This holiday reminds me of a bakery called Bäckerei Tichelkamp we visited in Oberammergau, Germany. The visit was a delight for all the senses but the olfactory glands definitely got a workout. Since their famous Passion Play is only put on every 10 years, this is the memory I will always have of this quaint village unless I can get back there in 2020 to see their famous event.
We see breads in this venue quite often. This 8/28/18 puzzle by Mike Torch even had a punny bread theme.
One nugget from the article relates that Derek loves the word OBAMA which has nothing to do with the former president's politics. It is because it has a vowel, consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel progression that is easier to fit into puzzles than many other names.
That is the reason he has become a fan of highly ranked tennis player Elina Svitolina because if she becomes very popular, her first name will fit the same progression!
Now let's venture on to see what else our Canadian friend has for us today in his pangrammatic puzzle that features a stacked set of three horizontal grid spanners and two symmetric vertical grid spanners. 32. "Geez Louise": ME OH MY!
Across:
1. Divided equally: IN HALF - Solomon's proposed, grotesque solution leapt to my mind
7. They're inseparable, briefly: BFFS - Do you have any H.S. Best Friends Forever that you still see?
11. Test subjects: IQ'S - When tests are discussed, the subject of IQ tests will certainly arise. Subjects who take said tests will obtain their IQ score. Any guesses on this IQ test question? These used to drive me crazy. *Answer is at the bottom of this page.
14. Head scratcher?: NOOGIE - NOOGIES are not 24. Needles: TAUNTS, they're abuse, pure and simple
15. One may be on the house: LIEN - Sometimes filing one of these is the only way a contractor can get his money from the homeowner
16. McDonald's supply item: BUN - Two all beef patties............on a Sesame Seed BUN. Apropos today on bread day
17. Main floor, often: GROUND LEVEL - In Europe we found elevators where GROUND LEVEL was *G and the first (1) floor was the first floor above the GROUND
19. One-named "Chandelier" singer: SIA - Okay
20. John/Rice musical: AIDA - A fascinating two minute preview of this wonderful play by Elton John and Tim Rice
21. Support for PBS' "The Joy of Painting"?: EASEL - Bob Ross in front of that "support". What a soothing voice he had!
22. Cherokee, for one: JEEP - This 1959 Chevrolet Apache can be yours for $39,000.
23. Hosp. staffers: RNS
26. Frog foot feature: PAD - A nuptial pad (also known as thumb pad, or nuptial excrescence) is a secondary sex characteristic present on some mature male frogs and salamanders. You're welcome.
29. Disreputable sort: CAD - Some CADS of the 50's also had PADS
30. Head lines?: EEGS - Electro EncephaloGrams
31. Sex appeal: ANIMAL MAGNETISM
37. A lot: SOMETHING FIERCE - I need to [insert phrase] SOMETHING FIERCE
38. Therapy appointment, say: ONE-ON-ONE SESSION.
39. Sound: HALE - and hearty
40. Border: HEM - HEMline as a stock market indicator
41. Early Beatle Sutcliffe: STU - The original bassist left the group to pursue his painting career. STU ART?
42. Garlicky dish: SCAMPI
45. Convened: MET - The first U.S. Congress MET in Federal Hall in NYC on March 4, 1789
46. Like candles: WAXY - How my wife describes Twizzlers
47. Handed out: DEALT - But you can't play cards you are DEALT very well if you have a 49. Gambler's giveaway: TELL.53. MSNBC host Melber: ARI - Okay
54. Sylvia Plath title woman: LADY LAZARUS - A poem inspired by her accidental and intentional brushes with death
56. Low: MOO - Song of the season lyric, "The cattle are LOWING, the poor baby wakes"
57. What glasses are often for: EYES
58. Dolores Haze, to Humbert: LOLITA - Yeah, what could possibly go wrong with Humbert's and Dolores' (who he nicknamed LOLITA) relationship?
59. PC pioneer: IBM.
60. Ain't better?: ISNT- Yes, ISN'T ISN'T a better word than ain't?
61. Gift that's heartfelt and often heart-shaped: LOCKET.
Down:
1. "Young Frankenstein" lab assistant: INGA - One of the best lines from Young Frankenstein is addressed to INGA (not IGOR)
2. "Me neither": NOR I.
3. Sweatshirt feature, perhaps: HOOD.
4. Taqueria drink: AGUA En la taqueria, me gusta beber agua (At the taco restaurant, I like to drink water)
5. Vietnam Veterans Memorial designer: LIN -Maya LIN and her winning design which seems so small in this model
6. America has ten of them: FEDERAL HOLIDAYS
7. Approve: BLESS.
8. Fin: FIVE - A $5 bill from "finf," Yiddish for "five"
9. Walk on air: FEEL TEN FEET TALL - How I feel when C.C.'s and my puzzles get published
10. Show with Kate McKinnon, to fans: SNL - A funny bit from this year's Mother's Day Saturday Night Live show
11. Gabler's creator: IBSEN - Hedda Gabler is an IBSEN play I have never heard of
12. Relaxed: QUIET
13. Ginger treats: SNAPS.
18. Explosive situation, metaphorically: LAND MINE - Avoid these at Thanksgiving!
22. Mots __: perfect words: JUSTES - French for words (MOTS) and right (JUSTES)
25. Concern in hiring practices: AGEISM.
26. Old El __: Tex-Mex brand: PASO.
27. Right away, in verse: ANON - Juliet: " I come, ANON.—But if thou mean’st not well, I do beseech thee—"
28. Small change: DIME - Ah, vestiges of my yute!
29. Snooze: CATNAP - Now that's a serious CATNAP. Not even Mr. Bunny can disrupt it.30. Off-white: EGG SHELL
33. Chemical suffix: ANE - Flammable MethANE leaps to my mind
34. Flower from the Greek for "rainbow": IRIS - Ἶρις (Iota, rho, iota, sigma) - Goddess of the rainbow
35. Annie Lennox, by birth: SCOT - A bonny lass from Aberdeen who is the lead singer for the Eurhythmics
36. List with starters: MENU - Found as appetizers in a restaurant and as icons on a computer
42. Pundit: SWAMI.
43. Chocolate substitute: CAROB - CAROB on the left is caffeine free
44. Truism: AXIOM.
45. "That time of year thou __ in me behold": Shak.: MAYST - The title of Shakespeare's Sonnet 73 that speaks of entering old age
48. Blissful land: EDEN - Richard II said of England - "This other EDEN, demi-paradise..." The third reference to The Bard Of Avon today
49. After-shower application: TALC.
50. Two-time NHL Norris Trophy winner Karlsson: ERIK - A San Jose Shark hockey player from Landsbro, Sweden
51. Minstrel's strings: LUTE.
52. Hurdle for aspiring attys.: LSAT - Sample questions from the Law School Aptitude Test
55. Wild place: ZOO.
I hope you think the puzzle and the write-up were worth the dough and not too crusty. Comment at will:
I told you it was a pangram!
*The correct answer in the IQ problem is #5
