Theme: Challenges! Here, the theme is displayed in the clues rather than the fill. Each clue can be interpreted as a challenging expression, or perhaps a dare. But then the associated fill responds to a quite different sense of the clue. A very clever twist by our own fearless leader.
17. Top that!: WEDDING CAKE. Do better if you can! [You can't.] A wedding cake is topped with frosting, of course, and often with little bride and groom statues.
30. Beat that!: STEEL DRUM. Do better if you can! [Nope - It's unbeatable]. But you can beat a SNARE DRUM, my first choice; or, more melodically, the actual given fill.
46. Strike that!: POWER POSE . Take a swing. [You'll miss] But it still might be a great photo op.
63. Take that!: COFFEE BREAK. Said while delivering a stout clout. Then we can rest a bit, and have a cup.Across:
1. Nail tech's layers: COATS. Of polish
6. Open mic night host: EM CEE. Master of Ceremonies.
11. Automated Twitter user: BOT. A software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet, usually with the intent to emulate human activity on the Internet, such as messaging, on a large scale.
14. Fire in the belly: ARDOR. Enthusiasm or passion.
15. Take one's sweet time: DALLY. I prefer to dawdle.
16. Dedicated lines: ODE. A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
19. Prefix with binary: NON-. A negating prefix. Non-binary is an umbrella term for gender identities that are neither male nor female—identities that are outside the gender binary. It's complicated.
20. Fair: SO-SO. Mediocre.
21. Consider: DEEM. Make a judgment.
6. Open mic night host: EM CEE. Master of Ceremonies.
11. Automated Twitter user: BOT. A software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet, usually with the intent to emulate human activity on the Internet, such as messaging, on a large scale.
14. Fire in the belly: ARDOR. Enthusiasm or passion.
15. Take one's sweet time: DALLY. I prefer to dawdle.
16. Dedicated lines: ODE. A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
19. Prefix with binary: NON-. A negating prefix. Non-binary is an umbrella term for gender identities that are neither male nor female—identities that are outside the gender binary. It's complicated.
20. Fair: SO-SO. Mediocre.
21. Consider: DEEM. Make a judgment.
22. Kabocha or pumpkin, e.g.: GOURD. A fleshy, typically large fruit with a hard skin, some varieties of which are edible.
24. Make-up artist?: LIAR. Ha! Someone who contrives untruths.
26. Mike who voices Shrek: MYERS. Michael John Myers, OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, director, producer and screenwriter. His accolades include seven MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer, and producer." [Wikipedia]
28. David Ortiz's 1,768, briefly: RBIS. Runs Batted In. You knew there would be baseball! David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the Minnesota Twins. During his 14 seasons with the Red Sox, he was a ten-time All-Star, a three-time World Series champion, and a seven-time Silver Slugger winner. Ortiz also holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, which he set during the 2006 season. [Wikipedia]
34. Park fixture for two: SEE-SAW. It has its ups and downs.
36. SoFi Stadium player: RAM. American football.
37. Half and half: ONE. Simple addition, not from the creamery.
38. Caroline du Sud, e.g.: ETAT. South Carolina is a State, but not in France.
39. Like some angles: ACUTE. Less than 90 degrees.
41. Intestinal fortitude: GUTS. Courage and perseverance; grit; pluck.
42. __ on the side of caution: ERR. Be careful.
43. Soon-to-be grads: SRS. Seniors.
44. Realm entered through a wardrobe: NARNIA. From the series of books by C. S. Lewis.
50. Miami-__ County: DADE. In FLA.
51. "Count me out": I PASS.
52. Wee: ITSY. Teeny tiny.
54. Test versions: BETAS. A version of a piece of software that is made available for testing, typically by a limited number of users outside the company that is developing it, before its general release.
56. Farm skyscraper: SILO. A tower on a farm used to store grain.
58. Hairstyle for Nina Simone: AFRO. Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel and pop. [Wikipedia]
62. "Kinda": ISH. More or less.
