You are SO RIGHT. Today's theme seems a bit off to me and really had me scratching my head. Notice that each of the theme answers ends in the letters "SO". The letters "SO" are to the RIGHT of the answer's other letters or words. So what is the connection of the word "Good" in the theme clue? Well, "Good" and "Right" can be synonymous. I know ~ it's a stretch. Notice, too, that the first and last theme answers are two words, while the middle three theme answers are only one word. If you see a deeper meaning in today's theme, please share.
17-Across. Good dog?: LHASA APSO.
25-Across. Good shot?: ESPRESSO.
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| Provisos in the cat world. |
40. Good measures?: CALYPSO. Ok, class. Who remembers that Harry Belafonte (Mar. 1, 1927 ~ Apr. 25, 2023), the King of Calypso, appeared in last Tuesday's puzzle? Calypso certainly has a good beat.
48. Good character?: TED LASSO. Ted Lasso is a television show about an American football
coach hired to manage a British soccer team. Hilarity ensues. I
have never seen Ted Lasso, so I don't know if he is a good
character or not.
And the unifier of sorts:
60. For good reason, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle: RIGHTLY SO.
Across:
1. Disaster relief org.: FEMA. As in the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
5. Kimchi containers: JARS. // And 40-Down. Tuna
holder: CAN. Kimchi is a traditional staple in Korean
cuisine. It is made of salted, fermented vegetables, usually cabbage.
I tried some for the first time a few weeks ago, and was pleasantly
surprised that it was so good.
9. Out in the sticks: RURAL.
14. Finishes a cake, say: ICES.
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| It looks good enough to eat, but it's actually made of felt. |
15. Grades K thru 6: ELEM. Elementary school.
16. Año Nuevo month: ENERO. Today's Spanish lesson.
January is the first month of the year.
19. Temporary stay: VISIT.
20. Up-to-date: MODERN.
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| Modern, but uncomfortable, furniture. |
21. Prepare to be photographed: POSE.
23. Skin pic: TAT.
24. Low-__: indistinct, as computer graphics: RES. As in
Resolution.
27. Terra-__ tiles: COTTA. Many buildings on the LSU campus
have terra-cotta tile roofs.
30. Rift: SCHISM. The Great Schism is probably one of the most well known. It was the separation of
the Catholic church of the West from the Orthodox churches of the East. This
schism took place in 1054 and was caused by disagreements between Western and
Eastern church leaders on several issues, including Papal authority.
31. "Aw, not again!": UGH!
32. Little one: TOT.
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33. "Ask and you shall receive!": NAME IT.
41. Calm and collected: SERENE.
42. Buddy: PAL.
43. "Xanadu" band, for short: ELO. The band's full name
is Electric Light Orchestra. [Name # 1.]
44. One after another: IN TURN.
46. Bit of luck: BREAK.
51. Cheer at a fútbol match: OLÉ. More of today's Spanish
lesson.
52. Logger's tool: AXE. Paul Bunyan carried a big AXE.
53. Abound (with): TEEM.
54. Monopoly token worn by Mr. Monopoly: TOP HAT.
58. Rhythm of daily life?: PULSE. Great clue.
62. Ibuprofen brand: ADVIL. Everything you wanted to known
about Ibuprofen but didn't know to ask.
63. "That makes sense": I SEE.
64. Orangutans, e.g.: APES. Did you know that Orangutan means "person of the forest" in the Indonesian and Malaysian languages?
65. Far from posh: SEEDY.
66. Unwelcome garden grazers: DEER.
67. Congressional assents: YEAS.
Down:
1. Movie: FILM.
2. Canyon phenomenon: ECHO.
3. Honey-based beverage: MEAD. Also the name of a lake on the Nevada-Arizona border named after Elwood Mead (Jan. 16, 1858
~ Jan. 26, 1936). It is actually a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam. It is the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity. It has been in news recently.
