Haute Couture, or the creation of exclusive high-end fashion. The letters in the circles spell out sewing terms. Seams and Hems can be found in just about all clothing, high fashion or not. Darts are found in women's dresses, blouses, and many styles of pants.
20-Across. Studio co-founded by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and others: UNITED ARTISTS. DARTs are folds (tucks coming to a point) sewn into fabric to take in ease and provide shape to a garment, especially for a woman's bust. United Artists was founded in February 1919.
24-Across. Like Vera Wang and I.M. Pei: CHINESE AMERICAN. A SEAM is the joining of two or more layers of fabric held together with stitches. Vera Wang (née Vera Ellen Wang; b. June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer, so she is quite familiar with the sewing terms in this puzzle. I. M. Pei (né Ioeh Ming Pei; Apr. 26, 1917 ~ May 16, 2019) was an especially creative architect. Two of his iconic designs are the Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts and the Dallas City Hall. was born in Guangzhou, China. He moved to the United States when he was 17 to attend college. He became a naturalized citizen in 1954. He was
43-Across. Completely unplanned: SPUR OF THE MOMENT. In sewing, a HEM is the finished edge of a piece of cloth. It often refers to the bottom of a skirt or the legs of pants.
And the unifier:
49-Across. Social groups that work on embroidery projects, or what can be found three times in this puzzle?: SEWING CIRCLES. The circles in the puzzle are necessary for this clue and answer to fully make sense. Additionally, an embroidery CIRCLE is a necessity for embroidery projects.
Across:
1. Taken __: surprised: ABACK.
6. Oscar winner Guinness: ALEC. That's Sir Alec to you. Alec Guinness (né Alec Guinness de Cuffe; Apr. 2, 1914 ~ Aug. 5, 2000) was an English actor. He began his stage career in 1934, then made the transition to a film career. He is best known to me as portraying Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars movies.
10. Think (over): MULL.
14. Heartless: CRUEL.
15. Showroom sample: DEMO.
16. Length x width: AREA.
17. Soup scoop: LADLE.
18. "Sunflowers" and "Water Lilies": PAINTINGS. Vincent Van Gogh (né Vincent Willem van Gogh; Mar. 30, 1853 ~ July 29, 1890) made numerous paintings of sunflowers. Claude Monet (né Oscar-Claude Monet; Nov. 14, 1840 ~ Dec. 5, 1926) was fond of painting the water lilies in his garden in Givenry, France.
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| Some of Van Gogh's Sunflowers |
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| Monet's Water Lilies |
22. Eggy holiday drink: NOG.
23. Air traffic org.: FAA. As in the Federal Aviation Administration.
33. Luxury watch brand: ROLEX.
34. The red planet: MARS. Did you know that Mars named after the Roman god of war because its red color reminded them of blood?
36. Numbered musical composition: OPUS.
37. Manicure targets: NAILS.
39. Fencer's handful: HILT.
40. Telluride or Escalade: SUV. Both are Sports Utility Vehicles. The Telluride is made by Kia and the Escalade is made by Cadillac.
41. Fireplace stack: LOGS.
42. Muscular strength: SINEW.
47. Always, poetically: EER.
48. Soak (up), as gravy: SOP.
56. Careful examination: CLOSE LOOK.
58. __ and kicking: ALIVE.
59. Assistant: AIDE.
60. Folk tales: LORE.
61. Gymnast Comaneci: NADIA. Nadia Elena Comăneci (b. Nov. 12, 1961) is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games. In 1996, she married fellow gymnast Bart Conner (b. Mar. 28, 1958).
62. Paella vegetables: PEAS. Yummers!
63. Absolut rival: SKYY. There are lots of brands of vodkas out there. Here is one man's review of many vodka brands.
64. Beginning stage: ONSET. This is becoming a crossword staple.
Down:
1. First Amendment advocacy gp.: ACLU. As in the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU was founded on Jan. 19, 1920.
2. High-fiber cereal ingredient: BRAN.
3. German auto: AUDI. A history of the Audi. This car manufacturer also makes SUVs.
4. Gael, for one: CELT.
5. Facial tissue brand: KLEENEX. Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The generic term for Kleenex is facial tissue. "Kleenex" has become so commonly used that it's now considered interchangeable with the generic term "tissue".
