![]() I have nothing against asses, but that word just rubs me the wrong way. how will I blog from a beach in Mexico? I think the answer to that question is: Yes, I will have another margarita, thank you.Ħ1A: Bum (heinie) - gross. Next family trip: Cancun! In Nine Days! It just occurred to me. Reminds me of my family's trip to Hawaii two years ago. For all your ton info needs, go here.ģ8D: Fragrant necklace (lei) - Hawaii. Except for its use in the shipping industry, it has been replaced in Britain by the metric tonne - 1000 kg. The "long ton" was a British Imperial unit of measurement equal to 2240 lbs. That, apparently, is the "short ton" - the U.S. ![]() "The Pint?" Was it very tiny? Or was it like a floating pub?Ģ7A: Long or short measure (ton) - totally stumbled on this one. (pintas) - educated guess! So Columbus's ships were named "The Little Girl," "The Saint Mary," and. Try that next time.Ģ1A: Quart halves: Sp. It just seems mildly disrespectful that she gets more credit for the guys she slept with than for the many movies she starred in - like The Killers. Maybe if Elizabeth Taylor showed up in the puzzle more, Ava would have some competition. She gets clued in reference to multiple men more than any actress I know. I have to stand up for her, though, and say that I'm a bit tired of her being clued by reference to how many men she's been with / married. ![]() HOMES is an OK answer for the 9A clue, but as you all know, I am still waiting for the day when it receives its perfect clue. But AVANT on its own? No, not in my world. There's also the French phrase occasionally heard in English, avant la lettre. I have never heard AVANT used in English in any way except in the phrase avant-garde. Was unsure of the "A" in TAC because it could have been TIC (hell, it could have been TOE, I suppose), and I was getting Nothing for the Down cross 7D: Culturally advanced (avant). The first three across answers, right along the top edge of the puzzle. Eventually I figured out that ETO was wrong because ITEAL just made no sense for 52D: Old toy company that made Rubik's Cube (Ideal). ![]() Now maybe you're thinking "But Rex, the EDO period ended in 1867 - it's not WWII-related at all." Yes, but Japan is, so in my American brain. Lastly, as far as stumbles go, I confused one WWII-era answer with another, writing in ETO (European Theater of Operation) when what I wanted was of course EDO ( 60A: Old Tokyo). (Side Note: the recent clue (pee) sent hundreds of people Googling their way to my site, even after they had the answer right, just to figure out what the it meant). Eventually I rooted out the errant "K" and put back the "P" - giving me PEES for the clue. This gave me K- for the "nappies" clue, which didn't work either. I also wrote the correct YAP for 46A: Kisser, but when I couldn't get 48D: Pair of nappies? to work starting with a "P" I somehow misremembered the clue for YAP as something having to do with talking, and changed the "P" to a "K," giving me YAK. I had some dumb, dumb mistakes sitting in this grid for a while, including PARES SPARE PEARS - I think my mind came up with the anagram quickly and so I failed to re-consult the clue to see if it made any sense (answer: no). THEME: anagrammatic phrases - 5 theme answers are each made up of three 5-letter words that are anagrams of one another:ġ7A: Harvests more Anjous than needed? (reaps spare pears)Ģ3A: Judges the crying of comic Johnson? (rates Arte's tears)ģ9A: Imposing look from an angry king? (large regal glare)ĥ1A: Tiny parasites spring from a Los Angeles newspaper ( Times emits mites) - I like how the New York Times wants to make it clear that it's the LOS ANGELES Times that has the infestation.Ħ3A: Freshest stories? (least stale tales)
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