Title: I spy a little l in my I.
So guess who is back again before you, this time as himself? It is I the lemon in iced tea. This played hard in many places with the cluing (his or the editors?) opaque and the structure different. If I am correct this is a puzzle with east/west symmetry...more about that later. First, I want to acknowledge some fun sparkly fill - FAUCETS, RANGOON, ROSEBUD, SUITS ME, WRESTLE, SECTIONS, THE BIRDS, ATE A LITTLE, and GERIATRICS. Part of being sparkly is that they are longer and if you do not get the clue/fill combination, the puzzle becomes exponentially harder. Which brings us to the theme. Today JW gives a classic letter substitution puzzle, where the letter L at the end of a word in a familiar phrase is replaced with the letter I. Then it is clued to suggest the new meaning of the phrase. Clever - one of the arrows in his creative quiver. I said we have left/right symmetry with the themers going from 15 to 11 to 9 and finishing at 13. If you were looking for convential 17A to start symmetrical theme placements, it could be a long Friday.
The themers:
17A. Field worker having a pastrami on rye?: FARMER IN THE DELI (15). We begin with a gridspanner linking working in the fields to going to a delicatessen and ordering a pastrami on rye, which is a very popular order in most delis. This changes the children's nursery rhyme Farmer in the Dell just a little. The beauty is the simplicity, yet subtlety of such a tiny change causing such a completely new image.
27A. Prominent part of a Tex-Mex chain's logo?: THE BIG CHILI (11). This may be my favorite because it also has added imagery (the Big Chili in the chain's ads). The movie, also was
an amazing introduction to many who became major stars, including the late William Hurt who just passed on March 13, 2022. Not updated, but here is the CAST. This does not list the very famous actor who was hired to play the friend who died, but whose footage was cut. It was...( ) fill in the blank.49A. Indonesian dive bar?: BALI JOINT (9). Next, ball joints which are spherical bearings that connect the control arms to the steering knuckles, and are used on virtually every automobile made are repurposed as a cheap bar on a key island that is part of Indonesia. When I owned a travel agency it was a favorite honeymoon spot for clients. I have never been. Anyone?
51A. Memory of the 1996 Olympic flame lighting?: ALI IN YOUR MIND (13). Do many of your remember when Muhammed Ali lit the Olympic Torch to begin the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta?
It was very significant in many ways. It was a time of healing and hope after many traumatic summer games. It was time of inclusivity after murder and mayhem had dogged the games. It was a time to acknowledge Ali and his spirit, as he was in the grips of Parkinson's brought on by years of being hit in the head. He also had been villified as a draft dodger rather than an observant Muslim. But there is no sentiment in baseball or the LA Times so on we go.
Across:5. Group playing mind games: MENSA. When this blog started everyone wondered who among the solvers belonged. Now we so not care.
10. Criticizes: RAPS. They gave him a bad rap.
14. Mocks: APES. Is aping always mocking?
15. Poem of 15,000+ lines: ILIAD. Aren't you glad they didn't make you memorize that one in school.
20. Like the Godhead: TRIUNE. A very Friday word. Since we do not discuss religion here, I will merely quote the Brittanica "There is One God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Other ways of referring to the Trinity are the Triune God and the Three-in-One. The Trinity is a controversial doctrine; many Christians admit they don't understand it, while many more Christians don't understand it but think they do."
21. Fantasized: DREAMT.
22. Diplomacy: TACT. Not my strong suit.
23. "Isle of Dogs" director Anderson: WES. Here is a GUIDE to his films.
26. Tom or jack: MALE. Designation for animals, e.g TOM CAT, JACK ASS.
30. Bygone Mideast gp.: UAR. United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), Arabic Al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah, political union of Egypt and Syria proclaimed on February 1, 1958, and ratified in nationwide plebiscites later that month. It ended on September 28, 1961, when Syria, following a military coup, declared itself independent of Egypt. More Brittanica.
