Theme: I'm on pins and needles
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| I will admit that Hatoolah's Rat tat cartoon from yesterday made me chuckle when I knew this was my opening cartoon today! 😉 |
Puzzling thoughts:
Did anyone else feel tingly whilst filling in this puzzle? Not I. Nothing prickly about it, either. Just a few jabs, here and there, and I really didn't feel the stick when the needle was finally administered ...
OK, enough of the cheap barbs. Today's puzzle is a family collaboration between mom (Zhou) and son (Nate). The dad, Kevin Curry, and son Nate had a collaborative puzzle earlier this year on Friday January 2. And when I poked a bit further, [according to some notes I found while searching the internet] I learned that Zhou and Kevin are a Seattle-based couple with three sub-teenaged children. Nate is the oldest of the three. Four of the five family members have had puzzles published by the NY Times - all as collaborations. And the "legacy" that's building for this family (as crossword puzzle constructors) is quite recent - all post pandemic
The reveal for today's puzzle is: 51-across. Make a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues do: MOVE THE NEEDLE.
The supporting entries are:
20-across. *Tailor's tool: SEWING MACHINE. The history of the sewing machine is pretty fascinating
34-across. *Inker's tool: TATTOO GUN. The history of tattoo guns is also quite fascinating
39-across. *Intelligence agent's tool: POLYGRAPH. A brief outline of the history of a polygraph is not as interesting as the previous two entries, but certainly, it was a learning moment for me
All three of the devices above have a movable needle as a part of its design. Pretty straightforward
Good job by mom and son - the fill was tight and clean
Here is the grid and then on to the rest:
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| The Grid - see how "clean" it is? No mistakes, today! |
1. Excerpt from a film: CLIP. Often times Chairman Moe will use a film clip - also known as a "trailer" - to support, visually, a clue/entry. Today is no different, though I had to revise my search a bit as the only movie called "Clip" was NSFW. So, I found something that is related to "clip" in this trailer:
5. Like back legs: HIND.
9. Wanders: ROAMS. Do you recall when the word roams just meant "wanders", and not something related to placing/receiving a cellular phone call? And for the record, does anyone pay a roaming fee anymore, with these all-inclusive cell phone plans?
14. Highway division: LANE.
15. Purple berry in healthy smoothies: ACAI. One of a few crosswordese entries, but I am OK with this one
16. Illuminated from below: UP LIT. This might be the lone use of green paint in today's puzzle. Backlit is a more recognized term; if you try to google uplit (one word or two) it takes you to uplift instead
17. Food thickener made from seaweed: AGAR. Another stale crossword entry but sometimes a constructor has to resort to these to keep other words in place
18. Takes a snooze: NAPS. Something that this retiree looks forward to
19. __-gritty: NITTY. Did anyone else think, immediately, of this band? Spill the dirt!
[theme entry]
23. Get ready: PREPARE. Now that all of my tax stuff is here, it's time to prepare for filing
24. Word before bar or drink: ENERGY. As one who's been known to imbibe, the word energy did not immediately come to mind with "bar" and "drink" 😉
27. Contents of a barn stack: HAY.
28. Nursing spot: TEAT. A more "fun" clue could have been: "Nursing spot for a kid" (as in a baby goat)
30. WNW's opposite: ESE. Ese has also been clued as a language suffix (as in Japanese)
31. Very pale: ASHEN.
[theme entry]
36. The sun, for one: STAR. And also, an image used in rating things. As in, my rating for today's puzzle is a solid, ⭐⭐⭐ and 1/2⭐
Imagine my surprise when I got to 58-across: Gives stars to: RATES. Aren't we constructors supposed to avoid using an entry word in a clue?
