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Jun 7, 2016

Tuesday, June 7 2016, Gail Gabrowski & Bruce Venzke

Theme: Full Speed Ahead. The second word of each theme answer is a synonym for speed.

17. Fastener secured in concrete : ANCHOR BOLT

41. "The salt-free flavor statement" brand : MRS. DASH


64. Unpredictably nasty quality : MEAN STREAK


11. Seriously endangered group in Mary Shelley's "The Last Man" : HUMAN RACE

35. '60s-'70s Chrysler compact : DODGE DART


Melissa here. At first I thought the theme would be something about lightning,when I saw  BOLT and STREAK, but that thought was dashed when DASH and STREAK appeared.

Across 


1. Hoopla : ADO


4. Device for a selfie video : WEBCAM. I totally blew this whole section by entering TRIPOD here, which created an impossible mess. This section was the last to fall.


10. Poker pot disk : CHIP

14. Under the __: pressured : GUN


15. Brightly plumed songbird : ORIOLE


16. Subtle glow : AURA


19. "You're not serious!" : C'MON


20. Typical film festival entry : INDIE


21. Chocolate-and-toffee bar : SKOR


22. Loiter, with "out" : HANG


23. Cosa __ : NOSTRA. Literally translates to "Our thing," or "This thing of ours." Term used for the Sicilian Mafia.


25. Wyoming voters since 1869 : WOMEN

27. "Morning Joe" airer : MSNBC


30. Central courtyards : ATRIA


33. Ore-rich vein : LODE


36. Bumbling sort : DOOFUS
 

39. __ nouveau : ART. A style of decorative art, architecture, and design prominent in western Europe and the US from about 1890 until World War I and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms. Know Your Arts:
"Art Nouveau is Paris. Art Nouveau is the Moulin Rouge. It’s Absinthe, Can-Can, the Orient. Art Nouveau is decadence."


40. Angst-filled music genre : EMO

42. Iams eater : CAT


43. Football lineman : END


44. Withdraw officially : SECEDE


45. Refuse to confess to, as charges : DENY


46. Severity : RIGOR


48. Tennis tie : DEUCE. Game tied 40-all and any tie thereafter:



50. Kick out of school : EXPEL

53. Sound of little feet : PATTER


57. Murder mystery staple : BODY


59. Oscar winner Sorvino : MIRA



62. __ cotta : TERRA. Unglazed earthenware. Click here if you'll be in Chicago now through January 8, 2017.



63. Digital reading, for short : E-MAG

66. Firestone product : TIRE


67. Involve : ENTAIL


68. Holy mlle. : STE. Sainte = French for holy, or saint.


69. Mail-routing abbr. : ATTN


70. Dangerous tropical fly : TSE-TSE


71. Distress letters : SOS

 

Down

1. From the top : AGAIN


2. "I'm stumped!" : DUNNO


3. How music may be sold : ON CDS


4. Some wine-and-dine sorts : WOOERS


5. Misspell or misspeak : ERR


6. Spatter catchers : BIBS. Tried LIDS first, making more of a mess in that section.


7. Concoct, with "up" : COOK


8. Give the go-ahead : ALLOW


9. L.A. rail and bus service : METRO

10. Official seal : CACHET

12. It's pumped in gyms : IRON


13. Hint of hunger : PANG


18. "Another card, please" : HIT ME


24. Tennis great Agassi : ANDRE


26. Sitcom set in Korea : MASH. Bummed it disappeared from Netflix so quickly.




28. Pear variety : BOSC

29. Like a cryptogram : CODED


31. Pakistan neighbor : IRAN


32. Justice Dept. employee : ATTY


33. Creepy look : LEER


34. Upscale hotel chain : OMNI


37. Lose strength over time : FADE


38. Go through entirely : USE UP


41. Auto ad no. : MSRP


45. Ward off : DETER


47. Space station supply : OXYGEN


49. Dairy farm animals : CATTLE


51. Irish nationalist Robert : EMMET. Unknown to me.  


52. Creditors' claims : LIENS

54. Rapunzel feature : TRESS


55. Muse of poetry : ERATO


56. Furrow-making tools : RAKES



57. Software prototype : BETA

58. Leave off the list : OMIT


60. Rank according to ability, say : RATE


61. Pre-med subj. : ANAT


65. Family nickname : SIS



35 comments:

fermatprime said...

