Linda Jo
Brunswick, GA
@Bill Toque you that long, eh?
Uttered a CROSS CROSSWORD WORD at the cross of DANAE and URACIL. Never CENA word like that. Theme revealed itself early in my solve, twas fun. Happy Easter, 420 day, last day of Passover, National Look-Alike Day, Chinese Language Day, National Mail Order Catalog Day, Serendipity Day, International Orangutan Day, National Cheddar Fries Day, Pizza Delivery Driver Appreciation Day … yada yada.
Oooh, Oooh, up-down girl, She's been living in her up-down world Emu's earworm for today.
@Steve L An ice cream sandwich needs no justification.
Shouldn't the partner of "ty" be "par"? PAR-TY! PAR-TY! PAR-TY! Guess I'm getting rowdy in my old age.
Ah, the power of wishful thinking. You see bicfoot and want to believe you've seen BigFoot. This was a fun one, thanks Kevin and Jeff. Helene left me without power for 3 days and without internet for another day past that. No AC, no coffee in the morning, lots of tree branches down, lost some roof shingles, lost all the food in fridge. But blessedly, no lights ruining the night sky. Exceedingly fortunate that we only caught the edge of that storm. Some tornado damage in the county, but not the disastrous conditions that most of Georgia suffered.
"If I had a nickel for every time I thought of a long, fun, debut entry, then put the entry right in the center of my puzzle, and several months later, another themeless puzzle with the exact same entry ran before mine, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice." So it happens all the dime, Malaika. (Enjoyed the puzzle. Smooth with just a bit of crunch.)
No need to grid your loins, it's not that heart. Rock the Casbah. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ</a>
I was Roman around this puzzle for the longest time.
My fellow crossword solvers, you're all FRIEND MATERIAL. Including you curmudgeons. TGIF.
@Lewis BEAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE was by The Woodpeckers. 😉
My psychiatrist gave me one of those weighted blankets. It's a shrink wrap.
What? Why? I did this puzzle late last night. But I don't get it. I admit I'm not firing on all cylinders this morning, I got maybe 3 hours of sleep. I understand it's a snarky recap. A la summarizing War and Peace as "Everyone is sad. It snows." --- that's funny. But this reimagining of the Frost poem is not clever, is not funny, and doesn't even rhyme. Meh. Disappointing for a Thursday. Okay, I'll go read the column and find Lewis' comments, in hopes of an attitude adjustment. Maybe the emus pegged this one at us.
@Cal Gal Sum to, some don't.
35D, Ninja's forte, 7 letters. That's gotta be TURTLES, right? That's where my mutant brain went. Cursed insomnia. I solved this puzzle in the wee hours today. Thanks, Bill, clever theme, and wide-ranging references. Now, where can I get some APPLE BETTY and Linzer TORTE for breakfast? My mother used to make apple betty, and blueberry crumble, and peach cobbler, and all those good old-fashioned desserts. And she loves crossword puzzles. She had a fall late Sunday night, and went into hospital. Ergo my insomnia. I'll be traveling up to help her, so my internet access will be sporadic for a few weeks.
Sage-colored sage. LOL. Clever, it is. Enjoyed the puzzle. Just enough bite and chew for a Wednesday.
Lovely Sunday puzzle, with just enough ESOTERICA for ADDED COMPLEXITY. There will be DIFFERENCEs OF OPINION on that amount, I'm sure. Thanks, Emily and Kunal.
@Marshall Walthew ITZA common deficiency. Bada boom. Tastes like Chichen.
WIN FOR THE! I spent too much on my last roadtrip. I am BROKE FOR GOING.
I enjoyed this puzzle, I found it aSMEWsing. Y'all may groan in unison.
Shout out to all the TILers here. Cruciverbalism feeds AUTODIDACTicism. Do emus prefer EVOOs?
I had a heckuva time trying to place lasagna in 63A.
Aargh. Spent a while on this puzzle this morning, but I'm just not on Ryan's wavelength. NW and SE corners both being resistant. But I know if I come back to it later this afternoon and sink more time into it, I'll likely be able to finish. That's my Sunk Crossed Philosophy.
It's not fair. This is not a crossword puzzle! How can I put two letters in a square? ----380 comments already by 9 am, so the rebus haters have already chimed in. It is easy to put multiple letters in a square if you solve pen on paper or chisel on stone. Luddites for the win! Anyway, I saw the need to double up letters early on. Once you recognized the trick of doubling on the edges, this puzzle solved rather quickly. And cold pizza is a great breakfast.
@Rachel R. Not a single Tay goes by . . .
@Steve L Songs (and movies and other arts) can be flops initially yet go on to become well-known classics. I'm not a huge Doors fan, yet I instantly recognized and sang the Break On Through line.
@Behind a book Ermagherd! Religion is a part of a society's culture, and part of being aware of the world around you. A crossword solver should have a nodding acquaintance with the terms of the world's main religions just as one should have some awareness of sports terms and teams, or geography and history, or music and movies. Knowing that the TORAH is a religious book is not going to convert you to the Jewish religion any more than knowing Earned Run AverageS is going to turn me into a baseball fan.
