Hello Cornerites!
sumdaze here with Zachary David Levy's latest puzzle. The theme is Back to School!
All of the first parts of the themers can be added AFTER, i.e., at the back of the word SCHOOL to create an in-the-language phrase. Let's take a look:
17 Across. Swimming trunks worn by some surfers: BOARD SHORTS.
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| It's a tough job finding these pics for your edification, but I'm willing to make the sacrifice. |
37 Across. Guardian angel, e.g.: SPIRIT GUIDE.
49 Across. Salad vegetable that may be red, yellow, or green: BELL PEPPER. 
Now the reveal:
59 Across. Common time for homework, and where to find the starts of 17-, 26-, 37-, and 49-Across: AFTER SCHOOL.
Placing the red words AFTER the word SCHOOL, we find these familiar things:
SCHOOL BOARD
SCHOOL NIGHT
SCHOOL SPIRIT
SCHOOL BELL
Let's study the rest of the clues:
1. Blow a gasket: ERUPT. This phrase and "blow a fuse" are idioms that mean "to become very angry or upset. Likewise, someone can ERUPT in anger.
11. "That's a pretty low __": BAR. A 'low BAR' is another way of saying a 'low standard'.
14. Angled cut: BEVEL.
15. Love, in Italian: AMORE.
Moonstruck (1987)
Dean Martin sings. Cher and Nicolas Cage act. Good stuff!
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| EWE rang(e)? |
20. One playing hooky: TRUANT. an Easter Egg???
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| best ever excuse note ABC News story |
21. From stem to __: STERN. the whole enchilada
23. Country music's __ Brown Band: ZAC. Unfamiliar to me but I had ZA_ so filling in the "C" seemed like a solid guess at a name. official website
28. Cold-weather coat: ANORAK.
31. Cheek colorers: ROUGES. Perhaps it's a regional thing, but I think most people say "blush" now-a-days.
32. Old Delta rival: PAN AM. Here's a link to some old Pan American seaplane pics.
33. Sample: DEMO. My first car was a dealer DEMO. It had all the bells & whistles.
36. Lemons: DUDS. speaking of cars....
40. Telephone-on-the-web tech: VOIP. Voice Over Internet Protocol. a thorough explanation from the FCC
42. Muslim scholar: IMAM.
43. Gumption: NERVE.
46. Consume, as food: INGEST. First we INGEST then we digest. Afterwards, we might need a rest.
48. Make precious: ENDEAR.
53. Genetic material: DNA.
54. Pay increase: RAISE. Earning one requires gumption.
28. Cold-weather coat: ANORAK.
31. Cheek colorers: ROUGES. Perhaps it's a regional thing, but I think most people say "blush" now-a-days.
32. Old Delta rival: PAN AM. Here's a link to some old Pan American seaplane pics.
33. Sample: DEMO. My first car was a dealer DEMO. It had all the bells & whistles.
36. Lemons: DUDS. speaking of cars....
40. Telephone-on-the-web tech: VOIP. Voice Over Internet Protocol. a thorough explanation from the FCC
42. Muslim scholar: IMAM.
43. Gumption: NERVE.
46. Consume, as food: INGEST. First we INGEST then we digest. Afterwards, we might need a rest.
48. Make precious: ENDEAR.
53. Genetic material: DNA.
54. Pay increase: RAISE. Earning one requires gumption.
55. Mount where Noah landed: ARARAT. 
58. Citrus drink suffix: ADE.
64. La Brea __ Pits: TAR.
65. Inform against: RAT ON.
66. Delivery room helper: DOULA.
67. Calm part of a hurricane: EYE.
68. Scissors sounds: SNIPS.
I heard a Ted Talk about how the sound of scissor SNIPS when someone cuts your hair can trigger ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). Basically, you feel very relaxed and certain parts of your brain tingle -- like watching Bob Ross paint on TV. Here's the transcript.
69. Blubbers: CRIES.
Down:
1. Flow back: EBB.
2. __ Speedwagon: REO.
Keep on Loving You was released on REO Speedwagon's 1980 album, Hi Infidelity. It was their first single to break the top 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached the #1 spot in March 1981.
