Happy Monday, everyone! sumdaze here. I am happy to say that Janice Luttrell is back with another one of her Monday delights.
Theme: 
1. Words to a bride and groom: TOAST. Here's one Hugh Grant gave in the 1994 film, Four Weddings and a Funeral (3 min.).
6. Actress Ferris: PAM. her IMDb page
9. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" singer Mariah: CAREY. How fun to have a holiday tune this time of year!
14. Mole sauce chile: ANCHO. Blogger says chile is misspelled so I looked it up. One source said that chile is the Spanish spelling and that chili used to be the preferred English spelling but now people tend to write chile so as to avoid confusion with the spicy stew chili. Fair enough.
15. Short "As I see it": IMO. Writing "IMO" is shorter than writing "In My Opinion".
16. Urgent: ACUTE. This made me think of ACUTE care in the medical world.
17. Ross who ran for president twice: PEROT. (1930-2019) He ran as an Independent in 1992, losing to Bill Clinton. Perot again lost to Clinton in 1996 but this time as the leader of the Reform Party.
18. Petty peeve: NIT. I liked the cute play on pet peeve.
19. Downton Abbey staffers: MAIDS.
23. Younger "ManningCast" brother: ELI. ELI and his older brother Peyton were both successful NFL quarterbacks.
24. Team's adjective: OUR. Remember, there is no "I" in "team".
25. Govt. ID issuer: SSA. Government...identification...It is clear we need an abbreviation here. Social Security Administration
28. Stool supports: LEGS.
31. Surf shop array: BOARDS.
39. Gooey campfire treat: S'MORE. It is short for "I want some more."
40. Crafts partner: ARTS.
41. Draped garments in Hindi films: SARIS. Sorry, I do not know which film this is.
43. Boo-boo: OWIE.
44. Stand in good __: STEAD. Merriam-Webster says this is an idiom that means to be useful or helpful to someone or something. The entry has this example sentence: His language skills will stand him in good stead when he is traveling.
48. Vice president Kamala: HARRIS. Vice Presidents since Walter Mondale have lived with their families on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.
50. Horse's foot: HOOF.
51. Golf hole meas.: YDS. Golfers may correct me but I think this means that they measure the distance from their ball to the holes in yards.
52. "Cheers" bartender: SAM. ...not to be confused with a 3-letter word for the actor who played a bartender on Cheers -- Ted.
54. Nonprofit org. with a Directors Series: AFI. The American Film Institute was not on my radar so my last box was a mental alphabet run for something that might work for the crossing of this answer and 42-Down. SLOAN seemed like my best option.
64. Greek fable writer: AESOP.
65. Party bowlful: DIP.
66. See 68-Across: CARTE. and 68-Across. With 66-Across, like some menus: À LA.
67. Airline based in Atlanta: DELTA. In 1941, DELTA's headquarters moved to Atlanta from Monroe, LA where the company started as a crop dusting business over - you guessed it - the Mississippi River Delta region. Delta Airlines history
69. Fill with joy: ELATE. On the other hand, if you fill with helium, you infLATE.
70. Classic theater name: ODEON. Def. (noun): a building used for musical performances (especially in ancient Greece or Rome).
1. Scotch __: TAPE. This 1:37 min. video shows how to wrap a present without tape!
33. Loud and disorderly: ROWDY. This brought to mind Roderick George Toombs, better known as the Canadian wrestler and actor, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1954-2015).
34. Toweled (off): DRIED. To towel off is to dry oneself (or something) with a towel.
35. Clairvoyants: SEERS.
37. Former Russian ruler: TSAR.
38. Stitch's pal: LILO.
42. Memorial __ Kettering: SLOAN. This is a cancer center with multiple locations. It is named for Alfred P. Sloan and Charles F. Kettering. They were two former General Motors executives who donated large sums towards cancer research and treatment.
