Theme: "EN MASSE" - ON is added to the end of each common phrase.
23. "Don't be afraid to embrace fan fiction!"?: KICK THE CANON. Kick the can.
30. Encouraging message to a sad nobleman?: CHINUP BARON. Chinup bar. Partial dupe with 77. Rec room amenity: WET BAR.
51. Garment that's entirely unsuitable for cooking?: ZERO PERCENT APRON. Zero percent APR.
68. Title for Elroy during his boot camp days?: PRIVATE JETSON. Private jet.
90. Game that involves old-fashioned wine vessels?: CAPTURE THE FLAGON. Capture the flag.
108. Offering from an African republic?: GIFT OF GABON. Gift of gab.
122. Feature of a "Twilight" relay race?: VAMPIRE BATON. Vampire bat.
Reveal:
133. Appended, or an alternate title for this puzzle: ADDED ON.
Classic LAT Sunday with a super consistent set. Each base phrase has the ON appended at the end.
This type of letter addition/deletion/insertion theme looks simple on the surface, they do take skills to clue well. You want each new phrase to land whimsically and read naturally in its new context. I really like the images 30A & 122A conjure up.
This is Kareem's first Sunday LAT. Congrats, Kareem! Brian has been a regular LAT constructor for a few years.
Across:
1. "Look, I'm on TV!": THAT'S ME.
8. Promising spot?: ALTAR. I do.
13. Skewed views: BIASES.
19. Substance in an Erlenmeyer flask, maybe: CHEMICAL. A la
Wikipedia: Erlenmeyer flask is a type of laboratory flask with a flat
bottom, a conical body, and a cylindrical neck. It is named after the
German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), who invented it in 1860.
20. Pont Neuf river: SEINE.
21. Withstand: ENDURE.
22. Boxing judge locale: RINGSIDE.
25. Folklore beasts: OGRES.
26. Snacking syllable: NOM.
28. More reserved: SHYER.
29. Waterfall spray: MIST. I was once as tall as the Minnehaha Falls.
34. Falafel holders: PITAS.
36. Was, in Spanish: ERA. Shi, in Chinese.
37. Bird in much Australian art: EMU.
38. "Let me give you some advice ... ": HERE'S A TIP.
42. Some BrickLink.com buys: LEGO SETS. BrickLink is owned by Lego.
47. Give a name to: DUB.
49. Kathmandu citizen: NEPALI.
50. __ smasher: ATOM.
56. __ mail: SNAIL.
58. Father: SIRE.
59. Extravagant: LUXE.
60. For fear that: LEST.
61. Body art: TATTOO.
63. Tear up: CRY.
65. "We made the right choice": IT'S BEST.
73. Tart citrus drink: LIMEADE.
76. Bud: PAL.
82. Trig ratio: SINE.
83. Goddess whose tears flood the Nile: ISIS. Such a powerful figure. She even resurrected her husband.
86. Some classic PCs: IBMS.
89. Tropical sorbet flavor: GUAVA.
95. Inconsequential moment: BLIP.
96. Discomfort: UNEASE.
97. Not 'neath: OER.
98. Some cards checked by the TSA: STATE IDS.
100. Part of a swing set?: DANCE STEP. Ah swing dance.
103. Gives the nod: OKS.
106. Arequipa auntie: TIA. Arequipa is second most populated city in Peru.
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107. Sean of "Stranger Things": ASTIN.
114. At all: EVER.
117. "Rome wasn't built in a day," e.g.: ADAGE.
120. Fawn's mom: DOE.
121. Deli device: SCALE.
125. Venues such as Shakespeare's Globe: THEATRES.
128. Consumption: INTAKE.
129. Agile: LITHE.
130. Berated: RAILED AT.
131. Newman of kid-lit: LESLEA. She wrote "Heather Has Two Mommies".
132. Foe: ENEMY.
Down:
1. Chicken piece: THIGH.
2. "Bathers by a River" painter Matisse: HENRI.
3. Biotech giant: AMGEN. And 5. Bio, for one: SCI.
4. Allergy season needs: TISSUES.
6. Furious: MAD.
7. Kagan of the Supreme Court: ELENA.
8. Unsure parent's response: ASK MOM.
9. Flower ring: LEI.
10. Peculiar habits: TICS.
11. Egyptian symbol also called the "key of life": ANKH.
12. Input again: RETYPE.
13. Oktoberfest structure: BEER TENT. 41. 13-Down purchase, perhaps: PINT.
14. Fortune rival: INC.
15. Lump in one's throat?: ADAM'S APPLE. Great fill/clue combo.
16. Olympic gymnast Lee: SUNI. She grew up in St. Paul, MN.
17. Aphrodite's son: EROS.
18. Email status: SENT.
19. Footwear with Jibbitz charms: CROC.
24. __ apparent: HEIR.
