Imagine Me and You ... Each theme answer begins with U (You) and ends with ME with lots of letters in BETWEEN.
16-Across. Star-spangled garb for July 4th: UNCLE SAM COSTUME.
22-Across. "Catch you later": UNTIL NEXT TIME.
34-Across. Activity with Skip and Wild Draw Four cards: UNO GAME.
47-Across. Focus of many a murder podcast: UNSOLVED CRIME.
55-Across. Secret-teller's intro, and an apt title for this puzzle: BETWEEN YOU AND ME. Just between you and me, I'll let you in on a secret: Today is National Yo-Yo Day.
Across:
1. Sketch show with a musical guest, familiarly: SNL. Saturday Night Live provides lots of fodder for the crossword puzzles. The show made
its debut on October 11, 1975 with George Carlin (May 12, 1937 ~ June 22,
2008) as the first host. Don Pardo (Feb. 22, 1918 ~ 2014) was the first
announcer.
4. Uncovers: BARES.
9. Dollop: BLOB.
13. Secure (to): TIE.
14. South Pacific island: TAHITI. It looks like such
a romantic location.
15. Bert who played the Cowardly Lion: LAHR. Bert Lahr (né
Irving Lahrheim; Aug. 13, 1895 ~ Dec. 4, 1967) began his acting career in
vaudeville. Although he was in other films, he is best known for his
role as the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz. [Name # 1.]
19. Relay race rods: BATONS.
20. Paint shade: HUE.
21. Not even half-baked: RAW.
26. Taxi prices: FARES.
28. Ref. work favoring "favour": OED. // And
33-Across. Last section of the 28-Across: ZED. The last section of the Oxford English Dictionary are the words beginning with the letter "Z", or as they say
across the pond, the letter Zed.
29. Sneaker pattern: TREAD.
30. "Best. Day. __!": EVER.
31. Tax return fig.: AGI. As in Adjusted Gross Income.
32. Pharmaceutical giant __ Lilly: ELI. The name of the
pharmaceutical company was named after its founder, Colonel Eli Lilly (July 8, 1838 ~ June 6, 1898). He died 125 years ago today.
[Name # 2.]
36. Round vegetable: PEA.
39. Goal: END. The word "Aim" also fit into the spaces
provided.
40. Pres. after FDR: HST. Harry S Truman (May 8, 1884 ~ Dec.
26, 1972) immediately followed Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Jan. 30, 1882 ~ Apr.
12, 1945) as President of the United States. [Name # 3.]
41. Street: ROAD.
42. Wishing one hadn't: RUING.
45. Poor grade: DEE.
46. Observes Ramadan, say: FASTS. Ramadan is the 9th month
of the Islamic calendar. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, which
means that there is not a correction for seasons. Instead of 364 days
per year, as are in the Gregorian calendar, there are only 354 days per year.
50. Diagnostic scan, briefly: MRI.
51. Illegal turn, maybe: UIE. Meh. Not keen on this
clue and answer.
52. Inexact lunch hour: ONEISH.
59. Cut with a beam: LASE.
60. "Night" author Elie: WIESEL. I first
read Night when I was in high school.
Night is the first book in a trilogy (the other books
are Dawn and Day) and is an autobiographical
account of Elie Wiesel's experience in Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
He describes his battle with G~d for a way to understand the horrors of
what he experienced in the concentration camp. I hope this book isn't
banned. Wiesel (né Eliezer Wiesel; Sept. 30, 1928 ~ July 2, 2016) was
the recipient of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for his advocacy for victims of
oppression around the world. [Name # 4.]
61. Group's adjective: OUR.
62. North Carolina university town: ELON. Not to be confused
with Elon Musk (b. June 28, 1971). [Name # 5.]
63. Attach, as a patch: SEW ON. Because Iron-On didn't fit in the spaces provided.
64. Greenpeace, for one: NGO. As in a Non-Governmental Organization.
Down:
1. Short pencil: STUB.
2. Singer Simone: NINA. Nina Simone (née Eunice Kathleen
Waymon; Feb. 21, 1933 ~ Apr. 21, 2003) makes frequent guest appearances in the
puzzles. [Name # 6.]