32. Capital of colonial Burma: RANGOON. It is now part of Myanamar and known as YANGON. These renamings passed on 18 June 1989 to reflect the fact that the "r" sound is no longer used in Standard Burmese and merged with a "y" glide.
33. Bill: TAB. Short for tabulation.
36. "No objection here": SUITS ME. I like blogging. Though I...
38. Try to deal (with): WRESTLE. with scheduling my time.
40. Sharply outline: ETCH. They use acid.
41. Israeli-born designer Tahari: ELIE. 45 years i
42. Kane's boyhood sled: ROSEBUD. Does anybody not know this from Orson Welles' classic Citizen Kane?
46. Taps: FAUCETS. It is CONFUSING.
55. Lucretius' love: AMOR. Titus Lucretius Carus was a Roman poet and philosopher, he wrote Latin where Amor is the word for love.
56. Spry: AGILE. Synonyms: easy moving, more acute, most easy-moving, sprighter, most sportive, mercurial, most easy moving, quick trigger, quick the draw, sprightest, quick witted, quick draw, more easymoving, more easy moving, easymoving, sportive, most easymoving, more easy-moving, quick on draw, quick the trigger, quickwitted.
57. Rowers: OARS. Not the people, the instrument.
59. Pastoral group: HERD. Not an actual Pastor but related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle.
60. Sly tactics: RUSES. This is an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
61. Simone of song: NINA.
62. Revolution constant: AXIS. If it is revolving, it does so on an axis.
63. Since Jan. 1: YTD. Year To Date.
64. Impede: SLOW. Block.
Down:
2. Besides, with "from": APART. Apart from watching the Masters, do you watch golf on TV?
3. Job field that embraces seniority: GERIATRICS. Sounds like fun for this geriatric.
4. To an equal extent: AS MUCH.
5. Bog: MIRE.
6. Ivy attendee: ELI. Not to be confused with our Israeli designer.
7. "Collages" novelist: NIN. Anais, author of many books and way more appearances in crosswords.
8. Couldn't stand anymore?: SAT. Ha ha, not anger but tired legs.
9. Condition treated by Ritalin, briefly: ADHD. We did not have this condition or Autism when I was a kid.
10. Overturned card consequence, perhaps: REDEAL.
11. Nibbled: ATE A LITTLE.
12. ___ d'Or: Cannes award: PALME. Here are some favorite winners of this AWARD.
13. Cut: SLIT. Like someone's throat if you watched all those movies.
18. Records: ENTERS. A CSO to our accountants.
19. Fur that's a symbol of royalty: ERMINE. From a glorified rat.
23. Its nose says a lot about its quality: WINE. Hi Chairman.
24. __ roll: EGG. My wife prefers making fresh roll.
25. Refuse craft: SCOW. Another Asian treat.
28. Cartoon ruckus sound: BAM.
29. Old TV knob: HOR.izontal. TV abbreviation=
30. One often paying a fee: USER.
31. Soul, for one: AUTO. By KIA.
34. Came down: ALIT.
35. They work in cells: BEES. Funny, but true. A new clue, is it yours JW.
37. 1963 film that was a 1991 Horror Hall of Fame inductee: THE BIRDS. Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren. I was 14, it did not haunt me, I love birds.
39. Strings, woodwinds, etc.: SECTIONS.
43. Keurig Dr Pepper brand: BAI.
44. Like the "funny bone" nerve: ULNAR. Not like, it is the nerve.
45. Mr. Fixit, casually: DIY GUY. Do It Yourself Guy.
46. Made illegal contact with, in some sports: FOULED. In pretty much all sports.
47. Buenos __: AIRES. Argentina.
48. Albuquerque sch.: UNM. Hey OKL, how are you doing?
50. Floor support: JOIST. A joist is a horizontal structural member used in framing to span an open space, often between beams that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members. wiki.
51. Visa competitor: AMEX.
52. Actress Petty: LORI. Best known for this movie.
53. File target: NAIL.
54. Bond baddie: DR NO. Joseph Wiseman was a Canadian-American theatre, film, and television actor, well known for starring as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, Dr. No in 1962.
