Black and White: There is no grey area in today's puzzle.
17-Across. * Focaccia with kalamatas, e.g.: OLIVE BREAD. Black Olive and White Bread. Black and White can also apply to and White Olive (yes, there is such a thing) and Black Bread.
24-Across. * Exclusive Hollywood clubhouse that has a Parlour of Prestidigitation: MAGIC CASTLE. Black Magic and White Castle. Black and White can also apply to White Magic (magic used to do good in the world) and Black Castle (It's a castle in Ireland).
47-Across. * Virtual locale for exchanging ideas: MARKET SPACE. Black Market and White Space. White Market refers to legal transactions. Black Space is an Israeli series that was released on Netflix.
56-Across. * Holiday candle scent: FOREST PINE. Black Forest and White Pine. Black and White can also apply to White Forest (a fictional area in the Pokémon world) and Black Pine.
And the unifier:
35-Across. Clear-cut, and what each part of the answers to the starred clues can follow, respectively: BLACK AND WHITE.
Today's theme reminded me of the Entenmann's Black and White cookies.
Across:
1. Athletic activity: SPORT. // And 10-Across. Three follower: PEAT. In sports, a Three-Peat is a third consecutive championship.
6. Diesel, e.g.: FUEL. Also the stage name of actor Mark Sinclair (b. July 18, 1967), better known as Vin Diesel.
14. "60 Minutes" correspondent O'Donnell: NORAH. Norah O'Donnell (née Norah Morahan O'Donnell; b. Jan. 23, 1974) has been with 60 Minutes for nearly a decade. [Name # 1.]
15. Other, in Spanish: OTRA. Today's Spanish lesson. Hi, Lucina!
16. Golfer Nordqvist who won the 2021 Women's British Open: ANNA. I don't follow golf, so was unfamiliar with Swedish golfer Anna Nordqvist (née Ana Maria Nordqvist; b. June 10, 1987), although the perms made her her name was easy enough to fill in. [Name # 2.]
19. Pesters: NAGS.
20. Buffy player Sarah Michelle __: GELLAR. Sarah Michelle Gellar (b. Apr. 14, 1977) has been in other productions, but will forever be associated as being the Vampire Slayer. [Name # 3.]
21. Side: FACET.
22. "Is that really true about me?": AM I?
27. TV room: DEN. [Note: The cartoon below is a replacement from the original that seemed to cause confusion. I hope this one makes more sense.]
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28. Actor Vigoda: ABE. Abe Vigor (né Abraham Charles Vigoda; Feb. 24, 1921 ~ Jan. 26, 2016) is probably best known for his role as Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather and as Phil Fish on Barney Miller. [Name # 4.]
29. Hodgepodge: OLIO.
30. Piece of granite: SLAB. Often used in cemeteries.
32. Clutter-averse type: NEATNIK. // I would expect the beatnik to be 55-Across. Orderly: TIDY.
39. "Funny Face" co-star Fred: ASTAIRE. Fred Astaire (né Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 ~ June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. He stared with Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face. [Name # 5.]
40. Penny: CENT.
42. Caribbean landmass: ISLE.
43. "You're it!" game: TAG.
46. "The Catcher in the __": RYE. The Catcher in the Rye is the 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger (né Jerome David Salinger; Jan. 1, 1919 ~ Jan. 27, 2010) and, when I was growing up, was read in high school. It may be on the banned list now.
51. Smallish battery: AAA.
52. "By Jove!": EGADS!
53. Gift giver's exhortation: OPEN IT!
60. Skin balm: ALOE. A crossword staple. It appeared in last Tuesday's puzzle.
61. Wide-mouthed jug: EWER.
62. Unsocial one: LONER.
63. Microscope part: LENS.
64. Marries: WEDS.
65. "Last Night in Soho" director Wright: EDGAR. Last Night in Soho is a 2021 psychological film. Edgar Wright (né Edgar Howard Wright; b. Apr. 18, 1974) is a British movie director. [Name # 6.]
