Happy Monday, everyone. Today we have a puzzle by...well...I constructed this one.
Title: There was a time...
1. Includes on a 51-Down: CCS. and 51-Down. Paperless message: EMAIL.
4. DEA agent: NARC.
8. Rowing team: CREW.
12. Quaker __: big name in cereal: OATS.
19. Synagogue scroll: TORAH.
20. Actor Danson: TED. This it the trailer for Ted Danson's new show, A Man on the Inside. Irish Miss was just recently telling us about it.
21. __ Island: The Ocean State: RHODE. Though just 37 miles (60 km.) wide and 48 miles (77 km.) long, Rhode Island boasts 400 miles (644 km.) of shoreline.
22. Iron-deficient, perhaps: ANEMIC.
26. Elphaba's broom in "Wicked," for one: PROP. Wicked (the musical) as been made into a motion picture. The movie version was released on Nov. 22 and grossed over $114 million the first weekend -- the biggest opening ever for a Broadway film adaptation. Here is the trailer:
28. __-Manuel Miranda of "Hamilton": LIN.
29. Word before down or out: WORE. WORE down and WORE out
32. 1980s president Ronald: REAGAN. (1911-2004)
41. Silver deposit: ORE. Silver is represented on the periodic table as Ag. Do you know which country is named for its silver deposits? (answer below)
42. Like radiator pipes: COILED. Here is an Industrial Products Video for anyone curious to know more:
44. Smitten Kitchen blogger Perelman: DEB. website
45. Bingo kin: KENO.
52. Sweet denial: NO, DEAR.
56. Rare Italian violin: AMATI.
57. Med. plan option: HMO. "Medical" is abbreviated, so is "Health Maintenance Organization".
59. Taco topping: SALSA. I like this one from Trader Joe's.
60. Skeleton pieces: BONES.
63. Noon nourishment: LUNCH.
64. Small, medium, or large: SIZE.
65. Pedometer unit: STEP.
66. The "E" of QED: ERAT. QED is a Latin abbreviation for quod ERAT demonstrandum or "Which was demonstrated". We wrote it at the end of our math proofs. My teacher used to joke that it means Quite Easily Done.
67. Arduous journey: SLOG. Def. (noun) a long, exhausting march or hike.
68. Some CGI beings: ETS. Computer-generated Imagery and Extraterrestrials
Down:
1. __ Rica: COSTA. Costa Rica is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire circle and has over 200 volcanic formations traced back over 65 million years. Of these formations, around 100 of them show signs of activity but only five are classified as active.
2. Source material for fan fiction: CANON. When fans talk about works of fiction or when they write spin-off stories, CANON is another way of saying the original source material. For example, CANON says that Superman came from the planet Krypton. If someone wanted to write a story about Superman, the story should not alter that fact.
3. Big-box __: STORE.
5. "Isn't this all just __ much?": A BIT. not at ALL
6. Like books on Goodreads: RATED. The book that inspired 26-Across was RATED 3.54 stars on Goodreads.
7. Guiding principle: CREDO.
17. Fan noise: WHIR. "Applause" does not fit.
23. Spanish city with Moorish architecture: CORDOBA. I love reading about the series of occupations that influenced the culture and architecture of SE Spain. Here is a 2:08 min. travel video:
25. Make happy: GLADDEN. and 53-Down. Make really happy: ELATE. 😁
27. Mani counterpart: PEDI.
29. One of a journalist's five W's: WHO.
30. Above, in verse: O'ER.
31. Pumpernickel flour: RYE. As a general rule, the RYE flour in my pumpernickel bread is 40% or less of the total flour. More than that, it is difficult to get a good rise. I also add 1/2 cup of corn meal to my pumpernickel bread.
33. 100%: ALL.
34. Many a techie or Trekkie: GEEK.
35. Do some sums: ADD.
36. __-mo replay: SLO. Be forewarned, someday I hope to construct a later-in-the-week grid where I clue SLO as "Cal Poly State Univ.'s town" as a CSO to my big bro who graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.
