Theme: "All-Star Break" - Seven stars are broken up by the black squares.
21. Stopped suddenly: SCREECHED TO A HALT. And
24. Makes public: AIRS. (Altar)
30. Summons for a certain assistant: HEY SIRI. And
32. Medication warning: USE AS DIRECTED (Sirius)
48. "Marie Antoinette" director: SOFIA COPPOLA. And
53. Gets higher: RISES. (Polaris)
69. Zen temple feature: ROCK GARDEN. And
72. Tide fluctuation: EBB AND FLOW. (Deneb)
87. Thyme unit: SPRIG. And
89. Many a Pro Bowl player: ELITE ATHLETE. (Rigel)
109. News program format: LIVE BROADCAST. And
113. Dessert with a crushed cookie crust: OREO PIE. (Castor)
119. Glowing review: RAVE. And 120. Get an advantage over: GAIN THE UPPER HAND. (Vega)
Boomer
came up with this idea during one of our All-Star talks. We
brainstormed together and I made this skeletal grid and sent to Patti
for a query. In case you don't know, she's a diehard Mets fan.
Across:
5. Provence city that inspired van Gogh: ARLES. This is on the cover of my compact mirror.
10. Duolingo, e.g.: APP. Language-learning app.
13. One in a onesie: BABY.
17. Mystical glows: AURAE.
18. __ kebab: SHISH.
19. Utter delight: GLEE.
20. Ohio border lake: ERIE.
25. Initials between names: AKA.
26. Dada: PAPA. Baba in Chinese.
27. "Black Dog" singer Parks: ARLO. British singer.
28. Avoided a deer in the road, say: VEERED.
35. "Let's do this!": IT'S ON.
36. New Year celebrated with bánh chu'ng: TET. I showed this on
the blog once. So tasty. Our Asian store carries this during Tet/Chinese
New Year period. Sticky rice with mung beans.
38. Bic Clic __ pens: STIC.
39. Truly bizarre: OUTRE.
40. JFK alternative: LGA.
42. Princess who wields a chakram: XENA.
45. Place for a catnap: SOFA.
47. Statue bottom: BASE.
55. Vietnamese soup: PHO.
56. "I did it!": TA DA.
57. Comfy slip-ons: MOCS. Never had a pair. I wear these slides all-year long.
59. Writer Anaïs: NIN.
60. County fair animal: PIG. Our state fair starts August 25 this year.
63. Stop on the Taj Express: AGRA. Taj Express is named after the Taj Mahal of course.
65. The least bit: ONE IOTA.
67. Jujitsu kin: AIKIDO. The ending "do" is the same as Chinese dao/tao, path.
75. Work boot tip: TOECAP.
76. Climbing needs: LADDERS. Got a nice one at the Home Depot, at D-Otto's recs.
78. "Pretty please?": CAN I.
79. Toss into the mix: ADD.
80. "You hate to see it": SAD.
82. Attempt: STAB.
83. Schedule info: ETAS.
86. Director Browning: TOD. Director for the original "Dracula".
92. Paul who plays the Riddler in "The Batman": DANO.
95. Cat costume part: TAIL.
97. "My goodness!": EGAD.
98. "Who, me?": MOI.
99. Like some watches: SMART.
101. Maasai Mara antelopes: GNUS. Game reserve in Kenya.
103. School in L.A.: USC.
105. Author Evelyn: WAUGH.
115. President after Jack: LYNDON.
116. Per person: EACH.
117. Court plaintiff: SUER.
118. Ohtani's team, on scoreboards: LAA. Boomer really likes Shohei Ohtani. Shotime!
124. Western Shoshone neighbors: UTES.
125. Colonnade trees: ELMS.
126. Borden spokescow: ELSIE.
127. Malt-drying kilns: OASTS. Never saw one in person.
128. Gets in a pool: BETS.
129. Ginger paste amt.: TSP. Used widely in Japanese cooking. Indian also.
130. Bench planks: SLATS.
131. Gumdrops brand: DOTS.
Down:
2. Ordered displays: ARRAYS.
3. Issa of "Hair Love": RAE.
4. Persevering with: KEEPING AT.
5. Barbecue receptacle: ASH PIT.
6. Seehorn of "Better Call Saul": RHEA.
7. Kimchi jar top: LID. I always get the real deal at the Korean store. But you can find this at Walmart.
8. "¿Cómo __?": ESTAS.
