Today's constructors are veterans
Adam Wagner
and
Rebecca Goldstein
who challenge us with 4 themers embedded with
EMULSIFIED WORDS
While some of you will be delighted that these words aren't enclosed in
little round things, the rest of us may need a little help finding them.
So to assist you, here's
a brief tutorial on emulsification, its uses and techniques ...
... which should now make it quite easy to separate them from the fill ...
18A. *Pronoun for a spokesperson: EDITORIAL WE.
23A. *Decorative touch made with a small paintbrush, e.g.: DETAIL WORK.
36A. *What "we are living in," per a Madonna hit song: MATERIAL WORLD.
51A. *Wraps at a spa: HAIR TOWELS.
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| Hair Towel |
... still don't see them? Luckily there's a reveal ...
57A. Substances
that never mix, except in the answers to the starred clues?:
OIL AND WATER.
Not so fast! There is another place where OIL and WATER mix: inside our bodies' cells! Oils (aka lipids), water, and other substances such as proteins, sugars, and ions mix as a part of the exquisitely controlled metabolism of biological cells (e.g. 62A OVA). Their entrance into, and exit from, cells is carefully regulated by the cell membrane, consisting primarily of a lipid bilayer. As the term implies, each layer has two parts consisting of a lipophylic end ("fat loving") and a hydrophilic end ("water loving"). This bilayer enables the cell to interact with both fatty and aqueous components ...
... emulsion on the fly, you might say.
Here's the grid ...
4. Participate in the gig economy, say: TEMP.
8. Hornet's defense: STING. The best STING defense is romance. But you may have to deal with THORNS ...
13. Moody genre: EMO. Or this Moody genre ...
14. Added to the staff: HIRED.
16. Youngest Kardashian sister: KHLOE. Khloé Alexandra Kardashian born June 27, 1984) is an American media personality and socialite. Since 2007, she has starred with her family in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami (2009–2013) and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons (2014–2015).
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| Khloé Kardashian |
18. [Theme clue]
20. Missouri's __ Mountains: OZARK. The rock band OZARK Mountain Daredevils are from Missouri, but I don't think they're especially skeptical. Here's their If You Wanna Get to Heaven (lyrics)
22. Land by the sea: COAST.
23. [Theme clue]
26. Text incessantly: SPAM.
30. Mexico's national flower: DAHLIA. One of my sisters' favorite flowers. Here are some DAHLIA's in bloom at the Ladew Topiary Gardens in Jarrettsville, MD.
31. Upscale cosmetics chain: SEPHORA.
33. Boyos: LADS.
35. Time capsule object: RELIC.
36. [Theme clue]
41. Head-scratcher: POSER. We get a lot of these every morning. And some real toughies on Saturdays.
42. Polite title: MAAM.
43. "You free?": GOT A SEC.
46. Universal basic __: INCOME. Pros and Cons of Universal Basic Income (UBI).
50. Symbol on the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant cooling towers: ATOM. Not the one in Springfield, IL, but the one where Homer Simpson works in sector 7G ...
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| Springfield Nuclear Power Plant |
51. [Theme clue]
54. Skin and bones: GAUNT.
56. Not satisfied: UNMET.
57. [Theme reveal]
62. Egg cells: OVA.
63. Word with number or time: PRIME. PRIME time is becoming an anachronism, as more people watch shows on demand via streaming. A PRIME number is defined as a whole number greater than 1 that cannot be exactly divided by any whole number other than itself and 1 (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11). Primes have applications in information technology, such as public-key cryptography, which relies on the difficulty of factoring large numbers into their prime factors. A CSO to -T, who is in his PRIME.
64. "Cats" poet: ELIOT. In 1939, T. S. ELIOT published Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, book of light verse which served as the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. Here is the song Memory (lyrics).
