Theme: Sonorous cereal.
Today's puzzle appears to be an LA Times debut for both of our constructors. Welcome and congratulations! Betsy Ochester writes books for children, including over 100 published puzzle books. Andrew Gutelle is also a prolific children's author, with puzzle books among his many published titles. They have collaborated on a few of these books. Today, their combined efforts bring us a Thursday-level crossword challenge for adults, based on a children's breakfast cereal.
The big reveal is:
51-Across. Breakfast cereal trio, and what 20-, 31-, and 38-Across are: SNAP CRACKLE POP.
Snap, crackle, and pop are the sounds that Rice Krispies cereal is said to make when milk is added. (They are also the names of the cartoon characters on the box.) In the other theme answers, snap and pop have different meanings. Crackle has the same meaning but in a different context.
20-Across. See 51-Across: SIMPLE FASTENER. This is a SNAP that is not a sound.
31-Across. See 51-Across: FIREPLACE SOUND. This is a CRACKLE that is a sound.
38-Across. See 51-Across: GRAMMY CATEGORY. This is a POP that is not a sound ... or is it? Pop music has a certain sound, but it doesn't go POP!
I like the way the three words in 51-Across provide the clues for the other theme answers.
Let's see what other treats our children's authors have in store for us.
Across:1. Fennellike herb: ANISE. Fennel is a plant with an edible bulb, stalks, and fronds. Anise is a plant of which only the seeds are used. Both have a flavor like black licorice, but anise is stronger.
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| fennel and anise |
6. __ Jam Recordings: DEF. Def Jam Recordings is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in New York City and specializes in hip hop, R&B, soul, and POP music.
9. Talent, informally: CHOPS. In jazz, a trumpeter's skill depends largely on his mouth or "chops." The use of the word expanded to mean overall skill in music, and even skill in general.
14. Crow's-feet treatment: BOTOX. Botox can be injected around the outer corners of the eyes to paralyze the muscles that cause wrinkles to form. The results last for three or four months, and treatments are supposed to be repeated for maximum benefit. I am frankly more interested in:
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| These crow's feet require no Botox. |
15. Food label fig.: RDA. Recommended Dietary Allowance. An abbreviation in the clue suggests an abbreviation in the answer.
16. Reduce: LOWER.
17. Fell for completely: ATE UP. As in, they ate up the claims about the benefits of Botox.
18. Investigations: INQUIRIES.
20. [Theme clue]
22. Anniversary pair?: ENS. There are a pair of N's in anniversary.
23. Acai bowl grain: OAT. An acai bowl is meant to be a healthy meal. Obviously, it includes acai berries (often pureed), which are a kind of palm fruit, and it could include anything else, but is likely to have granola (including oats) and nuts along with other fruits.
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| Acai bowl |
24. Progressive business: Abbr.: INS. Progressive is an INSurance company.
25. [Shiver]: BRR.
26. "Stop right there!": HALT.
28. Blokes: MEN.
31. [Theme clue]
35. Bear whose porridge was too cold: MAMA.
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| An illustration from Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
36. __-blond: ASH. A cool toned blond hair color with hints of gray.
37. Miss Piggy, for one: DIVA. Diva, from the Latin for goddess, was used in the 19th century to describe talented female opera singers revered by the public. Now it often means a high-maintenance woman who acts as if the world revolves around her.
37. Miss Piggy, for one: DIVA. Diva, from the Latin for goddess, was used in the 19th century to describe talented female opera singers revered by the public. Now it often means a high-maintenance woman who acts as if the world revolves around her.
38. [Theme clue]
43. Possible reason for a TV-MA rating: SEX. TV-MA means for Mature Audiences.
44. Remove from power: OUST.
45. Two-person card game: WAR.
46. Agcy. created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974: NRC. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
47. Sun, in Seville: SOL. Sol is Spanish for sun.
48. Texting letters: SMS. Short Message Service is used to send text messages between mobile devices over cellular networks.
51. [Theme clue]
56. Like unexpectedly lesson-laden moments: TEACHABLE. A teachable moment is an unplanned situation that can be used to impart a lesson.
57. Zinc __: OXIDE. Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound used as an additive in numerous products including cosmetics, food supplements, rubbers, plastics, ceramics, glass, cement, lubricants, paints, sunscreens, ointments, adhesives, sealants, pigments, foods, batteries, ferrites, fire retardants, semi conductors, and first-aid tapes. Although it occurs naturally as the mineral zincite, most zinc oxide is produced synthetically.
