Hello Cornerites!
sumdaze here with with more food for thought -- just when you were finally finishing up those Thanksgiving leftovers! "What's today's theme?" you ask. You're such a clever bunch, I'm sure...
Constructor Carolyn Davies Lynch gives us three parlor games with fruity names:
20 Across. Game whose cards have images of red and green fruit: APPLES TO APPLES.
28 Across. Game whose tiles are stored in a fruit-shaped bag: BANANAGRAMS.
44 Across. Game in which players compete to collect plastic fruit: HI-HO! CHERRY-O.
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| Are you familiar with these games? The first one is new to me, I often play the second one with DH (more fun than waiting for your turn at Scrabble), and I have not thought about the third one for many, many years. |
The reveal:
51. What I shouldn't do at the dinner table, except in 20-, 28-, and 44-Across?: PLAY WITH MY FOOD.
Cute! Those are all FOOD-themed (specifically, fruit-themed) games one can PLAY WITH on a dinner table...or on a coffee table...or on the floor....
Grape job, Carolyn! Also, this ap-pears to be your LA Times debut. Congratulations!
Now, orange you ready for the other clues?
Across:
1. "High Voltage" rock band: AC๐ฒDC. We're starting off with a jolt!
1. "High Voltage" rock band: AC๐ฒDC. We're starting off with a jolt!
This Australian group released their High Voltage album internationally in 1976. Track#1 is It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll). That shrill sound you hear is rocker Bon Scott (1946 - 1980) playing the bagpipes.
38. "We're live!" studio sign: ON AIR.
39. Dad, or soda: POP. CSO to -T's father!
40. Yogurt-based condiment: RAITA. Here is Swasthi's 5-star recipe.
41. Mama of music: CASS. Cass Elliot was born in 1941 in Baltimore, MD (Hi waseeley!). She is perhaps best known as one of four members of the late 1960s pop group sensation, The Mamas and the Papas. Sadly, she died of heart failure at the young age of 32.
48. "The Raven" poet Edgar Allan __: POE.
49. Actress Watson: EMMA. her IMDb page
58. Mickey or Minnie: MOUSE.
59. Base x height, for a parallelogram: AREA. Perhaps you are thinking, "Isn't that like the formula for the area of a rectangle?" Yes! That's correct! If you take a pair of scissors and snip along the dotted line then move that piece to the other side, you will make a rectangle without adding any new area or taking any area away. Their areas are the same so you can use the same formula. #MathIsSoCool
60. Big brass horn: TUBA.
62. Pork or beef: MEAT. Have you heard of uglitarians? They only eat the "ugly" animals. OUCH! I guess beauty is in the eye of the diner.
63. Supply-and-demand subj.: ECON. "Subject" is shortened, so is "ECONomics".
64. Kiss on both cheeks, perhaps: GREET.
22. Schedule: PLAN.
25. Geologic time: EPOCH.
26. Hawaiian patio: LANAI. Earlier this month, Hahtoolah gave us this helpful link. I will add that Hawaiians also call a balcony a LANAI.
27. Brief bright light: FLASH.
29. Superloud: AROAR.
30. Forty winks: NAP.
31. Bird-related: AVIAN. Also, sheep-related is "ovine" and cattle-related is "bovine".
32. British unit of length: METRE. Hi CanadianEh!
45. Most demure: COYEST. "COY" is an adjective that describes someone who is making a pretense of shyness or modesty with the intention of being alluring.
46. Pop in the microwave, perhaps: REHEAT. Not a 39-A "Pop".
50. "Repeat __ me": AFTER.
51. Like a one-star review: POOR. In 1877, The Odessa Courier published this POOR review of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina:
52. Plastic worm, e.g.: LURE. fishing tackle
53. Healthy Kitten brand: IAMS.
54. Walnut or chestnut: TREE.
55. "You wound me!": OUCH.
