Theme: Placee your bets. That's what it mens to ANTE UP. But to UP THE ANTE means something quite different, as we shall soon see.
This time the theme fill are in the down columns. This usually indicates that there is a relevant gimmick in play. This theme has a hidden word, and it is spelt in the reverse direction, oriented up rather than down. Did you find it?
3. Cold War force that included the Baltic Fleet and the Caspian Flotilla: SOVIET NAVY. The Soviet Navy played a large role during the Cold War, either confronting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in western Europe or power projection to maintain its sphere of influence in eastern Europe.
9. Terms of endearment: PET NAMES. Things like "dear, sweetheart, or honey. "Fido" and "Spot" are not recommended.
38. Parental control software: NET NANNY. A popular parental control software designed to help parents monitor, filter, and manage their children's digital device usage.
31. Increases both risk and reward, or what 3-, 9-, or 38-Down does?: UPS THE ANTE. Increase the demands, risks, or stakes in a situation to achieve a greater potential reward. It implies raising the level of intensity, whether you are negotiating a deal, raising a standard, or taking a bigger gamble.
The word ANTE is spelt up and split across each two-word theme entry. For an extra elegant touch, in each case the split is between the N and the T. Nicely done.
HI Gang - Jazzbumpa here. I'm not a gambler, but I'll bet you spotted this one. Now that we're in the game, let's see what we can do.
The word ANTE is spelt up and split across each two-word theme entry. For an extra elegant touch, in each case the split is between the N and the T. Nicely done.
HI Gang - Jazzbumpa here. I'm not a gambler, but I'll bet you spotted this one. Now that we're in the game, let's see what we can do.
1. Ctrl+V action: PASTE. Computer command to insert a bit of copied text.
6. Stage accessory: PROP. [Short for property] any movable object used by actors on stage to support storytelling, distinct from scenery, costumes, or electrical equipment.
10. Spring bloom: IRIS. Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species,
14. Affirms: AVOWS. Declares, states, or admits something openly, boldly, and unashamedly
15. __ and hearty: HALE. Being in robust good health, strong, and active, particularly when referring to an elderly person. Hrumpf!
16. List that may drop with a click: MENU. A user interface element that displays a list of options, commands, or tools.
17. Golfer's gouge: DIVOT. A small chunk of grass and dirt that is dug out of the ground while executing a golf shot..
18. Leave out: OMIT. To leave out, exclude, or fail to include something, whether intentionally or by accident.
19. Bus charge: FARE. The money you pay to ride a bus, train, taxi, airplane, or other transit vehicle. If it's en electric bus, this couold mean something entirely different.
20. Govt. support program: SSI. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a U.S. federal program that provides monthly cash payments to adults and children with disabilities, blindness, or those aged 65 and older who have limited income and resources. It is funded by general tax revenues, not Social Security taxes.
21. Summons one's last bits of energy: RUNS ON FUMES. Just about used up.
24. Wipe clean: ERASE. Delete, remove, wipe out.
26. Feel unwell: AIL. To experience physical or emotional pain, to be unwell, or distress.
27. Sets of eight: OCTADS. A group, sequence, or arrangement of exactly eight.
29. Complete fluke: DUMB LUCK. Refers to pure, unearned chance. It describes a situation where a positive outcome happens completely by accident, rather than through careful planning, strategy, or skill
34. Italian grandma: NONNA. Nagymama in Hungarian.
35. Lung sections: LOBES. Lobes are the distinct, sponge-like sections that make up your lungs. The right lung has three, the left lung has two.
36. Vietnamese soup: PHO. A traditional Vietnamese soup consisting of a rich, aromatic broth, flat rice noodles, fresh herbs, and thinly sliced meats
37. Division d'une nation: ETAT. A French State.
38. Congregation areas: NAVES. The main area of a Christian Church, exclusive of the alter section.
39. Mallorca, por ejemplo: ISLA. A Spanish Island, for example. It's off the east coast of the mainland.
40. Off-rd. ride: ATV. All terrain vehicle.
41. Meal with charoset and maror: SEDER. The Jewish Passover dinner, including a sweet, dark-colored mixture of finely chopped fruits and nuts, and bitter herbs.
42. Drum major's stick: BATON. A tall, weighted prop used to lead marching bands, command attention, and execute visual routines.
