I had a lot of fun with this one, and on the theme of trust and going with hunches, it worked gradually but well. Nice write up, Deb. I often like to review a finished end-of-week puzzle to see how many hunches paid off. In this case, O SOLE MIO, TAPAS, and, my favorite, OVERALLS. I could even picture the last. It did help knowing POUND STERLING and HOULIHAN, even though I had OO for a while. A REAL BANG BANG up job, Mr. Berry! :)
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O SOLE MIO was in yesterday's puzzle and I looked up a few of the lyrics after completing it. Quick turnaround on that investment!
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Love the picture today. That sea is really "wine-dark."
As always, I am delighted by the delicious and DELOVELY work of Patrick Berry.
Had trouble at 32A: Was coming at it backwards, and thought maybe there was some country's SHILLING that was the oldest. Easily fixed.
How do I choose my favorite entries, or my favorite clues? Not possible. This was a wonderful puzzle, and I had a great time thinking of brilliant things that were wrong, and then having my Aha! when I saw my mistake and fixed it.
Thank you, Patrick Berry, and everyone concerned. This was good.
As always, I am delighted by the delicious and DELOVELY work of Patrick Berry.
Had trouble at 32A: Was coming at it backwards, and thought maybe there was some country's SHILLING that was the oldest. Easily fixed.
How do I choose my favorite entries, or my favorite clues? Not possible. This was a wonderful puzzle, and I had a great time thinking of brilliant things that were wrong, and then having my Aha! when I saw my mistake and fixed it.
Thank you, Patrick Berry, and everyone concerned. This was good.
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10 minutes faster than my average Friday!
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Thanks for the pep talk, Deb. I do often have hunches, and I do walk away. But it's easy to feel dull ... or without the playfulness that the "?" clues require. But I managed quite a few today by trusting intuition.
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Deb: In addition to what Ranette said below, I just want to say that I love your commentary on these puzzles and your outgoing sense of humor, especially with today's article.
Also, thank you, Patrick Berry, for yet another fantastic themeless. Even when I can't finish one of your puzzles, I still step away from it feeling a little more worldly.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go read up on Oldsmobiles and the Aegean Sea.
Also, thank you, Patrick Berry, for yet another fantastic themeless. Even when I can't finish one of your puzzles, I still step away from it feeling a little more worldly.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go read up on Oldsmobiles and the Aegean Sea.
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Harde than the average Patrick Berry Friday! This solve went for a long time with a lot of white space. Despite guessing YOU'RE FREE TO GO early on, the three Across 13-letter entries almost did me in.
ASHES before HEELS, I'LL GET IT before I GOT THIS (Is that grammatical? I say it anyway). GNEISS to see certain words in the diagram.
ASHES before HEELS, I'LL GET IT before I GOT THIS (Is that grammatical? I say it anyway). GNEISS to see certain words in the diagram.
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No, it's not grammatical.
But it's a common enough usage to be crossworthy.
But it's a common enough usage to be crossworthy.
I meant when GOT is used as though present tense. ("I have the bill covered.")
Did anyone else have AYE for 46 down? It messed up my lower left for a long time. Delovely is a great invented word but took me forever to remember.
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I had AYE for the longest time
AYE is a better answer than OUI since it's the correct language
Started this at 7:00 a.m., had to leave to fulfill a volunteer commitment and shop for groceries and finally finished after 4:00 p.m. But I did finish with no checks and only a couple of googles. I just kept chipping away at it. Favourite answer OVERALLS. I do enjoy a Patrick Barry Friday puzzle and Deb is right- have some trust in your own abilities.
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We had buckets of rain around here today but since the sun is now out, I figured I'd post this from Andrea Bocelli ON a Tuscany STAGE; "O SOLE MIO."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1IZHdr23XI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1IZHdr23XI
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More than you probably wanted to know about 18th-century naval warfare...
They were called Ships of the Line because the were used in the Line of Battle. At sea, the opposing navies would line up in two lines (each line prow-to-stern) and then sail past each other, with each side firing at the other. The cannons were mainly along the two sides of the ships, so this maximized each side's firepower. When the two lines were past each other, each ship would turn around (so the order of ships is reversed) and they would do another pass.
