WORDS THAT ARE REMOTELY FAMILIAR...
19 Across. Build a snow fort or catch frogs: PLAY OUTSIDE. (Play)
27 Across. What a deeply regretful person may wish to do: REWIND THE CLOCK. (Rewind)
44 Across. Stop mid-story to add suspense, say: PAUSE FOR EFFECT. (Pause)
55 Across. Convenient car feature on a cold winter morning, or a feature of 19-, 27-, and 44-Across?: REMOTE START.
And... We're off!
1. Pizza crust option: THIN.
5. 24 hours: DAY.
8. Some: A FEW.
12. Nevada gambling town: RENO.
13. Penalized for littering, say: FINED.
15. Tilt-A-Whirl, e.g.: RIDE.
16. Overnight __: breakfast dish: OATS.
17. Flatscreen, maybe: LED TV.
18. At no cost: FREE.
19. [Theme]
22. Conclude: END.
23. Startled cry: EEK.
24. Married name follower: NEE.
25. Put in the overhead bin: STOW.
27. [Theme]
33. Boiling: HOT.
34. Spoil: ROT.
35. Qatar's capital: DOHA.
36. Intel mission: RECON.
39. Wrinkly little dog: PUG.
40. Ran out of patience: HAD IT.
41. "Am __ late?": I TOO.
42. Mined-over matter?: ORE.😀
43. Insurance giant bailed out in 2008: AIG. American International Group
44. [Theme]
49. Food Network figure: CHEF.
50. __ Lanka: SRI. (Formally Ceylon)
51. "For __ a jolly good fellow ... ": HE'S.
53. Volcanic eruption residue: ASH.
55. [Theme Reveal]
59. Drops behind: LAGS.
61. Bright celestial events: NOVAS.
62. Creole vegetable: OKRA.
63. Important phases in history: ERAS.
64. __ Valley, California: DEATH.
65. Ancient city in modern Turkey: TROY.
66. __ of the times: SIGN.
67. Mets' div.: NLE. National League East.
68. Mr. Potato Head attachments: EARS. (I wanted eyes first, guess it could have been arms too...)
Hmm, legs, hat,, does every attachment have three letters? Complete? List here...
Down:
1. Familiar plot device: TROPE. Apparently, there are many types...
2. Medic in role-playing games: HEALER.
3. Amount of food consumed: INTAKE.
4. Likely to snoop: NOSY.
5. Tried to reduce one's 3-Down: DIETED.
6. "No ifs, __, or buts": ANDS.
7. Bigfoot cousin: YETI.
8. Dog kennel greeting: ARF.
9. Fuel that can be stacked: FIREWOOD.
10. Perfect place: EDEN.
11. Invasive plant: WEED.
13. Able to speak a language with ease: FLUENT.
14. Movie franchise package, perhaps: DVD SET.
20. Bagel flavor: ONION.
21. "And more of the same" abbr.: ETC.
26. Golden years: OLD AGE.
28. Blow (by): WHOOSH.
29. More realistic: TRUER.
30. One who isn't good at sharing: HOG.
31. The Blackhawks, on scoreboards: CHI. Chicago.
32. Actress Dennings: KAT.
36. Unfortunate sound to hear while bending: RIP.
37. Landing hr. guess: ETA.
38. Long-running joke in the opening credits of "The Simpsons": COUCH GAG. For some reason, my YouTube App is refusing to let me share videos. In the meantime, search YouTube for 30 best Simpson couch gags. Very funny...
39. Seasoned vet: PRO.
40. Old audio systems: HI FI'S. hi Fidelity.
42. Cause resentment: OFFEND.
43. From the top: AFRESH.
45. Eternally, in poetry: E'ER. In poetry, e'er (pronounced "air") is a poetic and archaic contraction of the word ever. Poets use it to remove a syllable, making it easier to fit the rhythmic meter (such as iambic pentameter) of a line.
