Saturday Themeless Puzzle by Kyle Dolan
The hot, damp environment of corn fields (and other crops) are a perfect breeding place for fungi, aphids and other assorted yield-decreasing problems. On August 3 we celebrate the men and women who apply chemicals from the air - Crop Dusters.
They become necessary when the crop becomes so tall that tractor sprayers can't get down the rows.The aerial spraying operation can increase the grain yield by 20 - 30 bushels per acre
They become necessary when the crop becomes so tall that tractor sprayers can't get down the rows.The aerial spraying operation can increase the grain yield by 20 - 30 bushels per acre
Our Saturday regular Kyle Dolan has supplied us with yet another of his fine themeless puzzles. My times to solve his puzzles seem to indicate Dr. Dolan and I are usually on the same wavelength. I wonder if a British Consulate-General in Chicago cares a whit about the Cubs, White Sox, Bull or Da Bears.
1. "The Howdy Doody Show" cry adopted by '60s California surfers: COWABUNGA - Yes, I am old enough to remember Chief Thunder Thud saying this on that early TV show.
10. Ask: PUT TO - You can gauge a reporters courage/bias by assessing questions he PUTS TO interviewees
15. How horses may run during warmups: AT A CANTER.
16. Mozart work: OPERA.
17. Reason for an R rating, perhaps: LOVE SCENE - Strategically placed bed clothes can dictate the rating
18. Pigtails: PLAIT - The plural is PLAITS and so I wonder about pigtails/PLAIT
20. Coding logic word: ELSE
If Day = Saturday
Blogger = "Gary"
ELSE = "Someone ELSE"
21. Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester __": PSALMS - If you must
22. Marginally: A BIT.
23. Echolocation users: BATS - I hear lunch!
24. Ancient provincial governor: SATRAP - Persian big shot
27. Calculating bunch?: MATH TEAM.
31. Helvetica cousin: ARIAL - A screen shot of choices for us here at Blogger.com. The one we use is checked.
32. Gift recipient: DONEE
33. Market letters: IGA - South Africa hopes to have 250 IGA "Markets" like this one in their country
34. British breakfast dish with an onomatopoeic name: BUBBLE AND SQUEAK.
37. Fade: EBB.
38. Hangs on a rack: DRIES.
39. Combine: UNITE.
40. Most rough, in a manner of speaking?: RASPIEST - Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker leap to my mind
42. Rejections: VETOES - FDR (635) and Grover Cleveland (414) combined for over a thousand
43. Like some bridal dresses: LACY.
44. Ramen flavoring: MISO.
45. Conceived, with "up": DREAMT.
48. Protective excavation: MOAT
49. Coast Guard pickup: SOS.
52. __ Unido: United Kingdom, in Spain: REINO - España importa vehículos del Reino Unido (Spain imports vehicles from The United Kingdom)
53. "Darn!": HANG IT ALL - The more familiar to me "DANG IT ALL" didn't make the cut
55. Thomas' veep: AARON - Jefferson and Burr got the same number of electoral votes in the 1800 election but the House Of Representatives picked Thomas Jefferson and Burr became veep by Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
56. Pittsburgh Steelers' founder: ART ROONEY - Well known to NFL fans
57. Combine: BLEND - Some prefer non-BLENDED varieties
58. Takes the inside track: HAS AN EDGE.
Down:
1. Subj. with integrals: CALC - My CALC I prof from Indiana gave me an A but, 2. Tweeter's "conversely": On The Other Hand, my CALC II prof from New Delhi gave me a C
3. It may break on sand: WAVE.
4. Big heart: ACE - It's the biggest regardless (irregardless?) of suit
5. It has paths for runners: BASEBALL DIAMOND - In 2016 baseball put in a new rule about sliding to protect infielders from getting hurt by players going out of the base path or making no attempt to hold the base
6. Detach, as some jewelry: UNCLIP.
7. Arms treaty subj.: N-TEST - Nuclear TEST
8. __ therapy: GENE - Fraught with promise and peril
9. Were present?: ARE.
10. Proposes: POPS THE QUESTION - A lyric (@ 1:00 and 3:40) in this wonderful song from my favorite musical. Hopefully a welcome addition to your day as well!
11. Headlining a music festival, say: UP LAST - Ya gotta stay to see the main act
12. Color similar to turquoise: TEAL
13. Cut back: TRIM.
14. Food rich in manganese: OATS - This Strawberry OAT bar says it is High in manganese near the bottom
21. Spread things: PATES - A woman from Slovakia said she adds Allspice to her PATE and she says it kills the taste of beef liver which she hates (me too!)
22. __ League: ARAB - A good geographer can name all these countries
23. Maroon 5 and Ben Folds Five: BANDS.
24. Fencing option: SABER - Touché
25. Home of Queen Beatrix International Airport: ARUBA - How long is the flight from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam to the Queen Beatrix International in Oranjestad, Aruba, which is still in the Kingdom of The Netherlands?
