Hello Cornerites!
sumdaze here. Constructor & Assistant Editor Katie Hale put a bit of her London life into today's puzzle. The coronation of Charles III and Camila was this past Saturday. Given the monarchy's checkered history, let's call today's puzzle:
The 3 themed clues are:
3 Down. Rolling Stones song that inspired a restaurant name: RUBY TUESDAY.
The Rolling Stones released Ruby Tuesday in 1967.
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| The restaurants were founded in 1972 in Knoxville, TN. |
7 Down. Aromatic bulbs in coq au vin: PEARL ONIONS.
22 Down. Nickname for Ireland: EMERALD ISLE.
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| Have ewe been there? |
The reveal:
24 Down. Some sparklers at King Charles III's coronation, and a literal feature of 3-, 7-, and 22-Down?: CROWN JEWELS.
RUBY, PEARL, EMERALD Each is a JEWEL. Additionally, notice that the JEWEL is at the top or CROWN of the vertically-written phrase. Very clever, Katie!!
Let's see what other gems Katie gave us:
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| Queen Elizabeth II sporting the CROWN JEWELS at her 1953 coronation |
Today's grid:
1. Title for Elton John: SIR.
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| More royal stuff: Queen Elizabeth II knighted Elton John on Feb. 24, 1998 at Buckingham Palace. |
4. "__ Misérables": LES.
7. Yellow tropical fruit: PAPAYA.
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| This variety is yellow on the outside & orange on the inside. |
13. "Say something funny!": AMUSE ME. I would not recommend saying this to anyone...unless you are the King of England.
15. Exercise plan, e.g.: REGIMEN.
16. Beirut's country: LEBANON.
18. Decline: SAY NO.
19. "Dang it": AW DRAT. Hmmmmm......
23. Spanish eight: OCHO. and 25. Spanish greeting: HOLA.
Dos CSOs to Lucina!
27. "Rugrats" dad: STU. Stuart Louis "Stu" Pickles Jr., to be precise
28. Destination in "The Lord of the Rings": MORDOR. IIRC, WC is our LOTR authority.
30. Actor Lowe: ROB. I heard him say in an interview that he credits his good looks to getting a lot of sleep.
31. Spot to grab a bite: EATERY.
34. The Pussycat Dolls lead singer Scherzinger: NICOLE. The standard spelling of her name helped me today.
36. Replies: ANSWERS.
38. Interstate road, e.g.: HIGHWAY. I was working on this blog when Gordon Lightfoot's passing was announced. This one is in his memory.
39. Early Ford roadster: MODEL A. "Roadster" made me hold off on the last letter until I found a perp.
40. Give some slack: LOOSEN. 
41. Citymapper info, for short: ETA. This app integrates urban transportation options such as public transport, walking, cycling, and driving.
42. Big name in outdoor apparel: L.L.BEAN.
44. Morning brew, slangily: JOE.
47. "Year of the Gentleman" R&B singer: NE-YO. His 3rd studio album, Year of the Gentleman, was released in 2008.
27. "Rugrats" dad: STU. Stuart Louis "Stu" Pickles Jr., to be precise
28. Destination in "The Lord of the Rings": MORDOR. IIRC, WC is our LOTR authority.
30. Actor Lowe: ROB. I heard him say in an interview that he credits his good looks to getting a lot of sleep.
31. Spot to grab a bite: EATERY.
34. The Pussycat Dolls lead singer Scherzinger: NICOLE. The standard spelling of her name helped me today.
36. Replies: ANSWERS.
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| The caption is a bit hard to read. It says, "Auto reply: I am dead and will have limited access to e-mail." |
38. Interstate road, e.g.: HIGHWAY. I was working on this blog when Gordon Lightfoot's passing was announced. This one is in his memory.
Carefree HIGHWAY (1974)
39. Early Ford roadster: MODEL A. "Roadster" made me hold off on the last letter until I found a perp.
42. Big name in outdoor apparel: L.L.BEAN.
44. Morning brew, slangily: JOE.
47. "Year of the Gentleman" R&B singer: NE-YO. His 3rd studio album, Year of the Gentleman, was released in 2008.
