Themeless Saturday by C.C. Burnikel
Our beloved blogmistress (and very pretty honorary Cornhusker) has another Saturday challenge for us. I had one bad cell in the same location as last week. 8 Across and 8 Down cost me a "got 'er done". My vowel coin flip came up wrong.
1. Green edges: FRINGES - C.C. had to steer this golfer away from green dress fringes to golf green FRINGES.
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| Can you see the ball on the FRINGE? |
8. Art form also known as "kado," or "way of flowers": IKEBANA.
15. African country whose flag is similar to Old Glory: LIBERIA.
16. Sheep from Spain: MERINOS - I guessed correctly on the M
17. Get better with time: AGE WELL.
18. Wall Street figure: ANALYST - The ones on TV can really get it wrong!
19. Soft touches: PATS.
20. Victoria Arlen's cable channel: ESPN.
20. Victoria Arlen's cable channel: ESPN.
22. "Les Misérables" escape route: SEWER.
23. Close: NEAR.
24. 2020 NL batting champion Juan: SOTO - In the Covid year where he played only 47 games.
25. Largest moon of Saturn: TITAN.
28. Is behind, perhaps: OWES.
32. "This Is Us" Emmy winner __ Cephas Jones: RON.
33. Bar mixer: TONIC.
34. Minute: SMALL.
35. Cold case evidence: DNA.
36. "Big congrats!": I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU - This was my first long fill that helped unlock the puzzle
39. Pin cushion?: MAT.
40. Ingredient in some crusts: OREOS.
41. Part of the inn crowd: GUEST 😀
42. "What's ur __?": ETA - Police code, "What's your 10-77?"
43. Brief periods: SECS.
44. Lipstick type: MATTE.
45. Policy maven: WONK - My granddaughter just accepted a big time job in D.C. where she will be well on her way to using her love of being a WONK.
47. Close (to): AKIN.
49. Destination for the last flight?: ATTIC - 😀 and 58. Place for playthings: TOY ROOM - Here the last flight of stairs end up in the ATTIC TOY ROOM.
47. Close (to): AKIN.
49. Destination for the last flight?: ATTIC - 😀 and 58. Place for playthings: TOY ROOM - Here the last flight of stairs end up in the ATTIC TOY ROOM.
51. Knock harshly: SLAM.
52. X6 and i4 cars: BMWS - Here's an X6
52. X6 and i4 cars: BMWS - Here's an X6
56. Seedy place: RAT TRAP.
60. Record in advance: PRE-TAPE - These days, I am recording the old Perry Mason shows from the 50's and 60's that feature some of the most beautiful cars ever made.
61. Emphatic denial: I SAID NO - No means no!
62. Hold a grudge: STAY MAD.
63. Old money neighborhood in "The Great Gatsby": EAST EGG.
Down:
1. Wing it?: FLAP - 😀
2. Birthplace of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mikhail Tal: RIGA - Ballet and Chess masters were born in Latvia
3. Skeptical reply: I BET.
4. Paper product?: NEWS - I still get some NEWS from the Omaha World Herald after I do the cwd
5. Test for some srs.: GRE.
6. Collins who was the first woman Space Shuttle commander: EILEEN and 14. Space Shuttle commander, e.g.: ASTRONAUT.
7. __ verde: SALSA - Even I know verde is Spanish for green.
8. "Ms. Marvel" star Vellani: IMAN.