Down:
1. __-cone: shaved ice treat: SNO.
2. One running for office, informally: POL.
3. Documents brought to copy shops: ORIGINALS.
4. Big dance party: RAVE.
5. "__ & Louise": THELMA. I can't believe that it has been 31 years since Thelma & Louise was released. [Name adjacent]
6. Hunt for provisions: FORAGE.
7. Wombs: UTERI.
8. Pitching stat: ERA. As in Earned Run Average.
9. Boy: LAD.
10. Camcorder maker headquartered in Osaka: PANASONIC. Everything you wanted to know about the Panasonic company, but didn't know to ask.
11. Put into law: ENACT.
12. Heavenly figure: ANGEL.
13. Little bite: TASTE.
18. Chatter thoughtlessly: BLAB.
21. Religious belief: FAITH. Also the name of country singer Faith Hill (née Audrey Faith Perry; b. Sept. 21, 1967).
22. Commercials: ADS.
23. Peach __: fruity dessert with vanilla ice cream: MELBA. Peach melba was invented in the 1890s by a French chef to honor Dame Nellie Melba (née Helen Porter Mitchell; May 19, 1861 ~ Feb. 23, 1931), an Australian soprano opera singer. [Name adjacent.]
25. Not just for women: CO-ED.
26. Prize grabber in an arcade game: CLAW.
31. Coloring agents for some textile workers: BATIK DYES.
32. SSW's opposite: NNE. Compass points.
33. Repeating: ITERATING.
34. Maasai Mara National Reserve location: KENYA. The Maasai Mara is an important wildlife conservation area in Africa. It is home to large populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs and the African bush elephant. It is also important in the Great Wildebeest Migration
36. Docket backlog: CASES.
37. Tartan wrap: KILT. I was at the theater over the weekend, and there was a random man wearing a kilt.
38. Son of Zeus: ARES. Ares was the Greek god of war. [Name # 7.]
41. Lipton beverage: TEA.
43. Slim candles: TAPERS.
44. King toppers: ACES.
45. Low dryer setting: GENTLE.
47. Alloy component: METAL.
48. Nimble: AGILE.
49. Hazardous gas: RADON. Everything you wanted to know about Radon, but didn't know to ask.
50. Studied, with "over": PORED.
54. Music-playing Apple device: iPOD. I use my iPod all the time. I don't know what I will do when the battery finally gives out.
56. Not many: FEW.
57. Be in debt to: OWE.
58. Teachers' org.: NEA. As in the National Education Association.
59. Go wrong: ERR.
And here's the grid:
חתולה
44 comments:
I got my puzzles and days mixed up, and so wrote two extra l'icks for yesterday's puzzle. You can read them HERE.
There once was a SPORT from the East
Who dieted only on PEAT.
He said, "As a rule,
It's used only as FUEL.
So in winter, I'm wooed for my heat!"
A NEATNIK liked everything TIDY,
From his closet to his spouse's nightie.
But his plans went amiss
When an untidy kiss
Means he now has to change a baby's diddie!
Good morning!
This one was zippy, despite the smattering of names throughout. Got 'er done in good time. I think Norah O'Donnell could've been better clued as the CBS Evening News anchor. There was (maybe still is) a MAGIC Island club in Houston. Interesting exercise, Darryl. Enjoyed your tour, Hahtoolah.
I get the “black and white” items, no problem. However, some of the “reverse” white and black items at times seem to be “stretching it.” Nevertheless, an enjoyable and easily solvable puzzle. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good Morning:
It’s been ages since we’ve had this type of theme and I, for one, really liked it and enjoyed the solve. Magic Castle was new to me but all four themers are solid, in-the-language phrases and the reveal was spot on perfect. My only other unknown was Edgar and I had just two w/os, Otro/Otra and Neat/Tidy. I cannot see the word Olio without thinking of our dear CC, as it’s one of her favorites!