Greetings!

Thanks, Gail, Bruce and mb!

Enjoyed puzzle. EMMET was perped.

Have a good day!

Anonymous said...

Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy

Barry G. said...

Morning, all!

Not surprisingly, I DASHed, BOLTed, RACEd, DARTed and STREAKed through this one. Wanted IPHONE before WEBCAM and needed all the perps for EMMET, but that was really it as far as slow downs.

desper-otto said...

Good morning!

This felt more Monday-ish that yesterday's puzzle. Not an over-write in sight. Thanx, GG/BV.

Melissa, that's for the expo on Art Nouveau. There's a remote possibility that I'll be able to recognize it in the future, or at least differentiate it from the Lascaux cave paintings.

desper-otto said...

"that's" = thanks. Auto-correct into the fray....

TTP said...

Thank you Gail, Bruce, and Melissa.

Little to no delay in entering answers on this whirlwind tour of the hurried.

Oops. Haste makes waste. I wanted MSRP and keyed in MRSP. So rECEDE was a good response for "Withdraw" but no so much for "Withdraw formally." No TA-DA today.

Lemonade714 said...

I too had no memory of Robert EMMET even though he appeared in NYT themeless in March.
I too enjoyed mb' s write especially the art nouveau

Happy Tuesday all

Spitzboov said...

Good morning everyone.

Enjoyed the puzzle and MB's intro. Did not suss the theme during the solve but it was not needed. Only white-ouit - - had whoa before C'MON. No searches needed.
My first car was a 1960 DODGE DART Seneca. It was just a cheaper Dodge; not a compact. DART compacts came a couple years later.
Good clean Tuesday puzzle.

unclefred said...

Hand up for tripod, and lots of time trying to fix the mess that created.

To EXPEL the MEANSTREAK DOOFUS,
Would ENTAIL MRS DASH's four DEUCES.
Though the CHIPs sure did fly,
To his HITME cry,
Now his BODY HANGs with FADEd ATRIA losers!

Dang!! That started off OK, just couldn't finish it very well!! Where's Owen??

Fun CW, thanx, Gail and Bruce, and thanx mb for a terrific write-up!

Madame Defarge said...

Good Morning,

Thanks Gail and Bruce for a fun run. I liked the theme and even found it early! Melissa, thanks for the expo. Nicely done, all.

Have a good day.

Husker Gary said...

Musings
-A theme so obvious, even I didn’t need a reveal
-I used my iPHONE first for that selfie
-How’s this for a poker CHIP story?
-Texas has talked of SECESSION semi-seriously for a long time
-When parochial schools EXPEL a student, the public schools have to take them
-I can’t imagine buying a CD anymore
-We’re off to pick up the grandkids to see our Omaha Zoo’s fabulous new $73M addition.

OwenKL said...

Wrote these last nite, but the second was so horrid I didn't want to post it. It's 3 hours past my normal posting time, and Erato and Thalia tell me they won't give me anything more until these have been EXPELLED.

{B+, D+.}

The math club was once so staid and meek,
So homecoming game they made everyone freak!
Cross the field, en mass,
They'd DART naked-ass!
To demo that on average, they had a MEAN STREAK!

Vulcan bet with his fire he could make better smoke
Than Zeus, whose lightning gave earth a jolt!
Smoke arose from the forge of the giant
Forming Poseidon's triple-barbed trident!
While from a cloud was cast lightning, an ANCHOR BOLT!

Irish Miss said...

