Theme: DOLLAR MENU
(57. Budget option at a fast-food joint that the answers to the starred
clues could all belong to?) - The first word of each food item is also a
slang for money.
17. *Fried seafood appetizer: CLAM STRIPS.
27. *Sandwiches with leafy exteriors: LETTUCE WRAPS.
43. *Starchy and eggy dessert: BREAD PUDDING.
43. *Starchy and eggy dessert: BREAD PUDDING.
Boomer here.
I
had a great visit with the VA last week. After a blood draw and X-ray,
I met with orthopedics and they gave me a good report on the shoulder.
I need to continue physical therapy and the huge sling is on the shelf
for now. Next stop oncology. The doctor prescribed new pills and hope to
bring the cancer under control.
Thanks to all for your kind words of encouragement. Maybe next week I might be able to type this blog with two hands again.
Across:
1. Karaoke devices, for short: MICS. I was a really good Karaoke singer in the bar after work. Can you say "Mac the Knife"??
5. Chip maker __-Lay: FRITO. Not my favorite. I like regular potato chips.
10. Big rig: SEMI. Why do they call them SEMIs when they are whole trucks?
14. Dept. of Labor div.: OSHA. I remember when this was passed. Changed a lot of high storage in warehouses.
15. First name of Yankee manager Boone and Yankee slugger Judge: AARON. Number 99 in pinstripes.
10. Big rig: SEMI. Why do they call them SEMIs when they are whole trucks?
14. Dept. of Labor div.: OSHA. I remember when this was passed. Changed a lot of high storage in warehouses.
15. First name of Yankee manager Boone and Yankee slugger Judge: AARON. Number 99 in pinstripes.
16. Mimicked: APED.
19. Small container in a chemistry lab: VIAL. Or a test tube.
20. Stage hog: HAM. Easter dinner with eggs.
21. Blackjack cards: ACES. Need a face or 10 to go with them.
22. Frozen spike: ICICLE. We grow a lot of them off our roof in the winter.
24. Savanna antelopes: IMPALAS. I remember driving a 1965 Chev IMPALA years ago.
26. Emotionally detached: ALOOF. I sometimes need to buy a LOOF of bread.
31. "Catch those villains!": GET 'EM.
34. Cooking vessels: PANS. This clue is a SNAP
35. Debtor's letters: IOU.
36. "We try harder" car rental chain: AVIS. Never used them in Las Vegas. They seem to try harder to charge more money.
37. Faceplanted off a skateboard, say: ATE IT.
39. Unmitigated joy: GLEE. Proud member of my high school GLEE club many years ago.
40. Sleep stage letters: REM.
41. Pizazz: ELAN. ELON is the guy who decided he does not want Twitter.
42. Bridge positions: EASTS. I never knew my position until I read the column in the paper.
47. Zero: AUGHT. It's a round number.
48. Takes down, as a flyer: UNTACKS.
52. Know-it-all's taunt: TOLD YA. Here's my wisecrack. "I have been fighting cancer for 4 years, but now it's starting to fight back."
54. Fashion monthly: ELLE. My Grandmas name was ELLA.
55. Canyon edge: RIM.
56. Love, in Spanish: AMOR. Never took Spanish. My Catholic high school required Latin.
60. Walking aid: CANE. I have one in the garage. Hope I can get back to it and leave the rolling walker home.
61. Initial stage: ONSET.
62. Contributes: ADDS. Two and two are four.
63. Hoops long shot: TREY. Trey and Trey are six.
64. Honking birds: GEESE.
65. Luxurious: POSH. A lot of SUVs are in this category, Also pretty spendy.
Down:
1. Chewy rice cake: MOCHI.
2. Ramadan faith: ISLAM.
3. Tourney winner: CHAMP. In all the years I spent knocking down pins, I never won a tournament. Maybe top ten a few times,
4. "You Send Me" singer Cooke: SAM. Darlin' you do OOOHHHOOH
5. Big shot with big bucks: FAT CAT. Most of them will be in the All-Star game tomorrow. Thanks for your comments on our puzzle yesterday.
3. Tourney winner: CHAMP. In all the years I spent knocking down pins, I never won a tournament. Maybe top ten a few times,
4. "You Send Me" singer Cooke: SAM. Darlin' you do OOOHHHOOH
5. Big shot with big bucks: FAT CAT. Most of them will be in the All-Star game tomorrow. Thanks for your comments on our puzzle yesterday.