43. Nursery outfits: LAYETTES. Complete sets of clothing, bedding, and accessories prepared for a newborn baby.
45. Poet Langston: HUGHES. James Mercer Langston Hughes [1901 - 1967] was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
46. Japanese honorific: SAN. A polite, gender-neutral honorific suffix attached to the end of a person's name.
47. River rental: CANOE. A canoe is a lightweight, narrow watercraft, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.
48. Feature of a prestige miniseries, perhaps: ALL STAR CAST. A group of actors in a movie, play, or television show where everyone (or almost everyone) is a highly famous, celebrated, or award-winning performer.
53. Easter mo., often: APR. April. But next year it will fall on March 28.
56. Luke's twin: LEIA. Principle roles in the Star Wars franchise.
57. Lofgren of the E Street Band: NILS. Nils Hilmer Lofgren [b. 1951] is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a member of Crazy Horse, and the founder and frontman of the band Grin.
58. "Same old same old" feeling: ENNUI. A feeling of listlessness, weariness, and dissatisfaction caused by a lack of excitement, occupation, or meaningful engagement. Its pronunciation does not match its spelling.
60. Like some energy bars: OATY. Made of or containing oats.
61. Campus sports gp.: NCAA. National Collegiate Athletic Commission, the primary governing body for intercollegiate sports in the United States.
24. Wipe clean: ERASE. Delete, remove, wipe out.
26. Feel unwell: AIL. To experience physical or emotional pain, to be unwell, or distress.
27. Sets of eight: OCTADS. A group, sequence, or arrangement of exactly eight.
29. Complete fluke: DUMB LUCK. Refers to pure, unearned chance. It describes a situation where a positive outcome happens completely by accident, rather than through careful planning, strategy, or skill
34. Italian grandma: NONNA. Nagymama in Hungarian.
35. Lung sections: LOBES. Lobes are the distinct, sponge-like sections that make up your lungs. The right lung has three, the left lung has two.
36. Vietnamese soup: PHO. A traditional Vietnamese soup consisting of a rich, aromatic broth, flat rice noodles, fresh herbs, and thinly sliced meats
37. Division d'une nation: ETAT. A French State.
38. Congregation areas: NAVES. The main area of a Christian Church, exclusive of the alter section.
39. Mallorca, por ejemplo: ISLA. A Spanish Island, for example. It's off the east coast of the mainland.
40. Off-rd. ride: ATV. All terrain vehicle.
41. Meal with charoset and maror: SEDER. The Jewish Passover dinner, including a sweet, dark-colored mixture of finely chopped fruits and nuts, and bitter herbs.
42. Drum major's stick: BATON. A tall, weighted prop used to lead marching bands, command attention, and execute visual routines.
43. Nursery outfits: LAYETTES. Complete sets of clothing, bedding, and accessories prepared for a newborn baby.
45. Poet Langston: HUGHES. James Mercer Langston Hughes [1901 - 1967] was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
46. Japanese honorific: SAN. A polite, gender-neutral honorific suffix attached to the end of a person's name.
47. River rental: CANOE. A canoe is a lightweight, narrow watercraft, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.
53. Easter mo., often: APR. April. But next year it will fall on March 28.
56. Luke's twin: LEIA. Principle roles in the Star Wars franchise.
57. Lofgren of the E Street Band: NILS. Nils Hilmer Lofgren [b. 1951] is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a member of Crazy Horse, and the founder and frontman of the band Grin.
58. "Same old same old" feeling: ENNUI. A feeling of listlessness, weariness, and dissatisfaction caused by a lack of excitement, occupation, or meaningful engagement. Its pronunciation does not match its spelling.
60. Like some energy bars: OATY. Made of or containing oats.
61. Campus sports gp.: NCAA. National Collegiate Athletic Commission, the primary governing body for intercollegiate sports in the United States.
62. Back in fashion: RETRO. describing modern items—like clothing, furniture, or design—that are consciously designed to mimic the aesthetics, styles, or trends of the past. What was once old is now new again.
63. Squeezes (out): EKES. Obtain, produces, or achieves something with great difficulty, effort, or by a very narrow margin.
64. Longings: YENS. Has two completely different meanings. It can either refer to the official currency of Japan or be used informally as a noun or verb to describe a strong craving or desire. I thoughy about going to Japan, but didn't have the Yen to travel
65. Like some energy bars: SWEET. Not just oaty, but sugary to boot. Also, a clecho.
Down:
1. Removable parts of some bras: PADS. Torso enhancers? Bosom buddies? Breastwork reinforcements? I would probably have come at this in a different way. Anyway, you can buy them here.
