Theme: It's COOL when you weather the storm. Meteorological phenomena of the COOL variety.
17 A. *Destructive meteorological events marked by high winds and heavy rain: SUPER STORMS. These are storms of particularly high intensity causing damage over a wide area.
28 A. *Phenomena created by sunlight refracting through ice crystals in clouds: FIRE RAINBOWS. A fire rainbow is as a result of light being refracted as it passes from the moon or the sun over the ice crystals within the atmosphere, especially with cirrostratus or cirrus clouds. I saw one over Black Lake a few summers ago. It was very cool, and looked similar to this picture.
45 A. *Low-pressure systems also called "winter hurricanes": BOMB CYCLONES. This is a powerful, rapidly intensifying storm associated with a sudden and significant drop in atmospheric pressure.
And the unifier -- 61 A. Feature of early spring and late fall, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues?: COOL WEATHER. This is weather with temperatures that are less than warm, but not actually cold.
One sense of the word COOL is as an intensive modifier, and that's how I'm taking the meaning here. I'm open to other interpretations. Being in a SUPER STORM or BOMB CYCLONE is probably an intense experience, but not necessarily one that is very good or enjoyable, i.e "COOL." Contrast the FIRE RAINBOW, which is indeed very COOL!. But to be SUPER, on FIRE, or the BOMB would be COOL. So, there's that.
HI Gang it's JazzBumpa, who occasionally plays it COOL. Let's see if we can heat up this puzzle.
1. __ d'Azur: stretch of the Riviera: COTE. The azure cost. Azure is sky blue, so this could refer to enjoyable weather or the hue of the water.
5. Black-and-white mammal: PANDA. Unlike azure, neither black nor white is a color. The Panda is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. For many decades, the precise taxonomic classification of the giant panda was under debate because it shares characteristics with both bears and raccoons. However, molecular studies indicate the giant panda is a true bear, part of the family Ursidae.
10. NBC skit show, familiarly: SNL. Saturday Night Live.
13. Declare bluntly: AVOW. Assert or openly confess.
14. Relaxed: AT EASE. Free from worry, awkwardness, or problems; relaxed.
16. Garland that may feature kika blossoms: LEI. In Hawaii
19. Geologic age: EON. An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
20. Director Roth: ELI. Eli Raphael Roth (b.1972) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, namely splatter films, having directed the films Cabin Fever (2003) and Hostel (2005).
21. Sun Devils sch.: ASU. Arizona State University
22. Aquaman's staff: TRIDENT. A three-pronged spear.
24. Indulgently lavish: DECADENT. Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline, or, more loosely, as defined in the clue.
27. Opening: GAP. A break or space in an object or between two objects.
33. __ voce: SOTTO. In a quiet voice, as if not to be overheard.
36. Spots for fast cash: ATMS. Automatic Teller Machines.
37. Actress Long: NIA. Nia Talita Long (b.1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film Boyz n the Hood (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991–1995).
38. Consequently: THUS. As a result or consequence of this; therefore.
39. Gives in: CAVES. Capitulates
41. Piquancy: ZING. Zest - an enjoyably exciting quality.
42. Objective: AIM. Goal.
43. Achy: SORE. In pain.
44. Ballet jumps: JETES. Like this.
49. Favorable vote: YEA.
50. Be just right for: SUIT TO A T. To be ideal or perfectly appropriate for one; to be completely in line with one's tastes, preferences, interests, style, etc.
54. Altogether: UTTERLY. Completely and without qualification; absolutely.
58. Blasting material: TNT. Tri-Nitro Toluene is an odorless, yellow solid is used in explosives. In the United States, TNT is primarily made at military sites. .
59. Michael of 10-Across: CHE. Michael Che Campbell [b. 1983] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Che is best known for his work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he has served as co-anchor on Weekend Update alongside Colin Jost, and the two were co-head writers from 2017 until 2022.
60. "Excusez-__": MOI. Excuse ME, in French
64. Nosher's bite: NOM. Used for showing that you like a particular kind of food or that you think something looks or sounds very good to eat
65. Cream-filled pastry: ECLAIR. A pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with a flavored icing. The dough, which is the same as that used for profiterole, is typically piped into an oblong shape with a pastry bag and baked until it is crisp and hollow inside. Nom, nom, nom!
