IF YOU ASK ME...
CrossEyedDave here, fresh off my bout with a Noro-Virus. Our own CC asked me to write up her Sunday Spectacular at the last minute, and while I am glad to do it, I am still under the weather, and cranky to boot. Let's hope it doesn't show...
I say this because, while a very enjoyable puzzle, there were a few places that had me stumpted. Here is the grid with all my mistakes:
The black chevrons in the upper right of certain grid squares, is where I fat fingered typo's, or chose the wrong letter outright. I didn't have time to do it ink on dead tree sadly.
The red chevrons indicate where I hit the reveal button...
Which leads me to ask you a question: I am not sure to call this a DNF, (Did Not Finish) or a FIW (Finished It Wrong) as I did neither. Can anyone out there come up with a suitable abbreviation for:
I hit the reveal button when I should have given it more thought!
Oh well, Onward!
22 Across. Trick question?: COULD IT BE MAGIC?
The remote does sorta seem like magic...
53 Across. Good question?: IS THAT CORRECT?
87 Across. Gotcha question?: AM I BEING CLEAR?
112 Across. Leading question?: WHO'S IN CHARGE?
119 Across. Quick question?: ARE YOU IN A HURRY?
31 Down. Burning question?: IS THE STOVE ON?
Yes.. but...
42 Down. First question?: WHERE TO START?
Is everybody here? Are you ready? Ok let's go!
As you can clearly see, CC has cleverly made each answer revert back to the question.
Ok! Now onward...
1. Fellow student: PEER. A peer is a person who belongs to the same group as you in terms of age, social standing, rank, or abilities. (So why do the people in my Jury look like people you couldn't pay me to hang out with...)
5. Inner ears?: COBS. (Cute.)
9. Wrap (up): SEW. Not end...
12. Braid: PLAIT. As a noun, it can also mean a fold or pleat in fabric. As a verb, it means to interweave or braid.
17. Crowning point: ACME.
Acme as in high point, the Coyotes source of paraphernalia is not one of them...
19. Shared intimacies, briefly: PDAS. Public Displays of Affection.
21. Impressionist Monet: CLAUDE. (Name #1)
22. [Theme]
25. Take care of: HANDLE.
26. Forever and ever: EONS.
27. [Theme]
29. Cheese in some bagels: ASIAGO. Ew, scallion cream cheese for me please...
32. Catch: SPY. Or espy... (but that could be misinterpreted as an award...)
34. Don vestments: ENROBE. (How did my neighbors pajamas get in this puzzle?)
35. Fuzz on a rock: MOSS.
We guitarists could also misinterpret this...
36. Mountain climber: SKI LIFT. Some might say this is not a twurd, (2 word answer) but the only other way to write it is with a hyphen. Ski-lift.
40. Biggest holiday in Vietnam: TET. Lunar New Year! Celebrating the arrival of Spring!🎆
41. Quaint contraction: TWAS. Now that's how you avoid the dreaded "twurd..."
45. Started a fresh pot: ANTED. Poker, not coffee...
47. Get on in years: AGE.
48. Sleeve: ARM.
50. Bakery serving slices: PIE SHOP. Now this one almost had me asking CC if this was a typo! But just as I was about to email, the V8 can came whistling in! It's not the serving slice sizes, it's about the bakery!
52. "Pass": NAH. (I hit reveal one this one, because I thought, "Nah!" That can't be right...)
53. [Theme]
57. Historical period: ERA.
58. Bridal boutique array: DRESSES. This one flummoxed me, I was thinking flowers, like a corsage...
60. Group with Mind Games competitions: MENSA.
61. Needs some ice, perhaps: HURTS.
63. Corporate title abbr.: ASST. Assistant.
64. Take offense to: RESENT.
67. Put two and two together: ADD.
69. Late bedtime hr.: ONE AM.
70. Feline with a striped coat: TABBY CAT.
72. Watch a friend's monstera, say: PLANT SIT.
Doesn't seem monstrous to me...
74. Ring-shaped island: ATOLL.
76. Buy high and sell low, e.g.: ERR. This is another one that fooled me, because I didn't read it right. You might say I erred...
