Friday, April 21, 2023, David P Williams

Theme: It's all Latin to me

Puzzling thoughts:

When I was in Junior High, we had a choice of four languages to take as an elective course. I believe it was mandatory to learn a second language then. We could choose from French, Spanish, Latin, and German. Given my presumed origin (proved later to be false), I chose German. I studied German from Grade 7 through Grade 12, and took enough credit hours in college to have German as my second "major"

Looking back, however, I wish now that I had either taken Spanish or French. Spanish would have served me well in my former International Business position, as I had several clients in Mexico and Latin America. Having lived in Florida and now Arizona, knowing Spanish would be an asset, too. French could have assisted me in my wine career; I represented several French suppliers and would've enjoyed being able to converse with them in their own tongue

Latin? Nope. Never had the urge to study it nor understand it. But today? Yes. Knowing Latin would have made solving today's puzzle so much easier!

17-across. Feles inquisitae?: POLLING CATS. Feles is the root word for feline; inquisitae is the nominative feminine plural for inquiring. POLLING CATS? Was David going for the homophonic POLL/POLE? As in POLECAT? Maybe the next one will provide me some direction ...

23-across. Apes ineptae?: BUMBLING BEES. First off, apis is the Latin for Bee(s). I searched as best I could to find if "apes" is the plural, but to no avail. Ineptae is the nominative feminine plural for inept. BUMBLING BEES? A takeoff on BUMBLEBEE? Moving on to number three ...

37-across. Ursi dividi?: POLARIZING BEARS. OK, this one is so obvious (to me, anyway) that I didn't need to look up the Latin --> English translation. Ursi (Ursa = Bear; think Ursa Minor/constellation) is probably the plural; dividi is probably the nominative feminine plural (for divide); this makes POLARIZING BEARS one of the easier "fits" (POLAR BEAR)

48-across. Cervi dominati?: REIGNING DEER. OK, back to Google Translate! Cervi is the Latin (also, Italian) for deer (singular OR plural); dominati is the nominative feminine plural for dominate. REIGNING DEER (REINDEER) was also pretty obvious once I got the hang of it

61. Porci circumspecti?: HEDGING HOGS. I knew that porcine = pig; circumspecti must mean (duh!) circumspect (unwilling to take a risk), and of course, be in the nominative feminine plural inflection. A female pig is a HOG; hedge = limit severely; HEDGEHOG is, well, a Hedgehog!

I know that as a wordsmith of sorts, I should've been more excited about today's puzzle. But to be honest, it left me "at a loss for words" ... here is the grid ... then on to the rest of the clues and entries

Across:
1. Taylor-Joy of "The Menu": ANYA. In a sort of CSO to desper-otto; I always prefer having a "gimme" at One Across. This took awhile for me to fill as I needed ESP

5. Unimpressed: BLASE. Which is the POLAR opposite of (10-across. "Terrif!":) FAB.

13. Shows the way: LEADS. I am sincerely hoping that someone (in the "comments" section below) "shows the way" to the cleverness of this puzzle, and LEADS us into repartee ...

15. Wee bits: IOTAS. Also clued as: Greek vowels

16. "Odds __ ... ": ARE. I will fill in the ". . ." Odds ARE that some of you will agree with me on today's puzzle, and some won't

19. Work of fiction?: LIE. In a sort of CSO to Irish Miss, this is #2 of 20 (total) three-letter entries

20. Connected, in a way: ONLINE. Does anyone miss this sound of being connected ONLINE?

21. Radio host Shapiro who wrote "The Best Strangers in the World": ARI. I knew this one; I have used ARI and/or Shapiro in one of my published puzzles

22. One side on "The Americans," initially: USSR. I have not watched this show. I think it is streaming on Hulu ...

26. Taxi: CAB. Which somehow didn't intersect with (22-down. Took someone else's wheels:) UBERED. Neither of these gave me much of a lyft ...

