A Friendly Word of Advice. Each of the theme answers is in the Down position to create a Column of Advice.
4-Down. "Things are going well, so avoid sudden changes": DON'T ROCK THE BOAT.
8-Down. "If you rush, you won't do it right": HASTE MAKES WASTE.
17-Down. "Relax and take things as they come": ONE DAY AT A TIME.
And the unifier:
9-Down. "Dear Abby," "Ask Amy," et al., and an apt description of 4-, 8-, and 17-Down: ADVICE COLUMNS.
In The Graduate, the advice Dustin Hoffman was given was Plastics. My advice to you is AirTags. We were just vacationing and were flying from one tiny island to another. Our luggage was inadvertently taken by another guest's cab driver to the ferry station. We were heading to the airport. Fortunately, the AirTags in allowed us to locate our luggage, which we were able to retrieve before it headed off to a location unknown.
Here's the Grid so you can more easily find the Advice Columns.
What other advice does today's puzzle give us?
Across:
1. Basic bed: COT.
4. Vader's title: DARTH. A Star Wars reference.
9. Tablet downloads: APPS.
13. Language similar to Thai: LAO. // And 5-Down. Like 13-Across: ASIAN.
14. Tennis champion Naomi: OSAKA. Naomi Osaka (b. Oct. 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player and has been ranked as the world's number 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association.
15. Self-improvement icon Carnegie: DALE. Dale Carnegie taught courses in self-improvement and is probably best known for being the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People. I don't believe he wrote advice columns, however.
16. "The Simpsons" bus driver: OTTO.
18. Yucatán boys: NIÑOS. Today's Spanish lesson. It's a short flight from New Orleans to the Yucatán.
19. Scenic sight: VIEW.
20. "Game" of missed connections: PHONE TAG.
22. Classic Fords: T-BIRDS.
24. Acquire with effort: EARN.
25. Former Ford div.: MERC. Mercury was a division of Ford Motor Company until 2011, when Ford phased out the brand.
26. "No choice, sorry": I HAD TO.
29. In a melancholy way: SOMBERLY.
33. Astronauts org.: NASA.
34. Brownie ingredient: COCOA.
36. Farewell accompanied by an air kiss: CIAO. Today's Italian lesson.
37. DVD holder: TRAY. It took me a minute to figure out this clue. We haven't used DVDs in centuries!
38. Rap: KNOCK.
39. The Grand Ole __: OPRY.
40. Div. of Labor: OSHA.
41. Church donation: TITHE. A Tithe is traditionally considered one tenth of annual produce or earnings for the support of the Church.
42. Italian lake: LAGO. I confidently wrote in Como, until the perps let me to realize that we were looking for a more generic Italian lake. This is a continuation of today's Italian lesson.
43. Impassioned to the extreme: WHITE HOT.
45. Lightly fries in oil: SAUTÉS.
47. Prayer ending: AMEN.
48. Did the first stage of a triathlon: SWAM. The three stages of a triathlon are: swimming, cycling, and running, all in sequence.
49. Spot for a therapeutic cold plunge: ICE TUB.
52. Colorful reef dweller: SEA SNAKE.
56. Full-length skirt: MAXI.
57. Hockey Hall of Famer Adam: OATES. Adam Robert Oates (b. Aug. 27, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
59. Iditarod vehicle: SLED. This Alaskan race has an interesting history.
60. British baby carriage: PRAM.
61. Change with the times: ADAPT.
62. Wooden pin: PEG.
63. Equivalent: SAME.
64. Succinct: TERSE.
65. Foxy: SLY.
Down:
1. Hoofbeat sound: CLOP.
2. Pledge in court: OATH.
3. Dorothy Gale's pup: TOTO.
6. Called up: RANG.
7. MMA decision: TKO. As in Mixed Martial Arts and a Technical KnockOut.
10. Connect via Bluetooth, say: PAIR. What, exactly, is Bluetooth? Bluetooth technology is named after Danish and Norwegian King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson. He was known for uniting (pairing) Norway and Denmark in 958.
11. Swore: PLED.
12. Stitches (up): SEWS.
21. Consume: EAT.
23. Texter's "Gimme a sec": BRB. Textspeak for Be Right Back.
25. Freeloading sort: MOOCH.
26. Following behind: IN TOW.
27. Like an arctic winter: HARSH.
28. Beer with sushi, maybe: ASAHI.
29. "The Great Gatsby" novelist F. __ Fitzgerald: SCOTT. The Great Gatsby, which was published in 1925, focuses millionaire Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, a young man who becomes acquainted with Gatsby and witnesses his extravagant life and the tragic consequences of his desire. The novel has been adapted into many movie versions. The Great Gatsby is arguably the best known novel by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Sept. 24, 1896 ~ Dec. 21, 1940).
