Theme: A week of Mondays - Five entries that start out innocent enough but there is a Mon. stuck right in the middle of them.
17A. Light reddish shade named for a fish : SALMON PINK
25A. Children's imitation game : SIMON SAYS
36A. Sticky breakfast sweets : CINNAMON ROLLS
49A. Grated citrus peel : LEMON ZEST
58A. Winter cause of sniffles and sneezes : COMMON COLD
48D. Workweek start, or an apt title for this puzzle based on an abbreviation found in its five longest answers : MONDAY
Argyle here so it must be Monday. I've been frittering my time listening to Monday songs and have decided on this one. Monday Mornin', by Peter, Paul, and Mary, I can't say as I've ever heard it before but I don't think I'll forget it. It's a strange one.
So salmon, cinnamon and lemon sort of put me on a food track but the unifier put me right. It seems like a minimum of abbreviations today. Don and C.C., thank you.
Across:
1. Actress Jessica : ALBA
5. Uses spurs, say : GOADS. Jessica could spur me on.
10. Sports squad : TEAM
14. Fortuneteller : SEER
15. Not yet burning : UNLIT
16. Taper off : WANE. Unlit tapers.
19. Tehran's land : IRAN
20. Uganda's Amin : IDI
21. Drawer projection : KNOB
22. Env. stuffing : ENCL. (enclosure)
23. Flows slowly : SEEPS
29. Deal, as a blow : INFLICT
31. "Then what happened?" : "AND?"
32. Govt. hush-hush org. : NSA. (National Security Agency)
33. "Grody to the max!" : "UGH!"
34. Dessert served in triangular slices : PIE
35. Grub : EATS
40. Relax in the tub : SOAK
41. Solemn promise : VOW
42. "__ as directed" : USE
43. Do some sums : ADD
44. Crank (up) : REV
45. Dormitory, to dirty room : ANAGRAM. OK, Don or C.C. came up with this one? I'll say Don. (From C.C.: I bumped into this anagram while reading something. Not my own creation.)
52. Onetime capital of Japan : KYOTO. Wiki link
53. Swigs from flasks : NIPS
54. Tiny bit : IOTA
56. Chili __ carne : CON. (chili with meat)
57. Go steady with : DATE
61. "Deal me a hand" : "I'M IN". Yesterday, it was "I'M OUT".
62. Heavenly path : ORBIT
63. Golden St. campus : UCLA. California is known as "The Golden State" and UCLA isn't. Here is a link to Golden State University, a school of Oriental medicine.
64. Kennel guests : PETS
65. Pre-meal prayer : GRACE
66. Bouquet : POSY
Down:
1. Birthplace of St. Francis : ASSISI. Spain. No, no, Italy. I was thinking(?) of Ávila.
2. Hard to lift : LEADEN
3. Religious conviction : BELIEF. St. Francis had 'em.
4. Shirt part : ARM
5. '50s-'60s TV detective Peter : GUNN. Check out the blooper. The police car starts rolling after Lt. Jacoby jumps out.
6. Not AWOL : ON POST. I tried ON BASE first.
7. Perp-to-cop story : ALIBI
8. Crowd noise : DIN
9. Wall St. buy : STK. (stock)
10. Minnesota baseballers : TWINS. I think we can guess who came up with this one.
11. Auditory passage : EAR CANAL
12. Some therapists : ANALYSTS
13. "Little __": Alcott novel : MEN. It is considered a sequel to "Little Women".
18. Thumb-and-forefinger gesture : OK SIGN. In this country, at least.
22. Finish : END
24. Put (down), as a bet : PLUNK
26. Common street name : MAIN
27. What a solo homer produces : ONE RUN
28. Airline to Copenhagen : SAS
30. Venezuelan president Hugo : CHAVEZ
34. "Batman" sound effect : [POW!]
35. Song of mourning : ELEGY
36. Alias for a secret agent : CODE NAME. "Skyfall" is setting records already.
37. Words of confession : "I ADMIT IT"
38. "Shake a leg!" : "MOVE!"