58. Get clean: BATHE.
59. Charged particle: ION.
60. Solar energy collector: PANEL.
61. Was a straphanger, say: STOOD. Picture yourself standing on a crowded bus -- hanging onto a strap or similar device placed along the aisle.
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| This guy is a straphanger. |
62. "Called it, didn't I": SEE. SEE? I told you.
63. Aroma: SMELL.
Down:
1. Cut down to size: ABASE.
2. Running an errand, say: NOT IN.
3. List details: ITEMS.
4. Italian wedding __: SOUP. The original name for this southern Italian soup is "minestra maritata" or "married soup" because of the marriage of flavors of meat and greens. It is not a wedding soup! The original is said to be a thick, hearty stew. The American version is a lighter soup with pasta and meatballs.
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| American "Italian wedding soup" |
5. Investigate: EXPLORE.
6. "Catch my __?": DRIFT.
7. "Cimarron" novelist Ferber: EDNA. Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960.
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| Edna Ferber in 1928 |
8. Helpful pgs.: FAQS. Websites often include Frequently Asked Questions pages.
9. Customers: CLIENTS.
10. Traffic signals?: HORNS. An automobile horn can indeed be a signal used in traffic. Move it, buddy! If your mind wanders while waiting at a red light, someone behind you is sure to remind you. My father, of blessed memory, used to call that an audible traffic signal.
11. Toddler's scrape: OWIE.
12. __ review: PEER.
13. Graduating gp.: SRS. A graduating group is a bunch of seniors.
19. Practical: UTILE. Useful, effective, expedient, helpful, serviceable, utilitarian, etc.
21. O.K. Corral surname: EARP. On October 26, 1881, there was a gunfight near the O.K. corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Three brothers, Virgil, Wyatt, and Morgan Earp, as marshals of the law, were attempting to disarm five outlaws, to enforce an ordinance prohibiting the carrying of weapons in town. Three of the five outlaws died in the shoot out, and the conflict between the Earps and the outlaws continued.
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| Wyatt Earp |
25. "The Lair of the White Worm" novelist Stoker: BRAM. Abraham Stoker (1847-1912), better known by his pen name Bram Stoker, was an Irish novelist. Stoker wrote a dozen horror and mystery novels, including The Jewel of Seven Stars, The Lair of the White Worm, and The Mystery of the Sea, but his reputation as one of the greatest writers of horror fiction is based on his novel Dracula.
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| Bram Stoker |
26. Lays into: HAS AT.
27. Vier plus vier: ACHT. Vier plus vier ist acht. Four plus four is eight in German.
28. "ABC World News Tonight" anchor David: MUIR. David Muir is an American journalist and anchor for ABC World News Tonight and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20. He has reported from all over the world, won multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards, and last year won the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. ABC World News Tonight has been the most watched newscast in the United States since 2015.
27. Vier plus vier: ACHT. Vier plus vier ist acht. Four plus four is eight in German.
28. "ABC World News Tonight" anchor David: MUIR. David Muir is an American journalist and anchor for ABC World News Tonight and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20. He has reported from all over the world, won multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards, and last year won the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. ABC World News Tonight has been the most watched newscast in the United States since 2015.
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| David Muir |
29. One of the seven deadly sins: ENVY. According to the Catholic Church, the seven deadly sins are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. We only had room for envy or lust today.
30. Confidentiality doc: NDA. A non-disclosure agreement is a document in which one agrees not to divulge confidential information.
31. Subway fee: FARE.
32. Big name in movies: IMAX. IMAX is a system of cameras, film formats, projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens. Due to the expense of building and maintaining special IMAX theaters, IMAX has been modified to be viewed in existing multiplex theaters.
33. French bodies of water: LACS. Lac is French for lake.
34. Aroma: ODOR.
35. Some British sports cars: MGS. MG Motor is a British automotive brand dating back to the 1920s. Since 2005, it has been owned by first one, and then another, Chinese state-owned manufacturer. Most of the current models look very much like every other brand's SUVs, including electric and hybrid options, but they still make "performance" vehicles:
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| MG Cyberster -- an all-electric roadster |
39. Shape-shifted: MORPHED.
40. Flowering desert plant with swordlike leaves: YUCCA.
41. Furry critter who lives on Endor: EWOK. Ewoks were introduced in the 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. They have since starred in two made-for-TV movies, The Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985). Ewoks live on the fictional forest moon of Endor in primitive dwellings, but in spite of their humble circumstances, they deal a decisive blow to the technologically advanced Empire.
