Thomas Paine revisited. Did you see the Common thread?
17-Across. * Chic runway event: FASHION SHOW. Fashion Sense dos and don'ts.
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29-Across. * Popular betting sport: HORSE RACING. Horse Sense.
45-Across. * Uptown New York City thoroughfare west of Madison: SIXTH AVENUE. Sixth Sense. Also the name of a movie starring Bruce Willis.
And the Unifier:
57-Across. Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues: COMMON SENSE. The word can follow the first word of each theme answer to give us a new concept.
Across:
1. TV host with her "OWN" network: OPRAH. As in Oprah Winfrey Network.
6. Avoider of foods from animals: VEGAN. When my
mother-in-law turned 90, hubby and I planned a big party for her.
Foodwise, it was a challenge, as I had to have a kosher menu to
accommodate various family members whose diets include vegan, gluten-free, and
sugar-free (diabetes).
11. Weep: SOB. Hand up if your initial thought was 27-Down.
Weep: CRY.
14. "A penny saved ... " is one: ADAGE.
15. Thrill: ELATE.
16. "Into __ Woods": THE. Into the Woods was a
musical with music and lyrics by the late Stephen Sondheim (Mar. 22, 1930 ~
Nov. 26, 2021).
19. Actress de Armas: ANA. Ana de Armas (b. Apr. 30, 1988)
is a Cuban actress. She portrayed the nurse Marta Cabrera in the
movie Knives Out.
20. Not clash: AGREE.
21. Zac of "High School Musical" films: EFRON.
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23. Mex. neighbor: USA.
26. Part of a snicker: HEE. Tee-Hee-Hee!
27. Seafood found in cakes: CRAB. You can order a half
dozen Maryland Jumbo Lump crab cakes for only $129.99 plus shipping.
28. Short rest: NAP.
34. PC problem solvers: IT PROS. As in Information Technology Professionals.
36. Harvard or Yale, e.g.: IVY. The mysterious origin of
the term Ivy League.
37. Robert of "The Sopranos": ILER. Robert Michael Iler (b.
Mar. 2, 1985) portrayed A.J. Soprano, Tony Soprano's son. We watched the
series in the first year of the Covid shutdown.
38. Spanish bull: TORO. Today's Spanish lesson.
39. Director Ang: LEE. And Lee (b. Oct. 23, 1954) is a
Taiwanese filmmaker who has won numerous awards.
40. As well: ALSO.
41. Greek Cupid: EROS.
42. Lively dance: JIG.
43. Bowling woes: SPLITS. Hi, Boomer! Hope you are
feeling better.
48. Game console letters: NES. As in Nintendo Entertainment System.
49. Its symbol is Fe: IRON. Iron is number 26 on the
Periodic Table. It's chemical symbol is Fe, which comes from the
Latin, Ferrum.
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50. Dedicated poem: ODE. A crossword staple.
51. Test for M.A. hopefuls: GRE. As in a Graduate Record Examination.
52. Masters of the Universe superhero: HE-MAN.
54. With 55-Down, superhero alter ego: CLARK. // And
55-Down: See 54-Across: KENT. Together we get Clark
Kent, who is the mild-mannered reporter and Superman's alter ego.
56. Señora Perón: EVA.
63. Tennis call: LET.
64. Coin flip call: HEADS.
65. Baseball's Shohei Ohtani, notably: ANGEL. Shoehi Ohtani
(b. July 5, 1994) plays baseball for the Los Angeles Angels.
66. "Black-ish" patriarch: DRE. Anthony Anderson (b. Aug.
15, 1970) portrays the father, Dre Johnson on the
sit-com Black-ish.
67. Scents: ODORS.
68. Sporty car roofs: T-TOPS.
Down:
1. Dolt: OAF.
2. Romantic kiss in a crowd, for short: PDA. As in Public Display of Affection. Not to be confused with a Personal Digital Assistant.
3. Univ. aides: RAs. As in the Resident Assistant, which also appeared in last Tuesday's puzzle.
4. Turkish title: AGHA.
5. Song sung by a toon mining septet: HEIGH-HO. And off to
work we go ...