27. Unrefined rock: ORE.
31. Abe, for one: PREZ.
32. Kathy of "Matlock": BATES.
33. On a streak?: NUDE. Ha.
35. On the briny: ASEA.
38. Alabama St., e.g.: HBCU. Historically Black College or University.
39. Container weight allowances: TARES.
40. "They beat me": I LOST.
42. Word with chance or dance: LAST.
43. Volcano featured in the second season of "The White Lotus": ETNA. Never watched the show.
44. Superlative acronym: GOAT.
45. Leave out: OMIT.
46. Title of respect: SRI.
48. Clickable link: URL.
52. Seal hunter: ORCA.
53. Sassy: PERT.
54. Cloverleaf component: EXIT.
55. Brooklyn NBA team: NETS.
57. Easy gait: LOPE.
62. "For You" singer Rita: ORA.
64. "Uh-huh": YEP.
66. Female hedgehog: SOW.
67. Uncommon blood type, for short: B NEG.
69. Romeo's final words: I DIE. Then he did.
70. Sleeveless garment: VEST.
71. Game square with bars: JAIL.
72. Actor Idris: ELBA.
73. Rainforest vine: LIANA.
74. How checks are written: IN PEN.
75. Like five bones in the hand: METACARPAL. New word for me.
78. Lip balm container: TUBE.
79. Island east of Java: BALI.
80. Eager: AVID.
81. Cardi B songs: RAPS.
82. Move fast, as clouds: SCUD.
84. Waffle House rival: IHOP.
85. Date: SEE.
87. Booker T.'s band: MGS.
88. __ voce: SOTTO.
91. Takes advantage of: USES.
92. Interstate feature: REST AREA.
93. Critter with webbed feet: FROG. Did you know that scuba divers all use frog kicks?
94. Greenhorn: NAIF.
99. Event after spring cleaning, maybe: TAG SALE.
101. Laundry brand: TIDE. 118. Laundry brand: GAIN.
102. Authorize: ENABLE.
104. Filtration organ: KIDNEY.
105. Hub served by BART: SFO.
109. Quad- kin: TETRA.
110. Made a scene?: ACTED.
111. Transitional state, in Buddhism: BARDO. Also a learning moment for me. Transitional state between death and rebirth.
112. Western New York city: OLEAN. Wikipedia says the name is derived from the Latin word "oleum" due to the discovery of crude oil in nearby Ischua.
113. Hawk's home: NEST.
114. Malicious: EVIL.
115. Wind indicator: VANE.
116. Some FD members: EMTS.
119. Kin of -ule: ETTE.
123. Half of a candy duo: IKE.
124. Resistance unit: OHM.
126. Gave birth to: HAD.
127. Holiday that begins with the first sighting of the crescent moon: EID. Ramadan itself also starts with the first crescent moon, while Eid marks its end.
C.C.
34 comments:
Cute puzzle. I
particularly enjoyed “Private Jetson.”
Definitely takes me back to my childhood (Jetsons, Flintstones,etc.). Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Easy theme to catch -- no reveal necessary, but we got one anyway. LIANA used to make frequent appearances in the LAT. NYT's Spelling Bee won't accept the word. IN PEN just grates...I needed my Wite-Out to erase INK. Thanx, Kareem, Brian, and C.C. (Were you standing further from Minnehaha Falls when you were "as tall?")
FIW, thanks to my speling disability, with THEATerS x BAeDO and OLrAN. Never heard of BARDO or OLEAN.
Hand up for erasing in ink for IN PEN. Nope, just another bad clue. Sign "in ink" or "by pen." Also, beer hall->BEER TENT (with that clue, shouldn't it be "bier" TENT?) as well as duck->FROG, noob->NAIF, and k_t (waiting for "kit" or "kat" for IKE.)
HS chem class required us to know the difference between Florence and Erlenmeyer flasks, and when to use each.
I don't follow boxing, but I always thought the boxing judge was in the ring, not RINGSIDE. No, it's the ref in the ring, and the judges score the match and sit RINGSIDE.
