Osterizers
Today's constructor, veteran Ricky J. Sirois, presents us with four themers for another scrambled word game ...
17A. *Noisy yard implement: LEAF BLOWER. We have a lot of trees on our yard, and we use a LEAF BLOWER to collect them and blow them onto a tarp, which we drag to the back of our lot for composting. We use a RYOBI leaf blower. This looks like a better one ...
24A. *Like a skier without goggles, perhaps: SNOW BLIND. You can buy a pair of these for $55 from REI ...
51A. *Hobnob (with): RUB ELBOWS. Yep -- the pigeons agree ...
64. Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue: MIXING BOWL. Here's an assortment of bowls that we use for kitchen prep ...
Here's the grid ...
1. Carousel riders?: BAGS. As we wait in great expectation in the baggage claim area ...
5. Instruments that may create a meditative sound bath: GONGS. Brought to you by templesounds.net -- finally a musical instrument I think I could play! ...
5. Instruments that may create a meditative sound bath: GONGS. Brought to you by templesounds.net -- finally a musical instrument I think I could play! ...
They even have easter eggs -- singing BOWLS! ...
10. Street snack in a shell: TACO.
14. Río contents: AGUA. RIO is Spanish for river and AGUA is Spanish for water
15. "Stop the launch!": ABORT. This word has a plethora of meanings.
16. Muscat's country: OMAN. Muscat is the capital and most populous city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the population of the Muscat Governorate in 2022 was 1.72 million. The metropolitan area spans approximately 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi), making it the largest city by area on the Arabian Peninsula.
17. [Theme clue]
19. Major Temecula Valley industry: WINE. Temecula Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the Temecula Valley, located in southwestern Riverside County, California against the eastern slopes of the Santa Ana Mountains. A CSO to CMOE to stop by and give us some tasting notes.
20. Lot timers: METERS. And if yours times out you may get a visit from this lady ...
21. Cooler filler: ICE. Also an acronym for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, who've been getting a lot of press lately.
22. Subj. for an MBA: ECON.
23. Pitching stat: ERA.
24. [Theme clue]
26. Printer issue: JAM. The Achilles heel in computer systems.
28. "You could've kept that to yourself": TMI.
30. Very short pencil: NUB.
31. Jai __: ALAI. Here's how it's played ...
33. "Preach!": AMEN.
36. Inner circle: CADRE. Dino thinks these would be better clues ...
40. [Theme clue]
43. Overhead space?: SCALP. Or between the ears? 😀
44. Rival leader?: ARCH. E.g. Sherlock Homes' nemesis ...
or The Master in Dr. Who, who has worn many faces over the last 60+ years of the saga ...
45. Gulp: SWIG.
46. Steamed bun dipped in hoisin sauce: BAO. Bao, aka BAOZI, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed.
48. Baby goat: KID.
50. Nashville-to-Louisville dir.: NNE.
51. [Theme clue]
56. Situp targets: ABS.
58. Brief "However": OTOH. On The Other Hand ...
59. Banned Books Week org.: ALA. American Library Association.
60. Like a clock with hands: ANALOG. Actually this clock is DIGITAL ...
63. Selfish cry: MINE.
64. [Theme reveal]
66. Taiwanese laptop maker: ACER.
67. Turn away: AVERT.
68. Foil kin: EPEE.
69. Comic Bargatze: NATE. What a relief -- a clean comic ...! 70. Inkling: SENSE.
71. Story opening, in journalism lingo: LEDE. In the days of paper journalism the purpose of the LEDE was to give the essential "who, what, where, when, and why of the story" -- the so-called "inverted pyramid". In the digital days, these essentials are postponed until the end of the story, so that the reader can be exposed to as many ADS as possible -- what I call the "perverted pyramid". Also this fill is a CSO to Jinx to show him that journalists are bad spelers too. 😀
Down:
1. Salve: BALM.
2. Pulitzer winner James: AGEE. Agee received the Pulitzer prize for his autobiographical novel A Death in the Family published posthumously in 1955. His name evokes for me Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a dreamlike "lyric rhapsody" set to excerpts from an Agee prose poem by composer Samuel Barber. It is sung here by the great soprano Renée Fleming, accompanied by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ...