65. Cartoonist Sorensen who was the first woman to win the Herblock Prize:JEN. JEN Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who authors a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events. In 2014 she became the first woman to win the Herblock Prize, and in 2017 she was named a Pulitzer Finalist in Editorial Cartooning. Here's a selection of her cartoons.
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| Jen Sorensen |
66. "Nothing gets past me": I KNEW.
67. Cravings: YENS.
68. Stuff in a pen: INK.
Down:
1. Judean king: HEROD. Despite the negative evaluation of Herod in traditional Jewish sources, archaeological evidence seems to suggest that, with some notable exceptions, Herod saw himself as tied to the Jewish religion and tried, to a certain extent, to uphold its laws, even in his own lifestyle.
2. Gobsmacked: AMAZED.
3. Handel bars?: SONATA. Here's the 3rd movement ("Passacaille") from Handel's Trio Sonata in G Major Op. 5 No.4 with the great Trevor Pinnock at the harpsichord.
4. "Mr. Brightside" band: THE KILLERS. Thumper.
5. Holiday on which it's forbidden to fast, familiarly: EID. Today's Arabic lesson #1. EID al-Fitr is an Islamic festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk each day. It is the first time Muslims can eat during daylight hours after fasting during Ramadan. The translation of “Eid al-Fitr” from Arabic sums up the holiday as it means “festival of breaking the fast.”
6. Picture of health?: MRI. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI is a type of diagnostic test that can create detailed images of nearly every structure and organ inside the body. MRI uses magnets and radio waves to produce images on a computer. MRI does not use any radiation. Images produced by an MRI scan can show organs, bones, muscles and blood vessels.
7. Place to buy fish: PETCO. Not a place to buy sushi. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is an American pet retailer with corporate offices in San Diego and San Antonio. Petco sells pet food, products, and services, as well as certain types of live small animals.
9. "She's the one!": THAT'S HER. E.g. Clara Bow, the original IT girl from 1927.
11. "And make it snappy": NOW.
12. "Huh!": GEE.
15. Some portals: DOORS. E.g. The DOORS of Perception, the 1954 autobiography by Aldous Huxley, which borrows it's title from a line in poet William Blake's 1793 book The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Huxley's book is the namesake for the 60's psychedelic band The Doors, here with their Crystal Ship (lyrics) ...
19. Lawn tool: RAKE.
21. Cheer syllable: RAH.
24. "I don't believe you!": LIAR.
25. Silicon __: Israel's counterpart to California's Silicon Valley: WADI. Arabic lesson #2. The term Silicon WADI is a pun on the similarly named high-tech center of technology in the US. The word "wadi" derives from the Arabic "واد", meaning 'valley'.
27. Opinion survey: POLL.
28. Parched: ARID.
29. Cheese partner: MAC.
32. Where teens are treated like royalty?: PROM COURTS.
34. Richardson of "The Afterparty": SAM. The Afterparty is an American murder mystery comedy television series created by Christopher Miller that premiered on Apple TV+ on January 28, 2022. In March 2022 the series was renewed for a second season, which is set to premiere on July 12, 2023. SAM plays the role of Aniq ...
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| Sam Richardson |
37. Concerning: AS TO.
38. Bughouse chess, but not classic chess: TEAM GAME. DNK this game. Bughouse chess is a popular chess variant played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. Normal chess rules apply, except that captured pieces on one board are passed on to the teammate on the other board, who then has the option of putting these pieces on their board.
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| Bughouse Chess |
40. Crave: WANT.
41. Org. with carts and drivers: PGA.
44. Barak of Israel: EHUD. EHUD Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth prime minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011. He previously held the posts of defense minister and deputy prime minister under Ehud Olmert and then in Benjamin Netanyahu's second government from 2007 to 2013.
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| Ehud Barak |
47. __ goal: bit of self-sabotage: OWN. (in soccer) when a goal is scored inadvertently when the ball is struck into the goal by a player on the defensive team. Not an EMPTY NET goal, just an ERROR. Must be embarrassing.
