Happy Monday, everyone! sumdaze here. Today's theme is:
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| Dick Clark and interviewees on American Bandstand |
Let's begin with the unifier:
62. Classic David Bowie song with the lyric "Put on your red shoes," and an apt title for this puzzle: LET'S DANCE.
The four themed clues each contain a word that names a DANCE style.
17 Across. Unexpected development in a story: PLOT TWIST.
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| Chubby Checker (b. 1941) is a famous TWISTer. |
24 Across. Textile pattern with round spots: POLKA DOTS.
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| The polka dance traces its roots to the Czech Republic, specifically the region of Bohemia, in the early 1830s. The name “polka” is derived from the Czech word pulka, meaning “half,” referring to the dance's half-step movements. |
38 Across. Hubbub: HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.
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| John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever (1977) |
50 Across. Youth-oriented fashion magazine: TEEN VOGUE. This one might have been the trickiest to suss. Youth gave us TEEN and fashion magazine (along with a few perps) gave us VOGUE.
Vogue, or 'voguing' is a type of improvisational dance inspired by the poses of models in fashion magazines. Its popularity surged when Madonna released her 1990 music video.
Here's the David Bowie song:
This video was filmed in 1983 in the Australian outback (not the restaurant).
The themers and unifier were not as tight as we are used to seeing but I did not count that as a bad thing. Just as in DANCE moves, variety and a fresh approach can be a step in the right direction.
Next, grab a partner and we'll swing over to the other clues:
Across:
1. Collectibles brand with a "Cards 101" section on its website: TOPPS. Cards 101 mimics an introductory college course's label -- as in PSYC 101. TOPPS Cards 101 website
2. Panache: ECLAT.
3. Made a selection: CHOSE. Notice that the past tense of the verb in the clue matches the past tense of the answer.
4. Drink served with dim sum: HOT TEA. Dim sum is a traditional Chinese meal made up of small plates of dumplings and other snack dishes and is usually accompanied by TEA. Similar to the way the Spanish eat tapas, the dishes are shared among family and friends. Typically dim sum is consumed in restaurants for brunch.
6. Boxer Muhammad: ALI.
7. Cran and vodka cocktail: COSMO. Cranberry is shortened, so is COSMOpolitan.
8. Concierge's workplace: HOTEL. Concierges assist HOTEL guests by providing local information, booking activities, making recommendations, etc.
9. Bird on a box of Froot Loops cereal: TOUCAN. Compared to the size of their bodies, TOUCANs have the largest bills of all birds.
10. Times to do laundry: WASHDAYS.
11. Prefix meaning "equal": ISO-. For example, an ISOsceles triangle has two equal sides.
12. Sloe __ fizz: GIN.
13. NNW opposite: SSE. compass directions
18. Bygone Toyota model: TERCEL. Toyota stopped production of the TERCEL for the American market in 1998.
22. "Citizen Kane" studio: RKO.
24. Pocket breads: PITAS. As it turns out, I recently sent C.C. this pic of sourdough pita breads in my oven:
25. Speechify: ORATE.
26. Wedding gown fabric: TULLE.
27. Show scorn: SNEER.
29. Log chopper: AXE.
31. Jersey, for one: SHIRT. I liked the ambiguity! I had SHoRe for a minute.
32. Baby food, usually: PUREE.
33. Parenthetical remark: ASIDE. Some say that parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
35. GOP org.: RNC. Grand Old Party and Republican National Committee
36. Photoshop maker: ADOBE. software
39. Chinese beer brand: TSINGTAO.
40. Fan's "I do not like this!": BOO.
41. Detectable by smell, in a way: UPWIND. Def.: (adj. or adv.) in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
46. Lotion brand for sensitive skin: AVEENO.
47. Place to park a car: LOT.
49. Thick cuts of meat: STEAKS.
51. Extravagant parties: GALAS.
52. Wombs: UTERI.
54. Divine nourishment: MANNA.
55. Fancy necktie: ASCOT.
56. Throws forcefully, in slang: YEETS. The first known use of YEET as a verb was in 2017.
1. The "T" of the education acronym STEM: TECH. Sci., TECH, Eng., & Math
5. Baroque composer of more than 200 cantatas: BACH. Enjoy this beautiful music while you browse through the other answers:
9. Nest material: TWIGS. In watching the Bear Valley Eagles' nest , I have learned that eagles are obsessive nest builders. Shadow (in the foreground) and his mate Jackie made 124 nest material deliveries in March alone. Mind you this was to an existing, functioning nest. They call Shadow the "branch manager". LOL!
