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Aug 23, 2023

Wednesday August 23, 2023 ~ Catherine Cetta

Palindromes on Parade

Happy Hump Day Cornerites. Today, we get words vertically spelled the same forwards & backwards hidden (oooh, another little puzzle for us to solve - sans circles!) in the starred clues. They...

17d. Move like tides and stock prices, or what the hidden words do in the answers to the starred clues?: RISE AND FALL.

3d. *Forensic expert on many a crime drama: DNA ANALYST. NAAN - Indian bread (not Rupees)

8d. *"Is this a smile on my face?": HOW MAD AM I. MADAM (I'm Adam).

29d. *Warning from the paranoid: TRUST NO ONE. NOON as in high- for a shoot-out.
 
Trust No One

33d. *Like Viola and Sebastian's ship at the start of "Twelfth Night": LOST AT SEA. Shakespeare & STATS.

Cute, eh? I think we need appropriate music here:


They Might Be Giants - I Palindrome I

Across:
1. Remove for security reasons, say: REDACT.
 

7. "Aw, darn it!": OH HELL. Saucy fill (we're allowed to ink that? Sweet.)

13. "Atlas Shrugged" author: AYN RAND. RUSH's 2112 acknowledged her "genius" in the liner notes. I will be kind to the reader and not embed a link as I'm sure no one has 16:08 to listen.

15. Roster newbie: ROOKIE.

16. Trucker in a union: TEAMSTER. I should have been paid OT moving Youngest into her first apartment last week.  Six hours of driving and 3 hours moving her goods in 104F heat.

18. __ manual: OWNERS. I had "online" first. Who else gets into the Catch-22 of needing to access online support when your online thing isn't working in the first place?

19. Five dollar face, for short: ABE. USoA's 16th Prez.

20. Olive center: PIT.

22. Small plateaus: MESAS.

23. Mama's mama: NANA. An anagram of NAAN! :-)

25. "No worries": IT'S OKAY. Don't know if anyone heard about a "suspicious package" found at Defcon. I was there just leaving the Vetcon party (for .mil vets) and going to the ChillOut Zone when we were evacuated.
I must say, panic never ensued. The Goons were assertively polite telling everyone to find a door and the venue evacuated calmly. On the way out, I asked two Goons I know, WTF? One said, "It's now or later. Go. Be safe."  Nerds are the best.
 

27. Tony-winning musical "Dear __ Hansen": EVAN. I handed-out an award?

28. Enjoyed some gum, say: CHEWED.

29. Some ESPN highlights: TDS. Touchdowns are in the short-reel of the Football game on ESPN.

32. Without restraint: WILDLY.

34. "True Blood" star Paquin: ANNA. Another anagram of NAAN!

35. Sleep cycle letters: REM.

36. Final authority: SAY SO. What you have, to tell your kids, when too many "why" questions follow your request.

37. Clinic staffers: Abbr.: RNS. Registered Nurses.

38. Lab rodent: MOUSE. Or wait...

40. Tiebreaker periods, briefly: OTS. Over-Times.

41. Skidded: SLID.
 

SLED

43. Strands in a tree: TINSEL. Oh, Christmas and not a dog treeing a cat who subsequently waits on the fireman.
 
Probably not what she had in mind...

44. Converged: MET. Estimates are there were ~30k hackers who converged at/on Vegas for Defcon.

45. Skor bar center: TOFFEE. Skor is Hershey's go at the Heath toffee bar.

47. Key in a PC reboot combo: CTRL.

48. Taxi money: CAB FARE.

49. Tolkien tree creatures: ENTS. Lord of The Rings reference.

50. Vision: SIGHT.

53. Pro's 35mm camera, maybe: SLR. Single-lens Reflex.
 


54. Pigeon sound: COO.

55. "Spider-Man: __ the Spider-Verse": ACROSS. Marvel (or DC?) movie franchise.
 
Can't remember which Universe, just say "Both"

57. Neighborhood diner?: LOCAVORE. Cute. Not the local grill but someone who dines on near-sourced yummies.

61. Grunts and groans: NOISES.

62. Restored to mint condition: LIKE NEW.

63. Make sympathetic: ENDEAR.

64. Perfectly calm: SERENE.

Down:
1. Lab rodent: RAT.  [from 38a] ...for it.
We have RAT & MOUSE clecho'd in a grid. This calls for
 

I gotta link an interview with the voices

2. Hurricane center: EYE. California is starting to dry out. Last recorded TS in CA was 1934 (so I read).

3. [See: theme]

4. Accessories worn by soccer captains: ARM BANDS.

5. "__ closed!": CASE.

