privilege. I'm not a sheep and have a scientific background chemistry, geology, and meteorology so a do know a little of what I talk about. Following "The Science" is not always the correct course of action. If it has been proven, it's one thing; if not, it's just an educated guess. Unlike others who comment here I have my CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS listed if they click on my name. And they can contact me if they wish to.
I was ignorant of a few of the proper nouns (what else is new?) but was able to work through those without too much trouble. Starting off with the Harlem Shuffle was a great bit of creative thinking, Cat. Thanks for the always-eye-pleasing write up.
ReplyDeleteIn an article in 1999, the Hartford Courant referred to John Tesh as "(a) breathtakingly talent-free piano noodler." I enjoy it when the language is used so eloquently.
Woohoo! Woohoo! After a perfect Monday puzzle yesterday, I finished a perfect Tuesday puzzle today! Woohoo, and many thanks, Craig. And as soon as I saw all those great pictures, I knew it was your commentary, Hahtoolah--thank you for that too--a delight, as always.
ReplyDeleteFun word arrangements, like having WASPS, COLLIE, and MANX in a row going down on the right. Hope the wasp didn't sting the dog or the cat.
Also fun to see words ending in O: STENO, PESO, KENO, and INTRO.
Liked your poems, Owen.
Have a great day, everybody.
Thank you Craig, for a nice puzzle, and Hahtoolah ( welcome back !) for an enjoyable and cartoon filled review. I am glad you had a safe trip back home..
ReplyDeleteRE: Your QOD by Vaclav Havel ( pronounced 'hall-ow' ) is nice, but he is considered a somewhat controversial character in history -.
The B. Gita says, 'You have the right to work, but for the work's sake only; you have no right to the fruits of work'. Desire for the fruits of work must never be the motive in working.
( Personally, I still haven't understood the entire meaning of this statement.)
I had no real problem with this CW. I got the 'last word anagram' theme, fairly quickly.
Learning moment was Salisbury Steak ... I used to be pretty sure this was an English invention by The Marquess of Salisbury .... essentially a glorified hamburger patty. It is most surprising that the namesake was actually an american physician ... the american diet must have been very poor in those days, for chopped beef to be crowned as a steak...
have a nice day, all.
Like others, I found this to be an easy, fun puzzle. Thanks, Craig, for fill I could not only FIR but also do it WO free , which doesn't happen very often. Besides that, I caught on to the theme early, seeing the anagram with the second themer, way before the reveal, for a change. Thanks, Hahtoolah, for your special review. Glad your trip went well and you're back home, rested up.
ReplyDeleteIn spite of our rain, it looks like an excellent day. Hope you all feel the same!
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteThank you theme - cATHY Griffin got fixed.
Fun puzzle Craig; I didn't get the theme 'till the reveal and it helped with "AT STAcE."
Welcome home Hahtoolah - we've missed your comic-laden expos.
//and I have a lot of your links left to click :-)
WO: cATHY
ESPs: HANS, AARON (more of a didn't know but AA--N, you know...
Fav: I'll go w/ COLLIE. Maternal Grands had one (unimaginatively named Coline) that would HERD us kids under the willow tree. She looked just like Lassie.
Runner-up: Sis is studying for a STENO test. Going to be a court reporter, she is.
{B, B}
BigE - no you didn't attack anyone personally. And yes, it's our (scientist's) best guess.
Fortnight is two weeks? I always thought it was two days -- when we had second-night (from 2-4am as in Midsummer's Night Dream) when electric light didn't muck with our circadian rhythms. Four would be two nights :-)
Wasleey - LOL St. A-CC.
mRNA is a game changer. IIRC (sorry, no time to LIU), the tech was first developed for SARS and/or Ebola. That science could turn around a C19 vaccine so fast floored Dr. Fauci who's been trying to get an HIV vaccine developed for >20 years [heard that yesterday on NPR].
Well, I gotta stop being a SLACKER and get back to the salt-mines.
Play later!
Cheers, -T
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR with no wo’s. Lots of fun in this puzzle. And as CanadianEh! noticed, the ASCOT starter almost made me KNOT up! 😂
CSO to DASH T
Loved the ten 7-letter down words in the four corners. All solid fill: ASSISTS, SHALLOT, COLLATE, IN A RAGE; DAKOTAS; EMANATE, NESTLED; SLACKER; PIN HEAD; SEXISTS.
