Redwood City is no longer near any redwoods, alas, but it absolutely once was. Old-growth coast redwood forests used to cover the California coast from the Oregon border to Big Sur, including much of the Peninsula where RC is located.
Unless I screwed up it appears like they used the somewhat bizarre spelling of "hadj" for 2 down?
My main comment seems to have run afoul of a Few Fighters, but I can recall some things I wrote about this BEAUT.
**Some nice 'graphic interchange' in having LGBT floating a little way above BI-GIF
** Whenever I fiil GWEN, I miss her. And Molly Ivins too.
** When the LIONTAMERS released Elsa into the wild, critics said they were OUTOF LION. At least, with no Swedish tennis players in the immediate vicinity, Elsa was BJORN-FREE.
**Oddly, it was on National Dog Day (asper Deadline) that we acquired both a new puppy (poor old Mic finally succumbed about a year ago) and a Lab-sized dog that just had knee surgery and whose owner just started a new job in India. Although this dog actually has a visa for passage to India, she can't travel until she finishes her PT and can be weight-bearing again. So between the two canines, we're finding ample and interesting opportunity for Doody Duty.
**As to how we got into this situation, it may just be that we're a FEW TILES short of a Mosaic; the 'Jury' is still out on that.
**On the international front, that's not exactly a game of PING PYONGYANG playing out; I trust the MSM will keep us apprised.
NU, York Times?
**Some nice 'graphic interchange' in having LGBT floating a little way above BI-GIF
** Whenever I fiil GWEN, I miss her. And Molly Ivins too.
** When the LIONTAMERS released Elsa into the wild, critics said they were OUTOF LION. At least, with no Swedish tennis players in the immediate vicinity, Elsa was BJORN-FREE.
**Oddly, it was on National Dog Day (asper Deadline) that we acquired both a new puppy (poor old Mic finally succumbed about a year ago) and a Lab-sized dog that just had knee surgery and whose owner just started a new job in India. Although this dog actually has a visa for passage to India, she can't travel until she finishes her PT and can be weight-bearing again. So between the two canines, we're finding ample and interesting opportunity for Doody Duty.
**As to how we got into this situation, it may just be that we're a FEW TILES short of a Mosaic; the 'Jury' is still out on that.
**On the international front, that's not exactly a game of PING PYONGYANG playing out; I trust the MSM will keep us apprised.
NU, York Times?
Coming late to the party: I don't usually pay too much attention to themes in my initial passes through the puzzle. I found this puzzle pretty easy and only realize after I finished that I had complete forgotten to even think about the theme. I liked it!
Can someone explain 17A for me? I am stuck somewhere in the puzzle and that's the only one that doesn't make sense to me. I'm (so far) refusing to use the check puzzle feature....
Pare a phrase = paraphrase, jocular wordplay
And
Pare, as in shave or make smaller, a phrase, something editors frequently do. (We do other stuff too, but it's a clue, not a definition.)
And
Pare, as in shave or make smaller, a phrase, something editors frequently do. (We do other stuff too, but it's a clue, not a definition.)
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Thank you! Still took me a while... I haven't seen HADJ as the spelling for that word and couldn't understand what "ejit" was.
I would have been somewhat less confused (and solved the puzzle correctly, btw) if Mr. Herbach had corrected his answer to 14A from DAZE to HAZE, which was the correct answer.
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He did, as implied in his remarks: "14A: I had DAZE for a while. The crossing down, CDEF, made sense — just not as clued."
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He needed to actually correct his error, not make a vague, annoying implication.
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Not necessarily. Ikea assembly instructions should be precise and complete, but WordPlay commentary allows for more imagination.
Munch
Munch
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Enjoyed this Wednesday offering plenty. Lots of tight cluing and entries. Nice to see BIG IF, I'M HOT, LION TAMER, OF LATE et al. Afterwards, surveying the theme, I was impressed by how smooth the theme entries all sound.