2. Alamo rival: AVIS. Car rental companies.
4. Retired jersey number for Derek Jeter: TWO.
5. Erik who played Poncherello on "CHiPs": ESTRADA. See him here.
6. Give a buzz: PHONE. Call a person on your PHONE.
7. Los Angeles team: RAMS. American football team.
8. Hodgepodge: OLIO. A collection of varied or random items.
9. Terms of endearment: PET NAMES. Things like "sweetheart" or "honey." "Fido" or "Spot" are not recommended.
10. "No more for me, thanks": I'M FULL. I've eaten all I want.
11. 500 sheets: REAM. Standard quantity of sheets of paper.
12. Memo header: IN RE. "In re" is a Latin phrase that translates to "in the matter of" or "concerning".
13. Takes legal action: SUES. To "sue" means to take legal action against a person or organization in a civil court, usually to seek financial compensation or damages for harm, injury, or a breach of contract.
22. Aircraft carrier letters: USS. United States Ship. It is the official identifying prefix used before the names of commissioned vessels in the United States Navy
23. Bits of baloney: FIBS. Small untruths, typically not of great consequence.
25. Deliver a tirade: RANT. A passionate, loud, or angry speech in which someone complains about something at length.
27. Oscar winner Tatum: O'NEAL. Tatum O'Neal won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1974 for her debut film role as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon (1973). At just 10 years old, she set a record that remains unbroken as the youngest person ever to win a competitive Oscar.
28. Terra-__ flowerpot: COTTA. Terra cotta (literally Italian for "baked earth") is a type of porous, unglazed, or glazed clay-based ceramic fired at relatively low temperatures.
29. Cooing birds: DOVES. Doves are stout-bodied birds belonging to the family Columbidae. They are highly adaptable, commonly found across North and Central America. They are known for their soft, melancholy calls and typically forage on the ground for seeds and grains. Doves are widely recognized as universal symbols of peace and new beginnings.
30. Get a lift, but not a Lyft: UBER. These are the primary ride-hailing services connecting riders with on-demand drivers.
32. Olympic snowboarder Kim: CHLOE. Chloe Kim is an American professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal when she won gold in the women's snowboard halfpipe at age 17.
33. Zen paradoxes: KOANS. Paradoxical stories, dialogues, questions, or statements used in Zen Buddhism. They are designed to bypass logical reasoning and force the student into an intuitive, enlightened state of awareness. "If you have ice cream, I will give it to you. If you do not have ice cream, I will take it from you" is the ice dream koan.
35. Stow, as cargo: LADE. To put a load or cargo on or in, as in loading a ship.
39. Othello's false friend: IAGO. Iago is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Othello. Iago is the play's main antagonist and Othello's standard-bearer.
41. "Right now!": STAT. In the medical field, STAT means immediately or without delay. It is derived from the Latin word statim.
42. Players known to make sacrifices: BUNTERS. Bunting is a technique where a batter intentionally meets the pitch with a loosely held bat to tap the ball slowly into the infield. Instead of taking a full swing, the batter gives up their chance for a big hit to strategically advance base runners or reach base on a surprise.
44. Op-ed pieces, e.g.: ESSAYS. Focused, structured pieces of writing that explore a specific topic, idea, or argument.
45. __-been: HAS. An informal slang term for a person whose best days, popularity, or success are in the past.
47. Durango dwellings: CASAS. Durango is the capital city of the state of Durango, in Mexico. It’s known for its historic center, with important colonial and Mexican baroque buildings. Begun in 1695, the ornate Cathedral Basilica has sacred art and carved wooden interiors. There are houses there.
48. Succulent with medicinal uses: ALOE. A genus of over 500 species of succulent plants, best known for Aloe vera. Native to arid regions of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, its thick, fleshy leaves contain a clear, soothing gel highly valued in traditional medicine, cosmetics, and skincare
49. Showerhead problem: LEAK. A physical problem in the structure of the item that allow liquid to escape in an unintended manner.
50. Miller option: LITE. One could have regular or LITE beer.
51. Texas school with an owl mascot: RICE. William Marsh Rice University, also known as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912.
52. Tight-knit group: CLAN. A traditional social unit comprised of multiple families or households that claim a common ancestor, mores and interests.