3. Charlottesville sch.: UVA. The University of Virginia
Designed by Thomas Jefferson, UVA with Monticello was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. UNESCO site
4. Jaunty: PERT.
5. Abbr. before a synopsis: TLDR. I know it means Too Long Didn't Read but I am confused as to why this would appear before a synopsis. How can one write a synopsis without reading it first? Any thoughts?
6. Persian faith that promotes spiritual unity: BAHÁ’Í. According to the Official Website of the Worldwide Bahá’í Community, the Bahá’í calendar consists of 19 months with 19 days in each month plus 4-5 intercalary days.
7. In the middle of: AMONG.
8. Word with due or true: NORTH. I like clues like this.
9. Installation object: ART. The term "installation ART" is used to describe large-scale, mixed-media constructions, often designed for a specific place or for a temporary period of time.
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| Example: Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View by Cornelia Parker, 1991, via Tate, London |
10. Not as much: LESS SO.
11. Under fire: BELEAGUERED. This was a challenging 11-letter fill, along with its symmetrical partner, 25D.
adjective
1.) in a very difficult situation.
"The board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation."
2.) (of a place) surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender; besieged.
"The board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation."
2.) (of a place) surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender; besieged.
"He led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city."
12. Bestowed, as a grant: AWARDED. The other day, some of us were commenting about xkcd. I said I had been trying to find a Randall Munroe comic to include in my review. I finally found one that fit:
13. Sign of irritation: REDNESS. Try some aloe.
18. Pocketed, as a pool ball: SUNK.
12. Bestowed, as a grant: AWARDED. The other day, some of us were commenting about xkcd. I said I had been trying to find a Randall Munroe comic to include in my review. I finally found one that fit:
18. Pocketed, as a pool ball: SUNK.
The Hustler
Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman (1961)
22. Landed hard: THUDDED. The clue is in past tense so we needed to use the past tense of THUD.
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| Kind of awkward... |
23. Hit with a laser: ZAP. Is that the technical term?
24. "Love, Victor" actress Ortiz: ANA.
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| Ana plays Victor's mom on Love, Victor (Hulu and Disney+). |
25. "The Godfather" right-hand man: CONSIGLIERE. If you knew this answer, you probably found the west side pretty easy. I did not.
Definition: a member of a Mafia family who serves as an adviser to the leader and resolves disputes within the family.
Robert Duvall played Tom Hagen, the Corleone family's CONSIGLIERE
in The Godfather (1972). James Caan is playing Sonny Corleone. (2 min.)
Both were nominated for (but did not win) an Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role for their performances in this movie.
27. Pants, slangily: TROU. short for "TROUsers"
29. Descends, as a rock wall: RAPPELS. Australian-style RAPPELling is going down face-first.
29. Descends, as a rock wall: RAPPELS. Australian-style RAPPELling is going down face-first.
30. "Who __ to judge?": AM I.
33. Low-lit: DIM.
34. "When will u b here?": ETA. textspeak
35. Studio whose films begin with a roaring lion: MGM.
38. Ceremonial event: RITE.
39. Roadside lodging: INN.
40. Text alert option: VIBRATE.
41. Like many multivitamins: ONE A DAY. as in dosage or ONE A DAY® brand name
44. Passenger transport: VAN.
45. Span of time: ERA.
47. Asparagus units: SPEARS.
48. __ on the side of caution: ERRS.
50. Punk icon Smith: PATTI. CSO to the L.A. Times Crossword Editor
51. Area before surgery, briefly: PRE-OP.
52. Works hard for: EARNS.
56. "Thunderstruck" rock band: AC🗲DC.
57. Recurring role for Chris Hemsworth: THOR. Chris is an Australian actor born 8/11/83. He has been in the news lately, talking about lifestyle changes he is making after finding out that he has a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's. Vanity Fair interview
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| These images are starting to feel gratuitous. |
Kristen Schaal was FANtastic as superfan Mel in Flight of the Concords (2007-2009).
If you are not familiar with the show, she is their only FAN and yet they are not nice to her.
(1:24 min.)
61. French "yes": OUI.
62. Nashville's Grand __ Opry: OLE.
63. __ Vegas Aces: LAS. The Aces were the 2022 WNBA champions. They were in the news last week because Tom Brady (ex-football player, no relation to the 70's TV family) became a minor owner of the team.