66. Hoover, for one: DAM. Hold back the water.
67. Come about: ARISE. Happen, ensue.
68. Like a foggy trail path: EERIE. Spooky.
69. Four-time WNBA champion Bird: SUE. Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] Bird was drafted by the Storm first overall in the 2002 WNBA draft and is considered to be one of the greatest players in WNBA history. As of 2021, Bird is the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades. She held a front office position for the NBA's Denver Nuggets as their Basketball Operations Associate. She has also played for three teams in Russia. She holds both U.S. and Israeli citizenship. [Wikipedia]
70. Divulge: LET ON. Reveal.
71. Fine partner: DANDY. Used to express agreement or approval
Down:
1. Cornfield calls: CAWS. Songs of crows
2. Cookie that has a lychee flavor in China: OREO. Crossword favorite cookie - all over the world.
3. States further: ADDS.
4. Slate of chores: TO DO LIST. Get busy.
5. __ Lanka: SRI. Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. [Wikipedia]
6. Trimming tools: EDGERS.
7. Nutmeg spice: MACE. Nutmegs are the actual seeds of the tree while mace is what is known as an airl—the protective coating of the seed.
8. Chewy chowder chunk: CLAM MEAT.
9. Animal on Idaho's state seal: ELK. The elk, also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America, as well as Central and East Asia. [Wikipedia]
10. Application that may help reduce crow's-feet: EYE GEL.
11. Game show climax, often: BONUS ROUND.
12. Garbage feature: ODOR. Smell or reek.
13. Mind, as a bar: TEND. To apply oneself to the care of something.
18. Doc intended to prevent leaks: NDA. Non-Disclosure Agreement.
23. Windy City airport code: ORD. Chicago O'hare International Airport.
25. Ariana Grande's "God __ Woman": IS A.
27. Gulf of Aden republic: YEMEN. A country in Western Asia, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, Somaliland and Somalia.
28. Evoking the past: RETRO.
29. "Just wait a bit more!": BEAR WITH ME. How much can you put up with?
31. Tie for roasting: TRUSS.
32. Remove, as a ribbon: UNTIE.
33. Painted Desert landform: MESA. Flat topped, steep sided hill.
34. Leak out slowly: SEEP. As though a porous material or small holes/
35. Stinging insects: WASPS. Winged insects related to the bee and ant that have a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and that in females and workers are capable of giving a very painful sting.
40. Regimen with Workouts of the Day: CROSS FIT. A high-intensity fitness program incorporating elements from several sports and types of exercise.
41. Ambiguous point: GRAY AREA. Region of uncertainty.
45. Podcast interrupters: ADS. Annoyances.
47. Org. regulating pesticides: EPA. Environmental Protection Agency/
48. Mischief-maker: RASCAL.
49. Freestyle skier Gu who won two gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics: EILEEN. Eileen Feng Gu (born September 3, 2003), also known by her Chinese name Gu Ailing (Chinese: 谷爱凌), is an American-born freestyle skier, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and model. She has competed for China in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air events since 2019.
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Wikipedia
53. Where to wear a metti: TOE. A toe ring.
54. Auction actions: BIDS. Offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction.
55. Old Testament twin: ESAU. Older brother of Jacob.
57. "In that case ... ": IF SO. Well, maybe then . . .
59. Terrarium plant: FERN. A class of nonflowering vascular plants that possess true roots, stems, and complex leaves and that reproduce by spores.
60. Bust: RAID. As by narcotics police.
61. "__-dokey!": OKEY. Phrase of agreement.
64. Foundry delivery: ORE. To me smelted.
65. Place to retire: BED. For the night, not permanently.
So ends another Wednesday. Hope you were up to the challenge.
