"To the Contrary"
24. Zombie armada?: UNDEAD IN THE WATER.
31. Bad press?: UNCOMPLIMENTARY COPY.
49. Scary place?: UNNERVE CENTER.
69. Square dance halls?: UNHIP JOINTS.
88. Faulty method?: UNSOUND SYSTEM.
102. Instruction for putting away fishing tackle?: UNHOOK LINE AND SINKER.
113. Wash gardening clothes?: UNDO THE DIRTY WORK.
The prefix UN is added to the first word of each of the common phrases. Generally, un means not. The clues are written to define the new phrases.
Yet another debut at the LA Times. Congratulations, Dennis!
C.C. is having issues with her internet service provider.
Happy Mother's Day!
Across:
1. Letters and such: MAIL.
5. S. Korean gaming spot: PC ROOM. New to me. PC Room and PC Bang are South Korean terms for an internet cafe that is used for gaming.
11. Boxing __: RING.
15. Manager: BOSS.
19. Patron saint of sailors: ELMO.
20. Responsible (for): LIABLE.
21. Pay (up): ANTE. Pay to play.
22. Doozy: LULU. A poser, perhaps.
23. Toys that may improve dexterity: TOPS.
27. Make grooves in: STRIATE.
29. Baby's noise: COO.
30. Winged figure in Christian art: ANGEL.
38. Marsh plant: SEDGE.
40. Salivation stimuli: AROMAS.
41. Book after Joel: AMOS.
42. Rhubarb dessert: PIE.
43. Object of veneration: IDOL. Object of respect.
44. New York Dolls genre: GLAM. Other Glam rockers included Alice Cooper, KISS, Queen, T-Rex, Gary Glitter, along with Elton John and David Bowie (at times).
45. Dog's bane: FLEA. Yes, fleas can torment a dog. Dogbane (one word) is a weed that looks very much like milkweed. It is highly toxic to animals and was once used to poison dogs.
55. Ultra-devoted fans: ZEALOTS. Made me think of Swifties. - "Swifties
are the fandom of the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Regarded
by journalists as one of the largest, most devoted and influential fan
bases, Swifties are known for their high levels of participation,
creativity, community and fanaticism." - Wikipedia.
57. Fetch: RETRIEVE.
58. Like a fashionable arrival: LATE.
60. Shred: RIP UP. That's a standard def for shred. Another standard def would be a very small amount. The slang meaning for shred is to ski, skateboard, surf or bike in a highly skilled or showy manner.
61. Grandmother, affectionately: NANA.
62. Elk: WAPITI.
65. Get in the way of: IMPEDE.
66. Mandible: JAW.
72. Lounging spot: DEN.
73. Good for growing: ARABLE.
76. Elite groups: A-LISTS.
77. Disney queen whose powers are similar to Jack Frost's: ELSA. Never saw the movie, but the answer can easily be inferred from the clue.
80. Traveler's annoyance: DELAY.
81. Actress Jessica: ALBA.
82. Stay active: KEEP BUSY.
86. Implore: ENTREAT. Beg, if the answer is only 3 spaces
92. Discombobulate: DAZE.
93. Bryn __: first U.S. college to offer graduate degrees to women: MAWR. A learning moment.
95. Lhasa __: APSO.
96. Many a noir hero: TEC. Sam Spade? Phillip Marlowe? Mike Hammer?
97. Top spot in Formula One: POLE. Belgian Max Verstappen has dominated FI racing for the last three years. He's not always had the fasted cars, but he's often the fastest driver, leading to securing the pole position in many Grand Prix races.
Incredibly, he won nine Grand Prix in row before having to quit the Australian race in March when his brakes caught on fire. He took pole for the race in Miami last weekend, but finished second. The next race will be televised early morning on Sunday, May 19th. It is the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from Imola, Italy on the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari racetrack.
98. Says "hi" to: GREETS.
100. Word with rock or space: OPERA.
108. Tres plus cuatro: SIETE. Three + four: Seven
109. Irish actor Stephen: REA. A fine actor whose last name works well in crosswords. We get his last name often in conjunction with "The Crying Game."
Every once in a while we get a clue for the singer/songwriter Chris Rea. He penned this touching Top 40 song in 1978 for his young teenage sister. She was devastated after being dumped by her boyfriend.
110. Color of corroded iron: RUST RED.
120. Capital of Fiji: SUVA. Thank you, perps.
Zoom in or out, or show satellite imagery (lower left).
