Happy 11th of July! With words like POP, BLOW, BURST, and GO OFF, this puzzle would have been appropriate for the 4th of July.
16-Across. Stop by briefly: POP IN TO SAY HELLO.
23-Across. Make a rude noise: BLOW A RASPBERRY.
41-Across. Be extremely self-satisfied: BURST WITH PRIDE.
56-Across. Digress from the main topic: GO OFF ON A TANGENT.
Across:
1. Cardi B genre: RAP. [Name # 1.] // I liked how 1-Across crossed with 1-Down. Thoroughly engrossed: RAPT.
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| Cardi B (née Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus; b. Oct. 11, 1992) |
4. Sneaky ploys: RUSES.
9. Fashion-forward: CHIC.
13. Boxing family name: ALI. We often see Laila Ali (née Laila Amaria Ali; b. Dec. 30, 1977), who is the daughter of Muhammad Ali (né Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; Jan. 17, 1942 ~ June 3, 2016), in the puzzles. [Name # 2.]
14. Permit: ALLOW.
15. Transaction in a barter economy: TRADE.
19. YA fiction, e.g., familiarly: TEEN LIT. YA = Young Adult.
20. Chews out: BERATES.
21. First name of actors Holland and Hollander: TOM. Tom Holland (né Thomas Stanley Holland; b. June 1, 1996) and Tom Hollander (né Thomas Anthony Hollander; b. Aug. 25, 1967) are both English actors. They are not household names, at least not in my house. Together, they become Tom Hollandest. [Name # 3.]
22. Auction unit: LOT.
31. Positive result at the gym: GAIN.
32. Item on a to-do list: TASK.
33. "I figured it out!": AHA!
34. "The Favourite" queen: ANNE. The movie The Favourite was about Anne, Queen of Great Britain (Feb. 6, 1665 ~ Aug. 1714). She ruled as Queen from 1702 until her death 9 years later. She began her rule as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. In May 1707, the Acts of Union united the kingdoms of England and Scotland as a single sovereign state that became known as Great Britain. [Name # 4.]
35. Belgian surrealist painter James: ENSOR. James Ensor (né James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor; Apr. 13, 1860 ~ Nov. 19, 1949) is known for expressionism and surrealism. He is not as well known as some of the other painters of his genre. A lot of his work is a bit morbid. [Name # 5.]
37. Freight barge: SCOW. This has become a crossword staple.
38. Way to go: Abbr.: RTE. As in Route.
39. Lydic of "The Daily Show": DESI. Desi Lydic was a correspondent on The Daily Show. [Name # 6.]
40. Big name in canvas shoes: KEDS. [Name adjacent.]
46. Precursor to overtime: TIE.
47. Yellowfin tuna: AHI. Yummers!
48. Shops at Goodwill, perhaps: THRIFTS.
52. Lose control, in a way: SPIN OUT.
58. Much-admired celebrities: IDOLS. // And 11-Down. Go nowhere with the engine on: IDLE. Can an Idol be Idle?
59. Italian herbal liqueur whose name means "bitter": AMARO.
60. Assent from a bride or groom: I DO.
61. Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of __": FATE.
62. Huffs and puffs: PANTS.
63. Sever, with "off": LOP.
Down:
2. After-sun gel ingredient: ALOE. A crossword staple for both clue and image ...
3. Speak (up) or quiet (down): PIPE.
4. Got close to empty: RAN LOW.
5. Disc-tossing team sport: ULTIMATE. I have a friend whose husband is big on Ultimate (formerly known as Ultimate Frisbee). He travels all over the country for competitions.
6. Schedule opening: SLOT.
7. Lip balm brand in spherical containers: EOS. Short for Evolution of Smooth.
8. Clear the deck?: SWAB. Cute clue.
9. Be inventive: CREATE.
10. Sentry's shout: HALT.
12. Leaders at the top of most corp. hierarchies: CEOs. As in Chief Executive Officers.
15. Beat strongly: THROB.
17. Recite in a singsong voice: IN TONE.
18. Cry of pain: YELP.
23. __ knots: intricate Black hairstyle: BANTU. I was not aware of the name of this hairstyle.
24. Sharply hit baseball: LINER.
25. Magician/skeptic The Amazing __: RANDI. The Amazing Randi was the alter-ego of Canadian-born (né Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; Aug. 7, 1929 ~ Oct. 20, 2020). He was known for challenging paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. [Name # 7.]
