17 A. *Call to Rapunzel: LET DOWN YOUR HAIR. Rapunzel is the main character in a German folk tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. She is trapped in a tower with a window and no other entrance. Her long, golden hair, when dropped down from the window, becomes a type of ladder. A LET DOWN is a failure to provide some expected assistance.
22 A. *Outmoded forms of payment for some commuters: BUS TOKENS. Physical or digital tickets that allow passengers to ride a bus or other public transport service. A BUST is a failed endeavor of almost any variety.
33 A. * Like a beagle but not a corgi: FLOPPY EARED. A description of an animal's ears that hang down the sides of the head, rather than standing upright. A FLOP is an unexpected failure of some activity. Our oldest granddaughter just returned from 15 months in Japan, where she was dancing at Tokyo Disney. When she returned, I called her "cookie," because she was away fer so long. As you can imagine this joke was a complete FLOP. But I was amused.
49 A. *Western vacation destination: DUDE RANCH. This is a vacation site where city dwellers can experience some aspects of cowboy or old west living. A DUD is an object that doesn't work, like a fire cracker that doesn't crack.
55. Rocket mishap, or what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue: FAILURE TO LAUNCH. Still, this gets the puzzle off to a good start.
Hi Gang, JazzBumpa here, hoping to continue with success in this puzzle journey.
Across:
1. Fish tacos fish, familiarly: MAHI. More formally, mahi-mahi, a tropical fish also known as dolphinfish.
5. Give a ring: PHONE. Call someone on a telephone. They don't necessarily ring any more, though that alert sound setting is usually an option.
10. Portland-to-Boise dir.: ESE. East-south-east.
13. Revered figures: ICONS. Originally depiction of religious figures, now often referring to famous athletes or entertainers.
15. Ingested: EATEN. Consumed.
16. Bolt: RUN. Run away suddenly.
20. Largest African antelope: ELAND. A spiral-horned African antelope that lives in open woodland and grassland.
5. Give a ring: PHONE. Call someone on a telephone. They don't necessarily ring any more, though that alert sound setting is usually an option.
10. Portland-to-Boise dir.: ESE. East-south-east.
13. Revered figures: ICONS. Originally depiction of religious figures, now often referring to famous athletes or entertainers.
15. Ingested: EATEN. Consumed.
16. Bolt: RUN. Run away suddenly.
20. Largest African antelope: ELAND. A spiral-horned African antelope that lives in open woodland and grassland.
26. Move stealthily: CREEP. Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.
27. Tension: UNEASE. Mental or emotional strain.
28. Home to three of Massachusetts' Five Colleges: AMHERST. Actually, there are five colleges there: Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The greater Boston area has dozens more.
30. Bagel shop: DELI. A store where ready-to-eat food products (such as cooked meats and prepared salads) are sold; short for delicatessen.
31. Free, in a way: UNTIE. Remove a restraining rope or cord.
38. Puffed on an e-cigarette: VAPED. Inhaled and exhaled vapor containing nicotine and flavoring produced by a device designed for this purpose.
39. Honey liquor: MEAD. An alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water.
42. Innocence: NAIVETE. Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. Is this innocence? You decide.
46. NPR White House correspondent __ Keith: TAMARA. Tamara Dawnell Keith [b. 1979] is an American journalist. She is the White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast with Scott Detrow. She regularly appears on the PBS NewsHour weekly segment "Politics Monday". Keith is on the board of the White House Correspondents' Association, of which she served as president from 2022 to 2023
48. Big name in kitchen appliances: OSTER. Oster is an American manufacturing company specializing in small kitchen appliances, known for its blenders, toasters, and roaster ovens.
52. Vitriolic rant: TIRADE. A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
54. Get fit for competition: TRAIN. Prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise.
60. Stone or ice follower: AGE. These are notable periods on planet earth. The Stone Age is a prehistoric period characterized by the use of stone tools and weapons. It spans roughly 3.3 million years, from the first evidence of stone tools to the introduction of metalworking, marking the beginning of the Bronze Age. An ice age is any geologic period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land. Such periods of large-scale glaciation may last several million years and drastically reshape surface features of entire continents. A number of major ice ages have occurred throughout Earth history. The last major ice age, also known as the Last Glacial Period, occurred between approximately 115,000 and 11,700 years ago.