40. Flowering desert plant with swordlike leaves: YUCCA.
41. Furry critter who lives on Endor: EWOK. Ewoks were introduced in the 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. They have since starred in two made-for-TV movies, The Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985). Ewoks live on the fictional forest moon of Endor in primitive dwellings, but in spite of their humble circumstances, they deal a decisive blow to the technologically advanced Empire.
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| an Ewok |
42. Runs fast: GALLOPS.
46. __ chips: NACHO. Nachos are tortilla chips topped with cheese and salsa. Those flavors have been incorporated into snacks like Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips.
47. Embarrassing public display: SCENE.
48. Porcupine quill: SPINE. Contrary to popular belief, porcupines cannot shoot or eject their quills at will. Any person or creature full of porcupine quills has foolishly touched a porcupine.
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| North American porcupine |
49. Walk the runway: MODEL.
50. Write some letters: SPELL.
51. Stock exchange membership: SEAT.
52. Org. with an alphabet: NATO. We should all memorize this alphabet for clarifying spellings to telephone representatives.
53. Grand slam quartet, briefly: RBIS. In baseball, if the batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, four runs will be scored, and the batter will be credited with a "quartet" of Runs Batted In.
54. Flowering desert plant with fleshy leaves: ALOE.
55. Prep course target: EXAM. A prep course is one that prepares the student for a particular exam.
56. "Dinner and a Movie" airer: TBS. Dinner and a Movie is a cooking show that aired on TBS from 1995 to 2011 and returned in 2024. Each episode includes a movie and the preparation of a dinner to go with its theme.
Here's the grid:
As usual, I have INQUIRIES for our readers.
Did you have the CHOPS to complete today's puzzle?
Or did you call a HALT to the solving at some point?
Don't be shy! Have your say in the comments.
-- NaomiZ
43 comments:
Not the easiest kind of
puzzle, by any stretch. Basically, you need a lot of friendly perps to solve a puzzle like this. But there were enough to make solving possible. (The hardest themer for me to get was “Grammy category.”)
Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Had to correct my deEtS to ITEMS and ScEnt to SMELL. Otherwise my grid was clean this morning. Wasn't familiar with a porcupine quill as a SPINE. Impressive debut, Betsy and Andrew. Thanx for 'splainin' it all, NaomiZ.
FIR, surprisingly without erasure.
As "blah, blah, blah cookie" will be Oreo, so will "blah, blah, blah novelist Stoker" be BRAM.
There's a van on our street that has a bumper sticker announcing "HORN broken - watch for finger."
According to the late Jimmy Buffett, the eighth deadly sin is pizza.
IIRC, the first IMAX film was To Fly, commissioned for the opening of the Smithsonian Institution's brand new Air and Space Museum about 50 years ago. I remember they posted a warning that people susceptible to motion sickness may find the movie uncomfortable.
Palmdale, California got its name from the early settlers who thought the native YUCCA trees were palms.
Saying a grand slam produces four RBIS is like saying you're gonna get some money from the ATM machine.
For me, teaching the Project Management Professional EXAM prep class was a balance between "teaching the test" and teaching more advanced project management concepts in general. I wanted my classes to be valuable regardless of whether a student was planning to take the (very difficult) exam or not.
Thanks to Betsy and Andrew for the fun, Thursday-worthy puzzle, and to NaomiZ for another fun tour.
FLN:
C-Eh! of gorse I would come up with that wee comment!
Prof M - I really am ignorant about all things TMC. When I met Nick, he was just on a local radio station, with 5,000 watts in the day and 1,000 watts at night. Not exactly a WLW, WSB or WLS.
FIR. I found this to be relatively easy for a Thursday. The clues were fair and the perps were there when needed.
Being directed to the reveal early on in the clues, I got the theme which became clear with "simple fastener".
Overall a very enjoyable puzzle.