4. State as fact: ASSERT.
5. Dungarees: JEANS. Last Saturday May 20, 2023 marked
an historic day for blue jeans: it was 150th anniversary of the blue jean. On May 20, 1873 Levi Strauss
(Feb. 26, 1829 ~ Sept. 26, 1902) and Jacob Davis (1831 ~ 1908) obtained a U.S.
patent on the process of putting rivets in men's work pants for the very first
time.
6. Many a mountain whose name ends in "horn": ALP. The most
well know is the Matterhorn.
7. Word spelled out in an Aretha Franklin hit: R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Time for a musical interlude.
8. Mash down: SMOOSH.
9. Changeabout: REVERSAL.
10. Sea urchin, at a sushi bar: UNI. Everything you wanted
to know about UNI but didn't know ask.
11. Takes a breather: RESTS.
12. La Scala solos: ARIAS. One of my favorite arias is
from Carmen.
13. Mega Millions, e.g.: LOTTO. A Mega Millions clue
appeared in last Tuesday's puzzle, too.
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| States and Territories that have the Mega Millions lottery. |
18. Cabinetmaker's calculation: AREA.
22. "This Is __ Tap": SPINAL. This mockumentary movie came
out nearly 40 years ago. I remember it as being really funny. I
wonder how it has held up after these years.
26. "Abbott Elementary" award: EMMY. Another mockumentary.
Abbott Elementary is current television series about
teachers in a poorly funded public school (aren't they all). The focus
is a young, idealistic second grade teacher trying to do her best in a school
that is also terribly mismanaged.
27. Starbucks stack: CUPS.
28. Monster in a magic forest: OGRE.
29. "Ragnarok" superhero: THOR.
30. Phillipa of "Hamilton": SOO. Phillipa Ann Soo (b. May
31, 1990) landed the role of Eliza Hamilton in the
musical Hamilton. [Name # 2.]
32. Dangerous tropical fly: TSETSE. Everything you wanted to
know about Tsetse but didn't know to ask.
34. Sword for an Olympian: ÉPÉE. A crossword staple.
35. __ Mujeres, Mexico: ISLA. The Isla Mujeres is off the Yucatan peninsula near Cancun.
36. Nabbed: TOOK.
38. Wedding accessory: VEIL.
39. By nature: INNATELY.
42. "Pinkie swear?": PROMISE.
45. Password preceder: USER ID.
46. Inky image: BLOT.
47. Sportscast's second look: REPLAY.
48. Spanish dishes that are good for sharing: TAPAS. Yummers! More of today's Spanish lesson.
49. Give off, as a vibe: EXUDE.
50. Dig deeply (into): DELVE.
51. "None of the above" category: OTHER.
55. Excessive publicity: HYPE.
56. Riding the waves: ASEA.
57. Horseshoes turn: TOSS. I just learned that President
Bush was a big Horseshoe player.
59. "Toy Story" kid who is terrible to his toys: SID. [Name
# 3.]
61. "Isn't that something": GEE! Isn't is something that
we've finished the puzzle!
חתולה
When I first saw the “lh” together I wondered if I had something wrong. But then “the V-8 can hit” (as people here say) and I remembered the dog’s name. I quickly realized that “so” was going to be at the end of each themed answer and that helped me solve the puzzle. Seemed pretty much like a typical Tuesday puzzle to me. FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteWould you give your TOT a TAT?
ReplyDeleteWould you NAME HIM for your cat?
("Hey, CALYPSO,
To the vet we go!")
Would you dress him in a green TOP HAT?
THOR fought a battle on TV
With a sword, a thin EPEE.
It left him lame,
His sword his cane --
For Supporting Role, the epee won an EMMY!
Would the school for an elm tree
Be an ELEMENTARY?
{B+, B+.}
Another week, another Tuesday. Fun to read my comment from last week(about baseball)
ReplyDeleteSlow start as I wanted a Saturday word(cine) for a Tuesday FILM. But perps cleared it up.
Greatly enjoyed the generous hahtoolah humor
Went looking for theme and lo there to the right were the SO(s). I even got SHISM. Having an X and a V in SW makes for prime perp work. Has it been five seasons for Monsieur LASSO?