121. "Bridgerton" actor __-Jean Page: REGE. Ditto.
122. Like a class presentation: ORAL.
123. Evening affair: SOIREE.
124. Place to tie up: PIER.
125. C in C: PRES ident. Commander in Chief
126. Yard border, perhaps: WALL.
127. Hit on the green: PUTTED.
128. Sister of King Charles III: ANNE.
Down:
1. Squad whose colors match the New York City flag: METS. The Mets are a Major League Baseball team.
"The Mets' colors are Dodger blue and Giant orange, symbolic of the return of National League baseball to New York after the Dodgers and Giants moved to California." - MLB.com
2. Scads: A LOT. We get REA
3. Like jumping without looking: IMPRUDENT.
4. On the wrong end of the score: LOSING.
5. Subject of a 2006 demotion: PLUTO.
6. Movie theater: CINEMA.
7. "Totally gnarly!": RAD. "Dude was shredding!"
8. Honor for David and Victoria Beckham: Abbr.: OBE. Order of the British Empire. The famous footballer, and his wife - the one-time Spice Girl known as "Posh Spice."
9. Iberian "Hello": OLA.
10. Rx order: MED.
11. Monopolized a conversation: RAN ON.
12. With everything counted: IN TOTAL. All in all.
13. Higher power?: NTH.
14. "Golly!": GEE.
15. Mel who voiced Bugs Bunny: BLANC. Was he the best, or what?
16. Intake opposite: OUTGO.
17. Idle computer state: SLEEP.
18. Belligerent: SURLY.
25. Finishes with buttercream, perhaps: ICEs. An activity usually done by an ICER, according to crossword clue writers.
26. __ and means: WAYS. Methods and resources.
28. Hotshot: ACE. Pittsburgh Pirate Paul Skenes made his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday after being promoted from Triple A Indianapolis. Here's a recap and post-game interview.
32. Exchange value: PRICE.
33. Miner's dream: LODE.
34. "Break a leg!" preceder: I'M ON.
35. Milk sweetener: MALT.
36. Elicit an "OMG!": AMAZE.
37. "Gladiator" setting: ROME. Gladiator - in quotation marks - would refer to the movie.
38. Prod: SPUR. Urge.
39. German "a": EINE. German one: EINS
44. Free: GRATIS. On the house. Complimentary.
45. Resell quickly: FLIP.
46. Ran with ease: LOPED.
47. Many a musical composition by Czerny: ETUDE.
48. Colorado town near Snowmass: ASPEN. Where down-hillers shred.
50. Bald eagle, e.g.: ERN.
51. Coastal inlet: RIA.
52. Happening place?: VENUE.
53. Actor Peters of the "X-Men" franchise: EVAN. Thank you, perps.
54. "Silas Marner" author: ELIOT, George. Not T.S.
56. Humerus locale: ARM. The singular bone from your shoulder to your elbow. Descending from there, the next two are the radius and the ulna - from the elbow to the wrist. The "funny bone" is not a bone at all. It is the ulnar nerve. If you hit it just so, there is nothing humorous about it. Been there, done that.
59. Malleable metal: TIN.
62. Wright brother: WILBUR. Wright brother: Orville
63. Like many drones: APIAN. Bees. A drone bee has no stinger and does not gather nectar. It is not a worker bee, although it does have one job.
64. Sleepover duds, for short: PJs. Comfy clothes.
65. British __: ISLES. Some 6000+ islands around Great Britain and Ireland.
66. Sour from experience: JADED.
67. Big 52-Down: ARENA.
68. Strauss piece: WALTZ.
70. Actor Holbrook: HAL.
71. Got ready to drive: TEED.
74. Minimal: BARE. Bare in the sense of mere, and nothing else. The room I rented in a rundown hotel not far from Piccadilly Circus had the bare necessities - a bed, a night stand with a lamp, and a small dresser. The bathroom was at the far end of the hallway. It was the best I could do at the time.
75. Strong alkaline solution: LYE.
78. Job for many an action hero: SPY.
79. Sit-up muscles: ABS.
81. In the least: AT ALL. I didn't care at all about the sparsely furnished room. I was there to see the Abbey, the bridge, No 10, and as many of the rest of the sights I could manage to see during my short stay. Now I regret that I didn't go to Kew Gardens.
