Milk: It's not just dairy anymore. Cow's milk vs plant milk, it's quite controversial.
18-Across. Slopes accessory: SKI MASK. Skim Milk
26-Across. Inauguration text: OATH OF OFFICE. Oat Milk. You can make you own at home.
38-Across. Baha Men hit single: WHO LET THE DOGS OUT. Whole Milk.
52-Across. Dystopian thriller starring Charlton Heston: SOYLENT GREEN. Soy Milk. What is Soy Milk, anyway?
And the Unifier:
64-Across. Ad campaign featuring white mustaches, and a hint to the starts of the answers to 18-, 26-, 38-, and 52-Across: GOT MILK? This puzzle gives us two forms of cow's milk and two plant-based milks.
Across:
1. American marsupial, familiarly: POSSUM. Occasionally
a Possum / Opossum will wander through our yard and we live in the city.
7. "__, Brute?": ET TU. Today's Latin lesson.
11. Swimmer's unit: LAP.
17. Rideshare driver's guess: ETA. As in Estimated Time of Arrival.
19. French pals: AMIS. Today's French lesson.
20. Oinker's pen: STY.
19. French pals: AMIS. Today's French lesson.
20. Oinker's pen: STY.
22. Online store icon: CART.
28. "Searching for Italy" host Tucci: STANLEY. Although considered as a character actor, Stanley Tucci (b. Nov. 11, 1960) has been in numerous films where he really shines. My favorite Stanley Tucci movie is Big Night. [Name # 1.]
31. Stackable cookies: OREOS. A crossword staple.
The company is always trying different frosting innards to make some unique flavors of their cookies.
32. Bagel-shaped: TORIC. Everything you wanted to know
about a Torus,
but didn't know to ask. How to make your Bagel into a mathematically correct breakfast treat.
33. Jog: TROT.
35. X-ray kin: MRI. As in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
43. Alley-__ pass: OOP. In basketball, an alley-oop
is an offensive play in which one player passes the ball near the basket to
a teammate who jumps, catches the ball in mid-air and dunks or lays it in
before touching the ground.
44. Unsubtle actors: HAMS.
45. Buenos __: AIRES. I took my parents to Buenos Aires to celebrate their 80th birthdays. It was a fabulous city to visit.
46. One on the Pacific Crest Trail, say: HIKER. The Pacific Crest Trail runs from the Washington State-Canadian border to the California-Mexican border.
49. Revolved around: ORBITED.
55. Get started on, as a problem: TACKLE.
56. Ear-related: OTIC.
57. Border: EDGE.
61. 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup champs: USA. FIFA is the
French abbreviation for the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Football in this context is really soccer. The FIFA
was founded in Paris on May 21 1904 by representatives from Belgium,
Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
66. Put down: DIS.
67. Currier and __: IVES. Currier and Ives was a printmaking company known for its lithographs. Many of
their prints were of Christmas scenes, landscapes and significant historical
scenes. They occasionally ventured into political cartoons and
illustrations of current events. The company was founded by Nathaniel
Currier (Mar. 27, 1813 ~ Nov. 20, 1888) in 1835. His partner in the
company was James Merritt Ives (Mar. 5, 1824 ~ Jan. 3, 1895). [Names #
2 and 3.]
68. "Forget it!": NO SIREE!
69. Chicago-to-Orlando dir.: SSE. It's a South-SouthEast drive from Chicago to Orlando.
70. State bird of Hawaii: NENE. Everything you wanted to
know about Nenes but didn't know to ask.
71. Holiday treats served with applesauce: LATKES.
Yummers. A Chanukah staple. Latkes are potato pancakes
that are traditionally eaten during Chanukah because they are fried.
They symbolize the miracle of Chanukah when the oil of the menorah in
the Temple kept the flame alive for eight days even there was only enough
oil for one day.
Down:
1. Attention-getting hiss: PSST!
2. Like wine aged in certain barrels: OAKY. Not to be
confused with Oat milk
3. __ of the tongue: SLIP.
4. Japanese wrestling form: SUMO.
5. The NBA's Jazz, on scoreboards: UTA. The basketball
team, Jazz, formerly of New Orleans (hence the name), is now located in Salt
Lake City, Utah.
