Theme: Be a Team Player
18A: Start of Bernard Baruch quote: WE DID NOT ALL
24A: Part 2 of quote: COME OVER ON
36A: Part 3 of quote: THE SAME SHIP, BUT
49A: Part 5 of quote: WE ARE ALL IN
54A: End of quote: THE SAME BOAT
Hooray! I actually understand this quote. I've never heard of Bernard Baruch though. He also said:
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."
"Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why."
This grid looks strange. I've never seen 2 theme answers split up in the center (Row 8) on a 15*15 before. I was confused for a minute, thinking this might be a left-to-right symmetrical puzzle rather than a conventional 180 degree rotational one. Stupid!
Once again, I feel like this puzzle was guest-edited by someone else:
17A: Bull markets: UPS. Our editor Williams would clue it as "Raises".
20A: Cost of living?: RENT. Williams: "Monthly payment"
19D: Alternative to smoking?: NON. Williams: "French/Nice turndown".
29A: Piccadilly Circus statue: EROS. Williams: "Greek god of love".
43A: Deer sirs: STAGS. Great clue. Williams: "Some male deer".
62A: 1969 Peace Prize grp.: ILO. Williams: "Worldwide workers gp."
63A: In place: SITED. Williams: "Located".
47D: Pint drink, perhaps: ALE. Williams :"Pub order".
It's nice to have fresh clues. Our brains need constant stimulation. The clue for CEO (22A: Boardroom bigwig) needs an abbreviation hint. "Boardroom VIP" is good.
Across:
4A: Deep, unnatual sleep: SOPOR. Rip Van Winkle is waking up after 20 years of SOPOR.
14A: "Seinfeld" uncle: LEO. I like this episode.
27A: Olympic sled: LUGE. I just learned that LUGE is also the winning word of 1984 National Spelling Bee. Have you seen "Spellbound"? Those kids are incredible.
28A: Deposited: LAID. I don't think any editor wants to try "__ off" clue during this worrying economic downturn period.
33A: Former French coin: SOU. Another old French coin is ECU.
46A: "South Park" boy: STAN. It also means "country": Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. Persian origin.
48A: Baloney!: PISH. New word to me.
51A: Junior exec.: ASST
52A: Chem. contaminant: PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl). No idea. Its spelling does look toxic.
61A: Churchill Downs event: DERBY. The on-line clue is "Kentucky hat?", which sounds more appealing to me.
65A: Big Apple letters: NYC. Technically, it should have "initially" in the clue.
Down:
2D: Censure: REPROACH. I often confuse "censure" with "censor".
7D: Greek vowel: OMICRON. It's between XI and PI. I cheated on this one.
8D: Cowboy's showcases: RODEOS
10D: Keep inside: BOTTLE UP
11D: Old-fashioned warning: ALARUM. No idea. I am not Shakespeare.
12D: Caviar source: BELUGA. I've never had BELUGA caviar before. Love salmon roe on sushi (ikura).
25D: "Chicago" role: VELMA. Played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. Great musical.
26D: Buffalo's county: ERIE
33D: Alan Ladd classic: SHANE. Have never seen the movie. Samuel Jackson did mention the name SHANE in "The Negotiator".
35D: Take a tour: SIGHT SEE
37D: Brief announcement: BULLETIN
38D: Early or late: UNTIMELY
39D: Warner Bros. creation: TOON. I like the alliteration in those character names: Daffy/Donald Duck, Porky Pig, Roger Rabbit, etc. And DOC (59D: Elmer, to Bugs). I am still waiting for the "What's up, ____?"clue.
43D: Forceful flowings: SPATES
44D: Hebrew month: TISHRI. New to me. It's the first month in Hebrew calendar. The last month is ELUL.
49D: Typist's stat: WPM
Does anyone know what's the music behind this "Women in Art" clip?
C.C.
18A: Start of Bernard Baruch quote: WE DID NOT ALL
24A: Part 2 of quote: COME OVER ON
36A: Part 3 of quote: THE SAME SHIP, BUT
49A: Part 5 of quote: WE ARE ALL IN
54A: End of quote: THE SAME BOAT
Hooray! I actually understand this quote. I've never heard of Bernard Baruch though. He also said:
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."
"Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why."
This grid looks strange. I've never seen 2 theme answers split up in the center (Row 8) on a 15*15 before. I was confused for a minute, thinking this might be a left-to-right symmetrical puzzle rather than a conventional 180 degree rotational one. Stupid!
Once again, I feel like this puzzle was guest-edited by someone else:
17A: Bull markets: UPS. Our editor Williams would clue it as "Raises".
20A: Cost of living?: RENT. Williams: "Monthly payment"
19D: Alternative to smoking?: NON. Williams: "French/Nice turndown".
29A: Piccadilly Circus statue: EROS. Williams: "Greek god of love".
43A: Deer sirs: STAGS. Great clue. Williams: "Some male deer".
62A: 1969 Peace Prize grp.: ILO. Williams: "Worldwide workers gp."
63A: In place: SITED. Williams: "Located".
47D: Pint drink, perhaps: ALE. Williams :"Pub order".
It's nice to have fresh clues. Our brains need constant stimulation. The clue for CEO (22A: Boardroom bigwig) needs an abbreviation hint. "Boardroom VIP" is good.
Across:
4A: Deep, unnatual sleep: SOPOR. Rip Van Winkle is waking up after 20 years of SOPOR.
14A: "Seinfeld" uncle: LEO. I like this episode.
27A: Olympic sled: LUGE. I just learned that LUGE is also the winning word of 1984 National Spelling Bee. Have you seen "Spellbound"? Those kids are incredible.
28A: Deposited: LAID. I don't think any editor wants to try "__ off" clue during this worrying economic downturn period.
33A: Former French coin: SOU. Another old French coin is ECU.
46A: "South Park" boy: STAN. It also means "country": Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. Persian origin.
48A: Baloney!: PISH. New word to me.
51A: Junior exec.: ASST
52A: Chem. contaminant: PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl). No idea. Its spelling does look toxic.
61A: Churchill Downs event: DERBY. The on-line clue is "Kentucky hat?", which sounds more appealing to me.
65A: Big Apple letters: NYC. Technically, it should have "initially" in the clue.
Down:
2D: Censure: REPROACH. I often confuse "censure" with "censor".
7D: Greek vowel: OMICRON. It's between XI and PI. I cheated on this one.
8D: Cowboy's showcases: RODEOS
10D: Keep inside: BOTTLE UP
11D: Old-fashioned warning: ALARUM. No idea. I am not Shakespeare.
12D: Caviar source: BELUGA. I've never had BELUGA caviar before. Love salmon roe on sushi (ikura).
25D: "Chicago" role: VELMA. Played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. Great musical.
26D: Buffalo's county: ERIE
33D: Alan Ladd classic: SHANE. Have never seen the movie. Samuel Jackson did mention the name SHANE in "The Negotiator".
35D: Take a tour: SIGHT SEE
37D: Brief announcement: BULLETIN
38D: Early or late: UNTIMELY
39D: Warner Bros. creation: TOON. I like the alliteration in those character names: Daffy/Donald Duck, Porky Pig, Roger Rabbit, etc. And DOC (59D: Elmer, to Bugs). I am still waiting for the "What's up, ____?"clue.
43D: Forceful flowings: SPATES
44D: Hebrew month: TISHRI. New to me. It's the first month in Hebrew calendar. The last month is ELUL.
49D: Typist's stat: WPM
Does anyone know what's the music behind this "Women in Art" clip?
C.C.