48. iOS personal avatar: MEMOJI. A portmanteau of ME and EMOJI?
49. Gridiron number: ELEVEN. The number of people on a football team.
52. European boot?: ITALY. Così ...
53. Wasn't fresh, in a way: STANK.
55. Fresh: ANEW.
57. Nail polish brand: OPI.
58. Bug: IRK.
59. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" songwriter __-Manuel Miranda: LIN. It's a catchy tune ...
This song is part of the sound track for the 2021 Disney movie Encanto about the adventures of the Madrigal family who live in Columbia, SA ...
This link can help clarify the meaning of We Don't Talk About Bruno (who can foretell the future) but I think to understand him and the film completely, you'll have to see it yourself.
60. Connection: TIE.
61. Geological span: EON.
Cheers,
Bill
As always, thanks to Teri for proof reading, for her constructive criticism.
waseeley
Well, I don’t think anyone would say that this puzzle wa easy, but, on a Thursday, why would you expect it to be? I had a major WAG at the “j” in “memoji” but got through it. Also, I first put in “Eid” for the holiday, took it out, and then put my back in again. Also, I didn’t “get” the meaning of the reveal until Bill explained it. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteYay, a themeless Thursday. At least that's how d-o solved it. Got 'er done without even thinking about a theme. This one was too clever by half. THAT'S HER sounds like something Miyam Bialik would say -- to my ear, she's always using the wrong pronoun. Thanx, Adam, Rebecca, Waseeley, and Teri.
FIR, but erased chloe for KHLOE and sophora for SEPHORA.
ReplyDeleteI found this one to be Friday-difficult, with a few sparkling clues/fills being more than offset by clunkers. And I usually like Rebecca Goldstein's puzzles.
the PGA Championship tournament starts today, so that was timely fill. If you WANT more excitement than watching golf (or the NBA or MLB, which are almost as exciting) provides, you are in luck. The NHL's Stanley Cup semifinals start today with Florida skating at Carolina.
Unlike a lot of showbiz relationships, STING and Trudi are going strong after 40 years together.
I appreciate learning about JEN Sorensen. Now I know to ignore her stuff in the future.
OK ladies. Is a HAIR TOWEL any old towel that is provided for you to wrap up your hair, or is a special-purpose device?
Thanks to Bill and Teri for the fun review.
FIW. Didn't know the cartoonist Jen and memoji was a complete unknown.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the clue for place to buy fish; very clever. But a found the theme too difficult to suss out. Oh well.
41d the PGA does not use carts for the drivers.
ReplyDeleteFun and creative theme today - definitely needed the reveal to figure it out!
ReplyDeleteI live less than an hour north of the OZARK mountains and the Mark Twain National Forest, beautiful but curvy roads
LIN-Manuel Miranda, best known for "Hamilton", put up another forgettable song from the Pixar Film, "Coco" up for an Oscar nomination before he realized how popular "We don't talk about Bruno" would become. So for one of the only times in those award ceremonies, they performed it with lyrics changed for the Oscars with an inserted rap by Megan Thee Stallion- lots of fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAjlbGQ0QFU
Thanks Bill & Teri for the fun blog and great variety of music and to Adam & Rebecca for the puzzle
Jinx - They do have slightly smaller towels than bath towels at spas that are easier to wrap up like a turban for your hair- but I never heard of the term
Good Morning! Whew! This was a challenge today!! Thanks Adam & Rebecca. Wasn’t sure I was going to finish after a deceptive NW which filled easily then Wham!!
ReplyDeleteMade my way down to west then slowly crawled my way across the bottom and back up to the NE. A tortuous journey, but thankfully MATERIAL WORLD supported a lot of perps.
I enjoyed the emulsion tutorial. I knew and have used Dijon in my vinaigrettes, but now you’ve inspired me to try some other sauces!
I never saw the theme even after the reveal, but my head was spinning trying to make sense of the red letters of explanation. AHA! Now I see how you laid the groundwork!! Thanks, Bill & Teri.