55. "Eureka!": AHA. Aha we are almost done.
58. Bromide: SAW. Guess what? Another synonym. C'mon Jeffrey, I am teasing, puzzles are always a variation of synonyms. That is what words are.
46 comments:
FIWrong. Oh, well, it is a Friday.
AMiR < AMOR, thought I was looking for a specific name.
AXIS > AXLE > AXES > AXIS.
LiRe < LORI, unknown.
ELIE Tahari is an Israeli.
ELI is a nick-name for a Yalei.
One makes dresses,
One learning stresses --
Could we be known as Cruciverbali?
Once I DREAMT of a DELI in a dell.
Cold peppers to give CHILI a chill.
A debutante ball joint
At a BALI point,
And Muhammad ALI, who gave it his all!
{A-, C+.}
I thought long and hard about whether the Ali answer was "ON your mind" or "IN your mind" but ended up getting it right. In fact, FIR, so I'm satisfied.
Good morning!
Yay, a Wite-Out-free Wechsler. Got the gimmick at DELI and coasted on to victory. Finished under 10, which is very good for d-o on a Friday. Thanx, Jeffrey and Lemonade. (No, d-o does not watch golf APART from the Masters, or the Masters, either.)
BALI -- Almost made it there. Our inspection crew was already on Java. We suggested a short hop to Bali before we had to return to Singapore, but one of our group bailed on the idea. It would've been fun.
THE BIRDS -- I remember the odd sounding commercials for it: "The Birds is coming."
GERIATRICS -- Watched a PBS Nova last night about a University of Wisconsin project researching Alzheimer's disease. It wasn't overly hopeful, but not a total downer. It's such a cruel disease.
Printed the blank CW and THEN looked to see JW as constructor, and thought, “Oh, no!! Another skull-buster!” but then, guess what, I managed to FIR, although it took an excruciating 34 minutes to do so. DNK TRIUNE or PALME. Only W/O was writing LORI over AMEX because dopey me filled AMEX in the wrong place. I saw the gimmick immediately, with FARMERINTHEDELI, which helped. 37D I kept trying to remember the name of the movie with the Bates Motel, and when I finally remembered it is PSYCHO, it was obviously the wrong answer. Another Hitchcock horror movie. Psycho was scarier than The Birds. Scariest movie I’ve ever seen is “1408”. It starts out very predictable, but gets really terrifying further into the movie. If you like scary films and haven’t seen 1408, give it a viewing. Good CW, JW, you often give me one I can’t finish, but today I managed, although I suspect my time spent wins me the booby prize yet again. Anyway, thanx, JW. Excellent write-up, Lemonade, thanx.
Unclefred, I agree 1408 is worth the watch. It is a different approach to fear.
Hand up. I never knew ROSEBUD was a sled. I never saw the movie either
But I did see THE BIRDS but forgot it since my Indonesia Island was Java.
AHA, as in a passel of puns a la maloman yesterday
I saw a Dr Pepper "flavor" somewhere. Finally decided it was a candy BAr.
I originally had ULNAR but couldn't make it fit.
And finally I thought Dad,Day,Dat? GUY
So, big DNF for Wilbur. Big win for Jeff. Java JOINT seemed so clever but didn't fit the theme. I should have used online wite-out
WC
A FIR Friday Jeffrey Wechsler! Thanks for the good start to the day. I too enjoyed the varied fill, Lemonade, and got started writing in answers in the NE. Longer words can be daunting, but today's themers mostly went fast with FARMER IN THE DELI making the trick clear right away.
I didn't know BAI and tried to fit in GERONTOLOGY so WOs abounded and perps saved the day. My main slow down was guessing "around" was at the end of ALI IN YOUR MIND. I had ALI at the start already so figuring out the middle had me muddled. Finally the rest of the perps filled and the themer was obvious. Thanks Lemonade for your amusements and helpfulness today.
TGIF and for Jeffrey Wechsler! Enjoy the day, everyone!
FIW. Had rags instead of raps, and never heard of that Cannes award.