6. Least likely to be found: RAREST. A $20.00 bill on the sidewalk.
7. Colorful eye part: IRIS.
8. Spinning toy: TOP.
9. Like a cellphone in a theater, hopefully: ON SILENT. Shh!
10. Knight in shining armor: SAVIOR. Relief pitcher sometimes.
11. Major faceplants: EPIC FAILS.
12. Brunch, e.g.: MEAL. People say BRUNCH. How come they never say Lupper ?
13. Inactive: IDLE. Car at a red light.
18. Oregon capital: SALEM. Also a brand of smokes.
23. Dairy farm animals: COWS. Moo!
25. Gastropub pours: ALES. I like Canada Dry ginger.
26. Smoothie berry: ACAI.
28. Flip over: UPEND. Sometimes painful to do in bed.
29. Maya Angelou, for one: POET. She's a poet and don't know it.
30. Seeks damages from: SUES.
31. Attire: GARB. Are bowling shirts in this category?
32. Happily __ after: EVER.
33. Chance to unwind and read a book, perhaps: TIME ALONE. Not a book. On the internet.
37. Pack leader: ALPHA DOG. A dog with a Greek letter.
38. Lacking slack: TAUT. Pull those shoelaces tight.
39. "Born This Way" singer Lady __: GAGA.
41. Tense and irritable: EDGY.
42. Word near a maze arrow: ENTER.
44. "Sabrina" actress Hepburn: AUDREY. Famous for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
45. Airport serving the D.C. area: DULLES. Named for John Foster Dulles. Ike's Sec of State.
46. Arriving after curfew: IN LATE. Better late than never.
49. Statement of faith: CREDO.
50. "It takes all __": KINDS.
51. Flatten: SMUSH.
52. Social finesse: TACT. I don't have much... Sorry.
53. "Doctor Zhivago" actor Sharif: OMAR. Also Ilhan OMAR. Troublesome Rep from Minnesota.
54. "What __ can I say?": ELSE. I once knew a man named Merle ELSE.
58. Individual: ONE.
59. Atlas page: MAP.
Boomer
51 comments:
This is “Subgenius.” Hopefully, this will be the last time I have
to blog as “anonymous “ because I should be able to register my “Apple ID” for my new I-phone by computer today and then this blog ( and every other site) will recognize me. Now, on to the puzzle. It started off rather inauspiciously with “mochi” (apparently a Japanese term) but quickly settled down into the usual Monday walk in the park. FIR, so I’m happy . ( And I ‘ll be even happier as soon as I can
get my phone to recognize me!)
Are AUGHT and NAUGHT the same? DNK MOCHI or AARON, otherwise smooth sailing to FIR in 14. Lots of food references, making me eager for breakfast. I’ll fry up some pork sausage and eggs and make some toast and a fresh pot of coffee….later. Only 5 proper names, so not so bad in that category. Overall, a marvelous Monday romp, thanx HB. And thanx too to Boomer for his (as usual) outstanding write-up.
FIWrong. On a Monday, for shame. Couldn't spell LETTaCE.
The theme could have better been just foods than cheap fast foods. Easy and sussable.
This is Subgenius again, I have to admit I didn’t get the “money “ part of the theme until I read this blog. I agree with Owen that the foods mentioned aren’t really “fast foods,” especially “ bread pudding!” But the concept was pretty clever, even if had to be “stretched “ a little to accommodate the clues.
Good morning!
Forgot to look for a theme. (Surprised?) Wasn't familiar with CLAM STRIPS or LETTUCE WRAPS -- d-o doesn't get out much. AUGHTS sounds British, like POSH. Nicely done, Howard. Great news on the medical front, Boomer. (I think FRITO-Lay is a "regular" as potato chips get.)
Glad for all the progress Boomer and beginning the week with your words.
Howard Barkin is a computer guy from New Jersey who has won the ACPT for the fast solvers. Like so many of us, he began with watching the Sunday NYT being solved by parents.
Thanks Howard, it looks like two years since you had an LAT where you had your first publication in 2013. C.C. interviewed Howard after he won the ACPT in 2016 which can be accessed here on the blog.
