Theme: Bon Apétit and Welcome Home! This is - apparently - about as straight forward a theme as you'll ever see, with each entry providing part of a dinner. Until you check the circles, which give it a whole new level of meaning. If you didn't get the circles, this will be a revelation.
Let's start with the unifier, to make things clear.
63 A. Sequence of dishes such as 18-, 25-, 38-, and 55-Across, in more ways than one: HOME MADE MEAL. The surface meaning is a MEAL you cook for yourself in your own kitchen. But the circled letters spell the HOME of some critter.
18 A. Healthy starter: GARDEN GREENS. This describes the leafy vegetables of a salad, which might get your meal off to a good start. But it also contains a DEN - a place where a wild animal, such as a fox orbear might live. Or, perhaps, a non-thematic hang-out for thieves. You decide.
25 A. Baked side: POTATO WITH CHIVES. I'd be tempted to add some butter and sour cream to this high-carb delight. However - what you don't want in your POTATO, is a HIVE - the abode of insects, such as ants or wasps.
38 A. Meaty entrée: T-BONE STEAK. This is a steak of beef cut from the short loin, including a "T"-shaped lumbar vertebra with sections of abdominal internal oblique muscle on each side. Yum! The NEST is a home for any kind of bird. And, yes, this gives me an eyrie feeling. Maybe it's the Hitchcock influence.
55 A. Filled dessert: CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS. These are oblong pastries made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with a flavored icing - chocolate in this case. Here it is also filled with a LAIR - another wild animal home; typically that of a fierce or dangerous one, such as a lion or a dragon.
Hi gang, JazzBumpa here as the maitre'd for today's culinary delight. Let's see what other tasty morsels we can discover. But first, though Dave and Laura have both appeared here before, it looks like this is their first time as a collaboration - so, congrats!
Across:
1. Praised: LAUDED. Highly praised or admired.
7. Stalagmite creator: DRIP. A stalagmite is a mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalactite.
11. Spam holder: CAN. Slight misdirection here as you might expect a file folder rather than a metal container for a sort-of meat product. As I understand it, SPAM is very popular in Hawaii, and a genuine Hawaiian pizza is made with SPAM, not ham. To each his own.
14. Periodic Pacific current: EL NIÑO. And weather patters associated with that current. During El Niño, trade winds weaken. Warm water is pushed back east, toward the west coast of the Americas. El Niño can affect our weather significantly. The warmer waters cause the Pacific jet stream to move south of its neutral position. With this shift, areas in the northern U.S. and Canada are dryer and warmer than usual. But in the U.S. Gulf Coast and Southeast, these periods are wetter than usual and have increased flooding.
15. American Eagle Outfitters lingerie brand: AERIE. Check it out here.
17. Whiz: ACE. one highly skilled at something.
20. Zodiac animal with horns: RAM. His name is Aries, not to be confused with 15A.
21. Thurman of "The War With Grandpa": UMA. Uma Karuna Thurman [b 1070] is an American actress, producer and fashion model. Prolific in film and television productions encompassing a variety of genres.
7. Stalagmite creator: DRIP. A stalagmite is a mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalactite.
11. Spam holder: CAN. Slight misdirection here as you might expect a file folder rather than a metal container for a sort-of meat product. As I understand it, SPAM is very popular in Hawaii, and a genuine Hawaiian pizza is made with SPAM, not ham. To each his own.
14. Periodic Pacific current: EL NIÑO. And weather patters associated with that current. During El Niño, trade winds weaken. Warm water is pushed back east, toward the west coast of the Americas. El Niño can affect our weather significantly. The warmer waters cause the Pacific jet stream to move south of its neutral position. With this shift, areas in the northern U.S. and Canada are dryer and warmer than usual. But in the U.S. Gulf Coast and Southeast, these periods are wetter than usual and have increased flooding.
15. American Eagle Outfitters lingerie brand: AERIE. Check it out here.
17. Whiz: ACE. one highly skilled at something.
20. Zodiac animal with horns: RAM. His name is Aries, not to be confused with 15A.
21. Thurman of "The War With Grandpa": UMA. Uma Karuna Thurman [b 1070] is an American actress, producer and fashion model. Prolific in film and television productions encompassing a variety of genres.