For the beginner a good xword-002 to follow up a typical monday(which we haven't had lately)
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Speaking of TED L… It reminds me of baseball(fancy that). My town converted from Pony League(13,14) to BabeRuth(13-15) when I was 14. The new manager knew nothing and asked me to effectively coach. We did OK.
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Good morning!
ReplyDeleteZipped right through this one, no Wite-Out required. There aren't a lot of expressions that end in "SO." Well done, Juliana. Enjoyed your humorous expo, Hahtoolah.
SERENE: D-o joined Facebook a long time ago, and was suddenly inundated with unwanted messages. D-o unjoined Facebook moments later, and hasn't been back.
ADVIL: I'd like to introduce you to my son, Advil, and also my daughter, Tylenol.
DEER: Our little town had a bumper crop this past year. We'd see visitors to our backyard daily -- sometimes as many as 15 at a time.
Unclefred is puffing out his chest today: I filled this in great Tuesday time. Today seemed easier than yesterday; I was definitely on the same wavelength as JTG. One, two, three….done. No W/Os. I loved this CW: good clues, only a couple obscure names which easily perped, what’s not to like? Thanx JTG for a terrific, fun CW. Hahtoolah you never disappoint, in your write-ups. Always funny, informative, and full of great cartoons. Thanx for all the time and effort you put into your write-ups.
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ReplyDeleteGood morning. Thank you, Juliana Tringali Golden, and thank you, Hahtoolah.
GOOD puzzle. I enjoyed the solve.
Hahtoolah, I think you nailed the theme, but you might want to rethink/rework your image and link at 3D. The image at 17A cracked me up.
I didn't know President Bush pitched shoes.
I grew up in the sticks. Pretty RURAL. Had one neighbor across the street. Forty acres of farmland to both the left and right of our house, and about a hundred acres of woods behind our house. Last Friday was the annual "Drive your tractor to school day" at the high school.
My neighbor's daughter graduated from 6th grade ELEM yesterday. She seemed to have mixed emotions that she will be leaving her sisters and younger friends behind as she'll be attending a different school for her junior high 7th and 8th grade classes.
FLN, Dash T, I counted my gardens and bedding areas. Fifteen of them. It's a labor of love, but it's getting to be a bit much. Speaking of too much, look at Hahtoolah's image at 5D. Yesterday I thought I had some kind of rash, so I asked DW to look. Nope, not a rash. I got sunburned working in the gardens Saturday and Sunday. Pretty much across the same area depicted in her cartoon.
Time to go brew some coffee.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, Crossword friends.
Good catch, TTP. The correct lake is now depicted at 3-Down.
QOD: When you make a decision, you need facts. If those facts are in your brain, they're at your fingertips. If they're all in Google somewhere, you may not make the right decision on the spur of the moment. ~ Ken Jennings (né Kenneth Wayne Jennings, III; b. May 23, 1974), game show host and podcast host
FIR, smooth Tuesday solve. The theme was clever, and the cluing was excellent. Only mishap for me was throwing down pots at 5A. My mistake was quickly corrected by Alp, and jars fit right in.
ReplyDeleteCreative theme today with a couple of layers-
ReplyDeleteTED LASSO is the ultimate good guy. Those of us from Kansas City look/listen for the Easter eggs Jason Sudeikis (actor and writer for the show) puts into it. He is from the KC area and went to the elementary,junior high, and high school right next to mine. He references schools, restaurants, teachers, etc that he knew from growing up. He even wears T-shirts that a friend of his makes on the show.
FEMA is apropos for my town of Jefferson City. 4 years ago a tornado hit and they were there to help people as well as charity groups like Samaritan's Purse. The 100 year old house we were rehabbing was flattened in the storm
My mild mannered DH reserves most of his ire for the DEER and groundhogs that eat up his garden. We used to back up to woods and as many as six would end up in our yard for the all-you-can-eat buffet.