Good Morning:
This was a perfect puzzle, IMO. It had a cute and clever theme, executed to a tee, no dreck, no obscurities, some very nice, fresh fill, to wit, Explore, Clients, Morphed, Gallops, Teachable, Inquiries, etc., and, best of all, no cutesy cluing. I thoroughly enjoyed the solve, which was smooth and quick, but just a tad on the easy side for a Thursday.
Congrats on the debut, Betsy and Andrew, hope we hear from you again soon and thanks, Naomi, for a most informative review. You really do have a knack for explaining things clearly and concisely and you invariably choose the topics that benefit us most to learn about. The Ewok is kind of cute, but that porcupine looks a little nasty! Love the Three Bears and our favorite diva, Miss Peggy!
Have a great day.
Auto-correct strikes again! Miss Piggy, not Peggy!
Cute theme which was pretty easy to figure out if you are a Rice Krispies fan.
Only hold up I had - I thought the long themer for POP was going to be Grampa name but perps headed me back to the GRAMMYs
There seems to be some understandable confusion around TCM, TMC, and--yikes--AMC. A query arose yesterday about whether Nick Clooney replaced Robert Osborne as host of Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No, Clooney was a co-host on AMC.
Today's puzzle was to me enjoyable and clever. And any crossword that headlines one of my favorite cereals, Rice Krispies, is alright in my book.
We could go a whole week without seeing an X in a puzzle. Betsy and Andrew gave us three of them today in one puzzle! Alas, to continue that pangrammatic note, l be darned if I can find a J or Z.
Thanks, Andrew and Betsy for a fun Thursday diversion, and NaomiZ, for your usual helpful and entertaining recap.
Go Blue Jays!
Tok 6:32 today to finish my Rice Krispies.
Overall, I enjoyed the puzzle. However, I did not care for the German math problem (acht) especially being one word away from today's French lesson (lacs). The Spanish lesson (sol) was easier. I debated "coachable" before entering "teachable."
Interesting that following yesterday's herb themed puzzle, 1A was an herb clue/answer.
Jinx, while you're at the ATM Machine, you will need your PIN Number.
Yes, NaomiZ, I had the CHOPS to finish this puzzle. I totally agree with IM☘️, it was a perfect CW. I found the theme delightful and clever.
Thank you NaomiZ for the wedding soup TEACHABLE moment and the rest of your fine review.
I haven’t seen a theme of this type before and enjoyed the clever change of pace. The fill and clueing were both Thursday-worthy, making for a fun challenge.
Thanks to Betsy and Andrew for the entertainment, and to NaomiZ for the enjoyable tour through the solution.
Late to the party, I had to entertain the AC repairman, good news: parts under warranty, bad news: labor =$1000-?
I liked that the first themer directed you to the reveal, which easily revealed itself. It was the second themer I revealed next, and since fireplace sounds all include snap, crackle and pop, I thought "all" the themers would reference all three sounds. Which had me scratching my head at the fasteners called crackle and pop, and the Grammy awards called snap and crackle?
Parsing is not my strong suit, and maybe commas between the sounds would have revealed that the themers sounds were in the order of the reveal...
Fasteners can snap, Grammy awards = pop, but dang it, fireplaces do all three...
I do all three also...
the combo of needing to know both french and german in the middle was psychotic imo, haha. Did not care for this one.
A very enjoyable puzzle this morning. I thought it was pretty easy for a Thursday, but a fun outing, nonetheless. Nice job by NaomiZ on the recap, too!
As I have said before in The Corner, the 1960 Rice Krispies fugue commercial contained the best jingle in the history of television. (I think NaomiZ is too young to know about it.) I’ve found a version of it and will try to hyperlink it to these comments, but my recollection is that I don’t know how to do it.
Of course I liked the puzzle, but I didn’t agree with Irish Miss that it contained no dreck. OWIE, ENS, INS, SMS, ATE UP, and HAD AT are not wonderful. I also didn’t see the point of referencing BRAM Stoker and EDNA Ferber with their lesser-known works.
Still, a great puzzle idea, with a unifier I didn’t see coming until nearly the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwO5W-VNVTM
Jinx, you beat me to it. Saying a batter got four RBIS is like saying he (or she) got four runs batted ins.
Got the theme right away which helped with the solve. I had trouble with Grammy because I kept thinking of the person not the award. Then when I saw it had to be "category" the light came on. No gripes with this one, I enjoyed it.
