Theme: How Did We Get Here? [We went for a ride.]. This is a hidden word theme, where a common mode of transportation spans between words in a 2 or 3 word theme fill.
7 A. *Barbie-inspired doll on "The Simpsons": MALIBU STACY. This is the most popular doll in Springfield. You can read about it here. She arrived in this puzzle by BUS.
31 A. *"OK, gotta go!": WELL I'M OUT. Announcing one's departure - in this case via a LIMO. Maybe Stacy will go along for the ride.
36 A. *Free baseball, so to speak: EXTRA INNINGS. There's no extra charge when the game is tied after nine innings, and the spectators get to stay and watch the rest of the excitement. If it's a home game in Chicago, you can leave afterward on a TRAIN.
46 A. *Limb for Jaime Sommers or Steve Austin: BIONIC ARM. Fictional characters from the two TV series The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. Each of them was seriously injured in separate accidents, and had body parts replaced with artificial components, giving them super-human abilities. A CAR is a common means of transportation, even for us ordinary people.
62 A. Service offered by 18-Down, and what's happening in the answers to the starred clues: RIDE SHARING. A company that, via websites and mobile apps, matches passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire that, unlike taxicabs, cannot legally be hailed from the street. Here, the theme fill surround the various vehicles that share their letters with the finished answer,
Hi Gang. JazzBumpa here to direct today's traffic. In this puzzle we have to find different way to get from point A to point B. Let's see if we can do it without any accidents or unnecessary delays. Start your engines, and/or let's get on track!
Across
6. Unskilled in: BAD AT.
11. "Have we __?": MET. Suspicious kind of greeting.
14. Thread holder: SPOOL. A cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (such as thread, wire, or tape) is wound.
15. Upscale Honda brand: ACURA.
16. Passed-down tales: LORE. A body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.
19. Surface measure: AREA. As defined.
20. __ fever: CABIN. Irritability, listlessness, and similar symptoms resulting from long confinement or isolation indoors during the winter.
21. Many a Henry James heroine: HEIRESS. A woman who is legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death. James is best known for his novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, the English, and continental Europeans. He also wrote ghost stories.
23. Spice in pumpkin spice, often: MACE. Mace is a yellowish-brown spice that is derived from the dried lacy coating of the nutmeg seed.
26. Field for a 23-Down: ECON. Economics - the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
28. "Purgatorio" poet: DANTE. Dante Alighieri (c. 1265 – 1321) was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
29. Justin from Canada: BIEBER. Justin Drew Bieber [b.1994] is a Canadian singer. He is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and global influence in modern-day popular music. His personal life has been --- complicated.
34. Supplement: ADD ON. Include something as an additional element.
35. Pundit piece: OP-ED. Denoting or printed on the page opposite the editorial page in a newspaper, devoted to commentary, feature articles, etc.
42. "If it __ broke ... ": AIN'T. Multi-purpose contraction of am not, is not, are not, has not, or have not. Meanwhile, if something is reasonably successful or effective, there is no need to change or replace it.
43. Hall's Hall of Fame partner: OATES. Daryl Hall and John Oates are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two write most of the songs they perform, separately or in collaboration. They have a pile of gold and platinum albums. I was never a fan.
51. Gospel writer enshrined in a Venice basilica: ST. MARK. The ascribed writer of the oldest of the four canonic New Testament gospels. Modern scholarship suggests that the gospels were written anonymously, and that supposed authors names were added in the 2nd century.
52. Metallica's "__ It Sleeps": UNTIL. This is the lead single from their 6th studio album "LOAD," from 1996, and their only single to reach the top 10 in America.
You are not obligated to watch this
53. Startled cry: YIPE. On of many possibilities.
55. Actress Turley of "Mad Men": MYRA. Myra Turley [b. 1947] is an American film and television actress, best known as Dale in the 1995 sitcom Muscle, and as Madeline Evelley in Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers.