39. Native of Japan's third most populous city : OSAKAN. SSE of Kyoto.
40. Mineo of "Exodus" : SAL. Teen idol. Here with some other guy.
44. OR staffers : RN's
45. Like numbers in the periodic table : ATOMIC
46. Ornate 18th-century style : ROCOCO. Did you remember it from Friday?
47. Ring-shaped reefs : ATOLLS
50. Starts the show : OPENS
51. "The Lion King" king : SIMBA
55. Beach bag : TOTE
57. Salsa, e.g. : DIP. Be wary if C.C. offers you salsa dip.
58. Gear tooth : COG
59. Hockey immortal Bobby : ORR
60. Coffee container : CUP
Argyle
Notes from C.C.:
1) Don came up with this theme. He was inspired by Rich's comment on my TWO/TU/TOO/TO puzzle. Interesting tidbit about this puzzle: Rich asked us to ease up the clues as our originals were more midweek-like.
2) Here is a picture of Vegas Doc, a real doctor! (Correction: Vegas Doc is not a doctor. Doc is just his nickname. This is his Halloween costume). He often posts on weekends. Click here to see some of his interests. Another "The Shawshank Redemption" fan.
1) Don came up with this theme. He was inspired by Rich's comment on my TWO/TU/TOO/TO puzzle. Interesting tidbit about this puzzle: Rich asked us to ease up the clues as our originals were more midweek-like.
2) Here is a picture of Vegas Doc, a real doctor! (Correction: Vegas Doc is not a doctor. Doc is just his nickname. This is his Halloween costume). He often posts on weekends. Click here to see some of his interests. Another "The Shawshank Redemption" fan.
81 comments:
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Don and C.C., for a swell Monday puzzle. Really a MONDAY puzzle. Thank you, Argyle, for a swell review.
Got started early. Of course I did not know 1A. Only needed four perps to get it. ALBA.
It was pretty much easy going all the way down. A few I had to wait for a some cross letters. But they all came.
Never got the theme until 48D, MONDAY.
Even remembered ROCOCO from somewhere.
Took me a little thinking and a few perps to get ANAGRAM for 45A.
That's it for me. Fun start to the day.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
Greetings!
Cute puzzle! Thanks DD! Thanks Argyle!
Loved the Peter Gunn clip!
People in front house had party all day. Music so loud it shook my room. Ghastly.
Time for bed!
Cheers!
Ah, another delight from our Dynamic Duo!
I actually found this to be a bit crunchy for a Monday and can only imagine what it must have been like before Rich toned down the clues. I had PLACE before PLUNK and CAN before CUP, both of which caused me some grief before the perps set me straight. And I never would have figured out the theme without the unifier...
Good morning,
Easy go, even by, Monday standards, for me today. Only slip up was 32A where I started with CIA. Straightened out quickly.
Until I filled in MONDAY, had no idea what the theme was.
Peter Gunn was a favorite show back in the day. Edie, played by Lola Albright was the main attraction for me.
Thank you Don, CC and Argyle ! A Monday morning triple play. I had fun and saw MON in each long answer. I can easily see how this could have been made a more difficult puzzle with clue changes here and there. I must look up the difference between elegy and dirge. I wonder what Tin's 36D was ?
I have heard from my friend in Hopatcong. They got power Saturday.
For those still without power on Long Island: LIPA Style
Good morning, Argyle, C.C. and gang - I'm starting to think that, as with Argyle, our Dynamic Duo doesn't bother with sleep. You guys are impressively proficient with these things.
This was a fun solve; no speed run, as I had several 'huh?' moments, most notably with 'Dormitory, to dirty room'. Never had a hint as to the theme until the unifier. 'Twins' brought a smile, 'cause there was no doubt where that came from. As with Hondo, I liked seeing 'Peter Gunn'; a favorite show and theme from long ago. And 'rococo' brought a deja vu moment.
The 'lemon zest' answer was timely, since I just had a neighbor give me a hint about the lemon tree out back. It's popping out lemons like crazy right now, and she said that most people around here will squeeze them into ice cube trays and freeze them for use anytime. Thought that was a great idea, as I love fresh lemonade. Probably won't work with avocados, though.
Saturday was the Marine Corps Birthday (first year I've missed the big south Philly celebration, but I did get several 'you should be here' calls from buddies), and to celebrate, I bought one of the new 'smart' TVs, which gets the internet and a bunch of other neat stuff, as well as regular TV. I haven't played around with it too much yet, but I'm looking forward to reading/posting here on a 70" screen. Matter of fact, I may never leave the house again.
Have a great day; do something fun, but do remember all those true heroes who never made it home, or came home permanently damaged.
Good Morning, Argyle and friends. How ironic to have a "Start to the Work Week" puzzle on a day when, for many workers, today is a Monday holiday.
Hand up for wanting On Base instead of ON POST.
Has Jessica ALBA actually acted in anything, or is she just a pretty face?
