Theme: GO-BETWEEN (61. Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across)
23. Ride with wooden horses: MERRY-GO-ROUND.
35. "Let's change the subject": DON'T GO THERE.
42. St. Patrick's day shout: ERIN GO BRAGH.
52. Without a care in the world: HAPPY-GO-LUCKY.
Boomer here. It's go time!
St. Patrick's Day will arrive with some spring weather this Thursday. Irish eyes will be smiling.
Across:
5. Not that: THIS.
9. James of "The Blacklist": SPADER.
15. "Sign me up!": I'M IN. Toss in your ante.
16. Call at third base: SAFE. The "Greedies" of major league
baseball have finally settled the argument between the billionaire
owners and the millionaire players.
17. Printing mistakes: ERRATA.
18. Remark that may elicit "None taken": NO OFFENSE. We'll see if the Vikings can make some up. They are still in the same division as Aaron Rodgers.
20. Line dance step: TOE TAP.
21. Coffee dispensers: URNS. We just use a glass pitcher (pot).
22. Garnish for a margarita: RIM SALT. No thank you.
28. Singer with numbered albums: ADELE.
29. Advance to repay: LOAN. You may need one to buy gas.
30. Check no.: ACCT.
34. Drips started by RNs: IVS. Oh yeah, I am familiar with
that. Surprise, the VA moved my next chemo to a smaller VA clinic north
of our home. About 20 miles and a much easier drive. Next IV is March
24. We will see how it goes.
38. Network with science shows, familiarly: NAT GEO. National Geographic.
41. Listened to, as advice: HEEDED. I need proof with advice, Sorry.
47. Clean-up hitter's stat: RBI. On STRIKE did not fit in the grid.
48. Walgreens product: DRUG. Actually, I think Walgreens just sells DRUGs. Other companies produce them.
49. Gaseous: Pref.: AERI.
50. Short: BRIEF.
55. President Hoover: HERBERT. Served from 1929 - 1933. I don't think the stock market crash was his fault.
59. Company that's "calling": AVON. Used to be ladies setting up parties and giving a sales pitch.
60. Picture next to a username: AVATAR.
66. Poet Pablo with a Nobel Prize: NERUDA.
67. Real hassle: PAIN. The last chemo infusion was a little tougher than the first. About 7 days of pain followed.
68. Wheel shaft: AXLE.
69. Formal, as an affair: DRESSY. High School proms are coming soon.
70. Crafts partner: ARTS.
71. Oxen connector: YOKE. Not the center of an egg.
Down:
2. Moody genre: EMO.
3. Carnival city: RIO. Home of the big statue.
4. Roll out, as a flag: UNFURL. Next holiday is Memorial Day. We will UNFURL the flag we received from Spitzboov.
5. Former LPGA #1 golfer Yani __: TSENG.
6. Jabba the Hutt foe: HAN SOLO.
7. Conditions: IFS. Along with ANDS and BUTS
8. "Understand?": SEE. "I SEE" said the blind man when he really didn't.
9. Take effect: SET IN.
10. High school corsage wearer: PROM DATE. It's been a long time since I was in High School. Very memorable.
11. Greek war god: ARES.
12. Facts and figures: DATA. Use to be on paper. Now stored in a computer somewhere.
13. List-ending abbr.: ET AL.
14. Unable to look away: RAPT.
19. Boots brand: FRYE. Minnesota is a land of Boots, but I have never heard of this brand.
22. Ladder step: RUNG. If you fall, you may get your bell RUNG.
23. Stephen King's home state: MAINE. I think MAINE is the only state in the continental US that is only bordered by one other state. New Hampshire.
24. "The Scream" artist Munch: EDVARD.
25. Mix again: RE-STIR.
26. Harry's pal Weasley: RON. Mr. Howard. An actor for 60 years.
27. Cheerios bit: OAT. Bears eat oats and does eat oats but little lambs eat ivy.
31. Michael of "SNL": CHE.
32. __ the Entertainer: CEDRIC.
33. Beloved "Jeopardy!" host: TREBEK. Now he has a TV studio named in his honor.
35. __-wop music: DOO. I don't think I am old enough to remember this. Can you?
36. "I get it now": OHH.
