Road Trip: We will visit first Athens then Sérres, Greece. The first word in each theme answer begins with
an A, THEN the second word begins with an S.
1-Across. * "Yes, captain!": AYE, SIR!
18-Across. * "Well, shoot": AW, SHUCKS! Also the name of a chain of oyster bars.
27-Across. * Immunotherapy injection: ALLERGY SHOT.
44-Across. * Plane passenger's selection: AIRLINE SEAT.
55-Across. * Director's "That's a wrap!": AND SCENE!
And the unifier:
65. Capital of Greece, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues: ATHENS. Take it apart, and we get A Then S.
Across:
7. Kansas City cuisine, briefly: BBQ. There are lots of
regional styles of Barbecue.
10. "Quickly!" letters: ASAP. As Soon As Possible!
14. Period of self-care: ME TIME.
15. Steal from: ROB. [Name adjacent.]
16. Greek philosopher known for a paradox: ZENO. There are
actually several Greek philosophers, but the one with paradoxes was Zeno of Elea (BCE 490 ~ 430). [Name # 1.]
17. "Things are bleak": IT'S BAD.
20. Like many budget reno projects: DIY. As in Destroy-It-Yourself.
21. Aussie greeting: G'DAY. Hi, Kazie!
23. Wide variety: ARRAY.
24. Underling: PEON.
25. Little pigs count: THREE.
31. Playground game: TAG.
34. God: DEITY.
35. "Stop pouring": WHEN.
36. Start of a play: ACT I.
37. Kayaking site: LAKE.
38. Scallion kin: CHIVE. Everything you wanted to know about
the difference between Chives and Scallions, but didn't know to ask.
39. Civil rights icon Parks: ROSA. Rosa Parks (née Rosa Louise McCauley; Feb. 4, 1913 ~ Oct. 24, 2005) was
instrumental in the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, when in December 1955,
she refused to give up her seat to move to the back of the bus. [Name #
2.]
40. Happily __ after: EVER.
41. Move, in Realtor lingo: RE-LO. As in Re-Locate.
42. Expand, as a highway: WIDEN. A widening of Interstate-10 in Louisiana is anticipated.
43. Dreaming sleep phase, briefly: REM. As in Rapid Eye Movement sleep.
46. "How about that!": I'LL BE!
48. Surrender, as territory: CEDE.
49. Janelle of "Moonlight": MONÁE. Janelle Monáe
(née Janelle Monáe Robinson; b. Dec. 1, 1985) also starred
in Hidden Figures. [Name # 3.]
51. __ Strauss & Co.: LEVI. Everything you wanted to
know about this history of the Levi Strauss company, but didn't know to ask. [Name adjacent.]
52. Scrabble-like game app, briefly: WWF. As in Words With Friends. These initials also stand for World Wildlife Fund and was
formerly referred to the World Wrestling Federation.
58. Think highly of: ADMIRE.
60. "Rhyme Pays" rapper: ICE-T. Ice-T (né Tracy Lauren
Marrow; b. Feb. 16, 1958) also portrays Detective Odafin Tutuola
on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. [Name # 4.]
61. Job on a band's tour: GIG.
62. Immersed briefly: DIPPED. On Rosh Hashanah, the holiday we just celebrated, it is traditional to dip apples in honey.
63. Some long-lasting bulbs: LEDs. As in Light-Emitting Diode light bulbs.
64. Good Grips kitchenware brand: OXO. This brand appears
with som frequency in the puzzles.
Down:
1. In the thick of: AMID.
2. Himalayan creature sometimes sought on "Finding Bigfoot": YETI.
Also the name of a very expensive brand of ice chests and related items. [Name # 5.]
3. Online crafts marketplace: ETSY.
4. Sis or bro: SIB. As in Sibling.
5. Language that paints mental pictures: IMAGERY.
6. Kid-lit's Clifford, notably: RED DOG.
7. Donkey sound: BRAY.
8. Decoration on a wrapped present: BOW.
9. NFL play callers: QBs. As in Quarter Backs.
10. Sky blue: AZURE.
11. Encryption for private messages: SECRET CODE.
12. "My Way" songwriter Paul: ANKA. Paul Albert Anka (b.