54. Undiluted: PURE. Something is pure, unmixed, and at maximum strength. This is a neat definition.
55. Laugh-a-minute type: RIOT. Someone extremely funny, hilarious, or highly entertaining. It describes a person whose jokes or antics make you laugh uncontrollably.
59. Green, in a way: NEW. Inexperienced, naive, or new to a subject.
Well, it's time to fold for another Wednesday. I'm betting you had a good time. See you next month.
Cool regards,
JzB
This puzzle wasn’t as
ReplyDeletetough as I first thought it would be. And, yes, I did understand the reveal.
FIR, so I’m happy.
Nice to see ENNUI back after a long absence. And, at last, a correct clueing of STAT!
ReplyDeleteOh, and a good morning to all!
DeleteA fun puzzle from Jeanne with an exhaustive and entertaining write up. As an old school blogger this to me is what can help and enhance solving a crossword puzzle for solvers. KOANS was the only fill that my brain needed the perps to recall. The puzzle itself was very nicely written. If you know someone new to puzzles give them this review to study. Thank you Jeanne and Ron. I’m loving the World Cup matches, Messi is the GOAT for sure.
ReplyDeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteNever noticed the reveal, nor the theme. No matter. Wasn't familiar with a NET NANNY, but it makes sense. Nicely done, Jeanne and JzB. (What's different about a FARE for an electric bus?)
The ‘charge’ could be different, not the fare.
DeleteIt’s the CHARGE for the electric bus that is different.
DeleteD'oh.
DeleteE clectic words today from around the world (Vietnamese soup, Italian grandmothers, Mexican houses, Spanish island, and Spanish country division).
ReplyDeleteT ook 5:45 today.
N etNanny was new to me.
A t least there were none of those pesky circles!
LAYETTES was a new one for me
ReplyDeleteFIR. A typical Wednesday puzzle with the appropriate amount of difficulty. I didn't have too much trouble with today's offering.
ReplyDeleteI needed the reveal to get the theme, but when I saw it I must admit it was quite clever.
Overall an enjoyable puzzle.
Yes, fun puzzle. After the reveal, I saw the ANTEs going UP. I needed perps for NETNANNY, NILS, and CHLOE. Erik’s name surfaced from deep inside to surprise me. Must have been DUMB LUCK.
ReplyDeleteThank you JzB for that fine, fun review.
What has happened to the font? I don’t like it.
FIW, carelessly filling rail instead of RANT, and not catching it @ NONiA and the French word STAT. I've had company for the last few days, and my focus has been elsewhere. I'll take the company at the expense of crossword focus any day.
ReplyDeleteOther Miller options include High Life and Genuine Draft. Miller is owned by Molson Coors these days.
Thanks to Jeanne for the fun humpday special. And thanks to JzB for another informative review.
...the French word ETAT, not STAT.
ReplyDeleteA couple weeks ago C.C. and I had a puzzle with a similar gimmick theme. All the theme answers were in the vertical: in our case it was "ROSE" up; Jeanne's today is "ANTE" up. Even her Reveal is vertical. Nice job, Jeanne.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the matching four-letter French and Spanish answers symmetrically opposite each other. One nit is that the French one should have read ""Division d'une nation, peut-etre." The vast majority of the nations of the world do not have a federal system, so are not composed of constituent states as with the U.S.
Thanks, Jeanne, for a fine Wednesday-appropriate challenge that kept me on my toes. And thanks, JzB, for another of your comprehensive and amusing recaps.
I learned long ago that LAT CW clues are Americentric.
DeleteSince I worked in the computer field, I had to really dredge my memory to get NetNanny. That came out in the mid 1990s at the very start of the dot com boom!! Apparently, it's gone through multiple iterations (bought, expanded, turned into an app, etc.).
ReplyDeleteFun theme - thanks Jeanne
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy a JzB blog and learn something new
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteJeanne managed a bit of misdirection, IMO, by having several across answers equal or greater in length than the vertical themers. I, for one, never even noticed the applicable down entries. When I read the reveal clue, I was truly surprised and impressed. I was also impressed by the sparkly and fresh fill. I needed perps for Chloe and Net Nanny, but the overall solve was smooth and enjoyable. Ennui is a favorite word but I doubt that I’ve ever used it in conversation.