10. Street snack in a shell: TACO.
14. Río contents: AGUA. RIO is Spanish for river and AGUA is Spanish for water
15. "Stop the launch!": ABORT. This word has a plethora of meanings.
16. Muscat's country: OMAN. Muscat is the capital and most populous city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the population of the Muscat Governorate in 2022 was 1.72 million. The metropolitan area spans approximately 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi), making it the largest city by area on the Arabian Peninsula.
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| Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Muscat, Sultanate of Oman |
19. Major Temecula Valley industry: WINE. Temecula Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the Temecula Valley, located in southwestern Riverside County, California against the eastern slopes of the Santa Ana Mountains. A CSO to CMOE to stop by and give us some tasting notes.
20. Lot timers: METERS. And if yours times out you may get a visit from this lady ...
21. Cooler filler: ICE. Also an acronym for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, who've been getting a lot of press lately.
22. Subj. for an MBA: ECON.
23. Pitching stat: ERA.
24. [Theme clue]
26. Printer issue: JAM. The Achilles heel in computer systems.
28. "You could've kept that to yourself": TMI.
30. Very short pencil: NUB.
31. Jai __: ALAI. Here's how it's played ...
33. "Preach!": AMEN.
36. Inner circle: CADRE. Dino thinks these would be better clues ...
43. Overhead space?: SCALP. Or between the ears? 😀
44. Rival leader?: ARCH. E.g. Sherlock Homes' nemesis ...
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| Professor James Moriarty |
or The Master in Dr. Who, who has worn many faces over the last 60+ years of the saga ...
46. Steamed bun dipped in hoisin sauce: BAO. Bao, aka BAOZI, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed.
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| Meat filled BAO |
50. Nashville-to-Louisville dir.: NNE.
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| via I 65 3h 3m (176 mi) |
56. Situp targets: ABS.
58. Brief "However": OTOH. On The Other Hand ...
59. Banned Books Week org.: ALA. American Library Association.
64. [Theme reveal]
66. Taiwanese laptop maker: ACER.
67. Turn away: AVERT.
68. Foil kin: EPEE.
69. Comic Bargatze: NATE. What a relief -- a clean comic ...! 70. Inkling: SENSE.
71. Story opening, in journalism lingo: LEDE. In the days of paper journalism the purpose of the LEDE was to give the essential "who, what, where, when, and why of the story" -- the so-called "inverted pyramid". In the digital days, these essentials are postponed until the end of the story, so that the reader can be exposed to as many ADS as possible -- what I call the "perverted pyramid". Also this fill is a CSO to Jinx to show him that journalists are bad spelers too. 😀
Down:
1. Salve: BALM.
2. Pulitzer winner James: AGEE. Agee received the Pulitzer prize for his autobiographical novel A Death in the Family published posthumously in 1955. His name evokes for me Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a dreamlike "lyric rhapsody" set to excerpts from an Agee prose poem by composer Samuel Barber. It is sung here by the great soprano Renée Fleming, accompanied by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ...
3. Most populous Central American country: GUATEMALA. With an estimated population of around 17.6 million, Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America, the 4th most populous country in North America and the 11th most populous country in the Americas. Its capital and largest city, Guatemala City, is the most populous city in Central America.
5. Girls: GALS.
6. "Price flexible" abbr.: OBO. Or Best Offer.
