Theme: RAINCOATS (61. Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle's circled letters literally are?) - RAIN is broken up in three different ways.
17. Major annoyance: ROYAL PAIN.
29. Utter destruction: RACK AND RUIN.
45. Train depot: RAIL STATION.
Boomer here.
Not much RAIN is predicted here this fall. We hope it stays true for snow predictions.
This Thursday I will make it to three quarters of a
century. I think we might celebrate at a casino, and the shysters
better let me win. Thanks to all for the many cards. I got older just reading them all.
Across:
1. Thumbs-down votes: NAYS. Lots of campaign ads on TV. I dislike them- three weeks to go.
5. "Save me a __!": SEAT. On a golf cart.
9. Laundry day challenge: STAIN.
14. Soil-turning farm machine: PLOW. Did I mention SNOW. It's coming, we already had an inch or two. Not enough to PLOW.
15. Approximation words: OR SO.
16. Supermodel Klum: HEIDI.
19. Dangerous household gas: RADON.
20. Synagogue scroll: TORAH.
21. "Everything must go" event: FIRE SALE. This is a misnomer. The store did not have a FIRE. They have too much inventory.
23. ABC News anchor David: MUIR.
25. Amazement: AWE.
26. Kiss __: PDA capturer at a stadium: CAM.
35. "Clueless" actress Donovan: ELISA.
37. Mailed holiday greeting: CARD. About ten weeks away.
38. Lhasa __: APSO.
39. Shower bar: SOAP. Creamy shampoo works also.
40. Sudden raid: FORAY.
41. Nincompoop: DOLT. Don't call me names!
42. "Alas, whatever shall I do?": AH ME.
43. Thick slice: SLAB. Ham is good.
44. Ed of "Elf": ASNER. A favorite on the Mary Tyler Moore show (From Minneapolis).
48. WNW's opposite: ESE. East is East and West is West.
49. Language of Southeast Asia: LAO. C.C. calla me LAO Gong.
50. Performing __: ARTS.
52. Slow-cooked meat at a luau: ROAST PIG. Maybe for New Years Day - Not Thanksgiving.
57. "We __ please": AIM TO. You Aim too please. Sign in the men's bathroom.
60. Diplomatic agent: ENVOY.
64. Scrub with steel wool, say: SCOUR. Brillo.
65. On pins and needles: AGOG.
66. "Let's go!": C'MON.
67. Camp shelters: TENTS. I slept in one at bivouac.
68. Rational: SANE. Yes I am. Really!
69. On an even __: steady: KEEL.
Down:
2. "That's __ to ask": A LOT.
3. Toy that exercises the wrist: YO-YO. I have owned many. Fun to play. Right now it's an adjective for the stock market.
4. Bees on the move: SWARM.
5. "The Golden Girls" character born in Sicily: SOPHIA. Many reruns on cable.
6. Chapter in history: ERA. Pitcher's stat.
7. "In your dreams!": AS IF.
8. "Song of Solomon" novelist Morrison: TONI.
9. Canny: SHREWD.
10. Product promos with few details: TEASER ADS. Not like the election ads.
11. Verdi opera set in ancient Egypt: AIDA.
12. Adored one: IDOL. Aaron Judge.
13. Highest sudoku digit: NINE. Easy clue. I play these squares a lot.
18. "Marriage Story" Oscar winner Dern: LAURA. Tommy loved her but his car flipped and he died.
22. Country star Travis: RANDY.
24. Pioneer in canned soft drinks: RC COLA. It never took the place of Pepsi or Coke.
26. Labor leader Chavez: CESAR.
27. Greeting at a luau: ALOHA.
28. South Beach city: MIAMI. Vikings took a win out of there last week.
30. Gold unit: KARAT. I think 24 is pure,
31. Saudi __: ARABIA.
32. Winning by a very small margin: UP ONE. MLB playoffs are getting there,
33. The Hebrides, e.g.: ISLES. Mary Tyler Moore jogged around our Lake of the Isles.
34. __ Dame: South Bend school: NOTRE.
