Today we have another visit from relatively new constructor David P.
Williams, who believe it or not came out of the starting gate with a
Saturday themeless puzzle on May 15, 2021.
Here's Husker's review. David followed that up pretty quickly with a puzzle on Sunday, June
20, 2021.
Here's C.C.'s review. As near as I can tell this puzzle is his third with the LA
Times.
David invites us out on the dance floor to get down and
boogie with a genre that may seem new to many Cornerites. It will be
easier to see what's going on if we start with the reveal:
60A. Acrobatic street moves ... or a hint to parts of the answers to starred
clues:
BREAK DANCES. The clues are paired, and the "parts" are the
END of the first clue and the
BEGINNING of the second clue,
"broken" by a single BLACK square in the 2nd clue. Here are the
themers with the dance parts highlighted in
RED below. When put back
together these parts spell a familiar, popular dance:
17A. *Country in much 2021 news:
AFGHANISTAN. Albeit not good news.
22A. *World's fifth-largest desert:
GOBI. The GOBI desert is a
virtually
water-less place that nevertheless supports an amazing variety of
plant and animal life. The Mongolian word GOBI is actually a synonym for
1A SAHARA.
Rejoining these parts gives us
the
TANGO, the national dance of Argentina, which
originated in the late 19th Century. At the time it was considered very risqué, because the dancers, ya know ... actually touched! Composer
Astor Piazzolla helped make the TANGO acceptable in "polite
society":
23A. *Key to more issues: RENEWAL. If you don't renew you'll get reminders until they decide to send
it to you for free because they need the ad revenue.
29A. *Greek yogurt
sauce: TZATZIKI. I'll bet it
took David a while to find the secret sauce for this one.
Rejoining
these parts gives us the
WALTZ, the national dance of Austria. Like the TANGO the
WALTZ
was considered scandalous when it first appeared. Now imagine that you're at a New Year's Eve party at the
Schönbrunn Palace outside of Vienna, and everyone is dancing
The Blue Danube Waltz. A CSO to Yellowrocks (just
think of Waltzes as round Square Dances!):
47A. *Swindle: FLIMFLAM. A lot of these swindles take place over the phone nowadays.
53A. *Bands may leave the stage on either side of them: ENCORES. In this case "either side" isn't positional, but rather temporal, i.e. BEFORE or AFTER the encore.
Rejoining these parts gives us the FLAMENCO, a form of song, dance, and instrumental music (mostly guitar and castanets) commonly associated with the Andalusian Roma (Gypsies) of southern Spain. As it is usually a solo dance, there were never any serious efforts to ban it. Here is dancer Melina Najjar accompanied by Flamenco guitarist Yazan Ibrahim:
"Break dancing" is not really new, having originated in the streets in the 1970's. And now for our dance FINALE -- these b-boys will show you how it's really done! HANG ON TO YOUR SEATS!
I found explaining the theme difficult to do. Perhaps I should have just started with this:
Now let's see what other moves we can make:
Across:
1. Name from the Arabic for "desert": SAHARA. The
SAHARA SAHARA? Say that fast 3 times!
7. Siamese warning: HISS. Such adorable pets (I should know, we
used to be owned by one named Ming). HISS? I'll say!
11. Child support org.: PTA.
14. Stir: PRISON. Brit slang.
15. "My bad": OOPS. What ever happened to "Please excuse me"?
16. Um cousins: ERS.
19. Argonne article: LES. And in Paris too, as in LES MISERABLES:
20. Stashed: HID.
21. King who banished Cordelia: LEAR. A CSO to Ol' Man Keith.
26. Back-combs: TEASES.
28. Log-in credential: USER ID.
31. It's a liquid, paradoxically: GAS. I'm afraid I have to part company with David on this one (or Rich?) . The clue should have read: "It's a fluid" with no need for "paradoxically". Both GASES and LIQUIDS are FLUIDS, but GASES are not LIQUIDS. NASA can explain it much better than I can.
Please see Wilbur Charles @4:53 AM for the correct interpretation of GAS!
32. "Dream on": NO CHANCE.
34. Work (out): SUSS. I hope everyone SUSSED today's puzzle. We get this word, like much crosswordese from police jargon, e.g. PERP, AKA, APB, ABET:
41. Not laughing: UNAMUSED.
46. Subject for Warhol: MAO. In 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon traveled to China to meet Chairman Mao Zedong, ending years of diplomatic isolation between the two nations. This historic event captured the imagination of Warhol, who, between 1972 and 1973, created 199 silkscreen paintings of Mao in five scales.
