QOD: 07/02/2021 - 14/02/2021

Friday, 12 February 2021

Friday, February 12, 2021

QOD: The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. ~ Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12, 1809 ~ Apr. 15, 1865), 16^th President of the United States

Thursday, 11 February 2021

QOD: Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ~ Thomas A. Edison (né Thomas Alva Edison; Feb. 11, 1847 ~ Oct. 18, 1931), American inventor

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

QOD: Just because things are the way they are, doesn’t mean thy stay that way. ~ Bertolt Brecht (né Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht; Feb. 10, 1898 ~ Aug. 14, 1956), German playwright

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Michael A. Macdonald

QOD: The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. ~ Alice Walker (b. Feb. 9, 1944), African-American author

Hit the Road, Jack! The last word of each theme answer is an infrastructure that one can take to get from Point A to Point B.

18-Across. * Nostalgic place for a walk: MEMORY LANE.

27-Across. * Place to pursue pleasure: PRIMROSE PATH.

47-Across. * Place with no options: END OF THE ROAD.

62-Across. * Evidence in white-collar crime: PAPER TRAIL.

And the Unifier:

60. Cry of approval ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is: WAY TO GO.

Across:

1. One of the Three Bears: MAMA.

5. Pro concerned with Apr. 15: CPA. As in a Certified Public Accountant. We have a few CPAs in our crossword community.

8. Like one liable for libel: SUABLE. An awkward, but valid, word.

14. Tons: ALOT. A crossword staple.

15. The Boston Bruins retired his #4 in 1979: ORR. Bobby Orr (né Robert Gordon Orr; b. Mar. 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He is considered a GOAT in Hockey. He played 10 years with the Boston Bruins and two with the Chicago Black Hawks.

16. Like mosaic stones: INLAID. We saw some beautiful mosaics at the Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily. The villa was built in the early 300s CE. The mosaics show beautiful scenes of daily life, including women competing in athletic events.

17. Ilk: SORT.

20. Patella: KNEE CAP. I shattered my knee cap in a car accident about 20 years ago. In an X-ray, my patella probably looks like a mosaic.

22. Sign of summer: LEO. Hi, Leo III!

23. D.C. figure: SEN. As in a Senator.

24. Alabama march city: SELMA. In March 1965, there were three Civil Rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

25. Porcine sounds: OINKS.

33. Brought back to its original condition: RESTORED. Art Restorations gone bad.

Before and After

36. Song for a diva: ARIA. The Habanera from Carman.

37. Sturdy tree: OAK. Louisiana is known for its Live Oak Trees.

38. Some shower components: METEORS.

42. Overnight option: INN.

43. Plumbing concern: DRIP.

45. Fixed, as old shoes: REHEELED.

51. Relaxed: EASED.

52. Trivial, as issues: MINOR.

56. Have debts: OWE.

59. Without end, to the Bard: EER.

65. Dunkable cookie: OREO. A crossword staple.

66. Aphrodite's love: ADONIS. In Greek mythology, Adonis was the god of desire and beauty.

67. Web address: URL. As in Uniform Resource Locator.

68. Measure of versatility: USES.

69. Renter: LESSEE.

70. Map part: KEY.

71. Measure of proficiency: TEST.

Down:

1. Batman and Robin wore them: MASKS.

2. Without help: ALONE.

3. Type of mushroom: MOREL. This mushroom used to be a crossword staple.

4. NFL passing stat: ATTEMPT.

5. Robin Cook's breakout 1977 novel: COMA. I read this back when I was in high school.

6. Pre-cooking job: PREP. I find prep bowls to be extremely useful when I cook.

7. Limb on a rest: ARM. It has been way too long since I have flown, so the arm on the armrest hasn't been an issue.

8. Fire alerts: SIRENS. Mythological Sirens.

9. Break up, as a bovine team: UNYOKE.

10. Without exception: ALL.

11. Ewe sounds: BAAs.

12. One drawn in the sand: LINE.

13. First home: EDEN.

19. Potpourri: OLIO.

21. Pool shot: CAROM.

25. Said, "I'll have the lobster," say: ORDERED.

26. Health resort: SPA.

28. Rage: IRE.

29. Bumped into: MET.

30. Seed cover: ARIL.

31. Diner sticker: TINE.

32. Round of applause: HAND.

33. Went in a taxi: RODE.

34. Merit: EARN.

35. Icy street risk: SKID.

39. "__ the ramparts ... ": O'ER. A line from the Star Spangled Banner.

40. P-like Greek letter: RHO.

41. Sordid: SEAMY.

44. Author of macabre tales: POE. As in Edgar Allan Poe (Jan. 19, 1809 ~ Oct. 7, 1849).

46. Remove from text: EDIT OUT.

48. Spenser's "The __ Queene": FAERIE. The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser (1552 ~ Jan. 13, 1599). The poem was originally published in 1590.