66. "The __ Tour": 2023 Taylor Swift concert series: ERAS. The ongoing sixth headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Having not toured for her studio albums Lover, Folklore, and Evermore due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift is embarking on the Eras Tour in support of all of her albums, including her latest, Midnights.
67. Flamenco cheer: OLÉ. A Spanish interjection used to cheer on or praise a performance.
68. Party leaders: HOSTS. Persons who receive or entertain other people as guests.
69. Intro, in journalism jargon: LEDE. The opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story.
Down:
1. Surveyed surreptitiously: CASED. Inspected or studied, especially with intent to rob
2. Plant structure with reproductive cells: OVULE. The organ that forms the seeds of flowering plants. It is borne in the ovary of the flower and consists of nucellus protected by integuments, precursors of embryo/endosperm, and seed coat, respectively.
3. Discussion point: TOPIC. Subject matter.
4. Pasture grazer: EWE. Female sheep.
5. Quarterback, often: PASSER. Somebody is supposed to catch it - wearing the same color shirt.
6. Bring into harmony: ATTUNE. Either literally, as in music, or figuratively, as in a social context.
7. Prefix for a revived music genre, e.g.: NEO. A type of music that fuses contemporary style with a popular genre from some time in the past.
8. Move quickly: DART. Move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly.
9. Genre of YouTube videos that may bring about brain tingles, for short: ASMR. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response is a tingling sensation that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. A pleasant form of paresthesia,
10. Go to bed before putting something to bed, say: SLEEP ON IT. Delay making a decision on something until the following day. A tactic to avoid making a rash judgment.
11. Word on really bright Crayolas: NEON. Neon colors are just bright types of primary and secondary colors, such as green, yellow, red, blue, and purple. Neon colors stand apart from conventional colors since they absorb and reflect more light.
12. Dryer fluff: LINT. Fuzz made up of fine pieces of yarn and fabric, better known as microfibers.
15. Endorses digitally: E-SIGNS. An e-signature (electronic signature) is a digital version of a conventional handwritten signature. In many countries, including the United States, an e-signature can provide the same legal commitment as a handwritten signature if it meets certain criteria.
18. Part of NPR: RADIO. National Public RADIO is an American nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national syndicator to a network of over 1,000 public radio stations in the United States.
23. Blot: DAB. Press against something lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it.
25. Matinee hrs.: AFTS. Afternoons.
26. Goes a long way: TRAVELS. Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations.
29. Had a bite: ATE. Noshed, perhaps.
30. Sends a text, briefly: IMS. Sends an Instant Message.
31. Viognier, e.g.: WINE. A white wine grape variety. It is the only permitted grape for the French wine Condrieu in the Rhône Valley.
32. Droops: SAGS. Bends or hangs downward limply.
33. Try: STAB. An attempt to do something.
34. Indiana neighbor: OHIO. Ohio, officially the State of Ohio is a state in the Midwestern United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area. With a population of nearly 11.8 million, Ohio is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated state. My home state.
35. Muscle-strengthening session for a baby: TUMMY TIME. Laying babies on their stomachs for brief periods while they're awake. It's an important way to help babies strengthen their neck and shoulder muscles, and improve motor skills.
39. Demurely evasive: COY. Making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring.
40. Curved path: ARC. As defined.
41. Piquancy: ZEST. Zing - an enjoyably exciting quality.
43. Not at all abundant: SCARCE. In short supply, or insufficient to meet demand.
44. Volkswagen sedan: JETTA. A compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill a sedan niche above the firm's Golf hatchback, it has been marketed over seven generations,
46. Comb creator: BEE. A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic wax cells built by honey bees in their nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen.
47. Get the better of: OUTWIT. Deceive or defeat by greater ingenuity.
48. Bay Area NFLers: NINERS. Short for Forty-niners, named for miners or other persons that took part in the 1849 California Gold Rush.