I needed Nights in White Satin to settle me back down.
Not a fan of, yet again, the obscure people, group, game, but I did remember OPI from the great word association you gave us, Bill – OPIe in red nail polish!!
WO: Trunk (Brit boot) to ITALY.
I remember the movie Black DAHLIA, and the reprise episode in the show, CASTLE.
Saturday already? No, wait…. Tough CW. I saw “Oil and water” but still didn’t get how they are “mixed” in the theme answers until coming to the blog. Thanx for ‘splainin’ it Bill. Didn’t know of JEN Sorensen, but had a look at her work, and she’s right on the mark! She earned a new subscriber today! Only W/O CAVE:LAIR. Overall, a slowly filled FIR. Thanx for the workout, AW&RG. And thanx for the excellent write-up, Bill!
ReplyDeleteFirst had welLY for boot (watching too many British cop shows)
ReplyDeleteI've seen an OWN GOAL in hockey as well - pass from behind the net clanked off the back of the goalie's skate into the goal.
Never watch anything to do with the Khardashians, but they're everywhere
All I can say is I FIR. But even after filling OIL AND WATER I still didn't 'get it'. That was above my pay grade. I'd be a LIAR if I said I noticed it. More concerned about finishing, never heard of THE KILLERS, EDITORIAL WE, or MEMOJI. I didn't know KHLOE, SKIS, SAM, JEN, LADS, EID, WADI, OWN, or TEAM GAME- filled by perps and guesses.
ReplyDeleteINCOME- Universal basic income? Gimme, gimme, gimme. You work, I collect.
OWN goal- never heard of that
SEPHORA- went out to eat Sunday but she wanted to stop at ULTA to get some lip liner. There were at least 50 women and two men in the store- me and the security guard. I'm sure SEPHORA F/M ratio is the same. She wanted to go to P.F. Chang's to eat. I don't like the fake Chinese restaurant; anyway one of the menu listings was SPAM fried rice. Never seen that anywhere else. Didn't order it.
Musings
ReplyDelete-What a workout for this TEMP!
-I have to get going to play golf an hour away and I’m running late.
Took 7:15 for me to guess wrong at the intersection of memoJi and Jen. That's where I threw A TROWEL In anger. MemoRi and Ren seemed like a fine guess to me there.
ReplyDeleteI should be thankful for the lack of circles today.
Boyos?
Anything "eid" isn't "familiarly" to me.
Yup. Not easy, but finally finished it after a POSER in the NE. I could not figure out how a name beginning with three consonants could exist. My lack of imagination.
ReplyDeleteI eventually saw the OIL and WATER in the theme answers, but the extraneous letters were a hindrance at first.
When you first get an iPhone or iPad you are asked to create your MEMOJI.
I didn’t know that SPAM also described incessant texting.
Boyos is a new one for me. Probably similar to what I see on some sites Doggos for dogs.
So much to learn in this MATERIAL WORLD.
Bob G, aren't you confusing the PGA with the PGA Tour? Your local pro is a member of the PGA, but has to qualify in tournaments just like you would. The PGA Champions Tour allows carts, but they are separate from the PGA (but affiliated with the PGA Tour. I think.)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Inane H. Now I won't have to go to the dark web for spa spy cams.
BO - I don't think that's a hockey own goal. It is common for offensive players to try "bank shots" off the goalie or his/her equipment. But I did see an NHL own goal last year. The trailing team had pulled their goalie late in the game, and were taking the puck up ice. One player passed the puck back to where he thought another player would be coming with more momentum. Only problem was that the other player was going off-ice for a player change. The puck just meandered into the net before the chagrined passer could catch up with his pass.
More than usual challenge for a Thursday. FIR, no red letters or LIU. The J in Jen and memoji was a POSER. I guessed it was related to emoji. Jen looked good. Yay, me.