6. Smoky liquor made from agave: MESCAL.
7. Muse of poetry: ERATO.
8. Celebrity chef Colicchio: TOM. I am not familiar
with Tom Colicchio (né Thomas Patrick Colicchio; b. Aug. 15, 1962), but apparently he
has been a judge on Top Chef. [Name # 4.]
9. Customize for: TAILOR TO.
10. Treacherous: UNSAFE.
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12. Scary story?: ATTIC. I guess an attic is a scary place to venture into.
13. Venmo recipient: PAYEE. The name Venmo comes from vendere, Latin for "to sell," and "mo" for mobile.
23. Part of R&B: RHYTHM.
25. Bay Area hub, for short: SFO. The San Francisco International Airport.
26. __ in a blue moon: ONCE. According to Britannica: The term blue moon originated from the 16th-century expression “the
Moon is blue,” meaning something that was impossible. For two years
following the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia in 1883,
people around the world reported seeing strangely coloured sunsets and a
Moon that appeared blue. With this possible, but uncommon,
occurrence, “once in a blue moon” came to mean rare rather than
impossible.
27. Comestibles: FOOD.
28. NYC nabe near Little Italy: SOHO. SoHo is an acronym
for South of Houston Street in New York City. It is a neighborhood that features
galleries, and high-end commercial and luxury boutiques.
29. Place to store cups and bowls?: TROPHY CASE.
32. Pair: TWO.
34. Vacation spot: RESORT. My ideal spot would be on the beach.
36. Regretted: RUED.
37. "__ go time!": IT'S.
39. "I can't believe they did that!": THE NERVE!
40. Like Key lime pie: TART. Yummers!
41. Acquire: GAIN.
42. Word often said while holding a treat: SIT.
47. Kind: ILK.
48. Temperature unit: KELVIN. The Kelvin temperature
scale is a scale where there is an absolute zero, below which temperatures
do not exist. Absolute is the temperature where molecular energy is
at a minimum. Absolute zero is -273.15 Celsius. The
temperature scale is named after William Kelvin (1824 ~ 1907), a physicist
and mathematician. He proposed the concept of this temperature scale
over 170 years ago. How to convert Kelvin to Fahrenheit. [Name adjacent.]
50. 1952-2022, for Queen Elizabeth II: REIGN. Her Majesty the Queen.
51. "Don't embarrass me": BE COOL.
52. Small earrings: STUDS.
53. Fertile desert spot: OASIS.
54. Bird in a gaggle: GOOSE. But did you know that a
bunch of crows is called a murder?
57. Let off: EMIT.
58. NBA great Nowitzki: DIRK. Dirk Werner Nowitzki (b.
June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player. He
had a long career with the Dallas Mavericks. [Name # 5.]
59. Mirth: GLEE. It's also the name of a television
musical about a high school glee club that ran from 2009 to 2015.
60. Squeezes (out): EKES.
63. Actor Kingsley: BEN. Sir Benjamin Kingsley (né
Krishna Pandit Bhanji; b. Dec. 31, 1943) has starred in numerous films.
He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Gandhi
in 1982 movie of the same name. [Name # 6.]
65. Airport safety gp.: TSA. As in Transportation Security Administration.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
I might say this puzzle seemed a tad easier than yesterday’s. One exception: the theme seemed a little better “hidden “ than yesterday’s, and I didn’t grasp the theme until the reveal. For the most part, the puzzle was smooth sailing, although I wasn’t familiar with “VRBO,” and didn’t know what it meant until Hahtoolah explained it. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteThere was a miss from BUENOS AIRES
ReplyDeleteReally did believe in fairies.
Tiny things
With flying wings
And as Gay as fruits and berries!
The unit of the KELVIN scale, you see,
Has always been the degree.
Lord Kelvin calculated
Where motion was frustrated,
Where no atom hopped like free!
{A, B.}
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteDidn't catch the theme. Missed the reveal. But, d-o zipped right through, so no complaints. Wasn't familiar with VRBO; Hahtoolah's definition is better than my Virtual Reality Body Odor. Nicely done, Jennifer. (and Victor?) Enjoyed your write-up, Hahtoolah, especially the Synch or Swim cartoon. (Did you tango in Buenas Aires?)
