Puzzling thoughts: OK, I got it. But I don't know what to call it. In four of the across entries, a "down" entry, which is also a BOOK title, intersects to complete the across clue. But I don't know what to call it. Maybe one of our other Crossword Corner members "knows" the name of this sort of puzzle and will comment. Confused? Let's explore:
As you look at the grid, follow the red letters: 15-across. *Folded brunch dish: FRENCHLET, when intersected by (16-down. [Robinson]: HOME, reveals "FRENCH OMELET." "There are four main types of OMELETs, distinguished by their cooking methods. There are American-style, French-style, Frittata, and Soufflé omelets ..."[clan kitchen dot com] Author Marilynne Robinson's book "HOME" was published in 2008. There's a bit of "poetic license" here, as the French spelling for OMELET is OMELETTE, but I digress ...
21-across. *Ethical challenges: MORALDILES, when intersected by (25-down.) [Austen]: EMMA, reveals "MORAL DILEMMAS". EMMA, written by Jane Austen, is a well-known BOOK/novel published in 1815
36-across. *Fleet operator headquartered in Montreal: AIR CANA, when intersected by (38-down. [Nabokov]: ADA, yields "AIR CANADA"(CSO to our neighbor from the north, CanadianEh!). ADA, or Arbor is one of Nabokov's greatest masterpieces, the glorious culmination of his career as a novelist. Published by Amazon in 1990
49-across. *Planet in the Super Mario Galaxy: MUSHRWORLD, when intersected by (50-down. [Donoghue]: ROOM, reveals "MUSHROOM WORLD". Author EMMA Donoghue published the novel ROOM in 2010. She is of Irish-Canadian descent
Which of course leads us to the puzzle's reveal: 60-across. Places to return library materials, and a hint to how the authors in four Down clues help complete the answers to the starred clues: BOOK DROPS. Pretty self-explanatory
Across:
1. "__ arigato": Japanese "thank you very much": DO MO. どういたしまして (Dō itashimashite)
5. Tats: INK.
8. Collars: NABS.
12. Pop by: BOP IN.
13. Aromatic neckwear: LEI.
14. "J'accuse!": GOT YA. Why use a French phrase for this clue?
17. Chose: OPTED.
18. Dalmatian with a red hat, maybe: FIRE DOG.
19. Gunk: GOO.
20. Walk of Fame figure: STAR.
27. Where to see Chicago touchdowns: OHARE. Airport in Chicago - MIDWAY wouldn't fit
29. Long opening in poetry?: ERE.
30. Handle: NAME. A CB-radio reference; also a Crossword Corner reference, as many of us choose "handles"/NAMEs to protect our identity. My "handle" is Chairman Moe. My real name is just Chairman
31. Hand-me-down: OLD. I have one OLDer sister, so I didn't get any "hand-me-downs"
32. Nuisance: PAIN.
33. Not for kids, in short: TV MA. When TV shows use foul language and/or sexual references which are not suitable for children
34. Capote nickname: TRU. Short for TRUman
39. Break a fast: EAT. The word "breakfast" literally means to "break a fast", and EAT
40. Optimistic: ROSY.
42. Earns after taxes: NETS. Also the nickname for the NBA team in Brooklyn
43. Grayish-brown: DUN. You know how lately many of us have cringed at so many proper names' clues? Well today, having the clue: "Bradstreet's partner" would've actually been more helpful (for me, anyway). DUN (as a color) is not a word I use - ever. But I see that it was widely used in the early 1900's. Maybe the editors were trying to appease our older crowd; REALLY old crowd ...
45. "Unböring" furniture chain: IKEA. This was solved using perps and a WAG. IKEA
46. Earlier: AGO.
47. "500" initials on Wall Street: S AND P. Standard & Poors. Does anyone remember "A AND P"? If so, please comment below
52. Tree whose seeds yield an organic insecticide: NEEM.
54. Small digit: TOE. I went out on a limb and found this answer ...
And it's "clecho": 61-down. Small digit: ONE. I went into my wallet and found this answer ...