July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-born singer. He and Mick Jagger (b. July
26, 1943), and John Lennon (b. Oct. 9, 1940) are contemporaries, but have
completely different musical styles. [Name # 6.]
13. Small bouquet: POSY.
19. Musical partner of Rodgers before Hammerstein: HART.
Richard Rodgers (né Richard Charles Rodgers; June 28, 1902 ~ Dec. 30,
1979) and Lorenz Hart (né Lorenz Milton Hart; May 2, 1895 ~ Nov. 22, 1943)
collaborated on stage musicals from 1920 until Hart's death . [Names # 7 and #8.]
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| Hart is on the right. |
22. No place in particular: ANYWHERE.
24. Tosh of reggae: PETER. His given name is Winston Hubert
McIntosh (Oct. 19, 1944 ~ Sept. 11, 1987). He was murdered at age 42. [Name # 9.]
25. NBC singing competition hosted by Carson Daly: THE VOICE.
[Name # 10.]
26. Fine-tune, as skills: HONE.
27. Chicago's __ Planetarium: ADLER. If you haven't been to
the Adler Planetarium, it
is well worth the visit. It was named after Max Adler (May 12, 1866 ~
Nov. 4, 1952). He had been a vice president at Sears Roebuck.
After he retired, he became a key figure in funding the planetarium,
which has the distinction of being the first planetarium the western
hemisphere. [Name adjacent.]
28. Walk away: LEAVE.
29. On the same wavelength: LIKE MINDED.
30. Con artist's aide: SHILL.
32. Hopelessly lost: AT SEA.
33. Humongous: GIANT.
36. Come to light: ARISE.
38. Nursery bed: CRIB.
42. "Teamwork makes the dream work!": WE DID IT!
44. Smart __: wiseacre: ALEC.
45. Reno's state: NEVADA. Reno, Nevada is also the home of
the National Judicial College.
47. Endures: LASTS.
49. Postal delivery: MAIL.
50. __ and for all: ONCE.
51. Danish toy maker: LEGO. The Lego company has been around for 90 years. Did you know that Lego comes from
the Danish words Leg Godt, which translates to Play Well in English. I played with Legos as a child, when they only came
in white and red bricks. It's all fun and games until you step on one at
night in the dark.
52. Clear, as data: WIPE.
53. Little songbird: WREN.
54. Govt. agents: FEDS.
56. Sense of self: EGO.
57. Shoot down: NIX.
59. Freeway meas.: MPH. As in Miles Per Hour.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteStarted right off with AYE AYE. Have I ever mentioned...? The A-S theme seemed awfully weak, but the ATHENS reveal was cute. It's early-week, and this one came together quickly, as it should. Thanx, Jared and Hahtoolah. (Jared went to Tulane in NOLA. Maybe he and Hahtoolah are acquainted.)
ZENO: That's also the name of our black-and-white, one-eyed cat.
LEDS: They're supposed to be long-lasting, but the decorative bulbs burn out faster than their incandescent counterparts. One day they work fine, the next day they're flickering, and then they're dead.
OXO: I like 'em. You'll find their peeler, whisk, and tongs in our tool drawer.
YETI: I think that's what they named their company, because they knew folks would consider their prices abominable.
MAIL: Two of my Amazon packages were mis-delivered to my neighbor yesterday, and Beverly ripped 'em open. I can imagine the conversation...
Beverly: Well, they're buyin' drugs.
Charlie: Fentanyl?
Beverly: No, calcium plus vitamin D3. And there's a weird CD.
Charlie: Heavy metal or acid rock?
Beverly: Nope, conjunto music.
FIR, but erased aye aye for AYE SIR. DNK anything about THE VOICE, MONAE, PETER, ADLER, that "S" is a word, IMAGERY is a language, or that AND SCENE is a thing.
ReplyDeleteMany casinos employ elegant-looking women to play baccarat with house money. The casinos call them "house players", but gamblers call them SHILLs.
