Come on Baby, Let the Good Times Roll.
17-Across. It's on a roll: SPICY MAYO.
24-Across. Who's on a roll: STAR STUDENT.
36-Across. They're on a roll: COLOR PHOTOS.
47-Across. They're on a roll: SESAME SEEDS.
57-Across. It's on a roll: RICE PAPER. Rice Paper is the thin edible wrapper used for wrapping spring rolls in spring rolls in Southeast Asian foods.
Let's get Rolling ...
Across:
1. Does some light cleaning: DUSTS.
6. Brief "Holy cow!": OMG. Textspeak.
9. Rand McNally publication: ATLAS. The Rand is also the official currency of South Africa.
14. Like much pub ale: ON TAP.
15. Dim sum bun: BAO. Everything you ever wanted to know about these Chinese steamed buns.
16. Construction site sight: CRANE.
19. "That's just my two __": CENTS.
20. Othello's betrayer: IAGO.
21. Punk subgenre: EMO. A crossword staple.
22. Beyond mad: IRATE.
23. Strategic game with matchsticks: NIM. I was not familiar with this game. Apparently it is a mathematical game in which two players take turns removing (ie, "nimming") objects from distinct heaps or piles. On each turn, a player must remove at least one object, and may remove any number of objects provided they all come from the same heap or pile. Depending on the version being played, the goal of the game is either to avoid taking the last object or to take the last object. Clear as mud.
27. Vintner's fruit: GRAPE.
29. Sugar suffix: -OSE. As in Sucrose, or Maltose.
30. Genetic messenger: RNA. As in RiboNucleic Acid, which is a biological molecule that carries genetic information and plays crucial roles in protein synthesis, gene regulation, and various cellular processes.
31. Research assistant, informally: LAB TECH.
35. Unforeseen hiccup: SNAG.
38. Left at sea?: PORT. Port refers to the left side of a vessel when facing forward, while starboard refers to the right side. The term starboard comes from the Old English word for the side of the ship where the steering oar was placed (the "steer-board"). Port was the side used to tie up to the dock.
40. Wright of "Black Panther": LETITIA. Letitia Michelle Wright (b. Oct. 31, 1993) is a Guyanese-born British actress.
41. Expert: ACE.
42. Extra periods, briefly: OTs. As in Over Times.
43. Operating principle: CREDO.
52. Race unit: LAP. I initially tried Leg.
53. Like farm owners: ACRED.
54. Printer spec.: DPI. As in Dots Per Inch.
55. Angry or achy: SORE. // And 35-Down. Take to the sky: SOAR.
56. Negro Leagues legend Buck: O'NEIL. Buck O'Neil (né John Jordan O'Neil, Jr.; Nov. 13, 1911 ~ Oct. 6, 2006) was a first baseman and manager for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American Baseball League.
59. Shampoo step: RINSE.
60. Environmental prefix: ECO-.
61. Foam on un espresso: CREMA.
62. Good-sized band: OCTET.
63. Addams cousin: ITT.
64. Soup and salad: SIDES.
Down:
1. Administering medication: DOSING.
2. Disconnect, as a Bluetooth device: UNPAIR.
3. Mark of disgrace: STIGMA.
4. Part of Tuesday's dinner, maybe: TACO.
5. Asset with intel: SPY.
6. President born in Hawaii: OBAMA. Barack Obama (b. Aug. 4, 1961) celebrated his 64th birthday earlier this month.
7. City hall leader: MAYOR.
8. Baby talk syllable: GOO.
9. Amass over time: ACCRUE.
10. Sneaker pattern: TREAD.
11. Some decorative outdoor lighting: LANTERNS.
12. Rabbit ears: ANTENNA.
13. Paris possessive: SES. Today's French lesson.
18. Came together: MET.
22. "Crack a window, would you?": IT'S HOT.
