Theme: ROAR! - A set of four lions but don't be scared; they are encircled.
16-Across. "Is that your __?": "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" inquiry: FINAL ANSWER. Nala, from The Lion King.
10-Down. Quaint light during a power outage: GAS LANTERN. Aslan, from The Chronicles of Narnia series.
61-Across. Colorful burger topper: PURPLE ONION. Leo, mascot of MGM.
28-Down. Secure places for guests' valuables: HOTEL SAFES. Elsa, from Born Free.
36-Down. Hostile place ... and where to find the circled animals in this puzzle: LIONS DEN
Argyle here with a classic pinwheel from C.C., very Monday friendly. All theme entries span two words. A vertical reveal, if you needed it. If you didn't have circles, you probably did.
Across:
1. Party thrower: HOST
5. Seasoned rice dish: PILAF
10. Practical joke: GAG
13. Classroom "I know this one!": "OH!, OH!"
14. Sandwich chain known for artisan bread: PANERA
15. "__ you kidding?": ARE
18. Moral wrong: SIN
19. Blender brand with an -izer product suffix: OSTER. Osterizer but their web site only calls them Oster® Blenders.
20. Spam container: TIN
21. Board in a window shutter: SLAT
22. Amazon: Alexa :: Apple: __: SIRI
24. Malia Obama's sister: SASHA
26. Canyon feedback: ECHO
29. Surg. facilities: ORs. (operating rooms)
31. Touch of color: TINCT. Got me, tried TINGE.
34. Request for eye contact: "LOOK AT ME!". More often a demand.
36. Utterly detest: LOATHE
37. Acct. earnings: INT. (interest)
38. Start of a formal letter: DEAR SIR
40. Shade tree: ELM
41. Time-tested: AGE OLD
43. Library return spot: BOOK DROP
45. Nick of "A Walk in the Woods": NOLTE. A Walk in the Woods, a 2015 film by Ken Kwapis, based a 1998 book by Bill Bryson. Two friends attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail..
46. __-dried tomatoes: SUN
47. Bills in a tip jar: ONEs
48. Remove sheets from, as a bed: STRIP
51. Tiny time meas.: PSEC. picosecond - one trillionth of a second.
53. "See ya, Luigi": "CIAO"
55. Alumna bio word: NÉE
57. Monopoly cards: DEEDS
60. Punch-in-the-gut reaction: [OOF!]
64. Broke a fast: ATE
65. Annual golf or tennis tournament: US OPEN
66. "Yay me!": "TA-DA!"
67. "Viva __ Vegas": LAS
68. All wound up: TENSE
69. Thick cut of meat: SLAB
Down:
1. Sports inst. in Cooperstown: HOF.(Hall of Fame)
2. Akron's state: OHIO
3. Family boys: SONS
4. "Don't sweat it": "THAT'S OK"
5. Omelet cooker: PAN
6. The "I" in MIT: Abbr.: INST. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
7. Novelist C.S. __: LEWIS. Author of The Chronicles of Narnia series.
8. Concert venue: ARENA
9. In the distance: FAR
11. Diva's solo: ARIA
12. Courteous fellow: GENT
14. Repeated mindlessly: PARROTED
17. Flower wreath: LEI
21. Muslim denomination: SHIA
23. "__ la Douce": IRMA
25. Bird on birth announcements: STORK
26. González in 2000 headlines: ELIAN. The young boy embroiled in a heated international custody and immigration controversy. Wiki
27. Second longest African river: CONGO
30. Belgrade natives: SERBS
33. Weather numbers, briefly: TEMPs
35. Psychologist Alfred: ADLER. Founder of the school of individual psychology.
39. Salad go-with: SOUP
42. "Beetle Bailey" dog: OTTO
44. Museum guides: DOCENTs
49. Unavailable at the moment: [IN USE]
50. Evita's married name: PERON
52. Fair-hiring abbr.: EEO. (Equal Employment Opportunity)
53. Stuff for Frosty's eyes: COAL. the Snowman.
54. Greek "i": IOTA
56. "Almost Christmas" actor Omar: EPPS. Almost Christmas is a 2016 American Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by David E. Talbert and starring Kimberly Elise, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Gabrielle Union, Keri Hilson, Jessie Usher, Danny Glover, Omar Epps, John Michael Higgins, D.C. Young Fly and Romany Malco. The film follows a dysfunctional family that comes together for the holidays for the first time since their mother's death. Wiki.
58. Rotary phone part: DIAL
59. Coke or ginger ale: SODA
61. __ up with: tolerate: PUT
62. Director Spike: LEE
63. Arrest: NAB
Argyle
52 comments:
Greetings!
Thanks to C. C. and Santa!