61. Eco-friendly vehicles: BIKES. A two-wheeled vehicle powered by peddling.
62. Smooth change in topics: SEGUE. A movement without interruption from one piece of music, part of a story, subject, or situation to another:
63. K'Nex connector: ROD. K'Nex is a building toy with a variety of interlocking shapes.
64. Clairvoyants: SEERS. Persons who claim to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.
65. "So many!": LOTS. An unspecified large quantity.
Down:
1. Domain suffix for a private employer: MIL. You expect this to be COM, for a private company, but it's MILitary, the employer of privates. Clever clue.
2. Star pitcher: ACE. A person who excels at a particular sport or other activity.
3. Like cayenne: HOT. Spicy!
4. With painstaking precision: IN DETAIL. With close attention to particulars; thoroughly.
5. Tubular pasta: PENNE. Penne pasta, a popular Italian pasta shape, derives its name from the Italian word "penna," which translates to "pen" or "quill" in English. The name reflects the pasta's shape, a short, cylinder-shaped pasta with diagonally cut ends, reminiscent of a quill or writing pen.
6. Composer Joseph who mentored Mozart and Beethoven: HAYDN. Franz Joseph Haydn [1732 - 1809] was an Austrian composer and a central figure in the development of Classical music. He's often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" for his contributions to establishing their forms and styles.
7. Great Plains Native: OTO. A Native American people of the Midwestern United States. The Otoe language, Chiwere, is part of the Siouan family and closely related to that of the related Iowa, Missouria, and Ho-Chunk tribes.
Historically, the Otoe tribe lived as a semi-nomadic people on the Central Plains along the bank of the Missouri River in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri. They lived in elm-bark lodges while they farmed, and used tipis while traveling, like many other Plains tribes. They often left their villages to hunt buffalo.
8. Nine, in Normandy: NEUF. 9
9. Agent that gets good results: ENRICHER. A component or entity that improves or adds to the quality, value, or richness of something. This generally refers to things, not persons.
10. Soft end of a pencil: ERASER. It's soft because it made of rubber; and it's called rubber because it erases pencil marks by rubbing them out.
11. Multiroom accommodations: SUITES. A set of rooms designated for one person's or family's use or for a particular purpose.
12. Mesmerized: ENRAPT. Fascinated, enthralled.
14. Pilots' milestones: SOLOS. The experience of flying an aircraft alone, without an instructor or other pilot in the flight crew. It's a significant milestone in flight training, signifying a student pilot's proficiency and readiness to operate an aircraft independently.
18. Ship follower: WAKE. The track left by a moving body (such as a ship) in a fluid (such as water)
19. Present: HERE. In or at this place or position.
22. Sign of spring: BUD. A compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
23. Half of deux: UNE. 1/2 * 2 = 1.
24. Subject of an autobiography: SELF. A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.
25. Quenched: SATED. Satisfied fully, regarding drink or food. Truly equivalent? You decide.
29. Soccer star Hamm: MIA. Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm [b. 1972] is an American former professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the United States national team from 1987 to 2004.
31. Boosted: UPPED. Augmented of amplified.
32. "Science Guy" Bill: NYE. William Sanford Nye [b. 1955] also known as "Bill Nye the Science Guy", is a scientist, comedian, inventor, author, and television personality. He's best known for hosting the Emmy award-winning PBS show Bill Nye the Science Guy, which first aired in 1993 and educated millions about basic science.
34. Layers audio tracks: OVERDUBS. Overdubbing is a technique used in audio recording in which audio tracks that have been pre-recorded are then played back and monitored, while simultaneously recording new, doubled, or augmented tracks onto one or more available tracks of a digital audio workstation or tape recorder.
35. Gentle touch: PAT. Touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand. With the back of the hand, it's a TAP.
36. President of France Macron: EMMANUEL. Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron [b 1977] is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He was Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande between 2014-16. He has been a member of Renaissance since he founded it in 2016.
37. College bigwig: DEAN. a senior administrator who oversees a specific academic unit, such as a college or department. They are responsible for academic, programmatic, managerial, and fiscal responsibilities within that unit. Deans typically ensure the adequacy of instruction, monitor academic integrity, and are involved in student recruitment, admission, and academic progress.
