Theme: "This or That, for Two" - Each "example" phrase is literally interpreted by the two examples in each clue.
23. "An Introduction to Calculus" or "The Art of Public Speaking"?: TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE.
37. Christian Louboutin shoes or a Fendi bag?: FASHION ILLUSTRATION.
58. Gibson Flying V or Fender Stratocaster?: GUITAR CASE.
64. Emmy statue or the Stanley Cup?: PRIZE SPECIMEN.
79. Richter or Mohs?: SCALE MODEL.
95. Wedding or merger?: UNION REPRESENTATIVE.
115. Marble top or butcher block?: COUNTERINSTANCE.
Not familiar with "counterinstance". Only know "counterpoint".
Christina Iverson's theme is always tight. Today is a good example. In case you're not aware, Christina used to be the assistant to Patti Varol, the crossword editor for the L.A. Times.
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| Christina & Patti |
Across:
6. Arches National Park state: UTAH.
10. Middle of a Latin boast: VIDI. Veni, vidi, vici.
14. Threw in: ADDED.
19. Skybox setting: ARENA.
20. Herb with grayish leaves: SAGE. We've always dried sage.
21. Novelist Kingsley: AMIS.
22. "Get Out" writer/director Jordan: PEELE.
26. Trattoria fare: PASTA.
27. Vow: OATH.
28. Went quickly: SPED.
29. Picnic container: COOLER.
31. Sphinx, in part: LION. Head of a human, and the body of a lion.
32. Relieves: EASES.
34. Make a point: SCORE.
35. Straightens up: ALIGNS.
42. Hunter near the Pleiades: ORION.
43. Poke fun at: TEASE.
44. King or queen, but not prince: BED. We really need to move
the TV upstairs. Boomer is just so stubborn. He had two falls in the
past four days. And I hurt my right shoulder trying to get him up on
Saturday. This stair-climbing is getting dangerous for both of us.
45. Yo lead-in: FRO.
48. Chemistry lab substances: SOLUTES.
51. "C'est la __!": VIE.
52. Crossword diagram: GRID.
54. Snow remover: PLOW.
55. Fifth Avenue retailer: SAKS.
56. Entrance: WAY IN.
60. Gaelic tongue: ERSE. And 74. Scot's refusal: NAE.
61. Big Band __: ERA.
62. Little round vegetables: PEAS.
63. Dam that created Lake Nasser: ASWAN
69. TV grouch: OSCAR.
73. Apple tablet: IPAD.
75. Speak (up): PIPE.
82. Indie pop duo __ and Sara: TEGAN. Canadians. By the way, Canadian Eh, your card arrived safely. Thank you!
84. Spoken: ORAL.
85. Behind schedule: LATE.
86. Haitian friend: AMIE. Haitian Creole there. We also have 108. French infinitive: ETRE.
87. "Sold out" sign: SRO.
88. "Heavens!": MY STARS.
90. Scepter top: ORB.
91. 109-Across maker's need: LYE. 109. Dove bar: SOAP.
92. Philly Ivy: U PENN.
94. "Please let me?": CAN'T I.
101. Life's work: CAREER.
103. Opposition group: ANTIS.
104. Fitness portmanteau: TAE BO.
105. Fleecy boots: UGGS. I saw a girl wearing this pair the other day.
106. Suppresses, as bad news: SITS ON.
113. Is inclined: TILTS.
118. Amalfi Coast country: ITALY. 119. Capital of 118-Across: EURO. Money.
120. Old Dodge: OMNI.
121. Ghana's capital: ACCRA.
122. Accounted for a bag, say: TARED. Not a word I use.
123. Meal in a bowl: STEW.
124. Ongoing drama: SAGA.
125. Trapshooting: SKEET.
Down:
2. Geometry calculation: AREA.
3. Ariana Grande's "Thank U, __": NEXT. About her past relationships.
4. Free: ON THE HOUSE.
5. Snatch: NAB.
6. Grand Slam component: US OPEN. Tennis. Golf too.
7. Doesn't put up a fight: TAKES IT.
8. Like whiskey and wine: AGED.
9. Bewitch: HEX.
10. "Scoot!": VAMOOSE.
11. Bring in: IMPORT.
12. Comedian Phyllis: DILLER. Fang.
13. "Makes sense": I SEE.