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I better hurry and post the grid before the SCHOOL BELL rings.
That's all for today. I look forward to reading your thoughts!
This puzzle created some difficulties, especially with the word “consigliere.” I take particular note of the crosses “Zac” (which I originally thought was “Zak” and especially “VOIP” which could have been anything. Another difficulty was “TLDR”but at least the perps were kind there. These problems made the puzzle seem a good deal harder than the standard Monday puzzle, but I got through it. FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteThursday come on a Monday this week. Wow. I did FIR, but it took me forever. Struggled to spell BELEAGUERED and CONSIGLIERE. Never heard of TLDR. DNK ANA, ZAC, or BAHAI, either. Or BOARDSHORTS. “Installation object” I tried to get APP to work, but perps said otherwise. Anyway, I found this to be a very challenging Monday, even though I did get the theme….but not until I’d completed the CW and went back and looked, so that was no help in solving. ZDL, you gave me a real mental workout. So much so I’m gonna go back to sleep. Sumdaze, excellent write-up, thanx.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteIt is Monday, right? Whew, this was an early-week struggle with those 11-letter unspellables. Tried RED NOSE at first, but DUDE as the answer for "Lemons" wasn't making the grade. Thanx, ZDL and Sumdaze.
PAN AM: Used to fly them frequently to the far east. I've still got a Pan Am plastic give-away comb. It was free then, and is probably worth at least a dime today.
VOIP: We had a VOIP home phone for several years. Germany was a local call, and dw talked with her mom daily. Now we have no home phone -- just a pair of obsolete IPhones.
STERN: That made me think of Quint in Jaws, "You get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing."
FIR, but erased trite for BANAL, tot for LAD and after dinner for AFTER SCHOOL. Knew VOIP, UVA and ZAC right off the bat. Guessed my Natick THOR x DOULA correctly.
ReplyDeleteThe first Zac Brown tune that comes to mind starts:
"I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand
Not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand
Life is good today, life is good today"
They have teamed up with Jimmy Buffett for a hit or two, and cover a lot of Jimmy's original songs.
RAT ON, or that crossword-favorite city in Florida, Boca RATON.
I wonder how long it will be for the Woke mob decides that UVA has to be closed, since it was established by their villain Thomas Jefferson.
DW and I have PCP appointments this morning. His office is very cooperative in scheduling us at the same time, as I have to be present for hers to answer any questions the doc may have, and she doesn't do well in waiting rooms.
Thanks to Sumdaze for the chuckles.
Jinx, thanks once again for not being political.
ReplyDeleteTook 4:18 for me to get notice of the school closure.
ReplyDeleteI had confidence in "consigliere," but less so of its spelling.
As usual, I didn't know today's actress (Ana) or her movie/show.
This had a little more crunch for a Monday- but I didn't even have to figure out CONSIGLIERE because I did the across answers first and then the downs - so it was filled in before I had to try to figure that one out
ReplyDeleteThere's a beautiful BAHAI temple in Evanston, IL
I like the word BELEAGURED - because it just sounds like the definition - but I don't like to feel that way!
When I went to India for a mission trip after college - PAN AM was still running and they had PAN AM flight 1 to go around the world west to east for true jet-setters and PAN AM flight 2 went around the world the other way. From San Francisco, I had the stops in New York, London, Frankfurt, and Bombay. I thought about going back by continuing to the Far East but had a friend I wanted to visit in London on the way back.
When we were getting our countertops in the kitchen, we had to decide whether the edges would be BEVELed or not.
Thanks SD for another amusing morning to start the week and Zachary for the puzzle!
FIR. Unfamiliar with Zac Brown Band, and never heard of a doula, but despite this, and with help from the perps, managed to ace this Monday puzzle.
ReplyDeleteJinx, do you know what NO POLITICS means? As for woke, you just go ahead and stay asleep. One of these days you will wake up and find your democracy gone.
ReplyDeleteA back-on-track Monday with a FIR. Thanks, Zachary, for a puzzle that was just right for me. Perps were helpful for the longer fill, especially CONSIGLIERE and BELEAGUERED. After it filled, I remembered we had TLDR before. And I was familiar with VOIP and ZAC. Still, many answers were not my first thought which makes puzzles more fun for me and reminds me of vocabulary not used lately, like ROUGES.