ReplyDeleteI solved it as a themeless. I didn't see the mixture of oil and water until Bill pointed it out. I would have seen it with circles.
When my PC is certain I need an MRI, the insurance mandates an X-ray first. I always get the MRI later anyway, a waste of money and time.
Now echocardiograms are no longer given in doctors' offices. You need another appointment at another facility. Doesn't that cost the insurance company more in staffing, time and cost of the facilty?
Interesting article about Herod.
I pondered OWN GOAL, but after the explanation I know I have seen players put the ball or puck in their own goal, giving the other side the score. Not so much in pro sports, though.
BOYOS has appeared in several novels I have read.
Holidays of many religions are referred to in the news here. EID is very familiar. I love this multicultural area.
PS. I gave my sister a microfiber hair towel as a gift. They are sold on many websites. She loved it.
ReplyDeleteRay-O , (last nite)
ReplyDeleteOmg! That Tracy Ullman link was hilarious!
I enjoyed this puzzle immensely,
(Almost as much as I like mayonnaise.)
For me, the fill left me with mostly blank themers, until I finally saw the reveal, and then "detail work."
With all the other themers mostly blank, I then had to un-emulsify" the oil and water by carefully prying them apart with perps.
( some perps worked, others didn't, quite a workout...)
If you want to find out more about what works as an emulsifying agent, and why, here is a 12 minute video that explains it all, including emulsifiers versus colloids, and why milk is, and is not, both an emulsion...
Hmm,
ReplyDeleteI think I meant to say why milk is both an emulsion, and not an emulsion...
Nuts,,,
I can't seem to get these words to go together smoothly...
Tremendous Thursday. Thanks for the fun, Adam and Rebecca, and waseeley and Teri.
ReplyDeleteI finished in good time and saw the OIL AND WATER theme (and scrambled letters). I was AMAZED at the brilliance.
But officially a FIW, since I had a personal Natick at the cross of 48D and 65A in that SE corner. I guessed an R thinking Memori and REN might be correct. GEE, JEN and MEMOJI make perfect sense now. I see others had the same problem.
I had a couple of inkblots. KHLOE had a C before perps (although Shiffrin is unknown to this Canadian) and remembering to alliterate Kardashian corrected me.
I started to put A MATERIAL but ran out of room, and had to eliminate the A and shuffle to the left.
I noted JEN and YENS, but we had LAIR instead of Den.
My first thought for “Cheese partner” was Wine, but I smiled broadly at MAC.
Wishing you all a great day.
I liked this one. Enough crunch for a good head scratch, and fair perps for the arcane and obscure. Scorecard! Get yer Scorecard! Can't tell the Kardshians wit out yer Scorecard! Wait...there was a theme? Thanks for 'Splaining, Waseely. (Thanks for the tunes, also!) Universal basic income: "Money for Nothing and Chicks for Free!)
ReplyDeleteCharlie @11:09 AM Wish I'd thoughta that ... but it's never too late.
ReplyDeleteLots of white awaited the filling of the themes to give me perp-fodder
ReplyDeleteAh, CHLOE with a K. Betsy kept up with the botoxians
From "Rib Room…"
From Id they came
Of cartoon fame
The Wizard and the Jester
Playing a riddle game
That had no name
The Wizard POSEd this tester
As BobB said, PGA players are not allowed carts. Their drivers are expensive but fragile. Last week one of the leaders cracked his
SPAM Fried rice.. yummers as hahtoolah would say
Yes, difficult Thursday but FIR
WC
Hola!
ReplyDeleteFinishing the puzzle was a snap but finding the theme was not.
Sigh. Newly coined terms are my bane. I'm speaking of MEMOJI and even worse, crossing an unknown name.
PROM COURTS are a new term for me.
ELIOT and CATS I do know!
As far as I know, HAIR TOWELS are just ordinary towels.
I'm AMAZED at the low count of names in this puzzle.
LIAR and LAIR are interesting.