9. Mental perception: KEN - Knowledge of the woman above is beyond my KEN
ken
- one's range of knowledge or sight."such determination is beyond my ken"
10. Significant stretches: ERAS.
11. Gymnast named Time's Athlete of the Year in 2021: BILES - Her TRIPLE DOUBLE was featured in Monday's puzzle
12. Request for an update: ANY WORD YET.
13. Like the traditional Maori greeting known as the Hongi: NOSE TO NOSE - With then Prince Charles
21. Senior's big ask: PROMPOSAL - Portmanteau of PROM and PORPOSAL
23. Chips on the table: NACHOS and 46. Chips on the table: KITTY - 😀
25. Tangy pastry: TOMATO TART.
26. Quick beverage: INSTANT TEA - I can't imagine C.C. drinking this 😒
27. Nico Márquez, to Dora the Explorer: TIO - Can you find Uncle Nico?
29. Routes: WAYS.
30. Jon Favreau holiday film: ELF - Good luck finding Jon's name
31. Commercial line: SLOGAN.
33. Sci-fi anomalies: TIME WARPS - Is that how Marty McFly made it Back To The Future? 😀
34. Contractor's detail, briefly: SPEC.
37. Amount to: ARE.
38. Tire track: RUT - They can cause great damage on a golf course
44. Bottomless brunch drink, often: MIMOSA.
48. Journalist Couric: KATIE.
50. Quick study?: CRAM.
51. Apt rhyme of "fled": SPED.
52. Many a theatre attendee: BRIT. - "theatre"
53. Gamer's choice: MODE - The USA Today Puzzle allows to you to choose between Casual or Expert MODE
55. Hazy stuff: SMOG.
57. "I Still Believe" actor KJ __: APA.
59. "Love it!": YAS.
EILEEN COLLINS was an ASTRONAUT,
ReplyDeleteFlew in space where air was naught.
In the Shuttle,
G's were subtle;
And the views were greatly sought!
The NACHOS were a real treat,
The SALSA VERDE dip was neat.
When the KITTY
Nibbled a bit, he
Was SLAMMED clear off his feet!
As usual, a Saturday “toughie.” Like Gary, I had no idea about “Iman” and first thought, with only the “n” in place, that the answer might be “Gwen.” And I thought “mental perception “ would be “ESP.” So at first that particular area was a mess. However, the answer “Ikebana” eventually dawned on me. Also, I had a hard time giving up “East End” for the “affluent area” but I finally did. On the other hand, again like Gary, the phrase “I’m so happy for you “ came quickly, and that helped with the solution of the puzzle. Anyway, when all was said and done, I ended up FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteI stumbled a bunch in the NW, but the rest was (mostly) smooth sailing. FLAP crossing FAIRWAY? FLAP x LESOTHO for the country, with “IS IT?” at 3D? Then I got SALSA and tried ERITREA, until I figured out LIBERIA. If I had known (I’m a non-American) that “Old Glory” is essentially the US flag, I might’ve figured out LIBERIA pretty quickly, as I knew its flag.
ReplyDeleteEAST EGG was ESP. It felt more like a made-up answer in a “drop ER” crossword theme.
I knew IKEBANA and didn’t notice the Natick potential with IKEBANA x IMAN. I probably would’ve gone with ESPY x “I MAY” instead of ESPN x IMAN.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteThings were going swimmingly, until d-o drowned in Lake Huron. I can agree with most of what Subgenius wrote...except for the "FIR" part. Guessed an O at the cross of IKEBANA and IMAN. Bzzzzzzt! Thanks for playing. Enjoy the ceramic Dalmatian. Embarrassed that "X6 and I4" wasn't immediately obvious -- I own an X3. D'oh. 'Twasn't my finest hour. Thanx, C.C. and Husker.
Like d-o, things were going swimmingly for me until I got down to six final clues in the northeast part of the grid. At that point I hit the proverbial brick wall. I had to call upon the red strike throughs to get it done. Now I’ve got to get moving. Aunt Olive isn’t going to bury herself…I hope they have deviled eggs at the reception.
