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.
Your PCP will appreciate it - or her/his nurse/MA as they will be entering the highlights and it is concise
DeleteMy sister's husband had so many things, top of which was a kidney transplant at age 40 for an autoimmune disease , that she had a summary that she would print off before they ever went on a trip or update and keep in the glove compartment because they often needed an ER visit in whatever trip they were on.
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.
I disagree. Good Rap does belong in the R&R HoF. Here's [Rev Run] DMC & Chuck D [Public Enemy] doing the Crossroads super-jam w/ RUSH & Heart: The Blues Gave Birth to Rock & Roll! -T
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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...)
DeleteHi Gary, I wish I thought of that clue for IT'S. That made me laugh! Like CrossEyedDave, though, I now can't get the song 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.
Thanks so much for the nice comment, Ken!
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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!
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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.
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ReplyDeleteI angsted over the NW which finally fell after a SMOOTH flight and TODO list. Always forget those Indian potahtoes. WEES, Never heard of SOL DUC FALLS. Wasn’t sure about the “U but we’ve had UTNE before
DeleteHad Michael Che as SNL broadcaster assuming it meant the “weekend update” host.
Other inkovers: assign/ASSORT, Cairo/ASWAN, plans/PLAYS TO WIN
I’ve mentioned before we were forced to use inkwells and wooden pens with a metal NIB up till 6th grade (≈ 1960). What a mess 🙄
”God Creating Adam”If you look closely God has his left arm around the future Eve (a look of alarm on her face). We brought back a copy from Italy reproduced on wood (nope not a fresco on the wall)
God creating Adam. if you look closely God has his arm around the future Eve with a look of alarm on her face
Not real fathers: faux ___ …PAS
What the ugly duckling was … ASWAN
Murphy, Van Halen, etc. … EDDIES
Happy humpday 😊
Took 5:05 today to get in a Kia Soul.
ReplyDeleteIn the Actresses of the Day category, I knew "Sadie" and "Peters", but not "Thea" or her show/movie.
Olympic National Park is a great park to visit. There are many different things to see/explore/do there. Rainforest? Yes. Beaches? Yes. Mountainous views? Yes.
Quick amusing puzzle with all the homonyms of SOLE
ReplyDeleteWith my DH from the PNW - Olympic National Park was a favorite destination
My granddad always wore a BOLO after he was retired and no longer had to wear a tie to work in situations he would have worn a tie. I don't see as many now because men aren't wearing ties much anymore, so they don't wear the BOLOs either
Thanks CED for the fun blog & Joe for the puzzle
You say Potato 🥔 I say Aloo.
ReplyDeleteI have never been to Solduc Falls. It looks amazing.
We have been to the Roe River in Montana which according to Guinness Records is the worlds’ shortest river. A nice place to enjoy a leisurely picnic lunch.
Thanks Joe for a Wednesday offering that was fun and fair.
Thanks CE:D for the informative and detailed recap.
NW corner got me. I have never heard of the falls and couldn't remember "aloo". I finally quit and read the recap. Nice job CED. The rest of the puzzle was fine.
ReplyDeleteChoosing both Sol Duc Falls videos was inspired! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHola! Yes, the BOLO tie is he official neckwear of Arizona. However, we don't see it much except during rodeo season. A few intrepid SOULS wear it all the time, most notably the late broadcaster, Bill Close.
ReplyDeleteThis puzzle was full of clever SOL, SOLE, SEOUL, SOUL.
UTNE used to be regular fill, but I haven't seen it much lately.
CSO to Gary at OMAHA!
I hope you are all enjoying your day!
My mother's best friend when I was growing up was a woman named SADIE.
ReplyDeleteMid 90's, almost got arrested at Aswan for taking photos. Dummy me missed seeing the signs forbidding photos. Guess they were worried about spies. All signs were Arabic and English. Had a Pentax 35mm SLR film camera back then...
ReplyDeleteDelightful Wednesday puzzle, many thanks, Joe. And your commentary and pictures are always helpful, Dave, thanks for those too.
ReplyDeleteWell, I was totally stumped by LGBT and IDSAPP, and although I got PEA, I had no idea what it was doing in a 'pastizz' (whatever that is?). But I love a DAHLIA, so that started to make me feel at home. I'm the SOLE PROPRIETOR of my home, so I guess I don't need to do any SEOUL-SEARCHING to get IDEAS. And I don't need to PLAY any alternatives to any GOATEES or to any SOUL PATCHES in order TO WIN. But I'd love to have an ORANG as a pet, although I'm better off with my sweet turtle, who's at less risk to be taken away by a coyote in my back yard. Well, I hear an ECHO and that may be a sign that it's time for me to get some lunch.
