Tiny Bubbles. Notice that each theme answer is in the Down position and the first word of each answer is in circles. The circles Bubble Up and the word in the circles can be a type of a Bubble.
3-Down. Melodramatic series: SOAP OPERA. Soap Bubbles.
5-Down. Professional who helps correct communication disorders: SPEECH THERAPIST. Speech Bubbles.
9-Down. Summer coolers: AIR CONDITIONERS. Air Bubbles.
And the unifier:
36-Down. Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle?: BUBBLES UP. YooperPhil reminded me that there is a soda called BubbleUp.
Across:
1. Flat-topped landform: MESA. Everything you wanted to know about Mesas but didn't know to ask.
5. South Pacific island group: SAMOA. The Samoa Islands look like a paradise in the pacific.
10. Wraparound dress in Hindi cinema: SARI. I just The Henna Artist, by Alka Joshi, which delves into Indian culture in the 1950s. The author describes in detail the wearing of Saris and the meaning of various materials and designs of the dress.
14. Nutrient in leafy greens: IRON.
15. St. __ Girl beer: PAULI. St. Pauli Girl Beer is a German beer. The name comes from the former St. Paul's Friary in Bremen, which was next to the original St. Pauli brewery established. St Pauli Girl's Beers has been available in the United States since 1965. The beers are brewed in compliance with the German Purity Laws of 1516.
16. Like most Olympic years: EVEN.
17. Super-vision?: X-RAY.
18. Enthusiastic: EAGER.
19. Mr. Peanut accessory: CANE.
20. Congressional helper: PAGE.
22. More frightening: SCARIER.
24. "No seats" B'way sign: SRO. As in Standing Room Only.
26. Sch. near Hollywood: UCLA. As in the University of California, Los Angeles. The UCLA Bruins lost to the LSU Tigers last Saturday in Death Valley.
29. Eggy brunch dish: OMELET. Yummers!
30. Store with printing services: COPY SHOP.
32. Small quibble: NIT.
33. Under the covers: ABED.
34. Coarse woolens: TWEEDS. This has become a crossword staple that appears often in the Tuesday puzzles.
36. Chem. in some plastics: BPA. As in BisPhenol A. Bisphenol A is a chemical compound used in the manufacturing of various plastics. It is a colourless solid which is soluble in most common organic solvents, but has very poor solubility in water. BPA is produced on an industrial scale by the condensation reaction of phenol and acetone.
39. Cayenne automaker: PORSCHE. Everything you should know about the Porsche Cayenne before finalizing the purchase.
41. Sniffler's boxful: TISSUES.
43. Approx. affected by weather: ETA. As in Estimated Time of Arrival. Heavy rain or a snow storm can delay travel time.
44. "Be that as it may": YES, BUT.
46. Online bidding site: E-BAY.
47. Downtime, briefly: RNR. As in Rest and Relaxation.
48. Like content that can be revised: EDITABLE. Not to be confused with Edible, although that, too, would "revise" the content.
50. Tater Tots brand: ORE-IDA. Yummers! Who doesn't like Tater Tots.
53. "Ouch!": YEOW.
54. "__ the games begin!": LET.
55. Harmonica ancestor: PANPIPE.
59. Sitting on: ATOP.
60. "Who knew!": I'LL BE.
63. "NFL Primetime" network: ESPN. The name of the network, which was established in 1979, originally was named Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. The name was so long that in 1985, it was renamed to just ESPN.
66. Aggravate: RILE.
67. Makeup mishap: SMEAR.
68. Ballet skirt: TUTU.
69. Pond croaker: TOAD.
70. __ down: softens: TONES.
71. Tiff: SPAT.
Down:
1. Stir: MIX.
2. Be off the mark: ERR.
4. Taylor-Joy of "The Menu": ANYA. Can you believe that we made it all the way to 4-Down before encountering a person? The Menu is a comedy thriller about a couple who trek to remote island to sample a lavish $1,250/person menu. Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (b. Apr. 16, 1996) portrays one of the diners. [Name # 1.]
6. Duracell size: AAA.
7. Coffee holder: MUG.
8. Fútbol cheers: OLÉs. This has become a crossword staple.
10. Hidden: SECRET.
11. To no __: without success: AVAIL.
12. "Girls5eva" co-star __ Elise Goldsberry: RENÉE. I am familiar with neither Girls5eva, a television musical comedy, nor Renée Elise Goldsberry (b. Jan. 2, 1971). [Name # 2.]