56. Double-reed woodwind: OBOE.
57. "The X-Files" agent Scully: DANA. The X-Files is an American sci-fi TV series that aired on the FOX network in 1993-2002, 2016, and 2018. The show attracted a huge cult following. Gillian won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her portrayal of an FBI agent investigating paranormal occurrences.
58. Flavor enhancer, for short: MSG. MonoSodium Glutamate
I apple-solutely hope you will share your thoughts below!
5. Frozen drink brand: ICEE. 
9. Revolving entryway: STILE. 
14. "Heck no": UH UH. Nope. Not happening. Hard pass.
15. Humpty Dumpty's perch: WALL.
16. Alleviates: EASES.
17. Freddie Mercury portrayer Malek: RAMI.
18. Sleeve fillers: ARMS. Cute. Not the clear plastic sleeves that go in a binder.
19. Assists in a crime: ABETS.
23. "If u ask me": IMHO. In My Humble Opinion, the "u" is a hint that it will be a textspeak answer.
24. Falsehood: LIE.
25. Folklore figure: ELF.
34. Concealed via sleight of hand: PALMED. and 5 Down. "They tricked me!": I WAS HAD.
14. "Heck no": UH UH. Nope. Not happening. Hard pass.
15. Humpty Dumpty's perch: WALL.
16. Alleviates: EASES.
17. Freddie Mercury portrayer Malek: RAMI.
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| RAMI is on the right. He won the Best Actor Oscar in 2019 for his work in Bohemian Rhapsody. |
18. Sleeve fillers: ARMS. Cute. Not the clear plastic sleeves that go in a binder.
19. Assists in a crime: ABETS.
23. "If u ask me": IMHO. In My Humble Opinion, the "u" is a hint that it will be a textspeak answer.
24. Falsehood: LIE.
25. Folklore figure: ELF.
34. Concealed via sleight of hand: PALMED. and 5 Down. "They tricked me!": I WAS HAD.
"Palming" is a technique for holding or concealing an object in the hand. It is used frequently by magicians to conceal a card, coin, or other object. This 2 min. video shows how it's done:
36. Bled in the wash: RAN. and 61 Across. Puts laundry into piles, say: SORTS.
36. Bled in the wash: RAN. and 61 Across. Puts laundry into piles, say: SORTS.
Color bleeding occurs when dyes from one fabric transfer onto another during the washing process. We say, "The color RAN." This can happen due to various factors, such as the fabric's dye quality, water temperature, agitation, or improper SORTing.
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37. Tied, as a score: EVEN.
38. "We're live!" studio sign: ON AIR.
39. Dad, or soda: POP. CSO to -T's father!
40. Yogurt-based condiment: RAITA. Here is Swasthi's 5-star recipe.
41. Mama of music: CASS. Cass Elliot was born in 1941 in Baltimore, MD (Hi waseeley!). She is perhaps best known as one of four members of the late 1960s pop group sensation, The Mamas and the Papas. Sadly, she died of heart failure at the young age of 32.
This song seems like a good fit for today.
42. U.S. spy org.: CIA. and 43. Cease communication: GO DARK.
42. U.S. spy org.: CIA. and 43. Cease communication: GO DARK.
Here is an article on spy fiction tropes.
47. Once named: NรE. Pronounced "nay", English borrowed this adjective from the French (feminine) word for "born".
47. Once named: NรE. Pronounced "nay", English borrowed this adjective from the French (feminine) word for "born".
48. "The Raven" poet Edgar Allan __: POE.
49. Actress Watson: EMMA. her IMDb page
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| She is 33 years old now but I still think of her as "the girl from Harry Potter. |
59. Base x height, for a parallelogram: AREA. Perhaps you are thinking, "Isn't that like the formula for the area of a rectangle?" Yes! That's correct! If you take a pair of scissors and snip along the dotted line then move that piece to the other side, you will make a rectangle without adding any new area or taking any area away. Their areas are the same so you can use the same formula. #MathIsSoCool
60. Big brass horn: TUBA.
62. Pork or beef: MEAT. Have you heard of uglitarians? They only eat the "ugly" animals. OUCH! I guess beauty is in the eye of the diner.
