Happy Monday, everyone! sumdaze here with a music-themed puzzle by Malaika Handa and Stephen Lurie. Malaika gave us two LA Times Saturday puzzles back in 2022. It looks like this is Stephen's LA Times debut. Congrats!
Theme: 
We will begin with the unifier:
We will begin with the unifier:
63 Across. Adopted a new attitude, or what music producers did to create the answers to the starred clues?: CHANGED ONE'S TUNE.
Each of the three themed answers is a way music producers might alter a well-known tune to fit a specific situation. To demonstrate, I have linked three versions of Adele's Rolling in the Deep.
17 Across. *Song that's been modified to have an intimate sound: ACOUSTIC VERSION.
In this first version you will only hear Adelle, a guitar, and a piano.
27 Across. *Song that's been modified to be family-friendly: RADIO EDIT.
This next version is the one played on the radio. It does have the work sh**. I do not know if that is allowed on the airways these days. Perhaps a more family-friendly version would change that word to stuff.
49 Across. *Song that's been modified to have a dance beat: CLUB REMIX.
This final version presents Adele's vocals but the tempo has been sped up. You will also notice, among other things, changes in the percussion instruments and background vocals.
There you have it. Three ways to change one's tune. (In this case, Adele's tune.)
If you like this sort of thing, I recommend Pandora's Coffeehouse Covers playlist.
Let's keep rollin'....
Let's keep rollin'....
Across:
30. Software engineer, for short: DEV. DEVeloper
31. Volunteer's phrase: I WILL.
33. Video game pioneer: ATARI.
34. Brand of glass measuring cups: PYREX.
37. Small agricultural organization?: HAY BALE. I like the attempt at word play with agricultural organization but it is misplaced on HAY BALE. There really isn't anything organized about a single bale of hay. It is a lot of dried grass tied together. On the other hand, a stack of many hay bales requires organization.
39. Thought: IDEA.
62. "Tastes great, __ filling": Miller Lite slogan: LESS. This is one of those TV commercials:
64. Opposite of paleo-: NEO-. Paleo-, as a prefix, means "early; primitive; archaic."
65. Place for a hot stone massage: SPA. I love, love, love the hot stones. Such a pleasant way to wrap this one up!
Have a good week!
1. __ Tuck: pal of Robin Hood: FRIAR.
6. One of the four classical elements: AIR.
9. Assistant: AIDE.
13. Sharp-eyed bird: EAGLE.
14. Part of a recipe: STEP.
16. Sparkling wine choice: BRUT. BRUT is the most common style of sparkling wine. BRUT means "dry, raw, or unrefined" in French. To be considered BRUT, the Champagne must be made with less than 12 grams of added sugar per liter. It is the driest (meaning the least sweet) classification for Champagne.
20. Time in office: TERM.
21. On solid ground: ASHORE.
22. U.S. ID issuer: SSA. Do you carry your Soc. Sec. card in your wallet? The Social Security Administration recommends that you do not carry your card with you. Instead, leave it at home in a safe place. Keeping it in your wallet potentially makes it easier for identity thieves to access your personal information. Additionally, the SSA asks that you do not laminate your card.
23. Midday snooze: NAP. I like how this one is located next to 25-Across in the grid.
25. Midday meal: LUNCH.
32. Yosemite rock formation, familiarly: EL CAP. El Capitan in Yosemite National Park rises 3,000 feet (900+ meters) above the valley floor. It is more than three times taller than the Eiffel Tower.
35. "I'm __ roll!": ON A.
36. Squad: CREW.
37. Like a filling stew: HEARTY. See 28-Down.
38. Play opener: ACT I.
40. Perón of Argentina: EVITA. Born María Eva Duarte in 1919, she was the first lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952 from cancer.
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| Disney made an animated version in 1973. |
6. One of the four classical elements: AIR.
13. Sharp-eyed bird: EAGLE.
14. Part of a recipe: STEP.
16. Sparkling wine choice: BRUT. BRUT is the most common style of sparkling wine. BRUT means "dry, raw, or unrefined" in French. To be considered BRUT, the Champagne must be made with less than 12 grams of added sugar per liter. It is the driest (meaning the least sweet) classification for Champagne.
