Title: What the "H" is going on? Of course you can use her reveal if you prefer. I admit hers is better.
Welcome to the LAT debut puzzle from Karen who already has two published puzzles: August 25, 2021 in the American Values Crossword Club (AVCX) and earlier this year the NYT on January13, 2022. She is " a comedy and game show writer" who used the "at home time" of the pandemic to try her hand at making crosswords. Here is the PICTURE she provided the NYT for her publication. An example of her writing is the sadly accurate MEMO on the workplace. It is extra fun to have this creative female constructor to balance Wednesday's other creative female. I smell change in the air; I hope it is more than nickels.
She presents us with a familiar A/B/B/A theme with a reveal. The other longish answers are limited BAD LUCK, IN CHECK, IT'S LATE and RESHOOT but she does include 26 five letter fill, a surprise gift for all the WORDLE players. I solved this after a terrible day where it took me all 6 guesses to get the word. Players, can you pick which one it was? So lets begin the fun...
20A. Aroma of a freshly grilled steak?: NEW CHAR SMELL (12).
I am not sure I would have associated a new CAR smell with food but I used to like charred meat.
32A. Horror film writer's mantra?: PUT A SHOCK IN IT (13). I really like this multi-word variation. Put a sock in it is a colloquial British phrase that originated in the early 20th century. It is generally used when someone is being so noisy as to annoy others.
40A. What Stanford University catchers' gear protects?: CARDINAL SHINS (13). Shin guards were not my first catchers' protective thought, but then I realized they do all that kneeling both on the field and in Church.
55A. "Always dust before you vacuum" and others?: CHORE BELIEFS (12). The parentheses signify the basic nature of this CORE belief which makes perfect sense - I think.
And the reveal:
51D. Cold War concern ... and what created 20-, 32-, 40- and 55-Across?: HBOMB (5). This is a variation of the PHOTOBOMB which has become a ritual in modern life, with the lonely letter jumping into all the phrases.
1. Go on or come off: OCCUR. Did the strike go on? Did they get it to come off?
6. Had a bite: ATE. Unless it is a worker's head?
9. Checks: BILLS. Sure they are; a good Friday combination.
14. Prize money: PURSE. This usage goes all the way back to the 1400s when both men and women carried purses.
15. Jorja of the "CSI" franchise: FOX. She is back in the reboot of the CSI: Las Vegas series. Everytime my wife sees her on screen she says the Jorja is "ไม่สวย" No s̄wy. Use your imagination, or ask me.
16. Something bid: ADIEU. More nice Friday misdirection.
17. Agenda entries: ITEMS. Getting a condo board to prepare an agenda and then stay with the items is a challenge.
18. Brief plan for the future?: IRA. Brief suggesting an abbreviation and this is your retirement plan, or part of it.
19. Artful evasion: DODGE. My favorite was introduced by in Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. A young pickpocket named Jack Dawkins who most people refer to him as "the Artful Dodger" The nickname describes his skill at his trade: his mind is cunning, his fingers are sly, and he's quick on his feet.
23. Hosp. areas: ERS. Meh.
18. Brief plan for the future?: IRA. Brief suggesting an abbreviation and this is your retirement plan, or part of it.
19. Artful evasion: DODGE. My favorite was introduced by in Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. A young pickpocket named Jack Dawkins who most people refer to him as "the Artful Dodger" The nickname describes his skill at his trade: his mind is cunning, his fingers are sly, and he's quick on his feet.
23. Hosp. areas: ERS. Meh.
24. Sweet little sandwich: OREO. Despite the endless clues used for this fill, this version is brand new.
25. Employs a hard sell: PUSHES. I do hate a pushy salesperson.
29. Nemesis, say: FOE. Did she get a bad rap, she was just doing her job. In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia (Ancient Greek: Ῥαμνουσία, romanized: Rhamnousía, lit. 'the goddess of Rhamnous'), is the goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris, arrogance before the gods.
30. Third of a game?: TIC. I bet you all got this one
31. "These __ the times ... ": Paine: ARE. "These are the times that try men's souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country..." Written in Dec. 1776 by Thomas Paine who wrote the COMMON SENSE pamphlets which were so important during the revolution.
They also were just recognized in "Seth Bisen-Hersh's puzzle on Tuesday. The world my be folding in on itself.