6. Newspaper income source: AD PAGE.
7. Shakespearean king with three daughters: LEAR. King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. As King Lear approached his old age, he divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favor, feigning love. Our friend, Old Man Keith could have told us a lot about this Shakespearian play.
8. Give off: EMIT.
9. Many Christmas trees: CONIFERS. Conifers produce cones instead of flowers or fruit. The name "conifer" comes from the cones that produce seeds.
10. Rum and Curaçao cocktail: MAI TAI. Yummers! One version of how the drink came into being.
11. Large coffee dispensers: URNS.
12. Table support: LEG.
13. __ Vegas: LAS. Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 as a railroad stop in the desert between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. It wasn't until the 1940s that it became the gambling mecca that it is known for today.
19. Former Russian rulers: TSARs. The term tsar, a form of the ancient Roman imperial title caesar. The title was first used by Ivan IV, (b. Aug. 25, 1530 ~ Mar. 1584) when he proclaimed himself as Tsar. He was also known as Ivan the Terrible.
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| Tsar Ivan IV |
21. Spanish two: DOS. Today's Spanish lesson.
24. Symbol of Christianity: CROSS. Apparently there are various versions of the cross and its history pre-dates Christianity.
25. Invitation to a dog while patting the bed, perhaps: HOP UP.
26. Candy heart words: I LUV U.
27. Super Mario Bros. console: NES.
28. Barn-raising sect: AMISH.
29. "Bad" prefix: MAL-.
30. "Alfie" star Michael: CAINE. That's Sir Michael to you. His given name is actually Maurice Joseph Micklewhite (b. Mar. 14, 1933).
31. "The Bear" Emmy winner Jeremy __ White: ALLEN. Jeremy Allen White (b. Feb. 17, 1991) portrays Carmy Berzatto, a chef inherits his family's Italian beef sandwich shop after the death of his older brother. He is left to deal with his brother's unresolved debts, a rundown kitchen, and an unruly staff, while dealing with his own pain and family trauma. The Bear is considered a "psychological comedy-drama."
32. Food package abbr.: NET WT. As in Net Weight.
37. Without any extras: NO FRILLS.
38. Simon Cowell's competition show, briefly: AGT. As in America's Got Talent.
39. He/__ pronouns: HIM.
41. "My Fair Lady" composer Frederick: LOEWE. Frederick Loewe (né Friedrich "Fritz" Löwe; June 10, 1901 ~ Feb. 14, 1988) was an American composer. He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner (Aug. 311, 1918 ~ June 14, 1986) on many of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon and Camelot, as well as My Fair Lady.
42. Opera heroine, often: SOPRANO.
44. Big name in peanut butter candy: REESES. Yummers!
45. "Get me outta here" button: ESC KEY.
46. "Pretentious? __?": MOI.
49. Fountain drink: SODA.
50. Alcove: NOOK.
51. Unpleasant, as details: GORY. Cartoonist Edward Gorey (Feb. 22, 1925 ~ Apr. 15, 2000) often created gory cartoons. His name was very appropriate.
52. Family: CLAN.
53. Tupperware toppers: LIDS. Tupperware containers were invented in the 1940s by Earl Tupper (né Earl Silas Supper; July 28, 1907 ~ Oct. 5, 1983).
54. Pop singer Sands: EVIE. Evie Sands (b. July 18, 1946) is probably best known for her 1967 song, Angel of the Morning.
55. Airplane assignment: SEAT.
56. Ballplayer's hat: CAP.
57. Fib: LIE.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Many thanks to Anon-T and Naomi Z for filling in on Tuesdays while I was away down under.
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| Businesses closed due to Snow! |
Notes from C.C.:
1) Welcome back, Hahtoolah!
2)
Happy 77th birthday to Madame DeFarge! Hope you're doing well, Janice, we miss your presence on the blog.
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| From L To R: Abejo, WikWak and Madame DeFarge |
3)
Happy birthday to sumdaze, our creative and loving Monday Sherpa. Renee
is also a triathlete, who runs, bikes and swims long distance.
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4) Happy 17th birthday to our blog! Thank you so much for visiting and commenting.
59 comments:
If it were possible, Tuesday’s puzzle seems even easier than Monday’s, and that was easy enough. Are we ever going to have a truly challenging puzzle again? They say “Be careful what you ask for” but I say “Bring it on!”