37. For each: PER.
39. Use a rod and reel on a frozen lake: ICE FISH. 
40. Thingamajigs: DOODADS.
44. Pick up on: DETECT. Dogs are excellent at this. DETECTion dogs are trained to DETECT and alert to the presence of certain scents for which they have been trained to recognize. Examples include medical conditions, endangered plants, explosives, narcotics, live humans, human remains, and weapons. Here's a 2:30 min. video about testing for the qualities that make a dog a good candidate to be a DETECTion dog:
46. Like a busybody: NOSY.
47. Clark of classic Hollywood: GABLE. (1901-1960)
48. Love, in French: AMOUR.
49. Heaven-sent food: MANNA.
50. "The Queen's Gambit" activity: CHESS. The Queen's Gambit was a 2020 TV miniseries based on Walter Tevis' 1983 novel of the same name. The title refers to a classic CHESS opening series of moves.
54. So far: AS YET.
55. Speaks hoarsely: RASPS.
58. Pasta that can be used to make risotto: ORZO.
62. __ of lamb: LEG.
I always like it when, on British detective shows, the boss asks how the case is going and the reply is, "Nothing yet, sir, but it's still EARLY DAYS". I was thinking about that and wondered if it might have puzzle possibilities. Next I made a list of words that could come before DAYS. When I realized HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE had 15 letters, I knew I had to make it work because HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE across the middle was just so fun.
There are four themed clues:
16 Across. Disney princess with a jealous stepmother: SNOW WHITE.
24 Across. Truly exhausted: DOG TIRED.
38 Across. First line of a nursery rhyme about the cow that jumped over the moon: HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE.
47 Across. Competitive countenance: GAME FACE.
(Note: I liked this clue much more than the one I submitted. Mine was too connected to a specific game. It is better to have more separation between the clue meaning and the reveal meaning. This clue does a better job of that.)
Then the reveal:
61 Across. Beginning stages, and what the starts of 16-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across literally are?: EARLY DAYS.
According to Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American English by Ben Yagoda (2024), "(It's) early days" is an expression which describes an early stage in an event or process, often implying too early. Yagoda writes that Americans typically say "the early days of" but began using this Britishism around 1980. Yagoda has an "adoption scale" for each of the terms in his book. He places EARLY DAYS in the middle of his scale with the label "Taking Hold".
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As for the gimmick, the words SNOW, DOG, HEY, and GAME can all come before (early) DAYS to create a new in-the-language phrase. We have:
SNOW DAYS ~ Kids watch the scrolling list at the bottom of the news to see if school will be closed due to inclement weather. 
DOG DAYS ~ These are the hot summer days when Sirius, known as the DOG star can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere.
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| Sirius is sort of like the dog's tag around its neck. |
HEYDAYS ~ Def. (noun) the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity.
Lonesome River Band ~ Heyday ~ 2022
Can you work out who "I" is in this song?
GAME DAYS ~ Simply put, GAME DAYS are the days on which a sports team plays a game. At my school, the players and cheer squads wore their jerseys to regular classes on GAME DAYS. Sometimes we had an alternate class schedule to make time for a pep rally.
It is not too late for the other clues....
Across:
1. Includes on a 51-Down: CCS. and 51-Down. Paperless message: EMAIL.
4. DEA agent: NARC.
8. Rowing team: CREW.
12. Quaker __: big name in cereal: OATS.
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| IMO, these OATS really are of a higher quality than the store brand. |
14. Letter-shaped ski lift: T-BAR.
15. New Zealand native: MAORI.
18. "The Maltese Falcon" actress Mary: ASTOR. (1906-1987) Née Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke from Quincy, IL, Mary played Brigid O-Shaughnessy opposite Humphry Bogart's Sam Spade in this 1941 film.
15. New Zealand native: MAORI.
18. "The Maltese Falcon" actress Mary: ASTOR. (1906-1987) Née Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke from Quincy, IL, Mary played Brigid O-Shaughnessy opposite Humphry Bogart's Sam Spade in this 1941 film.
19. Synagogue scroll: TORAH.
20. Actor Danson: TED. This it the trailer for Ted Danson's new show, A Man on the Inside. Irish Miss was just recently telling us about it.
21. __ Island: The Ocean State: RHODE. Though just 37 miles (60 km.) wide and 48 miles (77 km.) long, Rhode Island boasts 400 miles (644 km.) of shoreline.