7. Lose-lose: NO WIN.
8. With 51-Down, wrestling style: GRECO. See 51D.
9. Scattered: STREWN.
10. Bathroom drying racks: TOWEL BARS.
11. Pals, in Parma: AMICI. Parma being a city in Italy, this is today's Italian lesson: "Friends".
12. Officially accepted works: CANON. One of the most significant historical events was the acceptance of the CANONICAL books of the Bible. After Jesus Christ's appearance on Earth and subsequent departure, his disciples began to write down stories about his life and his teachings. These writings were widely circulated among the rapidly growing number of nascent Christian churches. Eventually it was decided to gather them together into what eventually became the New Testament. As these writings made frequent references to the extant Hebrew scriptures, these were gathered into what became the Old Testament. But questions quickly arose as to what specific writings should be included -- e.g. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas contained stories about Jesus' childhood that were clearly inconsistent with other Gospels. The resolution as to which books were canonical began in a series of church councils in the 4th Century AD and were reaffirmed in the 15th and 16th centuries.
13. Standing straight, as hair: ON END. Like this ...
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18. Oktoberfest sausage, informally: BRAT. Short for BRATWURST and today's German lesson: BRAT = "roast" and WURST = "sausage".
24. Mufasa's son in "The Lion King": SIMBA. Simba is a fictional character in Disney's The Lion King franchise. First appearing as a lion cub in The Lion King (1994), the character flees his homeland when his father, King Mufasa, is murdered by his treacherous uncle, Scar, who also guilts Simba into believing he is responsible for Mufasa's death. Several years later, Simba returns home as an adult to reconcile his childhood trauma, confront Scar, and reclaim his birthright as King of the Pride Lands.
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| Simba |
26. Blue birds: JAYS. Nasty birds.
27. Actor Guinness: ALEC. Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (1914–2000) was an English actor. In the British Film Institute listing of 1999 of the 100 most important British films of the 20th century, Guinness was singled out as the most noted actor, represented across nine films — six in starring roles and three in supporting roles. If you look up the word "versatile" in the dictionary his picture is there. He has played everything from numerous roles on the Shakespearian stage; a general in the Bolshevik army; a Jedi Knight; soldiers in war movies; as a real life Naval officer in WWII; many comic roles in films; and as a spymaster. One of his less famous roles is a satire on espionage called Our Man in Havana ...
29. Wide opening: MAW.
32. "Come find me when you're ready": I'LL BE HERE.
34. Fumble: ERR.
35. Stevie of Fleetwood Mac: NICKS. Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac, and as a solo artist. Here she sings her signature song Sara ...
37. Skier's direction: DOWN SLOPE. A CSO to Joseph -- I'm sure he doesn't leave home without a pair of 24As.
38. Wet weather: RAIN.
39. Trim, as grass: EDGE.
41. October birthstone: OPAL.
42. T'ai __ ch'uan: CHI. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. Initially developed for combat and self-defense, for most practitioners it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise. As an exercise, tai chi is performed as gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths, often referred to as "meditation in motion".
47. Barack and Michelle: OBAMAS. Although the song pre-dates the OBAMAS, I'm recently reminded of the hit Those Were the Days sung by Mary Hopkin ...
49. "Darn it!": DANG.
51. See 8-Down: ROMAN. Greco-Roman is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1904. This style of wrestling forbids holds below the waist, which is the main feature that differentiates it from freestyle wrestling. This restriction results in an emphasis on throws, because a wrestler cannot use trips to bring an opponent to the ground or hook/grab the opponent's leg to avoid being thrown.
52. College city near Syracuse: UTICA. Utica is the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most populous city in New York, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 census. It is located on the Mohawk River in the Mohawk Valley at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, approximately 95 mi west-northwest of Albany, 55 mi east of Syracuse and 240 mi northwest of New York City. Among the colleges and universities in and around Utica are SUNY Polytechnic Institute, one of 14 doctorate-granting universities of the State University of New York (SUNY), Mohawk Valley Community College, and Empire State College. And a CSO to Ray - O - Sunshine.