Journey had a big hit that included the lyrics "Just a city boy, Born and raised in South Detroit, He took the midnight train goin' ANYWHERE."
To me, this was a much easier puzzle than yesterday's. Thanks to Jared for the Tuesday-appropriate grid. And as always, nicely done, Ha2la.
Good Morning, Crossword friends. A quiet day in puzzledom today.
ReplyDeleteD-O: I, too, wanted to start off with Aye, Aye, but I just couldn't make the perps cooperate with that answer.
QOD: Everyone is so obsessed with themselves nowadays that they have no time for me. ~ Louise Rennison (Oct. 11, 1951 ~ Feb. 29, 2016), British comedian and author
I started with AYE AYE too- but quickly switched over to the SIR
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle and blog - but off to work!
Thanks Susan and Jared!
Took 5:03 for me to realize it's all Greek to me, as I missed the theme completely.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of an "airline seat" (just airplane seat), but it was perpable.
I know of Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, but struggled to come up with Adler for the planetarium. I also typed in "aye aye" first.
The WWF image today is funny - thank you for sharing that one.
I didn't know "Monae" or "Hart" in what's becoming the LAT "CrossName" puzzle.
FIR, but got off to a bad start when I threw down aye aye for 1A. Caught the theme, but still missed aye sir as part of it. Other than that, a smooth Tuesday puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThis puzzle should have been on Monday...
ReplyDeleteNames, names, names. Too many counted 17 knew 11. I think the majority of us started with aye aye but quickly corrected. Two issues: 55 across, "and scene?" And 44 across , "airline seat."
ReplyDeleteG'day all, a frosty morning in the Adirondacks. Typical Tuesday challenge but the theme flew over my head like a jet full of AIRLINE seats. When I LIU I only found a town Serres (or Sérres) Greece, unknown,
ReplyDeleteInkovers: AYEaye/SIR, (Yes,Yes..I made the same mistake)....oxy/OXO (excuse, I'd just watched a feature on the opioid crises).
DO, has Zeno 😾 seen a paradox about that eye? (One vet plus a second opinion? )
Almost put BLT, couldn't automatically connect BBQ with Kansas City.
Once again.. "Quickly"! Is not ASAP 🙄.
We called TAG, IT. To start the game everyone yelled out "Not It", last one to say "not it" was ....IT...and had to try to tag another kid who became.. IT.
I avoid kayaking on a LAKE (and rarely AT SEA)...too many power boats and jet skis...rivers and streams more fun.
Never heard of "Rhyme Pays" but clever and true... but no clue.
ACTI: I know it's CW common but why pretend that the number "one" is the letter "I"? 🤔.
Why won't five (toes) little piggies fit? Oh "those" little pigs..."Job at a band's tour".. keep them sober? 😉. Other than rassling never heard of WWF.
"Vogue" dancers were.....POSY
What Simple Simon would taste...ANYWHERE.
Make muddier....ADMIRE
Harvey Korman role: the Count de ____ MONAE
The mug was expensive ____ always have a hot cup of coffee.....YETI
Fall foliage... across the lake
🍁🍂
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pleasant solve, Jared. Very nice puzzle with a fun turn on A THEN S.
Thanks for the expo, Hahtoolah. You're AlwayS a riot with the comics [see: WWF].
//I-10 has needed to be widened from Houston to NOLA for some time now. I wonder, though, what they'll do about the Mississippi bridge in BR.
WOs: ZENa, eND SCENE
ESPs: ADLER, HART, PETER, MONAE
Fav: "wiseacre" in 44a's clue. You just don't hear that anymore.
Re: REM - last week I had a vivid dream where my brother & I wrote a couple of songs. I remember waking and thinking, "those are good." And then couldn't remember a damn thing.
The world will never know the brilliance ;-)
Of course, there's R.E.M. to hold you over.
Y'all have a Shiny Happy Day!