55. Cox of "Orange Is the New Black": LAVERNE. This is the only LAVERNE that I immediately knew. For the benefit of those who are Gen Z's/Millennials, LAVERNE is the one on the right
57. __ ball: MATZO. "What do matzo balls taste like? It's incredibly similar to chicken noodle soup minus the noodles, while they taste a bit like dumplings but are meatier and have a bit more flavor due to the garlic, onions, eggs and chicken fat (schmaltz)." Here is a recipe for MATZO [also spelled "MATZAH"] Ball Soup
62. Pulitzer-winning composer Ned: ROREM. The video below is quite long
63. "__ volunteers?": ANY. This was answered by (5-down. "Send me!":) I'LL GO
64. Some running shoes: AVIAS. ASICS are my favorite shoes for running; OBOZ are my favorite shoes for hiking
65. Terrier breed: SKYE. Named for an Isle in Scotland, where they also craft some pretty fine whisky
66. Light shade?: RED. As in the RED light district? Here's TripAdvisor's take on it
67. Shout: YELL. Otis Day and the Knights - Animal House, c 1976
Down:
1. Flamin' Hot chip: DORITO.
2. Places where things often end on a high note?: OPERA HOUSES; and it complements (23-down. Solos in 2-Down:) ARIAS.
This was not a high note at the end of the OPERA, but it was still plenty high enough
3. __ water: MINERAL. These are just a sampling of all of the seven-letter words that could have been used instead of MINERAL
4. How some mixtapes are really stored: ON CD.
6. Once called: NEE. Well, we had a tree in this puzzle called NEEM. And now, NEE. Shouldn't we also have this:
7. Harington of "Game of Thrones": KIT. Alas, I never watched "GOT" so this one didn't resinate with me
8. "Ugh, why bother?": NO POINT. What many LA Times Crossword Puzzle solvers are saying lately; especially on Saturdays
9. NFL stat: ATT. Short for ATTempt - usually a passing ATTempt by the QB, but could also refer to the PK who ATTempts both XP's and FG's
10. "Later!": BYE.
11. Blue: SAD.
12. Close chums, for short: BFFS. Text speak
14. "I approve": GOOD.
19. Close in theaters: GLENN. Not seats. If anything, today's movie theaters make it very difficult to "make out", as the seats are much larger than when I was a zit-faced teenager
22. Nuclear plant: REACTOR.
24. Calming aromatherapy option: LAVENDER OIL. I have found - since living in the SW - that LAVENDER OIL is also a natural repellent for scorpions
26. Plane reservation: SEAT. Unlike in theaters, airline SEATs are getting much smaller
28. Nutritional amt.: RDA. Recommended Dietary Allowances
32. Ragú rival: PREGO. It also means, "you're welcome" - as something said in Italy after you say, "Grazie". See my comment in 1-Across for "you're welcome" in Japanese
34. Cut to fit: TRIM.
35. Device for cord cutters: ROKU. I will never go back to cable now that I have a ROKU
37. Floored: IN AWE.
41. Triumphant cry in a dice game: YAHTZEE. Margaret plays this on her Android phone, just to pass the time when Ch Moe is doing a blog or constructing a puzzle ...
44. Rattle: UNNERVE. Did this puzzle and/or its clues UNNERVE you today?
47. Neb. neighbor: S. DAK. IOWA also fit, but that's not an abbr. OKLA - an erstwhile college football rival of NEB - does not share a border with them. Neb. is a CSO to Husker Gary - our Saturday blogger
48. Foreign correspondent?: PEN PAL. Cute clue; compared to the epistolary one a few days ago
51. Two-time Olympic soccer gold medalist Carli __: LLOYD. I recall her but her name was not on the tip of my tongue. This LLOYD was popular back when TV sets weren't equipped with a remote control. I've never asked her, but I wonder if IM is a fan of his?
53. Extreme clutter: MESS.
56. Feb. 14: V-DAY. For lovers. Valentine's Day
57. "The Marvelous __ Maisel": MRS. Another entry targeted toward the under 35 year old crowd?