Good Morning:

Gail and Bruce never disappoint so this was the usual fun run, with a bit of a bite. Took awhile for the theme to show itself, at least to me, but no serious bumps.

Thanks G and B for a Tuesday treat and thanks, Melissa, for an interesting and informative expo.

My brain is a little frazzled this morning and I'm not sure if it's because of the $2,600,000.00 the FBI has waiting for me to claim (this is probably the third or fourth such announcement), or if it's because of the newspaper article about the rescue of 276 dogs from a home in New Jersey. I'm inching closer and closer to really believing that the world HAS gone mad.

Have a great day



desper-otto said...

IM, that presupposes that at some point the world was actually sane.

Tinbeni said...

Melissa: Outstanding write-up and links.

Gail & Bruce: Thank You for a FUN Tuesday puzzle.

Fave today was that DOOFUS in the middle.

Needed ESP (Every-Single-Perp) to get EMMET. I'm not up on the Irish nationalist.

Well, it hasn't rained at Villa Incognito for almost an hour.
Wonder whether the Sun will actually come out so I can see it "Set" later today.

Off to donate blood ...
Cheers!

Anonymous T said...

Hi All:

How did 23a pass the "breakfast test" Rich? C'MON, we don't talk business over the table. Just by his last name, HG, Gen Giardina should have known better than to mess w/ Cosa NOSTRA.

Thanks Gail and Bruce for a fun puzzle. Smooth & clean w/ an old candy-bar & car. Thanks Melissa B for the expo and ARTsy links. I didn't quite BOLT though the pzl. EMMET xing MIRA and being under the weather made me hunt for, and rely on, the theme for MEAN STREAK to finish the bottom.

WOs: pet b/f CAT @42a (there's your ERATO CED) and, barely noticeable, PiTTER b/f PATTER.

Fav: DOOFUS - Made me think of Perry the Platypus' nemesis' BODY of jingles.

Second in the RACE: SOS. I can't DENY my ATTN went to The Police (Message in a Bottle - can you name the album the drummer's t-shirt ART indicates?).

RATE OKL's prose? - {A,C+}

Spitz - Pop had a DART in the late '70s. I'd hardly call it a compact by today's standards (have you seen my Civic?). 'Course, DW's '76 Torino was a boat of car (TMBG - I have this ON CD).

Tin - What do they pay for the "proof" of blood in your system? :-). Glad to hear all's good in Villa Incognito.

Cheers, -T

Lemonade714 said...

Owen, failing the challenge to daily find time to create a successful rhyme is certainly no crime.

Speaking of which DEUCE as clued appears in both the NYT and the LAT today

OwenKL said...

Bruce (of Scotland) before EMMET (unknown), plows before RAKES. OTOH, ERATO (today) and THALIA (few days ago) were gimmes for me.

unclefred: uh, welllll... It's good that you're trying anyway! Nice that you were able to pack so many puzzle words in!

{B+, B.}

ANDRE was an oaf, and a DOOFUS as well.
He used counterfeit CHIPS at the OMNI Hotel.
The concierge, MRS. DASH,
Made him cough up the cash,
And told the casino his @$$ to EXPEL!

To drive a DODGE DART once gave a CACHET
Of coolness that ALLOWED a METROsexual sashay!
But they no longer rule
In the gov motor pool,
So they're only assigned to the least attaché!

Abejo said...

Good morning, folks. Thank you, Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Melissa B., for a fine review.

As others have said, I think they switched Monday and Tuesday. But, they were both fun.

Of course, I tried SIGNET for 10D. CACHET win that battle, but I only had four inkblots instead of six.

At 42A I confidently wrote D, for DOG. Then I held up just to make sure. After a bit I overwrote the D with a P for PET. Well, CAT won that one with a heavy inkblot.

Never heard of MRS DASH. It filled in OK.

SKOR is something I have never tried. Sounds good, though.

I have to finish my vegetable garden today. Wish me luck.

See you tomorrow.

Abejo

Lucina said...

