QOD: If you risk nothing, then you risk everything. ~ Geena Davis (née Virginia Elizabeth Davis; b. Jan. 21, 1956), American actress
Friday 21 January 2022
Thursday 20 January 2022
Thursday, January 20, 2022
QOD: Decide who you are not before you decide who you are. ~ Questlove (née Ahmir Khalib Thompson; b. Jan. 20, 1971), American musician
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
QOD: The pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating, and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful. ~ Edgar Allan Poe (Jan. 18, 1809 ~ Oct. 7, 1849), American writer
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
QOD: Some people talk to animals. Not many people listen, though. That’s the problem. ~ A.A. Milne (né Alan Alexander Milne; Jan. 18, 1882 ~ Jan. 31, 1956), British author
Animal Sounds that Aren't.
16-Across. Antidote fraud that doesn't come from a duck?: QUACK CURE. What does the duck say?
28-Across. Social media barrage that doesn't come from a bird?: TWEETSTORM. What does the bird say?
43-Across. Voguish term that doesn't come from a bee?: BUZZ PHRASE. What does the bee say? Also known as Buzz Words.
58-Across. Fabric made from tree exteriors that doesn't come from a dog?: BARKCLOTH. What does the dog say? Hand up if you knew what Barkcloth is.
Across:1. Broke off, as talks: ENDED.
6. Retired flier: SST. We haven't seen the SST Concorde in the sky since its retirement in October 2003.
9. Lola's nightclub, in song: COPA.
13. To a degree, informally: SORTA. I'm sorta okay with clues and answers like this.
14. Lyndon Johnson girl beagle: HER. And the boy dog was named Him.
14. Lyndon Johnson girl beagle: HER. And the boy dog was named Him.
15. Breakfast sizzler: BACON.
18. Northeast express train: ACELA. This train line appears with some frequency in the puzzles.
19. Swipe: STEAL. I was thinking of "swipe right" or "swipe left" instead of actually theft.
22. Jog or racing gait: TROT.
24. Caught in the act: SEEN.
25. Bat's home: CAVE.
33. German river: EDER.
34. Gets really high: SOARS.
35. Asian language: LAO.
36. Director Wertmüller: LINA. Lina Wertmüller (née Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich; Aug. 14, 1928 ~ Dec. 9, 2021) was an Italian film director best known for her art-house films from the 1970s. She died just over a month ago at age 93.
37. Rock gp. sometimes joined by Young: CSN. With Young, the band is known as CSN&Y.
38. __ stick: bouncing toy: POGO.
39. Wide shoe spec: EEE.
40. "When I Need You" singer Leo: SAYER.
42. Hunchbacked lab assistant: IGO
46. Daly of "Judging Amy": TYNE. Tyne Daly (née Ellen Tyne Daly; b. Feb. 21, 1946) is the older sister of actor Tim Daly (né James Timothy Daly; b. Mar. 1, 1956).
47. Three-vowel African river: UELE. Everything you wanted to know about the Uele River, but didn't know to ask
48. Bit of bickering: TIFF. If the tiff is big enough, it might result in a gift from Tiff's ...
50. Military "pineapples": GRENADES.
54. Wikipedia policy: NO ADs.
57. Archaeological find: RELIC.
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61. __ worse than death: A FATE.
62. Downed: ATE.
63. Arm bones: ULNAE. The plural of Ulna.
64. Ho Chi __ City: MINH. Formerly known as Saigon.
66. Certain NCOs: SSGTs. As in Staff Sergeants. This abbreviation appears with some frequency in the puzzles.
Down:
1. Letters on a law office door: ESQ. Esquire it the title one can use after passing the bar exam.
2. We, to one who says "oui": NOUS. Today's French lesson.
3. "Dang!": DRAT.
4. And so on: ET CETERA. Today's Latin lesson.
5. Senegal's capital: DAKAR. It's also a port city.
6. Moo __ pork: SHU. You, too, can make this at home.
7. Balkan native: SERB.
8. Certain surgeon's "patient": TREE. Cute clue!
9. Prestige: CACHET.
10. Cousteau's field: OCEANOLOGY. Jacques-Yves Cousteau (June 11, 1910 ~ June 25, 1997) was a pioneer in ocean and marine conservation.
12. Fastidious to a fault: ANAL.
15. Exposes: BARES.
17. Thickens, as cream: CLOTS. You can purchase clotted cream across the pond.
21. Approximate nos.: ESTs. As in Estimates.
23. Like a good-sized garage: TWO CAR.
25. People focus, for short: CELEB.
26. "Bye" that's bid: ADIEU. Another clever clue. And more of today's French lesson.
27. Caracas native: VENEZUELAN. Caracas is another port city.
29. Snap course: EASY A.
30. Writer Hemingway: ERNEST. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July21, 1899 ~ July 2, 1961) wrote many books that are considered classics. I had to read some when I was in high school.
32. Mandy of "This Is Us": MOORE. Mandy Moore (née Mandy Leigh Moore; b. Apr. 10, 1984) is also a singer.
38. Traps for the unwary: PITFALLS. Pitfall was also the name of a relic of a Atari video game. At the time it seemed really state-of-the-art.
41. Sign again: REINK. Meh!
44. Highest point: ZENITH. Zenith was also an American company that manufactured televisions. The company sold its shares to LG in 1995.
45. "Peyton __": PLACE. Before it was a television show, Peyton Place was the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious (née Mary Grace DeRepentigny; Sept. 8, 1924 ~ Feb. 25, 1964). The novel was quite scandalous when it was first published as it delved into the dark secrets of adultery, incest, lust, abortion and murder in a small New England town.
50. Fat unit: GRAM.
51. Bank offering, briefly: RE-FI. As in Refinance.
52. "Buy It Now" site: EBAY.
53. Fill to the max: SATE.
55. Bell sound: DONG. I tried Ring and Gong before settling on Dong.
56. PDQ, in the ER: STAT.
59. Sales agent: REP. As in a Representative.
60. Cock and bull: HEs. Both a Cock and a Bull are male animals.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
And Now I will Bid you Adieu!
Monday 17 January 2022
Monday, January 23, 2022
QOD: Fish and visitors stink in three days. ~ Benjamin Franklin (Jan. 17, 1706 ~ Apr. 17, 1790)
Sunday 16 January 2022
Sunday, January 16, 2022
QOD: The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions. ~ Susan Sontag (née Susan Rosenblatt; Jan. 16, 1933 ~ Dec. 28, 2004), American writer and political activist