FIR, but had to use the gum-end to fix SMaSH. DNK just MOCHI, but it took awhile to dredge up SAM Cooke, who was a little before my time.
Still working on yesterday's Brunikel^2 masterpiece. Spent all day at the ER with DW, who said she was in severe pain but couldn't articulate where. No trouble found. Day down the drain.
Don't know about that DOLLAR MENU. Maybe "lunch specials", but I don't think you'd find them for a buck. If you are lucky enough to have a Mission BBQ restaurant nearby, save room for their BREAD PUDDING, at least occasionally.
VIAL and that Colorado ski mecca are trouble for those of us who are speling-challenged, and maybe a little dyslexic.
U-Fred, in my neck of the woods, AUGHT means "zero", while "naught" means "nothing". Siblings, but not identical ones.
Cameron Smith is the CHAMP golfer of the year, in Brit-speak. Golfer Cameron CHAMP isn't, but he IS an Aggie, which some folks think is better.
Thanks to Howard for the fun, Monday-easy puzzle. My favorite was envisioning the EPIC FAILS skateboarder. And thanks to boomer for even more fun on a Monday.
I cashed-in today in 3:51.
After getting thrashed by Saturday's puzzle, I needed this one.
Pretty sure we have a fond admirer of Omar Sharif among us on this blog.
Congratulations on the good medical news, Boomer.
FIR today with few WOs. Lots of fun, Howard. Thanks! And don't wait so long to come back.
As for the theme, I saw the food items and after the reveal, wondered about them being available for a dollar. But then Boomer pointing out that the beginning words were synonyms for dollar gave me the rest of the theme. If you don't think of cost, the theme works.
My WOs started with entering MOsHI before noticing CLAM was needed across. Later I entered I'm LATE instead of IN LATE (failure to read clue carefully) and SMaSH instead of SMUSH. All fixed by perps. UNTACKS finished the puzzle for me. Thanks, Boomer, for confirming my success today with your upbeat review. Good luck with your treatment! And best wishes for a pleasant Monday to all.
Monday fun run - enjoyed the theme's extra meaning of word's that mean money!
Took me a minute to realize the flyer was a piece of paper up on a kiosk or bulletin board - thought it was a pilot in a warplane - but perps shed light on that!
Thanks Boomer - keep working your program! and thanks to Howard for the puzzle!
Good Morning:
There was a lot to like about this puzzle: Cute theme, well hidden, to me, some lively fill, minimal three letter words and, best of all a creature feature: Impalas, Cat, Dog, Ape(d), Clam, Geese, and Cows. Only unknown was Mochi. Cute pairings were Omar/Audrey, REM/Rim, and Cat/Dog. My only small nit is Untacks. 🥱
Thanks, Howard, for a rewarding solve and thanks, Boomer, for a most delightful commentary. Your wit and humor are only surpassed by your grit and determination. I couldn’t post yesterday but I loved the Burnikel collaboration. Like many others, I was expecting a baseball theme, but you threw us a curveball! Congrats on a challenging but doable offering. BTW, my very first car was a 1964 Chevy Impala which, IIRC, cost $2400.00.
Subgenius @ 4:09 ~ Good luck with your new iPhone.
SS @ 7:47 ~ You are correct. Our resident Omar Sharif admirer is Lucina.
My power went out yesterday, twice no less. The first instance was at 4:00 pm and only lasted an hour or so, no big deal. The second time, though, was 11:00 pm and I was trapped in my electrically operated recliner in the pitch dark. The only light I had was from my iPad and with my history of clumsy falls, I didn’t attempt an escape. Fortunately, the power came back on within an hour.
Have a great day. We’re due for some much needed rain.
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Howard and Boomer (continued prayers for strength).
I FIRed in good time and saw the food theme. (Smiled to find MENU, MEAL and ATE IT)
But I missed the first word money references.
Hand up for needing perps for the unknown-to-me MOCHI.
Upset changed to UPEND, Smash to SMUSH (either would be good for Wordle).
Irish Miss beat me to the animals. (I must get up earlier!).
But I did note AUGHT and TAUT, GETEM and SALEM, IOU crossing SUES (if you don’t pay up).
We wish those messy GEESE would become “RAREST AVIS”.
No ICICLEs here in the Great White North currently, but we are getting some much-needed rain.
Wishing you all a great day.
Irish Miss- does your recliner chair not have a battery backup?