20. Time in office: TERM.
21. On solid ground: ASHORE.
22. U.S. ID issuer: SSA. Do you carry your Soc. Sec. card in your wallet? The Social Security Administration recommends that you do not carry your card with you. Instead, leave it at home in a safe place. Keeping it in your wallet potentially makes it easier for identity thieves to access your personal information. Additionally, the SSA asks that you do not laminate your card.
23. Midday snooze: NAP. I like how this one is located next to 25-Across in the grid.
25. Midday meal: LUNCH.
32. Yosemite rock formation, familiarly: EL CAP. El Capitan in Yosemite National Park rises 3,000 feet (900+ meters) above the valley floor. It is more than three times taller than the Eiffel Tower.
35. "I'm __ roll!": ON A.
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| Whoo-hoo! |
36. Squad: CREW.
37. Like a filling stew: HEARTY. See 28-Down.
38. Play opener: ACT I.
40. Perón of Argentina: EVITA. Born María Eva Duarte in 1919, she was the first lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952 from cancer.
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| Evita looking glamourosa with her husband in 1947. |
42. Have on: WEAR.
43. Like a spot under a beach umbrella: SHADED.
45. Ruffles rival: LAYS. Both are brands of potato chips.
47. "__ we there yet?": ARE.
48. Maguire who played Spider-Man: TOBEY. Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for starring as Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007), a role he later reprised in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
51. Yogurt condiment: RAITA. This is a condiment made from yogurt -- not a condiment for yogurt (like blueberry compote).
53. Objective: AIM.
54. Unreturned serve: ACE. racquet sports terminology
56. Regular: NORMAL.
59. Milky birthstone: OPAL.
66. Squeaky critters: MICE.
67. Posted: SENT. think "posted a letter"
68. Invaders such as 58-Down and 66-Across: PESTS.
69. Repeat: ECHO. ...as in "He ECHOed her sentiments."
70. Uno y uno: DOS. 1 + 1 = 2
71. Bonfire residue: ASHES.
Down:
43. Like a spot under a beach umbrella: SHADED.
45. Ruffles rival: LAYS. Both are brands of potato chips.
47. "__ we there yet?": ARE.
48. Maguire who played Spider-Man: TOBEY. Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for starring as Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007), a role he later reprised in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
51. Yogurt condiment: RAITA. This is a condiment made from yogurt -- not a condiment for yogurt (like blueberry compote).
53. Objective: AIM.
54. Unreturned serve: ACE. racquet sports terminology
56. Regular: NORMAL.
59. Milky birthstone: OPAL.
66. Squeaky critters: MICE.
67. Posted: SENT. think "posted a letter"
68. Invaders such as 58-Down and 66-Across: PESTS.
69. Repeat: ECHO. ...as in "He ECHOed her sentiments."
70. Uno y uno: DOS. 1 + 1 = 2
71. Bonfire residue: ASHES.
Down:
1. Accomplishment: FEAT. Is running a marathon a feet FEAT?
2. Tortoise-and-hare affair: RACE. On a related note... a harrier is any of a breed of hunting dogs, like a large beagle, that were originally used for hunting rabbits.
3. Inventor Sikorsky: IGOR. (b. 1889 Kyiv, Russia - 1972 Easton, CT) a bio worth reading
2. Tortoise-and-hare affair: RACE. On a related note... a harrier is any of a breed of hunting dogs, like a large beagle, that were originally used for hunting rabbits.
3. Inventor Sikorsky: IGOR. (b. 1889 Kyiv, Russia - 1972 Easton, CT) a bio worth reading
DH is a student of Sikorsky products so I asked him for a bit of trivia. He told me that all dual-pilot aircraft in which the two pilots sit side-by-side have the pilot in command sitting on the left (like cars in the U.S.) except for helicopters. The pilot in command of a helicopter sits on the right because this was Sikorsky's design.
4. Many university donors: ALUMNI.
5. Low-__: fuzzy, as computer graphics: RES.
6. Thrift shop caution: AS IS.
7. Rash symptom: ITCH. Poison oak is plentiful in my neck of the woods. A lot of people know to look for its red leaves but it changes with the seasons.