22. Iron-deficient, perhaps: ANEMIC.
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| They had me at "dark chocolate". |
26. Elphaba's broom in "Wicked," for one: PROP. Wicked (the musical) as been made into a motion picture. The movie version was released on Nov. 22 and grossed over $114 million the first weekend -- the biggest opening ever for a Broadway film adaptation. Here is the trailer:
28. __-Manuel Miranda of "Hamilton": LIN.
29. Word before down or out: WORE. WORE down and WORE out
32. 1980s president Ronald: REAGAN. (1911-2004)
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| Before he was the 40th president of the United States, he enlisted in the 322nd Calvary Regiment in Des Moines, IA in 1937. He then transferred to a Los Angeles regiment where he served as a second lieutenant. |
35. Nile snake: ASP. While Cleopatra was out feeding her pet ass, she unfortunately missed the PSA about how some sap let an ASP loose in a pile of ash.
41. Silver deposit: ORE. Silver is represented on the periodic table as Ag. Do you know which country is named for its silver deposits? (answer below)
42. Like radiator pipes: COILED. Here is an Industrial Products Video for anyone curious to know more:
43. Scent: ODOR.
44. Smitten Kitchen blogger Perelman: DEB. website
45. Bingo kin: KENO.
52. Sweet denial: NO, DEAR.
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| Hobbes is Calvin's stuffed tiger toy. He becomes a real tiger when he and Calvin are alone. |
56. Rare Italian violin: AMATI.
57. Med. plan option: HMO. "Medical" is abbreviated, so is "Health Maintenance Organization".
59. Taco topping: SALSA. I like this one from Trader Joe's.
63. Noon nourishment: LUNCH.
64. Small, medium, or large: SIZE.
65. Pedometer unit: STEP.
66. The "E" of QED: ERAT. QED is a Latin abbreviation for quod ERAT demonstrandum or "Which was demonstrated". We wrote it at the end of our math proofs. My teacher used to joke that it means Quite Easily Done.
67. Arduous journey: SLOG. Def. (noun) a long, exhausting march or hike.
68. Some CGI beings: ETS. Computer-generated Imagery and Extraterrestrials
Down:
1. __ Rica: COSTA. Costa Rica is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire circle and has over 200 volcanic formations traced back over 65 million years. Of these formations, around 100 of them show signs of activity but only five are classified as active.
2. Source material for fan fiction: CANON. When fans talk about works of fiction or when they write spin-off stories, CANON is another way of saying the original source material. For example, CANON says that Superman came from the planet Krypton. If someone wanted to write a story about Superman, the story should not alter that fact.
3. Big-box __: STORE.
4. Utmost degree: NTH. Here on The Corner we love and value Hahtoolah to the NTH degree and therefore wish her the happiest of birthdays today! 
5. "Isn't this all just __ much?": A BIT. not at ALL
6. Like books on Goodreads: RATED. The book that inspired 26-Across was RATED 3.54 stars on Goodreads.
7. Guiding principle: CREDO.
8. Redeem for money: CASH IN.
9. Piece in a model helicopter kit: ROTOR. DH is a helicopter pilot but I have never ridden in one.
10. Go away gradually: ERODE.
11. Full of energy: WIRED. Think of a classroom full of seven-year-olds on a windy November 1st.
13. Up to one's eyeballs: SWAMPED.
15. "Shaken, not stirred" cocktail: MARTINI. Apparently someone counted all the drinks James Bond ordered in Ian Fleming's novels. It turns out that the book version of 007 prefers bourbon.
9. Piece in a model helicopter kit: ROTOR. DH is a helicopter pilot but I have never ridden in one.
10. Go away gradually: ERODE.
11. Full of energy: WIRED. Think of a classroom full of seven-year-olds on a windy November 1st.
13. Up to one's eyeballs: SWAMPED.
15. "Shaken, not stirred" cocktail: MARTINI. Apparently someone counted all the drinks James Bond ordered in Ian Fleming's novels. It turns out that the book version of 007 prefers bourbon.
a compilation of shaken, not stirred Bond scenes
17. Fan noise: WHIR. "Applause" does not fit.
23. Spanish city with Moorish architecture: CORDOBA. I love reading about the series of occupations that influenced the culture and architecture of SE Spain. Here is a 2:08 min. travel video:
25. Make happy: GLADDEN. and 53-Down. Make really happy: ELATE. 😁
27. Mani counterpart: PEDI.
29. One of a journalist's five W's: WHO.
30. Above, in verse: O'ER.
31. Pumpernickel flour: RYE. As a general rule, the RYE flour in my pumpernickel bread is 40% or less of the total flour. More than that, it is difficult to get a good rise. I also add 1/2 cup of corn meal to my pumpernickel bread.