ReplyDeleteThanks, sumdaze, for your cheerful review and additional information. We have done RAPPELS but not in the style of the Australian! Different needs.
Hope everyone has a productive day!
Wednesday like, not a romp, but fun and not difficult.
ReplyDelete---EAG----- suggested BELEAGURED. -ONS-G----- suggested consigliere, but I needed the other perps for spelling. Consiglieres are needed by mob dons and some pols. I knew DOULA right off, but needed to check the spelling. Interesting words.
I don't exactly find the snipping of my hair relaxing, but the shampoo and scalp rub? AAAH!
When I was a waitress in the late 50's the cooks zapped food in a RADARANGE. These early microwaves were not available for home use until the 1970's.
I have seen the beautiful Bahai temple in Evanston.
ZAC, THOR and TLDR needed all perps. Now, I realize I have seen TLDR here before. I will soon forget it.
ReplyDeleteWoke has been co-opted to tar all of us with the same brush, calling everything not agreed with woke. Most of the woke do not endorse the extremist views. Read the letters to the editor in today's NYT. Interesting.
True dialog and tolerance are absent on all sides. Middle right and middle left seem not to be heard and our numbers seem to be shrinking.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI had no trouble whatsoever with the solve, but this was definitely a few notches above the typical Monday difficulty level. That is not a complaint, just an observation that Patti is tinkering with the progression formula we’ve been used to seeing. I always appreciate a well-hidden theme, especially in an early week puzzle, and today’s reveal was a complete surprise. Interestingly, there were at least 25 three letter words, but the long fill of Consigliere, Beleaguered, Vibrates, Redness, One A Day, Awarded, etc., lessened their impression.
Thanks, Zachary, for a fun solve and thanks, sumdaze, for a great synopsis and for the several interesting and entertaining videos, especially Moonstruck, one of my favorite movies. Who ever would have thought that Cher and Nicolas Cage would have such dynamic chemistry on screen, considering the 18 year age differential? I also enjoyed seeing the late James Caan in his peak performing years. He was excellent in Misery, also.
Have a great day.
Good Morning! What a nice way to start the week! Thanks, Zachary, for giving us a fine puzzle.
ReplyDeleteLoved the theme but didn’t get until sumdaze gave the reveal. Thanks, sumdaze. I skimmed through your recap because I have a repairman arriving soon but will go back to read every word because you give us such fun and informative writeups! Don’t want to miss it!
I inched my way through the NE because I so wanted 11A to be “blow” and took me a while to get to BAR, then had to wait for kid or LAD.
Two ESPs: TLDR. We’ve had it before, but it didn’t stick with me. Then VOIP. I’m familiar with the term but didn’t know what it was.
Robert Duvall is one of my favorite actors and has made some terrific movies. Open Range and Secondhand Lions come to mind, along, of course, his role as CONSIGLIORE in the Godfather movies. Loved that fill at 25D!
OOPS, CONSIGLIERE. I spelled it right in the puzzle (perp: ADE), but not in my comment...
ReplyDeleteThanks ZAC, thanks PATTI, and thanks sumdaze. Got the FIR and got the theme. How come the constructor and the editor got CSOs but you didn't? By the authority vested me as a solver of this puzzle, I hereby grant you a CSO for SCHOOLING us in the nuances of said puzzle.
ReplyDeleteJust a few favs today -- we're on the way to the cleaners to pick up our old Camry with a new (outrageously expensive) 12 volt battery --
17A BOARD SHORTS. Yeah, sure Renee, it must be hard!
26A NIGHT SHADE. These veggies are also related to the flowering plant Deadly Nightshade, which contains bella donna (Italian for "beautiful woman"), aka atropine. Smaller doses of it can result in hallucinations and was thought to be used by witches to give themselves the sensation of flying and for casting spells on others. Higher dozes can be fatal.
57A THOR. Methinks the lady doth protest too much!
TTYL.
Cheers,
Bill
Doable but, the 2 abbreviated answers threw me TLDR & VOIP.