51. Autumn colour: OCHRE. A natural clay earth pigment, a mixture of ferric oxide and varying amounts of clay and sand. It ranges in colour from yellow to deep orange or brown. It is also the name of the colours produced by this pigment, especially a light brownish-yellow.
52. Still to come: AHEAD. In the relatively near future.
53. Brief: TERSE. Short and to the point.
54. "Uh, guess again": UM - NO. Said of a woefully incorrect guess or comment.
55. Wrench, e.g.: TOOL. A wrench is a TOOL consisting of a handle with one end designed to hold, twist, or turn an object (such as a bolt or nut)
56. Scot's swimming spot: LOCH. Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet.
57. "Seize the day" acronym: YOLO. You Only Live Once.
62. __ Vegas: LAS. The 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and 2nd-largest in the Southwestern United States.
63. Business card no.: TEL. Telephone number.
That wraps up another COOL Wednesday. Hope you weathered the puzzle and didn't get over-heated and storm out of here.
COOL regards!
JzB
36 comments:
Herbie drove a fancy JETTA
Outfitted it with a jet. A
Booster rocket
In a socket
That let his Jetta do a JETÉ!
This short verse
Is quite TERSE.
YEA,
OLÉ!
It could be worse!
{A, A.}
As you folks probably know, I am “directionally challenged “ when it comes to crosswords (less so I’m “real” life) so I’ll just say the only part of this puzzle that I had the slightest difficulty with was the “bottom right” corner (the SW?). Other than that, it was smooth sailing, although I was unfamiliar with the themed weather related terms. And may I also say, I don’t get what the reveal has to do with anything, and apparently JazzBumpa didn’t either. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
I just noticed that autocorrect changed “in real life” to “I’m real life “ which makes absolutely no sense at all. Stupid autocorrect strikes again!
Thank you, Amie, and thank you, Jazzbumpa
JZB, I get:
The first word of each is slang. All synonymous of COOL. Like hep, rad, excellent, dope, neato, awesome, great. Pick your decade. Most here should be familiar with super, but using fire and bomb in this sense is probably best left to much, much younger people.
SUPER STORMS
FIRE RAINBOWS
BOMB CYCLONES
The second word of each is a type of weather event. So, "... apt description..." COOL WEATHER
More on young people slang.
Good morning!
Was led down the garden path with SKUNK (PANDA), but was not fooled by "colour" -- d-o knew it'd be OCHRE. Learned that "Aquaman's staff" didn't refer to his peeps. Thanks for 'splainin' ASMR; I'll remember that at least until I finish writing this comment. I think TTP nailed the theme. Thanx, Amie and JzB.
People around here are resting easier now that the weekend gunman has been captured. A lady on my M-o-W route was cautious opening the door to me, thinking I might be that guy. The whole episode took place just a few miles from here. For years I volunteered as a tax preparer in Cleveland (Texas,not Ohio).
Oops, haven't quite finished, and I've already forgotten what ASMR means.
Good Morning:
This was a normal Wednesday solve but with a few head-scratchers, i.e., ASMR, Tummy Time, and Fire Rainbows, all of which I have never encountered. I went astray at Tang/Zest and Cho/Che, mixing up Margaret and Michael. Thanks, TTP, for explaining the theme as I was at a complete loss in understanding it by myself.
Thanks, Amie, and thanks, JazzB, for another top-notch overview.
DO @ 5:39 ~ Glad your area’s tragic nightmare has ended. 🙏
Have a great day.
FIR, getting my WAG @ OVULE x ELI. Erased jutes for JETES and then for THUS. Felt more like a Thursday+ or Friday- puzzle to me.
I wanted the Swifties to buy tickets for "The Ticketmaster Tour" but it wouldn't fit.
I can't fill OHIO without thinking of the introductory music to the Rush Limbaugh show.
Thanks to JzB for the fun review.
Took 7:38 today for me to avoid looking like a haboob.
I didn't see/catch the theme until coming here, but TTP has laid-it out nicely. What we call "cool", others call "super," "fire," and the "bomb."
This one seemed heavy on foreign words (cote, sotto, moi, ole, loch, jetes), abbreviations/acronyms (afts, snl, asu, tel, ims, yolo), and also included a few partials (las & neo).
