Where's the Beef? In-N-Out Burger serves Animal Style burgers. Hopefully the burgers are still made with beef and not the animals depicted in today's puzzle.
3-Down. * Short stiletto: KITTEN HEEL.
6-Down. * Updo in a scrunchie, maybe: PONY TAIL.
9-Down. * Shirt with a snug collar: TURTLE NECK.
51-Across. Option on In-N-Out Burger's not-so-secret menu, or the fashion
sense that includes the answers to the starred clues?: ANIMAL STYLE. In-N-Out Burger is a California-based burger chain, so unless you
live in that area, you might not be aware of the various "not-so-secret" menu
of their burgers. That may change soon, however. Just this past
weekend, the company announced it will be opening a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee.
Across:
1. Some cast-iron cookware: WOKS.
5. Letters on a foundation?: SPF. As in Sun Protection Factor. Everything you wanted to know about SPF but didn't know to ask.
8. Singer Redding: OTIS. Otis Redding (né Otis Ray Redding,
Jr.; Sept. 9, 1941 ~ Dec. 10, 1967) was a talented singer and songwriter.
Tragically, he his career was cut short when he was killed in a plane
crash at age 26. [Name # 1.]
12. Reebok rival: AVIA. Both are brands of running shoes.
13. Husband-to-be: GROOM.
15. "That hurt!": OUCH. // And 8-Down. "That
hurt!": OOF!
16. Oval Office override: VETO.
17. Trivial: MINOR.
18. On the house: FREE.
19. Doc with an otoscope: ENT. As in Ears, Nose, and Throat.
20. Component of some paint and nails: ACRYLIC.
22. "More info soon": TBD. As in To Be Determined.
23. Severe: STERN. Also the back of the boat.
25. Had a bite: ATE.
26. Angels' auras: HALOS.
28. With crisp resolution: IN HD. High Definition.
29. Currency with loonies and toonies, briefly: CAD.
Everything you wanted to know about Loonies and Loonies but didn't know to ask. Hi, Canadian, Eh!
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| I guess there will have to be a new version of the Toonie now that Elizabeth is gone. |
30. Kingston with a recurring role on "Doctor Who": ALEX.
Alex Kingston (née Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston; b. Mar. 11, 1963) is a
British actress who portrayed Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the television
series ER. She also has a recurring role as River Song on
the British series Doctor Who. [Name # 2.]
31. Textspeak qualifier: IMHO. In My Humble Opinion, I am not keen on this type of cluing.
32. Leveling strips: SHIMS.
34. "You only live __": ONCE. YOLO!
36. Nourish: FEED.
37. Prefix meaning "primitive": PALEO-. It's also a trendy
diet.
38. Recover: HEAL.
39. Causing goose bumps, maybe: FREAKY.
41. Clobbers: WHACKS.
43. French couture monogram: YSL. Yves Saint Laurent (né
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent; Aug. 1, 1936 ~ June 1, 2008) was a
French fashion designer. In 1962, he founded his eponymous fashion label.
[Name # 3.]
44. Green prefix: ECO-.
46. Noodle soup garnished with basil and lime: Phở. I ate a
lot of Phở on my recent trip to Southeast Asia. It is really delicious.
47. Hawaii's Mauna __: KEA. Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano
on the Big Island. It is the highest point in the State of Hawaii.
48. Revelatory cries: AHAs!
49. Overnight __: breakfast dish: OATS. You, too, can make
this breakfast dish. I have never eaten overnight oats, but it might be worth a try.
54. Arrange in a row: ALIGN.
56. Obtained: GOT.
57. "Yer __ here!": OUTTA.
60. Spanish toast: SALUD. Today's Spanish lesson. Hi,
Lucina!
61. Prefix with Pen: EPI-. The EpiPen was the center of a scandal a few years back.
62. Unit of salt or sand: GRAIN.
63. Group of friends: POSSE.
64. Place that may be kept quiet?: SET. Think of a movie
set.
65. Suitably: APTLY.
Down:
1. Surfer's need: WAVES.
2. Kitchen counters?: OVEN TIMERS. Cute clue.
4. "Saint," in Portuguese place names: SÃO. Portuguese is
spoken in Brazil, and São Paulo is one of its major cities.
5. Condiment also known as "rooster sauce": SRIRACHA.
Sriracha is a hot pepper sauce that has its origin in Thailand.