Thanks, Jeanne, and thanks, JazzB, for enlightening and entertaining in equal measure. I got a charge out of that Bus Fare quip!
DO, I’m on Season 4 of The West Wing and thoroughly enjoying it. I’ve begun separating the characters into Like or Dislike. Do you have any favorites or any whom you ‘re not too keen on?
Has anyone noticed the new font or is it just me?
ReplyDeleteI noticed it right away. It is not as dark and harder to read. I suspect it can be changed back similarly to how the italics that sometimes appear can be changed. Perhaps from AnonT last night as I noted it there??
DeleteYes, they moved the furniture around in Helen Kellers house again!
DeleteAlso, hitting publish refreshes the page, and I got lost because it brings me to the top after a refresh. Between the first three posts, and yours, all of a sudden there are now a bunch of delayed posts. (You can thank A.I. censors...)
DeleteDave, there are no new posts between the first three and Monkey's. They have been there all day. You must have missed them.
DeleteTTP, please try to understand that what you see, and what other people are seeing may not be the same thing. We are using different platforms. When I report a problem, dont just dismiss it... even now, Ray-O's post has suddenly appeared, and I know it was not there before, because I have been looking for him to post all day, hoping to continue yesterdays conversation.
DeleteRay-O's comments have been there since he posted them earlier this morning,
DeleteI have been paying close attention to the blogspot and constantly reading and refreshing the comments all morning to determine why the comments font has changed.
All of the issues you have been describing have been pretty much yours alone at the Corner. Such as with your YouTube issues and your references to comments being delayed.
I don't think anyone else is having those problems. Contrast that with at least 4 different people have now said their font has changed in the comments section. Mine included. I can see it in the HTML.
The issues you describe you are having are most likely user errors or user environment. Id recommend that you clear your cache and delete your YouTube cookies.
As well, you can pull up the blog on your PC and on your iPad at the same time. Then refresh the comments every 5 minutes on both. You'll see that the comments are not being delayed. You either aren't paying attention or you have an iPad problem.
Nonsense comments that AI is screening them and delaying them for periods of time is ridiculous and not supported by any evidence.
"Nonsense comments that AI is screening them and delaying them for periods of time is ridiculous and not supported by any evidence."
DeleteHello?
Are you listening?
I am trying to report evidence being one of the only people using an IPad.
Ok, I will try any and all suggestions to fix the problems. But your rude replies are not welcome...
DeleteOne of the few iPad users?
Far from it.
There were over 5100 accesses to this blog spot from iPad users in the last 30 days. Over 111, 000 in the last year. If there was a problem, there would be more comments about it. When it is just one, it's more likely than not that it's not a system or application problem.
Occam's razor.
I am on an iPad mini and I say Ray-o’s post this morning shortly after I posted mine. Unclefred’s post was not there when I left.
DeleteI use a 9th generation iPad and read the blog on Safari. I remarked earlier on the new font, but this evening I went on the blog using my iPhone and the font had not changed there.
DeleteThank you for the input.
DeleteThe timestamp on UncleFred's post is 31 minutes after Ray-'s comments.
Depending on how a person views the blog, comments may be sequential or nested. For instance, if I were to now review to the first comment of the day (SubG's), some people will see it at the bottom of the comments while others would see it nested under SubG's.
That is normal and to be expected, based on how a person views comments. Long story short, there are three different viewing options to blog comments.
But what should not happen is a change in the font based on how a user views the comments. Thank you both for you input.
TTP: You wrote the comment below. I am on a desktop computer and I only see one kind of view. It is in order of time posted. I never see the nested view and it makes things very confusing when someone says something like "I totally agree".
DeleteHow can a desktop computer user select these three different options?
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Depending on how a person views the blog, comments may be sequential or nested. For instance, if I were to now review to the first comment of the day (SubG's), some people will see it at the bottom of the comments while others would see it nested under SubG's.
That is normal and to be expected, based on how a person views comments. Long story short, there are three different viewing options to blog comments.
Should have been respond, not review
Delete"For instance, if I were to now review to the first comment of the day (SubG's)..."
Desktop User,
DeleteJust bookmark the base URL of:
https://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/
and then you will get Full Page comments. Full Page comments are nested.
TTP: When I go to https://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/ I don't see any comments at all. I never have. I have to click into a particular date to see comments. And they are never nested. Did you say there is a way to switch between different views?