49. Darlings: DEARS. Here are some Disney Darlings:
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| John, Wendy, & Michael Darling |
The Menu trailer (2022) starring Ralf Fiennes
I watched this movie recently. It wasn't and it was what I was expecting.
51. Buddy: FRIEND. and 10. 51-Across, in France: AMI.
53. Farther down: LOWER. Check out this video of Shemika Charles doing the limbo (1 min.).
54. Basic metabolic panel, e.g.: LAB TEST.
57. "Crossing my fingers!": I HOPE SO. the answer to, "Will solvers like this puzzle?"
59. Challenges a verdict in a higher court: APPEALS.
60. Traction-improving: NON-SLIP.
61. Starbucks size: GRANDE.
62. "Golly": GEE. willikers
63. Spot: SEE.
Down:
1. Taco truck condiments: SALSAS.
2. "To clarify ... ": I MEANT.
4. Longtime late-night host Jay: LENO.
5. Punk rock subgenre: EMO.
6. Ottawa NHL team: SENATORS. The original Ottawa Senators (1883-1934) dominated the sport. link
8. City in India's Golden Triangle: AGRA.
9. Spotted pony: PINTO. The American Paint Horse is a breed of horse that combines both the conformational characteristics of a western stock horse with a PINTO spotting pattern of white and dark coat colors.
11. Kyoto currency: YEN. US$1.00 = ¥134.64 (3May2023)
14. Comic __: cartoony font choice: SANS. People love to hate this font. This video explains some of the reasons. (5:25 min.)
15. Overhauled, as decor: REDID. 
20. Cautious: WARY. Not knowing 28A, this was my last fill to work out.
26. Follow instructions: OBEY.
29. Fixes, in a way: RIGS.
32. Wide-eyed wonder: AWE.
33. Blab: TELL.
35. Revolutionary Guevara: CHE.
36. Hymn ender: AMEN.
37. A flat or B sharp: NOTE.
43. Root vegetables such as Detroit Dark Red and Bull's Blood: BEETS. Their flavor and nutrition is hard to beat.
45. Infant's bodysuit: ONESIE. an infant's one-piece garment that leaves the legs uncovered and fastens with snaps at the crotch
46. Belgium locale: EUROPE.
48. More than sometimes: OFTEN.
50. Janitorial tools: MOPS.
52. Word on a library poster: READ.
53. Solitary: LONE.
54. Fall behind: LAG.
55. Acronym in many credit card ads: APR. Annual Percentage Rate
56. Chem. in some plastics: BPA. Bisphenol A
58. Earth-turning tool: HOE. "Sun" also fit. 
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| The dogtor will see you now. |
59. Challenges a verdict in a higher court: APPEALS.
60. Traction-improving: NON-SLIP.
61. Starbucks size: GRANDE.
63. Spot: SEE.
Down:
1. Taco truck condiments: SALSAS.
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| We're going to need more chips! |
4. Longtime late-night host Jay: LENO.
5. Punk rock subgenre: EMO.
6. Ottawa NHL team: SENATORS. The original Ottawa Senators (1883-1934) dominated the sport. link
8. City in India's Golden Triangle: AGRA.
9. Spotted pony: PINTO. The American Paint Horse is a breed of horse that combines both the conformational characteristics of a western stock horse with a PINTO spotting pattern of white and dark coat colors.
12. "Sense and Sensibility" director Lee: ANG. Fortunately for clue writers, Mr. Lee has directed many movies. IMDb list
14. Comic __: cartoony font choice: SANS. People love to hate this font. This video explains some of the reasons. (5:25 min.)
26. Follow instructions: OBEY.
29. Fixes, in a way: RIGS.
(phrasal verb) If you RIG up a device or structure, you make it or fix it in place, using any materials that are available.
Apollo 13 (1995) Square Peg in a Round Hole Scene (1:15 min.)
