Someone's in the
Kitchen With Dinah!
Today's offering by Amanda Cook and Kelly Richardson reminds me of a puzzle by David Alfred Bywaters that I reviewed a few years back, all about things found in a Victorian kitchen. In this case the constructors treat us to 5 punny clues loosely describing kitchen utensils (no stars, circles, or reveal) ...
18A. Reporters who cover the multiple-recalls beat?: LEMON PRESS. Reporters (PRESS) specializing in faulty cars (LEMONS). Here's an unpunned LEMON PRESS ...
51A. Zero-star review that goes fully scorched earth?: ROASTING PAN. I viewed a number of celebrity ROASTINGS for this clue, but they were all so HOT that I was a afraid that Blogger would PAN them.
57A. Professional purveyor of gossip?: TEA PITCHER. One of my granddaughters taught me that TEA in her generation is synonymous with gossip. The problem with this fill however, is that there is really no such thing as a TEA PITCHER in the kitchen. Tea is brewed in TEA POTS, e.g.
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| Tea Pot |
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| Tea Pitcher |
Here's the rest ...
Across:
1. Octopus octet: ARMS. This rare octopus would have been clued "Octopus nonet" ...
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| Nine armed octopus found off the coast of Japan |
9. "Ready or not, here __!": I COME. I guess I'm IT!
14. Potting soil base: PEAT. PEAT is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. Sphagnum moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most common components in peat, although many other plants can contribute. Dried peat is still used in rural areas in countries like Ireland for heating and cooking.
15. Melodious cadence: LILT. More than that, lilting is a form of traditional singing common in the Gaelic speaking areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, though singing styles like it occur in many other countries.
16. Opera star Callas: MARIA. Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Here she sings Schubert's AVE MARIA ...
17. Anti-cruelty org.: PETA. SPCA fit as well, but didn't perp. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia (CSO to Jinx)
and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. PETA says that
its entities have more than 9 million members globally.
20. Country star Haggard: MERLE. Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. I don't think that MERLE and MARIA ever met. Here he laments the passing of the good old days ...
22. In a clingy way: NEEDILY.
23. [Theme clue]
26. "Breaking Bad" law org.: DEA. Drug Enforcement Administration.
27. Flounder and Scuttle's friend: ARIEL. Would you believe -- Flounder and Scuttle are controversial now?
29. Beanie Babies, Tamagotchi, etc.: FADS.
30. The Masters gp.: PGA.
31. Kept in a barrel: AGED. A CSO to Chairman MOE. He had a birthday just last week. 😁
33. "Knives Out" actress de Armas: ANA. This may look like a spoiler, but the movie doesn't actually end the way it looks like it ends ...
35. [Theme clue]
40. General on a Chinese takeout menu: TSO. Natasha shows you how to make your own.
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| General TSO's Chicken |
42. Understand: GET.
44. Blanchett of "Thor: Ragnarok": CATE. CATE has come a long way since she played Galadriel in Middle Earth ...
47. __ culpa: MEA. Today's Latin lesson: "My fault" -- e.g. this review is MEA CULPA.
48. Soaring apex predator: EAGLE. Or a member of this rock band ...
And CSO to this early poster.
50. Actress Longoria: EVA. Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón (née Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director and business woman. Apparently she started off young and restless and then became desperate.
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| Eva Longoria |
54. "Dinner!": LETS EAT. May I suggest 40A.
56. Meted (out): DEALT.
57. [Theme clue]
60. Conceited: VAIN. Cue Carly ...
She says this song is actually about 3 men,
62. Finalize, as a comic strip: INK IN. A heavenly CSO to Don Carlton, one of the greatest INKERS of all time ...
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| Don Carlton December 28, 1936 – May 16, 2023 |
And a CSO to Picard who has celebrated
many HOLI festivals
64. Desire: ENVY.
65. Nickels and dimes: COINS.
66. Bookbinder's tools: AWLS.
67. Mushroom part: STEM. While looking for the diagram below, I noticed that almost all of mushrooms shown were poisonous, although only a small percentage of those in the wild actually are. If you can tell an oak leaf from a maple leaf you can probably identify the edible ones. When I used to collect edible mushrooms here's the book I used. The basic rule is: IF YOU CAN'T POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THAT IT'S AN EDIBLE SPECIES - DON'T EAT IT! (FULL DISCLOSURE: I'm not a mycologist, I just play one on the Corner 😀).