30. Open eagerly, as a present: RIP AT.
31. Not quite jumbo: LARGE.
32. Up-and-down toys: YOYOs.
35. Pungent bulb: ONION.
44. Bird on the Australian coat of arms: EMU. The Australian shield is held up by the native Australian animals the kangaroo and the emu, which were chosen to symbolize a nation moving forward, based on the fact that neither animal can move backwards easily.
46. Small batteries: AAs.
48. Oozes: SEEPS.
49. Real troublemakers: IMPS.
50. Chanel model Delevingne: CARA. Cara Jocelyn Delevingne (b. Aug. 12, 1992) is an English model and actress.
51. Academic hurdle: EXAM.
52. Betelgeuse, for one: STAR. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Orion. The name Betelguese is derived from the Arabic term bat al-jawzāʾ, which means “the giant's shoulder."
53. Mont Blanc's range: ALPS. Also the name of an expensive pen.
54. On an even __: stable: KEEL.
55. With just a bit of spice: EDGY.
58. Citrus drink suffix: -ADE. And a shout-out to our friend Lemonade.
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Many thanks to Rusty Brain for taking the Tuesday spot while I was away.
Many thanks to Rusty Brain for taking the Tuesday spot while I was away.
See you next week!
חתולה
26 comments:
I don’t know about
you folks, but I found this puzzle a bit more difficult than yesterday’s. The “advice”consisted of well-known phrases, though, and that helped me solve the puzzle pretty quickly. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Yup, d-o fell into that comO/LAGO trap, too. Otherwise, the grid dance was uneventful. Thanx, Alan, Doug, and Hahtoolah. (Welcome back. Great cartoons today. How was the trip?)
ASAHI: A new hibachi restaurant opened here recently. We don't go often, but when we do, I order ASAHI to go with the meal. Dw orders sake.
Weird stuff this morning. First I appear as anonymous, then the link doesn't work, then I fat fingered the link text. However it appears this time, it's the final stab for today.
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FIR without erasure.
A Saturday clue for DARTH would be "Nihilus' title." There were a bunch of DARTHs.
From the wonderful Steely Dan album Aja, Here's PEG.
Thanks to Alan and Doug for the fun start to the day, and to Ha2la for making sense of it all. My favorite toon was the voodoo doll. I'm pretty sure I've had one or two of those made in my image. (Maybe that explains my typing difficulty this morning.)
T ook 4:17 today.
I knew today's actress (Cara) and foreign language words (ninos, ciao, & brb - textspeak is a foreign language to me).
P retty good Tuesday puzzle.
FIR. I had very little trouble with today's puzzle. There were just a few snags here and there but the perps took care of them.
The theme was rather clever as each bit of advice was in a column. And each answer helped with the solve.
Overall a very enjoyable puzzle.
Good Morning:
I missed many of the down clues because I just kept filling in the across squares until, voila, the puzzle was finished and the reveal clue and answer made it all make sense. I believe Oates was the only unknown and the only w/o was Como/Lago. I liked the theme and the spot-on reveal.
Thanks, Alan and Doug, and thanks, Hahtoolah. Loved all the comics but the AA batteries and the Yo-yoing dog were my favorites. Welcome back!
Have a great day.
Thank you, Alan and Doug Thank you, Hahtoolah, and welcome back. Good that you got your luggage back. That would have been a bummer!
DON'T ROCK THE BOAT - The earworm song of 1974 by The Hues Corporation.
DVD holder - Jewel case wouldn't fit.
DNK - OATES.
"... the kangaroo and the emu, which were chosen to symbolize a nation moving forward, based on the fact that neither animal can move backwards easily." TY; I like trivia like that!
Good Morning, Crossword Friends. TTP: The DVD Tray was my last fill, because I couldn't think of anything other than the Jewel Case.
QOD: A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements. ~ Arnold Bennett (né Enoch Arnold Bennett; May 27, 1867 ~ Mar. 27, 1931), English novelist
Musings
-Clever and very little flotsam
-Later T-BIRDS were okay but the early two-seater convertibles were the best!
-My DVD was first in a jewel CASE
-CLOP: The audio engineers break out the coconuts
-EMU: I ran across Aussie Snake Wranglers yesterday where a team of people has the job of catching Australia’s many venomous reptiles who go into the city
-Fun write-up, Susan.
I enjoyed Alan and Doug's puzzle today. It was straightforward and well-constructed, with clever vertical themes and reveal. And two of the themes were grid-spanners! Solving the puzzle was a satisfying process; I felt that Doug and Alan rarely lost sight of a key goal: to have the best interests of the solvers (us) in mind.
Welcome back, Hahtoolah, and thanks for the details of your luggage mishap. It has provided me with vivid material for my next nightmare.