26. Informant, in spy lingo: ASSET.
27. Teensy bit: SKOSH. The word Skosh is derived from the Japanese word Sukoshi which means “a little”.
28. Played Mario Kart, perhaps: RACED.
29. __ Island Red: RHODE. The Rhode Island Red is the State bird of Rhode Island. The eggs of the Rhode Island Red are brown.
30. Swerves at sea: YAWS.
31. Attire: GARB.
36. Tear to shreds: RIP A PART.
37. Enjoying Aspen, perhaps: SKIING.
42. Suppress: STIFLE.
43. Squabbles: TIFFS.
44. "Who are __ judge?": WE TO.
45. Safari herbivores: RHINOS.
48. "Bring on the weekend!" letters: TGIF. Thank Goodness It's Friday. Also the name of a restaurant chain.
49. Kotb of "Today": HODA. Hoda Kotb (née Hoda Catherine Kotb; b. Aug. 9, 1964) appeared in a recent Tuesday puzzle. [Name # 8.]
50. Part of a hair or a tooth: ROOT.
51. Lose control, in a way: SNAP.
52. "South Park" kid in a blue-and-red hat: STAN. Did you know his last name is Marsh? [Name # 9.]
53. Trompe l'__: eye-fooling art: OEIL. Today's French lesson. For more examples, check out this site.
54. Ctrl-Z, on a PC: UNDO.
55. Sporty car option: T-TOP.
57. Reddit Q&A: AMA. Ask Me Anything.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Notes from C.C.:
Happy birthday to CanadianEh!,
who's been with our blog since 2012. Always enjoy your informative and observant posts, Eh!
Although there were some obscurities (Bantu, anyone?) I found this puzzle to be, for the most part, a fairly smooth solve. The themed answers were all well known expressions, and easily sussed. This seemed like a pretty typical Tuesday puzzle to me. FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteS-t-e-l-l-a!!! Despite what Subgenius says, d-o didn't find this to be a Tuesday-level offering. POP IN fOr A... and aNSOn made ULTIMATE slow to appear. (I was expecting a two-word answer there.) Can't hear the word "Stifle" without thinking of Archie and Edith Bunker. Was there a reveal? Missed it. Still, it goes into the record books as a win. Yay. Thanx, Stella and Hahtoolah. (Your fireworks video was a dud, apparently withdrawn.)
PANTS: My former FIL was asked to petsit a neighbor's dog while his owners went on vacation. They planned to phone home a couple times a day; the ringing phone caused the dog to run around. That way he's get some exercise. While FIL was in the house tending to the dog, the phone rang. After several rings, FIL picked up the receiver...PANTed into it...and hung up.
SKOSH: One of the ports of call for our carrier was Yokosuka, Japan. I learned it's not pronounced Yo-ko-su-kah...more like Yo-kooza-kah I'll bet YR knew that.
Happy, Birthday, CanadianEh! Hope you have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the first video. I am OOT and with out my computer, so can’t fix it.
I started off very quickly on this puzzle which surprised me since, as D-O said, it was a Stella! But then it became a little more challenging slog.
ReplyDeleteThis was a perfect puzzle for the Fourth of July with all the fireworks in action - wonder how it got moved to this Tuesday? We still have some random fireworks going off in the evenings
BANTU is a very large group of peoples in Africa - many African languages came from BANTU origins. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bantu-peoples
BANTU knots are an alternative to corn rows with or without weave
Thanks Susan for the blog and Stella for the creative puzzle!
And Happy birthday to CanadianEH!
FIR, but erased donates for THRIFTS (ugh) and spats for TIFFS. Not too bad bad Thursday puzzle.
ReplyDeleteWell, thought I, if THRIFTS is a verb then why not "flatulates?" Still not enough letters for this rude noise.
I'm sure that when the two TOMs got together they had eggs Benedict for the Holland-days.
Vin Scully used to say "soft line drive" and "line drive in trajectory only" to differentiate what we normally think of line drives.
FLN: -T and Bill, my first encounter with "professional" computers (compared to my Apple II) was 360 OS assembler. It was after the days of punch cards, but we had source code files that were submitted to a corporate mainframe from our class at Pierce College. Pierce had a compiler simulator which caught most of our coding errors, but occasionally something would slip by and the code terminated in the mainframe. The instructor would wig out when that happened, because apparently those were budget busters. My response when it happened to me was "don't yell at me, yell at the people in charge of the simulator."
