"YOUR ARM'S OFF~!"
Including the majestik møøse
This crossword could only appear on a Splynter Wednesday - I am one of those few people who "get" the humor and cleverness of the 1975 ( 50years ~! ) Monty Python & the Holy Grail movie, and have linked its various scenes several times here at the Corner in the past. For those who do NOT "get it", my apologies for the following "homage" write-up; but for those who do....This was a pleasant puzzle from Zachary, with no circles - though a lot of names - and a standard grid with an even distribution of 3- & 4LWs. Four themers, two of them 15-letter spanners, and each depicting a "skin surface injury";
17. Beach Boys hit that imagines Santa Claus in a hot-rod sleigh: LITTLE SAINT NICK - "Ni~!"
We had them on Monday, too - before my time, not my thing - only 2m15s
24. Extract information online: DATA SCRAPE - more here
38. Like some baked goods: MADE FROM SCRATCH - I make pizza from scratch now, using ground chicken for the crust, mixed with some cauliflower, then add my own healthy-choice toppings, like chicken pepperoni and low-fat mozzarella cheese
52. Notch on an analog watch: MINUTE MARK
and the 15-letter spanning reveal:
The entire Black Knight scene with the iconic line @ 2:08
And Away To Camelot~!
1. Milestone foods for an infant: SOLIDS
7. Rotten: BAD
"I feel fine~!"
10. Model Delevingne: CARA - We've had this "new" CARA in crosswords before - here's a link to the British model's mansion in LA - name #1
What a set of legs - I'm talking about the ones on the piano. . . maybe the dog's, too
14. Commemorative tablet: PLAQUE - found on teeth, and in arteries, too, but not commemorative . . .
15. __ out a living: EKE - in an anarcho-syndicalist commune - and maybe truth; more here
Bloody peasant~!
16. Prayer ending: AMEN
A møøse once bit my sister
20. Info from covert ops: INTEL - "...and then leap from the rabbit, and taking the Frawnche by surprise"
if we build a large wooden badger . . .
21. Belly button type: OUTIE - the alternative is an INNIE - like mine - is that TMI~?
22. Lass: GAL - "A Witch~!"
I got better . . .
23. Some pajama tops: TEES - with fleece bottoms, under an electric blanket - so, so warm & cozy on cold winter nights~!😊
26. New Mexico town north-northeast of Santa Fe: TAOS - geo name #1
28. Meeting, informally: SESH - 21st-century-speak for session
29. Can. neighbor: USA
32. Ballet garb: TUTU
34. On a grand scale: EPIC - It IS the rabbit~! That's no ordinary rabbit~!
"I warned you...just a harmless little bunny..."
"I warned you...just a harmless little bunny..."
43. Adapter letters: AC-DC - not the Australian band this time
44. Careless eater: SLOB - AND - a clever crossing with 40D. Drinks carelessly: SLURPS
45. Yes vote: AYE - "...by a two-thirds majority, in the case of more major issues." - Dennis, 37yrs old
46. Wine list heading: REDS - also 'heads' the Cincinnati baseball teams list - fills it, and ends it, too.
50. Exhort: URGE - "I order you to be quiet~!" "Help~! Help~! I'm being repressed~!"
56. Hamlet, for one: DANE - Shakespeare - I toyed with SCOT, but that's Macbeth
60. "It's __-win situation": "A NO" - "Ni~!" The behind-the-scenes making of the movie
Or 20 weird facts you didn't know - link
61. Image Awards gp.: NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - today is the dealine for submissions for the Awards; more here
62. Jordan's capital: AMMAN - geo name #2
66. Cakesters cookie: OREO - sigh, crossword staple
67. Bracket shape: ELL - I am going to use "L" brackets to secure a set of shelves I am building to my office wall, then trim the top with crown - hopefully, it will be done by the time this publishes - I throw down this gauntlet ( at my own feet ) as a challenge~! - I'll post a pic in the comments - if I succeed
68. Tree-shaping art: BONSAI
One that looks nice, and not too expensive
69. Breather: REST - my trainer Brett has moved me on to some bigger equipment, and the exercises are getting more difficult. My weight has not changed, but I dropped another 1% of body fat. I started at 43%; he wants me down to 18%, and this past Saturday it was 29%, so more than half-way there~!