9. Clambake locale: SHORE.
10. Pie __ mode: ALA.
11. Stabilizing appendage for a shark: PELVIC FIN.
12. Fizzle (out): PETER.
13. Grizzly youngsters: BEAR CUBS.
14. Short operatic piece: ARIETTA. Don't confuse it with Jake ARRIETA.
15. Cardinals' followers, say: BIRDERS. Not Pujols' team.
16. "You betcha!": YES.
17. Sapporo competitor: ASAHI. Meaning "morning sun" in Japanese. I have no idea why it's said "spicy" on the bottle. Are you still there, MitziMouse?
22. Jam ingredient?: CAR. Traffic jam.
23. "What a shame!": ALAS.
29. Fair-hiring letters: EEO.
31. Recital high points: SOLI. Sorry. Gluey. SOLOS please.
32. Sch. that hosts the Sun Bowl: UTEP.
33. J'adore perfumer: DIOR. I like Miss Dior Rose N'Roses these days.
34. "Bessie" director Rees: DEE. I wonder if she solves the LAT every day.
37. Open more stores, say: EXPAND. I know a TV star who solves the LAT every day.
41. Obamacare, initially: ACA.
43. Propose for an award: NOMINATE. That TV star was once nominated for an Emmy.
44. __ tikki: potato patties: ALOO. Literally "potato".
46. From China, e.g.: ASIAN. Also 68. Largest fast-food chain in China: KFC.
48. City-state known for its austerity: SPARTA. Hence Spartan.
49. "Happy to hear it!": OH GOOD.
50. Not natural: FORCED.
51. What hydrogen lacks: ODOR.
52. Feigned toughness: ACTED BIG.
54. Oklahoma city: ENID.
58. "¿Quién __?": Spanish "Who knows?": SABE.
60. "Jesus Christ Superstar" character: PILATE.
61. Emphatic denial: I DO NOT.
62. Miss a field goal attempt, say: GO WIDE.
64. "Best in Show" org.: AKC. 73. 64-Down concern: BREEDS.
66. Fish in Hamburg Aalsuppe: EELS. Eel soup from Hamburg.
70. Sound of surprise: GASP.
71. Not together: APART.
74. "The Thin Man" dog: ASTA.
77. Glass artist Chihuly: DALE.
81. Bishop's paths: DIAGONALS.
84. 20s source: ATM.
85. Bathroom fixture: SHOWER ROD. Our bathroom is probably safer than yours. We have 4 grab bars.
87. Post-marathon feeling: SORENESS. Also 111. Dull pains: ACHES.
88. "Suits" actress Torres: GINA.
90. Stretched tight: TAUT.
91. "Fuller House" actress Ashley: LIAO. Hope her name did not
cause you trouble. Chinese uses "liao" a lot. See those characters when I
type in "Liao"? It can mean "chat" (liao tian), or "understand" (liao
jie), depending on the tones. It can also be a sign of past tense, which
is always placed at the end of a sentence. Like "wo chi liao" (I ate
already), or "wo shi guao liao" (I tried already).
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| Let me type in "Liao" |
92. Cable alternative: DSL.
93. "Is there still time?": AM I LATE.
94. Former Seabee, say: NAVY VET. D-Otto is one.
96. Cough drops brand: LUDENS.
100. Not yet settled, briefly: TBD. To be decided.
102. "Get lost!": SCAT.
104. Two-door cars: COUPES.
106. Batting ninth: UP LAST.
107. Titans: GIANTS.
108. Coin flip choice: HEADS.
110. Word often used as a synonym for "thesaurus": ROGET.
112. Snail's home: SHELL.
114. "The Pioneer Woman" host Drummond: REE. Hugely popular.
117. Rotisserie part: SPIT.
119. Tofu steak coating: RUB.
121. Little rascal: IMP.
122. Erin Jackson's Olympic team: USA. Erin Jackson won a gold
at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Wikipedia says "She is the first Black
American woman to medal in speed skating".
123. "Ni __": "Hello," in Hangzhou: HAO. Hangzhou is a very beautiful city. There's a saying in China: "上有天堂，下有苏杭", meaning "In heaven there is paradise; on earth there are Suzhou and Hangzhou".
Boomer's ortho doctor is happy with the x-ray result. Now we just need more time and PT sessions to regain his range of motion.