77. Double-cross: BETRAY.
78. Lady Justice's garb: TOGA. Not robe?
There have been many depictions, and many do not look like togas or robes.
So if this one fooled you, give yourself a break...
81. Flood barrier: LEVEE. See taco flight 110 for the miracle landing on a levee!
Even more miraculous was how they flew it off the levee again, when it was supposed to be too short to land on!
82. Take out of a sack: UNBAG.
84. Checks for fit: TRIES ON.
86. Intense anger: IRE.
87. (Theme]
92. Rummage sale label: TAG.
93. Picturesque caves: GROTTOS.
95. Julius Erving, to fans: DR J. (Basketball.) ( name #2)
96. Hi-__ photo: RES. High resolution.
97. Wee: SMALL.
99. Billionth: Pref.: NANO.
100. West of old Hollywood: MAE. (Name #3)
102. Museum guides: DOCENTS. A docent is a knowledgeable guide or lecturer, typically a trained volunteer in a museum, art gallery, or zoo, who explains exhibits and educates visitors. The term derives from the Latin docere, meaning "to teach".
105. "Songversation" singer India.__: ARIE. Name #4, and I overloaded my photo files. So now the Cloud is saying I have to pay money... you will have to look her up yourself, I'm broke...
106. Accordion features: PLEATS.
109. Replayed tennis serve: LET. I put Ace first, which would you rather rewatch...
110. Repeats verbatim: QUOTES.
112. [Theme]
117. Harbor fleet: TUGS.
118. Dish with bubbling broth: HOT POT.
119. [Theme]
125. Vidalia bulbs: ONIONS.
126. Within reach: NEAR.
127. X-rated material: SMUT. (No photo...)
128. Clever notion: IDEA.
129. Crop threats: PESTS.
130. Cap'n Jazz genre: EMO. Sort of name #5?
131. Pointillism marks: DOTS.
132. Corkboard pin: TACK. All my cork boards have had pushpins. Thumbtacks are too dangerous...
Down:
1. Campaign funding org.: PAC. All you ever wanted to know...
2. __ mode: hybrid setting: ECO. Ah,! Economy mode, as in cars! I couldn't figure out the hybrid reference until now... gas/electric...
3. Ostrich's shorter cousin: EMU. Shorter than an Emu would be a Rhea...
4. Drop, as an album: RELEASE. (Music talk.)
5. Casual slacks: CHINOS. The Origin: Originally designed for military use in the 19th century, the pants are believed to take their name from the Spanish word for "Chinese" due to the fabric's origins in China.
6. Grains in a crumble: OATS.
7. Texter's "Gimme a sec": BRB. Be Right Back.
8. "Understand?": SEE.
9. Bridge distance: SPAN.
10. Provocative: EDGY.
11. Forgo: WAIVE.
12. Backup strategy: PLAN B.
13. Stickers in glucose monitoring kits: LANCETS. Ouch!
14. Automaker headquartered in Ingolstadt: AUDI.
15. Inactive: IDLE.
16. Shirts with slogans: TEES.
20. Barely sufficient: SCANT.
21. Like a kitchen during the dinner rush: CHAOTIC.
23. Obedience school attendee: DOG.
24. "Allow me": MAY I.
28. French kin of a dosa: CREPE.
29. "Mamma Mia!" star Seyfried: AMANDA. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Name #6
30. Submarine trackers: SONARS.
31. [Theme]
32. Weary sound: SIGH. Something I do every time I have to post a pic of a name I don't know...
33. Entreaty: PLEA. No more names, please?
37. "Gnarly" and "Gabriela" girl group: KATSEYE. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ name #7. (@##$&%) um, sorry, sigh...
38. Diamond side: FACET.
39. "__: Ares": TRON. Is this two names?!?! Splynter! I need a word for this!