My inner anagrammer noticed, since MARX is in the diagram, that MAC USER is a rearrangement of the letters in the surname of a famous Marxist scholar.
Nanonit: My inner fussbudget feels that — much like yesterday when as Deadline mentioned all but one of the theme entries split into two equal parts (but one has a 2-4 split) — today all but one theme entry uses an OO sound after the Y sound (but one uses an AW sound).
My inner anagrammer noticed, since MARX is in the diagram, that MAC USER is a rearrangement of the letters in the surname of a famous Marxist scholar.
Nanonit: My inner fussbudget feels that — much like yesterday when as Deadline mentioned all but one of the theme entries split into two equal parts (but one has a 2-4 split) — today all but one theme entry uses an OO sound after the Y sound (but one uses an AW sound).
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A hasty addition:Having tried to construct puzzles I'm aware that it's difficult to fill a diagram at best, and with the constraints of a theme it can become very difficult and, at some point of too many constraints, impossible.
And in a sense, a lapse in symmetry forms a symmetry of its own. On the one hand, you have the symmetry of the OO sounds, and on the other hand you have the singularity of the OO sound, so you can pair one with the other; and this works for many kinds of asymmetry.
And in a sense, a lapse in symmetry forms a symmetry of its own. On the one hand, you have the symmetry of the OO sounds, and on the other hand you have the singularity of the OO sound, so you can pair one with the other; and this works for many kinds of asymmetry.
"the singularity of the OO sound"
No, I didn't mean to write OO.
Oy. No, not that, either. I meant the other vowel sound, AW.
No, I didn't mean to write OO.
Oy. No, not that, either. I meant the other vowel sound, AW.
Related to the fill MAORI, as well as *being yourself* and not trying too hard to appeal to the young set. A an uplifting, fun video with handsome Maori guys:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VI4fG0VnVik
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VI4fG0VnVik
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You want uplifting MAORI? Hard to beat Whale Rider. (The full movie is available on YouTube as well.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZC5OOxoAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZC5OOxoAQ
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Big thumbs up for "Whale Rider." Wonderful family-friendly entertainment.
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Love Whale Rider. The film features some of my favorite actors.
"38D: I find it hard to reconcile the CECIL Rhodes of Rachel Maddow’s and Bill Clinton’s Rhodes scholarships with the founder of the brutally governed colony of Rhodesia. History can be complicated."
Amen, Martin, and very timely.
I got FJORD EXPLORER right away and thought the theme would be punned-up car models. Despair! My next themer started with FINGER and confused me mightily, but I figured it was just my lack of knowledge of cars.
I had to meander around the puzzle a lot because I got stalled in the east. First didn't get BIG IF for a long time -- thinking of good stuff on resumes -- and couldn't remember CARTMAN although I'd seen "South Park" once or twice when it was new.
Disentangled that after a while, and FEUD gave me the real theme. Loved BEAUTY CALL! Certainly don't see it as a feminist issue (especially if I or one of my sisters makes the call), and think it is mostly used OF LATE in a humorous vein.
Could someone please explain SMS to me? Also DOGIT? Thank you.
Never heard of ROBYN. Couldn't remember SARA Bareilles's first name, although I frequently walk right past the theatre where "Waitress" is playing, plus the posters plastered up all over the theatre district.
My thoughts today are with the Texans trying to clean up the mess left by Harvey; the Puerto Ricans, Floridians, and others battening down for Sandy; and the Dreamers stranded in their own limbo.
Amen, Martin, and very timely.
I got FJORD EXPLORER right away and thought the theme would be punned-up car models. Despair! My next themer started with FINGER and confused me mightily, but I figured it was just my lack of knowledge of cars.
I had to meander around the puzzle a lot because I got stalled in the east. First didn't get BIG IF for a long time -- thinking of good stuff on resumes -- and couldn't remember CARTMAN although I'd seen "South Park" once or twice when it was new.
