Lido Shuffle
Today's constructor Amie Walker treats us to a sans circles, embedded, scrambled word theme. We'll start with the reveal ...
58. Boz Scaggs hit with the lyric "One more for the road," and what can be found in 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across?: LIDO SHUFFLE. The song was co-written by David Paich and was released on Scaggs' 1976 album Silk Degrees ...
58. Boz Scaggs hit with the lyric "One more for the road," and what can be found in 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across?: LIDO SHUFFLE. The song was co-written by David Paich and was released on Scaggs' 1976 album Silk Degrees ...
Here are the themers ...
17A. Petroleum giant co-founded by John D. Rockefeller: STANDARD OIL. Not only was he the founder of Standard Oil, but he was also the founder the crosswordese ESSO, and a CSO to CanadianEh!
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| John D. Rockefeller July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937 |
... feel free to shut it off when you're finally in the mood😀
37A. Line for product placement?: NOT SOLD IN STORES. Here is one of the original Not Sold in Stores products ...48A. Martini garnish with blue cheese or red pepper: STUFFED OLIVE. I'm not sure how I feel about blue cheese in my martinis ...
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| Stuffed Olives |
Here's the rest ...
Across:
1. Strongly advised: URGED.
6. Slangy "Just say ... ": SPOSE. I 'SPOSE that many Cornerites are not big fans of quote clues.
11. Sudden pull: TUG.
14. "Same!": SO DO I.
15. Ergo: HENCE. Today's Latin lesson: "Therefore"
16. Prefix with tourism: ECO. There's even a society for ecotourism. It's okay with me, as long as they take hang gliders to get there. 😀
17. [Theme clue]
19. Noodle: NOB. At NOB HILL I'm sure you have your choice of crosswordese UDON or SOBA.
20. Marina del __, California: REY. Marina del Rey (Spanish for "Marina of the King") is an unincorporated seaside community in Los Angeles County, California, with an eponymous harbor that is a major boating and water recreation destination of the Greater Los Angeles area. The port is North America's largest man-made small-craft harbor and is home to approximately 5,000 boats.
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| Marina del Rey |
22. Actress Kendrick: ANNA. Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. Known for playing upbeat and endearing characters in comedies and musicals, her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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| Anna Kendrick |
27. Wood finishes: STAINS. What's the difference between a wood stain and paint?
30. Puts on ice: COOLS.
31. Rainbow shapes: ARCS.
32. Vinegary marinade: ADOBO. Adobo is a marinade, sauce, or seasoning composed variously of paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar to preserve and enhance meats, poultry, and seafoods. Here's a recipe for Filipino Chicken Adobo.
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| Filipino Chicken Adobo |
37. [Theme clue].
41. Farm pen: STY.
42. Laden deposits: LODES. ORES was too short.
43. Cold desert in northern China: GOBI. It's in the Steppes of Central Asia (Alexander Borodin) ...
44. "Killers of the Flower Moon" people: OSAGE. Killers of the Flower Moon is a 2023 American epic Western crime drama film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it focuses on a series of murders of Osage members and relations in the Osage Nation after oil was discovered on tribal land. It is based on true events as documented in the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann. It was also the FBI's first big case ...
46. Historic events: FIRSTS.
48. [Theme clue]
52. "My __!": HERO.
53. Sneeze trigger, often: DUST.
54. "Eh, kinda": ISH.
57. Unit on a Taylor Swift tour: ERA. The Eras Tour is the ongoing sixth concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It began in Glendale, Arizona, on March 17, 2023, and is set to conclude in Vancouver on December 8, 2024. Running over 3.5 hours, the set list of the Eras Tour comprises over 40 songs grouped into 10 distinct acts that portray Swift's studio albums conceptually. The first ERA was Country music, and here is her first big hit, written when she was 15 years old -- a story about her boyfriend, and a paeon to Country music star Tim McGraw ...
58. [Theme reveal]
62. Uru. neighbor: ARG. Argentina is a neighbor to Uruguay.
63. Like a good watchdog: ALERT.
64. American buffalo: BISON. The American Bison and the Native Americans of the Western plains had a symbiotic relationship. When the California gold rush began in 1848, Native American tribes were seen as an obstacle to America's "Manifest Destiny", the inevitable Western expansion of European settlers. The latter adopted a policy of the genocide of the American Bison as a way to bring Native Americans under control. This story has a lot in common with the one recounted above in 44A.
