A Breeze by Any Other Name.
17-Across. Wartime delinquent: DRAFT DODGER. What's the difference between a Draft and a Breeze?
22-Across. '60s-'70s Chicago Bears running back who is the youngest inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: GALE SAYERS. What's the difference between a Gale and a Breeze?
36-Across. Flute and oboe: WIND INSTRUMENTS. What's the difference between Wind and a Breeze?
46-Across. Flaky baked dough: PUFF PASTRY.
And the unifier:
58-Across. "Piece of cake!" ... and apt description of the starts of 17-, 22-, 36- and 46-Across?: WHAT A BREEZE. The first word in each theme answer can describe a blast of a breeze. Some of the "breezes" are stronger than others. A GALE would be quite strong, while a PUFF might barely cause a stir.
There was also a mini musical theme:
15-Across. Mid-range voice: TENOR.
5-Down. Mid-range voices: ALTI.
6-Down. Without a key: ATONAL.
Is it me, or was this quite a challenge for a Tuesday puzzle?
Across:1. Rolex rival: OMEGA. Both are expensive watches.
6. Wow: AMAZE.
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| A Maze |
11. Listing at indeed.com: JOB. I was not familiar with this website.
16. One of WD-40's many: USE. Who knew there were so many ways to use WD-40?
19. Slippery road cause: ICE.
20. Multipart sofa: SECTIONAL.
21. Mufasa's "The Lion King" brother: SCAR.
25. German pastry: STRUDEL. A strudel is a layered
pastry that is usually sweet, but can have a savory filling. Making
one is probably beyond my cooking abilities.
30. Provide money for: FUND.
31. Playground retort: ARE SO!
32. __ sci: POLI. Political Science, which is the study
of dealing with systems of governance and power and the analysis of
political activities.
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| Enough Said. |
33. Web access co.: ISP. Internet Service Provider.
40. Drunkard: SOT. A crossword staple.
41. Sorority T's: TAUs. It's the Greek letter that
actually looks like a T.
42. Sleep disorder: APNEA. Last year, one of the
companies that makes the CPAP machines had to issue a recall. The
new materials in the machine were causing a hazardous chemical to be
released into the breathing apparatus.
43. Sam or Michelle of Georgia politics: NUNN. Michelle
Nunn (née Mary Michelle Nunn; b. Nov. 16, 1966), is the daughter of former
Senator Sam Nunn (né Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr.; b. Sept. 8, 1938)
44. Online marketing technique: E-BLASTS.
50. Human rights lawyer Clooney: AMAL. Amal Clooney (née
Amal Alamuddin; b. Feb. 3, 1978) is the wife of actor George Clooney (né
George Timothy Clooney; b. May 6, 1961).
51. Greek "Father of History": HERODOTUS. Herodotus (484
~ 425 BCE) is generally considered to have been the first person to
systematically write down historical events. He wrote Histories, which is a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars. I read
some of this years ago.
57. Birdie plus one: PAR. A golfing reference.
60. "Mad Men" network: AMC. Mad Men was a
television drama about a Madison Avenue advertising firm in the 1960s.
The show ran from July 2007 to May 2015.
61. Hazardous gas: RADON. // According to 39-Down. Eco-conscious
govt. group: EPA and the CDC, Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking.
62. Shenanigan: ANTIC. Appropriate for this time of
year. This year's St. Patrick's Day parade will be on Saturday,
March 19.
63. Falsehood: LIE.
64. Surgical tube: STENT.
65. Everycow: BOSSY.
Down:
1. 3:1, e.g.: ODDS.
2. No more than: MERE.
3. Emergency copter op: EVAC.
4. Birthday buy: GIFT.
7. Olympic goal: MEDAL.
8. Artfully seek, as a promotion: ANGLE FOR.
9. Actress Kravitz: ZOË. Zoë (née Zoë Isabella
Kravits; b. Dec. 1, 1988) is the daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and
actress Lisa Bonet.
10. Make a mistake: ERR.
11. Electricity: JUICE.
12. Letter before Papa: OSCAR. A reference to the NATO
Phonetic Alphabet
13. Coronas and Buds: BEERS. Both are brands of beers.
18. Venetian elder of yore: DOGE. The Doge was the
highest political position in the Venetian Republic. Here is everything
you ever wanted to know about the Doge of Venice, but didn't know to ask.