OSAKA crossed with TKO gave me 🐾 otherwise quick fill
ADVICE displayed in a COLUMN, nice
Inkovers: case/TRAY,
RANG/KNOCK. TOTO (“and yer little dog too”)
Shirts come in L, XL etc but have yet to see one labeled JUMBO! Knew OATES better as HALL’s partner
“Hoofbeat” either Clip or CLOP
ICETUB, a place to keep ASAH
”And the devil will drag you under
By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down
Sit down you're rocking the boat" 😀
Have a great day
Welcome back, Hahtoolah! After just doing a couple of these reviews, I now realize how much time and effort goes into one. My hat's off to you and all the contributors for your dedication to this blog.
Thanks for the cool info on King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson. Next time I have a pairing issue, I'll know who to blame: "Dang, Gormssoned again!"
Welcome back, Hahtoolah! Really good write up today as usual. I was wondering how you were reunited with your luggage? Seeing your Airtag moving away on a foreign island, it would be hard to know what to do. Did you call the taxi company or did your taxi driver follow the Airtag?
We were so flustered when we realized our luggage was missing, that we initially forgot we had AirTags. It wasn't until we got to the airport sans luggage, that I remembered the bag had an AirTag. I checked the location and that was when we learned to bag had been transported to the ferry station, about 10 miles from the airport. We caught a cab to the ferry station and were able to retrieve the bag before it was loaded on the ferry, and had time to get back to the airport.
Years ago I made a week-long trip to Sharjah in the UAE. Upon arrival I found that a) my luggage didn't arrive with me and b) I hadn't packed any underwear in my carry-on. I made a foray to the local Suq to buy some, and learned that men there don't wear underwear. The only briefs available were French designer bikini-style briefs in day-glo colors. I passed. I questioned that decision when, after a week there, my luggage still had not arrived. Pan Am finally admitted that it had never made it onto the plane, and was still sitting somewhere at IAH. When I arrived back in Houston, my bag was no longer at IAH. A courier finally delivered it about a week later. Ah, the joy and glamour of air travel.
I escaped the jewel case trap because the Y had already perpped.
So did you eventually enjoy and continue “going commando” ? 🤭
I very much liked this puzzle. Hand up for originally entering COMO and CASE.
One learning moment was that ICE TUB is not only something you use at the ice machine in a hotel. Other learning moments were the symbolism of the EMU and kangaroo on the Australian coat of arms, and the Arabic origin of Betelgeuse.
Fun Tuesday puzzle, many thanks, Alan and Doug. Nice to have you back with your luggage from your trip, Hahtoolah. And thanks for giving us your always helpful commentary.
Well, it took me a while to find my always familiar theme in this puzzle, but finally I found EAT, and the food was back. Not much, but we got some COCOA on a TRAY, and another drink with some ASAHI. Wish we had learned what we could SAUTE, and I got all excited about seeing that we got a SEA SNACK, until I realized that it was a SEA SNAKE, and I don't think we should eat one of those poor critters. So we may as well throw out that ONION since there's nothing to cook it with. Best to just say CIAO to everybody, and lets look forward to better dinner tomorrow.
Have a good day, everybody.
Misty @ 1:30: Misty, I thoroughly enjoy your daily “Tales from Crossword Land!”
Hola! Welcome back, Hahtoolah! I loved today's cartoons, especially the "restless peg syndrome" and "recipe for disaster". Oh, yes, the puzzle was fun, too. Me, too on COMO before LAGO but DAY was in place so TRAY popped in for DVR holder. AMEN and TITHE gave us some religion as well as a CSO to me for DALE.
One year we drove to Guadalajara in my sister's and brother-in-law's MERCury. It was big enough to hold seven of us. I weighed a mere 105 lbs and my three nieces were little girls so we all fit comfortably. My mother was in front with said sister and her husband. It was a wonderful trip in which I gorged myself with delicious fruit but suffered the consequences later and missed work for another week.
So interesting to learn the origin of betelgeuse. Now I need to learn about air tags. Have a good day, everyone!
Thanks to Alan and Doug! I loved your idea for today's puzzle. Well done! FAV was OTTO crossing TOTO.
My Australian friends like to point out that they EAT both animals on their coat of arms.
Today we had a "Canadian advantage" at 57A.
Welcome back Hahtoolah! I'm glad your luggage story had a happy ending. FAV comics today were for SLED and AAS.
My goodness, what a kind message, Prof M. I feel that my comments are so silly, that no one bothers to read them or enjoy them. So this message of yours is a genuine gift. I thank you for it very much! I saw your earlier message too, and would love to know what the "jewel case trap" was, that you mentioned?
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Alan and Doug, and Hahtoolah (welcome back).
I FIRed in very good time, and saw the ADVICE COLUMN theme.
No inkblots today.
I smiled at MERC under TBIRD.
PHONE TAG crossing RANG reminded me of Carly Rae Jepson’s “ Call Me Maybe”.
And I too noted OTTO crossing TOTO.
(Ironically, sumdaze, this Canadian could not remember OATES. Perhaps because he didn’t play for our Maple Leafs, although he is now in the HOCKY Hall of Fame in Toronto.)
Wishing you all a good evening.
Oh, that's funny!
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