33. 100%: ALL.
34. Many a techie or Trekkie: GEEK.
35. Do some sums: ADD.
36. __-mo replay: SLO. Be forewarned, someday I hope to construct a later-in-the-week grid where I clue SLO as "Cal Poly State Univ.'s town" as a CSO to my big bro who graduated from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.
37. For each: PER.
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| 2 for $5 or $2.50 PER each |
40. Thingamajigs: DOODADS.
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| I'm not familiar with that last one. |
44. Pick up on: DETECT. Dogs are excellent at this. DETECTion dogs are trained to DETECT and alert to the presence of certain scents for which they have been trained to recognize. Examples include medical conditions, endangered plants, explosives, narcotics, live humans, human remains, and weapons. Here's a 2:30 min. video about testing for the qualities that make a dog a good candidate to be a DETECTion dog:
Don't you just love to watch a dog enjoying his work?
46. Like a busybody: NOSY.
47. Clark of classic Hollywood: GABLE. (1901-1960)
49. Heaven-sent food: MANNA.
50. "The Queen's Gambit" activity: CHESS. The Queen's Gambit was a 2020 TV miniseries based on Walter Tevis' 1983 novel of the same name. The title refers to a classic CHESS opening series of moves.
54. So far: AS YET.
55. Speaks hoarsely: RASPS.
58. Pasta that can be used to make risotto: ORZO.
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| It looks like grains of rice. |
Here's the grid: 
*Answer to 41-Across question: Argentina's name is derived from the Latin word for silver, argentum.
Thank you for doing my early-in-the-week EARLY DAYS puzzle!
Thank you for doing my early-in-the-week EARLY DAYS puzzle!
Thank you, also, to the LAT editors for all of their work!
Notes from C.C.:
1) How cool is this, Renee!
2)
Happy Birthday to dear Susan (Hahtoolah), our incomparable Tuesday
Sherpa. Her posts and pics always brighten our day. Her caring emails and letters sustain me in the most difficult times.
64 comments:
Sorry, but with such crossings as “Cordoba” and “Deb” and references to 1940 era movie stars, I just don’t think I can give this puzzle the “coveted” title of a “walk in the park.” Nevertheless, FIR, so I’m happy.
And Happy Birthday, Hahtoolah! Your commentary is the best!
Good morning!
Enjoyed your "sumdaze" theme, Renee, though I needed the reveal to understand it. HEYDAY seems to break the mold as a one-word themer. In my ute that skeleton song was known as Dry Bones. Thanx for your double-duty, sumdaze. (I agree about Quaker Oats. I don't understand why their plant raises such a stink in Cedar Rapids.)
HBD Hahtoolah. I assume you're the one on the left.
FIR, but erased slammed for SWAMPED.
To my ear, "b" and "v" sound the same in Spanish. I figured that a "smitten kitten" was likely to be female, so "b" won. Had the clue been "lyin' lion" I would have guessed "v."
Speaking of gender, NO DEAR is feminine. The masculine equivalent is "yes dear."
HBDTY, Ha2la!
Thanks to sumdaze for the fine puzzle, and thanks to sumdaze for the fun review. Seems you talked to the constructor a lot. (BTW, tell DH that Jinx says helicopters don't fly. They just stir up so much dirt and make so much noise that the earth rejects them.)
Good Morning, Crossword friends. Loved the puzzle, Sumdaze. It was a nice surprise to find a Happy Birthday Cat in the middle of the puzzle.
Laughter at your distinction between NO DEAR and Yes Dear, Jinx!
I initially wanted Anemia instead of Anemic, so had the Spanish Moorish city beginning with the letter A. I "knew" it had to be Alhambra, despite the fact that it was too many letters. It took a while before Córdoba made its appearance.