37. Common living room piece: COUCH. Did anyone else use the word DIVAN in this spot? I did
38. Big name in volleyballs: VOIT. My 5-1/2 year-old grandson has taken a liking to volleyball (mainly due to his having a crush on one of the star players on his grandpa's alma mater's team). If you've never watched a match (NCAA Women) in person you're missing out on what (to me) is the most entertaining form of college athletics (the colors of the image below will be a hint to Moe's alma mater)
37. Common living room piece: COUCH. Did anyone else use the word DIVAN in this spot? I did
38. Big name in volleyballs: VOIT. My 5-1/2 year-old grandson has taken a liking to volleyball (mainly due to his having a crush on one of the star players on his grandpa's alma mater's team). If you've never watched a match (NCAA Women) in person you're missing out on what (to me) is the most entertaining form of college athletics (the colors of the image below will be a hint to Moe's alma mater)
[theme entry]
41. Jai alai basket: CESTA. I remember when both the sport (Jai Alai) as well as the crosswords (jai and alai) were popular. I lived in Connecticut for several years and during that time period there was a jai alai fronton (the venue where the game is played and a former, oft-used crossword entry) in Hartford. I would occasionally go there to watch and wager ... below is a clip about the rules of jai alai but if you'd prefer to open a hyperlink instead ... take your pick of which one to click
42. Shorthand in a coffee order: CAF. As in caffeine
43. Went as a passenger: RODE. TRAVELED was too big to fit
44. Only Canadian MLB city, for short: TOR. A CSO to our regular poster, CanadianEh! And yes, C Eh!, I know you've been waiting since 1967 for another Stanley Cup - your Blue Jays should've won a World Series last year, but the LA Dodgers were the best team $ could buy ... FWIW, I remember attending a Blue Jays game in TOR in the summer of 1992. I think at the time, TOR was tied for first place but their win that evening gave them sole possession; they never relinquished their hold on first place, and they went on to win the World Series that year. You've got very rabid fans there!
45. Consumed uncooked: ATE RAW. I know there are those who'd frown at this, but one of my favorite raw consumables is an oyster on the half shell - maybe a dozen or two
47. Look of the recently woken: BED HEAD. I couldn't decide whether bed head was one word or two until I found this:
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| I guess it's two |
[reveal]
54. Honeycrisp, e.g.: APPLE. One of the sweeter apple varieties, I've been told
56. Shoe bottom: SOLE. Moe-ku:
54. Honeycrisp, e.g.: APPLE. One of the sweeter apple varieties, I've been told
56. Shoe bottom: SOLE. Moe-ku:
Korean monks walked
Barefoot when leaving country.
Forfeited their SOLE
57. Hubbubs: ADOS.
[see above with 36-across]
59. Work with yarn: KNIT. Are any of our regular posters or anonymous visitors into knitting?
60. NHL venue: RINK. CSO to our Friday blogger, Splynter
61. Romantic meeting: TRYST. Moe-ku #2:
57. Hubbubs: ADOS.
[see above with 36-across]
59. Work with yarn: KNIT. Are any of our regular posters or anonymous visitors into knitting?
60. NHL venue: RINK. CSO to our Friday blogger, Splynter
61. Romantic meeting: TRYST. Moe-ku #2:
Famous love romance
Should've been called: "Tristan
TRYST and Isolde"
62. Goes out with: SEES. DATES was too long to fit
63. Disappointing report card grades: DEES. I'm pretty sure that I had a couple of these during my college years; don't recall having one in HS
Down:
1. Jewelry fastener: CLASP. Question for all of the guys out there: is it just me or do you also have trouble unfastening one of these when your wife asks you to unclasp her necklace? Maybe I should have watched this video first:
62. Goes out with: SEES. DATES was too long to fit
63. Disappointing report card grades: DEES. I'm pretty sure that I had a couple of these during my college years; don't recall having one in HS
Down:
1. Jewelry fastener: CLASP. Question for all of the guys out there: is it just me or do you also have trouble unfastening one of these when your wife asks you to unclasp her necklace? Maybe I should have watched this video first:
2. Golden beer: LAGER. The word Lager in German is actually Lagerbier. We shortened the name when the brew was introduced to the US by German immigrants. The most famous American Lager is Budweiser; but when I choose to drink a lager these are my two favorites:
3. Amazed: IN AWE. I am in awe that an 11-yr old boy (Nate) could be a such a talented crossword puzzle constructor; this is seriously a very good puzzle