37. Enlighten: EDIFY.
39. Wildebeest: GNU. What's GNU? Nothing, what's GNU with you?
40. Brainiacs: EGGHEADS. Easter is about a month away. Somehow EGGS are a tradition.
43. Protestant denom.: BAPT.
44. Dem.'s foe: REP. I know they battle frequently but the actions from Russia have created strange bedfellows.
45. Suffix with custom: ARY.
46. Data transfer measure: GIGABIT. I think that is a million bits.
50. Inky stain: BLOT.
51. Model's sashaying path: RUNWAY. It's amazing how airport control can keep all the traffic safe.
53. Wide assortment: ARRAY.
54. Appliances that may be Dutch: OVENS.
55. "Give me a __": "Help!": HAND.
56. At any time: EVER.
57. Like many collectibles: RARE. My main collectable is
baseball cards. The RAREST of these is a complete set on 1955 Topps
double headers. I also added an update 15 card set of 2004 double
headers.
58. A/C units: BTUS. We have a new air conditioner coming if the snow ever melts.
61. 3.0, e.g.: Abbr.: GPA. Grade Point Average.
62. Rowing tool: OAR. Yes I remember those when I was young. Then we bought a 5 horse Johnson.
63. Prefix with skeleton: EXO.
64. Deer in a lodge logo: ELK. I once coached a Little League team sponsored by the ELKS.
65. Hillary Clinton, __ Rodham: NEE.
Boomer
This was a bit trickier than the usual Monday puzzle. I had to replace "aero" with "aero" and you have to admit "Tseng" is a little unusual. Other than that, smooth sailing. FIR, so I'm happy.
ReplyDeleteFIR, but erased oho for OHH. DNK NERUDA, TSENG, or Munch's first name. It's early, but I just can't remember any words starting with AERI.
ReplyDeleteA GIGABIT is 1,000 megabits. A terabit is 1,000 gigabits. Storage is usually measured in bytes, which are bits x 8. Data transfer can be measured in bits or bytes, and is a way scallywags can brag about so-so performance. IIRC, gb/s is gigBITS per second, while gB/s is gigaBYTES per second.
Going home today for the first time this year. One more trip to the diesel pumps. Probably a trip to the post office to remind them that my mail forwarding order has expired.
Thanks to Zach for the fun start to the "work" week, and to Boomer for the pun fun. You are an inspiration. (Tom Brady is too. He's back! Fade up the Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye".)
And happy Pi day. Pizza sellers everywhere celebrate.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteZip, zip, and it was done under five. Saw all the GOs, but thought there must be more than that to the theme. Nope. Thanx for the diversion, Zachary, and for the upbeat expo, Boomer. (You're definitely old enough to remember DOO-wop. Good to hear that they've found a more convenient location for your chemo treatments.)
Stupid spell check changed my "aeri" to "aero" so my comment didn't make sense. But you guys probably figured out what I meant, anyway.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteGreat Monday puzzle for a newbie, with the exceptions of Neruda, Tseng, and, perhaps, Errata. The theme was simple and obvious early on, but the reveal was cute. I’m not overly keen on this many proper names in a weekday grid nor this many three letter words, but it was still an easy and enjoyable solve, enhanced by Erin Go Bragh! ☘️ Some cute duos were: Bapt/Rapt, Gnu/Elk, Gigibit/Data, Drug/Pain, and Edvard/Art(s). Forgive me, please, I’m too tired to check out any CSOs.
Thanks, Zachary, for a fun start to the week and thanks, Boomer, for tickling our fancy and brightening our day. (People are going to get tired of seeing that picture, but thanks for the CSO). You’re a real trouper and an inspiration to us all. Best wishes for the days ahead.
Subgenius @ 6:14 ~ We’ve all fallen victim to Autocorrect’s Autocracy! 🤭
FLN
PK, I hope your medical issues are resolved and your other challenges are less demanding. Good to have you back. 🤗
Bobbie, I enjoyed your unusually mellow post. 😉
Have a great day.
I was a real GO-getter today in 4:11.
ReplyDelete"Tseng" on a Monday (or any day of the week)?
Same GOes for "Neruda".
For the record, I'd like to renew my objection here to Daylight Savings Time.
Expected a walk through then the dreaded pop-culs appeared. Dnk SPADER and I knew Jabba but forgot he was a bad guy. I was thinking Ren?