ReplyDeleteYour apt description of Thudded as awkward was my description also. Didn't know the names but they filled easily.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteWEES - oddly difficult Monday puzzle but ultimately doable with a WAG [ZAC, ANA, spelling CONSIGLIERE - (you mean fixer)] so thanks ZAChary and PATTI.
And, sumdaze. Wow! What an expo. A little Peanuts, xkcd, and a wonderful story about The Boss.
//If I sent you pictures of my shirtless Bros, you could suffer a bit more. Army (RET) Bro isn't married ;-)
WO: UNC -> UVA
ESPs: ZAC, ANA, spelling the fixer's title.
Fav: TRUANT - you know, sometimes you can learn more by skipping SCHOOL. //I missed a lot of class hanging with future DW - she was smart!
I also liked TL;DR. A blog buddy said I posted this a while back:
9 years ago, I walked in the Directors' meeting and Boss-man (VP IT) said, "-T has only been here a week and he taught me something we could all use. Has anyone ever heard of TL;DR? It was at the top of his status report and he told me 'Too Long; Didn't Read / Executive Summary'."
YR - I hope you soon don't forget it ;-)
PAN-AM: DW's aunt was a flight attendant for years on PanAm - back in the glory days of flying. Boy does she have stories. She was on Nixon's flight to China and still keeps in touch with many dignitaries. If she allows, I'll post a pic or two.
Oh!, and she met Frank Abagnale.
//Over dinner at her house (wonderful Carbonara!), I was talking about Frank's Google Talk [1h] and she jumped from the table and grabbed a photo from her desk. "I just found this as I was sorting through old pictures." It was her and Frank!
Inanehiker - what, wha? Missionary in India. Do tell.
Gotta run. Cheers, -T
Musings
ReplyDelete-Some very nice spice added for my Cheerios. TLDR and DOULA?
-Indiana U basketball coach Bobby Knight: You knew he would ERUPT at some time
-I knew BELEAGURED immediately but had to pause to get vowels correctly placed. Stepbrother Tom, the CONSIGLIERIE, went quietly.
-Hustler: I have a boy named Eddie at school and call him “Fast Eddie”.
-In Big Bang Theory, Sheldon says buying vitamins is paying for expensive urine.
-Nice job, Renee!
For me, TLDR doesn't compute. If a book is interesting enough I can read very long books. I started a 600 page book last week. It was very interesting at first, but half way through the author was making the same points over and over. I get it! I get it! Even though other parts were interesting I opted out.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's TBDF. Too boring, didn't finish. Same thing with boring long memos. Too bad we can't use TBDF for inane meetings.
As a parent, ZAC was quite STERN.
ReplyDeleteCorporal punishment was needed to learn.
Kids couldn't savor
Misbehavior,
With love he would paddle their STERN.
On ARARAT did Noah land,
Animals from there did fan.
Noah did travel
With bird and mammal
(Though dolphins did not like his plan).
{B+, B+.}
ReplyDeleteDW had her aortic valve (TAVR) replacement and Pacemaker implanted...good for 10 years or 50,000 miles. Thanks for all the good wishes...she is staying a week or so with her sister in Rochester to rest up. Our special daughter can occasionally be a handful and came back home with me. Told DW to enjoy the R&R but don't get used to it..😉
ReplyDeleteTypical Monday challenge. The theme was catchier than the usual Monday, one inkover: rapells/RAPPELS (I never get that right, shoulda perpwaited.) VOIP? C'mon 🙄
Not a "pretty low blow"...(When Snow White partied with the dwarves at their favorite tavern first thing she said was, "That's a pretty low BAR" )
sank? nope.. "have SUNK". It's specifically a male youngster, LAD, not tot.
When I was a tot..Dad would take me to see Saturday movie cartoons. I'd wait in the theater lobby until he'd come out and say "you can come in now, the lion is done roaring" 😨
OUI, unless you're answering a negatively posed question, (Aren't you going to work today?) in the affirmative...then it's Si
NIGHTSHADE is an kynuva oxymoron
Have only seen TROU used with that phrase to express "lunar exposure" 😆 (not shown in the cartoon)..."drop TROU"
Don't let Mr. Pacino in....BANAL
Not letting Forrest in...GUMPTION
Fallen battle comrade...AWARDED
Twas a joke, done____ INGEST
Venue deluged with sports teams....BELEAGUERED
Sumdaze, next time seek permission. You should have asked before posting those pictures of me with the surfboard and dressed up like THOR, (I hated that silly wig) 😄
Unfortunately DNF. The NW got me. I should have gotten TLDR because we had it before and A-t had explained it, but it is so foreign to my experience I can’t seem to remember it. BOARD SHORT didn’t come because I’ve never heard that term.