58. Just peachy: A-OK. Speaking of peaches ... has anyone else here ever tried a Palisade's Peach? They're amazing!
59. "Give it a go!": TRY. What we all should do tomorrow when the Saturday LAT puzzle publishes; if for no other reason than to read Gary's blog. Tomorrow's puzzle is by someone we all know
60. Soap unit: BAR. I use BAR soap; period
Sorry, OMK; no haikus or Moe-kus today. Nor kudos. Remember a week or so ago I asked if it was OK for we bloggers to just say "Thumper"? Well, I took the higher road and didn't, but this puzzle really didn't give me any warm and fuzzy feelings, nor did it spark any wordplay. But YMMV, so please comment below. See you in a couple weeks ...
55 comments:
I got the gimmick pretty much right away, although I wasn’t familiar with two of the four books. Also, I found the clueing a little easier than yesterday’s, although I certainly wasn’t familiar with “mushroom world.” Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
DNF, two adjacent cells, plus one incorrect cell that held me up.
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I have never heard of a NEEM tree, [nor has spellcheck] let alone any properties of its seeds.
The theme was excellent, tho I only knew one title, EMMA was sufficient to give away the gimmick.
I found some GOO in the neighborhood.
It looked like GOOD goo really should.
It just BOPPED IN
To take a spin
In our brand-new shiny centrifuge!
I wonder if LAVERNE used LAVENDER OIL?
Surely Shirley used ROSY rose oil!
But any PAIN
you care to NAME
Will be cured by elixir of pure Snake Oil!
{A-, B+.}
Good morning!
"Sensed" the theme, but didn't really get it until the descending ROOM of the final themer. Wasn't familiar with the book ROOM, though. Nor HOME. Thanx, Christina, Beth, and C-Moe.
ARIAS / OPERA HOUSES : That A above high C is why d-o equates opera with screeching. Pass.
GLENN : Won a $25 gift card to a theater chain on a local chat board this past week. Looked over the current offerings, and decided to donate the card to the nearby senior center as a Bingo prize.
What does FIR stand for? I see it here a lot😁
FIR, missing my WAG at NoEM x LAVENDoR OIL Bad spelars of the world, UNTIE!!! I knew it had to be an a, e or o, so just figured that a CSO to that hottie gov of SDAK Kristi NoEM was an Easter egg.
DNK that DUN was a color, but I do know the color of DUNg when I step in it.
Is RED a shade? It is a component of light, and some folks say there are shades of RED.
Christina and Beth really showed their age by thinking that mix tapes are stored ON CD. Yeah, and the DJ has to lug around that CRT monitor and mirror ball too.
2/14 is V-DAY, hopefully not VD-DAY.
I wondered if the Donoghue book was written by that Merv Griffin wannabe.
Yup, I remember the supermarket chain "The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company", also known as the A and P. There was an old joke whose gist was that "Judy went to the bathroom at Kroger's because she didn't know she could go to A&P." Then I turned 9. (I remember a maternity tee shirt from Sally's Market at Avalon, on Catalina Island, which declared "I got pregnant at Sally's Market because I didn't know there was a Safeway.")
Thanks to Christina and Beth for the fun (at least compared to yesterday's offering) challenge, and to C-Moe for the tour.
FIW, not FIR. I hate braggers to don't accomplish what they claim.
who no to. Flashbacks?
FIR in 20. Clues seemed easier than yesterday, or even Wednesday. Very clever CW. I’ve got the book ADA sitting beside my bed. In truth I will never read the whole thing. A review I read piqued my interest, so I ordered the book. Shoulda known better: it’s a typical Russian author. They must get paid by the word! The book is 589 pages. It starts, like, centuries before where the main storyline is. Oy. Anyway, I loved this CW, because of the cleverness but also because I managed to FIR in 20, which, for me, is EXCELLENT Friday time. I didn’t see the theme until AIRCANADA, then the V-8 can came crashing down. Many things I DNK, though, like NEEM, so I’m kinda surprised things fell in place as quickly as they did. DORITO reminds me that I LOVE hot and spicy things, but my stomach doesn’t. I’m always tempted, but when I give in, I’m punished later by my stomach and all things south of that. W/O TAN:DUN. Another DNK, all perps. Thanx, CI & BR, lovely CW. Thanx too CMoe for the outstanding write-up.
Annie, as you may have inferred from that Jinx post, FIR = Finished it right, FIW = Finished it wrong. You should check out Comment Section Abbrs on the main blog page.
Took me 6:53 to finish.
