Theme: Let's Say
18A: July 14th in France: BASTILLE DAY
59A: Spendable salary: TAKE HOME PAY
3D: Crosby movie: GOING MY WAY
24D: First Chief Justice: JOHN JAY
29D: Bobby Bloom hit: MONTEGO BAY
And CAY, FAY, GAY, HAY, LAY and MAY. What else?
I've never heard of JOHN JAY before, very interesting name. With Sheryl CROW, Christopher WREN and Peter FINCH, you can create a "Bird Spotting" themed puzzle. That will elate Larry BIRD.
A tough puzzle for me today. I got up late, and was stumped immediately by 1A. I wanted SIR and I knew it's not right. Somehow my mind was fixed on the physicist Newton. Never really gained any momentum, and struggled on various spots.
Across:
1A: Newton's first name ?: Why is it called FIG Newton Cake instead of Cookie/Bar?
4A: Chevy model: CAMARO. Here is the first ever Chevy CAMARO commercial.
14A: English privy: LOO. I think I really like "Elton's john" clue.
15A: Sandy or Roberto of baseball: ALOMAR. A rare gimme. I like how ALOMAR intersects MOST (6D: Part of MVP) because both of them were All-STAR Game MVPs (1997 & 1998). This is their father Sandy ALOMAR Sr (1966 Topps).
16A: 1997 Peter Fonda title role: ULEE. "ULEE's Gold". I've never seen it, have you?
24A: Actress Leigh: JANET. I don't like "Psycho", too scary.
25A: Man in Metz: HOMME. French for man. Here is Picasso's "Vieil HOMME Assis, Mougins". Another French word is OUI (49D: Nice assent).
28A: Hardly hemen: WIMPS. Are you OK with this clue?
32A: Poet Lowell: AMY. Unknown to me. What poem is she famous for?
38A: Alphrazolam brand name: XANAX. I simply forgot. Identical clue in a May TMS puzzle. It's an anti-anxiety drug.
43A: Digital image format: JPEG. I can never rememer its full name: Joint Photographic Experts Group.
48A: Fertile loam: LOESS. I sure have difficuty commmitting this word to my memory.
52A: QB Flutie: DOUG. No, I've never heard of him. A cover on Sports Illustrated? He must be very good during his college years then.
53A: Long Island institution: ADELPHI. New to me also. Is it very famous?
63A: Northern Illinois University city: DEKALB. Another unknown. WP says supermodel Cindy Crawford was born and grew up here. Here is the map.
66A: "___ Fideles": ADESTE. I don't understand a word Enya is singing, but it's beautiful.
Down:
2D: Actress Skye: IONE. No idea, even though I just watched her movie "Say Anything..." (with John Cusack) a few weeks ago.
4D: Minnelli film: CABARET. "Why Should I Wake Up?"
8D: Vituperate: RAIL AT
9D: Wrinkle-free fabric: ORLON. I had no idea that ORLON is a Du Pont trademark.
10D: Pool hall item: CUE STICK. Paul Newman's "The Hustler" is pretty good.
13D: Tunisian ruler: BEYS. Alwayst thought BEYS were Turkish rulers.
19D: Cinema-chain name: LOEWS
25D: Sister's clothing: HABIT
27D: Media bus. grp.: MCA. What is it?
35D: Devon river: EXE. It appeared in a Feb TMS puzzle, and of course I forgot. Here is the map. It flows to the English Channel.
42D: Infection type: STAPH
44D: Good gracious!: GLORY BE. I've never heard anyone say "GLORY BE!" alone as an exclamation. Is it like "Man Alive"?
54D: Confront boldly: DARE. "Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and dreams that you DARE to dream really do come true..." Now, tell me, do you DARE? " 'Cause if you do, I'll take you there...."
55D: Med. tests for the heart: EKGS. I forgot which one is more commonly used, EKG or ECG?
57D: Pakistan tongue: URDU. Nailed it this time.