53. Lisa of "A Different World": BONET. Lisa Michelle Bonet (born November 16, 1967) is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986; she reprised the role of Denise in the 1987 season of the spinoff series A Different World.
54. __ oil: OLIVE.
55. Pallid: WAXEN. That works for Dino ...
57. Biblical tower spot: BABEL. The Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable in the Book of Genesis chapter 11 meant to explain the existence of different languages and cultures. According to the story, a united human race speaking a single language migrates to Shinar (Lower Mesopotamia), where they agree to build a great city with a tower that would reach the sky. God, observing these efforts and remarking on humanity's power in unity, confounds their speech so that they can no longer understand each other and scatters them around the world, leaving the city unfinished.
Like many such stories in the Bible, this one constitutes what is a called a "bookend" -- one of a pair of parallel stories, the later one completing the first. In this instance the second bookend occurs in the New Testament book The Acts of the Apostles on the Feast of Pentecost, when the Apostles are gathered together to address a crowd of visitors to Jerusalem. The crowd is astonished that despite their being from many different countries, and speaking many different languages, they are all somehow able to understand the Galilean Aramaic language spoken by the Apostles.
60. Pay to play: ANTE.
61. Had to pay: OWED. See 65D ...
62. Delight: GLEE.
65. Auditing agcy.: IRS. Timely clue.
32. "Come find me when you're ready": I'LL BE HERE.
34. Fumble: ERR.
35. Stevie of Fleetwood Mac: NICKS. Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac, and as a solo artist. Here she sings her signature song Sara ...
37. Skier's direction: DOWN SLOPE. A CSO to Joseph -- I'm sure he doesn't leave home without a pair of 24As.
38. Wet weather: RAIN.
39. Trim, as grass: EDGE.
41. October birthstone: OPAL.
42. T'ai __ ch'uan: CHI. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. Initially developed for combat and self-defense, for most practitioners it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise. As an exercise, tai chi is performed as gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths, often referred to as "meditation in motion".
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| A Beginner's Guide to Tai Chi |
47. Barack and Michelle: OBAMAS. Although the song pre-dates the OBAMAS, I'm recently reminded of the hit Those Were the Days sung by Mary Hopkin ...
49. "Darn it!": DANG.
51. See 8-Down: ROMAN. Greco-Roman is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1904. This style of wrestling forbids holds below the waist, which is the main feature that differentiates it from freestyle wrestling. This restriction results in an emphasis on throws, because a wrestler cannot use trips to bring an opponent to the ground or hook/grab the opponent's leg to avoid being thrown.
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Even on the mat, a Greco-Roman wrestler must still find ways to turn his opponent's shoulders to the mat for a fall without using the legs. |
52. College city near Syracuse: UTICA. Utica is the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most populous city in New York, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 census. It is located on the Mohawk River in the Mohawk Valley at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, approximately 95 mi west-northwest of Albany, 55 mi east of Syracuse and 240 mi northwest of New York City. Among the colleges and universities in and around Utica are SUNY Polytechnic Institute, one of 14 doctorate-granting universities of the State University of New York (SUNY), Mohawk Valley Community College, and Empire State College. And a CSO to Ray - O - Sunshine.
53. Lisa of "A Different World": BONET. Lisa Michelle Bonet (born November 16, 1967) is an American actress. She portrayed Denise Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986; she reprised the role of Denise in the 1987 season of the spinoff series A Different World.
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| Lisa Bonet |
55. Pallid: WAXEN. That works for Dino ...
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| The Tower of Babel Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563 |
Like many such stories in the Bible, this one constitutes what is a called a "bookend" -- one of a pair of parallel stories, the later one completing the first. In this instance the second bookend occurs in the New Testament book The Acts of the Apostles on the Feast of Pentecost, when the Apostles are gathered together to address a crowd of visitors to Jerusalem. The crowd is astonished that despite their being from many different countries, and speaking many different languages, they are all somehow able to understand the Galilean Aramaic language spoken by the Apostles.