Fortunately, I knew today's actress (Nia) and there were no circles (but there was an arc).
Our rental for the trip to Boston was a VW Taos with radar enabled cruise control.
FIR on easiest xword of the week
Hmm, I see I left the M blank on NOM(that and TIME were complete UNKs
WC
FIR, despite not ever hearing of asmr or tummytime. The NW was the last to fall because super storms just wouldn't come to me. Asmr didn't help.
Musings
-I can’t remember a puzzle where a word I don’t know is the same clue for an across and down fill. I loved looking for synonyms that fit those cells and my alphabet run ended at ZEST/ZING. Fun!
-PANDA and not SKUNK. The former gets better press.
-At a cheap luau we attended, we were given LEIS for a picture and they were taken back
-Famous ELIS? Say no to Whitney, Wallach, Manning and Lily. Roth?
-Only in crosswords for me: Yesterday I recalled AVA Duvernay now today I got NIA Long.
-Daughter and granddaughter are going to Taylor’s ERA concert in KC. She said she has no idea how she lucked out and got tix online for face value.
-Will we ever see NEOdisco?
-SLEEP ON IT – Car sales people are told not to discourage this
-E-SIGN – Signing with my finger seems silly as it is completely random
-My 82-yr-old golf partner and 86-yr-old neighbor reply to my IMS very quickly.
-Did Bill Belichick really OUTWIT other coaches for his many wins or just rely on Tom Brady
-TEL: We had a wall phone for 60 years but we had it removed. I still mistakenly use that defunct number when asked for it until I catch myself.
Husker, I frequently enter our defunct phone number when a number is demanded in an online form.
"Altogether" much more difficult than yesterday but couldn't OUTWIT this nitwit 😁
Inkovers: plié/JETÉ. ovary/OVULE, cedes/CAVES. DO and HG almost put "skunk" but wouldn't perp.
At first didn't see how generic COOLWEATHER fit what sound like specific rare climate phenomena. I get how COOL = SUPER and the expression "the" BOMB, but FIRE?
TRIDENT: three teeth, DECADENT: 10 teeth?
Usually it's "the back end of ships" so why clue AFTS so weirdly? Had NOM before clued this strange way, guess it's a word...How 'bout "NOM de plume" Same with ELI Roth? (although he does have a cool middle name 😄)..and ASMR? C'mon. Is it Saturday already?
Digital cream-filled pastry....ECLAIR
Horror movies are filled with them..... SCARCE
Garment bag....SUITTOAT
A week with no sun...my Vitamin D stores are depleting.
Thanks, Amie, for a COOL puzzle that I could FIR today. I had several learning moments, not being familiar with ASMR, FIRE RAINBOWS or ERAS as clued, but perps were solid. Thanks, JazzB, for explaining and illustrating them so well in your review. I liked the rainbow picture. Special!
Thanks TTP for completing the theme explanation. I had an inkling that was what Amie meant but now it's clear.
Subgenius, I have direction problems in real life, but on the puzzle page, RIGHT is EAST, so your slow area was the SE. I slowed there, too.
I hope you all have wonderful weather today!
Super Storms?
Meh, after living in Florida, I'm not worrried, we have an evac plan...
Saw the clue, "quarterback,often," and wondered, could the answer be "change?"
(Would the clue have to be split into two words?)
Cream filled pastry=eclair, because "leave the gun, grab the Canoli" wouldn't fit...
OMG! Fire Rainbows! Thank you thank you thank you so much!
(Slight overreaction, because TTP yelled at us yesterday for not complimenting the constructors/reviewers enough...)
But quite honestly, thank you, because I never knew such a thing existed...
ASMR,
Most people have no idea. I first discovered it when a telemarketer called, and had such a soothing voice, that I got the tingles!
I thought it was just me, but it turns out this is a well documented physiological response. The thing is that everybody has different triggers, and respond to different sounds. try this video, and see what type of sounds affect you.