6. Facade: VENEER.
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7. Otherwise: ELSE.
8. "Dilbert" cry: GAH.
9. From __ B: basic step: A TO. From A to B ... pretty
basic, indeed.
10. Period of change that's "ushered in": NEW ERA.
11. Diva's goal: STAR BILLING.
12. "That's awful!": OH, NO!
13. Coffee source: BEAN.
18. The first of them was sold March 6, 1912: OREOS. Good to
know! The Cookie will soon be 110 years old.
22. Spa treatment: FACIAL.
23. Brings together: UNITES.
24. Zen enlightenment: SATORI. Zen Philosophy.
25. Close, but not precise: APPROXIMATE.
30. Prolonged battle: SIEGE.
31. Holiday lead-in: EVE.
32. Empty __: parent whose kids have grown and moved: NESTER.
33. __ Pointe, Michigan: GROSSE. Everything you wanted to
know about Grosse Pointe, but didn't know to ask.
35. Speech platforms: ROSTRA. Plural of Rostrum.
39. 2020 Super Bowl number: LIV. Not to be confused with LIV
Ullmann (b. Dec. 16, 1938).
42. Yr. starter: JAN. The first month of the YR is January.
43. Khartoum's land: SUDAN.
44. Eyes closely: PEERS AT.
46. Bigwig: HONCHO.
47. "We can do without him": NO LOSS.
52. Conducted, as a meeting: HELD.
53. Eternally: EVER.
54. Starfleet rank: Abbr.: CMDR. As in Commander.
58. 20-vol. reference: OED. Here's the history of
the Oxford English Dictionary.
59. Red Guard leader: MAO.
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60. Nonprofit aid gp.: NGO. As in a Non-Governmental Organization.
61. Labor Day mo.: SEP. Labor Day is the first Monday
of September.
62. Golfer Ernie: ELS. I learned about Ernie Els (né
Theodore Ernest Els; b. Oct. 17, 1969) from doing the crossword puzzles.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Not only is today 2/22/22, it is also a milestone birthday for hubby.
23 minute FIR, after roaring ahead like crazy, only to bog down a bit. W/O FIFTHAVENUE:SIXTHAVENUE. DNK EFRON, ILER, DRE. CLARKKENT shoulda been a gimme, but, pre-morning-coffee, it didn’t pop, had to perp a few letters. Did not get the theme until Hahtoolah ‘splaned it to me, Lucy. Overall a good Tuesday CW that seemed like it went faster until I looked at the clock. Booby-prize for unclefred again, I’m sure. Sob. Well, it was fun. And a fun write-up, too, Hahtoolah, thanx to you for it and thanx to SB-H for the CW.
ReplyDeleteFIRight. It's Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteFine theme. I didn't get it until the reveal. Wouldn't have if I'd spent hours on it.
There once was a VEGAN from SUDAN
Wouldn't wear leather, not a fan.
No silk (a worm theft)
Nor wool (a sheep theft) --
Sewed dresses from dead leaves, brown and tan.
{C-.} (and this was my best one today.)
Once again, I don't have much to say about today's puzzle. I'm not a big tv watcher so I wasn't familiar with "Blackish" but "Dre" came up with the perps so it had to be right. And I'm not familiar with Ana de Armas or Shohei Ohtani but once again the perps came to the rescue. Other than that, smooth sailing. FIR,so I'm satisfied.
ReplyDeleteGood morning! (And happy twos-day.)
ReplyDeleteAs per usual, d-o zipped right through, missed reading the full reveal clue, and never looked for the theme. [Sigh] Yup, fell right into the CRY/SOB trap. That S in SATORI was my final fill, following a forehead slap when USA finally clicked. Don't recognize the name of the puzzle setter. Is this a debut for Seth? Well done, in either case. Thanx for the expo, Hahtoolah. (And congrats to Mr. Hahtoolah.)
CRAB cakes: Dw likes the ones sold locally by H-E-B.