8. Rebellion: REVOLT.
9. Muscles worked by bicycle crunches: ABS.
10. Liqueur made by Baileys: IRISH CREAM.
11. Teams of two: DUOS. Here are Nichole Ahsinger and Cheyenne Sarah Webster competing in women's synchronized trampoline in 2023:
12. Sicily's highest peak: ETNA.
15. Country whose national dish is ceviche: PERU.
18. Coming to a point: TAPERED.
19. Actress Zellweger: RENÉE. Have you heard that she made a new Bridget Jones movie? So far it is only available on Peacock. This is the trailer:
4. Many university donors: ALUMNI.
5. Low-__: fuzzy, as computer graphics: RES.
6. Thrift shop caution: AS IS.
7. Rash symptom: ITCH. Poison oak is plentiful in my neck of the woods. A lot of people know to look for its red leaves but it changes with the seasons.
8. Rebellion: REVOLT.
9. Muscles worked by bicycle crunches: ABS.
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| Be careful not to pull on your neck. |
10. Liqueur made by Baileys: IRISH CREAM.
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| It is produced and bottled exclusively in Ireland. |
11. Teams of two: DUOS. Here are Nichole Ahsinger and Cheyenne Sarah Webster competing in women's synchronized trampoline in 2023:
12. Sicily's highest peak: ETNA.
15. Country whose national dish is ceviche: PERU.
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| The plantain chips look yummy! |
18. Coming to a point: TAPERED.
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| TAPER candles TAPER from the bottom upward. |
19. Actress Zellweger: RENÉE. Have you heard that she made a new Bridget Jones movie? So far it is only available on Peacock. This is the trailer:
24. NYC rep who was once a bartender: AOC. New York City and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
26. Lobster's grabber: CLAW. Unrelated to lobsters, here is the CLAW scene from Toy Story (2 min.):
27. Skewer: ROAST. My guess is the constructors are using this definition of skewer: (verb) to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively.
28. Pepper in pozole: ANCHO. Pozole is a traditional soup or stew from Mexican cuisine. It is made from hominy and typically contains chicken or pork, cabbage, chili peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avocado, and limes.
26. Lobster's grabber: CLAW. Unrelated to lobsters, here is the CLAW scene from Toy Story (2 min.):
27. Skewer: ROAST. My guess is the constructors are using this definition of skewer: (verb) to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively.
28. Pepper in pozole: ANCHO. Pozole is a traditional soup or stew from Mexican cuisine. It is made from hominy and typically contains chicken or pork, cabbage, chili peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avocado, and limes.
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| It looks HEARTY. recipe |
29. Result of some cyberattacks: DATA BREACH. A DATA BREACH is any security incident in which unauthorized parties access sensitive or confidential information, including personal data (Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, healthcare data) and corporate data (customer records, intellectual property, financial information).
30. Software engineer, for short: DEV. DEVeloper
31. Volunteer's phrase: I WILL.
33. Video game pioneer: ATARI.
34. Brand of glass measuring cups: PYREX.
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| I have this one. It gets used a lot. |
37. Small agricultural organization?: HAY BALE. I like the attempt at word play with agricultural organization but it is misplaced on HAY BALE. There really isn't anything organized about a single bale of hay. It is a lot of dried grass tied together. On the other hand, a stack of many hay bales requires organization.
39. Thought: IDEA.
Louis Armstrong ~ (When We Are Dancin') I Get Ideas ~ 1951
41. Greek letter that resembles a "T": TAU. 
44. Looking at: EYING.
46. __ Lanka: SRI.
49. Asked for identification: CARDED. I ask for identification routinely at the tax office.
50. Gushes on stage: EMOTES.
52. "Just keeping you on your __": TOES. Say this when you want to be really annoying.
54. High point: ACME.
55. Fashionable: CHIC. Def.: (adj.) cleverly stylish; smart; currently fashionable.
57. Single-channel: MONO. Think speakers, not waterways.
58. Colony insects: ANTS. Have you ever wondered where ants go in the winter ?
60. Shove: PUSH. When PUSH comes to shove....
61. Penny-__: ANTE. Def.: (adj.) small time; two-bit.
46. __ Lanka: SRI.
49. Asked for identification: CARDED. I ask for identification routinely at the tax office.
50. Gushes on stage: EMOTES.
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| This clue made me think of Sally Field at the 1985 Oscars. |
52. "Just keeping you on your __": TOES. Say this when you want to be really annoying.
54. High point: ACME.
55. Fashionable: CHIC. Def.: (adj.) cleverly stylish; smart; currently fashionable.
57. Single-channel: MONO. Think speakers, not waterways.
58. Colony insects: ANTS. Have you ever wondered where ants go in the winter ?
60. Shove: PUSH. When PUSH comes to shove....
61. Penny-__: ANTE. Def.: (adj.) small time; two-bit.
(I thought "two bits" equaled 25¢.)
