THE HOLY GALE
Pope Francis, 2018 - Daily Mail
59. "This may come as a shock," or an apt title for this puzzle: HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT - each theme answer "holds" ( within the circles ) a type of hat
17. Gym shorts, yoga pants, tank tops, and the like: ATHLETIC APPAREL - a CAP is a piece of athletic apparel, too
35. Raise doubts: CALL INTO QUESTION - a chef's TOQUE
45. Concept in modern morality: CYBER ETHICS - Le Frawnche Beret
Oui~!
And Away We Go~!
ACROSS:
1. Work Extra?: CHEW - clever start; Extra, the chewing gum
5. "Surely, you __!": JEST
9. Coral habitats: REEFS
14. Greek vowel: IOTA
15. Duel tool: EPEE
16. Heart chambers: ATRIA - my only goof; I had ETAS, but changed this to AORTA - yet I was already correct. I went down to Long Island this past weekend to see my younger brother, who just had a scare - he was lying down with chest pains last week, and thank God he has a concerned fiancée - she insisted it was more than just a "pulled muscle" and it turned out to be cardiomyopathy - but I also discovered he takes a LOT of medications, and that's scary. . . .
I did get to see my buddy Cooper - no luck yet on finding my own four-legged friend, Irish Miss
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20. Spotted wildcat: OCELOT
21. Butter squares: PATS
22. Distress signal: SOS
24. Mineral and metal mixtures: ORES - I like this alliterative alternative clue - I had to think about it
25. Alley-__: OOP
26. "Cut that out!": "STOP~!"
27. Served right?: ACED - an unreturnable serve is an ACE
32. Feathered neckwear: BOA - ah, the BOA shows itself this week - AND - 62D. Word of agreement: YES - Oh, so this week, it's yeS and not yeA
33. Unpleasant person: PILL - my mom was good for using this 'slang'
34. Name that means "my God": ELI - clued differently this past Monday
42. Neuro scan: EEG - ElectroEncephaloGram
43. __ snuff: UP TO
44. Mexican Mrs.: SRA
50. James of "Misery": CAAN
51. Accomplishes: DOES
52. Humble abode: HUT
Marching to the Jabba the Hutt hut
53. Fine feathered friends: FOWL
54. Tofu protein: SOY
55. Hieroglyphic bird: IBIS
57. Successful in a critical situation: CLUTCH - typically describing people in "athletic apparel"
63. Vegetable that may be white, yellow, green, or purple: ONION
64. Told tales: LIED
65. Fruity pastry: TART
66. In a weird way: ODDLY
67. "What __ is new?": ELSE
68. Put one's foot down: STEP
DOWN:
1. "Adiós": CIAO
2. Mugful with marshmallows, maybe: HOT COCOA
3. Exquisitely delicate: ETHEREAL
4. Like some ancient cities: WALLED
Do you recognize this WALLED city~? Answer below
5. The Godmother of Punk Joan: JETT
6. Prefix with pen or gram: EPI - EPIpen, EPIgram
7. Triple __ liqueur: SEC - I'm all too familiar with the "Kamikaze" shot
BONZAI~!
8. Service center?: TEAPOT - clever; the "central" element in a teas service set
9. Spellbound: RAPT
10. Airline stats: ETAs
11. Slip up: ERR
12. __ Bowl: annual game in Arizona sponsored by Vrbo: FIESTA
13. Watering hole with swinging doors: SALOON
18. Goddess of the dawn: EOS
19. Potato, in Spanish: PAPA
23. Place for a massage: SPA
25. Norway's capital: OSLO - OK, another name, but this one's a crossword staple
26. Hissy fit: SNIT
27. Block letters: A B C
28. Door opener: HINGE - my only nit; the knob/handle/lockset opens, the hinge "hangs" the door
29. Ctrl-__-Del: ALT
30. Track competitions: MEETS
31. Too: ALSO
33. Spot for a long walk on the beach?: PIER - funnier would have been to clue this "A SHORT spot for a long walk" . . . .
36. Wine bottle sediment: LEES
37. Throw in the towel: QUIT
38. Inventory tracking aid, briefly: UPC - Universal Product Code - and the 21st century QR code
39. "Nothing gets past me": "I SAW THAT."
40. Dental hygiene: ORAL CARE
41. Granny, to some: NAN
45. Music format stored in wallets: CDs
46. "Hello there!": "YOO-HOO~!"