36. Explains in great detail: SPELLS OUT. Car dealers never do.
40. Photographer's setting that affects depth: F STOP.
44. Bit of silliness: ANTIC.
46. Mythical man-goats: SATYRS.
47. Marmalade fruit: ORANGE. Great all by itself.
51. Garb for a finger-painting project, say: SMOCK. I never wore one.
52. Take five: REST. I usually take a lot more than five.
53. __ in a while: ONCE. Upon a time.
54. Stratford-upon-__: AVON. My mother used to sell this stuff at parties.
55. Some savings plans, briefly: IRAS. We have one of these.
56. Pop star Lady __: GAGA.
58. Gentle: TAME.
59. Nebraska native: OTOE. I have never heard of this slang.
62. Charged particle: ION.
63. "Weekend Update" show, for short: SNL. Usually I am sleeping when this comes on .
Boomer
Notes from C.C.:
Happy 78th birthday to Uncle Fred, an avid Packers fan! Fred is based in Fort Lauderdale. Sorry your Packers lost again, but Boomer is happy.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteNice early week offering. "Country star Travis" could be MERLE, TRITT or RANDY. Let the perps decide. Went wrong with APRON before SMOCK. I noticed several entries with letters not normally seen together: NPR, F-STOP, R.C.COLA, SNL, C'MON. Thanx, Kyle. Good to see you in fine fettle, Boomer.
Mid-Terms: I now receive more than 100 "send money" emails daily, and I've deleted several important emails which got caught up in the trash pile. I'll be happy when this madness ends. I don't remember this much interest in previous mid-term elections.
Happy Birthday, unclefred. What's the latest on the solar front?
FIR without erasure. DNK MUIR, ELISA, or RACK AND RUIN. I thought there could have been a better clue for AGOG than "on pins and needles". Maybe "avid".
ReplyDeleteOur RV is supposed to finally be ready today. Dropped it off for a fuel leak, and the AC compressor seized during the checkout drive, burning off the serpentine belt. They had trouble getting the compressor, but they got and installed it last week. They have some final tweaks to do that couldn't be done outside last week because it was too cold, but it will be much warmer today (they didn't have a bay available Thursday or Friday). It's a six-hour drive, so we're taking "motel gear" in case they don't wrap it up today.
FLN - WC, Betsy must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed. She was certainly in a fowl mood.
Thanks for the fun, easy eye-opener, Kyle. And thanks to Boomer for more PUNishment. You are amazing.
FIR, but not sure I get the theme. The word rain is split up 3 different ways, i get that, but what has raincoats to do with it?
ReplyDeleteKS, "rain" wraps around, or COATS the theme answers. Yeah, it's a stretch.
ReplyDeleteSeems to me there are too many proper names in this CW, especially for a Monday offering. It depends on how you define “proper name”, but I count eleven. Other than that no nits to pick, a fun eye-opener and week starter, thanx KD. FIR in 15. W/Os DOPE:DOLT, CARAT:KARAT. How many kinds of carets are there? Thanks for the terrific write-up, Boomer, and also thank you and C.C. and D-O for the birthday wish. I can’t believe it: 78!! What happened to 28?? Can it possibly be 50 years. Oy vey. D-O I learned something about solar: Florida Power and Light (or as we call them down here Florida Flicker and Flash) reads the smart meter every month and tells me what I owe them. So they pretty much just say what I owe and I hafta pay-up. I thought my electric bill would be zero, but no. They have a “minimum charge”, a “grid access charge”, and another charge I can’t remember just now, but my bill ends up being about $30/month. Still much better that the $300-350 it would be in the summer months…..but not zero.