36. Paralyze with surprise: STUN.
38. Beige cousin: TAN. They are not allowed to date.
39. García Lorca wrote them to Whitman and Dalí: ODES. This the ONE to Whitman.
38. Beige cousin: TAN. They are not allowed to date.
39. García Lorca wrote them to Whitman and Dalí: ODES. This the ONE to Whitman.
45. Stein filler: ALE. My first thought TOKLAS would not fit.
46. Choice word: NOR. Nicely phrased.
47. Native suffix: ITE. I think I may be related to the WORDNIK site.
48. Laundry room supply: BLEACH. According to CSI it is used to erase traces of blood!
50. Some Drs.: PHDS. Phudee duddee?
52. Small Indian state: GOA. So happy to see my birth twin Vidwan is back; perhaps he will expand on this.
58. Papier-__: MACHE. Staying in India, papier-mâché was introduced to India in the 14th century by the Persian mystic Mir Syed Ali Hamdani. He was visiting the Kashmir region from Persia, and brought along skilled artisans and craftsmen.
61. 2008 Visa event, briefly: IPO. Initial Public Offering.
62. Be bratty: ACT UP.
63. Worshiper of the rain god Tlaloc: AZTEC. Tlaloc, (Nahuatl: “He Who Makes Things Sprout”). He was the eighth ruler of the days and the ninth lord of the nights.
46. Choice word: NOR. Nicely phrased.
47. Native suffix: ITE. I think I may be related to the WORDNIK site.
48. Laundry room supply: BLEACH. According to CSI it is used to erase traces of blood!
50. Some Drs.: PHDS. Phudee duddee?
52. Small Indian state: GOA. So happy to see my birth twin Vidwan is back; perhaps he will expand on this.
58. Papier-__: MACHE. Staying in India, papier-mâché was introduced to India in the 14th century by the Persian mystic Mir Syed Ali Hamdani. He was visiting the Kashmir region from Persia, and brought along skilled artisans and craftsmen.
61. 2008 Visa event, briefly: IPO. Initial Public Offering.
62. Be bratty: ACT UP.
63. Worshiper of the rain god Tlaloc: AZTEC. Tlaloc, (Nahuatl: “He Who Makes Things Sprout”). He was the eighth ruler of the days and the ninth lord of the nights.
64. PIN point: ATM. Another cute clue.
65. Mock: TEASE.
66. "Find out": GO ASK. Such simple advice to give your children; parents, you do not need to know everything so stop lying to your kids.
67. Loft: LOB. Tennis or hand grenades?
68. Fruity-smelling compound: ESTER. But she was helluva fun girl at parties.
Down:
1. Express views: OPINE. Just a fancy way to say give an OPINion.
2. More like a puppy: CUTER. Mine is cuter than yours.
3. Teams: CREWS. The mafia likes calling their teams crews as did the recent fat tuesday celebrants.
4. Mil. branch: USMC. United States Marine Corps.
5. Result of a botched line: RESHOOT. Do not say this near Alec Baldwin.
6. Lit: AFIRE. An A word.
7. Tailor's dummy, e.g.: TORSO.
8. Skills barometer: EXAM.
9. Gambler's concern: BAD LUCK.
10. Stars watched by many: IDOLS. Season 20 is on. I am not a Ryan Seacrest fan.
11. Shadow target: LID. Make-up your mind.
12. Part of a journey: LEG.
13. WNBA star Bird: SUE. Another University of Connecticut Husky star. Her story.
12. Part of a journey: LEG.
13. WNBA star Bird: SUE. Another University of Connecticut Husky star. Her story.
21. Land measure: AREA. Perimeter etc.
22. Sweeping: EPIC.
26. Jazz __: dance technique: HANDS.
22. Sweeping: EPIC.
26. Jazz __: dance technique: HANDS.
27. Pennsylvania city on I-90: ERIE. Like Oreo, Erie is also always here. CSO to all of you living near there.
28. Establishes: SETS. The rules, the tone...
29. Back: FUND. The backers fund the play, the business, the action.
30. A whole bunch: TONS. That would be an impressive bouquet.
32. Tomato product: PUREE. You can puree any vegatable or fruit as it is simply a smooth, creamy substance made of liquidized or crushed fruit or vegetables.
33. Night light: STAR. How sweet.
34. Shakespearean prince: HAL. Henry V, who grew up once he became King but never quite fit the part..
35. Actress Skye: IONE. Born into fame as singer Donovan's daughter, she has had an interesting LIFE.
36. Healing sign: SCAB.
37. Unlikely: TALL. For Friday blogs, that is quite true as Chris and I are both vertically challenged but comfortable on an airplane.