Thanks Susan for the fun blog and Juliana for the amusing puzzle!
FIW, confusing and mispelling "ennately" for INNATELY. Hey, PROVe SO read fine to me. Erased aleve for ADVIL. I can't take NSAIDs, since I take Xarelto to keep my afib from stroking me out.
ReplyDeleteDNK SMOOSH, but it's a great word! DW wasn't able to tolerate being SMOOSHed for her mammogram last week, so all agreed that at this stage of her life and health she won't be getting them any longer.
I've never eaten store-bought kimchi. The home made stuff is good!
Ha2la's TAT picture looks Photoshopped. I've seen pictures of the same TAT that looked to me to be un-'shopped taken of the "bikini line area" of a comely lass. Except it had small lines depicting flying "grass."
Do loggers use AXEs? The ones I see now days use a grabber on the base and a big circular saw to lop it off. Looks like cleanup is done with power saws.
Mr. Peanut, invented by a 14-year old boy in Suffolk, VA (where I'm having lunch today), also wears a TOP HAT.
From last night: -T, did your family realize that you would be alone without adult supervision for hours? Glad it turned out OK.
Thanks for the fun review, Ha2la. When I was a kid wrenching on cars, we called leftover nuts and bolts "lightening parts," because they made the car lighter by their absence.
Once again, I forgot to stop and think...
ReplyDeleteActually, I did stop and think that the name Ted lasso was odd for a themer. But then I carried on and completely forgot to look for more themers, and before I knew it, it was done...
All I can say is, so far, so good...
Hmm, here is an honorable mention...
Oh well, thank goodness I saved the 29 tapas recipes link to look at next, so far, so good...
I am traveling but wanted to stop in and see everyone's take on the theme ... and, of course treat myself to Hahtoolah's always wonderful cartoons. I'll be scratching my head over the former and LMAO over the latter for much of the day.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning! I found today’s puzzle a mix of breeze and challenge. Thanks, Juliana!
ReplyDeleteI did see the theme before I got to the reveal, though I did wonder why LHAPSO APSO was singled out as a “good dog” when I first started out.
The SW gave me pause and I had to walk away and come back for a second look before it came together. DELVE got me to the finish line.
Some WAGs but no WOs. Perps for SOO. So, all in all, a good day!
Loved the bald guy with the tat, and Moses parting the sea. Thanks, Hah2Lah for a fun journey in your commentary.
ReplyDeleteEasy Tuesday but what's SO GOOD about the theme? 😁
....a sea urchin, a tuna, and an eel come into a sushi bar....SO....what is the rest of the joke?
I'm a "TED LASSO" fan. So?
SMOOSH?
Finally have cemented "Phillipa of Hamilton" 's last name in my brain. SOO?
Bridal experts failure, "to know a _____" VEIL.
MODERN corporate slave...INTURN
We're better, you'll never _____ TAPAS
Dissatisfied with the divorce settlement his ____ EXUDE.
Although I enjoyed "Abbott Elementary" which presents hard working, bright, dedicated African American teachers doing a great job under difficult circumstances it was surprising that the writers chose to make the teacher Mrs. Schemmenti into such a typical stereotype. She is loud, brassy, kind of dumb with mob connections and provisions the school with stolen goods. Disappointing.
My cousin texted me a couple weeks ago, couldn't remember the name of our 3rd grade teacher: a "secret question" she had used but forgot and needed to access an account. She knows I can't remember what I had for breakfast but I never forget our ancient history.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Juliana and Ha2la! I enjoyed the easy solve toady.
Only one w/o at SAW before AXE.
Thank you for the ARIA from Carmen. I love it. And also the clip from CALYPSO.
Some Popes have tried to mend the Great SCHISM but to no avail.
Was THOR considered an OGRE?
Though I've never seen HAMILTON I'm slowly learning about it from crosswords!
Levi JEANS are my "uniform" during winter and shorts all summer.
I don't miss wearing a VEIL but amazingly every now and then it feels like I should have something on my head.