Thanks, Darryl, for a pleasant Tuesday treat and thanks, Hahtoolah, for the great visuals and commentary. Is the cartoon for 27A Den missing a caption, or am I missing something? Favorites today are the ones for Kilt, Gentle, and iPod. Thanks for being such a fabulous forager for fun and facts!
Have a great day.
FIR, but erased four for PEAT. I KNEW four wouldn't be right - too obvious, even for a Tuesday. BTW, Pat Riley was awarded a trademark on "threePEAT" in the 80s. He is a former player on Rupp's Runts, the all-white Kentucky basketball team that lost the NCAA championship game to the school that is now UTEP, the first major college team to start all black players. He is in the NBA Hall of Fame as a great Lakers coach.
I would love to see POL clued "Incredible vet Jan ___." (From the TV show "The Incredible Dr. Pol".)
ITERATING, not to be confused with recursion, all you softheads out there.
Leaning moment that MAGIC CASTLE isn't part of the Disney franchise.
Thanks to Darryl for the fun, easy Tuesday. And thanks to Ha2la for the colorful review.
FIR. Nice theme. Had no trouble with this puzzle. But it is Tuesday!
Hola!
Many thanks Darryl and Hahtoolah! I'm still not quite awake but your amusing illustrations helped.
NORAH O'Donnell is my favorite news anchor so that was an easy fill.
For OTRA I have to wait on the A or O ending.
My TIDY space looks messy because I changed it from NEAT.
EWER always reminds me of the many EWERS and basins my grandmother had and what became of them. There was one in each bedroom.
Does anyone remember GENTLE Ben?
The first COED school I attended was ASU. Prior to that I went to all-girl schools in high school and college undergraduate.
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
How can today's theme remind any cruciverbalist of anything besides OREOS?
Solved today's puzzle in 4:15 in a monochromatic tone.
Like Ms. Irish Miss said, "magic castle" was new to me.
Like billocohoes said, I too, thought of Oreos.
"Edgar" was unknown, as was today's female athlete (Anna).
Good Tuesday puzzle, and entertaining review.
Thanks, Darryl, for my Tuesday FIR! It seemed easy and quick, but I did ERR in a couple of fills for some WOs: four/PEAT (Hi, Jinx), wrote RYE in TAG's place, and started PINE where FOREST belonged. One funny misread was thinking Tarzan when it was Tartan wrap. I was trying to find a phrase that would fit the space but "loincloth" and "not much" didn't fit. Then I saw the light: tartan wrap is KILT! Sure! I also thought MAGIC CASTLE had something to do with Disney, Jinx.
Having the reveal in the center meant an early understanding of what the gimmick was. Hahtoolah, I noticed OLIO, thinking we hadn't had it in a puzzle lately. Thanks for sharing that C.C. likes the word. Yes billocohoes, oreos would have been an appropriate fill today but those BLACK AND WHITE cookies do look yummy! And I too am puzzled by by the DEN cartoon (Hi, IM). Good job with your entertaining review, Hahtoolah!
OwenKL, you are inspired these days. I caught your late posts last night and enjoyed them. Getting the days mixed up happens often around here during our retirement years.
The sky isn't so gray here now so it looks like a day to get some cleaning done. Hope your day goes well!
Since it's only Tuesday...a BLACK & WHITE puzzle on 2 levels. Ease and theme
Inkover: iteration/ITERATING,
I woulda argued that OREO wouldn't work because the cookies are Black filled with White but not the reverse but I woulda been wrong!!
four: waaay too obvious for "three follower" (hiJinx)
ALOE: I say "balm" not bomb. Embombing sounds like a quick form of cremation and never done on a com, Pom Sunday nor sung to a psom. 🙄
Think I mentioned once the scrapped sequel to "THELMA & Louise" would have by necessity involved parachutes. 😄Plain-as-the-nose-on-your-face too long for "Clear cut"...OLIVE BREAD made me wonder what ever became of the cold cut olive loaf? And why does the lowest number playing card: ACE, have the highest value and isnt called the One of Hearts (etc)
(Kyna clunky clue for AMI)
So Marie Kondo, Kondo, Kondoooh isn't so TIDY anymore, by her own admission.