As Argyle hinted, the Thumb-and-Forefinger Gesture is NOT a universal OK SIGN, as I learned from an unfortunate experience.
I think St. Francis of Assisi is actually from Italy, and not Spain.
I wasn't keen on the Coffee Container = CUP. To me a Container is more a storage unit, and I was drinking my coffee from a CUP as I did today's puzzle.
QOD: The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. ~ Oscar Wilde
Hello Puzzlers -
No glitches in today's DGCC offering! I was surprised about Kyoto, though, didn't know it was a capital once. Peter Gunn is just a little before my time, but I know of the show because of its Henry Mancini theme music. I was a Mancini fan as a school kid (not a popular thing to be).
Morning, Argyle, thanks for decorating my screen with Jessica today!
A minor point---Assisi is in Italy.
Thank you, Hahtoolah and anon. I'v corrected it.
Good morning, all.
Good job, D.G. and C.C. This was a nice start to the week, but not without its problems. Hand up for ON BASE, PLOPS before PLUNK and URN before CUP. I can never remember if its ASISSI or ASSISI without some assistance. I'll bet TOKYO and KYOTO are spelled with the same two Japanese characters -- just reversed.
I don't recall ever seeing the word "grody" before. I think we spelled it "grotey" when I was a kid.
Dynamic Duo, great Monday puzzle. About half way through I found the common MON in each theme answer. You make Mondays interesting. The answers were easy enough, but most had two possibilities and needed one perp to be sure which one, so no write-overs.
Argyle initially wrote Spain for Assissi locale, but immediately self corrected.
POSY can mean either one flower or a bunch of lowers. X-words always use it as bouquet. I always use it as one.
Mom often told us to "shake a leg."
Thanks for the Peter, Paul, and Mary clip. They are among by favorite groups.
During the blackout, I cooked chili con frijoles, sin carne, not con carne.
I will self correct, too. I can spell Assisi.
Every morning we read the paper in the coffee shop. It reopened yesterday, after being dark for 2 weeks. Life in this locale is almost back to normal.
Good morning Argyle, C.C. Don G. et al.
Fun puzzle today, and I have to agree with everyone that it was a bit more like a Wednesday. But that's what made it fun, to me. Hand up for ON base instead of POST and coffee in a can instead of a cup...
Argyle, my girlfriend and I used to play that PPM song together when we were in HS. It is a classic folk song, and has a really haunting melody. Of course, we were only 15 at the time, so it really struck home that this girl was determined to be married as soon as she turned 16 !!
Have fun MONDAY, celebrate your favorite Veteran, or just go to work (my fate for today.)
Good morning everyone.
MONDAY MONDAY Pen and ink today. Theme was easy, but only saw the MON's after the unifier at 48d. Favorite fill was CINNAMON ROLLS. Took a deep breath. Note that KNOB appears related to the German 'Knopf' - Low German 'Knoop' (button or knob.) No searches or strikethroughs. Nice easy slide into the new week.
Enjoy the day.
What a way to start the Monday! I finished!!! thank you Don and CC! thank you to all the folks that keep us safe on this Veterans Day! Argyle, when I tried to play the PP & M song on my Ipad, it said the owner has not made this available for mobile. anyone else have this problem? Also love, love, loved yesterdays puzzle as I ALMOST finished that one too (with a little help from the blog). Really love this blog!!! thanks to all (even Anon)!!!!!!
Filling in Lang, as the first word, and then correcting for ALBA makes one feel old.
Always nice to see a photo of Hubsters' distant cousin, SALvatore.
Loved the music from Peter Gunn and still have the record. Very jazzy.
Fun puzzle to start this work week. Wait a minute, I’m retired, make that just a week!
Musings
-I’ll be too late to link Monday, Monday so here’s SIMON SAYS
-I have not had a COMMON COLD since I quit teaching
-There’s no I in TEAM (or 21 other letters)
-If some SEERS are right, the world ends 12/21/12. Countdown clock and other info
-We take showers and so we very seldom SOAK around here. My friend got a $6,000 bid for a walk-in tub. No thanks!
-I DO instead of VOW got me POO for 34 D and I was wondering how the dynamic duo was going to clue that one
-Dormitory/Dirty Room was fabulous and also my life for two years in Room 237 in Morey Hall
-UCLA is just a short hop west of Beverly Hills down Santa Monica Blvd
-I’ve had some LEADEN CINNAMON ROLLS
-A big part of the success of the NFL is that you can PLUNK down a bet on games
-POSIES were a NOSEGAY yesterday and, yup, I remember (but would never recognize) ROCOCO.