70. Cryptography org.: NSA - National S--- Agency; if I tell you, "...then. you. shall. die. - Right~!"
71. Most senior: OLDEST
1. Bowler's challenge: SPLIT - Run Away~!
oh, not that kind of split . . .
2. Group of NFL blockers, in brief: O-LINE - the Offensive Line
3. Foamy coffee drink: LATTE
4. Measure of sharpness: IQ TEST - what is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow~?
I don't know that - aaaaaaaaah~!
5. Not sharp: DULL - clever clue adjacency
6. Understand: SEE
7. Real humdinger: BEAUT - he's already got one, you see~?
( I told them we already got one~!)
8. Japanese dogs: AKITAS
9. Richards of "The Bold and the Beautiful": DENISE - name #2
10. Is able to: CAN
11. Latina friend: AMIGA - Espaniol feminine lesson
12. Go over again: RECAP - "Listen, in order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right~?"
It could grip it by the husk . . .
13. Joint above a foot: ANKLE
18. In order that: SO AS TO - a bit clunky, but it works
19. Private eyes, in pulp slang: TECS - deTECtives
24. Sullen: DOUR
25. "Cheers" star Perlman: RHEA - name #3
27. DOJ agency: ATF - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms + Explosives, now - "Three sir~!"
The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
29. "Dexter: Resurrection" actress Thurman: UMA - yada yada 3LW Thurman = Ektorp name #4
30. Anatomical pouch: SAC
31. __ fuel to the fire: ADD
33. Hesitant syllables: UMs - could've been ERs, but a good WAG on my part
35. Fundraising org.: PTA
36. Showing no warmth: ICY - I'd rather just . . . sing~!
You're not going into a song while I'm 'ere~!
37. Nickname for Ernesto Guevara: CHE - Name #5
39. Beige hue: ECRU
41. Wine stopper: CORK - so UNcork is the starter~?
42. SCOTUS initials from 1993 to 2020: RBG - The Notorious RBG - SCOTUS = Supreme Court of the US, and one of its members, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, until 2020 - name #6
47. Sicilian volcano: ETNA - Crossword staple, geo name #3
48. Overpower with noise: DEAFEN - how I like my rock concerts
49. Biggie __: 1990s rap moniker: SMALLS - filled via perps, but I remembered him - better known as The Notorious B.I.G., and the inspiration for 42D above - name #7
51. Astronomer Halley with an eponymous comet: EDMOND - If I make it to its next pass through the inner solar system, I will be 90yrs old - name #8
52. Groundbreaking: MAJOR - Spamalot, the Broadway adaptation of MP and the Holy Grail, co-written by Python member Eric Idle, won Best Musical and more in 2005
53. Toughen: INURE
54. Schnozzes: NOSES
55. Amtrak option: ACELA - name(ish)
57. Entertain: AMUSE - "...and there was much rejoicing . . . yay."
"silly English kuh-nig-its"
58. Some maternal babysitters: NANAS
59. Call the whole thing off: END IT - I had ABORT; this is a breakup, not a mission
62. AFB no-show: AWOL - Air Force Base and Absent WithOut Leave
64. Tater __: TOT
65. "Task" network: HBO - Never seen the show, as I don't have Home Box Office streaming - I used to enjoy going to my aunt's duplex in the Bronx on Thanksgiving - they had cable HBO~!
Splynter
And now for something completely different . . . .
3 comments:
I wasn’t familiar with
the term “data scrape” though it makes sense. And, without too much difficulty, everything else made sense too.
FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
ZDL provided a nice mid-week romp. And Splynter evoked plenty of memories of the Monty Python madness. Good show, all around.
FIR, but recon->INTEL, role->DANE, and eldest->OLDEST.
Four-letter New Mexico town blah, blah, blah will be TAOS.
Don't know what a cakester is, but that's a snappy clue for the old, tired OREO.
LITTLE SAINT NICK was unknown, but when I heard the song I recognized it. My favorite quirky Christmas song is the late Jimmy Buffett's Christmas in the Caribbean,
Thanks to ZDL for another fun puzzle. I was waiting for Rocky Racoon to declare "Doc it's only a SCRATCH," but the Baker's Coalition aced him out. And thanks to Splynter for the fine review. I'm a lesser fan of Monte Python than you, but your review will make Bayou Tony very happy.
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