Apparently, it is known as Rooster Sauce because of the rooster on the company's logo.
7. "I had no idea!": FOOLED ME!
10. Chilled dessert: ICEBOX CAKE. If you feel so inspired,
here is a recipe.
11. Storage structures: SHEDS.
13. Hummer EV automaker: GMC. These were hot items several
years back.
14. Hosp. scan: MRI. As we learned last week, they are not
kin to the CT.
20. "Your point being?": AND. // And 33-Down.
"Your point being?": SO WHAT.
21. Tea, in Mandarin: CHA.
24. Valerie Harper sitcom of the 1970s: RHODA. Valerie
Harper (née Valerie Kathryn Harper; Aug. 22, 1939 ~ Aug. 30, 2019) began
her career as a dancer on Broadway. She is probably best known, however,
for her portrayal of Rhoda Morgenstern on the Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Rhoda. [Name # 4.]
27. Waikiki welcome: ALOHA.
31. Far from certain: IFFY.
32. Hidden video gadget: SPYCAM.
35. Idina's "Frozen" role: ELSA. Idina Kim Menzel (b. May
30, 1971) is primarily known for her work in Broadway musicals, especially her
role as Elsa on Frozen. [Name # 5.]
40. "President Barack Obama" portraitist __ Wiley: KEHINDE.
Kehinde Wiley (b. Feb. 28, 1977) is a Nigerian-American artist best
known for his portraits. [Name # 6.]
42. Exercise discipline in a very warm studio: HOT YOGA. It
is a trending form of yoga, but not a form I practice.
45. Great Plains people: OSAGES. For a good history of the
Osage tribe, I recommend Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.
46. Sticky note: POST IT.
48. Scottish beef cattle: ANGUS. Everything you wanted to
know about the Black Angus cattle, but didn't know to ask.
50. Drink noisily: SLURP.
51. Isn't well: AILS.
52. Easy stride: LOPE.
53. Californie, par exemple: ÉTAT. Today's French lesson.
54. Venomous snake: ASP. A crossword staple.
55. Thai neighbor: LAO. What do Thailand and Laos have in common?
58. "Don't knock it __ you try it": TIL.
59. "__ minute now": ANY. Any minute now you will comment on
this blog.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
For some reason, I had a difficult time getting started on this puzzle. Maybe it’s because I started off with “pots” instead of “woks.” Eventually, things got a little easier but I still don’t think this had the level of difficulty of a “typical “ Tuesday puzzle, but was somewhat tougher. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteWell, d-o didn't get a D on this one. Twice. Didn't know CAD was the abbr. for the Canadian dollar. Tried CAN not CAD. Also tried SALUT instead of SALUD. Bzzzzt. Was thinking spikes and brads, not keratin, for "nails." SRIRACHA and KEHINDE seem very un-Tuesday-ish. Ya got me, Rebecca. Enjoyed your well-illustrated expo, Hahtoolah. (Without that map you provided, I would've guessed that Cambodia was west of Laos. Oops.)
FIR, but not fond of this type of grid. I prefer the traditional diagonal. Also, I'm not familiar with kitten heels or icebox cake but perps helped me with the solve.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, Crossword friends.
ReplyDeleteD-Otto: I, too, was reluctant to use CAD as the abbreviation for Canadian. CanadianEh! will have to give us the scoop on what the "real" abbreviation for her country should be.
QOD: Keep your eyes wide open before marriage; half shut afterwards. ~ Benjamin Franklin (Jan. 17, 1706 ~ Apr. 17, 1790)
Took 5:17 today for me to find my spirit animal.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the portraitist, Cad, "rooster sauce," kitten heel, or the Mandarin word. And, I've never been to an In-and-Out Burger, so I "animal style" was a secret to me.
Tougher than the usual Tuesday, and that's ok with me.
FIW, getting careless at SALUe x the unknown (by me) KEHINeE. Erased cds for CAD, and kai for KEA.
ReplyDeleteIan Fleming wrote the Bond book You Only Live Twice: Once when you are born, once when you look death in the face.
When I lived in LA, many wags mutilated the restaurant's complimentary bumper stickers to read "In-N-Out urge". IMO, they aren't any better than Five Guys, and no where near as good as a good sports bar burger.