Thanks to Ha2La for the fun, colorful tour.
Took 4:21 today for me to crack this one.
ReplyDeleteUnknown today were: Bantu, Amaro, and "Belgian surrealist painter James".
Really, "Belgian surrealist painter James"?
Seemed like a fine early-week themeless puzzle to me too.
FIR. And maybe it's just me but I found this to be a bit crunchy for a Tuesday CW. I struggled in the center for some time, not knowing Endor and forgetting Randi. Also failed to see the theme till I got here.
ReplyDeleteLiked the puzzle except for the quadruple Natick in the middle - SKOSH, DESI, RANDI and ENSOR. I also made a face at THRIFTS as a verb.
ReplyDeleteThe restaurant chain's new signs have dropped the T.G.I. and the apostrophe, they're just FRIDAYS now.
Happy Birthday Eh!
ReplyDeleteHmm,
Makes me wonder...
what if you combined todays puzzle theme with a birthday cake?
Got the last word for each of the long horizontal clues fairly quickly but the first few words purdy much relied on perps
ReplyDeleteINKOVERS: gamed/RACED, bid/LOT...almost put a mole for ASSET
THRIFTS used as a verb? Agree with Jinxie. Maybe one THRIFTshops at Goodwill? "Beat strongly", was thinking winning.. oh, heartTHROB. ..."Cardi B" sounds like a heart medication, "Ask your doctor if Cardi B is right for you"...😃
ULTIMATE Frisbee is now just ULTIMATE? Then I suppose Baseball should now be called Base, Monday night NFL Foot
"STIFLE!,Edith finally tells Archie off.
Thoroughly engrossned..WRAPPED
Short adolescent....TEENLIT
Elegant Arab leader....CHICo
Decry a role....RIPAPART
Anon Tony sorry I be late wishing you a happy B day..53?, you young whipper snapper
And also to our neighbor to the north Cananda Eh...🥂, May your day be filled with splendour, humour and withoot rancour 🎂
A computer upgrade was performed last night so of course and without fail after an hour this AM our imaging system suddenly went and is still down. 😳
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis is not a typical Tuesday of the past, but seems to follow the new trend of Wednesday/Thursday level difficulty, vis a vis fill, e.g., Ensor, Desi, Ansor, Bantu, and Stan, as clued. Most of the cluing was pretty straightforward but I found some clues a bit off kilter. No problem with the solve as perps were fair, therefore, no w/os. I liked the Idle/Idols duo and the Lost Control clecho cluing, plus the low (12)three letter word count.
Thanks, Stella, and thanks, Hahtoolah, for the entertaining review. Loved the Root Canal and Banana-munching Rhino cartoons and who doesn’t love seeing Edith giving Archie his comeuppance!
My visit yesterday with my nieces was filled with laughter and nostalgic reminiscing, particularly about their mother, my much-older sister, Anne, whom I idolized when I was a child and so admired when I became an adult. The girls brought me up to date on their families and their own busy lives. Excerpts from their post-visit texts sum up the afternoon: From Sue, “I told my daughter Amy it was like having lunch with my Mom, like a warm blanket around my shoulders. You are a delight!” From Jeanne, “JOY, it was truly a Joy.. in every way. I felt Mom there with us.” From Nancy, “I also enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for hosting.” It was truly a very, very special day.
FLN
Anon T, that birthday lunch looked yummy! Hope it was as good as it looked! 😘
Have a good day.
Oops, so sorry I forgot! Happy Birthday, CanadianEh, hope it’s filled with fun and happiness! 🎂🎊🎈🎁🎉
ReplyDeleteMore like a Wednesday or an easy type Thursday puzzle. I liked the theme and thought it would have been appropriate for July 4. Sussing the theme helped the solve.
ReplyDeleteAHI sushi or sashimi is yummy.
Dawn goddess for EOS would have been better for a Tuesday puzzle. IMO
--NTU suggested BANTU.
I was surprised to find that THRIFTS as a verb is in the language LIU after solving.
TOM and ENSOR were ESP. (all perps). Ensor's example was morbid, indeed.
SKOSH, DESI and RANDI came with just a few perps to dredge then up.
