Have a Seat and Stay Awhile. The circles spell out a type of chair.
17-Across. Holiday bloom: EASTER LILY. Easy Chair. An Easy Chair can come in all shapes and sizes. It is simply a chair that is generally large, soft and comfortable. Easter is less than 40 days away, so we will soon be seeing Easter Lilies.
26-Across. Taft's University of Cincinnati position: LAW SCHOOL DEAN. Lawn Chair. Lawn Chairs, too, can come in all shapes and sizes. We would take ours to the beach.
William Howard Taft (Sept. 15, 1857 ~ Mar. 8, 1930) had quite a career. In 1896, the University of Cincinnati established a Law Department. Taft, who was at the time a Federal District Judge, was named its Dean. He, of course, later went on to become the 27th President of the United States. After his term as President ended, he briefly became a law professor at Yale, until he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court. He served as the 10th Chief Justice from 1921 until his death 9 years later.
Taft in a Lawn Chair (chair circa 1900).
43-Across. UPS vehicle: DELIVERY TRUCK. Deck chair. These can also come in lots of shapes and sizes. As a kid, we had Adirondack chairs on our deck. At any rate, these chairs are used outside and not in the living room. The ice and snow storm has prevented many a UPS delivery this week.
And the unifier:
58-Across. Parlor pieces, and a hint to each set of circles: WING CHAIRS. My grandfather had a wing chair in his parlor. No one else could use that chair.
23. Jong and Durance: ERICAs. I am familiar with Erica Jong (b. Mar. 26, 1942), who is a writer, but am not familiar with the actress Erica Durance (b. June 21, 1978).
Erica Jong
Erica Durance
25. Oscar winner Kingsley: BEN. Ben Kingsley (né Krishna Pandit Bhanji; b. Dec. 31, 1943) won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gandhi in 1982 movie of the same name.
33. Things sometimes found under a tree: GIFTS.
35. Wolf cries: HOWLS.
36. 1959 folk hit with the line "Charlie couldn't get off of that train": MTA. Will he ever return?
37. Burden: ONUS. Also an obligation. See clue 85-Across in Sunday's puzzle.
38. Gave out cards: DEALT.
39. Animal house: LAIR.
40. Time of your life: AGE.
41. Prolonged battle: SIEGE. // Not to be confused with 1-Down: 1. Feudal lord: LIEGE.
42. Number that's part of a nap: FORTY. A possible theory on the origin of the term Forty Winks.
46. __ Plaines: DES. A city in Cook County, Illinois, just outside the Chicago area.
47. Familiarize: ORIENT.
50. Rice or wheat: GRAIN.
53. "Dilbert" creator Adams: SCOTT. Scott Raymond Adams (b. June 8, 1957) created the Dilbert cartoon in the 1990. Often his cartoons would almost exactly mirror what was happening in my workplace.
56. Day for voting: Abbr.: TUE. Tuesday is also the day that I provide commentary for this crossword. In Louisiana, voting is usually on a Saturday.
57. Sleek, in car talk: AERO.
60. Dryer trap target: LINT.
61. MLB Tiger, for one: ALER. The Detroit Tigers are in the American League in Major League Baseball.
62. Artist Max: ERNST. Max Ernst (Apr. 2, 1891 ~ Apr. 1, 1976) was a pioneer in the surrealism and Dada art movements.
63. Grandson of Adam: ENOS. A Biblical reference: Enos was the son of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. Sometimes his name is spelled Enosh. According to Genesis (5:6), Seth was 105 years old when Enosh was born.
64. Heap affection (on): DOTE.
65. Continues intensely, as a storm: RAGES.
Down:
2. Broadcasting: ON AIR.
3. Natural gas, coal, etc.: FOSSIL FUEL.
4. Atlanta-based station: TNT. As in the (Ted) Turner Network Television.
5. Goes up and down: SEE-SAWS.
6. Pamplona parlor: SALA. Today's Spanish lesson.
7. Vacation choice: TRIP.
8. Like a slippery garage floor: OILY.
9. Remit: PAY.
10. Be about to happen: IMPEND.
11. Palindromic bread: NAAN. You too, can make your own Naan.
12. Designer Gernreich: RUDI. Rudi Gernreich (née Rudolf Gernerich; Aug. 8, 1922 ~ Apr. 21, 1985) is not a Tuesday-friendly crossword guest. He was actually Austrian, but fled to the United States in the late 1930s to escape the Nazis. He became an iconic fashion designer in the 1960 and is best known for inventing the Thong.