ReplyDeleteI too once visited a beautiful BAHAI temple, I think it was somewhere in Wyoming. I was greeted by a very nice woman who gave me a tour.
Did Zachary know his name, sorta, was in his puzzle? LOL.
So except for the NW, I had no problems with this not quite Monday like CW.
Sumdaze provided us with a nice recap.
Several unknowns, but the perpage was kind...
ReplyDeleteThe MGM Lion story starts out innocent enough, but then gets ugly...
I remember how after school felt...
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone about the Wednesday/ThursdayISHNESS of today's puzzle, but it was ultimately doable with perps and a couple of SWAGs.
I tried BIAS and SLASH before BEVEL. WAILS before CRIES. PARKAS before ANORAK. And I mistakenly read Charlottesville as Charleston, so I had the school wrong for a while.
Have a great day everyone.
Thought I was in big trouble while moving across the grid. Nothing happening! Then I started down. Whew! Saved by the perps! FIR, and got the theme, too. DNK VOIP, DOULA, and I thought THUDDED was a little iffy. WiteOut needed at afterDINNER/SUPPER/SCHOOL. Great review Sumdaze! I would have clued TLDR as INSTEAD of synopsis rather than BEFORE.
ReplyDeleteGot the AFTER SCHOOL theme and answers. Those proper name fills totally unknown. ZAK is also a name. WAG to FIR.
ReplyDeletesumdaze Since you asked about TLDR. First, it is usually written TL;DR. It is often written by someone who has written a long piece on a blog. They know that most people won't read the whole thing. So... They write TL;DR and follow that with a brief synopsis of the full piece that follows below. Does that make sense?
Here my DW Merlie posed with her ART INSTALLATION at our recent Orchid Show.
From Yesterday:
Tante Nique, Charlie Echo, CanadianEh, Darren Thanks for the kind words about my CAR PARTS diagram. I am in awe of the complexity of such a construction. I would have totally missed it without CC pointing it out.
Big problem with VOIP, TLDR and had trouble spelling CONSIGLIERE even though I knew it immediately. Also without thinking, spelled rapells instead of RAPPELS. Never heard of BOARD SHORTS. Got the theme early because I did the puzzle from the bottom up. (left-handed logic?).
ReplyDeleteAnonT - I just have to ask. Did DW’s aunt know a pilot on the China flight with the last name Morgan?
Busker Gary - I had a cat that the vet file listed him as “Fast Eddie” because he could escape and run around the room when it was time for a shot.
Enjoyed the write-up! Have a good day, all!
JJB. I agree with most everybody’s comments about a Thursday cw on Monday. Nevertheless, it was certainly doable. It would be nice however, if we still had some weekly rhythm to the puzzles ie. progressively tougher as in the past. Helps one plan one’s time. Still too many obscure names and initials even if they do get filled in by the perps. My complaints for the day from soggy CA.
ReplyDeleteBill, you got taken to the cleaners to get your new battery? I thought you were going to the Toyota stealership.
ReplyDeletePicard@11:29. Thank you for the help with TL;DR!
ReplyDeleteRosE@9:02. I am trying to think of a way to tell you how much I appreciate your compliment but nothing seems equal to your kindness. Thank you!
Anon-T@9:51. Cool story about your aunt-in-law! I read Frank Abagnale's fascinating book when it came out so I was very excited to see the movie. Unfortunately, IMHO, it was one of those movies that just did not do the book justice. If anyone saw "Catch Me If You Can" and thought, "meh", you might try the book.
Another IMHO... Even though THUDDED is legit, the "UD" in THUD might make it feel like it is already past tense. English speakers might unconsciously account for that by saying, "went 'thud'". I chalk it up to being a quirk of listening and speaking versus writing.
Would you say, "He is not tot, he is a lad." Or, he is not a person, he is a man"?
ReplyDeleteRay, healing thoughts go out your DW.
