sumdaze here, wishing you a Happy Memorial Day! This national holiday commemorates all the men and women who have died in U.S. military service.
We had three themed clues today:
27 Across. Run-scoring out in baseball: SACRIFICE FLY.
44. Tech genius: COMPUTER WHIZ.
The reveal is at:
59 Across. Heartfelt tribute, or what can be found at the ends of 17-, 27-, and 44-Across?: MOVING WORDS.
I am sure that many MOVING WORDS will be said today as part of the various Memorial Day activities across the country. Nicely done, Amanda and Patti!
As for the themed answers ... ZOOM, FLY, and WHIZ are all words with a movement connotation. Look closely, however. None of them convey motion in their themer states. ZOOM is referring to a type of lens, FLY is referring to a type of hit, and WHIZ is referring to a type of person. Amanda has provided a textbook demonstration of how the meanings of the themed answers should transform in the reveal. 👍👍
Let's move on to the other clues:
Across:
1. Person who may win an Emmy: ACTOR. Here is a list of 124 Emmys that were awarded in January 2024 for achievements in 2023.
6. Stogie: CIGAR.
11. Toe bean spot: PAW. New to me ... toe beans are a cat's paw pads. I asked the internet if dogs could have toe beans. Here is one poster's take:
1. Person who may win an Emmy: ACTOR. Here is a list of 124 Emmys that were awarded in January 2024 for achievements in 2023.
6. Stogie: CIGAR.
11. Toe bean spot: PAW. New to me ... toe beans are a cat's paw pads. I asked the internet if dogs could have toe beans. Here is one poster's take:
While this subreddit is primarily for cats toes, other animal toes are allowed as long as they are cute and jellybean-like.
14. Jeweler's magnifier: LOUPE.
15. Make amends: ATONE.
16. Pub quaff: ALE.
19. Fish eggs: ROE.
20. Prefix meaning 41-Across: OTO-. and 41 Across. Hearing organ: EAR.
14. Jeweler's magnifier: LOUPE.
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| This jeweler is wearing a LOUPE. |
16. Pub quaff: ALE.
19. Fish eggs: ROE.
20. Prefix meaning 41-Across: OTO-. and 41 Across. Hearing organ: EAR.
For example, OTOmycosis is a fungal infection of the ear.
21. Graphic consulted before a cross-country road trip, for short: U.S. MAP.
22. Paid for a poker hand: ANTED.
24. Anticipate: FORESEE. Def.: to see (something, such as a development) beforehand.
26. Linger: STAY.
32. In base eight: OCTAL. A base 8 system only uses the digits 0 - 7. As a result, "8" is written as "10", "9" is written as "11", and "10" is written as "12". How do you think one would write "16"? Just continue the pattern and you will see that the answer is "20".
35. Book of Genesis shipbuilder: NOAH.
36. Belonging to us: OUR.
37. Blueberry desserts: PIES. Time for our first tune....
21. Graphic consulted before a cross-country road trip, for short: U.S. MAP.
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| Hand up if you like these U.S. MAPs made out of license plates! |
22. Paid for a poker hand: ANTED.
24. Anticipate: FORESEE. Def.: to see (something, such as a development) beforehand.
26. Linger: STAY.
35. Book of Genesis shipbuilder: NOAH.
36. Belonging to us: OUR.
37. Blueberry desserts: PIES. Time for our first tune....
Fats Domino performs Blueberry Hill on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956.
It must have been difficult to play the piano while maintaining eye contact with the camera.
He makes it look easy!
38. First Nations carving: TOTEM.
40. Boring: DULL. and 30 Down. Break in the action: LULL.
Side note: The village of Dull, Scotland became sister cities with Boring, Oregon in 2012. Bland Shire, Australia joined them in 2013, creating what some people call the "Trinity of Tedium".
42. Uncommon: RARE.
43. "My, my!": GOLLY.
48. Charged particles: IONS.
49. "Try a sample!": HAVE ONE.
53. Black-and-white bamboo eater: PANDA. I recently heard on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! a news story about a zoo that drew criticism for painting dogs to look like PANDAs. They look pretty convincing to me!