Yes d’o, I noted the British AUGHT and POSH, but the SAVIOR was an IOU,
Thanks Howard for a delicious (and cheap) Monday meander thru the puzzle park.
And thank you Boomer for DJing [supplying all the Dad Jokes for] this review. I did recognize that the first word of each themer was slang for money, but thought the food items were just cheap sides that you could by off the DOLLAR MENU.
Some favs:
5A FRITO. Around here the chips of choice are UTZ, manufactured just up the road in Hanover, PA.
20A HAM. Another affordable food.
34A PANS. This was one puzzle and review that I could never PAN.
41A ELAN. Add a D to this and you get ELAND, a cousin to 24A.
43A BREAD PUDDING. A favorite of English mothers (and their children).
47A AUGHT. I believe this is Brit for the numeral zero. Naught is NO THING.
Well, I gotta go pick up my truck from the mechanic. The water pump failed on the way to the DUMP on Friday, so after paying the bill we'll continue on, finishing that trip as if nothing happened to the truck (except for being $408.08 lighter).
Cheers,
Bill
Musings
-Some pleasant fill, some Monday level MOCHI for spice and Boomer. Life is good
-Chevrolet introduced the IMPALA as its top-of-the-line vehicle in 1958
-My last year of teaching here in my town was AUGHT THREE
-The NBA is now all TREYS and dunks. No thanks.
-The British Open crowned a CHAMP yesterday. His putting was unbelievable.
-IDLE – My friend’s pickup shuts itself off at red lights and restarts when he releases the brake
-My 1968 principal would be apoplectic (how ‘bout dat word?) if he saw the GARB teachers wear now
-“TACT is telling someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.” Churchill
-We crossworders know that SALEM and DOLLARS can both be called capital
-I admire your efforts to keep fighting, Boomer. I too vote for using an electric cart for shopping.
Very easy puzzle. I think the theme answers were not really meant to fit the dollar fast food menu, but all of the theme answers begin with slang for dollar.
MY Japanese DIL and grandson love mochi. Not I. I enjoy most Japanese dishes, but am not fond of their desserts.
I do love clam strips with tartar sauce. During some summer breaks at college, I waitressed at Howard Johnsons where I was introduced to clam strips. In those days, they were the best.
FRITO LAYS makes many more products than Fritos corn chips including several flavors of LAYS potato chips all of which I like.
The only proper noun new to me was SAM, easily perped.
Boomer, I am glad your shoulder is healing so well. I hope your cancer report is improving. I admire your grit and determination, so well supported by CC.
IM, how unfortunate you were stuck in your recliner. I am glad the power came back on in a decent amount of time.
FLW*, re. Arnold Palmer and Boston accent. Found a great restaurant in Gainesville and waitress was amused at my pronunciation. If made with sweet tea it's a Winni (Palmer)
In Boston they're bellies. Remember the saying**
SALEMS were currency in Nam (Capital as Husker would say)
John Foster Dulles said we need to do an 'Agonizing Reappraisal '. We all do occasionally
Fln, I too fell asleep before I could post(after midnight) and attempted to post at 6am but it went AWRY. I noticed the STARS after but never noticed the slang for DOLLARS.
WC
* From last week. I have a Doc for each day and read previous week prior to erasing
** If there's NAE grit there's NAE CLAM
I’m still trying to get my phone right
Speaking of HOJOS, home of the CLAM STRIP. They were the victim of a leveraged buyout. Twitter defended better.
WC
I thought I had a FIR, then to my horror after seeing the solve, I saw I had MOCHA and AMPALAS. Otherwise easy fill. I too didn’t notice the money link until Boomer’s reveal.
Congratulations to Boomer for making good progress.
Another hot day. One good news, when I check the hurricane tracking web site, it reveals there are no developments for the next five days.
As Lemonade said, it's great to start the day with your write-up, Boomer. My sister had a '65 Impala and I got to drive it occasionally.
Easy MoonDay...No inkovers...one unknown AARON. But didn't pick up on the money theme.
If yer searchin' for a DOLLAR MENU go back about 20 years ago. Today the paper the MENU is printed on costs way more that that... I doubt you could find the theme items for a buck but I see ATL et al's point. Synonyms for $'s .....After I FIR I LIU...MOCHI (previously unknown) cost $ 2 each per Google.