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50. Edmonton NHL team: OILERS. A CSO to Canadian Eh! Here's their current standings in the Pacific Division (circa 11/18/2021):
54. One of the Baldwins: ALEC. He has been having a rough time
of late.
55. Look at rudely: OGLE.
58. Half a cocktail: TAI. The other half of course being
MAI.
59. Karaoke aid: MIC.
64. Two after epsilon: ETA. Or a swag at when a plane might get
to the airport.
65. It might be pulled by a superior: RANK. It does have its
privileges.
66. Crack squads: A TEAMS.
67. Sticky stuff: SAP. MalMan had this a week ago today.
68. Post counterpart: ANTE. As in
ANTEBELLUM. We'll let the pigeons peck this one out
...
69. First name in the 2016 campaign: BERNIE. As in Sanders.
Down:
1. Pedi place: SPA.
2. Lab sound: ARF. We were owned by a pair of them for about 15 years, Jupiter and Neptune: Perpetual two year olds:
3. Royal __: HIGHNESS. His ROYAL HIGHNESS is above left.
4. More pallid: ASHIER.
5. Visitors' victory: ROAD WIN.
6. Curry, for one: ANN. Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and photojournalist, who has been a reporter for more than 30 years, focused on human suffering in war zones and natural disasters.
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7. Coiled gardening item: HOSE. Keeping them COILED is another matter.
8. Capital of Ionia?: IOTA. A meta clue, the Greek letter for "I". IONIA is an administrative area of Greece, and thus the capital could be its currency the EURO, or the capital of the area, CORFU, which wouldn't fit. BTW, if you haven't seen it you owe it to yourself to stream The Durrells in Corfu, the true story of a family of 1930's British ex-pats, forced by their circumstances to find a cheaper place to live. Much real hilarity, drama, and suspense ensue.
9. Michigan State athlete: SPARTAN. The Michigan State Spartans football team.
11. House speaker after Ryan: PELOSI. As in Nancy Pelosi, the daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., a Baltimore politician. She is currently serving her 18th term in congress.
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12. He had all the answers: TREBEK. I was surprised when Google responded to my search with "Did you mean: WHO IS Alex Trebek?" I guess you'd call that a meta-answer.
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13. St. Clare's town: ASSISI. St. Clare (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) lived in ASSISI, a small town in the hill country of Tuscany, also the home of her friend St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order. She is among other things the patron saint of television. Go figure. Or read the Wiki article. Her feast day is August 11.
22. Looked intently: GAZED.
23. Floor plans?: RUGS. Rugs? Any rug specialists out there who can 'splain this one?
24. Biblical twin: ESAU. ESAU was the older of the twins and founded Edom (the region, not the cheese). JACOB was younger one and founded Israel, which is an extant nation. Jacob's name was later changed to Israel, but that's a different story.
25. Hoopla: ADO.
27. "Yada, yada, yada" letters: ETC. Can also be a useful euphemism ...
29. Pluck, as a harp: THRUM. New to me:
33. Drama-free state in many a daytime drama: COMA. AMNESIA wouldn't fit.
35. "Poison" plant: SUMAC. Poison SUMAC, IVY, and OAK, all pictured below, contain an oil called urushiol that can cause severe skin rashes. These plants don't all occur in the same region, so the first key is to know which one grows in your area and memorize exactly what it looks like. Secondly, if you think you've been exposed to it, take a shower as soon as you get home and launder you clothes.
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40. Corn hole attempt: TOSS. Here are the recommendations of the American Cornhole League's for equipment, gameplay, and scoring.
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43. Loser: ALSO RAN.
44. Geologic time: EON. Or it could be an ERA, or a PERIOD. Here are the differences.
45. Work with a steno: DICTATE.
47. Sweethearts: FLAMES.
48. Title role for Sue Lyon and Dominique Swain: LOLITA. The role is in movies based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. Suellyn Lyon (July 10, 1946 – December 26, 2019) starred in the 1962 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. Dominique Ariane Swain (born August 12, 1980) starred in the 1997 film directed by Adrian Lyne. Here they are as adults:
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49. Arctic covering: ICE CAP. The latest news on the ARCTIC ICE CAP, hot off the press.