4. Outer edge: PERIPHERY. Not an oft used crossword entry - nice!
5. Grumpy due to lack of food: HANGRY. A portmanteau of Hungry and Angry
6. Start of Caesar's boast: I CAME. Moe-l'ick (and not his best "boast"!) A bit lewd, but hey, it's a limerick!
Julius Caesar (we all know his name)
Was also a lover, part of his fame.
He was boastful in bed
Must have been his swelled head
His go-to exclaim? "I (already) CAME"
7. California wine valley: NAPA. Despite its well-known image, I find other California wine valleys (and regions) more enjoyable to visit - this past summer we went to the Sierra Foothills, Anderson Valley, Mendocino, and Paso Robles wine regions. Loved each of them. "Old-time" Paso Robles is still enjoyable but other parts of that area are quickly becoming the southern sister of Napa (which means, too crowded and too expensive)
8. Many a drink coaster: DISC. An unusual clue for this word. When I checked the Crossword Tracker website to see the frequency of its use, today's marks the first!
9. Encounter: RUN INTO. I'm sure we all have stories about a time and place where we have run into a friend and/or famous person during our travels. For me, probably the most unusual one was when I ran into an old friend - whom I hadn't seen in well over 6 years - in the A Terminal at the Atlanta airport. We were both heading towards the escalator that descends to the inter-terminal train to make a connection; his incoming flight and mine obviously arrived simultaneously, but think of the odds of both of us disembarking in a manner that would allow us to sync our movements through the busiest airport in the world? And then recognize each other and say "Hi!" ...
10. State one's view: OPINE.
11. Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, e.g.: ALTER EGOS. Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, et al are all alter egos of Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Peter Parker ... but as I looked up both of the characters in the clue (Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl) and read their biography it dawned on me that Zhou (and/or Nate) was describing their own family, in a way 😉
12. Cambridge univ.: MIT. One of the things I liked most about today's puzzle was the limited use of abbreviations
13. Total dump: STY. I wonder if Nate's bedroom has the sty look of this famous cartoon son:
7. California wine valley: NAPA. Despite its well-known image, I find other California wine valleys (and regions) more enjoyable to visit - this past summer we went to the Sierra Foothills, Anderson Valley, Mendocino, and Paso Robles wine regions. Loved each of them. "Old-time" Paso Robles is still enjoyable but other parts of that area are quickly becoming the southern sister of Napa (which means, too crowded and too expensive)
8. Many a drink coaster: DISC. An unusual clue for this word. When I checked the Crossword Tracker website to see the frequency of its use, today's marks the first!
9. Encounter: RUN INTO. I'm sure we all have stories about a time and place where we have run into a friend and/or famous person during our travels. For me, probably the most unusual one was when I ran into an old friend - whom I hadn't seen in well over 6 years - in the A Terminal at the Atlanta airport. We were both heading towards the escalator that descends to the inter-terminal train to make a connection; his incoming flight and mine obviously arrived simultaneously, but think of the odds of both of us disembarking in a manner that would allow us to sync our movements through the busiest airport in the world? And then recognize each other and say "Hi!" ...
10. State one's view: OPINE.
11. Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, e.g.: ALTER EGOS. Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, et al are all alter egos of Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Peter Parker ... but as I looked up both of the characters in the clue (Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl) and read their biography it dawned on me that Zhou (and/or Nate) was describing their own family, in a way 😉
12. Cambridge univ.: MIT. One of the things I liked most about today's puzzle was the limited use of abbreviations
13. Total dump: STY. I wonder if Nate's bedroom has the sty look of this famous cartoon son:
21. Flat bread served with curry: NAAN.
22. Toffee bar brand: HEATH. The dark chocolate variety's the one I prefer:
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| Are you a dark chocolate fan, too? |
25. "Top Gun" outfit: G SUIT. Image below is from Luke AFB, here in Arizona. I dunno what happened to their torsos and heads ... maybe it's the result of pulling 9 G's
26. Gossipy sort: YENTA. Do we have any yentas among our regular posters and/or anonymous viewers? And for the record, does a yenta have to be Jewish?