40. Path of a fly ball: ARC. A continuous portion of a curved line, as part of the circumference of a circle. Sometimes the result of a launch.
41. "Well, lah-di-__!": DAH. Describes someone who behaves in an affectedly elegant or refined way, often in a way that seems unnatural and intended to impress others. It implies a pretentious or upper-class manner that is considered to be an over-the-top show of sophistication.
42. In the vicinity: NOT FAR. Near by.
43. Italian cheese with a nutty flavor: ASIAGO. A cow's milk cheese, first produced in Asiago in Italy, that can assume different textures according to its aging, from smooth for the fresh Asiago (called Asiago pressato, which means "pressed Asiago") to a crumbly texture for the aged cheese (Asiago d'allevo, which means "breeding farm Asiago").
44. "Did my best": I TRIED. Sometimes one's best u=isn't good enough.
45. Scaloppine meat: VEAL. Veal is the meat from young cattle, typically those under one year old. It's a lighter, more tender meat than beef and is often pale pink in color. Veal production involves raising calves, many of whom are male calves from dairy breeds that are not needed for milk production.
46. Blue-green hue: TEAL. Or aqua. Always need perps.
47. Prima donnas' songs: ARIAS. Accompanied, elaborate melodies sung (as in an opera) by a single voice.
50. Vocalize: UTTER. Speak.
51. Trivial matter: DROSS. The scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal, hence something useless or worthless.
53. Great Lake that drains into the Niagara River: ERIE. Lake Erie is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest average water residence time. At its deepest point, Lake Erie is 210 feet (64 m) deep, making it the only Great Lake whose deepest point is above sea level.
56. __ out a living: EKE. Manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty.
57. Private aid gp.: NGO. Non-Governmental Organization.
58. Trim: CUT. Make something smaller by cutting away or otherwise removing a portion.
59. "__ making a list ... ": HE'S. Keeping a record, to use for cataloging or decision making, Sung of Mr. Claus.
And here we land after today's successful launch. Hope you enjoyed the ride.
If you're in the Dearborn area on Sunday, come on down to the Michael Guido Theater in the Civic Center on Michigan Ave. The Dearborn Big Band is playing a free concert at 3:00. You can hear a song I wrote.
Cool regards!
JzB
I couldn’t get the
ReplyDeleteL.A. Times site to “turn over” from its advertisement at first, so I went to the Washington Post crossword site and did it that way. But when I came back to the L.A. Times site, it worked! So I did the puzzle twice. Either way, the puzzle wasn’t terribly difficult. And I saw all the “failures.” Some will be very happy we didn’t have any of the “dreaded” circles. Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteD-o failed to parse the theme answers properly, assuming it was the first word rather than a first group of letters. D'oh. Katherine provided a paucity of dreck entries -- appreciated. Just right for a midweek outing. Thanx, JzB, for your always elucidating expo.
HAYDN: He's remembered for his Surprise Symphony with it's loud chord in the second movement, waking up anyone who may have drifted off during the performance.
OVERDUBS: Les Paul was one of the first musicians to recognize the potential that tape provided for special audio effects, allowing Mary Ford to sing with herself while he played with himself.
DROSS: They say the cream always rises to the top. But so does the slag.
"...to sing with herself while he played with himself." Cute. Very cute.
DeleteFIR, thanks to my WAG @ TAMARA x EMMANUEL. Erased com for MIL.
ReplyDeleteMy young respite aide is very conversant in person, but not on the phone. I think that the current generation considers voice calling a bug, not a feature.
CSO to moi @ UNTIE!
Widebody jets make substantial WAKE, and unlike a boats, you can't see it. Very hazardous to aviators in little Cessna 172s and other light aircraft. When I was an engineer at a PBS station there was a series called Aviation Weather, and on one show they had an expert pilot fly through the WAKE turbulence of a 747. It nearly made the small plane do a summersault.
"Great Lake" blah, blah blah. The answer is ERIE.
Remember Leslie Nielsen's great deadpan response to "is this some kind of BUST?" in Police Squad?
Thanks to Katherine for the fun humpday puzzle. And thanks to JzB for wrapping it all up. BTW - I suspect that those wily OTOe substituted bison for buffalo, kinda like restaurants used to substitute shark for swordfish.
