Fun solve, and definitely far from a DRAB puzzle (58D: ). I don’t hear IT’S A JOB too often anymore, and probably “It’s a living” is the more apt saying for working just to make ends meet (54A: ). The clue on CARLIN may be one of my favorite Carlin utterances, and that’s saying something since he has a litany of them (4A: ). Back to the grid, I had no idea that SPONGEBOB had a job, and when I saw the “Krusty” portion of the clue, I was thinking a Simpsons character (35D: ).
Give me an “Up on the Soooouuuuuull Train!” Ok, now my Saturday is set. ACTOR NAMES: (64A: )įirst of all, there’s no way I can type SOUL TRAIN the way it is stated in the grid, correctly (11D: ).Like I’m sure most of you figured out when starting this puzzle, I had a feeling the anagram theme was exactly what I was expecting with those entries given the title of the grid, which was very slick by the way. Hartman, takes us down the anagram road, as each of the theme answers are anagrams of California cities, with puns serving as its clues.
Today’s crossword puzzle, served up to us today by Mr. Hello everyone! I hope your weekend has gotten off to a good start. Hartman’s CrosSynergy/Washington Post crossword, “There’s Been an Earthquake in California!”-Ade’s write-upĬrosSynergy/Washington Post crossword solution, 10.11.14: “There’s Been an Earthquake in California!” Be sure to tip your bell buoy for this service. 10,500 people, who are known as Oil Citizens. It’s in Pennsylvania, as “Quaker State” suggests. Deceptive clues are the best, I tell you. Enjoy this set of people-free photos from Namibia. Did you know Namibia has only 2.1 million people? The only nation that’s less densely populated is Mongolia. Des Moines means “the monks,” and I can’t believe I didn’t know that already. Escaped childhood without learning the name but picked it up from my son’s 2nd grade show. Maleficent is the evil queen (really, she’s just misunderstood) from Sleeping Beauty. Does anyone else call macaroni “magarone” ever since Sopranos? Checking … yep, bacalao is also salted cod. I’m guessing this is related to the baccala (salted cod) I learned about from The Sopranos.
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Mismatch between last name in clue and full name in answer. (Note: Do not ever call “/” a “forward slash.” That’s just a slash, honey.)
CAPITOL/SPACE SHOT, ELBOW ROOM/SALLIE MAE/SHE-DEVILS, TEAM PHOTO, good stuff. BACKSLASH and a WINDOW BOX of herbs, CARBONARA/U.S. Really tough puzzle, but not tear-your-hair-out hard. Newsday crossword solution, 10 11 14, “Saturday Stumper”
Tom Heilman’s Los Angeles Times crossword-Andy’s review The language looks so bizarre to me (e.g., Maltese for Gozo is Għawdex).
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Wikipedia tells me there are three main islands plus some smaller ones the Maltese language is Semitic and the island was first settled over 7,000 years ago. And here I thought all of Malta was just the one island. Markedly less famous than his cousin Scott Baio, and far less prominent in show biz since 1981 than Phillips. Someone who wasn’t among the five leading characters on a 1979-’86 show really has no business being clued this way. Say what? I watched Benson for years and this doesn’t right the slightest bell. Not really iffy, I grant you-just quite uncommon. Saturday-level vocabulary, no? I don’t recognize the word. This one did trick me into trying NOVA first. Usually my favorite clues did manage to dupe me. I bet the constructor had it clued that way. I liked this one because it’s also the name of a restaurant reservation website, OpenTable. Lots of crisp fill in this one, though I might’ve liked a more Saturday-tough level of cluing. NY Times crossword solution, 10 11 14, no.
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