63. Supply-and-demand subj.: ECON. "Subject" is shortened, so is "ECONomics".
Shortening the supply of letters creates a demand for more mental agility.
64. Kiss on both cheeks, perhaps: GREET.
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| I suspect this is a pre-covid map. |
65. Sinks out of sight, as the sun: SETS.
66. "Better Call Saul" actress Seehorn: RHEA. Her fans will be happy to know that Vince Gilligan (the creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) is currently working on a new series. It will be very different from those, but it is set in Albuquerque and features RHEA in a leading role. more gouge
Down:
1. New Age-y emanation: AURA.
2. "I say, old __": CHAP.
3. Trash destination: DUMP.
4. Five-alarm potful: CHILI.
6. Container for eggs: CARTON. The cardboard-y ones are great for starting your seeds indoors while you wait for the ground to warm up.
7. Ticklish Muppet: ELMO. and 8 Down. Anna's "Frozen" sister: ELSA.
9. Common name for a deep-ocean cucumber: SEA PIG. "Larry" did not fit so this one was ESP for me. The first three letters seemed logical but PIG was unexpected. Here's a video:
10. Early run-through of a script: TABLE READ. In film and theater, this is an organized reading of a script in which the speaking parts, stage directions, and scene headings are read out loud. more from MasterClass
11. "Makes sense": I SEE. ...said the blind man to his deaf dog.
12. "Why don't we?": LET'S.
13. Squiggly letter: ESS.
21. Glowing coal: EMBER. This link will take you to my favorite YouTube fireplace video. It has cracking logs, rain pitter-patter, and smooth jazz. If you worked last Saturday's puzzle, you might call this video an ASMRtist (40-Across). Let it play in the background while you cozy up with an afghan, a cuppa, and a book.
Sunrise, Sunset
from Fiddler on the Roof (original motion picture soundtrack, 1971)
66. "Better Call Saul" actress Seehorn: RHEA. Her fans will be happy to know that Vince Gilligan (the creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) is currently working on a new series. It will be very different from those, but it is set in Albuquerque and features RHEA in a leading role. more gouge
Down:
1. New Age-y emanation: AURA.
2. "I say, old __": CHAP.
4. Five-alarm potful: CHILI.
6. Container for eggs: CARTON. The cardboard-y ones are great for starting your seeds indoors while you wait for the ground to warm up.
7. Ticklish Muppet: ELMO. and 8 Down. Anna's "Frozen" sister: ELSA.
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| Here are ELMO & ELSA. We're just missing 49-A EMMA. |
9. Common name for a deep-ocean cucumber: SEA PIG. "Larry" did not fit so this one was ESP for me. The first three letters seemed logical but PIG was unexpected. Here's a video:
10. Early run-through of a script: TABLE READ. In film and theater, this is an organized reading of a script in which the speaking parts, stage directions, and scene headings are read out loud. more from MasterClass
11. "Makes sense": I SEE. ...said the blind man to his deaf dog.
12. "Why don't we?": LET'S.
13. Squiggly letter: ESS.
21. Glowing coal: EMBER. This link will take you to my favorite YouTube fireplace video. It has cracking logs, rain pitter-patter, and smooth jazz. If you worked last Saturday's puzzle, you might call this video an ASMRtist (40-Across). Let it play in the background while you cozy up with an afghan, a cuppa, and a book.
22. Schedule: PLAN.
25. Geologic time: EPOCH.
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| Scientists are now debating the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch. |
26. Hawaiian patio: LANAI. Earlier this month, Hahtoolah gave us this helpful link. I will add that Hawaiians also call a balcony a LANAI.
27. Brief bright light: FLASH.
Speaking of 17-A Freddy Mercury, in 1980 Queen released their Flash Gordon soundtrack.