56. Drops by: STOPS IN. Makes an unannounced visit.
59. One more than tri-: TETRA. Prefixes indication three and four.
61. Basketball target: HOOP. An 18 inch diameter circle through which the players attempt to shoot a 9.4 inch diameter ball.
67. Cagey: WILY. Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
68. Motionless: INERT. Lacking the ability to move.
69. Bit part: CAMEO. A small role (as in a movie) usually performed by a well-known actor
70. Consumed: ATE. Ingested.
71. Last word: SAY SO. The power or act of deciding or allowing something.
72. Japanese city that's home to Nijo Castle: KYOTO. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square metres (27.5 ha; 68 acres), of which 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) is occupied by buildings. Kyoto, once the capital of Japan, is a city on the island of Honshu. It's famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, as well as gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses.
Down:
1. Belief system: -ISM. A suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nouns from verbs (baptism); on this model, used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion or adherence, etc.
2. Dean's list fig.: GPA. Grade Point Average.
3. Web pioneer: AOL. America On Line An American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by the current incarnation of Yahoo! Inc. It was founded in 1985.
4. Larynx: VOICE BOX. The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals;
5. Idris of "The Suicide Squad": ELBA. Idrissa Akuna Elba OBE [b. 1972] is an English actor and DJ. An alumnus of the National Youth Music Theatre in London, he is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. OBE is an award given in the UK for a special achievement.
6. Bare-bones: BASIC. Reduced to or comprising only the unadorned or essential elements of something.
7. "Don't delay!": ACT NOW. Snooze and you lose.
8. "Levitating" singer __ Lipa: DUA. Dua Lipa (b. 1995) is an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Her mezzo-soprano vocal range and disco-influenced production have received critical acclaim and media coverage. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, two Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award, and two Guinness World Records. She was included on the Time 100 Next list in 2021.
MEH!
9. Structure stabilized by a keystone: ARCH. A curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it. A keystone is the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place.
10. Actor Diggs: TAYE. Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs [1971] is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the TV series Private Practice, Murder in the First, and All American
11. EGOT winner Rita: MORENO. Rita Moreno [b. 1931] is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. She is noted for her work on stage and screen in a career spanning over seven decades. Moreno is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
12. 1974 hit with Spanish lyrics: ERES TU. "Eres tú" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeɾes ˈtu]; "You Are") is a popular Spanish language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band Mocedades, with Amaya Uranga performing the lead vocal.
13. Social service?: TEA SET. Also called a TEA SERVICE, this is a set of matching tea pot, cups, saucers, along with cream and sugar containers, often made of fine china. I can be used at a social event.
16. Any Super Bowl LVI-winning player: L. A. RAM. Super Bowl LVI was an American football game played on Feb.13, 2022, to determine the champion of the National Football League for the 2021 season. The National Football Conference champion Los Angeles Rams defeated the American Football Conference champion Cincinnati Bengals, 23–20.
18. Lyft competitor: UBER. These are companies that offer app based ride sharing opportunities, and other transportation services.
22. Emphatic denial: I DID NOT. And I really mean it!
23. Degree for future execs: MBA. Master of Business Administration. I have one, but was never an exec.
24. Succor: AID. Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
25. Formally surrender: CEDE. Give up (power or territory).
27. Like some vivid colors: 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.
30. Necessitates: ENTAILS. Involves (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
32. Hosp. worker: LPN. Licensed Practical Nurse.
33. Tropical garland: LEI. A circle of flowers that is worn around the neck in Polynesia.
37. Cars singer Ocasek: RIC. Richard Theodore Otcasek, [ 1944 - 2019] known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock band The Cars.
38. Actress de Armas: ANA. Ana Celia de Armas Caso [b. 1988] is a Cuban and Spanish actress. She began her career in Cuba with a leading role in the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia. At the age of 18, she moved to Madrid, Spain, and starred in the popular drama El Internado for six seasons from 2007 to 2010
39. Humble self-appraisal: I TRY. But -- do I succeed? You be the judge.
40. Radioactive emission: GAMMA RAY. A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation, is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. It consists of the shortest wavelength electromagnetic waves, typically shorter than those of X-rays.