14. Google Play download: APP.
15. "What's the __?": slangy "What gives?": DEALIO. Not a word I use.
16. Cause of a product recall, perhaps: DESIGN FLAW. 71. Stealthy thief: CAT BURGLAR. 75. Field day equipment: POTATO SACK. All great fill.
17. Pop star John: ELTON.
18. Campus officials: DEANS.
24. __ buco: OSSO.
25. Point the finger at: ACCUSE.
30. Like reasonably strong bonds: RATED A.
33. "If it __ broke ... ": AIN'T.
34. Defeated, as a dragon: SLAIN.
36. Tupperware top: LID.
37. "Chicago" choreographer: FOSSE (Bob)
38. Cheering loudly: AROAR.
39. Fabric store section: SILKS.
40. "Shazam!" actor Zachary: LEVI.
41. Somewhat: A BIT.
46. First name in civil rights history: ROSA. Parks.
47. Clive of "Gosford Park": OWEN. He's also in that scary "Derailed".
49. Fancy jug: EWER.
50. Jaipur attire: SARI. Where's Vidwan?
52. Avocado dip, for short: GUAC.
53. Going up: RISING.
54. IT dept. array: PCS.
57. Member of an Iraqi religious minority: YAZIDI. Debut entry.
58. "__ whiz!": GEE.
59. Fled: RAN.
62. Scoreboard abbr. for a rainout: PPD. Postponed.
64. Ante-: PRE.
65. Fencing blade: EPEE.
66. Actor Mineo: SAL.
67. Shortened title: MA'AM.
68. Really small: EENY.
69. Norwegian banking hub: OSLO.
70. C-section souvenir: SCAR.
72. Bass beer: ALE.
76. Tehran resident: IRANI. Often Iranian.
77. Final installment, perhaps: PART V.
78. "Eighth Grade" actress Fisher: ELSIE.
80. Local leaders: MAYORS.
81. Bad sign: OMEN.
82. Orchard units: TREES.
83. Ages: EONS.
87. Verizon Wireless rival: SPRINT. We use Consume Cellular.
89. Wound cover: SCAB.
91. Tell a story: LIE.
92. Thus far: UP TO NOW.
93. Mesh: NETTING.
96. Snuggle (in): NESTLE.
97. Tattle on: RAT OUT.
98. Guarantee: ENSURE. Ensure Plus for Boomer.
99. Literary realm by the River Shribble: NARNIA.
100. Light shirts: TEES.
101. Measure up: CUT IT.
102. Anxious feeling: AGITA.
107. Helps reduce swelling: ICES.
108. Writer Bombeck: ERMA.
110. Formerly: ONCE.
111. Good-sized yard: ACRE.
112. __ moss: PEAT.
114. "Sammy the Seal" writer Hoff: SYD.
117. Many grad students, for short: TAS.
It
was a good week, despite two falls. My sister-in-law Connie flew in from San Francisco for Boomer's birthday. We went to Mystic Lake of course! Boomer put in a $20 bill at the draw poker and was entertained for more than an hour. And he walked away with $5 profit. He hit four kings, which paid
him 250
nickels. Here we are at their Minnehaha Cafe.
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| Boomer & C.C., 10/27/2022 |
Thanks again for the loving cards, notes and gifts. It was a super special birthday because all of you, esp Acesaroundagain (Glenn) and Tara from Calabasas. Thank you so much!
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C.C.
53 comments:
Breezy solve and fun long fill, especially CATBURGLAR. As a math student I see COUNTEREXAMPLEs a lot, but I knew that couldn't be the answer because of the first themer. I had to guess the AM_S/D_LLER crossing - AMIS couldn't be clued as the French word because AMIE is in the grid.
I’m not sure if I understand what the themed answers actually signify (in other words, what the gimmick actually is) in spite of CC’s explanation. In any case, I managed to FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
This one took twenty minutes, Wite-Out-free. That's a good showing for this slow reader. There were plenty of proper names, but the perps were kind. YAZIDI was a learning moment. Have you ever seen/heard GUAC, except in a cw? Nicely done, Christina. Thanx for the expo, C.C. (Great to hear that the birthday was a big success. Yay, Boomer.)
TARED: My postal SCALE MODEL has a TARE button. Never need it, but it'd be handy if I used it for weighing ingredients in the kitchen.