"Morning coffee": I'm allowed my black coffee, but not my normal blueberry muffin. Have to fast in preparation for a blood draw this afternoon. Since it's a 55-mile round trip, I tried to get them to schedule an overdue bone density test at the same time. The helpful physician's assistant wrote back, "You can discuss that with the doctor during your upcoming visit." She's also the one who denied the refill for my meds, but failed to note that on my chart at the portal. Krogers showed them to be "in progress" for 10 days. Dw stopped to pick them up, and was notified they'd been denied. I understand now why the position isn't called patient's assistant.
Good Morning, Crossword friends. Last Tuesday, one of the clue/answers was the Miracle on Ice. That miracle occurred exactly 42 years ago today.
ReplyDeleteDO: I will pass on your good wishes to Mr. Hahtoolah.
QOD: It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another ~ it’s one damn thing over and over. ~ Edna St. Vincent Millay (Feb. 22, 1892 ~ Oct. 19, 1950), American poet and playwright
Boomer introduced us to author, comedian, song-writer Seth Bisen-Hersh back in 2019 with this Monday: CREATION . Here is his WEBSITE .
ReplyDeleteIt was cool to see PC problem solvers: IT PROS so soon after voicing the need for the term.
Oo loves musicals and we recently watched all three of the original High School Musical movies.
HORSE RACING is a backhanded shout out to Bob Baffert who was stripped of his most recent Kentucky Derby victory for doping his horse.
And it is nice to back to Susan taking us around the world by cartoon. Thank you Seth and Susan
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteWell, this was a fun Tuesday with a well-hidden theme, at least to me, until the reveal. My only unknown was Sartori and my only nit is the 30 three letter words, which was even more obvious after yesterday’s dazzling low of 6. But there are plenty of goodies to cheer about, namely, the duos of Cry/Sob (Hi, Hahtoolah), OED/Ode, Els/Else, Agha/Gah, Eve/Eva, Clark/Kent, Eve/Ever, and Hee/Lee. And then we have the O parade of (Heigh) Ho, Toro, Also, A To, Oh No, Honcho, Mao, NGO, and No (Loss). Nice CSOs to Boomer (Splits), Owen and Moe (Ode), Dear Spitz (Cmdr), and IT Pros (Our resident Geeks,)
Thanks, Seth, for pleasing our senses and thanks, Hahtoolah, for pleasing our brains and funny bones. I laughed out loud at the cat getting a spa treatment and also enjoyed the horse wishing for a little girl and the cardiac patient’s “choices.” Also enjoyed the Madonna vocal. Brava! Happy Birthday to DH! 🎂🎁🎈🎉🎊
A Belated Welcome to flower power. I hope you’ll join the Corner Commentariat.
My dear friend Carole (friends since third grade) is coming for lunch today which Is my treat for her birthday which is tomorrow. My sister, Eileen, is also coming as she and Carole were close neighbors for many years. Blood Marys 🍹 followed by Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches, Onion Rings, and for dessert, Canollis. Carole mentioned once that she loves peanut brittle, so I ordered an assortment with peanuts, cashews, and pecans.
Have a great day.
FIR, but erased lead for HELD. This time I didn't have to erase IT PRO. Waited for perps to tiebreak out/net/LET.
ReplyDeleteGood Saturday C/As: "Finished first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby" for MEDINA SPIRIT; "Winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby" for MANDALOUN. Announced yesterday that Medina Spirit has been DQed from the race for steroid use. Maybe the race organizers should offer a "Sammy Sosa Cup" for the horse who performs best on 'roids.
Thanks to Seth for the fun. Easy, but with a few challenging fills. And thanks to Hahtoolah for the visual-effects review. I knew it was you when I saw the FASHION tip. I'll keep in mind the next time I dress in sheer. HBD to your DH. BTW, "death by PowerPoint" has become part of business lexicon. Something we warn our learners to avoid committing.
I was able to make "sense" of this in 4:43.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know "Satori."
I really enjoyed "Knives Out" - it's very well written.
FIR, nice puzzle.
ReplyDeleteFun and fast solve today - I thought maybe even faster than yesterday? Just a SENSE, I don't time myself!
ReplyDeleteANA de Armas was recently in the new Bond movie "No Time to Die" as another agent that he works with early in the movie. I read a story that said that Daniel Craig met her working on "Knives Out" and recommended her for her role in the Bond film. She did a good job in both- she was doing the same stunts as Bond but in heels and a dress - impressive!