The M crossing in AMARO and AMA was a successful wag, my last fill. I thought of amaretto to get the answer. However, amaro and amaretto are not related.
"Amaro is known for its bitter, complex flavor that is derived from a blend of herbs, spices, and botanicals. It is often described as having a rich, earthy flavor with notes of herbs, spices, and citrus. Amaretto is known for its sweet, nutty flavor that is derived from almonds, apricot pits, or a combination of both." I like amaretto on strawberries or on vanilla ice cream, an easy company dessert/
Happy Birthday, Canadian Eh! I love the bit of Canadian culture you provide and your lively posts.
Oy. Friday came on a Tuesday this week. DNK EOS, RANDI, ENSOR, KOTB, STAN, DESI or what YA fiction is. W/Os = POPBY:POPIN, TIFTS:TIFFS, SLIP:SNAP, YEOW:YELP. POPBY stayed in there far too long fouling up the NW. I have always owned up to being the WORST CW solver to comment on the blog, but today really shamed me: 37 minutes to FIR, when I see others saying they solved in <5 minutes, and several comments that this “seemed like a typical Tuesday”. I guess I’m even lousier at this than I thought!! Oh well, I try. Quite the challenge today, SZ, thanx for keeping my remaining brain cells working hard. Thanx too to Hahtoolah for the usual excellent and fun write-up.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning!! Toughy Tuesday!! Thanks, Stella, for the challenge!
ReplyDeleteLots of unknowns: AMARO, LINER, STAN and as clued: ANNE & BANTU.
WOs: RA(K)ED -> RACED & S(LI)P -> SNAP.
Fav fill: PIPE. An expression never pondered before how it can be used up or down.
RASPBERRY was not the first thing I thought when I read the clue…..🤣🤣🤣
Thanks, Hah2Lah for a super recap! Love the ROOT canal toon!
Happy Birthday, CanadianEH! Enjoy your special day!!
DNF. The center got me, though in retrospect I should have been able to guess.
ReplyDeleteThe last theme I kept seeing GOOF instead of GO OFF. I finally STIFLEd that vision.
I never heard of ULTIMATE, or the expression fashion-forward, though easy enough to figure out.
Hahtoolah, I really liked that zero pay raise joke.
Happy birthday CanadianEh.🎉🎂🎊
IM ☘️. I’m so happy your lunch with your nieces was a success. My one and only sister passed away 9 years ago and she was 15years older than me, so my two nieces are closer to my age than I was to their mother’s. Just the other day one of them said I was their “sister”.
unclefred, you FIR. Hooray! The time it takes does not matter. You were successful! Sometimes the time depends on where you get your first toe hold which gives a lot of perps.
ReplyDeleteForgot to wish Canadian Eh! A Happy Birthday! Eh, you’re one witty and classy lady! I’m glad you’re here with us Yanks!
ReplyDeleteFIR, but this was a struggle. Too many names, fill-in-the blanks, and weak clues. Thrifts? Ultimate without Frisbee? C'mon. To Base and Foot, why not add Soc, Ten, and Volley? Puzzles that deliver an Aha! or D'oh! Are much more enjoyable than those which end up with a Huh? or Wha? or Who? (Cares?) -Just my opinion, YMMV.
ReplyDeleteSKOSH, DESI, RANDI and ENSOR, a little tough for Tuesday but FIR. The sayings helped immensely. GC
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for a fun, if slightly tough, Tuesday puzzle, Stella. And your commentary is always a great help, Hahtoolah, thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, CanadianEh! How nice that you had such a lovely family visit!
Much nice positivity in this puzzle, which worked hard not to have us IDLE, but to CREATE some good responses, having us INTONE praise, even if it didn't quite make us THROB with excitement.
So in the end, we went on to praise an IDOL, though probably not with PANTS. And we were all happy to POP IN TO SAY HELLO.
Have a good week continuing, everybody.
Running late today, FIR, nuff said. HBDY Eh.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, CanadianEh! I must've missed it on my first pass through the blog...or maybe C.C. hadn't added her comment at that point. I always enjoy your posts.
ReplyDeleteCanadian Eh! - Can't believe I missed wishing you a happuy buirth duay! May you have many more.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that once Frisbee Golf got big enough to have an association, said association probably got a cease-and-desist letter from Wham-O.