51. Temporary wheels: LOANER.
53. Reggae's __-A-Mouse: EEK. Eek-A-Mouse (born Ripton Joseph Hylton, 19 November 1957) is a Jamaican reggae musician. Eek-A-Mouse is well known for pioneering his own style of scatting in the 80s, different from the other reggae artists at the timme. Here's his Long Time Ago:
56. Refined chap: GENT.
57. Many a camp is on one: LAKE. This one's a CSO to our favorite camper on Lake Easka in the Adirondack Mts.
61. Blot: DAB. A CSO to our favorite Victorian.
62. Old U.K. record label: EMI. EMI Records Ltd. is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. The original EMI Records was founded by the music company of the same name in 1972 as its flagship label, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels.
A Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving everyone!
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And a special thanksgiving to Teri for her proof reading and
constructive criticism.
Cheers,
Bill
Notes from C.C.:
1) Happy Thanksgiving, Teri, Bill and everyone!
2) Thanks for visiting Spitzboov, Ray! Thanks for updating us. You're in our thoughts and prayers, Spitzboov!
3) Agnes (Irish Miss) and I made today's Universal, click here to solve.
3) Happy birthday to Valerie, love of MM (Joseph)! Hope MM makes it extra special for you this year.
4) Happy birthday to Picard also! Where have you been?
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| Left to Right: Valerie, MM, Merlie & Picard 9/14/2021 |
FIWrong. TREBEc + ZZZZZIcI.
ReplyDeleteGood theme, tho I did need the reveal to SUSS it.
"We are UNAMUSED," said Victoria.
If you want to be jester, I want more of ya.
You'll have to gratify us!"
"Certainly, your HIGHNESS,
I'll tickle and tease you to euphoria!"
In the far off land of AFGHANISTAN
They're ruled now by the Taliban.
The LOCALS, we thought,
Would welcome our lot --
So we spent twenty years on a FLIM-FLAM!
{B+, B-.}
I mistakenly solved Friday thinking it Thursday. So this didn't seem as hard as it might have otherwise.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that I just couldn't SUSS the theme. I got a hint from FLAM but didn't notice ENCORE on the other side of the BREAK.
ORG, And I thought I needed a country.
I naturally thought of Stef Curry. I noticed the Cap C.
THRUM not stRUM. ZAGS not yaws.
W's, both of them. Loved those poems, fln, that you linked especially the epitaph.
Nice pic of MM , Picard et femmes*
Thx waseeley
BTW, the GAS clue referred to filling the tank
WC @4:53 AM 31A GAS. Wilbur you are brilliant! I really missed that one. I'll let my bit of pedagogy stand, but ran out of GASOLINE on this one!
ReplyDeleteI was cruising along and had the grid filled in 14 minutes but something was amiss when my screen didn’t shade and I didn’t receive the congratulatory message that I had successfully solved the puzzle...hmmm....couldn’t suss the dances which I was looking for in the single shaded words and not in two parts, then I finally saw flamenco and tango. My mistake was that I had GAPED, and when I changed the p to a z, and made GAZED, voila! But TZATZIKI?? Definitely Greek to me. I always like a challenge and today’s CW certainly provided that, thanks David and Rich, and also to Bill for a most informative write-up! Happy Thanksgiving to all! 🦃
ReplyDeleteFIW, missing my Natick of sHRUM x sZATZIOI. Didn't get the theme until Bill 'splained it, or could have prevented that OOPS. Other NTMs were "no 666", EEK, and Sue and Dominique (but I knew the role).
ReplyDeleteI too paused at the clue for GAS, but then figured out the "oline" part.
To keep a garden HOSE (or any similar item of non-twisted construction) from becoming a tangled mess, coil them in figure 8s. I was trained to do that as a TV engineer working on remote broadcasts, and learned why when I moved to California and started sailing. Works on rope (except three-strand) and extension cords too.
Today's Irony Award goes to PELOSI, who is moving to Florida when she retires after next year.
I don't think of "stir" as particularly British. I loved the old comedy "Stir Crazy" with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. "That's right. We bad, We bad."
Thanks to DAP and Bill for the fun. Happy Thanksgiving everyone, and GO COWBOYS!