Vin Deisel asks the musical question: "What Kind of ___ am I?"....FUEL.
Funny people Lewis and Betty...BLACK AND WHITE
What Hertz rent-car-does : ____ a _____..LENS, LONER
When Adele thought his dancing was a bit much she would give her brother Fred ______ ....ASTAIRE
H2LH, is there a caption for your DEN cartoon or am I too dense to get it. "Catcher in the Rye" was assigned reading when I was in HS (63-67) as well.. Seems like book banning is becoming the new American passtime.
Good Morning! Clever theme today. I saw the surface match but did not see the reverse until the reveal. Thanks, Darryl for today's CW. Smooth sailing but for two spelling errors, both C -> K for BATIK and NEATNIK. Perps for PEAT, MAGIC CASTLE and EDGAR, but knew the other names.
When I was growing up, the town bakery made the black and white cookies called Half Moons. They were a chocolate cookie topped with black and white frosting. Everywhere else, it seems, makes a vanilla cookie with the two frostings. Still like my original, and stock up whenever I visit!
Thanks, Ha2La for the fun and informative review. Loved the tartan toon!!
I liked the theme. Susan, so clever to see that black and white could be interchanged. I wonder whether that was Patty's intention. I always love your info and the cartoons. Shaved ice, LOL.
I, too do not understand the DEN cartoon. BTW I almost never hear DEN for FAMILY ROOM these days. REC ROOM is not so common either.
I am glad that POL was not clued with JAN, Saturday level and another dreaded name.
I have been making mistakes concerning the date for the last three days. You would think I would learn from the first mistake. I keep thinking this is next week. I confidently served as LEM in church on Feb. 5 when my slot was Feb. 12. I was supposed to bring a treat to square dance on the 13th and brought it on the 6th. I almost sent my blurb for listserv scheduled for next week. Just before I hit send I realized it was too early. My mom would have said, "Nobody home upstairs."
Good Morning, crossword friends. I replace the TV in the Den picture as it seemed to cause confusion. It was just intended to be a Den with kids watching television.
Jinx: My father loved Dr. Pol. I think it was his favorite show. He watched it every night.
QOD: Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens (né Charles John Huffman Dickens; Feb. 9, 1819 ~ June 9, 1870), British novelist
WEES. Easy, nice puzzle.
I don’t see EGADS as an answer for By Jove. Those emotional expressions sometimes change meaning based on the speaker’s intonation. I must be misreading it.
Nice QOD, Hatoolah.
Almost an FIW! The no Tada made me go looking, and I found I had "rage" instead of rave for the dance party. But not before looking at " olige bread," and wondering about the theme. Could it be black "plague?" Bread.? (No, too many letters...)
At the time it was aired, this was considered the worst episode of Star Trek. but in retrospect, it was a very deep plot with a bad makeup job...
Hmm, does this puzzle walk funny?
Anywho, the iPod battery reference made me wonder, and sent me researching. It turns out you can change the battery!
it's just like changing a bicycle tire!
And, with that, I would love to research more about this "magic castle." But my iPad battery is at 8 percent, which is my reason to get my butt up off this couch for a couple of hours...
TTP....FLN
I can't find that Zimmerman episode online 😒.
DW and I had dinner in the village of East Rochester last week after her cardiology visit. Tried their "East Utica" greens..nothing like here. The best are at a local restaurant "Giorgio's" (John Bon Jovi was refused reservations there when his daughter was attending Hamilton College. "I don't care who you are, we don't take reservations!"). They serve a variant of greens I like with spiced potatoes called Greens Kennedy.🍀
East Utica is not a town like East Rochester or East Syracuse. It's the east part of Utica where I was born and grew up. Until around the late 1960's about 90٪ Italian-American. "Chesterfield's" was in the heart of that part of town. Best Italian food in CNY, the owner closed it and opened Tavolo, more upscale and larger. As a little kid we had tomato pie long before we knew what pizza was
RosE...