To me, OOF, is the sound of getting the wind knocked out of me, not usually associated with pain.
Thanks to Rebecca for the fun Tuesday tester. My failure is purely my own. And thanks to Ha2la for another visual treat. Especially liked "Pavlov's Cat." Zoe had to go to the vet yesterday, and the practice had a poster with "House - dog = happy kitty." Below was a quote from the cat: "I've done the math. We can't afford the dog."
Isn't CAD used to differentiate Canadian dollars from the more valuable (for now) USD? Usually written C$, but there isn't a standard way to differentiate the symbols.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others that this was a little crunchier than the average Tuesday, but certainly solvable. Amusing theme. I saw another kitchen mini-theme with 2 long down answers next to the theme answers of OVEN timers & ICEBOX cake. I agree with Jinx about the CaD for Canadian Dollar related to the USD for United States Dollar.
ReplyDeleteIn N Out are now in several states but still only in the West and Southwest. They have a very simple menu that basically says hamburger, cheeseburger, fries, shakes, and beverages - so other items are on the Not So Secret Menu. Very similar to 5 Guys without the peanuts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger#:~:text=The%20chain%20is%20currently%20headquartered,%2C%20the%20Snyders'%20only%20grandchild.
SRIRACHA seems ubiquitous these days next to the ketchup and mustard on tables in casual sit-down restaurants -used to be tabasco more often but has now been largely replaced
OSAGES originally were around where I live - we have Osage county, the Osage River, etc.
but they were kicked over to Kansas and then Oklahoma. Enjoyed the book - "Killers of the Flower Moon" that Hatoolah recommended - Scorsese made a movie of it with Leonardo DiCaprio & Robert DeNiro that is supposed to come out in May/2023. It also gives a lot of history of when the FBI started and their involvement in bringing justice to that area of Oklahoma.
Thanks Susan and Rebecca!
A messy FIR this Tuesday, starting right away with entering BOARD instead of WAVES for the surfer's need. I too thought of POTS, Subgenius, but waited. My quiet place was SPA before SET was perped. Other WOs were due to spelling slip ups. Some names were new to me, but no problem, thanks to perps. Nice puzzle, Rebecca, thanks!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable write up today, Hahtoolah, as we have expect on your Tuesdays. No pressure intended. Thank you!
KITTEN HEELs are mentioned in the book I'm currently reading. It's set in the late 50s.
Funny poster at your vet's, Jinx. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy your day, everyone!
Mondays and Tuesdays write ups now have lots of great visuals, not like when I joined here 10+ years ago, and have my seal of approval.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I have noticed,
Using an IPad, and with aging eyes, I like to double click the blog to zoom in.
Not only did this block out the ads, but made it a much easier read. But now they changed something again, and zoomed in, the ads that used to be vertical on right are now horizontal in the middle of the blog wording. Depending on the Ad, they can sometimes be confused with the Blog itself. Especially the written style Ads versus the pictorial style.
Just something I noticed that "the programmers" of Blogger are probably not even aware of...
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis definitely had more crunch than the usual Tuesday fare, but perps were fair, so no complaints. Actually, a little extra challenge is always welcome in any early week puzzle. I went astray at Salut/Salud and Chi/Cha. I saw the creatures early on but needed perps to determine the reveal as I have never heard of Animal Style referring to food or fashion. I’ve heard of In ‘n Out Burgers but not their secret sauce which sounds unappetizing to me. Equally puzzling was Kitten Heel as I though Stiletto was referring to a type of knife. Talk about being out of the pop culture loop! Kehinde was another mystery guest.
Thanks, Rebecca, for a Tuesday brain workout and thanks, Hahtoolah, for the interesting and entertaining review. Your comics are always chuckle worthy but today’s ENT took the cake. That was laugh out loud funny! Pavlov’s Cat was a close runner-up.
FLN
Jace, good luck with the cataract surgery and the ensuing eye drops regimen.
Ray O, glad to hear you’re now toasty warm. I had the same reaction as your DW to a touch screen thermostat, but soon appreciated its ease of use.
Have a great day.