Cheers, -T
It's a shame that the author couldn't work a "J" into the puzzle and make it a pangram. Had he replaced MAIL with JAIL and MONAE with JONAE (a musical artist) it would have been cool. I went straight for AYE SIR, since the clue read "Yes, captain". Didn't know ADLER or A D SCENE, but the perps were kind and I FIR today.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteHand up for Aye Aye. The theme was obvious after Aw Shucks and Allergy Shot (Missed Aye Sir and And Scene on the first go around). The theme itself is sort of run of the mill, but the reveal, A Then S, rates an A+, IMO. Airline Seat is green paint, but the clean grid and low three letter word count negates that criticism. I wasn’t familiar with Peter Tosh nor the Adler Planetarium, but perps were fair. WWF was fun to see as I play the game and have had the same two opponents for 8+ years.
Thanks, Jared, for a fun Tuesday solve and thanks, Hahtoolah, for a funny bone-tickling review. My favorite cartoons today are the Headless Snowman and the Bad Hair Day and the finale of the Evaporated Milk!
FLN
Sandyanon, I wish you would reconsider joining the Corner on a regular basis. Any and all viewpoints are not only welcome, but are what adds interest and energy to the blog. One of the reasons this community has thrived, IMO, is the diversity of thought, personalities, and experiences that we each bring to the table, not to mention the respect we show to each other. Sharing personal stories is a matter of choice; some of us do, some don’t. Personally, I love to share my mishaps and missteps as misery loves company! Please join us and share your thoughts on the puzzle and whatever else you care to share. Or not. 😉
Have a great day.
Musings
ReplyDelete- Despite no chance on the gimmick, I had a good time
- Corn SHUCKS are flying around here during harvest time
Our latest DIY project had me hauling 4,000 bags of river rock a bag at a time
Are LED headlights too bright?
My SIBS and I have never been close and I regret that
New England Patriots w/Tom Brady at QB – champions. W/O – meh! Belichick may not be a genius after all
Here’s an Enigma machine actually receiving code during WWII
LIKE MINDED – After 55 years together, we finish each other sentences
Ne VAH da?
Fun write-up, Susan.
Smooth easy puzzle this morning. I too had AYEAYE at first but quickly changed it. The proper names didn’t hinder my solve. Irish Miss summarized this blog very well. So sandyanon join in. I did after years of “lurking”.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a wrap.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteAYE, aye, me too. First and only wite-out.
Thank you, Jared and Hahtoolah. A nice start to this fine Tuesday morning.
All the rest filled quickly with no stumbles. LAKE? What is LAKE? Is there sand? Living in the desert a LAKE is a rarity. Even LAKE Mead is almost gone. However, many communities have artificial lakes.
My great-grandson loves the few LEGOS he has. What to get him for Christmas? And my older grandson builds complicated animals and structures with them. It was a truly amazing sight to see the tall figures made of LEGOS at the Mall of America.
My kitchen drawers also contain many OXO tools.
Have a lovely day, everyone!
Like EES, started with “Aye Aye” instead of “Aye, Sir.” And like Husker Gary, I never got the gimmick until after I had stared at “Athens” for what seemed like a long time. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteYes, dreams do seem to evaporate within seconds of waking, and there are many theories on why that I won't get into here. But have you ever actually "tried" to remember your dreams?
ReplyDeleteI kept a dream journal for several months, writing down dreams immediately upon waking, and I can remember these dreams vividly just by perusing the journal. You will find that many elements of your day will by reflected in your dreams, although out of context as your brain tries to store them in long term memory, connecting them to things that happened in the past.
What is even more intriguing is trying to have lucid dreams!
dreams where you know you are dreaming...
If you can, (being retired helps) in the early morning, get up and get any bathroom business out of the way so there are no distractions, and go back to bed.
At some point, you will reawaken after a short sleep, but do not open your eyes!
Visual dreams require that the visual cortex of your brain generates the the images you see from your memory, while other parts of the brain try to interpret what you are seeing. If you open your eyes, that special dream pathway will be overwhelmed by images from your eyes to the visual cortex. While lying there, somewhat awake, try to see things with your mind. You may be surprised how far your dream state can take you.