13. Dormant: INERT.
21. Director Van Sant: GUS. Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (b. July 24, 1952) has directed many films, including the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, which launched the careers of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. [Name # 3.]
23. Not quite correct: AMISS.
24. Garlic stalk available at springtime farmers markets: SCAPE. What are Garlic Scapes?
25. Automaton: ROBOT.
27. Home Depot rival: LOWES.
28. Mimic: APE.
31. Fabric store meas.: YDS. Fabric is sold by the Yard.
35. Piano practice piece: ÉTUDE.
37. Writer Norman Vincent __: PEALE. Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 ~ Dec. 24, 1993) was a theologian, but is best known for his book The Power of Positive Thinking. [Name # 4.]
38. Thus far: AS YET.
40. Singer Lauper: CYNDI. Cyndi Lauper (née Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper; b. June 22, 1953) was big in 1980s. Her 1983 debut album She's So Unusual (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100. [Name # 5.]
42. Mediterranean __: SEA.
45. "Queen __": pop music nickname: BEY. Also known as Beyoncé (née Beyoncé Giselle Knowles; b. Sept. 4, 1981). [Name # 6.]
47. Very muscular: RIPPED.
49. Pair: TWO.
50. Visually stimulating images: OP ART.
51. Quantitative comparison: RATIO.
52. Sherlock's teen sister: ENOLA. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did not create Enola Holmes. She was added to the family later. [Name # 7, Fictional.]
56. Red resident of Sesame Street: ELMO. [Name # 8, Fictional.]
58. Gels: SETS.
61. Actor Cariou: LEN. Leonard Joseph Cariou (b. Sept. 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor. I recognize him from his recurring role on Murder, She Wrote. [Name # 9.]
62. Sweetie: BAE.
64. Sch. support group: PTA. As in the Parent Teacher Association.
65. Pecan or cashew: NUT.
Here's the Grid:
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28 comments:
Once again, Tuesday’s puzzle seemed easier than Monday’s, at least to me. But at least the reveal was something of a surprise. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Saw the circles. Saw the words in the circles. Wondered what they had in common. Thanx to Hahtoolah for the explication. So there was a reveal? EDITABLE was the only awkwardness encountered on my stroll through the grid. Thanx, Norman. Great cartoons this morning, Hahtoolah.
CANE: We keep Q-Tips in a Mr. Peanut-shaped jar. It was a 75th anniversary gimmick for the Planters company.
FIR, but erased aide for PAGE, cindi for CYNDI, and duo for TWO.
Mr. Peanut was "born" in Suffolk, VA, where we will be parking our RV tomorrow.
Do they really sell SRO tickets to Broadway shows? Methinks this is a relic of the past, kinda like me.
BPA, not to be confused with Poly-B pipes which are likely to flood the house.
We teased a coworker by referring to her 914 PORSCHE as a Volkswagen. It actually did have the same 1700 CC engine as the '72 VW Microbus.
TOAD is how RVers spel their towed vehicles. No wonder I fit right in.
Thanks to Norman for the fun Tuesday exercise, and to Ha2la for another chuckle-worthy review. I really liked the beetle postscript.
“Where there’s a perp, there’s a way” is my reasoning, and that held true today as perps gave me the unknowns of SCAPE, PAN PIPE, BPA, and of course the usual names unfamiliar to me, GUS, ANYA and the ‘girls5eva’ co-star RENEE (a CSO to a much more well known Renee here on the Corner). The only ENOLA I know is Gay. FIR in 8:52 due to aforementioned perp aid. BUBBLE UP is a lemon/lime soft drink like Sprite, not sure if it’s regional but stores here sell it. What could be so poorly written that it would be rendered INEDITABLE? Surprised AERATE didn’t find its way into this puzzle. Thank you Norman for the enjoyable solve!
Hahtoolah ~ always a pleasure to read your Tuesday blogs! I agree, Tater Tots make a good side, there was a real shortage during the pandemic.
Good Morning, Crossword friends. Thank you, YooperPhil, for reminding me of the Bubble Up soda. I added it to the commentary.
QOD: There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money, and I can’t remember what the second one is. ~ Mark Hanna (né Marcus Alonzo Hanna; Sept. 24, 1837 ~ Feb. 15, 1904), American politician
Never heard of scape but have heard of ramps. If you rode a school bus in the mountains of North Carolina, you are familiar with ramps.