Took 7:38 today to avoid bankruptcy.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know "neuf," "une," "Haydn," or "Tamara." I was initially thrown off by the "private" employer, so naturally, I entered "USO" when I got to the "private aid gp." clue. The crosses cleared that up for me.
Like our esteemed SubG said, some of us are happy there were none of those dreaded circles, although we did get "arc."
Super easy puzzle today with just a few unknowns, TAMARA, ROD, and the correct spelling of NAIVETE. I didn't notice the failures, but it was neat they were part of other words.
ReplyDeleteK'Nex- I had to change MOD to ROD, thinking of a MODEM connection.
BIKES- I see a lot of electric bikes running on bike paths.
"Give me a ring" will fade with "dial tone". Cell phones don't have dial tones and don't have bells.
"Failure To Launch"- I remember the movie about parents trying to get a 30+ year old son to move out of the house. It was an omen because you see it a lot now. Why move out when there's no rent, no bills, and free meals.
FIR. Definitely today's puzzle was Monday easy, although the crossing of Emmanuel and Tamara wasn't very fair.
ReplyDeleteI recognized a pattern in the long answers early on, and the reveal clinched it.
Overall an enjoyable puzzle.
Enjoyable puzzle today. My only unknown was the clue for ROD. I knew all the names, I caught on to the theme fairly early, and there was just enough crunch to make it worthwhile. What’s not to like?
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed JZB’s review loaded with good info.
Wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Katherine and JazzB.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in good time and saw the FAILURE TO LAUNCH theme ( although 16A and 33A had me thinking about Faces like yesterday).
No inkblots!
TAMARA perped, and just a few letters brought EMMANUEL to mind.
Perps denied Amana or Bosch - oh, small appliances.
That sign of spring could have been Mud.
French math today with UNE and NEUF.
I noted ARIAS and SOLOS.
We had ENRICHED and ENRAPT, IN DETAIL, and UNEASE and UNTIE (yes I saw that CSO, Jinx).
Favourite was the clue for MIL.
Wishing you all a great day.
Enjoyable puzzle and commentary. Found interesting article on the Five Colleges here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_College_Consortium#:~:text=The%20Five%20College%20Consortium%20(often,campuses%20during%20the%20school%20year.
ReplyDeleteThe first themer doesn't quite fit the pattern. The FAILURE part of LET DOWN YOUR HAIR is the complete first two words. All the rest hide the theme by splitting words.
ReplyDeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-Subbing today for a tech guy who has no classes until 11:15.
-This NASA guy liked the theme but had some trouble seeing LET DOWN as describing a rocket failure
-America had many issues with rockets blowing up even after the Russians launched Sputnik into orbit. What the press then called our launch failures.
-Soon afterwards, America made space a priority and Eisenhower helped form NASA to coordinate all efforts
-The Huskers humiliated the cocky Florida Gators in the 1996 FIESTA Bowl. Ah, the good old days.
-A guide told us that Boston’s average age dropped to a very low point when all its colleges are in session
-We found out our next-door neighbor Tammy’s real name was TAMARA when we started collecting her mail when she was out of town
-Ted Turner used to have a restaurant in Omaha called Ted’s Montana Grill that featured BISON burgers. I loved ‘em.
-An ERASER can be a handy device when trying to achieve PAR
-OVERDUB: On the doo-wop hit The Longest Time Billy Joel sang all the parts, finger snapping, clapping and put all 14 tracks together. Enjoy!
Katherine fashioned for us a fresh, lively, and well-designed puzzle today. There was much fun in the solving, and I appreciated that two of her theme answers were grid-spanners.
ReplyDeleteASIAGO has made an appearance two straight days. No complaints from me: not only is the cheese delicious, but the region of Asiago is stunningly gorgeous.
Thanks, Katherine, for a pleasant Wednesday-appropriate diversion. And thanks, JzB, for your amusing and helpful recap.
Fast solve today- I got within 10 secs of SS which is always fun
ReplyDeleteMy oldest son (middle child) loved to play K'Nex- still have a storage box of them in the basement for when the grands get old enough - we kept the Legos and the Thomas trains/tracks for them as well as they are all virtually indestructible!