-Who was that masked man? Oh, it’s Vegas Doc! Nice to “see” you!
-I disagree with Oscar on QOD. The truth is pretty simple until Operation Obfuscation starts. This whole Benghazi/Patraeus mess should be interesting – just like Watergate, Teapot Dome, Billy Sol Estes, White Water, Iran Contra, Credit Mobilier, ad nauseum (both sides of the aisle).
Fun puzzle C.C. and Don. Smooth, yet crunchy. Had two erasures. Place before plunk and admit to before admit it. Both easily corrected. Saw the MONs, but didn't get the connection until the reveal.
Interesting PP&M tune, Argyle. Hadn't heard that one. And since it was in the puzzle, Peter Gunn covered by Roy Buchanan.
My favorite Monday Songs:
1. Come Monday--Jimmy Buffett
2. Monday Morning-Fleetwood Mac
3. Blue Monday-New Order
4. Monday-Wilco
5. Monday Monday- Mama's & Papa's
Nice Monday puzzle.
Some songs nobody on this blog will like:
"Everyday is like Monday" - Morrissey
"I don't like Mondays" - Boomtown Rats
"Monday bites ass" - I'm still working on this one
Hi guys and gals, I got a late start today as I'm off from work for Veterans Day.
WEES! Some great words here: ANAGRAM, INFLICT, PLUNK, ATOMIC, ROCOCCO. I loved the Dormitory, to dirty room clue. Didn't even get it without perps and the explanation above.
I hope you all have a great day, and a special Thank You to all who have served. You have my utmost respect.
Good morning, everyone! Thanks to C.C. and Don G. for a fun Monday Monday puzzle, and to Argyle for a swell write-up. The TWINS and ONE RUN answers clued me in that this was a Dynamic Duo effort. Didn’t catch on to the Monday theme until the unifier, though. I agree with others that this had a bit more of a mid-week feel to it. Since my Dad, uncles and brothers-in-law are all Navy vets, I was IN PORT instead of ON POST at first. The Dirty Room / Dormitory ANAGRAM was very clever. The theme from Peter Gunn was used to great comedic effect in the Blues Brothers movie (I haven’t quite figured out how to link video clips, but I’ll bet Cross-Eyed Dave is already on the job).
We’re heading back North later this afternoon after spending a long weekend in sunny Florida. It will be hard to leave the balmy 80-degree temps behind. We actually picked up a couple brochures from a townhouse development being built down here – but we’re still a couple of years away from making the retirement move. Still, it’s fun to daydream.
Have a great week!
WBS, (well, 1/2 of what WB said.) The rest is WEES...
Argyle,,, you couldn't find a better pic of Jessica Alba???
Hatoolah, J. Alba was great in the TV show "Dark Angel." She is definitely a good actress.
Dynamic Duo!
57D, Wary of CC Salsa??? Why? is it too hot?
HG, There is an "I" in team!
Fermatprime, "front house?" I have heard you talk about the side house tenants, but the front house? Pls explain. (or better yet, link Google Earth View.)
TTP, Lipa Style :)
(i stole it for my Facebook page!)
Coffee "Cup"... cup is a measurement used for baking only!
I always thought "grody" meant "Rad"... Ugh, on the only hand goes better the "Grub."
Java Mama, chase those dreams! It worked for me. Still can't believe I finally live here. I worked on the sprinklers this morning in just a tshirt and shorts, and was sweating. It's November and it's 80! Get down here!
Java Mama!
I wanted to link P.Gunn theme, but Argyle already had it at the end of his link. ( but only the outro...)
So, i was going to link it, but there it was at the very end of Argyles link. (4th option, bottom right.)
So, then i was going to link the Spyhunter video game version.. (Too electronic...)
Soooo, i do not remember it in the Blues Bros. movie? Was this what you meant?
Happy MONDAY! Thanks, Argyle, and I'm glad ;you corrected the location of ASSISI.
Shoutout to Lemonade with LEMON ZEST!
Quick and easy, just as it should be on MONDAY. I belielve an ELEGY is a prose or poetic presentation and a dirge is a song.
In my youth I read all of Louisa May Alcott's books, Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys and I believe two others I can't recall at the moment.
Great job, Dynamic Duo! Thank you.
Thank you to all vets!
Have a fantastic MONDAY, everyone!