QOD: I want to do everything. Life is short, and I hate the idea of turning down anything. You never know what interesting experience might happen. ~ Joshua Bell (Joshua Bell; b. Dec. 9, 1972), American violinist and conductor
MonDAY puzzle. Fill came faster than theme . Greet the DAY.
Well, no SLOG today as Renee has seen fit to GLADDEN us with today’s solo effort, thank you for the double duty of construction and review, impressive! I liked HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE. Today I learned that it’s HEYday and not HAYday. ANEMIC adjacent to DOG TIRED is fitting.
Currently sitting at Gate K10 at a CW favorite airport ORD, en route to LGA, DW really wanted to see the city decked out in Holiday splendor. Good day to all!
Oops I missed something ~ Happy b/day to Hahtoolah, L’Chaim!
FIR. I too didn't like the crossing of Cordoba and Deb. Nasty thing to do to a Monday puzzle.
It took getting the reveal to see the theme. Snow days brought back memories of me listening to school closings on the radio in the morning with my fingers crossed. Oh well, I haven't seen snow in decades. But I digress.
Overall a mostly enjoyable puzzle.
Just bought a Chicago Tribune which also carries the LAT puzzle. YP
I may be on sabbatical but there is no way that I am going to miss saying either "Congratulations" to Renee on the puzzle or "Happy Birthday" to Hahtoolah. Also, I have already seen tomorrow's puzzle (it's easy to set my laptop to another time zone) so I know that we have a "two-day-Trifecta" in the works!
Hola!
Happy birthday, Hahtoolah! Ihope it's a joyous celebration.
What a neato puzzle from Renee! It was not a SLOG and had some fun fill like HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE. it also nudged my memory with recollections of visiting the city of CORDOVA on my first trip to Spain. It's a colorful city where early in the morning women go out to sweep their sidewalks and the walls are adorned with hanging flowerpots. As for SALSA, I like to make my own so I can control how much heat to add. Most jarred SALSA s are too mild for my taste. If I'm in a hurry I might buy some and add chile pitin or jalapenos.
Have a wonderful day,everyone!
Took 3:36 TOday.
I didn't know today's actress (Astor), the blogger, the Italian violin, or the Spanish city.
Congrats on pulling-off double duty today, sumdaze, and happy birthday to Hahtoolah!
Marvellous Monday. Double thanks for the fun, sumdaze and sumdaze!
I FIRed in good Monday time with no inkblots, and say the EARLY DAYS theme (but only at the reveal).
Somehow I thought of CORDOBA, but penciled it in until perps confirmed. That also confirmed DEB .
I smiled at GLADDEN and the “make really happy” ELATE combo.
42A COILED could have been clued as “35A shape ready to strike”.
ICE FISHing was not possible very much on CW favourite Lake Erie last winter as it was not cold enough to create safe conditions.
Happy Birthday Hahtoolah.
Wishing you all a great day.
LOL re “ Yes dear”!
Good Morning! What a treat - double Renee! I liked everything about this puzzle, smooth perps Very creative! Loved DOODADS & HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE! However, I had to come to the Corner to get the theme. Aha! I was trying to match them with EARLY 😄😄😄!
Perps for DEB.
You chose one of my favorite Calvin comics for your Blog. I follow him on FB & laugh every time I see it!
WO: I jumped to “nerd” before checking the perps for GEEK.
Happy Birthday to Hah2lah! 🥳🎂🎈🌺💐🌺🥳 Hope you have a wonderful day!
Raced smoothly thru the puzzle like a CREW team but crashed and sank trying to parse the theme. 😝
Inkovers: why/WHO, creed/CREDO
The notion of CANON , “fanon”, and the relationship to “fandom” and fan fiction is confusing and often interpreted differently. This was EARLY on applied to and particularly evident during the 15 seasons I faithfully watched the CW series “Supernatural” with my fellow cult followers.
HMO. Make sure the plan doesn’t cut short your anesthesia coverage and wake you up before your appendix or gallbladder is completely out. 🤨
“Fan noise” what? Not olés 😉
Off the rowing team : ____ cut ….. CREW
Active fathers: DOODADS
Where Clark, his folks and his 4 sibs grew up: The House of Seven ______ ….. GABLES
Happy Birthday H2LH, great picture of you but who is the smiling lady with the glasses ?