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| The Dog of Venice. |
21. Australian airport code: SYD. Flying into Sydney?
23. "Star Trek" helmsman: SULU.
24. __ husbandry: ANIMAL. Everything you wanted to know
about animal husbandry, but didn't know to ask.
25. Logging tools: SAWS.
26. Fairy tale bears, e.g.: TRIO.
27. "Seasons of Love" musical: RENT.
28. Amer. money: USD. As in the United States Dollar.
29. Wrap a gift, slangily: DO IT UP. I don't think I
have heard this expression in the context of wrapping a gift.
32. Halves of qts.: PTS. Pints and Quarts. Mind your Ps and Qs.
33. Holiday and Days: INNS. Clever. Both are
motels
34. Editor's "Let it be": STET. A crossword staple.
35. Free TV ads: PSAs. As in Public Service Announcements.
37. Mom's mom: NANA.
38. Awning, for one: SUN SHADE.
43. Super Bowl org.: NFL. As in the National Football League. // And 58-Down. QB targets: WRs.
The Wide Receiver is the target for the QuarterBack.
44. Roaming, like a knight: ERRANT.
45. Brief invite equivalent of "Drinks are not on me!": BYOB.
46. Like decrees from Francis: PAPAL.
47. Fish sauce taste: UMAMI.
48. Screwball comedy: FARCE.
49. Grand __ National Park: TETON. Today's French lesson.
52. Just plain plain: DRAB.
53. Napa prefix: OENO-.
54. Asian holidays: TETS. Another crossword staple.
55. Israeli weapons: UZIs. Uriel Gal (Dec. 15, 1923 ~
Sept. 7, 2002) was an Israeli gun designer best remembered for designing
the submachine gun that bears his name.
56. Cabinet dept. head: SECY. As in Secretary.
59. Top __: Monopoly piece: HAT. A history of
the Monopoly pieces.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Beware the Ides of March!
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45 comments:
FIRight. It's Tuesday. My last entry was to correct the spelling of HERODaTUS's name.
Got the theme with DRAFT plus WIND. Had a wee bit of confusion because I had TDS < WRS, which gave the ungrammatical tHAT A BREEZE.
POLI was a maker of PUFF PASTRY and STRUDEL.
At the county fair, her baking won a MEDAL!
Her cookies did AMAZE
Near and far -- far away --
For a plate of them, she bargained with the DEVIL!
Old HERODOTUS was a newsman of his day!
He would write down what famous people would say.
What made them famous?
The reports of Herodotus!
Much like the Kardashians of today!
{B+, A-.}
I guess OKL stayed up to post this morning.
I do think there is a slight increase in puzzle difficulty, but we will need to wait Until after April 18.
Hahtoolah did such a complete job of explaining things my only real comment is to acknowledge the mixed joy of my CSO “ SECTIONAL ORIENTATION” it was for me but couched in an unflattering way.
With ides here be careful all
Thanks JMC hey those are my initials!
I never heard of a "marketing technique" called an "eblast" but that's what the perps revealed. And I went through a number of watches for the first clue before I came up with "Omega." I thought the reveal was cute. FIR, so I'm happy
TIL about Bossy... Bessie has been more persistent through pop culture.
Good morning!
Zipped through this one, even though d-o didn't recognize GALE SAYERS and had no idea what a WR could be. (Thanx, Hahtoolah.) Mispelled HERODOTUS at first; I see I'm not alone. Thanx for the diversion, John Michael, and for the well-illustrated expo, Hahtoolah.
Oh, and like OKL, I first had "that" instead of "what" in the reveal but "WR's" made much more sense than "TR's" so I came 'round right.
Good Morning, Crossword friends: Hand up for initially thinking the reveal was going to be That's a Breeze. This morning, we are not experiencing a BREEZE, but rather a very intense thunderstorm. Although we need the rain, the thunder in the wee hours of the morning woke me up. It could have waited a few hours! Stay dry, everyone.