You may wonder, am I awake and just imagining stuff? One good test of this is while in this special half awake dream state, try to imagine reading something, a sign, a notice, a book, anything. And if you are really dreaming, the words will make no sense, because when you are asleep, the part of your brain that analyzes, interprets word and meanings, is not connected to your visual cortex.
It is fascinating stuff,
Try it,
And happy dreams...
ReplyDeleteGot it today, but not yesterday. However, with the names it took me a little longer than it should have.
Aye Aye vs Aye Sir.
HG: Yes, LED headlights are too bright especially when they are not aimed properly or when a car comes over a rise and the lights hit you square in the eyes. The blue ones are particularly annoying.
I liked your write-up Hahtoolah. The cartoons really struck my funnybone today.
Have a great day everyone.
ARE YOU READY, KIDS?
ReplyDelete...Yes, I also had "AYE AYE, captain!" at first.
Took me around 4:20 to Finish It WRONG brcause of a typo that I only noticed about 3 minutes later. But it felt easier than yesterday's puzzle, as I was expecting.
Hi Y'all! Fun puzzle, Jared, despite the name overload! Lots of great hahas, Hahatoolah, thanks.
ReplyDeleteHand up for AYEaye before SIR became apparent.
I figured out the A---S theme, but had to come here to learn ATHENS was a reveal. Looked for one but AT SEA about it.
Tony & CED: I've always been a vivid dreamer and can remember many of them after I wake up. I can still remember some reoccurring nightmares I had as a child with crumbling bridges in them. Most of of my dreams have nothing to do with anything in my daytime life except for the twilight sleep dreams when I'm trying to wake up.
OK, how did I wind up in the bit bucket again? Can't remember anything I wrote that could be considered objectionable, or even controversial.
ReplyDeleteOc4 - what's even worse: If you have a side-mirror camera, the LED lights on other cars' head-lamps flicker something awful. Enough to send an epileptic into shock.
ReplyDeleteI do like my bright workspace LEDs though.
PK - do you have dreams that, while dreaming, you remember "Oh, yeah... s/he was from that other dream." Or, "I remember this place" even though you've never been there / seen it?
CED - I remember reading Omni years ago (had to be in the '90s when I had a subscription) about Lucid Dreaming. I could do it. And I could Fly!
I do wish I could remember the songs SIB [kept me from the second AYE] & I wrote in my dreams ;-)
Cheers, -T
A little HeART for all you dreamers.
ReplyDeleteWEES with AYEAYE. Never saw the theme until Hahtoolah ‘splained it. FIR in 17, seemed to take longer. DNK ZENO ADLER MONAE. W/Os DUNKED:DIPPED, DIETY:DEITY (DOH!!!). Thanx JG for this Tuesday treat. Very nice. And thanx Hahtoolah for the (as always) fun and informative write-up. Well today was (FINALLY!!!) the final sign off on the electrical work on the solar system. Time for an afternoon siesta.
ReplyDeleteGood puzzle. My hiccup was 55 across which is missing from your outline. Never heard "And"scene before. 49 down sealed it. Could not get the "3" word hint. But it finally sunk in thanks to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jared, for a fun Tuesday puzzle with an easy and pleasant south corner. And thank you, also, for a helpful commentary with neat pictures, Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteAYE, aye, I'll be there ASAP, I thought, as I started this puzzle, even though I knew it would ROB me of my much needed ME TIME. But I liked the ARRAY of travel options, a ride on an AIRLINE SEAT to visit ATHENS, or maybe a boat to go out TO SEA on a LAKE. I ADMIRE the IMAGERY of a SCENE like that. But I'm a bit busy, so I'd best just say G'DAY.
Have a G'DAY, everybody.
I arrived back here after a long weekend celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving to read C.C.‘S sad words on Sunday’s blog. But Boomer showed up on Monday as bright as ever! I echo previous Cornerites in sending our love, thoughts and prayers at this hard time.
ReplyDeleteRIP Angela Langsbury.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous at 1:56: 55-Across was the last theme clue and can be found at the top of the puzzle.