IM, your lunch sounds like it was fulfilling in every way.
Tante - I once dated a woman who was younger than her niece. My mom was one of a dozen kids, and I think the same thing happened in her lineage as well, but I can't keep all the aunts/uncles/cousins straight. (But I do know I wasn't related to the aunt-at-birth I dated.)
Misty, is the idol or us without pants? LOL
ReplyDelete"So in the end, we went on to praise an IDOL, though probably not with PANTS."
Thanks for your showy puzzle, Stella. I had a FIW at the name knot in Kansas but the long fills were fun.
ReplyDeleteFLN. WC@7:35. DH read the H.H. series, saw the videos, and has the books lined up in a place of honor on his bookshelf. Safe to say he shares your enthusiasm.
IM @ 8:36. I was happy to read your report of your nieces' visit.
Happy b-day to CanadianEh! (Nice cake, CED!) Perhaps the Canadian in 25D was included in today's puzzle as a little present to you.
Thank you, Hahtoolah, for another fun review. My FAV today was the CEO's math.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteFinally, I'm up after a rough night.
STELLA! Thank you for the intriguing puzzle. RAP/RAPT was fun for a start. And those long phrases make the perps less challenging. However, RANDI/ENSOR are both unknown to me and I hazarded a guess. My friend, Kathy, says SKOSH and I thought she had CREATEd it.
THRIFTS as a verb? My step-granddaughter loves shopping at THRIFT Stores! She is tiny and finds great bargains.
A new clue for DESI!
AMARO came to me only because I thought of Amaretto.
Whee! I spelled OEIL correctly!
So, to summarize my dilemma last night. When I bought tickets for our trip to SFO I did not realize that I had bought only one! It was a shock to learn that I had not bought one for my friend, Kathy. As the lovely SW person informed me, it was likely the price which has skyrocketed and made me think it was for two. So after much discussion I was able to purchase them with a combination of Rewards points and cash payment. By then it was well past midnight and I was wide awake. I'm reading a book by Jojo Moyes so that kept me entertained until finally feeling sleepy.
I hope your night went much better, everyone! Happy birthday, Canadian Eh! I love your posts and hope you enjoy a beautiful celebration.
IrishMiss
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful relationship you have with your nieces! I'm glad they also enjoyed the visit with you.
Tremendous Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Stella and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed and saw the fireworks theme (postponed from the 1st or the 4th for my birthday LOL).
I nearly echoed billocohoes about that quadruple Natick in the middle, but I WAGged SKOSH, and RANDI and ENSOR seemed the best names to choose.
Beautiful day here, and I spent my morning in the garden. DH is taking me out to the Keg for dinner.
Thanks for all the kind birthday greetings, and cake too CED.
Wishing you all a great day.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteThank you Stella for a little "crunch" in this morning's puzzle. Please stick to early-week grids so I can get the FIR against you ;-)
Great fun after-party kickoff, Hahtoolah! LOL baby-changing table - I will never see them the same again ;-)
WOs: gAmED -> RACED; RANDy
ESPs: EOS, BANTU (as clued), TOM, AMARO, OEIL
Fav: Amazing RANDI. Penn & Teller really looked up to him [cite].
Happy Birthday C, Eh! So glad to eKnow you here at The Corner. Don't forget the obligatory pic of you lunch :-)
//wow - lots of birthdays stacked together this week - makes you wonder what's in the October air? ;-)
I guess y'll aren't big fans of They Might Be Giants. Otherwise, you'd know James ENSOR ;-)
As the father of two CHIC Girls who liked to TRIFT, I can attest that's a real thing they'd say.
//ever see your kids come home with their "find" and you ask yourself, "didn't I donate that last week?"
IM - Sounds like a great time was had by all.
Gotta run. Cheers, -T
The always-delightful Hahtoolah brings us today's Zawistowski PZL...
ReplyDeleteNeeded perps to get a toe hold, but then it was smooth sailing.
I keep seeing the name of HODA Kotb, but have no idea how to pronounce it. I guess I should look in on her show and listen for the announcer's introduction.
TGIF? Sorry to report our favorite branch (in Costa Mesa) closed on us--a couple years ago--w/o warning. Sad. It always seemed packed when we went on Saturday afternoons.
~ OMK
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DR: Four diagonals, three on the near side.