I had the same issue Subgenuis had with "all on" v. "all in", and like my dear unclefred, I didn't know "triune." Took 15:59.
Where's the spoiler alert for Rosebud?
Good Morning:
I enjoyed seeing JW’s wordplay wizardly which has been absent from recent puzzles. I thought I was so smart with my first off-the- top-of-my-head entry, Catcher In The Rye, sans the T in Catcher. Perps set me straight, though, and Farmer In The Deli gave me the theme. However, due to JW’s devious cluing and a few unknowns (Lori, Bai, and Elie, as clued, the solve was challenging. I also stumbled at Rips/Raps and The Thing/The Birds. As Lemony noted, there were many sparkling entries, as well as many fun pairings: Big/Little, Birds/Bees, Male/Guy, Joist/Nail/Saw, Eli/Elie/Ali, Slit/Alit, and Oars/Scow. Another treat was the mini critter theme with Apes, Bees, Birds, Herd, Ermine, Egg, and Farmer. CSOs to Owen (UNM), Moe (Wine), and Lucina, our mani-pedi Queen (Nail).
Thanks, Jeffrey W, for a fun Friday and thanks, Lemony, for your always spot-on analysis of Jeffrey’s work and for the very informative summary.
Have a great day.
Forgot to say, Owen, first verse is A+,
SS, at 7:54, I don’t understand what you mean about Rosebud. 🤔
Irish Miss,
Sounds like you have not seen the entire, "Citizen Kane."
(Don't feel bad, I haven't either.)
But I thought "everyone" would get the rosebud reference...
But it's like "why watch The Sixth Sense" if some one spilled beans on the ending...
1408 is a truly terrifying movie, it will give you the creeps.
The full movie is on YouTube, but here is the trailer FYI
Note: you may not want to watch this trailer, because the very first comment states that it gives away the entire movie....
Thanks for the League of their Own clip!
(Another missed joy I must watch some day)
(Don't tell me the ending!)
The puzzle?
How do I add a silly link about a theme that is all about "I".
(Hmm, what the "L", it's a stretch, but I'm going for it...)
Here is "I" from two different points of view:
yesterday's Pickles
Eek! (Shades of 1408...)
And
today's pickles
You knew I was going to squeeze in some cat references somewhere, didn't you?
CED @ 8:40 ~ Yes, I have seen Citizen Kane but I never considered that an 80 year old movie reference would need a spoiler alert. Another example of an individual’s thought process, I guess.
Anon@7:54, do you think we really need a spoiler alert for an 80+ year old movie?
It's Friday boys and girls. What time is it? It's Jeffrey Wechsler Time. The extra I was an easy spot for most of us AGILE GERIATRIC puzzle solvers. The NW was the last to fall as both Godhead and TRIUNE were unknowns. The rest of the fills were easier than I expected, only having to change SNIP to SLIT. ELIE, LORI, & BAI were unknowns.
ROSEBUD- I know it from crosswords; never saw the movie.
ADHD- I never sold much Ritalin until the government started handing out 'crazy checks' in the 90s. Monthly sales went from maybe 20-30 bottles of 100 of 5mg, 10mg, & 20mg combined to over 2530 bottles of 1000's. When the feds pass out money people will find a way to take it. I can't prove it but I would bet most of the pills ended up on the street for resale.
My "spoiler alert" comment was made tongue-in-cheek, and that was with me thinking the movie was only 60-some years old.
As a child I knew what Rosebud was, but yet didn't see "Citizen Kane" until my mid-twenties.
Speaking of movies: I vaguely recalled who was cut from the "Big Chill."
Also, I associate Lori Petty with her role in "Footloose."
Anonymous at 7:54am.
Sorry, IM, I didn't notice that you'd jumped in ahead of me.
Musings
-Jeffrey must have stock in a Red Herring company because his wonderful command of the language and puzzle making can make many alternatives seem viable!
-The TRIUNE was a big issue at the Council Of Nicea in 325 A.D.
-LEAPED/LEPT, WEEP/WEPT, DWELL/DWELT, others?