14. Cuatro y cuatro: OCHO. 4 + 4 = 8 in Spanish
5. Baroque composer of more than 200 cantatas: BACH. Enjoy this beautiful music while you browse through the other answers:
Bach - Cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society
9. Nest material: TWIGS. In watching the Bear Valley Eagles' nest , I have learned that eagles are obsessive nest builders. Shadow (in the foreground) and his mate Jackie made 124 nest material deliveries in March alone. Mind you this was to an existing, functioning nest. They call Shadow the "branch manager". LOL!
14. Cuatro y cuatro: OCHO. 4 + 4 = 8 in Spanish
On a related note, ATE is slang used to mean someone did something exceptionally well. It is similar to "slayed" or "killed". Then that led to 4+4 as another way to say ate because ate is a homophone for eight. Given that ATE frequently appears in grids, it is possible we will see it clued this way...but probably not on a Monday.
15. Potatoes, in Indian cooking: ALOO.
16. Desert pit stop: OASIS.
19. Me.-to-Fla. route: US ONE. It ends in Key West, FL.
20. Shade of many an Easter egg: PASTEL. Talk about clues that are Easter eggs!
21. Concert souvenirs, casually: MERCH. MERCHandise
23. "I wouldn't __ you wrong!": STEER.
28. Purple palm berry: ACAI.
30. Out jogging, say: ON A RUN.
31. Place for a "me day": SPA.
34. Bonus: EXTRA.
37. Ivy League school in Connecticut: YALE.
42. Flower in some van Gogh paintings: IRIS.
43. Ice cream serving: SCOOP. Before a SCOOP of ice-cream was served in a cone, it was served in a penny lick. Watch this video to learn why they were banned in London in 1899. (2:17 min.)
44. Always, in verse: E'ER. EvER
45. Call back: REDIAL. We used to say this back in the day when phones had DIALs. Also, remember how you could dial *69 and it would automatically call back the number of the last incoming call?
48. Gift toppers: BOWS.
53. "That's possible": IT MAY.
57. Insinuate: GET AT.
58. Disquiet: UNEASE.
59. Blue-gray shade: SLATE.
64. Praline nut: PECAN. These are DH's favorites.
65. Breed of horse with a high-set tail: ARAB. ARAB is short for ARABian.
15. Potatoes, in Indian cooking: ALOO.
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| I stumbled upon this one last week while looking for po-tay-to / po-tah-to. |
16. Desert pit stop: OASIS.
19. Me.-to-Fla. route: US ONE. It ends in Key West, FL.
20. Shade of many an Easter egg: PASTEL. Talk about clues that are Easter eggs!
21. Concert souvenirs, casually: MERCH. MERCHandise
23. "I wouldn't __ you wrong!": STEER.
28. Purple palm berry: ACAI.
30. Out jogging, say: ON A RUN.
31. Place for a "me day": SPA.
34. Bonus: EXTRA.
42. Flower in some van Gogh paintings: IRIS.
43. Ice cream serving: SCOOP. Before a SCOOP of ice-cream was served in a cone, it was served in a penny lick. Watch this video to learn why they were banned in London in 1899. (2:17 min.)
44. Always, in verse: E'ER. EvER
45. Call back: REDIAL. We used to say this back in the day when phones had DIALs. Also, remember how you could dial *69 and it would automatically call back the number of the last incoming call?
48. Gift toppers: BOWS.
53. "That's possible": IT MAY.