6. Explosive initials: TNT. It's dynamite fill!

7. Spanish gold: ORO.

8. [See: theme]

9. Baklava sweetener: HONEY.

10. Barely gets (by): EKES.

11. Old Italian bread?: LIRA. Not stale focaccia.

12. "More or __": LESS.

14. Profundity: DEPTH.

17. [See: theme].

21. Small dots on a map: TOWNS.

23. California governor Gavin: NEWSOM. There were thoughts he might run for President in 2024. We'll see.

24. Fly: AVIATE.

25. Unwelcoming: ICY.

26. "Detective Pikachu" actor Watanabe: KEN. Pokemon reference.

29. [See: theme]

30. Climate for much of Nevada: DESERT. In Vegas, it was nice to occasionally step outside to warm up from the over-AC'd conference halls.

31. Requires Febreze, maybe: SMELLS. Some of the folks at Defcon needed a spritz.

33. [See: theme]

37. Jazz licks: RIFFS.
 

Charlie Parker & His Trio

39. Quick appraisal: ONCE OVER.

42. High tennis shot: LOB.

43. Shape of a "timeout" hand signal: TEE.

46. CBS News correspondent Barnett: ERROL.

48. Picked: CHOSE. Hand-up if you were always last on playground divvying up.

50. Of sound mind: SANE.

51. Envelope opened with a click, e.g.: ICON. Your email ICON.

52. Sudoku diagram: GRID. This could have been meta-clued as we were solving ;-)

54. Dessert with icing: CAKE.

56. Abbreviation on old Russian maps: SSR. Stealing from my last expo: "Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, is Latin alphabet transliteration of Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР) //yeah, I Googled the translation."

58. Prefix with gender: CIS.

59. Driver's "Star Wars" role: REN.

60. Barnyard female: EWE.

The Grid:
 
The Grid

WO: online -> OWNERS
ESPs: EVAN, KEN, ERROL
Fav: LOCAVORE

There you have it folks -- another Wednesday in 2023's books. Christmas is only 124 days away, so get your TINSEL [43a] now.

Thanks for the fun Catherine!
Cheers, -T
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43 comments:

Subgenius said...

I solved the puzzle , sure, no problem, but what the theme or what I like to call “gimmick “ was way over my head, at least until I got to this site and saw our moderator’s explanation. Should I say “D-oh!” Or was it abstruse to the rest of you as well? I will be interested in the comments of others about this today, and of course anything else you folks might want to say about this puzzle. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.

OwenKL said...

I needed the reveal to get the gimmick, but thought palindrome as soon as I saw it.
Note that the first one has TWO palindromes overlapping in it.

Jinx in Norfolk said...

FIR, but erased gram for NANA. So sad to learn of Wilbur Charles' passing. Such a witty guy.

Today is:
BLACK RIBBON DAY (Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism, Nazism and other totalitarian regimes)
NATIONAL RIDE THE WIND DAY (Human powered flight)
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE AND ITS ABOLITION (American slave trade - seems no one cares about continuing slavery in other countries)
NATIONAL CUBAN SANDWICH DAY (Florida has many fine purveyors)
NATIONAL SPONGE CAKE DAY ("Livin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake all those tourists covered with oil")

AYN RAND was easy. I loved the book, except the long speech that was basically a recap of everything that had already been established.

I saw a Budweiser Clydesdales demonstration at Santa Anita racetrack. They showed the incredible backing skills the horses had to have when delivering goods back in the day. I learned that TEAMSTERs in the union name came from the men who drove the horse TEAMs on those delivery wagons of yore.

Learning moment was LOCAVORE. My first thought was "what you talkin' 'bout Willis," but Webster's backs up Bayou Tony's explanation.

An envelope ICON sounds Mac to me, and I'm not very good with foreign languages.

When a basketball coach makes a TEE with his hands it means "time out." When the ref does it, it means "technical foul." Refs signal time out by extending his/her arms out horizontally, making a TEE with the whole body (except for 30 second time outs.)

“Even paranoids have enemies.” Delmore Schwartz (8th December 1913 – 11th July 1966).

Thanks to Catherine and to Bayou Tony for the fun start to hump day.

desper-otto said...

Good morning!