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteWow, lotsa early risers this Thanksgiving morning. Failed to read the full reveal clue. Who'd-a thunk it?) Quickly found the stair-stepped dances when Waseeley pointed it out. Only needed my Wite-Out to change stRUM to THRUM. Interesting to see St. Clare and Eau Claire in the clues. The latter is what Clare's mother often said when her daughter was acting out. Thanx, David and Waseeley.
SSN: The first 3 digits used to denote the state of residence. No more. They had to start recycling SSNs. Now those first 3 digits are meaningless.
Siamese: Gomer's mom was a Siamese. He's a black cat, which is common for a Siamese mix. He didn't get the coloring, but he sure got the voice.
Hope all the cornerites have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
waseeley @ 5:06 AM Yes, I'm talking to myself, and having paradoxical thoughts. If the answer to 31A implies GASOLINE it's a LIQUID, but there is nothing PARADOXICAL about that. If the GAS is NEON, it's a FLUID, but it's not a LIQUID. I can't put my finger on it, but I think David may have invented a new kind of clue.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone. Surprise !! I receive the Minneapolis Star Tribune daily and after messing up the Soduko, I peeked at the two crosswords that are published daily. One of them is notably the "Universal Crossword" edited by David Steinberg and the puzzle is by Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel ! Could that possibly be Irish Miss and our own C.C. ?? Congratulations on having your name in a well known newspaper !!
ReplyDeleteWell, this was a tough one to FIR today. For a while I thought I had NO CHANCE, which I knew was the right fill but I could only think of STRUM which wouldn't allow it. David made it a guessing game. Was it GAPED or GAZED. I've never heard of TZATZIKI or THRUM but guessed maybe 'tz' & 'th' might be correct if ETC & GAZED were.
ReplyDeleteBREAK DANCE? I couldn't find them even after looking for them.
LOLITA filled after a few perps; Lyon & Swain were unknown.
I knew Peoria was SS_, just not E or W.
MAO, PELOSI, & BERNIE is the same puzzle?
GAS- only correct if it refers to GASOLINE. A gas is not a liquid.
Corn Hole TOSS- I already have it set up in the yard for all the people to play today between appetizers and 'the meal'. We are eating outdoors. 27 people coming.
C.C. & Agnes- Congratulations on another puzzle.
Here's a link to that Universal Crossword.
ReplyDelete31A The gas I put in my car is liquid, but we call it gas (short for gasoline)
ReplyDelete12D Alex Trebek had all the questions, the answers were on the Jeopardy board.
23D I was hoping to get an explanation in this blog as to why a floor plan is a rug. Anybody?
FIW. Trebec, grrrrr!
ReplyDeleteNever got the theme, and even struggled understanding the explanation. Must be dense today!
Tony Express ~~ I think the 12D clue was correct, Alex stated the answers and the contestants supplied the questions.
ReplyDeleteDNF. After a 30 minute struggle, I was left staring at two white cells: Gas and Suss. I thought of “GAS” as the fill for 31A but a gas is not a liquid, and SUSS never occurred to me. Even if it had, like TE@7:40, I don’t see how RUGS are floor plans. DNK TZATZIKI or THRUM, but they filled with perps. I didn’t know THRUM meant to pluck the strings, I thought it meant to strike the strings with the flat of your hand. (DOH!) I never saw the dances, and I looked. Unfortunately I looked for a dance to be broken in the same answer, not two. All in all, a tough CW. Ya got me, DPW. Bill, thanx for all your work on the write-up, and I still think GAS is a bad fill for the clue, agreeing with you.
ReplyDeleteThis took me 6:32 to finish the dance. I didn't see the theme until coming here.
ReplyDeleteI think the gas/liquid clue is fair, based on "paradoxically," even though it tripped me up for awhile. The "floor plans" for "rugs" clue/answer is not a good clue.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Terrific Thursday. Thanks for the fun, David and waseeley (and Teri).
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in good time, and nearly gave up on finding the theme (hand up for looking for broken dances in each starred clue). Then I saw the ZAG in FLAMENCO and the broken DANCES appeared.
Several inkblots.
I had the final -AM and wanted some sort of Scam. FLIMFLAM took some perps.
I always get my Emo, Eno, and EMI mixed up.
Same with Era and EON.
Did anyone else have Tar before SAP?
I have not heard that game called Cornhole TOSS. We just call it Beanbag TOSS.
I am familiar with (and love) TZATZIKI, but I needed perps for the proper spelling.
The usual wait for perps to decide between Leer (but we had LEAR!) and OGLE.