our Half Moons are not NYC black and white cookies...larger and a cross between chocolate cake and brownie
Musings
-My NEATNIK wife is happier today because I have removed all the tax clutter from her desk
-EDGAR – We get obscure Wright not Bergen, Poe, Rice Burroughs, Degas, Martinez…
-COED – Stanford, et. al allows you to room with anyone you like
-High schools are still putting on ITERATIONS of Roger’s and Hammerstein plays
-While I was teaching full time, the NEA took political stances some did not like. Colleagues started boycotting joining the NEA and so a rule was passed that you could not join the local or state organization if you did not join the national (NEA) one.
-Subbing today. His class load I 10, 3, 2, 5 8 and 4.
-Finished taxes yesterday. In 2021 I made $3,600 subbing. Last year I made $9,600.
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Darryl and Hahtoolah.
I FIRed in good time, and saw the BLACK AND WHITE (ebony and ivory) theme.
Only one inkblot where I entered Four as the “Three follower” before perps forced PEAT. I suspect that I am not alone there (hi Jinx!)
Again today, there was a plethora of names (and Patti got in her women’s golf), but perps were fair.
I noted TIDY and NEATNIK.
I have wonderful memories of our safari in KENYA which included time in Maasai Mara (and a visit to a Maasai village).
Wishing you all a great day.
A fun Tuesday walk in the park FIR, even though the theme whooshed over my head like a Chinese balloon.
Ray-O-Sunshine. Yes!! Loved your attached article! Nice to have a shared memory and learn it is a regional thing. Mine is from Light's Bakery in Elmira, but we never had the colorful variety shown in your photo. If I ever get to Utica, I'll pick some up!! Thanks!
Fun puzzle and fun review.
I've been playing Faith Hill songs all morning.
Loved the Fred and Audrey song and dance seen, and that also sent me down the rabbit hole.
Abejo really liked the White Castle sliders. I got burnt out on them when I first relo'ed here. There was a White Castle next to the hotel I lived in for a couple of months while on company paid moving and living expenses ... There was also a place near the University of Houston that had a very similar theme and burger, but it wasn't a White Castle.
I've had Entenmann's Black and White cookies, and I've had the NYC style black and white cookies, but I've never had Utica's Half Moon cookies. Nor have I ever had tomato pie. Thanks for the review, Ray. BTW, the videos aren't online, but you can put it on your calendar to watch it again on March 23rd if you get the Cooking Channel. He also does an episode following the Erie Canal.
FLN, Irish Miss, Anonymous T originally hails from Illinois and moved to Texas. I moved from Texas to Illinois. You can tell us apart because he's the nice one.
Dash T, there was no video. Just a link so Ray-O could see when that episode was going to be re-aired. Sorry I made you weepy remembering about petting bumblebees.
Time to end this Charade (Audrey and Cary). "I only waited to say goodbye." "Goodbye? Why, we've only just met." (Audrey and Gregory)
Dash T, I've made a note. I'll try both Saputo's and Gabatoni's next time I have a stay in Springfield. Still working my way through so many great little Italian restaurants in Chicagoland.
Hahtoolah, in re your QOD:
"The thing about quotes found on the internet is you can not always confirm their validity." - Abraham Lincoln
:-)
DH likes White Castle sliders for a snack and a few years ago I found their recipe online and I’ve been using it ever since. I make 12 sliders at a time and put them in the freezer.
inside the Magic Castle.
TTP @ 11:51 I have no trouble telling you two gentlemen apart, but I do have trouble misreading comments too hastily and responding even more hastily. 🤣
I (and 302 others) just received a receipt from PayPal for a payment of $512.00 made by debit card. I don’t have a PayPal account nor do I use a debit card. I guess the scam happens if you call the so-called Resolution Desk number to ask about the so-called payment. What legitimate company would use a person’s name @ gmail.com as a company’s email address and more telling yet is the non-toll free number to call. I suppose at least one of the 303 recipients may take the bait. Sad.
