Soul Searching?
CrossEyedDave here, join me while I try to figure out what's happening. Looking at this one themer at a time, maybe we can connect the dots...
17 Across. Olympic National Park attraction: SOL DUC FALLS. I am torn here, as to what to post. But doing some soul searching, i think it is best to go with both videos, as this has to be one of the most beautiful places to hike that I have never seen.
The legend...
Note that the sign spells this place as Sole Duck Falls.
Or just soak up this beautiful place...
27 Across. Owner without a partner: SOLE PROPRIETOR. (Brings to mind...)
45 Across. Benson Lee coming-of-age film set in South Korea: SEOUL SEARCHING. This is as close to a reveal that I can find.
If Moe had a Partner, he wouldn't have to answer the phone...
I dunno, 6.7 at IMDB
One review said,
Think Breakfast Club meets American Pie Meets Korean Drama...
61 Across. Goatee alternatives: SOUL PATCHES.
Now, I've never heard of this...
Is this the puzzle reveal?
(You telling me this whole puzzle was a patch job?)
1. Initials associated with the pride flag: LGBT. lesbian, Gay, BiSexual, Transgender. Often followed by "Q" which stood for something else. In today's PC world, it is more politely defined as Questioning...
The Imitation Game
( try watching without being moved )
5. Apple download: IOS APP. Short for IPhone Operating System.
11. Round vegetable in a pastizz: PEA. Yummers...
14. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine: ALOO. Becoming a crossword staple. In American cuisine, this 4 letter vowel rich word is pronounced "Oreo."
15. National flower of Mexico: DAHLIA. Beautiful
16. Video meeting annoyance: LAG.
17. [Theme]
19. L.A.'s Melrose, e.g.: AVE. I'm confused by this. It's not "PLACE," or Drive, Lane, or Alley?
20. Like a comfortable flight: SMOOTH. Hmm, can't find a suitable image for this. But I imagine myself sitting in First Class, sipping a Scotch on the Rocks. (With apologies to TINBENI...)
21. Young lady: GAL. Hmm again, maybe in Brooklyn. But I would only call a young "Lady" a Lass...
22. Tournament advancements: BYES. Preferential Treatment?
23. Writing tip?: NIB. Normally this should not require any explanation. But this is the imagination of CrossEyedDave talking. I think this word derived from the days when people wrote with Goose Quills, and they sharpened them by Nibbling on them... (I hope the ink was tasty... :)
25. Financing figs.: APRS. Annual Percentage Rate...
27 Across. [Theme]
34. Impersonate: APE. (Alas, not copycat...)
35. A bit: SOME. (Please sir, may I have some more...)
36. Cussed: SWORE. (&^$$#&&#$^#@ Spellcheck...)
37. Creative sparks: IDEAS. Strangely, I have no rebuttal for this one...
39. D.C. MLBer: NAT. Sports reference. Meaning Washington Nationals.
40. City on the Nile River: ASWAN. Not Cairo...
41. Hint of color: TINGE.
42. "Queer as Folk" actress Gill: THEA. Not familiar, Her IMDB
44. Flesh and blood: KIN. Not Lambkin, or napkin, Oy Evay!
45. [Theme]
48. Lean (on): RELY.
49. Fox Sports soccer analyst Holden: STU. A 3 letter name i never heard of...Do you really want to go down this rabbit hole...
50. Faulty fireworks: DUDS. (Like the Clue/Answer above...)
52. "SNL" broadcaster: NBC.
55. "The Creation of Adam," for one: FRESCO.
Oh! I always thought of this as a painting.
Where I come from, painting on walls and ceilings is called Graffiti...
61. [Theme]
63. Spoil: MAR. ( I hope I didn't ruin this puzzle for true Crossword Aficionados...)
64. Whirlpools: EDDIES. (What you get in a CED puzzle review...)
65. Challenge for a cross-country runner: HILL. Really? I face this challenge just getting out of bed...
66. Thrilling pair?: ELS. I didn't see this before, lucky me...
67. Classify: ASSORT.
68. See 2-Down: ON TO. OK, This is where TTP's method of starting a puzzle in the middle could really pay off...
Down:
1. Young lady: LASS. Wait, where did I see this before? Wasn't it Gal?
2. With 68-Across, grab and not let go of: GLOM. Reminds me of Cookie Monster eating...
3. Tie with a slide clip: BOLO. Never found in a supermarket, that would be Bogo...
(Actually, if you don't live in Texas, I doubt you would ever see one of these...)
Hmm, maybe I should try one as a fashion statement. You know, YOLO...
4. List heading: TO DO. (The head of my puzzle solving list is TADA...)
5. Pet-tracking implants: ID CHIPS. Or, if you are very into Sci-Fi, a very vague reference to the movie Forbidden Planet?