Thank you Don.G. and our fearless leader C.C. for a wonderful, easy Monday puzzle. I had no idea of the 'Anagram', it just popped out - and I'm like, oh, O.k. ... Dormitory=Dirty room - must remember that.
I liked how 'Kyoto' crossed 'Osakan'.
Thank you Argyle, for your delightful commentary - and your witty comments - brings a lot of smiles from my side for a 'Monday' morning.
Nice to see a real, live Vegas Doc. Its interesting that he has a face mask on, and latex/rubber gloves while handling the keyboard - it always pays to be doubly careful(?). My wife's a Doc too, although I've never seen her with rubber gloves while using the laptop, ( - her tippy-tapping being as bad as it is - ). As I said, she's a real live Doc - she merely pretends at also being one on TV - and since we watch hardly any TV, I can't say she does a very good job of it. She does use rubber gloves sometimes, when she's repotting some of our indoor plants.... As for my other doctor relatives, I have to remind (some of - ) them to wash their hands when we sit down to dinner - sheesh.
Talking about Vegas and doctors, our local-just-opened Horseshoe Casino has to pay for the full time services of a psychiatrist to handle the mental problems of compulsive gamblers - its a requirement for the state license....
I'm having computer problems - time to get a new computer, I guess.
Good morning:
Great offering, CC and Don. Loved the dormitory/dirty room clue. Hand up for place before plunk, on base before on post, and Beal before Alba, even though I knew the spelling was wrong.
Like others, I didn't get the theme until the unifier. Nice shout out to your Twins, CC. And, CC, thanks for answering my cluing question from yesterday.
It's like a spring day here; sun is shining, skies are clear and blue, and the temp is going to be 65. What a gorgeous day for the Veteran's Parade.
Have a merry Monday!
I love Dynamic Duo puzzles and this one was a delight on so many levels. Many thanks, you two, and you too, Argyle!
I thought that DORMITORY ANAGRAM was positively inspired!
Peter, Paul, and Mary will always be my favorites. Saw them once in Gainesville, when I was in college--terrific!
Is it true that KYOTO was the target for the atomic bomb before Hiroshima? But a US official had visited the city several times and remembered the temples and feared it would be an outrage to bomb it?
Have a great MONDAY everybody!
Shame on me. I forgot to thank Argyle for his great expo. Thank you, Argyle!
Dennis, thanks for the encouraging words. We’re visiting my sister and her husband in the Orlando area, who have been trying to convince us to move down here for years. Gets a little more convincing each time…… I’m glad things have worked out so well for you.
Cross-Eyed Dave, you are so quick with those links it amazes me! Some day I’ll get the hang of it. I can’t remember the exact scene in Blues Brothers, but the action is moving along to the Peter Gunn theme, something happens (Carrie Fisher’s character blows up something, again??) for a couple seconds the action stops, the theme stops, then music and action pick back up again as if nothing happened. (Gee, could I be any more vague?) I’ll look around to see if I can come up with something, at least until it’s time to head to the airport. Anyway, thanks for the links to you and Argyle – one of the coolest tunes ever.
Morning all,
I spent 7 years of my life in a St.Francis boarding school, with Dormitories that housed about 100 kids each, we rotated duties washing dishes , making beds , lots of beds, cleaning windows , bathrooms .. Yuk , and laundry,
One of the principles had a wooden stick that he used to beat us with Code Named , Stroobia ... funny I still remember ..
When I visited Lebanon 2 years ago , I went to the school .. It was all run down ... I had tears in my eyes
So thank you CC and Don ... You brought back some good memories of my childhood .
As far as the Gear tooth , it's my dilemma , after 12 years of restoration of my classic Mercedes , and $70,000 in spending , the 3rd gear Cog is worn, and since there were only 19 of these ZF 5 speed transmission brought to the US , we can't find any parts, let alone a mechanic that knows how to work on them , car is completely done , yet I can't drive it , so frustrating .
Smokin' original Blues Brother's Band, Peter Gunn, live.(5:08)
Great clip Argyle. I wonder if Alan 'Mr. Fabulous' Rubin ever got his trumpet unclogged.
The trailer uses the Peter Gunn theme in the background. Clip.(4:26)
St. Zalameh, is that a '70? Can't quite tell from the picture.
Good afternoon everyone.
Great Monday puzzle. I had Falk for a while instead of GUNN, but finally got it. DNF because I couldn't suss the K in the two Japanese cities.
Good, as usual, write up, Argyle. And thanks to C.C. and Hard G for a puzzle that was doable and fun.