Afterthought: The last time I blogged I mentioned that granddaughter Amanda had informed me that sit-ups were a disfavored exercise. This got some push back. Yes, it's true that sit-ups and crunches have been around for a long time. But it's also true that with the passage of time we occasionally learn more and better information; and that the old way of doing things is not always the best. My first thought was that someone who has recently earned professional certification in a certain field might actually know what she's talking about. The reality is that a perfectly executed sit up might have some benefit in developing core muscles. But in terms of risk and reward, it's a bad bargain. The risks are that if not perfectly done, sit-ups can cause a bulge in the lower abdomen - exactly the opposite of what is desired; and, even worse, damage the lower back. Further, there are more effective exercises that do not pose these risks. For more information you can google "don't do sit ups" and find several pages of detail.
Cool regards!
JzB
FIRight. It's Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteORC instead of ORD held me up for some time, including wondering how STEEL CRUM fit the theme. Once I got DRUM, the rest fell into place. Solve that! (1,1,9)
The chewing-gum farmer would sometimes pause,
To reflect on the pests with beak and claws.
They'd chew his crop,
Beaks would lock,
The AREA would fall silent, without CAWS!
At the cafe, Ranger Smith one could see
At the end of the day, with COFFEE or tea.
Tourists would flee
When entered Yogi,
But Smith would calm them, "BEAR WITH ME!"
The bakers of OREOS, a group profound,
Came up with the Double Stuf compound!
The idea flew!
What next to do?
A three cookie triple-decker, with a BONUS ROUND!
{A-, A-, B+.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteDidn't know EILEEN Gu. Didn't know that a metti went on a TOE. Didn't finish the puzzle correctly. Rats. I'll enjoy my lovely parting gift. Thanx, C.C. and JzB.
SRI Lanka : Scifi author Arthur C. Clarke moved there in the mid '50s because of the fabulous scuba diving. He never left.
When I got "ads" I had to replace "tiny" with "itsy" When I got "c-break" I figured it had to be "coffee." Also, "eerie" made "okay" into "okey." And, of course, as an avid childhood reader I'm very familiar with "Narnia." So, putting this all together, I FIR, so I'm happy.
ReplyDeleteTook 5:57 to finish it today - did you beat/top that?
ReplyDeleteDidn't know Ms. Gu; my drum was a snare before a steel; and, was stumped by "truss" (especially before snare gave way to steel).
I'm pro sit-up (at times).
Good Wednesday puzzle.
If there's NAE grit there's NAE clam(MEAT). Our Boston fav goto snack: Fried clams.
ReplyDeleteI had fdA/EPA Then Leaks led me to NSA. NDAs are hard to enforce. I believe the signee has to be paid something.
Clarke probably got a tax BREAK much like Papa was looking for in Cuba. Taxes were confiscatory in the 50s
Something (I think it was the baseball) led me to check the author. Yep, CC. So when I saw "Strike" I was thinking bowling.
Very straightforward and doable
WC
FIR, but erased ray for RAM. I long for the days before commercial names gobbled up arena names. Crosley Field, Candlestick Park, Soldier Field - those were the days. Didn't really get the theme, and still don't.
ReplyDeleteThe word "fair" is versatile. It can be bad, as in your performance rating, or can be the best we have to offer, as in "Jerry Crawford always calls a fair game behind home plate".
I'll take a CSO @ UNTIE!
BETAS, or what Microsoft calls "commercial releases".
ACUTE, alee, abeam, and today's pun-ishment from "Pearls Before Swine", abut and abreast.
FLN, I've known several people who have hit deer with their car. Happens over a million times a year in the USA. About 200 people are killed every year from these collisions. My high school buddy totaled his dad's almost nearly new car when he rounded a curve and hit not a deer, but a bull that had found his (or should I say "their") way onto the road.
Thanks for the fun, CC, and thanks to explaining it, JzB.
FIR, nice and easy, but I'm afraid I still don't get the theme. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteC.C.'s clues stumped me today. The theme fills were all completed by perps and guesses.
ReplyDelete31.A. The use of TRUSS to tie up a turkey is new to me. So on 32.A. I had to UNTIE it after it was cooked.
EILEEN Feng And SUE Bird were unknowns. Didn't know Mike MYERS voiced Shrek.I had not idea what a metti was; TOE was perps.