ReplyDeleteOne box Wilbur strikes again. I successfully guessed the I in IMAN but after inking esp went to zEN. The art form was a complete UNK. FIW
ReplyDeleteMy big problem was NW; all blank. I took my CBD smart pill and at midnight went online. Miraculously I came up with LIBERIA and tiera became SALSA. Tierra Verde (extra R) is in St Petersburg
CC = Doable, so I was determined to persevere. It certainly seemed Saturday level; very little LHF
1A. There's an Apron and a FRINGE around the green. The first can be putted from
There's a type of Wall St ANALYST that begins with A. It's a complex number cruncher. It'll come to me
I perped ESPN and watch it all the time but don't know Victoria. ESPN talks pro football 365 days
I saw "pin" and thought of Boomer. And there is a pin cushion but no name for it
Taxi code: What's your 20?
I owned a BMW X5. Tres cher. BMW service doesn't like to deal with maintenance warranty
GRE/sat;MODE/side
Breakfast Station features a bogo on MIMOSAS often. I suppose there's a virgin one(as well as turkey Reubens)
KATIE was rare LHF. We had ARE and OWE meaning essentially the same. CC is good at this kind of Anglo nuance
When I taught in Boston I had a Chen(A's) and a WONG(B's)
Behavior? A+
YAS???
WC
Arbitrage(er). Wouldn't fit. "What Is Arbitrage?
DeleteArbitrage describes the act of buying a security in one market and simultaneously selling it in another market at a higher price, thereby enabling investors to profit from the temporary difference in cost per share"(Investopefia)
Firstly, C.C. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU. Secondly, I can't believe I FIR because I thought I didn't figure out the SE. I had to change YES for I SAID NO to work and EAST END to EAST EGG (unknown) for WONG (unknown) and SMOG to work. Never heard of YAS for yes; only in German. YAS and EGG just looked wrong. Anyway I managed to FIR in spite of myself,
ReplyDeleteLots of unknowns today. IKEBANA, Victoria Arlen, Juan SOTO, RON Cephas Jones, IMAN Vellani (above my KEN too), NOSE TO NOSE, PROMPOSAL, Nico Marquez, Jon Favreau, K.J. APA.
TOMATO TART- new to me and sounds disgusting, a perfect complement for some disgusting Crystal Light INSTANT TEA. "Tomato tart" sounds like a description you mother would use to describe an Italian woman she didn't like.
AGE WELL- we all think we will- until things start to break down, getting maladies, start taking a lot of medicine, and using canes and wheelchairs.
Took 10:50 today, which is among my fastest Saturday times lately.
ReplyDeleteHad to guess the "I" in Ikebana (never heard that) and the "Ms. Marvel" "star" Vellani. Fortunately, the "k" was not quite beyond my ken.
As the others said, East Egg just didn't seem right.
I dislike "yas" for "Love it", and I didn't know actor KJ APA or his movie/show (see also, Vellani, supra) nor the ESPN personality.
Tomato tart? No thank you.
This was tough but I finally figured it out. Yes for yas hung me up for a bit but then I remembered my Gatsby knowledge!
ReplyDeleteFIW. I had zen at 9D instead of ken. And since I'd never heard of the art form, the Z looked fine in there. Other than that, I had no trouble with the solve.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteI can’t think of a better way to start the day than solving a CC puzzle and then having it reviewed by HG. To me, this is what a Saturday puzzle should be: Challenging, but doable, outstanding cluing, lively and diverse fill, minimal three later words, and a clean grid, all leading to a truly satisfying solve. I believe I finished in 24+ which is faster than I expected while encountering several unknowns: Ikebana, Titan, Iman, Wong, and Apa, but the perps eventually kicked in and I got my Tada! My only w/o was Jags/BMWs, due to zero knowledge of car makes and models.
CC’s trademark playfulness with phrases was on full display today with: I’m So Happy For You, I Said No, and Any Word Yet. These gems were further enhanced by the abundance of long, strong entries including, Nose To Nose, Time Warps, Tomato Tart, Promposal, and Astronaut. I also liked the clecho clues for Chips. I’m more familiar with Play Room, but I can see Toy Room as an alternative. To me, there was a Silkie-vibe today, high praise indeed to CC.