13. "What __ can I do?": ELSE.
18. Singer Diana: ROSS. Diana Ross (b. Mar. 26, 1944) was the lead singer of The Supremes. Sadly, Mary Wilson (Mar. 6, 1944 ~ Feb. 8, 2021), one of the founding members of The Supremes, died earlier this month.
22. Hair products: GELS.
Hair Gel gone bad.
24. Lions and tigers: CATS. Oh, My!
25. Lightning flash: BOLT. Usain Bolt (né Usain St. Leo Bolt; b. Aug. 21, 1986) has been compared to a flash of lightning.
27. Support the team: CHEER.
28. Composer Carmichael: HOAGY. In addition to being a composer, Hoagy Carmichael (né Hoagland Howard Carmichael; Nov. 22, 1899 ~ Dec. 27, 1981) was also a singer, songwriter andactor.
29. Young hooter: OWLET.
30. Online advertising: E-MARKETING.
31. Arguing: AT IT.
32. __ a one: none: NARY.
33. Prod: GOAD.
34. "Bus Stop" playwright: INGE. William Inge (né William Motter Inge; May 3, 1913 ~ June 10, 1973) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles. Sadly, he died by suicide at age 60. Bus Stop was adapted into a film, which starred Marilyn Monroe. The play takes place in a diner in the middle of no-where in middle America. Due to a massive snowstorm, a bus and its passengers are stranded at the diner and various impromptu romantic relationships are formed.
38. Fizzles out: DIES.
39. Centers of activity: LOCI.
41. Norse name similar to Stephen: SVEN.
42. To a greater degree: FURTHER.
44. Numbskulls: IDIOTS.
45. Campus cadets' org.: ROTC. As in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
48. Care for: NURSE.
49. Exams: TESTS.
50. __-force winds: GALE.
51. Equestrian's strap: REIN.
52. River of Pisa: ARNO.
53. Farm storage unit: SILO.
54. Tech news site: CNET.
55. Shrek, e.g.: OGRE.
58. Bundle of cash: WAD.
59. Altar in the sky: ARA. Ara, which is Latin for "Altar", is found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Stay safe and warm, everyone and don't let anyone else do your crossword puzzle if you step away before it is complete!
These
answers kind of remind me of the host of "America Says" John Michael
Higgins. "I'm not kidding!" Any one of the teams has a chance to win
fifteen thousand dollars! "By all Means !" "Really!"
Across:
1. Hand-dyeing method: BATIK.
6. Alaskan malamute team's burden: SLED. That would be a huge
sled. We kids had sleds our size and rode down a hill in Minnesota.
Not sure if they have sleds in Texas but the could have probably used
them last week.
10. __ Field: Mets' home: CITI. I believe Citi Field replaced Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows in 2008. Both ballparks could seat over 55,000 patrons.
14. Lose strength: ABATE. My bowling strength ABATED last week.
15. Attire for Caesar: TOGA. A party for "Animal House"
16. Closely related: AKIN. Shea is AKIN to Citi Field.
19. Pinball flub: TILT. In the old days, my friends and I would
play Pinball after bowling. I was gentle and never tilted the game. I
had good money in the machine, three games for a quarter, and I wanted
my money's worth.
20. Metal-shaping tool: STAMPER. Sounds like the name of a rabbit in "Bambi"
21. Defame verbally: SLANDER. With old age and health issues, I am too slender to SLANDER.
23. Fifth Avenue retailer: SAKS. Minneapolis has three SAKS stores that I know about. None are on Fifth Avenue.
25. Final word: SAY SO.
26. Even though: ALBEIT.
30. Low-cost and inferior: CHEAPO. We have a CHEAPO record store in Minneapolis. They buy and sell those vinyl things with a hole in the middle.
33. Early synthetic fiber: RAYON. Most of my stuff is real cloth. RAYON is too thin for wear in the cold northland.
34. Pinch, as piecrust: CRIMP.
35. D.C.'s nation: USA. Today - Another paper that sometimes features a crossword from C.C. Fred Piscop used to be the editor.
38. Kilt-wearing family: CLAN. I don't remember the Beverly Hillbillies wearing kilts.
39. Hotel visitor: GUEST. We have not visited a hotel for over a year. Cannot trust that crummy virus that's going around.
40. Soon, to a bard: ANON.
41. Rogue computer in "2001": HAL.
42. Uses a fireplace tool: POKES. We have a fireplace in our
basement. I have not used it for many years. Nasty to clean up the
ashes. I suppose the southern states homeowners wish they had one last
week.