28. Brownish gray: TAUPE. This was one of two "starting" words that I use(d) when I solve the daily Wordle puzzle - unfortunately, the day that this one "hit" I tried the other starting word (which has none of the same letters as taupe). Imagine my surprise when I used taupe as my second guess and saw all green ...
29. Engrave: ETCH.
31. Pet adoption org.: ASPCA. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (I can see why they choose to use the acronym!)
32. Weasel with a short, black-tipped tail: STOAT. Moe-ku #3:
Weasel entered an
Anagram contest and lost.
"Told you he was TOAST!"
33. Pessimist's description of a glass, perhaps: HALF EMPTY.
34. Super Mario character who looks like a mushroom: TOAD. I wonder if this was Nate's clue?
35. Picked up, in a way: OVERHEARD. Moe-ku #4: (using the intransitive verb form and two extra syllables)
Gossip sought new "dirt".
Couldn't make out their words. "Psst!
Overhear over here, please!"
37. Director Cameron: CROWE. Jerry Maguire is my favorite of his movies. Yours?
40. Most serious: GRAVEST.
41. Girls Who __: nonprofit that supports STEM initiatives: CODE. Learn all about this great organization
40. Most serious: GRAVEST.
41. Girls Who __: nonprofit that supports STEM initiatives: CODE. Learn all about this great organization
44. Religious beliefs: TENETS. Stealing a page from Ray-O-Sunshine's playbook:
Beliefs found at the International UFO Museum in Roswell, NM? TenETs
46. Parts: ROLES.
47. Contradict: BELIE.
48. Pearl Jam vocalist Vedder: EDDIE. As a band that formed in Seattle, WA (Zhou Zhang's current city) it would not surprise me that this is her (and maybe the whole family's) favorite group. Here is one of their songs featuring the vocals of Eddie Vedder
46. Parts: ROLES.
47. Contradict: BELIE.
48. Pearl Jam vocalist Vedder: EDDIE. As a band that formed in Seattle, WA (Zhou Zhang's current city) it would not surprise me that this is her (and maybe the whole family's) favorite group. Here is one of their songs featuring the vocals of Eddie Vedder
49. Without company: ALONE. Company, as in companionship. If read differently, could the answer be "Sole Proprietorship"?
50. Classroom workspaces: DESKS. The traditional way of organizing desks in a classroom is in a grid pattern (rows), with the teacher's desk at the very front of the room. One of my early memories of a non-traditional way to organize was when I was in the third grade - our teacher, Mrs. Neimann, decided to arrange the desks in a U-shaped pattern. There was no escaping being able to see her or each other. She remains perhaps my most favorite elementary school teacher ...
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| One example of a U-shaped desk arrangement |
52. Sounds of disapproval: TSKS. Moe-ku #5:
Certain Egyptian
Boy king never said "TSK, TSK",
Quite obviously ...
53. Sharpen, as a knife: HONE. I wonder if this applied to young Nate, many years ago! 😉
54. Gallery display: ART. A sophomoric joke just came to mind ...
55. Golf course standard: PAR. Once upon a time, this blogger was skilled enough to have completed an 18-hole round of golf with a score below par - did it a few times, actually. My golfing skills have long since atrophied. I can count on one hand the number of times I've played over the past three years and have a couple of fingers remaining ... maybe in 2026 I will attempt to play more often