Thanks to Craig and Susan for my Tuesday entertainment
A little Moe-ku to end on:
Homeowner couldn’t
Fix noisy stairs. You could say
He is up a CREAK
ReplyDeleteNice Tuesday puzzle with a very enjoyable Hahtoolah tour through the grid. As usual I didn't get the theme until Hahtoolah's explanation, but I didn't need it to solve the puzzle.
I'm very familiar with Sleep APNEA. I've been using the Philips Dreamstation for about four years to be able to sleep at night. My doctor told me about the recall and I filled out the form in January to get a new one when they had them. I finally got it a couple of weeks ago, but haven't started using it yet. It looks totally different from the one I have. I asked the air supply house that provides my supplies and they said all I have to do is plug it in and use it. We'll see if it's that easy. Even though I sleep better it's still a Pain in the Arse to use. I don't like being tethered and unable to move freely during the night. It also bothers my DW if I face her and it blows on her. There has got to be a better solution somehow. (Rant over.)
Hope you all have a great day.
Zipped through it and was so proud of my time for a Wednesday CW….then realized it’s Tuesday! Oh well, still, if I FIR in 15, I’ll take it. Got the theme with SKATE, which helped. No W/Os, some unknowns which perps filled. SLACKER’S is the name of the FLL Packer bar, owned by John Slack and two others. A pretty big place which used to sell out every Packer game, pre-C19. Great menu, far beyond most bar food. Thanx for the fine CW, CS, very enjoyable! And thanx for the outstanding write-up, Susan. I LOVE good sourdough bread. I made it myself years ago, but the starter is indeed a challenge to maintain. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI liked this puzzle, except for HES and TES. I like that there are so many true anagrams of STAKES.
ReplyDeleteI learned that a CLEAT is not only the prongy thingy on the bottom of the shoe but is also a kind of shoe. Customer in sports gear store to clerk: "Hi, I want to buy a pair of cleats."
Give that sourdough a try, Hahtoolah.
Good wishes to you all.
Musings
ReplyDelete-Just back in and back out again!
-Hey even I saw the gimmick!
-APNEA got me into CPAP three years ago. I’m not sure I’m sleeping better but my dear wife is.
-Quick story – I had a great round today. I shot 37 on the front nine and saw I had a chance to shoot my age (75) and started pressing on the back nine and shot 41 and missed my age by 2.
Gary, is that from white tees or senior tees? Love me them Senior T's.
ReplyDeleteI share Oc4beach's feelings about CPap and mobility.
Let's dig out Wednesday
WC
Thanks for the info on the cpap machine recall. My son uses one. He travels a lot and doesn't always get his mail. I've emailed him him to check it out. Quite a bit of info on YouTube.
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ReplyDeleteHahtoolah, first of all, i'm sorry for your husband's medical problems, and my sincere prayers for him, and I wish him the best for a complete recovery.
I also suffer from Apnea problems, but from a host of causes, of which the obstructive airway is only one reason, so I have learnt to live with the Apnea,... or rather, sleep with it. I also have a friend who has run a mobile Apnea laboratory, out of a converted trailer, in So. Carolina, for the past 25 years, but I have never consulted him.
I am concerned about the noxious gas, you wrote about, that comes out of the Cpap. I thought the Cpap is basically an electrical air pump, possibly with a water hydration mechanism, and maybe attenuated with a supplementary oxygen gas line. Unless the noxious gas is because its maybe recycling used carbon dioxide that has been breathed out, and that which is supposed to be flushed to the atmosphere.
Again, my sincere sympathies for you and your husband.
Hahtoolah, so sorry your husband got nailed by the CPAP defect. I add my hopes that he recovers from it
ReplyDeleteFrom what I read the problem with the cpap is foam in the tube deteriorates and causes the toxic gas. I talked to my son and he thinks he has a different brand of cpap but was going to check it out.
ReplyDeleteFIR, without too many missteps. I didn’t know AARON, IME, EDY, HANS or OTOE. Perps got all of them. I was pretty sure that it was KATHY, but I had to wait for the cross of 50A to make sure she wasn’t a C-type. Got 59A fairly early, so the anagrams weren’t too difficult to see.
ReplyDeleteI knew ISN’TITROMANTIC from the old, old, OLD(!) Rogers and Hart song. I know I have not seen later movie, but I might have seen the original.
Thanks, Craig and Hahtoolah. Nice to have you back, Susan.
MONTANA and the DAKOTAS are three of the eight states on my “Still Gotta Get There” list. I’m also missing MN in that area, as well as ME, NH, RI and VT. I think I’m just going to have to bite the bullet and GO!
What CMoe said about all of those long DOWN words! Very nice!