Boomer also received the Denosumab injection last Monday and started the oral chemo Olaparib last Tuesday.
His legs are getting weaker. They
suddenly caved behind the cart when we were checking out at our grocery
store on Friday. Luckily I
caught him. With the help of the checkout lady, we were able to pull him
up. Then he had a few more wobbly moments behind the walker on
Saturday.
We'll just keep fighting. Thanks for being here supporting us.
C.C.
FIWrong. No ta-da, so hit the red, and got about half-a-dozen errors, scattered thru-out the grid; none interesting enough to be worth talking about.
ReplyDeleteThe theme was easy enough that it helped me get several cells. Scratch any sci-fi fan and you're likely to find a wannabe astronomer.
OREO PIE! Oreo pie! Let's make a list, you and I.
Just what's inside of an Oreo pie.
Cream cheese, whipped cream,
The latest flavor of Oreo dream!
They've surpassed Baskin-Robbins 31; Heinz 57, say bye-bye!
EBB AND FLOW, ebb and flow,
For ages and ages it's been so.
Ebeneezer is obsessed with money.
Flo says "Let's insure it, Honey."
Eb and Flo, that's how the ages go!
{B-, B-.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteMy unknowns were rife on this one: LIAO, HAO, AKIDO, ALOO. The only SABE d-o knows is KemoSABE. Was slowed down by POPS where PAPA needed to be. Saw the stars in the circles, and finished in respectable time, so life is good. Thanx, dynamic duo. (Nice save, C.C., keeping the wobbler wobbling.)
ReplyDeleteGood morning. Thank you, Boomer and C.C. !
Read the title and thought, especially with Boomer co-authoring, that there would be sports stars filling the circles. Didn't take long to dispel that notion. It mught have taken the full morning to find the stars without the circles.
Pretty smooth solve, and as D-O said, "... in respectable time".
I agree, Boomer. At the pro levels, there are so many ELITE ATHLETEs, but Shohei Ohtani is special. He's making history on the mound and at the plate. Just tied one of Nolan Ryan's team records on the mound, and has been almost unhittable in has last six starts. For the second year in a row, he was named to the MLB All Star team as both a position player and as a pitcher. No other ballplayer in the history of MLB accomplished that feat even once. And he's done it back to back years.
C.C. has the Sunday crossword at USA Today. Edit Down
A Sunday sweep! FIR, thanks to proofreading and noticing a few blank squares. WAGs worked and TADA! Many thanks to our Dynamic Duo who constructed this fun puzzle, Boomer and C.C. (nice debut, Boomer) and to C.C. again for the interesting review and update.
ReplyDeleteYes, the circles were essential to seeing the stars today and they weren't the baseball players I expected. Right at the beginning, I put BARK and BasKET, causing my first WO. Later on I wrote in gAitERS instead of LADDERS, thinking of rock climbing even though gaiters are needed more for hiking. I was surprised when my last fill was OREO PIE. I didn't know REE and LIAO and hadn't thought of OREO yet, but that's what it was. A new clue for it.
Thank goodness you were quick to catch Boomer when his legs gave way, C.C.! Hope he improves with PT. And hope everyone is doing well this weekend!
Before I go any further, let me give everyone a grin: first answer I filled for 87D “Post-marathon feeling” was SOFANEED, which turned into SORENESS in a W/O. So the whole SW became a W/O mess, OTOE:UTES, WETS:BETS. Oy. Another W/O ACTEDBAD:ACTEDBIG. 51D NEUTRON wouldn’t fit, hmmmm, Aha! ODOR! Eventually, managed to FIR in a true unclefred award winning time of 1:02. Yep: took me just over an hour. 16, no, 17, no wait, 18 proper names. Another Oy! Thanx DB & CC for this morning brain stretcher. Nice write-up, too C.C., thanx for that, too. Sounds like Boomer is making progress on some fronts and losing ground on others. What a struggle! Yet he keeps his sense of humor; good for him.
ReplyDeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-A fun puzzle for this amateur astronomer with an “inside the ropes look” and construction by our friends. Yay!
-Wrestlers call a onesie a singlet
-I wonder if this ARLO knows about Alice’s Restaurant
-XENA is the non-Star Wars four-letter princess
--A terrifying use of LADDERS in climbing
-USC is in CA but will soon be playing FB in NE, WI, MI, PA, IA, etc. when it plays in the Big 10
-JFK and LBJ are exhibit A for “Politics make for strange bedfellows”
-Some say Shotani’s prowess as a pitcher and hitter is rivaled only by Babe Ruth
-AM I LATE? Granddaughter’s question of me when she arrived in the parking lot at 8:30 for an 8:30 TEE time.