ENSURE: A couple of clients on my M-o-W route get 10 bottles of ENSURE rather than prepared meals. Don't know why, but ENSURE-PLUS isn't an available option.
Subgenius, the second word of the themers are all synonyms for "example." Per Merriam-Webster: "instance, case, illustration, example, sample, specimen mean something that exhibits distinguishing characteristics in its category." Each theme clue provides two examples of the category, but each theme answer is also an in-the-language phrase with a different meaning of its own.
Had the grid filled in 27 minutes, but it took me 22 more to find my mistake in the SSE where I had “Representation” instead of REPRESENTATIVE, w/o help so I consider it a FIR. DNKs included FRO, LEVI, SYD, and NEXT as clued. Did anyone know of YAZIDI before today?? PEELE rang a bell but probably only from seeing him in Xwords. A very finely constructed offering Christina, with lots of good fill, anyone who can fit YAZIDI in a puzzle has to be pretty talented! Thanx for the Sunday challenge, and nice pic of you and Patti.
C. C. ~~ glad that you and Boomer had a good night at the casino on his B/day, and a nice photo as a memory. Five bucks may not be a windfall but it’s better than a twenty dollar loss!
d-o ~ I refer to GUAC all the time, it saves three syllables 😂
FY ~ Wendybird ~ I and many others do the solve online, which automatically keeps your time. I don’t try to race through, always sipping coffee as I work through it, but my time is an indicator of the difficulty level for me and that’s why I keep track. SS on the other hand definitely doesn’t dilly-dally.
Glad to see Boomer got out of the house and got to do something he liked. Keep it up.
I FIR, see the theme "This or That, for Two", but like Subgenius I don't get it. The first "half' makes sense to me but other than MODEL the others were just common sayings filled by perps. and d-otto GUAC must be a crossword word. Never heard of COUNTERINSTANCE.
Yooper- I also filled REPRESENTATION but PART-O & ELSIN just didn't look right.
Started with the wrong 'Dove bar', namely the ice cream and filled ICE before LYE. The SOAP cleaned that mistake.
TARED- in a lab you always weigh the container and set the weight to zero to get the exact measure of your SOLUTE.
DEALIO, PEELE, TEGAN, ELSIE, NEXT, LEVI, YAZIDI, SYD- the usual unknowns filled by perps
SPRINT doesn't exist. It was bought by T-Mobile. They gave me a new phone because my Sprint phone wouldn't work on the T-Mobile System. Hooked up to my WiFi the older phone still works as a computer and I still use it. But it does not work as a phone.
Incorrect clue: a Hatian friend would be "zanmi" not "amie." Amie is French.
Zhouqin has the byline in USA Today
Good Morning:
I had no problems with the solve, but my understanding of the theme wasn’t complete until I read CC’s and then DO’s detailed explanation. Forest for the trees at its best, I guess, or not enough sleep, maybe. Yazidi, Tegan, and Elsie and Next, as clued, were the only unknowns, so props to the author for minimal proper names, especially obscure ones. Also, the three letter word count was noticeably low for a Sunday grid.
Thanks, Christina, for an enjoyable solve and thanks, CC, for the detailed wrap up. Glad to see (literally) that you and Boomer got to enjoy a favorite outing on his birthday and having his sister join the celebration was icing on the cake. I’m sorry to hear of his falls and your own injury. I don’t have any cures for stubbornness, sorry to say.
My brother’s 50th wedding anniversary party is this afternoon. It’s at the same venue where their wedding reception was held, but since remodeled extensively. Looking forward to a Bloody Mary 🍹(or two!). (Sadly, the Best Man, my brother, Jack, passed away this past June, leaving only one surviving member of the wedding party).
Wendybird, as Yooper Phil mentions above, I, too, solve online and while I don’t drink coffee, I linger over the puzzle, meandering here and there, with no concern for the time. But several solvers are speedsters who enjoy (I guess) the challenge of finishing as quickly as possible. Vive La Différence!
Have a great day.
Irish Miss ☘️ ~ we seem to share a fondness for a good Bloody Mary (or two ☺️)... not sure what kind of mix you use but the most delicious one I’ve found is called “Taste of Florida”, regular or spicy, nothing else needs to be added, except of course your favorite garnish. Like other various products in these times, there seems to be some supply chain issues and availability can be sketchy, but maybe available at a Total Wine or such. Cheers! 🍹
Musings
-I had to do this GRID online because of paper delivery problems, again.