Thanks, CC, for a super Saturday stumper and thanks, HG, for being the perfect Sherpa for our Blog Mistress. I enjoyed all of the bight, colorful graphics but my favorite was the Buddha quote.
Anonymous @ 6:18 ~ I mean no irreverence, but your last two sentences struck me as laugh out loud funny!
We broke another record yesterday with another 89 degrees. But good old Mother Nature has a few tricks up her sleeve for next week’s temps, i.e, a return to the 50’s. Ain’t Spring in the Northeast grand?
Have a good day.
Sorry,
ReplyDeleteGot up late, and it may be hours before I get to this Saturday stumper.
I just reread last nights late comments, and had to post:
Them! With James Arness, (aka the sheriff) Edmund Gywnne (Santa) Fess Parker (Daniel Boone) and several others you may recognize...
Sorry, Bright, not Bight. Oddly, Autocorrect likes Bight
ReplyDeleteDNF, my Saturday tradition. I filled 59, all correctly; both better than my average. I just couldn't remember Simone's last name, even though she spent a lot of time in Tidewater.
ReplyDeleteProbably should have gotten nose-to-nose. Could have also had "Then cheek to cheek and jaw to jaw
We sipped that [MIMOSA] through a straw." OK, where were the unlimited MIMOSA brunches before I gave up alcohol? (I remember when a fancy hotel's restaurant in downtown LA offered a gormet brunch with unlimited Dom Pérignon for under $100. That was the same price as two standby round-trips to Vegas, which kept me too broke to go to a $100 brunch.)
Nice puzzle from CC, and a fun review from Gary.
We just had Simone Biles and her TRIPLE DOUBLE recently.
ReplyDeleteCC could have clued "Stars and Stripes" vs Old Hlory but apparently LIBERIA only has the one star.
I see I had company on zEN(KS)
WC
Very sussable, if you had the red letters on like me...
ReplyDeleteThere were only 2 or 3 places where even "whack a vowel" wasn't working. (Yas?j
Learning moment: promposal
It was somewhere on my way to the blog for an explanation, that parsing and a V8 can revealed this Portmanteau.
Irish Miss,
Thank you for pointing out Anonymous @ 6:18, I somehow missed it and went back to reread.
Now I simply must know more about Aunt Olive, and if they had tomato tart at the reception...
I must confess DNF. I just could not make the SE work. I never let go of EAST end and I wanted I SAID NO but I couldn’t accept YAS.
ReplyDeleteLots of unknowns but also some really clever clues. Those little OREOS find their way into everything.
I make TOMATO TARTS, but they’re not tangy.
This was a tough puzzle for me. Started out with FLIT for 1D and tApS for 15A. Didn't get any traction til I worked my way up from IMSOHAPPY FOR YOU
ReplyDeleteSorry for the split, see below.
DeleteFIW. Close, but no cigar. Like many others, I died on the hill of 8 down. Oman/okebana sounded just fine to me. PROMPOSAL sounded a little strange, but perped. Good, crunchy, Saturday outing. As Maxwell Smart would say, "missed it by THAT much!"
ReplyDeleteThe SE was fair working off BMWS. PROMPOSAL fell in place when I put in OEROS for my crust PRETAPE got me started I the SW. Didn't know WONK till it all perped. TIMEWARPS I filled and 26D Quick beverage got me thinking of Nestle's Quick but then decided she meant fast and went with INSTANT but the only beverage I could thi k of with 3 letters was TEA which was right.
ReplyDeleteNACHOS started my climb back up to the NW. Couldn't remember MS Collins name so my Google of it cost me a FIW for the day.
Good puzzle. Toughest of the week. Thanks, C.C.
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteI've learned that solving the puzzle on-line versus in the daily newspaper has one distinct advantage: I can reveal any letter or word with one simple key stroke. And today, that is just what I did; more than once I confess ...
PROMPOSAL? Sorry, C.C., but this one didn't register. The word seems "made up". Speaking of which, I doubt I can recall just how I "proposed" to Debbie Brenner that we go to the PROM, but she said "yes". I don't think we went on many other dates afterwards ...