41. Lisa Loeb's biggest hit: STAY. Lisa Loeb [b. 1968] is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with the number one hit song "Stay" from the film Reality Bites, the first number one single for an artist without a recording contract.
44. Miscalculate: ERR. Make a mistake.
45. Calypso-influenced genre: SKA. A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat.
46. Malarkey: BUSHWA. Nonsense.
47. Really pumped: IN TO IT. Highly enthused about something.
48. "Lawrence of Arabia" star: O'TOOLE. Peter Seamus O'Toole [1932 - 2013]. was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company.
49. Kinda chilly: NIPPY. That's cool.
50. Angled joints: MITERS. A joint made between two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle.
51. "Late Night" host after Jimmy: SETH. Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers.
54. Gnocchi sauce: PESTO. A sauce that traditionally consists of crushed garlic, European pine nuts, coarse salt, basil leaves, and hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino Sardo, all blended with olive oil. It originated in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria, Italy.
57. Crocus kin: IRIS. A flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera.
58. Designer Ricci: NINA. Nina Ricci [1883 - 1970], born Maria Nielli in Turin, was an Italian-born French fashion designer. She moved to France at the age of 12. At the age of 13, she began an apprenticeship at a dressmaker's. In 1904, she married Luigi Ricci. They had one child,
60. Ribs order: RACK. A rack of ribs will have a minimum of 8 ribs, but can also include up to 13 depending on the butcher and how it was prepared. Butchers will call it a “cheater rack” if it contains less than 10 ribs.
63. TV actress Susan: DEY. Susan Hallock Dey [b. 1952] is a retired American actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974, and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992.
64. Brief "As I see things": IMO. In My Opinion.
65. Accounting figure: NET. The amount that's left over after you deduct expenses, taxes, and other liabilities (sums you have to pay). Your net amount is the lowest number you can get, meaning you only reach your net point once you've subtracted everything you need to dedicate money to.
66. Gloppy stuff: GOO. A sticky or slimy substance.
So, on that rather unpleasant not, we bring another Wednesday to a close. But we covered a lot of territory, and I hope you enjoyed the rest of the excursion. At least we got a lot to listen to on the way.
Well I'm out.
Cool regards!
JzB
34 comments:
I don’t know about the rest of you folks, but this didn’t strike me as a very difficult puzzle. For one thing, the theme was evident from the get-go. Also, it struck me that there were few, what I call, “obscurities,” as even the proper names were, for the most part, well-known ones. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Didn't notice the circles until I'd already finished, so the theme was zero help in the solve. Didn't notice anything exceptional on my dive through the grid. Thanx for the diversion, Alan and Doug. Thanx, too, JzB for your usual, well-researched expo. Educational.
FIR, but didn't much enjoy it. Erased MORENa and DEi, the latter I knew. I think we needed the circles or the reveal clue, but not both.
When I read "Hall's partner" I first thought it must be either Carol Merrill or Jay Whatshisname.
I've heard FREE BASEBALL from radio announcers back before my divorce from MLB. I also heard a late season, weary announcer say "win it, lose it, just do it in nine."
Most famous I DID NOT came from a sitting president.
Wasn't sending us BIEBER enough, Canada? Why all this smoke?
I feel for the zillionaires losing their houses in Rolling Hills. These folks can afford to rebuild somewhere regardless of insurance coverage, but they can't replace the mementos that slid down the cliff with the houses. I worked up there for a couple of years. Tennis great Tracy Austin is from there. There is a road around the ocean side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and you can see where the road once was, and plumbing and foundation from houses that were reclaimed by the sea decades earlier. (Jimmy Carter's administration targeted Rolling Hills / Palos Verdes as an area for federal help, because there were very few jobs in the area and no affordable housing. Maybe because the residents allowed almost no businesses there.)