57. Insinuate: GET AT.
59. Blue-gray shade: SLATE.
64. Praline nut: PECAN. These are DH's favorites.
65. Breed of horse with a high-set tail: ARAB. ARAB is short for ARABian.
Imaging the Moors riding these flighty horses in battle against the European knights riding stout horses bred to carry the weight of their armor and pull wagons. Eventually Europeans bred the two horses, creating more well-rounded horse breeds.
66. Massage target: KNOT. A "me day" at a SPA could help.
67. Early web portal: YAHOO.
68. Some members of the fam: SIBS. family and SIBlingS
69. Coll. entrance exams: SATS.
Down:
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| Arabian horse |
67. Early web portal: YAHOO.
68. Some members of the fam: SIBS. family and SIBlingS
69. Coll. entrance exams: SATS.
Down:
1. Collectibles brand with a "Cards 101" section on its website: TOPPS. Cards 101 mimics an introductory college course's label -- as in PSYC 101. TOPPS Cards 101 website
2. Panache: ECLAT.
3. Made a selection: CHOSE. Notice that the past tense of the verb in the clue matches the past tense of the answer.
4. Drink served with dim sum: HOT TEA. Dim sum is a traditional Chinese meal made up of small plates of dumplings and other snack dishes and is usually accompanied by TEA. Similar to the way the Spanish eat tapas, the dishes are shared among family and friends. Typically dim sum is consumed in restaurants for brunch.
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| Life should be more like dim sum. We should all learn to get oolong. (Yah, I did not come up with that on my own.) |
5. Cry noisily: BAWL.
6. Boxer Muhammad: ALI.
7. Cran and vodka cocktail: COSMO. Cranberry is shortened, so is COSMOpolitan.
8. Concierge's workplace: HOTEL. Concierges assist HOTEL guests by providing local information, booking activities, making recommendations, etc.
9. Bird on a box of Froot Loops cereal: TOUCAN. Compared to the size of their bodies, TOUCANs have the largest bills of all birds.
I liked this 2 min. TOUCAN 101 video because
it features several colorful varieties of this species.
10. Times to do laundry: WASHDAYS.
11. Prefix meaning "equal": ISO-. For example, an ISOsceles triangle has two equal sides.
12. Sloe __ fizz: GIN.
13. NNW opposite: SSE. compass directions
18. Bygone Toyota model: TERCEL. Toyota stopped production of the TERCEL for the American market in 1998.
22. "Citizen Kane" studio: RKO.
24. Pocket breads: PITAS. As it turns out, I recently sent C.C. this pic of sourdough pita breads in my oven:
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| The one on the left has been in for 5 min. and is ready to come out. The one on the right just went in. (I bake them on a pizza stone.) |
26. Wedding gown fabric: TULLE.
29. Log chopper: AXE.
31. Jersey, for one: SHIRT. I liked the ambiguity! I had SHoRe for a minute.
33. Parenthetical remark: ASIDE. Some say that parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
35. GOP org.: RNC. Grand Old Party and Republican National Committee
36. Photoshop maker: ADOBE. software
39. Chinese beer brand: TSINGTAO.
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| Is it ever served with dim sum? |
40. Fan's "I do not like this!": BOO.
41. Detectable by smell, in a way: UPWIND. Def.: (adj. or adv.) in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
46. Lotion brand for sensitive skin: AVEENO.
47. Place to park a car: LOT.
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| A LOT of cars (See what I did there?) |
51. Extravagant parties: GALAS.
52. Wombs: UTERI.
54. Divine nourishment: MANNA.
56. Throws forcefully, in slang: YEETS. The first known use of YEET as a verb was in 2017.
58. Some computer ports: USBs.
59. Secret agent: SPY.
60. Grazing meadow: LEA.
61. Düsseldorf "D'oh!": ACH. This clue was fun! If you are watching Die Simpsons in Düsseldorf, Germany, Homer might say ACH!, instead of D'oh!
59. Secret agent: SPY.
60. Grazing meadow: LEA.
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| my dog, Meadow I was trying to capture the rainbow in the background but it was more visible to the naked eye than to the camera. |
61. Düsseldorf "D'oh!": ACH. This clue was fun! If you are watching Die Simpsons in Düsseldorf, Germany, Homer might say ACH!, instead of D'oh!