60. Pay to play: ANTE.
61. Had to pay: OWED. See 65D ...
62. Delight: GLEE.
65. Auditing agcy.: IRS. Timely clue.
Cheers,
Bill
And as always, thanks to Teri for proofreading and for her constructive criticism.
waseeley
It wasn’t too hard.There were few obscurities, either names or terms. And I had a pretty good idea about the gimmick before the reveal. FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteGot through this one quickly with nary a thought about the theme. The Wite-Out got a rest again. Thanx, Ricky, waseeley, and Teri. (I liked your "perverted pyramid.")
FIR, but slug->SWIG, drat->DANG, and nnw->NNE.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I was thinking that Nashville was directly south of Lexington. Should have known better - I-75 connects Lexington and Knoxville, not Nashville, and Louisville isn't that far west of Lexington. But it's been a half century since I lived in Lexington, and my memory is fading faster than my hairline (and I have a lot of SCALP!)
AMICIs is my favorite Italian restaurant in nearby Suffolk. Although they specialize in pizza, their eggplant parmesan and their lasagna are my favorites. Oh, and wasn't AMICI the guy that invented the telephone? (What? Oh, that was Don Ameche? Wasn't his real name AMICI? Well, okay then.)
I still have a crush on Stevie NICKS after all these years.
Thanks to Ricky for the Thursday challenge that wasn't as hard as it first appeared. And thanks to Bill 'n' Teri for another fine review, and for the CSO to my speling (dis)abilities. BTW - Did your Baltimore pin arrive? USPS said it should have been delivered to you Monday.
Jinx @5:50 AM I'm afraid it hasn't. Do you have a USPS tracking number? I can try to trace it.
DeleteI don't have a tracking number. Our region is rated one of the worst performing USPS outfits by the USPS itself. It may take another month, or they may have lost or stolen it. Sorry.
DeleteFIR w/o help. Simple theme.
ReplyDeleteEasy today. Buck and Nicks were easily perped.
T'AE CHI CHU'AN was new to me, but I knew TAE CHI and took a chance on the H which gave me ARCH, arch rival.
I like inner circle for CADRE better than Dino's choices. It is more specific.
Vocabulary.com says a cadre is " a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement."
I agree about the inverted pyramid on line. I often tire of suffering through detail after detail and just bag it.
We frequently see BAO in these puzzles. It is one of the names of foreign food dishes that have become part of the English language.
Amicus and amici have also become English words. So much of our language has been borrowed from other languages. I am surprised at how quickly some of these words have become English words.
It has been an easy crossword week so far. Will Friday and Saturday puzzles be bears?
Yes, I learned BAO from C.C.‘s comments and photos on previous CWs.
DeleteFIR. I didn't need the theme to finish this puzzle, and when I saw the reveal, only then did i see the gimmick.
ReplyDeleteFor my liking there were a few too many proper names, and having two of them crossing, Bonet and Nate, was somewhat nasty.
But overall for a Thursday this solved rather fast. Yet it was a rather blah puzzle.
I like this kind of theme where you have no idea what the unifier is until the reveal. Surprise!
ReplyDeleteMy only pause was for the DANG/darn/damn/drat conundrum.
Selling tip: never write OBO in an ad. It automatically tells potential buyers that your price wasn't serious. People are going to make offers anyway, why tell them you'll take less before you even start?
Remembering Zappa - "Watch out where the huskies go, don't you eat that YELLOW SNOW."
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI must have been wool-gathering while solving because I never noticed the Bowls, so, therefore, was quite surprised by the reveal. (Patti deserves a nod of thanks for the lack of circles.) The only tricky entry was Amici but that was soon remedied by the surrounding fill. It was also a CSO to Ray, together with Utica. The grid was clean and the themers were solid, in the language phrases, both factors in a smooth and easy solve.