Down:
1. Oft-shared restaurant order, informally: APP. And you may be able to order your APP ahead of time with your cellphone APP.
2. Surface again: REEMERGE. Cicada's REEMERGE every 13 or 17 years depending on the brood and what part of the country they inhabit. Here's everything you need to know, although it doesn't tell you how to escape them -- other than leaving your state for a couple of weeks.
3. Relevant: MATERIAL.
4. Treat a fever, per dubious folk wisdom: STARVE. The bad news. The good news is you can FEED a cold. [Informal survey]: hand up if you've had all of your COVID vaccinations and haven't gotten a cold since. Knock on wood, I haven't ✋.
5. "Grey's Anatomy" executive producer Debbie: ALLEN. She's not only a producer of the show, but she also acts in it. But those roles sound like the least of her accomplishments.
6. "Sprechen __ Deutsch?": SIE. Today's German lesson: "Do you speak German". A CSO to our dearly departed Spitzboov. I speak ein bishchen, but read it better -- most of which I learned by listening to German art songs (Lieder),
an acquired taste. Did you know that Franz Schubert wrote over 600
songs (not to mention tons of other stuff) in his short life of 31 years? Here's the late, great Fritz Wunderlich singing Schubert's An die Musik (ODE to Music -- what other Lied would I play in a crossword puzzle 😀) ...
65. Nickels and dimes: COINS.
66. Bookbinder's tools: AWLS.
67. Mushroom part: STEM. While looking for the diagram below, I noticed that almost all of mushrooms shown were poisonous, although only a small percentage of those in the wild actually are. If you can tell an oak leaf from a maple leaf you can probably identify the edible ones. When I used to collect edible mushrooms here's the book I used. The basic rule is: IF YOU CAN'T POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THAT IT'S AN EDIBLE SPECIES - DON'T EAT IT! (FULL DISCLOSURE: I'm not a mycologist, I just play one on the Corner 😀).
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| Parts of a Mushroom This reminds me that my close friends in high school used to call me Bilious Mycelium 😃 | |
1. Oft-shared restaurant order, informally: APP. And you may be able to order your APP ahead of time with your cellphone APP.
2. Surface again: REEMERGE. Cicada's REEMERGE every 13 or 17 years depending on the brood and what part of the country they inhabit. Here's everything you need to know, although it doesn't tell you how to escape them -- other than leaving your state for a couple of weeks.
3. Relevant: MATERIAL.
4. Treat a fever, per dubious folk wisdom: STARVE. The bad news. The good news is you can FEED a cold. [Informal survey]: hand up if you've had all of your COVID vaccinations and haven't gotten a cold since. Knock on wood, I haven't ✋.
5. "Grey's Anatomy" executive producer Debbie: ALLEN. She's not only a producer of the show, but she also acts in it. But those roles sound like the least of her accomplishments.
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| Debbie Allen Kennedy Center Arts Honoree |
7. Blight-stricken tree species: ELM.
8. Many, many: A TON OF.
9. Urge: IMPEL.
10. Penalize in soccer: CARD. Or a CSO to Ray - O. 😁
11. Tater Tots maker: OREIDA. A portmanteau of Oregon and Idaho, the great potato producing states.
12. Hoodwinked: MISLED.
13. GPA-boosting classes: EASY A'S.
19. Fresh: NEW.
21. Purple blossoms: LILACS. An image from the Walt Witman poem When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed, an homage to Abraham Lincoln.
23. Tree product: SAP.
24. Movie trailer?: GOER.
25. Dress design options: BODICES. A BODICE is an article of clothing traditionally for women and girls, covering the torso from the neck to the waist. The term typically refers to a specific type of upper garment common in Europe during the 16th to the 18th century, or to the upper portion of a modern dress to distinguish it from the skirt and sleeves. The name bodice is etymologically an odd plural spelling of "body" and comes from an older garment called a pair of bodies (because the garment was originally made in two separate pieces that fastened together, frequently by lacing).
29. Once-common office fixture: FAX. Short for "facsimile", a FAX
uses the phone system to transmit an actual image of a document,
especially useful for signed documents. Some medical facilities require
them, e.g for the transmission of prescriptions.