Weird puzzle: I didn't get the theme until I was almost done, only knew "Emma" for the book, felt there were some very/too obscure clues (neem, the unnecessary French word for "got ya", Rorem, dun, etc.), and yet it went much faster than yesterdays.
At the end of the day, I'm happy I finished it right (like SubG), and that I nosed ahead of Uncle Fred (great job today) at the finish line.
TGIFIR?
Finished it right
So it wasn't Phil Donoghue's ROOM. I don't think this is exactly a "Rebus" but in that genre. I was familiar with ADA and our xword fav EMMA
After one box FIW 's all week I FIR on this beast. Although if one works out the trick perhaps it wasn't that hard.
Pop-cul was at a minimum. It helped that ROREM(Ned) has appeared here recently
Aha, "Light" as in Traffic light.
Likewise for ROKU which we cannot use because of poor internet
I thought there'd be much wailing and gnashing of teeth on this one. I was very late seeing the theme which was crucial to my FIR.
I was a big Russian author fan but as I recall ADA was a DNF*. Just this year I reread Anna K and my fav, The Idiot(Misty and OMK are familiar with the first half)
WC
** I did read Lolita
I was lucky to get most of the puzzle filled correctly as I noticed the BOOKDROPS at FRENCH-OME-LET. But the SW did me in. So it's a DNF. The only thing I know about MARIO is the Donkey Kong video game from 40 years back. I've never played YAHTZEE so knowing you yelled it out like UNO was unknown; add Donoghue and ROOM- never heard of either.
1A-DOMO- Moslem yesterday. Japanese today. What's next?
DUN- color name unfamiliar to B.E.- perped
NEEM, LAVERNE, Carli LLOYD, The Marvelous MRS. Maisel- complete unknowns filled by perps. LAVENDER OIL and MINERAL water kinda filled themselves.
A&P- The Great Atlantic And Pacific Tea Co.- joins Woolworth, K-Mart, Howard Johnsons,...and multitude of other companies that gave up commanding leads in their businesses because they wouldn't change they way they operated. In the NOLA area their last attempt to stay was some groceries named SAV-A CENTER. Nice stores but too little, too late. They sold them to a local grocery chain that does a lot better.
Good Morning:
I liked the theme and the spot on reveal and I was familiar with all of the books, although Room is the only one I’ve read. Room was also adapted into a movie for which Brie Larson won an Oscar for Best Actress. I found the solve on the easy side for a Friday but still went astray at Tan/Dun, Pest/Pain, and One/Toe. Mushroom World, Neem, and Lloyd, as clued, were unknowns. I also liked the Arias/Opera House pair but didn’t like the “J’accuse=Got Ya; it comes across as pretentiousness. Crudité platter, anyone? Need I mention the 24 three letter words?
Thanks, Christina and Beth, for a clever and well-executed theme and thanks, Chairman Moe, for your nifty review, although I missed your word wizardry and colorful Moe-kus. Your comment about my possibly being a fan of Lloyd Bridges puzzles me. I don’t think I’ve ever expressed any interest in Lloyd, although I admire Jeff Bridges work immensely. Now if you want to discuss Cary Grant, I’m all ears! 🤣
Time to get ready for my Wellness appointment. I’ll let you know later on if I live up to Subgenius’s expectations!
Have a great day.
DNF. Yahtzee did me in.
Thank you desper-otto. I have never been to the home page. I found a gold mine!!! 👍
Musings
-When did it quit hurting? When AIR CANADA, uh, dropped. Fun! Austen was my only familiar author/title, therefore the gimmick offered help
-At first, I thought FRENCHLET might be a stand-alone word
-In Give My Regards To Broadway, Cohan wrote, “I’ll be there ERE long”
-I’m familiar with “DUN (persistently remind) for payment”.
-I taught across the hall from a man named LAVERNE who really didn’t like kids all that much
-“ANY volunteers?” Be careful, no good deed goes unpunished.
-KIT Carson probably had no chance in this puzzle
-On the other hand, portable stadium SEATS are becoming much wider
-IOWA is a neighboring state, the home of today’s co-constructor Christina but not an abbr.
-I saw my surgeon on Monday, dentist on Tuesday and am having an infusion today. I'm going to make 100 yet!