82. Elements in live edge wood slabs: KNOTS.
83. Complete devastation: UTTER RUIN.
84. Soothsayer: SEER.
85. Village People song covered by the Minions: YMCA.
87. Wild and crazy: AMOK.
89. First name in the freezer aisle: SARA. Last name in the freezer aisle: Lee.
90. Perform first: OPEN.
91. Not new: USED.
94. "Straight Outta Lynwood" singer: WEIRD AL. "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody album that was inspired by N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton" album. N.W.A. founding member Easy-E was part of a theme answer in the Friday, May 8 puzzle that Chairman Moe reviewed.
97. Ballad penner: POET.
98. Gym closet contents: GEAR.
99. "Yes __!": SIRREE.
100. Gives the go-ahead: OKs.
101. Poodle pampering place: PET SPA.
102. Grab power: USURP.
103. NFLer supported by Sourdough Sam: NINER. Sourdough Sam is the mascot of the San Francisco 49ers.
104. Yard border, perhaps: HEDGE.
105. Natives of the Central Plains: OTOES.
106. Sam of "Jurassic Park": NEILL. Watched about 5 minutes of it, then changed the channel. Again, thank you perps.
107. Microwaved: NUKED.
111. "I can't __": EVEN.
112. Show gumption: DARE.
114. "Please explain": HOW.
115. Time often named for a leader: ERA.
116. Baking soda amt.: TSP.
117. "__ do __": YOU. Be yourself.
118. Bon mot deliverer: WIT.
119. Morsel: ORT.
40 comments:
I understood the gimmick right away, and that helped me solve this witty puzzle. Other than that, I don’t have too much to say about it. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
That Jurassic Park actor did me in. I spelled it NEALE. That gave me UNDO THE EARTH WORK. WEIRD AL and WALL never appeared. Bzzzzzt! DNF seems to be my initials these days. Impressive debut, Dennis. Thanx for the last-minute subbing, TTP.
I guess you could say my solving experience was IMPRUDENTly IMPulsive.
Took 16:19 today for me to go to the U.N.
Happy Mother's Day, to all the Corner Mothers.
Almost done with the puzzle, but gotta go to the (crossword favorite) RV to get it ready for tomorrow's camping trip.
Today is:
MOTHER'S DAY (as CN&Y sang, “you don’t need any more advice”)
NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY (affects more than 12 million Americans. It is a musculoskeletal syndrome that causes a variety of symptoms)
NATIONAL SAPPHIRE SEGULAH DAY (in the Hebrew language “Sapphire” means “Precious” and “Segulah” means “Peculiar Treasure.” This day honors parents caring for children that are born with disabilities)
NATIONAL NUTTY FUDGE DAY (mom used to make these with walnuts from our trees)
NATIONAL LIMERICK DAY (There once was a lass from Cape Cod…)
NATIONAL ODOMETER DAY (first developed in the 1600s for wagons and other horse-drawn vehicles)
More this afternoon...
Silar Marner was written by George Eliot, not T.S. Eliot.
FIR. I didn't have much trouble with today's Sunday presentation. I was expecting something more Mothers Day themed, but I was able to get the theme early on and that helped a lot.
My only nit was with space opera? Never heard of it.
The clue for Pluto was my favorite. And the minimum of proper names is always welcome. Overall I enjoyed this.puzzle, so I'm undisappointed.
Thx. It could have been Bill Eliot for all I knew
Usually don’t have access to Sunday puzzle but like to review the clues and answers online.
Happy Mother’s Day to all cornerite Moms, Grandmoms, Great Grandmoms and special Aunts. 😊
Good Morning:
The title and the initial themers signaled the theme, which helped with the solve. The fill was pretty straightforward and junk-free with only a few unknowns, i.e., PC Room, Suva, and Rege, all perp friendly. My favorite themer C/A was Wash Gardening Clothes?=Undo The Dirty Work, but they were all fun and fittingly clued, yet requiring some thought to solve. All in all, a pleasant, smooth Sunday solve.
Thanks, Dennis, and congrats on your impressive debut and thanks, TTP, for rescuing CC in her time of need. I thought it might be you as I read the review, but your extensive knowledge about Formula 1 racing was a surprise, don't ask me why! The most interesting learning moment for me was the story behind the Mets' colors.
Have a great day and Happy Mother's Day to all Moms everywhere.
Hello! Space Opera is the sci-fi genre that Star Wars belongs in :).
Hello Ray! Just a suggestion, I've been doing the LA times daily crosswords on the Washington Post's crossword and games website. They've been running the same daily crosswords as the LA Times for a while now and you can play it for free :).