Admiral Nelson's strategy at the Battle of Trafalgar was to realize that this was really silly. He had his line of battle break formation and sail in two columns between the enemy ships, so he could rake their ships (fire down the length of the ships instead of at the sides, doing far more damage) with all his cannons while the enemy could only respond with the very few cannon they had mounted pointing forwards or back.
Even though Nelson was outnumbered, he sunk pretty much the entire French fleet without losing a single ship.
They were called Ships of the Line because the were used in the Line of Battle. At sea, the opposing navies would line up in two lines (each line prow-to-stern) and then sail past each other, with each side firing at the other. The cannons were mainly along the two sides of the ships, so this maximized each side's firepower. When the two lines were past each other, each ship would turn around (so the order of ships is reversed) and they would do another pass.
Admiral Nelson's strategy at the Battle of Trafalgar was to realize that this was really silly. He had his line of battle break formation and sail in two columns between the enemy ships, so he could rake their ships (fire down the length of the ships instead of at the sides, doing far more damage) with all his cannons while the enemy could only respond with the very few cannon they had mounted pointing forwards or back.
Even though Nelson was outnumbered, he sunk pretty much the entire French fleet without losing a single ship.
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At Trafalgar, Nelson essentially invented the naval maneuver that came to be known as 'crossing the T.' There are relatively few instances of that tactic being used successfully, but there are some notable battles.
My late father-in-law was on the bridge of the battleship Maryland at the battle of Surigao Strait, which was the last time it was employed successfully and was also the last battleship to battleship encounter in history. I can remember his eyes lighting up as he described the action. He said you could feel the entire ship shifting sideways in the water as they fired broadside after broadside.
My late father-in-law was on the bridge of the battleship Maryland at the battle of Surigao Strait, which was the last time it was employed successfully and was also the last battleship to battleship encounter in history. I can remember his eyes lighting up as he described the action. He said you could feel the entire ship shifting sideways in the water as they fired broadside after broadside.
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Does anyone else have an issue with MAGES being defined as NECROMANCERS? The resurrection of corpses is only one of the many things that have, fairly and unfairly, been attributed to the MAGI.
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Really tough puzzle. Took me a lot of grinding to get a foothold and figure out the longer clues.
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Kudos to you for hanging in there, Matt. Way to go!
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Seems like Patrick Berry decided to put the screws on solvers this Friday. I thought it might be only me that had to strain to make the connections on his cluing. SHIP OF THE LINE was hard even though I read the entire Master and Commander series of historical naval fiction.
Let me add my kudos to Deb on today's essay. Superbly written.
Top-notch Friday puzzle from Patrick Berry. Terrific fill, wonderful cluing. A few gimmes to start soon had me thinking "I GOT THIS." ICECAP and MARS are a natural pairing. The members of DEVO are also OHIOANs. Misspelled Hot Lips' last name as HOOLIHAN at first; otherwise, smooth sailing.
Debbie Harry and Blondie performed gender surgery on Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise" and rendered it "DENIS." It was a hit in Europe, but not in the US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahGxiSV_LH0
Top-notch Friday puzzle from Patrick Berry. Terrific fill, wonderful cluing. A few gimmes to start soon had me thinking "I GOT THIS." ICECAP and MARS are a natural pairing. The members of DEVO are also OHIOANs. Misspelled Hot Lips' last name as HOOLIHAN at first; otherwise, smooth sailing.
Debbie Harry and Blondie performed gender surgery on Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise" and rendered it "DENIS." It was a hit in Europe, but not in the US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahGxiSV_LH0
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Just beginning to become aware of individual constructors' names. So, between Friday and Patrick Berry, I knew I was in for it. Looking back at the completed puzzle, I think my first two fills were AEGEAN and OKLAHOMA, ("Oh, what a beautiful morning ,,,") so you can see what a good start I was off to.