A difficult Thursday CW that I was so proud of myself managing to FIR in...DANG! Forgot to note the start time!! My best guess is 15 minutes. Very good for me for a Thursday. Avoided a W/O at 4D by waiting for a perp so CAKE/SOUP could fill. Teachable moment for me was learning the "D" in RDA is DIETARY not DAILY. All these years I thought it was Recommended DAILY Allowance. 12 names, only DNK 2, so that helped with the solve. Thanx BO&AG, great Thursday level CW, lots of fun. Thanx too to NaomiZ for the terrific write-up. The anecdote re guns being checked in: that was common practice back then, to reduce gun violence in the "wild west" towns. Now, here in Flori-duh, you don't need a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and, in fact, you can open-carry w/o a permit. Great.
Maybe it’s just a matter of being on the same wavelength as the constructors, but this was my easiest and fastest fill of the week.
Hat tip to my dad, a first-generation American who taught us kids how to count to 20 in German when we were very young.
Overall, a very nice puzzle, my only quibble being the bookend pluralizations in RBIS. When a batter hits a grand slam, the “R” stands for “runs.”
I look forward to these constructors’ future efforts, as they seem to “get it.”
I watch a lot of animal TV shows with DW. Dr. Pol and Dr. Oakley frequently have to pull porcupine quills (er, SPINES) out of dog's faces and mouths. And Dr. pol says they never learn - he gets a lot of repeat business for the same problem. OTOH, Secrets of the Zoo often shows a mild-mannered porcupine who appears on stage with its handlers.
here is your hyperlink
Thanks, Dave.
The school of thought regarding "RBIs" to which I and most newspaper sports departments and the Associated Press have subscribed is that "RBI" has long since become a word unto itself. There is such a thing as "an RBI," and it seems logical to be able to simply add as S to that. I understand your point, but arguments are strong on both sides and tradition seems to prevail.
However: I have lost a similar baseball argument in recent years. I was taught that "out" could and often SHOULD be an adverb in baseball parlance, as in "with two out, Mantle hit a grand slam." But AP style now calls for saying "with two outs" as though "out" can only be a noun. Sigh.
Can we have another puzzle from you soon?
Hola! For a Thursday, this was fairly easy. Thank you, Betsy and Andrew. It brings back memories of my childhood when, after serving our cereal we all waited for the SNAP, CRACKLE AND POP. For my brothers it was always a competition as to whose cereal would sound first. Sadly, two of them are now gone and I really miss them.
Also gone is the IMAX theater we used to have in the neighborhood.
I did not know VIER plus VIER, but ACHT emerged nicely.
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
I'll just stick with the language the late, golden-voiced Vin Scully used, as in "Pedro Guerrero has 53 RBI so far this year." (I also learned to pronounce "auxiliary" his way.)
Aw, what a kind thing to say. That makes my day - thanks. :o)
And I do have another in the queue, my guess is Dec or Jan.
Interesting and pleasant Thursday puzzle, many thanks, Betsy and Andrew. And thank you too, Naomi, for all your additional help.
Well, the CLIENTS (or customers) who are the readers of this puzzle may well have had some INQUIRIES about what exactly the theme is here. If it's SNAP/CRACKLE/POP then we'd be getting a lot more noise than we need before breakfast. But since we weren't getting any bacon or eggs, having some SOUP was a pretty valid ITEM, even if we're not attending an ITALIAN wedding. But we also got some NACHO chips too, and that's a help. But for many of us our favorite item was, of course, that delightful reference to David MUIR, whose daily program I watched just before I started working on the puzzle. Thank you, David, for your terrific show every night, which you've been giving us for so many years that you feel like a member of the family.
Have a lovely, sunny day, everybody.
CE, I don’t consider Owie, Ate Up, and Had At dreck at all. They are all legitimate words/phrases. ENs, INs, and SMS aren’t ideal (I’m sure you’re aware of my TLW aversion) but a few such minor entries don’t bother me. In fact, nothing bothered me about this puzzle because I enjoyed solving it so much. Glad you liked it, too! 😉
Many thanks, Copy Editor and CrossEyedDave, for sharing the 1960 Rice Krispies commercial. I was born in 1955, and we didn't yet have a television in 1960, so I don't know if I ever saw this before. It's great!