55. Letter-shaped skirt style: A-LINE.
57. Quarterback Tagovailoa who led the NFL in passing yards in 2023: TUA.
58. Obamacare, initially: ACA. Affordable Care Act
62. Feline: CAT. and 65 Across. Tuxedo accessory: TIE.
63. Offer a perspective: OPINE.
64. "Practice makes perfect," e.g.: ADAGE.
66. Poet John known for 61-Downs: KEATS.
67. Affirmative answers: YESES.
Down:
1. Hard to form a bond with: ALOOF.
2. Admit guilt in: COP TO. I cannot say for certain; but, a quick web query seems to indicate that COP TO is short for "COP TO a plea (bargain)". The latter is specific to when the accused admits to a lighter crime to avoid the likelihood of a more severe sentence. Eventually, "COP TO" became slang for admitting to doing something.
3. Academic coach: TUTOR.
4. Nail polish brand with a Barbie collection: OPI.
5. Self-disqualification: RECUSAL. Def.: to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest.
6. More relaxed: CALMER.
7. Chichen __: Mayan ruins: ITZA. In 1988 Chichen Itza was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in 2007 it was voted in a global survey as one of the New Seven wonders of the World. UNESCO website Perhaps we can dispatch Picard to go take some photos for us?
8. Yucky muck: GOOP.
9. "That's __-brainer!": A NO.
10. Competitor's chance for redemption: REMATCH.
11. Spilling red wine on the host's white couch, say: PARTY FOUL. We had this answer in this recent puzzle by Irish Miss and C.C. 😄
12. __ vera gel: ALOE. Have you tried the ALOE vera drinks with little pieces of gel at the bottom? I like them.
13. Dandelion, e.g.: WEED. How Dandelions Benefit You and Your Yard
18. "Just __": "Be right back": A SEC.
23. Scottish refusal: NAE.
25. Those, in Spanish: ESAS. Spanish uses different words for "those", depending on whether it is functioning as a pronoun (esos) [How much are those?], an adjective for a masculine noun (eses) [How much are those tacos?], or an adjective for a feminine noun (ESAS) [How much are those apples?]. Without any hints in the clue, we are left waiting for perps.
26. Former name of Thailand: SIAM. "Siam" changed to "Thailand" on June 24, 1939. It was briefly renamed "Siam" from 1946 to 1948.
28. Prefix with net or com: INTER-.
29. Adversary: FOE.
31. Every 12 mos.: YRLY. "Months" is abbreviated, so is "YeaRLY".
32. Oil cartel acronym: OPEC. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
33. Italian goodbye: CIAO.
34. Conclude: TERMINATE. This ended up being a nice, 9-letter symmetrical partner to PARTY FOUL.
38. Body ink, casually: TATS. Perhaps you have heard Groucho Marx sing Lydia the Tattooed Lady, but have you heard Kermit's version?39. Mine find: ORE.
40. Quick snooze: DOZE.
42. Go wild: RUN AMOK. "AMOK" is a fun word.
43. Buckle: GIVE WAY. Tricky, tricky! Here is a famous video (1:10 min.) of a bridge BUCKLing.
45. Edamame component: POD. "Mame" (pronounced mah-mayh) means "bean" in Japanese. Edamame are soybeans. They are a popular appetizer in Hawaii (and elsewhere). This is how I prepare them: Heat a box of frozen edamame still in their PODs in the microwave. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve. Super simple, right?!
46. Complains petulantly: WHINES.
47. Put up, as curtains: HANG.
50. Others, in Spanish: OTRAS. Again, we need perps to know the last vowel.
51. Prod gently: NUDGE.
52. Makes less complicated: EASES.
53. Treaty: PACT.
54. Berry in some purple smoothies: ACAI.
55. Adidas competitor: AVIA. Both are sport shoe companies.
42. Uncommon: RARE.
43. "My, my!": GOLLY.
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| Jim Nabors played PFC Gomer Pyle from 1964 to 1969. He could stretch out GOLLY to five syllables. |
48. Charged particles: IONS.
49. "Try a sample!": HAVE ONE.