Thanks Susan and HBD to your husband. All the dates this week are palindromes!
and thanks to Seth!
FIR on our Twosday (Thanks, DO) puzzle. Also needed the reveal to find the theme (Hi, Irish Miss and OwenKL). Hand up for thinking CRY before SOB. And joined uncle Fred in trying fIfTH AVENUE before seeing the need for an X in APPROXIMATE. What a great word! Thanks, Seth. I thought you might be new too. Come back sooner next time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hahtoolah, for a jolly review. Happy Birthday to your husband. Is it a "round" birthday, ending in 0?
"Knives Out" was a fun movie for this mystery fan. Saw almost all of it on a flight to Denver, but watched it again on the return flight, with fewer interruptions.
Enjoy your day!
Susann, I immediately recognized your entertaining, humorous and informative style. You never disappoint us. My favorite cartoon was the colt wanting a little girl. Cute.
ReplyDeleteFashion show pic, I rate it two don'ts. I google fashion runway shows, movie premiers and and awards show just goggle and laugh at the ridiculous outfits of some. No common sense.
IMO common sense is becoming rarer and rarer, especially in both political parties.
IM, have fun at your lunch. You are a thoughtful hostess.
I had lunch guests on both Sat, and Sun. to exchange belated Christmas gifts.
In my youth I interned at a church in Baltimore as part of my Director of Religious Education courses. The church gave me money for a one o'clock dinner because I had to return again in the evening and it was a long trip home. I always ordered crab cakes. When we vacationed near Ocean City, MD with David and his family we went out for crab cakes. So yummy!! I never had better crab cakes than those in MD, but I never tried those in Maine.
SATORI was stored deep in my brain and I only recognized it after I filled it in with ESP. I was unfamiliar with this use of ANGEL, EPHRON, ANA and DRE. Perps and wags made them easy.
I am making headway on my big project for the church. It now see that it is really part B. When I volunteered I didn't realize that there was no Part A, which I have had to reconstitute.
Please forgive my many mistakes. My typing is not what it is used to be. I proofread this several times. I can't proofread well on a screen, but do well on printouts.
ReplyDeleteIn the spirit of the puzzle theme,
ReplyDeleteI decided not to post any links today...
Then I thought about it
ReplyDeleteand decided, "what the heck..."
Hola!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan, for your always pleasant and enjoyable analysis. Also, happy birthday to your hubby.
I noticed the plethora of three letter fill but did not stop to count them. Thank you, IrishMiss, for that number. I knew you would know.
ANGEL was a pure guess and SATORI simple emerged. Both are unknown to me.
My granddaughter confirmed HE-MAN and informed me that a dash was required.
So interesting that today is 2-22-22. Apparently, many couples are flocking to Las Vegas to marry on this day. It will be easy to remember the anniversary.
I think it's safe to say that COMMON SENSE is not COMMON.
Have a happy TWOS-day, everyone!
Musings
ReplyDelete-Theme jumped out to me and obscure fill was not an issue
-HORSE RACING is no longer that “popular”
-COMMON SENSE – my wife has enough for both of us
-IT _ _ _ _ is gender neutral today. Nothing wrong with that!
-PDA between 16-yr-olds in a H.S. hallway is a regular occurrence
-How expensive is teak VENEER that is 1/64th of an inch thick? Yikes!
-Dorothy Parker of Katherine Hepburn: She runs the gamut of human emotions from A TO B
-We dearly love our girls but being an EMPTY NESTER ain’t all bad
-Love the review, Susan, especially the feline content. HBD to your husband!