J'accuse was the title of an open letter by Emile Zola to the French President describing the blatant dishonesty and anti-semitism surrounding the Dreyfus affair. Wiki if you'd like. Here's a summary
WC
"J"ACCUSE" does not mean the accused has been "gotten"[Gotcha]. Clue is too far in meaning from the fill. Otherwise, this offering was fun.
As for Anonymous who finished the puzzle in 6 mins., I couldn't read the puzzle in that time let alone fill it out. Nice going!
Fabulous Friday. Thanks for the fun, Christina and Beth, and CMoe.
I FIRed and saw the BOOKDROP theme, but it took a while for the light to dawn. I didn’t know the Robinson book.
My CSO was actually the last to fall.
BOP IN was a meh.
Nikes changed to ASICS, then AVIAS.
I waited to decide between TOE, ONE (needed at 61D), Two.
Cord wasn’t wood today.
I had Tan before DUN.
Some fill required several perps to get around the generality- MINERAL, MATZO.
Gotta run. Read you all later.
Wishing you all a great day.
I'm not a bibliophile, and so unfort7nately did not know any of the book drops...
(Made for a challenging puzzle)
The book drop is still broken....
Learning moments:
How to spell Yahtzee.
Neem is a tree.
And how to never drop a book in the bathtub again...
(Did I say I'm not a bibliophile? I lied...)
Actually, ever since I forgot to return one book, I have been afraid to go back to the Library.
But, times have changed. Now the library calls me to come back....
Re: Peaches
Ever since eating a ripe peach off a tree at a pick your own farm, I have been extremely disappointed at the peaches at the supermarket. You buy them rock hard, and they bypass ripening and go straight to rotten.
DW has found a solution by grilling them on the BBQ. They soften up beautifully, and she tops them off with butter and cinnamon sugar. But go creative! Some people add ice cream, or even prosciutto! here is some food for thought...
Hola!
Thank you, Christina, Beth and Moe! Only now, studying the grid do I see the DROPS. When solving I simply fill the cells then review later.
Never heard of NEEM and we recently saw PENPAL.
ROOM was one of our Book Club selections.
DNF. DUN did me in as did LAVENDER. Don't know why I didn't see that.
CSO to YR at DOMO who likely knew it instantly. It took me two tries since I had MOTO first though I have no idea why.
Great clue for GLENN Close.
I have a pair of AVIAS but I prefer my RED Sketchers.
My grid is a MESS because I used so much wite-out.
Have a fabulous Friday, everyone!
IM @ 7:50
Never meant to imply that you'd expressed any interest in Lloyd Bridges. I know you're a big Cary Grant fan 😍. Speaking of Jeff Bridges, Margaret and watched The Old Man this summer - all 7 shows from their first season - and Jeff Bridges is one of the main characters. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend. Good luck with your appointment
Hi Y'all! Thank you, CMoe, for making sense of this. Every time I see Christina Iverson's name on a puzzle, I become UNNERVEd. Wish she wouldn't mentor these new constructors so that they learn her confusing techniques.
Didn't like the theme since AUSTEN/EMMA was the only author/BOOK combination I knew. That let me suspect it was a BOOKDROP. I did finally catch on to the down continuation of the across word. Took me 30:43 to slog thru. You beat me, Uncle Fred.
DNK: DUN, NEEM, LAVERNE, KIT, ROKU, LLOYD as clued. Thought MATZO was spelled with an "S" not "Z". Forgot ROREM.
I heard/saw "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" used for the first time a few days ago somewhere so I filled that.
Hi All!
Definitely a mind-, er letter-, bender of a puzzle today. The penny finally dropped at AIR CANA-DA. Thanks Christina & Beth for the fun Friday.
Thanks C. Moe for the fine expo. Your warning about the grid was unfounded as I found today 2x easier (well, until the SE) than yesterday's grid.
I'll respect your privacy and call you C.Moe instead of your real NAME, Chairman.
WOs: MUSHROO... wait(?), MATZa, GO ON->GOOD
ESPs: FRENCH LE_(?)|KIT, ROREM, DUN, NEEM, LLOYD | LAVERNE (what gives it a way that it's Penny Marshall's character? :-))
Fav: I'll go with LAVERNE (and take a guess at C, Eh!'s name(?) :-))
{B, A}
C. Moe: inre A&P. Yep and the S&H Green stamps they gave that we filled booklets with for a free radio or toaster or ???
My Samsung TV has ROKU built in. I was watching an OLD Rockford Files the other night and said, "Hey, Hon, look -- it's Tom Selleck with James Garner [from Norman, OK]."