Al Hirt lived in a cottage behind his club on Bourbon Street. I remember when he left town because the crowds on Bourbon Street became too disgusting to live close to.
As far as sit-ups 'causing a bulge'- that only applies if you do a large amount of them daily AND you have a large belly. The same as excessive weight lifting. Sit-ups are just one of multiple core exercises that should be done to help you. Planks, stretching, leg lifts, twisting your upper body while seated, and twisting your hips while the upper body is stationary.
But any exercise is better than NO exercise.
Jinx- my high school buddy TOTALED a 67 VW when he hit a cow that wandered onto the road at night.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice surprise to see our own CC’s byline again. This theme was a little different from CC’s usual offerings and I liked it a lot because it was so simple, yet fresh and fun. My only w/o was Twine/Truss and no unknowns, except for the clue for Toe. I never saw or heard Metti before. Some fun duos were: Ads/Adds, So So/If So, Okey/Itsy, Err/Eerie, and the foursome, Ode/ORD/Ore/Oreo. CC also gave us a mini creature theme with Ram, Caws, Clam, Elk, Bear, and Wasps. CSOs to Lucina and Moe (Mesa), Rascal (CED and Ray O), Bot/Betas (Anon T), Moi (Sister Eileen), and Untie (Jinx, you beat me to it!). In my mind, Nae=Wilbur and Unite/Untie=Jinx.
Thanks, CC, for a pleasant mid-week solve and thanks, JazzB, for your always erudite and entertaining expo.
Owen, A on all three.
Have a great day.
FIR in 23. DNK EILEEN, SUE or what a metti is. First thought for “Fire in the belly” was ULCER, but only one letter perped. ETAT needed the blog to V-8 can me. No W/Os today. Thanx for the fun CW, C.C. And thanx for the fun and informative write-up, JzB.
ReplyDeleteGood to see our fearless leader tackling hump day!
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle?
I think it was fine, even "dandy."
But not "fine and dandy..."
Thanks, C.C. for the chance to FIR your excellent puzzle today! It was not WO free and some clues gave me pause: Snare/STEEL DRUM, ooze/SEEP and tiny/ITSY. But perps cleared the air and totally unknowns (metti, I'm looking at you) were not crossing each other.
ReplyDeleteJazzB, it took me a minute to figure out you were doing the review today. Well done, as usual.
OwenKL, I liked your OREO limerick today as well as your addition to the theme "Solve that!" I didn't get what the numbers following meant though. I would add to the theme clues "Fancy that!" I don't have a clever fill ready for this clue yet. (Does any of this help with the theme, KS and Big Easy?)
Have a wonderful Wednesday, all!
Wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, C.C. And JzB.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed with just a few hesitations, and got the theme (sort of).
My newspaper doesn’t give any credits, but when I got here to see that this was a C.C. creation, I recognized the baseball (RBIS “strike that”)) and Chinese (lychee flavoured OREO, EILEEN) connections.
I smiled at OKEY-dokey crossing Fine and DANDY.
Did anyone else try to think of the abbreviation for Urologist for “Doc intended to prevent leaks”? And then we had “leak out slowly” = SEEP. We might need that DAM.
Metti was unknown to me but TOE perped. I LIUed, and apparently metti are worn in India by married women (WEDDING CAKE).
And you all know that here in Canada, we have Grey AREAs and Odour.
Wishing you all a great day.
FLN
ReplyDeleteLucina, I hope you are feeling better. You don't suppose you have some version of COVID, do you? Have you been tested?
Good Morning.
ReplyDeleteThanks C.C., for a mid-week challenge. Oddly, I've been having better luck with Thursday and Friday than Monday and Tuesday, so Wednesday is my SEESAW fulcrum. My fire in the belly was agita to start as it worked with CAWS. Well, for a minute there. I had lots of that. I needed crosses to solidify many of my fills today.
Thank you, JazzB, for a fine tour today. I has NCA as fill for preventing leaks, as I thought it was called a non compete agreement. That's a bit different though.
Feel better, Lucina.
Have a sunny day, everyone. I haven't seen one of those in a bit. Be well.
