Land Sharks! The circles spell out a type of shark.
17-Across. Amphibians with sticky toes: TREE FROGS. Reef Sharks. Reef shark can be found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil.
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| Tree Frogs will also stick to windows. |
27-Across. "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" actress: JANELLE MONÁE. Lemon Shark. Lemon sharks got their name due to their yellowish skin.
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| Janelle Monáe Robinson (b. Dec. 1, 1985) |
44-Across. Fishy breakfast combo: BAGELS AND LOX. Sand Shark. Sand Sharks aren't as mean as they look.
And the unifier:
60-Acriss. Reality show with entrepreneurs and investors, or what each set of circled letters make 17-, 27-, or 44-Across?: SHARK TANK.
Here's the grid so you can see the sharks.
Across:
1. Practical jokes: GAGS.
5. Bit of a cloud: WISP.
9. Type of hair extension: SEW IN. Ouch! Sounds painful.
14. Shrek or Fiona: OGRE. In fairy tales, ogres are generally villainous, but Shrek and Fiona are good ogres.
15. Falco of "The Sopranos": EDIE. Not to be confused with 32-Down. Water current: EDDY.
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| Edie Falco (née Edith Falco; b. July 5, 1963) |
16. "True Colors" singer Lauper: CYNDI. Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (b. June 22, 1953) was big in the 1980s, but she's still going strong in here 70s.
19. Flout convention: REBEL.
20. Person-shaped piece in a board game: MEEPLE. Hand up if you knew this. According to the OED, the word was coined in 2000 and was first used in reference to the game Carcassonne. Not familiar with that game, either.
21. Center of operations: HOME BASE.
23. "I saw a mouse!": EEK!
24. Lip balm brand whose name is short for "evolution of smooth": EOS. I have seen EOS products in stores, but did not know that it is an abbreviation for Evolution Of Smooth. The company also make other body products, such as lotions, and body wash.
26. Unit of corn: EAR.
36. Sans ice, in a bar: NEAT.
37. __ one's way: meander: WEND.
38. Standard: NORM.
39. Corrodes: WEARS.
40. Material that's dated using dendrochronology: WOOD.
41. Responsibility: ONUS.
42. Land division: ACRE. Are the acres green?
43. Child care provider: NANNY.
47. Took a load off: SAT.
48. Energy bite morsel: OAT.
49. "Gross": UGH!
52. Thrives: PROSPERS.
57. Sarcastic response to whining: BOO-HOO.
59. Column style: IONIC. Column styles, originated from classical Greek and Roman architecture, are classified. There are five basic classical styles: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite.
62. Brownie ingredient: COCOA. Everything you wanted to know about Cocoa, but didn't know to ask.
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| She's not wrong! |
63. Aloe __ gel: VERA.
64. Ditty: TUNE.
65. Arterial tube: STENT.
66. Formal diplomatic agreement: PACT.
67. Brand of facial cleanser: OLAY. A brief history of Olay, which was originally known as Oil of Olay.
Down:
1. "Understand?": GOT ME?
2. Match, as a subject and verb: AGREE.
3. "But for mine own part, it was __ to me": Shakespeare: GREEK. In last week's Shakespeare lesson, we learned about the death scene of Julius Caesar. This week, we are staying with Julius Caesar. This phrase can be found in Act I, Scene II. Casca was speaking to Cassius, and referenced a speech delivered by Cicero in Greek. Casca did not understand the speech, hence, "It's Greek to me."
4. Ooze: SEEP.
5. "It's our turn!": WE'RE ON.
6. Wedding words: I DO.
7. "Alas ... ": SIGH.
8. Philippine money: PESO. Eight countries use the peso as their unit of currency. Can you name them all?
9. Absolute riot: SCREAM.
10. Product needed for some hair removal: EYEBROW WAX.
11. Dream home?: WNBA. Atlanta, Georgia is the home of the Women's National Basketball Association team, The Atlanta Dream.
12. March day to be wary of: IDES. Beware ... Willie the Shakes continues. Beware the Ides of March can also be found in Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene II. It comes before the Greek idiom, referenced in 3-Down.
13. River with Blue and White tributaries: NILE. The Blue Nile and White Nile converge in Khartoum, Sudan.
18. Performers in a tiny circus: FLEAS.
22. Runs into: MEETS.
25. Iroquois nation: SENECA. One of the Five Nations.
27. Impromptu jazz gathering: JAM SESSION. We had a Jam Session last Wednesday.
28. Discover: LEARN.
29. Capital of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande: LAREDO. I think a cowboy died there.
30. Highlighter yellow, e.g.: NEON.
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| Obviously, he's colorblind. |
31. Unknown author attribution, briefly: ANON.
33. Stuck-up sort: SNOB.
34. Actress Chaplin: OONA. Oona Chaplin (née Oona Castilla Chaplin; b. June 4, 1986) is the granddaughter of actor Charlie Chaplin (né Charles Spencer Chaplin; Apr. 16, 1889 ~ Dec. 25, 1977). She was named after her grandmother, Oona O'Neill Chaplin (May 14, 1925 ~ Sept. 27, 1991), Charlie's 4th wife.