53. Black-and-white bamboo eater: PANDA. I recently heard on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! a news story about a zoo that drew criticism for painting dogs to look like PANDAs. They look pretty convincing to me!
55. Letter-shaped skirt style: A-LINE.
57. Quarterback Tagovailoa who led the NFL in passing yards in 2023: TUA.
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| He plays for the Miami Dolphins. |
58. Obamacare, initially: ACA. Affordable Care Act
62. Feline: CAT. and 65 Across. Tuxedo accessory: TIE.
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| A black & white cat is often called a "tuxedo CAT". This one is sporting a bow TIE. |
63. Offer a perspective: OPINE.
64. "Practice makes perfect," e.g.: ADAGE.
66. Poet John known for 61-Downs: KEATS.
67. Affirmative answers: YESES.
Down:
1. Hard to form a bond with: ALOOF.
2. Admit guilt in: COP TO. I cannot say for certain; but, a quick web query seems to indicate that COP TO is short for "COP TO a plea (bargain)". The latter is specific to when the accused admits to a lighter crime to avoid the likelihood of a more severe sentence. Eventually, "COP TO" became slang for admitting to doing something.
3. Academic coach: TUTOR.
4. Nail polish brand with a Barbie collection: OPI.
5. Self-disqualification: RECUSAL. Def.: to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest.
6. More relaxed: CALMER.
7. Chichen __: Mayan ruins: ITZA. In 1988 Chichen Itza was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in 2007 it was voted in a global survey as one of the New Seven wonders of the World. UNESCO website Perhaps we can dispatch Picard to go take some photos for us?
8. Yucky muck: GOOP.
9. "That's __-brainer!": A NO.
10. Competitor's chance for redemption: REMATCH.
11. Spilling red wine on the host's white couch, say: PARTY FOUL. We had this answer in this recent puzzle by Irish Miss and C.C. 😄
12. __ vera gel: ALOE. Have you tried the ALOE vera drinks with little pieces of gel at the bottom? I like them.
18. "Just __": "Be right back": A SEC.
23. Scottish refusal: NAE.
25. Those, in Spanish: ESAS. Spanish uses different words for "those", depending on whether it is functioning as a pronoun (esos) [How much are those?], an adjective for a masculine noun (eses) [How much are those tacos?], or an adjective for a feminine noun (ESAS) [How much are those apples?]. Without any hints in the clue, we are left waiting for perps.
26. Former name of Thailand: SIAM. "Siam" changed to "Thailand" on June 24, 1939. It was briefly renamed "Siam" from 1946 to 1948.
28. Prefix with net or com: INTER-.
29. Adversary: FOE.
31. Every 12 mos.: YRLY. "Months" is abbreviated, so is "YeaRLY".
32. Oil cartel acronym: OPEC. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
33. Italian goodbye: CIAO.
34. Conclude: TERMINATE. This ended up being a nice, 9-letter symmetrical partner to PARTY FOUL.
38. Body ink, casually: TATS. Perhaps you have heard Groucho Marx sing Lydia the Tattooed Lady, but have you heard Kermit's version?39. Mine find: ORE.
40. Quick snooze: DOZE.
42. Go wild: RUN AMOK. "AMOK" is a fun word.
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| Perhaps he should try some 55-Downs. |
45. Edamame component: POD. "Mame" (pronounced mah-mayh) means "bean" in Japanese. Edamame are soybeans. They are a popular appetizer in Hawaii (and elsewhere). This is how I prepare them: Heat a box of frozen edamame still in their PODs in the microwave. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve. Super simple, right?!
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| Eat them as a finger food. You can "pinch" out the beans. Do not eat the PODs! |
47. Put up, as curtains: HANG.
50. Others, in Spanish: OTRAS. Again, we need perps to know the last vowel.
51. Prod gently: NUDGE.
52. Makes less complicated: EASES.
53. Treaty: PACT.
54. Berry in some purple smoothies: ACAI.
55. Adidas competitor: AVIA. Both are sport shoe companies.
This is the final word beginning with the letter "A". Today's grid had three 3-letter, four 4-letter, and six 5-letter words that begin with the letter "A". Not that there's anything wrong with that....