29. Superloud: AROAR.
30. Forty winks: NAP.
31. Bird-related: AVIAN. Also, sheep-related is "ovine" and cattle-related is "bovine".
32. British unit of length: METRE. Hi CanadianEh!
Carolyn also used the British spelling.
33. Slithering reptile: SNAKE.
35. Soup base made from fermented soybeans: MISO PASTE.
39. Fruit-filled dessert: PIE.
40. Like baggy pants: ROOMY. My mind went to "Hammer pants", previously known as "harem pants" or "parachute pants".
42. __ necklace: jewelry that provides soothing oral sensory input: CHEW. At first I thought, "Huh?", but then I remembered that in the past I have bought these necklaces as gifts for new moms. Today I learned that they can be therapeutic for people of all ages. Blog about Chewelry
43. Soft spots for tumblers: GYM MATS.
33. Slithering reptile: SNAKE.
35. Soup base made from fermented soybeans: MISO PASTE.
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| Miso Soup is part of a typical Japanese breakfast. ใใใใใงใ (It's delicious!) |
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| Remember when Marshall (How I Met Your Mother) made a PIE chart of his favorite bars and a bar graph of his favorite pies? |
40. Like baggy pants: ROOMY. My mind went to "Hammer pants", previously known as "harem pants" or "parachute pants".
M.C. Hammer U Can't Touch This (1990)
42. __ necklace: jewelry that provides soothing oral sensory input: CHEW. At first I thought, "Huh?", but then I remembered that in the past I have bought these necklaces as gifts for new moms. Today I learned that they can be therapeutic for people of all ages. Blog about Chewelry
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| Babies like to grab necklaces and put them in their mouths, so why not make something that is good for teething and also fashionable? Brilliant! |
43. Soft spots for tumblers: GYM MATS.
45. Most demure: COYEST. "COY" is an adjective that describes someone who is making a pretense of shyness or modesty with the intention of being alluring.
46. Pop in the microwave, perhaps: REHEAT. Not a 39-A "Pop".
51. Like a one-star review: POOR. In 1877, The Odessa Courier published this POOR review of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina:
"Sentimental rubbish.... Show me one page that contains an idea."
Hah! Shows what reviewers know. Oh, wait, I'm a reviewer....
52. Plastic worm, e.g.: LURE. fishing tackle
53. Healthy Kitten brand: IAMS.
55. "You wound me!": OUCH.
56. Double-reed woodwind: OBOE.
57. "The X-Files" agent Scully: DANA. The X-Files is an American sci-fi TV series that aired on the FOX network in 1993-2002, 2016, and 2018. The show attracted a huge cult following. Gillian won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her portrayal of an FBI agent investigating paranormal occurrences.
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| David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as Fox Mulder and DANA Scully. |
58. Flavor enhancer, for short: MSG. MonoSodium Glutamate
And now, for a berry special grid:
41 comments:
This puzzle seemed to me to have a bit more “crunch” than the standard Monday puzzle (if there is such a thing any more) with a few obscure names, including, as Sumdaze referenced, “sea pig.” But I persevered, and managed to FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
After a Sunday struggle, it was nice to see a Monday mosey. Never played any of those games, in fact, not sure I've heard of 'em. The unknowns in this one were made obvious by the perps. That's the way things are supposed to work. Nice debut, Carolyn. Enjoyed the fruits of your labor, sumdaze.
RAN: Yes, there was the time I showed up for inspection wearing a pink white-hat.
CHAP: That photo looks just like the neighbor dog, Frank. We often see Frank and Maizey on our morning march through the 'hood. I told the owner that Maizey is a corndog, and Frank is a hotdog.
REHEAT: Mom used to say, "Tonight we're having Musgoes. This musgo and that musgo."
FIR with no erasure. Had never heard of any of the theme games, but they look interesting.
Today is:
CYBER MONDAY (maybe a new RV GPS is in my future)
NATIONAL BAVARIAN CREAM PIE DAY (sounds yummy)
NATIONAL CRAFT JERKY DAY (You. Must. Be. Kidding. What’s next, gourmet colonoscopy prep liquid?)
