Let's Talk:
19-Across. Emotional plea in "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick": TALK TO ME, GOOSE.
26-Across. "I didn't hear a 'Please'!": SAY THE MAGIC WORD.
43-Across. "Why this course of action?": EXPLAIN YOURSELF.
And the unifier:
53-Across. Requests to Siri and Alexa, or what 19-, 26-, and 43-Across literally are: VOICE COMMANDS.
Across:
1. Lobby group for seniors: AARP. American Association of Retired Persons.
5. "__ knew?": WHO.
8. Red light therapy venues: SPAS. Red Light Therapy uses low-level, 630–700 nm wavelengths of red and near-infrared light to boost cellular energy, reduce inflammation, and promote tissue repair. Sessions last 5–20 minutes and are used to treat acne, wrinkles, hair loss, and chronic pain. While generally safe, it requires consistent use to see results and may carry risks of eye damage if not used properly. I think I'll pass on this therapy.
12. Pink's counterpart in "Wicked": GREEN.
14. Stranger __ fiction: THAN.
15. Work for: EARN.
16. Italian liqueur such as Aperol or Campari: AMARO. Amaro is a family of Italian herbal liqueurs, (amaro means bitter) that are made by infusing a base spirit (like wine or neutral grain spirit) with a blend of botanicals such as herbs, roots, flowers, and citrus peels, resulting in a bittersweet, complex flavor profile.
17. Blow off steam: VENT.
18. Cogito, __ sum: ERGO. Today's Latin lesson ... or, as René Descartes (Mar. 31, 1596 ~ Feb. 11, 1650) so succinctly stated: I think, therefore I am.
22. NYC summer hrs.: EDT. As in Eastern Daylight Time. We just "sprung" forward over the weekend.
23. Most consecutive Super Bowls won by the same team: TWO. Eight NFL teams have won 2 consecutive Super Bowls: Green Bay Packers (I-II), Miami Dolphins (VII-VIII), Pittsburgh Steelers (IX-X & XIII-XIV), San Francisco 49ers (XXIII-XXIV), Dallas Cowboys (XXVII-XXVIII), Denver Broncos (XXXII-XXXIII), New England Patriots (XXXVIII-XXXIX), and Kansas City Chiefs (LVII-LVIII).
24. Italian fashion house: PRADA. Prada means Meadow in Italian. The Italian fashion house, however, was founded by Mario Prada (1894 ~ 1958).
31. "I __ a hunch!": HAD.
32. Insta upload: PIC. As in Pictures.
33. Guitar Hero World Tour console: WII.
34. Helpful feedback: INPUT.
37. Fuel efficiency stat: MPG. As in Miles Per Gallon (of gasoline).
38. Gives a hoot: MINDS.
40. Corp. leader: CEO. As in Chief Executive Officer.
41. Wilmington's st.: DEL. Wilmington is in Delaware.
42. __ rummy: GIN. Gin Rummy is a card game.
50. Harbor Freight purchases: TOOLS.
51. "Hello, fellow sheep": BAA.
52. Stretch the truth: LIE.
57. Graduate of the CIA, perhaps: CHEF. Not the Central Intelligence Agency, but the Culinary Institute of America.
59. Great Plains tribe: OTOE.
60. Corrosive compounds: ACIDS.
61. Subtle glow: AURA.
62. Numbered hwys.: RTES. As in Routes.
63. "Girls5eva" co-star __ Elise Goldsberry: RENÉE. I am not familiar with with either Renée Elise Goldsberry (b. Jan. 2, 1971) or Girls5eva.
64. Fishnet fabric: MESH.
65. Pops: DAD.
66. Covers with grass: SODS.
Down:
1. Rock shop options: AGATES.
2. Naval fleet: ARMADA. The best known Armada is the infamous Spanish Armada, which set sail from Spain in 1588 in an effort to invade England. It failed.
3. "Million Dollar Listing" field: REALTY.
4. Fringe benefit: PERK.
5. Cry of delight: WHEE.
6. Kick back (with): HANG.
7. Good place for a lecturer to stay?: ON TOPIC.
8. Teeter-totter: SEESAW.
9. Streamline, perhaps: PARE DOWN.
10. Iguazu Falls land: Abbr.: ARG. Iguaza Falls is a spectacular waterfall system that consists of over 275 individual drops spanning nearly 2 along the Argentina-Brazil border.
