June 30 is set aside to celebrate National Social Media Day. The use of these sites has changed not only me but the bulk of America. It has also opened up arenas for some really nasty business but that is one of the downsides of The First Amendment.
I consider what we do here to certainly be a cog in the Social Media machinery. I have met some lovely new friends here and deeply value my contact with them through this electronic medium and, yes, SOCIAL MEDIA was in Morton's puzzle yesterday.
I have also made contact with former students and colleagues including my former commuting pal who is now married, living and teaching in Ho Chi Minh City! I could do without the winter postings questioning my intelligence for staying her in the frozen tundra but that is part of game and I enjoy winter. No, really!
On this day, Brian has supplied us with a worthy challenge that took me a lot longer than last Saturday's puzzle. There were a few fills that took some disassembling even after I got them with solid perpendicular entries including a type of clam that has escaped my purview up to now.
Let's begin our own social media exploration of Brian's Saturday offering on this last day of June:
Across:
1. Complies with a "Star Trek" order: MAKES IT SO
10. Larkish?: HAPPY.
15. Field reporter's signoff: OVER TO YOU - Kind of hard to do if you...
16. Stan's partner: OLLIE.
17. Inspiration for many pop songs: TEEN ANGST - Exhibit A
18. Period of time: SPELL - waethre is a bad SPELL of weather
19. 120 dozen?: TENS - A great hundred, also known as a small gross, is 120 or TEN dozen. That would be 120 of these bad boys!
20. "I Miss You" (1994) R&B singer: AARON HALL - Okay
22. Ring combination: ONE TWO - ONE - right jab, TWO - left hook. THREE - Good night sweet prince.
25. "Carmen" parts: ARIAS.
26. Gun offspring?: SON - "SON of a GUN" is my go-to phrase for a bad golf shot
27. Giving relief to: EASING - Ray later found out it was his own pain that needed EASING in Field Of Dreams. This is the only movie I can remember that had a real emotional effect on me
30. "Growing Up in New Guinea" author: MEAD - The revolutionary book by Margaret MEAD about her time in the Manus Province (after working with plains Indians in Nebraska) before missionaries and other western influences arrived
33. Let out, say: ALTER - I haven't had my DW "take in" any pants for a while
34. In the worst way: BADLY - Our school board wanted a new Middle School in the worst way and by golly that's what they got.
35. Stretch limits: PUSH THE ENVELOPE.
40. Two-time A.L. HR leader Tony: ARMAS - He of the Boston Red Sox of the 1980's
41. Wide-eyed: NAIVE.
42. Razor __: CLAM - Unknown to me and seldom seen here in the Platte River
43. Monty Python co-founder: CLEESE.
45. "Doctor Who" airer: BBC - All you need to know - A favorite show for Sheldon on Big Bang Theory
48. Eastern European capital: SOFIA, Bulgaria
50. Small '90s-'00s Nissan: ALMERA- As well known as a RAZOR Clam to this blogger and also not found in the Platte River
52. Worked the room: SCHMOOZED.
56. Inventor Sikorsky: IGOR - An invention of his was featured in this 50's TV series
57. "Politically Incorrect" host: MAHER - As far to one side of the political spectrum as others are to the opposite side
58. Great Depression symbol: BREADLINE - Farmers around here were broke but at least could put food on the table
61. Putting to work: USING - I am USING MacOS High Sierra, Version 10.13.4 on my MacBook Pro
62. Dog school focus: OBEDIENCE.
63. Bug: GET TO - As I said last week, LET IT GO! Don't let 'em GET TO ya (Nolite te bastardes carorundorum)!
64. Sycophant: YES PERSON - Fans of The Office know who that is in this picture and who is the 11. Top dog: ALPHA MALE
Down:
1. Guiding principles: MOTTOS - Mine is, "Nobody is better than I am and I am no better than anyone"
2. Johnson & Johnson brand: AVEENO
3. Wayans family member: KEENEN - Okay
4. "Trophy, Hypertrophied" artist: ERNST - Art is in the eye/checkbook of the beholder