I even knew DANA and EMMA, and sorta knew RAMI! RAITA sounds like a car model.
ON AIR just means "no interruptions, unless the building is on fire." In our studios, it came on automatically whenever a camera was selected on either video switcher. (We had one switcher controlling what was going ON AIR, and another for production.
Off in a couple of hours for Savannah. We'll stop for a couple of days on our way home, but this is just an overnight stop.
Thanks to Carolyn for the fun, easy Monday grid, and to sumdaze for another great review.
I didn't know BANANAGRAMS. I was thinking BANANA_RAMA but couldn't figure out the letter in between because I didn't know SEAPIG. And of course the last A was wrong and kept me from getting the obvious SNAKE. I didn't know RAITA either so I was trying to think of a reptile for AN_KE.
Everything else went very quickly for me.
Took 4:17 today for me to finish this peachy-keen puzzle.
Sea pig?
I've played Bananagrams a few times and enjoy it. I played Hi Ho Cherry-O very few times with my kids, years ago.
Is it wrong that I want to deduct (imaginary) points for non-themed food entries, such as "pie," "chili," "raita," and "miso paste" (and maybe "pop")?
Happy Cyber-Monday, to those that celebrate.
FIR. I've never heard of any of those games, but I got the gist of the unifier and was able to proceed. I did do a doubletake with Hi-Ho Cherry-O.
And once again we have too many proper names, and even two crossing: Dana and Rhea. Not cool!
Fun theme and the three games spanned the age groups:HI HO CHERRY-O with the littles, APPLE to APPLES with elementary/middle school crowd and BANANAGRAMS with high school to adults!
We had a cook for my dorm house in college who wanted to use MISO in everything. She was quite the new age-y free spirit and would often be cooking wearing roller blades.
I love the harmonies of "the Mamas and the Papas", CASS Elliot died so young but she abused her body with drugs and morbid obesity and not surprisingly but sadly had a heart attack.
Thanks SD for the fun blog and music and congrats to Carolyn for the debut!
Yep, definitely more crunchy than a typical Monday. I DNK any of the theme games, or a few other clues, like actress Seehorn. For a bit, it looked like I was gonna be shut down on a Monday, but in the end managed to FIR with a few WAGs. Overall a fun CW, thanx, CDL. And as usual, a terrific write-up, thanx Sumdaze. Good sports weekend: my Packers won, the Dolphins won, the Badgers won…a weekend trifecta! The last two minutes of the first half of the Dolphins/Jets game was just crazy!
Good Morning:
This was an enjoyable solve thanks to a fun theme and spot-on reveal. I'm familiar with Banana Grams, but not the other two games. Sea Pig, Table Read, and Chew Necklace were also unfamiliar but, being Monday, perps were fair and square. Raita has finally sunk into my brain, so no issue there. I liked the Oboe/Tuba crossing. A low (11) three letter word count was the frosting on the cake.
Thanks, Carolyn, and congrats on your auspicious debut and thanks, sumdaze, for the fun and puns and the fact-filled review. Loved the Poe's The Ramen comic and the Old Chap Pug (?). Sunrise, Sunset and Monday, Monday both brought back many nostalgic memories. Thanks for the update on Rhea Seehorn's upcoming series, although I'm not sure I'm going to be thrilled about a "mild science fiction story" type of series. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
SS @ 7:52 ~ I guess I was in a "food coma" because I never even picked up on those errant food items! ๐คฃ
I have to take my car in later for winterization and inspection. I have yet to reach that elusive 30,000 miles yet, even though I've had the car since 2001.
I rewatched The Holiday last night with Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, and Jack Black. This movie introduced me to the meaning of "Meet Cute", as explained by Eli Wallach's character, a retired movie director. The movie itself was a typical Hollywood puff piece, but it was a pleasant diversion nonetheless.
Have a great day.