53. Sharpen, as a knife: HONE. I wonder if this applied to young Nate, many years ago! 😉
54. Gallery display: ART. A sophomoric joke just came to mind ...
55. Golf course standard: PAR. Once upon a time, this blogger was skilled enough to have completed an 18-hole round of golf with a score below par - did it a few times, actually. My golfing skills have long since atrophied. I can count on one hand the number of times I've played over the past three years and have a couple of fingers remaining ... maybe in 2026 I will attempt to play more often
Well, it's off to the supermarket today (first Wednesday in the month = 10% senior discount). See y'uns (that was for TTP) in March
ps: to Anonymous PVX - regarding the age survey a week ago ... you and I may share the same exact birthday (month/year, for sure) or be very close. Drop me an email if you can ... Moe
28 comments:
The theme, as referenced by the reveal, was
certainly unusual, which is a point in favor of this puzzle, which otherwise was pretty commonplace in terms of interest or difficulty.
FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
No stumbles today, just a smooth, six-minute solve. When I entered UPLIT into Duck-Duck-Go, it took me to several entries about a literature genre specializing in kindness, compassion, and empathy. RUN INTO reminds me of an unexpected encounter with DW at the Frankfurt airport. I was returning from Bombay and she was headed home after visiting family in Munich. Enjoyed today's outing, Nate and Zhou Zhang, and enjoyed your expo, C-Moe.
Woops! Accidentally clobbered my post when trying to make a slight adjustment. Be back later if I can reconstruct my so-called thoughts.
jumped on perimeter at first! oops!
FIR. Typical Wednesday difficulty, not too hard but not too easy. Just right according to this baby bear!
The theme was something of a surprise since the reveal referred to the entire starred clue, not part of it as I expected.
But overall this was a very enjoyable puzzle.
Smooth CW. I went through it at a pretty good CLIP. I liked the theme and encountered just a few unknowns names, but no problem.
I usually wake up with BEDHEAD.
I learned to KNIT as a child. I used to KNIT clothes for my dolls.
I love RAW oysters, but no more for me. Last year I got a bad batch and was very sick. From now on, I’ll eat them char broiled.
C-Moe, you outdid yourself this morning with this great review and your imaginative Moe-Kus.
Good Morning:
This was a pleasant solve with a clever theme and reveal. As Moe mentioned, the grid was clean and contained some fresh and lively fill, to wit, Periphery, Half Empty, Overheard, Alter Egos, Polygraph , etc. No unknowns and no w/os meant a smooth, satisfying solve.
Thanks, Nate and Zhou, and thanks, Moe, for the detailed review and commentary. Enjoyed the Moe-kus, as always.
Have a great day.
Raced through but came to a screeching halt at the crossroads of “volley ball” “top gun” (GSUIT?) and “jai alai” 2 blanks and my Wags were wrong for a FIW
Inkovers: cell/CLIP
Was YENTL a YENTA?
Our DESKS up to 5th grade had inkwells for the messy wood pen metal nub and ink the superintendent of writing insisted we use. We had blue fingers.
44 a. “You can count all those aliens on two hands” TEN ETS
Great moe ku’s … maybe Julius C was talking about a pretty girl from Gaul… and the phrase was actually Vidi Vici Veni!! 😉
Have a nice day
Musings
-As I was filling in TATTOO GUN, AUTO PEN leaped to my mind which would have fit this gimmick
-UPLIT brought scary movie scenes or Halloween images to my mind
-The barn is not necessary on today’s farms
-My _ _ _C H furniture was a HUTCH first
-Do you remember what volleyball name Tom Hanks used in Cast Away Answer below
-RAW: I am not 100% in favor of sushi
-I am posting in late morning and so I’d wager someone else will have said they put PERIMETER before PERIPHERY
-I’m a big fan of HEATH bars
-Jets can do maneuvers the human body can not withstand and so a G-SUIT keeps blood in the brain to avoid passing out
-Tables have supplanted DESKS in almost all classrooms where I work now
-Tom Hanks’ other-named volleyball
-Nice job, Moe!
Took 3:55 today to spin it like a DJ.
Seemed easier than most Monday puzzles.