Yes. I mentally hear Mayim saying "THAT'S HER."
I live in an ARID zone but once in a while we are blessed with some rain. Last night a small amount of rain fell.
Have a great day, everyone!
Bit of a slightly tough Thursday, but still fun--so thanks, Adam and Rebecca. And always enjoy your commentary, Bill and Teri, thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteAh, ELIOT, one of my favorite poets, who probably never needed an EDITORIAL WE. Hoped for more nice art in this puzzle, and I was AMAZED to see SONATA right away. But in the end it was more word jokes for us to enjoy, like seeing both LIAR and LAIR in a puzzle. And I like flowers, so DAHLIA was also a treat.
Have a great day, everybody.
Bill Seeley Enjoyed the OIL AND WATER theme. Saw the letters, but didn't appreciate how they were clustered until seeing your review.
ReplyDeleteBy amazing coincidence, this morning I attended an MIT Hillel Zoom meeting with an extraordinary MIT science photographer Felice Frankel.
Here is my screen shot of her OIL AND WATER image that she challenged us to guess.
UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME was actually proposed by conservative economist Milton Friedman.
Here is my recent article "What is Freedom?" that talks about UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME as a conservative idea.
Did anyone else try THAT GIRL before THAT'S HER? A popular TV show with Marlo Thomas when I was a child.
Thanks, Adam and Rebecca for your puzzle. I did see the mixed letters theme but struggled with the other fill for a DNF.
ReplyDeleteFAVs: Place to buy fish, EDITORIAL WE, and Word with number or time
Yes, Picard. I also had THAT girl before THAT'S HER.
I'm pretty sure most of the Kardashians' first names begin with "K". (Feel free to correct me on this. I don't watch their shows.)
Thank you for your interesting & entertaining write-up, Waseeley! I always like your music links! Are you sure you don't like THE KILLERS? Try listening to Hot Fuss the next time you go to the gym.
Puzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteFIR; like Yellowrocks, I didn't have to look up any words. (nor use any cheats available with Across Lite software)
As our erstwhile Crossword Corner poster tinbeni would have said (paraphrasing here), "too many words I don't know, and will forget about tomorrow."
Bill and Teri gave us a ton of information, links, pics, and songs. All I can promise you for tomorrow's blog is a plethora of Moe-kus; oh, and a much easier puzzle to solve (IMO)
Adam and Rebecca certainly showed us that OIL AND WATER can clearly cohabitate
See y'all manana
If you research hair towels online, especially microfiber ones, you will find that they do less damage to hair and dry it more quickly than regular towels. My sister swears by them. I have short hair, so usually just let it air dry by itself. My sister loves her hair towel.
ReplyDeleteWC - There's a difference between PGA and PGA Tour. The PGA, an association for club professionals, doesn't ban carts; the PGA Tour, an association for players who compete in golf tournaments for a living, does.
ReplyDeleteI's my impression that fully-exempt players (the guys that can enter all of the non-major tournaments without qualifying or being invited) on the PGA Tour don't pay for their clubs, even drivers. (At one time I was told that except for a few top stars, ball manufacturers wouldn't pay a pro to use their ball, but would provide them with as many as they need for free. Don't know if that's still true - seems there are many more players doing commercials for them than there used to be.)
sumdaze @1:37 PM I just listened to "Mr. Brightside" on the Hot Fuss and it WAS NOT BAD (Garrison Keillor for IT WAS GOOD). I'm not familiar with the band and when I searched it on YouTube I came up with this video, which kinda klashed with the Handel Trio Sonata I had used for the immediately preceding clue. Also my editor wasn't too keen on it (she has more conservative musical tastes than me).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, when I go to the gym any music we play comes from a boom box and as I'm the only one who knows how to work it (it's at a senior center mind you), I always tune it to this station, which everyone seems to like. I like it too - I've been listening to it for 60 years now (not sure what they'll be playing when you tune in, but I predict you'll like it).
p.s. to sumdaze - Here's WBJC's playlist. The DJ's don't update it prior to broadcasting a number (something about payola), so it may not always list what's currently playing until after it's finished.