😊
Haven't done the puzzle yet, but I was reading the late nite comments and saw that my silly theme link, and my birthday cake link for Teri was deleted?
"The only ENOLA I know is Gay." Isn't that a little personal?
BTW - I think it was before you moved into the Corner that Picard and I discovered that we both knew a terrific lady named ENOLA Gay. She died far too young.
G ot this one in 5:51 today.
A ctress of today and actor of today were both unknown (Renee & Len).
S o, without further ado: Oh joy, circles!
Dang - they were there and they worked - I saw them. That was fairly early - wonder if there's other stuff that got routed to the bit bucket?
FIR. I groaned when I saw circles, and there were too many proper names, but the perps helped with them. I have a problem with editable and copy shop; these seemed a stretch to me. And scape? What? Never heard of it.
I had no problem throwing down the long answers, and the theme was clever. And since the solve was relatively easy, overall the puzzle was enjoyable.
This was an interesting puzzle on several levels. It was well-constructed; in particular I appreciated the two vertical grid-spanners. Well done, Norman.
On the nit-picking side, there were the usual annoying candidates like BPA, ANYA, SCAPE, and RNR. But they behaved themselves by staying in the vicinity of helpful perps.
And I noted that both soap bubbles and air bubbles are real physical entities, while speech bubbles....well, I'm not sure what they are, but probably those little balloons in comic strips that show what a character is saying. Not exactly physical entities like soap and air bubbles.
To me, though, the most interesting feature of this puzzle was the word EDITABLE. My first thought was that the word was awkward, and that Norman (Patti?) was trying to be cutely inventive.
After all, isn't everything I ever wrote in a dissertation editable? And as for inventing words, 400 years ago there were a couple chaps, Will Shakespeare and Kit Marlowe, who started a cottage industry by inventing words. And we're still using most of those words today.
But the most compelling aspect of this word stems from our computer age--wait a minute--editable by whom? For example, can/should something be edited in a text document by a user?
Thanks, Norman, for a thoughtful puzzle that jarred me alert this morning!
Ken - now that you mentioned it, I and others here have remarked before how nice it would be for comments on the Corner to be made ‘editable’ by the poster after they are published, much like one can do with a FB post, to correct typos, errors, omissions or add something.
Musings
-I ran out of blank cells in a hurry!
-Susan’s fine recap, proves you can’t have too many kitties or cartoons
-We got our flu shots yesterday and have an ample supply of Kleenex (we never say tissues)
-ORE-IDA two days in a row.
-Kids run to the lunch room a little faster when tater tots are on the menu
-Odd competition is no stranger to ESPN
-CYNDI required me to rearrange the Y and the I
-Sherlock’s sister ENOLA (alone backwards) is supplanting Col. Tibbets’ B-29 here.
It's there again. Someone or something (Blogger?) put it in the moderation filter in the last few hours. I know it was done recently because I cleaned out the spam and moderation filters this morning.
Jinx, I knew Enola Gay. Her last name started with a W.
Yooper, to be clear, that's a limitation of Blogger. You can't edit a published comment on any Blogger blogspot.
Nothing wrong with this puzzle. I appreciated the lack of names, at least until the down section.
I had SOAP OPERA Immediately, then erased it when I thought the congressional helper would be aide. I again corrected myself,again, and got it right.
Hurray for tater tots. I’m a tatertotatarian. Ooh, spell check didn’t like that.
I love garlic but didn’t know about SCAPES. Nice to know. When we used to drive from the San Jose airport down to the Monterrey peninsula, we’d drive by Gilroy, the garlic capital and enjoyed the garlic aroma in the AIR.
So, neat puzzle and great recap from Hahtoolah. I love those cartoons, like the poor D battery one, and I laughed at that clever political quote.
Good Morning:
This was a pleasant Tuesday solve with a very cute reveal. Renée was the only unknown, unlike our well-known Reneé. No w/os and only one nit with the quirky Editable. Len Cariou's latest role is that of Tom Selleck's father on Blue Bloods.
Thanks, Norman, and thanks, Hahtoolah, for a fun and interesting review. Favorite visuals today were for Iron, X-Ray, Abed, Nose, AAA, and the garden Beetle. 🤣
Have a great day.