Disentangled that after a while, and FEUD gave me the real theme. Loved BEAUTY CALL! Certainly don't see it as a feminist issue (especially if I or one of my sisters makes the call), and think it is mostly used OF LATE in a humorous vein.
Could someone please explain SMS to me? Also DOGIT? Thank you.
Never heard of ROBYN. Couldn't remember SARA Bareilles's first name, although I frequently walk right past the theatre where "Waitress" is playing, plus the posters plastered up all over the theatre district.
My thoughts today are with the Texans trying to clean up the mess left by Harvey; the Puerto Ricans, Floridians, and others battening down for Sandy; and the Dreamers stranded in their own limbo.
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SMS stands for Short Message Service. What normal people call text messaging on a cell phone.
DOGIT is DOG IT. Which means to, you guessed it, shirk responsibility.
At least no baseball references here.
DOGIT is DOG IT. Which means to, you guessed it, shirk responsibility.
At least no baseball references here.
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Um, that's battening down for Irma.
Of course, people are still trying to recover from Sandy.
Of course, people are still trying to recover from Sandy.
Thanks, Steve, but I am shocked! DOGs do not, in my experience, shirk their responsibilities. Many of course do serious work, such as herding, search-and-rescue operations, police and military missions, providing essential services to the blind and those in need of other service-dog functions, and a whole list. And just regular pets provide companionship and love, guard us and our families and our homes, are endlessly entertaining, and just in general enrich our lives.
(Can you tell that I just read "A Dog's Purpose"? Can you tell I fell for each heart-tugging gimmick?)
(Can you tell that I just read "A Dog's Purpose"? Can you tell I fell for each heart-tugging gimmick?)
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Whew! I feel like I just walked into a Friday or Saturday puzzle. tripped and fell flat. Had 8 or 9 non-fills. A record bad for me for a Wednesday. Makes me read 5A as "In My Honest Opinion --Terrible!"
I was pretty sure the puz was a pangram -- but no K, this time. Unusual.
Hi Martin -- good to see you flling in.
I was pretty sure the puz was a pangram -- but no K, this time. Unusual.
Hi Martin -- good to see you flling in.
Pretty idiosyncratic puzzle. Calling for 6-month moratorium on ENOugh!
ENO in a BRA using GPS to WOO ANA in a TEE. There are so many common, wee patch words in these puzzles!
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Right on! Please add IDO.
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and Elke
Sleeping on the puzzle reminded me of one more way of being a FJORDEXPLORER. Instead of by car , one can use the postal boats (not BARGEs ). They CALL on the PORTs in the fjords and go all the way to Kirkenes and one see Russia from there (yes, not just from Alaska). We did it nearly 40 years ago and enjoyed it a lot :
https://www.fjordtravel.no/tour-cruise-norway/cruises-norway-hurtigruten...
Sleeping on the puzzle reminded me of one more way of being a FJORDEXPLORER. Instead of by car , one can use the postal boats (not BARGEs ). They CALL on the PORTs in the fjords and go all the way to Kirkenes and one see Russia from there (yes, not just from Alaska). We did it nearly 40 years ago and enjoyed it a lot :
https://www.fjordtravel.no/tour-cruise-norway/cruises-norway-hurtigruten...
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Seemed a little harder than the usual Wednesday. Had BJORN EXPLORER long before FJORD. 1d had me stumped for a good while because I couldn't make myself get rid of DAZE. Finally CHEF came to mind and then the music played.
Loved EZIO in South Pacific - saw it 3 times, twice as a standee after getting in line at about 6 am to get tickets.
Loved EZIO in South Pacific - saw it 3 times, twice as a standee after getting in line at about 6 am to get tickets.
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Fun Wednesday theme. Got 49A first but didn't pick up on the wordplay until FINGERFEUD appeared. Plenty of pop culture clues to get me rolling this morning. ROBYN was a gimme, and my Mom had the "South Pacific" cast recording LP when we were kids, so EZIO was a gimme too.