Thanks to JzB for making today's effort worthwhile.
Nothing but proper names. Hated it
FIR. I struggled with so many proper names. I got the theme early but had to change ride service to ride sharing in order to finish correctly.
I don't think I've heard YIPE in the singular. I really dislike this type of clue/answer, that can be about any sound humans can make.
Yipe without an S and bushwa? Never heard of that one. Otherwise it was fun.
Took 6:59 for me to crash my ride at my final square, the intersection of wily & bushwa. I went with "oily", as "bushoa" makes just as much sense to me as bushwa. So, a FIW, as they say.
Oh joy, circles.
Didn't see the theme until finished, but found it interesting that a limo is a type of car, and a car is a unit of a train.
Good Morning:
With all due respect to the constructors, there were several things that I found annoying about this puzzle:
1-Unnecessary circles which lessened the challenge of the solve. Such an obvious reveal would make the vehicles very easy to find, sans circles..
2-The plethora of proper names/nouns. Way too many, IMO
3-The formerly taboo practice of using proper nouns to clue common words, e.g., Heiress, Stay, Until.
4-Fill-in-the blanks clues.
I don’t mean to be a Debbie Downer or a constant critic but I keep hoping that my pointing out some of the negatives, from a solver’s viewpoint, might result in some editorial concessions. Hope springs Eternal. 😉
I needed perps for Malibu Stacy and Myra, despite having seen every episode of Mad Men and my only w/o was Elbows/Miters. Haven’t seen or heard Bushwa in ages but it’s certainly chuckle-worthy. I enjoyed seeing Taye Diggs and I know Lucina will feel the same about Idris Elba.
Thanks, Alan and Doug, for a mostly smooth ride and thanks, Jazz , for the interesting and informative tour through the grid. I enjoyed your theme-specific travelogue narrative, and the musical links.
FLN
CEh, your birthday dinner sounds delicious, especially that scrumptious pie!
Anon T, coffee is my favorite ice cream, too.
I watched a heretofore unknown movie last night, Supernova, with Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, portraying a years-long dedicated gay couple, one of whom is rapidly slipping into dementia. I have always been impressed with both of these actors, but in this film, they each gave a tour de force performance.
Have a great day.
Hola!
Thursday thrill! Thank you, Alan, Doug and JazzBumpa! Wonderful expose, JB! After reading it I feel as though I've earned another degree!
BUSHWA! Really?
Idris ELBA. Sigh.
LARAM didn't make sense to me. Oh, LA RAM
STACY, BIEBER, OATES, ANA, DANTE, MARK, O'TOOLE, RIC, MYRA, NINA, DEY, (IDRIS) ELBA, MORENO, TAYE, DUA, OATES, SETH. Today's names.
My newspaper did not arrive today. AGAIN! Luckily I can print it from several sources.
A puzzle is so much more enjoyable when it includes word play and real puzzling.
Have a lovely day, everyone! I'M OUT!
I did manage to FIR but did not enjoy this CW. For one, the 24 (by my count) proper names. I knew a few, but most were unknowns, like MALIBUSTACY. My only W/O = ELBOWS:MITERS. There are some clever clues, like “Free baseball”, but that did not compensate for the plethora of names, especially when some were right beside each other. (I know, gripe-gripe). “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I wish I would learn this lesson once and for all. Another way of saying it, “Leave well enough alone.” Thanx for the terrific write-up, JzB, your efforts are appreciated.
Ride sharing?
Just one question...
how does the conductor collect tickets?
I found it hard to FIR today due to all the pop culture clues and fills but somehow managed with guesses and perps. DUA, TAYE, MALIBU STACY, MYRA, STAY, UNTIL It Sleeps, SETH. And then there was BUSHWA- never heard of it and from others' comments nobody else has either.
BIONIC ARM- I have an artificial component- knee replacement- but I'm definitely not 'super-human'. But my grandson would ask ' which one was my bionic knee?'