My second PC was an IBM. At the time you couldn't trust that the "IBM compatible" clones actually were IBM compatible, and we used IBMs at work. The acid test was whether the clone could run Flight Simulator.
If it were being named today, ADAM'S APPLE would be "iADAM."
Four letter fill for "volcano blah, blah, blah" is gonna be ETNA.
Remember the attempts a couple of years ago to ban Baby It's Cold Outside because of its sexual innuendo? The same gang were radio silent when Cardi B had the #1 song in hip hop, Wet Ass [vulgar name for ladyparts.] They changed the name to WAP to abate criticism, but they didn't change the lyrics at all.
Most people think of Groovin' when they think of Booker T and the MGS. My favorite is Green Onions.
Thanks to Kareem and Brian for the fun Sunday workout, and to CC for another fun review.
4 letter fill for a volcano could also be Fuji
Took 19:08 today to move on.
I knew today's actress (Bates), but not the writer (Leslea), liana, Orlean or Bardo.
I haven't seen "scud" in a non-missile usage in a very long time.
I always thought it would be interesting if Apple were to purchase Dollar Tree. It'd be I-Dollar Tree.
FIR. Lots of fair perps to fill in the unknowns. Hand up on ININK before INPEN. Doing it online, neither applied, so no Wite-Out for me. Just one nit---KICKTHECANON---wouldn’t that be more a case on NOT embracing the fan fiction?
Don’t usually check in on Weekdays, so I missed it earlier, but glad to see SG is back!
Still remember the Dilbert comic where TPHB (The Pointy Haired Boss) was going to get with the times and ad an i to his title. So instead of just the Director of Information and Office Technology (DIOT), he was henceforth to be known as the iDIOT. Dilbert and company responded with something like "One step ahead of you."
Good Morning:
Even though this type of theme isn’t a favorite of mine, I enjoyed the solve. Some of the themers were more fitting than others but, overall, the cluing and fill were equal to or above the usual Sunday fare. Hand up for In Ink, Beer Hall, Newb. Unknowns included AmGen, Bardo, and Leslea.
Thanks, Kareem and Brian, and congrats to Kareem on the debut, and thanks to CC, for the insider’s analysis and salient points of the constructors’ talents.
Have a great day.
Musings
-If you teach middle school science, you will soon learn it is better to use plastic Erlenmeyer flasks
-Lovely picture of you and the falls, C.C.!
-Mexican Snoopy would start his novel with, “ERA una noche oscura y tormentosa.”
-Sherpas are a NEPALI ethnic group. Don’t leave Kathmandu without ‘em.
-We talked to a couple yesterday and they said their 3-yr-old’s name was LUX.
-My worst guess in a long time: Part of a swing set: _ _ N _ E _ T _ P – TENTED TOP. Doh!
-I can’t remember anyone using the word TISSUE instead of Kleenex
-Booker T and the MGS needed a B-side to a record they had just recorded and decided to use Green Onions formed an organ riff 17-yr-old Booker had played for run earlier during a break. DJ’s turned the record over and it became a monster hit in 1962.
-D-O, I-Dollar Tree really tickled my fancy!!
I get that "EN" is pronounced "ON". But how is EN MASSE the theme title? Am I missing something?
Pretty enjoyable puzzle today. Quite a few aha! moments, despite some iffy clues. IN PEN was awkward, wouldn't an Oktoberfest bier tent purchase be a stein? ( And, of course, all those off-putting paraphrase non-clues!) The theme was clever and the perps were fair, so the feeling of accomplishment was there, though.
FIR and enjoyed it. Once I caught on to the theme, it was fun to fill the long entries.
A few unknowns like LESLEA, AMGEN, and SUNI as clued. I too had to erase ink for PEN.
I had no trouble with BARDO since I read a recent book by George Saunders titled “Lincoln in the BARDO”.
I don’t get the answer for thecandy duo, IKE. Is this some kind of candy I’ve never heard of? I first entered TAC since earlier we had TIC.
Thank you CC for your recap and nice photo.
Yes, that’s also my question.
otto- i-dunno what you mean.
I’m with you on Green Onions, a true classic. I also tried BIER before BEER, since Oktoberfest is a German word.
13:06. Pretty boring and the fill was pretty unpleasant.