Nice puzzle!
Perped things: PANERA and HOF.
Came in first in word game two days in a row. With eyestrain, though, as printer wasn't working (and it is very difficult to use the spare).
Have a great day!
DNF on a Monday¡!¡ TINcT + cHLOE Completely befuddled me. In fact it wasn't until just now as I wrote this horizontally that I can see CHLOÉ is a recognizable name, not an impronounceable garble of gibberish! Tint, tinge, taint, even tincture I would have recognized. TINCT? I must have seen it before, but I just couldn't find it tonight!
DEAR SIR, although I am LOATHE
Of my skill as a poet to boast
Still I'm incompara-
ble at PANERA,
A place where they say I'm the toast!
(Or is it that I am toast?)
OH, OH, I know that, LOOK AT ME!
Don't call on my rival, CHLOÉ!
I'm waving my hand, sir,
To give FINAL ANSWER! --
TA-DA, two plus two equals three!
{C, C-.}
Very nice start to the week. Got the theme almost immediately and went for the circles right away. Loved TINCT.
Good morning!
I had circles, so the theme was easy to suss. Interesting that LEWIS (7d) was ASLAN's (10d) creator -- sort of a theme within a theme. CSO to me at 42d. Hand up for stumbling at TINCT -- mine started out as TINGE, but GHLOE wasn't working. Thanx, C.C. and Argyle.
I tink I never heard of tinct before!
TINCT: The sound of a button falling into a wine glass.
A wonderful Monday; TINCT was all perped but TINCT and Tincture must be related so it made sense.
I enjoyed the juxtaposition of SIRI and ECHO and the theme bonus of C.S. LEWIS joining ASLAN in the grid. We also have IRMA...ugh.
Thank you, Argyle and C. C.
Erased nSEC for PSEC, and, like most, TINge for TINCT. Remember Omar EPPS mostly from "House", and CHLOE Sevigny mostly from her unsimulated explicit sex act in "The Brown Bunny" (gasp).
Didn't know ASLAN, but I had already finished the fill before I explored the circles. Fun little Monday puzzle from the mistress of the corner. Thanks, Santa for doing your usual Monday yeoman's duty.
Thanks Argyle and CC. I read 61D incorrectly and initially wrote in FED (up with)...I blame it on lack of coffee! Anyhoo, enjoyable Monday offering.
I know of an AGE-OLD tale
To CONGO, a GENT did sail
He ran out of CC's SOUP
His poor tummy went OOF
'Cause all he had was SODA and snails
Great theme, CC. Neato. With NALA, I was looking for Lion King characters. Elsa changed that to just lions.
I have seen TINCT in novels, but it didn't come to mind until I wagged the C for CHLOE.
OKL I like the second one best.
Gotta get busy now. CIAO.
Good morning all
Thanks, C.C. for a fun start to the week with a cute theme and clever cluing with a wee bit of crunch!
Thanks, Argyle for being our HOST. I do have to point out DEAR SIR, that the picture of CHLOE Sevigny is not her. I believe it's Chloe Moretz But THATS OK as most may not give ONE IOTA :)
I didn't know ADLER and had LOOK Here/LOOK AT ME.
I knew ELIAN from the recent documentary on CNN about him. I didn't watch it but they ran the ads for it so much, it stuck with me.
CSO to D-OTTO with 42D and TINbeni with 20A :)
I love the Broccoli Cheddar SOUP from PANERA- so yummy.
Taking care of the BOOKDROP was my least favorite duty working at the library. Especially on Monday mornings when I was there by myself and it was full from weekend drop offs. It certainly didn't do my back any favors!
The SUN is out here in OHIO and the TEMPS will once again be around 90. I think it's supposed to start cooling down on Wednesday which will be nice but I'll miss Summer.
Thanks to all for your kind words the other day regarding my blood tests. Turns out I'm pre-diabetic so the doc has me counting carbs and I will go back in three months for a recheck. I had some other numbers that were high (white blood count and platelets) but that's actually "normal" for me, so no surprise there. This carb counting is a bit of a pain but I'm sure I'll get used to it. I already miss my sweets but they are my downfall.
Hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!
Hi Y'all! Fun puzzle, C.C. Thanks, Argyle.
No circles. When I found the reveal, I went back looking for the word LION in the long entries. PURPLE ONION actually had LION in it so I thought I was on the right track. Looked for that sneaky cat in all the words. Never occurred to me it would be a name. C.S. LEWIS should have been a big clue, but I couldn't remember what he wrote. Duh! Oh well, the rest of the puzzle went pretty well.
Never heard of TINCT altho I knew TINCTURE of Iodine which I thought just meant "in alcohol". Duh! Never saw or heard of CHLOE.