32. Classic Pontiac: GTO.
33. Bordeaux buddy: AMI. French for "friend". The grape varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc are also Bordeaux buddies.
34. __ Creed: church recitation: NICENE. The NICENE Creed, also called the Creed of Constantinople, is the defining statement of belief of Nicene or mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. The original Nicene Creed was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 and was later amended in 381. It is recited by the congregation at every Sunday Catholic Mass, immediately after the scripture readings and the homily.
36. Avignon summer: ETE. More French.
37. Catch up, maybe: CHAT. Often done by texting these days or in Internet CHAT rooms.
38. Parmigiana choice: EGGPLANT. Here's a recipe. We used to make it, but now I'm on a low salt diet and salt is required to de-moisturize the eggplant slices. It's a lot easier to make with yellow squash or zucchini (particularly useful if you don't keep an eye on them in the garden and they morph into Italian baseball bats!).
39. Second cousin, e.g.: RELATIVE.
43. Big __ Conference: TEN. The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Most of its 14 member institutions are in the Midwestern United States. The conference footprint will expand to the country's Pacific coast in 2024. Sounds like it's
44. Like the Irish language: CELTIC. Closely related to Irish are the CELTIC languages spoken in Wales, Brittany, Scotland, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man (see 15A).
45. Maker of Positively Radiant skin care products: AVEENO.
46. Japanese food prep method that translates to "pounded": TATAKI. I thought it just meant "seared", as that's what Tuna TATAKI is advertised as in the sushi restaurants we frequent. Perhaps Renee can shed some light on this.
47. Green tea ice cream ingredient: MATCHA. I started adding a few tablespoons of MATCHA powder to my smoothies and within a few days my blood pressure was elevated. When I stopped using it the BP went back to normal. Teri later verified that it has this effect on BP.
49. Mezcal plants: AGAVES. Mezcal is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave plant. The word mezcal comes from a Nahuatl word meaning "oven-cooked agave". Agaves are endemic to the Americas and are found globally as ornamental plants. Apparently agave is becoming a popular crop with farmers in drought stricken areas of California.
51. Harness straps: REINS.
52. Nondairy milk: OAT.
53. Elba of "Thor: Ragnarok": IDRIS. I think Amanda and Kelly must have a "Thor" spot for Ragnarök (see 44A), which I just discovered is a Scandinavian word for "Doom of the Gods". This is a blatant ripoff of Richard Wagner's Twilight of the Gods, the final opera in his epic Ring Cycle. I hope Marvel Studios is paying his estate royalties! 😀
58. "No matter __ you slice it ... ": HOW. No matter HOW you slice it, this review is just about finished!
59. Tetris shape: ELL. You can play this while the clock runs out (be sure to read the ABOUT TETRIS section on the addictive nature of this game before you start -- you may never make it to the comments section!)
61. Queens team, in box scores: NYM. New York Mets.
Cheers,
Bill
And as always, thanks to Teri for proof reading and for her constructive criticism.
waseeley
8. Many, many: A TON OF.
9. Urge: IMPEL.
10. Penalize in soccer: CARD. Or a CSO to Ray - O. 😁
11. Tater Tots maker: OREIDA. A portmanteau of Oregon and Idaho, the great potato producing states.
12. Hoodwinked: MISLED.
13. GPA-boosting classes: EASY A'S.
19. Fresh: NEW.
21. Purple blossoms: LILACS. An image from the Walt Witman poem When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed, an homage to Abraham Lincoln.
23. Tree product: SAP.
24. Movie trailer?: GOER.
25. Dress design options: BODICES. A BODICE is an article of clothing traditionally for women and girls, covering the torso from the neck to the waist. The term typically refers to a specific type of upper garment common in Europe during the 16th to the 18th century, or to the upper portion of a modern dress to distinguish it from the skirt and sleeves. The name bodice is etymologically an odd plural spelling of "body" and comes from an older garment called a pair of bodies (because the garment was originally made in two separate pieces that fastened together, frequently by lacing).
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| Bodice |
32. Classic Pontiac: GTO.
33. Bordeaux buddy: AMI. French for "friend". The grape varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc are also Bordeaux buddies.
34. __ Creed: church recitation: NICENE. The NICENE Creed, also called the Creed of Constantinople, is the defining statement of belief of Nicene or mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. The original Nicene Creed was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 and was later amended in 381. It is recited by the congregation at every Sunday Catholic Mass, immediately after the scripture readings and the homily.