29. Blue area on a map: SEA. OK; I can see this

30. Guitar great Paul: LES. The three letter space immediately ruled out SIMON or MCCARTNEY. Gibson Guitar Company began producing a "Les Paul" model back in the 1950's; here is a list of famous guitarists who play a Les Paul guitar

31. "Welp," quaintly: ALAS. Oddly, this clue could be reversed and be equally sussed

33. Solidified: SET.

35. Ventricle's outlet: AORTA.

41. "Is That Black Enough for You?!?" documentarian Mitchell: ELVIS. In his own words

42. "As __ usual": PER. #6 of the 3-letter entries

43. Water fall?: DRIP. Cute clue

44. Drone regulator: Abbr.: FAA. Federal Aviation Authority

45. Pt. of IRA: RET. Short for RETirement

47. Bagged leaves?: TEA. Cute clue

54. Fencing event: EPEE. Most people associate EPEE with a type of sword rather than the event itself

55. __ tai: MAI. #10 of the 3-letter's

56. Pool unit: ONE LAP. "DOODIE" (aka, PAYDAY) also fit ... see the video:

60. Silly string?: LOL. I'm guessing the clue is for the "string" of words "laugh out loud"

63. Insert: ADD. #12

64. Posts: MAILS. Could be combined with (67-across. Gastropod for gastronomes:) SNAIL, to better describe at what pace cards, letters, and packages move through the USPS

65. Retreats in the desert: OASES. They're not always a mirage, FYI

66. "Are you solving a crossword right now?" answer: YES. Ha Ha! But for this blog, the correct clue would be: "Are you reading the Crossword Corner right now?"

68. Word in many award category names: BEST. Should there be a "BEST" of Blog award, here at the Corner? Who would YOU vote for? My vote goes to Susan ...

Down:
1. Chewy brand: ALPO. I had KONG on the brain. It (KONG) is a well-known brand of chew toys for pets

2. Super bright: NEON. MENSA didn't fit

3. Southern party: Y'ALL. Singular; the plural (parties) is ALL Y'ALL

4. Off the cuff: ADLIB. All of my blog; there is absolutely nothing that I do scripted

5. Popular: BIG. Was this movie popular?

6. One who's likely rooting for the home team: LOCAL. Here's a tune I remember from my youth; the movie? Not so much:

7. Single-button joystick creator: ATARI. A new clue for this crossword entry

8. Pointe shoe material: SATIN. "Pointe" seems like a ballet reference; ballet dancers wear SATIN shoes

9. One of a Mississippi quartet: ESS. What if they were looking to feature the four I's instead?

10. Early misstep: FALSE START. A football reference, among others. Speaking of others, for any of you who are looking to become a sprinter, this tutorial on how to avoid a FALSE START is worth watching

11. Surface: ARISE.

12. Cold ones: BEERS. Unlike the plural of DEER, BEER has an ESS at the end

14. Head space?: SINUS. As someone who used to sell plastic closures, we always took the "head space" to mean the unfilled area between the liquid/contents of a bottle, and the cap. Back in my early BEER drinking days, this seemed quite amuzing:

18. Serious foe: NEMESIS. Interesting that "THESAURUSSAURUS" shows "foe" as a synonym for NEMESIS, but not the other way around ...

24. "Diamonds & Rust" folk singer Joan: BAEZ.