66. Make holy: BLESS.
67. Four-award achievements, casually: EGOTS.
Down:
1. USA rival in the space drama "For All Mankind": USSR. For All Mankind is an American science fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi. The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if the global space race had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. The title is inspired by the lunar plaque left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11, which reads, in part, "We Came in Peace for All Mankind".
2. Learning by repetition: ROTE.
3. Greeting to an Aussie pal: G'DAY.
4. Long stretch: EON.
5. "The Year of Magical Thinking" memoirist Joan: DIDION. The Year of Magical Thinking is a memoir by Joan Didion, an account of the year following the death of her husband John Gregory Dunne in 2003. Published by Knopf in October 2005, The Year of Magical Thinking was immediately acclaimed as a classic book about mourning. It won the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. In 2024, The New York Times Book Review ranked it as the 12th best book of the 21st century.
7. Ride a Peloton: PEDAL. Actually, as of this past Summer Peloton appeared to be back pedaling.
8. Musician Yoko: ONO.
9. Chem or bio: SCI.
10. Long swimmer: EEL.
11. Ones who may give backhanded compliments?: TENNIS PROS. Har, har. 😀
12. The Huskies of the NCAA: UCONN. The UConn Huskies (or Connecticut Huskies) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Connecticut, with its main campus located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school is a member of the NCAA's Division I and the Big East Conference.
13. Emergency kit: GO BAG. You can buy one, or build your own with these comprehensive instructions developed by the public service campaign ready.gov.
18. Big fusses: ADOS. Shakespeare wrote about one of biggest fusses in all of literature ...
22. NL East city: ATL. The home of the Braves.
23. Fail to see: MISS.
24. Clickable images: ICONS. Here's the ICON on the Blogger menu that I clicked to insert this image ...
25. Tons: GOBS.
26. "Give a __! Don't pollute!": HOOT.
27. Without: SANS. Today's French lesson. "SANS = without", as the scrambled word in today's theme is SANS circles.
28. Leisurely gait: TROT.
29. "Be a grown-up about it!": ACT YOUR AGE. I'm trying! I'm trying! Sheesh! 😀
32. Chimed in with: ADDED.
33. Game cube: DIE.
35. Money owed: DEBT.
36. Seller's caveat: AS IS. This review is provided AS IS.
38. "Frozen" snowman: OLAF. Meet OLAF ...
39. Seating level: LOGE. A private box or enclosure in a theater -- the front section of the first balcony in a theater, or the boxes to the left or right of the stage.
40. Fantasy monster: OGRE. Not all OGRES are monsters ...
45. NorCal airport: SFO.
46. __ and chips: FISH. Today's English lesson: "chips" are Brit for French Fries.
47. Hosp. room hookup: IV TUBE.
48. Gather wool from: SHEAR. This is how they do it in New Zealand ...
49. "America's Got Talent" host Crews: TERRY. Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former football player. Crews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins. He began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series America's Got Talent: The Champions.
51. Yearns (for): LUSTS. LONGS fit but didn't perp. IMHO LUSTS is on the infrared side of the YEARNS spectrum.
54. "In that event ... ": IF SO. ERGO fit but didn't perp.
55. Card receiver: SLOT. Nowadays you can TAP cards, but I still haven't got the hang of that yet ...
58. 9-Down class setting: LAB. Science Lab. I have some stories about adventures in our HS science lab, but I'm not sure the statute of limitations has expired yet. 😯
59. Under the weather: ILL.
60. Actor Billy __ Williams: DEE. William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, novelist and painter. He is best known for portraying Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, but he has appeared in over 100 films and television roles over six decades.
61. Cookie fruit: FIG. "If you don't care a feather or a FIG, you may grow up to be a PIG!" -- see last Thursday's puzzle -- 49A.
8. Musician Yoko: ONO.
9. Chem or bio: SCI.
10. Long swimmer: EEL.
11. Ones who may give backhanded compliments?: TENNIS PROS. Har, har. 😀
12. The Huskies of the NCAA: UCONN. The UConn Huskies (or Connecticut Huskies) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Connecticut, with its main campus located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school is a member of the NCAA's Division I and the Big East Conference.