Have a lovely day, everybody.
FIR, but wins->BYES, task->TODO, and zine->UTNE.
ReplyDeleteHad to go to the heart hospital today for a valve checkup via a transesophageal echocardiogram. Valves look OK, at least for now. BTW, T.E.E. is also the name of a rap "artist."
Still a little woozy, but here goes:
I remember seeing a print of The Creation with the caption "pull my finger."
The Aggie was proud of himself after finishing the jigsaw puzzle. Took him only 18 hours, and the box said "3-5 years."
Don't we need "abbr" for ORANG? Didn't we bat this one around awhile back?
The original Point Loma light was built on top of the Point. Unfortunately, the San Diego area frequently gets dense fog, and the light couldn't be seen from the SEA. Typical of government (in)action, it only took the civil serpents 36 years to admit the error and build a replacement closer to the ocean surface that actually worked most of the time.
Thanks to Joe for the fun grid, and to CED for the interesting review.
I found this to be a reasonably fun puzzle to solve.
ReplyDeleteCAIRO had to be changed to ASWAN. PLC had to be change to AVE,
DW and I loved the Olympic Peninsula. I have a photo of her looking up at the moss-laden tall trees of the Goh (not sure I spelled that right) rainforest. A pretty wonderful place.
I once had a sole proprietorship called The Banana Works.
Lotsa 4-letter words in this puzzle.
Good reading all your comments.
I noticed the 'soul' sounding starts but thought 'solduc' might be one word. We spent four days in Olympic Nat Park, staying at the Kalaloch Lodge and never made it to that place. But when we went to a restaurant in Forks, people were walking around town dressed like vampires. It was about a movie, Twilight Saga'. I'd never heard of a SOUL PATCH until it was in a puzzle in the last few weeks.
ReplyDeleteThe unknowns SOL DUC, STU, SADIE, OMAHA for a swamp, THEA, and REN all made this a hard puzzle to finish. All unknown and what the hell is a rapper doing in the R&R Hall of Fame?
Got busy with other stuff after my annual, but finally got to read the review. Thanks, CED.
ReplyDeleteAt 53D, you asked, "Does this explain why relationships grow?"
Then at 61D we have Lighthouse in the clue.
Taken together, that made me think of this 1971 song by Edison Lighthouse Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Love that song.
I had a friend growing up whose Mom’s name was Rosemary. When the song came out he used to sing to her “Love grows like my Rosemary’s Nose”
DeleteThanks for solving my puzzle, everyone! My favorite theme entries were SEOUL SEARCHING and SOL DUC FALLS. SEOUL SEARCHING stood out to me since the title is a play on the more common phrase "soul searching," so I thought it would be fun to include that. In terms of SOL DUC FALLS, like many of you, I was awed by the images of the waterfall available online. I hope you all enjoyed the puzzle!
ReplyDeleteI did
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe, for a wonderfully sparkly puzzle. I was kinda hoping for SOUL man [Jake & Elwood covering Sam & Dave] at 61a but that wouldn't fit the letter count / horizontal reflection. Otherwise, cute theme & nice fill.
CED - I'm not sure where to start 'cuz.... well, I loved your eccentric expo :-)
WO: PLAY TO W... oops
ESPs: SOL DUC FALLS, THEA, STU, SADIE, REN
Thanks for swinging by The Corner, Joe. Yeah, SEOUL SEARCHING is a cute pun. DW is very into K-Dramas; I wouldn't be surprised if she's seen it.
Cheers, -T
Well, just got back from a lovely dinner to wrap up this night. What a day it has been! Thank you Joe Marangell for stopping by, it was like icing on the cake!
ReplyDelete(Sorry about the ear worm though...)
Yes, this will be a day to remember. Thank you Anon-T for Soul Man (fitting the theme) it is amazing to see Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi dancing like that. classic! But you kinda led me into a segue to close out the night...
(Hmm, I dunno, ya think soul searching and dancing in a graveyard is too much?)
Not at all too much. The sad irony of the sketch is Belushi was the 1st to go (& way too soon).
DeleteI have a faint memory that each of original SNL cast had to do a death of peers sketch but I (nor google) can seem to find them. Maybe my imagination run wild.
//Even wilder is my parents let me watch SNL live when I was only 8yrs old. Maybe "let" is too strong - I'd sneak behind the couch but then get caught when laughing too hard. Then it was a matter of "well, you've already ruined Church" so I got to stay up. I learnt that little trick when I was 5 watching Star Trek w/ Pop :-)
Very late to the party today. FIR which surprised me, due to several fills that I hoped were correct. Enjoyed it. Thank you Joe! And thank you CED. Aloo vs. Oreo, clever!
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