42. [Theme]
43. Major artery: AORTA.
44. Involuntary twitch: SPASM.
46. Bad-mouth: DIS. Disrespect.
49. Mrs. Pepper's partner on "Blue's Clues": MRSALT. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Name #8.
51. Community spirit: ETHOS. From the Greek, meaning character.
54. Tesla, for one: SERB. Name #9. His Wiki
55. Leonardo's group, for short: TMNT. This was below the belt. Who in their right mind would know that this name #9 refers to The Mutant Ninja Turtles! Read The Three Musketeers and get your mind out of the Sewer! (Um, i'm not feeling good, remember?)
56. Storm tracker: RADAR.
59. Like week-old mantou: STALE. Hmm, you can't make up for TMNJ with delicious looking food when I have a stomach bug! (And it's stale no Less!)
82. Take out of a sack: UNBAG.
84. Checks for fit: TRIES ON.
86. Intense anger: IRE.
87. (Theme]
92. Rummage sale label: TAG.
93. Picturesque caves: GROTTOS.
95. Julius Erving, to fans: DR J. (Basketball.) ( name #2)
96. Hi-__ photo: RES. High resolution.
97. Wee: SMALL.
99. Billionth: Pref.: NANO.
100. West of old Hollywood: MAE. (Name #3)
Are ya happy to see me? Or is that a gun in your pocket?
102. Museum guides: DOCENTS. A docent is a knowledgeable guide or lecturer, typically a trained volunteer in a museum, art gallery, or zoo, who explains exhibits and educates visitors. The term derives from the Latin docere, meaning "to teach".
105. "Songversation" singer India.__: ARIE. Name #4, and I overloaded my photo files. So now the Cloud is saying I have to pay money... you will have to look her up yourself, I'm broke...
106. Accordion features: PLEATS.
109. Replayed tennis serve: LET. I put Ace first, which would you rather rewatch...
110. Repeats verbatim: QUOTES.
112. [Theme]
117. Harbor fleet: TUGS.
This beloved story from my youth got me fascinated with tugboats for the rest of my life...
118. Dish with bubbling broth: HOT POT.
119. [Theme]
125. Vidalia bulbs: ONIONS.
126. Within reach: NEAR.
127. X-rated material: SMUT. (No photo...)
128. Clever notion: IDEA.
129. Crop threats: PESTS.
130. Cap'n Jazz genre: EMO. Sort of name #5?
131. Pointillism marks: DOTS.
132. Corkboard pin: TACK. All my cork boards have had pushpins. Thumbtacks are too dangerous...
Down:
1. Campaign funding org.: PAC. All you ever wanted to know...
2. __ mode: hybrid setting: ECO. Ah,! Economy mode, as in cars! I couldn't figure out the hybrid reference until now... gas/electric...
3. Ostrich's shorter cousin: EMU. Shorter than an Emu would be a Rhea...
4. Drop, as an album: RELEASE. (Music talk.)
5. Casual slacks: CHINOS. The Origin: Originally designed for military use in the 19th century, the pants are believed to take their name from the Spanish word for "Chinese" due to the fabric's origins in China.
6. Grains in a crumble: OATS.
7. Texter's "Gimme a sec": BRB. Be Right Back.
8. "Understand?": SEE.
9. Bridge distance: SPAN.
10. Provocative: EDGY.
11. Forgo: WAIVE.
12. Backup strategy: PLAN B.
13. Stickers in glucose monitoring kits: LANCETS. Ouch!
14. Automaker headquartered in Ingolstadt: AUDI.
15. Inactive: IDLE.
16. Shirts with slogans: TEES.
20. Barely sufficient: SCANT.
21. Like a kitchen during the dinner rush: CHAOTIC.
23. Obedience school attendee: DOG.
24. "Allow me": MAY I.
28. French kin of a dosa: CREPE.
29. "Mamma Mia!" star Seyfried: AMANDA. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Name #6
30. Submarine trackers: SONARS.
31. [Theme]
32. Weary sound: SIGH. Something I do every time I have to post a pic of a name I don't know...
33. Entreaty: PLEA. No more names, please?
37. "Gnarly" and "Gabriela" girl group: KATSEYE. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ name #7. (@##$&%) um, sorry, sigh...
