Theme: QUIP
17A: Start of a Casey Stengel quip: THE YANKEES
21A: Part of 2 of quip: DON'T PAY
40A: Part 3 of quip: ME TO WIN EVERY DAY
54A: Part 4 of quip: JUST TWO
63A: End of quip: OUT OF THREE
Ah, the Stengelese, I admire so much his philosophical wit! A very intelligent man: "They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What's funny about that?"
My understanding of Casey Stengel's life mainly comes from the Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio books I've mindlessly leafed through. When I think of him, I think of the "Most ball games are lost, not won" quote. I always thought of him as a Yankees/Mets Manager. Did not know until this morning that he had played for both NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers before. That's amazing. Who else could claim that he played/managed all the 4 MLB teams in NY?
Good to see PEDRO (32D: Cy Young winner Martinez) in today's puzzle. I wish JOSH (54D: Kid) were clued as "Red Sox pitcher Beckett" and MINE (35A: Planted explosive) clued as " Outfielder's cry". It would have been a great baseball themed puzzle.
Had to flirt with Google again this morning. Had difficulty getting into this Michael T. William's wavelength. It's odd to get a QUIP puzzle from him.
ACROSS:
6A: Autobahn auto: AUDI. Regarding yesterday's OLDS (36D: Antique auto), I think Richard @ 1:35pm explained it very well. REO would be a perfectly fine answer for the "Antique auto" clue.
10A: __ does it: THAT. "EASY" does it Tiger! See you at the Masters next year!
14A: Pita fiber: ISTLE. I only knew "Pita" as the TASTY (10D: Delectable) flatbread topped with hummus. Had no idea that it can also be a fiber-yielding plant. ISTLE is a new word to me. Here is the definition: "a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc."
16A: Dynamic intro?: AERO
20A: Singer Brewer: TERESA. Completely unknown to me. Mother TERESA & TERESA Heinz Kerry, yes.
23A: Camera-ready copy: REPRO
26A: Let down: LAY. Here is Eric Clapton's "LAY Down Sally".
30A: Disarranged: TOUSLED. This is Kate Moss' classic "Tousled, Just Out of Bed" look.
37A: Boot binding: LACE. And 9D: Boot cushion: INSOLE. How you guys could segue the topic yesterday from SCORIA into boots and sandwich is beyond me.
38A: Roeper's co-host: EBERT (Roger). He has not been on the show for a longtime. I don't think he can talk now.
44A: Murder: DO IN. Here is another great line from the great Casey Stengel: "Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that DOes him IN".
47A: Ability to walk aboard: SEA LEGS. Is it gimme to you? I've never heard of "SEA LEGS" before.
52A: Mature: ADULT. "As youth lives in the future, so the ADULT lives in the past: No one rightly knows how to live in the present."
58A: Stevedore: LOADER
68A: Collection of artifacts: HOARD. Really? I thought HOARD has a negative "greedy" connotation.
71A: Some lilies: SEGOS Utah State Flower SEGO Lily.
DOWN:
5D: Wonderland service: TEA SET
7D: A. Godfrey's instrument: UKE (Ukulele)
11D: Dickens hypocrite: HEEP (Uriah). From "David Copperfield".
13D: Singer Orlando: TONY. Ah, got him this time, the "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" singer. This is the list of 2008 TONY Award Winners. That "In the Height" actor (Lin-Manuel Miranda) sounds extremely talented.
18D: City on the Tyrrhenian Sea: NAPOLI. Italian name for Naples. Here is the map. I am not familiar with the Tyrrhenian Sea at all.
22D: 2000 candidate Ralph: NADER. He wrote "Unsafe at Any Speed".
24D: Kagali's country: var.: RUANDA (Rwanda). New to me also. Dictionary says "RUANDA" can also refer to the "Bantu language".
25D: Seminole chief: OSCEOLA. I forgot his name again. How can I remember him?
27D: Goldman and Lazarus: EMMAS. I know neither of them. Got the answer from across clues. Oh, Another Goldman (Steven) has written a book titled "Forging Genius: The Making of Casey Stengel".
31D: Taxed: LEVIED
33D: Egghead: BRAIN. That's what he wished.
34D: "Funny girl" composer: STYNE. Another unknown. Pieced together from the across clues.
41D: "The Man Who ___ There": WASN'T. Cohen brothers' film. I wish the clue was "Rome _____ built in a day", it would form a mini Italy sub-theme with ITER (3D: Roman way) and 18D: NAPOLI.
42D: Completely surround: ENGULF. Lois has probably got her copy of "When You Are ENGULFed in Flame".
48D: Tim Burton film: ED WOOD. Here is more information about the film, starring Johnny Depp. I've never seen it.
49D: Three-hanging vegans: SLOTHS. What? SLOTHS do not eat meat? Are you sure?
53D: Lake near Reno: TAHOE. Could have been clued as "Chevy offering" to pair up with 6D: AUDI.
57D: Yorkshire river: OUSE
59D: Move with a mouse: DRAG
60D: One Saarine: EERO. His father is Eliel.
64D: Thoughtful letter: TLC. Oh I need some.
Alright, the last one, 1D: Skater Katarina: WITT. I did not know her. Wikipedia says she is in the World Figure Skating HOF now. I'm bad, I'm bad...who's bad?