LASSIE: The show used to come on at 6PM on Sunday evenings when we'd be sitting down for dinner. One evening, just as the theme music began, my nephew Jay blurted, out "Wassie!" His first word.
Smooth enough Tuesday. Very enjoyable write-up from hahtoolah
ReplyDeleteFound the milk, even OAT
WC
Good Morning, Crossword friends. This was a puzzle that one might expect circles to help with the theme.
ReplyDeleteApologies to Victor for initially omitting his name as a co-constructor. Thank you, D-O for noting the omission. it's been corrected.
QOD: No man knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan, and raised an adolescent. ~ Marcelene Cox, American author
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this solve very much and am grateful there were no circles to spoil the surprise of the theme and fun reveal. I missed seeing the various milks, probably because they were not stand-alone words which would have been easier to see. No complaints on that score as I enjoy the Aha moment when the reveal leads you back to the themers and the light bulb goes on. Dirk and Kelvin needed perps but, overall, smooth sailing. I also enjoyed some of the more clever cluing and fresh fill.
Thanks, Jennifer and Victor, and thanks, Hahtoolah for the fun and facts in your review. Favorite visuals today were: Slim “Skim” Cow, Ham and Hamlet, and the Sock Hop. I, also, liked Stanley Tucci in Big Night and found him delightful in The Devil Wears Prada. Actually, I like him, period, as I think he is a very talented and versatile actor.
Have a great day.
IM, based on your comments, I watched a couple of episodes of The Diplomat. I'd call it Madame Secretary with cussing.
ReplyDeleteFIR, but didn't get the theme till the very end. Had trouble with the SW corner that started when I misspelled Stanley; typoed a T for an L from mescal and couldn't remember Soylent Green for the life of me. Maybe if I'd gotten the theme earlier I would have been able to see trophy case and breezed through it. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteTook 4:18 to condense this one today.
ReplyDeleteTo quote the esteemed Ms. Irish Miss, I "am grateful there were no circles...."
I found the Kelvin intersection with VRBO and Ives to be clunky, as with the Erato/amis intersection, but otherwise a typical Tuesday puzzle.
Based on the cussing comment, I should've included that in my recommendation of "Succession" yesterday. There's plenty of potty-mouths on that show.
FIR, but erased abut for EDGE and erete for ERATO. Thought about just adding an eratta sheet instead of using up the pencil's gum.
ReplyDeleteCSO to our Inane one @ HIKER.
Some greyhounds will SIT, but most won't / can't. I've read a training tip for teaching them to SIT that suggests waiting until the dog SITs on its own, then praising with "good sit". I never saw Zephyr (my first Greyhound) sit on her own, and the only time I've seen Zoe sit was when I had stopped going down a hill to talk with someone, and she sat after a couple of minutes. I've never gotten her to do it again, even with longer delays on the same hill. I never had a problem teaching my Irish Wolfhounds to sit, even they also had long legs and torsos (torsi?).
Thanks to Ha2la for the fun review. My parents used to make fried potato pancakes, but never used the term LATKES.
A puzzle not intended for those who are lactose intolerant!! NO SIREE and if you're people intolerant keep away from SOYLENT GREEN ...
ReplyDeleteLiked ATTIC for "scary story"...POSSUM or O'POSSUM (the Irish variety). Kept wanting be good for BE COOL. Would a TROPHY wife find a "place to store cups and bowls"?. We had "bagel shape" TORIC at least once before, but hadda perp it..
I was thinking of the Amazon icon with a kind of curved dART under the word "Amazon"..
Extract from the strongbox....UNSAFE
Beer...good for whatever may ____ you....AIL
The sibling who's never home...OASIS.
The 2 old XRays appear to be a "scoliosis series" used to determine severity and direction of the spinal curviture. Unfortunately if this patient doesn't have situs inversus totalis (all organs congenitally reversed) the films have been displayed backwards.
On first film the reader has drawn lines over the spine that will require a protractor to measure the curves. I did this process for years but now we just push a button and get computerized measurements.