18. Big fusses: ADOS. Shakespeare wrote about one of biggest fusses in all of literature ...
22. NL East city: ATL. The home of the Braves.
23. Fail to see: MISS.
24. Clickable images: ICONS. Here's the ICON on the Blogger menu that I clicked to insert this image ...
26. "Give a __! Don't pollute!": HOOT.
27. Without: SANS. Today's French lesson. "SANS = without", as the scrambled word in today's theme is SANS circles.
28. Leisurely gait: TROT.
29. "Be a grown-up about it!": ACT YOUR AGE. I'm trying! I'm trying! Sheesh! 😀
32. Chimed in with: ADDED.
33. Game cube: DIE.
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| Die |
36. Seller's caveat: AS IS. This review is provided AS IS.
38. "Frozen" snowman: OLAF. Meet OLAF ...
39. Seating level: LOGE. A private box or enclosure in a theater -- the front section of the first balcony in a theater, or the boxes to the left or right of the stage.
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| Loge Box Seats |
40. Fantasy monster: OGRE. Not all OGRES are monsters ...
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| Shrek |
46. __ and chips: FISH. Today's English lesson: "chips" are Brit for French Fries.
47. Hosp. room hookup: IV TUBE.
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| Traditional intravenous (IV) infusion therapy set: 1-pole/stand,2-IV bottle/bag,3-spike, 4-air valve, 5-drip chamber, 6-piggyback port, 7-IV tubing, 8-roller clamp, and 9-cannula. |
49. "America's Got Talent" host Crews: TERRY. Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former football player. Crews played as a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and Washington Redskins. He began hosting America's Got Talent in 2019, following his involvement in the same role for the program's spin-off series America's Got Talent: The Champions.
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| Terry Crews |
50. Lingering scents: ODORS.
51. Yearns (for): LUSTS. LONGS fit but didn't perp. IMHO LUSTS is on the infrared side of the YEARNS spectrum.
54. "In that event ... ": IF SO. ERGO fit but didn't perp.
55. Card receiver: SLOT. Nowadays you can TAP cards, but I still haven't got the hang of that yet ...
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| Universal Contactless Payment Symbol |
56. Female birds: HENS.
58. 9-Down class setting: LAB. Science Lab. I have some stories about adventures in our HS science lab, but I'm not sure the statute of limitations has expired yet. 😯
59. Under the weather: ILL.
60. Actor Billy __ Williams: DEE. William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, novelist and painter. He is best known for portraying Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, but he has appeared in over 100 films and television roles over six decades.
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| Billy Dee Williams GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023 |
Cheers,
Bill
And as always, thanks to Teri for proof reading and for her constructive criticism.
waseeley
43 comments:
I’m not familiar with the song referenced in the reveal. Other than that, I didn’t have too much trouble with this puzzle. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Needed my trusty Wite-Out to correct DRIP to TUBE. Otherwise, this was a quick shuss to the bottom. ERA -- someday I probably should listen to a Taylor Swift song. Not yet. Figured today's theme was about a shattered IDOL, but LIDO works, too. Thanx, Amie, waseeley, and Teri.
Thursday puzzle, some occasional white spots…..greet the day.
Good Morning! Early start today – I’ve got an eye check up this morning – note to self: don’t schedule morning appointments!! I’m much more prepared for running around in the afternoon (errands, etc.). And we have snow...I don't like driving in it...
This was a nice puzzle. It seemed there was an abundance of the letter “D” (13 by my count – is that more than usual?)
Wos: My word -> My HERO and meh -> ISH.
The themers filled quite readily, but I needed perps for the reveal. I recognized the lyric line but not the name of the song, so the LIDO really didn’t pop for me until after the puzzle finished. But it was clever to insert it into familiar phrases.
USSR: I just saw the movie Hidden Figures set at the time of the “race for space.” Excellent movie. Amazing women.
Thanks, Bill & Teri, for the fun and informative recap.
Here's the bi-weekly DAB puzzle. Here's what David has to say about it -- you really can't take this guy too seriously (he has titled it Five Times Nine...