I’ll take a Canadian CSO with OILERS, but I am many miles (kilometres) SSE of Edmonton. We could have had a NHL duo if FLAMES had been clued as the rival Calgary NHL team.
Owen beat me to HRHIGHNESS Victoria and “the queen is not AMUSED.
I don’t understand the clue for RUGS either.
Thanks WC for clarifying GAS.
Wishing all my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving.
Congrats C.C. and Irish Miss on the CW. I will tackle it later.
Happy Birthday to Picard and Valerie.
Thanks Ray-o for the visit and update on Spitzboov.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteHand up for completing the grid but not seeing the broken dances. It was a fun solve despite my missing the theme in full and David literally brought his “A Teams” (an answer ) with Sahara, PTA, Iota, Spa, Coma, Eta, Lolita, and Bra. He also gave us some sparkling duos: Arf/Hiss, Gobi/Sahara, Ill/Ashier, Eta/Iota, Spa/Sap, and SSE/SSN. My only w/os were Toe/Spa and Meow/Hiss. CSOs to CanadianEh (Oilers), Keith (Lear and Encores), and the Louisiana contingent (Saints).
Thanks, David, for a smooth and satisfying solve, even though I missed the whole picture and thanks, Bill, for your detailed and highly informative summary. Thanks also to your faithful and dedicated aide, Teri.
Happy Burthday, Valerie. Hope MalMan makes it a special one. 🎂🎁🎉🎈🎊
Happy Birthday, Picard. Hope all is well. 🎂🎁🎉🎈🎊
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Keep safe and healthy and save room for the pie! 🦃
Have a great day.
Sorry, Valerie. Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-No paper yet so I had to solve online. The LA Times site highlights all the theme answer cells as you solve and so I don’t know if I could have gotten this wonderful gimmick without that feature.
-_HRUM/_ZATZIKI took some doing but the harp action seemed right
-SAHARA just seemed too easy. Ain’t it amazin’ how suspicious we get?
-Nixon’s breakthrough to MAO will be buried in the morass that was Watergate
-A TEAM - The B TEAMS of my ute are now called jv’s
-The Huskers had a ROAD WIN sewed up against the SPARTANS this year and then the Husker punter kicked the ball in the wrong direction
-HOSE won’t coil? Get a wall-mounted reel like the three we have
-The SSA’s not using 666 is probably the same reason some buildings “do not have” a 13th floor
-St. Clare’s Basilica is just down the street from St. Francis’s Cathedral in Assisi
-The plans for our floor is new carpet (RUGS)
-Name that tune, “I went hiking with Joe Spivey, He developed poison ivy” and “All the counsellors hate the waiters, And the LAKE has alligators”
-I’ve bought all my cars at one dealer and so they gave me a 2021 Cadillac as a LOANER
-Thanks for the updates, C.C., and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you as well!
I'm thankful I had a FIR on today's puzzle and even managed to find the broken dances after some time. While doing that I learned how to spell TZATZIKI without two Ss. The perps made better sense afterwards. A few other WOs as usual. It was a challenge, David, but appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great review, waseeley. I'll enjoy more of your links during cooking breaks later. I looked at 23D as decorating plans for floors being RUGS, as opposed to other choices.
Happy Birthday to Valerie and Picard. Congratulations to Irish Miss and C.C. on the puzzle publication. Keep getting better, Spitzboov. And Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow puzzlers! Enjoy!
Tony Express @7:40 AM 23D RUG. So am I am I Tony!
ReplyDeleteBoomer -- Universal Puzzle in AcrossLite format by CC & Irish Miss, a legendary puzzle! Desper-otto's link goes to the on-line website.
ReplyDeleteToday is also Bren & my anniversary. How should I know which one? Somewhere in the upper thirties.
If your plan is to cover your floor with a rug, that's your floor plan. I also liked the GAS clue.
Cornhole I think is a neologism. Sounds obscene to me.
ATLGranny @9:54 It took a woman to SUSS that one. Thanks Gran!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to all!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed this puzzle , maybe because I sussed it all out right in spite of a few headscratchers.
Had to get help from DW for Greek sauce. She’s really good with cooking, baking , salads and sauces terms etc. Also my first go to for help with actors and actresses names.
Puzzled over THRUM for a bit.
GAS seemed off for a second but made sense like in gas up the car, liquid propane fuel.