UBER- I had to set up an Uber account on DW's phone last week. She used it once. She went to Pittsburgh to compete in the National Senior Games. She and her partner took the National title in Pickleball in the 70 & older division.
Big Easy, if you set it up just last week, why complain that she only used it once? How expensive was the Uber from NOLA to Pittsburgh?
Good Morning. A good Wednesday puzzle today. Very workable but challenging. Thanks, Alan & Doug.
FIR
Perped DUA, MYRA and STAY.
MALIBU STACY is new to me.
I enjoyed ERES TU as I read your recap. Thanks for that, JazzB, and all the info and background you gave us on the fills. Good stuff.
WOPS. Far too many proper names, some I knew like one of my favorite actors from the past, Peter O’TOOLE. I loved him so in What’s New Pussycat, but the majority I didn’t know. The unknowns somehow showed up thanks to perps, but not the way I like to play.
BUSHWA?! For BIEBER at first I tried Trudeau, but he didn’t fit.
Jazzbumpa’s recap was super.
I agree there were too many proper nouns but it wasn’t too bad. I have to admit, with yesterdays puzzle, the editors are letting way too many of these names go into crossWORD puzzles
A typical Wednesday, agree, lots a proper names but fairly easily perped... Str8forward theme. I kyna like the boost circles give the theme.
Inkover: buynow/ACTNOW
A Florentine friend told me that it was said that when DANTE strolled through Florence some passersby would whisper "There's the fellow who's been to Hell"
MITERS or if yer Bri-ish MITreS. BUSHWA? (sounds like a lotta malarkey)
Liked the TEASET clue "social service"
Y was a guess in MYRA and STAY since not much else fit.
What.the director means when he yells "Action" .....ACTNOW
What HS girls did with their hair in the 60's....TEASET
At his wedding a groom often dresses....ENTAILS
Instinctively understand....INTOIT
"That was strike 3 for me"....WELLIMOUT
FLN ...Canada Eh is that huge delicious looking hunk a desert or the Toronto Flat Iron Building? YIPE ...😋
Tante Nique @ 9:22 AM
WOPS ? !.😳 ... ohhhh. "What Other People Said"
On behalf of anon Tony and myself how about substituting WEES "What Everyone Else Said going forward
😉
Musings
-STACY/DUA/TAYE challenged my completion anxiety in this irritating blizzard of names.
-“You want to know if I play golf? Have WE MET?”
-PLAIN/LEXUS looked good until it didn’t
-No CABIN FEVER here as weather has been very nice for most of the summer
-We bought a new car yesterday and had to sort through ADD ONS
-After a week in Italy, we ate at a McDonalds right off ST. MARK’s square. It was very busy!
-Some older pitchers trade being fast for being WILY
-Can you guess what famous member of a legendary band made this CAMEO appearance in Pirates Of The Caribbean 3? Answer at the bottom.
-I TRY: What my golf partner says, along with a shoulder shrug, when he makes a nice shot
-I much prefer this version of STAY
-Our senior golf league has players with an incredible number of BIONIC joints
-That is Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones who Johnny Depp said he used for his model for how to play Jack Sparrow.
WEES, especially BUSHWA.
Here in AZ I have CABIN fever as we are having record breaking temps of 110° or higher, and forecasted to stay that high or higher for the next week. For anyone in the extreme temps, be careful and be sure to drink enough water. Keep cool!
What plethora of proper nouns, 21 . Call this puzzle names Wed.