Well….Friday come on a Tuesday this week. I took forever to FIR. Last cell: D in TBD. I had an A in there forever, but that gave me SHEAS for “Storage structures”. First I had SILOS in there then figured SHEAS were just another DNK word. On the last look the V-8 can hit. Did anyone mention the multiple clechos in this CW? I have stopped posting my times since they are always embarrassingly much longer than everyone else, but let it be known this Tuesday took a Friday time. A real struggle. Thanx for the wakey-wakey, RG. And thanx too to Hatoolah for the (as always) terrific write-up. Now, where’s that coffee?
ReplyDeleteThe animals were easy to spot but I'd never heard of a KITTEN HEEL (and a few others). There are no In-N-Out Burger restaurants in NOLA, so ANIMAL STYLE (raw???) was perps and a WAG for me. I took another couple of WAGS and luck to FIR in two places with crosses of unknowns. CHA & ALEX and OATS & HOT YOGA- all unknowns. I had to change SMACKS to WHACKS to get that area finished.
ReplyDeleteKEHINDE- did anybody know of him and the correct spelling? All perps for me.
CAD- I knew but you don't see it often unless you are looking at exchange rates.
EPI- I remember vials and ampules of adrenaline, aka epinephrine. Parke-Davis selling for 95 cents or less back in the 1970s, no injector attached.
SRIRACHA- after filling SPF and GROOM the SR looked strange; looked at the 5D clue and knew it was sriracha, just not how to spell it.
ICEBOX CAKE- an easy fill for a term that was new to me. We always keep our DOBERGE cakes in the 'ice box' and take them out about an hour before eating some.
Jinx- Five Guy's' burgers are fine but you come out smelling like the place.
inanehiker- I doubt sriracha will ever displace Tabasco, Crystal, or Louisiana Hot Sauce from restaurants in South Louisiana. There are probably 50 more local brands most people have never heard of.
I suppose suntan lotion is like makeup "foundation ". A reach IMHO
ReplyDeleteGROOM (so easy) just wouldn't pop
I had CAn. Ugh, soggy oats
I tried 3 ways to spell SRIRACHA
FIW on ALE?/IC?BOX. Why was that so hard?
Another SHED coming today. Is that 6 or 7,
That Siamese soup was another UNK and SALUt messed up Barrack's guy
WC
Hahtoolah, another great write-up
Ps, Tuesdays are harder than Saturday now with odd Naticks
Almost a DNF ...loonies/toonies Canadian money (had CAN) then parsed FOOLEDME so CAD ("CAnadian Dollar", must be how it shows up on exchange lists?) But....my PALEO brain didn't notice the theme, and not familiar as many others with ANIMAL STYLE burgers (as opposed to vegan?) Had all the letters but the first on SRIRACHA
ReplyDeleteLike languages, wish I knew more...this was interesting How to pronounce São Paulo in Brazilian Portuguese
Inkovers: silos/SHEDS, est/SPF, tba/TBD (D?)
SHIMS are coils used to ALIGN the MRI magnetic field. I gave a quick blurb a day or so ago about the similarities and differences of CT & MRI.
Mom called it refrigerator cake. But it hadda be made in a long flat pan, to fit on a standard fridge shelf.. the cake in that pic would never fit..... "Prefix with pen"..Sean wouldn't fit..Bic was wrong 😁
Puss in Boots' baby shoe ....KITTENHEEL
Yeah the pig wears a cap, "your point being ?"...SOWHAT
Prefix with LOPE....ANTE
Thanks for the laughs H2LH. 😁
Didn't know Kehinde, seemed difficult for a Tues. Thai neighbor #55 down , Lao? What happened to the letter s ?
ReplyDeleteSRIRACHA crossed by CAD is BAD.
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem as some others. SALUT instead of SALUD. After the fact, SALUD rings a bell. Italian is SALUTE. There probably is no SALUT.
ReplyDeleteI had KEHINTE, no idea what name to choose.
I didn't think of foundation as make up, SPF had me puzzling but I let it stand and found the rooster sauce.
I use SRIRACHA sauce often. The meals here are a little bland. The rationale must be that you can add spice, but you can't remove it.
I saw all the animals, which then helped guess the reveal. I never heard of animal style burgers.
I have liked kitten heels for many years. They are not as high as most stilettoes. I wear them only on special occasions. Mostly I wear flats. I am sure Lucina knew this one.
Oatmeal, not my cuppa tea or porridge. I like an overnight egg casserole with sausage, bread, cheese and spices that you chill overnight in the fridge and bake in the morning.