36. Avignon summer: ETE. More French.
37. Catch up, maybe: CHAT. Often done by texting these days or in Internet CHAT rooms.
38. Parmigiana choice: EGGPLANT. Here's a recipe. We used to make it, but now I'm on a low salt diet and salt is required to de-moisturize the eggplant slices. It's a lot easier to make with yellow squash or zucchini (particularly useful if you don't keep an eye on them in the garden and they morph into Italian baseball bats!).
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| Eggplant Parmesan |
43. Big __ Conference: TEN. The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Most of its 14 member institutions are in the Midwestern United States. The conference footprint will expand to the country's Pacific coast in 2024. Sounds like it's
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| and getting BIGGER |
44. Like the Irish language: CELTIC. Closely related to Irish are the CELTIC languages spoken in Wales, Brittany, Scotland, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man (see 15A).
45. Maker of Positively Radiant skin care products: AVEENO.
46. Japanese food prep method that translates to "pounded": TATAKI. I thought it just meant "seared", as that's what Tuna TATAKI is advertised as in the sushi restaurants we frequent. Perhaps Renee can shed some light on this.
47. Green tea ice cream ingredient: MATCHA. I started adding a few tablespoons of MATCHA powder to my smoothies and within a few days my blood pressure was elevated. When I stopped using it the BP went back to normal. Teri later verified that it has this effect on BP.
49. Mezcal plants: AGAVES. Mezcal is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave plant. The word mezcal comes from a Nahuatl word meaning "oven-cooked agave". Agaves are endemic to the Americas and are found globally as ornamental plants. Apparently agave is becoming a popular crop with farmers in drought stricken areas of California.
51. Harness straps: REINS.
52. Nondairy milk: OAT.
53. Elba of "Thor: Ragnarok": IDRIS. I think Amanda and Kelly must have a "Thor" spot for Ragnarök (see 44A), which I just discovered is a Scandinavian word for "Doom of the Gods". This is a blatant ripoff of Richard Wagner's Twilight of the Gods, the final opera in his epic Ring Cycle. I hope Marvel Studios is paying his estate royalties! 😀
58. "No matter __ you slice it ... ": HOW. No matter HOW you slice it, this review is just about finished!
59. Tetris shape: ELL. You can play this while the clock runs out (be sure to read the ABOUT TETRIS section on the addictive nature of this game before you start -- you may never make it to the comments section!)
61. Queens team, in box scores: NYM. New York Mets.
Cheers,
Bill
And as always, thanks to Teri for proof reading and for her constructive criticism.
waseeley
47 comments:
“Tea pitcher” seems a bit of a stretch, but generally the themers were solid in-the-language phrases that made sense, once you thought about them. I found this puzzle clever and fun, and not really all that difficult, in the long run. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Fell into that SPCA/PETA trap, but that was my sole Wite-Out application. My alma mater was part of the Big TEN back when there were only TEN. Cute theme; well executed. Thanx, Amanda, Kelly, waseeley, and Teri. (Thanx also for the S-O.)
I got all the kitchen utensils, but TEA PITCHER was all perps. Never heard of TEA being used as gossip. Only had to make one change, SPCA to PETA. ARIEL, ALLEN, BODICE, MATCHA, ELL, NICENE, & TATAKI had to wait for perps.
GAELIC or CELTIC? CATE and EVA settled it.
Tetris was known but I've never played it or most video games. I was no good at them.
I heard the "MATERIAL Girl" had an accident during a concert recently; fell off a chair.
FIR. I have a problem with the clues for oof and goer. I fail to see a clear relation. Perps helped a lot here. Also, there were a few too many proper names. Yuck.
The theme was clever until we got to tea pitcher. I'm sorry, but that's just off the wall. A tea pot or a tea kettle, but a pitcher? That is a real stretch and forced fill in my opinion.
FIR, but frankly my dear, I didn't enjoy it. Erased dirt for PEAT, spca for PETA (who are a short walk from my house,) serivce bowl for SERVING BOWL, doled for DEALT, and aguves for AGAVES (UNTIE en espanol!)