-Someday I may figure out why a Yeti COOLER is so expensive
-Winter is coming which means spectacular ORION will be in the southern sky
-Snow remover – My snow blower started on the second pull this week. OMEN?
-I am not this kind of teacher, “Can I go to the bathroom?” “I don’t know, would you like to ask permission?”
-In my lab, kids TARED a triple beam balance because they had to account for the mass of a beaker.
-Free – ON THE LOOSE fit as well
-RISING – Joann was floored by the cost of hamburger this week
-Seeing a young girl named ELSIE 2022 surprised me
-My crowd is more likely to use LEVI Strauss fashions than Adele and Edorado Fendi’s
FIW. Like Big Easy, "I also filled REPRESENTATION but PART-O & ELSIN just didn't look right." Unlike Big E, I couldn't fix it, due to P&P deficit disorder.
In hockey, players that SCORE a goal are awarded a point. Players that assist are also awarded a point. Took me a while to figure out the difference between "point" and "goal".
As a former ham radio operator, I think of Field Day as an annual ARRL (American Radio Relay League) event. The intent is to practice for emergency operations. Many clubs set up in remote places without utilities and operate continuously during the 24 hour event. No POTATO SACKs needed.
They speak French in Haiti.
FIR. Swift Sunday solve. But I've never heard if counterinstance. Still scratching my head over that. Oh well, pleasant puzzle today.
Not buying urban slang none of us uses. DEALIO, indeed!
As for the theme, I hate its convolution. (But that's because I didn't get it.)
TARE means allowance for extra weight. I don't believe TARED as a verb is ever used. (Double dare you to show me.)
BTW, I also hate FIR; it's annoying, IMHO.
Anthony, here's what Merriam-Webster says:
tare verb
tared; taring
Definition of tare (Entry 3 of 3)
transitive verb
1 : to ascertain or mark the tare of (see tare entry 2 sense 1) especially : to weigh so as to determine the tare a tared vessel
2 : to adjust (a scale on which an empty container has been placed) so as to reduce the displayed weight to zero Balances are taken for granted now, and many tare themselves—among other features. Yet it's still important to remember the basics for accurate use of this most fundamental lab instrument. — Chemistry
Trap and skeet are two different sports, although they both use shotguns.
Hi Y'all! Thanks, Christina, for a challenge. Thanks, C.C., for the great expo and for being a great caretaker.
Didn't get the theme and still don't after several explanations. Not comprehending well today. But I got 'er done in 51:10. No speed demon me.
Gimmee: I've been to Arches Nat. Park in UTAH. Very interesting and beautiful.
DNK: SOLUTES but SOLUTIONS was too long. DNK 13 names & words including YAZIDI. Did know 6 old faithful names: DILLER, ELTON, FOSSE, ROSA, SAL, ERMA.
Recall: tried contaminant before DESIGN FLAW because of all the ecoli scares.
D-O & BigE: Thanks for the TARED definitions. I didn't know what TARE meant.
Enjoyed the creative theme - it was a smooth solve - with perps helping to fill the unknowns like DEALIO.
Jordan PEELE was originally known for his work as a comedian with Keegan Key in the Key & PEELE shows. But now is known more for directing movies in the suspense/horror genre like "Get Out", "Us", and this summer's "Nope"- which is why I haven't seen any of them ;)
I got a break with YAZIDI because we have good friends who do humanitarian work in the YAZIDI refugee camps in Iraq - the YAZIDIs were persecuted and displaced by ISIS. They are a minority group of a minority group (the Kurds) and so they have been displaced and massacred so many times in history - so sad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidis
Thanks CC for the blog and Christina for the puzzle!
Happy for Boomer that his sister could come for his birthday and you all could have an outing to Mystic Lake!
What’s not to like about this CW? Smooth solve this morning in spite of the many unknowns that somehow filled in. I liked the theme very much I believe some people in Haiti speak Haitian French but many also speak “classic” French so AMIE is correct.
Best wishes to CC and Boomer. Loved the photo. Thank you for sharing.
Nice straight forward puzzle. So glad Boomer had a good birthday. You guys take care.
Thank you, Christina, and thank you, C.C.
One error. I had PRImE SPECIMEN.
