Theme: A Happy Thought
17A: Start of a quip: CONTENTMENT
24A: Part 2 of quip: IS THE BEST
40A: Part 3 of quip: OF ALL
52A: Part 4 of quip: RICHES AND
64A: End of comment: ITS NOT TAXED
How come the quip was segued into a comment?
I didn't quite understand this Evan Esar quote. Does the "RICHES" refer to "the rich people"? If so, shouldn't there be a "the" in the quip? If not, what does "RICHES" refer to then?
I was stumped by a few obscure words. Had to ask Google for help. I really disliked seeing OFF (11A: Not turned on) and I'M OFF (24D: See-ya!) in one grid. They are jarring to my eyes.
Overall, it's pretty decent puzzle, at least I was not bored.
Across:
1A: "Waterloo" group: ABBA. "Mamma Mia"! ABBA won Eurovision 1974 for "Waterloo". I am very fond of this year's winning song "Believe" (Dima Bilan).
5A: Bogart film, "High __": SIERRA. Not familiar with this movie. I wonder if Bogart encountered TSETSE (49D: Dreaded fly) while filming "The African Queen". He might be too drunk to remember anything.
15A: Provo resident: UTAHAN. Goodness gracious! How can they be so obsessed with "zz" in their sport teams' names?
21A: Depict distinctly: ETCH. I was stunned when a 13-year old boy bought this Rembrandt's etching "Agony in the Garden" with his bar mitzvah money.
22A: Handwoven rug: RYA. The "Scandinavian rug".
26A: Hawthorne's birthplace: SALEM. No idea. He wrote "The Scarlet Letter" at this place also.
28A: Tumor: suff.: OMA. As in "Melanoma". New to me.
31A: Parkinson's medication: L-DOPA. Absolutely no idea. I am sure Dr. Dad/Flyingears/A Lucid Dream will provide us with more information.
34A: Dearie: SUGAR. What is the theme of this "SUGAR, SUGAR" clip? So odd a collection.
42A: "Whip it" rock group: DEVO. Foreign to me. Here is the clip. Is there any symbolism in those red hats?
43A: The king of France: LE ROI. This reminded me of Louis XVI (LE ROI Soleil) and his "L'État, c'est moi" statement.
45A: Ice sheets: FLOES. Is this a real penguin? Looks like a decoy.
50A: Absolute: UTTER. Do you like these dewy flower petals? UTTERLY amazing, so pretty and delicate. Are they edible?
57A: U-shaped river bend: OXBOW. I forgot. Earlier in a May puzzle, Crockett mentioned the OXBOW Park, "where the Sandy River makes that U-shaped turn (OXBOW)".
62A: Zen enlightenment: SATORI. Ah, this enlightenment is deeper and more lasting/penetrative than "kensho".
63A: Tibetan gazelle: GOA. No idea. This GOA region of India came up when I googled.
66A: Letters in tennis?: ENS
67A: Former Dophin running-back: CSONKA (Larry). No, I've never heard of him. WP shows that he is the Super Bowl VIII MVP. How to pronounce CSONKA?
70A: Nairobi native: KENYAN. I don't know why they are so good at marathon.
Down:
2D: Raspberry blower: BOOER. I did not know this displeasing meaning of "Raspberry". Could not understand why someone wants to do a "raspberry" blowing job.
3D: Four-minute mile breaker: BANNISTER (Roger). No idea. See this plaque.
4D: NY prison: ATTICA. Learned from doing crossword.
6D: Morticia's cousin: ITT. I am more familiar with the "The Addams Family" cousin" clue.
7D: Chair designer: EAMES. Unknown to me, though I might have seen an EAMES chair on "Antique Roadshow" before.
9D: "____ Notorious": RANCHO. No idea. Here is a poster. That girl does not really look like Marlene Dietrich.
25D: One bit per second: BAUD. Not familiar with this computer term either. It's the "unit of data transmission".
35D: Shift mechanisms: GEARBOXES. Certainly not a gimme to me.
44D: Awllike tool: ICE PICK. This brings to mind the "Basic Instinct". I did not get the ending. Was Sharon Stone planning to kill Michael Douglas?
51D: Still around: EXTANT
52D: Star in Orion: RIGEL. I forgot again. See this map. See "the Hare" Lepus also?
53D: Intriguing incongruity: IRONY. I like the alliteration in the clue. What's the difference between "incongruity" and "incrongruousness"?
55D: Pyromaniac's crime: ARSON
58D: Where the Magic used to play: O-RENA. I don't understand this one. Why? Is this an old LA Lakers' stadium?
62D: Kyle's "South Park" friend: STAN. OK, let me get it right this time: "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" "Those Bastards"!!
65D: River of Orel: OKA. It's clued as "Volga tributary" before. Of course I forgot. Lately I've been crossing river Lethe frequently & blissfully.