FIR but didn't have the COMMON "scents" to sniff out the theme. (How many figured out the twist ending in "Sixth Sense"? 😃)
ReplyDeleteOWN: OPRAH/HARPO Productions. "Part of a Snicker" peanut wouldn't fit. plus I daren't enter it cuz I don't know how many of you cornerites have peanut allergies.🥜
Inkovers: ohmy/OHNO, Noneed/NOLOSS
"Spanish bull" disparates
"Dolt", lacking intelligence but not necessarily clumsy, OAF, clumsy but not necessarily unintelligent (DW considers me an OAF but hopefully not a dolt). So today IT GUYS are now IT PROS. That diminutive Septet singing heigh-ho (how do we know it wasn't high-ho or hi-ho) lived in an old cottage but owned a DIAMOND mine 💎
"When Katharine Hepburn appeared in a play on Broadway, 'tis said that Dorothy Parker cracked: “Miss Hepburn ran the whole gamut of emotions—from A to B.”"...
Speaking of plays.."Into the Woods", We left half way through the performance, was not our cuppa poison.
Ugly place to live ____ Point...GROSSE
Start of a Reagan autobiography....IRON.
What a penny used to be ..COMMONSENSE
Cupid weapon, bow and ____ ...EROS.
Mausoleum for an antique auto KHARTOUM.
H2LH love your cartoons..Like YR knew it was you from the first one..😄
Tell your mate.."Hubby Birthday" 🎁🎂🎈
Happy B'day to your s.o., Cat. I no longer read the "funny papers" on Tuesday. I just come here for the far more entertaining version.
ReplyDeleteHappy Twos-day Tuesday to everyone.
With a bit of luck, the whales will be out and about today.
Thank you Seth for a fun Tuesday, despite my FIW for not knowing DRE and convincing myself that one could HELM a meeting. Couldn't one? But it IS awkwardish. Thus endeth my 3 day streak. But this Sisiphys will pick up his pencil once again tomorrow and head up the word mountain (is it just me or does it get steeper as the week goes by?). Didn't SENSE the theme either.
ReplyDeleteThank you Hahtoolah for the all the fun and for making the effort worthwhile. Favorite cartoon was "The horse and her girl". It's already galloping through the emails to my horse crazy granddaughters. Second favorite was "Take your cat to work day". The girls have 3 crazy cats.
A few favs:
17A FASHION SHOW. (the bling, not the fill) P.E.T.A. certainly wouldn't go with the one on the right.
19A ANA. "Knives Out" is on my watchlist. Can't wait to hear Daniel Craig speak with a Southern accent. He must be from Essex.
27A CRAB. The cognoscenti in Maryland buy their CRAB CAKES, and other seafood from CONRAD'S in Parkville. They catch their own crabs early each morning and their prices are reasonable. You can get a half dozen Jumbo Lump Crab cakes for $114 + shipping w/2 sides from a selection of 13 (e.g. Chesapeake Fries, Hush Puppies, Red Bliss Potatoes, etc.).
18D OREO. Look for the clue "110 year old cookie" in a puzzle near you real soon now.
59D LIV. LIV Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent partner of the great Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Cheers,
Bill
Word of the Day cachinnate
ReplyDeletePronunciation: kæ-ki-nayt
Part of Speech: Verb, intransitive
Meaning: To guffaw, laugh loudly and uncontrollably, even convulsively.
Notes: Here is a word containing the Latin letter for the sound [k] and the Greek digraph for the same sound. Someone who cachinnates is a cachinnator and what he does in known as cachinnation, rather cachinnatory behavior.
In Play: If you want to show off your vocabulary, today's word is the perfect substitute for guffaw: "The drunken lot at the office party cachinnated when Larry donned the lampshade and did his spoof of the company's president." Right here at home we can say things like this: "If 'The 100 Funniest Words in English' doesn't make you cachinnate, it will arouse a lot of chuckles between its covers."
Word History: Cachinnate comes from Latin cachinare "to guffaw", whose spelling indicates it was borrowed from Greek, this time from kakhazein "to laugh loudly".
For more info see Word of the Day
Bill's comment: could our word "cackle" come from this?
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for enjoying my puzzle. I was hesitant to read the comments, but thankfully it seems they were all fairly nice. Yes, I had my first puzzle in September 2019, and given how many people have been submitting, it took this long to have my second, but I'm thrilled to be back! It means the first time was not a fluke!