DeleteWonderful Wednesday. Thanks for the fun, Jeanne and JazzB.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed in very good time with a slight slowdown in the mid-south. The cross of NILS, NCAA and CASAS took a moment to resolve.
I saw the theme with the reveal and went back to find the ANTE UPs. Originally I had been thinking the themers were the usual Across at 21A, 29A, 48A, but I CAST my LUCK to FUMES.
Anon@7:29 missed the Italian flowerpot at 28D and the Japanese honorific at 46A. Quite the multicultural journey today. We might even include the Hebrew SEDER.
Some of the RETRO wide leg pants in the back of my closet are back in style.
I noted NAVES and NAVY. MENU above FARE brought a smile.
Favourite was the clue for UBER.
Wishing you all a great day.
Musings
ReplyDelete-I wasn’t really looking, but I didn’t see the gimmick until the reveal.
-I had to get my congregation out of the APSES and into the NAVES to finish
-The Greater Omaha Iris Society has amazing blooms on display
-The role of LUCK (DUMB or otherwise) in hockey and other sports
-Having good Nebraska weather on a March 28 Easter would be DUMB LUCK
-You’re a real Sinatra fan if you know what song he sang that had ENNUI in the opening verse
-Mourning DOVES are year-round visitors to our bird feeders
-I had this 1968 George Carlin album (33 RPM) that was a laugh RIOT. I have never laughed that hard since.
Spitzboov helped me to think of the NAVE as long and shaped rather like a boat (naval) to hold the congregation.
Delete"I Get a Kick Out of You" (?)
DeleteStr8 forward hump day I agree, forgot to work the “gimmick”. Too bad cuz vertical themes are always a change of pace form the everyday ENNUI of the common horizontals 😃.
ReplyDeleteAnd as was pointed out at least this time STAT was used correctly.
But realized I FIW using octets which gave me ESTRAtA and ReNT
When I started driving at 17 (1967) would take Dad’s car and used whatever gas was in the tank. I was not going to spend the outrageous 25 cents a gallon for gas. I’d return it on or just to the left of “E” never to the right. He’d yell “you’re running that car on fumes!! “ 😃
FIR in 12, but I zipped right by the reveal, thus never looked for the theme fill. Had I looked, I would have seen it. Very clever CW, lots of good clues, and I liked the theme clues being vertical. I was dumbfounded that I couldn't recall what CTRL+V produced; I use it every day. I guess my brain wasn't in gear yet, I needed a couple of perps before the V-8 can hit. 11 names, DNK 4.
ReplyDeleteThanx JDB, very much enjoyed working your imaginative creation. DNKs: LAYETTES, KOANS, or as mentioned 4 names: HUGHES, NILS, CHLOE, or RICE (as clued).
Thanx too to JzB for the great write-up. Learning moment: INRE is Latin! I always thought it stood for INREgards (to). Doh! Also thought a CLAN was always family only. DOH two!
Hmmm. JDB made the CW, JzB wrote the review.
Thank you, Jeanne and JazzBumpa
ReplyDeleteOverall, what Lemonade said.
DUMB LUCK - Over the years, I've had my share of shots on the golf courses that could be described that way.
SSI - "It is funded by general tax revenues, not Social Security taxes." Glad you pointed that out, JzB. Remember the time someone RANTed in the comments about SSI recepients getting SSI when they never contributed to SSA?
Yen - "I thought about going to Japan, but didn't have the Yen to travel" - Cute. I liked it! Ditto with your PURE "neat" definition comment.
Nagymama - I love it. (At least the way I'd pronounce it, based on never having heard it said)
Hi all, today's constructor here. I'm happy to see that so many of you enjoyed the puzzle. It was a fun one to make and actually went through several iterations. I'd originally had five theme answers, including the revealer - all placed vertically, as in this grid - in which the positioning of ANTE within the answers moved upward moving left to right across the grid. The left-most theme answer was UPTHEANTE and the right-most theme answer was ANTELOPES. Switching to having the letters ANTE going 'backwards' within the theme answers allowed for a theme set that was a bit more interesting. Finally, thank you to JzB for such a fun, comprehensive commentary!
ReplyDeleteYay! A constructor post! (And nuts, cause now I have to be polite...)
DeleteJeanne D Breen thank you for stopping by and explaining more about your wonderful creation. I can't imagine making even one such perfect puzzle. Let alone making two and discarding one! I am impressed with the beautiful construction!