This is the first of a projected series of 81 puzzles honoring the multiplication table, which I intend to publish as a mnemonic aid for grade-school students. After that I’ll honor the periodic table of elements with a series of 118 or 119, depending on whether ununennium is discovered in the meantime. And then, concluding my table series series, I’ll honor the Knights of the Round Table: Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, Sir Galahad, Sir Bagdemagus, Sir Segwarides, Sir Gumret le petit, Sir Bleoberis de Ganis, Sir. . . well, according to one medieval source, there were 1600 of them; and their table, allowing each knight three feet of space (which, given the armor involved, is not particularly generous), must have taken up over 42 acres. Since their puzzles, posted at the rate of one per fortnight, will take up over 60 years, I may have to omit a few.
Just noticed on David's website that he will have a puzzle published in the WSJ on December 7th. Even if you don't have a subscription I think you can access it here</a.
FIR. I too had drip before tube, which made the song wrong. Great to hear Boz Scaggs while reading the blog.
There were a few too many proper names for me, some I knew, others not so much. Anna and Didion for example. Thank goodness for perps, but it still took a while in the NE because of Anna.
Got the theme with the reveal and overall enjoyed this puzzle.
Good morning. I noticed the DOIL in each theme fill but wasn't thinking about Boz Skaggs. I always wondered if he had any other hits.
NOB for noodle?? Got it by perps but I didn't know it.
DIDION, TERRY and ANNA- perps for those.
TENNIS PROS- the clue should have been for backhand compliments, not backhanded. My backhand shots were more consistent than the forehand strokes, that I tended to overhit.
UCONN because Northeastern, Northern Illinois, Washington, Houston Baptist, and several Division II and III colleges didn't fit.
FIR, but sven gave way to OLAF.
There was a lot of protest about building Marina del Rey. Naysayers claimed it was just sop for the rich, and that the citizens would be burdened with huge costs forever. Turns out that the bonds were paid off in four years, and the marina has since become a cash cow for the county. They get a piece of every month's slip rent, and a 40 foot slip runs nearly $1,000 a month. Make that $1,500 if you love aboard. Around here, the rate is about $400.
Jimmy Buffett sang about trying to win over a potential mate:
"Like a Ginsu knife or a bamboo steamer
Late-night T.V. hawk-eyed screamer
You'll be the coffee, I'll be the creamer
I'm money back, money back guaranteed
Money back, money back guaranteed"
BISON is only distantly related to Buffalo.
I left 9d blank, thinking it could be lab or SCI. 58d cinched it.
I know all the words in all the songs on "Silk Degrees." One of my all-time favorite albums. Harbor Lights is my favorite from that album.
Thanks to Amie for another fun challenge. And thanks to Bill 'n' Teri for another fine review. Except that you have done the impossible - Tug McGraw has made me a Taylor Swift fan. I wonder how it took that Pennsylvania girl to learn how to sing in southern drawl? I'll now have to get her early albums.
Rita Coolidge did a great cover of Boz's We're All Alone, which was the final track on Silk Degrees.
Took 6:10 today for me to finish American IDOL.
I recognized the chorus, but not the title/song.
I knew today's actress (Anna), but not the writer (Didion). Nob/noodle didn't click for me either.
Jinx @8:03 AM "Make $1,500 if you love aboard" - TMI Jinx, TMI. "Tug McGraw" -- spelers untie! I've blogged Taylor at least 1/2 dozen times and I'm still not into her music (apologies to any Swifties out there).
I didn’t know the song in the reveal, but perps were helpful. Not much more to say about this puzzle that ended up being easier than expected.
My, I really should have á ginsu knife.
Thank you Waseeley for an informative review. I’m going back to watch the video on Mongolia.
47 down , Iv tube,? Iv drip or drug. 6 down, whit -shred? Unfamiliar with that usage.
As per the norm, FIR in double the time of SS in 12:12. Needed perps for DIDION and TERRY, but the rest solved with relative ease. I liked the clue for TENNIS PROS, and did figure out the theme without circles after the reveal. LIDO SHUFFLE is in the rotation of any Classic Rock station. The first Taylor Swift song I remember hearing was “Teardrops on my Guitar” when she was sixteen and singing country. I knew the girl had talent and would go places, but just didn’t realize how far that would be. I can’t really say I’m a Swiftie, but I sure admire her as a person. Thank you Amie for the puzzle, and to Bill and Teri for another outstanding review!