38. Diamond side: FACET.
39. "__: Ares": TRON. Is this two names?!?! Splynter! I need a word for this!
42. [Theme]
43. Major artery: AORTA.
44. Involuntary twitch: SPASM.
46. Bad-mouth: DIS. Disrespect.
49. Mrs. Pepper's partner on "Blue's Clues": MRSALT. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Name #8.
51. Community spirit: ETHOS. From the Greek, meaning character.
54. Tesla, for one: SERB. Name #9. His Wiki
55. Leonardo's group, for short: TMNT. This was below the belt. Who in their right mind would know that this name #9 refers to The Mutant Ninja Turtles! Read The Three Musketeers and get your mind out of the Sewer! (Um, i'm not feeling good, remember?)
56. Storm tracker: RADAR.
59. Like week-old mantou: STALE. Hmm, you can't make up for TMNJ with delicious looking food when I have a stomach bug! (And it's stale no Less!)
62. Join forces: UNITE.
65. Wash vigorously: SCRUB.
66. Merited: EARNED.
68. Genealogy research aid: DNA TEST.
71. Sound sheepish?: BLEAT.😀 ok, that's a good one...
72. Simon of "Hot Fuzz": PEGG. Name #10
You may know him as Scotty in later Star Trek movies.
I must ask DW what streaming service we are using this month, as it is not free on YouTube...
I'm not complaining mind you...
74. Make straight: ALIGN.75. __ cotta: TERRA. You know, flower pot containers etc...
77. Bluegrass strings: BANJO.
79. Water polo shot stopper: GOALIE. Interesting choice of clue...
80. Right features of every square: ANGLES. Can't argue with that...
83. Frequent flier?: BIRD.😀
85. Org. with complex schedules: IRS. Infernal Revenuers...
88. Brief periods of time: MOMENTS.
89. Calculus pioneer Newton: ISAAC. Name #12, I'll post a pic when he gets a Sports Illustrated Cover...
90. First Nations people of Canada: CREE. There are over 630 1st nation governments in Canada.
91. Season that begins on Ash Wednesday: LENT.
94. Leader's position: TOP SPOT.
98. Outfit sometimes worn by Xi Jinping: MAO SUIT. No name in the answer, but he still needs a sports illustrated cover to get a pic...
101. Slater of "Wicked": ETHAN.
Name #13
103. "Pinocchio" goldfish: CLEO.
Name #14
107. Penn State's Nittany __: LIONS. All you ever wanted to know...
108. Bridal wear in Bangladesh: SAREE.
111. "How gross!": UGH. (Placed inappropriately below Saree, above...)
112. Strike forcefully: WHOP. (They don't even use this in Marvel comics...)
113. Sharpen, as skills: HONE.
Yes, it definitely takes skill...
114. Soul icon Redding: OTIS. Name #15
115. Stack of paper: REAM.
116. Greek dish similar to shawarma: GYRO.
Shawarma
117. Threaded fastener: T Nut
Not what I thought it was...
120. Capital of Amer.: USD. U.S Dollar.
121. Texter's qualifier: IMO. In My Opinion.
122. Nutrition fig.: RDA. Recommend Daily Allowance.
123. Suggestion, casually: REC. Recommendation.
124. Tibetan source of butter: YAK.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section.
CE:D out
/ᐠ - ˕ -マ
32 comments:
I got it, though
“Katseye” gave me pause. But I did enjoy the “questions” in C.C.’s puzzle.
FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Two letters did me in. Again. I was unable to figure out S_ILIF_, but figured the first vert must be CAT'S EYE. The only thing that seemed to work with the second vert was a Y, making it ARES:YRON. Maybe SCILIFY is a real word like vilify. Bzzzzzt. TET was sort of a big deal back in '68. TMNT was just cruel; I needed Dave's explanation to understand it. SMUT demands an encore performance by the late Tom Lehrer -- who else would rhyme "Hortense" with "importance?" Thanks for the adventure, C.C. Thanx, too, for your yeoman service filling in today, CE:D. (I didn't remember that LEVEE landing. Quite a feat.)