Today is:
NATIONAL SUPERMARKET EMPLOYEE DAY (The ones at Publix are noticeably better than in other chains. They are, after all, owners of the company)
NATIONAL CHILI DAY (With global warming, do we really need this? Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and chili is a proven methane-producing agent)
NATIONAL COOK A SWEET POTATO DAY (I love ‘em. They inspire me to make my own cinnamon butter, using a little brown sugar and/or honey)
IIRC, MERLE had a terrible stuttering problem that the rhythm of performing music controlled.
Bill's link to Carley's No Secrets album conceals two clever points of the title. Let me just say that behind YouTube's "play" arrow, the headlights are on high beam. That cover was my equivalent of other teen's Farrah Fawcett in her red Speedo poster.
Bookbinders are becoming the buggy whip makers of the 21st century.
Hand up for having all my COVID-19 shots, and not even getting a cold. DW too.
I learned about receiving a futbol CARD from Andy Capp in the funny pages.
The only Creeds I know are the Apostle's, and Rocky's Apollo.
Thanks to Bill 'n' Teri for providing some fun in this outing.
Took 6:34 today for me to clean this up like a cowboy daytime drama - hand soap.
[With "jokes" like that, some of you wonder why I stay anonymous?]
Lots of unknowns: one of today's actresses (Ana), today's foreign language lesson, the opera star, the Disney character, tataki, matcha, and Aveeno. I had issues spelling Nicene.
Movie-goer wasn't the prettiest.
I think of ice(d) tea being served in a tea pitcher.
Good Morning:
I agree that Tea Pitcher is an outlier because a pitcher is a pitcher. A Google search brings up various pitchers for iced-tea, some with lids, but these could be used for orange juice, iced coffee, or any other beverage. That said, the other themers were rock solid and clued in a cute, punny manner. I needed perps for Tataki, Matcha, and Ariel and Allen, as clued. In addition to the themers, there were several other culinary entries: App, Eggplant, Oat, Ore Ida, Matcha, Tataki, Agaves, Starve, and, best of all, Let's Eat! I, also, paused at Movie Trailer?=Goer. It just doesn't work, IMO. Lucina's day will be brightened by Mr. Elba's presence.
Thanks, Amanda and Kelly, and thanks, Bill, for the usual eclectic assortment of fun and facts and music for all tastes. Hearing Ave Maria in German was a first for me, but the melody transcends the lyrics. Loved seeing all your personal pottery items, especially the "Tea Pitcher." 😈
Have a great day.
Jinx, me thinks that was Mel Tillis.
Just to say…I’m a big lover of eggplant parm…never salt it..and never use flour..peel and slice 1/2 inch thick..use egg then bread crumbs..spread a little oil on both sides and bake at a high temp..525°. Delish!
Adele, where does the "parm" come in?
I liked the theme. I caught on with lemon press.
I brew tea and then pour it into a pitcher over ice. I call it my tea pitcher, used only for iced tea. I see that tea pitchers are sold online using that name. Some have infusers.
We can buy matcha in our supermarkets.
We have two of my favorite entrees today: General Tso's chicken and eggplant parm. Adele, I, too, bake my eggplant slices instead of frying them. I use Pam on both sides instead of oil and line the baking sheet with foil. They are come out crispy and have less cholesterol. I never salt them before breading them.
MEA culpa has been adopted into English. I hear it often. I like it better than "my bad." IMO, admitting fault needs to be followed by "I'm sorry" in both cases.
Here are four items to make with our kitchen tools. Are they Easter eggs?
When I came back for my two week teacher fellowship in Japan I shared stories, customs and artifacts from Japan. For the first time my Indian and Taiwanese students opened up and told us about their family customs. Holi was one of the Indian customs described. Also we had a delightful account of an upper class Indian wedding. The wedding went on for days.
All of your recipe but it must be fried sayest my wife.
Some clever stuff but other than long wordplay answers is there a theme here? .”Green tea ice cream?” 😝 TEAPITCHER? Spreading gossip? “Spill the tea” an expression I learnt from the puzzles. Didn’t get how ELECTRIC MINER implies a “party” (what a knucklehead!! 🥹 I perped FAn instead of FAX!!)
You may covet “desire” your neighbor’s wife (not ENVY her). You ENVY your neighbor for his pretty wife but not “desire” him (or sump’in like that 🤔)
My daughter has a MERLE (color) Great Dane. Lovable pet but I learned the color implies the dog should not be bred. Good chance of defective offspring.