Good Morning:
Even if there were circles, the theme would still be a mystery as I have never heard of Lido Shuffle. However, this shortcoming had no effect on the solve which was smooth and quick, considering it’s Thursday. Stuffed Olive is not as strong a themer as the other three but I suppose Martini drinkers would argue that point! The 20 TLWs were slightly overshadowed by the 10 quote/fill-in-the-blanks clues. Idea, Hero, Hoot, Fish, and Dee could have been clued more much cleverly.
Thanks, Amie, and thanks, Bill and Teri, for never failing to enlighten, educate, and entertain us week after week. Many thanks for your dedication,
Have a great day.
Nob and noodle are slang names for head. That one went by me. I've never used the word "whit" ever. Other than that I had no problems. The theme wasn't necessary as the answers came smoothly. Good job.
LOL! When I finally got home and was able to listen to the LIDO SHUFFLE recording, I realized I have never heard this song. The lyric I recognized was from the Frank Sinatra song, "One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)." Much more to my liking. 😄
Terrific Thursday. Thanks for the fun, Amie, and waseeley and Teri
I FIRed in very good time for a Thursday, and found the LIDO SHUFFLE (I had already noted the LODs but didn’t know the song - apparently LIDO is the name of the performer (Boz) shuffling between various bars to perform?).
Two inkblots to change Chills (wouldn’t fit) to COOLS, and Rae to DEE (ALERT fixed the unknown-to-me name).
I wanted Tier before the older LOGE.
I’m not familiar with ADOBO dressing.
WHIT is an old English (British) word, but still used (ie. I don’t care a whit, there is not a whit of evidence).
That CSO is a long stretch from STANDARD OIL, but thanks waseeley.
Favourite today was the backhanded clue for TENNIS PROS.
Wishing you all a great day.
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Lowdown was also a hit from Silk Degrees. We're All Alone could be subtitled Harbor Lights.
Boz Scaggs’ name in the unifier clue was the first thing I noticed in the puzzle – much as Mahler’s name caught my eye first in Saturday’s puzzle. Silk Degrees is one of my favorite albums, and LIDO SHUFFLE was the early hit when it came out in 1976.
It was a rather slight puzzle theme, even if you know the song, but there was some good fill, like DIDION, TERRY Crews, and OSAGE, the latter being a reminder that Amie is from Kansas City. (CSO to Inane Hiker?) Now, several songs from Silk Degrees -- and Steppes of Central Asia, thanks to Bill – will be going through my head today, especially during a dental procedure.
I have one other Boz Scaggs album. But Beautiful is the title track. The song is slow and intricate, and I wish I’d get a chance to sing it sometime, but it’s not the sort of song our octet sings anymore. A few years ago, when we did work on it a time or two, one guy jokingly called it “But Ugly.”
Musings
-I had no idea about the gimmick but the song turned out to be one I recognized but whose title I never knew. I thought the word they said was “freedom”
-COOLS: Our 30-yr-old garage fridge gets the winter off and is just an insulated box
-Schools try their best to discourage PDA but sometimes hormones will out
-How can people think they can walk up to a BISON in a park?
-Our group drives for 2 ½ hrs to play golf the Tatanka Golf Course that is carved out of the Sandhills. Tatanka is the Lakota word for Bison and there are several of these noble creatures in huge pens that surround the course.
-EMREGENCY: You can buy food that has a 25-yr shelf life
-The BRAVES, Chiefs, Seminoles, et al have kept their mascots despite pressure to abandon them
-We took a 40-minute drive from our hotel to SFO at 4 a.m. in a van that felt like it was falling apart
-Yeah, I am old enough to remember these devices used for credit purchases
-The thousands of LABS I have conducted with J.H. kids made for some memorable moments
Hola! For a Thursday this was easy and filled quickly. I'm struggling with insomnia so I collected the newspaper almost as soon as it arrived. And as soon as I finished it I finally went to sleep. I recall that Joan DIDION was intervied when her book came out though I had not heard of her before that. Apparently she had been recently widowed at the time. However, Terry CREWS is unknown to me. Thank you, Amie Walker and Bill for today's entertainment. Have a wonderful day, everyone!