-Batting ninth and playing right field are signs that you have room to improve
-Extreme SORENESS after a marathon – “Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this…”
A STAR filled puzzle Starring the constructors, Mr. & Mrs. Doug Burnikel, AKA Boomer & C.C.
ReplyDeleteI noticed the circles in the theme fills about half way down at DENEB. It was a fast fill for a large Sunday puzzle with (IMHO) OUTRE clues that were completed with solid perps.
SOFIA COPPOLA was unknown as clued but after enough perps were in place I guessed it.
XENA, LAA, DOTS, HAO, ARLO, APP, DEE, EELS, TOD, DANO, ALOO, RHEA, SABE, GINA, DALE, LIAO, REE- didn't know any of those, thank you perps.
DW occasionally watches Pioneer Woman but I never knew her name. Those TV cooks make things look easier than they are but they don't have to clean up their own mess.
ALTAIR- an early micro computer
SIRIUS (XM)- it comes in all new cars whether you want it or not.
POLARIS- an old Dodge
DENEB- a software company
Rigel- can't think of anything
CASTOR oil
VEGA- crappiest car ever made by Chevrolet (so far)
KFC & BUCKET in the same puzzle. Not a KFC chicken fan but we'll go to TACO BELL about every 6 months. There's one close to the house and if we pass it late at night the drive-thru always has at least 8 cars. Those heavy drinkers and stoners get hungry.
EELS- why does the plural of some fish add an S- EELS, SHARKS, SNAPPERS- but others don't- TUNA, TROUT, BASS, GAR, or any fish that includes 'fish' in its name- CATFISH, RED FISH?
Hola!
ReplyDeleteThank you, C.C. and Boomer for this interesting puzzle which took me about an hour to solve. Exceedingly doable. Lots of thinking involved. Some wite-out, as well, too many to list. But I GAINed THE UPPER HAND.
KEEPING UP changed to KEEPING AT. SEDAN to COUPE. OUTRE from whatever I had at first.
REE Drummond. I love her cookware and have several pieces! The butter dish, too.
And I'll take a CSO at DALE.
For county fair animal I had HOG then changed to PIG. Made me think of Charlotte's Web.
Must go. Have a super Sunday, everyone!
As with others, I really thought the theme would be baseball-related especially with the All Star game slated for next Tuesday. This is the first time I can recall where the title of the puzzle was misdirection . . . or not once things became a bit clearer. Clever.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Woohoo! Sundays don't get any better than this: a Boomer and C.C. crossword puzzle, Woohoo! And that along with a C.C. commentary, and even more--hopefully a Boomer commentary on Monday. I was just thrilled when I saw this, and it was just as much fun as I expected. Thank you both, Boomer and C.C. for this great gift!
ReplyDeleteI got off to a great start with BABY--come on, who else wears a onesie?
And then, of course, I got ERIE-- a lake that comes up in most puzzles these days, and that helped fill in that corner.
Cool to see SOFIA COPPOLA in a puzzle. Does she relax on her SOFA?
Lots of fun critters today: ASTA and ELSIE, and other BREEDS like PIG and GNUS
Have a great Sunday, everybody.
Want to see a broken star?
ReplyDeleteEta Carinae 55 second zoom in.
If you are interested, here is a fifteen minute video on what they think is happening...
it's really an exploding binary system.
Very fine creation by Team Burnikel and so apropos seeing as the All Star break starts after today’s games. Thank you C.C. and Boomer for the Sunday challenge which I managed a FIR in just under half an hour. I’ve been a little busy lately and haven’t found the time to post but I do the puzzle everyday and always catch up on the blog later in the day. Happy belated b/days to Bill S., CanadianEh🇨🇦, and Tony from last week. Sorry to hear of Boomer’s near fall, still praying for a better prognosis with upcoming therapy/treatments. Good day to all! BTW, it’s National Emoji Day! ☺️🌞🥳👊🏼👀
ReplyDeleteEven though this is Subgenius, I have to blog as “anonymous “ today because I just got a new I-phone and don’t have my “Apple ID” set up yet; I should be able to tomorrow . In terms of the puzzle, yes C.C, I had a little trouble with the Chinese lady “ Liao.” On the other hand, I got the gimmick right away and knew most of the “stars” so that was a help. FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this nice puzzle. I really enjoyed solving this.