62. "Tastes great, __ filling": Miller Lite slogan: LESS. This is one of those TV commercials:
64. Opposite of paleo-: NEO-. Paleo-, as a prefix, means "early; primitive; archaic."
65. Place for a hot stone massage: SPA. I love, love, love the hot stones. Such a pleasant way to wrap this one up!
The grid:
Have a good week!
35 comments:
I debated whether to give this puzzle the “coveted” title of a “walk in the park.” I asked myself, “Are such things as “AOC” and “Raita” well-known enough now to be considered ‘standard’ CW fill?” In the end, my answer was “Yes, I believe so.” So, there you have it, folks. That’s my decision, and I’m sticking to it. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
This one took longer than a typical Monday outing. My stumbling block was "comING to a point." D-o immediately inked in the ING of the answer...that wasn't there. Wite-Out, please. I always confuse ceviche with sous vide -- it's stuck in my mind. Thanx Malaika, Stephen, and sumdaze. (Choosing those Adele cuts was a stroke of genius.)
Good morning, Sumdaze and crossword friends. Thank you for all those versions of Rolling in the Deep. I love Adele and that song in particular.
FIR, but stir->STEP.
I thought the top and bottom thirds were gimmies, but the middle took some thought.
When AOC tended bar, she went by "Sandy."
I've never had pozole, but I like spicy food in general and Mexican food in particular, so it's right up my alley. I don't remember seeing it on restaurant menus, but I'll start looking. (One of my engineers used to have the same routine when we went to lunch at a Mexican restaurant. He would say "I don't know if I'm pronouncing this right, but I'd like to have, ah, ah, a Number 4.")
I think I've linked this before, but my ATF ACOUSTIC VERSION is the EAGLEs' Hotel California. There wasn't a need for a RADIO EDIT, and I don't think they could ever create a CLUB REMIX, but it's still a great tune.
My least favorite RADIO EDIT is played a lot on oldies stations. A few play it as performed, but most just use a version where the offending word is clipped but the music is still there. It's in Steve Miller Band's Jet Airliner:
You know that I can surely see
That I don't want to get caught up in any of that
Funky ____ goin' down in the city
Couldn't they have a version with schtick instead of clipping the voice? And to be real, isn't that word already in the vocabulary of today's first graders?
Thanks to Malaika and Stephen for the fun Monday puzzle, and to sumdaze for the great tour. You hit a home run with the (crossword favorite) Adele trilogy. And thanks for 'splainin' ROAST. I was scratching my head over that one.
Big Bad John, back in 1961, contained an early radio edit. "At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man." The album version, "...lies one helluva man." I guess "helluva" was too salty for our innocent ears.
About par for a Monday in terms of difficulty, FIR in 9:14. Never heard DEV, must be a short version of “developer”? On a Saturday, ONA could be clued as “a small Florida village where Solomon’s Castle is located”. Thanks Malaika and Stephen for a good start to the CW week, I liked the musical theme. sumdaze ~ a fitting CSO to you with RENEE, and also to IRISH Miss☘️. Like others mentioned, how cool to find three versions of that Adele tune and relate them to the theme. We have those same PYREX measuring cups, the one and two cup versions.
FIR. For a Monday this had a little bite to it. Raita and ancho didn't make this puzzle too easy. But perps in the right places made it doable.
The music theme was clever, although it didn't add or take away from the solve.
Overall this was a so-so presentation.
Took 5 flat today to change the dial.
I knew today's actress (Renee), but the food (pozole) was unknown.
I also have never heard "dev" in this context.
Since Jinx mentioned Steve Miller Band lyrics, I've always hated the fact that they rhymed "taxes" with "facts is" in "Take the Money and Run":
Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his living off of the people's taxes
That grates my ears every time.
A close second is Pharrell Williams' "Happy" where he seemingly tries to rhyme "roof" with "truth".
I think a little crunchy for a Monday.
Songs have always been modified for playing on the radio. Why? The stations didn't want them too long so more commercials could be aired. I was not familiar with the term RADIO EDIT but knew what it was. The ACOUSTIC VERSION is always the original version, whether it is recorded or not. The singer has to practice the song with just a piano or guitar to work it out.