45. Portable washing receptacle: DISHPAN. In the '70s, Madge taught us that DISHPAN hands were a fate worse than death. There were multiple versions of this scenario:
61. Tehran's country: IRAN.
The themed questions are:
20 Across. Above-the-street rumblers: ELEVATED TRAINS. 
36 Across. Possibly unattainable entry on a bucket list: LOFTY GOAL.
46 Across. Really big ask: TALL ORDER. 
And the reveal:
56 Across. Like most televisions, and what can be found at the start of 20-, 36-, or 46-Across: HIGH DEFINITION.
HDTVs became ubiquitous on June 12, 2009 when the FCC required all high-power analog U.S. television stations to turn off their signals and move to a digital-only transmission. This Nielson article has the data on American viewers at that time.
Today's themed answers are all two-word phrases such that the first word is a synonym for the word "high". But what about the DEFINITION part? Well, as adjectives, ELEVATED, LOFTY, and TALL further DEFINE their respective nouns (TRAINS, GOAL, and ORDER). For example, it is not just any ORDER. It is a TALL ORDER.
Works for me!
It's high time we looked at the other clues....
Across:
1. Words to a bride and groom: TOAST. Here's one Hugh Grant gave in the 1994 film, Four Weddings and a Funeral (3 min.).
6. Actress Ferris: PAM. her IMDb page
9. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" singer Mariah: CAREY. How fun to have a holiday tune this time of year!
14. Mole sauce chile: ANCHO. Blogger says chile is misspelled so I looked it up. One source said that chile is the Spanish spelling and that chili used to be the preferred English spelling but now people tend to write chile so as to avoid confusion with the spicy stew chili. Fair enough.
15. Short "As I see it": IMO. Writing "IMO" is shorter than writing "In My Opinion".
16. Urgent: ACUTE. This made me think of ACUTE care in the medical world.
17. Ross who ran for president twice: PEROT. (1930-2019) He ran as an Independent in 1992, losing to Bill Clinton. Perot again lost to Clinton in 1996 but this time as the leader of the Reform Party.
18. Petty peeve: NIT. I liked the cute play on pet peeve.
19. Downton Abbey staffers: MAIDS.
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| I saw every episode of this show. |
23. Younger "ManningCast" brother: ELI. ELI and his older brother Peyton were both successful NFL quarterbacks.
24. Team's adjective: OUR. Remember, there is no "I" in "team".
25. Govt. ID issuer: SSA. Government...identification...It is clear we need an abbreviation here. Social Security Administration
28. Stool supports: LEGS.
31. Surf shop array: BOARDS.
39. Gooey campfire treat: S'MORE. It is short for "I want some more."
40. Crafts partner: ARTS.
43. Boo-boo: OWIE.
44. Stand in good __: STEAD. Merriam-Webster says this is an idiom that means to be useful or helpful to someone or something. The entry has this example sentence: His language skills will stand him in good stead when he is traveling.
48. Vice president Kamala: HARRIS. Vice Presidents since Walter Mondale have lived with their families on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.
51. Golf hole meas.: YDS. Golfers may correct me but I think this means that they measure the distance from their ball to the holes in yards.
52. "Cheers" bartender: SAM. ...not to be confused with a 3-letter word for the actor who played a bartender on Cheers -- Ted.
54. Nonprofit org. with a Directors Series: AFI. The American Film Institute was not on my radar so my last box was a mental alphabet run for something that might work for the crossing of this answer and 42-Down. SLOAN seemed like my best option.
64. Greek fable writer: AESOP.
65. Party bowlful: DIP.
66. See 68-Across: CARTE. and 68-Across. With 66-Across, like some menus: À LA.
À LA CARTE menus list the prices for each item separately. For example, if a salad does not come with your entrée, you can order one separately or À LA CARTE.
67. Airline based in Atlanta: DELTA. In 1941, DELTA's headquarters moved to Atlanta from Monroe, LA where the company started as a crop dusting business over - you guessed it - the Mississippi River Delta region. Delta Airlines history
69. Fill with joy: ELATE. On the other hand, if you fill with helium, you infLATE.
Note: If you are new to solving crossword puzzles, this one, 72-Across, 2-Down, and 10-Down are good to memorize for future solves. (I'll highlight them, for your convenience.)