25. Squishy lump: GLOB.

26. Lens __: CAP. I wonder if Picard had any of his plethora of photographs ruined by leaving his lens CAP attached?

27. The Body Shop additive: ALOE. A Friday-ish clue for this crossword-ese entry

28. Diamonds that don't sparkle?: BALL FIELDS. Not the subject of Ms. BAEZ's "Diamonds & Rust"

32. "Macho Man" Randy __: SAVAGE. A way to clue this word without its negative meaning, perhaps? Although to some, the "Macho Man" embodied his name

34. Pointer: TIP. #17

35. Mutually support: AGREE ON. Without sounding too "political", it's nice when our Congress has a bill that they all AGREE ON

36. "Acoustic Soul" artist India.__: ARIE. The "India ." gave it away for me, even without knowing the song

38. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" director Johnson: RIAN. Here is a list of all of the "Star Wars" directors

39. Square figure: NERD. Does AREA fit this clue, too?

40. Day __: SPA. #18

46. Indie rock band Yo La __: TENGO. I tried "TANGO" at first. You?

48. Pass on: RELAY. As in a "RELAY" race; but no FALSE STARTS now, ya hear?

49. Lyric poem: EPODE. Not a word I often use in everyday language, (50. "That is ... ":) I MEAN.

51. Gymnast Comaneci: NADIA.

52. 2003 rom-com that won seven Razzie Awards: GIGLI. "Razzies" - or Golden Raspberry Awards - are given for the worst films

53. Postop therapy: REHAB. I've encountered a few of these (post-op therapy) and came out unscathed

57. Come up short: LOSE. Kinda like what's happened to my hairline over the past few decades

58. Years and years: AGES. EONS fits, too

59. "Hey, c'mere!": PSST.

61. Letters for the Queen Mary: HMS. #19

62. Pt. of Hawaii: ISL. #20

Looking forward to seeing your comments below. See you in a couple of weeks, when perhaps I'll be inspired to "Ku" ...

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 David P. Williams

You're just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump away from completing today's puzzle.  The first word of each theme answer can follow a word in the unifier (in the order of Hop / Skip / Jump) to provide a new concept.

18-Across. *   Whisky with ice, say: SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS.  HopScotch.

28-Across. *   Course for a first-year student, maybe: INTRO CLASS.  Skip Intro.

52-Across. *   Decathlete who throws a metal ball: SHOT PUTTER.  Jump Shot.

And the unifier:

67-Across. Trivial distance, or what can be paired, in order, with the starts of the answers to the starred clues: A HOP,  SKIP,  AND A JUMP.

Across:

1. Eucalyptus eater: KOALA.  Everything you wanted to know about Koala bears but didn't know to ask.

6. "Oh, come on!": PSHAW.

11. Chutzpah: GALL.

15. Baltimore's __ Harbor: INNER.  Finding your way around Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

16. Like baggy pants: LOOSE.

17. Off-Broadway award: OBIE.  The Obie Award is more formally known as the Off-Broadway Award.

21. Mailed: SENT.

22. Molecule part: ATOM.

23. Wild West search parties: POSSES.

24. Ballpark fig.: EST.  This idiom originates from the game of baseball. The ball park has a set number of seats. On the day of the game, the commentator would estimate the number of people attending the game. That estimated figure became known as the ball park figure.

26. Rubella spot, familiarly: MEASLE.

32. Sunny spot for a potted plant: LEDGE.

36. Monopoly cube: DIE.

37. P-like Greek letter: RHO.

38. Sunblock letters: SPF.

40. The Bee __: "Saturday Night Fever" group: GEES.  I'll spare your ears.  [Name # 1.]

41. Fretting: IN A STEW.

43. Tastefully stylish: ELEGANT.

45. Pixar clownfish: NEMO.  [Name # 2.]

46. Hi-__ monitor: RES.

48. Dot or rom follower: .COM

49. Untruth: LIE.

50. Tiling job supply: GROUT.

55. [Is this microphone working?]: TAP TAP.

57. Tire inflation abbr.: PSI.  Another Greek letter ... or Pounds per Square Inch?

58. Vietnamese sandwich: BÂNH MÌ.  Bánh mì is Vietnam's answer to the submarine sandwich.  You can get a good bánh mì in New Orleans.

61. Donburi grain: RICE.  While we are still eating Asian food, let's now move to Japan for a nice Donburi bowl.  I make these all the time, I just didn't know what they were called.