47. Out of reach of: BEYOND - some Don McMillan comedy
"Beyond " @ 1:15
48. Slim: THIN
49. Shake a leg: HUSTLE
50. Legal arenas: COURTS
53. Bug often observed in winter: FLU - Ah, that kind of "bug"
55. Adored one: IDOL
56. All elbows: BONY
57. Key for a smart lock: CODE - I have this Schlage smart lockset on my sunroom door
58. URL opening: HTTP
60. Pot topper: LID
A "theme" oriented repeat from Monday, too
ANSWER:
11 comments:
When the first clue
has a “?” after it, I thought to myself
“Uh-0h. Looks like a toughie.” But actually, that was misleading. It wasn’t so bad, and after I got “toque” I figured out what the gimmick had to be, so I inserted “ beret” before I had even read the clue. Anyway, long story short, FIR, so I’m happy.
Actually, “ has” should be “had.” But you folks probably already knew that.
Good morning!
D-o immediately inked in PERK at 1a. (Have I ever mentioned....?) My only other misstep was in parsing the clue for 5d, wondering who Punk Joan could be. JETT appeared, though. Thanx for the outing, Rebecca, and for the explication, Splynter.
FIR without erasure.
"Unpleasant person" could have been "Jinx," but it wouldn't perp.
TEAPOT reminded me of this great bit from Caddyshack.
DNK that Joan JETT was punk-related, let alone its Godmother. I did know that she loved rock 'n' roll, and always seemed to have another dime for the jukebox, baby.
We always called those purple onions "red" onions. Kinda like dog people never see a grey greyhound. When they are born grey, their color is called "blue."
Thanks to Rebecca for another fun puzzle. And thanks to Splynter for the fine review, especially for the comedy math.
Aside to Bill, and any other Maryland Cornerites: I just ran across a lapel pin of the flag of the City of Annapolis. It is attached to a card from Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (on Monday that'll be Ellen O'Moyer, I'll bet.) Inside the card is a section "get to know the Annapolis flag!" (I would have voted for her, if only for the opportunity to say Mayor Moyer.)
It almost fell victim to my (rare) spring cleaning. If you would like to have it, get me your address and I'll send it to you.
Bill, I just realized that I could get your email address from the front page. I'll leave this post up in case you aren't interested and someone else may be.
Took 5:36 today to get on TOP of this one.
I passed today's foreign language lessons (ciao and hasta manana).
I've not heard Joan Jett called that before. Jinx, well played.
Oh joy, circles!
Considering the circled letters, finding HAT wasn't too difficult- if you looked for it. I didn't. Just want to finish. I've never heard of CYBER ETHICS.
ELI- I thought it was short for Elisha; perps for the religious meaning.
I had no idea about Punk Joan but after filling JEST and EPEE, JETT was easy to guess.
PIER only got there by perps; I wouldn't consider a pier is long.
OIL and 'story of Hanukkah- no idea about that one.
Maybe the Temptations' "PAPA was a Rolling Stone" was really a Potato.
CODE for a smart lock. They are wonderful but a few times my smart 'hotel key' doesn't work and I have to get a new one at the at the desk. Technology innovations are wonderful- until they don't work.
Well, Jessica Goldstein, aka "Ms. 16 x 15," is back with us, with another one of her 16-wide puzzles. I found this one pretty straightforward, uncluttered with obscure proper names, and featuring a diverse headwear theme.
Some overused staples, like EPEE, CIAO, and SPA, did make an appearance, presumably spit out by some entity like Crossword Compiler.
But all in all, Rebecca, this was a worthy and fun Wednesday-appropriate challenge that was satisfying in the solve.
And thanks, Splynter, for guiding us with your usual enjoyable recap. I do have a couple queries for you: 1) I read the other day about some entity that was planning to "pull out all the stops" in some undertaking. I thought of you, and I've always liked this idiom, because it makes me think of a pipe organ. Am I correct, that the idiom is based on an organist pulling all the knobs to create a mighty sound from the pipes? 2) Why do you misspell "French"?
FIR. I wasn't pleased when I saw the circles, but they easily could be ignored. I did however see the theme early on with the first long answer.
For a Wednesday this was pretty easy. When I got to the bottom and saw "put one's foot down " I began to suspect a redundancy with "stop" appearing above. Oral care solved my dilemma.
Overall an enjoyable puzzle.
Good Morning:
This was a pleasant offering, with a fun reveal, although I think the circles were unnecessary and detracted from the challenge of the overall solve. The grid was clean, there were no unknowns, and the fill was solid and Wednesday appropriate.
Thanks, Rebecca, and thanks, Splynter, for an enjoyable commentary and several cute comics, i.e. the over-sized Toque and the upgraded Zebra! The Comedy Math was hilarious with its spot-on take on today’s world of technology. Cooper is quite handsome and should be a powerful nudge for you to ramp up your search for your own cuddly canine. Glad your brother is doing better.
Have a great day.
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