The puzzle was pretty straightforward, not much to comment about except that it could have been a Tuesday/Wednesday level.
Yesterdays conundrum continues however, even though I think I have found The SOLUTION. Thank you TTP, your response is appreciated and noted as below:
I don't know why you can't play YouTube videos within your Safari browser, but I think if no one else is having these issues, you might want to:
1) Make sure your Safari is at the latest code level (IT IS...)
2) Make sure your YouTube app is at the latest level (IT IS,,,)
3) Check your Safari permissions and your YouTube app permissions (DOES NOT APPLY)
4) Clear your cache and cookies (THANKS BUT NOW I CANT REMEMBER MY PASSWORD TO SIGN BACK IN!, ! :(
5) Reset and restart your browser, your iPad, and your YouTube app. (ALREADY DONE)
6) Disable any extensions you've added to your Safari browser.(DONT HAVE ANY)
7) Look for an iPad user's forum or an iPad support group for tips, or consult with Genius Bar people. (I TRIED FORUMS, I DONT HAVE THE PATIENCE TO figure out how to navigate in them...)
And as for the Genius Bar.? You want me to try to make an appointment to go to a mall between thanksgiving and Christmas? I would rather shoot my iPad, and then commit suicide! Arg! No! That is not an option!
Anywho,
I have solved the problem, I am just reporting it in the faint chance it saves some one else from shooting their IPad...
I do not think it is a problem on my end because:
Todays blog, the 1st two YouTube's opens within the blog just fine, the next three I got locked out. Then all the rest opened fine.
I then closed the blog, and reopened it, making sure nothing else was open, and ALL OF THE YOUTUBES LOCKED OUT...
IF THIS HAPPENS TO ANYONE OUT THERE, the solution is to download the YouTube app for the iPad, and open the app, be signed in, and then open the Blog, and you will be able to see all the YouTube imbeds just fine. I don't know why this works, it just does. (For now...)
Hi All!
Pop had Scaggs' Silk Degrees on a 33&1/3. I loved Lido Shuffle and would play it over and over. When I grew up, I bought the CD.
Thanks, Amie, for the memories & wonderful puzzle. I almost turf'd it in the SW with "My _" woRd (Hi RosE!) b/f a HERO showed up.
Thanks Bill (&Teri) for the lively expo.
WO: [see: above]
ESPs: DIDION, TERRY
Fav: learning there's an H in that use of whit.
//"I don't give a whit what he says..." Or, C,Eh!'s better example paralleling with SHREAD.
NOT SOLD IN STORES - Weird Al's Mr. Popeil.
Cheers, -T
No, no, no. This one is Herbor Lights. But there's not a bad track on the entire album.
Harbor, not Herbor. I WANT MY PREVIEW FUNCTION BACK!
Sigmond would probably have something to say about that one...
As a brand-new Swiftie I'm highly, no HIGHLY, no HIGHLY upset that you aren't also a Swift fan.
Thanks for the shout out to the Atlanta Braves. For nearly 40 years I have been (probably) the biggest Braves fan in New Hampshire. I even have a dog named Chipper. Oh, and back in the day when I drank Martinis, I almost always garnished them with blue cheese stuffed olives.
Neat Thursday puzzle--many thanks, Amie. And thanks to you and Teri too for your always helpful commentary, Bill.
G'DAY everybody. I S'POSE I did feel a bit pressured to ACT my AGE in responding to this puzzle and HENCE did my best to try to LIGHTen up the MOOD as much as possible by giving a HOOT. I suppose the first thing we should do is replace that OGRE with a HERO. Then we could go and work in a SCI LAB, where we might have to take on the task to SHEAR a BISON in a STY. That could be a bit of a challenge and it might be easier to just SHEAR a FISH. If we did a good job we might be rewarded with a "BLESS you," and maybe with a STUFFED OLIVE for a treat. Yum!
Have a great day, everybody.
I really like this guy’s puzzles and sense of humor. Thanks for sharing, Bill.
I was introduced to Ozzy Osborne's Crazy Train from attending Braves games. That was the tune the booth played when he came to bat.
I'm with jinx (@BigEasy7:57reply12:42) I want my preview functions back!