And Happy Birthday to you, Sumdaze! I enjoy your Monday commentary!
Good morning!
Everything is closed here in the southland due to a dusting of snow overnight. It snows so seldom that cities don't invest in snow removal equipment -- just wait until it all melts.
Janice served up a nice, easy romp this morning. Didn't notice the circles until after I'd finished. Alec Guiness, as Col. Nicholson, led his group of British war prisoners to build the Bridge On The River Kwai back in the '50s. No Wite-Out was required for today's evolution. Thanx for 'splainin' it all, sumdaze, and happy birthday to you, Mme DeFarge, and the blog.
Back in the Rich Norris days, I opined that the order of difficulty was Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday and Saturday. I think that Patti is less predictable, but sorta follows suit.
That would be Ha2la to you, sir.
FIR, but erased skor to SKYY. In my defense, I don't allow myself either product.
Since January 1, I also don't allow myself SODA. I told myself that I could always have unsweetened tea if I wanted, but so far it's just been water for me. Problem was I was drinking way too much Diet Pepsi and store brand clones. Probably three liters a day or so. That's proof that I can abuse even non-addictive substances!
Was GORY and Easter egg? "Both darts and gores are shaping the garment by taking off excess of fabric following the silhouette," sez Fashion-Flats.com. Maybe not - it's not my ox to be gored.
Thanks to Janice for another fun and easy puzzle. It took every ounce of determination to write LADLE; my speling-challenged self wanted "ladel." And thanks to Ha2La for another fine review. I liked the vodka rankings, except that I don't think that many people can tell what brand of vodka is in mixed drinks. And happy birthday to MdF and the Corner!
Oops. Yesterday was so horrible that I erased it from my memory. Apologies to both Hahtoolah and sumdaze.
Good Morning, Crossword friends. I hope everyone is safe and warm. I awoke to a light coating of snow covering my backyard. School, businesses and doctor's offices are all closed here today and tomorrow!
Happy Birthday, Sumdaze.
Thank you, Janice, and thank you, Hahtoolah. Welcome back.
Happy Birthday to sumdaze, Madame DeFarge, and the blog.
Another easy to solve puzzle followed by another wonderful review.
Can we get some some of those SEWING CIRCLES to make some quilts?
BRRR!
FIR, despite all the proper names. Luckily well placed perps made it happen. And circles to boot. Why ruin a nice puzzle with circles?
But the theme and the puzzle were extremely easy so I finished rapidly.
Overall an OK puzzle.
Took 4:10 today to stitch this one up.
I didn't know the composer (Loewe), the singer (Evie), and I was thrown by "esckey", having first entered "escape".
Happy Birthday to Hahtoolah, and thank you for your whimsical reviews.
Congratulations to The Ohio State University Buckeyes for running the gauntlet to become national champions last night.
Oh joy, circles!
Tuesday puzzle.Agree with Jinx on daily degrees of difficulty.
Speaking of degrees, zero was what I woke to brrrr. Solid solve warmed me up🤗
Greet the day.
The circles were an integral part of the theme, wouldn’t have made sense without them.
Good Morning:
This was an easy, smooth solve with only one unknown at Evie. The theme was evident early on due to the necessary circles, but the reveal was a fun and fitting surprise!
Thanks, Janice, for a Tuesday treat and thanks, Hahtoolah, for the usual fun and facts. Favorite comics were: Cat getting a pedicure, Gravy Boat navigating the Mashed Potato-bergs, and the Dogs taking over the entire bed. Welcome back and fill us in on your trip Down Under.
Happy Birthday, Madame de Farge, we miss you! 🎂🎈🎊🎁
Happy Birthday, sumdaze, hope it’s a special day! 🎂🎈🎊🎁
Happy Birthday to the Blog and its creator and mentor, our dear CC. Thank you for the time and effort you have expended in making this such a special place for so many lovely and diverse people to share their thoughts and opinions. Thanks, also, to those who entertain and enlighten us each day: sumdaze, Hahtoolah, JazzB, Splynter, Bill and Teri, Chairman Moe, MalMan, HG, and CC, herself. And a big thanks to those who pinch hit when needed: Anon T, Naomi, DO, and TTP. (I hope I didn’t forget anyone.)
I’ll take a CSO, also, as today is the Feast of St. Agnes!
Jayce’s long absence has become worrisome. Has anyone heard from him?