ReplyDeleteD-O, a little more on the solar: I have 27 solar panels and two very expensive Tesla PowerWall batteries. If there is enough sunshine during the day to get the batteries to about 80% charge, they will last all night. They discharge at about 1%/20 minutes, which powers two refrigerator/freezers, one mini-fridge in the guest room, one small wall-banger A.C. unit in the back bedroom next to the pool where I sleep, my outside landscape lighting, and the myriad tiny “On” LEDs on the stuff that stays “On” all the time, like the WIFI, the cable box, my laptop computer, and other stuff. Yesterday was a sunshiny day all day, the batteries got to 100% charge, and now at 7:45am, before the panels get cranking, I still have 46% charge left in the batteries. Also, there is a program built into the system that when a major storm approaches, the system will pull power from the grid to fully charge the batteries in case the grid later goes down. I like that a lot: peace of mind that I will have power, even if the grid goes down. I have experimented and found I can turn off the landscape lights, front porch light, and refrigerators overnight if I need to save power. Turn the fridges back on in the morning, and everything is still cold, so no harm done. It also is amazing how installing the system has made me acutely aware of all power usage. Last: yeah, my Packers lost another one. Three in a row now. 3-4 on the year. Worst year in quite a while.
ReplyDeleteTook 4:41 to rein in this one. Oh, wait, wrong rein/rain. Maybe I should just eat some RAsIN Bran.
ReplyDeleteOh joy, circles.
KS's comment helps illustrate why I've come to detest these circle puzzles. Three gimmicky themed answers forced into a puzzle instead of what could be a more enjoyable solving experience (and probably constructing and editing too). I could call circles a "royal pain" and claim they are the "rack and ruin" of crosswords, but that might be a bit much.
Happy Birthday to Boomer and our Uncle Fred (thanks for sharing the solar details).
Fun and easy Monday - once the RAIN was going to repeat- it sped up the solve a bit. At first didn't know if the first would be RAIN and the second SNOW.....etc.
ReplyDeleteWith SATYRs crossing ROAST PIG - I pictured them all dancing around the fire with PIG at some Greek festival with Dionysus
https://warriorsofmyth.fandom.com/wiki/Satyr?file=Satyrs_dance.jpg
When I was in grade school we didn't wear actual smocks but old shirts of our dads that we wore backwards in art class.
Thanks Boomer for the amusing blog and Kyle for the puzzle!
HBD to Uncle Fred - one benefit to having lived in different parts of the country: my Packers lost, but my Chiefs won!
Our cheerful Boomer confirmed my FIR today. Thanks, Kyle, for an apt Monday puzzle. The Monday circles let me prefill later themers' circles. My WOs today (ELISA and UP ONE) would have been perfect fill if I had taken time to check the perps. Thanks, D-Otto for explaining RAIN COATS "wrap" the themers. I thought that was the meaning but you expressed it well.
ReplyDeleteKyle had some interesting vocabulary in the puzzle: SHREWD, FORAY, ENVOY, and RACK AND RUIN (which we are trying to keep our old house from falling into.)
Boomer, I am glad you are starting to get our birthday greetings. Enjoy!
And Happy Birthday to unclefred today. Thanks for the update on your solar project.
Hope you all have a special day!
Hello All! I do the puzzle every day, unfortunately don’t have time to join the blog family as often as I would like.
ReplyDeletePuzzles are usually very good with the exception of the proper names. Sorry about that, but most of the proper names are people or places I’ve never heard of. Usually filled in with perps.
I enjoy the blog so very much, such a very nice place to visit. Such a fun, knowledgeable group of people.
Best wishes to all, especially Boomer and CC, and all of you who may be going through tough times.
Today is a very special day for me and my family, as grandbaby #3 will be born today in Maple Grove MN. A baby boy.
I am a true-blue Yankee fan, can’t help it. The Astros were the better team, no doubt. And Army, my favorite college football team, won this weekend! Go Army, beat Air Force!
Best wishes to everyone
First things first: Happy Birthday to You, Uncle Fred, and many more! D-O. good catch on seeing so many "words" that have letters that aren't usually found together. And SS, very witty, as usual. I don't have a lot to say about this puzzle, myself. Seemed pretty much like a typical Monday to me, despite the aforementioned "letters that aren't usually found together." FIR, so I'm happy.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was kinda hard to wrap my head around the theme.
ReplyDelete(I kept trying to make sense of the letters in the middle...)