QOD: I swear like a sailor, assuming the sailor in question died in 1800 and was really square. ~ Alexandra Petri (née Alexandra Attkisson Petri; b. Mar. 15, 1988), American humorist and writer
FIW, bossy did me in.
Took me nearly 6 minutes to shoot the breeze today.
Was sure Gale was a 5-letter name (isn't there an "i" or a "y" in there somewhere?), had no idea on Herodotus or "Everycow/Bossy," and also haven't heard "do it up" in that context.
I was surprised to see "pastry" in a clue for "German pastry", and an answer for "puff pastry."
This filled smoothly- felt quicker than yesterday.
I have a lot of admiration for GALE SAYERS not just as a football player, but for his friendship with fellow Bears teammate Brian Piccolo featured in his autobiography "I am Third" and movie "Brian's Song" which came out in the early 70s- a very impressionable time for me.
http://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Piccolo_Brian.html
Thanks Susan and John!
FIW, confidently penciling in "aENO". Bad Spellars of the world, UNTIE!
DNK EBLAST, AMAL (I've met Nick but perps didn't allow it), or Herowhatshisname.
My wonderful greyhound ZOE gets a CSO today, as well as Lucina (NUNn).
I didn't realize that OMEGA watches were in that class. Makes me ashamed of my Tag Heuer.
I once had a friend who had a degree in ANIMAL husbandry. He worked for an industry newspaper named Thoroughbred Record in Lexington, KY. Spent his work week researching racehorse bloodlines. He still couldn't consistently beat the other bettors at Keenland.
I used 140 gallons of diesel in two fills on my trip home. Combined pump price was $778, with my cost after discount and fees being $703. That works out to $5.55 pump price and $5.01 effective price. Glad to be home.
Thanks to JMC for the tough Tuesday, and to Hahtoolah for another gem.
A Tuesday treat today and a FIR. The NW corner puzzled me some. OMEGA is never my first thought for Rolex rival. Maybe next time. And DEVIL came after thinking of black cats and bats, but they didn't fit. After that everything went smoothly with only WRS a question at the end but it was well perped. Thanks, John Michael, for an interesting puzzle with a theme I suspected before the reveal.
I too noticed all the musical references, Hahtoolah. (When I got to WIND INSTRUMENTS, I wondered if that was the reveal, but no, there was more to come.) And thank you for all the added smiles and learning moments. You do a super job. Now on to the day!
Good Morning:
Well, this was an easy, breezy romp with an obvious theme and a surprise Aha reveal. I didn’t know Oscar or EBlasts but both perped easily enough. No w/os or stumbling blocks but lots of fun goodies: Tenor/Alti/Atonal, Doge/Dodger, Err/Errant, Use/USD, NFL/WRs, Tet(s)/Teton, and Strudel/Pastry. Also, CSOs to Ray O and Inanehiker (Stent), Moe (Oeno), Picard (Sulu), Tin (_ _ _), and HG and I think there may be others, too, but can’t remember (Apnea), All Golfers (Par).
Thanks, John Michael, for a Tuesday treat and thanks, Hahtoolah, for brightening and enlightening. Loved the cartoons, as usual, with my favorites being the Cats BYOB and the Devil/Details.
FLN
Anon T, that Asteroid Comment Section was hilarious, as was the Giraffe measurement. Thanks for the many chuckles.
Have a great day.
Yes, at first I thought I was solving a Saturday NYT then it opened up in NE and was a BREEZE Even tricky NW fell with a few perps.
JOB and JUICE were my first fills
I think the PAPAL Decree sb singular. If plural, Bulls would fit better
Dylan, I started Bess too
Jinx, I see they factor the discount into the price. I pay 4.99(minus my Circle-K Easy pay discount)
Speaking of PAR, Cameron Smith had only one on the front nine*. One of the better final rounds as a dozen were in contention.