I read that at least 29% of the English language is made of of adopted loan words that are now "in the language". Very many of the others have foreign origins. A few examples of loan words that have become accepted English are faux pas, kitschy,
bric-a-brac, aficionado, prima donna, quid pro quo, alter ego, taco, sauerkraut. IMO this foreign influence greatly enriches our language. I have studied several other languages and see that they borrow from English, just as we borrow from them.
Also accepted English terms:
"That’s where our new 5 day Côte d’Azur itinerary can help. We’ve included some of the most popular destinations to help you prepare for your holiday."
"Ole ole ole ole
We are the champions
We are the champions
Ole ole ole ole
We are the champions
We are the champions
Ole ole ole ole
We are the champions
The name of the game
(Football)."
MOI: "used for referring to yourself in a humorous way. Moi is the French word for “me”
“Don’t be sarcastic.” “Sarcastic, moi?”
"A loch is a large area of water in Scotland that is completely or almost completely surrounded by land.
...twenty miles north of Loch Ness."
"she began telling us sotto voce about the upcoming surprise party"
Aficionados of ballet know what jeté means, "ballet leap in which the weight of the dancer is transferred from one foot to the other."
Ballet, itself is a loan word.
Enjoyed this one. The "good" clues overwhelmed the "obscure" clues for a FIR. TTP finally made sense of the theme for me, although I've never considered BOMB as COOL. "That really bombed out", etc. Now, a fierce thunderstorm can be cool at times. ASMR- now, there's a word I hear all the time....NOT!
Good Morning! Today’s was a puzzle I needed to plunge AHEAD with my best guess until the perps developed. Thanks, Amie!
WO: Dash -> DART
ESPS: ELI, ASMR, CHE, JETES, NOM
YOLO, I learned here on the Corner.
Thanks, JazzB for a fine recap. You added ZEST & ZING!!
Waterspout before superstorm............
YR
"Mamma Mia"... thatsa lotta loan words
Anonymous...
thatsa Lotta A-----oles.
😃
Delightful Wednesday puzzle, many thanks, Amie. And your commentary is always a help and a pleasure, thanks for that too, JazzB.
Well, I have to AVOW that the HOSTS of the UTTERLY SUPER COOL party in this puzzle came up with items that SUITed it TO A T. They supplied NEON lights with RAINBOW colors, and offered ECLAIRs that their guests ATE with great TUMMY pleasure, and supplied music on a RADIO. It was a great party, that we all ATTUNEd to and enjoyed, and tonight we'll SLEEP ON IT.
Have a great day, everybody.
Thanks for another fun puzzle, Amie W.!
FAVs: clues for GAP and BEE, SUIT TO A T
I was unfamiliar with FIRE RAINBOWS so seeing AFTS for AFTernoonS was my last fill. How COOL that JzB has seen one IRL. I hope I'll see one some day.
Thanks JzB for your tour! How fitting that this puzzle fell to our "COOL regards" blogger!
Hola!
Finished in spite of my great-grandson pestering me to make shapes on his etch-a-sketch. He knows all the names just can't draw them. I do enjoy him just not when I'm trying to finish a puzzle.
I believe I have heard of FIRE RAINBOWS in a puzzle once before.
I fear our COOL WEATHER is already past except early in the morning and very late at night.
Newcomers to the area have no idea of the intensity of the heat and end up either in the ER or worse such as yesterday when a person perished while hiking. SIGNS are posted to warn hikers but apparently they don't believe it. And it's only early spring. Summer is worse.
I'll take a CSO at ASU, my alma mater.
AT EASE or A TEASE.
Thank you, Amie Walker for a fine puzzle and many thanks, JazzBumpa, for all the ZEST and ZING you provide in your analysis.
Have a ZESTy day, everyone!
Many folks are bad at directions, however it’s kind of hard to believe a crossword solver doesn’t know WEST from EAST.
Enjoyed this puzzle but hated ASMR. Really?! Not cool!
Our little town of Santa Barbara usually avoids such extreme WEATHER, but in recent years we have had multiple "500 year floods". Climate Crisis is here now as it is in most places.
Learning moments about ASMR and TUMMY TIME, which looked suspicious. As a journalist, happy to see LEDE spelled correctly. FIR.