IM and JInx said it for me:
ReplyDelete"What a nice surprise to see our own CC’s byline again."
"Thanks for the fun, CC, and thanks to (sic) explaining it, JzB."
Nice humpday puzzle. Commanding theme....C C becomes the boss of us 😁... but FIR with nary an inkover...
ReplyDeleteTODOLIST: AKA a hubby's honeydew list 🙄
Remember the 80s battle between BETA max and VHS? (Now I just stream on Roku)...LETON, almost put raton.
WEES: What's a "metti"? ....EYEGEL?...CC finds a novel clue for OREO. "Game show climax" Final Jeopardy wouldn't work. Canada Eh you beat me to it... "Doc preventing leaks"...urologist.😁 Does an "Officer of the Order of Canada." get a castle and serfs?🤔
(NDAs seem to be ignored as much as subpoenas nowadays)😒
"Howdy Doody's buddy Dilly DALLY
"Never darken ____ again!"....ARDOR
Ungulate....HOOVER
Sign on at a nudist colony "BEARWITHME"
Effect partner.....CAWS
"Hoover? ____ that's a good vacuum cleaner!!"..DAM
Sunny but cold day at the beach. Kids enjoying the indoor pool.
ATLGranny, Cryptic (AKA British) crossword puzzles always put the letter count at the end of each clue. Especially useful for anagram clues, or if there are multiple words in the answer,
ReplyDeleteSolve that! (1,1,9) = C.C. CROSSWORD.
Fancy that! (6,6) = EASTER BONNET.
CanadianEh!, 😁 & thanks for the info on metti. I'm picturing a wedding ceremony where the groom kneels down to put the ring on the bride's toe.
Musings
ReplyDelete-David Ortiz helped rally Boston after the marathon bombing
-ERR on the side of caution – A golf shot can present the option of hitting over some water or laying up short
-In the 60’s, some of our town’s farm SILOS had missile SILOS dug down in the next field
-Hoover DAM was first named the Boulder Canyon DAM even after it location was moved to Black Canyon
-I think Final Jeopardy is a type of BONUS ROUND but you’re putting yourself in, uh, jeopardy.
-11 celebs who require NDA’s from lovers
-An EILEEN with which I am more familiar
-IF SO in computer language – IF [argument] THEN [action]
-My new doctor (former student) said, “Quit doing sit-ups!”
I do Sit Ups by sitting up against a table and chowing down a feast
ReplyDeleteit's true it casuses a tummy bulge. 😳
Seriously though I use a cushioned bar to take pressure off my neck and keep knees bent...more like crunches. No back strain. if nothing else I'm burning calories
Always love CC's puzzles and this one was no exception. My favorite clue was "half and half". I made that way harder than it should have been. It took a perp to send me in the right direction. I wonder if Patti makes as many clue changes as Rich did.
ReplyDeleteAlways exciting to see a C.C. puzzle, especially one that's both tough and doable. Many thanks, C.C.. And thanks for your always helpful commentary, JazzB.
ReplyDeleteI always seem to start first in the northwest corner--this time with the helpful intersection of ODOR and ODE.
Had to laugh at a make-up artist turning out to be a LIAR.
Fun to have 'half and half' turn out to be ONE.
Nice to have a puzzle end 'fine and DANDY' and 'OKEY-dokey.'
Enjoyed your poems, Owen.
Have a good day, everybody.
Thanks, MalMan. The keyboard went off in my fingers before I could throw it.
ReplyDeleteHola!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the well wishes. I'm happy to say that today I feel much better thanks to modern medicine, i.e., cough drops, cough syrup, etc. and of course, a good night's sleep which is something I am blessed to have nightly.
What a treat to have a C.C. puzzle! It's like having a BONUS ROUND. I did not have to DILLY DALLY at all. It came together quickly.