Deb, you're so right about trusting yourself. I knew Hot Lips had a last name, but it wasn't retrievable until I had a couple of crossings. I filled in IST for the last part of 47a, "restless sort" , which sent me off track for 39d, "cathedral feature." The final result was that I took the longest time ever for a Friday puzzle, but with help here and there I finally got it. Nice feeling!
Deb, you're so right about trusting yourself. I knew Hot Lips had a last name, but it wasn't retrievable until I had a couple of crossings. I filled in IST for the last part of 47a, "restless sort" , which sent me off track for 39d, "cathedral feature." The final result was that I took the longest time ever for a Friday puzzle, but with help here and there I finally got it. Nice feeling!
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I LOVE "Oklahoma" at 16A! A clever mistake.
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Hand up for Oklahoma before O SOLE MIO.
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Friday puzzles are never easy for me, and I have been known to give up on some of them in mid-solve. However, one by Patrick Berry always deserves a maximum effort
I GOT THIS one after a PROLONGED, gratifying solve, that required a brief period of retirement to a REST AREA before completion. One error MARS an otherwise perfect solution: HOULaHAN for HOULIHAN, I didn’t pay attention to 41A. (LIB is the end of more than one cause, but I won’t CARP about it.)
Each of the other short misdirected entries: HEELS, E COLI, raised a smile.
The four 13 letter entries and many of the medium-long Down entries are admirable.
OVERALL(s), che bella cosa!
I GOT THIS one after a PROLONGED, gratifying solve, that required a brief period of retirement to a REST AREA before completion. One error MARS an otherwise perfect solution: HOULaHAN for HOULIHAN, I didn’t pay attention to 41A. (LIB is the end of more than one cause, but I won’t CARP about it.)
Each of the other short misdirected entries: HEELS, E COLI, raised a smile.
The four 13 letter entries and many of the medium-long Down entries are admirable.
OVERALL(s), che bella cosa!
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Most challenging and entertaining puzzle in some time. #STERLING
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Thank you for the Berry easy Friday! I usually feel like a dodo. Wishing my fellow solvers a delovely weekend.
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Strike-overs ruled the day especially in the mid-SW. After a second cup and a retreat to my easy chair, I pulled the plug, not caring to PROLONG the agony. GNEISS christ, all 3 of my three errors were at the end of that rock hard term. I can live with the losses this time of the week in light of the rest of the answers. They all lined up as I so ordered...Cher's updated version of a 60's ballad serves to soothe the brain-ache that today's delightful struggle from PB delivered. This is "BANG BANG."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehZgUbblsBc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehZgUbblsBc
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UGG -- I didn't know how to parse RESTAREA until I got to the blog. Favorite for my avatar and me is HOUSE TRAINING. As always, PBJ for me (Patrick Berry Joy)!
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CS, you reminded me of this: along I-91 in Connecticut there are a ton of FOG AREA signs - one of the morning radio hosts back in the day had a regular "character" who was the Mayor of the town of Fogarea.
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PB - never disappoints!
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Deb - Your comments are not only brilliant but helpful, upbeat, informative and uplifting, making me happy that I'm a NYT solver. This contrasts with the sour nitpicking negativism of a certain too-smart-for-his-own-good blogger who seems to think it's a life to to tell solvers why they should feel disappointed.
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Thank you, Ramette (and to everyone else who wrote), for the very kind words. I had a tough day yesterday, and everyone's kindness here really lifts me up as well.
That, to me, is a testament to community: that we can lift each other up, and I know that my readers do that for me regularly.
As to my fellow bloggers: We all have different niches. Mine is to help people solve. There is nothing wrong with looking at things with a critical eye, but I've found that the one I've chosen is the most satisfying to me. And I trust myself on that.
That, to me, is a testament to community: that we can lift each other up, and I know that my readers do that for me regularly.
As to my fellow bloggers: We all have different niches. Mine is to help people solve. There is nothing wrong with looking at things with a critical eye, but I've found that the one I've chosen is the most satisfying to me. And I trust myself on that.