I am also curious to find out more about Aunt Olive's wake and/or funeral ... please, Anon @ 6:18, give us a full report when you return!
Wow! Such a fun and challenging puzzle! I almost didn’t make it; it was the NW corner that nearly did me in. A great Saturday morning, my favorite CW day! And of course, the added bonus of hearing about Aunt Olive’s funeral…
ReplyDeleteAlways a pleasure to see a C.C. puzzle--Yay! This one was a Saturday toughie but with many delightful moments throughout--many thanks, C.C. And your commentary is always a pleasure, Husker Gary, thanks for this one too.
ReplyDeleteThis puzzle offered us a good brunch with a TOMATO TART with SALSA and some NACHOS with some SMALL OREOS for dessert, and accompanied by INSTANT TEA spiced up with some added TONIC. Unfortunately some neighbors were acting up this morning, arguing first in the TOY ROOM and then in the ATTIC, yelling "I SAID NO" and "Okay, then I'll STAY MAD," and then we could hear the door SLAM. Thankfully they calmed down when a GUEST arrived and all was okay again. We can only hope that they'll AGE WELL.
Have a great weekend, everybody.
I hate to be irreverent, but I must admit that I wonder if Aunt Olive was drowned in gin. That stuff'll git ya.
ReplyDeleteHola!
ReplyDeleteThank you, C.C., for today's playtime! I finished in really good time for a Saturday.
CSO to my friend in San Rafael at IKEBANA. She is a master arranger and has many plaques on her wall attesting to that.
If you don't know the history of LIBERIA it is worth researching and why it's named that.
oops! Error! I had EAST END and of course errors all the way down. Careless!
CSO to my friend, Sister EILEEN, a beautiful person.
I wish I had a TOY ROOM but only a large TOY box for all the toys.
Clever clue for ATTIC.
Speaking of funerals, I still don't know when one will be held for my distant cousin, EFFIE. She was my dad's first cousin and well into her 90s.
Have a sensational Saturday, everyone!
✈
ReplyDeleteNo time for the puzzle. Packing for our trip to Orlando tomorrow which may be thwarted by the state of Florida declaration of a No-Fly Zone over Disney World. Tinker Bell is grounded, Mickey and Minnie have been evacuated to Canada. Plus having eluded police, a man in drag known as "Rhonda Santez" (rumor has it high up in the government) has started terrorizing park visitors.
😄
ReplyDeleteSorry to say I don’t pay much attention to Saturday’s anymore as they are now terribly clued and take way more time than I am willing to give.
This was a perfect example, even the 3 letter answers are just bizarre….YAS? Really?
Ugh.
I got curious, tomato tart? So I figured,
ReplyDeleteyou can't go wrong when you watch Chef John...
I dunno,
Only "The French" could massacre a Pizza like this.
Puff pastry slathered with Dijon mustard? Topped with tomato and Parmesan and olive oil? (No not that Olive...)
I must try it, but then the next video in line was the same thing, but with caramelized onions and Gruyère? (Is this where you use YAS?)
Like Irish Miss, I look forward to solving (well, trying to) a C.C. Puzzle - always tough, always clever, always fair. I blew it on oleo/OREOS, Kong/WONG (I mis-read the BMW clue as 14 cars, not i4, and thought it was a video game��)
ReplyDeleteLuckily, I’ve read Fitzgerald, so EAST EGG, was easy. YAS got me - never heard of it. PROMPOSAL has become a common occurrence with our bunch of grandchildren - the kids search for ever more clever ways of “popping the question”. One wrote with colorful sidewalk chalk in the girl’s driveway the word “PROM?” In huge letters so she’d see it when she came home from school.
FLN (last week) the clip of the gymnast blowing the triple double was NOT Simone Biles, as our blogger made sure we knew. Simone always nailed them.