Musings
-A fun solve. I had to parse WEIRD AL out of WEIRDAL. Doh!
-My new hearing aids got delivered with the MAIL yesterday! Yay!
-An interesting, multicultural start-up screen in a Korean PC ROOM.
-AROMAS of my misspent yute: Burning leaves, dehy plants and freshly turned dirt
-LATE is rude not fashionable
-The rock OPERA Jesus Christ Superstar had a profound effect on me
The girl who played Princess ANNE in The Crown and the actual person
-My 84-yr-old neighbor RAN ON last night about something but I was fine to listen
-Ben and Erin have FLIPPED A LOT of houses in Laurel, MS.
-The Beatles were the OPENING act for Little Richard, Roy Orbison, and Gerry and the Pacemakers before I Want To Hold Your Hand blew up!
Musings 2
-Granddaughter whose picture I posted in yesterday’s blog texted me at 11 pm last night and asked if I had seen the Northern Lights. I told her I tried but couldn’t see them. She said she and her friends went out around 11:30, saw them and sent me a beautiful picture they got. She then asked me why they occurred and why they were visible so far south. I gave her a picture and a brief, non-TMI explanation.
-I was so pleased she asked me and that she thought I would still be awake at that hour. I thanked her for letting be all “sciencey” with her. Love that little (19-yr-old?) girl!
Did a bounce around to fill up the grid today. The " UN" prefix became obvious after a couple of theme answers filled. Perps helped, too.
No fancy cluing today. Only had to wait for some perps to determine the direction of the fill. No idea who -Jean Page was.. liked the turnaround of Elk and WAPITI. Usually it is the other way. Didn't know the capital of Fiji. Learning moment.
A salute to Dennis on his premiere and accomplishment with today's presentation. Hats off to TTP for his pinch-hit for C.C.
It doesn't matter who gets the blame if it is done for the common good.
Bewitched.
Good morning all. Yes SIREE, I went through this puzzle UN-IMPEDE-D except for the UN-NERVE CENTER area. I had misspelled IMPRUDENT as 'imprudeDt' and couldn't understand why UN-DER was getting used twice. Duh! It wasn't.
There were very few unknowns (more than EINE but less than SIETE) and those filled easily except 'C in C', which is usually spelled as one word-CINC. I think PREZ would be a better abbr. than PRES. PC ROOM, WEIRD AL, GLAM, SUVA, REGE- needed perps for those.
Stumbles- NEALE, NEILE, then NEILL; I'M UP to I'M ON, GOLD to LODE.
I'd never heard of a P.olitical C.orrectness ROOM. Back before everybody had cell phones I can remember 'telephone rooms' that sailors would use when their ships docked. I used one at some port-of-call in Mexico. The local library has a bank of PCs that people use.
ENTREAT- if you promise to pay for somebody else, renege, and you UN-treat them.
anon@ 7:41 and ttp- and George ELIOT was a she, Mary Ann Evans. Read the book in HS and remember one thing from it; the word 'cataleptic'.
And speaking of Mel BLANC, "g-buh, g-buh, g-buh,... that's all folks" (Porky couldn't pronounce 'goodbye'.
Sweet CW. For one it was mostly free of proper names, just a few that I either knew or perpped. So nice.
I caught on to the theme quickly so I had fun coming up with the long answers.
One I don’t understand is #117. YOU.
Thank you TTP for subbing for CC.I hope her internet woes get are resolved soon. It’s amazing how we’ve become so dependent on reliable internet connections. Many years ago I refused to get a microwave oven, what for? Once I broke down and got one, I couldn’t do without it.
Happy Mother’s Day to the cornerites mothers. I lost my mother almost 40 years ago but I still sorely miss her.
Remove the get from my last post.
FIR and enjoyed it! It started off hard, and then fell bit by bit, just the way I like it. The theme was excellent and also helpful in the solve. A few unknowns were solved by perps. Pretty perfect!
Monkey at 11:12 AM asked about 117 Down, "___ do ___." Put YOU in each of the blank spaces, and you'll have "YOU do YOU." This is a popular way of saying, "do what suits you," or as TTP wrote, "be yourself."
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and offspring.
Hurrah! A truly enjoyable crossWORD puzzle! The few names were easily perped, and did not distract from the clever cluing. A welcome absence of the arcane and obscure made for a fun solve this morning.
desper-otto Hand up had IMPULSIVE and struggled to get IMPRUDENT. After that mostly OK except for the clusters of crossed proper names. Fun theme!