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I wish I knew who said what, or at least which blog this can be found in.
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"I've found that the one I've chosen is the most satisfying to me."
Also the most satisfying for Wordplayers and many other solvers. Thank you, Deb.
Also the most satisfying for Wordplayers and many other solvers. Thank you, Deb.
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"He's the best-est, he's de-Berry ..."
Not only are the long answers fresh as can be, the cluing today is exceptional, even for Mr.Berry.
I first wrote in the kind of boring ashes before HEELS ... what a great answer for "Grate catches?" And so unexpected from a male constructor, no? Loved it!
My scoopers went from chips to PITAS.
YOUREFREETOGO crossing both HOUSETRAINING and GADABOUT is brilliant.
Thank you, PB!
Not only are the long answers fresh as can be, the cluing today is exceptional, even for Mr.Berry.
I first wrote in the kind of boring ashes before HEELS ... what a great answer for "Grate catches?" And so unexpected from a male constructor, no? Loved it!
My scoopers went from chips to PITAS.
YOUREFREETOGO crossing both HOUSETRAINING and GADABOUT is brilliant.
Thank you, PB!
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Ditto everything you said, Johanna.
And de-Berry is indeed delicious and delovely.
And de-Berry is indeed delicious and delovely.
Great puzzle! I love how one solver's gimme is another one's "Huh?"! I too have never heard of Ship of the LIne, but it was able to get it from the crosses.
The Devo clue made me smile - I loved the energy domes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itDY3VepfUk
The Devo clue made me smile - I loved the energy domes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itDY3VepfUk
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So that's what my first grade teacher, Sister Jeremiah, was talking about when she instructed the class to "put on your thinking caps." Figures of speech, to a six-year old, are almost always taken at face value. I still recall, as I was sitting at my desk, the thought that entered my mind. Where can I get my hands on one of these energy domes? Could I have been absent on the day that they were given out to the class? I don't recall as vividly the day my visions of such an aid were quashed.
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In second grade, Sister Patrick Thomas would berate me for not properly following protocol in the classroom. "Didn't you learn everything in first grade from Sister Mary Joseph?" Finally I answered her, "I had Sister Louisita!" "There IS no Sister Louisita!" Eek.
It took a while to sort out that I had been in a different school in first grade. Yes, Virginia, there was a Sister Louisita. Live and learn.
It took a while to sort out that I had been in a different school in first grade. Yes, Virginia, there was a Sister Louisita. Live and learn.
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Gotta whole lotta love for this puzzle, esp. the clue/answer at 42D.
Deb, your write-up today is a thing of beauty, and solving is a joy forever.
Deb, your write-up today is a thing of beauty, and solving is a joy forever.
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I like the cross of YOURE_FREE_TO_GO and HOUSE_TRAINING (as someone pointed out on another blog), as well as that of TIRES and REST_AREA. I love the clues for MARS, ICECAP, and HILLSIDES, and the answers GADABOUT, IGOTTHIS, and YOUREFREETOGO. But most of all, I love seeing PB's name at the top of a Friday or Saturday puzzle. My heart slows down, my brain goes to a serene place, and I know that this portion of my day is going to make me feel good through and through. And once again it did, and he did.
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We are off to York where Al Stewart will be ON STAGE.
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SJ, I've been a fan of Al Stewart since the 70s. Enjoy the show!
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Jimbo, I was hoping to hear from you. We just got back. It was a great show. My son is the keen Al Stewart fan going back a long way as well. I was very impressed.
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SJ, did he play Nostradamus?
Started this one ON STAGE, and BANG BANG got 'er done.
REST STOP before AREA.
Put in the O's at 13D and waited to see what brand of Dummkopf we had here.
I smiled when I put in 50A. I must say, these are a much-maligned item of clothing. I adore mine--roomy, forgiving, making it easy to stoop, bend, and carry multiple items (hand tools, gloves, kleenex, seed packets, and my ThermaCell.) Perfect for gardeners everywhere!
My work here is done.
REST STOP before AREA.