It took longer than usual to FIR because I wouldn't look at the clue for 51A, which would have made the puzzle too easy. All the theme answers were perped before I got to S,C,P.
SNAP, CRACKLE, POP could refer to my joints on certain cold days.
BRAM- any other Stoker authors? Don't know of the book.
I tried Italian wedding SONG but ATE UP changed it to SOUP-unknown.
MGs- I didn't know they were still in business. I remember the MG-B and MG-Midget. They could start making the B again, but the cancel culture crowd would protest the 'midget' name.
Best jingle? How about
Alka-Selzer's "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is"
or "From The valley of the Jolly, ho, ho, ho, Green Giant"
or "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't"
or "See the USA, in your Chevrolet" Dinah Shore
or "You'll look better when you wash your clothes in Woolite"
or "I'd love to be an Oscar Mayer wiener"
Hand up for thinking it was going to be GRAMpa.
I remember MG's...
they sounded great...
CE:D
Terrific Thursday. Thanks for the fun, Betsy and Andrew (congrats on your debut), and NaomiZ.
I FIRed in good time, and smiled broadly when I got the SNAP CRACKLE, POP theme. The grands like to listen to those Rice Krispies.
One inkblot in the SW corner where my solve was delayed. This Canadian did not know TBS (sheesh, even NRC required perps!). I had the B from BATHE and jumped on a WAG of HBO. I had entered Ed for the past tense of the 61A clue, was not positive of that Stock Market SEA T or seal. But eventually TEACHABLE dawned and that corner resolved.
I smiled at BRR above the FIREPLACE and ASH below.
I had ACH and expected to be clued for ACHy. My German is not good, but perps gave ACHT. (Actually ACHy would have matched CED’s “I do all three” link.)
RBIS, Baseball! Go Jays Go!
All of Canada is agog, and we appreciate those Americans who are supporting them too.
SEE, Trey Yesavage may become a CW staple yet. What talent and composure for a 22-year-old.
Wishing you all a good evening.
Hey, Big Easy, those are some of my favorite tunes!
How about "I am stuck on Band-aid because Band-aid's stuck on me," (written by Barry Manilow)?
Congrats and thanks to Betsy and Andrew for their delightful debut! FAV was the clue for HORNS. Hope to see you both again soon!
Thanks to NaomiZ for all the added info! FAVs were the crows feet pic (so fragile and strong at the same time!), Family Circus cartoon, and porcupine pic.
Musings
-Clever gimmick required some extra sussing (Hey, spell check was okay with this word!)
-CRACKLE as part of three gimmicks helped with SNAP and POP
-SMS: Our lovely kitty Lily has responded very well to our vet’s remedies. We shared that info with our kids and grandkids via SMS text messaging.
-TEACHABLE MOMENT: When I was teaching youngest daughter how to drive, she mistook the accelerator for the brake while pulling into the garage. Our kitchen became a drive-in. I gave her a big hug and told her it was not her fault and we went over the event in detail.
-Zinc OXIDE is a very familiar white compound on a person’s nose in the summer sun
-EXPLORE: Yesterday I spent an entire afternoon learning how to use a Roku/YouTubeTV setup because our TV provider is dropping their service on January 1
-PEER review: An administrator had us observe and professionally evaluate other teachers. It did not last long.
"You can trust your car to the man who wears the star, the big red Texaco star"
"You'll make better biscuits cakes and pies with Martha White self-rising flour, Martha White self-rising flour, Martha White self-rising flour with Hot Rise Plus"
"Brylcreem, A little dab’ll do ya"
"Winston tastes good like a cigarette should"
"You deserve a break today, so get up and get away to McDonalds"
If you’ve got the time, We’ve got the beer (Miller Beer)
"Hey Mabel, Black Label, Carling's Black Label Beer"
"Hey big spender, spend a little dime with me" (Edie Adams for Muriel Cigars)
I enjoyed solving this puzzle.
CED, nice Green Onions music.
When British actor James Norton played the bad guy in the show "Happy Valley" one reviewer said he really showed his acting CHOPS. I agree. (He is probably best known for playing the vicar Sydney Chambers in "Grantchester".)
Good reading you all.
Kept trying to force Snap, Crackle, AND Pop. Needless to say, wasn’t my day today. DNF and did not enjoy.
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