33. Blab: TELL.
35. Revolutionary Guevara: CHE.
36. Hymn ender: AMEN.
37. A flat or B sharp: NOTE.
38. Squirreling away: HOARDING. how squirrels remember where they buried their nuts
40. Tilt: LEAN.
43. Root vegetables such as Detroit Dark Red and Bull's Blood: BEETS. Their flavor and nutrition is hard to beat.
45. Infant's bodysuit: ONESIE. an infant's one-piece garment that leaves the legs uncovered and fastens with snaps at the crotch
46. Belgium locale: EUROPE.
48. More than sometimes: OFTEN.
50. Janitorial tools: MOPS.
52. Word on a library poster: READ.
54. Fall behind: LAG.
56. Chem. in some plastics: BPA. Bisphenol A
That's it for today's treasure box. Enjoy the week, everyone!
40 comments:
Juan likes banana, pineapple and PAPAYA.
Tropical fruits, oh meya, oh mya!
They tickle the buds,
Fill ambrosia mugs,
And leave Juan murmuring a sigh-a!
I remember in my schoolyard days,
Watching the big RIGS on the HIGHWAY.
We'd pump an arm,
They'd blare their horn,
And that was fun in those nostalgia days!
Although this puzzle had a little “crunch,” for the most part it was a typical Monday “walk in the park.” However, I must admit that I didn’t grasp the meaning of the “crown” in “crown jewels “ until Sumdaze explained it. That being said, FIR, so I’m happy.
{B, B.} The Interstate ran past the far side of my elementary school playing field, so at lunch or recess, there was usually a bunch of us at the chain link fence, pumping at the truck drivers. Some would honk, some wouldn't, and we figured the latter didn't like kids.
Good morning!
Saw the gems, but failed to read the reveal -- it was mostly there and filled in without thinking about it. AW DRAT was not my first thought. Last time I was there the YEN was 360 to the dollar, and Neil Armstrong was taking steps. Nice start to the week, Katie and Sumdaze.
Rain is supposed to hold off until after 10. The M-o-W route begins at 10:30.
FIR without erasure. Finally, a Monday-like Monday puzzle.
Sure ROB Lowe gets plenty of rest. The list of women who want to sleep with him is long.
Maybe 30 years ago I used comic SANS because it was readable on an overhead and it looked different than everyone else's slides. It became trite in short order.
Also about 30 years ago, National Rent-A-Car offered its affinity program members the Emerald aISLE. part of the deal was renters could get any car on the aISLE for the price of a midsize. I became a member, and often got a nice, big car instead of the econobox the company paid for.
I think RIGS for "fixes" means to predetermine the outcome of an event, such as a ball game or an election. "It was fixed" means "It was RIGged" to me.
Katie could have continued the British theme with "haircuts for John, George, Paul and Ringo" for MOPS.
Great dad joke: Why does everyone like bananas? Because they have A PEAL. Ok, ok, I'll see my way out. I was done here anyway. Thanks for the fun review, Sumdaze.
Good Morning:
Fitting and timely theme which I didn’t grasp until the reveal. There was some crunch for a Monday but very helpful perps. This would be a fun and confidence building challenge for a newbie, IMO. Loved seeing the Emerald Isle as it truly is a beautiful expanse of green from the air. My one quibble is APR is not an acronym, it’s an initialism.
Thanks, Kate, for a pleasant start to the week and thanks, sumdaze, for a fun and fact-filled review. Loved the Lab Test and the limber Limbo champion. Did you like The Menu? I’m a big Ralph Fiennes fan.
Have a great day.
O nly took 4:41 today to finish.
P ut banana before papaya, but that didn't last long.
A w drat didn't look/sound right.
L ater!
FIR. Typical Monday endeavor. Only nit for me was Ne-Yo. What? Never heard of him.
For crying out loud! Off to a running start with SIR, LES, and BANANA…..which stayed there far longer than it should have!! So, FIR but took longer than it should have….GRRR!!! Great CW, I loved it, got the theme, enjoyed the humor, but shoulda had my coffee BEFORE the CW so PAPAYA would have shown up earlier. That was my only W/O. Thanx KH for a terrific fun Monday CW. Thanx too to Sumdaze for the great write-up. Sumdaze, u have a typo: I’m sure you meant 1883-1934 for the original Ottawa Senators.