A little pop music trivia to impress your friends with: as we learn in 22D, one-named singer ROBYN had a Top 10 hit with "Show Me Love" in 1997. Meanwhile, in 1993, a female singer using the name Robin S. had a Top 10 hit with "Show Me Love." Different singer, different song.
In a 1998 episode of "South Park," CARTMAN lends his unique vocal style to the classic-rock staple "Come Sail Way, " originally by Styx. His tone-deaf warbling has become a meme in itself at this point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M
A little pop music trivia to impress your friends with: as we learn in 22D, one-named singer ROBYN had a Top 10 hit with "Show Me Love" in 1997. Meanwhile, in 1993, a female singer using the name Robin S. had a Top 10 hit with "Show Me Love." Different singer, different song.
In a 1998 episode of "South Park," CARTMAN lends his unique vocal style to the classic-rock staple "Come Sail Way, " originally by Styx. His tone-deaf warbling has become a meme in itself at this point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M
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Wish I could unhear that. Ouch!
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As my name might suggest, I immediately filled in FJORDEXPLORER and understood the theme. Yet the puzzle proved stubborn, primarily because CARTMAN and ROBYN (a super hero show?) were unknown to me. Gave up TV decades ago. Nonetheless, in retrospect, a pretty good puzzle.
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This was a very tough Wednesday puzzle for me because of the many opaque clues (opaque at least to me). I truly enjoyed it, however, not the least because it triggered a wonderful memory. When I filled in the first theme answer, I was immediately reminded of a postcard I received from my sister a good many years ago. She and her husband were touring Norway in a rental car, and on the card she wrote, in her inimitable breezy style, "We're exploring the fjords in our barely affordable Ford."
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Good story, hepcat. Perhaps our paths crossed with your sister at some point.
I thought it was a theme less Wednesday.
One of my solving rules of thumb is to RELY on fill to reveal what is afoot with the more lengthy theme answers. That mindset was smashed today as the fill contained some rather stubborn response. I'm talking about the likes of RIVE and the re-occurrence of the alar/AGAR debacle. These happenings should be called crossword-hard, not crossword-ese. I opt for the ink on paper method. As a result, my grid along the mid-south perimeter suffered multiple strike-overs and a RIVEn result. It BYTES when 'anything but EASY' fill leaves my solve at the gate. Curses to those RILING, hysterical, enigmatic histrionics that always seem to stump my plans for a solve. I'll get you, my pretty RIVE, next time you pop up in a puzzle...One may ask why I"M HOT. Actually, I'm not. I am merely stirring the embers from today's crash and burn, hoping to re-ignite my acumen for these tests of WP...GET INTO this timely duet by Jon McLaughlin and SARA Bareilles, "Summer Is Over." (in 2 weeks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcugoIo1WKo
DOGging IT Post Dog Days,
Bru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcugoIo1WKo
DOGging IT Post Dog Days,
Bru
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Tougher than usual Wed, but more fun too. Here in S Florida we're battening down the hatches for Irma. We may be in for a few days without power or puzzles. Which of those will I miss more?
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Just checked the FPL website. Lots of advice about preparing for the storm, but not a word about downloading and printing extra crosswords. What's wrong with these people?
Seriously, good luck to you and everyone in the storm's path. It's a sad irony that the two biggest climate-change-denying states are the ones most affected by historic storms. Maybe some of the voters in FL and TX will think about whom they vote for, and the consequences.
Seriously, good luck to you and everyone in the storm's path. It's a sad irony that the two biggest climate-change-denying states are the ones most affected by historic storms. Maybe some of the voters in FL and TX will think about whom they vote for, and the consequences.
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Charlie B, dream on, dream on.
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Ironic use of the word "dream" today, David.
(Aren't borders a book store?)
(Aren't borders a book store?)
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Masses - people: Whats the DIF? Spelled LGBT incorrectly and never heard of a FINGERFEUD... although I am familiar with the term booty call.
First fire of the season as it is a balm 42 this AM.