Youngest ears perked up and she said... "No that's not."
DW: Yes, that's is Tom Selleck.
Youngest: How does he look older on this show than when he was on Friends?
DW enjoyed "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." I watched one episode w/ her. It was cute.
Jinx - LOL 'ON CD' and grocery-store humour [I'm still working on that Honourary CANADA thing even though C, Eh! says I'm a shoe-in :-)]
CED - you outdid yourself on literary comics!
How I knew DO MO[STYX] out of the gate.
All y'all getting poked & prodded - keep at it and stay healthy. I can't imagine The Corner w/o yous.
Cheers, -T
I really enjoyed this theme - probably because I love to read, but I don't buy many books for the 2 book clubs I'm in - I generally check them out from the library because after working on computers all day I want to hold a real book.
My grandma was a big YAHTZEE fan - so I grew up playing with her - and then played with my kids - easy way to learn math (or poker ;) through a game
I knew all the books but ADA - but the AIR CANADA was the easiest of the theme answers to figure out.
ROOM is an excellent book - and the 2015 movie was well done - Brie Larson won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
I have mainly heard the word DUN as a color in relation to a DUN cow - it is a character in British folklore - so there are a lot of pubs named The Dun Cow in the UK. If Steve was still posting he would know more about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_Cow
I think lots of older people would enjoy "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" as it is set in the late 1950s early 60s - but don't have Amazon Prime - so don't have access - but you can get the seasons on DVD at the local library.
There were A&P supermarkets when I was growing up
Thanks CM for a fun blog and to Christina & Beth for a creative puzzle!
Thank you Christine and Beth for a Friday FIR. I'm not big on themes, but once I caught onto it, this one actually helped. I didn't know all of the authors or books (or games), but with perps I was able to correctly piece together all of the fill.
Thank you Chairman (hope you don't mind me calling you be your first name?) for an informative and entertaining recap. I think your minimalist thumper was just what we needed. I've imagined a maximalist thumper with just a post of the puz.txt file, but I wouldn't feel right signing it.
43A DUN. I was UNNERVEd to fill this after remembering ADA, which I'd previously blogged, but have not read.
52A NEEM. A broad spectrum organic insecticide. I've used it, but can't remember which kinds of insects I was trying to murder (Colorado potato beetles perhaps). Not sure if it'd work on SCORPIONS, but then they are ARTHROPODS.
55A LAVERNE. So that must be SHIRLEY on the left.
62A ROREM. I'd heard of him and probably heard his music once or twice on WBJC, but never payed much attention to him. I've BOOKmarked the link and as long as I don't DROP it, I'll listen to him RSN. Thanks MOE!
66A RED. C'mon MOE, shouldn't that have been a STOPLIGHT SHADE?
2D ARIAS. Thanks for the medley of ARIAS, it was the HIGHNOTE of your review. Here's a famous one where the Queen of the Night gets HIGH on MOZART.
8D NO POINT. I don't hear a lot of ATTA GIRLS|BOYS coming from the myriad of young solvers on the Corner who are presumably thrilled with the new direction. It's time they stepped up to the PLATE!. But perhaps the real problem is that the younger generation of constructors are unfamiliar with what's been going on in the world for the last 2 or 3 thousand years, and find their fill in what's fashionably "FLAMIN' HOT".
Cheers,
Bill
Light shade -- I was thinking along the lines of the shade thrown by C.Moe's Thumper ;-)
I thought DUN-letters came in pink not gray-brown.
Even if you never played YAHTZEE, how did you escape the commercials in the '80s?
Cheers, -T
FIR. I am "floored"! Changing BOOKslots to BOOKDROPS was the turning point for me. The rest "fell" into place.
I am familiar with DUN used as a horse's color. E.g., "He rode a dun horse." Perhaps you've heard the old song, "Zebra Dun". That would be a dun colored horse with black, horizontal strips on its legs.