26. "In the Heat of the Night" detective: TIBBS
27. "Houses of Parliament" series painter: MONET - Here's the history and a lovely example
28. Kids' song refrain: E-I-E-I-O
29. Colorful quartz: AGATE - Lake Superior AGATE before and after polishing
30. Creates: MAKES
32. Jay Gatsby's love: DAISY - Jay and DAISY Buchanan in various film iterations
35. Not slouching: ERECT.
36. Biblical preposition: UNTO
41. Anticipate: PLAN ON.
42. Drug in the film "Love & Other Drugs": VIAGRA - Hmmm... three clues after 35 Down? Kyle...
44. Alpes features: MONTS - Climbing MONT Blanc (White Mountain), the tallest peak in the Swiss Alps, with a guide, will run you anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 and take five days
45. Uninspiring: DRAB - Mrs. Cardinal compared to Mr. Cardinal at our feeders
46. Not in one's head: REAL.
47. Cork's home: EIRE - The Gaelic word for Ireland
48. Kate of "House of Cards": MARA - The scene where Kate, as Zoe Barnes, was killed shocked me. I debated on posting the video but declined. Google at your own peril
49. Time measure: SAND - A former favorite of my wife's
50. Jackie's designer: OLEG - Cassini
51. Leonard __: Roy Rogers: SLYE - Can you pick out the pre-Roy Rogers Leonard SLYE below when he was an original member of the Sons Of The Pioneers?
53. "Yeah, right!": HAH.
54. Nail holder: TOE.
Here's hoping that Kyle's puzzle wasn't over your head on this crop duster day. Feel free to drop in with comments.
55. Thomas' veep: AARON - Jefferson and Burr got the same number of electoral votes in the 1800 election but the House Of Representatives picked Thomas Jefferson and Burr became veep by Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
56. Pittsburgh Steelers' founder: ART ROONEY - Well known to NFL fans
57. Combine: BLEND - Some prefer non-BLENDED varieties
58. Takes the inside track: HAS AN EDGE.
Down:
1. Subj. with integrals: CALC - My CALC I prof from Indiana gave me an A but, 2. Tweeter's "conversely": On The Other Hand, my CALC II prof from New Delhi gave me a C
3. It may break on sand: WAVE.
4. Big heart: ACE - It's the biggest regardless (irregardless?) of suit
5. It has paths for runners: BASEBALL DIAMOND - In 2016 baseball put in a new rule about sliding to protect infielders from getting hurt by players going out of the base path or making no attempt to hold the base
6. Detach, as some jewelry: UNCLIP.
7. Arms treaty subj.: N-TEST - Nuclear TEST
8. __ therapy: GENE - Fraught with promise and peril
9. Were present?: ARE.
10. Proposes: POPS THE QUESTION - A lyric (@ 1:00 and 3:40) in this wonderful song from my favorite musical. Hopefully a welcome addition to your day as well!
11. Headlining a music festival, say: UP LAST - Ya gotta stay to see the main act
12. Color similar to turquoise: TEAL
13. Cut back: TRIM.
14. Food rich in manganese: OATS - This Strawberry OAT bar says it is High in manganese near the bottom
21. Spread things: PATES - A woman from Slovakia said she adds Allspice to her PATE and she says it kills the taste of beef liver which she hates (me too!)
22. __ League: ARAB - A good geographer can name all these countries
23. Maroon 5 and Ben Folds Five: BANDS.
24. Fencing option: SABER - Touché
25. Home of Queen Beatrix International Airport: ARUBA - How long is the flight from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam to the Queen Beatrix International in Oranjestad, Aruba, which is still in the Kingdom of The Netherlands?
26. "In the Heat of the Night" detective: TIBBS
27. "Houses of Parliament" series painter: MONET - Here's the history and a lovely example
28. Kids' song refrain: E-I-E-I-O
29. Colorful quartz: AGATE - Lake Superior AGATE before and after polishing
30. Creates: MAKES
32. Jay Gatsby's love: DAISY - Jay and DAISY Buchanan in various film iterations
35. Not slouching: ERECT.
36. Biblical preposition: UNTO
41. Anticipate: PLAN ON.
42. Drug in the film "Love & Other Drugs": VIAGRA - Hmmm... three clues after 35 Down? Kyle...
44. Alpes features: MONTS - Climbing MONT Blanc (White Mountain), the tallest peak in the Swiss Alps, with a guide, will run you anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 and take five days
45. Uninspiring: DRAB - Mrs. Cardinal compared to Mr. Cardinal at our feeders
46. Not in one's head: REAL.
47. Cork's home: EIRE - The Gaelic word for Ireland
48. Kate of "House of Cards": MARA - The scene where Kate, as Zoe Barnes, was killed shocked me. I debated on posting the video but declined. Google at your own peril
49. Time measure: SAND - A former favorite of my wife's
50. Jackie's designer: OLEG - Cassini
51. Leonard __: Roy Rogers: SLYE - Can you pick out the pre-Roy Rogers Leonard SLYE below when he was an original member of the Sons Of The Pioneers?
53. "Yeah, right!": HAH.
54. Nail holder: TOE.
Here's hoping that Kyle's puzzle wasn't over your head on this crop duster day. Feel free to drop in with comments.
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to dear Melissa, founder of the Adopt an Inmate project, whose compassion and tenacity are awe-inspiring. Best sister ever!
Happy Birthday to dear Melissa, founder of the Adopt an Inmate project, whose compassion and tenacity are awe-inspiring. Best sister ever!