41. Under control: IN CHECK.
42. NYC neighborhood above Houston Street: NOHO. North of Howston (houston). Opposite of SOHO.
43. Obscure: HIDE. Children are always trying to obscure things from their parents like the porn, drugs and the positive pregnancy test.
44. "I should probably get going": IT'S LATE. A classic passive/agressive "I want to have sex with you" line. If he/she/they say, "No, no, stay." You are in like Flint.
49. Soreness: ACHES. You may however wake up the next day with much...
50. __-Bismol: PEPTO. Pepto was a marketeer's version of pepsin, a natural substance that aids digestion. Bismol is named for bismuth, the active ingredient that works, by “coating the stomach.” Even though Pepto is now pepsin-less, no one could bear to change the name.
52. Insinuate: GET AT. What are you trying to get at when you say I...?
53. Valuable: OF USE.
54. According to: AS PER.
56. Iranian bread: RIAL. Money in Iran.
57. Street fair treats: ICES. Do we have street fairs in the US?
58. E-__: MAG. Meh 2.
53. Valuable: OF USE.
54. According to: AS PER.
56. Iranian bread: RIAL. Money in Iran.
57. Street fair treats: ICES. Do we have street fairs in the US?
58. E-__: MAG. Meh 2.
59. Nitrogenous dye: AZO. I hope this clears up any confusion: Azo dyes are prepared in a two step reaction, the first being the synthesis of an aromatic diazonium ion from an aniline derivative. The next step is coupling of the diazonium salt with an aromatic compound
60. Commuter org. in the Loop: CTA. We are ending today's tour in the windy city exiting a Chicago Transit Authority bus so we can visit TTP and some of our other Northen friends. We have many living in that area over the years and I think Madame DeFarge and WikWak are still dealing with the brutal winters. Good luck to all north of Orlando.
An exciting week of new talent here and some very fun themes and and other clue/fill combinations. I wish the world were having as much fun as we are. I not really know much about Eastern European politics but they produce so many very beautiful people. Good luck to all especially those at the Corner and of course Boomer. Jessie, Pet and Andrew please stop by and tell us about this collaboration.
Lemonade out.
FIRight. Surprising because my last fill was a WAG that I was sure was incorrect -- the cross of BILLS & LID. I don't see how either them fit their clues. Hopefully the expo will explain them.
ReplyDeleteThe theme I caught early, and think it helped. Helped with the reveal, an otherwise vague clue that I filled in immediately.
Longest t/o: ENTS > PHYS > PHDS.
A Western sheriff from DODGE
Collected guns, a hodge-podge.
By a mandate
He'd confiscate
Any FIRE-arm that could discharge.
An East Indian boy from GOA
Traveled to Italy's Genoa
Was CREW for a trip
On Columbus' ship,
And ended up in Antigua!
{B-, B-.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteFigured out what the H was going on early, and that helped with the solve. There was a reveal that d-o totally missed, so that didn't help. But it was superfluous. Only went wrong with ACRE before AREA. Easily fixed. Karen provided a nice romp to finish up the work-week, for those who indulge. Thanx for 'splainin' things, Lemonade. (I've always heard it as "in like Flynn.")
Ran into one of my former tax volunteers at the supermarket yesterday. She twisted my arm to come back and assist at their Wednesday site. Guess I'll be spending the weekend brushing up on the 2021 tax changes and taking the IRS qualifying exams.
"Shin guards were not my first catchers' protective thought"..
ReplyDeleteLemony, you have a distinct touch(lol)
I didn't see BILLS for checks; the latter pays the former
ADIEU was a V8(or HBOMB)
How many days in a row for OREO? 5?
Generally the nemesis is just jealous
NO. I don't get TIC(I just did as I gave it another thought). We'll leave it unexplained until, say, noon
Paine then went to France to a mixed reception. Did he keep his head when all about were losing theirs?
RESHOOT/Baldwin. Chuckle
I was sure the gambler was concerned with Odds until the CK perped
LID(eye shadow). Anyone catch the 13yr old Scandinavian singing sensation?
with much...Regret?
Owen, how about "He thought he'd reached Samoa" for the last line. Liked both
WC
Just for Fred's information, I had to solve online (I foolishly left the insert behind last night) so I have a time. 42 minutes. A tough Friday for my level solver
ReplyDelete.