I didn't know "cest", and halted at "GS___." Was wondering if it would end in "spot"....
"Say Anything..." is my favorite Cameron Crowe movie, and "Almost Famous" is probably second. "Singles" was set in Seattle, and its soundtrack featured many Seattle artists, including Pearl Jam/Eddie Vedder.
Is this Wednesday? Seems like a Monday CW, which is NOT a complaint. FIR in 10. I love that there are only 8 names, only 3 DNKs among them.
I knew "cesta" from my days teaching school, when I had to have a side job to pay the bills, so ushered at a fronton. It didn't last long: I got fired for flirting with a female usher. Turned out I was trying to pick apples in the manager's orchard.
I really enjoyed this CW, thanx NC&ZZ. Thanx so much for creating a CW with very few names.
Thanx CMOE for the terrific write-up, and for the Moe-Kus. I especially liked the one about the weasel.
Happy Monday, everybody! I almost pulled a hamstring on this STTP (Sprint through the park).
Wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Nate and Zhou, and CMoe.
I FIRed in good time and saw the MOVE THE NEEDLE theme quickly.
One inkblot to change PERImeter to PERIPHERY. (Hi Anon@7:54)
Like Ray-o, I waited for perps to fill VOIT and CESTA.
No problem with UPLIT (past tense of upright) - think of it being used to describe a recessed light shining upward in exterior decorating - UPLIT tree, UPLIT house. https://www.wordsense.eu/uplit/
I smiled at CLIP crossing CLASP.
This Canadian thought of James Cameron, known for Titanic and Avatar. Oh, Cameron was the first name.
Yes CMoe, I’ll take the CSO for TOR (pronounced Traw-no by locals). And yes, we can be rabid fans when our teams make it to the finals. I remember those two-peat Blue Jays wins in 1992 1993 (I still have the cap and banners), the Raptors win of the NBA championship in 2019. And of course, last year’s Blue Jays heartbreaking loss in the final game.
Wishing you all a great day.
WILSON! Was my first thought, but it wouldn't fit, so VOIT.
What a refreshing puzzle! Few names, little A&E, no annoying text-speak. Just a solid crossWORD.. More like this, please. Another great recap by CMoe...think I spent more time there than on the solve!
Fairly easy, predictable puzzle. In fact I appreciate the multiple meanings in the theme "move the needle," maybe even learned something. Like how hard it is to come up with a suitable theme these days...
But being CED, I would just love to shake things up a little,
like the sound effect found between 3:30 and 4:00 in the clip.
Went down the "perimeter" road. "Periphery" was nice. I had not seen "cesta" for awhile. No real problems with this one. Thanks CMoe for the entertaining recap.
Hola Thanks to Nate and Zhang as well as CMOE for today's fun and the return of some past favorites like; CESTA, ROAMS, APPLE, SOLE, ADO, etc. i finished at a good CLIP savoring the quick solve.
I've heard of the NITTY Gritty Dirt Band though I don't know where. It's not my style of music.
Very likely I won't return to NAPA any time soon since Brother Ricardo passed away and he was the one we visited. R.I.P.
i love HEATH bars but only milk chocolate; I find dark chocolate too bitter.
TAUPE was my favorite color for stockings back in the day when I wore them every day. It wasn't until the 80s that we women could wear pant suits; they had to be pant suits. Much later we could wear slacks and blouses sans jacket, never jeans, of course.
Have a lovely day, everyone! Yes, grocery shipping.
I have to say I find it shocking when I see what some teachers wear these days.
I thought it was Trah-no
Delightful Wednesday puzzle, many thanks, Nate and C.C.. And your commentary was a pleasure, as always, thanks for that too, Moe.
Well, it's rare to have a puzzle give us a SEWING MACHINE that is clearly being used my someone, who complained that they should MOVE THE NEEDLE. (I don't think you can move the needle on a sewing machine). I loved sewing as a teenager, but stopped after I was in college. Anyway, I enjoyed the food references in this puzzle, like that APPLE which I would certainly eat RAW. Oh, stop giving me the TSKS. No, I wasn't HANGRY, or HALF EMPTY--it's just my regular lunch time.