It did however remind me of my cheap Chinese Scooter, which if caught in a single drop of rain, will immediately turn into a rust bucket. I have, in desperation, found ways to deal with this issue, but I have yet to find a plastic bag big enough for both me and the scooter...
In other news,
why do elephants wear raincoats?
Well, I tried to find a decent picture of an umbrella holding elephant, but all I found was this...
Happy Birthday Uncle Fred!
Aw, you know I wouldn't gyp you out of a birthday cake. but you do have to plug it in...
(Batteries not included...)
Unclefred, we've thought about solar, but with my woodlot full of tall trees on the south side of our house, I don't think we'd get enough sunlight to make it worthwhile. Another problem is Centerpoint Energy -- they have to approve the installation before it can be connected to the grid. Applications are taking 6+ months for approval, and they have no incentive to speed things up.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteWell, this was a typical Monday, an easy, breezy solve with only Elisa being unknown. Odd spelling and I wonder how it’s pronounced. I would never associate being on pins and needles ((nervous, worried) with agog (excited, keen). The R, Ra, Rai progression in the themers was neat.
Thanks, Kyle, for starting the week off smoothly and thanks, Boomer, for your presence and persistence. You are a trouper nonpareil!
Happy Birthday, Uncle Fred, hope it’s a special day. 🎂🎁🎉🎊🎈
Anonymous @ 8:57 ~ Congratulations on the new grandson. Commiserations from one truly blue 😢 Yankees fan to another.
Anon T, congratulations. The Astros are an amazing team.
YR hasn’t posted recently, hope all is well. I also wonder about Vidwan and Owen’s prolonged absence.
Have a great day.
Have a great day.
Before seeing theme I thought #2 would be ROYAL something. I inked over and cannot recall what I originally inked
ReplyDeleteIs it c or K for ?ARAT?
So do I understand the Yankees got swept. What happened to their "idol"? I doubt they'll resign him but probably will sign the Redsox SS Bogaerts
And the rest of Laura
Fln, anon, for Boomer address check last Tuesday write-up
WC
And of course 😊 🎂 to my fellow 44er Uncle Fred. Misty is 1944 too
DeleteThird time’s a charm, so Have a great day! (Sorry!)
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all! Very easy puzzle, thanks, Kyle. Apt theme since it is RAINing here today, but we sure needed it, so RAIN on! Thanks, Boomer, for another fun expo.
ReplyDeleteOnly unknown name was ELISA except tried TRITT before RANDY Travis. Lots of RANDY country stars.
RC COLA was what I drank as a teenager. We had an RC bottling plant locally -- now defunct.
Take 5: sometimes I take 5 naps in a day and still don't feel RESTed.
Happy Birthday Uncle Fred. Your power system & knowledge is impressive.
I had power problems over the weekend. My 2-month-old free Verizon phone died & wouldn't recharge. I called my local daughter hoping she'd get me a new one. Her 2nd dog is dying so she called my son. He showed up and took the phone to a Verizon store which didn't stock new batteries. Was gone almost two hours. Came back & asked to see my charger. Charger was plugged into a socket behind the headboard of my bed and somehow came unplugged. I wasn't doing anything rambunctious there so don't know how it fell out. Anyway, plugged it in and the phone is now charged and working. Did I feel like a DOLT! But I had a lovely visit with my son and he also hooked up my printer to my laptop after almost 2 years without. So not a total waste.
Thanks Boomer. Good one on the yoyo stock market. Indeed. Have a great birthday and I hope you win big.
ReplyDeleteEasy Monday...whew ...after Saturday what a relief..Theme:.is the progression of spaces in RAINCOAT supposed to represent total covering from wet weather gear? 🌧
ReplyDeleteOccurred to me it really should be SOfIA. "Product promos" trailers too short. KARAT? carat? car ^et?.. But definitely not carrot..🥕. Always forget HEIDI (wonder how Klum? 😃)
Thought "Agog" meant "to be GAGA (not Lady) over". Guess not.
Mason Jars....CANNY
Dispatched insect pests, by spraying ____ RADON.