H2LH thanks for the grins ...😊
Enjoyable puzzle and many funny cartoons, thank you Jennifer, Victor and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteSTANLEY Tucci a fine actor and writer of “Taste: My Life Through Food”, his story about food, family, illness, and living in England, it is both serious and sometimes funny. I recommend it.
SOYLENT GREEN - Hated that movie. Older people disappeared and then became food so younger ones could survive. Ugh!
My favorite POSSOM - Pogo.
VRBO is an excellent site to find vacation properties. I have used it in the past for several locations in Florida and also in Massachusetts.
Happy day, all!
DO @ 7:27 ~ That’s an interesting comparison. A glaring difference between the two, IMO, is Madam Secretary had several likable characters while The Diplomat has maybe one or two, at most. I thought of Bill G throughout the 8 episodes and I’m pretty sure he would have a negative reaction to this series because of the likability factor.
ReplyDeleteSS @ 7:53 ~ You’re too kind. 😌
Jennifer and Victor provided MILK for our breakfast today with their appropriately themed puzzle. FIR but overlooked OAT when looking for the milks. We are a dairy milk family so I only have a cursory knowledge of plant milks. Thanks for today's exercise, J &V.
ReplyDeleteThanks also to you Hahtoolah for your usual thorough review. Humor and helpful links, just what we needed! The first word that came to my mind for "word often said while holding a treat" wasn't SIT but YUM. Perps fixed that but you can see how your YUMMERS has infiltrated my mind. TROPHY CASE surprised me when it filled. Fun puzzle.
Hope everyone has a fun day today!
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Jennifer and Victor, and Hahtoolah (I LOLed at that TSA cartoon.)
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in good time and saw the GOT MILK theme.
Several inkblots. Ute changed to UTA, Duo to TWO, Mescat to MESCAL (hello KS), hesitated over KELVIN or Kalvin (really wanted Degree here).
I smiled at those DOGS that GOT OUT crossed by SIT.
Plus those HAMS had a STY.
REIGN reminds us that the Coronation Ceremony for King Charles III is coming up on Saturday May 6.
Ray-o - great comment on those X-rays from your years of experience.
FLN- Lucina, no problem. No harm felt in your comment.
Wishing you all a great day.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteA nice Tuesday puzzle from Jennifer Lee and Victor Gatson and entertainingly presented by Hahtoolah! Thank you all.
I really like STANLEY TUCCI, a man of many talents. I've enjoyed his cook book which a friend gave me.
CSO to our own TOMs here. And a big CSO to Owen at ETATO.
SOYLENT GREEN is a movie with a terrible message.
The SFO airport remodeling has finally been completed!
I like the clue for ATIIC.
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
Fast and easier than yesterday. No worries, mate! What I didn't ken perped very nicely. Was so happy to zip through I never even thought about the theme! Thanks, Hatoolah.
ReplyDeleteI don't like MILK, but I enjoyed this MILK themed puzzle! VRBO took ESP and still looked wrong. Glad to see physicist KELVIN. That was not William Thompson's name. It was his title. Lord KELVIN.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite photos ever: A beautiful young woman in Belize holding a bottle of MESCAL with a snake in it!
It is usually spelled MEZCAL. I think of MESCALine, but they are unrelated.
Thanks, Cat, for the numerous delightful cartoons. The effort that you put in to locate, sift through, and select them (today and every Tuesday) is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning! Thanks, Jennifer and Victor for today's puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI had several WOs in the SE corner to get to BE COOL/NO SIREE and the UKN DIRK.
rotaTED -> ORBITED
Thanks, Hah2Lah for the funny toons & info. Loved the sock hop and the gnomes! LOL!!
Bagel shapes - way too complicated!
Take a ball of bagel dough. Poke your finger thru the center & spin - done!!
Alley-OOP. Awww, missed seeing the original comic character....
From Yesterday:
ReplyDeleteATLGranny You really made my day by taking the time to read my article "What is an Animal Lover?" and for your kindest words possible: That you found it "thought provoking".
AnonT Thank you for your unique take on pets with the Sting Song "Set Them Free". I hope no one literally sets their pets free, but I appreciate that perspective.