I remember ice box cakes from the 60's. No oven needed. We chilled them in the fridge which some people still called an icebox. We had adjustable shelves.
Just a little harder than a Tuesday puzzle, more like a Wednesday.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteWEES - a bit of crunch for a Tuesday. Thanks Rebecca for the fine puzzle and thanks Hahtoolah for the comic-review.
WO: CHi / CHA
ESP: KEHINDE
Fav: POST-IT notes. I have them everywhere to remind me to remind myself that something needs done. Only when everything is scratched off does the list get tossed.
Anthony Bourdain on ANIMAL STYLE. There's three In-N-Outs in the Houston area.
SRIACHA - They were sued for fumes a few years back and a risk of a shortage. Youngest loves it on everything.
BigE - I'm a Crystal fan. I had to ship BIL in IL a case of it 'cuz he can't get it up there.
Ray-O: yes, like BigE said - CAD is how the Canadian Dollar is listed on exchanges.
YR - I still sometimes call the refrigerator an ice-box like my Grands always did.
Back to the salt-mines.
Cheers, -T
Hi Y'all! Thanks, Rebecca, for a tricky treat. Thank you, Hahtoolah, for a fun expo.
ReplyDeleteI filled it and decided there was no theme but went back and looked again and found it. Haha!
The portraitist name was unknown, but I really like the Obama painting. Obama had a way of casting "flowers" on discord IMHO, so the background seems APT to me.
Haven't heard of ICEBOXCAKES since the 50's.
Didn't think WOKS were heavy enough to be made of cast iron. Only knew of old fashioned frying pans & Dutch ovens being made of cast iron.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hahtoolah, for the CSO and welcome back. I trust you had a wonderful trip.
For me this was a smooth run with no problems, only when I filled a letter in the wrong place and had to re-ALIGN it. ANGUS forced me to it.
I've never heard of ICEBOX CAKE but am familiar with KITTEN HEELS, my mother's favorite which she wore at every waking moment.
HOT YOGA does not sound appealing to me. We get enough hot weather without resorting to that.
SRIRACHA and KEHINDE posed a challenge to spell but perps delivered.
I'll take a CSO at ACRYLIC nails. On my hands they are clear but red on my toes.
Have a terrific Tuesday, everyone! ALOHA!
I have a large WOK but it isn't made of cast iron.
ReplyDeleteAlso I forgot to mention that In-N-out restaurants abound in our area. They arrived about ten years ago or so.
WEES, a little crunchy for Tuesday. FIR however, but quite a few unknowns like the burger joint, the portraitist, ALEX, and I didn’t know there were cast iron WOKS.
ReplyDeleteI loved OTIS Redding’s music.
I do overnight oats in the form of Red Mill Muesli, with plain yogurt.
Yellowrocks: there is a SALUT in French which is an informal way of saying hello, not however to toast a drink.
Musings
ReplyDelete-I had to look up what ANIMAL STYLE meant. I thought the burgers may have been shaped like animals but not so much.
-Tatanka (Lakota for bison) is a destination golf course in northern Nebraska and it has animal-shaped sand bunkers.
-I see teenage girls with $100+ ACRYLIC finger nails who are amazed that I am, uh, amazed at that.
-“I need a 3-letter name for soup.” “What PHO?” “Thanks!”
-SIRI provides me with a TIMER any time or place
-Me too, uber obscure KEHIN_E crossed SALU_. I correctly opted for the D over the T
-Runza Restaurants are only in Nebraska and contiguous states but their “fresh never frozen” burgers can’t be beat
Tuesday toughie, but still had fun items, so thanks, Rebecca. And your pictures and humor are always a delight, Hahtoolah, thanks for all that too.
ReplyDeleteWell, besides the critter theme with its kittens, and ponies, and turtles, this puzzle still had a bit of food in it. I suppose after doing your HOT YOGA in the morning, you'd need to warm up your ICE BOX CAKE using your OVEN TIMER along with your WOKS in order to FEED yourself and SLURP down your OATS. But try not to use any SRIRACHA.
Have a good Tuesday, everybody.
SALUD/SALUTE 🥂
ReplyDeleteSouthern Italians tend to drop final vowels in both standard and dialect Italian.
So when they toast it sounds like SALUT'
They also say cent' ann' ("cento anni", IOW may you live 100 years.)