Here I was at the monument to WILBUR and Orville WRIGHT at the site of their flight.
From Yesterday:
Irish Miss No need to go out of your comfort zone with heights. There are plenty of things to see in this wonderful world without pushing that. Glad you can have the safe virtual experience with my photos.
FIR with six erasures, half of them mispelings.
Apologies to Yellowrocks @ square dance hall for UNHIP JOINTS.
Salivation stimulas had to be AROMAS, because Marisa wouldn't perp.
If you don't look before you leap, you might jump to conclusions.
Gym closet contents had to be GEAR, because "odor" wouldn't perp.
"I can't___" with a four-letter fill leaves a lot of possibilities, many of which aren't suitable for a Sunday crossword. Some may even need medical attention.
Thanks to Dennis for the delightful Sunday challenge, and to TTP for the interesting tour. Just one question - how's your backstroke coming along?
PS - My internet has been down for an hour and a half, and Cox says it is expected to be fixed in another two hours. Unlike some other Cornerites, my cell phone's hotspot is about as good as cable internet.
Superb Sunday. Thanks for the fun, Dennis (congrats on your debut) and TTP (thanks for filling in) (hope C.C.‘S internet problems are solved soon).
I solve online at the Washington Post site on Sundays, and thus have no inkblots.
But I did have two grid errors on checking: unservice center from Ivan instead of EVAN and impulsively entering the S. But that clue would have been “an unhelpful rest stop?. I quickly corrected to NERVE.
I did see the UN theme early in the solve.
Hand up for needing to parse WEIRD AL.
And this Canadian had no idea about C in C even after perping PRES. Thanks TTP.
Happy Mother’s Day to our corner moms, NANAs, MILs and mother stand-ins.
Wishing you all a great day.
TTP:
“George Eliot” was actually a woman named Mary Ann Evans. It was difficult for a woman to get published in Victorian times, so that is why she chose that nom de plume. Just FYI!
NaomiZ @ 11:25. Thank YOU for the clarification. What puzzled me were the 2 blanks. I was looking for 2 words. Also I had never heard the expression, YOU do YOU.
Hola! HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY TO ALL MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, STEPMOTHERS!
Finally I finished this puzzle after starting it early this morning but went to church, ate, etc. Life happens.
I UNderstand the theme and enjoyed solving the puzzle.
I'll take a CSO at NANA which is what my grandchildren call me.
CSO to LULU, a longtime ago friend.
WEIRD AL took me a very long time to parse.
BRYN MAWR college was a participant in the College Quiz tournaments of many years ago and is the only reason I know of it.
WILBUR the pig from Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, was a favorite book in fourth grade.
Tis week is going to be filled with my grandchildren's concerts and presentations then next week, graduations.
Have a fabulous day, everyone!
One of the casinos here uses the expression, YOU DO YOU in their TV ads.
Delightful Sunday puzzle, many thanks, Dennis. And thank you for giving us a helpful commentary, TTP--not easy for a big puzzle like this.
But I liked that there were so many words here that suggested a peaceful and happy and cheerful day and life, in spite of the beginning with a Korean gaming spot, a boxing RING, maybe all overseen by a BOSS. Initially this made me want to take a nap and get some SLEEP. And I sure didn't want to get a bath with DEAD IN THE WATER.
But soon there were some pleasant AROMAS, maybe in a nice ARENA or a VENUE like the YMCA--or a place with a PET SPA. All this made me not want to KEEP BUSY like a ZEALOT, but rather attend a SOIREE at a place with a lovely SOUND SYSTEM where I could hear a neat ETUDE and do a WALTZ, and maybe order some PIE and a drink with some MALT. Yes, that would be a much more A-LIST and pleasant experience, as long as it was all GRATIS.
Have a lovely Sunday, everybody.
TTP,
Forgive my curiosity, but I don't remember Reading "when" you rented an apartment at Piccadilly Circus.
I doubt today that "anyone" could afford an apt at that location, furnished or not...
I say this because it sticks in my mind that my Dad rented a furnished studio in Tudor City in Manhattan back in 66 for $130-month
Electric included...
I enjoyed solving this puzzle.
I used to date a Bryn Mawr woman.
I like the New Zealand actor Neill REA in The Brokenwood Mysteries. I also like the New Zealand actor Sam NEILL.
Of course I entered RENE for "__-Jean Page". Nope. Is REGE a French name?