Have a great day and stay warm.
Was cruising right along like it was Monday till I hit the Deep South central, a little rework to get rid of ESCape and key in ESCKEY. Knew the names except for ALLEN and EVIE (I’m more familiar with Dusty Springfield’s version of clued song). At the top, pore quickly became MULL, LADEL was all perps saving me from is it EL or LE? Never heard of DART as it relates to clothing. I think this grid was designed just for SS’s enjoyment 😂. All in all a fitting Tuesday puzzle, thank you Janice!
sumdaze ~ wishing you a great b/day 🎉 🎈🍹 Nice photo!
Hahtoolah ~ welcome back, and yes your subs did a fine job in your absence. Hope you had a great time in Australia!
C.C. ~ Happy 17th to your Corner, I’m a relative newcomer and it’s certainly an enjoyable read everyday, also thanks to all the bloggers and commenters!
I'm away on a trip where it's cold for here but much warmer than it is back home - but having a slow start because it is raining - time to sit back with a cup of coffee and the puzzle. Nice to have Hatoolah back - and HBD to Renee and Madame DaFarge . And Congrats to CC and the blog gang for 17 years here
I needed perps for PAINTINGS - tried to make Impressionism, still life or some 2 word answer with art - before the simple answer
As a diehard U of M fan, congrats on OSU’s National Championship and keeping the 🏆 in the B1G, but, oh never mind 🤣.
Another easy PEASy puzzle. The author placed the anagram theme answers by SEWING CIRCLES throughout the CW
LIU: KLEENEX when used generically to mean facial tissue is an example of a deonym: a common noun derived or originating from a proper name. Unlike Band-AID a trademark for bandaid a neologism a portmanteau of “bandage + first aid”
(Whaddya mean “who cares”🤨)
It ends in X but not TimeX. Amish can “raise a barn” but not the Roof” 🥳 PEAS in “paella” pods and all?
Jeremy Allen White (“Yes Chef!”) also starred as Philip (Lip) Gallegher for all 11 seasons in one of my favs “Shameless”
Ivan IV complained that “czar” was a terrible way to spell TSAR in a crossword puzzle
The name actually came along when a sloppy drinker spilt the anonymous cocktail on his silk cravat …”MAI TAI!!!!”
It’s 8 measly degrees right now. All of you with closures due to a “dusting” of snow; we have a few feet we can ship over to you. 😀
Great toons H2LH esp. the “gravy boat”
Happy B day to Sum D and to the blog and invisible blog fellows
🎂
sew many cakes, sew little time to stitch them together...
Welcome home Susan, I hope you will post pictures of your adventures down under. ESCKEY looks like a word rather than ESC KEY we have so many made up words in our language.
Nice to see the old picture of some of our bloggers, and while I was not here at the very start, I did start commenting early on when the topic of college sport's team nicknames was discussed. I did not pick Lemonade as my nom de plume until 2009, shortly thereafter C.C. invited me to try blogging...60 years old and a blogger! Best thing I did other than marry Oo.
Thanks Janice and as always the queen of Guangzhou and Pinkerton.
Yes that was me...
Welcome home Susan, I hope you will post pictures of your adventures down under. ESCKEY looks like a word rather than ESC KEY we have so many made up words in our language.
Nice to see the old picture of some of our bloggers, and while I was not here at the very start, I did start commenting early on when the topic of college sport's team nicknames was discussed. I did not pick Lemonade as my nom de plume until 2009, shortly thereafter C.C. invited me to try blogging...60 years old and a blogger! Best thing I did other than marry Oo.
Thanks Janice and as always the queen of Guangzhou and Pinkerton.
I loved Janice's puzzle today! It was a quick solve, with only EVIE unknown, and I have to thank Hahtoolah for linking EVIE's hit song "Angel of the Morning," an earworm from my 12th year, and probably not heard since then.
I saw the sewing terms while solving -- I learned to sew DARTs, SEAMs and HEMs in "home economics" -- and was delighted by the reveal, not only because my mother participated in a monthly SEWING CIRCLE, but because it was clever to have the word CIRCLES in the solution.
Happy birthday to sumdaze, who is a great crossword blogger and a cool human being. Happy birthday to MdF, and to C.C.'s blog, which brings us all so much pleasure. Welcome home, Hahtoolah!!