I became acquainted with board shorts in novels about the seaside. I looked it up and found they are sold in many places. Here is what they are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardshorts
Vocabulary.com has these examples.
Percy turned as an arrow thudded into her forehead.
And yet still, as he stole close, his heart pounded in his chest and the blood thudded in his ears like beach drums.
I was confused by the rage that thudded into my stomach like a fist.
A chunk of cement thudded on the street not far away.
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So maybe it is not Kosher, but I hear and read it regularly.
Yellow rocks @8:21- My uncle had an Amana RadarRange in the '60s. First one I ever saw. He was the "Early Adapter" of the family. He also had the first color TV, and the first TV remote control I ever saw. It was connected to the set with a long cable, and pushing a button caused a motor to turn the channel selector with a "clunk, clunk, clunk" sound. Really cool hi-tech!
ReplyDeleteYR@12:28. Great examples for THUDDED!
ReplyDeleteJinx @12:17 PM I didn't take it to Toyota. They would charged even more than my local mechanic. About 10 years ago I replaced the battery myself with one that I bought for about $200 from a guy in California who was doing it as a side-hustle. There are no after-market replacements from anybody but Toyota these days, which is where my mechanic got it.
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ReplyDeleteTHUD!
"Kowabunga"! (Var: cowabunga, kowabonga)
If yer over 3 score and 10 ...Who doesn't remember..
Chief Thunderthud
😊
RAY-O: Don' forget Princess Summerfall Winterspring and the Flub-A-Dub!
ReplyDeleteHola!
ReplyDeleteI actually finished the puzzle before I left for my Monday volunteering at church. However, I did not take time to analyze it. Thank you, sumdaze for that.
AMORE always makes me think of Dino, aka, Dean Martin. "That's AMORE."
ART seems oddly clued.
I've never heard of LAS VEGAS ACES but what else would precede Vegas?
Clever of Zachary David Levy to include his name in the puzzle. ZAC.
Despite the plethora of three letter fill, the puzzle was meaty and substantive. On the whole, I liked it.
I hope you are all enjoying your Monday heading towards the end of March!
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ReplyDeleteTHAD is the past tense of THUD. Usage: When she birthed, THAD went thud on the floor.
No one has, so I must Alice Cooper. SCHOOLs OUT.
//hold your ears WC.
Those are beautiful orchids, Picard.
Jinx - SoftO copied inanehiker almost to a T. My money is on a ChatGPT or a lazy dropout.
Parsan - No idea but next time I talk to AuntS, I'll ask. //BTW, you can't say ant, it's Boston awnt with her.
Lucina: a) yes, what else can come b/f Vegas? b) Patti slipped WNBA ACES into the puzzle a few weeks ago. (TTP can find cite faster that I)
Sumdaze - what's even more funny is, when I told Awnt's S story to Pop, he knew of Frank right away having met him! Frank was at a corp. conf. in Indiana where he (Frank) talked about kiting checks and how retailers should be on the lookout.
CharlieEcho - I cannot recall the 60's movie that I saw but I noticed the Clicker in some rich guy's house. This was when I was still Pop's clicker on the UHF.
// Your uncle must have been loaded to have all those cool toys.
I've asked this before with no response, so here's hoping... Anyone on chess[.]com? Wanna play?
//Office mates & I have 3 games going to fill extra seconds that sometimes come by.
Cheers, -T
Another solid Monday XWD, this from Mr. Levy, not as EZ PZ as they used to be!
ReplyDeleteWe needed to chew on something to start the week, and now we have it!
~ OMK
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DR: One diagonal, far side.
Its anagram (11 of 15) tells of that vile creature who must have a very high quota for his daily output.
I speak of a ...
"SLEW SPAMMER"!
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we have the option of trading a letter, and maybe ending up with a friendlier inundator (perhaps one who will send out some decent recipes?), a ...
"STEW SPAMMER"!
-T@2:58. Just curious, is Thad the dad or the birthee?
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Hi Y'all! Thanks, Zac, for a fun challenge! Thanks, Sumdaze, for more after school fun.
ReplyDeleteLast to fill: CONSIGLIERE. Never saw the movie so new word for me.
Ray-O: Best wishes for your DW's speedy recovery.