ReplyDeleteCan someone please explain the difference between OCTAD and OCTET? The explanations I found online confused me even more!
I tried to look it up to, now I am more confused...
DeleteBlogger deep-sixed my last post, so I’ll try to revive it. I was musing how it might be interesting how our Misty might mesh LAYETTES, LEAKS, and DIVOT into her tale of the day.
ReplyDeleteProf M, whatever post you are referring to, it never made it Blogger. It must have been lost at your end.
DeleteIt was likely at my typically fumbling end.
DeleteThought this was going to be an easy Wednesday from the start, but around net nanny, things got harder... had trouble trying to finish because Koan was a learning moment, Chloe finally perped in after I remember how to spell Pho, and I got so flustered trying to read and understand what kind kind of word "upstheante" was, that I forgot to even look for the theme...
ReplyDeleteUpstheante? Could it be Greek?
Oh well,,,
Monkey, CanadianEh!,
ReplyDeleteJayce mentioned last week that he didn't care for the new font. I did not see any differences then.
I do now. After a refresh of the comments, my font went from 14px Georgia font to what appears to me to be 16px Arial sans serif. I've done some problem determination. This looks to be a blogger bug.
- The review page is normal.
- Only the comments page seems affected.
- The Archive link for today shows both the main page and comments correctly.
Tell me, when you first went to the comments this morning, did you just press the button at the bottom of JzB's review, or did you right click and open the comments in a new tab?
On my iPad mini, when I press on the “16 comments”, it gives me a raft of choices, the first two of which are “Open” and “Open in background”. I always choose “open in background” and get a new tab.
DeleteI did check yesterday’s comments later last night. As I recall, only AnonT’s comment was in the different font. When I went back to check my memory today, all of yesterday’s comments were in the new font.
DeleteFont is normal on my iPhone -it just comes up at the bottom of the blog with no action on my part. But now look at the different font on my comment. Weird.
DeleteOk, the font looks like the new font but changes as it is posted.
DeleteCanadianEh!,
DeleteThank you. That was very helpful. If I could ask, one more input. On your iPad Mini, please go to the archives section on the main page, and then select today's date. Then scroll down to the comments. Are they the same as they appear on your iPhone? Or are they the light comments?
I don't have any iPads, so you may have to "View Web Version" to see the Archives section on the main page (where JzB reviewed today's puzzle).
DeleteSo weird. I went to the archive section then clicked on come ts and the font was the old one. When I clicked to comment it took me to this page with the new font.
DeleteMonkey, thank you. That is what I needed to know.
DeleteYes, exactly the same as Monkey.
DeleteOh, and shower head problem is never a leak. It's the dang water flow! I need a shower head that can blast off the crud! I told my plumber I know how to fix it, I take my biggest drill bit and enlarge the hole from the screw on end....
ReplyDelete(He looked at me like I was crazy...)
Almost forgot my silly theme link too!
I guess it's all about your viewpoint.... Like, when im in a tough poker game (with friends) and want to fold, I say, "up your ante!" And leave the table...
Hola! Thanks to JDB and JZB as well as all your comments for today's enchantment! I enjoyed all that as much as the puzzle which was fun. As I've said before I enjoy seeing a bit of Spanish in the puzzle; today it was ISLAS and CASAS. There's even Italian and French, too, but I still think it should be all English, IMO. But I do learn in the process.
ReplyDeleteI'm very familiar with LAYETTES as I've purchased many for baby showers.
Have un buen dia, everyone!
Delightful Wednesday puzzle, many thanks, Jeanne. And I always enjoy your commentary and pictures too, JazzB, thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteNice to have the puzzle AVOW that everyone is HALE and hearty and ready for a healthy MENU with some tasty FARE. This is not the result of DUMB LUCK but everyone's effort to UP THE ANTE, even though that will increase both RISK and REWARD, according to the suggestion of 31 down. Let's try to ERASE any RIOTS and just offer everyone some OATY energy bars and some ALOE and some LITE RICE and some SWEET tea. That way we can hopefully have PURE and friendly conversations and a good time.
And, Prof M, I know nothing about golf so have no idea what a DIVOT is, and I'm 81, so LAYETTES are no longer part of my wardrobe or anyone's in my family, and I'll just pray that my shower-head (whatever that is) avoids any LEAKS whatsoever. Hope that makes you feel better--since you seemed to worry that I would mesh them all into my discussion today.