63. Black-eyed __: PEAS.

70. Fiery volcanic output: LAVA.

71. Top-tier: ELITE.

72. Educator Montessori: MARIA.  Although Maria Montessori (née Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori; Aug. 31, 1870 ~ May 6, 1952) was a physician, she is best known for developing a new philosophy of teaching young children.   [Name # 3.]

73. Caesar's "vidi": I SAW.  Today's Latin lesson.

74. Sport with clay targets: SKEET.  This must be the word of the day.  Yesterday it was just a Shooting Sport.

75. Nudges: PRODS.

Down:

1. Foil-wrapped Hershey's chocolate: KISS.

2. __ and for all: ONCE.

3. Mystery writer, briefly?: ANON.  Fun clue.

4. Pen pal product: LETTER.

5. Curved shape: ARC.

6. "The __ thickens!": PLOT.

7. California wine valley: SONOMA.

8. Chaotic yet appealing person: HOT MESS.

9. Blonde shade: ASH.

10. Cries: WEEPS.

11. Slangy zero: GOOSE EGG.

12. Pre-K basics: ABCs.

13. Take a shine to: LIKE.

14. __ is more: LESS.  Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969) adopted the philosophy of Less is More in his designs.

19. Actress Teri: HATCHER.  Teri Hatcher (b. Dec. 8, 1964) appeared on Seinfeld.  [Name # 4.]

20. Breadbasket item: ROLL.

25. Arrange by color, say: SORT.

27. Characteristic: ASPECT.

28. Naming names, briefly: ID'ING.

29. Bay Area NFLer: NINER.  [Name Adjacent]

30. Spanish "I love you": TE AMO.  Hi, Lucina!

31. Most shameful: LOWEST.

33. Gave out, as cards: DEALT.

34. Wish-granter in Aladdin's lamp: GENIE.

35. Perfume compound: ESTER.  Esters are organic compounds that are derived from carboxylic acids.  Want to know more?

39. Went belly-up: FLOPPED.

42. Lefty: SOUTHPAW.

44. Kangaroo Island birds: EMUs.  Even if you never heard of Kangaroo Island, I bet you knew it was off Australia.  Much of the island is protected in nature reserves and is home to sea lions, koalas and numerous species of birds, including Emus.

47. Marker brand: SHARPIE.  They come packages Sorted By Color.

51. Scottish hats: TAMS.

53. Morphine, for one: OPIATE.

54. Container near a cash register: TIP JAR.

56. Colorado's __ Peak: PIKES.  Pikes Peak was named in honor of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (Jan. 5, 1779 ~ Apr. 27, 1813).  He was a United States Army officer who led two expeditions in the lands acquired through the Louisiana Purchase.  It was on his second expedition that he traversed through what is now Colorado.  He was later killed in the War of 1812.  [Name adjacent.]

58. Indonesian island: BALI.

59. "I got it!" cries: AHAs!

60. __ Scotia: NOVA.  Nova Scotia, which means New Scotland, is one of Canada's Maritime provinces.  My family used to vacation in Nova Scotia when I was a kid.  There was a massive explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia in December 1917.  If you want more information about this event, I highly recommend the book The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism, by John U. Bacon.

62. Tech news site: CNET.  All your tech news can be found at here.

64. Continental currency: EURO.  The Euro coin has been in use for over 20 years.  The coins have a common reverse side, which outlines a map of Europe.  Each country using the Euro has its own design on the obverse side.

65. Surrounded by: AMID.

66. Mani-pedi spots: SPAs.  Hi, Lucina!

68. Category: ILK.

69. Band's sound booster: AMP.

And now for the Grid:

חתולה

Happy Purim to those who celebrate.

Thursday, November 25, 2021, David P. Williams

Today we have another visit from relatively new constructor David P. Williams, who believe it or not came out of the starting gate with a Saturday themeless puzzle on May 15, 2021.  Here's Husker's review.  David followed that up pretty quickly with a puzzle on Sunday, June 20, 2021.  Here's C.C.'s review.  As  near as I can tell this puzzle is his third with the LA Times.