WC
I found the first themed answer difficult to get, but once I got it, the gimmick was clear and the rest of the themed answers came easily. FIR, so I'm satisfied.
ReplyDeleteFIR, but erased many for TONS and iona for IONE.
ReplyDeleteWhy do we say "plan for the future"? Can't plan for the past or the present, can we?
These days, "find out" means "Google it".
I was almost 30 before I learned that Stanford Cardinal was named for the color, not the bird. And you don't want to know what I thought the USC Trojans were named for. Oh those California schools.
FLN: Thanks to C-Eh for the perspective on the anti-mandate action up north. It was political but not partisan, and I'm happy it was there this morning for me to enjoy.
Thanks to Karen for the fun Friday challenge. Just what I needed to cleans my palate form yesterday's game. And thanks to Lemony for more fun and information. Hand up for liking the Baldwin humor.
Bill and check are both accurate terms used to describe the amount of money you have to pay at the end of your meal at a restaurant. In the US we ask for the check, not the bill.
ReplyDeleteEye shadow is placed on the eyeLID. MANY COLORS .
FIR, but it was a workout.
ReplyDeleteSeemed like an easy Friday puzzle me, finishing in just under 9 minutes (8:55).
ReplyDeleteI didn't make the check/bill connection until I read L714's comment above, wouldn't have gotten azo or CTA without the helpful perps, and was unfamiliar with Ms. Fox. or Prince Hal.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI thought this was on the easy side for a Friday due to the very obvious theme and the fairly straightforward fill. Three C/As had me scratching my head, but Lemony solved two of them, namely, Checks=Bills and Shadow Target=Lid, although no one says just Shadow in that sense. The third unresolved is Unlikely=Tall, without Tale or Story. Some of the cluing was clever but some was too cutesy for my taste. The plethora of three letter words is always a sticking point for me and, also, sorry to say, the increasing prevalence of two word phrases that are non-themed related, e.g., Act Up, Go Ask, Get At, Of Use, As Per and several others. One or two in a grid is acceptable but today there were eight.
Thanks, Karen, for a doable Friday and thanks, Lemony, for a most informative and entertaining expo. You are the master of tongue-in-cheek commentary!
FLN
A very Belated Happy Birthday to Keith. 🎂🎁🎉🎈🎊Hope you’re feeling better so you can celebrate in style.
Vidwan, best wishes for a speedy and successful recovery.
Jayce, although I’m not claustrophobic, I can sympathize with you as I am extremely (irrationally) acrophobic. It’s hard for non-sufferers of any phobias to understand, I guess, but the fear and discomfort we experience is all too real. I hope your dilemma can be resolved to your satisfaction. Good luck!
Have a great day.
This was a creative puzzle theme - even though it was just add an H - the resulting answers were amusing.
ReplyDeleteI was attending Stanford about the same time as it became The Stanford Cardinal - prior it was the Stanford Indians - so they were way ahead of Cleveland in getting the name changed. They wanted, I guess, to be like Harvard that is The Harvard Crimson. Amusing story - they had a vote by the student body as to what they wanted to change it to and "Robber Barons" won - which was nixed by the board of trustees - not surprisingly - even though Leland Stanford was one! Their unofficial mascot(the band's mascot) is actually a tree - because the seal of the university has a famous redwood on it - "El Palo Alto" which is thought to be over a thousand years old and still stands in downtown Palo Alto by the train station.
Thanks Lemonade and Karen, interesting but sad essay about a woman working in the tech industry - I wondered if that applied only to women or anyone working in the tech industry over 40?
In spite of serious questions about the meanings of BILLS and LID, I put in the L and crossed my fingers. FIR! Thanks for explaining why, Lemonade. A helpful and humorous review as usual.
ReplyDeleteI solved the third themer first, catching the added H, which helped solve the other three themers. Nice work on the puzzle, Karen. Look forward to seeing your next.
The stein clue made me think of the German word "bier" but it didn't fit. I wrote in "taunt" before TEASE and CARDINAL SigNS before SHINS, but perps saved the day. The puzzle was Friday hard at first but little by little.....
FLN Jayce, I hope your procedures go better than you fear and your doctors can make some adjustments to help you. From other comments made, you are not alone with your concerns.
TGIF! Have a good day, everyone.
A NEW CHAR SMELL? How about a new CAR smell. I have SIX car dealers within a mile- VW, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, GMC, & Buick- and there are NO new cars on the lot except the ones that nobody wants to buy, and only 3 or 4 of them.