Thanks, Ricky, for a Thursday treat and thanks, Bill and Teri, for the very informative, detailed review. I enjoyed the musical offerings, especially the Wizard of Oz and Those Were The Days.
Happy Spring! 🌹🌷🌺🪷🌸💐
Too 4:45 to get blown away.
ReplyDeleteI knew today's actress (Bonet), and passed the foreign language test (agua, amici, and chi). I even knew the writer (Agee). This "ALA" was new to me.
Nate Bargatze is a very funny comic.
That clock in the review has no 11, and two 12s - am I missing a joke there?
The reveal made finding the BOWLs easy, I’m ambivalent about circles but they certainly weren’t needed here, FIR in 10:47. With the Dept. of Education getting shuttered as early as today, I wonder if the ALA will be on the defunding chopping block. Hard to pick one signature song by Stevie NICKS, have to include, “Dreams”, “Landslide”, and “Rhiannon”. Thank you Ricky for the enjoyable morning solve, and to Bill and Teri for another fine in-depth review!
ReplyDeleteI found Ricky's puzzle to be enjoyable and fairly straightforward. It was appealing with its theme grid-spanner, as well as its amusing misdirections in the cluing.
ReplyDeleteI'm with KS on the one mini-Natick in the SW involving NATE, ACER, and BONET. I sense that crossword Naticks are primarily due to inept editing and cluing, so I don't see this one as really being on Ricky.
Thanks, Ricky, for a fresh and satisfying Thursday-appropriate challenge. And thanks, Bill and Teri for your thorough and helpful recap.
Where's Chairman MOE with his BOWL haircut?
ReplyDeleteVery little trouble finishing it today. I never noticed the MIXING BOWLs.
METERS for parking lots have been replaced by APPs, making it difficult for some people to pay. One company does most of the lots in NOLA. It's a pain to download the app, put your credit card in, type in the lot number, and parking space.
I DNK BAO, NATE, BUCK, BONET, or WAXEN as clued.
GUATEMALA- I was staying in the Princess Hotel in Acapulco in 1976 when the earthquake in Guatemala City forced a resident to leave and move into the entire top floor of the hotel. Howard Hughes.
ALA- nobody is 'banning books'. Just trying to keep pornography out of little kids hands. Stuck on stupid.
I agree, pleasant CW, á few unknowns quickly filled with perps or guesses. I saw the BOWLS early on, and yes, circles were not needed.
ReplyDeleteThank you waseeley for that fine recap. I like that song, Those were the Days.
I forgot to say Happy Spring, but ironically this morning the temperature is some 30 degrees down from yesterday.
ReplyDeleteHola! It took a while for the V8 can to hit re: carousels. Oh! At the airport! Where I've been so many times! Nice one, Ricky, thank you. I liked the MIXING BOWLs. In my "past life" I was part of a CADRE of teachers who advised on topics for conferences and other duties.
ReplyDeleteEven with all the names today this puzzle was a quick and easy solve.
CanadianEh! from last night, I saw your reply to my comment about OLMEC and I'll add that crosswords are such a rich source for learning.
Enjoy your first day of spring, everyone!
My brain was out to lunch (breakfast?) this morning so I had a slow start, then the answers fell into place quickly. Erect/ON END, ale/ICE. and I wrote lead instead of LEDE even though I knew better. Nate unlucky unknown name.
ReplyDeleteI think a Natick to one is not to others who know that information. A realNatick requires two obscure words almost no one would reasonably know. Such as Zarf crossing Fylfot. But that might not be a Natick to some of you smarties here at the Corner.
My favorite ALEC Guiness movie was The Horse’s Mouth, a film he wrote and starred in, based on a 1944 novel by Joyce Cary. His character, artist Gully Jimson. said among other wry. ourbursts, “It’s the kind of face you want to throw a brink at, don’t you know?” A saying in my family for many years.
Yellowrocks @7:54 - I also am frustrated. I usually skip the top and scroll down to the last few paragraphs.