Have played “๐’s to ๐’s ”card game with the grandkids but not the ๐or ๐ games, though the answers were guessable.
Didn’t know the RAITA, “yogurt based condiment” but sounds like a previous clue/answer…perpaid required. Otherwise except for slipping on a banana peel and “Taking a flyer” yesterday, today was a piece of banana cake.
CHILI is a town in near Rochester NY pronounced ”CHAI-lai”. RHEA (“Ray”) has been clued enough not to be obscure. I knew the other proper names which means they must be common. Many Broadway theaters GO DARK on Mondays
Fermented soybean ๐ฒ …So that’s what those tiny cubes of rubber are floating around in my MISO soup๐คจ
Inkovers: chum/CHAP,
Once again we ABET a CW crime and we don’t get caught ๐
Digital prisoner….ECON
No more laundry categories: Out of ___ …… SORTS
Housing sharer…. ROOMIE
How can you tell that Humpty Dumpty is an ๐ฅ just from the nursery rhyme? ๐คซ
Good Morning! Alas, Carolyn and Patti have given me not a very “Welcome to the Week” puzzle. Too many esoteric clues and fills for a Monday, but I guessed my way through. When the NW sets the tone….
Sumdaze, such a fun opener on the theme followed by a cheery and fun review. Thanks for the bright spot to start the day.
Agree that todays offering had just a "bit of crunch". Wanted loose for those baggy pants. The rest was easy.
Didn't know the games at all. Monopoly was my family's game of choice. My folks played card games with their friends and family. Bridge, pinochle, hasenpfeffer or hossey and euchre were their games. I learned them all by watching them play. Also learned hearts from some friends.
While under the influence, you can be influenced.
Wonder
Congrats to Carolyn and Sumdaze for their efforts today.
Good morning.
Fun all the way through,
followed by a super review!
I've heard of BANANAGRAMS, but not the other two, so I had to work out those two theme answers.
ROOMY was my third choice for baggy pants, after loose and comfy.
I got a kick out of that Tern Style cartoon.
I liked all of the food-related plays on words. And the appropriately colored grid. Well done, Sumdaze!
Fun, healthy theme. I got the fruit references in spite of not knowing those games even existed.
Never heard of CHEW necklace, but it fit the food theme.
For once I was familiar with all the proper names, and there were just a few.
So, pleasant puzzle and wonderful recap.
Addendum
I am subbing today and just played Monday, Monday for a group of seniors. They had never heard that song ,California Dreamin’ or the Mamas and Papas. When did I get so old? :-)
Go ahead, play with your food!
get creative!
Hi ho cherry-o, I remember that game! Small parts choking hazard! I probably have little plastic cherries scattered around the basement to this day!
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Carolyn (congrats on your debut) and sumdaze.
I FIRed in quick Monday time and saw the Fruit theme. I am not familiar with any of those games. (Great catch by inanehiker re the age group progressionfor each game.)
Two inkblots - perps changed Chum to CHAP, and Cheerio to CHERRYO.
Perps were also friendly for any unremembered names, like RAMI. What might be a possible Natick name cross of DANA/RHEA at the very end was obviously an A. (ICEE that KS@7:53 disagrees.) ELMO, ELSA, EMMA are common here (and with the familiar clueing).
I smiled as I filled TUBA, thinking it was finally a different instrument than OBOE. I WAS HAD! (And they crossed in the band. Hi IM)
And f course I smiled to enter METRE with my British/Canadian spelling.
Unlike Anon@7:52, I added points for more FOOD with PIE (plus more fruit) MEAT, MISO PASTE, MSG, CHILI, and REHEAT. SEA PIGS can be eaten (CHEWed?) apparently. We can wash it all down with ICEE or POP, but let’s leave the IAMS for the kitties!
Belated Happy Birthday wishes to Picard and Valerie.
Wishing you all a great day.
HG? Your getting old?
I read that you played Monday Monday for seniors, and wondered why old people would not remember that song.........