Rich in Atlanta. Take a side trip to Winslow AZ, stand on the corner and all that, drive out to the airport (Art Deco treasure) and then return to Winslow for a stop/meal at La Posada (a Harvey Hotel).
Winslow was a refueling stop for trains and planes back in the day. It also became a quick getaway for Los Angelenos looking for (see booty call reference). Both the hotel and airport became frozen in time. Then there is Holbrok and the Wigwam motel...
Thanks Daniel, fine puzzle.
First fire of the season as it is a balm 42 this AM.
Rich in Atlanta. Take a side trip to Winslow AZ, stand on the corner and all that, drive out to the airport (Art Deco treasure) and then return to Winslow for a stop/meal at La Posada (a Harvey Hotel).
Winslow was a refueling stop for trains and planes back in the day. It also became a quick getaway for Los Angelenos looking for (see booty call reference). Both the hotel and airport became frozen in time. Then there is Holbrok and the Wigwam motel...
Thanks Daniel, fine puzzle.
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Finger food. I.e., little nibbles on a tray.
dk rarely returns, so permit me to rephrase what I understand to be the objection:
I know fjord explorer and Ford Explorer;
I get beauty call (as clued) and booty call;
I get military coup and military queue;
I know what finger food is (as does dk), but FINGER FEUD is a bit of a stretch for *any* clue.
I know fjord explorer and Ford Explorer;
I get beauty call (as clued) and booty call;
I get military coup and military queue;
I know what finger food is (as does dk), but FINGER FEUD is a bit of a stretch for *any* clue.
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Maybe "Thumbwrestling through the generations" instead as a clue.
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Thought the Drudge clue might have been misdirection.
We got hung up in the SE but eventually saw the MACUSER (m'acuser?), not being same. (TEACHER fit briefly.)
Different tone in comments today! Maybe the BEAUTYCALL did it. Cat's away...
Got the theme answers but didn't see the Y-thing.
We got hung up in the SE but eventually saw the MACUSER (m'acuser?), not being same. (TEACHER fit briefly.)
Different tone in comments today! Maybe the BEAUTYCALL did it. Cat's away...
Got the theme answers but didn't see the Y-thing.
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j'accuse!
Nae, 'tis Scottish, of the clan MacUser (sometimes McUser, or MacYooser or McYooser).
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Oui.
What is a "lore" computer graphic (64A)?
lo-res = low resolution
LORES - relating to early computer graphics - stories we tell our children about how good they have it nowadays with high-resolution, 3D graphics, "why back in our days, we had to play games with CGA 320x200 resolution in glorious 4 colors - both ways, in the snow, and we loved it!"
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Thanks to the responders of this one -- I tripped over this too.
As a Batman fan from the 60's, I loved the cross of ROMERO and ROBYN, even if the spelling is DIF. Totally enjoyed the wordplay today. Bit of French geography with RIVE and MONT. Also got a kick out of some similar neighboring fill -- CHER/CHEF, BBQ/BBC, and ION next to LION. A Goldilocks Wednesday.
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Was thinking of a musical gig for 48D. Nice compact tricky cluing!
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Nobody said "Religion is the OPIUM of the people" clue 6 Down. Marx said "Religion is the OPIATE of the people"
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Apparently, he didn't do exactly either. It's paraphrased. But opium is the word he used. http://homelesspatriot.blogspot.com/2012/02/did-marx-really-call-religio...
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Opium_of_the_people
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-fredericks/debate-is-religion-the-op...
But I am no Marx scholar, and the quote is translated from German, so I guess it's up for some debate.
On the other hand, I thought Groucho, not Karl, when I saw "Marx".
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Opium_of_the_people
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-fredericks/debate-is-religion-the-op...
But I am no Marx scholar, and the quote is translated from German, so I guess it's up for some debate.
On the other hand, I thought Groucho, not Karl, when I saw "Marx".
Gail, the German dictionary I consulted shows opium as the same word in English and German, but that opiat is German for the English opiate. Marx used the word Opium.