ReplyDeleteIs it 'Cheating' to check the reveal clue to get an idea of the long fills? Sounds like strategy
I actually knew NERUDA and CEDRIC rings a bell but EDVARD didn't . TSENG did after perps
I lost my sil's check to Betsy (claimed dementia). Told sil it was onset dementia. We agreed Wordle would help. As does xwords
Remember it?(DOO Wop) It's all I want to hear. With apologies to Anon-T and TTP I just can't listen to that 80s stuff
Speaking of…I'll leave GIGABIT to -T. It's usually bytes. OK, leave it to Jinx
What's a 'double header' Boomer(in Card lingo)
WC
FIR, but tough for a Monday. I'm not sure you can really call rim salt a garnish.
ReplyDelete16 to FIR, but seemed a bit crunchy for a Monday. DNK NERUDA, TSENG, FRYE, RON or CHE. Perps helped. Thanx to ZDL for this clever CW, and thanx to Boomer for his clever write-up. W/O Googling it, it seems to me Doo-Wop was a 50’s thing. Boomer, I’m not sure if you’re not old enough to remember it or TOO old to remember it! At 77, I remember it….I think. As mentioned, I can’t think of any words starting with “aeri” but a lot starting with “aero” and auto-correct (I call it auto-f___-up) changes “aeri” to “aero”, just as I had to do for my only W/O. As Jinx mentioned, happy pi day to all.
ReplyDeleteThe charm of Pi day seems to be fading. For long time cornerites PABLO NERUDA is a gimme as he was an often quoted favorite of our original poet in residence .
ReplyDeleteI have feeling our puzzle difficulties will increase with the change in editors
More later
Thanks ZDL and Boomer you are an inspiration
Not adjusting to the time yet, but happy to do the puzzle this morning. Saw the many GOs and the reveal explained why. Mostly easy fill with only two unknown names that perps confirmed. Three misdirections that perps corrected: HiNt/HAND, BLOb/BLOT, and yes, AERo/AERI (Hi, Subgenius and unclefred!) A nice FIR for me. Zachary, thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks to Boomer for his cheery review today. You have continued to have a good attitude which will surely help your progress toward good health. Best wishes to all today!
Unclefred: AERI -- How 'bout AERIAL?
ReplyDeleteafraid I had to post 3 silly theme links today
ReplyDeleteJust so I could make this one
go between...
Wilbur Charles @ 8:01
I am afraid that Wordle does not help...
Musings
ReplyDelete-MERRY and HAPPY were red herrings when looking for the gimmick
-Judge Judy often has to decide if it was a LOAN or a gift. Get it in writing!
-I can’t imagine giving out my checking ACCT # or SSN over the internet or phone
-It was the Hoover Dam when it opened in 1935. FDR administration changed it to Boulder Dam for the canyon where it resides and in 1947 it was changed back to Hoover Dam
-High school PROM dresses these days leave very little room to pin a corsage
-On laundry day, I furl the towels
-I’m sure CEDRIC is just fine, but I’d say Sammy Davis Jr., The Entertainer
-Cub pitcher Yu Darvish is said to have the largest ARRAY of pitches – 10
-Not subbing on pi day is a bummer
This Monday puzzle was quite easy. It was fast, but not as fast as I can write. Perps were needed. Half way through I saw the go-betweens. Nice early week theme.
ReplyDeleteI liked doo wop in the 50's and early 60's (college age and young adulthood) with groups like the Platters and the Drifters. Remember The Great Pretender, At the Hop, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Still of the Night, Blue Moon, etc.?
I am not a fan of boots, even in the winter, and never indoors. I find them too hot and too heavy. IMO the tall ones are extremely uncomfortable and confining. I wear leather sneakers, except in too deep snow. Then I put them on just before I leave and take them off ASAP.
Walgreens sells products including drugs.
Boomer, good to see you so upbeat and strong as you undergo your painful and draining treatment. You and CC are always in my thoughts. You both are a great example of endurance and optimism.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteHappy PI Day! I'm sure mathematicians everywhere are over the moon to day.
Thanks to Mr. Levy for a quick and easy puzzle today. The puzzle was easy but getting to it was not. My newspaper is still not being delivered though I have been home since Wednesday! Very frustrating!