FIR, wees on EBLASTS and cleverness of INNS
WC
* 5 birdies, 3 bogeys(Olayers Champuonship the equivalent of a Major)
Players Championship
Like Hahtoolah, I found this difficult for a Tuesday. Could not think of OMEGA, so off to a bad start. First fill was DRAFTDODGER. Then they started to fill and I worked my way back until I had enough perps to finally have OMEGA put into my brain. DNK HERODOTUS or AMAL. WD 40 is indeed very useful for many things beside oiling things. I like removing the goo left behind when you remove a sticker from something. The saying “Watch your ps and qs!” Comes from type setting, done upside down and backward, a p and a q are easily confused. 24 in FIR, a terrible time for a Tuesday. Thanx JMC for the mental workout, and thanx Hahtoolah for the entertaining write-up.
Musings
-A gimmick that is about as obvious as it can be
-TIMEX/ROLEX? Yeah, right!
-My college had a big bump in enrollment during the DRAFT
-GALE SAYERS – A proud graduate of Omaha Central High School
-Uh, I was the owner of one of those recalled Philips APNEA machines
-A wonderful, brilliant Mad Men pitch
-Goldilocks - Visiting or breaking and entering?
-The island green at #17 showed pros can have issues too.
-A fun write-up, Susan. The POLI SCI cartoon? Good humor is grounded in truth.
Unclefred, your comment reminds me of one of dw's friends who worked as a display window designer at a department store. After setting up a lingerie display she walked outside to admire her work. Oops, "dras" and "girbles."
Hola!
I finished this puzzle at about 6 A.M. then returned to bed and slept soundly. Thank you, Michael Currie. Unlike some of you, I found I found it easy, yes, a BREEZE!
TENOR crossing ATONAL is ironic.
AMAL is unforgettable to me because it was such a surprise when George married her.
Drat! I missed EBLASTS because I failed to pluralize INNS, had INNN instead. Too early and no coffee. Also, ABC instead of AMC. I never watched Mad Men.
Thank you, Susan, for the fun frolics!
Beware the Ides of March, everyone!
Jinx, I'm not surprised at your gas bill. While I was in California I usually offered to pay for gas, being a good guest. It was often 5.99.
Well, I managed to break wind in 11:11 on this one for a FIR. Maybe not really the correct way to describe it, just had to mimic Anonymous who always ties his completion comparison in with the theme, and consistently finishes in half the time as I. Thank you JMC for the Tuesday challenge! Nice work fitting HERODOTUS in the grid, I like the long fills that are not part of the theme.
Hahtoolah ~~ I always look forward to your Tuesday reviews, not sure where you come up with all your cartoons and illustrations and videos, but they are always entertaining and educational and you obviously spend some time and effort into making it enjoyable for all. Today I liked your inclusion of both the Greek and NATO alphabets, helps to know in the CW solving world!
Tuesday toughie for me, but still fun--thanks, John. And always enjoy your comments and pictures, Susan, thanks for those too.
My favorite clue this morning was German pastry. My grandmother cooked a wonderful STRUDEL back in the day.
As soon as I got the A, I knew it would be ANIMAL husbandry.
Remembered AMAL Clooney without any problem.
Know APNEA only from crosswords, not from life experience, thank goodness.
Have a good week coming up, everybody.
I dunno,,,,,,
I think YooperPhil's breaking wind comment,
combined with thinking "bossy" should "Elsie,"
kinda got me sidetracked...
Misty, your comment reminded me of my German maternal grandmother. She could cook or bake ANYTHING you could imagine. She baked the most wonderful strudels! She made cream puffs, cookies, donuts, bread....think of it, she could make it. She made her own pasta.....w/o a pasta machine! BTW, I've always wondered why "cookies" are called that, since they are not cooked, they are baked. Shouldn't they be called "bakies"?
Fun puzzle. "Funner" recap. Thanks, Cat.
I am still in the mountains. The car was full with people, gear, cats, cat gear, etc. so I left my tool box at home. Naturally, since arriving I have have to deal with/repair a garage door opener, a carbon monoxide detector, a dishwasher that wouldn't drain and a washing machine that flooded the floor. The g-ds are like like. More when time permits.
YooperPhil, I appreciate you noticing and commenting on my (often feeble) attempts at word play.