ReplyDeleteI feared a sports theme from the title. Delighted to have real STARs! Attended a NASA presentation yesterday explaining the first images from the James Webb telescope. So inspiring!
ReplyDeleteOnly gripe at cross of unguessable HAx/DxTS. Could have been I or O. ARLES/RHEA/ESTAS would be a Natick crossing for some.
BABY made me think of this very OUTRE art on a communication tower in Prague.
It was supposed to be temporary, but it is now permanent.
Here is the long view where you can barely see the BABY art above the roofline of the buildings.
Boomer and CC Congratulations on the puzzle today and thanks for the medical updates. Very best wishes going forward!
I just solved @washingtonpost's crossword in 43 minutes 37 seconds. Can you beat my time? https://www.washingtonpost.com/crossword-puzzles/daily/?id=tca220717&set=wapo-daily&puzzleType=crossword
ReplyDeleteThanks Boomer and C.C.
FIRed with just one check of the grid to straighten me out.
Back later I hope
From Yesterday:
ReplyDeleteATLGranny, Lucina Thank you for the kind words about my post of children at Solstice. I will try to look for more children photos for you in the future. I carry a pole with streamers on my unicycle to interact with the children. They love it and grab for the streamers as I pass them over their heads!
AnonT Thanks for validating that PTO is an actual TLA you have heard. For me that will always mean "Power Take Off" for machinery. You stumped me with RLF. Google can't help. Can you please tell me what that TLA means?
Lucina Thank you for the kind words about my photo of HERB ALPERT and his lovely wife Lani Hall. I loved his music when I was a child and it was such a treat to see him still going strong and belting out those tricky tunes!
Smooth puzzle from our star couple. There were lots of unknowns for me, but with perps, WAGS, I got them all. Yea!
ReplyDeleteI love Chihuly’s work. A few years ago I visited his gallery in Seattle and was awed by the sheer beauty of his art.
Sunday Lurk say...
ReplyDeleteCongrats Boomer! Great puzzle idea.
//maybe a scooter the next time you hit the grocery?
{B, B+}
Picard - dyslexia strikes again. It was supposed to be LRF - "Little Rubber Feets" a requirement for all non-rackbased boxes.
Thanks for the NASA vid, CED. As always, interesting pics, PICard.
Enjoyed reading y'all!
Cheers, -T
Thank you Boomer and C.C. for this challenging, and almost doable puzzle (blew it on the last DOWN). And congrats on your debut Boomer! You have a Maestra for a mentor, and more importantly, a very loving care giver. And triple-thanks to C.C. for the skeleton grid, giving us just a brief glimpse into how such a STELLAR puzzle starts.
ReplyDeleteI really loved the theme and as the MLB All Start game is only 2 days away I naturally thought there was going to be a lot of sports P&P. But I kept my eye on the circles and when the first pair filled with ALTAIR (alpha AQUILA) I saw immediately that a different GAME was in PLAY. As most most of the puzzles ORB strings were short in length and well known, I guessed each with only one letter filled, or none in the case of VEGA. Having these anchors in the themers made sussing the rest of the fill relatively (but not completely!) easy.
Some favs:
1A BARK. DROOL didn't fit ("Warning, I really, really hungry).
5A ARLES. I was immediately reminded of Murder in Provence starring Roger Allam ("Endeavor") and Nancy Carroll ("Father Brown"), streaming on ACORN.
42A XENA. When XENA finally hung up her "chakram", Lucy Lawless morphed into Alexa Crowe, a private detective in modern day New Zealand, in the series "My Life is Murder", streaming on BRITBOX
37D SERENESS. A marathoner's body generates a lot of endorphins during a run to deaden the pain, which can result in a "runner's high", which could be described as "SERENENESS", but that didn't fit. I've seen my son gulp down a gallon of ice water in 5 minutes after a race, indicating that he's dehydrated, and must be suffering from SERE NESS.
131 DOTS. I grew up with DOTS and must have been a DITZ to stay with DITS after SWAGGING pidgen Chinese/Japanese Ni HAI. "Hello Yes"?
Cheers,
Bill
CrossEyedDave @ 11:45 AM Super!