And where is Yellowrocks? I miss her breadth of knowledge and generous attitude toward the changing language.
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Janice and Hahtoolah (welcome back).
I FIRed in Monday time and smiled at the SEWING CIRCLES.
I used to make some of my own clothes (and my daughter’s), but now my Singer is used primarily for mending.
One inkblot (hand up with others) to change ESCape to ESC KEY.
This Canadian has learned ACLU, and FAA filled without me even seeing the clue.
I M Pei was the architect back in the early 1970s for the Commerce Centre in downtown Toronto. It was the tallest building (57 stories) in Canada until 1976 when the CN Tower surpassed it.
The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake featured a wonderful production of Lerner & LOEWE’s musical, My Fair Lady, from late April to Christmas in 2024. Book and lyrics are by Alan Jay Lerner, adapted from Shaw’s Pygmalion.
Happy 77th Birthday Madame LaFarge. We miss you.
Happy Birthday sumdaze. Thanks for your contribution to the blog
Happy 17th Birthday to the blog. I have been here for 12 1/2 years and lurked for a couple of years before that. Thanks to C.C. for all her work in starting and continuing this oasis for CW solvers over the years. And thanks to all those on Irish Miss’s list.
Wishing you all a great day.
Double Brrr here, but we are probably more used to this kind of winter weather than some of you in the south. Stay safe.
I wondered why some of you had problems with ladle/ladel dilemma. I LIUed and the Word origin is Old English, which perhaps explains why this Canadian had no problem with the spelling. Other words with similar suffix are ample, thimble, treadle (as on an old SEWING machine LOL).
Hola!
Welcome back, Susan! The subs were good but it's nice to be back in the regular routine with you at the helm
From sixth grade on I was an avid seamstress so DART, SEAM and HEM are very familiar to me as I made my own clothes for many years and then my daughter's clothes until she started school. I wish I had kept some of the Halloween costumes I sewed, especially the Star Wars ones. She always loved being dressed as Princess Leia.
Interesting to learn that UNITED ARTISTS was started by Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford and their friends.
Visiting AMISH country in PA was one of the most interesting places I've seen. It's amazing to see people living in 17th and 18th century conditions in the middle of the 20th century, now 21st.
Happy birthday, sumdaze!
Please stay warm and well, everyone! Happy anniversary to our Corner and congratulations to C.C. for its beginning.
Happy birthday, Madame DeFarge!
I'm more familiar with Charlie Pride's "Angel of the Morning", assuming it's the same song.
Another fast, fun solve. My only hesitation was at the cross of SKYY/ESCKEY. Just didn't look right, but the V-8 can finally landed. Once again, I spent more time enjoying the blog than I did on the puzzle. Welcome back, Ha2la, and a Happy BDay, sumdaze! -9 here in Northern Illinois when I arose. Lived here all my life, but after missing three winters while in the service, I am no longer a fan of cold weather. I much prefer sweating over shivering!
Puzzle? What puzzle? It's snowing and sticking in NOLA. First time since 2011. The newspaper, if it got delivered before the snow started, is somewhere in the yard covered by snow. Except for a few fools who have no idea about driving on ice, nobody is driving anywhere today. No snow tires, no salt, no slow plows around here. Probably tomorrow too because the temp will still be below 32.
Evie Sands was my only unknown name today. I only remember the version of "Angel of the Morning" by Merilee Rush.
Hand up regarding ESCAPE/ESCKEY. Paused whether it was NADIA or NADYA. FIR.
Here I was SEWING a SEAM at the Solstice Workshop.
I am good at cutting out and SEWING from a pattern. But I am in awe of the people who can design the patterns for the costumes.
Thanx JL for sewing up a nice Tuesday CW. My only nits: too many names, 19, and putting two of the DNK names side by side at 30D & 31D. I managed to fill the cells with perps, to FIR in 10. BTW, of the 19 names, only DNK 5. Just my bad luck I guess that two of them were side by side. Thanx to Hahtoolah, too, for the terrific write-up. I, too, grinned at the gravy boat cartoon. HBD to Sumdaze, Madame La Farge, and our beloved blog.
Had SKYe first, but “Isle” admit that was wrong.
You're thinking of Charlie's Kiss An Angel Good Morning -- not the same song.
Yes, sweat beats goosebumps. Here in Tucson sweat evaporates before it soaks your clothes.