I was actually quite surprised no one had done this theme before when I thought of it, b/c I mean... it is common sense! Incidentally, I'm really thrilled to see a lot of my clues, including my Sondheim one made the final cut, which I think means I'm getting better at writing them. Sondheim is my biggest influence, and I was lucky enough to have a correspondence with him over the years. I wrote this puzzle so long ago, but I'm really happy that he is represented in this puzzle. I had initially linked Jan/Eve as "Brady Bunch" references, and of course, knowing nothing about sports my clue for Angel was Buffy-related, but between those and Clark Kent, it was probably pop culture overkill!
Regardless, I'm having such a lovely 2s-day because we also just announced after 27 months my off-Broadway musical Love Quirks is returning this summer!!!!! You can find more information about the show at www.lovequirks.com.
Thank you again for enjoying this puzzle and Rich for continuing to accept my work! I have another one coming up soon!
---Seth
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR - a misspelling of AGHA was my only miscue
Pretty straight-forward theme; I used a lot of COMMON SENSE to fill out the grid
HEADS or tails? It seems that the last 8 teams who've "won" the coin toss at the Super Bowl (including LIV) have lost the game. And that statistic is about as random as the flipping of a coin and whether or not it comes up tails or HEADS
I liked the CLARK crossing, as well as APPROXIMATE crossing SIXTH
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Could another clue for ODORS be common SCENTS?
My CSO 'ku:
Whenever he blogs
Our Chairman Moe gets the facts
And makes a GROSS point
Oops - I thought that my comments about CLARK crossing KENT would form a perfect right angle. Oops!
ReplyDeleteDelightful Tuesday puzzle, many thanks, Seth. And I always enjoy your commentary, Susan. Also Happy Birthday to your husband.
ReplyDeleteAny puzzle that starts with OPRAH is bound to be great--like this one.
Had CRY before SOB and then couldn't believe CRY popping up just a little later.
Liked that IVY for Harvard and Yale. Not unusual in crossword puzzles any more.
Ang LEE is always a great favorite of mine.
Fun to see CLARK KENT in a connection like that.
I always love your commentaries, Irish Miss.
Owen, I would have give your verse a B+.
Have a great day, everybody.
SATORI was a new one. Interesting clue for the ubiquitous OREO.
ReplyDeleteThis one went slow needing perps. I mistook Dilbert for (Homer) Simpson with GAH vs duH
Is it TEE or HEE HEE? The square is a blotch of ink. And yes Hi-ho,Hi-ho is my original take
EMPTY NESTER was Saturdays clue.
With all those 50 something PROS(including Ernie ELS) the 64 year old Bernhard Langer won another tournament
Owen, your l'ick was excellent. As was hahtoolah's write-up and not only did I know it was her but that it's Tuesday. And hbd to Hubby
WC
Fun puzzle! And, I have to note, ITPROS! Yay!
ReplyDeleteI have HELMed many meetings with a clear written agenda, strictly adhered to.
ReplyDelete"One subject at a time. We will discuss that when we get to point #4" etc, etc,
"We will cover additional topics and questions at the end under for the good of the order."
This greatly shortens meetings and leads to greater clarity as opposed to random issues being mixed together. Imagine steering a ship to port, starboard, port when trying to move forward.
HELM is frequently used for steering meetings. Also we say, "Chairman Jones is at the helm."
Happy birthday to Susan's DH.
Seth, thanks for commenting. I enjoyed your early week puzzle with a good theme.
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A neat thematic PZL from Mr. Bisen-Hersh, well answered by Hahtoolah!
ReplyDeleteMy wife says (and I think many Corner spouses will agree), "COMMON SENSE has vanished from the earth."
Well, if it can be found today, it is certainly UN-common. Our community must surely be considered UN-common in this regard.
OK. Everything I know about "Dilbert," I learned from doing XWDs.
Uh. I think I knew about HE-MAN before the advent of "Masters of the Universe." (Some things happened in the last century.)
Happy 2/22/22 Y'all!
~ OMK
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DR: Just one diagonal today, on the far side.
Its anagram (12 of 15 letters) continues today's theme!
It points up the fact that some who adopt the "woke" habits of 6A do so in the spirit of protest against parental prandial practices.
Or, they may be caught up in a wave of sympathy for the creatures in an Attenborough program.