CanadianEh!, methinks Picard's wife is not named Valerie. That would be Mal-Man's significant other.
HuskerG-You’ve BEEN HAD, I see three Addenda from you but no original post.
D’o- yes, both Picard and Valerie (MalMan’s love) had birthdays on Saturday. I should have separated my wishes to greet them individually.
CED
I thought about adding a qualifier for that group of seniors (Class of ’23) instead of the class of seniors to which I belong (class of ’64) but I thought, “Nah, no one will call me on that!” Oops! ;-(
Now I’m afraid to ask about the Beatles or Elvis.
No one else have LOOSE for baggy pants? It worked til I got to EMMA!
HG,
No worries, it's my bad parsing, not your writing...
Ask your kids if they know secret agent man, and who wrote it...
Then ask them if they heard any of his other hits.
(You might get them interested in learning!)
I just got blown away learning that some of the greatest Allman Brothers hits were covers from famous guitarists in the 50's!
Now I'm listening to all sorts of ancient sounds!
Just remember, one man's trash good be another man's music!
Monday, Monday, FIR! An easy romp, though I've not heard of any of the games. UNCLEFRED: Wait, the Pack played this weekend? Dang! How'd I miss that?
Hand up I never heard of any of those GAMEs. Hand up was sure it must be CHEERIO. The fruit theme required CHERRY. Learning moment about SEA PIG. Thank you for the video, sumdaze. Enjoyed the GYM MATS video, too. Was not sure about DANA/RHEA. WAG to FIR.
Fun to see PALMED today. I mentioned that my friend Mark the magician performed for us at my birthday dinner. He was a member of the elite Magic Castle in Los Angeles for many years. Yet he is very down to Earth.
Mark posed with DW Merlie after doing one of his tricks that no doubt involved something being PALMED.
From Yesterday:
Monkey Thank you for the birthday wishes!
CrossEyedDave I forgot to thank you for those interesting Star Trek birthday cake references. Wow.
More from Yesterday:
Jinx Glad you enjoyed the PETTICOAT Junction star photo! Yes, she is still looking mighty fine. When I posted it, I realized I had never sent it to them. I did so and it was gratefully received.
Michael Glad that you know about the other MONROVIA. I was there for a unicycle convention. Quite an adventure! Apparently, the one in Liberia was named for President Monroe. The one in Los Angeles was named for a different Monroe who helped create the place.
Chaelie Echo : Correction. They played on Turkey Day.
FLN
Started the puzzle before leaving for Church and never got around to finishing it (got distracted by my December 7th review). Teri found it, finished it, and made several corrections, i.e. I got a DNF/FIW and she got a FIR (she verified this with C.C.'s review).
Thank you Ricky and thank you C.C.!
TODAY
Thank you Carolyn and congrats on your debut. I'm glad it finally came to fruition. You and sumdaze both score a 100% on my Tomatometer today (the fruity one that is).
A few favs:
17A RAMI. Here's the real Freddie Murphy with the surreal Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballรฉ. Sadly both of these phenomena are no longer with us.
28A BANANA GRAM. We've spent many an hour playing this game with our grands.
40A ROOMY. AKA "Cargo pants". The ROOMY front pockets are great for stashing some heat when you need it in a hurry if you run into another gangsta in the hood.
41A CASS. Thanks for the shout out Renee. I might add that 48A POE died and is buried in Baltimore.
62A MEAT & 64A GREET. An arranged meating between voters and a hungry politician?
12D LETS. We have LET US in a salad (+ lots of other good vegetables) everyday for dinner, plus steamed greens. They keep my blood pressure down.
27D FLASH. One of the best professional potters I ever met was named Gordon McLoud. He also played in a rock band under the stage name FLASH GORDON.
Cheers,
Bill
I am enjoying reading everyone's comments!
D-Otto@5:39 "Fruit of my labor". Haha! and waseeley@12:41 "fruition". Another good one!
Monkey@9:49. Good catch on the CHEW Easter egg!