Some of those really small (EENY) objects haven't gotten any smaller over the years, but my ability to easily see them has suffered.
Like reasonably strong bonds: RATED A. - My first thought was covalent.
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Jinx, I too thought of the annual event for the ham radio operators. I remember a workplace friend telling me about some sort of a competition to see how many connections he could make from the state in 24 hours. I guess the key thing was it had to be from a mobile platform. He drove down the east side of the state and back up the west side of the state. He was really into it ham radio. I meant to ask WikWak about that but forgot. He's a big into ham, too.
Tomorrow is Halloween. Why do nerds always get Halloween and Christmas confused ? Because OCT 31 = DEC 25
So funny ! Get it ? OCTal and DECimal numbering systems. (3x8)+1 = (2x10)+5.
FIW today. My last fill was the T in TARED, which I guessed was most likely but wasn't sure why. It was right but I had two errors in the unknown YAZIDI and didn't see them: AMeE and PRImE. Bzzz, as D-Otto says! I did notice the synonyms used as the last themer words and that each clue offered two choices, Christina. Thanks for an interesting puzzle today.
Thanks, C.C., for your helpful review today. It cleared up my remaining questions. Sorry to hear about Boomer's worrisome falls, but I am glad he could celebrate his birthday as he wished. Nice pictures!
Have a nice Sunday everyone!
TTP, careful, that's almost as bad as a dad joke.
Speaking of the ARRL, my dad was a ham operator in Wisconsin in the early 1900s, pre-WWI. I still remember his call sign -- 9ANH. In those days they used simple spark transmitters. Grandpa had a hardware store, and challenged Dad to use his radio to order some washing machine parts from a factory in Michigan. It took about 4 radio relays to get the message across Lake Michigan to the factory. The order was accepted, the parts were shipped, and in the invoice "Ordered by" box it read "unusual means." It wasn't long thereafter that government agents came to the house and sealed up the radio equipment for the duration of the war.
1st, a PSA. (Sorry...)
But yesterdays blog has a very strange post at like 8 am this morning, that at first glance I could only assume was malicious.
So I carefully copied the link without opening it and pasted it into this website for testing. It was not malicious, just very strange. Anywho, you can use the above website to check any hot links you may have doubts about...
I dunno, today puzzle gave me a hard time! I guess because of variations in wheelhouses? It was guitar case that really bugged me, until I read, and reread the write up several times, until the "relationship" aspect of the whole thing final brought the V8 can whistling in. (Note, the v8 can didn't whistle in, it sorta just plunked down next to me...) but it does remind me that unlike Irish Miss, I do not like Bloody Marys. (Probably something to do with a bad run in with vodka in my "yoot."). No, these days I much prefer tequila in my tomato juice, and therefore always order a "bloody Maria."
I know you didn't ask, but, trap vs skeet...
"ARRL"!!!
I found the ARRL handbook sometime around the early seventies!
Indispensable archive of EE stuff that never fails to disappoint (insert term here) everywhere...
Here is a PDF link to the 1986 version (1158 pages), I'm sure there are free links to other years for your trip down memory lane ventures...
Speaking of out wavelength/wheelhouse.
I can rarely find an example, except for todays 113 across. Is inclined: TILTS
I undstand that puzzles have missing pieces, but here both the clue and the answer seem (to me) to be missing someth8ng.
If it said "is inclined "to", or towards, or....
(Aw nuts)
In trying to complain about it, the v8 can slammed in hard...
(If only the clue was just "inclines."
The ARRL handbook PDF omitted from above post.
I think that why I sometimes find these puzzles so hard is because my mind is in an alternate reality...
Hola!
First. C.C., is there any chance you could install a bed downstairs? I've seen that done in other homes. Or alternatively, what about a sliding chair on your banister? I've seen that, too and I would guess that Medicare might offer some help. Blessings on you for your loving care of Boomer.
As for the puzzle, it filled quite easily as most Sunday puzzles do. As a retired teacher, I relate to TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE.
TEGAN means absolutely nothing to me nor does DEALIO. I find those terms very strange, in fact.
My great-grandson loves MODEL cars, trucks, etc. Even at age three, he is quite coordinated and easily assembles his toys. He has nimble fingers.
OSCAR always reminds me of Walter Matthau in the Odd Couple.