Dennis ,
The pic is not the actual car , it's identical to it color and all, it's a 67 250 SL, Euro style .tho I just recently bought a 1970. 280 SL in superb " survivor " condition , that I'm gonna restore to Concours quality as soon as I finish with other one.
Since chili was featured today, I decided to have a chili dog for lunch. Would that be chili con carne con coney? :-)
St. Zalameh, might be able to help w/the '67. I'll email you after I do some checking.
A big, heartfelt thank you to all our veterans. This song brought tears to my eyes.
Link Veterans day tribute
I was amused to see Dormitoy/dirty room near Grody to the max. Some of those college rooms epitomized grody. UGH!
Dennis ,
I just emailed you a pic of the actual car , don't know how to link , and boy if you can help I'll owe you forever,
With a 20 line limit , it's not enough to tell you the horror stories I've gone through the past 12 years putting this car together.
My post disappeared again.
Hello everybody. Enjoyed the puzzle today. When I saw SALMON and SIMON I thought the theme might be something phonetic. Then I tried to think of something phonetically similar and could only come up with SAY, MON! So then I thought the theme was Jamaica. Waaay overthunk that one.
Yep, entered PLACE before PLUNK, and CIA before NSA. Yep, remembered ROCOCO, which I still think is an interesting word. I learned it many years ago when I discovered Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme.
I would never turn a DEAF ear to Tchaikovsky, and always turn up the volume KNOB which INFLICTed pain on everyone else in the house. AND furthermore, to ADD insult to injury, I still sometimes make my wife say UGH when I REV it up. Actually, it seems I make her say UGH a lot, I ADMIT IT.
EATS, PETS, SOAKS, CUP, and NIPS all in one puzzle! I don't mind that ATOLL.
Every time I see STK I think Software Tool Kit.
Best wishes to you all, veterans included.
@husker Gary - if you miss COMMONCOLDs, hang out at a nursing home (cough, cough, sniff, sniff).
Assisi is my favorite saint. I have a framed print of him by John Steele, who generally drew Am. Indians.
There are many other Mancini tunes from Peter Gunn: The Brothers Go to Mother's; A Profound Gass; Pete's Pad; The Floater. Just the look of the album cover takes me to that era. I'll bet the shows weren't that good, though. The music is grand.
Jayce, I was hoping you noticed NIPS resting right atop TIT. My kind of TWINS.
Good morning Argyle, C.C., et al,
Best Monday ever! Enjoyable write-up, and a DD puzzle. Brewed my latte in a MUG, not cup.Did an a-ha when anagram fell into place.Some terrific words for a Monday..goads, inflict.
I actually looked and "got" the theme, but it didn't help me fill common cold. I was sure it was pneumonia...bummer, it didn't fit.
Assisi is one of the beautiful little villages we did not see, but statues of St. Francis are abundant in Italy.
Sai Mineo: my big sister was in one of his lesser known movies, "Rock Pretty Baby" and to promote it she had to go out on a date with him which ended up as a 4 page spread in Photoplay.The acting community knew he was gay, but he had to portray this other image.Sure glad it has changed.
Happy Vetrans' Day to all who served. I know there are many of you on the blog, and probably your dads as well.Thank you all. My DH served in Oahu...not much of a hardship there. :-)
GRAMMA JEAN, a lot of the links to uTube do not play on my iPad either. Many of them do, however, so you just have to try each one.
Great puzzle and write-up! WEE said about the clues/answers.
I am envious of all the nice weather. It was -16 (as in 16 degrees BELOW zero) when I did the puzzle early, but had warmed to zero by 8 am. Supposed to stay above zero for 7-10 days now, although the HIGH temperature each day will be @32-34 degrees.
I am used to it.
Many veteran celebrations in my area.
Montana
Hi Y'all, Really enjoyed this puzzle, C.C. & Don! Got it all. Great write-up & clips, Argyle!
Peter Gunn music was very familiar. But I never saw the TV show.
Dormitory & dirty room are also synonymous. Except for my AF son & his freshman roomy. Both were neat freaks.
Dense moment: 35d wanted "dirge". I had all the perp letters except the top "E" and couldn't figure out what grub worm had AT in the center. Finally, I remembered a piece of sheet music on my mother's piano with the word ELEGY on the cover. EATS! Duh!
Nice to ALMOST see Vegas Doc.
My unCOMMON COLD is finally on the WANE.
Hi gang -
Nice start to the week from CC & DG.