This was a fun RIDE through the puzzle - timely having MALIBU STACY as a theme answer as the much anticipated "Barbie" movie is coming out next week
Thanks JzB for all the music links- the DUA Lipa song is one my instructor uses for my cardio dance class at the Y- so it will be an earworm for today. I on the other hand like Hall & Oates- it's the soundtrack of life in my high school/college years - so that was the one gap in musical links!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccenFp_3kq8
FIW on Natick of STACi/TAiE. I inked Y then changed to more modern STACI
Inked out Lies/LORE
James wrote that decades of family hostility was expressed in "Please pass the salt"
ECON mercifully popped correcting a mess in middle
Uh oh, it isn't OILY it's WILY. Uncle Fred, let me know what medication you get, I'm in need of it too. Unless I go to the CBD prior to Saturday
BUSHWA??? Never heard it said
Different opinion. As Anon@607 said, Obscurities galore echoed by many
I had PLAIN/LEXUS too
WC
I'll Echo Irish Miss, Unclefred, and WEES. Pretty much sums up my experience today. Managed to FIR but unable to manage much enjoyment.
I managed to solve this CW but was frustrated with all the names. Really? It smacks of lazy editing… and a below par effort from the constructors. Thanks for an informative review JB. kkFlorida
My favorite version of STAY is Jackson Browne's cover.
BE - Cangrats to your DW on her fine victory. Bet she took the big aluminum tube in the sky to the Steel City. Could have been Amtrak though. We used to be able to take the train from Norfolk to Washington DC, but not now. A couple of days ago the train wrecked near the nation's capital, so they cancelled them until further notice.
Slightly tough, but still fun, Wednesday puzzle--many thanks, Alan and Doug. And always appreciate your helpful commentary, JazzB.
Well, it's hard to think of an HEIRESS living in a CABIN, but maybe she lost all her money and that's her new AREA. It's a bit cold and NIPPY there, but hopefully she has a TEA SET to warm her up, and maybe some friends who will STOP BY and bring her some PESTO. I bet she'll only STAY until she gets a role playing a CAMEO somewhere. Then she'll say WELL, I'M OUT.
Have a happy Wednesday, everybody.
Ray-O@ 9:55 point taken. Now that I look at my idiosyncratic WOPS it looks bizarre. From now on WEES.
This was Tante Nique replying not anonymous
D-otto, it cost my wife $9.87 on Uber to go from the Pittsburgh convention center to the Duquesne incline railway.
I did not enjoy this names trivia puzzle.
Yes, JzB, I did enjoy the rest of the excursion. Thanks for letting me hitch a ride! Also, I did not know that info about MACE.
Big Easy @ 8:52. Congrats to your wife & her partner! How fantastic!
Hi All!
Late tonight as we had a Cyber Dinner with a security company that does some really cool OT (Operations (read: field / PCS / SCADA) Technology) / IT security ideas. It was fun hanging out and debating with acquaintances and a few buddies.
FIG (Finished It [with] Google). I didn't know DUA nor TAYE and thought, maybe with Simpson's humor, it'd be MALIBU STiCk.
Thanks Alan & Doug for the puzzle to wile(while)-away the this morning's meeting.
Thanks JzB for the fine review with many bits of learning tossed in.
WOs: BeEBER, est->ERR, DaY->DEY
ESPs: ST. MARK, MYRA, MORENO, ERES TU, ANA, BUSHWA (? - not BULL SH[**]?), NINA, other names, I'm sure - at least I knew Hall & OATES.
Fav: GAMMA RAY was fun
Anyone else think, "Parr, Carson, Leno, wait,... (sans writer's strike) Fallon is still on the air" ?
Tante Nique - As an Italian American, I read WOPS as derogatory.
//I'm kidding! And Ray-O beat me to it ;-)
IM - as an occasional constructor (as are you), I take the criticisms as TABOO in any grid I create (unless I can figure out a way to clue RUSH or Python ;-)). Word play is the best form of c/a, IMO.
BigE - I've been hearing a lot about Pickleball on NPR lately. Congrats on Tennis Pro DW securing another title.
CED - Heckle & Jeckle Where are the tickets? [@1:57]
Our flight to NYC to start vacation w/ the Girls is at 11:55a CDT 7/14 (Eldest is taking the TRAIN into NYC from VA). So if you don't hear from me for a few days... there you is.
Cheers, -T
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