C.C.
18A: July 14th in France: BASTILLE DAY
59A: Spendable salary: TAKE HOME PAY
3D: Crosby movie: GOING MY WAY
24D: First Chief Justice: JOHN JAY
29D: Bobby Bloom hit: MONTEGO BAY
And CAY, FAY, GAY, HAY, LAY and MAY. What else?
I've never heard of JOHN JAY before, very interesting name. With Sheryl CROW, Christopher WREN and Peter FINCH, you can create a "Bird Spotting" themed puzzle. That will elate Larry BIRD.
A tough puzzle for me today. I got up late, and was stumped immediately by 1A. I wanted SIR and I knew it's not right. Somehow my mind was fixed on the physicist Newton. Never really gained any momentum, and struggled on various spots.
Across:
1A: Newton's first name ?: Why is it called FIG Newton Cake instead of Cookie/Bar?
4A: Chevy model: CAMARO. Here is the first ever Chevy CAMARO commercial.
14A: English privy: LOO. I think I really like "Elton's john" clue.
15A: Sandy or Roberto of baseball: ALOMAR. A rare gimme. I like how ALOMAR intersects MOST (6D: Part of MVP) because both of them were All-STAR Game MVPs (1997 & 1998). This is their father Sandy ALOMAR Sr (1966 Topps).
16A: 1997 Peter Fonda title role: ULEE. "ULEE's Gold". I've never seen it, have you?
24A: Actress Leigh: JANET. I don't like "Psycho", too scary.
25A: Man in Metz: HOMME. French for man. Here is Picasso's "Vieil HOMME Assis, Mougins". Another French word is OUI (49D: Nice assent).
28A: Hardly hemen: WIMPS. Are you OK with this clue?
32A: Poet Lowell: AMY. Unknown to me. What poem is she famous for?
38A: Alphrazolam brand name: XANAX. I simply forgot. Identical clue in a May TMS puzzle. It's an anti-anxiety drug.
43A: Digital image format: JPEG. I can never rememer its full name: Joint Photographic Experts Group.
48A: Fertile loam: LOESS. I sure have difficuty commmitting this word to my memory.
52A: QB Flutie: DOUG. No, I've never heard of him. A cover on Sports Illustrated? He must be very good during his college years then.
53A: Long Island institution: ADELPHI. New to me also. Is it very famous?
63A: Northern Illinois University city: DEKALB. Another unknown. WP says supermodel Cindy Crawford was born and grew up here. Here is the map.
66A: "___ Fideles": ADESTE. I don't understand a word Enya is singing, but it's beautiful.
Down:
2D: Actress Skye: IONE. No idea, even though I just watched her movie "Say Anything..." (with John Cusack) a few weeks ago.
4D: Minnelli film: CABARET. "Why Should I Wake Up?"
8D: Vituperate: RAIL AT
9D: Wrinkle-free fabric: ORLON. I had no idea that ORLON is a Du Pont trademark.
10D: Pool hall item: CUE STICK. Paul Newman's "The Hustler" is pretty good.
13D: Tunisian ruler: BEYS. Alwayst thought BEYS were Turkish rulers.
19D: Cinema-chain name: LOEWS
25D: Sister's clothing: HABIT
27D: Media bus. grp.: MCA. What is it?
35D: Devon river: EXE. It appeared in a Feb TMS puzzle, and of course I forgot. Here is the map. It flows to the English Channel.
42D: Infection type: STAPH
44D: Good gracious!: GLORY BE. I've never heard anyone say "GLORY BE!" alone as an exclamation. Is it like "Man Alive"?
54D: Confront boldly: DARE. "Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and dreams that you DARE to dream really do come true..." Now, tell me, do you DARE? " 'Cause if you do, I'll take you there...."
55D: Med. tests for the heart: EKGS. I forgot which one is more commonly used, EKG or ECG?
57D: Pakistan tongue: URDU. Nailed it this time.
C.C.