Charlie Echo - Our air ship defense was a giant foxtrot uniform, no?
Jinx...kinda reminds me of the kid who flew the Cessna 172 from Germany to Red Square. Where is Frank Luke, the "balloon buster" when we need him?
Hahtoolah welcomes Mr. Gonzalez's XWD.
The BLACK-AND-WHITE theme is well developed. As might be expected, the most versatile single fill is MAGIC CASTLE, as either Black or White fits either part comfortably.
As usual for Tuesday, the illustrations are well chosen for the PZL.
My only demurral is with EGADS. I am familiar with EGAD, but I don't think I have ever actually heard it as a "plural."
~ OMK
___________
DR: Three diagnals, on the far side.
The main diagonal gives us an anagram (11 of 15) to remind us of the persistence of nonsensical art. Although the movement may have been biggest in the early 20th century, its spirit lives on!
I speak, of course, of the ...
"ETERNAL DADA"!
Dance seen ? Dance scene. D'oh !
Tante Nique, I liked the White Castle sliders for a while, but got so burned out on them. Long workdays, followed by house hunting and whatnot in the evenings when I first moved here. It was all too easy to pop in and get sliders on the weeknights. Too much of a good thing ? I should try them again. There's a White Castle just a few miles away. 66 of them in Chicagoland !
Irish Miss, I know you know. Just funnin' with ya.
The other day I spent a couple of hours on Amazon trying to find the exact filter replacement for my Dustbuster. Finally determined that there isn't one. About an hour after I ordered some ones that I could modify with a little silicon caulk, I got an email purportedly from Amazon:
"We have detected an unusual amount of activity on your Amazon account. Your account will be permanently suspended. You must login with your userid and password, and update your account, or you will be suspended."
It looked very official, with all of their logo's, the common fine print text that appears at the bottom of their emails and more.
I didn't fall for it. I checked the message source. It wasn't from Amazon. It was a relayed message from an ID in Switzerland (that was probably hacked). I hit the button to report it as spam. A couple of minutes later I got another one.
You have to be careful because in some cases they can make these things look so real.
I liked this puzzle, except for AMI and POL. As always, I enjoyed Hahtoolah's exposition and all your comments. Loved the cartoons about the copy machine and the cold Scots. Hand up for putting in FOUR while simultaneously thinking, "Naw. That can't be it. Too easy."
Re LENS, the new ones in my eyes are working out well.
Frankly, I pretty much can't stand NORAH O'Donnell. She nods her head while she reads the teleprompter, as if to HAMMER her every WORD into our BRAINS. To me, it's simply an affectation that goes right along with her broadcast's habit of sensationalizing everything. Just look at their use of un-needed adjectives such as "disastrous", "devastating", "embattled", "explosive", and the like. She tries to exude an air of seriousness, but it is obvious to me that she, or at least her approach, is shallow and supercilious. I personally find Lester Holt mostly avoids such theatrics. But the PBS Newshour (Judy Woodruff, Amna Nawaz, Hari Sreenivasan, et. al.) is the one I choose to watch.
Yes, I remember GENTLE Ben. I also remember ABE Vigoda.
Good wishes to you all.
Oh, I forgot to say how much I still enjoy Roy Orbison's BLACK AND WHITE Night concert.
Okay Hahtoolah, let's add a few MORE proper names to add to FAITH Hill, ARES, and MELBA- OLIVE, MAGIC Johnson, Irene CASTLE, FOR(r)EST Gump, Karen BLCAK, and Barry WHITE. GENTLE Ben was a bear; doesn't count. If you count OLIVE there are three women stacked in the NW corner. NORAH, OLIVE, & GELLAR (unknown). EDGAR Wright,
Sometime the puzzles fill in themselves with out looking at the clues. BLACK AND WHITE and MARKET SPACE were filled by perps with reading the clues.
'60 Minutes'- I haven't watched it since a few years before Andy Rooney died. All I remember about it was the 'gotcha' journalism.
Lucina- I remember Ben.