Isn’t a “movie trailer” where the stars live while on set? 😃. I suspect a GOER is a person who “goes” to, thus “trails” movies? YIKES! 😬
“Catch up” a Heinz product 🍅 (ah, “bring up to date” with a CHAT, I tried cram but wouldn’t perp.)
ANA and EVA now finally fixed in my noggin and a welcome back to our chicken general TSO 🍗…
NICENE Creed filioque clause controversy. One of the causes of the Great Schism of the 11th century ⛪️
What kind of sicko would want the AGED “kept in a barrel” 👵👴🧓 !!….ohhhhh, never mind 😊
Madonna (Louise Ciccone), the ____ girl…MATERIAL
Hindu festival, a ____ day….HOLI
Rocketed….MISLED
Check age at the door…..CARD
EASYAS. OOF! Be careful how you spell that 🙈🙊🙉
Finicky Friday. Thanks for the fun Amanda and Kelly, and waseeley and Teri.
Officially a DNF because I wanted Eek for Yikes, could not parse ATONO_ , and cannot figure out GOER as a Movie Trailer even now? (Somebody who goes to movies is a trailer? Meh!).
But I did see all the kitchen utensils. Yes, this Canadian balked at a TEA PITCHER rather than a Pot, but after my American restaurant experiences, I immediately thought of PITCHERs of iced sweet TEA. I’m surprised to see that you Americans did not see that?
And I learned the meaning of Spill the Tea in a previous CW.
Was LET’S EAT an Easter Egg to our kitchen theme.
Hand up for SPCA before PETA (and I was going to rant about Cruelty being in the clue).
I had Doled before DEALT and Fan before FAX (yes I received A TON OF FAXed Rxs in my career, but now the move is to electronic transfer).
We are multicultural today with a Greek opera star, a Chinese menu, a German SIE, French ETE and AMI, Irish CELTIC , PEAT and LILT, Italian EGGPLANT Parm, Mexican AGAVES, Indian HOLI.
I have had all my Covid immunizations and currently have my first cold in 5 years (just a runny nose).
Wishing you all a great day.
SS ~ I think you coulda left that one on the cutting board. 🤣
Ok Anon @8:20 gave me the Aha moment for Movie-trailer (movie-goer). (Ray-o got it too)
And YR knows TEA PITCHER.
Ray - O @9:23 AM Yup -- just like I said at 10D! 😁
IM @8:42 AM Both Gounod and Bach wrote settings of Ave Maria, but the one we are most familiar with was originally written in German and composed by Franz Schubert, but nowadays is usually sung in Latin. Here's the back story.
Picard @whenever you get here -- not only do you get a CSO for your HOLI celebrations, but IIRC your DW spells her name the same as the country star in 20A. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
DNF. I missed the boat on this one. My mind wasn’t on it. Too many clues that left me clueless, like the Beanie Babis as FADS. MATCHA, TEA PITCHER (WEES), TATAKI, OOF as clued, and proper names.
Thank goodness for Waseely and Teri’s rescue recap.
That should be BABIES.
I enjoyed today's puzzle and found the tour through the kitchen cabinets to be enjoyable and helpful. Learned that TEA is gossip. Since this solver who knows so few celebrities FIR without trouble, it had to be fair. Thanks to Amanda, Kelly, Patti, Bill, and Teri.
Well I tried in VAIN, but had to TIT(dish)T for a FIW after wayyy too much time. I (!ike Jinx) had SERVICE BOWL, what was I thinking?? Guess I shouldn’t do the puzzle at 3AM. OOF is not a synonym for Yikes! Yikes is what you think when you see a gut punch coming, OOF is your started verbal reaction when it hits you. CanadianEh 🇨🇦 ~ nice catch on the international flair!
Bill and Teri ~ enjoyed your very detailed well thought out parsing (more than the CW itself), I always learn new things on Thursdays.
Good Morning! A bit of a challenge today, but mostly in the middle-north. Thanks, Amanda & Kelly
I had to look up Debbie ALLEN (as clued- I haven’t watched Grey’s Anatomy since the second or third season.)
WOs: SPCA -> PETA; doled -> DEALT; ooh ->OOF.
I cry foul on 28A: Bad clue & another spelled sound. OOF if someone gets punched in the gut. YIKES expresses surprise or alarm, often used humorously.