Gary, about that Chevy NOMAD you showed yesterday: I used to ride around in one owned by my music teacher. However, hers was pale green. It carried a lot of kids & instruments to contests.
Greetings to all!
No circles, and even with the reveal I didn't see the lions. Hand up for TINge before TINCT, but gHLOE just had to be wrong, so TINCT it was. Thanks, C.C., for a nice Monday level puzzle, and thanks for your faithful Monday morning expo, Argyle.
Fermatprime--Congratulations on your word game success. Games such as that, crosswords, sudoku, and the like do keep our brains engaged and active.
Enjoy the day!
13A: A la Arnold Horshak on "Welcome Back Cotter".
66A: I think a better clue would be "Voila!"
44D: I never heard that term before. I've been to many museums and never heard anyone say, "Oh docent, where can I find the statue of ..."
🦍
Thank you, BunnyM. I took care of it.
Good morning everyone.
Nice puzzle from C.C. today. Like the theme with the lions' names. Noted the signature long downs lending to a pinwheel motif. What Argyle said, easy enough for a Monday. No searches or erasures were needed. Favorite fill was PURPLE ONION.
Musings
-C.C. never disappoints
-Seeing ANAL anagrammed in the first circles gave me pause :-)
-Breaking into the Bellagio SAFE/Vault was the basis for this this movie
-SIRI still has not learned the best route from my house to Lincoln
-Nick Nolte did his home town of Omaha proud
-A lot of ONES were put in the offertory basket yesterday
-Do you play Monopoly where the DEEDS are bid on if the person landing there declines to buy it?
-A punch in his gut proved to be fatal
-Cooperstown and Niagara Falls are on my domestic bucket list
-PANERA allows you to pick two from this list including SOUP and SALAD
-I wonder if my grandkids have ever operated a DIAL phone
Argyle, clever opening line, "Theme: ROAR! - A set of four lions but don't be scared; they are encircled."
I am beginning to hear, "Yay me!" more often than TA DA these days. I use both to exclaim "I did it!" when I complete a difficult puzzle without help.
I have friends who are docents and describe themselves with that word. On field trips our classes have been told, "The docent will be right with you." The word docent also appears in brochures and newspapers. I have never heard it used as a form of address, Magilla.
"Docents will be on hand to offer commentary and answer questions." Los Angeles Times Apr 11, 2017
"The new owners are instituting a few changes, including the hiring of a full-time docent who will conduct guided tours." Washington Times Sep 4, 2017
Magilla Go Rilla, I have been a docent at two different museums.
Great start to the week, CC and Argyle. Thanks to both. I love C. S. Lewis.
Hurray! Got another one! But must wonder, do any trees other than elms give shade?
Good Morning:
It's always a pleasure to see a CC byline and as usual, she managed to conceal the theme quite well, for me, anyway. I parsed the first themer as Alan and then forgot to check the others as I breezed along. Didn't catch the names until reading the clue for the reveal. I know the name Chloe Sevigney but I don't think I've ever seen her in a movie. Despite that horrible picture of Nick Nolte, I remember how attractive he was in "The Prince of Tides." And whenever I see or hear "Misty" my first thought is of the psycho played by Jessica Walters in "Play Misty For Me." Poor Clint Eastwood almost met his Maker! The second thought that the song evokes is my brother recounting why his wife smashing into the car in front of her because she got so excited when a Johnny Mathis song came on the radio and she just took her eyes off the road for a minute to turn up the volume. "Jeepers, Jack, I love Johnny Mathis!"
Thanks, CC, for a smooth start to the last week of September. And thanks, Argyle, for your always appreciated expo. Seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating the Fourth of July. ((Why does autocorrect insist on changing were to we're?) Another 90 degree day but cooler temps coming Wednesday or Thursday.
My niece's husband is installing 4 new smoke alarms and a new kitchen sink faucet for me today. It's nice to have a family member who is a Jack of all trades but it's like pulling teeth to get him to accept payment. I solved the argument, though, by telling him if he didn't let me pay him, I would never ask him for another favor. That did the trick but I'm prepared to do battle with him today because I know he and I won't agree on what I plan to pay him. Guess who is going to prevail? 😈
Ferm, congrats on your first place standings.
Misty, have a safe trip and enjoy your reunion.
BunnyM, good luck with your new restrictions. Lucina seems to have adapted well to hers.
Have a great day.
Thank you, C.C., for the fun fest with the caged lions! Thank you, Argyle, especially for linking Johnny Mathis. I, too, love him!
TINGE quickly appeared and just as quickly disappeared and though I don't know of CHLOE Sevigny, the name itself is familiar and I've seen TINCT before.