PK Thank you for your continued thoughtful comments regarding CC's terrible loss and how best to deal with it (and how best not to deal with it).
sumdaze and AnonT Thank you for the kind words about the video of me on my tall unicycle wearing my BIKE HELMET. DW gets upset if I don't wear the HELMET. To be clear: I rode my regular unicycle last June in the Solstice Parade. But this was the first time in three years that I was on the tall one. Riding it is actually easier than riding the regular one.
But getting on it scares me! If you look at the start of the video you can see that I climbed on an exercise device to get onto the tall unicycle! Then I had to ride through that narrow doorway. That was scary, too!
milk got, hmmm?
ReplyDeleteEasier than yesterday. Many fun clues, and nice theme, which I saw, for a change. Only nit: lots of proper names again, by my count 12. I had fun with this CW, which for me at least, is the point of doing it. So thanx JL&VG, well done. Thanx too to Hahtoolah, whose fun and informative write-up never disappoints. Thanx for your time and effort, Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteFun Tuesday puzzle, many thanks, Jennifer and Victor. And always love all those pictures, Hahtoolah, thanks for those too.
ReplyDeleteWell, of course as soon as I saw POSSUM I knew we'd be dealing with critters again this morning. And sure enough, we got a neat array, starting with that ROAN horse in a tidy STY, with LASSIE barking at him. Then we heard his owner yelling "WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?" But that didn't bother the GOOSE or the NENE. Getting them FOOD would take a bit of effort since they don't like eating other animals, like HAMS, and would probably prefer some OREOS and some LATKES, along with a bit of MILK. Yep, they all look pretty happy now.
Have a happy day, everybody.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer and Victor for a diversion while waiting on the Dr. -- She tried to solve over my shoulder while checking my lungs(?) I also had my book (Number One is Walking for when I finished the grid).
Hahtoola! Just wow! & LOL on the expo. Thanks for the grin after I got pleb'd.
//Please tell us that's not your spine.
WOs: aged (brain-fart "it's in the clue, moron") -> OAKY, SSw -> SSE (more brain fog?)
ESP: TOM, DIRK
Fav: Collene was maternal grands' Collie. Looked just like LASSIE, she did.
//I never worried about falling into the well out back.
{A, B+ but scientifically correct}
Why do LATKES make me think of Taxi?
I kept thinking of the Cup & Balls [oops, clue says bowls] trick and thought magic CASE.
D-O: we had the Baby Einstein videos. We were at Pop's house (their first meeting) and inserted the VHS and plop'd Eldest in front of the TV so we could grab another beer. As soon as the music started she said "Hola. Bonjour. Konnichiwa. Ni Hao Ma." Those were literally her first words @9mos and Pop nearly spit beer out his nose.
//Eldest would practice things over and over w/o letting anyone know. One time I caught her practicing the threshold at the back-door. "No dada! I not ready."
LOL "people intolerant" Soylent Green, Ray-O!
RosE - the maths aren't that hard if you play with it a bit. But I get it -- some folks aren't wired that way. I'm dyslexic and flunked spelling more than once. "Spell it like it sounds" is a lie!
Picard - after my accident that broke my helmet and scraped me up something awful, I had a hard time getting behind the handlebars again. Nothing like buddy's DW that broke her shoulder and other bits crashing at 35mph on a road-bike but I was shaky getting back in the saddle.
LOL CED!
Cheers, -T
coda - Eldest is 24 today. I sent her flowers and a silly card. -T
ReplyDeleteAnon-T, yes, it's nice we each have different talents. And our weaknesses keep us humble... me anyway...
ReplyDeleteTwo thumbs up to Jennifer and Victor on today's puzzle!! I liked how the milk words were not stand alone words. It made it more fun to go back and find them after solving the easy reveal.
ReplyDeleteFAVs: Venmo recipient; LESS IS MORE; THE NERVE; and TORIC even though I had TORus first.
I also noticed GOOSE crossing NENE. I hope that was purposeful.
AnonT@12:42. I didn't know about SM's graphic book. Sounds good. I read "Born Standing Up".