I'll take a CSO at COATS of polish. Usually two are applied. Lately I have clear polish instead of my preferred red then I don't have to go as often. Prices are sky high! It used to cost $30 for a mani & pedi. Now it's twice that since new management took over the shop. I suppose I could go somewhere else but my favorite tech is there. I've known him since he and his wife owned their own shop. She retired to care for her elderly parents. They are my age!
Fun to see SEESAW and recall my playground duty! Gary YR and others will know what I mean.
SUE always reminds me of my high school friend Susan who was killed n an auto accident. Though it was ages ago I still recall her.
YEMEN is a distressed country at this time.
Such fun today! Thank you, C.C. and JazzB! Two entertaining hosts!
Have a beautiful day, everyone!
Thank you C.C. for a WednesdayISH bordering on FridayISH puzzle. It's always a delight to see your name in the byline!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you JzB for explaining the puzzle and the theme with a BANG. Four actually!!!!
Two clues that really STRUCK me:
30A Beat that! STEEL DRUMS actually are beatable!
5D SRI. Exotic SRI LANKA is the stand-in location for Kerala, India for the hit series The Good Karma Hospital. There are not enough superlatives to decribe this dramatic, funny, colorful, beautiful series, with a stellar cast featuring Amanda Redmund, James Krishna Floyd, Amrita Acharia, Neil Morissey, and Phyllis Logan. Here's the trailer for Series 1, which really doesn't begin to do it justice. Series 4 just finished and it just keeps getting better and better.
Cheers,
Bill
A fine PZL from our own C.C., with an excellent follow-up from JzB!
ReplyDeleteSome choice clues today; hard to pick a fave, but I'll go with the simplicity of 37A, "Half and half" = ONE.
Of the theme responses, I opt for 46A, "Strike that!" = POWER POSE.
Thanks for your note of warning about the potential dangers of sit-ups, JzB. Sadly, this good advice comes a little late in the game fr some of us who have been doing them (well or poorly) for decades, even now after a couple of spinal surgeries.
(Old-dogs-new-tricks-dept.)
~ OMK
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DR: One diagonal, far side.
It offers an anagram (13 of 15 letters) to celebrate all those happy concert-goers who pack the upper tiers of a stadium, often sharing their bliss in a haze of induced pleasure.
Yes, I mean all those...
"ARENA POTHEADS"!
(You know who you are!)
ReplyDeleteWhee! Fun puzzle by C.C. -- the theme is great and her fill is awesome. BEAR WITH ME, TO-DO LIST are just a couple o' gems.
I know I am late again, but this was a truly five star effort by C.C. and Ron both. The construction and the deconstruction melded perfectly as JzB let his imagination run free the way C.C. did. As we have discussed enumerable times, commenting on a clue may be crediting the wrong author as editors have wide latitude, but the fill lent itself to new cluing.
ReplyDeleteI did not know METTI .
Sue Bird was a gimme for this UConn grad.
I had read about and recalled EILEEN GU and wondered what made C.C. choose this fill. Is she proud of her? Is she proud that she skied for China even though here birth home is the US? Can C.C. ski?
Thank you all
Hi everybody.
ReplyDeleteI just got a Maidenhair fern. It is one of my favorite indoor plants. It is lacy and delicate, more so than most ferns. Beautiful...! I hope it survives my attempts at caring for it.
~ Mind how you go...
Bill G
I loved this puzzle. Very imaginative theme. Some neato fill, my favorites being BONUS ROUND and GRAY AREA. Did a forehead slap at Half and half = ONE. Good stuff! Did not know SUE Bird, EILEEN Gu, or what a metti is, but they were solvable via perps, which is a hallmark of a well-constructed puzzle.
ReplyDeleteImmediately thought of Jinx at UNTIE.
Owen excellent verses today. Loved that BONUS ROUND.
Good wishes to you all.
Anyone think of Dexys Midnight Runners' catchy little tune "Come On EILEEN"?
ReplyDelete"Come on Eileen
Too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye, aye
And we can sing just like our fathers
Come on Eileen
Oh, I swear (what he means)
At this moment you mean everything
You in that dress
My thoughts I confess
Verge on dirty
Oh, come on Eileen"
Don't feel bad if you didn't know "Metti."