RUGS for floor plans made sense for interior decorating especially as in; what are your plans for the floor in the rec room , living room or great room as they call it nowadays?
Enjoy the holiday and stay safe everyone.
Cheers
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving to all
ReplyDeleteFIR..but didn't get the theme never seem to get black square splits
"Key to more issues"...clever
The girls in HS TEASED their hair so high their senior yearbook photos had to be larger to accommodate. Didn't understand the GAS oh, gasoline, (petrol, Fr: essence It: benzina)
Have only seen "stir" for PRISON in crosswords so after a few perps figured it out.
Did anyone actually have THRUM before "strum" without perps? Wasn't sure how to spell TZATZIKI but didn't think it starred with an S
Brief note today. DW is calling for help in the kitchen and I can no longer pretend I don't hear her above the Macy's Parade on TV...
"Yes dear" 😁
GAS ironically has come down for the holidays. It had jumped a few weeks ago and is approaching the $3.00 level. Diesel wS only a dime more last week but it's back to .20
ReplyDeleteThis is Central Florida of course. Results vary every 50 miles. The Biden plan to tP reserves may help
Did I miss Robert's birthday? Hbd Picard, don't be a stranger. We've got room for an offsetting political remark or two.
We get a few daily from our Right leaning friends. And friends they are, politics be dawned.
WC
Good morning. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Thank you, David, and thank you Waseeley. Happy birthday to Valerie and Picard. Get well soon, Spitzboov. Happy anniversary, Owen and Bren.
ReplyDeleteSolved it in the early morning hours before finally being able to get back to sleep. Unclefred, my timer shows 35:55. I was watching an entertaining movie called Hopscotch, starring Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson. Bill, you might enjoy watching it for the music score alone. Chock full of Mozart.
Got each of the theme dances after thinking about the reveal. The WaPo site also highlights the answers that are involved with the theme, and as Gary said, makes it a bit easier to focus in on them.
I actually had a harder time trying to understand C.C.'s "Dear Amy" theme yesterday in the USA Today crossword, than finding the dances today. Then it was, "Duh !"
- Loved the clue "Key to more issues."
- Wasn't fooled by "It's a liquid, paradoxically."
- Took a moment or so to understand "Floor plans" for RUGS. Well-stated, ATLGRanny. Sometimes I get an answer easily, but the clue becomes a puzzle in itself. I always strive to understand why the clue works.
- Totally unfamiliar with "EEK-A-Mouse", but it is a fun sounding stage name.
- I always ask for the TZATZIKI on the side when I order a gyro. Same with salad dressings on leafy green salads. I like to control the amount of dressing.
See all y'all later n 'at.
Luckily for audiences everywhere, I don't dance....
ReplyDeletebroken dances
happy birthday Picard!
Hola!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY THANKSGIVING, Corner friends and your families!
I finished quickly and a good thing, too, because my family is due to arrive soon.
Did not take time to SUSS the DANCES so thank you for that, Bill.
The two magazines I get, The Saturday Evening Post and The Week are on automatic RENEWAL.
TZATZIKI. Whatever it is, I love the word!
Oops. My daughter just called to say they are on the way! I'll have to finish this later
Wishing you all wonderful eating, the joy of family fun, and a safe outcome from today's gathering!
I wonder if Picard is traveling.
TTP @11:08 AM I love the movie "Hopscotch", a real round the world romp of intrigue. I think I might have actually learned about it here, maybe from you!
ReplyDeleteFor the last few days, my posts have been following Lucina's. And I love reading her posts, about her family and cooking and many, many friends. Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving, Lucina, and your extensive family gets to love and enjoy and get sated on your delicious cooking !!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving holiday, to all.
Thank you Mr. David Williams for a very nice and enjoyable puzzle. I had a very good time completing it.
Thank you Waseely for a very enjoyable and musically filled review. I enjoyed reading thru all of it !! Break Dancing, especially entranced me ... involves a lot of strenght and a lot of stamina !!!
It took me a little more time than usual, and I couldn't understand the answers to a few clues, but I googled them after completing the puzzle, and got the answers. All your comments also helped a lot.!
Why GAS is also a liquid ... Well, some gases, even liquid hydrogen, at 1.9o Kelvin, ... act as Newtonian fluids. But gasoline is the proper answer. I never throught of the contraction. Liquid Propane is a liquid only under tremendous pressure.