11. Cold-sounding commercial prefix: SNO.
13. "Anything else!": NOT THAT! Not exactly sure how this answer fits.
14. Claire Dunphy, e.g.: TV MOM. Claire Dunphy was the fictional mother on Modern Family. She was programmed by Julie Bowen (née born Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer, b. March 3, 1970).
20. Carried a debt: OWED.
21. Goblinlike creature: ORC. The Orc is a fictional creature from The Lord of the Rings.
25. Bone-dry: ARID.
27. Thanksgiving, e.g.: Abbr.: THU. Thanksgiving is a holiday that always falls on the third Thursday of November.
28. Put on, as nail polish: APPLY.
29. Job for a DJ: GIG.
30. Prefix with loyal and service: DIS. As in Disloyal and Disservice.
34. The "I" of the RICE method: ICE. Rest, Ice, Compress and Elevate.
35. Dismissive call: NEXT.
36. Puffy pastries: POPOVERS. Yummers!
37. Guys: MEN.
38. San Diego neighborhood whose name means "sea view": MIRAMAR.
39. __ and outs: INS.
41. Lack of harmony: DISCORD.
42. U.S. Pacific island: GUAM. Guam appeared in last Tuesday's puzzle. [See clue 24-down.] Since 1898, Guam has been a U.S. island territory. It is the largest, most populous, and southernmost island in the Marianas archipelago and Micronesia. Guam is known for its beautiful by tropical beaches, Chamorro villages and ancient latte-stone pillars. Guam’s WWII significance is on view at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, whose sites include Asan Beach, a former battlefield.
44. Bath scrubber: LOOFAH.
45. Oscar winner Mahershala: ALI. Mahershala Ali (né Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore, b. Feb. 15, 1974) is an American actor who has two Oscars: One for his portrayal of a drug dealer in Moonlight and one for his portrayal of Don Shirley in Green Book.
46. Thin woodwinds: OBOES. These woodwinds make frequent appearances in the puzzles.
47. Pacific climate phenomenon: EL NIÑO. Everything you ever wanted to know about El Niño.
48. Heavy-__: sleepy: LIDDED.
49. Admits, with "up": 'FESSES.
54. Jazz great James: ETTA. Etta James (née Jamesetta Hawkins; Jan. 25, 1938 ~ Jan. 20, 2012) is a frequent guest in the puzzles.
55. Like many dorms: CO-ED. Last Tuesday this was clued as Not Single-Sex. [See 16-Across.]
56. Top poker cards: ACES.
57. Kiss __: PDA capturer at a stadium: CAM. The infamous Kiss Cam from last summer's Coldplay concert.
58. Shade on a color wheel: HUE.
חתולה
Happy St. Patrick's Day
16 comments:
Good morning! (Brrrr. I hate winter.)
This one wasn't a glib glide to the bottom, more of a stutter. Still, finished in under ten, so I'm chalking it in the win column. Thanx, Sala, Amie, and Hahtoolah. (Think of "Anything else!" as "Anything but!")
AARP: You may not appreciate AARP's positions, but their Tax-Aide (free income tax preparation and filing) is a great option for young and old.
CEO: My former boss was the CIO. He said it was short for "career is over."
SEESAW: They've installed what appears to be a SEESAW at our little city park, but it's fixed in the horizontal with a spring column at the center. Doesn't look like much fun.
GUAM: Beautiful island. I spent a couple of years there, courtesy of Uncle Sam, back in the '60s. Hated to leave.
I had "Talk some Goose" . Not!
I wondered what would
be the connection that would lead to the reveal, but ultimately it was logical, although perhaps IM would say it was a little “ green paintish.”
Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
FIR, but cares->MINDS.
Red light therapy venues, and "brothels" didn't fit.
MIRAMAR is where a lot of Top Gun was filled. (Top Gun is one of my favorite movies. Mrs. GOOSE (Meg Ryan) to GOOSE (Anthony Edwards): "Take me to bed or lose me forever."
This puzzle allowed me to create my personal A&E knowledge formulae:
Wicked + Girs5eva + Million Dollar Listing + Claire Dunphy = 0
and
Wicked * Girs5eva * Million Dollar Listing * Claire Dunphy = 0
Thanks to Sala and Amie for the Tuesday challenge, and to Ha2la for the fun tour. Except please quit teasing us - "...nearly 2 WHAT along the Argentine-Brazilian border." llamas? Aztecs? Clicks? Miles? Tour busses?