56. Dryer buildup: LINT.
60. Midwestern exclamation of surprise: OPE. Perhaps someone from The Midwest can elaborate?
61. Poem of praise: ODE. Here is a delightful poem of praise by Mingyu Y. entitled, Ode to crosswords: Are you down for a cross?
That's all for today. Please be extra safe & smart if you are traveling this holiday weekend!
56. Dryer buildup: LINT.
60. Midwestern exclamation of surprise: OPE. Perhaps someone from The Midwest can elaborate?
61. Poem of praise: ODE. Here is a delightful poem of praise by Mingyu Y. entitled, Ode to crosswords: Are you down for a cross?
You know, all this moving talk makes me think we will need some moving boxes. You will find more than enough below:
33 comments:
Besides a little Spanish, and a little ESP (to get “paw”), there wasn’t much difficulty to this puzzle. It appeared, for the most part, to be another Monday “walk in the park.” FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Ole theme misser, here. Zipped through this grid, needing Wite-Out only to correct TASTE IT to HAVE ONE. Wondered what visual WHIZ would inspire. (Whew.) Thanx, Amanda and sumdaze. (Really cute crossword poem.)
Tuxedo Cat: Our Zeno fits the bill.
Chichen ITZA: We visited there on my 50th. You could still climb the pyramid in those days. Dw had no trouble climbing to the top, then worried how she was going to get down. Guess that's why folks have a butt.
FIW, getting careless with sUA x OsRAS. DNK the QB, but should have caught the Spanish error. Like D-O, erased only taste it for HAVE ONE.
Today is:
MEMORIAL DAY (as sumdaze said, we honor and remember all who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces)
NATIONAL CELLOPHANE TAPE DAY (well THIS day is a little transparent)
NATIONAL GRAPE DAY (time for Lucy and Ethel to kick off their shoes and make a little wine)
NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY (if you are out of cherry and orange)
Yes, I like the map made from license plates. It appears that each state was crafted from its own plate which makes it extra-special.
Although I really liked the original version by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, I think the Jackson Browne version of STAY is even better.
Thanks to Amanda for Cooking up a memorable Monday special. And thanks too to sumdaze, for another finer tour.
Jim Nabors, not Neighbors.
Took 4:41 today to hie (in crossword speak) through this one.
Loupe? On a Monday?
I knew today's writer (Keats) and didn't see any actresses or foreign languages.
I hope everyone has an enjoyable and reflective Memorial Day.
FIR. I was expecting a holiday themed puzzle, and by the way, Happy Memorial Day.
What we got was a Tuesday type puzzle with a little crunch to it. For example, paw, ope, and a few "otras".
The theme was clever enough but the rest of the puzzle was lacklusterat best. I didn't enjoy it, but it's done, so I'm pleased.
Good Morning:
I saw the theme after Zoom and Fly, but thought the reveal would be about speed rather than movement. Itza was tricky and Ope was unknown, as was Toe Bean, but Paw was obviously the answer, so no foul. The themers were nicely varied non-motion related phrases. The solve was an easy-peasy Monday romp, suitable for a newbie solver.
Thanks, Amanda, and thanks, sumdaze, for the usual fun and facts. Loved the Kermit serenade to Lydia, the Tuxedo cat, and the faux pandas. I saw that article and pictures and was amazed at how panda-like the dogs looked. I especially enjoyed the Ode To Crosswords. We may not solve together as a group, but we share the same camaraderie and close community-connection that the poem so beautifully conveys.
Remembering all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸 💐🙏
I had issues with the Spanish clues. Any midwesterners care to explain ope? I am at a loss.
Crossword
“Tagovailoa”? “Toe bean spot”? Otherwise some hesitation in the Mideast: expected a SACRIFICE run or play (too long) and didn’t notice initially that it was 12 “mos.” so YRLY took a while. All in all a good Monday puzzle with a welcomed dearth of Proper Names and an uncomplicated theme. No inkovers.