Lake MEAD supplies our state and several others with water so it's worrisome that it is drying out and yet hordes of people continue to move here.
TAPAS are yummy!
Have an excellent day, everyone!
I have a small notebook for all my passwords otherwise I would not remember them all.
ReplyDeleteEasy, but Monday's puzzle was even easier. I thought "for good reason" was an apt reveal. "Rightly so, you had a good reason to say that."
ReplyDeleteLoved all the cartoons, especially the nurse saying, "Have a good rest." So true.
Even worse was the patient in the next bed who called the nurse every half hour at night, with loud complaints, turning on a bright light. After three or more calls, I purposely moaned very loudly. My roommate was moved to anther room the very next day.
When we planted flowers at our church we said that we were growing salad for the deer.
Smoosh! A perfect description of a mammogram. Several years ago I started going to a new facility. They smoosh, but not as viciously flat as the other place. They get just as accurate results.
Thanks for the fun review, Susan.
What a nice Tuesday FIR. Clever clues, and a dearth of obscurity. This puzzle was Golden! I did have to come to Hatoolah for the theme and she sent me down the rabbit hole for an enjoyable hour or so with Harry Belafonte. I was able to see him in concert back in the late 60's. What a great performer he was!
ReplyDeleteA fun Tuesday puzzle. Thank you Juliana and Hatoolah. kkFlorida
ReplyDeleteThank you, Juliana. FAVs: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Good measures?, and USER ID.
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoyed your write-up, Hahtoolah! FAV comics were the LHASA APSO and BREAK.
TTP@6:00. Ouch! Perhaps it's time for a pair of farmer overalls?
Delightful Tuesday puzzle, many thanks for this treat, Juliana. And your pictures were a total delight, many thanks for those too, Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteThis puzzle got us off to a great start this morning. Gave us a chance to have some ESPRESSO, which gave us a nice BREAK, and kept us SERENE and a chance to get some RESTS without having to take an ADVIL.
And then we could have some TAPAS and listen to some ARIAS and maybe even watch a FILM. All in all, we got a good morning, didn't we!
Have a great day, everybody.
Excellent Tuesday puzzle. I found it fairly easy but not a slam dunk. Thank you Juliana. Hahtoola, thanks for your always enjoyable tour. I loved the Harry Belafonte clip. He was indeed a great Calypso performer, but he was so much more. I have his biography, and he was a true humanitarian.
ReplyDeleteJuliana treats us to a good puzzle today, easy enough but interesting. Thanks! As others have said, the SO ending of the themers did help, but seeing the connection between theme clues and fill took me a minute. Then I caught on. Favorite word today: CALYPSO.
ReplyDeleteThanks Hahtoolah for explaining and expanding on the puzzle in your usual colorful style. Humor is always appreciated, too! I liked the Federal ESPRESSO man cartoon. He's definitely not SERENE.
Hope the rest of your day goes well, everyone. Enjoy!
Back from Suffolk, and realized that I forgot to add that the DEER is a very dangerous animal. Accidents with DEER kill about 200 people (and injure another 10,000) every year. There are about 1.6 million car crashes each year that are caused by DEER. That's more than are caused by your teenage grandson!
ReplyDeletePuzzling thoughts:
ReplyDeleteSO ... to say that I FIR is correct ... actually, I FIR twice! Allow me to explain ... our dear Tuesday blogger asked the rest of us to solve today's puzzle as she was preparing her blog ... several days ago ... over a week ago ... fast forward to last night ... in "preparation" for stopping by here to add my two cents, I started solving the puzzle ... again ...
[sigh]
Turning the corner from my '60's to my '70's has - how should I say this - sucked!!
[sigh]
Enjoyed the cartoons and links; enjoyed the puzzle even more the second time ... I already knew the answers!!
[sigh]
Hand up a bit mystified by the RIGHTLY SO theme, but it was an enjoyable solve. Learning moment that it really is STICKS and not STYX.
ReplyDeleteHere we posed with our friend Pali and his magnificent Cosmic SEA URCHIN.