FIR in 11:32 but needed perps for AMARO, TV MOM, and LIDDED. GREEN was appropriate fill for today. I lived 2 years in a COED dorm which was still a novel idea in the early-mid 70’s, fun times! CSO to sumdaze at 63A. There is a MIRAMAR Street near me here in SW Florida, now I know what it means. Thank you for the puzzle Sala and Amie, and to Hahtoolah for another fine write-up.
“An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto one blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth” Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Gonna go to a pub called “Celtic Ray” today, quite the spectacle! ☘️
FIR. I expected a St. Patrick's day theme, but it was just another Tuesday. Closest we got was the obscure clue for Wicked: green.
And several of the clues were somewhat obscure, but well placed perps made them doable.
I got the theme early on but it was mostly a sidebar to the solve.
But that being said, this was an enjoyable puzzle.
UPer, I lived in a "coed" dorm one summer in the mid '60s. It consisted of two towers, one for men and one for women, joined with common lounge and meal areas on the first floor. The university wasn't quite ready for "novel."
d-o Mine was a three story, men on first and third, women on second, another dorm on my side of the quad was COED the same set-up, the two others were all male, all female, shared dining area by all.
I'm going with miles. Or kilometers. Or piranhas.
I keep seeing some poor bedraggled piranha--or other fish-- arriving home at the end of the day, and DW greeting him with, "Oh, honey, did you go over the falls AGAIN?"
Thank you, Sala, Amie and Hahtoolah.
Short and sweet. Nice theme. Straightforward clues. No nits.
AMARO is new to me.
Just saw the clue and answer for "Girls5eva" while reading the review.
I don't recall whether I read it here at the Corner or elsewhere, but apparently Siri does not like to be addressed as Alexa. Maybe someone here with a Siri will give her a few VOICE COMMANDS addressing her as Alexa to find out if that is true.
(New) Wilmington is a borough in western PA, not far from where I grew up in Ohio. I looked to see if it was named after the city in DEL. The WikiP article didn't inform. The borough's webpage didn't have a history page.
So I queried Google with "New Wilmington (PA) name origin"
AI responded with "... likely derived from the surrounding Wilmington Township."
Great. Making progress.
So I queried Google with "Wilmington Township (PA) name origin"
AI responded with "...likely takes its name from the pre-existing, nearby town of New Wilmington"
The WBC Championship game is tonight. USA v Venezuela. Should be a good game for baseball fans.
Good Morning:
The solve was as easy as pie, except for the Amaro, Reneé, and Arg, as clued, entries, but the theme reveal was a surprise. Nevertheless, it was a Tuesday level theme, if a tad simplistic.
Thanks, Sala and Amie, and thanks, Hahtoolah, for a fun and fact-filled review and commentary. The photo/description of those waterfalls wins the jackpot today, but I also liked the the Fishnet Stockings comic and, of course, my favorite was the bewildered St. Patrick and his Snacks! Too funny!
Happy St. Paddy’s to one and all! ☘️☘️☘️
A good Tuesday puzzle with the VOICE COMMANDS starting the spanners.
SAY THE MAGIC (secret) WORD on Groucho's show would get you $100.
After hearing DW's requests to SIRI get wrong answers or non answers, I've read that Apple is really attempting to make it a little 'smarter'.
The NW was the hardest for me, with AMARO and GREEN having to be filled by perps. So were RENEE, TV MOM, and MIRAMAR.
SPAS- granddaughter gave DW one of those goofy masks for Christmas; she hasn't used it yet.
I didn’t think I would FIR, but finally did with lots of erasures. Several unknowns such as RENEE, ALI, AMARO. I don’t quite get MINDS as clued. I had cares. ARID started out as arid, then sere, then back to ARID.
The theme was easy enough once I filled the reveal, though not having seen any of the Top Gun movies, TALK TO ME GOOSE seemed weird.
Dismissive call sounds like an oxymoron, in fact that was my last fill.
Thank you Hahtoolah for the nice review with good info and cartoons.
Oh! Happy St Patrick’s day to Irish Miss ☘️☘️☘️ and other Emerald Isle denizens.
Hola! Luckily, I am very familiar with AARP because GREEN and AMARO are unknowns. I did not see "Wicked." And "TALK TO ME, GOOSE" was the last to fill; it sounds strange.
SAY THE MAGIC WORD is how I taught my daughter to say "please."
Thank you, Hahtoolah, for a lively review with amusing cartoons. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!
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