Had to change LIRe to LIRA, but that was d-o's only misstep this morning. Theme? Who needs a theme? Thanx, Catherine and Dash-T.

OWNER'S manual -- Had to call Consumer Cellular for help this week. My phone worked fine under WIFI, but couldn't make a call when I was out in the world. Inconvenient, when I needed to contact a M-o-W client who failed to answer the door. Fixed now.

Off to my quarterly dental cleaning this morning. It seems to come up every few months...

Anonymous said...

Jinx, your comments are so entertaining. I’m from RVA and always feel like I’m on the same page.

KS said...

FIR. Didn't get the theme at all until I got here; but in my opinion it was lame. I struggled with "how mad am I" and then changed Anna for Anne and the light came on. Locavore was a learning moment for me.

TTP said...


FLN,

Picard, thank you for letting us know of the passing of Wilbur Charles. Sad news indeed.

billocohoes said...

Helped that I saw "Twelfth Night" at Shakespeare in the Park at Saratoga last month. That's not the only one of Willie's plays that starts with a shipwreck.

Subgenius said...

I just wanted to add my condolences, especially to those who knew him much better than I, on the passing of “Wilbur Charles.” I will miss his witty and informative comments. Rest in Peace!

Big Easy said...

I managed to easily FIR but was stumped about the 'hidden words'. After finishing the NW with AYN RAND as a fill, I worked my way east and with O__ELL filled I put ORWELL; didn't work out but IT'S OKAY. I thought maybe with NEWSOME and REDACT on the GRID, Catherine was poking fun at our dysfunctional federal government. Oh HELL, I was wrong.

ANNA, KEN, REN, EVAN, ERROL, ACROSS- perps for those.
ARM BANDS- didn't know the captains wore those; can't get interested in something that ends ONE-ONE in many matches.

CBS News? I haven't watched it since I can't even remember when. Ditto for ABC & NBC with their hokey formats. Start out with what they think that 'you' should think is important (it's not) and finish up with some human-interest story. Just give me the news without the drama.

FLN- Sorry to hear about Wilbur. My barber also was bitten by a spider and never recovered. He had other health issues, mainly an inherited condition-Scleroderma- and went downhill for a few years before dying.

Irish Miss said...

Good Morning:

I did half of the puzzle late last night and the balance this morning , so my solving rhythm was disjointed and, perhaps, accounted for my inability, not to mention desire, to suss out the theme. Errol was the only unknown and Taffey/Toffee the only w/o, with Taffy misspelled, to boot. The duos of Rat/Mouse and TDs/OTs were cute.

Thanks, Catherine, and thanks, Anon T, for the usual potpourri of fun and facts. Glad you survived DefCon and youngest’s move.

Picard, thanks for informing us of Wilbur’s passing. That was very sad news, indeed. Personally, I’ll remember him for his vast knowledge and love of baseball, especially his revered Red Sox; for his child-like glee and delight with Publix BOGOs, and, mostly and fondly, for the fun challenge of often trying to decipher many of his stream of consciousness postings! RIP, dear WC.

Have a great day.

desper-otto said...

Picard, thanx for the heads up about Wilbur. We'll miss him.

unclefred said...

FIR in my average Wednesday time. DNK LOCAVORE, and the “R” in it was a lucky WAG, since I didn’t know REN either. The “R” just went better than “B” (Ben?) “K” (Ken?) or “J” (Jen?) in LOCAVORE. Absolutely missed the theme, and I even looked for it. (Doh!!) Very clever CW, CC, and only 9 names. Thanx for the fun. Thanx too to Anon-T for ‘splainin’ it, and for the rest of the great write-up.

Monkey said...

Fun, easy puzzle, but I missed the anagrams. In a hurry this morning is my “excuse “.

So sorry to hear about Wilbur Charles. Thank you Picard for checking on him for us.

Does anyone know what has happened to ATLGranny?

RosE said...

Good Morning! I enjoyed today’s puzzle, thanks Catherine, but Drat! – FIW. LOCAVORE crossing REN. I’m not familiar with either.

WO: LIRe -> LIRA. Shoulda waited for the perp.

Skor candy bar. On a rare occasion I’ll indulge and buy one because I love TOFFEE (but wish it was dark chocolate!) I have a recipe, and it’s very easy to make, but I can’t trust myself around that many goodies!!

I loved the sledding Border Collie. Dogs are so smart & fun!! One bonus of my weekend at the lake was that I got to spend time with a handsome Chocolate Lab and a Blue Tick Hound. My heart melted 🥰.