"Read clues carefully before selecting an answer as our MENU has changed"
A bit challenging for a Monday. "Pussy cat dolls singer"? (as if including her last name makes it easier).. AWDRAT, NEYO, BPA ?
I M.. thought of you when the very first 2 across answers were 3 letters each, don't recall that happening b 4....Canada Eh, didn't know Ottawa had a senate, LIUed after the SENATORS answer. My typical SOB ignorance
"Classroom farm occupants" I was sure was kids 😬. PINTO, "spotted pony" (or exploding compact car).
Tempted to fill banana for yellow fruit, unable to perp-confirm until I got to YEN and ANG that it hadda be PAPAYA instead.
In Sicily trafitionally people tend to pronounce the letter P like a B and drop final vowels. The joke is if you want Pizza in Palermo you should ask for BEETS
Report card: 2 A's, 2 B's and ____ ONESIE
They work for an authoritarian government: REGIMEN
Manager to the next batter, "___! " ...EUROPE
Astounded rodent....AWDRAT
Crown Jewels 👑....
At King George III's 1761 coronation, a large jewel fell from his crown which was interpreted as a bad omen. During his regime, Britain lost the American colonies.
💎
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Katie and sumdaze.
I FIRed in good time and of course this Canadian saw the CROWN JEWELS. (I have seen them in person at the Tower of London, but they do keep you moving along and no lingering). Nice connection to SIR.
SEVERAL INKBLOTS TO CHANGE routine to REGIMEN, and Thruway to HIGHWAY. (Thanks for the Gordon Lightfoot music, sumdaze! Folks were paying their respects in Orillia yesterday.)
LightfootVisitation
The unknown to me NICOLE and NEYO filled with perps.
I’ll take a CSO with those SENATORS. Everyone wants to buy that team, including Ryan Reynolds and SnoopDog. (And sadly, our Maple Leafs are not doing well.)
Wishing you all a great day.
Senators
I wanted to add something that I didn’t say earlier: I also had “banana “ before I got the “yen” for a “papaya.”
Good Morning! Another fine puzzle to start the week, and so timely!! Thanks, Katie!
FIR, but ESP: MORDOR, NICOLE, NEYO.
Before making my own, my standing order at Starbucks was GRANDE latte with 2 Splenda. I knew 61A well.
Sumdaze, I loved the LAB TEST 😍!! Of course I did😉!! And the snowmen. Thanks, for another chart-topping recap.
I never knew anybody hated Comic Sans! It’s a fun font. Who, really, is so discerning (other than a graphic artist) to analyze the weight of the curve…. He didn’t convince me. But come to think of it, I do have one on my “dislike list” – Times New Roman, too rigid, and I avoid it whenever possible.
And, belated congrats to C. Moe for naming the #1, 2 and 3 horses in the Kentucky Derby last Friday!! Mage, Two Phils and Angel of Empire.
I am enjoying reading everyone's comments.
unclefred@8:22. I fixed the date. Thank you!
Irish Miss@7:39. Good catch on the initialism! I agree. Yes, I would give The Menu a thumbs up, mainly because of Ralph Fiennes' ability to create characters -- but the movie is not for everyone.
RosE@9:21. Hand up for changing away from Times New Roman whenever it is the default.
Good Monday puzzle and so apt. I caught on to the theme with RUBY TUESDAY. My only unknowns were NICOLE and NEYO.
Sumdaze: loved that lab photo. Always enjoy your write ups. My favorite font is Palatino.
Hi All!
Thanks Katie for the timely puzzle that filled Tuesday fast [read: crunchy Monday]
Thanks for the music, sumdaze. Oh, and the AMUSing expo to.
WOs: AW Darn, MODEL t, there's two Ps in APPEAL or you don't have enough letters for the squares.
ESPs: NE-YO, NICOLE
Fav: MORDOR - took me a minute 'cuz it seemed like they were always off to somewhere... Say, Rivendell [Yes, WC, that's also RUSH :-)]
{B, B+}
Jinx - that's how I inferred RIGS as well. Fix the fight, "Hit the mat in the 5th, Chump, erm, Champ."