Puzzling thoughts:
GRAM/NANA; JOULE/JUICE; ARRANT/ERRANT
Perps ruled the day for this more difficult than normal Tuesday puzzle
JMC and SS, great puzzle and recap. Susan, I watched the STRUDEL episode; I like to cook but have never tried my hand at doing any sort of PASTRY. I am amazed at how easy they make it look
HG, the Mad Men clip was a fun look back at advertising. I’m going to check my streaming channels to see if it’s available to me to watch
CSO to moi for OENO, though I prefer just popping corks and drinking wine these days. I sometimes regret that I used to be snobby when it came to wine
My SECTIONAL from FL - that I referred to as my “rainbow couch” is going to be picked up by a charity tomorrow. We recently bought a smaller sofa piece that is more practical
SEIKO before OMEGA. Struggled to enter WRS. But I got the BREEZE theme part early. Learning moment there is a new NUNN generation in GEORGIA POLITICS. FIR.
Irish Miss Thank you for the SULU shout out.
On the train from Tel Aviv to Haifa I discreetly got this photo of soldiers relaxing with UZIS in their laps.
I will never forget my learning moment about JUICE. We were having a TV antenna installed on our roof when I was a child. The installer explained the need for a lightning arrestor on the wire down from the roof. Otherwise, when the antenna is hit by lightning, the JUICE would flow into your TV and blow it up.
I tried to picture something like grapefruit JUICE flowing into our TV. I later had to learn JUICE was electrician jargon for ELECTRICITY. Who knew that I would have a career directing JUICE.
WC, that's about the price at WalMart too. Problem is they aren't right off the interstate, and can often be hard to maneuver around in. I can't back up when I'm towing my CRV, so I have to be sure of my exit plan before poking my nose into a station. I suspect that the big guys - J.B. Hunt, Roadway, Schneider and the others - get a far better discount at the national truck stops like Loves, T/A and Pilot / Flying J.
Moe @ 1:19 ~ I hope you find Mad Men. I watched the entire 7 seasons awhile back and, even though I wasn’t in the advertising world, I could relate to the very accurate portrayal of the 1960s male-dominated culture and mores in the work force. I enjoyed the series and recommend it highly.
I had a doctor’s appointment this morning and one of the young receptionists had Kelly green hair. I’ve seen blue and purple hair but never green. I was tempted to say that she was two days early for St. Patrick’s Day but I decided she probably wouldn’t know what I was talking about.
Jinx, don't you need to use a different grade of diesel? Speaking of discounts, Sam's was a lousy nickel, yesterday.
Hi Y'all! Fun but a little hard, JMC. Thanks! Very chuckle-worthy, Hahtoolah! Fine job.
Tried Tisot before OMEGA, but wasn't sure that was even a watch brand.
Plugged in the old historian, then wondered how I knew that.
Laughed out loud on reading the Sectional Orientation clip. I bought three different sectionals during my marriage, since I always had crowds at my house. The second three-piece sectional upholstery wore out back in 1970 so I took an upholstering class and decked it out in a royal blue fabric with the back insert a beige with big blue flowers which was very mod. The nylon fabric turned out to be "the cloth that never dies". After 20 years, it still looked fresh & pretty, so I passed it to my son when I got a new sectional because I needed a pull-out bed. After a few years, it was passed to son #2 who used is several years then passed it to his wife's brother. All of us had little children using it for over 30 years. Showed up in many family group pictures now fondly remembered.
I enjoyed solving this puzzle. Nose wrinkles at WRS and DO IT UP, and smiles at the clues for DEVIL, INNS, and BOSSY.
An excellent PZL from Mr. Currie, with a fine response from Hahtoolah!
It broke the drought by giving us the first diagonal in several (week)days. Thank you!
YooperPhil notes the inclusion of two alphabets, NATO's (OSCAR) and the Greek (OMEGA & TAUs), plus we see the mention of HERODOTUS.
There is also OENO, derived from Greek Οίνο.
As a Scout, I earned a merit badge in "ANIMAL Husbandry"!
I have no idea what I did to get it. In summer camp (Camp Royaneh in No. CA) we were ushered through certain merit badges each year, depending on what the scoutmaster-mentors were willing to monitor.
I got the husbandry badge the same year I got "Cooking," "Beekeeping," and "Lifesaving."
For the last, I learned to swim with my clothes on, a talent that followed me through the years.