Thanks, Anon-T for the fun recap. Chuckled at your award-giving comment!

CrossEyedDave said...

Palindromes?
(I didn't have a clue...)
do they serve any purpose?

(I guess they could be used for something...)

Sad news about Wilbur Charles, I just went back in the archives and read some of his posts. The search feature on the Blog is a bit clunky, and you never know where it will take you. Any chance that when a regular passes, we could repost some of their memorable comments? It would take a bit of work by some one who knows how to navigate the blog history.
(Not much luck from me, my iPad keeps freezing up in the old blog comments.)

Ray - O - Sunshine said...


Easy Wednesday but I forgot about the theme and the starred clues. (Where are the circles OOO when yah need ‘em?!☹️). Cujos , I mean Kudos to those who figured it out…I woulda never.

Inkovers: wilder/WILDLY, stains/SMELLS,
When Mom fried Sunday dinner meatballs she used crumbs she grated from the previous week’s “Old Italian bread” I didn’t even know you could buy breadcrumbs back then… Thought LOCAVORE was a person who ate food produced locally? (O I C "diner" is a person not a place.) plus “Neighborhood diner” ….. greasy spoon wouldn’t work.

I knew the ARMBAND thing from watching “Ted Lasso”.

Why aren’t “plateaus" small MESAS?

Would anyone have the old fashioned patience to hang TINSEL “strand” by “strand" on a Christmas Tree anymore? (I just read it used to be made of lead until the 70’s!!)

Aquatinted with a few….. NEWSOM
A French thing….CHOSE
A French river…..SANE
Last doe in line….ENDEAR

Reading the comments about Wilbur C. Sorry to hear the sad news

Husker Gary said...

Musings
-After finishing the puzzle and trying way too hard to suss out the gimmick, I saw NAAN.
-After these first few days of school, some teacher ROOKIES are wondering if they can last
-Fortunately for me, OWNER’S manuals are usually available on line
-CHEWING gum is one of my strategies for appetite suppression when will power fails
-I don’t have an SLR, but my trusty iPhone is always available and does fine.
-I had to parse LOCAVORE after I had it filled in
-LIKE NEW – For some reason the History Channel cancelled American Restoration which restored things like this
-As you get older, eventually you are not the last one CHOSEN on the playground
-Fun write-up Tony!

Anonymous said...

R an through this one today in 5:17.

A gree with others about the theme being lame.

C ouldn't suss "locavore" for a while.

E njoyed not having circles in this one.

C hoosing lira or lire was difficult, but made easy by "mesas."

A nna Pacquin, somehow I was familiar with.

R IP, Wiblur Charles.

RosE said...

My condolences to Wilber Charles' family. He'll be missed on the CW Corner.

Anonymous said...

*My apologies for misspelling Wilbur's first name.
I meant no disrespect.

Charlie Echo said...

Another walk in the park today. Easy, breezy, but I never saw the gimmick until T pointed it out. Clever? I guess, but a little to obscure . (For me, anyway!) I get that truckers are still called teamsters, even though the horses are safely stored away under the hood, but are all teamsters Union members? HG-loved seeing the old Coke machine. Wish I could just pop in my dime for a nice cold one! So sorry to hear about WC. I'll miss his voice here.

oc4beach said...


So sad to hear about the passing of Wilbur Charles. I always enjoyed his posts. May he rest in peace.

WEES about the puzzle. I finished it in reasonable time.


FLN: Irish Miss: If you are interested in finding some different mysteries on PRIME Video, HULU or the CW Network I would recommend the following two:

Grantchester is a PBS series set in 1950s England about a Vicar and a police detective solving crimes.

And I also liked an Australian series Harrow that streams on HULU about a medical examiner who gets involved in solving crimes. It can also be watched by streaming for free on the CW network.

I haven't been on the blog much lately because of care giving responsibilities and personal health issues plus volunteer activities that take a lot of time.

Have a great day everyone.

Anonymous said...









Must swearing be part of everything? Used to be that language was kept clean in public.






Lee said...

Another straightforward offering for Wednesday. I, too, was blind to the theme. Thanks to -T for the explanation. Love to Catherine for her effort.

My condolences to the family of Wilbur Charles on his passing. Thanks to Picard for the notification.

HUMP DAYYYY!!!

Malodorous Manatee said...

