Theme: "What, Me Worry?"
17A: Start of a quip: WORRY IS A ROCKING
34A: Part 2 of quip: CHAIR THAT
45A: Part 3 of quip: WILL NEVER
66A: End of quip: TAKE YOU ANYWHERE
The original Glenn Turner quote is: Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.
Most of the worries are unfounded. Some people are trapped and paralyzed by their gloomy imaginations. Worries can easily morph into fears or phobias. Don't worry. Be happy.
This is a better puzzle than Alele Mann's last quip. It held my interest. But why "Chic" for (4D) though? To me, "Chic" is stylish, but PERT is "lively". Katie Couric used to be PERT.
Across:
1A: Short distance: STEP. This STEP is definitely not a "Short distance".
5A: Hullabaloo: FUROR
16A: Present starter?: OMNI. Omnipresent. Actually, "Present opener?" is a better clue.
21A: "Havana" star: LENA OLIN. Easy guess. I've never seen "Havana". Nice to see her full name in a grid.
25A: His in Hyeres: SES. Hyeres is on the French Riviera. I did not know that.
30A: "Barney Miller" co-star: SOO (Jack). Learned from doing Xword. I wonder why he changed his name into SOO. Japanese nickname for Suzuki?
42A: Explorer Johnson: OSA. No idea. Here is a safari photo of OSA and her husband Martin Johnson. If she is OSA, her husband should be OSO. A bear couple.
44A: Star in Cygnus: DENEB. "Cygnus" is Latin for "swan", cygnets are young swans. See this diagram again.
54A: SASA, e.g.: ENC. Wrote down ENV first.
58A: Deviant: ABNORMAL
68A: Mythical Hun king: ATLI. I don't know why the answer is ATLI when it's clued as Norse god related, but ATTILA when the clue was "The Scourge of God".
69A: Founder of the Ottoman dynasty: OSMAN. Oh, I did not know this either. More familiar with Ottoman Empire, not dynasty. China had over 20 dynasties. Qing was the last, overthrown by Sun Yat-Sen in 1911.
72A: Renaissance fiddle: REBEC. Absolutely no idea. See here for more information. It's pear-shaped and was replaced by viol after the Renaissance period.
Down:
1D: Disseminates: SOWS. Remind me of my theme title yesterday: Go, Sow Your Wild Oats.
3D: Stone or Pound: EZRA. Know poet EZRA Pound. Forgot who EZRA Stone is.
5D: Like Snow White: FAIREST. Good clue. Better than "Most ..."
7D: Qum coin: RIAL. Qum is in Iran. See it? It's to the south/southwest of Tehran.
11D: Ludwig and Jannings: EMILS. Jannings is the first winner of Oscar for Best Actor ("The Way of All Flesh"). Ludwig is a German author known for his biographies of Goethe, Napoléon, etc.
12D: "Tomorrow" singer: ANNIE. Nice clip.
19D: Actress Jones: CAROLYN. I guessed. Not familiar with this actress at all. Is CAROLYN and Caroline the same?
23D: Not by any means: NO HOW. Mine was NEVER.
29D: Itchy skin problem: TINEA. New word to me. It's also called ringworm.
31D: Mirage, maybe: OASIS. OK, maybe.
38D: Fiji's capital: SUVA. PGA golfer Vijay Singh attended high school here, according to Wikipedia. He is very cold in person, very arrogant.
48D: Cast off: UNMOOR. I wanted UNSHED. Silly, since SHED is the correct word.
51D: Mongolian invader: TATAR. I think China had the largest territory when it's ruled by Genghis Khan.
53D: Braided linen tape: INKLE. Oh, I did not know there is a special term for braided linen.
57D: Everygreen tree: YEW. Are these berries poisonous?
59D: Eye in Aix: OEIL. Trompe l'OEIL. Surreal, isn't it? Julian Beever never ceases to amaze me. Pavement Picasso indeed.
64D: Ireland: ERIN. The poetic name for Ireland is EIRE. Hibernophile is a term to describe one who love all things Irish, esp the Corrs & Bono. Hibernia is Latin for Ireland. Sounds cold, doesn't it?
