SPRING HAS SPRUNG!
The only thing rebelling in my garden this year is either the Mealy Bugs, or Wooly Aphids that leave a white fluffy cotton-like wax that looks like mold, because this year I am spraying my rose bushes with Neem Oil! Don't wait until you see damage, start spraying now!
The Reveal:
64 Across. Rebelled, or what can be found in 3-, 10-, 24-, and 29-Down: ROSE UP. Because the themers are all downs, you can find the word ROSE rising from bottom to top in each. All are split between words, but not all are split in the same place...
3 Down. Success for a pitcher?: SALES ORDER. (Sales order)
10 Down. Shifts to eco-friendly farming: GOES ORGANIC. (Goes organic)
24 Down. "Save your apologies": DON'T BE SORRY. (Don't be sorry)
29 Down. Refreshing citrus dessert: LIME SORBET. (Lime sorbet)
Across:
7. Bad air day factor: SMOG.
11. Comprehend: GET.
14. Figure of speech?: ORATOR. Very clever word play here, because Orator is a noun, you have to use your imagination to see Orator as a figure of speech....
15. City near Stanford University: PALO ALTO.
17. Experience again: RELIVE.
18. Restore from the trash, say: UNDELETE.
19. Big primates: APES.
20. "The Far Side" cartoonist Larson: GARY.
Name #1
22. Nasal cavity: SINUS.
23. "Viva __ Vegas": LAS.
24. Ellipsis trio: DOTS. Yes, I know I use them excessively...
25. __ for apples: BOB. This really got me. After doing years of puzzles with clues like 3 letter (blank) for murder by Sue Crafton, I automatically inked in "A IS."
26. Depleted atmospheric layer: OZONE.
28. Largest and strongest of the 19-Across: GORILLA.
32. Kitchen cover: APRON.
34. Cloth that protects hair waves: DURAG. Curious clueing, hair waves? I mean, I have wavy hair, but it seems oddly specific... The simplest etymology for do-rag is that it is named as such because it is a rag worn to protect one's hairdo. Do-rag is the preferred spelling by Miriam-Webster Dictionary.
36. Bond creator Fleming: IAN. Also Chitty Chitty Bang Bang... He also has a rather lengthy Bio on Wiki. Name #2
37. "Wonder Woman" actress Gal: GADOT. Name #3
For Splynter...
38. Cookbook writer Garten: INA. Name #4
The Barefoot Contessa.
39. Let in or let on: ADMIT.
41. Morn's opposite: EVE.
42. Noble rank below viscount: BARON.
44. Dorothy, to Em: NIECE.
Not names as much as film legends...
45. Snake: SERPENT.
47. Hangs on the line: DRIES.
49. World-warping drug: LSD. (lysergic acid diethylamide)
50. Computer repaired at a Genius Bar: IMAC.
51. Egg cells: OVA.
54. Competition with barrel racing: RODEO.
My 1st thought was Roleo, but it seems those log rollers do not appreciate doing the same thing on barrels...
57. Alum: GRAD.
58. "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Garrett: BRAD.
Name #5
59. "That makes sense": I HEAR YOU.
61. Ready for farming: ARABLE.
63. Canada's second-most populous city: MONTREAL.
64. [ Theme Reveal ]
65. Sun spot?: SKY. 😀
66. Big name in locks: YALE.
67. Six-line section of a sonnet: SESTET.
Down:
1. Reef material: CORAL.
2. Griddled corn cake: AREPA.
Kind of reminds me of a skinny English Muffin...
3. [ Theme ]
4. "Yes, indeed!": IT IS. As one word, itis is a suffix used to indicate inflammation, but as two words reminds me of a lot of people that use it as a twurd...
5. Mo. that was ninth in a 10-month Roman calendar: NOV. November Believe it or not, March used to begin the year..
6. State with the deepest lake in the U.S.: OREGON.
Crater Lake Tour.