BRUT- I remember it as the "in" cologne for men (at least at my Jr. High) back in the 60s.
LAYS is not a "Ruffles rival" because Ruffles is made by....Lays.
RAITA- seen it in a puzzle before but didn't remember. Perps.
I don't know what pozole is but ANCHO fit.
Hot stone massage at a SPA? A heating pad is a lot cheaper.
You know the IOC is getting stupid when they keep putting 'sports' and awarding gold medals for things that absolutely nobody does in their competitions. Trampoline, synchronized trampoline, break dancing, rugby sevens, and my favorite-MEN'S synchronized swimming. Strictly to sell tickets and have something to put on television.
At least people actually skateboard and play half court basketball on playgrounds.
Steve Miller was maybe ahead of his time with disregarding number agreement with "facts is." After all, we've been ordered to recognize "they" as a singular pronoun. Pharrell is a "local kid made good" story. I'll have to say that unfortunately it isn't uncommon for the products of Princess Anne High School to pronounce "truth" as a rhyme of "roof."
Then there's Kid Rock's clever rhyming of "things" and "things:"
And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
Artistic license?
I'm pro-choice. I think junior high boys should be able to select BRUT, English Leather, or (yesterday's) Canoe.
1-2-3 done. Walk in the park. Many gimmes and the perps were kind.
I didn't know pozole, but I know peppers. -nch- had to be ancho.
I learned RAITA here. Easy perps.
AOC is always in the news.
I know ceviche is South American. 4 letters, must be Peru.
I like roast/skewer.
The the rhymes in Take the Money and Run are dialect. They rhyme in dialect.
Only DEV was completely new, but it makes sense.
I thought a hay bale was more organized than the cut grass stalks lying loose in the field.
Thanks for the fun blog, Sumdaze.
Good morning. I will be taking á leave of absence for á couple of weeks but will keep lurking since I enjoy reading you all.
Nice job, Malaika and Stephen, on today's puzzle. It was enjoyable, and informative at the same time.
I now know a bit more about the record production business. A radio edit reminds me of motion picture's Hays Code. Hollywood's production code back in the 1920's and early '30's was rarely enforced until William Hays took over. He saw a moral decline in films, capped perhaps by 1934's "Tarzan and His Mate," which showed a little too much of Maureen O'Sullivan's body for Hays' taste. He became Hollywood's Censor-in-Chief. When you hear the term "pre-Code," that means pre-1934.
Today's puzzle was well-constructed, highlighted by two theme grid-spanners. There was hardly a hint of obscure names or other annoying crosswordese distractions, for which I am grateful.
Thanks, Malaika and Stephen, for a Monday-appropriate entertaining challenge. And thanks, sumdaze, for illustrating--with Adele's assistance!--three song development processes.
I don't think anonymous at 8:09 am was saying that they don't rhyme, just the dissonance of hearing it.
Musings
-Malaika is a software engineer who lives in Brooklyn. I blogged a Saturday themeless of hers on October 8, 2022 which included this quote of hers from an interview, “Also, when you’re solving, look up entries that you don’t know! It’s a game, not a test.”
-One day I was driving my grandson to a ball game and a song came on the radio that I knew was full of offensive language. Hudson turned to me and said, “Don’t worry, Papa, this is the clean version.” Obviously, it had undergone a RADIO EDIT.
-ACOUSTIC – Recently, I found an hour-long concert by Peter, Paul and Mary and luxuriated in its pure sound.
-Me too! Sumdaze, it’s amazing that your lovely write-up featured one artist for the gimmicks!
-Dan Brown’s Angels And Demons made grotesque uses of these four “elements”
-Am I the only one who put ASTI instead of BRUT at first?
-Omaha native Andy Roddick served many ACES at this speed
-ATARI is Japanese for “hit the target”. You’re welcome.
-My cable guy was a bouncer at a “gentlemen’s club” here in town and had some great stories about CARDING people
I agree with Sub-G. An enjoyable walk-in-the-park to kick off the week, with a fine recap by sumdaze. Still chuckling at the Combover Eagle! In my Air Cavalry squadron, the A/C (aircraft commander) rode the LEFT seat, while the "peter pilot" (primary pilot, or co-pilot) rode the right seat in the UH-1 "Huey".
Generally speaking a fun typical Monday.