Hahtoolah, thanks for another fun Tuesday! I have 8 tabs waiting for me to go investigate your links. FAV comic: Sync or Swim
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! Great theme entries, superb fill -- add a wonderful write-up and this is a winner!
Musings
ReplyDelete-Just back from !8 holes on a beautiful day on the prairie.
-I love gimmicks where they are parts of two words taken as one
-I make fewer TYPOS when I am copying text and not composing at the keyboard
-OREOS may experiment but, unlike Coke, they don’t abandon their original. Dance with what brung ya!
-I've seen the finishes of three Disney marathons and many tape bags of ice to their knees immediately.
-If Leroy were in Earth ORBIT, he would be disturbed to know he is traveling at 4 miles/second!
-LESS IS MORE. I’ve lost 25 pounds. Even my golf peeps are noticing it.
-Brilliant cartoons today, Susan!
-Well, those salvia aren’t going to replant themselves. The freeze got our first batch.
Oops. I see that ERATO is misspelled. Sorry, Owen. I meant that for you.
ReplyDeleteThis evening we'll have our monthly HOA meeting and have a crucial subject to discuss. One of our residents feeds pigeons which, of course, creates many problems, not the least of which is their poop on the roof. The neighbors are complaining and so would I. Those same people are hoarders and have mountains of stuff in their patio and carport. Rats are in the area but they deny it's from their property. They are also in arears on their monthly dues. What to do, what to do? They own their unit so we can't evict them. Tonight we'll hear a report from our attorney. In theory, if they owe a certain amount we can take over their unit but it's not practical.
Lucina, your neighbors are in a tough spot. My former neighbor decided to start feeding pigeons too. Our white porch rails became poop covered quickly. I finally got her relatively sane husband to get her to stop, then the next day I found our front walk covered with bird seed and pigeons everywhere. Guess it was her leftovers. Her husband apologized and cleaned it up.
ReplyDeleteYour HOA needs to have a lawyer review your T&Cs (I forget if that's what they're called in AZ, maybe CC&Rs.) You may find that the HOA doesn't really have any recourse other than issuing fines, then trying to file liens against the unit if (when) the fines aren't paid. Then the association or maybe all homeowners would have to vote whether to spend the legal fees to do so, even if that is a remedy under the rules (and AZ law.) It's more complicated than getting a mechanic's lien against the property when an owner won't pay for work done on the property. Good luck to your neighbors.
BTW, her husband at first said that she had a legal right to feed birds on her property. I told him that although that was true, she was creating a health hazard and nuisance to her neighbors, which is not legal to do. (Kinda like it being legal for me to let Zoe poop in our yard, but it isn't legal for us to let the poop sit there and stink our neighbors away from their patio.)
Today’s Lee/Galson PZL bears out the recent observation that Tuesdays have become easier than Mondays.
ReplyDeleteBut even so, the fills that are supposed to be paraphrased from their clues depend to a nearly desperate degree on perps.
68A for instance…!
~ OMK
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DR: No diagonals today.
Jinx
ReplyDeleteThank you. Tonight I hope to hear our lawyer's opinion. We've never had a situation like this before. For the most part, our residents are respectful of everyone's rights and we've rarely had to invoke the CCC&Rs against anyone. Usually after a letter of warning and/or a fine, things are taken care of.
Hi everybody.
ReplyDeleteIrish Miss, I’m not sure why The Diplomat made you think of me though it doesn’t sound like something I would enjoy.
Other odds and ends…
There are some people I have a hard time listening to. Meghan Trainor was a guest on The View today. She couldn’t manage to get through a sentence without throwing in several unnecessary “LIKES” per sentence They were coming so fast I lost track. I don’t know where that speech pattern comes from. It seems to be a generational thing though my kids and grandson haven’t been infected.
Another term that has arrived in force recently is WOKE. The political pundits seem to love using it.
I still cringe at people who use “unique” to mean unusual. “Very unique” is even worse. Its original meaning is “one-of-a-kind” so “very one-of-a-kind” doesn’t make much sense.