7. San Antonio NBA team: SPURS.
8. More than a few: MANY.
9. Timeworn: OLD.
10. [ Theme ]
11. "Twisters" star Powell: GLEN. Name #6.
From the sequel to the original 1996 movie.
Just new faces on an old classic...
12. Caesarean delivery?: ET TU.
13. Digits in socks: TOES.
16. Suspect's excuse: ALIBI.
21. Groveled: ATE DIRT.
2. [ Theme ]
25. Feathery scarf: BOA.
27. Menagerie: ZOO.
28. Consultant on a family history project, perhaps: GRANDMA.
29. [ Theme ]
30. Secular: LAIC. A.I. Overview
31. Penny-__: trivial: ANTE.
32. Forever and ever: AGES.
33. Smooth (over): PAVE.
35. Family card game: UNO.
40. Cube with pips: DIE. Cubes would be dice...
43. "Go on ... ": AND.
46. Fold on a kilt: PLEAT.A rather complicated subject...
48. Tracking devices: RADARS.
50. "Yay, me!": I RULE.
52. Hold dear: VALUE.
53. Very good (at): ADEPT.
54. Edges of hoops: RIMS.
55. "If you insist": OH OK.
56. Disavow: DENY.
57. Soccer score: GOAL.
58. Hunting/fishing retailer __ Pro Shops: BASS.
60. Affirmative vote: YEA.
62. Caviar: ROE. (Fish eggs...)
And, The Grid...
CE:D out...
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BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!
Today's constructors are none other than our CC, and our TehachapiKen! (Father of Arizona Jim.)
Here's hoping both will chime in on the Blog today with crossword constructing secrets, and tips on how to make our roses rise up!
36 comments:
The themed fills
were not necessarily the easiest to get, but in the long run I think C.C. and T Ken concocted a pretty fair puzzle.
Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
Will d-o ever learn to read the complete clues? Apparently not. Thought this was a Tuesday themeless until CE:D 'splained the gimmick. Had up for "A IS" at 25a. Easily fixed. Thanx, Ken, C.C., and CE:D.
Otto-correct strikes again. HAND up..
Good Morning:
Another collaboration initiated, I’m sure, by our generous mentor, CC. I recognized Ken’s name immediately and, as usual, the collaboration proved to be another winner. I do enjoy a vertical theme and it fools me ever time as to the location of the themers. Until I filled in Rose Up, I was completely unaware of the theme. I thought the fill was a cut above the usual Tuesday fare, with Undelete being the only unknown. Lemon Sorbet, Don’t Be Sorry, I Hear You, etc. were standouts but I wish Ate Dirt and I Rule would bite the dust and disappear.
Thanks, Ken and CC, for an enjoyable solve and congrats, Ken, for being the latest Cornerite to partner with CC. Thanks, CED, for an informative review which I’ll return to when I have the time to appreciate the interesting tidbits.
Have a great day.
I'm late for work so just wanted to say I enjoyed all the clever cluing, especially for a Tuesday. YEA Ken & CC!
Also liked the gambling sub-theme: CASINO, LAS Vegas, ANTE and DIE. Fun and games!
(Rusty Brain on my new PC that needs lots of set up!)
FIR. Another fairly easy puzzle appropriate to the day. I had no trouble with today's presentation.
The theme was clever, but I did need the reveal to get it.
Overall a very enjoyable puzzle.
Nice puzzle. I saw the OR in the long answers, but didn't know why until I got to the SE corner and got the reveal. Fun!
Oh! Shoot. I was so pleased when I finished this lovely puzzle, I totally forgot to look for the theme, and I know I would have seen it. 😎
Lots of clever clues, not too many names, just enough crunch to be fun. CC and Ken form a great team.
Thank you CED. Fine review.
Hola! Fun times continue with this lovely puzzle from Ken and C.C. I very much enjoyed the solve since it required some out of the box thinking and it's very early here. Ergo, it was too early for me to search for the theme but with ROSE UP it was staring me in the face.