The far-side diag yields an anagram (11 of 15) that speaks to the danger of walking in a parade behind the agricultural demo.
Yes, I'm referring to the ever-unpleasant...
"COWFLOP SKID"!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Canadian Eh, and thanks for the tour, Hahtoolah!
I believe that "thrifts" can be a noun, short for thrift stores. So, a synonym for "shops"???
ReplyDeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-Our weightlifter Stella gave me a lot to bench press on a Tuesday!
-I was surprised that Dad ALI ALLOWED daughter ALI to get into boxing after what he suffered
-Our golf course is no longer a hidden gem. SLOTS fill up in a hurry!
-Happy Birthday, CanadianEh!
-I have to run.
I liked this puzzle but choked in the middle, not knowing ENSOR, RANDI, or DESI.
ReplyDeleteAs Kelly Clark said, (and I'm not precisely quoting), Happy Birthday, Canadian Eh! Thanks for the tour, Hahtoolah!
Hi Y'all! I almost closed the computer when I saw Stella's name, but persevered and filled it. Parts were enjoyable, but hands up for being stumped with that big natick in the middle of ULTIMATE/RANDI/ASSET/ENSOR/DESI. Also DNK: AMARO, STAN. Thank you, Red letters.
ReplyDeleteThanks you for another delightful expo, Hahtoolah!
Happy Birthday, CanadianEh! I enjoy your posts.
Holy Wheelhouse Batman!
ReplyDeleteLooking back at the comments and the puzzle, I can see how that middle area is a Natick-nest of names. Fortunately, I knew all of them. Desi and Ensor are probably the most obscure if you've not kept up with The Daily Show (pre-writer's strike), heard of Belgian's famous painter (see my earlier TMBG link), nor played ULTIMATE [Frisbee] in college (different than Disk Golf, Jinx).
Oh, and Jinx, when Pop was married to #2 (near his age), I had an aunt 3 years younger then I. Speaking of Pop's #2, my sister is 9 years younger than I. She sent me a snap of (CEO) Bro and me teaching her 4yro self how to climb a tree with the caption "Happy Birthday Big Brother!"
Misty - your story did not go unnoticed by me. I loved what you did with the fill words.
C, Eh! - OK, how about a pic your Birthday dinner? :-)
Cheers, -T
AnonT- I forgot to get a photo of the Prime Rib, mushrooms, loaded baked potato, and veggies. But here’s the Billy Miner Ice Cream Pie I had for dessert (I did share with DH!)
ReplyDeleteYummers
Here’s some background on the Keg’s signature dessert.
“ Billy Miner pie is known for its Oreo pie crust, coffee flavored ice cream filling and a drizzle of hot fudge and caramel sauce. . This scrumptious ice cream pie is named for a real person! Billy Miner is a notorious train robber who lived in Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was most well known for robbing the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the fall of 1904. He was known as a “Gentleman Bandit” because he never used any violence when robbing trains!
The Billy Miner ice cream pie was first made at a restaurant called the Keg Steakhouse & Bar in western Canada.”
Yellowrocks, thanx for the encouraging words. I time myself because one of the reasons I do CWs is to try to maintain brain health, and measuring how long it takes indicates to me how my brain is doing as I age. At 78, I’m sorry to say it gradually takes me longer to FIR. AND I sometimes have to cheat, which I didn’t have to do in the past. I was probably never the CW solver level that most on the blog are. But, sorry to say, I’m gradually getting worse. OR the CWs are gradually getting more difficult. Anyway, thanx for the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteOh, another word I did not know from today’s long list is BANTU.
AND let me add my HBD wishes to CanadianEh!
Unclefred - there's nothing wrong with your brain - pop-culture keeps moving and, 'ell, even at a "young whippin' snappin'" age of 53 I can't keep up. If NPR didn't mention it, I probably don't know it.
ReplyDeleteC, Eh! That ice cream pie sounds wonderful (outside of vanilla, coffee is my go-to). Was it a rueful sharing of the dessert? :-)
The back-story of Billy Miner just proves all Canadians are nice ;-)
Cheers & Happy Birthday -T
C-Eh! That slice of pie looks to have enough oomph to light all of Toronto for a week of two.....
ReplyDeleteCanadian Eh!
ReplyDeleteWhat a scrumptious looking ice cream pie! Thanks for "sharing"! I can almost taste it.