Thanks to Christina and Beth and to C-Moe for finding a way to explain a complicated layout!
CED You are a hoot!
Inanehiker thanks for the Dun Cow link, something I can add to my British trivia.
A.G.M.: thank you for the compliment, and for rounding-down my time....
Anonymous at 7:17.
This puzzle was clever, fun and doable. Loved it.
Mrs Maisel isn't just for the "Under 35 Crowd." I've watched it at 81!
Fun challenge today. Once I ferreted out some misspellings, FIR, but it took a while. I didn’t know Robinson’s book, otherwise I had read the others. I have been a Nabokov fan since college, so knew ADA of course.
I agree, poor use of J’ACCUSE.
Very creative puzzle.
So many defunct stores we had been used to. I wonder if there is still a Piggly Wiggly in New Orleans. I loved the name.
TanteN - I loved playing jokes w/ DW but one day she got me but GOOD at the Piggly Wiggly in Ruston, LA [Go Bulldogs! #LATech]
Cashier: And this name on the check?
Me: Oh, that's my wife (as I pointed to DW)
DW [Tossing the bread at me]: "You're Married?!?" as she stormed out of the store leaving me stammering.
C, -T
Chairman Moe @ 10:55 ~ I watched The Old Man when it first aired and was pleasantly surprised to learn that there will be a second season. Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow were both outstanding, IMO, and I also enjoyed seeing Amy Brenneman again after such a long hiatus from her Judging Amy role. My Wellness appointment went well 🤭 My clock drawing was a work of art and I aced my memory test. In fact, almost four hours later, I still remember the words: Banana, Sunrise, and Chair! All other pertinent benchmarks were satisfactory, so I’m a happy camper. 🤗
IM (& et.al. that knows better)...
What is the clock drawing all about?
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV.
That's all I've surmised that I'll have to recall to be fit for office ;-)
Re: J'accuse! Is when Christie's Poirot 'GOT YA'.
Nap time! -T
Well, Chairman M, given your closing remarks, I cannot resist.
While I reserve most of my haiku for the jumble site, here's one for you:
Be not too picky.
If you want "Omelette,"
then "French" is "Française."
Posted, with affection,
~ OMK
I thought it was Finished in Red. 😊
OMK @ 2:35
Affectionately,
I get your point. For OMELET,
Is un oeuf enough?
I liked the theme gimmick and figured it out at MORAL DILEMMA. Until I figured out FRENCH OMELET, I guessed that Harington person's first name, KI-, could be damn near anything since names can be spelled any ole way, but all I could think of was KIM. Heck, it could have been KIA, KID, KIE, or KIX for all I know. A friend of mine is called KIP.
It seemed a little unfair to start off with a clue/answer in Japanese.
Stuff I wrinkled my nose at: GOTYA and BOP IN. Also, that place in Super Mario Galaxy is MUSHROOM Kingdom, not MUSHROOM WORLD.
I learned a new term: FIRE DOG.
I flat out never heard of NEEM; took all 4 perps to fill it.
Changed PEST to PAIN.
Gotta go. More later maybe.
Irish Miss @ 2:02. That's good news! I'm glad the appt didn't UNNERVE you!
Anon T @ 2:22 ~ The main purpose of a Wellness visit is to determine the general mental and physical health of older patients. One of the cognitive tests is to have you draw a clock indicating the time given by the examiner (Nurse, in my case). (You’re already familiar with the memory test of retaining and repeating a group of words.) It also includes an eye test, hearing test, EKG, and a battery of questions about your ability to care for yourself, cooking, cleaning, driving, financial matters, etc., particularly important to determine if you live alone. So far, so good! 👍
Yay you, Irish Miss!
AnonT:
The drawing of a clock is to test several skills: memory, coordination and likely logic, that is, what is the function of a clock. It's a standard technique used as one is aging. First, the ability to draw a circle, then the placement of the numbers followed by the hands in the correct angle. You have a few years to go before you are tasked with that.
The test of drawing a clock will not work in the future because younger people don’t know what clocks are. They only know digital clocks. I still like the sound of a ticking clock.
Anonymous T: yea for DW. 😜
Chairman Moe ~ @2:46
Your recipe seems intended for someone with a toy stomach.