35. Medication: DRUG.
39. "Haste makes __": WASTE. This is Not from Julius Caesar, nor is it from Willie the Shakes.
43. "Unacceptable": NOT OK.
45. Friendly feline: LAP CAT.
46. Maze-running rodent: LAB RAT. or, parsed differently, it becomes La Brat.
49. Moving day rental: U-HAUL.
50. "Never __ Give You Up": Rickrolling song: GONNA. Rickrolling is an internet meme where, when you click on a link, you are sent, not to what you are looking for, but to the song Never Gonna Give You Up.
51. Contrived: HOKEY.
52. Insta content: PICS.
53. Cheer (for): ROOT.
54. Fairy tale start: ONCE. What children's story begins with "There was once upon a time a piece of wood ..."
55. Evite request: RSVP. Today's French lesson. RSVP is the abbreviation for Répondez s'il vous plaît, which in English translates to Please Respond.
56. __ butter: SHEA. Shea Butter is a nutrient-rich fat extracted from the nuts of the African shea tree.
58. Director Preminger: OTTO. Otto Ludwig Preminger (b. Dec. 5, 1905 ~ Apr. 23, 1986) was born in Austria-Hungary. He is known for directing many films that addressed controversial and taboo subjects, such as premarital sex, homosexuality, and drug addiction.
61. Path of a fly ball: ARC.
The eight countries that use the peso are: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the Philippines, and Uruguay. Although they all call their currency the peso, they are not interchangeable.
חתולה
Well, I got that actress
ReplyDeletethrough ESP. There was no other way, as far as I was concerned. Other than that, I didn’t have too much trouble with this puzzle.
FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteSuffered minor hiccups with GOT IT, and WE'RE UP. Guessed wrong with El Paso. Frowned at MEEPLE. Smiled at LAP CAT paired with LAB RAT. Over all, not bad for a Tuesday. Failed to notice the reveal, and never figured out the theme. Natch. Thanx, Hannah and Hahtoolah.
MEEPLE crossed GOT ME, which is such a rude thing to say that if a boss said that to me in the tone it implies, I would quit! That crossing was a Natick as far as I'm concerned.
DeleteThanks for the expo. I was trying to make the circles shark tank components but lemon ended that. Liked the symmetry of lap cat and lab rat. "Meeple", really?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I wasn't the only one who didn't care for the meeples. That was my last fill.
ReplyDeleteQOD: We are always the same age inside. ~ Gertrude Stein (Feb. 3, 1874 ~ July 29, 1946), American novelist
FIR, but rusts->WEARS, we're up->WE'RE ON, and tint->NEON.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was the puzzle equivalent to a "chick flick." Hair extension, OLAY, WNBA, and EYEBROW WAX. Is there any difference between EYEBROW WAX, lip WAX and bikini WAX?
Clue "evolution of smooth" for EOS? Why don't we just clue RBI as "runs batted in?" Miss Rich Norris much?
"Corrodes" and WEAR are both types of degradation but are totally different processes. "Erodes" would have been much better.
My favorite part of today's puzzle was Ha2la's review. I especially liked the nanny cartoon, as well as our old favorite "Aloe?" And that guy with the giant pill should be thankful it's not a suppository.
FLN - TTP, there is a little town near my home called Clearfield, named for the one in PA. It was built as a company town for Lee Clay Products, which was headquartered in (you guessed it) Clearfield PA.
FIR, but I struggled. Not familiar with meeple so that corner took a while.
ReplyDeleteAfter ignoring the circles while solving I went back after the reveal to get the full picture. Lemon shark was a learning moment for me.
Overall a so-so puzzle.
I didn’t recognize the constructor’s name, so I didn’t know what to expect, but the puzzle was befitting of a Tuesday, FIR in 12 1/2. Without the reveal I wouldn’t have guessed that the circled words were SHARKs, never heard of the lemon one. MEEPLE was unknown and also needed perps for LAREDO. Lots of critters with FROGS, RATs, and CATs. Thank you Hannah for the puzzle, and Hahtoolah for another picturesque and entertaining review!
ReplyDeleteDNF. Several unknowns like MEEPLE, as well as misspelling CiNDy, Dream Home, the actress at 22 across, and LEMON SHARK. BOO HOO.