-Removing vestiges or colonialism - RANGOON -> YANON, Bombay -> Mumbai, others?
-Two wonderful steaks in Omaha with no drinks, appetizers or desserts. The TAB? $91.
-GERIATRICS – H.S. girls where I sub are making $16 - $19/hr in nursing homes
-There was plenty of ADHD when I was in school, it just wasn’t labeled
-Authors with 3-letter names? NIN is a good bet
-Tippi said of Hitchcock He ruined my career but not my life!
-My 23andMe acquaintance told me my Swiss grandfather came to the New World through Buenos Aires in 1903
-It took me a few episodes to realize Lori played this homicidal whack-job in Orange Is The New Black
I liked this puzzle and the review. I soon saw the I at the end of the theme fill.
PASTORAL is related to pasture, hence the HERD answer. Word origin is shepherd. The Christian pastors are considered shepherds of their congregations. Jesus was called the Good Shepherd.
There is pastoral art, too. "Pastoral art lends its name to a genre of literature, art, and music (pastorale) that depicts such life in an idealized manner, typically for urban audiences. A pastoral is a work of this genre, also known as bucolic, from the Greek βουκολικόν, from βουκόλος, meaning a cowherd."
ROSEBUD and TRIUNE were my first two fills.
I had trouble in SW until I thought of AMEX and AXIS. One wrong cell. I had Ali on your mind. PN is better.
Like indicates that ulnar is an adjective, as in ulnar nerve, ulnar finger, ulnar injury, ulnar surgery. I had ulnar surgery in my wrist last fall. It took months to heal.
ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. You can have the AD without the HD. My grandson has it. He went to a special high school with individualized instruction. The students learned work arounds and coping skills. He just received his diploma from Villanova U with a high GPA. His parents hired an attorney and fought hard for that HS placement. It was his salvation.
HG, I agree that ADHD existed when we were in school. It just was not named.
OKL, I agree about poem 1 being an A+.
George, I was (am) unaware of Ritalin being a major street drug. I knew Adderall which is two amphetamines mixed together was addictive and therefore appealing to those wanting to get "high."
HG, the picture of Tippi Hedren with her granddaughter Dakota Johnson towering over her does show how some things have changed.
I only recognized Lori Petty in Orange Is The New Black because of her ears. Thank you for your interesting contributions today.
Anon 9:47, thank you for coming back
FLN,
(Warning, physics ahead!)
So, water is a Mickey Mouse molecule?
Ok, I get it, hydrogen bond angles Yada yada...
But I could never "really" understand "why" 105 degrees. (104.5 actually)
I've searched, and researched, and tried to understand Lewis diagrams etc...
Buy I still "did not get it." Why Mickey Mouse?
Until this morning...
Being "Cross Eyed Dave," of course I would need some "visual" explanation.
But even the ones I researched left me scratching behind one of Mickeys ears.
Here is a visual that helped me understand.
Now, if I spoiled the end of the creation of the Universe for you,
I sincerely apologize. But I did post a "warning, physics ahead" notice...
Fun theme! Weschler comes through again with a tough but fair challenge with minimal name Naticks. ELIE, NINA, LORI, BAI unknown for me, but perps were OK.
Here my friend Danielle is working with her BEES in their CELLS.
I extracted that frame from a video she made with my camera. The video itself is fun because of how casual she is handling the BEES!
SCOW I know from a line in a famous Star Trek scene. Never heard it anywhere else.
From yesterday:
CanadianEh, AnonT, LEO III Thank you for the kind and/or amusing words about my PASO ROBLES photo!
To those who argue that PASO ROBLES is not the real name of the city, I would like to point out the "real name" of the city to our east: "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula". Would anyone argue that "Los Angeles" is not the "real name" of that city?
I found this a lot easier than yesterday's puzzle, which I didn't get around to finishing. I always look forward to J & J Days! Interesting theme, which after I'd figured it out, I knew that Muhammed Ali lit the Olympic Flame in 1996.