My DW's Polish clan sings Sto Lat usually at birthday parties..same translation.
Misty@ 11:55: You ate ICEBOX (refrigerator) cake cold right out of the fridge.
FIR. Today's puzzle felt like a normal Tues. for me. I have never been to an In-N-Out but the animal themers were easy to get and I do eat Overnight OATS & PHO (not together!) Interesting grid with the vertical symmetry. FAV: OVEN TIMERS
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hahtoolah, for your wonderful tour. FAVs: ENT & Pavlov's Cat
FLN. I liked the Dad jokes people posted yesterday. oc4beach said it, "The bigger the groan, the better the Dad Joke."
FLN. Jayce, "Good wishes to you" on your eye surgery next week!
Loved the ENT vet pic, totally didn’t see INHD.
ReplyDeleteIn-N-Out is my favorite burger place. They keep their prices low with a limited menu and in-house production, and at the same time offer some of the best wages and benefits in the fast food industry. They usually have two tall crossed palm trees, in front of their restaurant. The owner, Harry Snyder loved the 1963 movie, “It’s A Mad Mad World” where at the end of the movie they found the treasure that was buried under crossed the palm trees. Harry began to symbolize his In-N-Out Burger Restaurants his “treasure” with crossed palm trees. Now that they are expanding to cooler climates, they might have to use fake palm trees.
It’s lunch time, guess where I am going?
Sorry, no diagonals today.
ReplyDelete(Humming...)
"Yes, we have no bananas,
We have no bananas today!"
Fave clue: 5A "Letters on a foundation"
~ OMK
Sherry @ 9:43 Some of the people of Laos are known as Lao and some of the people of Thailand are known as Thai.
ReplyDeleteI know that foundation makeup can contain sunscreen, but I was fooled by this misdirection.
ReplyDeleteMerriam Webster:
1.the act of founding
2. a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported
3.funds given for the permanent support of an institution : ENDOWMENT an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance
a trust administered by a foundation
4. an underlying base or support
especially : the whole masonry substructure of a building
5. a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid
a limestone foundation
a woman's supporting undergarment : CORSET
a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup I thought of everything except the cosmetic and the corset.
The 7 Best Foundations with SPF:
Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40. ...
Nars Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30. ...
Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint Clean SPF 30 Foundation. ...
Pür Cosmetics Classic 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup Foundation. ...
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector Broad Spectrum SPF 30.
I medium liked this puzzle. Didn't know KEHINDE at all, but knew the Spanish SALUD ended with D, not T, so I lucked out there. I balked at PALEO meaning "primitive", but Mirriam-Webster says that actually is one meaning, but only derived from the idea that being "ancient" somehow implies being "primitive". On the other hand, NEO (meaning "new," the opposite of PALEO, meaning "old") apparently does not imply "advanced" as opposed to "primitive", at least according to Mirriam-Webster. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteI also think MINOR clued as "trivial" is equally a stretch.
I chuckled, ever so slightly, at the proximity of IMHO and INHD.
I also lucked by not putting in BOARD for "Surfer's need" until checking the perps.
Hand up for not realizing WOKS are made from cast iron. I gather that they are mostly made from carbon steel these days, but it makes sense that they were made of cast iron before carbon steel was invented. Like PK, I associate cast iron with Dutch ovens and frying pans.
LW bought a bottle of SRIRACHA about a year ago. We can only use it in very small amounts, like 4 or so drops of it on anything, or it is too hot for us. Too bad it doesn't come in a 1-ounce bottle. I still prefer the medium-hot Pace Picante sauce on my scrambled eggs.
CrossEyedDave, I also get ads interspersed with the write-up on my Windows PC, which annoys me because, as you pointed out, it is too easy to mistake them as part of the actual write-up. When I click "refresh" the ad disappears. Well, actually, only the ad that was visible at the moment disappears; more ads are still there as I scroll on down, and I have to refresh each time to make each one disappear, one at a time. Shoot, they're even starting to stick ads in the midst of YouTube videos. I can tell you, it is annoying, aggravating, and jarring, to have a piece of music unexpectedly interrupted by a doggone ad. And you can't scroll past 'em! Grrr!
Anyway, good wishes (I saw what you did there, sumdaze :) to you all.