//love the MOP top reference.
@7:56a - well played.
D-O: Looks like rain all week. Good for the sunflower seeds I put in yesterday.
//BTW, we tossed a Halloween pumpkin into the corner of the fence last year. It grew and it's blooming! We have 6 flowers. Should I pinch a few off? Do they get "bottom rot" like tomatoes. I've never gotten this far with a pumpkin plant and I'm at a loss. Anyone? Anyone?
RosE - Comic Sans has no business being a font. It's annoying especially in corp emails. It was cute back in the '90s but, unless you don't have a crayon, don't use it. :-)
C, Eh! Ryan Reynolds sold Mint Mobile and now has a $BNs burning a hole in his pocket. He seems like a good guy, so buying a home-country hockey team should be fun.
Y'all have a great day. I gotta get back to work.
Cheers, -T
This is why I come to the Blog every day...
Modela? I don't remember Ford making a car called The Modela?
(There was an Acura somewhere...)
Model A!? (DOH!)
I tell ya, that V8 can is starting to feel more like a brick every day...
WC is the LOTR Authority? WC, I challenge you to a LOTR trivia contest!
(Not including The Silmarilian, I never did understand anything going on in The Silmarillian...)
---interlude---
are you taking notes..
---continuation---
Oh C'mon! Why do I have to be the one to point out the obvious...
FunFact # 10600...
What a nice start for the week. Just enough oomph to work up a light sweat. Even the obscure trivial people (lookin' at you, NEYO and NICOLE!) perped nicely. Another AMUSING review by Sumdaze....thanks for the music - Tunes and 'Toons!
Funny that Katie didn’t include the Koh-i-noor diamond which is amongst the Crown Jewels. It was stolen from by the British East India Company from Punjab in 1849 and gifted to Queen Victoria. The Sikhs have asked for its proper return but have been ignored. KkFlorida
Anon-T, I didn't say, nor would I ever say, Comic Sans should appear in any business setting.
I said it was fun. And there are so many settings in this wide world where a lighter touch might be welcome. There's a whole menu from which to choose. Use what is expressive to the tone of the message.
RosE - Sry, I was being cute (by half apparently) w/rt Comic Sans responding to sumdaze's link. Use a fun font when it's light-hearted. No judgement. -T
CED@10:21. Apologies for my LOTR note. I could not remember who it was that posted LOTR trivia. Thank you for clearing that up. You know I'm a fan of your daily posts!
AnonT@10:18. About the pumpkin plants.... Pumpkins are in the squash family so their seeds will not necessarily make fruit like their parent. They cross-pollinate. Given that interesting-looking pumpkins are popular now, you might roll the dice and let them live. If you decide to keep them, you should definitely thin out your plants. Just 3 plants can give you a LOT of produce. However, only pull out a few each week. As the plants grow, pull out the less strong competitors. If you pull out too many at the beginning, you will be out of luck if something happens to the few that remain. One more tip: the biggest mistake people make when growing pumpkins is they leave them growing on their sides. That makes a big, brown, flat spot on the side of the pumpkin. You have to GENTLY lift the vines and arrange the pumpkins on their blossom ends. You can even set them on a little square of wood to keep them off the ground. Doing that will give you a pretty gourd. Good luck & show us some pics at the end of the summer!
AnonT@10:18. More about the pumpkin plants.... You might be asking about pinching the flowers. No, don't pinch the flowers. They are male & female. After you start seeing little pumpkins, you might decide to cut some off to provide more energy to the remaining ones. I recommend waiting to see what you have before you limit your supply.
Just testing to see if this link to The Lockhorns works.
Someone please let me know. I'm a paying customer, so my tests don't prove anything.
Jinx - link worked just fine.
Sumdaze - thx for the pumpkin advice. It matches Mom's (but she's nuts so I, um, ...)
I do remember Gramps would put a small coffee can under the gourd to keep off the dirt (that's the extent of my growing pumpkin knowledge).