Distributed...DOLT
Garfunkel and Carney: "Performing ____" ..ARTS
"I drove by a camp shelter".. is past _____ TENTS.
Prince Andrew to the late good Queen Bess...ROYAL PAIN
Happy Birthday Uncle Fred.
My Dad's name was Raphael after my grandpa Raffaele..for some reason they called grandpa Fred and my father became Freddie...My father was Uncle Freddie to all my cousins. When I see your name it reminds me of both of them. 🙂
The resistance to solar in Sunny Florida is unCANNY. Maybe as the hurricane reconstruction progresses we will see more of it.
ReplyDeleteEasy Monday. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but we could use some real rain.
If you're from the south, you need to have a Moon Pie along with your RC Cola.
This is the first puzzle I've done in a few weeks because my laptop computer died a "Blue-Screen Death." I'll have to take it to the Geek Squad or someplace to see if my data can be salvaged. I have a backup external hard-drive, but it hasn't been backed up in a long time. I ordered a new HP laptop from Amazon yesterday and should have it by Wednesday. Today I'm using an old computer that still runs, but it is slow.
I'm doing my civic duty today by filling out my mail-in ballot and will take it to the drop-box at the county courthouse.
Have a great day everyone.
Musings
ReplyDelete-Dr. Kyle Dolan is the head of science and innovation for the British Consulate-General in Chicago where I suspect he has seen many an ENVOY. I blogged 14 of his Saturday themeless puzzles in the Rich Norris era.
-I have an old RAIN COAT that I now only wear when adjusting lawn sprinklers while they are running
-NAYS – Negative political ads would disappear if they were not successful.
-SAVE ME A SEAT – A chore I really dislike
-There are very few unPLOWed acres around here that look the same as in OTOE ERA
-ELIZA (Doolittle) has the wrong penultimate letter
-SOAP was not very “sudsy” but then I got the softener repaired and voila!
-Performing ARTS: No musical is done at our H.S. unless it can put 80 kids on the stage at some point
-The E.R.A. of Houston Astros was very good as they eliminated the Yankees in 4. Aaron Judge was a nonfactor during the playoffs and meekly grounded out to the pitcher to end their season.
-HBD, Fred! I too remember when my waist measurement and age both began with a “2”.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteFirst, happy birthday, Uncle Fred! Will you be celebrating today? Your name always reminds me of my late brother of the same name.
RAIN in the puzzle is about the only time we get any here in the dry desert. Our rainy season is short and never enough. And hardly anyone here owns a RAINCOAT.
Thanks to Kyle Dolan for a very doable Monday puzzle.
And thanks to Boomer for an always entertaining Blog. I'm glad you are enjoying the birthday cards.
Seeing three consonants together, I thought the same thing about FSTOP. It's a rare sight.
There is a NOTRE DAME High School here in Scottsdale.
PK, I'm so happy for you that it all worked out.
Have a lovely day, everyone!
Happy Birthday, Uncle Fred.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun recap, Boomer.
Long day of traveling tomorrow. Barcelona to Los Angeles via Newark. The Donner Party would have no sympathy at all for me.
I always know when a puzzle is pretty easy when I read the blog and see a bunch of answers that I didn’t see in the puzzle cuz they were entirely filled by perps and today was one of those days. Grasped the theme of RAIN with the first group of circles but I didn’t really understand the “literally” part of the reveal. Anyway, a FIR in a tick under 8 minutes. Thanks Kyle for easing us into the CW week.
ReplyDeleteNice write up today Boomer, and good luck at the casino on your b/day! Always nice to walk out with some of THEIR $$! BTW, Lao Gong has a nice ring to it. 😊
Wishing you a great B/day unclefred 👊🏼🥳. I’m a part time Floridian myself, currently across the state in Punta Gorda.
Hand up for also being a Packer Backer, things may get a little worse before they get better, heading to Buffalo next Sunday night to face Josh Allen who seems to be at his best in big games. But as Aaron Rodgers exhorted fans a few years ago when they had a similar early season record, “R-E-L-A-X”. It’s a long season which really doesn’t get going till week 9 IMO, teams that don’t improve fall by the wayside.