It’s the “pole” that is carved not the TOTEM which is a person, animal, or object with spiritual meaning. As in Octal where there is no symbol for the number 8. (The number after 7 is 1 next to a zero, 10). Same with our base ten system after 9 there is no symbol for ten, again a 1 next to a zero.
You can easily avoid “body ink” with a plastic pocket protector 😀… just saying’
A PANDA will only eat “black and white” bamboo? Is that a fact? 😳
Midwesterners say what now?
Our obligatory Spanish terms, both feminine: ESAS and OTRAS … “ESAS OTRAS crucigramas”: those other crosswords
What’s that crossing the road? ____ “chichén”…..ITZA 🐓
Andy and Barney were a bit surprised when Opie showed up wearing ___ ….OPI.
The hall was ___ when the “treaty” was signed…..PACT.
Have a memorable Memorial Day🇺🇸
Ciao
Happy Memorial Day!
And thanks, Amanda, for getting the day off to a pleasant start. Some random thoughts:
--"amok" always makes me think of Terry-Thomas in "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World": "That chap has run amok!"
--I love cats, and have had them for over 70 years, and never heard those cute underpaws called toe beans (I kind of like that!);
--I misspelled Itza with an s, and that slowed me down a bit;
--I counted something like nine clues involving cosmetics, fashion or jewelry, and those REALLY slowed me down;
--my first thought for 11D was CATASTROPHE, but that was too many letters;
--I teach Shakespeare, so the word "ope" is used often (meaning "open"). I have never lived in the Midwest, so did not realize that ope was an expression used there;
Despite my minor misadventures, I managed to FIR, and had a good time doing it.
Again, everyone, Happy Memorial Day!
NaomiZ,
Can you email me (crosswordc@gmail.com)? Thanks.
Nice to not have to go to work today (and not be on call either!)
Fun and smooth Monday solve.
SD & Anon at 8:39 - Ope - is a short slang version of OOPs or sorry or excuse me - it isn't common in all the Midwest but mostly Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan
Here's an amusing article to explain it:
https://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/life/2020/05/04/ope-sorry-deeper-look-into-midwests-favorite-expression/3003713001/
Jinx - I liked the Jackson Browne version of "Stay" too - fond memories of going to see him and Graham Nash at the Oakland Coliseum in January '79
Thanks SD for the fun blog and Amanda for the puzzle!
I grew up in the Midwest, but don't recall ever hearing "Ope." Of course, I left that part of the world over 40 years ago. I did find this explanation on-line.
Once I got the reveal, it took me a while to make it fit the long answers. Now I get it.
I FIR but needed perps for a few unknowns like PAW, (interesting), TUA and that baffling Midwestern OPE. Thank you inanehiker and D-o for the explanations. DH’s nephew lives in Illinois, I’ll have to ask him, but he’s just a Texas transplant, so maybe he won’t know.
Thank you Sumdaze for the neat review. I love that tuxedo cat pic.
Enjoy your Memorial Day and remember the many who sacrificed their lives for the rest of us.
Thanks to inanehiker @ 9:24 and D-Otto @ 9:25 for the interesting OPE link!
Thanks, also, to anonymous @ 7:25 for the spelling correction.
Fast FIR. This lifetime mid-westerner has never heard of OPE, and has trouble equating MY, MY, with GOLLY! Perps were very fair, though. Nice, write-up, Sumdaze. Memorial Day, once Decoration Day, is NOT about mattress sales. To those who gave the last full measure of devotion, we the living owe a debt of eternal gratitude. They must never be forgotten.
Never heard of "Toe beans" or "Ope", needed perps, and was unsure of how to spell ITZA so perps there too, but eventually FIR. Only W/O was where I carelessly penned a fill in the wrong place (DOH!!). This seemed a bit Tuesday to me, but was fun to fill. Once again, I didn't take the few seconds needed to see the theme. Thanx, AC for the fun. Thanx too to Sumdaze for the great write-up, both fun and informative. I subscribe to Heather Cox Richardson's "Letters From an American", and today's was an especially poignant discussion of what today is all about: the thousands of Americans who gave their lives, many in their youth, to defend our freedom and democracy. It is free to subscribe to. You can view today's "Letter" here: https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/may-26-2024?r=2vi92r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Greetings! It took a second look for me to finish today. The SE was the last to fill. Overall, I thought it was a bit crunchy for a Monday, particularly in the north, but maybe it’s just me, so easy when reviewing it in hindsight. Well, of course, slap on the head time.