22. Actress Goldie: HAWN. Goldie Jeanne Hawn b 1945] is an American actress, dancer, producer, and singer. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, before going on to receive the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower.
23. Vocation: TRADE. An occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained, or qualified.
30. Floor model: DEMO. A unit of a product displayed to show its capabilities.
31. Genuflect: KNEEL. Knee bending gesture of respect or devotion.
32. Pool or polo: GAME. A form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.
33. Red-wrapped cheeses: EDAMS. A semi-hard cheese that originated in the Netherlands, and is named after the town of Edam in the province of North Holland. Edam is traditionally sold in flat-ended spheres with a pale yellow interior and a coat, or rind, of red paraffin wax.
35. Julia of "The Addams Family": RAUL. Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá Arcelay [1940 - 1994]was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies.
37. Area represented by Sen. Gillibrand: NYS. New York State. Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand [b 1966] is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009.
42. Prez on a fiver: ABE. Abraham Lincoln [1809 - 1865] was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. His likeness is found of the 5 dollar bill.
45. Whole lot: SCAD. A large number or amount.
46. Muscle twitch: SPASM. A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.
49. Tank top kin, briefly: CAMI. A woman's loose-fitting undergarment for the upper body, typically held up by shoulder straps and having decorative trimming. An example here.
51. Créme de la créme: A-LIST. The best person or thing of a particular kind. the A-LIST is a group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence.
54. Writer Bombeck: ERMA. Erma Louise Bombeck [1927 - 1996] was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper humor column describing suburban home life, syndicated from 1965 to 1996. She also published 15 books, most of which became bestsellers.
59. "Taxi" mechanic: LATKA. Portrayed by Andy Kaufman [1949 - 1984]
54. Writer Bombeck: ERMA. Erma Louise Bombeck [1927 - 1996] was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper humor column describing suburban home life, syndicated from 1965 to 1996. She also published 15 books, most of which became bestsellers.
59. "Taxi" mechanic: LATKA. Portrayed by Andy Kaufman [1949 - 1984]
60. __ mortals: MERE. Ordinary people.
61. Place for a "snake bite" piercing: LIP. Two lower lip piercings. Not at all common among trombone players
62. "What __, chopped liver?": AM I. The earliest use of this phrase in its derogatory sense -- that is, ''something trivial; something to be scoffed at'' -- in the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang is by Jimmy Durante on his 1954 CBS-TV show: ''Now that ain't chopped liver. ''
68. Actor McKellen: IAN. Sir Ian Murray McKellen [b 1939] CH CBE is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.
69. Leading in a tight game: UP ONE. Leading by a single point.
70. Barcelona's naciún: ESPAÑA. Spain, in Spain.
71. Flavor enhancer, for short: MSG. MonoSodium Glutamate; the sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glutamic acid form.
72. Buttonlike earring: STUD.
73. Squeaky ball, e.g.: DOG TOY. Fun for your pup
Down:
Down:
1. Slight advantage: LEG UP. Resulting from some assistance.
2. Apple pie order: ALA MODE. Literally, fashionable or stylish. On pie, it means topped with ice cream.
3. Starless?: UNRATED. Of a movie, by critics.
4. "You __ your best": DID. Sometimes it's not good enough.
5. Chicago-to-Toronto dir.: ENE. East, north-east.
6. Honolulu-born jet pilot who became a pop singer: DON HO. Donald Tai Loy Ho [1930 - 2007] was an American traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name.
7. Galapagos Islands researcher: DARWIN. Charles Robert Darwin [1809 - 1882] FRS FRGS FLS FZS was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now widely accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science.
8. Confirms, as a password: RE-ENTERS. Enter and enter again.
9. Isl. with four provinces: IRE. The four provinces of Ireland are Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connaught. Six of Ulster's 9 counties constitute Northern Ireland.