ReplyDeleteI didn't*.
9 out of 10 online dictionaries don't know Metti either.
~ OMK
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* And I have bought them for my wife.
Hi Y'all! Really liked & understood the theme, thanks, C.C. Another fine expo, JzB. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteDNK METTI. To show one off you need bare feet or sandals. I only DALLY along in sneakers so won't be getting one.
I watched Gu ski & hold up her medal. Could I remember her first name? Not without perps. Old-timers done set in.
I dislocated my tail bone during childbirth then again doing sit ups in an aerobics class many years ago. Took years of pain before my chiropractor nephew went into practice and put the darn thing back in place.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteWhoot! A Wednesday C.C.!
Thanks C.C. for the easy-ISH puzzle.
I saved the puzzle for the EYE Dr's visit today. He said I still don't need real glasses but maybe I should up my cheaters by .25 (I'm at x1.25 now for anything less than arm's-length). Distance vision is still perfect.
Nice fact-filled expo, JzB. Thanks for kicking off the after-party.
WO: ELK makes a hell of a lot more sense for Idaho than Eel.
ESPs: ARDOR, SUE, EILEEN, ETAT, and..., what's a metti*?
Fav: CED beat me to Carlin's Fine and DANDY
Runners-up: c/a LIAR. TO DO LIST - I write one every night for tomorrow's Get 'er Done and sleep w/o worry.
{B+, A, A+}
LOL DR, OMK.
Pink Floyd in Dallas -- I'm in the mezzanine under the upper-tier overhang. The lights went down and the crowd lit up. The humidity & light breeze kept rolling the purple haze under the overhang #ContactHigh //FWIW - today is 4/20 ;-)
Jinx - in '78-ISH, a cow doing 0 totaled Pop's '74 Ford Torino doing 65mph.
Dexy's Midnight Runners [Live]
ATLGranny - Fancy that == Frilly Dress [11] //OKL's BONNET [12] is better.
C, Eh! - LOL I was thinking urologist too. Also, I waited on perps for GR[a|e]Y.
Lovely to see you again so soon BillG. Don't be a stranger.
Situps? No. I hold myself up by my forearms in slings and lift me knees to chest whilst twisting bottom-half left & right. For two days after, sneezing hurts :-)
Cheers!, -T
*I'm guessing Vidwan knew this.
PK, makes me wonder why we never see "coccyx" as Saturday fill. (Come to think of it, since I know what it is it must be more of a Thursday-level word.) Johnny Carson broke his snow skiing; hilarity ensued.
ReplyDeleteJinx - hilarity ensued? Please [cite].
ReplyDeleteI Googled "johnny carson broke coccyx ski" and only came up with this [5m - Rickles broke Johnny's cigarette box]
Cheers, -T
Nearly forgot say...
ReplyDeleteMy fav Mike MYERS movie is So I Married an Axe Murderer. [Promo - 02:25] C, -T
FIW, due to another stupid mistake! I changed DEEM/NDA to SEEM/NSA, for no good reason. Had I actually thought of NDA (instead of it’s being there because of DEEM), I would not have made the switch.
ReplyDeleteBah! Humbug!
Jinx, back when I actually CARED about and WATCHED MLB, I was almost as interested in who was umpiring the games as who was playing. It was fun watching their different styles and tendencies.
Thanks, C.C. and JazzB.
I was once given a toe ring as a gift but it didn't fit my fat toe! I really like the concept and may look for one.
ReplyDeleteBill G:
good to see you again!
I meant to add that since I wear sandals almost all year a toe ring would be fetching. In fact, our warm weather has already started. Today I hung a load of laundry outside and it took only a few hours to dry maybe two. High temp was 89 degrees.
ReplyDeleteJinx: don't get too cocky about "coccyx" or Patti will throw one in just for fun. I wanted to type coccyx when I said tail bone, but I couldn't remember the word. You'd think with all those years of pain & sitting funny, the word would be indelibly stamped on my mind.
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