43. Sci-fi robot: DROID.
44. Really rich: LOADED. The San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis
will be loaded since he signed a 14- year contract for 340 million $$$.
I thought baseball teams were hurting for cash since a short season
with no tickets sold last year.
46. With dexterity: DEFTLY.
47. Davis Jr. of the Rat Pack: SAMMY. Performed at the Sands
Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. It's gone now. I think it was in the
area of the now popular Fashion Show Mall. I visited the Sands Hotel a
long time ago, however I never saw the show.
49. Pig's meal: SLOP. Sometimes it's Boomer's meal.
51. Source of maple syrup: TREE SAP. Argyle used to send us maple syrup.
54. One of 12 at the Last Supper: APOSTLE. The season is upon us. The last supper occurs on the Thursday before Easter.
59. Straight from the mouth: ORAL. I was not able to deliver my
humor to my retired Graybar friends this year at the Orleans in Las
Vegas. Wait 'til next year, I'll be back!
62. Subside: WANE.
63. Cleveland's lake: ERIE. Trivia - Cleveland is one of the three largest cities in Ohio that start's with a "C". Can you name the other two?
64. Carried in a bag: TOTED.
65. The "S" in CBS: Abbr.: SYST.
66. Gets hitched: WEDS.
67. Reaches across: SPANS. We have a favorite dam that spans the
Mississippi up here. We have walked across it many times. The
Mississippi width is a relatively short distance north of Minneapolis.
Boomer, 8/11/2020
Down:
1. Deep choir voice: BASS. That was me in the Benilde High School Glee Club.
2. Share a boundary with: ABUT.
3. "Gone With the Wind" estate: TARA.
4. Checklist detail: ITEM. I bring a list to the grocery store but sometimes they are out or don't stock what I want.
5. Represses, as emotions: KEEPS IN.
6. Storied baby-bringing bird: STORK.
7. Gehrig in Cooperstown: LOU. Gehrig played in 2130 consecutive
games for the Yankees. The record seemed unbreakable until Cal Ripken
came along and went for 2632.
8. Dairy case dozen: EGGS. 45. Brunch fare made with 8-Down: OMELET. Three eggs with a little milk whipped in. Load with ham and cheese and fry it slowly. Yum!
9. Roald who created Willy Wonka: DAHL.
10. Bit of shuteye: CATNAP. This happens to me sometimes as I am watching one of the stupid game shows on TV.
12. Scrabble pieces: TILES. What four letter word yields the highest point score ?
13. Emcee's lead-in: INTRO.
18. In apple-pie order: NEAT.
22. "Hurry!" on a memo: ASAP. I am not known to hurry any more.
24. Windbags' speeches: SCREEDS.
26. One of two in McDonald's "M": ARCH. C.C. and I once drove
through Des Plaines, Ill. and stopped by the original Ray Kroc
McDonald's there. It's a showplace of the original McDonald's golden
arches that were famous in the 1950s. If your hungry you can get a
three course meal at a brick McDonald's down the street from the
original. I think it may cost more than 45 cents though.
27. In __ land: spaced-out: LA LA. The Original McDonald's is part of a museum in San Bernardino. just east of La La Land.
29. A billion years, in geology: EON.
31. Tire leak sound: HISS. Usually the tire does not leak. It's the stubborn valve stem.
32. 911 responder: Abbr.: EMT. Having worked for Graybar
Electric for more than a few years, I sold thousands of feet of EMT.
Electrical Metallic Tubing, aka EMT pipe.
34. Pickled veggie: CUKE. We keep trying to grow these in our small garden. No luck ... Maybe this spring.
36. Gardener's bagful: SOIL. Useful for growing cukes.
37. Warhol of pop art: ANDY.
39. Thor or Zeus: GOD.
40. Comics bark: ARF. I prefer RUFF - Dennis the Menace.
42. Forks over: PAYS.
43. Kicks out of the country: DEPORTS.
46. Dimwit: DOPE.
47. Stashes in a hold: STOWS.
48. Assortment: ARRAY.
50. Shoe strings: LACES. Got them on my bowling and golf shoes. Tennis shoes use Velcro.
52. Not very many: A FEW.
53. Skin opening: PORE. Sure, and if you hold your breath your PORES will close and bees cannot sting you.
55. Word on an octagonal sign: STOP. Trivia - They used to be
yellow. Now they are all red. In Minnesota, sometimes they get covered
with snow but you must still stop for an octagon.