I had the same issues with Katseye and ski lift.
FIR. I too paused a bit at Katseye. Also when I entered grottos which I wanted to spell as grottoes. Spellcheck agrees with me. Beyond that, despite being a bit of a workout, I had little trouble with it.
I thoroughly enjoyed the questions in the long answers. That helped a lot with the solve.
So overall an enjoyable puzzle.
Good Morning:
Today is Flag Day and is also the 10th anniversary of the publication of CC’s and my very first collaboration in the LA Times. The theme was, appropriately, Flags. I can’t believe that 10 years have passed since that exciting moment when I saw my name next to CC’s in a major publication. Now, 10 years later, CC is here with a solo treat full of questions? This is a clever, creative theme and an example of CC’s impressive knowledge and command of her second language. Other than a few obstacles, Mr. Salt, TMNT, KatsEye, the solve was smooth and enjoyable. Unbag gets the side eye from me.
Thanks, CC, for a fun Sunday and for many happy memories of puzzling together and thanks, CED, for the excellent review and commentary. You’ve taken to blogging with ease and assurance. Congrats.
Happy Flag Day! 🇺🇸
FIR. Quite a challenge and it had a lot of things I hate in a crossword puzzle (social media abbreviations, too much popular culture, overly clever cluing), but I enjoyed the challenge, which I guess I have to attribute to clever construction with just enough helpful perps. The North was murder with END not yielding to SEW for a very long time. At some point, India.ARIE will sink in, but despite having seen the name four or five times in various xword puzzles over the past month or so…not yet. I note however, that her father was Ralph Simpson, a basketball player of note during my formative years growing up in Detroit, so I’ll have to work harder at remembering her.
I really liked the long answers, but the North/NorthEast sections were the last to go. It didn't help that I tried CLOUD for backup strategy, and SAAB for the auto. When done, I kept looking at ANTED and thinking, are the Dregs in a pot of coffee called Ants? LOL.
FIR, but erased ENROBE when Lady Justice needed a ROBE, then reinstated it when Ms. Liberty changed into her TOGA. Also, aches->HURTS, ska->EMO, mark->TACK, nemo->CLEO, ick->UGH, and bolt for T-NUT.
Cornerites of a certain age will remember Pilot's IT'S MAGIC.
I just had my first hybrid car experience, a rental Camry. Nice car and fun to drive, but not enough to make me want one. It was weird to press the "start" button and not hear engine sounds.
Thanks to CC for the Sunday Special that was fun, even with the overload of A&E crapola. My favorite was "started a fresh pot" for ANTIED. And thanks to CED for shepherding us through it. But aren't those Turtles Teenage? (I've never seen it/them, so I'm not sure.)
14:30. Not much to say. However, that's about as weak of a theme as I can remember in a long time. Random phrases???
Hola! A fun Sunday puzzle from our fearless leader, C.C., is always welcome. Thank you. And thank you, CE:Dave for your tireless efforts in helping to understand it all. It helped to know that I was looking for questions.
Hand up for END before SEW and LOB before LET. I know next to nothing about tennis except for those few key words. And, surprisingly, those were my only two write-overs.
The first time I saw the word CHINOS was in a magazine with Elizabeth Taylor's photo where she was wearing them. I'm glad to know the origin of the word and it makes sense as CHINOS means Chinese.
Also I have no idea what dosa is in French but luckily CREPE emerged, Have a wonderful day, everyone! Happy Flag Day!
Took 15:36 today to answer all the questions.
I knew one of the Actresses of the Day (Mae, not Amanda), and not the Actor of the Day (not Pegg). "Katseye" was new to me, as was the spelling of "saree." Why didn't we get an alternative warning in the clue?
As usual, the food clue (mantou) provided no help, though "crepe" came easily.
The "Tron: Ares" clue/answer was ... something.
Older basketball fans may find it amusing that "Dr. J" crossed "Bird."
Jinx, you are correct! TMNT should read "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."
Not The Mutant Ninja Turtles...
As a former Lakers fan, I'll add MAGIC to that era's players.