I have been traveling and busy with long drives, beauracratic nonsense, automobile issues, and medical appointments but I wanted to stop by to say hello. Thanks -T.

Picard said...

Thank you all for sharing our sorrow over the loss of our dear friend Wilbur Charles/Bill Breen. His wife Betsy was very kind to answer my questions about what happened. I need some more clarification from her before I share more information.

The immediate cause of death was a heart attack while in the hospital. But I am not yet understanding why he was in the hospital. Apparently, it was a total shock and surprise to everyone.

I did not share his passion for sports, but we shared other values and interests. The fact that we both had lived in Boston was one other thing we had in common. We had emailed each other often since 2017.

I still can't believe he is gone. But it is true.

Lucina said...

Hola!

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Wilbur Charles whose posts I always enjoyed.

Thanks to Catherine Cetta for the fun FARE today. It had DEPTH and amusement.

I'll take a CSO at DESERT. I live on the Mohave. And another CSO at NANA.

Places in our state which were once small, dusty TOWNS are now large cities populated with all the incoming new residents.

Thanks again, Picard, for alerting us to the death of Wilbur Charles.

ERROL Flynn is the one I recall.

I hope today is quieter and more uneventful than yesterday.

Enjoy a wonderful day, everyone!

Picard said...

I found the theme palindromes. But hand up I thought it was a bit weak as a theme. I used to ask Argyle in such cases where I thought I might be missing something. I miss him, too.

The FEBREZE clue is very timely. FEBREZE was invented by accident to remove SMELLS. But no one wanted to buy it. For one thing, because people who have SMELLS often don't notice them. But there is more to the story.

Here I just published an article in our local newspaper about the surprising FEBREZE story.

For me, it is a very frustrating story. I just want to remove SMELLS. I don't want to add any stinky perfume SMELLS!

Parsan said...

Sailed right along until LOCAVO- E showed up and a guess at ken instead of REN was wrong. Otherwise, a fun puzzle CC and an informative review AnonT. Always thought palindromes were single words (ANNA, kook) or phrases (not on) only, and not inside phrrases.

My Father spoke of being a TEAMSTER in the oil fields in Texas in the 1920’s as a young man, managing teams of horses.

Back in the 1950’s, parents gave their daughters CAB FARE when they went out on a date —- just in case!

Charlie Parker was an innovator and helped change the direction of jazz mid-century. A favorite - “ Out of Nowhere”, recorded in 1947, now on YouTube.

Jinx@5:28 - Even hypochondriacs get sick.

Happy day, all!

My condolence on the loss of your friend.


TTP said...


Picard, thanks for the additional info.

See Wilbur's Tuesday, August 8th comments. He went to the emergency room because his finger had been swollen since Saturday. He was admitted and was on an IV.

Misty said...

Thank you for an interesting and fun Wednesday puzzle, Catherine. And your commentaries are always a help, AnonT, thanks for those too.

Yes, I too just heard about our loss of our Wilbur--how terribly sad. We will miss him. May he rest in peace.

This puzzle had a worrisome start with OH HELL!. But a minute or two later we learned IT'S OKAY, and even before that we saw some HONEY which prepared us for getting some TOFFEE with our lunch, and even a chance to have CHEWED a delicious CAKE for our dessert in the DESERT. That's enough to ENDEAR us and make us cheer up for a good day.

Have a good one, everybody.

Jinx in Norfolk said...

Anon @6:41 - Thank you. I write because 1) I enjoy it, and B) because it gives me an exercise in organizing my thoughts, which I sorely need. Its good to know that someone else enjoys my meanderings. BTW, it looks like I'll be camping in nearby Powhatan in early October.

Charlie Echo - My guess is that nonunion truck drivers never call themselves teamsters. I think he/she will answer to "driver," "operator" or "trucker." But be careful if the rig is driven by a woman with children. Calling her a "mother trucker" can easily be misunderstood.

OC4Beach - Hope brighter days are ahead for you.

Picard - Interesting article. So it still works, but leaves an odor of its own. (BTW, we hillbillies call it "being nose blind."

Parsan - i remember an old joke about hypochondriac who passed on. His epitaph said "I told you I was sick."

If you want to overthrow Putin, don't fly. And don't be a pilot for someone who wants to overthrow Putin.

Picard said...

She also said he had COVID in March and had just recovered from that.

Chairman Moe said...