Didn't realize who it was until I got here, but, CC, I thought of you when I saw TWINS.
ASISSI, ROCOCO, ATOLL and even STACCATO. I can never remember where the doubles go, or even if there are any.
With SALMON and CINNAMON I thought we were going with shades of red. Does that make me some kind of Commie?
Does the CIA have CODE NAME ANALYSTS?
I VOW to eat a slice of triple berry PIE before this day is through.
Usually Jerome is the one to INFLICT an ANAGRAM on us.
Is it much of a trip from The EAR CANAL to the ERIE CANAL?
What is the OSAKAN OK SIGN?
IMBO.
Cool Regards!
JzB
Hola Everyone, For some reason this was harder for me than most Monday puzzles. I did myself in in most cases by putting in incorrect abbreviations such as STS for STK, and Lemon Peel for Lemon Zest. I knew better as Peel was in the clue. Oh well, all came out correct in the end.
This was a fun puzzle and I did get the theme. Thanks C.C. and Don G. Also, thanks Argyle for a super write up, as usual.
My favorite entry was Dormitory, to Dirty Room--Anagram.
Simba was a given as we had just seen "The Lion King" a week ago. A great play. If it comes to your area it is a must see.
I'll have to read all the posts later as I'm off to the gym.
Jazzbumpa, if you get a chance, I was hoping to get a comment from you about the Blues Brothers/Peter Gunn link @11:15.
Dennis, I am glad you have stopped by today as our resident Veteran. I want to express my appreciate to all who have served this country and express my disappointment at how this holiday has waned in our country. No matter what your politics, you have ao admire, applaud and thank all who have risked their lives for us to have ours. Thanks for the nice words about lemons and lemonade as well.
Thanks for the shout out Don G. and C.C.
The puzzle is an absolute delight and I am too late to add anything new other than my wishes to August Rodin, and to finally understand why Dave is cross eyed. That Jessica Alba link was enough to cross my eyes and dot my tease.
Good morning / afternoon / evening to y’all.
Thanks for the shout outs, but I guess it’s time for a little Truth in Advertising.
I’m not actually a doctor, I just happen to own a lot of medical paraphernalia. The pic was from a few Halloweens ago. “Doc” is merely a nickname that was given to me by my best friend, a guy I’ve known since second grade. Why “Doc” you ask? Those who know don’t tell, and those who tell don’t know….
When I was just out of law school in Gainesville, most of the older resident called me Colonel. So Vegas Doc, what's in a name anyway?
Good Afternoon everyone. Argyle thanks for posting the writeup today. Don and C.C. thanks for the nice Monday puzzle. Liked seeing ROCOCO so soon again. Enjoying the replay of Band of Brothers on the tube. Thanks to all who served our country.
Hi all, Fun Monday. WEES
Congrats to C.C. and Don for another published xword!
Had trouble seeing ARM as part of a shirt. Duh.
Had no luck with Fri. Sat. or Sun. puzzles.
A salute to all of our veterans.
Salute
Congrats C.C. and Don for another published puzzle. WEES.
No luck with weekend puzzles.
Saluting our Veterans. Where would we be without them?
Salute
Hi all, a bit late today.
I enjoyed that puzzle but it was harder for me than I thought a Monday offering should be...no fault of our dynamic duo, just my poor brain.
I didn't know 1A and that is not a good way to start. After some stumbling though, it all worked out.
My thanks to Dennis, and to all the other veterans who served so bravely. We had the annual parade in our neighborhood this morning. The oldest vet was 92 !!
Also, Dennis, please don't squeeze the avocados...they'd make such a mess :)
JD: Your sister is Luana Patten?
Hi all,
This was fun but harder than the usual Mon.puzzle but I finally got it.
The Peter,Paul and Mary link was great,I saw them at a theater in Wi.Dells several years ago. Mary didn't look too healthy then,it is sad to know she is gone.
Lucina-I also read all the Little Women books when I was a kid, I still watch some of the several movie versions that are on TV.
Sal Mineo was in the movie 'Giant' back in the 50s. That movie showed some of the prejudices against minorities in our country.
Lemonade-Our area celebrates Veterans day-there was a special service in the state Capital yesterday,there is one in Baraboo today, many restaurents give them free meals, which they deserve and our church had a veterans memorial on the alter yesterday. After the service a recording in the sanctuary played a meddly of beautiful patriotic songs.
I also liked the Monday theme.