5. Stop: Abbr.: STA.
6. It's charged: ION - Hey, we science guys deserve a slightly arcane joke once in a while!
7. "Rack City" rapper: TYGA - It took me about 3 seconds to get the gist of his lyrics
8. McGwire rival: SOSA - They are giving credit for saving baseball after a strike and then making baseball own up to its steroid problem
9. Left in the dust: OUTRAN.
10. President after Anwar: HOSNI - Mubarak
12. "I would like that!": PLEASE DO
13. Difficult sort: PILL.
14. Scream: YELL
21. Dot follower: ORG.
23. Paintball mementos: WELTS
24. Citizenship promise: OATH - Here's one - I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.
28. Understand: SEE.
29. Sherlock's adversary Adler: IRENE - Lovely Lara Pulver is a great IRENE to Benedict Cumberbatch's SMUG, off-the-wall Sherlock in this recent BBC iteration
31. Lofty peak: ALP.
32. Tint: DYE - My hair vanity has not reached that point yet!
33. Lighting event?: AHA MOMENT - While Dr. Percy Spencer was working on a magnetron for military radar in 1946, he reached into his pocket and discovered his chocolate peanut cluster had melted. His AHA MOMENT turned into the invention of the microwave oven. The next day he put popcorn next to the device
34. Angled cut: BEVEL
35. Super __: PAC - To whom do I make out the check senator?
36. Browser bookmark: URL - Part of today's special day
37. Blockbuster: SMASH HIT - The list
38. "Auld Scotland wants __ skinking ware": Burns: NAE - Burns tribute to his beloved Haggis, and "NAE skinking ware that jaups in luggies" translated here
39. Passport endorsement: VISA.
43. Tech boss: CIO - Chief Information Officer
44. Big name in taking it easy: LA-Z-BOY - A great couch potato option
45. Kicks off: BEGINS - The NFL wants to make kickoff ssafer and they are implementing these new rules
46. Super Bowl 50 champ: BRONCO - It was said of Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 50, "He was the oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl and he played like it." The Broncos' defense won this game and Peyton was just along for the ride with his ineffective passing.
47. Lean dangerously: CAREEN
49. Waive: FORGO.
51. Bannister, for one: MILER - Having a last name that is also a common noun allows for crossword mischief
53. Trophy holder: CASE - Sir Roger Bannister and his Trophy CASE
52. Self-satisfied: SMUG - You just knew SMUG Biff Tannen would get his just desserts before the closing credits in Back To The Future
54. "Law and Order: CI" actress Kathryn: ERBE - Okay
55. They leave a lot of room for improvement: DEES - Despite what you might think, this letter never graced any of my report cards
59. Payroll service co.: ADP.
60. 21-spot item, typically: DIE - ...and six sides. Add up the spots
Now use our social media to give us your well-considered, thoughtful commentary:
DA GRID
Let's begin our own social media exploration of Brian's Saturday offering on this last day of June:
Across:
1. Complies with a "Star Trek" order: MAKES IT SO
10. Larkish?: HAPPY.
15. Field reporter's signoff: OVER TO YOU - Kind of hard to do if you...
16. Stan's partner: OLLIE.
17. Inspiration for many pop songs: TEEN ANGST - Exhibit A
18. Period of time: SPELL - waethre is a bad SPELL of weather
19. 120 dozen?: TENS - A great hundred, also known as a small gross, is 120 or TEN dozen. That would be 120 of these bad boys!
20. "I Miss You" (1994) R&B singer: AARON HALL - Okay
22. Ring combination: ONE TWO - ONE - right jab, TWO - left hook. THREE - Good night sweet prince.
25. "Carmen" parts: ARIAS.
26. Gun offspring?: SON - "SON of a GUN" is my go-to phrase for a bad golf shot
27. Giving relief to: EASING - Ray later found out it was his own pain that needed EASING in Field Of Dreams. This is the only movie I can remember that had a real emotional effect on me
30. "Growing Up in New Guinea" author: MEAD - The revolutionary book by Margaret MEAD about her time in the Manus Province (after working with plains Indians in Nebraska) before missionaries and other western influences arrived
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| Margaret Mead directing a group of men playing sacred flutes in Arapesh |
33. Let out, say: ALTER - I haven't had my DW "take in" any pants for a while
34. In the worst way: BADLY - Our school board wanted a new Middle School in the worst way and by golly that's what they got.