And yet another ✋🏼 for AYEAYE before the perps save. Not a difficult puzzle but I couldn’t suss the theme, if the clue had been “three-part hint” instead of “three-word hint” Imay have figured it out, didn’t think that “S” qualified as a word. FIR in a typical Tuesday time of 13:44, then spent about an hour scrolling through Hahtoolah’s expo, also typical of a Tuesday. Hahtoolah, you certainly have a knack for finding really humorous apropos cartoons! Thank you for your insightful and illustrative write-up! Also, thanks to your links I am now somewhat of an authority on ZENO, LEVI Strauss, and the ADLER Planetarium. Learning moment for me is that a posy is a bunch of flowers as opposed to a type, like a geranium 🤷♂️. Come to think of it I’ve never seen a POSY in a garden center.
ReplyDeleteLots of proper names today, but all were familiar in some regard, as quite a few are frequent entries in a CW. Thank you Jared for the enjoyable solve!
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Jared and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI thought I FIRed and knew that I wasn’t seeing the theme, except for the initial A. But I am really out of practice after the weekend. I had Yeta and Day, instead of YETI and DIY ( I know better).
And I could not parse ATHENS (sigh).
I also had trouble parsing WE DID IT.
Hand up for AYE AYE before SIR perped.
Ah changed to AW SHUCKS (to go with I’LL BE).
Window SEAT changed to AIRLINE.
PETER, ADLER, HART perped. I knew ICE T from previous CWs.
I noted ACT I and END SCENE (I wanted Cut!).
Thanks for the holiday wishes. It was great to have all the family together (15 of us).
Wishing you all a great day.
FIR. Delightful! All these years and never once noticed that ATHENS was A THEN S. Jared G is very clever!
ReplyDeleteFAV: "Stop pouring"
Thank you for your work on the write-up, Hahtoolah!
FAVs: wren audio, ego, & evaporated milk
HG @ 9:44. Enigma machine. Has anyone read "Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II" by Liza Mundy? Interesting read! BTW, many of the women were recommended because they enjoyed solving CW puzzles.
FLN: Sandyanon. W_IM_S @ 9:37 today. IMHO, the Corner is not one of those internet echo chambers.
Jinx, I saw your 12:23 comment. No idea either, but I've published your 6:31 comments. Blogger AI didn't like something.
ReplyDeleteDash T, I bought this 8000 lumen version when it was on sale at Menards for $8.99:GT-Lite 450W Equivalent Daylight 3-Panel LED Light Bulb
I don't have any lighting sockets in my garage, but I had an adapter like this at home:Outlet To Socket Adapter
I've already used the combo at the end of a heavy duty extension cord on a couple of occasions, and just plugged directly into an outlet in the garage for a couple of recent woodworking projects. Good to have handy when bright light is needed.
Warning-Coming Soon To A Crossword Near You
ReplyDeleteChucked forcefully, in modern lingo=Yeeted*
*This appeared in today’s other paper’s crossword. 🥴
Irish Miss, at least the clue for yeeted wasn't at all janky. It was accurate. :>)
ReplyDeleteA Goudsmit PZL, escorted to the Corner by Hahtoolah...
ReplyDeletedesper-otto leads off the comments as the first to admit he wanted AYE AYE at 1A.
I hafta wonder if there was anyone today who did not think of that before settling for AYE, SIR...?
Terrific illustrations today, always the case with Hahtoolah!
My fave?
Probably 40A, showing "Happily EVER after" as a Lady surrounded by/living with cats.
It is fair to ask whether we are to be happy for her, or take pity...?
~ OMK
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DR: Three diagonals on the far end.
The central diagonal offers an anagram (14 of 15 letters) that piques our curiosity.
What, one wonders, could have prompted this designation--of a sin, or even just a thought of a transgression that is angrier and probably more vicious than something else.
What could it be to earn this comparitive appellation, as the sixth of the "seven deadly" ones??
As the...
"IRE(R) PECCADILLO"!?
TTP @ 3:53 ~ Accurate, yes. Abominable, also yes! My humble opinion, of course. 😇
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteWhaddya think, TxMs ? 100,000 lumens on Yordan Alvarez with that swing !