Crosswordese scattered through with OTOE, ERIE, MIA, and NYE
A favorite group growing up was The Carpenters - the brother Richard was a master arranger and many of their songs had OVERDUBS of their songs so Karen could sing and harmonize with herself and her brother
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XYBj0J99i8
Thanks JzB for the informative blog and Katherine for the puzzle
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was an easy peasy solve, easier than a typical Wednesday, but enjoyable nonetheless . I didn’t know Tamara or the Rod reference and I held onto Mud (hi CEh!) far too long. Otherwise, though, a fast, smooth FIR, with the added bonus of a fun and surprise reveal, thanks to having no clue about the theme.
Thanks, Katherine, and thanks JazzB, for the usual detailed and informative review.
Have a great day.
Enjoyable FIR today, and I knew all the names, for a change! Good clues, very little dreck, and a clever theme. I did want "unscheduled rapid disassembly" for the unifier, but couldn't make it fit.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Katherine's puzzle today. Admittedly, I got excited about Rapunzel and thought we would have other fairy tales in the theme. Instead, the reveal was a FAILURE, and I had to go back to parse the others. It all worked out in the end!
ReplyDeleteThanks, JzB, for a thorough review, and in particular for explaining 1-Down, Domain suffix for a private employer. I didn't pause long enough to figure that one out.
I liked the theme (which circles would have spoiled), the Rapunzel discussion, and the CSO to Jinx, which occurred to me immediately.
ReplyDeleteI’m also finding it interesting that people have such a vague image of HAYDN. He wrote more than 100 symphonies, but a lot of his work was done on spec for his patron(s), and thus seldom seemed inspired. He admitted he was a grind compared to a natural genius like Mozart. As for Beethoven, I’ve read that, by the time Haydn had any input, Beethoven felt he had already surpassed Haydn and kind of brushed him off. I admire Haydn as the Father of the Symphony, but so many composers proved more interesting.
CE, I absolutely share your admiration for HAYDN's music! I am so happy every time the NM Philharmonic puts his works on the concert schedule. From my reading, I understand that he was born to a humble family but became highly acclaimed due to his talent and hard work - along with his good character.
DeleteAs I was constructing this puzzle, I had a devil of a time filling the upper midwest. But - just like in real life - once HAYDN came along everything improved!
I'm not sure my attitude toward Haydn is all that positive. I think he's grossly overplayed by radio stations that cater too much to listeners who think there are only about 10 composers. But he IS the father of the symphonic form, the designer who is still followed, and he could come up with variations on any theme, no matter how uninspired. And the man himself was a saint.
DeleteAnd there was his mischievous side, such as the unexpected fortissimo chord in his "Surprise" Symphony that came out of the blue. He just wanted to ensure that no one was dozing off.
DeleteD'OH!
ReplyDeleteI was having a SIESTA while you all went to the FIESTA. I don't know how that happened, and I'm saddened that my nap made me miss the party.
This 30 second commercial still cracks me up: Rapunzel and Dunkin’ at Home Coffee Commercial
Loved the Beagle pic. And the article. Dave Berry called his in-law's Beagle "a nose with feet." That's funny, and true. The ladies down the street have two of them and walk by the house often. I can't resist walking out to pet them. But right away, they are always more interested in the scents all around than they are in my attention.
Thank you, Katherine, and thank you, Jazzbumpa.
Thank-you, Jazzbumpa for the informative and fun review! Loved the beagle picture. And thanks to all for your warm comments.
ReplyDeleteTypical midweek level challenge. Interesting theme.
ReplyDeleteIn the classic film “The Producers” Max and Leo were actually planning on making a FLOP. If you want half a fish taco do you order a MAHI instead of a MAHI MAHI 🌮.
Rapunzel musta had incredible neck muscles 💪🏿
It’s not OTOe? Our “Bagel” shops are not Deli’s plus all the ASIAGO was EATEN yesterday.
“K'Nex connector” ? (Connects Kleenex?) Now I understand MIL (a Saturday-esque clue/answer).
At first I read it as “Smooth change in tropics“ 🌴.
OVERDUBS? like when a singer sings harmony over their own voice. (Connie Francis in the 60’s et al.)
“FAILURE TO LAUNCH” 2006 Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew McConaughey RomCom
Disappoint ones FLOPPYEARED Bunny ….. LETDOWNYOURHAIR
Story about a car“AUTOBIOGRAPHY”
Help with a flat …. TIRADE
Robuck’s clairvoyant partner …. SEERS
Child’s game set to music: ___ seek… HAYDN:
We had Catherine yesterday and Katherine today. See yah all TAMARA
How someone with a stuffy nose asks for a tissue: “P’eez pass the k’nex.”