Like others, I’m hoping for a report on Aunt Olive’s send-off.
Cross eyed Dave - I read Chef John’s tomato tart recipe, and it looks WONDERFUL. I’m going to try it too and will report back. Only problem is our tomatoes in Laguna Niguel aren’t as red and ripe as the ones in the video - I’ll have to go on an expedition .
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of tomatoes, lately most of the ones I have bought have been very tough, even the grape size. What gives?
ReplyDeleteMy niece just bought some tomato plants. I hope she’ll be generous.
Wow! A C.C. Saturday puzzle FIR! I'm celebrating! Thanks C.C.
ReplyDeleteIt was not without some angst, both in the NW and SE, (which was my last fill). I got LIBERIA and SALSA right away but the rest took a bit. I figured with two Es, the name would be either EILEEN or Arleen and EILEEN worked with LIBERIA.
IKEBANA only came to me after I first thought of origami. No, that's about paper, not flowers. Then the word IKEBANA popped into my mind.
Now, the SE corner took much more time to do. KATIE and MIMOSA were solid, followed by SMOG. Until I saw the way theatre was spelled, I kept wondering about BRIT. EAST EGG seemed OK but I worried about YAS, never having seen it before. (The German word is spelled Ja.) I SAID NO definitely knocked out YeS. At last it was complete.
Thanks Husker Gary for your review, excellent as usual. Hand up for wanting to hear more about Aunt Olive, Anon! I enjoyed your poems today, OwenKL, and Missy, your story today was topnotch! Well done. Have a safe trip, Ray-O. I've never made puff pastry once and only used frozen once, but the TOMATO TART recipe intrigues me, CED. Thanks. Have a satisfying Saturday, everyone!
As Wilbur Charles said, "CC = Doable, so I was determined to persevere." I felt the same way. The puzzle clearly showed CC's inimitable and classy style, but was severely marred by the following cookie-cutter Patti-like clue-answers:
ReplyDelete"This Is Us" Emmy winner __ Cephas Jones: RON
"Ms. Marvel" star Vellani: IMAN
Jon Favreau holiday film: ELF
"I Still Believe" actor KJ __: APA.
I love the clues for MAT, OREOS, ATTIC, FLAP, RIGA, NEWS, NACHOS, KITTY, SLOGAN, and of course WONG.
I should have known IKEBANA right away. I hang my head in shame that it took me so long to get it.
I used to pull a former colleague's leg by saying that the unreliable hard drive on his computer was WONKy. He truly thought it was a real technical term.
I, too, love the Buddha quote.
Good wishes to you all.
Husker Gary has the honor of presenting today's PZL from our esteemed leader, C.C..
ReplyDeleteA tough Saturday-plus level XWD, DNF for moi, requiring five cheats (at least).
My first fill? 39D. "Tire track." It took me this long, past the half-way mark, to find one for a foothold.
RUT was just my speed--too easy.
Fave fill? 9D, "Mental perception." I haven't come across this usage since junior high glee club, when we learned to sing, D'ye KEN John Peel at the Break o' Day?
MATTE is my choice for the ladies. Sorry to stick my patriarchal nose in, but those glossy lips appear too, er (what's the word I want?) too, um...eager.
~ OMK
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DR: One diagonal, near side.
The scarcity of vowels affords limited anagram possibilities, but I found one (13 of 15) that could define German penny-pinching elitists, perhaps those Teutonic souls who are overly careful about spending, but make sure their money buys respect among rival purchasers of, say, fine wines or status-class antiques.
Such misers might be known as ...
"PFENNIGS SNOBS"!
I love CC's puzzles. Another great one. GC
ReplyDeleteSlowly but surely this very fine puzzle came together - thanks C.C. and thank you HG for the write-up that explained MAT (oh, so obvious!). Sled/SPED, bro/TIO, and couldn’t fit antes into KITTY or NACHOS, or noshes either.