Puzzling thoughts:

I was late to the party yesterday; paid my respects to Wilbur and his family and friends. Thanks to Picard for sharing further the information on Bill. It is always sad when one of our Corner regulars passes ... as I said in last night's comments, Bill coined the terms "Moe-ku" and "Moe-l'ick"; both of which have become staples in my bi-weekly Friday blog

FYI, [spoiler alert] I have a "Moe-l'ick" written for this Friday's blog ... it's a tad bit risqué but I am going to leave it in, regardless of the potential to offend a few ... it is one that Bill Breen (WC) would find funny, so if he's still reading this blog "spiritually" I hope he'll grin ...

Today's Catherine Cetta puzzle - well-recapped by Dash Tony - was finished with one lookup: LOCAVORE. Guess I will have to put that one into my brain storage for future reference

Today's MHS score: 6.25

AnonymousPVX said...


I always feel bad when I read of the loss of one of the regulars.

I haven’t been here that long, but we have lost quite a few.

May all our late posters rest in deserved peace.

sumdaze said...

Thanks, Picard for the further info. Like C-Moe, I posted last night. Sadness persists. IM@8:53 "stream of consciousness postings". Yep!

Thanks to Anon-T for cheering us up with his delightful re-cap!
TRUST NO ONE. My brain also went straight to The X-Files.
TMBG song. Perfect!
27A. LOL (for reals!)
41A. That smart dog needs a little rope to pull her sled back up the hill. A smart human could rig that for her. If only....

Oh, the puzzle. I FIR w/o help from the reveal but stared at it before coming here to suss out the gimmick. OwenKL@4:53. I saw that overlap, too.

SS@ 10:06. Well done!

Malodorous Manatee said...

I wish that I had taken the time to read the comments before my post, above. Rest in peace, WC. My respects and sympathy to your family, friends and loved ones.

Ol' Man Keith said...

Anonymous T does a fine job presenting today's Cetta PZL.

I have to add my voice to question LOCAVORE.
59D is tough enough for those (like me!) who don't follow "Star Wars." But when it is crossing 57A, a neologism like LOCAVORE, it is positively sinful. To call it a "Learning moment" is the most polite thing I have heard today.
~ OMK
____________
DR:
Three diagonals, far side.
The central line gives an anagram (11 of 15) that reminds those who wear hair pieces (does anybody anymore?) to try to maintain...

"ONE HAIRLINE"!

Ol' Man Keith said...

Wilbur Charles, sweet soul,
unrivaled in his stanzas.
In our hearts, a hole.
~ OMK

Anonymous T said...

Hi All!

Thanks to a secret-squirrel, I fixed panAgram to anagram in the expo. //And I made the error twice! :-(

Interesting that LOCAVORE stumped this crowd. Maybe I watch too many travel/food programs(?)
I think I first heard it IRL in Ashville, NC. There were many boutique restaurants that served only locally sourced food (within, say, 50 miles) for all their dishes. And the menu changed (so I was told) depending on what was in season. I can't argue w/ 'em 'cuz it was all delicious.

Sumdaze - we used to have a Corner Regular that was a huge fan of TMBG & Weird Al. I hope she's still out there lurking.

Nice to read you again OC4!

Picard - thanks for giving us a fuller story about what happened. Next time you correspond, tell Betsy all WC's Corner buddies miss him and she's in our loving thoughts. //Oh, yes, I too wish there were an odorless Febreze - I used to use it to cover smoking but the perfume gave me away ;-)

OMK - sweet tribute prose for WC.

SS - I saw what you did there in your @10:06a. Nice.

Glad everyone pretty much found something fun in the expo.
'Till next time!
Cheers, -T

CanadianEh! said...

I am so sorry to hear of the death of WC. Very sad.
I will miss his contributions. Condolences to his Betsy and Phil, and other family members and friends.

Thanks to Picard for corresponding and giving us all these updates.

CanadianEh! said...

I’m a late poster today (but not one of AnonPVX’s group). Grandchildren are keeping me busy.
Quick thanks to Catherine and AnonT.

LOCAVORE is a common term in Niagara dining, as we have a plethora of meat, vegetables, cheeses, and of course fruit. Menus in fine dining locations will say “locally sourced”, and may even name the farms sourced.
I liked how it was clued.

I expected to see a post like Anon@11:28am re swearing (referring to 7A). I too was surprised to see it. But I have a nit with the clue. If you use the sanitized version “darn” in the clue, should the CW solver not fill in the sanitized answer “heck”?

Wishing you all a good evening. I must rest up for more activity tomorrow.