It's true, as I age, I find I can't chow down like I used to, but things haven't come to that strait.
Oof! Un Ouef? Mais non!
At least two! My appetite's
pas microscopique.
†
Today's XWD from the Iverson/Rubin team did me in--with all those right angle closings. Those, plus ROKU, were troubling, although I appreciate the Chairman's efforts in explaining.
I still don't know what ROKU is, or whether I have it.
~ OMK
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DR: Just one diagonal today, but it offers a doozy--a real Lulu!--of an anagram.
Today we hit the JACKPOT, with all 15 letters engaged in speaking to us of the impatient woman driving the Porsche behind me.
I think I recognize her in my rear view: YES! It's that stripper from Tom's bachelor do last week!
She's honking at me. Does she wanna pass? She must be late to work at "Tips R Us."
Yes, my friends, it's that..
"TOOTER ECDYSIAST"!
(Before you send any complaints, thank your stars I didn't go with the Urban Dictionary on "Tooter"!)
Oops! @5:24~
I meant "œuf," not "ouef."
I made a gœuf.
~ OMK
It was explained to me that Medicare requires the clock test. I got DW out of the clock part, so they gave her just the 3 words to repeat. Not adequate, since part of the test is one's ability to recall the 3 words after the distraction of drawing the clock. No matter, a score of 3/6 spells big trouble. (Last time I did it, I drew my clock with only the 3, 6, 9 and 12 numbers. The doc told me to put the rest of the numbers in so he could grade me 6/6. Guess I would have gotten 5/6 otherwise.)
So -T, 10 years after you get your AARP letter and shingles shot - and 15 years after your first colonoscopy, you'll learn all about this test. Ain't gittn' old great?
You all are very kind to our new assistant editor and her co-conspirator, I mean collaborator. The first themer really does not work. Where do place the E, from HOME? Not major criticism, but with our normal nitpicking, I mean astute readers, I was surprised. The puzzle was fun. I will NEED many more puzzles for NEEM to be an easy fill.
-T, was the bunk in the cell comfortable?
OMK, is that French Provençale?
Have a great weekend all
Never knew that about the clock...
So, if I go in there and draw a sundial w, III, VI, IX, and XII on it do I pass or do I get chased by men in white jackets with butterfly nets?
Y'all have a wonderful weekend.
Cheers, -T
Lemonade @ 8:24 pm
FrencHOMElet = French omelet
AnonT:
By the time you are ready for the drawing of the clock, I hope you are lucid enough to make the Roman numerals on it! If so, you would likely be deemed perfectly sane.
I got company yesterday morning and never got back to post my comments. Here they are:
Good morning. Thank you, Christina Iverson and Beth Rubin, and thank you, Chairman Moe
どうもありがとうミスターロボット
また会う日まで
Started in the middle. AIR CANA was the vey first fill and proven by the perps. With ADA down, but did not know DUN as a color name for grayish-brown.
I bought a medium bag of those Doritos Flaming Hot Nacho chips once. ONCE. Not for me.
PREGO and Ragu brand sauces ... Good to start from when you don't have all day. We like Aldi's Simply Nature Organic Tomato and Basil. Then we add dried spices and fresh ingredients.
We played Yahtzee often when I was young. We have the game here somewhere, but I raided it for the dice to play Ship, Captain and Crew. Scrabble was another popular game in our family.
Gardeners know about horticultural and NEEM oils. Horticultural Oil Vs Neem Oil: What’s The Difference? The All Seasons brand concentrate pictured in that article is what I sprayed on my Magnolia last Monday morning.
DW didn't want to use the flea and tick medicines on my boy because she felt they were the source of the seizures in our previous GSD. She first tried lavender oil, but the smell was too powerful. Later she tried neem oil on his collar. He didn't like that either.
FLN, CED, thanks for the chainsaw video. I subscribed. Much better audio and video than most how-to's. I also appreciated the close-ups. Yes, I like to tinker and get things working. BTW, the other chainsaw without the blade and chain was a Poulan. I had a Poulan farmhand or ranch hand chainsaw for many years. Some name like that. 2 stroke engine that was ruined when a friend borrowed it, used straight gas instead of the mix, and returned it when it no longer worked.
I never knew of those tests before today.
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