Boomer Thanks for your puzzle review today. Glad you are getting plenty of cards for reaching three quarters of a century. You are very much appreciated here.
ReplyDeleteHand up clue for AGOG seems wrong. GAGA indeed seems more relevant. Hand up APRON before SMOCK. I remember wearing them in art class in school.
TAME reminds me of an adventure we had on Saturday. The blueberry farm up the coast at Gaviota invited us out to look for tarantulas. Who knew they were so TAME?
DW got this excellent video of me picking up a surprisingly TAME tarantula on Saturday.
Husker Gary already saw this after he kindly gave me a heads up on PICARD appearing in the Saturday puzzle. He said I can now add "Tarantula Wrangler" to my resume!
Delightful Monday puzzle, many thanks, Kyle. And always wonderful to see you here on a Monday, Boomer! Thank you for your always neat help, and have a good week ahead.
ReplyDeleteNice to see all those delightful women in this puzzle--HEIDI, and SOPHIA, and ELISA, and LAURA, and LADY GAGA. Wonder if any of them were ever interviewed by David MUIR? Bet they're all SHREWD and SANE and TAME and never ever a ROYAL PAIN.
All those place names make me wish I could travel again. Wouldn't it be fun to visit MIAMI or NOTRE DAME or ARABIA and stop at some ISLES and learn how to speak LAO?
But hey, its great to be in Laguna Beach and enjoy a sunny day. Wish you all a sunny day as well.
wD-Os about letters usually not found together. It's fun to see what might become of a RCC string.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous @ 8:57. Congratulations on grandbaby #3!
Happy B-day unclefred!
Forgot to wish you a Happy Birthday, Uncle Fred. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThanx to all that have wished me a HBD. D-O, my neighbor's row of fish-tail palms also block part of my solar panels. It makes a really ugly hedge, and I wish he'd take them out and put in a proper hedge, but....oh well. So yeah, you are correct that if trees would block your solar panels it makes little sense. MM, so you've been in Barcelona? I LOVE that city, but am glad I have been there several times. The last time I went, everything you might want to see doing the tourist thing was commercialized, requiring tickets and appointments. While I still enjoyed the two weeks there, it was not as much fun.
ReplyDeleteI must comment on how INCREDIBLY out-of-date electrical grids around the world are. They are still based on Thomas Edison's 1885 model of central power stations with wires on towers and poles, step-down transformers, etc. This should all today be distributive power generation. If FPL would put solar panels on every rooftop and charge to access and regulate the grid, hurricanes etc would not be near the problem they currently are. Think of if Ukraine had that system: Russia could not be bombing the power-stations and high-voltage towers to beat the Ukrainians into submission, because there wouldn't BE any power-staions or high-voltage towers.
Happy Birthday Uncle Fred. 🎂🎉
ReplyDeleteOur lack of RAIN is a ROYAL PAIN. I read the mighty Mississippi is running dry! A friend in Dallas assure us rain would be reaching us soon.
Easy, comfy puzzle. I would never use AGOG to say I’m on pins and needles.
I liked this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, unclefred. Thanks for your comments about your power system and the grid.
Jinx, glad you're getting your RV fixed. It seems to be quite a money pit.
PK, glad you discovered that unplugged charger.
LW and I were surprised to discover a restaurant in San Jose that actually offers ROAST suckling PIG. You have to order it and pay for it a day in advance; no refund if you don't show up.
I have a question for you folks here who wear hearing aids. What brand and model do you use?
Good wishes to you all.
Picard, I used to like big spiders when I was a kid and drove my mother nuts. We didn't have tarantulas in our area, but I met them after I moved to Texas. Never tried to pet one tho. You are brave.
ReplyDeleteUncle Fred: I'm surprised that solar panels hold up in a hurricane with branches & other hard objects flying around. What are those transparent covers made of -- high impact glass or plastic?
That should be assureS us. Tsk!
ReplyDeletePuzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR in pretty short order
I somehow thought the R?IN was going to be a progressive vowel movement, so I incorrectly put an E into the second letter of 29-across. That was soon deleted as I knew the expression was RACK and RUIN
HB, unclefred
Boomer, glad you are getting to read and enjoy your birthday cards - hang in there, sir
YooperPhil --> I sent you an email regarding your question about crossword puzzle collaboration. Did you happen to see it? Hope the answer I gave helped
Thanks again to Wendybird who offered me a referral to a whole home water treatment system company
Two rooms left to unpack, and two hanging storage racks left to assemble. Then, if there's any money left over, we will focus on the back and side yards ...
PK, panels are covered with high-impact glass. Also, since they are on the rooftop, they are less likely to get hit with heavy objects. They are very firmly attached to the roof with multiple long screws into the roofing rafters.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Boomer, for Thursday! Continuing to keep you in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to all it applies to.
ReplyDeleteUncle Fred….and others….Karat or Carat….gems are C, metals are K. Easy way to remember, diamonds (gems) have the 4 Cs…Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat. If it’s not a gem it’s a K.
A deft Dolan PZL, expertly explicated by Boomer...
ReplyDeleteScattered showers is today's theme.
Or, RAINs, separated by periods of REST.
David MUIR does a very decent job anchoring ABC News. Although I do yell at him A LOT, I reserve my real criticism for his editors. They often leave out essential parts of their "news" reports, usually by neglecting one or more of journalism's "Five Ws."
And some trivial bits seem to earn a place on the broadcast only because flashy video or "eye-candy" is available.
C'MON, ABC, you can do better!
I fear my eyesight is going. I kept mis-reading the clue for 42A as if for 41A. Worse, it began to make sense to me.
~ OMK
_____________
DR: Four diagonals, three of them in opposition.
The near-side diag is a "commentary anagram" (14 of 15), describing the sort of oddball we occasionally encounter, an eccentric guy who makes no apologies for being "different," and in fact can be quite rude about it.
I speak of one who is...
"CURTLY ABNORMAL"!
An alternative to solar panels is underground power lines.
ReplyDeleteKeith, if the job is to speak with a tone of voice that treats everything as if it is an urgent crisis, then yes, David MUIR does a good job. Frankly I can’t stand it. Norah O’Donnell does the same thing but adds the affectation of pursing her lips, frowning her face in an expression of deep concern, and nods her head as if to pound the importance of her every syllable into the viewer’s head. It is so phony.
ReplyDeleteHi All!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday UncleFred!!! CED did you up right.
Thanks for the puzzle, Kyle. Names were perp'n' WAG-y.
Boomer, my eBuddy... Thursday? I thought BD is tomorrow - I paid extra to get your card there on time :-)
Expo had your jovial self all over it. *emoji heart*
WOs: unREal -> SHREWD (? "They look exactly the same" Uncanny / unreal. Or have I heard this wrong my whole life?)
ESPs: Got names?
Fav: FORAY is a fun word. ENVOY is too.
YooperPhil - you brought this on //never mind - after watching the video I won't link Frankie Goes to Hollywood's RELAX. Google at your own risk.
But the talk about crap news... I give you Dirty Laundry [Don Henley]
OMK - Why do I feel the DR is a description of me as I age ;-)
Picard - I have two tarantula stories. Both from White Sands during Basic Bivouac.
1) Doing pushups at dawn, one was gracefully climbing a shrub about 14" from my face. Pretty cool watching it but I was not about to turn and do situps.
2) Buddy runs into Drills' tent in the middle of the night holding one up by two legs:
"Drill, Drill, Drill!!! - This was one my face!!!!"
"Get that *CantSayThisOnTV* thing out of my *can't say this either* TENT!"
Cool video.
Cheers, -T
Uncle Fred, I keep forgetting to tell you how very dapper you look in that photo that C.C. posed.
ReplyDeleteTarantulas! I hear they are actually not dangerous but I would not hold one for any amount of money, well, I can modify that.