Put in the O's at 13D and waited to see what brand of Dummkopf we had here.
I smiled when I put in 50A. I must say, these are a much-maligned item of clothing. I adore mine--roomy, forgiving, making it easy to stoop, bend, and carry multiple items (hand tools, gloves, kleenex, seed packets, and my ThermaCell.) Perfect for gardeners everywhere!
My work here is done.
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I understand how high heels *get caught in* grates, but not how "Grate catches?" is a clue for, and thus *equivalent to*, HEELS, i.e. how a heel *is* a catch.
Can anything that sometimes gets caught in anything be called a catch?
Or am I missing something in the wordplay?
Can anything that sometimes gets caught in anything be called a catch?
Or am I missing something in the wordplay?
When you find a girl that you might bring home to mama, she's a catch. Is that sort of equivalent? What about the catch of the day on your local seafood restaurant's menu?
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Buy some kinky boots and go walking. See if a grate catches your heel. (I am looking back on years of wearing high heeled shoes and shaking my head. What were we thinking?
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Ah, the penny drops! Sorry, I was being dim. Unfortunately not an unusal occurance. Something about the pluralisation (sorry, pluralization!) threw me for some reason. My rookie season is about to end, so hopefully I'll get better at this sort of thing.
Have a good weekend, all.
Have a good weekend, all.
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Jal, think Woman's' LIB
What Deb wrote about first hunches. Just like when you take standardized test your first answers is often the right one.
Interesting mix of trickery and fact. 11D was my "well one may say that" fill.
75 and sunny here in Western WI today. Too nice a day to spend inside.
Thanks Patrick.
What Deb wrote about first hunches. Just like when you take standardized test your first answers is often the right one.
Interesting mix of trickery and fact. 11D was my "well one may say that" fill.
75 and sunny here in Western WI today. Too nice a day to spend inside.
Thanks Patrick.
Please explain "lib" for "end of a cause?"
Women's LIB
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Thank you. I had the same question.
Ah, yes, "Women's Lib." Years ago I told a male friend who used the term that was was derogatory...and he 'splained to me that it wasn't.
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AYE before OUI.....(except after C??)
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Deb, I really (really) liked your essay today. Great advice and I'm going to file that one away and try to recall it every morning when I sit down to solve.
As it was, I got up this morning and spent a long time working on my budget, which didn't leave me in a great frame of mind for doing the puzzle (I spent that much on groceries?). I'd like to think that if I'd relaxed, taken a break or two and just tried to enjoy the process that I would have gotten this one; it looks quite doable in retrospect. But I did none of the above and just got frustrated. Can't tell you how much it bothered me that there was a Civil War clue that I just couldn't remember. Nice puzzle - not my day.
I was a tiny bit bothered by the clue for 14d (Emancipation proclamation) and I can't explain exactly why. No big woof.
As it was, I got up this morning and spent a long time working on my budget, which didn't leave me in a great frame of mind for doing the puzzle (I spent that much on groceries?). I'd like to think that if I'd relaxed, taken a break or two and just tried to enjoy the process that I would have gotten this one; it looks quite doable in retrospect. But I did none of the above and just got frustrated. Can't tell you how much it bothered me that there was a Civil War clue that I just couldn't remember. Nice puzzle - not my day.
I was a tiny bit bothered by the clue for 14d (Emancipation proclamation) and I can't explain exactly why. No big woof.
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One more thing. I was a bit surprised to see that Jeff Chen was unfamiliar with 'ship of the line.' So I went and looked at Amy's blog and she'd never heard of it either. So I even checked the 'other' blog and same thing there. I mean, it's not like I immediately got it from the clue, but it was certainly familiar once I worked it out. Then I came here and saw that at least one very respected solver didn't recognize it either and then I was really surprised.
That's not a criticism. I'm just curious - is that phrase not as familiar as I would think it is? Is it only known to sometime devotees of military history? Even if you put it in quotes it's still 10 million hits on google. Would like to know if others thought it very familiar or unknown or maybe just a bit esoteric.