David invites us out on the dance floor to get down and boogie with a genre that may seem new to many Cornerites.  It will be easier to see what's going on if we start with the reveal:

60A. Acrobatic street moves ... or a hint to parts of the answers to starred clues: BREAK DANCES.  The clues are paired, and the "parts" are the END of the first clue and the BEGINNING of the second clue, "broken" by a single BLACK square in the 2nd clue.  Here are the themers with the dance parts highlighted in RED below.  When put back together these parts spell a familiar, popular dance:

17A. *Country in much 2021 news: AFGHANISTAN.  Albeit not good news.
22A. *World's fifth-largest desert: GOBI.  The GOBI desert is a virtually water-less place that nevertheless supports  an amazing variety of plant and animal life.  The Mongolian word GOBI is actually a synonym for 1A SAHARA. 

Rejoining these parts gives us the TANGO, the national dance of Argentina, which originated in the late 19th Century.   At the time it was considered very risqué, because the dancers, ya know ... actually touched!  Composer Astor Piazzolla helped make the TANGO acceptable in "polite society":

23A. *Key to more issues: RENEWAL.  If you don't renew you'll get reminders until they decide to send it to you for free because they need the ad revenue.
29A. *Greek yogurt sauce: TZATZIKI.  I'll bet it took David a while to find the secret sauce for this one.

Rejoining these parts gives us the WALTZ, the national dance of Austria.  Like the TANGO the WALTZ was considered scandalous when it first appeared.  Now imagine that you're at a New Year's Eve party at the Schönbrunn Palace outside of Vienna, and everyone is dancing The Blue Danube Waltz.  A CSO to Yellowrocks (just think of Waltzes as round Square Dances!):

47A. *Swindle: FLIMFLAM.  A lot of these swindles take place over the phone nowadays.
53A. *Bands may leave the stage on either side of them: ENCORES.  In this case "either side" isn't positional, but rather temporal, i.e. BEFORE or AFTER the encore. 

Rejoining these parts gives us the FLAMENCO, a form of song, dance, and instrumental music (mostly guitar and castanets) commonly associated with the Andalusian Roma (Gypsies) of southern Spain.  As it is usually a solo dance, there were never any serious efforts to ban it.  Here is dancer Melina Najjar accompanied by Flamenco guitarist Yazan Ibrahim:

"Break dancing" is not really new, having originated in the streets in the 1970's. And now for our dance FINALE -- these b-boys will show you how it's really done!  HANG ON TO YOUR SEATS!

I found explaining the theme difficult to do.  Perhaps I should have just started with this:
 

Now let's see what other moves we can make:

Across:

1. Name from the Arabic for "desert": SAHARA.  The SAHARA SAHARA? Say that fast 3 times!

7. Siamese warning: HISS.  Such adorable pets (I should know, we used to be owned by one named Ming).  HISS? I'll say!

11. Child support org.: PTA.

14. Stir: PRISON.  Brit slang.

15. "My bad": OOPS.  What ever happened to "Please excuse me"?

16. Um cousins: ERS.

19. Argonne article: LES.  And in Paris too, as in LES MISERABLES:
 

20. Stashed: HID.

21. King who banished Cordelia: LEAR.  A CSO to Ol' Man Keith.

26. Back-combs: TEASES.

28. Log-in credential: USER ID.

31. It's a liquid, paradoxically: GAS.   I'm afraid I have to part company with David on this one (or Rich?) .  The clue should have read: "It's a fluid" with no need for "paradoxically".  Both GASES and LIQUIDS are FLUIDS, but GASES are not LIQUIDS.  NASA can explain it much better than I can. 

Please see Wilbur Charles @4:53 AM for the correct interpretation of GAS!