Fortunately, IRL, nobody got sick from my (limited) menu, no bees were looking for a home (er.. hive!), and no lives needed saving, not within my line of sight .
Misty ~ I imagine your NANA made a very fine STRUDEL!
~ OMK
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DR: At last, we have a diagonal, just one, on the opp. side.
It delivers a decent anagram (14 of 15 letters), although it refers to a vulgar, objectionable sound.
An apology should follow, if someone should show poor taste by greeting you with a ...
"BUMPTIOUS SNARL"!
Hi All!
Thanks John Michael for the fun grid; BREEZY Tuesday followed by a BLAST of Hahtoolah's humorous cartoons and fun links.
WOs: POLy, BeSSY
ESPs: AMAL, DOGE| GALE SAYERS (thank you theme!), HERODOTUS
Fav: BEERS USE ICE
I never heard of ZOE Kravitz until she hosted SNL last weekend. Apparently, she's playing Catwoman in The Batman [SNL]
{B, A}
Cool photo, Picard. Too much JUICE to a circuit and the smoke comes out. No smoke, no workie ;-)
Lucina - I nearly spit out my coffee... Married AMAL? I thought that was his daughter when I saw the picture Hahtoolah provided.
LOL 'Bubble Gum Farms', CED.
Gotta run; play later.
Cheers, -T
Uncle Fred, loved your story about your German's grandmother's "bakies"!
Yes, OMK, Mama, as we called her, did bake a great STRUDEL.
Picard, you have pix for everything. I imagine the Uzi one was surreptitious
And Anon-T, that SNL Skit had even me laughing
Cheers- which btw gives me a clip every time I link in.
Go to jumble blog for song of the day
WC
WC, no special diesel. My RV has a standard, over-the-road Caterpillar C7 engine. Another configuration of the same engine is used in earth moving gear, but they all use the same dinosaur squeezin's, even though the off-road equipment isn't required by law to use the ultra-low sulfur variety.
Picard ~
Discreet as you may have been, it looks like that one soldier looked away from his phone just in time--to make eye contact with you.
I don't know for sure,
but if I had been in your seat,
I woulda hummed and looked 180 out another window...
~ OMK
Thank you John Michael Currie for a very crispy Tuesday puzzle. I enjoyed it very much.
Thank you Hahtoolah for a Wonderful fun filled review, which I really enjoyed !!!
You really outdid yourself !@# You chose very funny and thought provoking cartoons ... AND IT SHOWS !!@!
Thank you CED for your cartoons over each week as well.
Somehow, I had heard of Gale Sayers altho I dont watch football.
Picard, Thank you for your note on whether Natrlzd Citizens can be thrown out of the country. I saw that response only today. I am often on many many meds, anti rejection, anti-coagulative, and anti- everything and pain killers etc., and am missiing out on half of my life... I dont even get to the comments page until the late afternoons. My life has really really slowed down from a 78 rpm to a 33 and a third rpm ....
When we went on a tourist tour to Israel about four years ago, I was standing behind some female sabra soldiers at queue at an ice cream stand and they were cradling their Uzis, behind their backs ... and right infront of me.
I was very concerned that I did not go close, lest I spook them, .... but they took a quick look at me, and they seemed to be completely comfortable. Trust me, they are taught well, and they know what they're doing, but for laymen it can be a lil nerve wracking.
Have a great Tuesday evening, and a great tomorrow, you all.
FIR and it was a breeze. Loved all the cartoons today.
Vidwan @ 7:14: "My life has really really slowed down from a 78 rpm to a 33 and a third rpm ...."
Well, sure, but it's still revolving!
AnonT:
I just looked it up and Amal Clooney is 44 years old! Some women just don't show their age!
Lucina - I may be living in Dorian Gray's attic, but I don't even notice DW's age.*
Language mavens who like to have fun... This Guy is cute. //seven seconds of 'who is he?' == degree in linguistics from UK who's been in US for a few years. I enjoyed the spelling lesson - C, Eh!, what's your take? :-)
Cheers, -T
*nope., not my place to out her as the same age as me #'70 :-)
Clarification... we were both born in '70.
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