Cheers, and have a sunny and delightful day, everyone.
Hello Misty, as one of your biggest fans, I am always interested in how you might weave (a better word than “mesh,” perhaps). My thought today was that LAYETTES, DIVOT, and LEAK might present an interesting combination for one of your fanciful tales. And for me at 85, golf isn't an option for me except as an exercise of frustration; even as youngster I left more DIVOTs on the tees, than successful drives down the fairways. As for LEAKs , that a touch subject at my age. As an aside, you and I, once had am brief exchange about writing short stories,, and you mentioned perhaps discussing it more. I said I often wrote law exam questions as silly short stories that raised legal issues.
DeleteTouchy subject… 😉
DeleteHi again from today's constructor. I'm a bit embarrassed by this bit of shameless self-promotion, but if you enjoyed my puzzle today, please consider checking out my puzzle site, In Pursuit of Puzzles. In addition to crosswords, I post a number of variety puzzles (acrostics, rows gardens, spirals, snake charmers). Here's the link: https://inpursuitofpuzzles.blog/ I'd love to expand my audience.
ReplyDeleteI liked this puzzle. Some of the answers (aka "fill") that I especially appreciate include DUMB LUCK, LAYETTES, ENNUI, KOANS, and BUNTERS.
ReplyDeleteJinx, I totally understand.
Good reading all your comments. Yes, all of them.
Jayce, are you still seeing the different font in the comments area? Or did you have the comments appear normally today? When it happened to you last week, what device were you using? I'm pretty sure that Monkey and CanadianEh! use iPads, but it also happened to me today on my PC laptop. But not on my smartphone. It was normal. The issue doesn't seem to be device dependent.
DeleteI now have it narrowed down to what it's not doing, but am not yet ready to report the problem to Blogger. Looking to determine if it is consistently displaying the lighter font once it happens. I've figured out what the lighter font is. I've updated my browser and will reboot my PC tonight, but I have a sense that my Blogger cookies got changed for some reason. I'll delete them tomorrow if my reboot doesn't clear the issue. Your response is appreciated. TIA.
TTP, on my PC, which I always use to do the puzzle and read this blog, I am seeing the new font, regardless of whether I click directly on the view comments button to replace Jazzb's comments with all of your comments here, or whether I open these comments in a new page.
DeleteJayce, got it. Thanks. I think I am safe to assume that if you were to click on the archives view for today's date, that the comments would appear normal. That is, in 14px Georgia.
DeleteI'm pretty sure that what we are seeing is 14px Roboto when we are viewing fullpage comments, Embedded comments don't seem to be effected, so viewing in the archives link on the right side of the main page would be correct (until you comment and post, as Monkey pointed out).
The larger question is of course, is why some, but not all of us? It hasn't been unusual for Blogger to roll out code changes to some of us (and not all of us) when they are beta testing "in the field." That's exactly what they did some years ago when they rolled out massive changes. I suspect that's what is happening now, and it is not attributable to one platform.
It may be a CSS coding issue that is incompatible (or not "specific enough") with the template that is used for this blog spot. The default font should be inherited, but it is not being inherited in fullpage view. It has been inherited in every case I have tested and inspected using developer tools. Man, what a workout of the old gray matter!
Anyway, I have a couple of more things I want to try, including deleting my Blogger cookies. I'm skeptical, but I want to rule that out too.
I am getting tired.
DeleteIt should have been, "It has been inherited in every case not using embedded comments I have tested and inspected using developer tools."
Not using embedded comments were the key words.
Puzzle was easy, but as usual, UP THE ANTE was over my head until the reveal. I was expecting something from the horizontals.
ReplyDeleteNET NANNY is new to me; never needed "Parental control software". Kids were long gone before AOL and Netscape were invented.
Why was there a SOVIET NAVY in the Caspian Sea? Did they fear the Iranian navy? The rest of the sea is surrounded by former S.S.R.s.
TWO, NILS, CHLOE, KOANS,- perps for those unknowns
SEDER was a guess.
Great puzzle and review! Thank you Husker Gary for the link to The Greater Omaha Iris Society! The irises are gorgeous, especially the hybrids!
ReplyDeleteBtw, I never saw a different font, until now when posting!
However, after publishing, it returned to original font.
DeleteAnarkie, thank you for your input.
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