ReplyDeleteI stumbled to a FIR today, catching the added H at CADRINAL SHINS, which let me go back up north and fill it. FOX was unknown and mannequin wouldn't fit but the 20A fixed it for me. SUE Bird was unknown. Jazz HANDS- thank you perps. Unknown term.
A classic passive/agressive "I want to have sex with you" line. If he/she/they say, "No, no, stay." You are in like Flint. A 'they' doesn't need anybody else.
IT"S not LATE but "I should probably get going"
Lemonade- "I not really know much about Eastern European politics". All you need to look up is how many million Ukrainians Stalin starved to death on purpose in 1932-33 and you'll quickly learn why they hate the Russians.
Jinx- when Jim Plunkett played college football it was as QB of the Stanford INDIANS.
inanehiker- The Washington Commanders are now being called the Washington COMMIES. Everybody is laughing at the name choice. And I see we both attended different LSU's around the same time. Leland Stanford University & Louisiana State University.
Great puzzle! Really appreciate the addition of two cleaver female constructors this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen.
FLN
ReplyDeleteNo time to post yesterday as we were beset on 3 different days last week by a giggle of grandchildren (collective noun) plus I wanted to get a head start on next Thursday's puzzle.
Suffice it to say that I FIW on the BTS/SHA natick that snagged several others.
Today:
Thank you Karen and congrats on your LAT debut. I managed a FIR, starting a brand new streak, and sussed the theme after the fact. Upon reading "51D Cold War concern" I immediately filled HBOMB and moved on, not realizing it was the reveal. By then I'd already filled in all the cleverly punned themers, so the reveal was moot.
Thank you Lemony for another imaginative and slightly edgy review. Presumably "ไม่สวย" is just Thai for FOX, but if it isn't perhaps you could email me if it's TOO edgy to post in a comment. BTW, Ms Lurie's picture is "obscure" (i.e. HIDDEN). Bad URL? Didn't pass the censors?
Some favs:
9D CHECKS. Perped, but didn't get it until explained as "restaurant BILLS". Funny that I couldn't get that.
24A OREO. It's always a thrill to see a brand new clue for this.
22 TIC. Needed this, not TAC, to make EPIC work. Prior to that I thought "Sweeping" might have something to do with CHORE BELIEFS.
26D Jazz HANDS. New to me, but I needed it to make PUSHES work.
27D ERIE. Fortunately for me it's the only 4 letter city I know in Pennsylvania.
42D NOHO. I'd heard of SOHO, but not NOHO. Sounds like the residents like it that way.
Cheers,
Bill
Word of the Day worm
ReplyDeletePronunciation: wêrm
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. Any relatively small, long, slender, soft-bodied invertebrate animal without appendages. 2. (Metaphorically) Wretch, rotter, tosser, contemptible person. 3. (Mechanics) The threaded cylinder in a worm gear. 4. (Computing) Self-replicating program capable of propagating itself across a network.
Notes: wormThe adjective for this word is wormy "infested with worms", which has a noun, worminess. Wormling is the diminutive referring to small worms or an especially pitiable person. A wormery is a place or container where worms are kept. This noun may also be used as a verb meaning "to remove worms" or "to wheedle", as 'worm your dog' or 'to worm your way into someone's affection', respectively.
In Play: Worm plays a prominent role in a common idiom, 'to open a can of worms', meaning to add a lot of unnecessary complications. Among fishermen, this phrase may be taken literally since worms are a favorite bait for freshwater fishing. Otherwise, it is generally encountered in its original sense: "I can't eat this apple; there's a worm in it."
Word History: In Old English today's Good Word was wurm, cousin of German Wurm, Danish orm, Dutch worm, from Proto-Germanic wurmiz.
For more info see Word of the Day
Bill's comment: Today is a twofer, as I didn't have time to post yesterday:
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Word of the Day rencontre
Pronunciation: ren-kahn-têr, rahN-koN-trê
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. An unexpected or casual meeting. 2. Combat, hostile clash, skirmish.
Notes: Seldom when a word is borrowed do both the borrowing and the Anglicization remain in the language as today's Good Word does. Rencontre is the exact French word meaning "meeting"; rencounter is the English redesign. However you spell it, do not confuse it with re-encounter "a second encounter".
In Play: In the milder sense above, we may hear such things as: "Andrea's rencontre with her ex-husband on the street was short and cold." The harsher sense has been reported thus: "According to Caroline Janet in Ends of War (2021, p. 92), Robert E Lee asked General Grant that the armies be kept separate in order to prevent unpleasant rencontres between the two."