Recently, somebody here pooh-poohed the concept of having meals delivered. It often works well for me. I don’t like cooking for myself and I get tired of frozen meals. I order food through DoorDash and it shows up whenever I choose to have it delivered. There are a plethora of good local restaurants to choose from. i get a variety of different meals, side dishes, desserts; anything you’d expect to get when dining out at a nice restaurant. It is a little expensive but I’m lucky to have a decent retirement income from my years as a teacher so I view it as money well spent. I have some left-over short ribs waiting downstairs for lunch along with polenta, a fancy salad, potatoes and dessert. Yum! There might be enough to last until dinner tonight.
~ Mind how you go…
Bill G
Bill G @ 4:22 ~ I remember you once said that your enjoyment of a movie/show was often determined by the likability quotient of the characters. I believe you would, as I did, consider the majority of The Diplomat’s characters to be seriously lacking in likability.
ReplyDeleteI, too, have become a fan of ordering food in and for the same reasons you listed. I was doing this before COVID because of the convenience and not wanting to drive at night. It is a little more expensive, but I usually end up with 2 (or more) meals depending on what I order. For example, last night I ordered Veal Mustarde with roasted potatoes and green beans, plus an appetizer of Clams Casino. I’m reheating a second portion for tonight’s dinner, and there is enough Veal for another meal. Bon Appétit!
It’s always nice to hear from you. 😉
I liked this puzzle, all your comments, and of course Hahtoolah's write-up.
ReplyDeleteOne clue jumped out at me: KELVIN is not a unit, it is a scale, as Hahtoolah said, just as Fahrenheit is not a unit, it is a scale. In both cases, the unit is DEGREE.
I noticed TORIC and OTIC.
I spelled it MEZCAL at first but had to change it to MESCAL.
Good wishes to you all.
BillG - there's absolutely nothing wrong with treating yourself with a little DoorDash.
ReplyDeleteKinda expensive but if you earned it, you earned it.
I'm still sitting here waiting for a math puzzle ;-)
Cheers, -T
Frogs! I forgot...
ReplyDeleteJayce, you wouldn't say -212K and think that's a unit of f-ing cold? ;-)
Cheers, -T
I've also watched The Diplomat and cringe at the language. I just don't know why it's required in a good movie. Did I already mention that I went to see Ray Romano's movie, "Somewhere in Brooklyn" which was also replete with foul language? For me it detracts from the story, big time! If you are highly offended by that be forewarned!
ReplyDeletePuzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIW as I had VIBO/NEIVE instead of the correct words - Natick
OMK @ 3:33 --> the reason this puzzle had no diagonals was that it was 16 squares x 15 squares. WHO LET THE DOGS OUT needed all 16 spaces
As others said, I wish that all of the MILK entries were either one syllable to start, or all were split between the words of the phrase
We bought a new car today; that is something I hope we never have to do again too soon
Anonymous T, I would say -212 degrees K is cold. :)
ReplyDeleteChairman Moe, what kind of car did you buy and why do you hope you never have to do it again too soon?
ReplyDelete@ Jayce A midsize SUV - the whole shopping for a car and the paperwork involved is about as much fun as having a colonoscopy! I'm hoping - based on the reliability of the vehicle - that we won't replace this for a long time; if ever
DeleteBill G: Nice to "see" you.
ReplyDeleteJazzbumpa brings us a Wednesday Gelfand PZL.
ReplyDeleteI saw all the games listed except for DARTS, based on the HOWARD STERN theme letters
I misspelled SHULZ the first time through, omitting his "C" and adding a "T." That slowed me up a bit in the middle.
Never knew (til now) his soubriquet was "sparky."
~ OMK
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DR: Only one diagonal, with merely two vowels. Not much to base an anagram on...
Still, perseverance gives me a two word anagram (only 9 of 15 letters) that might be found in Poland.
I wouldn't be surprised if a Pole should think of a gambling den in this phrase. He might call it a...
"GROSZ TRAP"!
I wouldn't call "Kelvin" a temperature unit. Kelvin is a temperature scale. A temperature unit is a "degree". The scale is Kelvin, or Celsius or Fahrenheit. But, the unit of measurement for each is a "degree". And, of course, each has a different definition of what would qualify as a degree. Just thinking out loud.
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