63. Soda can opener: TAB. Sometimes opener in a clue refers to a prefix. This time it is simply the device used to open the container.
Before you close your browser TAB, you might want to check out the grid:
That's all. Now it is time for me to Boogie on down the road....
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| She is happy because she used a TAB to open her Tab cola. |
Before you close your browser TAB, you might want to check out the grid:
That's all. Now it is time for me to Boogie on down the road....
46 comments:
In spite of the
completely unknown Chinese beer brand (gotten through all perps), I’m going to award this puzzle the title of “a walk in the park.” We’ll see if others agree. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
My OPTED got elbowed out by CHOSE -- an early need for Wite-Out. VOGUE as a dance was a learning moment. This one took about seven minutes, which is par for an early week puzzle. I liked it. Thanx, Jeanne and sumdaze. (Have you noticed how different the two chicks look? One has feathers and appears ready to fledge, while the other has only fuzz and looks pitiful.)
US ONE: FIL used to live just 50 yards from US ONE in Alexandria.
RNC: Do you remember CREEP from the '70s?
Took 4:38 today for me to waltz through this one.
I did the Spanish word problem, but didn't know the Chinese beer or the German ... exclamation. I don't care for "yeets".
I've got to go, I can't keep the doctor's waiting room waiting.
Too bad it's not reciprocal.
FIR with a couple of corrections. Worked online this morning due to a grumpy printer. I think it's pouting because I left it at home during my me days.
Thanks to Jeanne for the fun, Monday-easy puzzle. And thanks to sumdaze for the informative review. I love your puns but remember: TOUCAN play that game!
I think I'd prefer to live upwind from a hog farm rather than down wind ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Upwind less detectable as in #41. Nice Monday puzzle:)
Monday easy this morning. I had it finished in no time though i needed Sumdaze’s explanation for VOGUE as á dance. YEETS was all perps.
I have á photo of the very end of US ONE in Key West.
All good this morning. The fantastic weather continues.
Good Morning:
This was a nice, smooth Monday solve, albeit with a couple of tricky, non-Monday answers, i.e, Tsingtao, Eclat, and Tercel, but fair perps were plentiful, so no foul. I thought the theme was well-hidden until the reveal and, ditto DO, Vogue as a dance was a learning moment. I dislike Yeets and Merch, the latter becoming all too commonly used in formal conversation. Is it laziness or a desire to seem “cool” that propels abbreviating so many words, or is it a spin-off of text speak? Whatever the reason, I find it annoying. End of rant.
Thanks, Jeanne, for a fun start to the week and thanks, sumdaze, for the usual mixture of fun and facts and your trademark wordplay. Loved the photo of Meadow.
Have a great day.
FIR. I found this to have a little crunch to it.
I too had opted before chose. And the presence of a Chinese beer was not what one expects on a Monday. I have to praise the perps without which the beer would remain anonymous. Add that I don't drink and it is more so.
But overall it was a fun puzzle, just not Monday fare!
Hesitated just a tad traveling north to south so some perp-aided fill-ins but otherwise nothing “disquieting” Inkovers: imply/GETAT, psat/SATS, kink/KNOT
I get at least TWIST, POLKA, VOGUE, (made famous by Madonna and lasted maybe two weeks), HUSTLE (maybe a few weeks longer) what about PECAN-CAN,
(my favorite at our 7-8th grade record hops was the “Bristol Stomp”.
"The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin' when the joint is jumpin'
When they do the Bristol Stomp"
The whole gym would 🫨 shaaaaake)
How much will a 6 pack of TSINGTAO cost with an increase of 145%? 🤔. And… Let’s YEET answers like YEETS 🤨
WASHDAYS with a ringer washer …as a tyke loved to watch Gram and my aunt run the steaming laundry through the ringers into tubs of water to rinse then shift the ringers and do it again. Finally drain the washer through a hose into the cellar floor.