Delightful puzzle, Janice , many thanks. And thanks, too, for your always helpful commentary and pictures, Hahtoolah--also much appreciated.
Well, starting off with PAINTINGS, possibly by UNITED ARTISTS of various kinds, was a real pleasure, although it took a bit of a CLOSE LOOK to find them in the puzzle. We did get a SOPRANO, and then different figures emerged, ALEC, and CAINE and ALLEN, and LOEWE and EVIE and NADIA. Nice to see all of you, but it's now time to get something to drink--maybe a MAI TAI or a NOG of some kind to go along with a REESE'S peanut butter cup. Maybe a good time to turn on the TV.
Have a delightful day, everybody, and Happy birthday, Sumdaze and Madame de Farge.
I loved Shameless as well, but I only remembered Emmy Rossum and the marvelous William H. Macy. Knew Lip of course, but not the actor who portrayed him.
There are lots of AMISH in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan too. Probably others. I was in Shipshewana, IN getting some work done on my RV, and the guy at the counter told me not to miss "the AMISH Walmart," the Shipshe General Store. Great place to shop for a little of everything, with buggy parking separate from car parking.
Prof, you don't have a monsoon season? When I lived in Phoenix I sweated a lot then.
THAT's the one I remember! Been bugging me all day.
"40. Telluride or Escalade: SUV. Both are Sports Utility Vehicles. " I don't know where the term "Sport Utility Vehicle" came from but they are really FWD station wagons that ride higher off the road.
"Aisle" second that. DW says I'm always wrong.
Cool puzzle and fantastic (as usual) review...thanks, Susan, and welcome back. Happy Birthday Madame DeFarge, and sumdaze and congrats, C.C., bloggers, and commenters on the Corner's 17th Anniversary!
Charlie, I don't know about your neck of the woods, but we finally got above 0℉. The wind chill is still making it a bit nippy. NWS weather measurements here for the last 3 days
Phoenix waters an insanely number of golf courses (nearly 200!). Thus higher humidity. Tucson has a mere 43. Our monsoon season has become shorter in recent years, and less intense some say.
We have many Amish families in our area. They are great craftsman. We had our roof replaced by an Amish fellow and his team. They were of course driven to our house each day. His bishop allowed him to show use a cell phone to show us shingle styles. A group runs “The Olde Kountry Store” an Amish supermarket 8 miles away. A serious problem is MVA’s with their black buggies at night. Some major trauma unfortunately
Happy Birthday, sumdaze.
Happy Birthday LATCC.
TTP, thanks for the reference to the Captain Obvious Goes Skiing puzzle. Very enjoyable "repurposing"
Went along swimmingly until 45 down. There was no indication that the answer was an abbreviation, typed in escape, which was incorrect . Esc key, was the correct fill which ment I had to erase my , I thought, perfect answer.
Hi All!
This was a wonderfully executed theme, Janice. Thanks for the fun!
Thanks, Hahtoolah, for the excellent expo. In your absence, I tried, but you are part of the A-Team. Loved the comics!
WOs: CONIFuRS (oops) -> CONIFiRS (no?) -> CONIFERS; my "Fencing" in the clue reflex ink'd epee, perps demanded HILT.
ESPs: CAINE (as clued), ALLEN, LOEWE, EVIE
Fav: I gotta go w/ the theme execution. SEWING words literally in CIRCLES!
28d made me think of Weird Al's parody of Coolio's song with AMISH Paradise.
All this talk about sewing. Mom's mom sew most of her (and three sisters') dresses. Mom taught me and I put sewing to good use putting on my Merit Badges. Mom also taught me how to crochet a bit. Seams in my hacker-buddy's wife's handle ('cuz she sews most of his crazy pants!).
All that to say, the circle-words made perfect sense to me.
Yes, Picard, those patterns are the mystery! //nice pic! (wait, Yuban coffee comes in a real coffee can?)
IM - I've assumed Jayce is dealing w/ the fallout from the fires. I hope he's OK.
NaomiZ - I too am missing YR piping in.
Lem714 - um, aren't all words just made-up words in our (or any) language? :-)
Happy Birthday MdF - I hope you join us again!
ibid sumdaze - you are a welcome addition to the expo lineup.
And a Happy Anniversary to The Corner. I officially joined in 2013 using the moniker Old Man Keith gave me (he called me Anonymous -T); may he R.I.P. playing LEAR.
