Theme: Vowel Progression
17A: "Living the Bill of Rights" writer: NAT HENTOFF
25A: Outcome: NET RESULT
37A: Quibbled: NITPICKED
53A: Ain't gonna happen!: NOT ON A BET
63A: Reason to eschew cashews: NUT ALLERGY
Ha, back to the familiar cluing. I had the suspiction that yesterday's puzzle was guest-edited by someone else. Some of the clues just felt so unusual, esp MALE. Or it could be that our editor decided not to tinker too much with the constructor's initial submission, so some of the clues came to us unfiltered and with originality.
This is a rather unusual Allan E. Parrish puzzle. I cannot find any Z, or Q. Good puzzle though, there is no forced fill or strained clue. I solved the bottom part of the puzzle first. Got the theme, then moved upwards and quickly filled in all the N?T theme entry words. Did flaunder at the upper right corner. Had problem obtaining SHEL, esp the last letter, as I did not know the crossing LANGTRY.
I so look forward to a L?ST vowel movement puzzle. LAST, LEST, LIST, LOST & LUST all sound more dynamic, don't you think so? I am so curious to see how the constructor clue those vibrant words.
My labels show that this is the 17th Allan E. Parrish puzzle we've done since Jan 21, 2008. By contrast, we have been offered 29 puzzles from Alan P. Olschwang.
Across:
1A: Straddle: SPAN. I wonder why our editor dislikes getting "handy" with SPAN. Mine is about 7", how about yours?
5A: Speak in Spanish: HABLA. Several Spanish words today: ENERO (32D: January in Oaxaca). EL NINO (60A: Current phenomenon).
10A: Cartoonist Silverstein: SHEL. No idea. I like the cover of "The Giving Tree".
14A: Der __ (Adenauer): ALTE. Konrad Adenauer.
16A: Disaster relief agcy.: FEMA. This remind me of somone's cub scout indiscretion "Brownie". You did a "heck of a job" Dennis!
19A: Greenish-blue: CYAN. I can never remember how to spell this CYAN blue.
21A: Neet rival: NAIR. As I mentioned yesterday, I dislike the repetition of letter(s) in both the clue and answer. "Hair removal product" is sufficient here.
30A: "The X-Files" character: MULDER (Fox). Is he romantically involved with Scully? I've only seen a few episodes. Not my cup of tea.
31A: Alternative to "ah": I SEE. Ha, not an easy "I SEE" for me.
33A: One-named supermodel: EMME. The plus sized model. She is pretty. (Addendum: The picture was actually Velvet D'Amour. Sorry for the mistake.)
36A: Like a run-down walk-up: SEEDY. "Walk-up" is a new phrase to me.
40A: Craps number: SEVEN. This is my favorite No. SEVEN. That's Mantle's 1952 Topps rookie card, the holy grail of baseball card collecting. I've only seen one in person at a card show.
44A: Long yarn: SAGA. Good clue.
61A: Australia lake: EYRE. Lake EYRE, the lowest point in Australia. Unknown to me. I got it from the perps. I like this clue better than the stale "Bronte heroine".
65A: Kodak brand: T-MAX
69A: Hawk's home: AERIE. Interesting pose. What is he looking for?
Down:
1D: Duvall title role: SANTINI. The Great SANTINI. Is this a well-known film? I vaguely remember seeing this title somewhere before.
2D: Lamentations: PLAINTS
3D: Case handled by a lawyer?: ATTACHE. Great clue.
4D: India's first P.M.: NEHRU. In Chinese translation, "H" is pronounced. NEHRU is 尼赫魯 in Chinese characters.
5D: Fictional Brinker: HANS. Unknown to me. I only knew HANS Christian Andersen. Sweet story.
7D: Trailblazin' Dan'l: BOONE. Another unknown to me. Is there any special reason why the clue is spelled that way?
10D: U.S. Army rank: SFC (Sergeant First Class)
11D: Beatles hit: HEY JUDE. Here is the song.
13D: The Jersey Lily: LANGTRY. Foreign to me. Wikipedia says she was the mistress of the future King Edward VII for sometime. Edward once complained to her, "I've spent enough on you to build a battleship," whereupon she tartly replied, "And you've spent enough in me to float one."
25D: Maiden of myth: NYMPH
35D: Big success: ECLAT. Some of the words just sound so brilliant when you pronounce them, ELCAT, bravura, virtuosity, etc.
39D: Plunk starter?: KER. Kerplunk.
41D: Names turned into words: EPONYMS. I like how the Mae West life vest got its name.
42D: Ex-solider: VETERAN. Dislike the clue due to EXS (62D).
47D: Dry gulches: ARROYOS
49D: Largest city on Lake Huron: SARNIA. New to me. See this map.
51D: Take a trip?: FALL. Does it really need a question mark?
57D: 1983 Indy 500 winner: SNEVA (Tom). Uncompletely unknown to me. Wikipedia says he was inducted into Motorsports HOF in 2005. Nice vintage button.
62D: "All my __ Live in Texas": EX'S. OK, 2 questions: Why the apostrophe in the song? And Why not EXES?