I also DASHed right through this lovely puzzle with only one cell to write over, DOG/PET/CAT. Since WOOERS was in place, WEBCAM eventually found its spot via perps.

Thank you, Bruce and Gail. This did not ENTAIL much deep thought but the fun was in the RACE. I found the theme after finishing but it wasn't needed for the solve.

Thank you, Melissa; it's so good to see you on a weekly basis.

Irish Miss:
You do have the luck of the Irish I see.

Have a warm and sunny day, everyone! Oops, that's here. But enjoy it whatever your weather.

Argyle said...

Here is a picture of a feature of the early Darts with automatic transmissions. PUSH BUTTONS !

OwenKL said...

. Lemonade714 said...

. . Failing the paradigm
. . To daily find time
. . To create a successful rhyme
. . Is certainly no crime.

Ooh, I see what you did there! Nice poem! ;-)

Chairman Moe said...

"Puzzling Thoughts":

Sorry to be AWOL for the past several weeks

WEES, yesterday's puzzle was harder than most Monday's, and today's was easier than most Tuesday's. I am guessing, perhaps, that the Crossword World is facing the same anomalies as the earth's climate . . .

TIN, hoping you're going to get a SUNSET soon to toast over on the "west coast"; we've been spared the wrath of COLIN, but the hurricane season has just begun. Went to BJ's yesterday to lay in some hurricane rations, just in case . . .

TTP, and anyone else who may have celebrated a birthday since my absence, HAPPY HAPPY! Belated, of course . . . TTP, one more win and the Pen's will have SC #IV! Last night's game was very entertaining . . . The announcers said that if PIT wins the next game, it will be the first time (since Maz and the Pirates) in 56 years that a PIT team clinched a championship at home

Owen, unclefred, and the other limercists: as an erstwhile contributor of limericks I am fully aware of how tough it is to keep coming up with fresh material. And especially using words and phrases and clues/solves from the daily LAT Crossword. My only "challenge" to you would be to try to keep it simple, playful, and in meter! BTW, Owen, your first poem today (math team streakers) was at least an "A" - among your top 3 ever, IMO

When I learned to drive, my parents had a 1960 Peugeot (manual gear box) and a 1964 Dodge DART GT . The DART had what Chrysler back then called the "Torqueflite" push-button, automatic transmission. The "gear buttons" were lined up vertically on the dashboard, just to the left of the steering wheel. I preferred driving the stick (Peugeot); and once, just to "see what would happen", I was driving the DART and had the "Neutral" button engaged. I revved the engine up to perhaps 4500 or 5000 RPM (no Tach in that model) and then pushed in the "L" button. Oops! Not good; the transmission dropped, and after a tow job and a couple hundred bucks or so to repair, I learned an expensive lesson about what you could and couldn't do with the Torqueflite.

Chickie said...

Hello Everyone, I also Dashed and streaked through this puzzle. I don't have an I-phone, so Web Cam came easily. However, Wooers was a bit iffy until I had all the rest of the answers in that NW Corner.

I thought this was easier than the Monday puzzle. For some reason I had a really hard time completing the puzzle on Monday without a lot of changes and guesses. Today was a different story.

It has been much cooler here yesterday, and today is supposed to be cooler still. After having several days of high 90's and up to 100, this is a pleasant change. I even have the windows in the kitchen open to let in the cool morning air.

Have a great day, everyone.

Anonymous T said...

Chickie - I agree w/ you & EES re: relative difficulty of yesterday vs, today.

C. Moe - Glad to see you back & LOL transmission story! Reminds me of one...

My bro*, still in HS and likely half-sauced, decided to "borrow" step-mom's car to see his girl. As the story goes, on the 3rd time passing his girl's freeway exit, frustrated, he threw the car in R. And... dropped the transmission on I-55.

Well... T hat's not how you want to get busted - the jig was up. I was already in college then so he was on his own. Boy, the phone calls though... giggles galore.

Cheers, -T
*Bro is much more level headed after his - Army Training, Sir! (you knows that's a Stripes link...)