Word History: Today's Good Word, as mentioned above, was picked up from French. French made its word by adding re- "again" to Late Latin incontrare "to meet, encounter, come face to face with", where it remains in Italian today.
For more info see Word of the Day
"No comment", as the perps say in the interrogation room.
FIR, ....Thought the theme was pointing to a 4-H club 🐄. Inkovers: army,navy,USAF/USMC (sheesh!!), eye/LID (close!).....
ReplyDeleteFigured out that "obscure" was a verb thus, HIDE. Woulda never gotten OCCUR from the clue. TALL "unlikely"? (like a TALL tale?)..Jinx/Inane: thnaks for 'splainin' Stanford CARDINAL. Lemony, interesting how we ask for a CHECK from the waiter in a restaurant as if he's gonna pay for the meal.
"OREO, OREO, how do they clue thee? Let me count the waze."🤔
Horror film mantra: "it's only a movie" (repeat).😱 Isn't the HO in the answer also part of the HOuston clue?
MLB player: Artful DODGEr (never gets hit by the baseball). ICES not icees? Needed the perps to GETAT OFUSE. Add those to the other short phrases like GOASK, ACTUP, ASPER (like IM mentioned b 4 I got 2.☺)
Opposite of "agin".......FOE
Reddish yellow pigment....OCCUR
Powerless cause, blew ___...OFUSE
A world without Santa....NOHO
Hurried....HIDE
A conference's list of speakers...ITSLATE
Blizzard like ride to work this AM, "slip slidin' away."🌨
Fabulous Friday. Thanks for the fun, Karen and Lemonade.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed and got the H BOMB theme.
Hand up for not understanding LID, although BILLS made sense (this Canadian has learned that our Cheques are American Checks!). I did get the TALL tales.
Another hand up for Acre before AREA.
I agree with IM about two-word answers (especially 52,53,54D beside each other today). I would like to have them recognized in the clue as (2wd).
I am no longer surprised to see the STAR dupe in 10D and 33D.
I mused that 29A could have been changed to Toe above PUT A S(H)OCK IN IT, but then I smiled to see that there was a very hidden Easter Egg at 30A. (I can explain after noon if you don’t see it.)
Any hands up for thinking back to yesterday’s Steak POIVRE at 20A, or Jinx’s “parking lot” at 17A’s agenda ITEMS.
I did think of Wordle when I saw ADIEU. It is a good starter if you want to determine vowels.
Some who FUNDed our Truckers’ Convoy are now very silent, after the site was hacked and their names were released.
Jinx- glad to bring a Canadian perspective to what you might be seeing in the news. Some of our other Canadian readers (LfromAlberta?) might want to chime in with a perspective from their part of the country.
Wishing you all a great day. We have more snow here today.
Canada Eh...Thanks for your detailed comment on the Ottawa issue. I guess it was WEXIT that took me by surprise. I thought the only potential for secession was the close 1995 vote concerning Québec sovereignty. ⚜
ReplyDeleteYou've probably heard of TEXIT...Nuff said 😉
A more manageable Friday puzzle than most--many thanks, Karen. And very helpful write-up, Lemonade, thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite clue was 'Night light' for STAR.
Had no trouble getting OREO--shows up in puzzles every few days.
So does ERIE. Spent my teens in Pennsylvania, so ERIE is well known to me.
Well, I have one of those PHDS, but folks rarely refer to me as Dr. Maybe if I worked in a medical place.
Have a great weekend coming up, everybody.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteA clever grid from Karen Lurie which I managed to complete. CSI is one of my favorite TV shows so Jorja FOX was easy. In real life she is married to Grissom.
Luckily I don't have to pay the BILLS when we eat out which we did last night. With seven of us there, I'm sure it was hefty.
Since both my daughter and my granddaughter are dancers I learned JAZZ HANDS from them.
Sigh. I really am getting old and distracted missing RIAL/CHORE. I had NAAN/CHONE and failed to review.
Thank you, Lemonade, for setting me straight with your excellent expose'.
And now, ADIEU, ADIEU to you and you and you!
By the way, in case nobody has explained it yet, it's "tic" as in "tic-tac-toe." FYI, everybody.
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ReplyDelete-I spent the most time figuring out 11. Shadow target: LID. Oh, eyeLID!