I agree about DO-RAG, as it's the only way I've seen it prior to now.
Also, RADARS as plural seems unusual.
Interesting to know about the Roman calendar. Thank you, CEDave.
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
If you are looking for a theme before reading the theme clue and the long fills are vertical, a good bet is to read the fills bottom to top to find the theme.
DURAG or DORAG- I wear one to protect my bald head when I have the bike helmet on or when wearing a straw hat.
BRAD and GLEN were today's unknowns filled via perps.
Congratulations to C.C. & Ken.
June the oneth was a marvelous Monday, and June the twoth is a terrific Tuesday. I really enjoyed this CW, FIR in 12, typical for me on a Tuesday. 16 names by my count, only DNK 2. I count MONTREAL, SPURS, and YALE as names, among others of that ilk. YALE, in my book, is a brand NAME. Montreal is a city NAME, Oregon is a state NAME, etc.
I like the pairing of "Groveled" and "Save your apologies" as clues.
I had to correct ATEDUST to ATEDIRT. I had UNA first, too, which didn't help. I did the CW online, and always turn on red-letter help, but today forgot to do so, and finished the CW w/o it, but then looked it over and saw XOO for 27D, and thought....???? That has to be ZOO, and changed it, and wondered why red-letter help didn't light up the X. I probably just hit the wrong key, as they are adjacent. That's when I discovered I had forgotten to turn on red-letter help! When I then turned it on, guess what? No errors! Yay me!
Thanx for the terrific Tuesday the twoth CW, KB&CC. I only got the theme after completing the CW and looking for it, but at least I did get it.
Thanx too for the great write-up, CED.
What's a "twurd"?
Struggled a tad on NW, but mainly because I was looking for a baseball player, and also I read a clue as mom's opposite instead of morn, and dad sure didn't work. Ended up finishing it correctly though. 2 days in a row, which is good for me as I usually make a minor mistake somewhere.
E nded this one in 4:09 today.
S eemed themeless to me while solving, which I enjoy.
O h joy, NO circles!
R ecognized the Actress of the Day (Gadot) & Actors of the Day (Glen & Brad).
A terrific Tuesday offering from CC and Ken.
Solid clueing and a well hidden reveal.
Its the 2nd puzzle in a row that my Wite-Out got the day off.
Brad Garrett was a fav to watch while “ Everybody Loves Raymond “ was running.
Too bad Montreal Canadians got ousted from the NHL playoffs last week. They are a young and dynamic team. Watch for them next season.
Unclefred, Splynter came up with twurd to describe a two-word crossword answer.
I appreciate all the kind comments. It has been a privilege to work with C.C. on this puzzle. She does indeed know a thing or three about crossword construction!
Uncle Fred, I consider any entry that would normally be capitalized a proper name (noun) and count them as such.
Was this your first published effort? I liked it. Keep 'em coming.
IM@11:19 Yeah, brand names are also capitalized. Yet nobody wants to call them names!
DP@10:56 Thanx.
Puzzling thoughts:
So glad to see a fellow Cornerite's puzzle idea come to fruition in their collaboration with our Corner Queen, C.C. Ken, great job! Enjoyed your puzzle immensely
-T, the Crater Lake video brought back a fond memory and maybe a glimpse of what might have been. We visited the Lake last summer and were unable to reserve a ride on the boat that was featured in your video clip. My daughter and her family were there, too, and stayed overnight in the lodge. They were not able to secure a spot on the boat so they missed out as well. Nonetheless, hiking around the southern rim of the lake is quite spectacular. Our National Parks system needs to flourish and be maintained for future generations to marvel at. I pray this will continue (oops - just violated two Crossword Corner "rules" - politics AND religion. Sorry)
Quite timely to see the word "SPURS" in today's puzzle as the San Antonio NBA team will begin their Finals' match-up vs the NY Knicks tomorrow night
I'm "on deck". My blog will appear tomorrow. [spoiler alert] I think y'all will enjoy the solve
Very interesting and pleasant Tuesday puzzle--many thanks, Ken and C.C. And your commentary and pictures were also very nice, so thanks for those too, Dave.