One of my neighbors who is on our HOA Board refers to GUAC; it is what she brought to our last dinner a few years ago. Being a Spanish speaker, it annoys me. Guacamole, please! And the G is pronounced like W.
Sadly, I missed going to Mass because I took my granddaughter to work and had no idea how far away it was and how long it would take. She lackadaisically told me it wouldn't take long. It did! It's located waaaay up in north Scottsdale!
FOSSE! FOSSE! FOSSE! Robin Williams.
I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Sunday!
Thank you Christina for a fine Sunday Morning stroll. And thank you C.C. for your explanation of theme. I kinda sorta got it, and it helped with getting a FIR, but I needed your straightforward explanation to really understand what was going on.
I'm glad to hear that you and Boomer had a good time at Mystic Lake. I also hope you can get someone to help you get the TV moved upstairs. It sounds like it will help both Boomer and you.
A few favs:
122A TARED. I've weighed out literally thousand of batches of glazes and glaze tests over the years. The latter reqire meaurements accurate to 1/10 of a gram. As I use different sized containers for different size batches, TARING is essential. My triple-beam balance has a 4th beam with a slideable TARE weight. The balance also comes with a preset TARE for the standard weighing pan.
125A. I'm with Anonymous on trap sheeting being different from skeet shooting. different. While they both use clay pigeons, they are not the same.
16D DESIGN FLAW. Fixing DESIGN FLAWS can be very expensive if they aren't discovered until a product is delivered. This is especially true in software development and has spawned the creation of intricate quality assurance processes such as Carnegie Mellon's CMMI.
77D PART V. As JeffWech will tell you, PART V is definitely the final installment of a Shakespeare play.
Cheers,
Bill
Dave, thanks. I didn't see that spam comment on yesterday's blog. I just removed it.
CED @1:31 PM Looks like you shot one of my links right out from under me.
Fun Sunday puzzle, even with all the long items I had to look up--so, many thanks, Christina. And especially enjoyed your commentary, C.C. with all the news about Boomer and that lovely birthday picture, which was a real treat. I think we all feel like we're members of your family by now--a sweet gift.
This puzzle felt like being at a party, with OSCAR right under PRIZE reminding me of the fun of watching the OSCARS on TV every year. Always great to see STARs and MODELs celebrating their CAREERs and getting to see what SOAP operas got prizes that year.
Well, I'd best VAMOOSE. Have a great Sunday, and see you all tomorrow.
Lucina, speaking of your great-grandson, any luck with the potty training?
This was a really interesting puzzle, with a few learning moments for me - I never heard of AGITA or SOLUTES, so my vocabulary expands by two. I even looked up how to use them in a sentence. First wrote Rome for EURO, Ellie for ELSIE and Penn U for U PENN, but I eventually fixed my errors and FIR.
Irish Miss, you have influenced me to notice the number of 3 letter words and proper names, and I agree today’s puzzle was refreshingly low in both.
Thanks so much, Christina for an enjoyable outing. C.C., Thanks too for the excellent tour. Happy Belated Birthday to Boomer. I’m glad you were able to celebrate at a favorite haunt.
Lucina @2:13 PM I think that qualifies for a "granddaughter dispensation". Check out today's Reading 1, v.2.
D-O 12:43 PM "Octal lieber!" That's not almost a DAD joke, that's a BAD DAD joke.
Super Sunday. Thanks for the fun, Christina and C.C. (Thanks for confirming that the border is open and my card arrived!. Great to see the birthday photo.)
I completed the CW online but did not get a Tada. Red letter option showed my error with T instead of D in YAZIDI (and not noticing my SCALE MOtEL!)
This Canadian knows Sara and TEGAN (we had them here on May 22/22, but TEGAN was in the clue).
I also knew YAZIDI (even if I couldn’t spell it). As inanehiker has already posted, they have been a very mistreated group. Canada has welcomed many YAZIDI refugees.
YazidiRefugees
But this Canadian forgot your FROYO brand. Perps filled it, but I was thinking it was from LOTRs.. No, that’s Frodo!
I noted SCAB and SCAR today.
Like TTP, I was still in the chemistry lab with SOLUTES and Tared, and wanted those bonds to be Rigid.
Will I ever learn not to be misdirected by “capital”. Hand up with Wendybird for Rome before EURO.
Another hand up with HG for On the Loose.
Wishing you all a great day.