HAY can be “organized” into a BALE, OK, but more of a late week clever clue/answer. Get the theme, Lynda:, RADIO EDIT and ACOUSTIC VERSION are new to me? Always impressed by wall-to-wall (or the more rare ceiling-to-floor answers) which makes it challenging for the constructor to find so many workable perps.
I quickly and erroneously filled DATAbases (a letter short)
EL CAP: learnt here. ITCH: I had bad eczema as a tyke. One phrase my Gram learned in English. “Don’t scratch”
Running a marathon may cause “the agony of de____ “…. FEAT
Stan was the thin guy while Oliver was _____ … HEARTY.
Like when H2LH opts to alter a funny blog visual: CHANGE ONES TOON
“What’s reeks?” “The peasants are ____ ing” … REVOLT
Suprised that St Isabel on Sanibel Island rebuilt to withstand hurricane winds after the church was totally destroyed by Charley in 2004 is still standing but under repairs from extensive salt water damage from IAN. Same for many other hurricane wind resistant buildings here. AIR(wind),water(flood), fire(LA), earth(quakes) still have power over us. 😯
Aromas from my teen years. Why did I want to smell like a Canoe, a Brute, or English leather? 😖 . BTW by Royal decree we are now forbidden to use “They” as a singular pronoun .
Mussolini and the Fascist party tried to stop the evolution of the Italian language in the 1930’s. One example: It became illegal to use the common term “Lei” for singular “you” and “Loro” for the plural. One could be fined if caught speaking those terms and all public texts, magazine, newspapers were changed . He forced the public to return to the earlier form “tu” singular and “voi” plural from Roman Latin, tu/vos. These rules lasted about as long as he did.
Overall a quick fun FIR in 10. DNK RAITA, ANCHO, DEV. (DEV?? Never heard of that abbreviation.) I agree w/ BE @ 8:39 re Ruffles/Lays. The CW had a clever theme, and some fun clues. Thanx MH & SL for the fine Monday morning entertainment. Thanx too to Sumdaze for the wonderful write-up.
Neat Monday puzzle, many thanks, Malaika and Stephen. And your commentary is always a pleasure, Sumdaze, thanks for that too.
Well, this puzzle gave us a sense that we were in a CLUB or in a studio where a CREW was working to EDIT an ACOUSTIC VERSION of a program that would be going on the AIR, where it would be heard on a RADIO. After that we might be ready for a CHANGE OF TUNE, and go to a theater to watch ACT I of a performance by EVITA. After a great day like that, we'd probably be ready to go to the pub and enjoy a treat of IRISH CREAM. Wouldn't that be a good day?
I wish you all a good day too.
To those who speak the dialect it's not dissonance. And also to my ears. To change those few words to standard English would be dissonance, a mishmash of styles.
Rest assured that we will refrain from Monkey business until you return!
And the Wendy's ad said, "parts is parts."
And as Winston said, what do you want, good grammar or good taste?
Thank you Jinx for sharing that acoustic by the Eagles! Purdy dom gude!
á bientôt !
And Winston also had a view about ending a sentence a preposition with.
Hi HG! Do you have a link to that PP+M concert?
Rhyming “justice” with “taxes” seems about as bad for those of us that pronounce it as “just us.”
Prof M,
That concert is on Amazon Prime Video. It is Peter, Paul and Mary 25th Anniversary.
Thank you, sir!
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Malaika and Stephen, and sumdaze (I ECHO everyone’s praise about the Adele videos).
I FIRed in longer than the usual Monday time.
Several inkblots as Meatey (ugh spelling) changed to HEARTY, and CHANGED THEIR TUN (oh I’m out of space) changed to ONES TUNE.
I have a query for our grammar buffs. Can plural “music producers” be ONE’S or even ONES’ ? Doesn’t the ONE imply singular? Do I have a valid nit (was my “their” correct)?
Hand up for DEV causing a head-shake. Huh?
Another hand up for thinking the HAYBALE organization was a stretch.
I learned RAITA doing CWs. PERU was a WAG.
My PYREX 1 cup measure is old enough that it has the D handle. I broke my 2 cup one several years ago, and had to replace with the open handle cup as in the photo. I don’t like it as well.
Our CREW was ASHORE today, not ASEA.
Wishing you all a great day.
I liked this puzzle and think it is quite well constructed, with the exception of DEV. Thanks for your excellent write-up, sumdaze.
I notice that Saturday's puzzle was by Mrs. Burnikel so I'm gonna go work it now.
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