56. Brit's goodbye: TA TA. I guess Harry and Meghan mumbled this a few years ago.
57. Legal claim on property: LIEN.
58. Comes to a halt: ENDS. Just while I was finishing up here, I
received one of those fake calls from someone stating that we ordered
some huge $$$$ from Amazon. That's what I wish would end.
61. Get __ of: dump: RID. We pay to get rid of garbage every week. Recycle every other week.
Theme:"Seeing (See ING) Progress" - ING orderly progresses from left to right in the grid.
22. Fit: IN GOOD SHAPE.
29. Arrives like a brainstorm: SPRINGS TO MIND.
51. Start of a hopeful chant: RAIN RAIN GO AWAY.
69. Absolutely zero: NOT A SINGLE ONE.
88. Ignore mistakes, say: LET THINGS SLIDE.
105. Disney theme park: ANIMAL KINGDOM.
119. Family film feature: HAPPY ENDING.
It
would be perfect in all ING span across multi-words, but sometimes it's
impossible, esp given the orderly progression constraints. Love the
HAPPY ENDING as last themer.
Across:
1. Playground game with hoops: HORSE.
6. Blobby sci-fi villain: JABBA. Jabba the Hutt.
11. Biker's protective wear: LEATHERS.
19. In the know: AWARE.
20. Fitness motto starter: USE IT.
21. Removes faded flowers from: DEADHEADS. Unfamiliar with this use. Only know the Grateful Dead connections.
24. Brand with a Jumpman logo: AIR JORDAN.
25. Regret: RUE.
26. School near Windsor: ETON.
27. Stiles of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?": RYAN.
28. "Friends" friend: ROSS. Nerdy.
34. A, to Beethoven: EINE.
36. Fair: SO SO. Quite a few SO's today: 6. "Precisely like this": JUST SO. 77. "Ciao": SO LONG. And a little bit of 87. Juice with a lizard logo: SOBE. Abbreviation of South Beach.
37. Formal talk: ADDRESS.
39. Deer sir: STAG.
43. Droid from Naboo, familiarly: ARTOO. Detoo.
46. Volume unit: SONE.
48. Go inside: ENTER.
50. Long, long tail?: AGO. Nice clue.
55. Tower engineer: EIFFEL.
57. Simone's state: ETAT. Is this a typical French name or does it just refer to Simone de Beauvoir?
58. Dagger of yore: SNEE.
59. Mosque official: IMAM.
61. Bound to be: FATED.
62. "I, Claudius" role: NERO.
63. Collapsed: CAVED IN.
66. Like some fried food: OILY. I love fried food, esp those yau gok during Spring Festival. These haves peanuts and coconut flakes inside.
68. Letters on a bathroom tube: ADA.
72. Dealer-busting org.: DEA.
75. Meter starter: ALTI.
76. Compared with: VIS-A-VIS. Nice to see its full form.
77. Places where quiet is often demanded: SETS.
78. Cut of the loot: SHARE.
81. River past Logroño: EBRO. A la Wiki: Logroño is the capital
of the province of La Rioja and situated in northern Spain. Traversed in
its northern part by the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a
place of passage – such as the Camino de Santiago.
84. It's raised at a circus: TENT.
85. Obligation: ONUS.
86. Many surfers: AOLERS. Our editor is one.
92. Letters on a GI's letters: APO.
93. Absorb, as a spill: SOP UP.
95. Twitter rampage: RANT. Look at these pictures. Hope D-Otto's Phil the Philodendron survive.
96. Hale-Bopp, for one: COMET.
97. Alphabetically first V8 ingredient: BEET. Nice clue angle.
99. Yawning cause: BOREDOM.
101. Place to make a rial deal: OMAN. Rial deal. Cute.
103. Some tributes: ODES.
111. Part of many a plot: ACRE.
113. Bristol bye-bye: TA TA.
115. Bit of politeness from a hat-tipper: MAAM. Boomer always tips his hat.
116. That guy, to Guy: LUI.
117. Subject of many a watch: BLUE WHALE. Heaviest animal on earth.
123. Enthusiastic to a fault: OVER-EAGER. Hahtoolah would have linked something funnier to 124 you guys.
124. Elicit a chuckle: AMUSE.
125. A detective may act on one: HUNCH. Re-booting the PC did not help with my right click problem last Thursday. I figured it was a Google glitch as it did not affect any other sites I visit. The problem went away on Friday morning.