A few favs (well I guess the first one isn't)
5A MENSA. I was trolled off Facebook by a guy who claimed to belong to MENSA. I'm not too sure what his IQ was, but his EQ was pretty low.
14A APES. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".
20A TRIUNE. Brings to mind the classic line:
"And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died". American Pie, Don McClain.
22A TACT. For which we forgive you Lemony!
32A RANGOON. I knew a prof at the University of Md. School of medicine who was a specialist of in the rats of RANGOON. He was an epidemiologist tracking the incidences of Bubonic plague there I helped him digitize a map of the city districts, with a color-coded frequency distribution of the delightful critters. I recall it was my first encounter with a light pen.
42A ROSEBUD. Spoiler alert!
61A NINA. An appropriate LENTEN meditation.
Cheers,
Bill
Word of the Day aesthetics
Pronunciation: es-thed-iks
Meaning: 1. The study of beauty, especially in the arts. 2. Beauty and the pleasure it brings, a pleasing or beautiful presentation for the senses.
Notes: This word is derived from the adjective, aesthetic, by adding -s, a noun suffix like linguistics and physics, i.e. a singular suffix, not the plural -s. An aesthetician is someone who is versed in or studies aesthetics. In the US and Canada (only) it can also refer to a beautician or cosmetologist. If you're pinched for space, you may leave off the initial A and spell today's word esthetics.
In Play: The second sense of today's Good Word is probably the most common: "Maude Lynn Dresser's wardrobe is an almost perfect reflection of medieval aesthetics." We find it everywhere: "Literary criticism is based more on poetic aesthetics and mysticism than reason."
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Greek aisthetikos "perceptive, perceptible", the adjective derived from aisthanesthai "to perceive, to feel". The Greek adjective came to English via German ästhetisch, borrowed by French, which turned it into esthétique before English borrowed it.
For more info see Word of the Day
Bill's comment: A subject near to the heart of all Cornerites, I'm sure.
CSO to CanadianEh! Note specialized use of this term up North.
Hi All!
Thanks, Jeff, for the fun Friday offering. Thanks Lem for the fine review.
Cheat: PALME
FIW - ALI oN MY MIND //Hi Subgenius & YR
Missing the theme, I was thinking a play on Willie Nelson's Always on my Mind.. That and I could only think AtlaNta for a while
WOs: panS->RAPs [after cheat], wanted UHF or VHF so entered the H
ESPs: TRIUNE, ELIE, LORI, NINA, ERMINE
Fav: DIY GUY. I think there are a few of us here.
{A, C+}
Picard - Mom has ~18 BEE hives in Central IL; best honey ever. I hope Danielle shares with you.
SCOW was the 1st crosswordese word I learned. MIL, who'd lived in NY for a while, painted a very clear picture of those trash-barges when explaining it to me.
Picard - that's when Scotty got into a fight, it was OK they called Kirk names but to his ship. ;-)
HG - re: ADHD. Gen-X didn't have that label in grade-school either. We were "ants in our pants" kids who were labeled as trouble-making class-interrupters.
Y'all have a wonderful afternoon!
Cheers, -T
CrossEyedDave @10:54 AM
Taking your discovery a step further, what significant property of water results from the 104.5 degree hydrogen bond angles? It turns out that unlike many other liquids this causes frozen water (ice) to have less density than liquid water and thus float. As explained at some length in the following article, this property is essential to life, as it enables aquatic creatures to survive under water without freezing during the winter. After opening this article,search for the string "biological significance" to take you to the section I refer to.
Amusing, fun Friday with JW and Lemonade
I scanned the other comments quickly - but didn't think I saw a response to Lemonade's question about "The Big Chill" - it was Kevin Costner - only see his dead body in the casket after they cut all the parts where he was alive. That movie resonated with me - as I had a quirky gang of friends from college who were similar to the group in the movie.
I enjoyed seeing NINA Simone in "The Summer of Soul" - the documentary that won the Oscar this year - about the Harlem summer music festival in 1969- highly recommend the doc.