Picard: liked the photo of your lovely Merlie and her lovely paintings.
I liked this puzzle. I got some pleasure from solving it. I also got pleasure from reading sumdaze's write-up.
ReplyDeleteROUGE went in, came out when I thought 10 down was LESSEN, then went back in again when I solved NIGHTSHADE, causing LESSEN to become LESSSO.
TRITE became BANAL and MITER became BEVEL after I realized my misspelled RIO was actually REO.
Hand up for not having heard of the term BOARD SHORTS. That didn't prevent me from eventually solving it, though.
I used to sorta have a crush on ANA Ortiz when she was on the TV show "Ugly Betty" as Betty's sister.
Our grandson, who, as an employee of Silicon Valley Bank, was upset and uncertain about keeping his job, is feeling much better now that he has been informed his job, which he loves, is secure.
Good wishes to you all.
Oh, I forgot to say, in reference to waseeley's expensive battery replacement, that the 12-volt battery in our 2007 Camry hybrid died a few years ago and the replacement cost us in the neighborhood of $550. I keep telling DW that we need to get serious about getting a new car before the extremely expensive "traction battery" dies, but she keeps balking.
ReplyDeleteJayce @4:17 PM Our traction battery died when the car was about 10 years old. We couldn't afford a new car at the time and had it towed to to Toyota to get a new one. I don't think the dealer planned on that happening, as it took them about a month to install a new one. They must have flown a mechanic in from Japan 🙂. It cost about 5K, but the car is still tickin'
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ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful news for your grandson and I'm sure for all the bank's customers. Originally the news on that was really dark.
Speaking of batteries, my good friend Kathy, drives a Prius which requires a periodic change of battery. The last one cost $3,000.00 and I can't recall how long ago that was. I believe, though, it's the only one she has had to change since owning that car which is now about ten years old.
Picard:
ReplyDeleteI forgot to say, your wife always looks beautiful in photos and her paintings look good, too. Is that her hobby and how long has she been painting?
My late DH started painting after watching Bob Ross on TV and he got really good. His daughters took them all and I was left with one which I love. it's a bullfighter.
sumdaze You are most welcome. I am in awe of the work that you and some of the other bloggers put in to create your reviews. Very educational and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteAnonT, PK, Lucina Thank you for the kind words about Merlie and her art and thank you for your question, Lucina. She is completely self-taught, apparently just in recent years. It started as a hobby, but I have been encouraging her to make it more of a career.
She has entered several shows recently. Not easy to get in. The judges are very quirky and conservative. She had a much more interesting entry to the Orchid Show that was rejected. Merlie's best art is a bit edgy and humorous. Kind of like her.
Here was a recent show piece of hers at the Santa Barbara main library on display all last month.
My good friends Petr and Marketa were visiting from Prague with their daughters. The girls were delighted to hold my Australian treefrogs. Merlie painted this photo-realistic image from one of my photos.
From Earlier:
PK Way cool you had such a rewarding birthday celebration with a deeper connection to your family.
Charlie Echo Way cool you got to see every generation of the Blue Angels.
Sumdaze @3:54 - ok, that image you planted in my head is really funny.
ReplyDeleteJayce - Didn't you at least skate-BOARD as a kid? Vans & BoardShorts were the jam :-)
Good news out of SVB; I know it's a slippery-slope, but... I think Yellen called it right.
I warned DW when she wanted the Ford Escape Hybrid - we won't be able to afford the batteries when the time comes. Dang thing lasted 11 years before Youngest totaled it and I had to eat crow.
Cheers, -T
Picard @5:30pm: Thanks, but I missed the first four Blue Angels generations. F6F Hellcat, F8f Bearcat, (both prop-driven) and the early jets, Panther and Cougar. Merlies frog is stunning. Abstract art leaves me cold, but I am in awe of talent like hers.
ReplyDeletePicard @5:30 PM Merlie's paintings are very impressive. I hope to see more INSTALLATIONS in the future.
ReplyDeletePicard @ 5:30 PM, I agree with waseeley, Merlie's paintings are impressive, and I'm so glad you are encouraging her. She's a natural talent to paint so well after a short time, meina Güte!
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ReplyDeleteThat is really good detail on the painting. It's good you are encouraging her.