10. See 36-Down: PIN.
36. With 10-Down, politician's flag, often: LAPEL. A lapel pin, also known as an enamel pin, is a small pin worn on clothing, often on the lapel of a jacket, attached to a bag, or displayed on a piece of fabric. Lapel pins can be ornamental or can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause.
11. Traveling band: CARAVAN. A group of people traveling together. Originally, this referred to traders or pilgrims traveling across a desert in Asia or North Africa.
12. Private school: ACADEMY. A place of higher education in a special field.
13. Foes that seem impossible to beat: NEMESES. The inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.
16. Bk. read at Purim: ESTH. ESTHER. The book relates the story of a Hebrew woman in Persia, born as Hadassah but known as Esther, who becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide of her people. The story forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim, during which it is read aloud twice: once in the evening and again the following morning.
19. Rubberneck: GAWK. Stare openly and stupidly vs turn one's head to stare at something in a foolish manner. Near equivalents, but not quite.
24. Tractor-trailer: RIG. Big truck.
26. Amo, amas, __: AMAT. Conjugation of the the Latin verb meaning "to love."
27. Crypts: TOMBS. Burial vaults, usually underground.
28. "But it's a dry __": HEAT. Presumably less uncomfortable due to low humidity.
29. Hints: CLUES.
34. Home of many L.A. Times readers: SO CAL. Southern California.
39. "The Lion King" lion: NALA. A fictional character in Disney's The Lion King film franchise. Introduced in the animated film The Lion King, Nala subsequently appears as a less prominent character in the film's sequels
40. Word processor feature: EDIT MENU. Where you can select text to copy or delete.
41. Melissa Benoist's role on "Supergirl": KARA. Kara Danvers, also known as Kara Zor-El on her homeworld, is a fictional character in the Arrowverse franchise, mainly the television series Supergirl.
42. Accolades: ACCLAIM. Enthusiastic and public praise.
43. Islands northeast of Cuba: BAHAMAS. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archipelago's population.
44. Chewing the scenery: EMOTING. Over-acting.
47. Welcome warmly: SMILE AT.
48. Rivera who holds the MLB record for career saves: MARIANO. Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. He recorded 652 saves.
50. "Blech!": ICK. Expressions of disgust or distaste.
52. Apparently was: SEEMED. So it appeared.
53. Mega- squared: TERA. Prefixes indicating large and even larger numbers or quantities. Mega = 1 million, Tera = 1 trillion.
56. Hanauma Bay's island: OAHU. Where Spam is popular, maybe.
57. Gave up: CEDED. Relinquish control of possession of something, such as a territory, often unwillingly or because forced to do so:
58. Fan out: SPLAY. As fingers or limbs.
64. Photo __: OPS. A photo op, short for photograph opportunity, is an arranged opportunity to take a photograph of a politician, a celebrity, or a notable event. The term was coined by the administration of US President Richard Nixon. William Safire credited its coinage to Bruce Whelihan, an aide to Nixon Press Secretary Ron Ziegler.
65. Clever remark: MOT. Short for bon mot - a pithy or witty remark.
66. Paul Anka's "__ Beso": ESO. That kiss, from 1962.
67. High hybrid stat: MPG. A hybrid is a vehicle powered by both a gasoline engine and an electric motor. It should achieve a high number of Miles Per Gallon of gasoline.
Thus ends our Wednesday repast. Hope you didn't get indigestion. I found it quite satisfying.
Cool regards,
JzB
DEN
ReplyDeleteFIWrong. Don't know my Latin, so AMoT < AMAT.
Couldn't bring CAMi or LATkA to mind, and blech could be so many things. I tried ECH instead of ICK.
I got the bubbles with just DEN and HIVE. But didn't notice they were all in foods until I got to the reveal. Nice subterfuge! The circles were there as distractions!
And the clues included their order -- starter (salad), side, entree, dessert.
My doggerel has given me much ACCLAIM,
I'm LAUDED as laureate, and accorded fame.
Before me, kings KNEEL,
Bezos asks how I feel --
Ah, well, my daydreaming is only a GAME.