C.C.
17A: "Living the Bill of Rights" writer: NAT HENTOFF
25A: Outcome: NET RESULT
37A: Quibbled: NITPICKED
53A: Ain't gonna happen!: NOT ON A BET
63A: Reason to eschew cashews: NUT ALLERGY
Ha, back to the familiar cluing. I had the suspiction that yesterday's puzzle was guest-edited by someone else. Some of the clues just felt so unusual, esp MALE. Or it could be that our editor decided not to tinker too much with the constructor's initial submission, so some of the clues came to us unfiltered and with originality.
This is a rather unusual Allan E. Parrish puzzle. I cannot find any Z, or Q. Good puzzle though, there is no forced fill or strained clue. I solved the bottom part of the puzzle first. Got the theme, then moved upwards and quickly filled in all the N?T theme entry words. Did flaunder at the upper right corner. Had problem obtaining SHEL, esp the last letter, as I did not know the crossing LANGTRY.
I so look forward to a L?ST vowel movement puzzle. LAST, LEST, LIST, LOST & LUST all sound more dynamic, don't you think so? I am so curious to see how the constructor clue those vibrant words.
My labels show that this is the 17th Allan E. Parrish puzzle we've done since Jan 21, 2008. By contrast, we have been offered 29 puzzles from Alan P. Olschwang.
Across:
1A: Straddle: SPAN. I wonder why our editor dislikes getting "handy" with SPAN. Mine is about 7", how about yours?
5A: Speak in Spanish: HABLA. Several Spanish words today: ENERO (32D: January in Oaxaca). EL NINO (60A: Current phenomenon).
10A: Cartoonist Silverstein: SHEL. No idea. I like the cover of "The Giving Tree".
14A: Der __ (Adenauer): ALTE. Konrad Adenauer.
16A: Disaster relief agcy.: FEMA. This remind me of somone's cub scout indiscretion "Brownie". You did a "heck of a job" Dennis!
19A: Greenish-blue: CYAN. I can never remember how to spell this CYAN blue.
21A: Neet rival: NAIR. As I mentioned yesterday, I dislike the repetition of letter(s) in both the clue and answer. "Hair removal product" is sufficient here.
30A: "The X-Files" character: MULDER (Fox). Is he romantically involved with Scully? I've only seen a few episodes. Not my cup of tea.
31A: Alternative to "ah": I SEE. Ha, not an easy "I SEE" for me.
33A: One-named supermodel: EMME. The plus sized model. She is pretty. (Addendum: The picture was actually Velvet D'Amour. Sorry for the mistake.)
36A: Like a run-down walk-up: SEEDY. "Walk-up" is a new phrase to me.
40A: Craps number: SEVEN. This is my favorite No. SEVEN. That's Mantle's 1952 Topps rookie card, the holy grail of baseball card collecting. I've only seen one in person at a card show.
44A: Long yarn: SAGA. Good clue.
61A: Australia lake: EYRE. Lake EYRE, the lowest point in Australia. Unknown to me. I got it from the perps. I like this clue better than the stale "Bronte heroine".
65A: Kodak brand: T-MAX
69A: Hawk's home: AERIE. Interesting pose. What is he looking for?
Down:
1D: Duvall title role: SANTINI. The Great SANTINI. Is this a well-known film? I vaguely remember seeing this title somewhere before.
2D: Lamentations: PLAINTS
3D: Case handled by a lawyer?: ATTACHE. Great clue.
4D: India's first P.M.: NEHRU. In Chinese translation, "H" is pronounced. NEHRU is 尼赫魯 in Chinese characters.
5D: Fictional Brinker: HANS. Unknown to me. I only knew HANS Christian Andersen. Sweet story.
7D: Trailblazin' Dan'l: BOONE. Another unknown to me. Is there any special reason why the clue is spelled that way?
10D: U.S. Army rank: SFC (Sergeant First Class)
11D: Beatles hit: HEY JUDE. Here is the song.
13D: The Jersey Lily: LANGTRY. Foreign to me. Wikipedia says she was the mistress of the future King Edward VII for sometime. Edward once complained to her, "I've spent enough on you to build a battleship," whereupon she tartly replied, "And you've spent enough in me to float one."
25D: Maiden of myth: NYMPH
35D: Big success: ECLAT. Some of the words just sound so brilliant when you pronounce them, ELCAT, bravura, virtuosity, etc.
39D: Plunk starter?: KER. Kerplunk.
41D: Names turned into words: EPONYMS. I like how the Mae West life vest got its name.
42D: Ex-solider: VETERAN. Dislike the clue due to EXS (62D).
47D: Dry gulches: ARROYOS
49D: Largest city on Lake Huron: SARNIA. New to me. See this map.
51D: Take a trip?: FALL. Does it really need a question mark?
57D: 1983 Indy 500 winner: SNEVA (Tom). Uncompletely unknown to me. Wikipedia says he was inducted into Motorsports HOF in 2005. Nice vintage button.
62D: "All my __ Live in Texas": EX'S. OK, 2 questions: Why the apostrophe in the song? And Why not EXES?
C.C.