At first I thought "faceplants" might be kisses 💋😘.. ... but I was Barkin up the wrong tree 😄
A snail ("gastropod") will drink ALE? Oops lemme (not let me) clean my glasses😮
Need a refund? ____ receipt....SAVIOR
Instructed....TAUT
Should...AUGHT
What ACT preceded UNTACKS.....TACT
B. Anthony and Hayward...SUES
AAA benefit...FRITO
Hateful...VIAL
Encouraging news Boomer. (btw: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a 15 out of 10 on the troublesome scale compared to Rep. OMAR)
🌞
IM: We bought a plug-in electric recliner about a year ago, never thought about being trapped in it during a power outage 😳 ...but we recently had a generator installed this spring.🤗
Thank you, Howard, and thank you, Boomer.
I have no idea what CLAM STRIPS are but that didn't prevent me from filling the puzzle quickly. No where as quickly as Howard would have filled it, or for that matter, any other crossword. Yes, he's one of the top solvers in the world, finishing 9th at the ACPT this year.
Perfect pic for face plant, Boomer. That's gotta hurt. I was reading about the "jock tax" that pro athletes pay. Supposedly, after the Bulls and Michael Jordan beat the Lakers in the 1991 Finals, California instituted and levied the first jock tax. Then Illinois reciprocated. Then a bunch of other states, but not all, started doing it. Some of those FAT CAT MLB All Stars may be surprised to learn that they have to file and pay California taxes for having played in the game. One article I read said that MLB players typically have to submit 20 to 25 state filings. Of course, with their salaries, they probably have people to take care of that.
Husker, yes, that final round at The Open was one for the ages. Even after Cameron Young drove the 18th and made the eagle putt to tie the lead, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Cameron Smith would make his birdie putt, and he did. As you said, his putting was phenomenal.
My cell phone wouldn't make any calls. "Emergency Calls Only" Wasted about an hour of trying to figure it out. It just needed to be completely powered off and then powered back on to be reconnected to the service provider. Might have had to do with the Android update last week.
Wilbur, I checked the spam filter, and there wasn't anything in from you yesterday or today, but there was one in there from last month. Also found a couple of others: Waseeley - Saturday, Jinx - July 1st and you - June 19th.
Well, it looks like I'm going to remain "Anonymous" with my phone and "Subgenius" when I'm using a computer. Oh, well, that's not the end of the world. I seem to remember someone else had this problem a while back and had a hard time fixing it. But "what can't be cured, must be endured" as they say. C'est la vive!
Husker, that IDLE feature is there so the vehicle manufacturer can get a lower MPG rating. (The manufacturer gets a double bonus -- you'll have to replace your starter sooner.) On my SUV there's a button adjacent to the Start button that turns off the feature. It's now second nature for me to turn it off upon vehicle startup.
Subgenius, I believe it is Montana that is having difficulties trying to get her comments posted to the blogspot using her Blogger profile. Although I'm not a member of the Applecorps, I did some testing a while back on my Android using different browsers, and posted a recommendation to her, but she may not have read it.
Based on that testing, it appears to me that it's a browser setting, but I would have no idea what or where it is on an iPhone or in iOS. You could go the Apple App Store and download another browser to see if that resolves your issue. You can always delete the browser app if it doesn't solve your problem. I'm fairly confident that if you accessed the blog from Chrome on your iPhone, you'd be able to use your Blogger Profile.
CEh @ 9:17 ~ No, no backup battery. Not really a big problem as our power outages are rare and usually short-lived.
Ray O @ 10:57 ~ Great that you have a generator! Fortunately, because of the infrequent outages, I’ve only had two “entrapment” experiences in the many years I’ve had the chair. The first time it happened, I managed to extricate myself, no easy feat, but last night it was pitch dark, so I decided to be safe rather than sorry and stay put.
Canadian Eh!, I looked at SMUSH as a possible input word for today's Wordle, but ruled it out because of the repeating letter S. I found another good choice though. I always try to use a five letter answer from the LAT to start Wordle. That's made for some interesting starting points !
D-O, ditto on DW's Highlander. She turns pushes the "A" off button as a matter of habit, just like fastening her seat belt. I forget on the few times I drive her car, but if she's in the shotgun position, she reminds me. Toyota and other manufacturers claim that the feature doesn't wear out the starter prematurely. Here's an article that presents a mechanic's point of view: Auto-Start/Stop: Is it bad for my Engine? (Mythbusting)
Hola!