71. Young chap: LAD. "Chap" tips us off that a British expression will be spot on.
72. Church council: SYNOD. A SYNOD can be the governing group (as in this clue). It can also refer to the district governed by a SYNOD.
Down:
71. Young chap: LAD. "Chap" tips us off that a British expression will be spot on.
72. Church council: SYNOD. A SYNOD can be the governing group (as in this clue). It can also refer to the district governed by a SYNOD.
Down:
1. Scotch __: TAPE. This 1:37 min. video shows how to wrap a present without tape!
(This seems like something CED might like.)
2. Law school newbie: ONE-L.
3. Land measure: ACRE.
4. Push rudely: SHOVE.
5. In all respects: TOTALLY.
6. Cone-bearing tree: PINE. I come bearing a guide to the most popular Christmas trees of 2024.
7. Bundled in with: AMID.
8. Inspirational slogan: MOTTO.
9. Chevy muscle cars: CAMAROS. The first generation of the Chevy Camaro hit the showrooms in 1966 as a 1967 model. Here is the 1969 model:
10. Berry in some purple smoothies: ACAI.
11. Wreckage: RUIN.
12. Takeoff guesses: Abbr.: ETDS. An airplane pilot can provide Estimated Time of Departures.
13. "Absolutely!": YES.
21. Supermodel Cheryl: TIEGS. Cheryl was born on September 25, 1947 in Breckenridge, MN. Some say she was America's first supermodel. It feel like that term is used a lot more loosely nowadays.
22. Barbecue chef's spice blend: RUB. There are a lot of opinions on this topic. Here is an article that seemed informative.
3. Land measure: ACRE.
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| 'Tis the season! |
4. Push rudely: SHOVE.
5. In all respects: TOTALLY.
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| This is Crush, the sea turtle in Finding Nemo (2003). |
6. Cone-bearing tree: PINE. I come bearing a guide to the most popular Christmas trees of 2024.
7. Bundled in with: AMID.
8. Inspirational slogan: MOTTO.
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| from Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
10. Berry in some purple smoothies: ACAI.
11. Wreckage: RUIN.
12. Takeoff guesses: Abbr.: ETDS. An airplane pilot can provide Estimated Time of Departures.
13. "Absolutely!": YES.
21. Supermodel Cheryl: TIEGS. Cheryl was born on September 25, 1947 in Breckenridge, MN. Some say she was America's first supermodel. It feel like that term is used a lot more loosely nowadays.
22. Barbecue chef's spice blend: RUB. There are a lot of opinions on this topic. Here is an article that seemed informative.
25. Reduce, as prices: SLASH. 
26. "More or less": SORTA. I kinda got this one. 😜
27. Photo caption following a makeover: AFTER. Makeovers usually have before and AFTER photos so we can appreciate the changes.
29. Farm animal with horns: GOAT. Speaking of farm animals with horns....
30. Comedian Silverman: SARAH. (b. December 1, 1970) You have probably seen SARAH on various late-night comedy shows. Here are 30 seconds of her act that do not include swear words.
26. "More or less": SORTA. I kinda got this one. 😜
27. Photo caption following a makeover: AFTER. Makeovers usually have before and AFTER photos so we can appreciate the changes.
29. Farm animal with horns: GOAT. Speaking of farm animals with horns....
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| (Yes, I realize that a Venn diagram showing the population of readers who like both math and cattle will have a slim overlap.) |
30. Comedian Silverman: SARAH. (b. December 1, 1970) You have probably seen SARAH on various late-night comedy shows. Here are 30 seconds of her act that do not include swear words.
32. Love, in Spanish: AMOR.
33. Loud and disorderly: ROWDY. This brought to mind Roderick George Toombs, better known as the Canadian wrestler and actor, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1954-2015).
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| Rowdy (left) with Hulk Hogan |
34. Toweled (off): DRIED. To towel off is to dry oneself (or something) with a towel.
35. Clairvoyants: SEERS.
37. Former Russian ruler: TSAR.
38. Stitch's pal: LILO.
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| This movie came out in 2002. |
42. Memorial __ Kettering: SLOAN. This is a cancer center with multiple locations. It is named for Alfred P. Sloan and Charles F. Kettering. They were two former General Motors executives who donated large sums towards cancer research and treatment.