I agree with Big Easy that Commander in Chief is usually spelled as one word: CINC.
Many years ago LW and I, while in Washington DC, sat in the visitors' gallery of the House of Representatives and saw Dan Rostenkowski, then the chairman of the House WAYS and Means Committee, on the floor.
When I get ready to drive, I fasten my seat belt and start the car.
So Steve Martin is an AMOK guy, eh?
Happy Mothers' Day.
I only knew Bryn Mawr because we drove past the area going to DW's high school reunion, and she also taught me how to say it. Ditto Wilkes Barre. She tried but failed to teach me the correct way to say Lancaster.
If you use the S&P 500 as a gauge, that $160 per month rent near the Circus would be nearly $9,500 today.
CrossEyedDave,
No, no, no.
I was stationed in SW Germany, took a train to Oostende, Belgium, and then a hovercraft to England. I rented a room in that hotel for 4 days, 3 nights.
Irish Miss, I watch a lot (scads?) of sports, including ESPN's Sports Center. Even if I wasn't a fan of F1, it would have been hard to miss what Vanstappen has been doing. He's a generational talent. Nobody comes close to what he's doing. I'll be watching next Sunday morning, just because.
TTP,
I heard train to,
I heard hovercraft to, (more info needed as this sound s really cool!)
(Obviously b/4 the Chunnel)
But I did not hear a date!
C'mon! T8ming is everyth8ng!
(Typing is relative 9n this iPad th8ngie...)
Dave, that would have been in 1978. It would have been what some what would call a fleabag hotel.
Like I said, it was the best I could do at the time. Dark and dingy. That shared bathroom was the pits.
Congrats to Dennis on his debut! Well done! I hope to see more from you soon. I had a 3-box FIW but it was still fun. The theme helped me fill UNNERVING.
FAVs: Higher power?; Humerous local; Happening place?; ZEALOT; and Yard boarder clecho. My FAV themer was UNHOOK, LINE, AND SINKER
69A CSO to Yellowrocks.
I had to read Silas Marner in 9th grade. We were bored out of our minds.
B-Easy@ 10:32. "There were very few unknowns (more than EINE but less than SIETE)". LOL!
Thanks to TTP for filling in! FAVs: golfing putt and Minions
Happy Mother's Day!
Sunday Lurk Say...
I hope all the Moms had a great day. We treated MIL to a late (3:30p) Brunch just to her clock's likin'.
Congrats Dennis on the debut. Thanks TTP for pitching in again - I always love your perspective.
TTP - that Piccadilly Place... You were in the Army so you know how to sleep anywhere ;-)
//DW & I were at Lowes today getting more(?!) flowerpots. I saw some (pots) in someone else's SUV and asked DW, "You like those?"
//We struck up a conversation with the couple on where to find them and, when they lowered the hatch, I noticed an Army license plate...
//He was getting in the car and I hollered "Go Army"
//I got a "Hell Yeah!" in response :-)
LOL that Weird Al was in the puzzle today after the last 2 CSOs. IIRC, Green Day's American Idiot was parodied as Canadian Idiot on that album.
//C, Eh! will have to tell us how much of the tune is true (y'all up to something w/ all the kindness and maple syrup? :-))
HG - That's wonderful your Grand called to understand how solar storms affect our magnetic field. You raised good kids who begat smart kids.
See y'all tomorrow.
Cheers, -T
I didn't have it until I changed SEEM BUSY to KEEP BUSY.
I've watched 1,000 versions of Star Wars and never heard of that.
AnonT- LOL re Canadian Idiot. Yes, we can be sneaky, eh!
“ At the 2007 NHL Western Conference Quarter Finals, fans of the Dallas Stars voted for "Canadian Idiot" to be played during the intermission of a game against the Vancouver Canucks.[41] The Stars were eliminated.[42]”
Belated Happy day to all you mothers out there!
Congrats on your debut, Dennis. Very entertaining theme and fun clueing throughout; I was ripping through this puzzle, having a fine time…until I came to a screeching halt in the central SW of it. Dennis, three crossing proper names? No. Not kosher. Although I had no idea who the Irish actor is, luckily I knew WEIRD AL and Sam NEILL; but still — please do put this sort of thing on your “don’t do” list. Other’n’that, a stellar offering!
Thanks for stepping in, TTP, to pick up the recap. I loved your funny-bone gag — very humerus 😆
====> Darren / L.A.
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