This was challenging. First, I had to come up with names I didn’t know like DR J, AMANDA, KATSEYE, ETHAN, PEGG, LIONS, TRON, TMNT, MR SALT, so did some jockeying around and erasing, and unfamiliar clue words like dosa, and mantou, oh, and that plant, monstera. It didn’t help that I held on to scour for SCRUB for a long time. Then I just couldn’t enter the C of LANCETS, since I kept thinking surgical knife.
Now, the question phrases were easier to uncover. I liked that theme. I don’t think it was lame or weak, it was fun.
We had SONAR and RADAR.
Thank you CED, i didn’t detect any grumpiness in your review. It was great and useful.
After crashing and burning 🔥 on Saturday's puzzle, I was determined to survive C.C.'s Sunday offering. I'm happy to say I FIR and enjoyed it, although it was challenging. My "caverns" turned to GROTTOS, and I had my doubts about WHOP. Last spaces to fill were the K and T in SKILIFT, as cATSEYE seemed more likely than KATSEYE, and I didn't follow the TRON films as far as TRON: Aries. C.C. asked good questions, and CED answered them ably, in spite of being sick. Many thanks to both, and to all y'all who play along.
Thank you, Dave and C.C.
This was a comparatively easy walk in the park for me today. 19 minutes, 53 seconds. Without trying for speed. My only type over was needles before LANCETS. The unknowns around the board perped in easily enough. I liked the consistency of the theme answer's clues. Very nice.
I say comparatively easy. Yesterday's LAT took just over an hour. No errors. FTW.
This morning I first solved yesterday's syndicated Saturday NYT. (The one that's about two weeks after it was published in the NYT.) That took almost 2 hours. 2 bad cells.
Then I solved the NYT syndicated Sunday. It was originally published May 10th. Talk about a tough and almost undecipherable theme! Again almost 2 hours, and even after solving it, it took another 20 minutes to figure out the theme and what was happening. But just like yesterday's tough LAT, I eventually got it without any help.
Anyone that wants to take a shot at it can link to:
https://www.seattletimes.com/games-nytimes-crossword/
The title is "Come Full Circle' and it's constructed by Rachel Fabi and Adam Wagner.
There's a pull down to select the date. The one you want is 06/14/26.
Good luck!
Nice job CED. How about "FIRNOT". Another great CC puzzle. She never disappoints. The questions were fun.
Musings
-A very pleasant half-hour solve.
-COULD IT BE MAGIC? Anyone from 100 years ago would say that a lot about our lives in 2026.
-My DW grew up in a household where COBS were part of the heat source fpr the stove amd house.
-I OBJECTED before I RESENTED
-After 23 American H-Bomb tests, the Bikini Atoll was uninhabitable
-Yeah, I had Lady Justice in a ROBE first. At least I didn’t call it a SARI
-Campaign cash is the mother’s milk of politics and PACS find ways of raising it one way or another
-It appears a dosa is an Indian pancake
-I don’t understand the : between TRON and Ares
-Frequent fliers/BIRDS: Our unwelcome spring visitors, the grackles, will soon be leaving.
-I wonder if I should HONE my AI skills
-At Capri we rode a SKI LIFT to the top of Monte Solaro and also visited the Blue GROTTO there.
Wow! An absolutely wonderful, delightful Sunday morning puzzle from our very own C.C.! And I found it absolutely amazing because it had a pattern that I don't remember ever seeing in a puzzle before: C.C.'s text had many questions, like 22 across 'Trick questions?', that were then followed in the puzzle my an answer also in the form of a question like 22 'Could it be magic?'. So we get a question question followed by a question answer. I don't remember ever seeing anything like that in a puzzle before, and I found it absolutely delightful. So many thanks, C.C. You made this Sunday puzzle and absolutely novel and surprise pleasure! And, of course, thank you too, Dave, for your always helpful commentary and delightful pictures, that were also a lovely gift this morning. And take good care of yourself, and feel better soon.
Enjoy this amazingly delightful puzzle, and have a good Sunday, everybody.