And Argyle, the United Methodist Church does have 'beliefs',we are a Bible based denomination with a big emphasis on Missions.
Have a good evening all!
Marge
PS:
I forgot to say thank you to Don and CC for the fun puzzle!
Marge
Wow, Luana Patten. What a blast from the past! I used to have a big crush on her.
Hatoolah and Jayce, Luana Patten is not my sister. My sister had a bit part, and her name wouldn't be recognized.I think John Saxon was with Luana Patton for that article..heck, I was only 12 or so. I need to find that old scrapbook.
Misty@10:47am
Kyoto was definitely a target, but it was removed from the list by the Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson. I am sure his reasoning would make interesting reading after seeing the above link.
JD@12:33
Oahu? No Hardship?
It is obvious your DH was there after the war, but some old farts (like me) might take your comment wrong. (& i wasn't even born until 1955!)
I visited the Arizona Memorial during my honeymoon (1983), & i can tell you it is a sobering experience. They say the oil droplets still escaping from the wreck are like tears of the dead. & while the entire Island was filled with Japanese tourists, not one could be found visiting the Memorial...
P.S.
It is my fondest wish, to someday visit Japan, & visit Hiroshima to express my regrets.
(even tho i had nothing to do with it.)
History can be a real kick in the butt!
CED, I thought most regulars here know that our age puts us wayyyy past WWII. Life was good in Hawaii in the early 60's.Sorry about that.
I've visited that Memorial twice, and both times there were many Japanese visiting.Maybe it is a different generation now.
Found the scrapbook. Movie Life Feb'57. Haven't thought to check it out for years.. Mayo loved theater..never made it big...died a few years ago.
CED, I was stationed in Japan for a bit, and went to Hiroshima to visit 'zero ground' and the attendant museums. It's very sobering, but why on earth would you 'express your regrets'?? We were attacked by Japan, had over 100,000 killed and 200,000 wounded fighting them, and the estimates are that we saved upwards of 750,000 more casualties by dropping the bombs. The only 'regret' is that we couldn't have done it sooner and saved even more lives. On both sides.
Off for one more free meal. Had dinner at Applebees last night and they really do a nice job with Veterans' Day. In addition to the free food, they have an empty table set up, decorated with red, white and blue accessories, to pay tribute to those who didn't make it. Found myself filling up to the point where I had to stop looking at it. There's a song in Les Miz called 'Empty Chairs at Empty Tables' that does the same thing to me. As with Yellowrocks, lots of survivor guilt here. Thanks for the kind words yesterday and today; means a lot.
Phoenix holds a Veterans? Day parade every year and many restaurants offer free meals to vets. Some apartment complexes offer special deals to vets throughout the year.
We certainly cannot do enough to compensate them, IMO. Again, thank you, Dennis, and all who served.
I enjoyed the puzzle and fine writeup. Thanks to C.C., Don and Argyle.
Pas, I really enjoyed the Armed Forces Medley. Thanks.
Bill G: You're welcome. I played this medley (on piano) at my mom's memory care (Alzheimer's) facility and passed out lyrics. The relatives and caregivers all participated in singing. The residents pretty much smiled and clapped along.
My Dad survived Pearl Harbor, there were no cell phones or internet(obviously) to let loved ones know that they were OK. You want to know about stress?
Ask those who waited to hear if their loved one made it through alive.
Mom's brother, a pilot was shot down, (I think), over Bari Italy.
She NEVER got over it.
Thank you, Veterans for doing such great service to our country. You will never be forgotten.
I echo everybody's thanks to the veterans. I think I read that this was the first Veteran's Day without a living WW I veteran.
When did the words to the Army song change? I remember something like, "Over hill, over dale, as we hit the dusty trail, and the caissons go rolling along." Is my memory off or did the words change at some point?
We owe our Veterans and our active military our thanks and our gratitude every day. Not just a couple times of the year.
As Pas de Chat said, it was, and is, very hard on those at home waiting for news of their loved ones.
My one uncle flew missions over Germany at the height of the second world war. My other uncle survived Pearl Harbor. My granddad joined the National Guard because his age kept him from enlisting in the service.... and, my brother died in Viet Nam....
Yes, we need to say thank you not just today but everyday.
thelma
Pinto, I the only one to ask where have you bean?
Stop horsing around.
You guys are being a little fordward, aren't you?
Or am I a little fordward?
Would hate to see you be one of these. Link.
Most importantly, veterans need adequate, capable and caring medical care. It seems that most VA clinics/hospitals are short on doctors.
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