-“May we have the check?” rather than, “May we have the BILL?” What? $120 for lobster?
-Some early Brooklyn citizens became “artful dodgers” of trolley cars. Thus, Brooklyn (now L.A.) Dodgers
-Being said in Ukraine this week? "These are the times that try men's souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country..."
-PIN does need to be followed by the word Number NOR does ATM need to be followed by Machine
-Most EXAMS I give these days are taken on computers the kids all have. No paper and pencil.
-Finished my taxes in 1.5 hrs yesterday. TurboTax and the $27K Std. Deduction made it easy
-It’s senior skip day and so I am doing even less than usual today!
Shadow target blew right by me. Thanks for clearing that up. Cardinal shins helped me figure the theme and then no problem. I enjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteI have been typing for two days. Not my cuppa. I am brain dead now, but I really enjoyed the challenge of planning, arranging and phoning. The typing is the last part leading to a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteFIR regardless LID and Bill had me wondering. I get it now.
I liked that H BOMB was written dropping down. Good visual.
Soon time for our Friday afternoon happy hour. Good fun and conversation.
This week I have spoken to PVX who has not chimed in for months due to health and family issues, but he reads us every day. Godspeed, PVX.
Thanks for clearing up the confusion, Lemonade.
ReplyDeleteMaloman, the Citrus County Chronicle had an article on our favorite marine mammal. They are endangered again
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Hi All!
ReplyDeleteNice LAT debut, Karen. I liked the P[H]UNishment. Though, considering current events, the theme H-BOMB is a little, um... #StandWithDemocracy
//Thanks for the quote HG; ARE so right.
Thanks for the fine expo, Lem. Enjoyed 'BAD LUCK' song & visuals.
DNF: I had to cheat in the SW to un-LEARN; I had to GO ASK Lem's grid :-(
WOs: [hand-up] acre->AREA, ise->ITE, naan->RiAL, sOHO. Post cheat: mTA->CTA*
ESPs: FOX, SUE, HAL, LID (? -Oh! Thx @6:41 Lem!), IONE, GOA
Fav: Insinuate = GET AT - made me think of Nudge, Nudge [Python 2:22]
Runner-up: PhDs was cute misdirect (and a CSO to Misty & Dr DW - yes, I have to call her Dr. Sweetie :-))
{B+, A+ & LOL}
"Here's the BILL/check" is how the bar-keep insinuates IT'S LATE.
C, Eh! *sigh* yep, I noticed the STAR dup too. Whatcha gonna do?...
Misty - I was going for neon b/f STAR 'cuz I like the night life :-)
FLN - HBD O(er)MK! Put your icecream on, um, ICEs for now. (GURD is no fun!)
FLN - Jayce: a wee dram plus the MRI box noise lulls me to sleep for the ordeal. Becky's advice seems best for you :-) Good luck, E-friend.
LOL a 'Giggle' as flock of grands, waseeley. Enjoy!
re: WOTD 'worm'. Today I'm expecting 500 reds** in The Post for my compost bins.
LOL NoSanta == NoHO, Ray-O. //I caught the Paul Simon ref :-)
YR - Nice spotting on H-BOMB dropping... Oy!
C, Eh! (again?) Now US haz truckers 'protesting', um, idonno what.
Real protesting is putting your liberty on the line [see: Red Square last night]
Goings on in my world: Yeah, it's all over the news so...
The company brass want memos inre "What are we doing about Russian hacking 'cuz Ukraine?!!!"
"Um, basically the same thing we do everyday but with additional situational awareness(?)"
I was keeping things IN CHECK b/f I had to spend two hours on a document ;-)
Cheers, -T
*the other week at the gym, I introduced Chicago to my 20-something trainer. He was blown away by the melodic-layers. #AutoTuneSucks
**The Cadillac of Worms [WKRP]
A nice debut PZL from Ms. Lurie!
ReplyDelete...and a well-reasoned response from Lemonade.
Although I am not sure that it is fair to say that Prince HAL "never quite fit the part" as King Henry V.
Henry (or "Hank Cinq" as he is more familiarly known) may have implored the deity to overlook the sins he inherited from his usurping ancestor, but I believe Shakespeare makes the point that even with his complexity of character, he became the warrior King most fondly remembered by Englishmen everywhere. Especially when embattled, outnumbered as at Agincourt.
Check out Laurence Olivier's 1944 film, Henry V, with combat scenes filmed in Ireland during the war.