Why floor plans are RUGS. Thank you all for your answers.
Why Red inside is RARE. I had RIPE, at first, 50 percent correct. ;-) Like a mango or a papaya. Even Google wouldn't elucidate me ... then I realized, ahhh, a rare steak. I guess I haven't eaten steak in a very long time, and even so, never rare.
I did know TZATZIKI, ,,, Greek cucumber salad dressing .. I always order two extras, on the side, with my Arby's Greek Gyro.
Have a great Thanksgiving all, and those of you on the road, be safe !
OOps,
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Picard and Happy Birthday, Valerie, Love of MM.
Picard, we miss your photos of your childhood travels, and your erudite reports of your neighborhood. Do write more often.
BTW, I had the book,'My family and other animals' by Gerald Durrell, as a required text, in high school... about his life, with his family, in Corfu. Very well written, and a lot of fun ..... and in later life, ... he became an expert zoo keeper and zoologist. I also have the DVD of the film, by Masterpiece Theater.
I remember when you could get an Social security number, by filling out a free postcard at the US Post Office, and sending it in, postpaid. pre 1973. I was initially forced to apply for a SSN by my univeristy so my grades could be properly posted.
Life was so simple in those days....
Then 60 Minutes ran an episode, where hundreds of russian spies were getting thousands of SSn's ... by sending in fake names and addresses.
Don't try to finish the turkey, in one sitting ... Thats how I initially got gout... ;-x)
Happy Thanksgiving, all!
ReplyDeleteGotta run-- grandkids are coming today!!
~ OMK
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DR: Two diagonals, one per side.
The near side anagram (a mere 10 of 15 letters) speaks to all of us who shun the responsibility of carrying a portion of the tune in a karaoke bar.
Without doubt, we are the...
"MIC COWARDS"!
ReplyDeleteLucina, the Saturday Evening Post is still publishing? Who GNU? Loved it in my 'ute
Rare is a restaurant nightmare. Medium rare is probably plenty rare. Then again I've es-chewed beef
Vidwan, have you tried allopurinol? Then again. I stopped taking it when I stopped red meat. Not to speak of shellfish, especially oyster or clam bellies
WC
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR. I even had THRUM (cause I looked up TZATZIKI just to make sure it was spelt rite
Happy Thanksgiving folks
Irish Miss & CC —> your puzzle was legendary!
See y’uns tomorrow
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the CSO to Valerie, CC. She enjoyed and appreciated it.
Happy Birthday, Robert!
Thanks for the wonderful recap, Bill.
Cool puzzle; fun to solve.
ReplyDeleteJust finished Agnes's and C C's puzzle....I opted for the "expert" button and FIR with only one inkover. That makes me an EXPERT!!😁
ReplyDeleteIt was my after dinner entertainment. A fun and fair challenge...
Great job ladies.👍
Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteThank you David for a grid to play in between prepping & cooking.
Thanks Waseeley (&Teri) for the fine expo though, I haven't the time yet to click all the links.
Happy Birthdays to Picard & Valerie and a Happy Anniversary to OKL.
WOs: put in 'hot' for Curry b/f I remembered Sahara's h is in the middle, NOt a chance (OOPS), LEeR, Goo->SAP.
ESPs: ANN, RENEWAL | RUGS (R was last ink in), spelling TZATZIKI (I knew it just not all the letters).
Fav: C/a for GAS. Love it!
{A, B}
Eldest is not a MIC COWARD - 'course she has a degree in vocal :-)
//She can really belt-out Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.
Lucina - TZATZIKI [Google] is delicious.
Today MIL brought the ham, SIL brought corn pudding and desserts (Pumpkin pie, lemon bars, blueberry pastries, and glazed pecans) while I built the Turkey, stuffing (really dressing), mashed potatoes, grilled corn off-the-cob, roasted Brussels sprouts, and deviled eggs, and buns.
Enjoyed reading y'all during breaks.
Cheers, -T
Yum! That TZATZIKI does look good, Anon-T.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to say our dinner was delicious, enjoyed by all, my daughter, s-i-l, two granddaughters, great-grandson, granddaughter's friend and boyfriend, "virtually" adopted friend and Mark. I was not allowed to enter the kitchen except to make the salad and dressing.
They also did most of the clean-up, finished by Mark later.
I am thankful for all of the above, my family, friends and all the love they show.
Thank you, Vidwan; I am happy to say it all happened!