Jayce said...

Easy and fun puzzle. I almost always enjoy a Gail and Bruce work.

Anonymous T, from last night, about the difference between the two videos, I have, of course, calmed down by now. What got me so upset was that PBS showed a truncated, edited version which they passed off as being the whole story. I know I know, limited amount of air time and all that. Thanks for your two cents.

Chickie, yes, it sure is nice that the temperatures are cooling down.

Best wishes to you all.

Misty said...

Except for a bit of puzzlement at the Mid-western corner, I found this a delightful Tuesday speed run, Gail and Bruce. Many thanks for a great way to begin the day!

Loved your ART Nouveau pics, Melissa. Also, how nice to see a picture of Radar O'Reilley, one of my favorite TV characters of all time.

Lots of fun poetry these days.

Have a great day, everybody!

Bill G. said...

I still enjoy CDs. This is my first car new enough to come with a CD player. I love it. Also, the sound quality is way better than any car I've had before. Right now I'm enjoying a set of CDs Barbara got me of excerpts from Prairie Home Companion. Great stuff!

I just voted. Some people like to get mail-in ballots. Not me. I like to stand in a booth and push down the special ink pen to select my choice. Then I try to remember to thank the poll workers. I don't want to ever take the whole process for granted.

desper-otto said...

Bill G, mark me down as another who still enjoys CD's. I play 'em in the car, and I rip 'em to my music server -- it preserves the full fidelity of the source CD. Downloads to an IPOD or audio streams from the net are "lossy." On some music you might not notice (or at least it may not bother you), but it you've got a high quality CD played through a high quality sound system, it'll stand head and shoulders above those lossy codecs.

Jerome said...

Rest in sweet peace, Helen Chavez. Perhaps the sweat and tears you shed for the working class will now water your heaven with fields of flowers.

Ol' Man Keith said...

Nice to remember M*A*S*H.
Years before the show aired I directed young Gary Berghoff in a couple of shows at the Belfry Theater in Wisconsin. He was funny, short, nimble, and I ended up having to go on for him when he was called away mid-season for a New York gig. I think that turned out to be the lead in You're a Good Man, Charley Brown, the Peanuts musical.

I was a bit saddened to see how many weren't familiar with Robert EMMET, one of the earliest martyrs for Irish independence. I appreciate that, although Protestant and relatively wealthy, he recognized the plight of the oppressed Catholic peasantry. He was a major figure in the 1803 rebellion, and was also a proponent of American independence. His memory is honored from Dublin to Washington where his statue can be seen at the Smithsonian.

Avg Joe said...

I've been too busy to participate lately, but have to break radio silence with your announcement, Jerome. Very sorry to hear it.

For Helen Chavez, belatedly for Ali, and countless others that fought the these battles for fair treatment. The world became a better place with your efforts, and you will be missed.

In tribute, from Steve Earle: Christmas Time in Washington

Jerome said...

Joe- "...belatedly for Ali..." I don't know how yet, or when to fully feel the impact of his passing. He was my first idol, and a lifelong one. In my youth his brashness grabbed me, then his beauty and bravery awed me.
I apologize to the Corner Crew for the sorrow I'm expressing and being somewhat of a downer. I've never done it before... not here. Can't help it this time.

Other side said...

Fair reporting

Former columnist in Miami when Ali trained down here. Met him several times and admired him for reasons most people never understood. The man was great indeed, but mainly for self promotion. All of his 'causes' were selfish and he never cared for anything that wasn't related to his life. Yes, he was passionate for those slants but bring up respect for women or teaching your children well and he was almost a mute.

Great man, though...

Wilbur Charles said...

Yep, parochial school had a three strikes and your out rule. I had two for fighting and had my third already scheduled when we moved to the 'burbs. Better than nerd-streaking was MIT's planting the fake bomb at Harvard stadium circa 1970. I liked Owen's D+ too.

The Great U.R.