From Yesterday:
AnonT Thank you for the appreciation of the art that went into my Voltaire ENSHRINEE photo! I hope to share other ENSHRINEEs in the future. What an amazing building.
ReplyDeleteThe more I look at this puzzle, the more I appreciate it. There's gold in the theme clues. They're all in-the-language phrases, which, IMO, provides an extra layer to the puzzle (in addition to the RIGHTLY SO reveal.) The clean fill ICES the cake, so to speak. Thanks, Juliana, for the puzzle, and Hahtoolah for the fun review!
RayO, 3rd grade teacher: Sister Kevin. Btw, Mrs. Schemmenti hardly seems like a stereotype
ReplyDeletePicard, I love that photo. Merle is beautiful as usual
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Wilbur Charles Thank you for the very kind words about Merlie and the Cosmic SEA URCHIN photo!
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah Thank you for the SPINAL TAP preview. "These go to eleven." Best line in any film ever.
Any puzzle with SPINAL TAP is a good puzzle for me.
Took 5:29 today for me to make this just so.
ReplyDeleteI remembered Soo from prior crosswords, and I'm not exactly pleased about that.
Busy day again.
Musings
ReplyDelete-Living out here “in the sticks” suits us just fine
-IN TURN is a big deal when you sub with ELEM kids
-After my first operation, I had to go back in for a REVERSAL
Misty
ReplyDeleteI had to chuckle at your narrative using ESPRESSO which would leave me ANYTHING BUT SERENE! It would leave me climbing the walls. I really like your daily stories.
Delightful range of illustrations/cartoons from Hahtoolah!
ReplyDeleteCould not think of ADVIL--or that perping "kid." Otherwise, a pleasurable XWD from Ms. Golden.
~ OMK
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DR: No diagonals.
I liked this puzzle for all the reasons you all have already mentioned.
ReplyDeleteA sea urchin, a tuna, and an eel come into a sushi bar....
ReplyDeleteAfter paying their respects, they headed for the wake.
👍👍👍I knew you could finish
DeleteRemember the Terra Cotta Warriors excavated in Xian, hometown of our one and only C. C.
ReplyDeleteXian is a beautiful ancient town located at the eastern end of the Silk Road.
BTW C. C. 's book of crossword puzzles will at last be publised and shipped next week on 6/1/93. Look for it on Amazon.
ReplyDeletesumdaze@11:39, I know, right? I don't like sunburns. To your suggestion, maybe not overalls, but at least a longer shirt. :>)
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteThank you Juliana for the fun Tuesday, nice-and-clean, grid. And thank you Hahtoolah for the fantastic post-puzzle tour.
WOs: SERiNE
ESPs: SOO
Fav: This is SPINAL Tap.
TTP - oooh, sunburn at the beltline, that's gotta suck.
Inanehiker - I didn't know about all the Easter eggs in TED LASSO. DW & I love that show.
Never heard of Abbot Elementary - sounds like it might be fun.
In college I made beer; I tried to make MEAD once. A) The ingredients where almost 2x beer's b) it was awful.
Eldest & I decided to try UNI once. Um, no. Looked like a brain and, um, let's just say an "acquired taste(?)"
In Italy, aside from Gelato shops, I couldn't pass a neighborhood ESPRESSO joint without popping in.
I don't think Spinal Tap lasts the test of time - my Girls thought it was kinda stupid. I think you had to be alive / into Rock & Roll in the ''70's and 80's to appreciate the satire of the antics of the bands of those days. They also thought WKRP was dumb.
Whoot! C.C.'s pre-ordered Sip & Solve book came today!
Cheers, -T
, -T, let us know the level of difficulty. I want to send it to my 11 year old nephew who is precociously smart
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WC - I've only done the first one 'cuz I want to take it in "Sips" and savor.
ReplyDeletePretty easy even though I flubbed it / had WO in the south using the wrong golf term. There maybe a few things he doesn't know but, if you're 10, they will be good learning.
Cheers, -T