3. Gave a good talking-to: LECTURED.
4. Low choir voices: BASSI. Here's an example of a singular
Basso voice.
5. "With you now": AHA!
6. Outer edge: RIM.
7. Engraved with acid: ETCHED.
8. __ City, Iowa: SIOUX.
9. Sandwich known by its initials: BLT. Ask in a Bacon Lettuce and Tomato sandwich.
10. Avant-garde violinist and artist Anderson: LAURIE. About
40 years ago, I went to a 2-day Laurie Anderson (née Laurel Philips Anderson;
b. June 5, 1947) concert in Brooklyn, New York. It was such a fabulous
concert. She was married to fellow musician, Lou Reed (né Lewis Allan
Reed; Mar. 2, 1942 ~ Oct. 27, 2013). [Name # 7.]
11. "Yowza": OH, MAMA!
12. Prepared, as coffee: BREWED.
14. Outdoor wedding shelters: TENTS.
17. "Table for one" type: LONER.
18. Put down roots: SETTLE.
23. Company emblem: LOGO.
24. Tried to speak horse: NEIGHED. Whyever would I want to
speak horse? I can, however, speak hoarse.
25. __-state area: TRI.
26. Brimless hat: FEZ. This clue and answer made me thing of
our friend Abejo. He had mentioned more than once that he belonged to an
organization that wore fez hats.
27. "__ Maria": AVE.
31. Plus: AND.
32. Pro in an ambulance: EMT. As in an Emergency Medical Technician. A crossword
staple.
34. Use Goo Gone, e.g.: UNGLUE. I am not familiar with
this company. Apparently there
are many iterations of this product.
35. "Hang on __!": A SEC.
36. Greek god of the sea: POSEIDON. Poseidon is also the god of earthquakes. [Name # 8.]
37. Consume: EAT.
38. Targeted social media posts: ADs.
39. Brian of Roxy Music: ENO. Brian Eno (né Brian Peter
George Eno; b. May 15, 1948) used to make very frequent guest appearances in
the puzzles. We haven't seen him for a while. [Name # 9.
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| Then and Now |
41. Instant noodles option: RAMEN. Standard fare for poor
college students.
42. Sound of distant thunder: RUMBLE.
43. Preposterous: UNREAL.
44. Rather formal "Can this be true?": IS IT SO?
45. Judy Blume novel about a girl with scoliosis: DEENIE.
Judy Blume (née Judith Susan; b. Feb. 12, 1938) is best known for her
young adult novels. Deenie was first published in 1973, and
the title character is diagnosed with scoliosis, which is curvature of the
spine. In the book, Deenie must wear a back brace to correct the
curvature. Treatments for scoliosis have advanced considerably in the 50
years since the book was published. Princess Eugenie (b. Mar. 23, 1990) has scoliosis and had surgery. [Name # 10.]
46. "And that's __": FINAL.
48. Opinions: VIEWS.
49. Cathedral city on the Seine: ROUEN. The cathedral was
made famous by Claude Monet (né Oscar-Claude Monet; Nov. 14, 1840 ~ Dec. 5,
1926).
53. Self-satisfied: SMUG.
54. Medal recipient: HERO.
56. "The Mandalorian" actress Ming-Na __: WEN. I am not
familiar with either the movie nor the actress. [Name # 11.]
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Ming-Na Wen (b. Nov. 20, 1963) |
57. Evergreen tree with pliable wood: YEW.
58. Spanish bear: OSO. Today's Spanish lesson.
Here's the Grid.
חתולה
48 comments:
Seemed like a pretty typical Tuesday puzzle to me. A little crunchier than a Monday, but not bad. I will admit I had no idea what the theme was until the reveal . Other than that, I don’t have too much to say about this puzzle. FIR, so I’m happy.
Sorry, that s/b “than Monday” rather than “than A Monday.” Will I ever get the hang of this “typing” thing?
First, let me say this theme was unfair, and it's for second time recently. A few days ago we had all themers bookended by BEL... AR, but the L was superfluous; today we have UN... ME, with the N intruding on any fair interpretation of the theme. I protest!
Who's with me?
Good morning!