45. Portable washing receptacle: DISHPAN. In the '70s, Madge taught us that DISHPAN hands were a fate worse than death. There were multiple versions of this scenario:
Even as a kid I thought, "How do they not know that
their hands are in dish soap? Haven't they seen her other commercials?"
47. Workplaces: OFFICES.
49. Bummed out: SAD. 😞
53. Olympian's prize: MEDAL.
49. Bummed out: SAD. 😞
53. Olympian's prize: MEDAL.
The Making of the Paris 2024 medals explained (1:45 min.)
55. Country shaped like a boot: ITALY. 
56. Pay attention to: HEED. Think "HEED the warning signs".
57. Cruise stop: ISLE. Cruise ships sometimes stop at islands.
58. Attend, as a party: GO TO.
59. Sportswear brand: FILA. Fila became primarily associated with tennis after it signed an endorsement deal with Björn Borg in 1975.
56. Pay attention to: HEED. Think "HEED the warning signs".
57. Cruise stop: ISLE. Cruise ships sometimes stop at islands.
58. Attend, as a party: GO TO.
59. Sportswear brand: FILA. Fila became primarily associated with tennis after it signed an endorsement deal with Björn Borg in 1975.
60. Apple tablet: iPAD.
61. Tehran's country: IRAN.
62. __ the Orange: Syracuse mascot: OTTO. A bit of a squeeze, but perps left little room for error on this one.
63. "__ I go on?": NEED. Just one more, if you don't mind.
64. Hubbub: ADO. Without further ADO, I present the grid:
64. Hubbub: ADO. Without further ADO, I present the grid:
41 comments:
I have a minor nit with the intersection of “Eli” and “Tiegs.” Other than that, it was the usual Monday “walk in the park.” FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
This was another Wite-Out-free day, just a hop and skip to the bottom of the grid. Yay, I'll take the SO at 62d. Thanx for the diversion, Janice, and for the expert explication, sumdaze. (Yes, I can hear Madge in my head saying, "You're soaking in it!" Can't remember which brand she was hawking, though.)
ELI Manning is at least common crosswordese, but that clump of names (ELI TIEGS SARAH LILO SLOAN) sure does stick out. Everything is fairly crossed, at least for a somewhat experienced solver, but I can see beginners being unable to get TIEGS x SARIS.
FIR. Not too much difficulty in today's presentation although there were a lot of proper names.
I got the theme early on when the second long answer appeared as lofty after elevated. This helped with the solve.
But overall an enjoyable puzzle.
FIR without erasure.
PEROT got a seat on GM's board of directors when he sold them his computer company EDS. He didn't fit in with the board, because he had too much common sense. For instance, when GM was in one of its many financial binds, H. Ross suggested that although it was fine to provide all the executives with a new Cadillac every year, turning off the heat in the executive parking garage would save a lot of money with insignificant downside. For that type of hearsay, they bought out his GM interests and made him even richer.
Yes, there is no I in team, but there is an "M" and an "E".
Caddies for many international golf pros have to provide their players with the yardage in meters when they play here or in the kingdom of our former masters.
FLN: TTP, that was a long way to go to get to that pun, but it was worth it.
FLN: Picard, the highway I remember was the main drag between LA and Santa Barbara, either US 101 or California 1. The road was kind of a limited-access highway, but not close to being a freeway. This would have been around 1987. It wouldn't surprise me if CALTRANS has put in a cloverleaf to make it safer. (For our New Jersey Cornerites, that would be a "jug handle.")
Thanks to Janis for another gem. Just right to start of the week. And thanks to sumdaze for another punny review. Good stuff.
Hola!
Yes! Thanks to Janice and sumdaze for the fun and the puns! This puzzle filled as easily as butter on TOAST. I even noted the HIGH themes. However, before I had filled ALA at 68A, I assumed 65A would be CARNE and never changed it after ALA. Drat! FIW! But I enjoyed the solve.