6. Clumsy person: OAF. (Ok,ok, i take back the forbidden planet reference...)
7. Fluffy rug: SHAG. (Not once the Dog pees on it...) Why couldn't you clue this as an Austin Powers Movie Line?
8. Word in some trattoria dish names: ALLA.
9. One of 36 surrounding the Lincoln Memorial: PILLAR. Believe it or not... when the Lincoln Memorial was built, the entire Washington DC area was a swamp..
10. Faux __: PAS. ( I hope the above comment was not one...)
11. Seeks victory at all costs: PLAYS TO WIN. Sounds more like War than a game...
12. Roof part: EAVE. Adam part, Eve...
13. Suggested range on a game box: AGES.
18. Eclectic online digest: UTNE. Deriving ideas, style or taste, from a wide range of sources.
4. List heading: TO DO. (The head of my puzzle solving list is TADA...)
5. Pet-tracking implants: ID CHIPS. Or, if you are very into Sci-Fi, a very vague reference to the movie Forbidden Planet?
6. Clumsy person: OAF. (Ok,ok, i take back the forbidden planet reference...)
7. Fluffy rug: SHAG. (Not once the Dog pees on it...) Why couldn't you clue this as an Austin Powers Movie Line?
8. Word in some trattoria dish names: ALLA.
9. One of 36 surrounding the Lincoln Memorial: PILLAR. Believe it or not... when the Lincoln Memorial was built, the entire Washington DC area was a swamp..
The entire place was landfilled to create what we see today.
I dunno, once a swamp, always a swamp. Kinda explains a lot...
10. Faux __: PAS. ( I hope the above comment was not one...)
11. Seeks victory at all costs: PLAYS TO WIN. Sounds more like War than a game...
12. Roof part: EAVE. Adam part, Eve...
13. Suggested range on a game box: AGES.
18. Eclectic online digest: UTNE. Deriving ideas, style or taste, from a wide range of sources.
an American magazine/digital digest founded by Eric Utne in 1984. It focuses on covering alternative media, politics, culture, and new ideas. The name, of Norwegian origin, loosely translates to "far out" and is also a place.
22. Cold one: BREWSKI. Now we are talking! I knew there was something I liked about all this...
24. "Wuthering Heights" novelist: BRONTE. Hmm, how many Brewskis would it take to read this whole thing?
26. Tuscan city: PISA. Most believe the hypothesis that the origin of the name Pisa comes from Etruscan and means 'mouth', as Pisa is at the mouth of the Arno river.
22. Cold one: BREWSKI. Now we are talking! I knew there was something I liked about all this...
24. "Wuthering Heights" novelist: BRONTE. Hmm, how many Brewskis would it take to read this whole thing?
26. Tuscan city: PISA. Most believe the hypothesis that the origin of the name Pisa comes from Etruscan and means 'mouth', as Pisa is at the mouth of the Arno river.
There is also a slang meaning, but I don't think I should go there...
27. Sink of "Stranger Things": SADIE.
28. Unexecuted market directives: OPEN ORDERS. (If you say so, sounds like more explanation is needed here. But I don't want to...)
29. Fantasy sports groups: LEAGUES.
30. Nebraska city with North America's largest indoor swamp: OMAHA. I am very confused by this.
27. Sink of "Stranger Things": SADIE.
Strange name from a stranger show...
28. Unexecuted market directives: OPEN ORDERS. (If you say so, sounds like more explanation is needed here. But I don't want to...)
29. Fantasy sports groups: LEAGUES.
30. Nebraska city with North America's largest indoor swamp: OMAHA. I am very confused by this.
According to Google it is referenced as "A Desert." And besides, everyone knows North Americas largest swamp is in Washington DC...
31. Broadway star Bernadette: PETERS. I am tempted to link one of many clips from the movie The Jerk,
32. Red-haired primate: ORANG. Yeah, I know. Get over it...
33. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rapper MC __: REN. (No Comment)
37. Part of TGIF: IT'S. Hmm, how would you have clued this?
38. Buy alternative: SELL. What happened to trade? Swap? (Sorry, I was playing Monopoly recently...)
43. Infomercial imperative: ACT FAST. They want you to act so fast that they really should remove the space between these two words...
46. Church councils: SYNODS.
47. Offended, say: HURT. I Apologize for all the references I made in this review...
50. Sir counterpart: DAME.
51. Eurasian range: URAL. Not Aral, that's a lake...
53. Future flowers: BUDS. Does this explain why relationships grow?
54. Muse of history: CLIO. Also a prestigious award for creative communication. (I doubt I will ever win one...)
56. Reverberate: ECHO. (The above comment echoes in my head...)
57. Protected area in a soccer game: SHIN. ( not when I play, mine starts with a G.)
58. Gaul or Breton: CELT.
59. Nobel Peace Prize city: OSLO.
61. Lighthouse view: SEA. Sadly not always true.
62. Pay-__-click: PER.
31. Broadway star Bernadette: PETERS. I am tempted to link one of many clips from the movie The Jerk,
But I couldn't do that to you...