An the subject of the Webb Space Telescope, we recently received this message from the Pastor of the Cathedral where we attend Mass:
"During the past few days, people throughout the world have been marveling at the strikingly beautiful images of the cosmos that the Space Telescope Science Institute released on Monday and Tuesday. The images are from the James Webb Space Telescope, which is controlled from the Johns Hopkins University campus right here in Baltimore. Dr. Anton Koekemoer prepared the images before they were released to the world. Dr. Koekemoer is a research astrophysicist who works at the Space Telescope Science Institute and, who with his wife Apple, are parishioners of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen."
I have just been examining the puzzle again and am astonished that there is no dross to be found. Surprising in such a large grid. Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Burnikel! You are GIANTS in the crossword puzzle arena.
ReplyDeleteBoomer, would a wheel chair be more accommodating when you are out on a long trip? I don't know about your grocery store, but the ones I go to are enormous. I've often wished I had roller skates in there.
Back again after an outing to the park for jazz performance. Relaxing afternoon.
ReplyDeleteHand up for thinking Boomer would give us baseball stars. But I saw the celestial gift instead.
(And yes, those photos from the James Webb camera are incredible! Thanks for some background info, waseeley. And thanks CED for the Eta Carinae link.)
Picard- I agree with you about that art being OUTRE.
C.c.- you and Boomer keep on fighting . . . and we will keep on supporting.
Waseeley - what drives me nuts is how some religious folks eschews science & some science eschews religion - Seems most Jews, Catholics & Protestant's have gotten over that ;-)
ReplyDeleteI know 1/2 of y'all will be watching Masterpiece Theater tonight but,.. check out this master piece first. Nova provides the drama!
//anyone watching The Indian Doctor [Trailer] on PBS? Smallpox Dr v. preacher.
Have a wonderful afternoon. Cheers, -T
Happy to see a reference to the Seabees. Their work during WW II was amazing and continues to function throughout the Pacific.
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! Oh joyful day! A very doable challenge by Boomer & C.C. which was also fun. Very welcome after yesterday's slog. I failed to read the title before starting to work and it was half obscured. After finishing, I went back and reread the circles until the light dawned that I was seeing STARS. There were a lot of unknowns here, but they seemed to WAG & perp easily for me. Just a couple minor red runs. Filled it in 53:46.
ReplyDeleteStill praying for you both, Boomer & C.C. Keep us posted.
I loved this puzzle. Very high-quality craftsmanship. As Lucina said, no dross to be found. Many names I didn't know, but, as several of you said, the perps were fair. DORSAL FIN had to be changed to PELVIC FIN, AURAS to AURAE, COW to PIG, and UTEX to UTEP. SWERVED didn't fit, so VEERED it had to be. I very much enjoyed working on this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteWonderful puzzle, but I expected no less from this team! Well done. May angels watch over your recovery Boomer.
ReplyDelete-T @4:49 PM The more I learn about science (particularly Biology), the more convinced I become that some sort of divinity played a role in the evolution of the Universe and of life.
ReplyDeleteWe've seen and enjoyed "The Indian Doctor", and admire the work of Sanjeev Bhaskar. His most memorable role for us is Sunil Khan ("Sunny") in the powerful cold case crime thriller Unforgotten, co-starring with the inimitable Nicola Walker. I think we watched it on Prime, but other streaming services carry it as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you CC and Boomer for a well constructed and solvable puzzle, and also for the detailed explanatory review.
I did not look for the words from the circles, because I thought htey would ve all athletes - football and baseball players .... little did I know .... but after I had completed the puzzle, I tried to make sense of the stars, and altho I could faintly revollect some names .... my astronomy knowledge is as nad as my sports knowledge.
My prayers continue for both you, at every night ... I have not come across a braver couple.
Falls, apparently are quite common among most senior citizens, and many of them ( the senior citizens, who fell - ) had or have, no serious, underlying problems, like unfortly, Boomer is suffering from.
Each and every one of the nurse practioners, who interview me in the hallway, prior to most of my doctors visits ... always, always ask me, if I have had any 'falls' in the past year. Those falls can be the most debilitatong and cause long term emotional problems....
Glad everything was OK for you guys.
Have a great week, starting tomorrow, all you guys.
A totally doable puzzle but fell asleep before complete fill of NW corner ( superstitious me ...never start with the NW corner). Enjoyed the challenge!
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