Have a happy Monday, everyone!
Took 3:29 today to escape this towering inferno.
I did not know today's actress (Pam) or the mascot (Otto), but I luckily knew the other people (Carey, Sarah, Eli, Sam, Aesop, Perot, & Lilo).
Thank you for the fun review.
Monday puzzle, largely intertaining…..starting the week.
Greet the day.
Quick and easy this morning. Sarah, Otto, and Pam were new to me but easily perped. The other names were quite familiar to me.
Yes, that is the way the Japanese wrap gifts, personally and in stores..
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Janice and sumdaze (great puns and cartoons today).
I FIRed in very good time, and saw the HIGH DEFINITION theme.
One inkblot to change Owey to OWIE (and the cartoon has Owwie!).
Any unknow-to-me names (PAM, SARAH,) or Americanisms (OTTO, SSA, PEROT) perped.
Wishing you all a great day.
Well I soared over this one for 8:33, culminating in a soft landing FIR. Monday’s are always enjoyable as we are doubly treated with a breezy doable puzzle and a sparkling write-up! Thank you Janice and sumdaze for the pleasant start to the CW week. I especially liked the wedding cartoon, how true is THAT! 😂 Probably the best car I ever owned was a ‘75 CAMARO, Chevrolet announced that 2024 would be the last year of production, the end of an era. My dad worked for GM, so I was familiar with SLOAN Kettering from that angle. HARRIS would have never been clued on a Saturday as it was today. Much like C.C. stated she’s never had a brownie, I’ve never eaten a S’MORE, I like chocolate and graham crackers but not the gooey marshmallow. My college roommate was nicknamed “ROWDY”. Years ago I spent two seasons harvesting Christmas trees on a farm outside Portland OR, Scotch PINE were the worst cuz the needles poked my arms making it look like I had a bad rash. Fraser Firs are my favorite. Good day to all!
PAM, OTTO, AFI- didn't know but perps took care of them.
Younger "ManningCast" brother: ELI. ELI and his older brother Peyton were both successful NFL quarterbacks. His father, Archie, wasn't too bad either. The oldest brother, Cooper got a neck injury and had to quit playing football but his son, ARCH, is the backup QB for the Texas Longhorns in Sumdaze's photo Y= COS X. All five are (or were) locals.
Remember 'Rawhide"? Clint Eastwood was ROWDY Yates.
Move 'em on, head 'em up, Head 'em up, move 'em out, Move 'em on, head 'em out Rawhide!
Not exactly the top-to-bottom race typical of a Monday.
First thought for “words to a bride and groom” was do you but wouldn’t perp. alter instead AFTER which gave me the nonsense answer Loltygoal. which was eventually corrected. Almost filled Holy Grail which is more unobtainable than a LOFTY GOAL
Easily parsed theme
chile or chili… there’s a town near Rochester NY spelt Chili pronounced “chai-lai”
HARRIS may not be POTUS but we’ve already had a Harris son in the White House 1889 - 1893
ROWDY Yates still going strong at 94
What kyna word is SORTA s’pose t’ be?
I always get a spasm 😖 when I see OWIE in a CW.
Hamlet: “Before I sleep or perchance to dream ay, there’s s the ___ for the barbecue “…. RUB
Colorful talking bird… PEROT
German busboy perhaps, ____ Hans… DISHPAN
Supermodels….CAMAROS
Have a good week
Super fast even for a Monday , but SS still bested me by a minute!
SLOAN- Kettering was a gimme - there are regional centers of excellence for cancer treatment like the Siteman center at Washington Univ in St Louis but S-K, M.D. Anderson in Houston are 2 of the best in the nation
I enjoy the banter between ELI and Peyton on their "ManningCast"
The musical they put together to kick off this season was hilarious and amazing how many people they got to do cameos
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41186264/manningcast-musical-scenes-qa-peyton-eli-manning
Thanks Renee for the fun blog and Janice for the puzzle
last comment was from me - I forgot to put the label on it
Easiest CW in a long while. My only change was Milo to LILO. Some entries I wasn’t aware I had filled.