24. Make airtight: SEAL.
25. Largest resort city in Russia: SOCHI.
26. Graffiti signature: TAG.
28. Scheme: PLOT.
32. Locked securely: BOLTED.
33. Curly lock: TRESS.
34. Clearblue alternative: EPT. Both are home pregnancy tests.
36. Moon shape: CRESCENT.
37. Personal quirks: TICS.
38. Faux follower: PAS. More of today's French lesson.
39. Part of NOAA: OCEANIC. As in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. During hurricane season, we keep an almost daily look at activity in the Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi Gulf.
42. Spanish __: OMELET. A traditional Spanish Omelet is made with eggs, potatoes, and onions. It may also include some meats and vegetables. The difference between a Spanish Omelet and a "regular" omelet, is that the Spanish omelet is potato based and is thick, not fluffy. Yummers!
44. Skipped the big wedding: ELOPED.
45. Response to "I bet you won't": DARE ME.
46. Works with arias: OPERAs.
48. Come to light: ARISE.
49. Official order: EDICT.
50. World Showcase theme park: EPCOT. EPCOT is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow.
51. Sputter out: DIE.
55. Garment in Hindi cinema: SARI. A crossword staple.
56. Acapulco gold: ORO. Today's Spanish lesson.
57. "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived" co.: REI. REI makes frequent appearances in the crossword puzzles. It is an acronym for Recreational Equipment Inc.
58. Mac rivals: PCs.
We're on a Roll! Here's the Grid/
חתולה
I cry foul at the
ReplyDeletecrossing of “Sochi” , “EPT” and “Letitia.”
Nevertheless, I eventually got the “congratulatory” flip. FIR, so I’m happy:
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteManaged to find all the rolled stuff and complete the assignment. Sweet. Thanx, Noelle and Hahtoolah. (Took me some time to realize that those footprints were dollar signs and not "69" with a line through it. D'oh.)
REI : Don't think I've ever seen one outside of a cw. I checked, and there's only one in the Houston area, and that one's an REI Co-op, whatever that means. Of course, Houston's the original home of Academy Sports.
FIR without erasure.
ReplyDeleteHa2la's right about "port" and "starboard," but the reason the old tars tied up to "port" was because tying up to the other side would damage the steering board.
We just had "endless loop" in a puzzle. In a computer, that instruction would be an endless loop. Fixed, it would be:
Lather
Rinse
If still dirty goto lather else end
or
dirty=yes
do until dirty=no
lather
rinse
if clean dirty=no
end do
Isn't "I bet you won't" already a dare? Lazy cluing for good fill.
Were COLOR PHOTOS really on a reel? I think of film being on a reel, and (non-digital) PHOTOS being printed or on slides. But it seems like we used to say "I took a picture" when we could just as easily have said "I took a PHOTO." In fact, come to think of it, Paul Simon sang:
"I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away."
As Gilda Radner's Emily Litella said, "never mind."
When I raced sailboats, I always tuned the VHF radio to the NOAA weather channel. In (crossword-favorite) Marina del Rey it rarely changed: "Winds light and variable night and morning hours, becoming west to southwest 8-15 knots in the afternoon." Winter storms and Santa Ana winds were rare disruptions.
Thanks to Noelle for the Tuesday-easy puzzle, and to Ha2la for another funny review.
Jinx: As of right now, there is something possibly brewing in the Atlantic. So far this season, most of the potential hurricane activity has stayed in the Atlantic.
DeleteFIR. For me this was not Tuesday fare. Just a little bit too much bite to it. And the crossing of ept and Latitia doesn't seem fair. Fortunately for me my guesser was right and I got the win.
ReplyDeleteI understood the theme early on and that part of the puzzle was fun. I managed to get all the rolls without difficulty.
But overall this was not an enjoyable puzzle.
Took 5:45 today to get rocking and rolling.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the Actress of the Day (Letitia), nor EPT or its clue. Throw-in the Russian resort, and you've got a very clunky middle to an otherwise fine puzzle (French possessive, excluded).
I think all REIs are co-ops, which just means you can (but don't have to) buy a membership in them for a nominal amount. I've not heard of Academy Sports.
Academy isn't nation-wide, but they have lotsa locations in the midwest and southeast.
DeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteWith the exceptions of Letitia, EPT, and Sochi, this was a typical Tuesday offering, theme-wise and level of difficulty-wise. I, too, had Leg before Lap, but otherwise, no stumbles.