A Super-Hero may his nemesis seize,
Force the vile varlet to his KNEES!
But villains are all hydras,
They multiply like flies does.
Before Hero knows it, he's got NEMESES!
{A-, A-.}
At first, I thought the "healthy starter" was a garden salad, but was soon disabused of that notion. The circles were easy to suss, and the reveal was clever. FIR, so I'm happy.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteDave and Laura put some crunch in this morning's cereal. Nice. Briefly tried CAVE for that stalagmite creator. Wasn't working. D-o managed to get the theme, had the circles, and saw the critters. Yay. Thanx for the erudite expo, JzB.
TERA: My music server has a 2-terabyte hard-drive. It's got over 11,000 CD-quality songs on it, using up less than half a terabyte.
UMA: In addition to her acting skills, she turns in a creditable performance as nature program narrator on some PBS offerings.
UPONE: L-less Patti?
FIR, but erased nyc for NYS, slew for SCAD, elite for A LIST, and maui for OAHU. Circles helped me finish, for a change, and I got the theme before JzB 'splained it.
ReplyDeleteIn English-speaking parts of Europe, RVs are called CARAVANs. Maybe in Australia and New Zealand too. Don't know about Canada, eh?
Thanks to Dave and Laura for the fun challenge, and to JzB for tying it all together. But I have to say that as a decaf drinker, I was hoping for a little more adrenaline from the CAMI and AERIE links, ALA the Wicked Wiesel beachwear site.
FIR. The circles seemed completely unnecessary to the solve, and added nothing to the theme as far as I can see.
ReplyDeleteSlight nit: answer at 45A wasn't pluralized and yet 55A was. Seems wrong to me
Fun romp today - the circles helped speed along the theme answers- and the second level of those homes from animals making the components of the MEAL.
ReplyDeleteLike D-O, I had CAVE before DRIP. I also had SPREAD change to SPLAY.
I didn't have any issue with SCAD - I have used SCAD and SCADs - just like I use ton and tons for a lot of something.
Also if I was bringing a dessert to a dinner, I would bring ECLAIRS not just one like I would bring bars or cookies plural.
Try to stay cool!
Thanks JzB and Dave & Laura!
Took me 6:44 to finish my meal today.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea who Kara was or the actress who plays her, and like OKL, I don't know Latin either.
I also had garden salads before greens.
Oh joy, circles.
An eclair is a most unlikely homemade pastry.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteI saw the “homes” immediately but the reveal was a major AHA. That double-layered feature raised the appreciation level several notches for me, circles notwithstanding. My only unknowns were Kara and Latka and I was pleased to remember Aerie from a recent puzzle. Some fun duos were Rig/MPG, Flag/Pin, Don Ho/Oahu, Lip/Dip, and MSG/MPG. Several CSOs today, as well: Lucina (El Nino, ESO, Espana), PK and Moi (Ram), All New Yorkers (NYS), All Californians (SoCal), Keith (Emoting), and Lemony, MalMan, Picard, and Hahtoolah (Esth). Where is Picard, BTW?
Thanks, Dave and Laura, for a very clever offering and satisfying solve and thanks, JazzB, for your detailed, interesting analysis. Your thoroughness is examplary.
Have a great day.
I enjoyed this tasty meal. The circles enhanced theme by illustrating HOME. Crossing MENU with the reveal was clever.
ReplyDeleteI liked SPAM for years, but this year I no longer care for it. Go figure.
I learned today that enamel pin is the same as LAPEL PIN. I LIU. Funny, none of my lapel pins are enameled. I find it silly that when politicians do not wear a flag lapel
pin they are severely criticized for days until they knuckle under.
IMO, ERMA Bombeck is funny, down to earth and relatable. I have read a SCAD of her books.
Sometimes I wear a CAMI with the lace showing under a suit jacket instead of a blouse. On Saturday I wore one under a top with a very low cleavage.
What am I, chopped liver? is negative, meaning unimportant, easy to ignore. I positively like chopped liver as a starter. A local diner serves a large portion of it with plenty of saltines. I order it as my entire meal. I have tried making chopped liver at home, but the diner’s is better.
