QOD: 25/09/2022 - 02/10/2022

Friday 30 September 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

QOD: Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. ~ Elie Wiesel (né Eliezer Wiesel; Sept. 30, 1928 ~ July 2, 2016), Romanian-born writer and Holocaust survivor

Thursday 29 September 2022

Thursday, September 29, 2022

QOD: I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity. ~ Diana Vreeland (née Diana Dalziel; Sept 29, 1903 ~ Aug. 22, 1989), French-born columnist and fashion editor

Wednesday 28 September 2022

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

QOD: Success is not two cars and a swimming pool. It’s the approval of your peers. ~ Peter Finch (né Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch; Sept. 28, 1916 ~ Jan. 14, 1977), English actor

Tuesday 27 September 2022

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

QOD: If at first you don’t succeed, blame your parents. ~ Marcelene Cox, American author

An Ice Breaker:

17-Across. * Another thing altogether: WHOLE NEW BALLGAME. Whole Truth

30-Across. * William S. Burroughs novel: NAKED LUNCH. Naked Truth

49-Across. * Background sound that may be a sleep aid: WHITE NOISE. White Lie

And the unifier:

65-Across. Ice-breaker activity involving three claims, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues literally are: TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE. Two Truths and a Lie is a simple ice-breaker game that is designed to get to know others in a group. Each individual shares three statements about themselves: 2 of the statements are true, and one is false. The rest of the group tries to guess which statement is the lie by asking questions.

Across:

1. "How tragic": SO SAD!

6. Cent: PENNY.

11. Gender-neutral German article: DAS. // And 5-Down. Feminine German article: DIE. The masculine German article, DER is missing from today's German lesson.

14. Food safety concern: E. COLI. The full name of this bacterium is Escherichia coli. Most strains of E. coli are actually harmless. It is often used in microbiology teaching labs.

15. Infer: EDUCE.

16. Foot part: ARCH.

20. Annual presidential speech, for short: SOTU. As in State Of The Union.

21. Maker of Simply Radishing and Can't Be Beet! nail polish: OPI. This brand is becoming a crossword staple.

22. Sunburn soother: ALOE GEL.

23. Chain reaction component: DOMINO.

26. Restroom, to a Brit: LOO.

27. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame architect: I.M. PEI. I.M. Pei (né Ieoh Ming Pei; Apr. 26, 1917 ~ May 16, 2019) was a Chinese-American architect. He was quite a visionary and designed many unique looking buildings. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is designed to look like a record player.[Name # 1.]

35. Pad thai strand: NOODLE. Yummers!

37. One-line rave on movie posters: A MUST SEE!

38. __ Angeles Kings: LOS. The professional hockey team.

39. Medium for many homemade cards: CRAYON. If you are lucky, you have 64 color choices.

42. Chapped, maybe: DRY.

43. Remains calm: ACTS COOL.

46. Interstate through Chicago: NINETY. Interstate-90 runs from Boston, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington.

52. High-IQ group: MENSA.

53. "__ Lasso": TED. Ted Lasso is a fictional character portrayed by Jason Sudeikis. [Name Adjacent.]

54. Doodads: GIZMOS.

56. Pseudonym: PEN NAME. // And 18-Down. __ de plume: NOM. Theodor Seuss Geisel (Mar. 2, 1904 ~ Sept. 24, 1991) used Dr. Seuss as his pen name.

60. Org. headed by Michael S. Regan: EPA. Michael Stanley Regan (b. Aug. 6, 1976) is the current Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. [Name # 2.]

61. Wooden barrel: CASK.

68. Hardens: SETS.

69. Sports data: STATS.

70. "Assuming there is one": IF ANY.

71. "Black-ish" role: DRE. Actor Anthony Anderson (b. Aug. 15, 1970) portrays Dre Johnson on the television sit-com Black-ish. [Name adjacent]

72. Generational tales: SAGAS. I can get lost in a good saga. I have read several on this list. Ken Follett also writes wonderful historical sagas.

73. Trait carriers: GENES.

Down:

1. Wraps (up): SEWS.

2. Cuatro x dos: OCHO. Spanish math. Hi, Lucina!

3. Flue residue: SOOT.

4. Slyly referred (to): ALLUDED.

6. Peek through shutters, say: PEEP IN.

7. Holly's "Raising Arizona" role: EDWINA. Raising Arizona was a 1987 movie that starred Holly Hunter (b. Mar. 20, 1958) and Nicholas Cage (b. Jan. 7, 1964). Holly hunter portrayed Edwina McDunnough. [Name Adjacent]

8. Much-used pencil: NUB.

9. March Madness gp.: NCAA. As in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

10. Holler: YELL.

11. International reality show that inspired "Shark Tank": DRAGONS' DEN. I am not familiar with Dragon's Den.

12. Pinnacle: ACME.

13. Writer Silverstein: SHEL. Shel Silverstein (né Sheldon Allan Silverstein; Sept. 25, 1930 ~ May 11, 1999) was a poet, cartoonist and songwriter. Did you know that he wrote A Boy Named Sue? [Name # 3.]

16. Get too old: AGE OUT.

19. Lounges around: LOLLS.

24. Cruet contents: OIL.

25. Just so-so: OKAY.

27. Spouse's kin: IN-LAW.

28. Scrounging sort: MOOCH.

29. Sticky reminder: POST-IT NOTE.

31. Genre associated with black eyeliner: EMO.

32. Country duo Brooks & __: DUNN. [Names # 4.]

33. "Two mints in one" mint: CERTS.

34. 2003 Outkast hit: HEY YA!

36. Business maj.: ECON. As in Economics.

40. Milne joey: ROO. A reference to Winnie-the-Pooh's reference.

41. Sacha Baron Cohen persona: ALI G. Ali G is a satirical character played by Sasha Baron Cohen (b. Oct. 13, 1971). [Name # 5.]

44. Artery inserts: STENTS.

45. Fragrant wood: CEDAR. Everything you wanted to know about Cedar wood, but didn't know to ask.

47. "If u ask me ... ": IMO. Textspeak for In My Opinion.

48. Brand that had instant success?: NESCAFÉ. The brand that makes instant coffee.

50. Afternoon nap: SIESTA.

51. Toll-paying convenience: E-ZPASS. I live in a state that doesn't use an electronic pass. We did have to get a toll-tag for Texas, however.

55. "Wow": MAN! Meh?

56. Survivor's struggle, briefly: PTSD. As in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

57. Carafe kin: EWER.

58. No __, no fuss: MUSS.

59. Jazz legend James: ETTA. Etta James (née Jamesetta Hawkins; Jan. 25, 1938 ~ Jan. 20, 2012) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles. [Name # 6.]