One year ago my grand nephew bought several acres of land for his father to move to, and with the land came 5 GOATs. Now they have 12 GOATs, 2 babies were born just this past Friday.
Thank you sumdaze for the great recap. I loved all the little jokes.
Musings
-I love this snarky commercial about the semantics of TALL
-1992: Clinton 43%, Bush Sr. 37%, PEROT 18.9%
-We watched all of Downton Abbey too but depended on closed captioning.
-This is my device that measures YDS to the hole, and both to the front and back of the green. The pros are not allowed to use them in tournaments.
-I have heard the CAMARO referred to as the poor man’s Corvette
-The math/cow cartoon is on the way to my math teacher colleagues and the "end on a high note" to the musical ones, Renee!
Well, at least THIS puzzle wasn't "over my head..."
Learning moment: when I was growing up, (or I might have been already old.) I learned that Nickelodeon was one word, and meant kids shows. Now today I learned "Odeon," and Nickel Odeon has an entirely new meaning...
Started out wonderful, and all my youtube videos were opening lovely. Until I came to "The Folding Video that CED might like." And, you guessed it, SIGN IN TO CONFIRM YOURE NOT A BOT!... AAUUUGGHH!!,!
(TTP, don't bother replying, I'm not going to the Genius Bar at the Mall, and you can't make me...)
@##4&%#! I'll be back after I jump thru a bunch of hoops, as I just have to know what's in that video!
Fast and fun this morning. Mostly well-known names, and fair clues. Wrapped up with an entertaining recap by sumdaze, what's not to like!
sumdaze Thank you for the wonderful review. Count me as being in that tiny sliver that enjoys math and cattle. Brilliant.
Enjoyed the HIGH DEFINITION theme and got the subtlety of the construction. Hand up about the crossed common names area. Last to fill was PAM/AMID. A bit mystified by AMID clue. FIR.
There were GOATs in the Carpinteria Holiday Parade we attended on Saturday.
Merlie used to be a GOAT herder and you can hear her excitedly calling out about the GOATs.
From Yesterday and Today:
Jinx Thanks for the explanation about the SANTA BARBARA LEFT sign. Yes, in 1987 the freeway turned into a surface street here. Three traffic signals in a row that caused big backups. But I can't picture where that sign would be coming in that direction. It would be RIGHT in that direction.
Darren Thanks for looking at my animated broken wrist CAT SCAN video yesterday. Ouch indeed. I get a new CAT SCAN this Thursday to see if I need surgery.
Sumdaze, yes! Thank you!
This old curmudgeon has been looking for an excuse to go out and buy presents, and now I have a reason. I am going to try that no tape wrapping technique! But I have the feeling I'm going to have ti buy a lot of presents to get it down right...
Thank you again, in fact, maybe I'll buy DW a scarf, and wrap two bottles of wine in it, like this! There are many other techniques, just type in Furoshiki gift wrapping, and all sorts amazing stuff comes up!
Bonus tip!
DW wanted to fold napkins like Christmas trees, but when I went looking, I thought these look prettier.
alternate fold,
Aw, what the heck, here's the Xmas tree fold, works best with paper napkins...
Oh no! The link at the end of the Xmas tree fold shows how to make Lange napk8ns!" Help! I can't stop!,!!
Good Afternoon:
This was a perfect Monday, IMO, and well-suited to newbie solvers. The theme was cute, readily understandable, and any shaky entries (Pam and Otto, for me) were solidified by the generous perps.
Thanks, Janice, for a fun and enjoyable solve and thanks, sumdaze, for the cute, concise, and colorful commentary! Best chuckle was the musical Coda. I really enjoy your talent for word play, as evidenced throughout your review. 👏
FLN
Thanks, Mark, for dropping by and setting the record straight on the Mark/John relationship. I hope to see your bylines again soon!
Have a great day.
Fun puzzle, fun review! Thanks, Janice and sumdaze!