ReplyDeleteHi All!
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam & Rebecca - loved the theme after I caught it (after the reveal ;-))
I have more links to click later, waseeley. Thanks for the expo and Moody Blues.
WOs: HEROn, beach->COAST, cHLOE, SoPHRiA
ESPs: WADI, OPI, JEN
Fav: LIAR & LAIR in the same grid.
Mr. Brightside is a pretty good song about him seeing his girlfriend at bar with another guy. The back-story.
"...A TROWEL In..." - nice @9:45a.
I have many Muslim friends so EID was a gimme.
Good tip on spelling any of the Kardashians, sumdaze.
Picard - well, what is it? Salad dressing?
Cheers, -T
Didn't refresh before posting say:
ReplyDeleteoops - I see that the "here" link waseeley posted is the same video I posted. Sry.
-T
-T @5:20 PM $awrite.
Deletewaseeley@4:04&4:14. I went to your links. Thx. It's good to have different tunes for different moods.
ReplyDeleteI liked this puzzle, which I was able to solve by using my noodle rather than by needing to use Google.
ReplyDeleteI have known about EID for a long time but didn't know that fasting was forbidden.
Mikaela Shiffrin's gear made me change CHLOE to KHLOE.
When I saw HAIR TOWEL I thought of Hair Shirt for some reason.
I think "boyo" is Irish slang.
Speaking of "Cats" and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, I have found that among the shows I am familiar with each of them really only has one or two songs that are memorable. For example, can anybody recall any other song from "Cats" beside "Memory"? Can anybody recall any other song from "Evita" besides "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina"? Can anybody recall any other song from "The Phantom of the Opera" besides "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Music of the Night"?
Re MRI, perhaps some of you remember my tale of being repeatedly lied to that what they call "adult sedation" was totally, completely, absolutely unavailable and impossible. After it was all done with, I was later told that it was "policy" that using oral sedation such as lorazepam had to have been a "documented failure" before intravenous sedation (i.e. putting me to sleep) could even be offered. In a conversation about that with my doctor (who was the person who told me about that policy) she agreed with me that the practice of medicine should not be dictated by administrative bureaucrats through "policy."
Seeing Silicon WADI made me think of the Irrawaddy River that flows through Myanmar.
At the risk of further giving you all the impression I am a grumpy old man, I must confess I can't stand Mayim Bialik as a host of "Jeopardy". Not 1 in a 1000 words she utters is genuine; phony all the way.
Good wishes to you all.
Jayce, 7:01pm, me too re Mayim Bialik. Ken Jennings, on the other hand, is a relaxed and relaxing host, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteSandyanon, I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to disagree but I think Mayim is trying hard in that role. She seems genuine to me but maybe I have grown inept in my old age.
ReplyDeleteA Wagner/Goldstein PZL, presented by waseeley...
ReplyDelete~ OMK
____________
DR: One diagonal, near side.
Its anagram (13 of 15) might serve as a warning sign to male drivers, about a steering distraction near the road in front of him.
It might alert him to one or more females tasking advantage of a liberal beach...
"MONOKINI AHEAD"!
[Disclaimer: I don't watch Jeopardy!]
ReplyDeleteLucina - she is genuine in the sense she's an actress since childhood and has high social anxiety. I would assume she puts on a mask to deal with the audience and guests.
It's live, so interaction might appear forced to some.
//I work with a guy kinda like that - two weeks ago I figured out his uninvited spiel in my office was a 'rehearsal' for a lunch gathering the next day. When I heard it, I turned to my buddy and whispered, "that was word for word from last night."
Jayce - those are the only songs I could name but I've never seen the shows. Opera-major Eldest and Broadway-musical loving Youngest could probably name them all (and sing 'em for you).
Cheers, -T