This blog purely for my own amusement. I like to start the day with a quote, be it amusing, inspiration, or simply something that caught my fancy.
On occasion, I might also include some commentary on the day's crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times.
Tuesday, 8 June 2021
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
QOD: If you can’t have a good laugh at the expense of others, why are they even here?~Scott Adams (né Scott Raymond Adams; b. June 8, 1957), American cartoonist and creator of Dilbert
Crazy Relations: The word "sister" can be found "twisted" in the circles.
20-Across. Prime time for vacationers: TOURIST SEASON. Webster's defines Tourist Season as "the time when many people go to visit places as tourists."
29-Across. Work out of the office?: BUSINESS TRIP. Webster's defines a Business Trip as "a visit made to a place for work purposes, typically one involving a journey of some distance."
46-Across. Pacific spot named for the day it was discovered: EASTER ISLAND. Easter Island a territory of Chile. It's native name is Rapa Nui and it is known for its monumental statues of oversized heads.
56-Across. '80s hard rock quintet, and what's literally found in each set of circles: TWISTED SISTER. I'll spare your ears.
Across:
1. Welsh dog: CORGI. A favorite of the Queen.
6. Voice mails: Abbr.: MSGs. As in Messages.
10. Heed: OBEY.
14. Atom with a negative charge: ANION.
15. German mark successor: EURO. Each country that uses the Euro can have one side of the coin depict a design symbolic of its nation. You can see the German national side of the Euro here.
16. Very hot state: RAGE.
17. Works on a keyboard: TYPES.
18. Mideast's Gulf of __: ADEN.
19. __ job: deception: SNOW.
23. Informal affirmative: YUP.
24. Small amount: TAD.
25. Weep: CRY.
26. Childcare writer LeShan: EDA. Eda Lashan (June 6, 1922 ~ Mar. 3, 2002) hasn't visited us in the puzzles in quite a while.
32. King's rabid dog: CUJO. Cujo was the subject of a novel by Stephen King (b. Sept. 21, 1947).
35. Laugh sound: HEE.
36. Like some waves: TIDAL.
37. Chevy subcompact: AVEO.
38. Basic building blocks: ATOMS.
41. Half of Mork's sign-off: NANU. A reference to the 1980s sit-com, Mork and Mindy.
42. Greek cheeses: FETAs. Almost everything you wanted to know about Feta Cheese, but didn't know to ask. Feta is a Protected Designation of Origin product, so technically only the cheese made in some areas of Greece can be called Feta.
44. Washington NLer: NAT. As in the Washington Nationals, the Major League Baseball team.
45. Cavefish's functionless parts: EYES. Some of these fish barely even have eyes. Cavefish is actually a generic term for fish that have adapted to living in caves and underground habitats. Some fish have no eyes altogether, other fish have vestige eyes.
50. Chicago-to-Miami dir.: SSE. South-SouthEast.
51. Elton's "Rocket __": MAN.
52. Prior to, poetically: ERE. A crossword staple.
53. Baglike structure: SAC.
60. Lightsaber wielders: SITH. Think of the Star Wars movies.
62. Dove's home: COTE.
63. Wavy pattern: MOIRE.
64. __ socks: KNEE.
65. Beheaded Boleyn: ANNE. Anne Boleyn (1500s ~ May 19, 1536) was the 2nd of Henry VIII's wives. She was also the mother of Elizabeth I, Queen of England.
66. Kate's TV sidekick: ALLIE. Kate & Allie was a sit-com from the 1980s. Kate was played by Susan Saint James (b. Aug. 14, 1946) and Allie was played by Jane Curtain (b. Sept. 6, 1947).
67. Legal memo phrase: IN RE.
68. Cordelia's father: LEAR. A reference to a play by Willie the Shakes.
69. Prominent: NOTED.
Down:
1. Like a remark evoking a "Rowr!": CATTY.
2. "The joke's __!": ON YOU.
3. Make into confetti: RIP UP.
4. Active type: GOER.
5. At its original position: IN SITU. Today's Latin lesson.
6. Carnivore's regimen: MEAT DIET.
7. Frothy water: SUDS.
8. 776 BC Olympics locale: GREECE. And home of Feta Cheese.
9. Undersea trackers: SONARS. Sonar is short for Sound Navagation and Ranging.
10. -ish, numerically: OR SO.
11. Time to celebrate: BANNER DAY.
12. Vanity: EGO.
13. Fine-grained wood: YEW.
21. Nickname for Alexandra: SASHA.
22. Part of GPS: Abbr.: SYST. As in the Global Positioning System.
27. "Cheers" server: DIANE. Diane was played by Shelley Long (b. Aug. 23, 1949).
28. Top mark: A PLUS.
29. Hiss, as a villain: BOO AT.
30. Vegas lights: NEONS.
31. Pronged: TINED.
32. Bookstore eateries: CAFÉs.
33. Eye parts with irises: UVEAS.
34. Traveler in life's fast lane: JET SETTER.
39. Stag: MALE DEER. // And 59-Down: Stag: SOLO.
40. Paparazzi targets: STARS.
43. Interstate hauler: SEMI.
47. Mischief-maker: RASCAL.
48. Emulate the Gregorians: INTONE.
49. Upscale retailer __ Marcus: NEIMAN. Affectionately known as Needless Markup.
53. Clown's heightening prop: STILT.
54. Falcon's nest: AERIE.
55. 2015 "Rocky" films sequel: CREED.
57. Amusement park cry: WHEE!
58. Highest Italian peak south of the Alps: ETNA. It's the volcano on Sicily.
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