Owen, maybe it's "Between You 'N' Me." Those of us who didn't get the theme weren't bothered by that N. Didn't we have ZEE yesterday? ZED today. Fell into the AIM/END and PARIS/ROUEN traps. Hooray for Wite-Out. Thanx, Bart. Excellent expo, Hahtoolah. (1847?)
TRI-state: It's also an Interstate tollway around Chicago, linking Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. I spent lots of time (and $$$) on it during the '70s.
A hula dancer from TAHITI
Would dance with uncovered "titi"
It was just mischievous,
Not a bit lascivious --
Even tho his BARE pecs were quite meaty!
There are many Canucks who favour
The OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY'S "FLAVOUR".
But looking ahead
From A to ZED,
There are many common spellings to savour.
{A+, A.}
On Phineas and Ferb, the villain, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Is always trying to take over the TRISTATE area, tho which tri- states are never identified.
Here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the only Four Corners area, I'm not near a TRISTATES area, but i believe there are only 3 states without any TRISTATE areas at all.
Good morning, Crossword friends.
Good catch on the U 'N Me, D-O. Any you say that the theme evade you! I missed that little nuance.
QOD: If an article is attractive, or useful, or inexpensive, they’ll stop making it tomorrow; if it’s all three, they stopped making it yesterday. ~ Mignon McLaughlin (née Mignon Neuhaus; June 6, 1913 ~ Dec. 20, 1983), American journalist
Took 4:51 for me to finish today, without the need for a UsernaME.
I had no idea about the violinist, whether avant-garde or not, activist or not.
I also didn't know today's book/character (Deenie?).
Lunch already? Eat, Hero, & BLT today.
I'm glad there were no circles, but I suspect Ms. Irish Miss will be unhappy with the high 3-letter word counts (although I doubt she will resort to using certain 4-letter words).
I should just say "what D-O said" for my comments. This seemed quicker than yesterday for me.
When we lived in Chicago, my work was at the southern end of the TRI-State and my husband's grad school was at the northern end. It would have been nice to have those boxes you put on your front window to pay the tolls.
We always keep GOO-Gone around - really helpful when it is hard to get a label off.
Thanks Susan for the fun blog and Bart for the creative theme
The Turtles song will be my earworm for today
FIR, but had to do a WAG with the crossing of two proper names, Deenie and Wiesel. I hate that in puzzles. Fortunately I guessed right. And the perps helped as well.
A rare FIR without any missteps for me today. Thanks Bart for a carefully-crafted puzzle with a theme I needed the reveal to get. I enjoy seeing the many ways to set up such a theme.
Thanks, Hahtoolah, for guiding us through the puzzle and adding so much to our experience. I look forward to your Tuesdays.
Hope everyone has a good day!
FIR, but erased ssn for AGI and aim for END.
Hang On Sloopy wouldn't fit.
OKL: Re CW themes, I have a low GAS factor. GAS: Give a [darn].
OKL: non-TRISTATEs? AK and HI, obviously. Maine?
Thanks to Bart for the fun, to Ha2la for the grins, and D-O for excavating the theme. Ha2la is so much nicer than me. Her "poor college students" is my "broke-ass college kids."
Musings
-Me too, D-O, of course, I saw UN ME and liked U ‘N ME reveal.
-When Usain Bolt gets the BATON last, it’s all over but the shouting
-The Dems had tired of Henry Wallace and forced FDR to take HST on the 1944 ticket
-Unlike many of today’s politicians, Harry came to D.C. as a man of very modest wealth and left the same way
-A STUB pencil is standard equipment in every golf cart
-We played golf last night with RUMBLES of thunder all around us
FIR today. Seemed a little tame for Tuesday. There were quite a few three-letter words. Liked the theme. I suspect that is the hardest part of creating a themed puzzle.
In my area, the tri-state consists of PA-NJ-DE. The hub is Philadelphia.
What does UIE mean??
Good Morning:
I saw the UN and ME Bookends right away, but the reveal was still a surprise and a spot-on one, to boot. Of all the themers, the only weak one, IMO, was Uno Game, which is sort of green-paintish, as is Oh Mama for Yowza. Deenie, and Laurie and Wen, as clued, were unknown, and, as SS @ 7:09 said, the extraordinarily high number (30) of three letter words was off-putting, to say the least. I believe Uey/Uie (both ugly) was my only w/o.