C.C.
17A: Start of a quip: CONTENTMENT
24A: Part 2 of quip: IS THE BEST
40A: Part 3 of quip: OF ALL
52A: Part 4 of quip: RICHES AND
64A: End of comment: ITS NOT TAXED
How come the quip was segued into a comment?
I didn't quite understand this Evan Esar quote. Does the "RICHES" refer to "the rich people"? If so, shouldn't there be a "the" in the quip? If not, what does "RICHES" refer to then?
I was stumped by a few obscure words. Had to ask Google for help. I really disliked seeing OFF (11A: Not turned on) and I'M OFF (24D: See-ya!) in one grid. They are jarring to my eyes.
Overall, it's pretty decent puzzle, at least I was not bored.
Across:
1A: "Waterloo" group: ABBA. "Mamma Mia"! ABBA won Eurovision 1974 for "Waterloo". I am very fond of this year's winning song "Believe" (Dima Bilan).
5A: Bogart film, "High __": SIERRA. Not familiar with this movie. I wonder if Bogart encountered TSETSE (49D: Dreaded fly) while filming "The African Queen". He might be too drunk to remember anything.
15A: Provo resident: UTAHAN. Goodness gracious! How can they be so obsessed with "zz" in their sport teams' names?
21A: Depict distinctly: ETCH. I was stunned when a 13-year old boy bought this Rembrandt's etching "Agony in the Garden" with his bar mitzvah money.
22A: Handwoven rug: RYA. The "Scandinavian rug".
26A: Hawthorne's birthplace: SALEM. No idea. He wrote "The Scarlet Letter" at this place also.
28A: Tumor: suff.: OMA. As in "Melanoma". New to me.
31A: Parkinson's medication: L-DOPA. Absolutely no idea. I am sure Dr. Dad/Flyingears/A Lucid Dream will provide us with more information.
34A: Dearie: SUGAR. What is the theme of this "SUGAR, SUGAR" clip? So odd a collection.
42A: "Whip it" rock group: DEVO. Foreign to me. Here is the clip. Is there any symbolism in those red hats?
43A: The king of France: LE ROI. This reminded me of Louis XVI (LE ROI Soleil) and his "L'État, c'est moi" statement.
45A: Ice sheets: FLOES. Is this a real penguin? Looks like a decoy.
50A: Absolute: UTTER. Do you like these dewy flower petals? UTTERLY amazing, so pretty and delicate. Are they edible?
57A: U-shaped river bend: OXBOW. I forgot. Earlier in a May puzzle, Crockett mentioned the OXBOW Park, "where the Sandy River makes that U-shaped turn (OXBOW)".
62A: Zen enlightenment: SATORI. Ah, this enlightenment is deeper and more lasting/penetrative than "kensho".
63A: Tibetan gazelle: GOA. No idea. This GOA region of India came up when I googled.
66A: Letters in tennis?: ENS
67A: Former Dophin running-back: CSONKA (Larry). No, I've never heard of him. WP shows that he is the Super Bowl VIII MVP. How to pronounce CSONKA?
70A: Nairobi native: KENYAN. I don't know why they are so good at marathon.
Down:
2D: Raspberry blower: BOOER. I did not know this displeasing meaning of "Raspberry". Could not understand why someone wants to do a "raspberry" blowing job.
3D: Four-minute mile breaker: BANNISTER (Roger). No idea. See this plaque.
4D: NY prison: ATTICA. Learned from doing crossword.
6D: Morticia's cousin: ITT. I am more familiar with the "The Addams Family" cousin" clue.
7D: Chair designer: EAMES. Unknown to me, though I might have seen an EAMES chair on "Antique Roadshow" before.
9D: "____ Notorious": RANCHO. No idea. Here is a poster. That girl does not really look like Marlene Dietrich.
25D: One bit per second: BAUD. Not familiar with this computer term either. It's the "unit of data transmission".
35D: Shift mechanisms: GEARBOXES. Certainly not a gimme to me.
44D: Awllike tool: ICE PICK. This brings to mind the "Basic Instinct". I did not get the ending. Was Sharon Stone planning to kill Michael Douglas?
51D: Still around: EXTANT
52D: Star in Orion: RIGEL. I forgot again. See this map. See "the Hare" Lepus also?
53D: Intriguing incongruity: IRONY. I like the alliteration in the clue. What's the difference between "incongruity" and "incrongruousness"?
55D: Pyromaniac's crime: ARSON
58D: Where the Magic used to play: O-RENA. I don't understand this one. Why? Is this an old LA Lakers' stadium?
62D: Kyle's "South Park" friend: STAN. OK, let me get it right this time: "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" "Those Bastards"!!
65D: River of Orel: OKA. It's clued as "Volga tributary" before. Of course I forgot. Lately I've been crossing river Lethe frequently & blissfully.
C.C.