Like Anonymous at 7:08 AM, "I did not know today's actress (Pam) or the mascot (Otto), but I luckily knew the other people (Carey, Sarah, Eli, Sam, Aesop, Perot, & Lilo)." FIR and enjoyed it.
CED@11:27. You made my day! I do have a furoshiki. I keep it in my purse for when I buy something on impulse and do not have a shopping bag with me. It's big enough to do the two wine bottle wrap. I sometimes use new dish towels to wrap presents furoshiki-style. They are like a bonus gift.
BE@8:56. How could I forget Clint?!
Thanks for the fun comments!
H-Gary@10:30 and Picard@11:03. So glad you liked the horns image. I love that one. I want to meet the person that came up with that. So clever!
Delightful Monday puzzle, many thanks, Janice. And I always appreciate your helpful commentary, thanks for that too, Sumdaze.
Nice to see this puzzle start off with TOAST, but we didn't really get the breakfast we might have expected in the items that followed. The ELEVATED, LOFTY, and HIGH items didn't give us much of a TALL ORDER in food or anything else, except maybe for some A LA CARTE stuff like that SMORE and that party DIP. No animals, except for that GOAT and that horse's HOOF. We might have hoped for some ARTS, and we did get AESOP, and Mariah CAREY.
But that's about it. Not sure I'd award all this a MEDAL, but it was still fun to play around with it. So thanks again, Janice and Sumdaze.
Have a great week coming up, everybody.
Fast FIR in spite of the over-abundance of names, 22 by my count, 8 of which I DNK, which included ODEON. As mentioned, this made me re-think "Nickelodeon". Due to my bad eyes, no matter how many times I looked at it I read "Boo-hoo", instead of "Boo-boo", and was surprised when "Owie" perped in. Finally recognized "Boo-boo". Thanx JL for the fun CW. Maybe you can try constructing them with fewer names, though? Thanx too to sumdaze for the outstanding (as always) write-up. My dad taught me how to wrap gifts, and I've always been so proud of my gift wrapping skills. Until I saw the video about how to do it without tape! Not I feel very much less accomplished in that department. Dang.
Thank you, Janice, and thank you, sumdaze.
A nice, Monday-easy puzzle to open the week.
I'm not beholden to start the solve in any particular place. Today I read the clues for the long answers first. HIGH DEFINITION was my first fill, and ELEVATED TRAINS was second. It could have been the other way around because I knew both right off the bat. The other two needed a few perps.
I didn't notice the names as I filled.
Hindi films - from Bollywood. No doubt wordplay on Hollywood. I read somewhere that Atlanta has become known in the film industry as Y'allywood.
Neat gift wrap hack!
CED, we had wind chills below 0 for a couple of days, so it gave me something to dig into. Glad I could help you.
BTW, have you tried opening the videos in a new tab or window rather than just playing them in the review? Does that work?
"The pros are not allowed to use them in tournaments." Except during the PGA Championship.
Thank you, inanehiker. I enjoyed the Manningcast musical.
Rangefinders are also allowed in most LPGA tournaments.
And rangefinders can be used in all LIV Tour tournaments, which is where a substantial number of the best golfers in the world now play. Perhaps more top tier talent than the PGA tour. I'll watch a few hours of the LIV tour from time to time, but I'm a traditionalist and don't much care for the music on the course and the barrage of individual and team graphics on the screen.
Sorry to bum you out, unclefred. On the plus side, I think you and CED have come up with a helpful memory trick for ODEON. I have seen it in puzzles before but always forget how to spell it. Problem solved!
There is no rhyme or reason with these videos playing or not. It’s a crap shoot.Sometimes I can play them, sometimes not. This morning the first three wouldn’t open, then the rest did.
Nice looking GOATs on parade. I really like GOATs.
DO, I believe it was Palmolive (the green stuff).
I liked this puzzle and sumdaze's write-up.
Today I just closed the blog and reopened, worked fine
Referring to Sumdaze's 30-down caveat, "Here are 30 seconds of her act that do not include swear words." Applied to most of today's comedians, the statement would have to read, "Here are THE 30 seconds of the act that do not include swear words."
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