Ray-o-Sunshine, well, you do have to keep your CAKE in the ICEBOX if you're going to preserve it, and, yes, your icing would melt a bit if you heated it up a little. But if you're hungry, you do what you gotta do--isn't that right?
ReplyDeleteMISTY...When I'm hungry...food often goes ICEBOX to mouth with no stop at the microwave...lol
ReplyDeleteJayce - I wasn't sure you still had it in you :-) Great long post-puzzle break-down :-)
ReplyDelete//I'm also getting those annoying mid-stream ads. Blame Google [Blogger's parent]
HG - you channeled your inner Ray-O at 'what PHO?' Fun stuff.
Misty - it's always fun to read your post-puzzle stories.
OMK - sorry you don't have diagonals to play with.
Yuman - It's a Mad Mad World is a cult-classic [Trailer].
Cheers, -T
Kehinde was the painter of Obama's presidential portrait. For a while the painting was hung opposite The Blue Boy in a gallery at The Huntington Library. Interesting contrast!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Ray--enjoy your snacks however you enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteAnon-T, your comments are so valuable to me. I used to worry with some embarrassment about the silliness of my comments and just assumed everybody just patiently put up with them. But you made me feel that they might also give some of the group enjoyment--and that makes a big difference. So, thank you so much.
And thank you also for your kind comments to other blog messages. Your kindness makes us all appreciate yours!
Just an off-the-wall question: If you actually heated an icebox cake in the oven, wouldn't it get all slushy and yucky? I thought the idea was that it isn't cooked in any way.
ReplyDeleteI’m so late to the party, but wanted to say that I enjoyed this CW even if I FIWed.
ReplyDeleteBut even this Canadian erred on that CAD clue - I wanted CAN or CDN. But I have seen CAD on the signs at the exchange booths. I think the term is rather specific to that use, or in monetary/banking use. The average Canadian (like me) doesn’t use that abbreviation IRL.
We will probably eventually get new coins with King Charles (but perhaps not replacing his mother on the twenty dollar bill). We are getting a new Toonie to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s death; it will have a black outer ring. I haven’t seen one in circulation yet, but I will probably save a shiny new one for posterity (with my two dollar bill).
I managed to come up with another one-square FIW. I maybe should have known Obama’s portraitist; there was some negative commentary about the portrait at the time it was unveiled. For some stupid reason, I stuck an L on the end of 60A. Oh, well.
ReplyDeleteIn-and Out has been in Houston for a few years now. I tried them out on the west coast long ago. I wasn’t impressed. Pardon me if I still prefer McDonalds to everyone else (Hot and Spicy McChicken, hold the lettuce – it’s just filler), except for the two nice ladies who cook hamburgers made-to-order in a little kitchen back in the corner of a gas station a couple of blocks from the museum.
I’ve never read You Only Live Twice, but I’ve seen the movie many times. Based on what I’ve just learned about the book, the movie only followed the book’s plot a little bit. I’m just thinking, as much as I like the James Bond movies, it would probably be a good idea to read the Ian Fleming books. I read a couple of them way back in the last century, and they are such an easy read…. Comparing each of them to the movie might be fun.
Thanks, Rebecca. Nice puzzle. Thanks, Hahtoolah. Nice expo.
FLN - Michael: Did you not click the "what does the O stand for?" / Good Morning Vietnam link?
ReplyDeleteI was in the Army; Zero-Dark-Thirty is f'in' early :-)
LEO III - I don't know what it is about Houston gas stations but you can get some of the best food in a back-kitchen. There was a tacoria (sp? is that even a word?) near the girls' school that made the BEST breakfast tacos anyone could ask for. I'd get me a couple on the way back home - the verde sauce would really start one's day!
//MickyD's is great for road-trips - no chance of tummy upsets. I like the Filet-O-Fish (they Frenched-it-up for us) when on long trips.
C, Eh! If you get a shiny new Toonie, get two and I'll send you two USD (plus shipping & handling) COD ;-)
I just took a sleepy-gummy. Lately, I've not been able to sleep except late afternoons (when given the chance for a nap) so I'm trying CBDs. I'll report back - last time I tried them, I had some pretty trippy-dreams.
//there was this little girl at the dinner table that kept telling me I needed my left shoulder corrected 'cuz it was rolling forward. And there were dogs & cats living together!
See y'all on the flip-side.
Cheers, -T