That's not a criticism. I'm just curious - is that phrase not as familiar as I would think it is? Is it only known to sometime devotees of military history? Even if you put it in quotes it's still 10 million hits on google. Would like to know if others thought it very familiar or unknown or maybe just a bit esoteric.
SHIP OF THE LINE was a new one for me, too. I guess if you're into naval history, it's a gimme, but I doubt that many people are actually familiar with it.
One other piece of advice for late-week solvers is that you always should consider the multiple meanings of the words in the clue, and recognize which words classically have many meanings. Guts, pole, crown can all mean various things. And be aware that there's more likely than not to be wordplay on Friday or Saturday.
One other piece of advice for late-week solvers is that you always should consider the multiple meanings of the words in the clue, and recognize which words classically have many meanings. Guts, pole, crown can all mean various things. And be aware that there's more likely than not to be wordplay on Friday or Saturday.
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Hi Rich,
I think it's a matter of what's in your wheelhouse. Neither Amy, Jeff, nor I have been in the military, so it's possible that we just never learned it.
I'm a history nerd and still hadn't heard of it. But now I know. :)
I think it's a matter of what's in your wheelhouse. Neither Amy, Jeff, nor I have been in the military, so it's possible that we just never learned it.
I'm a history nerd and still hadn't heard of it. But now I know. :)
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Thank you for the wonderful post, Deb.
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The SW corner was the last to fall with 42D and 46D not clicking. Otherwise, this went well and as always, solving a PB puzzle is delightful, delicious, and de-lovely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uiP0-VF78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uiP0-VF78
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A tough one. A new word for me today. I knew gadfly but not gadabout. I only got it after all adjoining squares were populated. Same with Trumbo and Delovely.
Grate catches had me thinking about these fixtures that people had on their front doors that would allow you to scrape of mud from your shoes (don't ask me why). Favorite clue: things mailed without a label.
Grate catches had me thinking about these fixtures that people had on their front doors that would allow you to scrape of mud from your shoes (don't ask me why). Favorite clue: things mailed without a label.
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The boot scrapers didn't go out of fashion due to lack of _mud_ on shoes - it was horseless carriages that sealed their fate.
Boot scrapers can still be seen outside some New England homes during mud season (i.e. spring).
HEELS as "Grate catches" brought to my mind an image of the microplane files used in pedicures. It seemed too unappetizing for a crossword, so I was glad when I discovered another interpretation.
HEELS as "Grate catches" brought to my mind an image of the microplane files used in pedicures. It seemed too unappetizing for a crossword, so I was glad when I discovered another interpretation.
EEk! Remind me never to get a pedicure!
Or a manicure.
Or a facial.
Or dye my hair.
Or have anything waxed.
Or a manicure.
Or a facial.
Or dye my hair.
Or have anything waxed.
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This was like chipping away at a cemet block with a tooth pick, but finally a satisfying finish with no little triangles and only a couple of look-ups, TRUMBO and DEVO.
My early entries were AEGEAN, PAGANS, URAL and GNEISS. Ironically I was slow to get POUND STERLING; I think my brain was thinking of more ancient cultures.
I loved all the long entries, but my overall favorite was DELOVELY, which described the puzzle.
My early entries were AEGEAN, PAGANS, URAL and GNEISS. Ironically I was slow to get POUND STERLING; I think my brain was thinking of more ancient cultures.
I loved all the long entries, but my overall favorite was DELOVELY, which described the puzzle.
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Pound Sterling as the oldest currency in use brought to mind the sad news this year of the demise of London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry - until now, the longest operating business establishment in the world. I haven't heard which company moved up to take their place.
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I didn't know that, David, very interesting.
I read long ago that the pound existed during the eighth century. Its genesis is lost in the mists of time.
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Was really only able to solve the top right. Guess I'm not as trusting as I need to be!
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Hang in there, Keith.
Take chances. Don't be afraid to be wrong. In no time at all, you'll be zipping through the early-week puzzles and experiencing the thrill of finishing the late-week ones.
Trust me.