Cheers, -T
Enjoyed the CROWN JEWELS theme. I am not sure if I got to see the CROWN JEWELS in England.
But here we visited the CROWN JEWELS in Denmark near our house when I was a child.
DW and I watched some of the highlights of the King Charles Coronation. And then we watched some of the Queen Elizabeth Coronation from 1953. What struck me was how she never spoke or engaged with other people during the ceremony. She seemed just frozen in position.
The whole process made me realize how different the US is from such countries. There were endless references to their specific religion as the basis for their rule. Something totally forbidden in the US. Makes me glad to be an American.
From Last Thursday:
TTP Thank you for the kind words and further explanation about that COOL WEATHER theme. Yes, the slang indeed gets ever more obscure.
Delightful Monday puzzle, many thanks, Katie. And thanks too for your helpful and fun commentary, Sumdaze--much appreciated.
As soon as I saw PAPAYA, I figured this puzzle would have a food REGIMEN. And it sure did, with an EATERY on the HIGHWAY serving BEETS and SALSAS and ONIONS along with cups of JOE for our drinks. A pretty decent MENU, all things considered, designed to APPEAL to us. I HOPE the EARNINGS from all these sales will be GRANDE, and that they'll allow us to start letting folks order from us by E-TAIL. But no HOARDING, FRIENDs, please OBEY that request and SAY NO if anyone wants to do ROB us like this. If you follow all my instructions, I promise you will AMUSE ME.
Have a great week coming up.
No PEARLS of wisdom today, just comments. I didn't guess CROWN JEWELS but with RUBY and EMERALD in place I knew the third down fill would sparkle.
I'd never watched Rugrats, heard Year of the Gentleman, or knew the name of any Pussycat Dolls , so STU, NICOLE, and NEYO were filled by perps. Comic SANS was unknown but perped. Then there's BPA. I guess Patti or Katie couldn't come up with anything else but there are thousands of chemicals in plastics; perps.
HOARDING- just found out yesterday our next door neighbor from our previous house has become a hoarder. We moved 33 years ago so she must be in her 80s. Her neighbors noticed she hadn't taken her grocery delivery from her porch, went to check on her, she said she couldn't get up and wouldn't open the door. A few hours later they went back and told her they would break a window to help her. When they got inside the place was filled wall to wall with no room to walk. Her husband died over 30 years ago and she has no children. I guess the hoarding explains why she never answered our phone calls the last few years.
Thank you, Katie Hale, and thank you, Sumdaze.
I thought this was a very good crossword, with direct clues and answers. It was a top to bottom solve. As such, I didn't see the JEWELS during the solve. The reveal made them obvious. I too, thought it was clever. Great timing, too.
Sumdaze, I'm thinking about making that coq au vin recipe. It would definitely need much less time than the traditional method. Also, thank you for embedding Carefree Highway.
Ha Ha - that Carl is such a square :>)
Even more on Gen Z slang:
A recent cringey SNL sketch is a reminder it’s time for a refresher course in Gen Z vernacular.
The "language barrier" isn't a one-way street:
Gen Z doesn’t understand these common workplace phrases: study
I sweated long over this "Monday" puzzle. C'mon, guys, it's only Monday. I finally solved it with only one look up before I realized it was last Friday's puzzle. After that, this Monday's puzzle was a breeze. Only totally unheard of answer was NEYO, (ESP). Others were solved with a few perps and wags. MODOR finally dawned on me with almost all perps.
I suspected a gem theme with ruby and confirmed it with emerald.
I loved my visit to the beautiful Emerald Isle one April long ago. Miles and miles of many hues of green as far as the eye could see, and whole fields of daffodils in full bloom.
Fortunately I don't get jet lag on short trips, such as to and from Europe. The switch between standard time and daylight saving time does not bother me either way. Even my trips to Japan were sans jet lag, but the trips home were bad, exacerbated by being awake for much more than 24 hours each time.
Hard to believe that Alan will be 60 tomorrow. He was my life work for 56 years and still continues to be, but in a lesser fashion these days.