32. "Dream on": NO CHANCE.

34. Work (out): SUSS.  I hope everyone SUSSED today's puzzle.  We get this word, like much crosswordese from police jargon, e.g. PERP, AKA, APB, ABET:

36. Part of NATO: Abbr.: ORG.  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

37. Board sticker: DART.

41. Not laughing: UNAMUSED.

46. Subject for Warhol: MAO.  In 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon traveled to China to meet Chairman Mao Zedong, ending years of diplomatic isolation between the two nations. This historic event captured the imagination of Warhol, who, between 1972 and 1973, created 199 silkscreen paintings of Mao in five scales.

Mao Zedong
Dec 26, 1893 – Sept 9, 1976)

  50. Edmonton NHL team: OILERS.  A CSO to Canadian Eh!  Here's their current standings in the Pacific Division (circa 11/18/2021):
 

        Just to be on the safe side I also checked for some other clues for this fill:

52. They don't skip stops: LOCALS.

54. One of the Baldwins: ALEC.  He has been having a rough time of late.

55. Look at rudely: OGLE.

58. Half a cocktail: TAI.  The other half of course being MAI.

59. Karaoke aid: MIC.

64. Two after epsilon: ETA.  Or a swag at when a plane might get to the airport.

65. It might be pulled by a superior: RANK.  It does have its privileges.

66. Crack squads: A TEAMS.

67. Sticky stuff: SAP.  MalMan had this a week ago today.

68. Post counterpart: ANTE.   As in ANTEBELLUM.   We'll let the pigeons peck this one out ...
 

69. First name in the 2016 campaign: BERNIE.  As in Sanders.

Down:

1. Pedi place: SPA. 

2. Lab sound: ARF.  We were owned by a pair of them for about 15 years, Jupiter and Neptune: Perpetual two year olds:

3. Royal __: HIGHNESS.   His ROYAL HIGHNESS is above left.

4. More pallid: ASHIER.

5. Visitors' victory: ROAD WIN.

6. Curry, for one: ANN.  Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and photojournalist, who has been a reporter for more than 30 years, focused on human suffering in war zones and natural disasters.

Ann Curry

7. Coiled gardening item: HOSE.  Keeping them COILED is another matter.

8. Capital of Ionia?: IOTA.  A meta clue, the Greek letter for "I".  IONIA is an administrative area of Greece, and thus the capital could be its currency the EURO, or the capital of the area, CORFU, which wouldn't fit. BTW, if you haven't seen it you owe it to yourself to stream The Durrells in Corfu, the true story of a family of 1930's British ex-pats, forced by their circumstances to find a cheaper place to live.  Much real hilarity, drama, and suspense ensue.

9. Michigan State athlete: SPARTAN.  The Michigan State Spartans football team.
 

10. One can't start with 666: Abbr.: SSN.  While I was able to locate several official SSA documents that explicitly confirm this policy, none of them state the basis for it.  Nor could I find any unofficial documents stating why the SSA excluded approximately 1 million potential SSNs.  A brief search regarding the significance of the number itself suggests SSA policy may derive from purported  religious beliefs, history, and numerology inherent in Greek and Hebrew scriptures, areas outside my wheelhouse.

11. House speaker after Ryan: PELOSI.  As in Nancy Pelosi, the daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., a Baltimore politician. She is currently serving her 18th term in congress.
 

Nancy Pelosi

12. He had all the answers: TREBEK.  I was surprised when Google responded to my search with "Did you mean: WHO IS Alex Trebek?"  I guess you'd call that a meta-answer. 
 

Alex Trebek
July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020

13. St. Clare's town: ASSISI.  St. Clare (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) lived in ASSISI, a small town in the hill country of Tuscany, also the home of her friend St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order.  She is among other things the patron saint of television.  Go figure.  Or read the Wiki article.  Her feast day is August 11.