😃
The cordoBa/deB crossing was last to fall, but since I was only missing one letter, it was an easy alphabet run to figure out...
Loved the Ice Fish8ng Comic!
Learning moment: shaken not stirred...
A little research revealed that this is actually backwards from the books, and backwards from what martini aficionados recommend. But the last entry at this site indicates a very plausible reason for Mr Bonds request...
Happy birthday Hahtoolah!
Google has a real hard time finding a happy birthday Hahtoolah cake,
But, I kind of liked this one, even though I have no idea what it says...
How fun to read sumdaze’s comments on her own puzzle. It was a good one. The only obscure word for me was CANON. The theme at first eluded me.
Happy birthday to Hahtoolah. 🎉🎊🎂
For some reason this morning I couldn’t play any of the videos. I was asked to sign in to prove I was not a bot. No clue how to do that. Why today, but not in the past?
Curious,
My google happy birthday Hahtoolah cake link is not what I saw, or linked, I never saw it before? Or know what it could possible mean. What I was trying to do was show that when you google "happy birthday Hahtoolah cake" it shows a bunch of Hookah shaped cakes... Susan, if you smoked a water pipe, I would include that cake, but somehow, I don't think you do...
Monkey!
I have been complaining about that for months!
I am sorry it is happening to you, but happy I am not the only one. 8 would be interested to know how you are view8ng the blog, phone, iPad, computer? And what browser u use.
I am on an iPad, the problem is YouTube based, but I solved it by downloading the YouTube app for iPad, and opening it in the background before opening the blog. The most frustrating thing is that it is intermittent, and when it does happen, you can't go back and find out whatever the correct video was to ever see it.
Thanks for the kind words! As you know, it's still EARLY DAYS for me as a constructor so I am excited about this one.
Jinx@6:15. LOL at explaining the difference between NO DEAR and yes DEAR.
YP@7:52. That sounds like a lovely trip. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday to Hahtoolah!!
Question for our Tech experts, I have an android phone, but all my texting buds have Apple phones. Is the FBI warning something I should be concerned about? I only use my phone for phone, texting, photos & weather, no business, banking, shopping, etc. Are the phone companies going to fix it or should I consider getting an iPhone? Thanks.
Happy Birthday, Hahtoolah!
I liked the theme even though it took a few minutes to figure out.
Great job, sumdaze, and nice review, too!
I especially liked the cartoon explanation for ALL, and the dog DETECTion video.
Good Morning:
A puzzle constructed by sumdaze and a puzzle deconstructed but sumdaze! Are we lucky or are we lucky! This was a delightful solve, with a well-known phrase to viewers of British shows, particularly police procedurals. The theme was well-hidden, giving way to a fun and spot-on reveal, always a treat, especially on a Monday. Cordoba was familiar enough to glean from the helpful perps, including Deb which we just saw recently and which stuck in my brain.
Thanks, sumdaze, for expanding your many talents into crossword construction, a talent we can all share and appreciate as much as your well-proven blogging expertise. Congrats on today’s offering and many thanks for the always entertaining and educational Monday missives. Loved the Big Box Store comic!
Happy Birthday, Hahtoolah, hope you celebrate in style!
Have a great day.
Sorry, Hahtoolah, I forgot these: 🎂🎈🎊🎁
Wonderful job, sumdaze x2! An enjoyable double-dip of puzzle and review, with CANON and DEB as the only unknowns. Jinx is right...helicopters don't really fly, they just beat the air into submission. A very happy B-day to Ha2la!
I seldom use my smartphone, but as I understand the issue, Android to Android texting is encrypted. Apple to Apple is encrypted. Either to the other has no encryption.
You could get an iPhone to you can use an app such as Signal or Whatapp to get messaging encryption regardless of platform.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-says-everyone-encryption-apps-210000364.html
I use an iPad and my browser is Safari. Today is the first day at not being able to open the videos. I remembered you had mentioned keeping the YouTube app open, so that’s what I did this morning and now I can watch the videos.
There is something that doesn't compute about not being cold enough on Lake Erie in the winter. Kinda like "military intelligence."