I saw the ZOOM, FLY and WHIZ of the theme, but had a hard time finding WORDS.
TUA was all perps as was OPTICAL ZOOM (I don’t know cameras), ITZA and OPE.
WO: USa _ _ -> US MAP
Toe bean is new to me. As I remember my own, dog paws would not fit the description. They were flat and almost, one would say, callused.
Thanks, Amanda. And thanks, sumdaze. It’s always a treat to read your blog, like a fun letter from a friend.
Loved the Snoopy/Woodstock toon. They share the spotlight as one pair of my top two favorites along with Calvin & Hobbs.
From last Saturday. My day was filled with chores, activities and friends so I didn’t do the puzzle, but I read the Blog after I had a chance to sit back and relax.
Congratulations to CC for 380 LAT puzzles.
Thanks Jinx and sumdaze for the CSO, …and maybe Jayce (tee hee 😊)
I meant to mention that the octal numbering system seems insane! I had to Google it first to make sure Sumdaze wasn't pulling our legs with the explanation, but sure enough, there it is, just as Sumdaze 'splained it. Oy.
Learning moment about TOE BEAN and OPE. Was sure the BOND was chemical. Tried INERT and NOBLE. Last to fill was TUA, which just looked wrong. FIR.
sumdaze Thank you for the invitation to post photos.
Here is one of my photos at CHICHEN ITZA.
I was standing on the top of the tallest pyramid to take that photo. We went on to Tikkal in Guatemala. I think Tikkal is one of the most amazing places I have ever been. It is vast and mostly still unexcavated. And there was amazing wildlife there.
Didn’t seem like a Monday to me. Grew up in the Midwest. Never heard OPE. Toe beans?
unclefred, hand up for Heather Cox Richardson!
Hola!
Happy Memorial Day! I salute and thank all who SACRIFICED for us!
Hand up for never having heard of TOE BEAN. Thank you, perps. The same with TUA.
OTRAS always have to wait for perps to see if it's a or o, OTRAS, OTROS. ESAS, too.
My sister, Marge, her daughter, Karen and I visited CHICHEN ITZA in 1984. We stayed overnight at the local inn. The next day we missed the bus and rode with the locals in the back of their truck. It was touching the way they dusted a place for us to sit.
Picard, that is a great photo. I can't imagine where you were situated to take that entire setting.
Have a restful, peaceful day, everyone! It was hard won for us.
U.Fred: IIRC, early computers had 8-bit data busses. I know my Apple II is built that way. So octal comes in handy. (The big telco system I worked on used a 32-bit data bus. All the documentation was in hexadecimal, but the I/O was in base 4 (0-3.) I learned to read single hex characters and type pairs of base 4 characters on the fly, with little hesitation. My boss thought I was a wizard, but I just did it a lot.)
FIR but a little crunchier than I expected. As a 4th generation Michigander, I have never heard of OPE. I read the explanation, and it still makes no sense to me.
I loved the poem about crosswords, which was actually about friendship and sharing. Very touching.
Thanks,Amanda, for the interesting puzzle, Sumdaze for the sparkling blog, and several bloggers for leading me down intriguing rabbit holes.
Thinking of those who gave their all for us.
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Amanda and sumdaze. (I echo IM about that CW ode link.). I FIRed in good time, and saw the MOVING theme. .
Just a little crunch. Hand up for not knowing PAW (to go with the CAT, not the POD) or OPE (that usage hasn’t migrated north of the border to here) as clued.
My Spanish is improving with CW practice, and I remembered ACA.
I noted OPTICAL (referring to eye) above OTO (referring to EAR).
I smiled when I saw sumdaze’s comment “Perhaps we can dispatch Picard to go take some photos for us?”. I said to myself “he’s probably already been there!” Sure enough, he posts a great photo from his extensive travels.
Best wishes to my American friends on your Memorial Day.