Big Easy, I saw the video of Madonna. The klutzy male dancer wearing stiletto heels & dragging her chair fell first & then dropped her.
Jinx, you missed a day – National Margarita Day, my niece’s birthday!
Bill, are those some of your creations in your write-up. Nice!
OOF….
Our east Utica HS , Thomas R. Proctor (a local
Philanthropist) rival was west Utica Free Academy: UFA. We referred to it as OOFAH!! 😁
In kollidge I was pretty adept at single hand bra unhooking but that BODICE picture with all those laces. YIKES!
😳
Arrived in Northern California for a week combining a conference with visits with family& friends- had a few minutes to do today's puzzle but it will be hit or miss for the rest of the week
It was a pretty nice pace with a few challenges typical of a Thursday with a creative theme. I'm with YR and CE - come spring into fall - we make sun tea on our deck in our TEA PITCHER and then keep it in the frig until it's gone then repeat. We've had the PITCHER for at least 30 of our years of marriage.
We still have a FAX machine in our office - mostly to FAX orders to assisted living and skilled nursing facilities- everything else is electronically transmitted from our computers.
My church growing up would alternate each week between the Apostle's and the NICENE creed.
"You're so VAIN" was one of the most popular songs of my junior high years - my dance team even did one of our numbers to this song - so I still have all the words imprinted in my brain.
Thanks Bill & Teri for the fun and informative blog - I got a chuckle out of your opening song- my godfather would always sing that to me when I was a kid- inserting my name for Dinah's so it would be pronounced correctly!
and thanks to Amanda & Kelly for the fun puzzle!
On mushrooms: There are old mushroom eaters, and bold mushroom eaters. But there are no old, bold mushroom eaters……
RoseE @10:27 AM Yes - some oldies but goodies. Teri always gets first pick of the litter!
Hola!
Hail! Hail! The gangs all here! I can't recall when here were so many comments before me but then, I'm in the far southwest of the country. And anyway, I enjoyed reading you all.
Amanda and Kelly gave us some chewy fat today. Most of the puzzle was quite doable but I've never heard of LEMON PRESS (as clued) so that held me up for a long time. And sadly, I had SERVICE BOWL instead of SERVING BOWL so that didn't help either.
When I cam to the Blog I saw my errors. Oh! The horror!
Movie trailer = movie GOER. Ok. Speaking of that, I went to see the documentary, "God and Country" produced by Rob Reiner and another person whose name I don't recall. It is really thought provoking and no matter what one's political leanings, it's worth seeing.
I am not a fan of eggplant but maybe I'll try that recipe; normally I find it too bland for my taste.
Canadian Eh! I second the kudos to you for noting the multicultural aspect today.
Have a great day, everyone!
Never heard of matcha, but good to know about. Still FIR after I figured out the theme. GC
I liked the kitchen tools theme.
My mother’s Texan friend always said “tea pitcher” …
I was a movie trailer/goer yesterday to see Oscar ‘24 animated shorts (all good, but mostly sad); and will trail/go back today for the live-action ones.
And - back in the olden days (1950s) I was taught “starve a cold and feed a fever”. I grew up to be a public health microbiologist; is there a connection?
Thanks for a fun puzzle, and a fun run down (loved all the music).
Hands up for SPCA instead of PETA, and LEGS over ARMS. Both are in the NW corner, so needless to say I was spinning my wheels until I was rescued by the neighboring perps.
Overall, though, a fun Thursday thanks to Amanda and Kely. And an entertaining contribution by Bill and Teri. You even managed to get in two of my favorite composers, Schubert and Wagner!
TC _ You're right! Should look that stuff up. Merle was that Okie from Muskogee.
Expanding on C-Eh's theme: MATCHA sounds Italian. "You denta my Fiat, I MATCHA your face."
RosE - You are right - there is was at the bottom of the page - NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY. If that's your niece's name, she might have been named for circumstances related to her conception.
Musings
-The Army/Navy game is often called the SERVICE BOWL and so I had to remedy that.
-Yikes/OOF?
-Was that 9-armed octopus found near the Fukushima Plant?
-The DEA agent in Breaking Bad was related to Heisenberg, his “great white whale”
-I’ve given up on CHIC and settle for presentable
-A few peeps come to my mind when I hear You’re So Vain
-We don’t do APPS, drinks or deserts and often split an entrée
-I struggled mightily to get the APP for our Baker's Grocery Store yesterday to work. No one in the store knew what to do.