ReplyDeleteWe had DORIC column a few days ago. Interesting that we have a hair removal product crossing a type of hair extension.
Not my best effort, and for a Tuesday no less, also not my favorite type of CW puzzle.
Thank you Hahtoolah for your usual fun and informative review. I like the LAB RAT with the tattoo.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI had no idea what the theme was until Hahtoolah enlightened me . I didn’t know there were Reef or Lemon Sharks, therefore, Sand wasn’t all that helpful in sudsing the theme. Maybe I didn’t try hard enough to figure out the connection but, then again, even if I did, it would still be only a guess. Thumbs down on Meeple and double thumbs down on the amateurish cluing for EOS and the gratuitous cluing for Dream. Props for Eyebrow Wax and Jam Session and the cute Lap Cat.
Thanks, Hannah, and thanks, Hahtoolah, for explaining the theme and for providing some much needed humor to this bewildered solver. Favorite comics were the Bagel/Lox/Cream Cheese “meet cute”, the lying Tree remnant, the Kangeroo “Nanny”, our old friend “Aloe”, and the Jolly Green Giant’s peas. You outdid yourself today! Thanks.
Have a great day.
I don’t believe you could find 10 sportswriters in the USA who, confronted with a list of WNBA cities, could identify every team’s nickname. That Dream clue was one of Patti’s worst impositions.
DeleteCE, it wasn’t the first time, and I’m sure it won’t be the last, either.
DeleteSussing, not Sudsing, Mr. Smarty Pants Autocorrect! 😤
ReplyDeleteI-M, at least it was "clean" humor on Otto-correct's part..
DeleteTrue, DO, but I still get annoyed! 😬
DeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-Wow, a real Tuesday struggle to earn a “got ‘er done” for me
-SEW IN, not using a “Y” for Ms. Lauper’s name, wanting NURSE (another shark) for NANNY, not knowing Ms. MONAE, NEON and not knowing dendrochronology made the eastern seaboard a chore.
-John [Cougar] Mellenkamp’s only #1 hit started like this, “Little DITTY ‘bout Jack and Diane”
-WE’RE ON not UP
-Hahtoolah’s always fun cartoons were joined by the interesting fact about the opening line from Pinocchio.
-FWIW, I didn't post yesterday morning because the friend for whom I was subbing actually asked me to teach. :-)
Corrodes does not equate to wears.
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
DeleteTerrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Hannah and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in very good time (better than yesterday), but did not fully comprehend the SHARK TANK theme.
I did not know those different kinds of sharks, and thought REEF might refer to where they lived (the TANK), (but LEMON and SAND did not fit that interpretation).
Your Shark Tank TV show is an America,n version of our Canadian Dragons’ Den (now in its 20th season). Kevin O’Leary and Robert Herjavec were on Dragons’ Den in the early years.
I had never heard of MEEPLE, but it perped and made sense. I wondered if it was from SIM City.
CYNDI inverts the Y and the I for some CW fun.
I smiled at LAP CAT and LAB RAT in mirror image proximity, but spaced just enough that the CAT couldn’t chase the RAT..
CSO to Tinbeni with NEAT. RIP.
Wishing you all a great day.
Please take back Kevin O’Leary!
DeleteTook 5:56 today, no bull.
ReplyDeleteI knew some of the Actresses of the Day (Oona & Edie, but not Janelle Monae). I did not know "meeple", and I hope to not see it again.
Oh joy, circles!
Got to the FIR with a bit of struggle in the NE corner. A little crunchy for a Tuesday, a touch too chic-centric for me, but perps and wags were helpful. MEEPLE? Really? And someone please educate the editor on the difference between corrosion and wear. Nice job on the recap, Ha2la. I never saw the sharks until you pointed them out, and the 'tools were great today!
ReplyDeleteThank you Irish Miss, I thought it was just me diving deeper into dementia when I could not fathom the theme. (Even with circles?)(I must be toast...)
ReplyDeleteI filled in the blanks easy enough, but a deep dive into my failure seems to reveal that the central loss of focus was caused by not knowing "lemon" shark to connect them to the others, combined with the fact that the surrounding letters making "a tank" is a long shot at best...
So, my silly theme link references my ability to consume this puzzle...
honorable mention...
And, how this puzzle made me feel about myself...
CED, I’m glad to hear that I wasn’t the only confused solver!
DeleteHola! Like some of you I did not know all the types of SHARKS, but everything filled in so I had no doubts. I can't imagine SEWING a hair extension! It has to be painful. I'll have to ask my granddaughters about that as they are current on such things.
ReplyDeleteI saw TREE FROGS in Costa Rica; they are small, slimy creatures.
"Hidden Figures" was a wonderful movie, and I recall JANELLE MONAE as well as all the other actresses in it.