Good Morning! A nice change-up today with the vertical themers. I found a bit of crunch in the west, but eventually resolved with some kind perps.
WOs: I had XRAY in-out-in when aide changed to PAGE. Lew -> LEN. I should know him as my favorite character, Henry, in Blue Bloods.
BPA: a big selling point for plastic food containers is “BPA-free.”
Perps for :
SCAPE, they sound tasty. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen them but will try to remember to look for them next Spring.
PANPIPE;
RNR – Aha, I didn’t see it until the perps filled.
Thanks, Hah2lah. Cute kitty toons with the bubble catcher and shark bed.
Easy but forgot all about the theme. Can I still claim a FIR?
For a Tuesday ANYA might have preferably been clued as the “Queen’s Gambit” actress (actor?) better known than her role in “The Menu”, (an excellent film BTW).
“Coffee holder” not urn not cup, MUG, fooled yah!! (Me 2)
IRON in leafy veggies, Popeye would agree. Saw two episodes of “Girls5eva” not my cuppa or should I say MUGga tea. CYNDI (she’s 71!) and the rest of the “Girls Just wanna Have Fun”
RNR sometimes gives me 🐾 🐾 like ATOZ but not ATOP….. BAE is back 🙄.
Since they are aquatic that “pond croaker” is more likely a frog.
We work with SPEECHTHERAPISTS using fluoroscopy to evaluate swallowing capabilities/anomlies to prevent aspiration.
Yikes!! They’re still using German Purity laws from 1516 to brew St. PAULI Girl beer? (what, they limit the acceptable number of rats that can fall into the vats? Think I’ll pass 😝)
Garlic SCAPE?
What “Oliver!” asked for ….. SAMOA
To get RIPPED belly muscles he ___ Up….ABED
….________ baked a cake….OREIDA.
H2LH …My fav was “stop and smell the roses” 😃 and where can I get that MUG for DW!
A puzzle so easy an AIRhead could FIR. I realized I had a few fills done by perps after hA2la write up was read. After SOAP, SPEECH, and AIR were filled
by perps I looked at the clues and filled OPERA, THERAPIST, and CONDITIONER- too easy.
I filled UBBLES UP by perps, read the clue, and that gave me the B for BPA- lots of organic chemicals with abbrs.
Thank you PORSCHE because SCAPE was a complete unknown.
ANYA, RENEE, BEY- unknown women..
Yes, UCLA lost to LSU this past Saturday. My granddaughter, who graduated from LSU, is a SPEECH THERAPIST.
Samuel Adams was the first American beer to pass the Reinheitsgebot, aka the German Beer Purity Law or the Bavarian Purity Law, which had three goals: to protect beer drinkers from rising prices, to ban the use of wheat, so that more bread could be made, and to prevent unscrupulous brewers from using toxic ingredients as preservatives or flavorings. Must be true - I read it on the internet.
Many across were finished first, so I missed a bunch of down clue/answers...
Thanks to you guys, now every time I open a puzzle and see circles, my mind automatically says "oh joy, circles," in a sarcastic tone, even though I don't mind them at all. Don't mind my mind, it's a bit weird. Like when I finished, my mind thought, "hey wait a sec, why aren't the bubble answers reversed and going from bottom to top, of the theme is bubbles up? But then i placated myself thinking, "well, circles are sort of like bubbles floating on top..."
bubbles formed by eating beans are the only ones I can do without...
Fast FIR despite a few obscure names. Thought POND CROAKER should have been FROG, and PAN PIPES are a FLUTE relative, not harmonica.
CED: I'm flattered your mind says that, and in that sarcastic tone.
I also thought the answers should have been read from the bottom up.
And don't worry, you still have time to get annoyed by those pesky circles.
Hola!
Wow! There is nothing like a good CWD puzzle to stimulate controversy and good discussion. As for me, I found this one easy and circles do not bother me. I just wait until the end to see what is their purpose. Oh! Bubbles. Very clever, Norman M. Aaronson.
As for AIR CONDITIONERS, I bless the person who invented them; our existence here in the desert is dependent on them. That was not always the case but with the population explosion and the continuous building and further addition of pavements, A/C has become life-saving.
I have to agree that EDITABLE is awkward. But the overall construction with parallel columns is really clever. Nicely done!
I hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday! And thank you, Hahatoolah for another terrific Tuesday exposition.
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