Thanks, Noelle, and thanks, Hahtoolah, for informing and entertaining us each and every Tuesday. Favorite comics today were the Lab Mice, the Coffee Tables, and the “Deer and the Ant-elope. The photo of EPCOT with the fireworks looks like Mickey Mouse!
Have a great day.
That’s my post at 8:32. Google is up to its old tricks again. Anyone have any idea why this happens out of the blue?
ReplyDeleteThat happens to me regularly. Maybe once every 2 or 3 weeks.
DeleteHi All!
ReplyDeleteThanks Noelle for a quick "back to work" puzzle. I liked the ROLL theme.
LOL "ant ELOPE, Ray" Hahtoolah! Thanks for another expo of chuckles.
WOs: Gaa -> GOO, CREam
ESP: EPT
Fav: LAB TECH - got me through college ;-)
Re: 17a - I think SPICY MAYO refers to a Sushi (not a Kaiser) ROLL.
I remember Sochi from the 2016 Olympics - specifically, folks poking fun at how broadcasters pronounced it and Bob Costas' pink-eye.
D-O: There are 3 REIs in Houston. I've been to the one on 249 (just north of Belt) and work near the Westheimer one.
@8:16a - Academy Sports is Houston based and like a Dick's Sporting Goods w/ all sporting goods (baseball, football, hiking, fishing, etc)
//REI is more hiking, kayaking, & cycling & Bass Pro is focused on fishing and hunting - both are higher-end equipment.
Back to the salt mines.
Cheers, -T
The 2014 (not 2016) Winter Olympics gave us a better shot at knowing Sochi than we'd have had otherwise.
DeleteFor me this was not Tuesday level. I needed perps for NIM, EPT, and REI. I should remember that last one, only because it appears in CWs frequently.
ReplyDeleteMy unknowns were LETITIA and O’NEIL. ACRED just didn’t look right. I also held on to SOltI too long.
Thank you Hahtoolah for the usual fun review.
ACRED gave me a nose-wrinkle too.
DeleteTerrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Noelle and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed and saw all the Rolls.
Hand up for Leg before LAP.
I had PLan before PLOT (which is more “schemy”).
I WAGged the I in NIM (perp helped also).
I waited for perps to decide between CREam or CREMe. CREMA perped.
I learned REI doing CWs. We have MEC.
Yes, that central area with EPT, LETITIA and SOCHI held me up.
I have never heard of EPT here, but then, I haven’t needed a home pregnancy test recently LOL! In fact when my eldest was born, I had to have the test done at the local pharmacy. I recall waiting an hour for results with the home pregnancy test for my second and third children.
Wishing you all a great day.
Nice fast Tuesday which rolled along
ReplyDeleteHellman/Best Foods just came out with some varieties of SPICY MAYO
https://www.hellmanns.com/us/en/p/spicy-mayonnaise-dressing.html/00048001014848
Buck ONEIL is one of the featured players in the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
If you're traveling through Kansas City, it's an interesting museum to visit
https://www.nlbm.com/
I have to go to STL or KC to get to an REI - or when I'm in Seattle visiting my daughter, she lives not far from the headquarters. You only pay the co-op dues once for life - but you do get small dividends a couple of times a year
Thanks Hatoolah for the fun blog - lots of amusing cartoons and to Noelle for the puzzle
YP here ~ typical Tuesday FIR time of 10:30. Peeps needed for NIM, DPI, and LETITIA. Didn’t even notice RICE PAPER till the expo, so that entirely perped. Have never heard of anyone being “ACRED”, land rich maybe. I enjoyed the puzzle by Noelle, and Hahtoolah’s illustrative write up!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely unfair to cross “Sochi” , “EPT” and “Letitia.” I know nothing about pregnancy tests. Otherwise no problems. Always enjoy your recaps Hahtoolah
ReplyDeleteEntertaining puzzle today. I knew Sochi, so that helped in the middle. PORT, because "LARBOARD" was too long. (read too many Age of Sail novels in my youth)
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