Well, the party is over, but we have two overnight guests and piles of new toys still in their bags and boxes.
Thank you, Howard Barkin and Boomer. MENU is certainly appropriate for this puzzle with all the food items in it though I seriously doubt any of them would be a dollar.
CSO to my nephew AARON.
I love FRITOs but must stay away from them. Sigh. And I'm not fond of LETTUCE WRAPS.
Yes! Yes! Yes! To OMAR Sharif. He was a gorgeous man!
Boomer, good for you for your heroic efforts! I applaud you and C.C. I know about those numerous trips to various doctors, the many X-rays, etc. My DH went through all that.
Have a happy day, everyone!
Delightful Monday puzzle--many thanks, Howard. And so glad to see you here on Monday, Boomer, and especially to get the good news about your check-up. Wishing you a great week ahead.
Well, I too loved seeing all those sweet critters: APES, CLAM, IMPALAS, that fat CAT, COWS, GEESE, and that DOG. I love animals!
Wonderful to see AUDREY Hepburn in a puzzle.
Yep, all that food in the puzzle is making me hungry too. Time to get some breakfast.
Subgenius, great you've got your name back.
Have a great week, everybody.
Last night we had a strong storm with rain. It managed to interrupt the electricity so we turned off the TV. The lights only flickered but then it all came back. Lots of rain, though, for which I am grateful.
TTP, I'm proud to join Jinx and Bill S in the Spam club. Any idea on what the magic word was?
And… My new Toyota Rav4 Hybrid shuts off in idle mode
There's no "Starter" perse . Also…(re. Wordle)
I used CAMEO the other night
WC
Wasn't going to post today because Google search did not respond with anything silly enough for "dollar menu."
(I know, right! Unbelievable!)
(But I do have standards...)
However, money and bread pudding somehow rang a bell, and in thinking about it, dug up old memories from growing up in Australia. Once a year when we were kids, we got a personal size bread pudding that tasted terrible, but we tucked into it because each one has a sixpence hidden in it. (I now realize the terrible taste was whiskey...)
here is the ridiculously difficult recipe, (10 minutes to watch, but 4+ hours to make)
Which I might actually like to try again. I mean, it must be an improvement over your American fruitcake, it has whiskey and money in it!
Clam strips? Never heard of them either...
But in looking I found this, which I did not understand either...
I followed the "visit" link to try and understand, but I won't recommend this link due to too many ads and side links. However one paragraph did sum it up for me, as follows:
Fried Clam Bellies Vs. Fried Clam Strips
“Clam strips are like decaf coffee – what’s the point?”
“How is this even a question? Clam strips are not clams, they are deep-fried rubber bands.”
“Clam strips are like a hot fudge sundae without the hot fudge.”
“Go belly or go home!“
“WHOLE clams or NO clams!”
So there you have it, another Monday crossword researched to death.
But, there might be some salvation! if you won't eat fried clam bellies because they are bad for you, you can always put them in lettuce wraps and call it healthy! Mmm, mmm...
(Maybe with a homemade remoulade sauce!)
(Oh yeah! I gotta try this...)
Wilbur Charles, sometimes the reason is clearly apparent why some comments are filtered as spam. Yes, certainly, there are some trigger words or combinations of words or phrases, and sometimes it appears to be the combo of subject matter and links. Sometimes I have no idea, and I would have to suspect a failure in the AI.
Enjoyed the DOLLAR slang theme! Hand up MOCHI unknown. TREY also unknown.
Here we were at the South RIM of the Grand CANYON.
In the 1950s, the largest land owner in Guatemala was United Fruit. The people democratically elected a government that began to buy back some of that land. So that people could grow food for themselves instead of growing cash crops for a foreign corporation.
John Foster DULLES engineered the overthrow of that democratically elected government of Guatemala in 1954.
From Yesterday:
AnonT, Lucina Thank you for the kind words about my photos of the OUTRE BABY art in Prague. How often can you combine OUTRE and BABY? And thanks for the explanation about the TLA, AnonT.
From Saturday:
AnonT Thank you for explaining that a candy cane STICK can be called a BARBER POLE. Hand up for being confused!