Let CCR play in your head while you change the lyrics to Snow on the Bayou.
//taken this morning during a walk on our bike path to Meyer Park. Houston will re-open Thursday :-)
Cheers, -T
Thanks to C.C. and everyone for the birthday wishes!! You are a kind and generous group. Thanks, also, to CED for the beautiful cake. I am happy to share and extend the wishes to MdmD and The Corner. This is what I love about The Corner:
Lucina@11:03: "I'm more familiar with Charlie Pride's "Angel of the Morning", assuming it's the same song."
Me: "Oh, yeah. me, too".
D-Otto@12:53: "You're thinking of Charlie's Kiss An Angel Good Morning -- not the same song."
Me: "Oh, yeah, that sounds right."
Puzzle 3 weeks from now: "EVIE Sands"
Me: "Seems like maybe I've heard that name before...."
Every day is a new adventure!
Thanks to Janice for a quaint puzzle. I liked how CIRCLES was in the reveal and revealed the theme. FAV: NO FRILLS
Welcome back to Hahtoolah! I thought of Edward GORY, too. I am a fan. Have you every Googled "Edward Gory cats"?
FAVS today were the lovely paintings, the MARS comic, and the snow "chains". Thank you!
I rarely miss watching an OSU football game.
The Buckeyes now the champion of the sport’s first 12-team playoff, just as they were champions of its first four-team tournament a decade ago.
However, as head coach, Ryan Day has lost to U of M for three years in a row, and that is not acceptable.
Winning the National Championship will surely give him a reprieve, but if he continues to lose against Michigan, his OSU contract will be terminated.
An OSU head coach can lose 4 or 5 games in a season, but if he beats Michigan, he'll have job security. Or, he can be a really good coach winning almost every game years in a row, then lose to Michigan, and he will lose his job. Ask John Cooper and others. It's just the way it is in the rivalry.
MM, you're welcome. I thought you'd enjoy it. Evan has constructed a series of Captain Obvious crosswords. He's one of my favorites.
Puzzling thoughts:
Happy Birthday, sumdaze.
Happy Birthday LATCC
Welcome back, Susan
I think that our NOLA friends are going to need tire chains made of sturdier stuff than those "boob beads."
I was watching Deper-Otto and Dash T's Houston local TV stations this morning, before I got waylaid.
Shaila(? or Sheila) Jackson in New Caney sent in home video of the snowfall to KRIV (I think). A neighbor of D-O ?
I had to laugh when one of the field reporters told viewers, "If you have to go somewhere, don't drive. Walk." (What if I have to get from my home in the 'burbs to anywhere in Houston?)
Then there was the obligatory shot of a family's excited preteens frolicking in the driveway as the snow was falling, with one shouting, "This is awesome!" (no, not really, but I'm happy for your glee.)
They were reporting early this morning that Beaumont / Lake Charles and east to Baton Rouge (towards Hahtoolah) were going to get more snow and sleet than Houston. (with all of those long bridges over the large bodies of water and swamps in southern LA, I wouldn't be driving anywhere. Do gators freeze and float to the top like ice cubes in cold weather? I know that iguanas fall out of the trees in south Florida.)
One of the stations showed a flatbad trailer with plows on it that came in from San Angelo. No trucks, just the plows. (Do they make snowplows there? There can't be much local demand in San Angelo)
Another reported that big snowplows and crews were driving down from Iowa, just in case. (Do they have any idea of how many lane miles of paved roads there are in the Houston metropolitan area? A: It's almost 12,000. The entire state of Iowa has around 18,000 miles of paved roads. I love the internet)
I would guess those Iowa resources should be diverted to Louisiana. My word!
Boo Loquette - How are you holding up down there in Eunice, Boudreaux?
Looks like I have cleanup on Aisle 3
Errata, it is Boo LuQuette.
Sorry about that, Boudreaux.
Oh my, that is just a dusting of snow! Houston closed until Thursday! But I understand that it is unusual for your area and you do not have the experience and infrastructure to cope with it.
Now Canadians know how to retaliate if certain threats are enacted; we will send you more polar vortexes. LOL!
We have a grocery chain named NO FRILLS. Basic but adequate choices with emphasis on No-name house brand, basic shelving etc., lower prices.
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