DOG TOY was my last fill, 5 perps and wagged the O.
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR - on my computer - in a blazing 12:28. Had I done it with pen and paper I would've saved a few minutes for sure
Had TIN/CAN (guess I wanted a CSO to Andy in the Tampa Bay area), and had TEES/CAMI. Both were fixed once the perps appeared
Ron, you certainly showed us what AERIE is all about. No wonder I was not aware of it, as neither a CAMI nor a thong is in my undies drawer
Am I the only one to notice that this is a 16x15 grid?
FLN: Anonymous -T, thanks for the clip to the Ralphie May mullet routine
Yum! Another FIR with a tasty menu and comfortable homes, as well. Nice touch to have HOMEMADE MEAL for the reveal! Thanks, Dave and Laura.
ReplyDeleteI too thought GARDEN salad would be the starter, tin would be spam's container, and cave would be the creator. Fortunately, I waited to check perps for most of them so my WOs were few. Thanks, JazzB, for clearing up the questions and expanding on meanings. (I needed your help to get UNRATED, as it perp filled.) I can recognize your style now and enjoy your reviews.
Munched through the puzzle with breakfast, but took my walk before posting, trying to stay cool. Glad to see your poems again, OwenKL. Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!
Home made meal?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I tried it, didn't work out well...
mushrooms on toast?
vanilla cookies?
Now I just heat up prepackaged stuff...
Wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Dave and Laura, and JzB.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in good time and saw the double theme. (Oh no, now I see that I had Ich and Latha - H like OweKL) FIW
This CW is to be LAUDED- no ICK here.
Any unknown names perped (like the NYS Senator, even though just across the border . . . but at least this Canadian knew ABE).
One inkblot to change ONE UP to UP ONE.
Some extra food for the (EDIT) MENU (hello YR) with EDAMS, apple pie A LA MODE, and even crème de la crème (A LIST). I’ll pass in the CAN of Spam (DON HO or the folks on OAHU can have it).
I noted MSG and MPG (IM beat me).
We had NINO again (with EL), but new unknown clue for IRE.
I LOLed at the “dry HEAT” clue after our Corner discussion on dry vs. humid heat on Monday. Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful June day, not as hot as predicted, but today is turning into a scorcher. And it is not dry! We are currently at 26C (feels like 34C) (79 & 93F for you Americans). A severe thunderstorm watch is in place for this afternoon, which should clear the air and cool thinks down a little.
Jinx- no, not that use of CARAVAN here.
Wishing you all a great day.
Lots of food for nice memories: Laugh-in, Raul Julia, Latka, Anka.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite eclair is the coffee flavored one. I agree, it’s not a dessert usually made at home.
I really enjoyed this puzzle and the write up . I’m now hungry.
Have occasional problems with clues that have letters with diacritical marks, but can usually suss them out. Anyone notice the 28D clue as a quote from Aliens by Pvt Hudson played by Bill Paxton?
ReplyDeleteC-Moe - No thongs in your "drawer-o-dainties"? I've been wearing them for a while now - ever since my DW found a pair in the glove compartment.
ReplyDelete(I know, I know: That joke is so old that originally the DW found a girdle in the glove box.)
Hi Y'all! Great tasty puzzle, Dave & Laura. Very interesting expo, JzB. Thanks to all.
ReplyDeleteWhat a relief to have a puzzle with no red-letter runs today. The few unknowns perped in well.
DNK: KARA, MARIANO, TERA, or the phrase High Hybrid Stat.
Amo, Amas, AMAT is one of the few Latin things I know.
Learning moment: Never knew IRE had provinces, only knew counties. My maternal great-grandparents came from Counties Mayo & Cork. I did a lot of genealogical research, but never stumbled onto provinces that I remember. Been 40 years tho.
Another big thunder-boomer storm after scorching day last night. We're having several every week. Getting tiresome. My 16-yr-old grandson is lifeguard at a pool afternoons & playing in a summer basketball league. I'm a bit concerned about heat exhaustion for him. He's a large (not fat) guy.