I have to smile whenever anyone speaks highly of German propaganda during WWII. Nothing Goebbels devised could begin to compete with Olivier's movie--for sheer patriotic thrills!
~ OMK
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DR: One diagonal per side.
The near diag offers a bilingual anagram (13 of 15 letters), suggesting one's attitude when rolling dice in Spain--in a game of craps--leads to the "six" one was trying to avoid.
I refer to the...
"ATROCIOUS SEIS"!
Thanks for the kind birthday wishes, Irish Miss!
ReplyDeleteNot to worry. Good will is always welcome, whenever it arrives!
~ OMK
Oops, that is Anonymous PVX. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteOMK...Musta missed it..Belated HBD 🎂
ReplyDeleteWC, your Citrus County link didn't. We Manatee fans are sad.
ReplyDeletePVX, best wishes and prayers for health. We all miss our gromp meister.
ReplyDeleteI liked this puzzle. I enjoy that kind of wordplay. I smiled at seeing LOB followed by ESTER which my brain insisted on seeing as LOBSTER.
ReplyDeleteI add my thanks to Jinx's thanks to CanadianEh! for your perspective on the anti-mandate action up north.
Inanehiker, you must have been at Stanford at about the same time I was (from 1969 to 1977), because I remember that name change from Indians to Cardinal and my wondering about "Cardinal" being singular.
Good wishes to you all.
WORM In fantasy literature, a worm (sometimes spelt wyrm, but I think more often Worm) is a dragon.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this will work
ReplyDeleteMaloman, the Vitrus Coubty Chronicle had an article on our favorite marine be mammal. They are endangered again
WC
I'm packing again! Going to visit my friend in San Rafael and I understand it's chilly. That's quite a change from here where it has been sunny and warm.
ReplyDeleteYr:
I'm sorry to hear about PVX and wish him good health. Thank you for reaching out to him and keeping us informed.
Thank you Karen Lurie for a very challenging puzzle ... please excuse tehe typos ... my mind is still very scatterred .... 18 days of tramadol, propofol and and versed etc having exacted a toll.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lemonadw for the shout out... learnt a lot. i had atough time but completed the puzzle in 45 minutes plus. Couldnt figure out shadow target and a couple of other words ... didnt know Stanford had cardinals ... birds or religigous icons. Couldnt get the H reveal ... even had a tough time with the extra H gimmick. Hell, initially, i couldnt even get TIC !!!
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MD PhD's .... somehow, in the last 4 years, .... I have met 4 third/ fourth gen in our very extended family who are doing MD PhD's... apparently a real slog but cheaper way to getthru , and into, med school ... provided youre willing to spend 8 plus years studying ,,, and then doing reasearch, for thr rest of your life.
Whats an MD PhD called ??? ..... a Mud-Fud ... remember you heard it here, first.
I went to Goa, India for the first time in my life in 2017 before the pandemic ... a very easy going happy go lucky place ... probably portugese way of life. Curiously, it is tHE MOST popular tourist place in india .... and 90 percent of the tourists are equally split between ISrealis a.... and Russians ....Ya think there is some sort of a conspiracy going on .>???
The sun and shores are bright, the liccker ( and drugs) and FENI is is cheap and the locals dont give a damn about your PDAS.... The music is Retro 1930's...
have a happpy weekend everyone, and aprreciate your family.
YR - I thought you mis-folk'd PVX for Vidwan but then Lucina said and I re-read you actually talked w/ him.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update on PVX.
AnonPVX we miss you and wish you speedy recovery.
Lucina - pack well and have a cozy trip catching up with your pal.
Vidwan - even in your euphoric state it's nice to read you. LOL Mud-Fud.*
Your knowledge of medicine & introspection on what it's doing on you is Meta... GodSpeed buddy.
Cheers, -T
*In college [Ruston, LA BigE] I made my way at an Eco-Lab testing oil-filed waste-water. I worked with a Gent from India named Raj. He was a semester (or two) from a PhD.
He'd say...
Bull Shit, [BS degree]
More Shit, [Masters]
Piled High and Deep!
//it was his brilliant accent that pulled it off as high comedy :-)
AnonT:
ReplyDeleteThank you for that advice. The fact is warm clothes take up so much more room than summer ones the as do the boots, too. But the washing machine is always available. I'll wear my coat or jacket whichever I decide to take. Keeping an eye on the temps in both San Francisco where I'll land likely cooler as well as San Rafael where it's a wee bit warmer.