On the iPad (in landscape mode) with the keyboard up to type, I can see about 3 lines of what I'm typing. (5 lines in vertical) so if I go over 20 lines of typo laden tirade, it's not my fault!
(Sheesh! This used to be a place I came to relax...)
LIDO SHUFFLE brought back fond memories of my senior year in high school. I mostly listened to album rock from Aerosmith to Zeppelin, but Boz Scaggs was a welcome change of pace for those *ahem* special moments. Just set the needle on Silk Degrees and turn down the lights...
I liked this puzzle except for those doggone "quote clues."
Having MOONLIGHTING prevented the Ta-da, and then I realized SHREN made no sense. Ta-da!
I noticed GOBI and GOBS.
I forget what restaurant it was, but when I ordered FISH and Chips I was momentarily nonplussed when the server asked me what kind of potatoes I wanted.
I have always thought the head was a KNOB, not a NOB. I guess it can be both (not at the same time?)
Thanks for the tunes, waseeley. I enjoyed listening to them.
I think this may be the earliest I’ve ever posted here on the Corner (usually I do the xword late at night, but got a jump on it after lunch today).
Quite a snazzy trick, Amie, to tie in all those LIDO mixups within the themers! I just could not remember the name of that Boz Scaggs tune until fills started showing SHUFFLE…and then the V8 can impacted. Fun stuff, thanks Amie and Bill/Teri!
The only time I’ve ever used WHIT was once in NYC when I ordered a ham sandwich whit Swiss cheese…
MdR is one of our fave places to paddle in our tandem kayak; about 3/4 way out the channel is a sand spit where we’ll beach the ‘yak and eat lunch while watching all the rich folks go by in their Real Boats 🤣
====> Darren / L.A.
Thank you, Amie, and thank you, waseeley
The theme answers gave me no IDEA to the reveal that was coming.
I too liked the LIDO SHUFFLE song. It got a lot of airplay.
Enjoyed this puzzle - though I needed the reveal answer to find LIDO in the theme answers
I recognized the Boz Scaggs' song but I wouldn't know the title of it- par for the course for me- it was released when I was in high school and the melody is imprinted in the music section of my brain
LIDO makes me think of the island near Newport Beach where my cousins live, but there are also LIDOs in Florida and the original in Venice, Italy
I wanted IV line instead of TUBE - but that is more medical lingo
I don't watch "America's Got Talent" so I remember Terry Crews more from his role on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Thanks Bill & Teri for the fun blog and Amie for the puzzle
Darren, things must have changed since I sailed out of MdR. When I was there, the main channel had an outgoing lane on the north side for boats under power, an incoming lane on the south side for boats under power, and the center was for sailboats going in and out, not under power. The only shoals were around the breakwater, and it would have been scary to be stationary in those traffic lanes. I used to race there on Tuesdays and Wednesdays whenever DST was in effect, and some weekends all year around. Under average wind conditions, we would carry our spinnaker until we got in front of the Red Onion Mexican restaurant, where we displayed our sail handling skills (or lack thereof) for the diners by putting up our genoa and peeling away the spinnaker. We sometimes looked like pros, but more often we resembled the Wide World of Sports' Agony of Defeat. BTW, I and most of the folks I sailed against were anything but rich. But then again there was Roy Disney's 70-foot Pyewacket>/i> and a few other uber rich guys that bought sails that cost much more than my boat, and they bought them often.
Thanks to Amie and waseeley! Reading that DIDION book made todays solve a fast-for-a-Thursday FIR. Hand up for liking the TENNIS PROS clue.
@Jinx, being a sailor you know the sea constantly is changing things; our little sand bar is right up against the rock wall of the north side of the channel. It comes and goes depending on the dredging plans of the harbor master, but it’s there most of the time!
Protocol for traffic is still as you describe, and as a paddle-powered craft we’d alway stay tight to the side, in the shallows, unless we’re making the “dash for cash” across the channel. Plus my wife and I usually paddle mid-week, so there’s not a ton of traffic.
My “Real Boats” jest I got from another paddling friend who always jokes that he “tries to stay out of the way of the people in their Real Boats”🤙🏽🤣
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PS — btw, the Red Onion is long gone…it’s now called Whiskey Red’s, if I have my geography correct.
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