“Tropical bird challenge , “____ play at this game!!” ….TOUCAN
Babe or hunk: ….. HOTTEA
JFK had severe back problems and actually said “Ask ___ what your masseur can do for you but .. etc etc. ….KNOT
“And the people would ___ what ___ of “divine nourishment” is this?” AXE, MANNA
Enjoy the week
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Jeanne and sumdaze. (Yes, I loved that Easter Egg clue!).
I FIRed in good time, but with some crunchiness for a Monday, and saw the LET’S DANCE theme (although I wasn’t familiar with VOGUE dancing).
Inkblots to change unrest to the lesser disquiet of UNEASE, REP to RNC (Canadian disadvantage), and SHORE TO SHIRT.
Elan was too short, but ECLAT fit (love that word!).
TSINGTAO perped.
I loved the grid-spanning HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, but YEETS was a meh. (I LIUed YEETS to see if I could find a word origin, but it is so obscure I gave up trying to rationalize it. Apparently you can use another recent CW fill, Psych, instead! Oh joy!)
Wishing you all a great day.
Ray-o - I love your Easter Egg to the theme with PECAN-can!
I remember my Mom’s wringer washer meant that Monday morning was also “wash the kitchen floor day” while my older siblings were at school. Then in the winter, everything froze on the clothesline, and was then hung over the furnace floor vent to dry completely. I am grateful for my Maytag washer-dryer set.
Do@5:43. The reason the chicks look different is because one is 4 days older than the other. Isn't it amazing how much they change in just 4 days? I love watching their developmental milestones.
I think that the Southernmost Point buoy at the end of the road may be one of the most photographed places in the US. It actually has its own web site.
Thank you Jeanne for a funday Monday puzzle and thank you sumdaze for your well-researched paeon to the Muse Terpsichore -- what a GIFFY! ...
Some favs:
1A TECH. I've always thought that the E in STEM stood for Engineering, but I see that it has been repurposed to stand for English. In my experience documentation with precise descriptions of system procedures is essential to their success.
5A BACH. IMHO the father of all Western music. And thank you Renee for the soundtrack to the rest of my perusal to your soothing review. Bach has been reorchestrated a million times with different instruments and it turns out that his lovely music is hard to mess up.
20A PASTEL. Teri is busy trying to find new places to hide Easter Eggs for next Sunday. She doesn't hide actual eggs because the squirrels will find them first, so she hides plastic eggs with notes in them telling them how much Granddad owes them!
24A POLKA DOTS. I have always thought that the POLKA was a Polish dance. Now I don't.
45A REDIAL. Thanks for the reminder about *69. We haven't gotten rid of our "dumb" landline yet, so maybe I'll try it to call back on all the spammers and play a few games with them.
62A LET's DANCE. Whether you intended it or not the lead off song in Bowie's greatest hits album was certainly very timely.
1D TOPPS. IIRC Boomer had a large collection of TOPPS cards.
26D TULLE. Next week we leave for California for the wedding of one of my nephews, so you won't hear from me for awhile.
31D SHIRT. I first thought of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands between England and France, occupied by the Germans during WWII. I have some ancestors who lived through it.
Cheers,
Bill
And here's a bonus for our favorite neighbor to the North -- Why Do Canadians Say ‘Eh’.
Musings
-Even TSINGTAO failed to diminish my pleasure in this “just right” Monday puzzle
-I always wonder if constructors put in obscurities like TSINGTAO first or are just thankful when they find fill that can work
-The TWIST is one dance everyone can at least somewhat do.
-Constructors use various Spanish number computations to arrive at OCHO
-The incredible MERCH haul at the Master's Golf Tournament
-BTW, the last round of The Masters ranks very high on sporting events I have ever seen!
-Grandkids are now 20 – 28 years old and this will be the first Easter without an Easter egg hunt
-I have never worked where a BONUS was even a remote possibility
-I asked a concierge if we would be able to know when to get off the Red Line to go to Wrigley Field. He rolled his eyes and said, “You’d have to be the dumbest SOB if you can’t tell!”