This weekend he visited me from Friday until noon today. We had our family party for him on Saturday, home made long cooked sauce for baked ziti. At the church's brunch on Sunday they gave him a birthday cake, a card, a balloon and flowers. This is the only church that has ever made him feel included. He hands out bulletins and collects the offering.
I took him out to lunch today before driving him home.
Tomorrow he will be home from his program so that his counselor can take him shopping. Then he and his friends will go out to eat dinner together.
Next Saturday his stepmother will take him to lunch. A week long celebration.
Anon-T, All’s well. 😊Tx your nice reply.
HOLA!
Ole! Ole! I love it when a smattering of Spanish sneaks into he puzzle. Thank you, Katie Hale.
Today was counting day so that makes me late to the party.
I love the CROWN JEWELS and have seen them both in the U.K. and in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the U.K. we formed a line that curled around the display so we had only a few seconds to view them. In Russia they were displayed among many of the Fabergé eggs and other royal jewelry. Those are nice memories.
CSO to my neighbor and fellow board member, NICOLE.
For me PINTO recalls beans of that name. Yum. It also recalls tamales and right now a big controversy is taking place in our state because the governor vetoed a bill to make homemade food legal. That is a cottage industry that is decades old in our state and her veto is going to make big trouble for her. Making tamales at home is how our mother supported us after my dad died and it's true for many, many people.
Yellowrocks:
What a nice day for Alan!
Enjoy your Monday, everyone!
Puzzling thoughts:
RosE @ 9:21 --> thanks. It's quite rare for me to get one horse (out of 18-20 who run in the Derby) correct, let alone all three! That said, as luck or fate would have it, I was unable to either log into an old online betting website, or create a new account, in time to wager. Only "missed" out on about $900 as I usually play both the exacta and trifecta wagers [sigh]
Regarding today's puzzle, kudos to Katie and Renee for the Monday merriment
Enjoy the week ahead ...
Musings
-I hope we aren’t using up our Nebraska “perfect day for golf” allotment.
-Patti’s London-based assistant gave us fun start to the week
-Disco Workin’ Hard For The Money
-MORDOR took every single perp
-If I fail to LOOSEN my golf grip on the downswing I'm asking for a slice
-Google Map says my ETA would be 9:56 am if I walked to my school at Arlington starting at 7 am
-Pete Rose got banned from baseball because his betting made it look like he might try to RIG games to win his bets. No proof ever arose.
Ever since I finished the puzzle this morning, I have been celebrating its pristine grid, a rare sight. It seldom happens that I get a FIR with no WOs! Thank you, Katie, for a fun puzzle with a timely theme. I enjoyed it very much.
Sumdaze, as usual you added so much to the basic review and deserve our gratitude for the time it required. Learning moments and smiles abounded. Thanks!
Enough said about that: on to what Tuesday brings, everyone!
Wilbur C. retold the entire Hobbit in verse over on the JumbleHints (now JumbleAndWordleHints) blog a few years back. It took months, maybe a year or so. So he qualifies as an expert on that Tolkien work at least. As for the rest of the cannon, you'll need to ask him.
BTW, my Wordle clue for today is, I think, one of my better poems ever.
HG - as a 7 yro, I'd watch The Big Red Machine (after the Cubs & Cards were out of the running) rooting for the NL Central. Sad he had a gambling problem, but Rose should be in the HoF for his play. Full Stop.
Lucina - and she has a (D) after her name! She should know better.
C.Moe - next year give me a (boomer!) sooner heads-up so I can place a bet on your tips.
//Money! Money! Money! :-)
Cheers, -T
I liked this puzzle. I happened to know NICOLE Scherzinger from having seen her on Dancing with the Stars years ago. Funny what we remember and what we don't. Only after filling NEYO from perps did I remember having seen it before (and forgotten it.)
MTDOOM had to be changed to MORDOR. AW DRAT took 5 perps for me to see it.
Fellow dog-loving friends of ours had a Border Terrier named RUBY. They had to repeatedly remind me that its name was not RUBY TUESDAY. Ruby's mate was named Chickadee.
Loved your write-up, sumdaze, and enjoyed reading all your comments, folks. Good wishes to you all.
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