ReplyDeleteAny -MAN always suggests IMAN to me, remembering beautiful model IMAN, David Bowie’s wife. IKEBANA unknown. The flowers pictured reminded me of flowers I had delivered to my granddaughter in Chicago on her 23rd birthday on Thursday. A picture she sent of them left me very disappointed because they looked like they should have cost half what I paid for them. Anyone else ever have this happen?
I think if 59d ‘Love it”had been clued “Loves it”, making it plural, then YA’S would make a little more sense.
Hand up for a 10 year old 328i. Started with a 7, then a 5 and now a 3. I keep getting calls from salesmen wanting to sell me a new one, but it still runs great so why should I trade it in.
,
Remember the TIME WARP from The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
About Aunt Olive — Black humor helps us survive!
Seems like I've seen a few TV commercials with a lad saying "go to prom?" When I was of that age and dinosaurs (and '67 Mustangs) roamed the earth, we said "will you go to the prom with me?"
ReplyDeleteRay, wonder if Fred will chastise you as he does me when I stray toward political nuance. Funny stuff though, even if is from the other side of the isle from me. (I REALLY feel old whenever I appreciate humor that's opposite my POV. I'm pretty sure that's not allowed anymore.)
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteI was ready to Throw-In-The-Towel when I noticed it was a C.C. puzzle. "Oh, I'm going to keep at it - she's fun," I thought. Then I went on to finish the South and the NW, but I was stymied in the NE (8a, 16a, 8d, 9d I had ESP... :-(. )
Thanks C.C. for the Saturday puzzle that was (mostly) doable.
Thanks HG for finishing my grid, the excellent expo, and explaining FRINGES.
WOs: AGEs, put ED in 62a expecting past-tense, YeS->YAH->YAS(?).
ESPs: N/A - DNF
Faves: "Part of the inn crowd", ATTIC's clue, ANY WORD YET
{A+, A++ for funny imagery}
YAS? Weren't they a band in the '80's? *Googles* Oh, that was YAZ (US) aka YAZOO (UK). Sample? [Don't Go from Upstairs at Eric's - yes, I had the cassette].
I did find there's a French band from the mid-aughts called Y.A.S. from Paris and a rapper, Yas (short for Yaser[wikiP]) [he could be cursing but I don't speak Farsi] from Iran.
With four siblings, the whole house was a TOY ROOM.
PROMPOSAL - I knew this from having two Girls that graduated HS within the last few years.
DW & I skipped the prom and just hung-out together.
LOL Tomato Tart, BigE. //I'll just stick with building pizza, CED.
IM - I had the same reaction to @6:18 (but I'm WARP'd). My next thought was condolences for the loss of Aunt Olive.
Great mash-up re-cap today, Misty!
Jinx - P.J. O'Rourke was the best at poking fun at his side as well as the other.
Jayce - WONKy is a technical term. As is janky. Both meaning "a glitch nobody's figured out YET."
Parsan kinda beat me to it but no link -- so I win ;-) Rocky Horror's TIME WARP.
Cheers, -T
RHPS was a staple at a theater in Cambridge for years. Complete with costumes and ones favorite dry goods
ReplyDeleteWC
A puzzle from C.C. and a review by H-Gary -- what a Saturday treat!
ReplyDeleteFIW trying to make TIMElooP work.
FAVs: Many a theatre attendee and Commercial line
I had a Great Aunt Olive but we called her T-Olivia.
Jinx, I had to reread RayO 's post to find the politics. Once I got it I found it merely humorous. I had to decipher Rhonda Sanchez. Cute.
ReplyDeleteTo explain, Disney protested RD's "Don't say Gay" policy. RD went nuke and told Disney, "No more tex breaks"
The latest? High priced Disney lawyers pulled an end run. Stay tuned. Stay awake
WC
I forgot to ask... With ASTRONAUT's T in place, did no one else think Hyatt for "Part of the inn crowd"?
ReplyDeleteLurk tomorrow. C, -T