WC, TTP: I was guessing that in my case, the filter detected keyboard diarrhea and wanted to prevent an epidemic. I don't think I said anything that was specifically objectionable. But I do know that I'm full of it sometimes.
A fine Monday PZL from Mr. Barkin...
Although I did not know MOCHI, I should have gleaned the "M" from MICS.
You are our CHAMP, Boomer!
~ OMK
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DR: Three diagonals on the far side.
The middle diag offers an anagram (10 of 15 letters) that reminds us that the rescue pet that needs the most of our charity is the ...
"AGE(d) ADOPTEE"!
Jinx, perhaps because you used colonoscopy and endoscopy in your joke ? Who knows ?
Apparently the AI has begun looking at old content. There were a couple of posts from Big Easy from July and Aug of 2021 that I just found in the filter. On Dec 1st, 2021, I deleted an entire year's worth of spam, so there's no way they should have been in there now.
His were pretty easy to figure out. On both of those days, he was talking about his experiences wholesaling pharmaceuticals and made specific comments about opioids, opiates, and codeine medicines.
There are many variations of Mochi - rice, sesame, taro based filled with different delights. Here is a PICTURE . Oo keeps them in the freezer. They are very popular in Taiwan and Korea as well. Yummy.
I liked this puzzle. Didn't know MOCHI but got it from the perps.
The USA has been sticking its meat hooks into several countries in Central America for decades, mostly for the purpose overthrowing elected leaders in favor of corrupt leaders who would give special treatment and advantages to American businesses. Remember that Iran-Contra scheme for which Oliver North took the fall? And now we don't know what to do with all the people fleeing those countries seeking sanctuary here. The wheel of Karma always comes around.
A few months ago, in a comment I posted about Marian Anderson, I used the word pr0$titute and my post was almost instantly deleted. Fortunately, I had copied it before posting it so I could post it again with that word disguised as I have done here. Big Brother is watching us.
Good wishes to you all.
Thank you Howard Barkin for a nice and easy puzzle , ... especially from a speed solver ... such as you are !
You would've probably solved the puzzle, before I even sharpened my pencil ... !@#!!@
Thank you Boomer for a charming review. Glad to know you're doing better.
Your optimism and 'can do' attitude, still continues to awe me. You are an inspiration to me .. and probably many others on this blog. We all, have to face our trials and tribulations at some point in our lives. God Bless, and best wishes, to you both.
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At my local chinese store, you can get Lays potato chip wafers in exotic flavors like crab, squid, wasabi, sriracha and/or porkchop flavors .... and cucumber, tomato and ginger flavors.
They are in Lay's paper/ plastic tubes, ( Like Lay's Stax and Proctors Pringles - ... ) and are imported from some asian country ... either China, Indonesia or Thailand .. and cost about 4 dollars each tube.**
** Google informs me that the shapes of the Lays Stax is actually quite different from the Proctor and Gamble Pringles ... the Stax is a simple curve called a HYperbolic cylinder ... while the Pringles are a "complex" double curve shape of a Hyperbolic Paraboloid ....
Any mathematicians, out here, who would care to explain the fine points of difference, and the respective formulae ???
All I remember from the ninth grade is ( x-h)*2 / a*2 - ( y-k )*2 / b*2 = 1
where the center point is ( h,k ).
I better end this long podt, before the blogger censor decides I've said something taboo and spikes the whole post. There is no higher level appeal to an A I.
Have a nice day, and evening, you all.
TTP - I admit that joke was tasteless. But if the instrument was tasteless, there wouldn't have been a joke! Thanks for the info.
Thanks Lemonade for the picture of the Mochis ... I have eaten a half dozen at various times, from the chinese store ice cream freezer section. I like the sweet taste but it is quite filling. I assumed they were chinese, but they might have originated in Japan. I notice most Chinese are lactose intolerant, hence no dairy sweetmeats.
Thank you Jayce, on how to disguise words, so they pass the Big br00ther's eyes. I remember some ad about a law, with a section 4, passed by Executive Order no 14047 (?) by the current adminis in Feb, this year which gives the lw enforce additional weapons to snoop. I do not want to discuss poli-sci here, but it was in a recent youtube ad, that I ignored. BTW. if such a law were passed, I would suppport it, since I have nothing to hide ... my life is an open book,... warts and all.