Satisfy a midday craving? Would that be for nooners, naps, tokes, or smokes? I was totally at sea on my first pass through this puzzle, did not enter a single answer. Almost every clue suggested multiple answers or no answer at all. Took a break, finished my coffee and bagel, then slowly started again, from the bottom. Whew. Ooops, make that PHEW. Do flashers bARe or WARN? Airways, flyways, or SKYWAYS? GEE WHIZ. Good chewy puzzle, Katie.
Shout out to sotto voce and dutch iris! This was perhaps a bit too easy for me, because I spotted the revealer 58A on my first scan of the puzzle and noticed the grid. I did try person before WOMAN, but the "classic" magic trick was always a woman. The only other short hang-up was NO way before NO HOW.
27A. Held office = SERVED Wow, what a concept. Seems rather quaint these days. /s I loved the puzzle. Afterwords, looked up ELOTE, horchata, and TIGER NUT. I'd like to try some horchata if I could find some locally. I wouldn't trust Starbucks' version, I can't STOMACH their flavoring syrups. Great photo pick, Sam.
Dropped serving dish PLATTER SPLATTER Duck theft TEAL STEAL I need my coffee to come up with any more. Fun puzzle, thanks, Cole and Harit.
ALRIGHT, ALREADY. TGI Friday. All hail the Super Handywoman and her tools, ANGI SHERA GEAR. Breezy puzzle, fresh fill. DAS ist gut. Thanks, Joe.
I tried to keep going with this theme but I will bet A silk pajama There isn't any Five-l lllllama. There is, however, Honaunau-Napoopoo, an area in our 50th state. Hawaii Five-O <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GiQa-yec2g" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GiQa-yec2g</a> Loved it. Thank you, Brad Wiegmann.
@The X-Phile but, but, but . . . I want to complain that Google isn't a word. Snort, snark, and snarf.
@Ekb Ya know what? The very fact that you recognized that the clue Chuck could mean Norris or vomit (or throw or steak) --- means you're on a good track towards solving. Knowing that there can be more than one meaning to a word or clue is key. Especially in later-week puzzles.
After her light mid-day snack of POLENTA, SMOLT and SKOR, the MIDINETTE soothed her LARYNX with ST PAULIS IMMIXed with ORANGE VODKA and TANG. SOMEONE IS GETTING FIRED by MISTER BIG after coming up with that drink! Sometimes you have to find your own theme. Twas a great, chewy puzzle, like Sundays of yore.
Peas *are* predatory. Sneaky villains, showing up in soups and stews and casseroles. Podcasts. I have to stay on guard, always.
@Andrzej Of course, Andrzej is the first to answer! American brand names, that's his specialty. LOL
OMIGOSH, this is the best puzzle of all time. Because, SHMOO. Gotta go dig out my dad's copy of the Shmoo book. Fun trick. Though after I found TED, I was expecting the rest of the names involved in swapping, Bob & Carol & Alice. Thanks for this puzzle, Ella.
@Grant It's not the default in Europe. One has to specifically request water and specify whether still or sparkling. And usually ask for a preferred brand. Do emus like Evian? Eau de emu.
Nice debut, Evan! Keep 'em coming. And nice pic for the column photo, Deb. An alternative meaning for light shower, and an echo of the other day's rainbow as omen. Just to show how addicted I am to letter play--- this morning's beach walk took an extra twenty minutes when I spotted the remains of someone's broken friendship bracelet. Little cubic letter beads O, V, and E were found but I kept looking for the L. Love lost, I s'pose.
Back from a long hiatus. Parenting an elderly parent is not fun. I did puzzles in the local Gannett newspaper while there, but that's not the same as being here in the NYT puzzle community. Merely okay, sweetcakes? JUST, DESSERTS.
Anyday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, someday, Sunday, Thursday, today, tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday, yesterday DAILY DOZEN.
Eerier and eelier! Happy turducken, tofu loaf, or whathaveyou.
I shoulda known it was a Weintraub. It was "just the right challenge to usher in the weekend." Chewy and fresh fill. I went bananas and bonkers before GOing BERSERK. Could not figure out why LATEX would be an alternative to Mylar, thinking of Mylar in heat-reflective uses. Oh, balloons! FACE REALITY feels rather ominous these days. Nice that it's over REMAIN CALM. Clever photo choice, Sam.
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities, old mother nature's recipes That bring the bare necessities of life BALOO knows. Like Deb says, sit back and savor the puzzle. Thanks, Julian, enjoyed it. Fresh fill and clever cluing, very little glue. The crossword puzzle is the bright spot among the OBITs, OP- EDs, and sour political news in this old RAG. THEM'S THE FACTS!
Cowabunga! I figured out the circles held holes fairly early on, but not why until 61A gave me the phonetic hint. Fun puzzle, Hanh. And a fun one to come back with. Did y'all miss me?! I've been mostly off-line for a couple weeks, traveling to see my mom. Health problems are not fun.
Follow that guru, find peace in the present? GO WITH THE F(EL)LOW Thanks, Caryn, good Sunday puzzle. Emus, your delays are numbered.
@Xword Junkie 'SNOT a bad idea.