A Sunday puzzle with not many unknown proper names today. ELBA, ORA, and ASTIN for Sean are pretty standard fills. Kathy BATES was a guess. LESLEA- never heard of her. ASK MOM, which one?
And then there's Bridget without the T, BARDO- new to me.
The SW was slow in filling with my guesses of IN INK, IDIOM AND K___T before IN PEN, ADAGE and IKE made the scene.
LIANA- an old x-word staple I haven't seen lately.
I'm surprised regular solvers don't know OLEAN; it's been in quite a few puzzles.
I'm surprised C.C. didn't know METACARPAL with the carpal tunnel surgeries that people seem to have from too much keyboard use.
AMGEN- I doubt they produce anything that costs less than a couple grand. When I retired Epogen was over $1,000 and Neupogen was over $2,000. That was in 2000, 25 years ago. Otezla in bottles of 60 is over $5,000, and that's for one month.
Mike &Ikes’s are one of my favorites, a chewy fruit-flavored candy…sticky enough to have pulled off my temporary crown many years ago.
A few months later, a co-worker had the same thing happen to him.
Chemistry class? Do they still have Bunsen burners? Or have the lawyers and nanny-state regulators forbid them? Or asbestos pads? We're still alive.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s guitarist Steve Cropper, just passed away at 84 this month. I read about it this week.
A nice Sunday puzzle that flowed smoothly from top to bottom. As soon as I filled in CHINUPBARON, the theme was obvious, and the other themers were easily started by placing “ON” at the ends.
How I understood it:
“masse” = the “whole” of the idiom, and “en” = “on” (but not “in”, in this case) … put it together and wudda ya got? = idiom+on …
And, thus — “added-on” 🤨😊
Enjoyed the clever theme❣️
Tho, my fave clue/solve was probably🤷🏼♀️: 100A Part of a swing set?”/“dance step”
Thanks to all! Have a great week!
Except in the LAT crossword puzzles.
Fun puzzle. I had one misspelled cell. Careless! I didn't like the title, en masse, at first. Realizing the EN was pronounced ON helped just a little. I didn't like the masse part. I liked added on much better.
My favorite clues were part of a swing set/dance step and promising start/altar.
"Sign in pen" was no problem for me . The dictionary says write in pen means using a pen. Similarly we say, sign in pencil.
We have slippery roads today. I will let Alan stay an extra day and take him home tomorrow.
My family and friends always say tissue instead of Kleenex, although we do call all brands of adhesive bandages Band- Aids.
This past month I used 5 boxes of tissues (120 count) in 5 weeks with my sinusitis. Finally the doc tried a different antibiotic. I accomplished more work in the last three days than in the whole month before. Whew, just in time for Christmas prep.
I’m not much on sweets, so I never noticed these candies.
Jinx, likely not bier since that sell it in pints.
A nice casual cruise through the squares today.
I, too, have trouble buying into the En Masse bit; a little too much of a stretch, imho. But the puzzle in general was very fun, just enough crunch to keep me on my toes. 26A went from “yuM” to NOM (as in “nom, nom!” which I’ve always viewed as a rather stupid phrase…) and I’m with Jinx on wanting BiER > BEER — but I’ll just chug it and shut up 😂
IHOP is a “rival” of Waffle House? I’ve eaten at both, and IHOP is stacks above “Awful House”.
I can never keep my METACARPALS and metatarsals straight; I have to remind myself that CTS is not in one’s feet…
Steve Cropper, Booker T’s guitar dude, was the quintessential sessions man; his talent was in the notes he didn’t put in to a part — the wizard of essence in his playing. RIP.
Thanks to Kareem (welcome to Sunday!) and Brian for the nice cruise, and to C.C. for the review; such a cute photo of you by the falls!
====> Darren / L.A.
Appreciate that there weren’t a lot of names. I had fun working my way through. Thanks 😊
And Germans don’t drink a pint of bier in the tent they drink a liter. A pint is British. 41. 13-Down purchase, perhaps: PINT.
I couldn't fill the side-by-side OLEAN and BARDO and had to look them up.
IN INK-->IN PEN
YUM-->NOM
RIP-->CRY
MANGO-->GUAVA
IDIOM-->ADAGE
LESLIE-->LESLEE-->LESLEA
BEIRHAUS-->BIERTENT-->BEERTENT
TAC-->IKE.
Good reading all your comments.
Fun run with clever themers. Neither a brain buster nor a gagathon, just an enjoyable week ender.
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