C.C.
17A: Start of a quip: WORRY IS A ROCKING
34A: Part 2 of quip: CHAIR THAT
45A: Part 3 of quip: WILL NEVER
66A: End of quip: TAKE YOU ANYWHERE
The original Glenn Turner quote is: Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.
Most of the worries are unfounded. Some people are trapped and paralyzed by their gloomy imaginations. Worries can easily morph into fears or phobias. Don't worry. Be happy.
This is a better puzzle than Alele Mann's last quip. It held my interest. But why "Chic" for (4D) though? To me, "Chic" is stylish, but PERT is "lively". Katie Couric used to be PERT.
Across:
1A: Short distance: STEP. This STEP is definitely not a "Short distance".
5A: Hullabaloo: FUROR
16A: Present starter?: OMNI. Omnipresent. Actually, "Present opener?" is a better clue.
21A: "Havana" star: LENA OLIN. Easy guess. I've never seen "Havana". Nice to see her full name in a grid.
25A: His in Hyeres: SES. Hyeres is on the French Riviera. I did not know that.
30A: "Barney Miller" co-star: SOO (Jack). Learned from doing Xword. I wonder why he changed his name into SOO. Japanese nickname for Suzuki?
42A: Explorer Johnson: OSA. No idea. Here is a safari photo of OSA and her husband Martin Johnson. If she is OSA, her husband should be OSO. A bear couple.
44A: Star in Cygnus: DENEB. "Cygnus" is Latin for "swan", cygnets are young swans. See this diagram again.
54A: SASA, e.g.: ENC. Wrote down ENV first.
58A: Deviant: ABNORMAL
68A: Mythical Hun king: ATLI. I don't know why the answer is ATLI when it's clued as Norse god related, but ATTILA when the clue was "The Scourge of God".
69A: Founder of the Ottoman dynasty: OSMAN. Oh, I did not know this either. More familiar with Ottoman Empire, not dynasty. China had over 20 dynasties. Qing was the last, overthrown by Sun Yat-Sen in 1911.
72A: Renaissance fiddle: REBEC. Absolutely no idea. See here for more information. It's pear-shaped and was replaced by viol after the Renaissance period.
Down:
1D: Disseminates: SOWS. Remind me of my theme title yesterday: Go, Sow Your Wild Oats.
3D: Stone or Pound: EZRA. Know poet EZRA Pound. Forgot who EZRA Stone is.
5D: Like Snow White: FAIREST. Good clue. Better than "Most ..."
7D: Qum coin: RIAL. Qum is in Iran. See it? It's to the south/southwest of Tehran.
11D: Ludwig and Jannings: EMILS. Jannings is the first winner of Oscar for Best Actor ("The Way of All Flesh"). Ludwig is a German author known for his biographies of Goethe, Napoléon, etc.
12D: "Tomorrow" singer: ANNIE. Nice clip.
19D: Actress Jones: CAROLYN. I guessed. Not familiar with this actress at all. Is CAROLYN and Caroline the same?
23D: Not by any means: NO HOW. Mine was NEVER.
29D: Itchy skin problem: TINEA. New word to me. It's also called ringworm.
31D: Mirage, maybe: OASIS. OK, maybe.
38D: Fiji's capital: SUVA. PGA golfer Vijay Singh attended high school here, according to Wikipedia. He is very cold in person, very arrogant.
48D: Cast off: UNMOOR. I wanted UNSHED. Silly, since SHED is the correct word.
51D: Mongolian invader: TATAR. I think China had the largest territory when it's ruled by Genghis Khan.
53D: Braided linen tape: INKLE. Oh, I did not know there is a special term for braided linen.
57D: Everygreen tree: YEW. Are these berries poisonous?
59D: Eye in Aix: OEIL. Trompe l'OEIL. Surreal, isn't it? Julian Beever never ceases to amaze me. Pavement Picasso indeed.
64D: Ireland: ERIN. The poetic name for Ireland is EIRE. Hibernophile is a term to describe one who love all things Irish, esp the Corrs & Bono. Hibernia is Latin for Ireland. Sounds cold, doesn't it?
C.C.