Thanks, Bart, for a cute theme and thanks, Hahtoolah, for the fun and facts. Favorite comics were the Purramedic and the closing one of the retired Mr. Fix-it! Hearing the incomparable Pavarotti is always a treat.
FLN
Anon T, right back atcha! 😘
Have a great day
Short for U-turn
DNK LAURIE or DEENIE; other than that this CW flowed right along. I did not see the theme until the reveal, and then did not connect the “N” to it. Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda but didn’t. Nice Tuesday level CW, thanx, BG. Great write-up, as always, Hahtoolah, thanx. Here’s hoping all you crossword fiends have a good week.
UIE is one of a multitude of spellings for you-turn.
Good Morning! The top seemed to fill pretty smoothly but I found some crunch at the bottom. The theme revealed itself to me at 55A. Very creative. Thanks, Bart. I’m in the “U n ME” camp.
Thanks, Hah2ah, for a recap filled with fun and info.
DNK/perps for LAURIE, WEN, DEENIE & NGO.
Goo Gone: While sorting through my pots this Spring for my annuals I discovered a plastic pot wedged into one of my favorite ceramic pots. I’ve sprayed them with WD-40 and Goo Gone to try and get them unstuck without breaking the ceramic pot. Wouldn’t budge… Still stuck tight…Boo Hoo. 😢 And no, can’t use the plastic pot as a liner, though I considered it…
Got the theme pretty quickly, yet DNF. The NE got me. I don’t like interjections in a puzzle, so could not come up with AH MAMA, and can’t see BLOB as a fill for dollop. Since I didn’t know LAURIE, this corner said mostly blank.
Otherwise no problems. There actually are Murder podcasts?
Hahtoolah entertained and informed as usual.
Today is the anniversary of D-DAY, a day without which some of us might not be here.
not “said” but stayed. I’ll blame spell-check.😜
5d, with you now=aha,
I get it, but I didn't while trying to solve it...
Thank you Hahtoolah for an excellent and entertaining review.
And a special thank you to TTP, for all you do to keep this Blog running smoothly...
(Just between you and me, I couldn't find anything particularly silly to link for todays theme...)
Fun, easy puzzle. I thought I got the theme. It seemed that the N was extraneous, but, because it was in every theme answer, I suspected there had to be a reason. DO, good catch. Your take makes prefect sense.
I liked the cartoon of the retired husband making a list. The first time I cleaned our apartment after we were married my husband said he would help me. He made a detailed list of what to clean and in what order. By the time he was ready to start I was close to having all the cleaning finished.
Yes, in North Jersey the tristate area is centered around NYC. In South Jersey it is centered around Philly. Visiting my sister in the Chicago area, I have used the Tristate Tollway many times. Oh, mama, what horrible traffic!
I liked OH,MAMA for YOWZA. I have heard it at least as much as YOWZA.
Wiesel pops up in crosswords quite frequently. I know the accent is on the last syllable for Wiesel, but even so....
Susan, your QOD is so true. I search and search for the just right product, only to have it discontinued soon after I find it.
I have sworn by GOO GONE for years.
When I toured Japan we were often given cash to buy lunch when we explored on our own. Most of the ladies bought cheap ramen and saved the money for shopping. In those days you could bring more home on the plane. I used the money for exploring the cuisine. No regrets.
Rattled at first considering it's only Tuesday but entre nous everything eventually fell into place.
Started to p-e-r-k... my morning Joe...but stopped to perpcheck...too late and hadda inkover to BREWED. altos or BASSI. ...OED: so now we know where to find yesterday's ZED......AGI, "tax return figure?"
RAW..."halfbaked"....biscotto/biscuit (double baked cooked). Speaking of which EAT is crossed with FASTS.
Other inkovers: aim/END, uey/UIE (c'mon)
Horse voted down....NEIGHED.