RoseE@10:31
I am not a tech, and can only give silly advice for entertainment purposes. However, I hear you. DW recently got a wine delivery via fed-x, and the driver insisted I had to submit my drivers license to his scanning machine or he would not give me the package. I find this so deeply disturbing it keeps me up at night.
So I asked my next door neighbor, the bank examiner, what he thought, and he said, "it doesn't matter! They know everything about you already!"
So with that somewhat comforting, even more disturbing advice, when the iPhone to android debacle was announced, I texted his android from my iPhone and suggested we text 8n code in future, just in case the Chinese ask for ransom not to tell our wives when we meet in his garage to drink beers...
I learned that the programming for YouTube on Apple is different than the programming for YouTube on other platforms. This review link suggests that Apple has been rolling out a newer YouTube user interface, and that iPad users have been having issues with videos hanging and freezing. Expand the comments by mjroth99 , on 11/26/2024.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youtube-watch-listen-stream/id544007664?see-all=reviews
Actually all I did was watch á YouTube video unrelated to this blog.
Like
Or, what happens when Elon takes over the rowing team - CREW cut
CED, you may have been complaining for months, but I think it is probably to the wrong audience. Perhaps try Apple support at the Genius Bar. It seems it only happens on iPads. Maybe buy a Samsung tablet or a Microsoft Surface Pro?
See my response to Monkey's earlier comment.
But if you do, it's OK. Here in Virginia it is legal to possess, grow and use weed, but it is illegal to buy, sell or import marijuana or its seeds.
Should have been, "You could get an iPhone to use or you can use an app such as..."
RosE, I'm no expert, but here's my $0.02 worth. I've always had Droid, but my next one will be an iPhone. I've become more sensitive to staying on the current version of an OS, and for Droids, that seems to be about 2 upgrade versions, or about 3 years of currency. iPhones seem to be able to get the latest version of iOS for about 7 years. Unless I see a killer deal on the iPhone 16 in the next few months, I'll wait for the 17 next fall. My main concern is that I use a checklist app that doesn't have an iPhone equivalent. I'll have a lot of 1-finger typing to do when I make the change.
Musings
-My spell check was okay with CORDOVA and DEV seemed as good as DEB and so I’ll take one bad cell. FWIW, I have a good friend who goes by DEV.
-Uh, I’ll get over my one mistake and move on to Renee’s write-up that accompanies her lovely puzzle very informative and entertaining review. I love this idea of constructor/reviewer.
-Bogie watches Mary ASTOR get marched off to jail at the end of The Maltese Falcon which is moviedom’s most famous PROP or McGuffin
-Kids enjoy SNOW DAYS almost as much as we teachers
-These exotic radiators have no COILS
-Speaking of cooling, upon going to a BIG BOX store on a 100F, I am amazed how they cool such a large volume of space
-Some sportswriters stubbornly believe that no MLB player should get 100% of the votes on the first ballot. Here’s the only one who broke that silly tradition.
-CED, I loved the discussion about "shaken not stirred"
-Happy Birthday, Susan!
Sumdaze you just get lucky! Today, doubly so!
I recently put CORDOBA on my must-see list for an eventual trip to Spain, so that was easy.
Jinx, you have us all in stitches. "Speaking of gender, NO DEAR is feminine. The masculine equivalent is 'yes dear.'" Ha ha!
Hahtoolah: !יום הולדת שמח
Error 1011 - Access to the exotic radiator denied. In my 110-year old house the radiators don't have coils, but they keep me warm just the same.
Every day's a good day when you can make a lady laugh!
Delightful Monday puzzle, Renee, and how nice that it's also your commentary, Sumdaze, thanks for that too.
Well, this puzzle had some reference to the EARLY DAYS when the CREW was SWAMPED with chores and had to SLOG through their work day with great effort, that left them ANEMIC and DOG-TIRED. But thank goodness their work was so well-RATED that after a while they got a big raise, and that allowed them to CASH-IN, and did GLADDEN them tremendously. It was time for them to celebrate, and so, after work, they ordered a MARTINI or two (or three), to go with some SALSA, and they had a good time playing some CHESS. A pretty good day for the CREW, I'd say.
Have a good week coming up, everybody.
Renee/sumdaze Congratulations on your puzzle! CORDOBA was easy for me because many of the streets in our neighborhood are named for places and people in Spain. I am often on CORDOBA Road. Had WORN before WORE. Fun theme. FIR.