I love seeing Pablo NERUDA'S name in the grid. There is a very nice film called El Postino (The Postman) that features him when he was in Italy. Very enjoyable.
It's just a few days early for ERIN GO BRAGH, March 17th.
Sigh. I now have to return to my routine after being on vacation for over a week. My friend just left to return to San Rafael.
I hope you are all well though It sounds like PK had problems. Would someone enlighten me please.
Enjoy Pi Day, everyone! If possible, with an actual pie!
I love BOOTS and own several pair. They are low cut and IMO look stylish.
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! Cute puzzle, Zachary, but wasn't as easy as expected. Laughter is the best medicine, Boomer -- keep 'em coming. Thanks, guys!
ReplyDeleteAll we needed with the DOO-WOP was a Go-Go dancer. But those may have been different music genre eras. I had some black patent leather Go-Go boots that I loved in the olden days before my get-up-and-go went.
Knew EDVARD, but not the other hard names. Thought it was spelled with two A's abutting.
My grandson's very pretty PROM date last spring wore a long-sleeved brocade onesie featuring short shorts & black combat boots. Her dad is a life-long military officer, but don't think he chose the outfit. She looked cute. Grandson looked delighted with her. He likes to push the envelop.
Fun Monday puzzle, many thanks, Zachary. Boomer, always wonderful to have you take care of the Monday commentary, thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteI got almost the entire puzzle except for a blip in the northeast corner because I didn't know SPADER. But everything else fell into place making this a Monday delight.
Took me a while before I finally got ERIN GO BRAGH. Given my scholarship on James Joyce and Irish literature, that should have popped right up.
How did I remember Pablo NERUDA? Don't know, but I did.
I loved Alex TREBEK and will always miss him. He was such a favorite for decades.
Have a great week, everybody.
In the 70s my older brother had a pair of Frye boots. They were very cool and O.j. Simpson was there spokesmodel. I think I just saw a pair here in L.A. last week. Unlike O.J. maybe they're making a comeback.
ReplyDeletetypical top-of-the-week puzzle but TSENG not very Mondayish. ...Sussible theme.
ReplyDeleteInkover: sea/RIMSALT (is that what it's really called?)🍹
After loyally watching "Black List" for 9 years I give up. It has overstayed it's welcome, and has run out of ideas. I still am not sure who Raymond Reddington really is and actually don't care anymore. 🙄
"Beloved Jeopardy host" Art Flemingwouldn fit?....
Already did the ERIN GO BRAGH-less thing. (a shout during the great Irish brassiere famine)😅
Canada Eh, NOOFFENcE?
RUNWAY...grrr don't remind me..*
Why some teams lose....NOOFFENSE
What's dropped at Harvard....ARES
Hip-hopped....RAPT
Sea eagles....URNS
I hate flying
*..Had my UA flight to Ft Myers Sunday cancelled 3 times. Once in the middle of the night. Up all night rescheduling. This morning cancelled again on the 1 hour drive to the airport. Right now in a Syracuse hotel near the airport. Flight tomorrow AM at 6 AM if it's not cancelled. Will miss 2 days of my 5 day (M-F) conference. Hope we GO tomorrow.
Did I say I hate flying? 🤬
Boomer, good luck, CHEMOsabe🤭
Why should you never talk to Pi?
ReplyDeleteBecause he will just go on and on, forever.
What do you get when you divide the circumference of a cow by its diameter?
A cow pi.
A fine Monday PZL from Mr. Levy.
ReplyDeleteThe long fills were especially easy, helping to fill perps in record time.
The asymmetrical grid (16x15) continues the trend against diagonals, so no "DR" today.
~ OMK
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR with one w/o: AERO/AERI
Hang in there Boomer!
I’m certainly fine with folks “bragging” about how quickly they solve the puzzle. But I don’t see the need. Are these folks running late for an appointment? Work? As a retiree I enjoy the peace and quiet of solving a puzzle with no concern about time. Finishing with no errors? A better barometer IMO
Spoiler alert: a few answers from yesterday and today will be In Friday’s puzzle; won’t say which, though
Do others notice that if an “odd” word shows on Sun or Mon it’ll probably show up again later in the week? Is that an intentional editor thing?