"I need two more volunteers." "how about ____ and___ ...HUE...YEW
Often Native American tribes had to ____ for their rights...SIOUX
Temporary replacement...LONER
OSOs....BARES
Worried about the stability of the outdoor wedding shelter, the bride was quite____ ..TENTS
Having lived in NYS all my life I never knew it was part of a "Tri state area" that included NJ and Connecticut (why Connecticut? which is actually part of New England). If it's because metropitan New York city people use the extreme western part of Connecticut and parts of NJ as a bedroom community has nothing to do with the rest of us north of Westchester county.
We were taught NY is a Mid-Atlantic state that includes Delaware, NJ, PA but just LIUed and someone has thrown in Maryland, Virginia, W. Virginia (those were considered Southern states) and Washington DC. However the US Census Bureau considers Maryland and Delaware as South Atlantic states.
Maryland was a slave state south of the old Mason Dixon line which implied Southern State maybe? 🤔
An entertaining, enjoyable effort from Bart today, and ditto for Hatoolahs sparkling review. FIR, and the reveal was a "aha!" Moment. 79 years ago, my Dad was on an LST off Utah Beach, heading in with his artillery battery.
RosE, does the ceramic pot have a hole in the bottom? If so, try putting a screwdriver in there and pushing on the plastic pot. Even if it doesn't move it, it will probably break it, giving you something to grab with a pliers from the top and pull. If that doesnt work either, IF the ceramic pot is sturdy AND the plastic pot is thin and fragile, put the screwdriver at the edge of the top of the plastic pot and see if you can gently wedge it betaeen the two pots, then pull the screwdriver toward the center, breaking the plastic pot. Then it should lift out. This is of course assuming that the plastic pot is disposable. If you want to save the plastic pot, wait a day or two for the WD-40 to penetrate better, and try again.
“Our” is not an adjective. It’s a pronoun.
Well this a first.
I paid no attention to the acrid smell of smoke this morning at camp in the Adirondacks, campfires and fireplaces are so common though more haze than usual over the lake. However, DW at home (in Central NY/ Mohawk Valley) noticed the same, went out to get the mail and throat was burning bit.
The state has issued a Code Orange Air Quality alert for parts of NYS due to raging wild fires in Quebec province. My granddaughter's Lacrosse game has been cancelled and a stay in doors advisory has been issued.
IM... you are even closer to Quebec than we are. Be advised
RoseE,
In case both pots don't have holes, you may want to try this...
RosE, if unclefred's suggestion doesn't work, and if the size allows, what about putting the pots in your freezer? If frozen, the plastic may contract enough to allow you to pry it out. I'd also try an air compressor (or even a handheld can of compressed air) if you can wedge the hose/straw a bit between the plastic and the ceramic.
Ray-O, Although we don't have an air quality alert yet, they say it's coming. Right now, we have cloudless, but only blueish, skies from the high altitude smoke.
RosE, Sounds like a job for a Dremel and a cutoff saw wheel.
Hola!
BARES over TAHITI! I can see it!
Thank you, Bart Gold and Susan for the fun today!
The Wizard of Oz is still one of my favorite films and Bet LAHR as the Cowardly Lion is perfect for the role though I understand he was not the first choice.
The POSEIDON Adventure was also a good movie.
I've never seen The Mandalorian but it is a favorite at my daughter's home, with posters to show it.
Somewhere I have a photo of myself touching the FOUR CORNERS with arms and legs.
Enjoy your June 6th, everyone! We are lucky our soldiers made it through the day!
I have watched "The Mandalorian" a Star Wars series streaming on Disney+ - I think they are on season 3 or 4. It's popular because it has an adorable baby Yoda called Grogu. I try to watch things my kids are into, to have interesting discussions with them, but I draw a line on some things. So yes to The Mandalorian, the Bourne movies, Ted Lasso, Queen's Gambit but no to "Succession" and "Severance"- hard to find anyone to like or root for even though they are well done.
HST is the only president from Missouri - so there are Truman named things everywhere.
Sigh! `Deenie' didn't look right so I went with 'Beenie' even though only the overachieving would consider B a poor grade.
Then I guessed 'Wei' and 'Eloi'. Hey, it could have been that someone in NC was a big fan of HG Wells.
My last correction: Uey/UIE to give me DEENIE for Judy's girl
I thought this was Monday easy like the trend under Patti where Tuesday's the easy day
I'm with the QOD. My theory is popular items leave shelves bare.