46. Sprawling property: ESTATE.
47. Yoga energy point: CHAKRA. Everything you ever wanted to be told by A.I. here:
48. Abject fear: TERROR.
52. Doesn't leave: STAYS.
53. Hoppy pintfuls: ALES.
54. Hindi cinema dress: SARI.
56. Faucet brand: MOEN.
57. Racket head shape: OVAL.
58. Reusable bag: TOTE.
60. Target of ID thieves: SSN. Social Security Number.
1. Familiar plot device: TROPE. Apparently, there are many types...
2. Medic in role-playing games: HEALER.
I wanted Doctor, but you need a good imagination for role playing games...
4. Likely to snoop: NOSY.
5. Tried to reduce one's 3-Down: DIETED.
6. "No ifs, __, or buts": ANDS.
7. Bigfoot cousin: YETI.
8. Dog kennel greeting: ARF.
9. Fuel that can be stacked: FIREWOOD.
10. Perfect place: EDEN.
11. Invasive plant: WEED.
13. Able to speak a language with ease: FLUENT.
14. Movie franchise package, perhaps: DVD SET.
20. Bagel flavor: ONION.
21. "And more of the same" abbr.: ETC.
26. Golden years: OLD AGE.
28. Blow (by): WHOOSH.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
29. More realistic: TRUER.
30. One who isn't good at sharing: HOG.
31. The Blackhawks, on scoreboards: CHI. Chicago.
32. Actress Dennings: KAT.
Name #1
36. Unfortunate sound to hear while bending: RIP.
Not always unfortunate...
37. Landing hr. guess: ETA.
I wanted to post a different pic of this,
But the language didn't pass the breakfast crowd test...
38. Long-running joke in the opening credits of "The Simpsons": COUCH GAG. For some reason, my YouTube App is refusing to let me share videos. In the meantime, search YouTube for 30 best Simpson couch gags. Very funny...
39. Seasoned vet: PRO.
40. Old audio systems: HI FI'S. hi Fidelity.
42. Cause resentment: OFFEND.
43. From the top: AFRESH.
45. Eternally, in poetry: E'ER. In poetry, e'er (pronounced "air") is a poetic and archaic contraction of the word ever. Poets use it to remove a syllable, making it easier to fit the rhythmic meter (such as iambic pentameter) of a line.
46. Sprawling property: ESTATE.
47. Yoga energy point: CHAKRA. Everything you ever wanted to be told by A.I. here:
48. Abject fear: TERROR.
52. Doesn't leave: STAYS.
53. Hoppy pintfuls: ALES.
54. Hindi cinema dress: SARI.
56. Faucet brand: MOEN.
57. Racket head shape: OVAL.
58. Reusable bag: TOTE.
60. Target of ID thieves: SSN. Social Security Number.
The Grid.
A puzzle with only one name? This is very remote!
Is there a remote chance something on this puzzle tripped you up? If so, please tell us in the comments... of not, come anyway! Maybe by then my YouTube share button problems will be fixed, and we can commiserate on sticky remote buttons that don't work. (Isopropyl Alcohol is a solution!) and there is a way to use tiny bits of aluminum foil for when they really go kerblooey...
CE:D out.
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Another pretty easy
ReplyDeletepuzzle, although it took me a minute to remember the “m” of “Moen.”
Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
I think this may be the easiest puzzle uf the year. We did get a reminder of one of our past globetrotting commuters the DOHA DOC. Like CED I am curious if fellow readers come up with interesting links. I know somehow Hatoolah would have added many cartoons. Enjoy the last few days of more sunlight as summer marks the beginning of shorter days. It also marks Father's day and the traditional US open golf tournament. Thank you Daniel and Dave
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteThis PBS science fan only needed Wite-Out to correct the E to S in NOVAS. AID, RIP, ETA, and SSN slipped past unnoticed on my slide through the grid. Very smooth Tuesday, Daniel. Thanx for the expo CE:D.
We don't need it, but we're expecting a few more inches of rain today for the 5:30 anchors to put on the news.