Well, if I were younger, this puzzle would have made me get in a car and drive to a CASINO near PALO ALTO, or even in OREGON, and RELIVE my youth when I would have loved the chance to place bets and gather some winnings once in a while. We were surrounded by a lot of SMOG this morning, but now have lovely sunshine again, but I'm still in a CASINO in my mind, listening to an ORATOR telling me to place an ORDER, and DON'T BE SORRY, and have me GO ORGANIC. Then I'd tell him I HEAR YOU, and do my best to ROSE UP (yes, I'd have to rise up, but I want to bet on some UP-side down ROSES so I could make some money on an ARABLE day, when it's not raining) and then maybe make a trip to MONTREAL. Wouldn't that be fun? And what would be even more fun would be that chance to use my winnings to buy some LIME SORBET. Well, even with just a cup of coffee to sip next to my computer, I'm enjoying a fun morning.
Wishing all of you a delightful morning, too.
Thanks, CMoe. As you have told son Jim and me on the phone, one must be patient as a crossword submitter. C.C. and I submitted this one in late January, and were told in March that it had been accepted. Finally it appears in early June.
Incidentally, Jim and I have recently submitted three puzzles to the NY Times, and three different ones to the LA Times. Often in the process I'll find myself headed in some lame-brain direction, and Jim will stop me with, "No, remember, Gary said to do it THIS way."
I look forward to your recap tomorrow.
And for those who wondered, yes, today' was my first puzzle published (albeit hanging on to C.C.'S coattails).
Was waiting for Jinx to chime in and argue if RADAR is truly a tracking device. In a way I guess it is, but not its overall purpose. G’day all.
Way to go, Dad (and CC)! Just drove to the gas station and bought an AZ Republic ($3.50) so that I could have a hard copy.
I got a sneak peak of this puzzle about two months ago and FIR. It’s very impressive how few xword staples (like ORE and ETA) are in the fill. And it also isn’t too overloaded with names. The only “blech” answers to me are durag and undelete. Favorite clue: Let in or let on = ADMIT
Now… the editing process is fascinating to me. To start with, five answers in the grid were changed in the SE corner: OVO, BRAN, SYSTEM, ROY and ONEPM became OVA, BRAD, SESTET, ROE and ADEPT (because ONEPM is ugly, maybe?) - note that one male first name was traded for another.
On top of that, 35 (!) other clues were changed in some way. Here are some of the original clues:
18A. Type Ctrl + Z, perhaps = UNDELETE
24A. Morse code units = DOTS
25A. Try to snatch an apple = BOB
32A. June Cleaver neckware = APRON
38A. ___ nutshell = INA
41A. Biblical apple lover = EVE (so with ina and eve, one female first name was traded for another)
64A. (Reveal) The word, ‘seen’ was replaced with ‘found’
65A. Difficult jigsaw puzzle area, often = SKY (aw, I liked that one!)
3D. Result of a great pitch = SALESORDER
27D. Beastly place? = ZOO
28D. Painter Moses = GRANDMA
57D. Brandi Chastain lost her shirt because of one = GOAL (too titillating?)
Overall I think the changes are fine and the original clues were fine, just surprised there were so many. Anyway I hope others are interested - and hope this post isn’t too long!
Congrats again, Dad!
No, not too long. Thank you for the interesting info.
Hey guys, sorry i'm late to the party. I didn't even remember I did today write up!
(I'm supposed to be guarding the Blog from Spam...)
But I have an excuse, I seem to have caught the Noro-virus that's been going around. Nasty stomach bug... we went to neighbors sons son, 1st year birthday party, and DW has got it. Daughter #3, and now me.
But wait, there's more!