Normally it's one of the trio of ESAI,ELIE,ERIE… but today WIESEL with the I before E
Re. Maine. They may not abut but northern NH can't be more than 20 miles from Vermont and maybe less to Maine
"broke-ass college kids." is redundant
HST didn't even know about the bomb. Then he went and got himself reelected. "Greatest prez since Lincoln"*
Gary's thunder reminded me of Rat farts Note the comments re. Wilcoxin, 10 Commandments
Usual scintillating write-up from hahtoolah
* You know that boast. He silenced an otherwise boisterous Tampa crowd with that one
Fun Tuesday puzzle, many thanks for the treat, Bart. And, Hahtoolah, your commentaries are always a pleasure, thanks for the one today too.
That fellow wearing an UNCLE SAM COSTUME got a bit of a theatrical theme started. Could that have been Bert LAHR? Or was it that other actor who carries BATONS and plays in dramas that have an UNSOLVED CRIME? Makes me want to see the play.
I was also hoping to get a bit of a food theme, but we didn't learn much about what sort of drinks were being BREWED or what sort of FARES we'd be able to EAT. Wait, looks like we will get some PEA soup and some RAMEN--not a bad lunch.
Have a good day, everybody.
Anonymous @11:20. OUR is an adjective you say “our house”
PBJ also fit 8a.
Wow, Laurie Anderson was 95 years younger than her husband?!
OwenKL, younger????
FIR but the south end took some extra brain cells.
Thank you, Bart, for your puzzle, and Hahtoolah, for your write-up. I enjoyed it thoroughly from your intro music (So happy together!) to the funny retired couple comic. I especially liked the art in the Rouen Cathedral video.
FLN, Irish Miss@ 1:55. Thank you for sharing that story about your nieces. I like to think that more happy accidents are happening around us than we realize.
UncleFred, CrossEyedDave, Anonymous, and Jinx. Thank you so much for the great suggestions and links. I'll give them all a try and let you know how it goes. 😊
I medium-liked this puzzle. 'Nuff said about UIE. I raise my hand on the side of seeing "U" at the beginning and "ME" at the end of the theme answers as illustrating the "BETWEEN YOU AND ME" reveal.
About 10 years ago a couple of very good friends of ours had plans to travel to FEZ, Morrocco, but couldn't go because she had pancreatic cancer, of which she died 3 days before they would have embarked.
I was always taught that words like my, mine, your, yours, our, and ours were called possessive pronouns. However, I understand why it's deemed to be an adjective if it modifies a noun and doesn't substitute for a noun.
When I designed a magnetometer for detecting electromagnetic perturbations in the earth, I originally wanted to name it POSEIDON, but my boss, who regularly and often overruled my recommendations, and who liked dogs, decreed it would be called QFIDO, the QF for QuakeFinder, the company name, and the FIDO for, well, because it's a stereotypical name for a dog.
I used to have a crush on Ming-Na WEN when she co-starred on the TV sitcom The Single Guy. I still think she's doggone pretty.
I have to say, I like a tenor voice more like that of Jussi Björling, who sings sweetly, than that of Luciano Pavarotti, who I think mostly just bellows.
Thanks again for an excellent write-up, Hahtoolah. Good reading you all.
Jayce
You designed a magnetometer for detecting electromagnetic perturbations in the earth. Amazing. Perhaps POSEIDON might have been a more apt moniker for a device studying disturbances in the ocean floor?
Binge watched the last few episodes of 'Manifest" on Netflix last night. They would have definitely benefitted from your invention.
Thanks, Ray-O. I certainly didn't invent the magnetometer. I simply designed a version of it that aimed to meet four criteria. The first 2 of the criteria were specified by my boss and the last 2 were specified by me.
1. It must cost no more than $1000.
2. It must not be more than 24 inches long.
3. It should be optimized, "tuned" if you like, for highest sensitivity to earth-generated signals (as opposed to, say, detecting if someone is packing heat).
4. It should be as low-noise as possible, because the signals are very weak.
Hi all- Thanks for the nods and thanks for the write-up Hahtoolah.
UsernaME was one of several theme entries that were under discussion during the edit.
First LAT for me today.
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