Ray-O-Sunshine- Butch Cassidy and Sundance went over a cliff and landed in water; and maybe they didn't get shot but the 100 Bolivian soldiers. Bobby Ewing mysteriously just showed up after he was supposedly dead.
👍
I originally thought Catcher in the Rye was a baseball novel
Why would it be banned?
Ray, after apparently going over the Richenbach Falls Doyle found a way to bring Sherlock back.
How about "Inter follower" for POL. Don't hear much about it these days
Another smooth Tuesday, enjoyed hahtoolah write-up as always
I think I too inked FOUR
WC
The Cirrus SR series of small, private airplanes come with a standard parachute system. As of a couple of years ago, these systems have been used 102 times and saved at least 207 lives. Saw one parked a couple of weeks ago at the Winter Haven airport. (There was also a neat twin-tail 1946 ERCO 415C "ERCOUPE" parked on the apron as well. I suspect that the original pilots may have worn chutes, but the airframe didn't have one.)
I liked today's BLACK AND WHITE theme. Thank you, Darryl!
I always enjoy your write-ups, Hahtoolah. Today was not different. I share your iPOD love and hate to think what would happen if mine broke. This is my 4th one so I know the day will come. I leave my phone at home when I run. It's too heavy. The iPOD is perfect.
I visited the MAGIC CASTLE about 20 years ago. I went with friends from work. We were able to go because we stayed at the hotel. A magician gave my friend an unpeeled orange and her wedding ring was inside of it. I know that's impossible but we could not figure out how he did it. She didn't even know her ring was missing.
My mother told me that in her day, The Grapes of Wrath was banned. What a beautiful, gritty story. Slippery slope indeed, but we also don't have to have an "anything goes" approach. Common sense and balance seem to be in short supply in these polarized days.
Busy day today. Solved the puzzle this morning but just got around to the review. Thanks Darryl for the FIR, and thanks Susan for the fun.
My favorite was of course:
23D MELBA. The great Australian soprano Nellie Melba appeared in an episode of Downtown Abbey played by the equally great New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa.
Gotta go.
Cheers,
Bill
Why am I craving Oreo cookies ever since I did this puzzle?
FIR, but it did take some effort, due to some early missteps. I too had FOUR before PEAT. I also see some Wite-Out in the SW corner, but I don’t remember what I was correcting there. The BLACKANDWHITE theme showed up fairly quickly, which then begat a couple of the theme fills.
Never have heard of a dance party’s being called a RAVE. Looked it up --- OK, if you say so.
Thanks, Darryl for your nice puzzle, and thanks Hahtoolah for your nice review.
Hi All!
Thank you Darryl for a fine Tuesday puzzle.
Thank you Hahtoolah for the always entertaining review.
WOs: Ah, yes -> EGADS; ITERATIVE
ESPs: GELLAR, NORAH, ANNA, EDGAR
Fav: ABE Vigoda - I loved watching Barny Miller with Pop.
As a fan of MAGIC, I knew the CASTLE. Thanks for the video, CED.
I can't say CLAW without thinking of Toy Story
YR - I hear Rec Room; my (CEO) Bro has one with ping-pong, darts, a TV, & stereo (with a turn-table!)
CED: I love the internet - videos for everything. I had to fix a neighbor's laptop and had no clue the steps to take it apart. Internet to the rescue! //and yes, I have all the tools shown in that clip on my soldering bench.
Charlie Echo & Jinx - the funnies thing I saw re: The Balloon was Kenan Thompson in SNL's Cold Open [FF 0:54]
TTP / IM - as part of our Cyber Security Awareness program, I phish our users. This month is a very official looking "Your W-4* is ready for download." One day in, and we've had 4 "clickers."
WC - I too thought Catcher in the Rye was about baseball and I kept waiting for Caulfield to grab his mitt :-)
Re banned-books: I like to patron the bookstores that have a separate section labeled "Banned Books" for the kids to buy.
That's enough from me at this hour. Cheers!, -T
*The intentional "Red Flag" for those paying attention *evil grin*
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