They often abandon their vows, marking the end of what amounts to an...
"HERBIVORE FAD"!
A little late to the dance today, awoke at 6AM in a Hampton Inn in Lexington KY en route to Sarasota, did the CW in 10 minutes but then hit the road again and drove several hours south on I75. DW just took the wheel in southern Georgia so I have time to comment (ATLGranny ~ I 👋🏼ed as I went through your city ☺️, 84 degrees and sun, which is wayyy better than the 10-20 inches of snow predicted back home). I liked the theme, thank you Seth and hope to see more of your bylines!
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah ~~ as always, a very illustrative write-up which I have to peruse further, knowing I will find it enlightening and humorous, thank you for the obvious time and effort you put into your synopses!
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Seth
ReplyDelete(thanks for dropping by)and Hahtoolah (Happy Birthday to your hubby).
I FIRed in good time and saw the COMMON SENSE theme.
I smiled to see IT PRO instead of Guy.
Another smile at the OREOS clue.
DRE took a few minutes as clued.
Another busy day and I must run.
Wishing you all a great day.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteEasy 2sday* [see Erik's USA Today] puzzle from Seth with only a few bumps in the solve.
And thanks, Seth, for swinging by The Corner. You'll find a bunch of word-nerds here who are so nice [how nice are they?] they'll only "wrinkle their nose" at a WTF?!? c/a.
Worst case?, they'll take a Thumper.
Interesting to know about your play; you the write?
How much per CRAB cakes?!?, Hahtoolah? :-) Hilarious expo - loved the Pony / Girl comic. Thank you and extend my HBD wishes to your lesser-half.
WOs: NEW a[ge] ->ERA, ROSTRe
ESPs: ANA & EVA as clued, ILER, DRE (as clued), SATORI,
Fav: CLARK xing KENT was cute.
{B}
LOL ku, C. Moe.
Holistic DR, OMK.
Jinx - or maybe just an asterisks (*) next to the records? :-)
When I was doing a 10-week gig for USDA, we'd take HOU->BWI every Monday. Our driver turned us onto a restaurant 1/2-way to DC and would always stop there for us. The CRAB cakes - oh, so good! I got 'em every week.
//Dessert: IM - any leftover canolli?
D-O: are HEB's CRAB cakes, um, at least OK? I've been wary.
Sorry to hear she wasn't 'patient's asst.'
Ray-O: I always have to ink HARPO backwards in the squares to get OWN's owner right w/o extra ink.
Common Sense is sometimes too common & too wrong. Sure one's gut tells you but empirical evidence says otherwise. #Science #Politics #We'reScrewed :-)
Cheers, -T
*At military time 10:22 tonight, we get: 2/22/22:22:22!
I [love] Palindromes, I [TMBG]
T- if you want information on Seth's career and accomplishments, I included a LINK at 6:38 am.
ReplyDeleteI did this puzzle early this morning and don't remember any problems. I have a couple w/os, but that's from putting the right letter in the wrong space. Thank you, Seth B-H, for the fun time. Thank you very much for the informative expo, Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteGrosse Pointe was a gimmee for this former Michigander.
Satori is my Godmother's last name. Didn't know the Zen connection.
Yooper Phil: when you go back North, if you take I275 east around Cincinnati, when you get to SR 32, wave east and west as you'll be very close to both JavaMama and myself. If you take 75 N., just wave east to both of us!
One more warm day for us tomorrow, then it's back down to the deep freeze. I guess it's still winter.
Have a great evening!
-T @ 3:59 PM Way cool about 222222222sday!
ReplyDeleteSeth's day job is writing OBIE award winning musicals.
The price of CRAB Cakes has been greatly inflated by the SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEM (we're destroying it). You can buy 2 for $38 from CONRAD's in PARKVILLE, MD. If you think that's bad then I won't tell you the price of Alaskan KING CRAB.
HOLISTIC? Lately I've been touting the streaming series "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" (there are two series actually (by Douglas Adams (the same guy who wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (and numerous pre-2K Dr Who episodes (sorry about the LISP))))).
I'm a little surprised that no one mentioned the romcom Grosse Pointe Blank. I don't remember a lot about it, but I think I liked it.