32. Red-haired primate: ORANG. Yeah, I know. Get over it...
33. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame rapper MC __: REN. (No Comment)
37. Part of TGIF: IT'S. Hmm, how would you have clued this?
38. Buy alternative: SELL. What happened to trade? Swap? (Sorry, I was playing Monopoly recently...)
43. Infomercial imperative: ACT FAST. They want you to act so fast that they really should remove the space between these two words...
46. Church councils: SYNODS.
47. Offended, say: HURT. I Apologize for all the references I made in this review...
50. Sir counterpart: DAME.
51. Eurasian range: URAL. Not Aral, that's a lake...
53. Future flowers: BUDS. Does this explain why relationships grow?
54. Muse of history: CLIO. Also a prestigious award for creative communication. (I doubt I will ever win one...)
56. Reverberate: ECHO. (The above comment echoes in my head...)
57. Protected area in a soccer game: SHIN. ( not when I play, mine starts with a G.)
58. Gaul or Breton: CELT.
59. Nobel Peace Prize city: OSLO.
61. Lighthouse view: SEA. Sadly not always true.
Songs have been written about this sad occurrence...
62. Pay-__-click: PER.
I'll be back...
CE:D
P.S. ( i'm back..)
Here is a link to a Joe Marangell puzzle reviewed by Husker Gary...
The introduction has a great reveal about this constructor ...
That first themed
ReplyDeleteentry - I stared at it for a long time, wondering if it could possibly be right - but it was. Other than that, I didn’t have too much trouble with this puzzle.
FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteBring on the homonyms. Never heard of SOL DUC FALLS, but then, I've never visited far northwest Washington. I've been to Multnomah Falls, does that count? Wasn't familiar with SADIE or THEA, but the perps filled 'em nicely. Overall, this one seemed about right for a Wednesday. Thanx, Joe and C-E-D. (I think you're more likely to see a BOLO in Arizona than in Texas.)
No, CrossEyedDave is probably correct. I lived in Arizona for 15 years, and never saw a bolo.
DeleteMy folks retired to AZ and I'd visit them often. I'd see men wearing bolos, often with a polished turquoise on the clasp. I've lived in Texas for more than 45 years and seldom see a bolo here.
DeleteMy dad wore a BOLO when the occasion called for a tie. That was in central Texas, where they aren't all that uncommon at funerals, in churches or at nicer restaurants when you dressed up a bit. I don't recall seeing them in Houston when I lived there, but I wouldn't have been looking for them.
DeleteDuring a business trip to Tucson, I went into a silver and turquoise store to find DW a turquoise gift. They had a large selection of bolo ties, and I thought I would get my dad one. Expensive. It turns out that silver and turquoise jewelry can get pretty pricey. Instead, I bought my wife a keepsake box with a Navajo sandpainting on the top lid. She displays it proudly to this day, and I stayed within my budget.
Finally, I just looked it up. The bolo is the official state neckware of Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. They are also prevalent in Oklahoma.
Oh, they are very common here in New Mexico.
DeleteFIR. Thank heavens for perps, otherwise I'd have never gotten Sol Duc Falls, which I'd never heard of.
ReplyDeleteBut when sole proprietor fiiled I got the theme immediately. I still needed the perps all through the puzzle to finish it.
Yet overall an enjoyable puzzle.
Thank you, Joe and CED.
ReplyDeleteWell, no gold star on my report card. I confused the state in India (I entered Assam) with the city in Egypt (ASWAN). I corrected the second S in Assam to W with PLAYS TO WIN but left the ending M, so I had ASWAm. Didn't know the H.O.F. rapper, so REm looked okay to me. Shouldn't have moved on so fast. Haste makes waste.
Regardless, the theme was fine and I enjoyed the challenge.
On the flip side of my FAUX PAS at REN, the first clue I read today was 27A, "Owner without a partner." Nailed it. SOLE PROPRIETOR. From high school business law. Thank you, Mr Firestone.
DNK STU and THEA, but the perps were solid.
Today is the day of my annual annual. Inanehiker, I have edited my list of dates and stuff down to one typewritten page. :>) Things that the good Dr would want to know or might ask me about since the last annual.
I'll have to read CED's review when I get back.
FWH in 15. 18 names, DNK 6. The "U" at "SOLDUC" and "UTNE" was what I had to look up. 2 unknowns crossing each other = look it up. Thus FWH, not FIR.