FIR. Pretty easy puzzle typical of a Tuesday. I didn't know the couch gag, still don't and I've watched the show, and Chakra was not in my wheelhouse. But the perps helped.
ReplyDeleteI got the theme after the first two long answers. Interesting that there was no reveal of any kind, but it was obvious.
Overall a very enjoyable puzzle.
KS, you must be still asleep. The reveal is at 55 Across, Remote Start. 🤣
DeleteI needed the reveal to see the theme. Neat. A REMOTE START would be nice to have. Bedsides the puzzle theme, lots of TV trivia like DVD SET, LED TV, COUCH GAG, and CHEF as clued.
ReplyDeleteOnly one name, KAT, and easy to guess. However I got tripped up two places. I left DO__A crossing C__I and MOE__ crossing __LE unfinished. I could have guessed, but didn’t.
Otherwise a really easy and smooth puzzle.
Thank you CED for another effort to enlighten us.
Not bedsides, besides.
DeleteTook 4:03 today to stop on a dime.
ReplyDeleteI knew the Actress of the Day (Kat) - she has a speaking style designed for laugh tracks.
here are the 30 best Simpson couch gags. My YouTube share and save buttons still do not work on my iPad. (They work on my PC) but I have found work arounds. What's bothering me is I don't hear anyone else complaining? It makes me wonder if it is MY IPAD that is broken? Has anyone else out there come across this problem?
ReplyDeleteSounds like user error.
DeleteSearch your symptoms on reddit.
Thank you, Daniel and David.
ReplyDeleteThe first clue I read was 27A "What a deeply regretful person may wish to do:" so I promptly entered HIDE UNDER A ROCK.
Buoyed by my confidence, I read 44A next. "Stop mid-story to add suspense, say:" and entered PAUSE FOR EFFECT.
No immediate entries for 19A and 55A so I started filling in the middle of the puzzle and saw that hide under a rock had to be wrong. Worked out REWIND THE CLOCK, and then I was off to the races.
I guess hide under a rock might be better if the clue used embarrassed rather than regretful.
Desper-otto, as my sister would say, I see you are having some weather there. I saw videos of Houston on the national news last night, and they also mentioned both Austin and showed scenes in downtown Waco of a car floating down Interstate 35. I read online and it didn't look like the Temple area got it nearly as bad, but they are also under the advisories.
WEES: Very fast and easy solve. 9 minutes to FIR, pen-on-paper. By my count 9 names, only DNK 1! Thanx DH for the spectacularly low name count. (I count place NAMES as well as people NAMES as NAMES).
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the fast solve, saw the theme, and didn't really need the reveal (remote start) to see it. Well done, DH, thanx for this terrific CW.
Thanx too to CE:D for his equally sparkling write-up.
It's nice to once again be able to print the CW from my morning e-newspaper, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. For quite some time, couldn't do it. Now I try pen-on-paper first, and only revert to the online CW if I struggle.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was an easy, peasy Tuesday offering with just one or two tricky entries, i.e., Chakra and Couch Gag, both solved by perps. The reveal was a surprise, though, which is my preference. Overall, a typical Tuesday and an enjoyable one at that.
Thanks, Daniel, and thanks, CED, for giving us your take on the puzzle and for subbing, once again. You’re a good man, Charlie Brown!
FIR, but ack->EEK, novae for NOVAS (hi Dave,) and chokra->CHAKRA (UNTIE!)
ReplyDeleteDoes one really REWIND the clock to recover time? When we would rewind a clock (which we had to do frequently,) we would tension the spring to keep the clock working. To go back to an earlier time, we would REset (or turn back) the clock.
Thanks to Danie for the fun, easy Tuesday puzzle, and to CED for another great review. And you are right - isopropyl alcohol is a solution - C₃H₈O.
Hats off to CE:D for filling in yet again, even as he recovers from a nasty illness. Happily, Daniel Hrynick gave CE:D and the rest of us something fun to work with. Thanks for that! And thanks to Jinx at 9:05 AM for answering the question at the back of my mind about isopropyl alcohol.
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