-The late summer song of cicadas is a fond memory of my yute
-I have graded A TON OF (literally thousands) of projects and have never gotten a complaint
-I have a RELATIVE who is overweight, unshaven, unkempt and dresses horribly but he is the true salt of the earth.
-BIG TEN – Planes carrying Husker fans to LA in November will pass USC fans going to Ann Arbor, MI
-Thanks Bill and Teri!
My Mom would make the eggplant parm by first peeling and slicing the eggplants, then putting the sliced eggplant in a bowl, putting a clean towel over that bowl and then putting her (giant) cookbook on the towel. The next day the bitter liquid was poured off, and the dredging could begin. She of course fried up the rounds and then layered them in the baking dish with her yummy sauce. Cheese sprinkled on each layer and then into the oven.
Now I both miss my Mom and want some eggplant parm.
waseeley Thank you for the CSO about me attending multiple HOLI festivals. And about my DW Merlie. Sorry, her name is based on her father's name Merlin. Like Merlin the magician. One letter different from MERLE.
Here is my video of MERLiE standing by a psychedelic MUSHROOM.
This was at a wonderful Burning Man exhibit at the Oakland Museum just before COVID. Judging by the high number of views, this must have been published in one of my articles.
Interesting that TEA PITCHER created so much controversy. I do not like ice TEA, but a Google search indeed shows that a TEA PITCHER really is a thing. And it makes for an excellent theme answer. Once you get over the grating generational gap that TEA means GOSSIP.
Enjoyed the theme and the learning moments about You're So VAIN, TATAKI, MATCHA, INKer Don Carlton and NICENE CREED.
FIW tho it needed “a ton of” repairs after SERVICE BOWL, DOLED and INK IT.
I count 17 food/drink-related clues. Was this a Thanksgiving “leftover” puzzle?
oops I meant FIR!
Although the majority of the players are PGA members the Masters is not a PGA tournament.
A DNF for me today. Usually get some "D'oh!" and "V-8 can" moments after reading the review, but all I could manage was "Huh?" OOF, ENVY, GOER, TEA PITCHER, still do not compute!
Movie trailer. In this clue, the word "trailer" means something that can "trail" the word "movie." "Goer" is that word, as in, "A movie-goer spilled his popcorn."
I'm just explaining the clue, not defending it, as some still seemed confused.
-Anonymous from 8:20 a.m.
Jinx, Good one! 🤣🤣🤣!
Matcha is Japanese. You can find green tea ice cream in sushi restaurants here. I like it. There are many other uses for matcha. More matcha is used in the US than in Japan, probably because we have more people.
I agree that yikes is a weak match for oof. "Yikes, he's going to hit me in the stomach!" "Oof, he just did!"
Movie trailer. Goer trails or follows the word movie. Movie goer. Oops, I see that Anonymous just had the same thought.
We can say I covet his success. I envy his success. I covet her talent. I envy her talent.
Electric mixer, not miner. A mixer is a type of party encouraging people to mix and mingle.
Lucia, you might try a more piquant or spicy Italian tomato sauce for eggplant parmigiana. When they serve it here I add garlic powder and pepper flakes. My home cooking and most real Italian restaurants make it more savory. I find I get more eggplant flavor by not salting the slices before cooking. This does not cause it to be watery or bitter. I was very surprised how tasty and crisp baking makes it.
I'll fix your flat tire Merle
Don't ya get your sweet country pickin' fingers all covered with erl
Cause you're a honky, I know, but Merle you got soul
And I'll fix your flat tire Merle
Pure Prairie League - Two Lane Highway - 1975
Back in the day, the response to Merle was "I'm proud to be a hippie from Olema".
The Youngbloods
Yellowrocks, thank you. I am still on the fence about eggplant since it has never been something I typically eat or cook.
FRIED eggplant sticks are appetizers in most restaurants in NOLA. Just don't make them too thin or too fat.
Thanks to Amanda and Kelly for their puzzle! I had a Thursday-worthy FIW today. Hand up for legS before ARMS.
Thanks to Bill for a review with A TON OF music! I very much enjoyed seeing your pottery.
Tricky puzzle today. Inclusion of the aria was not sung by Maria Callas who had the most distinctive and beautiful voice in opera!
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