YooperPhil @ 9:09 ~ I indulged in two Blood Marys but they were on the small size. They were better than many others I’ve had at restaurants. I’m not familiar with Taste of Florida mix, but Tabasco makes a very good one. I only make them at home when I’m having luncheon guests and I make them from scratch using V8 Juice, Worcestershire sauce, Lemon, Horseradish, Salt and Pepper, and, of course, Vodka.
waseeley@2:46
Thank you! I needed that!
PK
Yes. Thank you for asking. With only an occasional accident he is doing well going to the toilet. Like many children, he dislikes interrupting his playing to go but is becoming more and more mindful.
Sunday Lurk say...
Boomer - So glad you got to visit with your sister and get out for some fun. Nice work on taking the house for $5.
C.C. - have you thought about moving the bed to the TV room? ;-)
D-O: Like YooperPhill, my Bro always calls it QUAC (and he makes it oft).
Lucina - Thanks for reminding us it's pronounced with a W. As we anglophy(?) our favorite dishes from south-of-the-border, we forget. ;-)
Oh, and potty-training progress!
HG - Same reason Nikes are; Yeti is a "life-style" brand. [cite]
TTP - OCT 31 / DEC 25 - an oldie but a goodie.
Waseeley, it's not fair calling it a bad dad joke... There's only 10 types of people in this world: Those that understand binary and those that don't.
Corollary: There's two types of people in this world, those that can extrapolate.
Y'all have a great Sunday eve. I'm building tacos (TexMex style, Lucina) for dinner.
Cheers, -T
I, too, was planning on tacos for dinner but since I'm going to Mass I'll stop for pizza. So likely tomorrow will be taco night.
Attempting posting on my iPhone. Not very user friendly. All the hoops you have to jump thru. Reader view vs web version. Then sign on when you can't remember what you had for breakfast ! Sheesh!
Anywho,
Can't believe I am an ardent follower of Lucina/pk potty training updates. But it does provide insight into why I want to play with the blog than go to the bathroom.
Sigh, you start out in diapers, and you end up in diapers...
Omg!
In order to post they flashed a 2 second code of 8 digits that I had to retype in order to post!!!!
Whoever controls this mess is insane!
Thank you for explaining the theme, C.C. I only half-way got it before coming here. I also needed your help to understand PPD. I'm happy to hear you had a good day at the casino!
Thank you for your puzzle, Christina! It felt good to figure out POTATO SACK. Plenty of good long fills. FAV: ON THE HOUSE
WAY IN took me a while. I knew SYD Hoff wrote "Sammy the Seal" but I misspelled it as SiD and that gave ITALY the boot for a while.
I noticed LYE crossing with LIE. (I never used to notice things like that before coming to the Corner.)
Hand up for liking a Bloody Mary on a Sunday afternoon. My guy makes mine with Tabasco brand ... something about McIlhenny being a former Marine....
AnnonT @ 4:27. Only 10 types of people. OMG, so funny!
Lucina, so glad you are having good results with g-gson. Hope he can start nursery school soon.
CED: too funny!
These days binary is very confusing to us old geezers & geezerettes.
-T @4:27 PM An 01d13 but G00d13!
Dash T, an oldie but goodie joke to you, but it was new to me. Just saw it a few weeks or so ago !
BTW, Game 1, World Series, I dozed off after the Astros went up 5 zip. DW comes in the family room, wakes me up with, "Is your team winning ?" I was still half asleep... "What ?" She said, "Is your team winning ? The Asteroids ?"
When I'm watching football, she'll sometimes watch a little and then ask me why the guy runs to where everyone is going to tackle him. Needless to say, she doesn't watch much sports.
I liked this puzzle and all your comments.
Took a break from preparing for tomorrow's goblins and sat down to this week's challenge....BAD decision! Meaningless theme and insane defs made this an early DNF! I guess I was expecting a Halloween theme and this just didn't "fit" my mood. Not "fun" in any sense of the word!
Internet Archive is a good source for free movies.
Khaleed Hosseini is the Yazidi auther of The Kite Runner, a beautifully-written memoir about growing up in Irag as a member of a minority.
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Said gr-son is now fast asleep. He used the toilet first I'm happy to say. Sigh. Life's little victories.
I have an early day volunteering tomorrow so I'm off to bed.
Does anyone else read books by Martin Walker? I like his style.
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