CSO to my late friend, VERA.
Thank you, Hahtoolah and Hannah for the Tuesday romp. Have a great day, everyone!
Got 'er done but crunchier for Tuesday. I knew it had to be "Got me" but "meeple" had me wondering. Thanks Hahtoolah for figuring the theme for me. I have never heard of any of those sharks. I can't say that "dendrochronology" is in my vocabulary so a learning moment there. Circles were of no help since I had no idea what they were referring to. I must say the cartoons were more fun than the puzzle.
ReplyDeleteSome trivia not specifically spelled out in the song The Streets of Laredo.
ReplyDeleteHere's what Wiki says of the song.
I enjoyed Hannah's puzzle and FIR, but it might have been better to run this one later in the week. DNK MEEPLE or LEMON shark, and did not like WEARS for "corrodes." It wasn't easy to get GOT ME where "got it" would have been a likelier answer. But Hahtoolah's review was pure delight, from the land shark forward. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteA flawed puzzle, low-lighted by the addition of MEEPLE.
ReplyDeleteWhoops, hit the “publish” button by mistake.
DeleteCanon has a very popular line of EOS cameras, and I am puzzled as to why the editor instead chose a clue that literally answered itself.
Is it Thursday already? Hannah had the sharks circling and looking for my blood. I had trouble in New England, probably brought on by the H in WISh instead of P for WISP. Wishes can be in clouds? LOL
ReplyDeleteAt first, I thought the theme was things you'd find in a fish tank, like SAND or a piece of coral REEF. But I never saw a LEMON in an aquarium!
Hatoolah, thanks for the trip down memory lane with Eva Gabor. Now I have an ear-worm with that song!
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ReplyDeleteBit of a jump in difficulty from Monday. Needed lotsa perp-aid to FIR. Clear cut theme. Actually SEWIN/WNBA was the last to fall.
ReplyDeleteInkovers: we’re up/ON, Doric/IONIC. puff/WISP. Never heard of a “Tuscan” column…. “composite” is a combo of IONIC and Corinthian.
Saw both films but as usual didn’t remember the actress’s name.
CYNDI is a girl who still wants to have fun. Wrote the songs for the musical hit “Kinky Boots”
Wasn’t STENT in the same place on a recent CW….. MEEPLE?? (WEES)
Why we did we need to use a “bait and switch meme” for what was obviously a Rick Astly song on a Tuesday? (Had to look up “Rick rolling”) Did anyone know this?
We had an attending MD, Dr. Norman S. When he’d come to our dept to go over cases we’d all yell “NORM!!!!”
IDES …“Et tu Brute” was a Shakespearean invention. Julius Caesar’s reported last words were spoken in Greek: "Καὶ σύ, τέκνον;" (Kai su, teknon?). "You too, child?" or "You too, my son?"
Broken clock, Tic but ___ NOTOK
Not a Ward, but an___ Bond …. IONIC
You asked him to sing but ___ know the “tune” … DITTY
Great toons H2LH. The lab rat with the maze tattoo 😆
Enjoyed the puzzle. But can someone please spell out exactly how the theme works as clued? I get now that each set of circles shows a type of SHARK. But how does the reveal explain that?
ReplyDeleteI think the circles are supposed to represent a tank, based on the way the clue is worded.
DeletePleasant and cheerful Tuesday puzzle, many thanks for that, Hannah. And your extra help was a pleasure too, Hahtoolah, so also great thanks to you too.
ReplyDeleteWell, that first word--GAGS--kept me from being scared by that OGRE when he showed up, since he was clearly meant to be a joke. And so we weren't scared by any of the critters that were there right away: those TREE FROGS, or those FLEAS, which would all later be able to enjoy the company of that cute LAP CAT and that LAB RAT (let's hope those two didn't end up fighting a battle in the SHARK TANK). So let's hope that UGH and that BOO HOO were more likely jokes rather than sorrowful cries from any of our critters. They may also have enjoyed the help of a kind NANNY, who got them BAGELS AND LOX for lunch, along with COCOA and SODAS to drink and some MEEPLES to play. If all that represents the NORM of this puzzle then let's praise our HOME BASE for giving us a pleasant project to help us avoid the TURF WAR, and give us joy this morning.
Thanks to Hannah and Hahtoolah!
ReplyDeleteFAVs were the AGREE clue; learning the origin of the GREEK quote; and LAPCAT with LABRAT.
Hand up for not knowing there was a LEMON shark and a SAND shark.
RWLtK@12:57. I was asking myself that same question. Perhaps the full 15X15 grid is the TANK and those 3 sharks are swimming in it? Perhaps even the sharks are positioned in their preferred depth range??? Works for me.