Take chances. Don't be afraid to be wrong. In no time at all, you'll be zipping through the early-week puzzles and experiencing the thrill of finishing the late-week ones.
Trust me.
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Apparently I've raised a lot of cats, as LITTER TRAINING jumped out at me with only a few letters.
Another fine puzzle from Mr. Barry. Thank you, sir.
Another fine puzzle from Mr. Barry. Thank you, sir.
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Having raised lots of both cats and dogs, I was all over the map with that one.
At least I didn't fall for the misdirection!
At least I didn't fall for the misdirection!
and Elke
First run through only yielded CUBA and COLIN and TIRES.
Then I saw that the ICECAP (today not hidden in a black square) was still there, not yet all melted away. The "armada" in a clue led me to RAMADA. And soon I was FREE TO GO ,nearly a GADABOUT. Had to sort out the "tacos"before TAPAS, and learned that PITAS scoop up also salad, not just humus.
Locally, gefilte fish is sometimes made with ground salmon, not just CARP or pike. If the fish is caught in Puget Sound, would that be a SOUND BITE then?
Several DO's- DODO ,DORAG and MISDO, but no "don'ts".
This puzzle was GNEISS and DELOVELY, especially with "Hot Lips" HOULIHAN.
Great clues:" Opportunity " on MARS , "lay-by" for REST AREA.
I do not GeT THIS: SHIP OF THE LINE ?
More rain in forecast- UGGh ; O SOLE MIO.....
First run through only yielded CUBA and COLIN and TIRES.
Then I saw that the ICECAP (today not hidden in a black square) was still there, not yet all melted away. The "armada" in a clue led me to RAMADA. And soon I was FREE TO GO ,nearly a GADABOUT. Had to sort out the "tacos"before TAPAS, and learned that PITAS scoop up also salad, not just humus.
Locally, gefilte fish is sometimes made with ground salmon, not just CARP or pike. If the fish is caught in Puget Sound, would that be a SOUND BITE then?
Several DO's- DODO ,DORAG and MISDO, but no "don'ts".
This puzzle was GNEISS and DELOVELY, especially with "Hot Lips" HOULIHAN.
Great clues:" Opportunity " on MARS , "lay-by" for REST AREA.
I do not GeT THIS: SHIP OF THE LINE ?
More rain in forecast- UGGh ; O SOLE MIO.....
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Elle, Taramasalata is a tasty Greek dip, might even have some CARP in it. I do prefer humus though.
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humus
ˈ(h)yo͞oməs
noun
the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
I assume you meant hummus.
ˈ(h)yo͞oməs
noun
the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms.
I assume you meant hummus.
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But it was such a great chuckle that now I want to run get iinto my OVERALLS and hurry outside to the garden! (My beans are up!)
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clever. I liked house training and pound sterling. It was de-lovely and de-lightful,
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One of your better essays in a while, Deb. It is the way I do it, at least with PB puzzles. It also helps to be on his wavelength, which I always seem to be.
It also helped to have read a couple biographies of Lord Nelson to get 28A.
What didn't help was thinking DEVO was spelled with an I. That slowed me up, as did trying to squeeze in TOILET TRAINING.
One never TIRES of Patrick's puzzles.
It also helped to have read a couple biographies of Lord Nelson to get 28A.
What didn't help was thinking DEVO was spelled with an I. That slowed me up, as did trying to squeeze in TOILET TRAINING.
One never TIRES of Patrick's puzzles.
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Wags, I got 28A from Patrick O'Brian, whose writings, if you have read multiple Nelson bios, I highly recommend to you. (That's where I got 28A from.)
I won't be surprised if you say you have already read them. Twenty completed novels and not nearly enough...
I won't be surprised if you say you have already read them. Twenty completed novels and not nearly enough...
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I entered my answer for 28 across, part of an armada, from right to left. I just assumed armadas are now going the wrong way. Didn't work in this case though.
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Gneiss.
hee hee
hee hee
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Or gnICE.
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OUI was just unfair, given AYE works better and is an English word.