Ray O @ 12:12 ~ The best laid plans . . . 😥 Good luck tomorrow! ✈️ 🏝🏖
ReplyDeleteZip zoop and done. Solved it quickly but enjoyed doing it.
ReplyDeleteGIGABIT would be a data quantity measure. Data transfer would be measured in gigabits per second (amount of data per second.)
Small nose wrinkles at RIMSALT, RESTIR, and AERI. Smiles at the clues for NO OFFENSE, RUNG, OVENS, and AVATAR.
HERBERT Hoover is a well-known name at Stanford University, as is that of his wife.
CEDRIC The Entertainer is currently starring in a television comedy called The Neighborhood. CEDRIC is also the first name of our former dentist.
Good wishes to you all.
I've really missed the chuckles I get here!!
ReplyDeleteI love the look and style of boots on SOME ONE ELSE. On me I dislike the feel and comfort level.
ReplyDeleteJayce, had you said Data transfer RATE would be measured in gigabits per second you would have been correct. Just got back from almost 4 months of using Verizon Wireless for all my data needs, and I can assure you that "gigab(y)tes" is a measure of the AMOUNT of data transferred. I learned the meaning of an "unlimited" data plan on this trip.
ReplyDeleteThank you Zachary Levy for an easier Monday puzzle, ... but not too easy .. that I enjoyed. I was not familiar with TSENG ... with a name like Yani, I thought the last name might be greek. I am familiar with Pablo Neruda and the movie The Postman, that he acted in.
ReplyDeleteThank you Boomer, for a very nice and enjoyable review, despite all your trials and travails. You are always in my thoughts and prayers.
Lemonade, I did not know that the change of editors from Rick Norris would or could cause such a seismic change in crossword theory and preferences...
I too, have to visit three hospitals for various ailments etc., but two of them are pratically in my backyard, about 2 miles away, and the main one is twelve miles away.
Also 2 SNF's, 2 PTs and an OT, and a speciality pharmacy.
Have a great Monday, you all.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteNice 16x15 grid with a fun theme, Zachary. Thanks for the puzzle play.
Nice to read you in fine-fettle, Boomer. You seem HAPPY GO LUCKY even with all the requisite IVs.
Lovely picture of IM too!
WO: HAND-up - AERo
ESPs: SPADER, TSENG, NERUDA, FRYE (? UGG :-))
Fav: I'll go w/ TREBEK. If you haven't read The Answer is...", I highly recommend it.
FLN: PK, I just assumed you had computer problems again. So sorry to hear of your ailment; it's good to have you back!
Thanks, Jinx, for addressing the GIGA (2^30) v. mega (2^20) v. tera(2^40) bit/bytes.
//speaking of scale: Saw this on Twitter. Stay for the comments.
Jayce - give it up. Companies are advertising using wrong terminology, the public doesn't know the difference. [cite: xFinity]
//Funny, Jinx!
Is a Dutch OVEN really an "appliance"? I Googled and only found that Williams Sonoma has an 'electric Dutch oven' appliance. Looks like a Crockpot to me.
Ray-O: Same with Person of Interest, Burn Notice, ET.AL. Just out of ideas and now I don't care. Good luck getting to your conference.
C. Moe, YES! Years ago I offered-up the theory that Rich 'primes' us for the week to see if we learnt new ('odd') words by Friday.
C.C. said I needed a better hobby :-)
With my class, on a bus, on a 6th-grade field trip to Springfield's museum as we passed by the pharmacy...
We all giggled at the store's name: "Ideal DRUGs"
Cheers, -T
New editor??? I did not know since I have not received a newspaper for weeks. I stopped delivery during my time away but it still hasn't arrived even though I gave my return date. Today I had a "hot" conversation with someone from the circulation department. It was promised for tomorrow. We'll see . . . . . . .
ReplyDeleteHere you go, Lucina.
ReplyDeleteTL;DR: Rich will hand Patti the keys on 18 Apr.
Cheers, -T
FIR, without too many issues. I saw the theme early, but it really didn't figure into my solving the puzzle this time. Yes, it was a little more crunchy for a Monday, but I got through it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Zachary and Boomer.
lemonade714 said..."For long time cornerites PABLO NERUDA is a gimme as he was an often quoted favorite of our original poet in residence."
ReplyDeleteYou had a poet here before me? And I've never heard of it till now?