Wishing you all a great day.
Musings
-Our church holds a cemetery service where names of the departed in the past 12 months are read. Today, it was hard for her to hear her mother’s name.
-Yes, I did [all three of those verbs] through today’s offering
-I wish I had FORESEEN Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway stock’s rise in the 70’s
-There was a famous LULL in WWI where the Germans and British soldiers stopped fighting for a few days and played soccer and celebrated Christmas together.
-As I mentioned before, the Huskers lost to the Buckeyes 15 – 3 last week but beat them 15 – 2 in the REMATCH. UNL went on to win the Big 10 tournament from the loser’s bracket.
-When my DW says, “Just A SEC”, I go out in the yard and start hitting whiffle balls
-Our physics class studied that bridge collapse for periodicity and resonance
-When my colleague heard a WHINER say, “That isn’t fair!” his reply would be “Fairs come in the summer”
-Special terms: I have learned LOUPE and Toque in cwds.
-I’m as midwestern as there is and I have never heard or said OPE ever. Oops needs a shortened form?
-Joann was pleased to learn about Toe Beans
Beautiful beaches and cemeteries in Normandy to commemerate the veterans of WW II. BTW some of us say "ufda"
Puzzling thoughts:
FIR; maybe the best part of today's puzzle and blog was the ode to crosswords link; thanks, sumdaze for finding this
To those who gave their lives to protect our Constitution, thank you - Memorial Day thoughts
Remembering too, Margaret's dad who was born on May 27 - he was a Navy veteran - and who passed on 4-1/2 years ago
Celebrating my grandson's 4th birthday today vicariously. He and his folks are having a fun day which I think will include a MLB game. I got to sing HBTY to him yesterday during a FaceTime visit ... after hearing me sing that he called his Gramps, "silly!" ... go figure, huh??! :^)
Hi fellow bloggers . It's been a while since I visited this site. One of our local papers discontinued carrying the L A Times crossword and changed its crossword and puzzle offerings. Not bad but not as good as what I was used to with the L A Crosswords. I was happy to recognize several blog posters from a few years back . My postings kind of ended in the spring of 2020 at the height of the covid insanity when I lost a cherished brother in law to shredded lungs and pneumonia after having had the virus. Lots of water under the bridge since then. Any how I came across the L A Puzzle today and got an ego booster after FIR in short order, then remembered Mondays are pretty friendly in L A . I also learned about TOEBEAN ,new to me . Other catch up news for those who remember , my DW of over 55 years suffered two separate incidences of STROKE one month apart two years ago .Six days in the hospital and she recovered wonderfully with no physical limitations . Our love language is dance, and we go once a week and sometimes more .It's amazing to see people ten , even fifteen years older than us come to dance with walkers and canes and when the music starts they're on the floor non stop. I'm rambling now, time to sign off. Take care. As always OAS
Lucina, CanadianEh Thank you for the very kind words. As for where I was standing...
I think this photo is taken from atop that structure in the previous photo. This photo shows where I was standing in that previous photo. Atop the tallest pyramid.
unclefred As Jinx said, OCTAL was really a thing in the world of early computer processors. Long before I programmed microprocessors, my aunt gave me the Think A Dot OCTAL "computer". I believe it cost about three or four dollars from Edmund Scientific.
This article explains about the Think A Dot OCTAL computer.
I also bought the Digicomp I Binary Computer, which is depicted in that article. I think that one cost me $6 and I still have it.
When I was growing up in South Dakota, we sometimes used to say "Oop" when we screwed up.
I enjoyed this puzzle but enjoyed sumdaze's write-up more. I also enjoyed reading all your comments.
Speaking of RECUSAL ...
I don't know why, but the term "toe beans" strikes me as demeaning. I guess the CAT doesn't care.
Once when I was afflicted with an attack of BPPA (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) I was told it was caused by OTOliths ("ear rocks") having dislodged out of their normal location.
Personally I understand the hexadecimal system more than the OCTAL system.
DONNE had to be changed to KEATS.
Good wishes to you all.
OPE is “oops” with an Upper Peninsula/North of the Border accent.
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