AFAIC, the most exciting Astro's victory since Mike Scott's playoff-clinching no hitter in 86 !
Hand up for AYEAYE. Also had to change DUNKED to DIPPED, ONION to CHIVE, and ESTEEM to ADMIRE. Saw the word "reno" in the clue and immediately skipped it; DIY filled anyway from the perps. Never heard the phrase AND SCENE and I'm not going to bother looking it up. MONAE and ICE T filled totally from perps. I think it took some special insight to see A THEN S in the word ATHENS; very nice. I loved the clue for WHEN.
ReplyDeleteThat fall foliage is pretty, Ray-O-Sunshine. Thanks for posting it.
Very interesting discussion about dreams.
"Yeeted"? Yikes! Reminds me of Brett Kavanaugh and "boofing" (of which he claimed not to know the meaning).
Good wishes to you all.
Looking again at the map of the road trip, laid out by Hahtoolah, I see that it is the exact same route I drove back in 1973.
ReplyDeleteWe exchanged one rental car for another in Thessaloniki. But as we were heading into then-Yugoslavia, we had to pay to have a driver go with us across the border, so he could return the car after we changed it for yet another.
Things were complicated back in Cold War days.
~ OMK
Hey!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to my earlier posting--that ended with the diagonal anagram of
"IRE(R) PECCADILLO"?
Was there anything controversial with that?
~ OMK
Ok, here goes.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this puzzle. But I enjoy all crossword puzzles, to varying degrees. Didn't think the theme was particulsrly scintillating, but the theme is mostly the least important part of a crossword pzzle for me. I just like seeing how I do with knowing or guessing answers. Have learned that I can feel ok when Googling if I am absolutely stumped. Or even, on occasion, Reveal Word (gasp!). I do the puzzles on the Washington Post website any time after 9pm Pacific Time the day before and am a little miffed that it has started making me look at a video ad before it'll show me puzzles. The NY Times has put up an ad on its Wordle site now too, but at least I can immediately scroll past that
That's all I can think if to say for now. Bye.
Tuesday has become Monday Difficulty wise. Yes, I inked AYE AYE
ReplyDeleteOMK if it's not too late please discuss AND SCENE. I believe it's to cut filming on a Scene vs Act vs entire drama
The ramifications of the enigma machine is the key to understanding 12/7/41
Along with dreaming there's Deja vu - talk about controversial
Ring a ring a Rosie
A pocketful of POSEY
Was this about tge bubonic plague?
I was laggy* re. A THEN S
They've started the second round of MLB playoffs?
Sandy, as I've said, all your posts are interesting, direct and honest
WC
* From TTP 's dictionary link
TTP - a buddy of mine [Smoke] gave me a laptop sticker at a Defcon rave: "My packets are Janky."
ReplyDeleteI fell out laughing.
I'm still not sure what Yeete means. I'll ask the younguns at the office.
We're not supposed to Wordle* here, SandyAnon. But... I got it in 3! Glad you posted.
Youngest now plays Worldle and kicks my bum.
WC - I'll raise you a Python Plague :-)
Sweet Dreams, -T
*caused a bit of a hubbub a year or so ago.
These days, er, nights, I rarely dream but in the past I used to have vivid dreams. Some involved taking flight in particular to Hawaii where I have often vacationed. Other times I have dreamed of being in the midst of a large group of people which makes sense considering my life's work.
ReplyDeleteTony, the past few years, I have dreamed about people that I hadn't seen or thought about for a long time. Gets really spooky when I read their obituary a few day later.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteDash T - were you getting 502 Bad Gateway when trying to open my link ? I do now. So:
Yeet as a verb : to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown.
Yeet as an interjection (slang) — used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm.
Re: Janky (informal) : of very poor quality.
Your Defcon buddy Smoke... Funny sticker, but insider joke, no ? Kinda like:
Why do nerds always get Halloween and Christmas confused ? Because OCT 31 = DEC 25
Wilbur Charles, I hadn't considered laggy in the sense of slow on the uptake :>)
Keith, Blogger's spam detection AI didn't like something in your 4:05PM comment. I just approved it.