Thank you TTP, for info that the words of endosc and colonsc ... are tabu, per the Blogger Boss. In which case I better not EVER discuss DW's main bread and butter, since it involves those very procedures. ( er, I keep telling her to keep her eyes closed, or half open, ... because after 6 or 7 of them things, she has to come home to a hearty dinner... ;-)) )
Hi All!
Fun fresh clues & fill, Howard. Thanks for the grid.
Good to read you're on the mend, Boomer. Thanks for the witty expo.
WOs: N/A
ESPs: N/A
Fav: EPIC FAILS
Fun: ATE IT, MOSHI (my kids love it), SMUSH, TOLD YA
I'm not sure I'd eat CLAMS from the DOLLAR MENU.
Last year at the All Star Home Run Derby, there were 3 guys in robes and white wigs near (CEO) Bro & me. Every time AARON Judge came to bat, they rose and shouted, "Here comes the Judge."
C, Eh! Are there recliners with backup batteries? IM glad you weren't stuck too long.
Picard - I would not stand out on that rock w/o lowering my center of gravity. Glacier Point scared the crud out of me.
Vidwan, buddy, that is the wrong attitude towards the Thought Police. "First they came for [...] and I didn't protest..." When it comes time to arrest MOCHI-munchers, who's going to stand up for you?
//and does the AI think Boomer's expo glorifies smoking @SALEM? Will it in a retroactive future?
Time for CED's (freedom to add Whisky, for now) video.
Cheers, -T
Hi Y'all! Fast enjoyable puzzle, Howard. Boomer, you are a CHAMP with us for your courage and humor! Thanks for the expo.
Last fill: UNTACKS. I was thinking "flyer" was a plane not a piece of paper.
AnonT- maybe it is a Canadian thing to have a battery backup in a powerlift chair!
https://shop.wellwise.ca/products/essential-collection-power-lift-recliner
But I found this for LaZ-Boy
https://www.manualsdir.com/manuals/638155/la-z-boy-luxury-lift-power-recliner.html?page=7&original=1
Amazon also has separate ones you can buy
FIR. Pretty easy Monday puzzle. Only real unknowns were MOCHI (never had one that I know) and GAGA (I know who she is, but I’ve never listened to any of her music, except maybe a couple of songs she did with Tony Bennett). It wasn’t too hard to guess, though. I also don’t know Maya Angelou, but that wasn’t hard to get either. No problem remembering Sam Cooke. What a voice! Unfortunately, he died of a gunshot wound too young, under suspicious circumstances.
Thanks, Howard and Boomer! Glad to hear the progress report, Boomer.
Yesterday’s is a little over half done. Doubt that I’ll get back to it, since I’ve got to work Wednesday and Friday, and I’ve got to do a wedding reception Saturday evening. We’ll see, though. I was also supposed to work tomorrow, but the kids’ tour has cancelled.
LeoIII - Nice to read you today.
DW introduced me to Maya Angelou during her Eng.Lit. studies. Her POETry [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings] is powerful.
GAGA & Bennett is great.
Cheers, -T
-T --- I'm really going to make an effort to get here to the Corner more often. Like I said last week, summertime is our busy season, with all the kid tours. Usually, the Tiger Flight flies in for the kids, so I don't get a chance to work on the puzzles days when they are on the ground.
Also, I've got this little summer project I'm supposed to be working on: Company coming over Labor Day weekend, and I have been ordered to CLEAN MY ROOM (Kizzy's and my man cave), but not in quite that polite a manner of speaking. "GET THIS" were the first two words. Almost everything has to be out of here, including my desk (a six-foot folding table), computer, books, magazines and ME, so that we can set up a king size bed, and whatever they are bringing for their three-year-old munchkin. The attic is full! The garage is full! Oh, did I mention that I'm sorta a pack rat? I think I mentioned to you that I'm a "Just in Time" kinda guy, which I've been advised ain't gonna cut it this time!
The things I learn here! I had never heard of a backup battery for a recliner! I have two of them and I'm sure neither one has a backup battery.
I just saw Billy Crystal with Colbert. I love him! I'm going to try to go to New York to see his show. He said it's on until September.
Sorry for the late comment - thanks all! I really strive to make these as enjoyable as possible with some challenge, but not too much frustration or obscure stuff.
And all the best to you, Boomer!!!
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