-Renee - My first Jersey was a STEER. You say tomayto and I say typewriter. :-)
-Our middle school was directly DOWNWIND of the town’s Hormel Plant. Yeesh!
-I loved seeing Meadow!
-Lily’s cat food has a TAB that is not all that easy to get under to pull every morning at 6 a.m.
Starting the week off with my happy 💃 dance. Thanks for a fresh and fun puzzle Jeanne.
I loved the recap. My fav was “You say potato….. I say Aloo”.
I sorta danced my way through Jeanne's puzzle, but erased "ache" for KNOT, and "shore" for SHIRT. YEETS is known to me only through crosswords. Sumdaze, thanks for the history of the Penny Lick -- yuck! -- and for the baking pitas, and the toucans, and the good looking dog. FIR! Yay, Monday!
Neato puzzle. Neato write-up. Enjoyable comments.
Hi, today's constructor here. I'm pleased to see that many of you enjoyed the grid. I have a question for sumdaze, who did the review. What was it about the themers and unifier that made them "not as tight as we are used to seeing"...? On another blog's review, the fact that two dances were at the beginning of theme answers and two were at the end was not considered ideal. Is that your concern as well? I thought an even split was reasonable (as opposed to, say, one at the beginning and three at the end...or vice versa). I still consider myself a relatively new constructor (less than two years) and am always trying to learn more and improve my grids. Thanks for any input you can provide.
Thank you for the link to the Canadian Eh. Very informative.
Ray-o, I always thought the kids in Bristol were sharp as a THISTLE, but I could be mis-remembering. It's been a while!
Hi waseeley@10:23. Yes, the E in STEM is engineering. I can see how my abbreviating that to Eng (to match the clue) can be confused with English.
Also, IIRC, the island of Jersey is the namesake for jersey shirts. Something about how they used to make a looser weave sweater. I would need to research that one to say for sure.
Safe travels!
Thanks for taking the time to post and asking the opinion of us in the trenches !!
JDB, thanks for stopping by! Aside from one personal Natick, (cosmo/aloo, I don't drink cocktails, and while I should have remembered "aloo," most of my potatoes come as French fries...) it was a great puzzle! Just difficult enough to keep you guessing, and kind perps to keep you sussing. Lots of "aha" moments, just the way I like it!
P.s., don't deep think my comments, they are just for laughs...
I danced my way thru this puzzle!
Nah, who am I kidding, it was more like this...
Ooh, ooh, ooh, (with apologies to Horschak...). I found the perfect GIf that sums up this puzzle!
Hi JDB! Thank you for joining our conversation. Yes, 2 at the beginning and 2 at the end, plus the reveal being an "apt title". Please note that I also said that I did not consider this a bad thing. I enjoyed your puzzle and look forward to your next one.
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-That video of Elaine’s gyrations put into those famous dance scenes was fabulous. I would have to add the Olivia Newton John trying to match John Travolta was just about as bad. Maybe that is why that put in Cha Cha De Gregorio. :-)
Hi All!
I must be the only one who's had (T)SING-TAO beer :-)
Thanks Jeanne for the puzzle. I loved the theme reveal being Bowie.
Fun expo, sumdaze. Thanks for the extra giggles with the copious comics.
WO: Ere -> EER
ESPs: N/A
Fav: PASTEL MERCH for Easter week :-)
ASCOT xing KNOT was cute too.
Last I knew, STEM became STEAM - Sci, TECH, Engr, Arts, Math. But what do I know?
Ray-O: Even into the early '70's Grams would do the WASH with the ringer machine.
Thanks JDB, for dropping by The Corner. Was LET'S DANCE your "seed" or ...?
Back to work. Cheers, -T
Hola! I knew TSINGTAO because my brother drinks it but pronounces it like a naughty Spanish word. Some of you may know that word!
The puzzle was mostly fun and reasonably easy for a Monday. i vaguely remembered the Toyota TERCEL but had not heard of a VOGUE dance by teens or any others.
Our school was situated UPWIND of a sewer plant in south Phoenix and on certain days it was not worth it to be outdoors!