Anyway, have a lovely day, everybody! And enjoy your lunch!
When DW taught in a Catholic School in Rochester NY for special ed students mid to late seventies with the Sisters of St Joseph even some of them wore pants suits, slacks and blouses
Thank you, Zhou, Nate and Chairman Moe. H2P
MOVE THE NEEDLE - The phrase became popular corporate speak in the 80s. It was used so often it became meaningless fill.
As an aside, remember when putting $2 worth of gas would actually move the needle on your gauge. At $.40/gal, you could move the needle from quarter to half tank or more with 5 gallons of gas. Now $2 won't even get you a gallon. The national average for regular unleaded is $2.89. In Chicago, it is $3.30.
VOIT makes the dodge balls that some mentioned the other day in the comments. That game I knew from gym class, but I'd never heard of Red Rover so I had to look that playground game up.
Moe, I have a case of Yuengling lager in the garage fridge. I'll probably have a couple of them while watching the Superbowl.
Yep, you ones contracted to y'uns. Another would be young' uns. A person would hear y'uns from many if not most everyone in Youngstown. In Pittsburgh too. Maybe half of the native born Pittsburghers, with the majority going straight to yinz. Actor Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy) is from Youngstown, and Billy Gardell (Mike and Molly) is from the 'burgh.
Billy Gardell's accent.
I couldn't find one with Ed saying y'uns, but I did find this gem:
Ed O'Neill's Wild Story of Getting Cut From The Pittsburgh Steelers.
Serendipitous. Neat!
We're you able to return together on the same flight back?
CanadianEh!, you beat me to it. So many segments on home improvement shows about landscape architecture and design use UP LIT to describe the lighting that is installed to draw focus to walls and trees.
Missed this when I was copying from my notepad. I meant too add it the other day, but since MLB's TOR was in this puzzle...
TOR - I looked up the Dodgers payroll for 2025 at MLB.com. It was $515 million, which included a $169m "Competitive Balance" Tax. The combined payroll of the lowest 6 teams was $510m.
I also read in Forbes that the Dodgers had a $346.9m payroll (CBT excluded) and had 93 wins going into the playoffs. That equated to $3.73m per regular season win.
TOR spent $254m on 94 wins for $2.7m per win.
Of the teams that made the playoffs, the Cleveland Guardians had the lowest payroll. They won 88 games on a 99.6m payroll. That equated to $1.13m per win.
The MIL Brew crew won 97 games (most in the reg season) on a payroll of $115m, or $1.19m per winning game.
If you KNIT, then you also MOVE THE NEEDLE. I'm not or will never be familiar with a TATTOO GUN, but certainly knew the other two. Selling narcotics (legally) the owners had all the employees get familiar with the POLYGR,APH.
The NW started easily until PERIMETER and PRE-MAKE wouldn't work. I had to back out and ASHEN and STAR allowed PERIPHERY. I won't OPINE on UPLIT, other than say I've never heard it. Ditto for BED HEAD. DW complained about 'hat hair' after playing tennis.
ROAMS- with those roaming charges, I argued and always got them removed. You could be sitting in your own house and pick up a tower from your provider's competitor.
I've switched my APPLE purchases from Fuji to Cosmic Crisp.
Anybody remember the Radio host Rick DEES?
RUN INTO- I've met a few people but my favorite RUN INTO story was at a political fundraiser held at a country club. DW and I were helping some friends out. I went upstairs to the bathroom and on my way down the stairs, the governor asked me if I knew where the bathroom was. I showed him. I guess he didn't need his bodyguards.
AGAR- in college, I worked in a microbiology lab for two years mixing that stuff and autoclaving it afterward. $1.20/hr.
JAI, ALAI, CESTA- old CW staples.
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