Happy day, all!
Terrific Thursday. Thanks for the fun, Ricky, and waseeley and Teri.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in good time, and although I had already noted the OWS, I needed the reveal to see the MIXING BOWLS.
ERA corrected my spelling of GUATEMALA.
Spanish today - but as I mentioned yesterday, I have learned AGUA and Rio.
I was misdirected to another type of carousel that Kids ride on. But perps moved me to the airport.
Avoid changed to AVERT. DOWNhill expanded to DOWNSLOPE (said no skier ever!).
Thanks waseeley for turning on the light re ARCH being a leader for Rival. Oh, archrival, D’uh!
Same for “Lot timers”. Oh, parking lots!
And of course you know that I wanted METreS and ANALOGue
Wishing you all a great day.
Mr. Nosy Pants has struck again! I did not type “unlucky” above but “only”. I also want to say I liked the bowl puzzle, RS, and the music from Mary and Renee was lovely to hear Bill and Terry.
ReplyDeleteThis is getting annoying! BRICK not brink (and MNP just wrote brinks! Aah!
ReplyDelete59. Banned Books Week org.: ALA. American Library Association!
ReplyDelete(Oh thank goodness, I think this this is the best example of a misdirect in the puzzle...)
Fast FIR this morning. An enjoyable puzzle, even though I didn't get the theme until Waz explained it
ReplyDeleteBTW, a great selection of tunes today!
Lost my 1st post, it disappeared before I could finish typing...
ReplyDeleteI was sure arch/chi crossing was going to be a Natick, but when the vowels didn't perp, H was obvious... good clueing tho, if the chi clue was a little more devious I would have been stuck.
Thanks for the man in Havana clip. it is now on my list of movies to watch
The man in the white suit is on my rewatch list, but it is not available on YouTube at the moment... hmm, so many good Guinness movies to choose from...
Single images for a silly theme link were rather meh today, so here is a video short for all you conspiracy theorists.. (Note that tin foils hats are now passé...)
This is shaping up to be another week like last week: FIR in very good time of 12 minutes, adding to a quick week for me. Then, last week, as I predicted, Saturday got even with the week all in one day. Anyway, lovely CW, RJS, thanx. Of the 17 names I only DNK 3. I also (very dopey) tried to use a D instead of a T in GUATEMALA, but METERS fixed that. 1A I confidently filled KIDS. When BAGS perped in I had no idea: I was thinking merry-go-round, what BAGS are there on a merry-go-round? Needed Bill for the V-8 moment. Well, giving myself a break, I really didn't give it much analysis. I probably woulda figured it out had I tried. Know nothing about Temecula Valley, but a WINE WAG worked. Thanx again RJS for this fine and fun exercise. Jeez, I even got the theme! (Wonder-of-wonders). Thanx too for the great write-up, Bill. Lots of fun stuff. Your time and effort are appreciated.
ReplyDeleteBill, your bowls are beautiful! Did you make all of them?
ReplyDeleteNaomiZ @4:11 PM The answer to your question is yes. Sorry that between taxes, a doctor's visit, and errands I've been a bit of an absentee reviewer today.
DeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-The lights just came back on a half hour ago and I could finally get to the internet. WHAT A RELIEF after two days of no power!!
-We drove over to our hometown and charged our devices for free and got to visit with some nice people today.
-KFC and McDonalds were the only two “restaurants” open, the lines were out the door and it took an hour to get food.
-It’s amazing what we missed. Lights, hot water, cold food, the garage door opener, the internet. I did warm up some pizza on the barbecue grill.
-We were lucky that the gas fireplace came on. A great many people were living and sleeping in houses where the temp was in the 50’s.
-People were also buying out every generator in town. I hope they think it was worth $1,000 only to get power back.
-The puzzle was fun but I was too tired (but ELATED) to look for the gimmick. The trees were hiding the forest.
-See you (I hope!) in the morning.