CED@9:59. That's what I remember about Hi-Ho!Cherry-O!, too! I am sure there is someone walking around with a plastic cherry still in their nose.
Anonymous@10:37. Yes, I had loose pants for a while, too. Perps 'altered' them.
Oh, no. I lost my post!
Anyway, I enjoyed this puzzle though I'm late because of counting at church.
I've played BANANA GRAM but not any of the others.
I hope your day is going well, everyone!
I was the master of Hi-HO CHERRY-O when I was 6yrs old!
//it's all about how you flick the spinner
Hi All!
Thanks Carolyn (and congrats on your debut!) for a nice ease back into the work week.
And Sumdaze - LOL your fruity puns. I can only wish my expos so lively.
WOs: N/A
ESPs: RHEA
Fav: METRE (C, Eh!'s with me ;-))
Ray-O: Didn't Mother Goose draw him/(her - we don't know that either) that way?
More than we wanted to know (second link on the Google).
I'm not quite a Sr, HG, but I know The Mama's & The Pappa's. //OK, AARP did send me an invite 3 years ago but I didn't sign-up!
And, Are you kidding?!? Everyone knows The Beatles -- even my 8yro niece.
Enjoyed reading y'all (and your links, CED!)
Cheers, -T
I learned there is such a thing as a SEA PIG. I have eaten sea slugs (didn't like them.) There are also sea horses, sea cows, and sea dogs (humans). Chinese cuisine also makes use of wood ears.
I liked this puzzle okay, and very much liked sundaze's exposition.
I trust you are enjoying your road trip, Jinx.
I forget who posted it a few days ago, but I am now listening to, and enjoying very much, the Everly Brothers preforming at Albert Hall.
Good wishes to you all.
PERforming!
sumdaze (♪ "when I'm awfully low"♬) escorting today's Lynch PZL...
In my advancing years I find my memory is still pretty good--except for proper names. Thus the 57D/66A perps gave me a DNF because I went with DANE/RHEE, blanking on the "A" that shoulda finished both names.
Dangit.
~ OMK
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DR: Three diagonals, far side.
The bottom line offers a fair balance of consonants and vowels, allowing us to find an anagram (13 of 14 letters) that speaks of Halloween tricking gone amok.
Specifically, it is a description of bonfire pranks set by kids who are getting to be a little too old for this kind of stunt.
Yes, I mean...
"TEENAGER PYRES"!
Hi Y'all! Thanks, Carolyn and Sumdaze, for a fun & fruity Monday romp. Hand up for never having heard of any of the games. A number of other unknowns but the puzzle was doable.
I enjoyed listening to "Monday, Monday". I was thinking I hadn't learned the lyrics to that song when it was popular. Hearing it now, I'm not really sure there are any lyrics as one might think of lyrics. Sure liked the song tho. Cass never seemed to stay still, I always wondered why she wasn't rail thin always moving.
OMK @4:45 PM Dane? An unconscious Bard reference? Which reminds me, I'm still waiting for all the Brit First Folio celebrations to make it from the BEEB to PBS. Any news?
"Familiar with the games"? Mondays are easy puzzles but I was at a loss when it came to PLAY WITH MY FOOD. I've never heard of any of those games, just the sayings.
RHEA & DANA were unknowns as clued. RAITA- new one for me.
COYEST- sounds bad. You're either COY or your not.
TABLE READ- haven't heard that term before
BigE - most "live" shows do a TABLE READ before the next refinement of the script.
//I think I learnt that from the Dick Van Dyke show.
Quarterly, our CyberSec team does Table Tops* to go through our playbooks and make sure our tools & scripts are still good-ish enough for the next event.
//usually, we don't have to wait 'cuz some 3rd-world arse-hat has tested us already.
Cheers, -T
*It's more like a game of Dungeons & Dragons. We have a d20** and everything ;-)
**it's an icosahedron polygon. #Nerds!
THANKS very much to whomever was responsible for restoring my post @4:45 above!
~ OMK
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