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Martin writes: 47D: “Kind of” clues are a bit of an oddity.
Will may think you should let it go, Martin, but I also think that misdirection clues should *not* require "insider knowledge" of cluing language. There are already four "fill in the blank" clues in the puzzle, so why not "_____ wave" too?
Will may think you should let it go, Martin, but I also think that misdirection clues should *not* require "insider knowledge" of cluing language. There are already four "fill in the blank" clues in the puzzle, so why not "_____ wave" too?
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High quality puzzle -- clean, lovely answers (PILAF, POLEMIC, SUMUP, BIGIF) and clues (BYTES, GPS), with an EASY out and a BARGE out. It's polished, and most importantly, it made for a fun and brain-jogging solve. Thanks for this, Daniel!
Other puzzle possibilities:
Russian rejection? (NYET RESULT)
Don Juan of France? (THE LYON WOLF)
Other puzzle possibilities:
Russian rejection? (NYET RESULT)
Don Juan of France? (THE LYON WOLF)
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A great theme; I wish I'd gotten it. I just didn't recognize the phrases sans the Y sound. I guess the first one is a car, don't have to google the BEAUTY one now, should have recognized the last two.
With 5 trips to Norway I can say that I am a FJORD EXPLORER. A beautiful part of the world.
I had to look up the South Park kid, which led to replacing Diego with MATEO ( where my son was born 60 years & 3 days ago)
Other memories, being kissed by EZIO Pinza even longer ago. ( I no doubt mentioned that the last time he turned up)
Fine Wednesday puzzle, Daniel.
With 5 trips to Norway I can say that I am a FJORD EXPLORER. A beautiful part of the world.
I had to look up the South Park kid, which led to replacing Diego with MATEO ( where my son was born 60 years & 3 days ago)
Other memories, being kissed by EZIO Pinza even longer ago. ( I no doubt mentioned that the last time he turned up)
Fine Wednesday puzzle, Daniel.
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Suejean, I should have read the already posted comments before I wrote my own, remarkably similar to yours, six hours later.
When did Mr. Pinza kiss you, Hepcat?
( I haven't read your comment yet, perhaps you've answered the question)
( I haven't read your comment yet, perhaps you've answered the question)
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Sorry, Suejean, the similarity extended only to the fjord expedition (and to the unmentioned fact that I had Diego before Mateo). My closest contact with Ezio Pinza was as a member of the audience at the Broadway performance of "South Pacific."
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Martin, your last paragraph, with the Pinza mention, is indented so that it looks as if it's part of the constructor notes. Confused me for a bit.
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Me too. And the link was lost, which I posted a few comments down. As a temp, I don't have access to the production system (the Times is not that crazy), and the extra steps we have to go through to get the column published adds opportunities for glitches to sneak in.
Please bear with us as I produce the promised mess.
Please bear with us as I produce the promised mess.
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"...bear with us..."
Ah, so *that's* why Rich didn't see any.
Moose? Squirrel?
Ah, so *that's* why Rich didn't see any.
Moose? Squirrel?
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That's emusing ....
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"Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bustards!" (Take that, emus. They are your distant cousins.)
The puzzle went too quickly for me, for a Wednesday. I would have liked more of a challenge. I did like FJORDEXPLORER, and was happy to see the little tribute to GWEN Ifill. (I miss her!) Overall, though, it's a SOSO from me.
Thumbs down on booty call/BEAUTYCALL. Just no. Don't go there. At least have the sense not to stick that in a puzzle featuring the ever dignified Gwen Ifill.
The puzzle went too quickly for me, for a Wednesday. I would have liked more of a challenge. I did like FJORDEXPLORER, and was happy to see the little tribute to GWEN Ifill. (I miss her!) Overall, though, it's a SOSO from me.
Thumbs down on booty call/BEAUTYCALL. Just no. Don't go there. At least have the sense not to stick that in a puzzle featuring the ever dignified Gwen Ifill.