18. Out of work, maybe: ILL. These days you shouldn't show up at work coughing and with a fever.

22. Looked intently: GAZED.

23. Floor plans?: RUGS.  Rugs?  Any rug specialists out there who can 'splain this one?

24. Biblical twin: ESAU.  ESAU was the older of the twins and founded Edom (the region, not the cheese). JACOB was younger one and founded Israel, which is an extant nation.  Jacob's name was later changed to Israel, but that's a different story.

25. Hoopla: ADO.

27. "Yada, yada, yada" letters: ETC. Can also be a useful euphemism ...
 

29. Pluck, as a harp: THRUM. New to me:
 

30. Turns suddenly: ZAGS.

33. Drama-free state in many a daytime drama: COMA.  AMNESIA wouldn't fit.

35. "Poison" plant: SUMAC. Poison SUMAC, IVY, and OAK, all pictured below, contain an oil called urushiol that can cause severe skin rashes.  These plants don't all occur in the same region, so the first key is to know which one grows in your area and memorize exactly what it looks like.  Secondly, if you think you've been exposed to it, take a shower as soon as you get home and launder you clothes.

38. "__ Gothic": AMERICAN.  Grant Wood's masterpiece, but not his only painting.
 

American Gothic
1930

39. Red inside: RARE. 

40. Corn hole attempt: TOSS.  Here are the recommendations of the American Cornhole League's for equipment, gameplay, and scoring.
 

Cornhole Board

42. Saints' gp.: NFL.  New Orleans Saints and a CSO to Big Easy.

43. Loser: ALSO RAN.

44. Geologic time: EON.  Or it could be an ERA, or a PERIOD.  Here are the differences.

45. Work with a steno: DICTATE.

47. Sweethearts: FLAMES.

48. Title role for Sue Lyon and Dominique Swain: LOLITA.  The role is in movies based on the novel by Vladimir Nabokov.  Suellyn Lyon (July 10, 1946 – December 26, 2019) starred in the 1962 film directed by Stanley Kubrick.  Dominique Ariane Swain (born August 12, 1980) starred in the 1997 film directed by Adrian Lyne.  Here they are as adults:

            Sue Lyon         Dominique Swain

49. Arctic covering: ICE CAP.  The latest news on the ARCTIC ICE CAP, hot off the press.

51. Temporary wheels: LOANER.

53. Reggae's __-A-Mouse: EEK.  Eek-A-Mouse (born Ripton Joseph Hylton, 19 November 1957) is a Jamaican reggae musician.  Eek-A-Mouse is well known for pioneering his own style of scatting in the 80s, different from the other reggae artists at the timme.  Here's his Long Time Ago:
 

56. Refined chap: GENT.

57. Many a camp is on one: LAKE.  This one's a CSO to our favorite camper on Lake Easka in the Adirondack Mts.

60. Support wear: BRA.

61. Blot: DAB.  A CSO to our favorite Victorian.

62. Old U.K. record label: EMI.  EMI Records Ltd. is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. The original EMI Records was founded by the music company of the same name in 1972 as its flagship label, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels.

63. Eau Claire-to-Peoria dir.: SSE.  If you lived in Eau Claire and wanted to PLAY in Peoria, this is how you'd get there:

A Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving everyone!

Freedom from Want
Norman Rockwell, 1943

 

 

And a special thanksgiving to Teri for her proof reading and constructive criticism.

Cheers,
Bill

Notes from C.C.:

1) Happy Thanksgiving, Teri, Bill and everyone! 

2) Thanks for visiting Spitzboov, Ray! Thanks for updating us. You're in our thoughts and prayers, Spitzboov!

3) Agnes (Irish Miss) and I made today's Universal, click here to solve.

3) Happy birthday to Valerie, love of MM (Joseph)!  Hope MM makes it extra special for you this year. 

4) Happy birthday to Picard also! Where have you been?

Left to Right: Valerie, MM, Merlie & Picard 9/14/2021