C.C.
17A: Start of a Casey Stengel quip: THE YANKEES
21A: Part of 2 of quip: DON'T PAY
40A: Part 3 of quip: ME TO WIN EVERY DAY
54A: Part 4 of quip: JUST TWO
63A: End of quip: OUT OF THREE
Ah, the Stengelese, I admire so much his philosophical wit! A very intelligent man: "They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What's funny about that?"
My understanding of Casey Stengel's life mainly comes from the Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio books I've mindlessly leafed through. When I think of him, I think of the "Most ball games are lost, not won" quote. I always thought of him as a Yankees/Mets Manager. Did not know until this morning that he had played for both NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers before. That's amazing. Who else could claim that he played/managed all the 4 MLB teams in NY?
Good to see PEDRO (32D: Cy Young winner Martinez) in today's puzzle. I wish JOSH (54D: Kid) were clued as "Red Sox pitcher Beckett" and MINE (35A: Planted explosive) clued as " Outfielder's cry". It would have been a great baseball themed puzzle.
Had to flirt with Google again this morning. Had difficulty getting into this Michael T. William's wavelength. It's odd to get a QUIP puzzle from him.
ACROSS:
6A: Autobahn auto: AUDI. Regarding yesterday's OLDS (36D: Antique auto), I think Richard @ 1:35pm explained it very well. REO would be a perfectly fine answer for the "Antique auto" clue.
10A: __ does it: THAT. "EASY" does it Tiger! See you at the Masters next year!
14A: Pita fiber: ISTLE. I only knew "Pita" as the TASTY (10D: Delectable) flatbread topped with hummus. Had no idea that it can also be a fiber-yielding plant. ISTLE is a new word to me. Here is the definition: "a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc."
16A: Dynamic intro?: AERO
20A: Singer Brewer: TERESA. Completely unknown to me. Mother TERESA & TERESA Heinz Kerry, yes.
23A: Camera-ready copy: REPRO
26A: Let down: LAY. Here is Eric Clapton's "LAY Down Sally".
30A: Disarranged: TOUSLED. This is Kate Moss' classic "Tousled, Just Out of Bed" look.
37A: Boot binding: LACE. And 9D: Boot cushion: INSOLE. How you guys could segue the topic yesterday from SCORIA into boots and sandwich is beyond me.
38A: Roeper's co-host: EBERT (Roger). He has not been on the show for a longtime. I don't think he can talk now.
44A: Murder: DO IN. Here is another great line from the great Casey Stengel: "Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that DOes him IN".
47A: Ability to walk aboard: SEA LEGS. Is it gimme to you? I've never heard of "SEA LEGS" before.
52A: Mature: ADULT. "As youth lives in the future, so the ADULT lives in the past: No one rightly knows how to live in the present."
58A: Stevedore: LOADER
68A: Collection of artifacts: HOARD. Really? I thought HOARD has a negative "greedy" connotation.
71A: Some lilies: SEGOS Utah State Flower SEGO Lily.
DOWN:
5D: Wonderland service: TEA SET
7D: A. Godfrey's instrument: UKE (Ukulele)
11D: Dickens hypocrite: HEEP (Uriah). From "David Copperfield".
13D: Singer Orlando: TONY. Ah, got him this time, the "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" singer. This is the list of 2008 TONY Award Winners. That "In the Height" actor (Lin-Manuel Miranda) sounds extremely talented.
18D: City on the Tyrrhenian Sea: NAPOLI. Italian name for Naples. Here is the map. I am not familiar with the Tyrrhenian Sea at all.
22D: 2000 candidate Ralph: NADER. He wrote "Unsafe at Any Speed".
24D: Kagali's country: var.: RUANDA (Rwanda). New to me also. Dictionary says "RUANDA" can also refer to the "Bantu language".
25D: Seminole chief: OSCEOLA. I forgot his name again. How can I remember him?
27D: Goldman and Lazarus: EMMAS. I know neither of them. Got the answer from across clues. Oh, Another Goldman (Steven) has written a book titled "Forging Genius: The Making of Casey Stengel".
31D: Taxed: LEVIED
33D: Egghead: BRAIN. That's what he wished.
34D: "Funny girl" composer: STYNE. Another unknown. Pieced together from the across clues.
41D: "The Man Who ___ There": WASN'T. Cohen brothers' film. I wish the clue was "Rome _____ built in a day", it would form a mini Italy sub-theme with ITER (3D: Roman way) and 18D: NAPOLI.
42D: Completely surround: ENGULF. Lois has probably got her copy of "When You Are ENGULFed in Flame".
48D: Tim Burton film: ED WOOD. Here is more information about the film, starring Johnny Depp. I've never seen it.
49D: Three-hanging vegans: SLOTHS. What? SLOTHS do not eat meat? Are you sure?
53D: Lake near Reno: TAHOE. Could have been clued as "Chevy offering" to pair up with 6D: AUDI.
57D: Yorkshire river: OUSE
59D: Move with a mouse: DRAG
60D: One Saarine: EERO. His father is Eliel.
64D: Thoughtful letter: TLC. Oh I need some.
Alright, the last one, 1D: Skater Katarina: WITT. I did not know her. Wikipedia says she is in the World Figure Skating HOF now. I'm bad, I'm bad...who's bad?
C.C.