Yeah, I don't get the tron/ares or anything inbetween either. Not having seen the Tron Sequel, or the Third, I have to defer to A.I. for an explanation...
I very much enjoyed solving this puzzle, and I am feeling pleased that I didn't need to turn on red letter help or look anything up. The toughest part for me, and the part I finished last, was the middle, with KATSEYE, SKILIFT, and TRON.
Irish Miss, I, too, gave the side-eye to UNBAG.
Jinx, DW and I owned a Camry hybrid for 14 years. It served us well. We came this -][- close to buying a 2024 Camry XLE, but DW's wish for an SUV rather than a sedan prevailed. It turned out to be a good decision, because I would not be able to load my walker in and out of the trunk of a sedan the way I can easily put it in and take it out of the back of our (now just my) CR-V.
Good reading all your comments.
Another nice piece by our dear C.C. — I’m still amazed that she can just crank out these things seemingly effortlessly, always keeping them tight, yet doable. That’s a gift, imho.
I had some reading comprehension issues whilst doing this puzzle — I read “Slater” in 101D as “Sister”, so was wondering how th’ hail the answer could be a guy’s name; then, I read “monstera” (72A) as “monsters” and was trying to think of every synonym for PITA kids… I’ll blame it on the LA Times ink bleed on their crappy paper. 😁 Hand up for being befuddled by PIESHOP and ANTED until the V8 can came hurtling in…
Only two semi-snarky items in this one for me: ENROBED? Do tell when and where such a word would be used…along with UNBAG. Odd words. Yeah, TMNT is rough, but it ain’t the first time we’ve seen that one. The pizza boyz.
Thanks for toughing it out to put up your review, CED (hope you’re feeling better by now, Dave) you did a sterling job on it. I laughed at your pic of the fuzz pedal, as I had that cross my mind, too! Plus your ref to TACA 110 was a good blast from the past — just as notable as the Miracle on the Hudson, only lesser known (and still amazing that they fixed the aircraft and FLEW IT OUT!! Total insanity…).
Last note: I think Mae West’s best version of that line was when she’d say “pistol in your pocket” with sharp emphases on the P sounds — “Is that a Pistol in your Pocket or are you just happy to see me?” She was a real pistol herself 😎
====> Darren / L.A.
A thoroughly enjoyable solve made even more so by a few references to things that have been integral parts of my life. I've skied for sixty-plus years and (some time ago) I spent fifteen or so years as an avid five-string banjo player. The other reference was to an organization that I have been a member of for thirty years or so. Thanks, C.C.
Previous post deleted to correct a typo.
Late to the game today; out of town. I was stymied is two sections by C.C.'s clues. KATSEYE was unknown. I wanted VALley GALS but knew it wouldn't work. SKI LIFT never had a chance with unknown "TRON:Ares"; no idea on that either.
I knew nothing about either "Hot Fuzz", Simon, PEGG, Blue's Clues", Mrs. Pepper , MRS ALT, or mostera, so PLANT SIT didn't make it.
Duh! It's MR. SALT, not Mrs. Alt. You never know these days.
I had to change the plural SARIS to SAREE for the Bridal wear.
WHOP- the World House Of Pancakes.
87A & 112A- Gotcha question and Leading question? What reporters seemingly try to ask every politician.
'Buy high and sell low'-ERR. Usually what the amateurs who try to play the stock market.
Make that three of us. I left them blank.
The title of the third movie in the Tron trilogy is Tron: Ares - the first two are Tron and Tron:Legacy
Congrats on the 10th anniversary- you all make a great team!
Nice clue to have Bangladesh bridalwear -where they speak Bengali and the SAREE is the anglicized spelling vs SARI which how they spell it in India
10 years is an amazing run. Good for you!
I wasn't going to do the Sunday puzzle until I noticed the byline< and I'm glad I did. C.C. is without question a top constructor and this one is no exception.
Great job Dave, I know this is a huge grid to review. My FUZZ of choice is a RAT.
Thank you, Nina and Brian. Thanks to CC, those 10 years were full of learning and lots of fun.
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