DeleteI liked this puzzle for all the reasons you all have already mentioned.
ReplyDeleteWhat I did not like, and do not like, are the following:
"Did my best": I TRIED
"So many!": LOTS (It could have been clued "What houses are built on" or even "What are sometimes vacant.")
Of course I immediately thought of Jinx at UNTIE.
Technically, half of deux is UN. (Un, deux, trois...)
Loved your write-up. JazzBumpa.
Hola! Late to the party but so much fun reading all your comments! I, too, finished the puzzle in quick time. Nice one! Thankyou, Kat and it's good to see you in the comments.
ReplyDeleteBUS TOKENS bring to mind a blast from the past when we actually used those as well as paper TRANSFERS.
We've had several FLOPPY EARED dogs over the years.
Thank you, Jazzbumpa, for your always informative writing.
Have a lovely day, everyone!
I liked that each of the themers was "launched" by a another term for failure.
ReplyDeleteI didn't care whether it was a one word or two word term.
Emmanuel Macron has been president of France since 2017.I have often seen and heard about him in the news. I dug up Tamara from deep in my subconscious.
I do my best on Saturday puzzles, but I often fail. I try (my best is often inferred.)
I know of the K'nex construction toy. My kids had Legos and Lincoln Logs. When my grandson came along Legos had greatly expanded what was included.
We say our family's middle name is CHEESE. Asiago was a gimme.
Hayden was also a gimme.
My favorite today was MIL, but I had to come here to see why. Oh, that kind of private.
When I was kid, it was very obvious that fairy tales were make believe, for instance climbing Rapunzel's hair. I didn't pick up any of the negative messages that parents are so concerned about today. We weren't worried that Hansel and Gretel were left in the woods or that they pushed the witch into the oven. My parents let us know the first time we heard any of these stories that they were make believe. They are like the roadrunner dropping an anvil on the coyote's head, who survives, none the worse for wear.
Fun Wednesday puzzle, many thanks, Katherine. And your commentary was helpful and a pleasure, thanks for that too, JazzB.
ReplyDeleteWell as soon as I saw that DUDE RANCH I wondered what it would be like for a young woman to arrive and say I'm HERE, and get ready for a new experience. Did she WAKE up that morning and start with some HOT coffee and some ASIAGO on her morning bun before using her BUS TOKENS to be driven NOT FAR, all the while listening to the lovely music of HAYDN SOLOS on the radio. She was ENRAPT hearing this IN DETAIL, including some ARIAS that made her bus ride feel like a FIESTA. In spite of her NAIVETE, she had little UNEASE meeting the FLOPPY-EARED critters on the farm, and was taught how to feed and TRAIN them. By the time she left she had UPPED her ambition and decided to become a veterinarian and have her skills ENRICHED enough that she'd eventually be able to become a DEAN. I'd say she had a pretty great day, don't you think?
Have a great day too, everybody.
Really fun CW, lots of good clues and fill. And only 9 names and for the first time EVER no DNKs in the names. However, DNK K'Nex or NEUF. Perps to the rescue. WMOS, 1D was a great clue. FIR in 17. I really did enjoy this creation, Thanx KS. JzB another excellent write-up, thanx for all the time and effort you put into it.
ReplyDeleteHi All!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun puzzle and for swinging by The Corner, Kat. Cute theme that added a mini-puzzle once the boxes were filled.
Thanks for the ENRICHEd review, JzB. Well done.
WO: ute -> OTO
ESPs: NEUF, TAMARA
Fav: .MIL as clued. I was sure of MAHI across but also of .com down(?) - then the lightbulb went on for the PFC employer.
//my email's tld after .edu was .mil. I didn't get a .com until '98.
ProfM @2:57 - that's how I read 63a's clue too. Took a perp to remember GenZ's Erector Set.
Cheers, -T
After reading Jayce's comment I looked up UNE and learned that it is the feminine, indefinite article, as opposed to counting, so I suppose that technically it means "the" not one. Someone with a deeper knowledge of French should probably enlighten us.
ReplyDeleteNot “the” but “a”
Deleteun homme, a man, une femme, a woman