ReplyDeleteThank You Dave Taber and Laura Moll, for a very nice CW puzzle, that I enjoyed. I did not wait to solve the circles because I had two urgent appointments.
Thank You JazzBumpa for a very elucidating blog reviewing the puzzle.
I was familiar with Latka, from TAXI, from the olden days ... when I actually watched TV. I thought he was kinda silly, but later on found out that it was his maestro performance...
I've never eaten a T Bone Steak, but have seen them on meat counters ... maybe, one day...
I was a little confused between CAMI and CAMO, as in camouflage, as in the military ... and wondered what sort of 'tank', the tank top referred to .... Neither my DW nor my daughters wore camis, as best as I can remember.
On a more serious note:: A book written about finches in the Galapagos Islands ..... The Beak of the Finch, by Jonathan Weiner ... won a Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction, in 1995. It is highly scientific book about life long observations on the development of the anatomy of those birds.. Wiki
have a nice day, you all.
Fun Wednesday puzzle, many thanks, Dave and Laura. And thanks for your always helpful commentary, JazzB.
ReplyDeleteWeird storm in Southern Cal, this morning. Wonder if it was an EL NINO?
Nice to see UMA Thurman and Goldie HAWN right next to each other in a puzzle.
Bit of geography this morning with BAHAMAS and ESPANA.
Neat poems, Owen, many thanks.
Have a great mid-week, everybody.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteTasty puzzle for a HOME MADE MEAL. Thanks Dave & Laura.
Love me some Laugh-In, JzB. Thanks for the entertaining expo.
WOs: tiN -> CAN. ECLAIRe & Leg [LIP] held me up for a bit in the SE
ESPs: ESTH, SPLAY [Duh!], NALA, KARA
Fav: How do we not love Andy Kaufman as sweet LATKA
DON HO - In Basic, I had a drill Sgt that thought Tiny Bubbles was a good song for cadence. We hated when he lead the march even if it was only 1/4 mi to breakfast.
OTOH, the black guys in the platoon - they had rhythm.
30 miles went by too soon.
CED - mushrooms on toast looks like sh**-on-a-shingle [chip-beef on toast]. Another Army staple.
LAPEL PINs - especially the flag - seemed to become a thing during Iraq War II. I don't remember congress-critters wearing them before.
{A++, B+}
Jinx - oldie but a girdodle-y. //wait, I have more...
D-O: During Covid years, I got a 5T HD and copied every drive from every computer I ever had onto the platters. And I ripped my CDs to MP3s on a 0.5T flash.
C, Eh! - yep, I giggled too at Dry HEAT. Our collective thoughts seem to influence a puzzle written years ago ;-)
Um, ECLAIR? [Seinfeld].
Back to work. Cheers, -T
Hola!
ReplyDeleteIt was a pleasure to solve his yummy puzzle with familiar names. Yea! Thank you, Dave Taber and Laura Moll! DON HO, DARWIN, HAWN, UMA, LATKA, ERMA and ESTHer are all well known. And I've finally nailed MARIANO Rivera after seeing him in puzzles often. Not KARA, though easily sussed. I'm not a fan of Superman movies.
I love a baked POTATO WITH CHIVES. Mmmm. That might be a good dinner tonight.
Yes, I can assure you that Hawaiians love their SPAM! I believe it is the national dish.
Visiting Carlsbad Caverns was a memorable stop one year on our way to Charlotte. It etched in my mind what stalagmites and stalactites look like in their downward and upward DRIP.
I used to love LATKA, aka Andy Kaufman on Taxi.
Have a wondrous Wednesday, everyone!
Lucina: when I bake potatoes, I just snip some cHIVEs from the garden.
ReplyDelete//Looks a wee overgrown... I should build potatoes tonight.
-T
I liked this puzzle. Sure enough, I put in CAVE and had to change it to DRIP. I put in the N and waited for the perps to reveal whether it was TIN or CAN. LEG changed to LIP after I got SPLAY after I realized it was ECLAIRS, not ECLAIRE, which in turn revealed Mr. Rivera's name is spelled MARIANO, not MAREANO. Quite the chain reaction.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think I'd remember it, but AERIE came to mind quickly, perhaps because we had it before so recently. Four perps revealed KARA.