ReplyDelete"PLAYSTOWIN" = well, unless you are TRYING to lose, I would guess any type of contest you are in you play to win. "Seeks victory at all costs" therefore not a good clue. "Fight to the death" might be a good answer.
"Rock and roll Hall of Fame rapper MC". That's news, I didn't know the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had ANY rappers in it. They shouldn't be. Rap is it's own genre; it is NOT rock and roll. What's next, putting opera singers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Rap should have its own Hall of Fame.
Only W/O = MAAM/DAME.
Overall, not a bad CW, thanx JM, it was a fun solve, even though I needed Google to find the "U".
Thanx too to CED for the fine write-up, and the information about Sol Duc Falls. Looks beautiful. All that green and clean, well oxygenated, exhaust free air, along with the absence of %$#@& leaf blowers, has GOT to be good for body and soul. Leaving out Alaska and Hawaii, it looks to be about as far from SOFLO as it could be and still be in the U.S.
Musings
ReplyDelete-I played golf in shorts and a short-sleeved shirt on Monday. This morning I drove through snow to get to my sub job.
-Even SOL DUC FALLS could stay this solver from the swift completion of my appointed round
-The Husker MBB team will have a double BYE in the Big Tournament after their historically good season
-I can’t recall ever hearing anyone using APE as a verb
This swamp is the bottom level of this giant dome whose upper level is the world’s largest indoor desert at OMAHA’s Henry Doorly Zoo
-IT’S: First word in an, annoying, repetitive song for a Disney attraction
It's - perfect clue! (But now I can't get it out of my head...)
DeleteAlternative clue: “____ a girl!”
ReplyDeleteExcellent! (Makes me wonder why I can't think of these things...)
DeleteI thought I had FIR, but I just noticed I have SaL DUC FALLS, totally unknown to me. The other theme fills were correct, though SEOUL SEARCHING was also unknown but easy to figure out. We had SOUL PATCHES recently and surprise, surprise, I remembered it.
ReplyDeleteQuite a few other unknown people like THEA, STU, SADIE (my dear mil’s name) and REN, all filled with perps. I also never heard of BYES. BYE was my brother in law’s nickname which he’d had since he was a child.
Thank you CED’s for a really fine review. I love your style.
Is “seeking victory at all costs” really the same as “playing to win?”
ReplyDeleteI enjoy Joe Marangell's puzzles, not only because he and I share the same career path (high school teacher and administrator), but mainly because he crafts consistently fine crosswords.
ReplyDeleteToday he ran the "sol" homonym gamut, and we didn't need a reveal. Two of the theme answers fell one cell short of being grid-spanners.
This morning NPR reminded us about the upcoming National Espresso/Martini Day. It reminded me of last night's World Baseball Classic game between Italy and the U.S. Whenever an Italian batter does something heroic like hit a homer, he is greeted in the dugout by the team captain who is waiting with a cup of espresso and a kiss on both cheeks. Mamma mia! Oh--and Italy won the game.
And yes, this Sunday the 15th is evidently National Espresso/Martini Day. Same day as the Ides of March, as in "Beware the Ides of...." Hey, trivia fans: who is the character in "Julius Caesar" who uttered that line?
Thanks, Joe, for a Wednesday-appropriate challenge, replete with misdirections and fun. And thanks, CED, for your helpful and delightful recap.
Addendum
ReplyDelete-PLAY TO WIN. My brother and I once played poker as young boys with an older man in town down at the firehall. We were playing for pocket change and were both stunned when he stood up and put our money in his pocket and walked away. Lesson learned.
Wonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Joe and CED.
ReplyDeleteI finished this CW in good time, and saw the SOL homonyms. I thought I FIRed, but arrived here to see that I “misremembered “ UTNE and had eTNE (doesn’t everything online start with E?).
I am not familiar with SOL DUC FALLS but the videos are beautiful.
Namefest today with THEA, STU, SADIE, REN. BRONTE and PETERS were known to me, and the rest perped fairly.
This Canadian is not familiar with GLOM ONTO, and I almost never see a BOLO.
I noted ALOO and ALLA, DUDS and BUDS.
Wishing you all a great day.
FIR with help, but did not enjoy. Instead of a crossWORD puzzle, we got an A&E trivia contest. No enjoyment found, except for CEDs recap!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteUntil CED’s explanation, I thought Sol Duc Falls was an outlier because I was parsing it as Sold Uc Falls. I was focused on Sold not having the Sole sound, so I missed the nonsensical Uc Falls. That said, the solve was smooth and enjoyable with only a handful of unknowns: Thea, Sadie, Stu, and Ren. (Hi, Monkey!)
Thanks, Joe, and thanks, CED, for the fun and facts and New Jersey humor.
Have a great day.