Just before going to bed last nite, we had a bathroom sink shut off valve give up the ghost. (It was brand new...) water everywhere. I had to shut off the house water main to avert a disaster until a plumber could be called. But I got sick in the middle of the night, and im hugging a toilet bowl I can't flush...
But wait, that's not all!
You would think going to bed once both ends had calmed down a bit, but Nooo!
My sleep number bed is leaking! (New air chamber is on order.)
No toilet, no shower, no bed, I can't even brush my teeth!
Here's hoping your day is better...
CE:( D
Yes, I was sorry to see some of the clues edited, such as 57D--"Brandi Chastain lost her shirt because of one" (GOAL). She had just made the game-winning and tournament-winning goal at the Rose Bowl
to win the World Cup for the U.S. It was an iconic moment for women's sports--especially U.S. women's soccer. A statue of Brandi in that winning pose today stands outside the Rose Bowl.
Anyway, I was just trying to spice up a fairly mundane answer, GOAL. And I'm pretty sure I recall that it was C.C.'s favorite clue.
Oh dear!! Let’s hope that “bad things come in threes” applies here, and that your situation and health will RISE UP.
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, TKen (congrats)and C.C.
I FIRed in good time and found the ROSE UP theme (with no circles). In fact, finding the theme helped me fill in some still-blank letters.
Hand up for A is before BOB.
I noted INA and IAN.
I thought that Superior might be the deepest lake but Michigan wouldn’t fit. I’m not familiar with Crater Lake. Learning moment - 1949 ft vs 1333 ft depth.
I’ll take a double CSO for MONTREAL (although my French is not great) and GRANDMA (of 8). During Covid, at the start of the Russian/Ukrainian war, I gathered my geneology info for DH’s family into a digital storybook for my children and grands. It documents the family history back to mid-1800s and arrival to Canada 1900.
Wishing you all a great day.
Yes. The Montreal Canadiens (French spelling for the team) did very well for such a young group. They were just outplayed in the end and hopefully will be back next year even stronger.
Guess I closed my laptop before posting. Don't remember what I typed, except that FIR with a couple of erasures. Safe in sound in Savannah for the night.
Sean, although the original RADAR was originally used to detect the presence of targets and their distance from the RADAR antenna, later developments (especially Doppler) added the ability to measure velocity, and those combined to provide powerful tracking data for interceptor systems, including AWACS and Star Wars-type systems like Patriot missiles.
Thanks to Ken and CC for the fun Tuesday enjoyment, and to CED for another fine review.
I forgot to thank CED for his blog.
Musings
-Ken and C.C.’s puzzle was a very pleasant solve
-At my age, I sorely wish I could have time with GRANDMA to learn about our family
I always enjoy a vertical themer (and I think so does CC) as well as having CC and TKen as constructors - it was a fun solve
BASS Pro Shops headquarters is only a couple of hours from me in Springfield, MO. It's store there has, in addition to the /usual bells & whistles, a full Wonders of Wildlife Museum and Aquarium
https://about.basspro.com/
Shout out to my DH's home state of OREGON - we took the kids to Crater Lake on of our trips out there and were surprised that in mid-July the road all around the lake had only been open for 2 weeks
AREPA I only knew from crosswords
Growing up my favorite event at RODEOs was barrel racing. The brahma bull & buckin' bronco riding always scared me
Thanks CED and hope you all feel better - norovirus is nasty but at least usually short-lived Thanks to CC and congrats to TKen
I liked this puzzle. Fav clues were "Figure of speech?" and "Let in or let on".
DW and I lived in PALO ALTO for about 15 years, part of which time I was wasting my time at Stanford University trying to get a Ph.D. that deep in my heart I knew I really didn't want or care about.
We have always been awed every time we went to Crater Lake. I was also fascinated with Mount Thielsen and the pumice "desert" on the drive to the Lake from Roseburg (where my sister lives) via Steamboat Springs. DW and I loved that place.
LAIC is a nifty word, as is SERPENT.
Good reading all your comments.
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