Didn't expect.to FIR or F at all...the lower half was spotty, then I completed FAUCE and a bunch of answers tumbled into place. ALIONYOURMIND totally perped. Odd theme, I guess the I's have it. .
Nose? I would think it's "mouth" says more about WINE quality.🍷 Tex-Mez chain logo..Taco's mission Bell wouldnt fit. But then filled THE BIG CHIME
My Mom used "Spry" before Crisco
Inkovers: ASsuch/MUCH, rips/RAPS
Who is Lucretius? (Just any ole Roman who fell in AMOR I take it)♥️
Lemony..what is SCOW, the asian treat?🤔 a quick trip to GOOGLE didn't help. I was 13 and THE BIRDS was considered a bit too gory for us.🙉
My kids have no idea of the heartbreak of old B&W TV vertical and HOR roll!! We'd even watch cartoons in the middle of a stuck roll if we had to....
I never DREAMT it was "spelt" like that.
Started to fill "The Blob" for "horror film", but not enough blob to ooze into all the spaces.😆
Component or role....APART
What my taylor does...SUITSME (my one suit is 20 yrs old)
Shake hands with King Midas you end up with a _____ d'Or..... PALME
Seinfeld performing ruses....GERIATRICKS
Busy day, everything waits till Friday..☹
An excellent JW PZL!
Enjoyed the theme and much of the clever cluing.
Alas, such a tough-but-doable beauty on Friday portends a hellish Saturday in the works.
But it's worth it (right?) to have the enjoyment of today's Wechsler.
My only caveat is that it comes without a Spoiler Alert. Wilbur and others who have not yet seen Citizen Kane have lost a major thrill in the final scene. It's the MacGuffn of the whole movie.
My only write-over was OUTLETS for FAUCETS. The "Taps" clue had me thinking of what we "tap" for electricity. The perp "F" for FOULED straightened me out.
Sorry to see no diagonals. The grid's symmetry plants a beautiful black cross smack in the center, thus preventing any diags.
~ OMK
Er... I meant FAUCETS for OUTLETS of course.
~ OMK
Puzzling thoughts:
FIR after a lookup or two plus a number of w/o's
Got it after FARMER IN THE DELI
Lemonade, you asked about BALI. Margaret lived there for a couple years and helped run a diving school. She says it's quite beautiful - the country, the culture, the people
Another Friday Wechsler? When will it end?! If I were a betting man I'd wager that JW will show up next week, too
Had I blogged this, my Moe-ku for 32-across:
Lurch, the manservant,
Called his mom in Burma, who
Answered: "You RANG, GOON?"
Always exciting to see a Jeffrey Wechsler puzzle, even if it's going to be a bit of a Friday toughie. But this one had lots of fun moments, so thank you, Jeffrey. And thank you for your always helpful comments, Lemonade.
I always get the northeast corner first, and this time got DELI for the long answer. After the R from RAFT, I guessed it was the FARMER IN THE DELI.
Can't believe I remembered that that sled was named ROSEBUD.
No problem with Buenos AIRES or with remembering that BEES work in cells.
Enjoyed your verses, Owen.
Have a great weekend coming up, everybody.
The staff at the Vacaville Library had a book cart they used a lot. So every time I went diving into the stacks I would walk past this cart ... labeled "ROSEBUD." Combine that with "Kane?? Huh? Oh, Citizen Kane" and I was 1/72 along the path to crossword nirvana.
Semper Fi means seek and destroy anyone with ADD. Totally ignored in school prior to 70s. In fact schools had same mission as USMC
And… YR that's great news about your grandchild. Btw, one antidote to ADD is alcohol
American Pie was playing and they cut in with a PSA and never finished. I was waiting for "" Helter Skelter in a Summer…
Now I have to check that spoiler.
My bil had a Big Chill group from UM reune at my mil's Beach house. One was a former NFL TE who resembled Boise Rock. He was OJ's blocking back and a nemesis of my Patriots. Nice guy.
WC
Waseely@12:35,
Thank you for that excellent reference link regarding hydrogen bonds,
it is especially fun to play with the interactive diagrams where you can change temperature to see how they affect the bonds.