Personally, I really dislike it when MOT, not BON MOT, is given as the answer to clues like clever or witty remark. It seems to me that is like cluing POMME as Potato. Nobody would ever say, "What AM I, liver?" The adjective is an integral and indispensable component of the term. End of rant.
Owen, I like your verses today.
Desper-otto, I love your comment "UPONE: L-less Patti?"
Tomorrow I get an endoscopy. I am absolutely not looking forward to it.
Good wishes to you all.
I have made cream puffs with choux dough at home. Also, mini ones can be filled with savories like crab salad for an appetizer. Making an éclair would be similar. I still bake and cook, but not quite as much these days. I gave away many kitchen appliances and gadgets before I moved. I have to be inventive with work arounds.
ReplyDeleteMot is a shortened version of bon mot and is not as popular, but is still used.
Jayce, good luck today. Not pleasant. Tomorrow should be a breeze. My insurance, including Medicare, will not pay for endoscopies for those older than 80.
Speaking of food, LATKA reminded me of latkes, one of my favorites. I am still up for making that. We make the German version and call them potato pancakes.
AnonT
ReplyDeleteI thought you had moved. Are you still in your old home? When is moving day then?
It would be so nice to have even a small garden but my patio is paved over with bricks. It's 100 degrees at the moment and I just hung out some clothes. They will be dry in about an hour, I'm guessing.
Check out our SoCal weather reports, CanadianEh!, on the Jumble site.
ReplyDeleteHmm. That may be a peculiarly Canadian way to express it:
when you expect the fresh air to clear your head, you say to "cool thinks down a little"...?
Thanks to the Taber/Moll team, and Jazzbumpa!
A fairly easy, pleasant-enough PZL today, but alas *...
~ OMK
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DR: *No diagonals.
Musings
ReplyDelete-A fun double gimmick after a grueling 18 today
-In our senior golf league, we now ask, “What was your TRADE?”
-Getting a LEG UP from your parent who is the superintendent was/is not uncommon in my TRADE
-During the Husker’s great championship runs, Oklahoma and Alabama were NEMESES along the way
-Last Friday’s puzzle had “43. Spam holder: TIN”
Lucina - Nope my garage is still mine. We've had lookers but I think a bump in basis points for loan $$ is turning off folks. Personally, I'm OK with it - I'm in the cat-bird seat and can afford both places.
ReplyDeleteHG - yep... Friday's grid made me ink TIN.
Did anyone watch the Mark Twain Awards the other night on PBS? Jon Stewart is a treasure.
link
Cheers, -T
Yes, I watched. I love those awards shows and I love Jon Stewart. It was interesting to see all his family: children, wife, mother. His speech at the end was tear-inducing. I really miss him.
ReplyDeleteYes OMK, I was hoping nobody would notice my typo (or can I blame autocorrect) of “thinks” for “things” .
ReplyDeleteJayce- good luck with the endoscopy.
Re. Jon Stewart : "90 or in the Senate", 'A Freshman'. lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link,-T, Stewart and Chapelle are new to me. Yes, first target may very well be the comedians.
WC
Hi everyone! I’m very late to the party, but have been following you for a while, almost every day. First of all, best wishes to Boomer, may God bless you and your family during such difficult times. My son and family lives in your neck of the woods, I’ll be out to Blaine in December, maybe we can have a cup of tea.
ReplyDeletePuzzles are so very good this past week. The proper names are a very big deal. Usually I don’t know any of them. Oh well.
Just got over daughter’s wedding, such a beautiful time.
Yellowrocks, I, like you, used to make a beautiful and delicious choux pastry dessert. It was placed in a ring, about 8, baked and then filled with an almond flavored cream (from scratch), then topped with a chocolate ganache, the hole in the middle was filled with sliced strawberries. Very pretty and very delish. Always served on Easter Sunday.
Best wishes to all. Off to Cape Cod on Sunday. Happy Summer!