35. Stretch limits: PUSH THE ENVELOPE.
40. Two-time A.L. HR leader Tony: ARMAS - He of the Boston Red Sox of the 1980's
41. Wide-eyed: NAIVE.
42. Razor __: CLAM - Unknown to me and seldom seen here in the Platte River
43. Monty Python co-founder: CLEESE.
45. "Doctor Who" airer: BBC - All you need to know - A favorite show for Sheldon on Big Bang Theory
48. Eastern European capital: SOFIA, Bulgaria
50. Small '90s-'00s Nissan: ALMERA- As well known as a RAZOR Clam to this blogger and also not found in the Platte River
56. Inventor Sikorsky: IGOR - An invention of his was featured in this 50's TV series
57. "Politically Incorrect" host: MAHER - As far to one side of the political spectrum as others are to the opposite side
58. Great Depression symbol: BREADLINE - Farmers around here were broke but at least could put food on the table
61. Putting to work: USING - I am USING MacOS High Sierra, Version 10.13.4 on my MacBook Pro
62. Dog school focus: OBEDIENCE.
63. Bug: GET TO - As I said last week, LET IT GO! Don't let 'em GET TO ya (Nolite te bastardes carorundorum)!
64. Sycophant: YES PERSON - Fans of The Office know who that is in this picture and who is the 11. Top dog: ALPHA MALE
Down:
1. Guiding principles: MOTTOS - Mine is, "Nobody is better than I am and I am no better than anyone"
2. Johnson & Johnson brand: AVEENO
3. Wayans family member: KEENEN - Okay
4. "Trophy, Hypertrophied" artist: ERNST - Art is in the eye/checkbook of the beholder
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| Trophy, Hypertrophied - 1919 |
5. Stop: Abbr.: STA.
6. It's charged: ION - Hey, we science guys deserve a slightly arcane joke once in a while!
8. McGwire rival: SOSA - They are giving credit for saving baseball after a strike and then making baseball own up to its steroid problem
9. Left in the dust: OUTRAN.
10. President after Anwar: HOSNI - Mubarak
12. "I would like that!": PLEASE DO
13. Difficult sort: PILL.
14. Scream: YELL
21. Dot follower: ORG.
24. Citizenship promise: OATH - Here's one - I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.
28. Understand: SEE.
29. Sherlock's adversary Adler: IRENE - Lovely Lara Pulver is a great IRENE to Benedict Cumberbatch's SMUG, off-the-wall Sherlock in this recent BBC iteration
31. Lofty peak: ALP.
32. Tint: DYE - My hair vanity has not reached that point yet!
34. Angled cut: BEVEL
35. Super __: PAC - To whom do I make out the check senator?
36. Browser bookmark: URL - Part of today's special day
37. Blockbuster: SMASH HIT - The list
38. "Auld Scotland wants __ skinking ware": Burns: NAE - Burns tribute to his beloved Haggis, and "NAE skinking ware that jaups in luggies" translated here39. Passport endorsement: VISA.
43. Tech boss: CIO - Chief Information Officer
44. Big name in taking it easy: LA-Z-BOY - A great couch potato option
45. Kicks off: BEGINS - The NFL wants to make kickoff ssafer and they are implementing these new rules
46. Super Bowl 50 champ: BRONCO - It was said of Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 50, "He was the oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl and he played like it." The Broncos' defense won this game and Peyton was just along for the ride with his ineffective passing.
47. Lean dangerously: CAREEN
49. Waive: FORGO.
51. Bannister, for one: MILER - Having a last name that is also a common noun allows for crossword mischief
53. Trophy holder: CASE - Sir Roger Bannister and his Trophy CASE
52. Self-satisfied: SMUG - You just knew SMUG Biff Tannen would get his just desserts before the closing credits in Back To The Future
54. "Law and Order: CI" actress Kathryn: ERBE - Okay
55. They leave a lot of room for improvement: DEES - Despite what you might think, this letter never graced any of my report cards
59. Payroll service co.: ADP.
60. 21-spot item, typically: DIE - ...and six sides. Add up the spots
Now use our social media to give us your well-considered, thoughtful commentary:
DA GRID