ReplyDeleteYR, a couple of techniques for meetings I recommend in my classes:
1) Distribute the agenda a few days ahead of time, and ask for suggestions for additions or exclusions to be returned to you at least 2 days before the meeting date. (May not work if you have a lot of participants, but if you have that circumstance, you are in trouble anyway.) Start the meeting by bringing attention to the agenda, and let them know if changes have been made since you sent out the original version. Don't be surprised if some don't remember that they got it - everyone is busy.
2) Put a flip chart on an easel, and label it "Parking Lot". Items that folks try to bring up go on that, in addition to any subjects that are getting lengthy or only involve a small subset of the attendees. By putting items on the parking lot, you are showing that you aren't discounting the subject, just preserving your agenda. Unless I'm going to lose my meeting room, I like to offer to hit the parking lot items at the conclusion of the main meeting. Quite often, none of the team wants to stay to take them up.
I liked this puzzle, Hahtoolah's write-up, and all your comments. I confess my wife has more common sense than I do, perhaps because she is more cautious than I am. Where I might say "Let's do it!" she would ask "How much does it cost?"
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Mr. Hahtool.
Good wishes to you all.
Thank you Seth B-H for a very nice puzzle, which I enjoyed and joining us here at tthe blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you Hahtoolah for a funfilled review especially the cartoon with the pony. HBD to your hubby !! Memorable Day !
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I have npt posted at the blog for the last 22 days cuz I was in a hospital for the whole time since the first, kidney issues, transplant etc, At many of our ages, that is only to be expected ....sooner or later. So, all of you guys and gals out there e
in addition to CWs be sure to enjoy life to the fullest ... tomoorow maybe the last ... smart words to live by ....
As anybody goinhgg thru these procedures will tell you the cure is ten times worse than the end product ... its like seeeing Dantes inferno, before youre actually dead/
but i guess i still have some time left here on this earth, sooo i may chip in next week, god willing. god bless you all and have a great week.
Thanks for stopping by Vidwan! It is really great to hear from you and that you are on the mend. We've missed your life experience and insights on a wide range of subjects. See you soon we hope.
DeleteVidwan: You have been missed. I hope you are well on the mend and are soon back to new.
ReplyDeleteVidwan - and here I thought you got sick of us... I was wondering where you (and your erudite comments) were.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of you ailments (22days?!?). God Speed in your recovery -- and may it be a full one.
Jinx - I always have the agenda distributed and ready (not that anyone reads the meeting invites; they just click accept) and guide them back to "how does it pertain...". I love the parking-lot analogy.
Waseeley - It was The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul... [book 2?]
Douglas Adams takes a backseat to no one when it comes to painting the bizarre so clearly believable through his prose*... //from memory so no nasty letters please:
"It was deemed an Act of god
But which god?
What god would be hanging around terminal two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15:27 flight to Oslo?"
And that was just on the book jacket ;-)
Cheers, -T
*The BBC (nor any other endeavor) never quite captured how I read his, um, very much, but not unlike, er, words.
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ReplyDeleteD'Oh! I was remiss in thanking Lem for pointing me back to Seth's background.
I'd Googled Seth's play and missed the fact he scored it! (among other musicals).
Seth, my Youngest probably already knows & loves you. She's already planning her summer (maybe Johns Hopkins for the summer?) and sneaking off to catch NYC shows - musicals are her fav.
C, -T
At the sound of the chime it will be 22:22 on 2/22/22.
ReplyDeleteHey, Vidwan. Great to hear from you. Best wishes for a speedy and smooth recovery.
ReplyDeleteI have b been glued to the History channel since this afternoon. They showed an extraordinary version of Abraham Lincoln and I'm still not finished watching it. It's recorded so I can get back to it. I hope you all enjoyed this 2.22.22. It won't return for several more centuries.
ReplyDeleteWe email the agenda to all before the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting the chair asks for any additions and takes a vote to approve the agenda. My co president leads meandeing disjointed meetings that last a long time. He has many pluses so he acts on them and I helm the meetings.
ReplyDeleteI can't sleep and will have to rise at 6:30.