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I somehow missed the news of Gwen Ifill’s passing, so I felt a twinge of sadness as I filled in the entry.
I raised an eyebrow at BEAUTYCALL, but I'm okay with both its place in a NYT crossword and in real life :)
I raised an eyebrow at BEAUTYCALL, but I'm okay with both its place in a NYT crossword and in real life :)
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I was very happy to see GWEN Ifill referenced in the puzzle. I recall hearing the news of her passing - very sad.
She also has the best name for crossword solving!
She also has the best name for crossword solving!
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I fill, therefore I am
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and Elke
Seeing FJORDEXPLORER led me to look for 'J' s' Must be my pronunciation...
Glad that Chris of San Fran explained 'BEAUTY CALL- saves me leaving cookies in maybe naughty places......
Got quickly I.M. PEI. Not only is he a centenarian , he is also married (to the same woman) for 75 years. And that is before GPS . N.B. Martin ? Also wonder whether I M PEI did any PREFABs ?
We miss GWEN Ifill on the PBS Newshour. She also served a stint covering the White House for the NYT.
Better stop before I really GET INTO this puzzle . Time to practice my vocalizations......I will now BEAT IT.
Seeing FJORDEXPLORER led me to look for 'J' s' Must be my pronunciation...
Glad that Chris of San Fran explained 'BEAUTY CALL- saves me leaving cookies in maybe naughty places......
Got quickly I.M. PEI. Not only is he a centenarian , he is also married (to the same woman) for 75 years. And that is before GPS . N.B. Martin ? Also wonder whether I M PEI did any PREFABs ?
We miss GWEN Ifill on the PBS Newshour. She also served a stint covering the White House for the NYT.
Better stop before I really GET INTO this puzzle . Time to practice my vocalizations......I will now BEAT IT.
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Tough one for me, and I was surprised because I thought this was the Tuesday puzzle (confused by the time difference). Mostly here for a quick update in the OT world:
We've had a great time. Spent a day and a half in Glacier. What an stunningly beautiful place - I never imagined. Drove across it from east to west and when we arrived on the west side they were in the process of closing that whole side of the park down because of fires. Still got back around to the other side for a few more things.
Just finished a day and a half in Yellowstone, which was also great. Only disappointing thing was not seeing any bears or moose - not even a single elk ( must have seen 200 of them last time I was there). We did get involved in a bison traffic jam, which was pretty entertaining. But the canyon was great, as were the various geysers and paint pots, etc. We met some nice people including a group of what I can only describe as 'geyser nerds' at one of the areas. We learned a lot. At one point I told them, "You geyser really informative." Sorry.
On to the Grand Canyon. Not sure when I'll be able to get back on here. Miss you all.
We've had a great time. Spent a day and a half in Glacier. What an stunningly beautiful place - I never imagined. Drove across it from east to west and when we arrived on the west side they were in the process of closing that whole side of the park down because of fires. Still got back around to the other side for a few more things.
Just finished a day and a half in Yellowstone, which was also great. Only disappointing thing was not seeing any bears or moose - not even a single elk ( must have seen 200 of them last time I was there). We did get involved in a bison traffic jam, which was pretty entertaining. But the canyon was great, as were the various geysers and paint pots, etc. We met some nice people including a group of what I can only describe as 'geyser nerds' at one of the areas. We learned a lot. At one point I told them, "You geyser really informative." Sorry.
On to the Grand Canyon. Not sure when I'll be able to get back on here. Miss you all.
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I'm sure I'm speaking for us all when I say we miss you too.
Glad you're having such a great time, and finding unexpected small entertainments like geyser nerds and bison traffic jams.
Glad you're having such a great time, and finding unexpected small entertainments like geyser nerds and bison traffic jams.
Font -->Pont -->Mont
eew on some of the the cle-ues. :)
BBQ so soon?
double drudge appearance?
And I have to admit I liked the CHEF clue. Especially clever for a Tee-use-day
eew on some of the the cle-ues. :)
BBQ so soon?
double drudge appearance?