For anyone just getting started, and has an interest in how and why water is more dense when liquid versus frozen,
here is a 5 minute visualization that will help.
It starts a little slow, but by the 2 minute mark everything becomes clear.
Nifty puzzle, neato gimmick, terrific write-up, informative comments. Happy Friday.
Jeffrey's comments on today's puzzle:
Gary,
Thanks for the kind words. As you might know from solving my puzzles and reading Lemonade’s reviews, I often enjoy working with themes based on the tried-and-true methods of insertion or removal of letter/s, switching of letter/s, and related alterations. It’s not flashy or groundbreaking, but the creative challenge comes in devising final phrases that are interesting -- and especially, amusing. As for inspiration, I never really know the source. Because I construct puzzles, my meandering mind naturally notices words or letter groups that seem to have potential as thematic sources. For today’s puzzle, I probably noticed the DELL to DELI switch first, then realized that FARMER IN THE DELI was an amusing notion, and then sought other potential theme words. As you might imagine, there aren’t many words that offer a practical final LL to LI switch. I consider myself fortunate that I was able to squeak out this theme – or as crossword folks might prefer, to EKE out the theme.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey
Lemonade 714 at 10:49 am What is so unique about Lori Petty’s ears in Orange Is The New Black?
I graduated from U of New Mexico, “Go Lobos”
Hola!
So late I almost missed the party! A friend whom I had not seen for two years (pandemic period) stopped to visit and stayed for three hours. Meantime I could not get to the computer, of course.
I love a Jeffrey Wechsler puzzle! It's a good challenge and thought provoker. Thank you, JW, and thank you Lemonade, for wisely interpreting it.
It all filled nicely with only one w/o, lithe instead of AGILE which was soon corrected.
One of our late parishioners was named AMOR. She was a lovely Asian lady who died a few years ago.
Visiting for three hours has left me far behind on everything so I'll say adios for now. Enjoy the rest of your day, everyone!
WC adults with ADD are more affected by alcohol and more likely to become alcogolics.
Yuman, I did not you also were a Lobo.
It is not that Lori Petty's ears are unique. As someone who has has limited vision my entire life I tend to file away images of features that might help me know who someone is.
LORI EARS 1 .
LORI EARS 2 .
Thank you Jeff Wech for a challenging puzzle, and Thank you Lemonade for an interesting review.
Every time someone goes into a deli, and orders pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies.
Who said that.
Milton Berle, Mr. Television, Uncle Miltie.
The puzzle was challenging but finally it all came together.
I finished it early this morning, but could not post due to some appointments that could not be postponed...
I have never been to Bali, (the closest was Thailand ...) but I have read extensively about the island and its peoples. Now, I have to, ... inevitably ... talk some politics etc., ... I just cant help.
Indonesia is the largest muslim country in the world, by population, but the island of Bali has a majority of Hindu or pseudo-hindu natives. Hence all the racial and religious tensions and the occasional bombings and terrorism ... in a nutshell. Read more on Wiki if interested.
I have not seen scene?) Citizen Kane, but know of the ending. I knew about Rosebud, but the name was on the tip of my tongue. I understand, that was the name of his childhood snow sled.
I watched The Birds, but had read the novella by Du Naurier beforehand, so I just admired the Technical Aspects of filming the birds ....
I dont think Ima gonna watch 1408 anytime soon, or ever.
Have a great weekend you all.
Horror films are never and will never be on my watch list. My daughter, OTOH, loves them. Sometimes I can't believe I gave birth to her. Oh, yes, her dad. He loved the genre.
Ok,
As a special Friday night treat,
For one night only...
(Due to copyright, this clip was stolen, and could be deleted at any time....)
Because we were discussing physics,
Here is a (bad) play about the possibility that Gravity is only an illusion...
I give you,
the play goes wrong - 90 degrees...
P.s.
You might consider it a horror film...
CED - I've seen that Goes Wrong b/f but I just had to watch it again. Thx. Cheers,-T
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