Husker Gary, desper-otto I have had a wall phone with the same TELephone number for 42 years. But that just ended. No one wants to maintain these copper wires anymore and the cost is outrageously high. I have switched to using Google Voice as my primary phone. Totally free for a real local phone number. And I can call anywhere in the US free and overseas for a small charge.
We like having the wall TELephones, though, if someone calls in. So, I set up a free account with Ooma. We plugged our phones into their devices. It cost some money for their devices (about two months of landline cost), but the service is almost free. We just have to pay communications taxes. Is anyone else using these free TELephone services?
From Yesterday:
Charlie Echo, AnonT Thank you for taking the time to watch my ARC DE TRIOMPHE traffic video and for your comments. Yes, I have experienced more chaotic traffic in Third World countries. But it is surprising to see such chaos in a Western European country.
If North is top and South is bottom then West is left and East is right. Top left is NW, top right is NE, bottom left is SW and bottom right is SE. Same as a map.
I saw nothing unsatisfying about the puzzle today. Theme was reasonable. My only "whiteout" was changing the DECADaNT to "E" to agree with PASSER. Originally wanted taNG, but ZEST implied ZING.
Musings 2
-Back from 27 holes on a picture perfect day on the prairie.
-I see I made a mistake, car sales people do NOT want people to go home and SLEEP ON IT.
-My cell number was given to me by a former student. She told me, "Mr. Schlapfer I made as a nice easy pattern to remember. The last four numbers form a nice SW square on a screen as 8547.
Hi All!
I love a good STORM and I enjoyed this puzzle. Thanks Amie!
COOL job at the helm, JzB. Very informative expo, thanks.
WOs: CedES -> CAVES, misspelt ECLAre
ESPs: ELI, ZING & ZEST (I didn't know piquancy either, HG)
Fav: SLEEP ON IT [Meat Loaf]
Sparkle: ASMR, TUMMY TIME (I also like TOOL next to TIME (right, Tim?))
I came across ASMR a few years b/f the pandemic. It was for the micro-dosers to come down, I think ;-)
FIRE RAINBOW is new to me but it looks like da' BOMB. [translation, "it's Neat-O"]
I too am glad they got him, D-O. Cut and Shoot (yes, that's a real town, folks), while pretty far north of us, is really only 35 minutes up the freeway.
Jinx - I always think of CSN&Y at OHIO.
HG - NEOdisco? Lord, please no ;-)
Cheers, -T
Weather Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Amie and JzB.
I was held up in the NW (hi KS). Ovary, Ari held up the brain cells from seeing SUPER and CASED.
I saw the weather theme, but had to come here to get the COOL part of the theme.
Dash changed to DART, shy to COY.
I counted 24 three letter fills, much above Irish Miss’s allowable level.
Ray-o- LOL re TRIDENT and DECADENT.
Wishing you all a good evening.
Well at least I learned that the PANDA is truly a bear.
Jazzbumpa brings US today's Walker PZL.
Never knew there were so many COOL WEATHER phenomena...
~ OMK
_____________
DR: One diagonal - far end.
Its anagram (11 of 15) can be read as an alternate rendering of "Ship of Fools."
This version is...
"IDIOT VOYAGE!
Oh!-and, say, we can make this into a JACKPOT (15 of15!!) by making it a specific reference to the movie version, as the marking on a case of the film to be delivered, as an...
"IDIOT VOYAGE REEL"!
Puzzling thoughts:
FIW, with a bad square in the SE. I was having problems with ERAS (as clued) and LEDE (not a word I use in everyday conversation); thought SUIT TO A TEE was the correct way to spell the word (50-across); that flummoxed me, for sure
Had this been the alternate Wednesday blogger, the blogger CSO would have been Melissa's with 46-down. But as has been pointed out, having a "COOL" puzzle theme when JzB blogs is right up his alley ...
It's too early to offer any spoiler alert[s] for Friday, even though it's in the queue. I wrote the blog last weekend and have already seen a few duplicate entries/words
Coincidentally, I just read this sentence in the book I'm reading: This konnyaku was piquant with red pepper.
Good timing!!
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