Here is my video of a spectacular HELICOPTER ride Merlie and I were privileged to experience last year in Greenland.
You can see the ROTOR through the windows. I built a working, flying MODEL HELICOPTER as a teen. Sadly, I have no photos. It was called Penny and it was from plans in a model airplane magazine. It was affordable because of its ingenious ROTOR design.
Thank you, TTP & Jinx. Your info & suggestions will help me decide. I've always been PC & android, but I will now seriously consider the iPhone.
Thanks, CED. I have to show my driver's license at the grocery store to buy wine (What? They couldn't tell I was a Senio Citizen by looking at me???😄😄!) The "kid" at the cash register said it was required of everyone, so maybe your delivery was an age verification thing, or state law.
As I commented below, after viewing this blog, I watched a movie trailer on YouTube. When I returned to this blog, Sumdaze’s videos opened, no problem.
Thank you, Sumdaze for the puzzle and the commentary...the Easter egg for me was working your screen name into a theme! And Happy, Happy Birthday, Hahtoolah!
I don't mind showing my license to prove anything, but having to scan it into a company database where they could be hacked k8nda freaks me out...
Fun puzzle and expo, Sumdaze. Just right for a Monday.
Happy birthday, Susan.
My ex was Mr. Right. He gave few "Yes dears." The man of the house, the cock of the walk, wanted a 50's wife in the 1960's.
I read in the Washington Post today that some doctors take a few seconds to remove a minor little splinter just under the skin and code it as surgery, $400+ please. In addition, it seems with so many doctor now joining huge consortiums the imposed rules get in the way of how outstanding doctors now treat patients.
TTP, well, the real pr9blem is that YOU are my ONLY audience... everyone else I know has learned long ago to ignore me...
(I will try to lighten up... :)
" 'The Maltese Falcon' actress Mary: ASTOR. (1906-1987) Née Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke from Quincy, IL, Mary played Brigid O-Shaughnessy opposite Humphry Bogart's Sam Spade."
If I read that to anyone under 40, they'd think I was making up words. I'm in my 60's but knowing an actress from a movie over 80 years old (even a classic) is a stretch, especially for a Monday.
sumdaze, fyi: "Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American English". This was the WGN Morning News interview with Ben Yagoda back on Oct 21st. I was interested enough that I did some searches that day and found the book on Amazon but didn't end up ordering it. I did not know that "piece of cake" was Britishism.
If you can't see the image, my radiators were flat panels on the International Space Station that have ammonia circulating through them to dissipate heat.
I liked Renee's puzzle and sumdaze's write-up about it.
Happy birthday, Hahtoolah.
TTP@4:02. Thank you for the link. I learned about the book when the author was a guest on the Grammar Girl podcast. It is full of interesting word histories and it seems well-researched. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk5pvyzW6P8
My library did not have it so I did end up ordering it on Amazon. (I'll be listing it as a business expense on my 2024 Sched. C.)
= )
sumdaze, thank you for that link. I started the video but will have to finish it later. Looks good.
HG, yes, I got the same 1101 Access Denied message earlier.
Good point - I agree.
I'm on grandson babysitting duty so no time to solve puzzles. But I couldn't miss out congratulating Renee for the puzzle and Susan for her birthday celebration. Well done, sumdaze and HBTY Hah2Lah
Lucina, fyi, you posted your comment on Dec 7 rather than today. I'm sure you intended it for this puzzle.
Lucina said,
"I believe CORDOVA is the preferred spelling; CORDOBA is an alternate one and the actual pronunciation of it."
LOL! Poor maligned Erie.
Thank you all for the birthday wishes. It really made my day.
Sumdaze: We must listen to the same podcasts. I listen to Grammar Girl and remembered the interview by the author. I also listen to Good Job, Brain.
sumdaze, "Two countries separated by a common language." An all time statement!
That was an awfully good podcast! Brilliant! So clever. Full stop!
TTP
Thank you. I don't know how that happened. I've been very upset because MacAfee has been bombarding me with banners about the status of my computer. But today my daughter and her husband came to take care of that; they are both highly intelligent and deeply into all things modern electronics. So now those annoying banners are gone! I have Norton security so don't need another one.
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