Have a great day, everyone! Thank you, sumdaze, for a thorough re-cap of today's puzzle.
My mother had a wringer machine in the 70s and never had a dryer. All the clothes were hung outside.
Loved Rory and The Masters!
Husband got his aren caught in a winger as a child.
Arm in the wringer.
Re: Eh? I see the evolution from the British habit of adding an unnecessary question to the end of a statement. An American would say simply. “It’s a beautiful day” a Brit will say “It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it” which would be perhaps “it’s a beautiful day, eh” in Canadianese. (It’s a habit in Italian too. “É Un bel giorno, eh” “Ciao, eh” )
Why isn’t a single washer dryer machine the norm. A machine that does both jobs and takes up half the space, likely cheaper than two machines and saves of time from moving laundry from one machine to the other. They exist but uncommon. Maybe cuz automatic washers came out decades before dryers and families already had a washer so they would just add the new dryer. Once the old washer died they’d just replace it and keep the working dryer. Same with replacing the old dryer if the washer still worked.
A case of WASH DAY dyssynchrony 😕
My coach has a combo washer and dryer. One trade-off is that the washing machine can be filled up, but the drier needs to be about half full to work properly. That means that I have to do what amounts to a half-load each cycle. In separate devices, the volume of the drier drum is about twice that of the matching washing machine.
Hi, JDB, thanks for stopping by and for questioning sumdaze’s tightness comment, as I, too, questioned it, because I didn’t understand the basis of it. But, according to a reviewer/constructor on another blog, the 2/2 split of themers, which used to be acceptable, has fallen out of favor, at least with some editors, but apparently, not with Patti, at least not yet. 😉
Who is your coach, and why are you doing your laundry at his or her place?
@sumdaze, I definitely saw that you didn't consider it a bad thing and am sorry if I didn't make that clear! In your mind, should all theme answers of this type - i.e., where one word of the answer fits the overall theme - be of the same configuration?
@Irish Miss, I'm guessing you're referring to Stella's review on Diary of A Crossword Fiend...yes, I saw that too. I'd always understood that theme answers should be balanced and was very surprised to learn that that's not necessarily the case anymore. There's always more to learn!
You live in Arid-zona not frigid NYS. Mom hadda hang laundry in the cellar 6 months and thanks yes it’s wringer I spelt it wronger. A “ringer” washer: For Whom the Laundry Cycle End Tolls 😌
I share your surprise, JDB. Personally, I don’t understand the reasoning because 2/2 is still symmetrical and, IMO, more interesting, visually, than 4/4.
JDB@3:39. No, I do not think they need to be of the same configuration. I have seen the alternating style done well. For me, Last-First-First-Last-Reveal is not at clean as L-F-L-F without a reveal would be. My other take-a-way was that the reveal was no doubt connected to the themers but not as locked in as we sometimes see. For example, if you look at last Monday (April 7), you will see how SIDE SALAD brings meaning to both the word SIDE and SALAD. I did not feel that with today's reveal so I did not consider it "tight"...but that does not mean I did not like it! If you look back through this blog at C.C,'s Sunday reviews, she points out when things are tight. I have learned a lot from reading her write-ups. But at the end of the day, this is just my opinion. Here at The Corner, you will see many opinions. I hope that answers your question!
Great article eh! Thanks waseeley.
Sorry, Anon@3:26 - I forget that there are many folks who haven't been around this Corner forever, like most of the regular commenters have. I call my RV my "coach." Sometimes I call it my "rig," and occasionally my "motor home." It's an oldie-but-goodie, equipped with satellite TV, washer/drier, refrigerator with an icemaker, convection oven, two heat pumps and 2 gas furnaces. The manufacturer's motto is "roughing it smoothly." But if I was Rory's coach, I'd be volunteering to do his laundry.
i have a combo stacked washer/dryer which is perfect for a small space since I live in a condo. It's a Frigidaire from Sears and has worked well for over two decades.
A fun beginning to the week, thanks Jeanne and Sumdaze. Yeets, really?
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