And I have to admit I liked the CHEF clue. Especially clever for a Tee-use-day
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I agree about some clues being eews.
There are other AGGREGATOR sites to choose from, so why Drudge?
Which reminds me...I forgot to mention in my earlier post that the abbreviated nickname for Huffington Post that is used by the cool kids is Huffpo, not HuffPost, per Martin's piece.
There are other AGGREGATOR sites to choose from, so why Drudge?
Which reminds me...I forgot to mention in my earlier post that the abbreviated nickname for Huffington Post that is used by the cool kids is Huffpo, not HuffPost, per Martin's piece.
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I was perhaps misdirected, or simply had back-to-school on my mind, as I first entered PROF for 1d!
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re: HuffPo. While I agree with PfP the nickname for for Huffington Post was/is HuffPo, at least the few times I'd heard it, Huffington Post now refer to themselves as HuffPost. So...perhaps both right in their respective ways.
Not sure what happened to the last Ezio Pinza clip, so here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxB6VuLtyS0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxB6VuLtyS0
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I know. Neither you nor Deb did it.
Lynx
Lynx
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It's there, but our cms is being wonky. Thanks for posting, Martin.
My YouTube link was for mobile devices. Here's the computer link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1q4-tzMI28
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1q4-tzMI28
Enjoy.
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Never saw that before, it's lovely. Thanks for sharing, Mac.
Really enjoyed this link, Mac. I think she'll join Sharon Isbin on my cd shelf.
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Nicely done. I loved the theme. The Swedish singer made me remember an amazing young guitarist from Sweden. I don't often link music, but this is terrific.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j1q4-tzMI28
Thanks for the fine puzzle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j1q4-tzMI28
Thanks for the fine puzzle.
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Nice puzzle. Never heard of "booty call" and what, exactly, does a drum beat?
Ok, somebody's gotta do this. A booty call occurs when one party phones an acquaintance and suggests recreational sex. Most of these calls happen at 2 a.m., when the bars close. Sorry you asked?
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One of those childhood phrases...
make like a tree and "leaf"
make like a drum and "beat it"
and another one or two that shouldn't be mentioned here.
make like a tree and "leaf"
make like a drum and "beat it"
and another one or two that shouldn't be mentioned here.
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Make like a hockey player and get the puck out of here?
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big opera fan -- glad to see Ezio Pinza. Some Verdi opera have lots of vowels -- Otello and Ernani. We see them often here.
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--27A: PILAF could be “pilau,” “pulao,” “palaw,” “palov” or even “fulao,” depending on where it’s made. And there are four-letter and six-letter variations as well. I’ve been cooking a lot of Iranian food lately, including some tasty polo versions. The immediate etymon is Turkish “pilav,” from the Iranian “polo” and the Hindi “pulao.”
The Uzbek restaurant in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn calls it PLOV. It took me a few minutes to realize what they were offering.
The Uzbek restaurant in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn calls it PLOV. It took me a few minutes to realize what they were offering.
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Very enjoyable puzzle, Daniel, thank you. Brings my streak up to 150.
Deb, you could have used a photo that showed the original Ginger!
Deb, you could have used a photo that showed the original Ginger!
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It's Martin today!
I didn't do it.
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Hi Dan,
Martin didn't do it. I'm building the columns behind the scenes while I write, since he doesn't have access to our system. The photos that appear at the top are ones to which The Times has rights. I try to honor the photo requests that Martin gives me, and this one was tricky.
Martin didn't do it. I'm building the columns behind the scenes while I write, since he doesn't have access to our system. The photos that appear at the top are ones to which The Times has rights. I try to honor the photo requests that Martin gives me, and this one was tricky.
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With Cartman front and center, who could complain about beauty call?
Towelie is my fave, btw. Such a pure soul.
Towelie is my fave, btw. Such a pure soul.
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Agree on Towelie. You NEVER have to question his motivations. :-)
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