Nice CSO to OTTO and TIN!
One of my friends is a DOCENT at Taliesen West here in Scottsdale. That is her official job description.
Best of luck, BunnyM. As Irish Miss mentioned, I have adapted but not well as every once in a while I sneak in something sweet. It's one of the hardest thinks I've ever done, abstaining from sweets. My numbers, though, are in the acceptable range.
Have yourselves a fabulous fall day! At the moment it's 70 here! Yea!
Hello everybody. I enjoyed this as expected but there were a few tricky spots that seemed hard for a Monday. I didn't know Chloe and I had TINGE instead of TINCT (which I am not familiar with).
I've eaten lunch at Panera just once. I didn't care for it. The soup was watery and lacked flavor. The sandwich was dry. It may be healthy but it doesn't taste good enough for me to want to eat there. (If many of you guys like it, I should give it another try.)
Just one very minor "nit."
I think the clue/answer for 31a touch of color/tinct was unfair, and sexist!
So, how can I use this new found info to my advantage?
Also, how can you answer 13a without thinking of Arnold Horshack.
Quote of the day...
Daniel in the lions den...
Obligatory cat reference...
I had TINGE before TINCT, and that was it, no other issues.
A pleasant pzl from our C.C. to start an autumnal week.
Even TA-DA! made the grade today!
And TINCT is a lovely word, isn't it?
I thought 69A should be CHOP. Ah, but then SLAB is perfectly in keeping with the leonine theme today!
I don't believe the King o' Beasts bothers the butcher for finer carvings.
Oooh! Exciting to see a C.C. puzzle on a Monday morning! And one with circles! I pretty much sailed through this one although the theme eluded me until the reveal. Then ELSA and LEO made perfect sense, though I didn't know NALA and ASLAN, but figured they were other lion names. Lots of fun--many thanks, C.C., and Argyle for explaining the unknowns to me.
Still packing for my trip tomorrow--thanks for the good wishes, Irish Miss. My ride comes at 8am so I'm going to clip the puzzle from the LA Times and take it on the plane with me. But won't be able to check in with all of you until a week later. Will miss you all.
Have a great week, everybody!
CED:
Maybe it's my computer but every other one of your links is a blank page. Is anyone else having that problem?
Lucina, CED's links were okay with my computer when I tried them an hour ago.
Misty, bon voyage! Hope you have a good time at your reunion.
C.C. Thank you for aFUN Monday puzzle.
Got TINCT and CHLOE via ESP ... (Every-Single-Perp). Otherwise a speed run.
Cheers!
Lucina
All of CED's links worked for me.
My wife smiles when I say, "Oh, yay, a big slab 'o' meat!" when she cooks a steak or chop.
I liked this puzzle. Some really neato entries, such as LOOK AT ME and PARROTED. Some nifty clues, too, such as the clues for STRIP and ATE. Hand up for hesitating for a moment at TINCT, but yes it makes sense. I noticed PAN crossing PANERA. Bill Graham, I agree about Panera; we tried it once but found the taste of the food to be inferior. There's a soup'n'sandwich place near here, called Boudin Bakery, that we like much better.
We keep a DIAL phone as a backup for when the power goes out. Nowadays we haven't needed to use it because our cell phones usually work even during power outages.
What with all the news about Facebook recently, we are glad that we have never used it. We never use Twitter either.
BunnyM and Lucina, it took a while but I have grown accustomed to limiting carbs and almost eliminating sweets because of my diabetes. It will become a habit for you, too, in a few months. I still enjoy an occasional sip of wine and a dark chocolate now and then, with no ill effects.
Best wishes to you all.
Musings
-Done with another day of subbing and will soon head back home to examine damage
-Roofers removed half the shingles off our roof on (much to the consternation of our kitty) Saturday, took Sunday off and after a hard 3” of rain last night there was water in our kitchen. Oddly, it was just a small puddle and the ceiling was no longer leaking but there is water damage in the dry wall joints in the ceiling. Surely the roofers liability insurance will cover it.
-Very hot 90˚F + day yesterday that seemed to fuel last night storm. Those days are gone now and fall is now here.
-BTW, Bill, we love Panera and they have many stores in Omaha and Lincoln that are always busy.
Nix on Panera, not because of the taste or lack thereof, but too much bread which I don't eat anymore and there aren't many locations in this area.
Jayce:
Thank you for the encouraging words. Dark chocolate is unappealing to me because of its bitterness. It's milk chocolate or nothing for me. Once in a great while I'll sneak in a mini sized Milky Way, a small dollop of ice cream (which is allowable) at parties but no cake.
Misty:
I'll miss you; have fun at your reunion!
Thank you, Tinbeni and Lemonade yesterday. My computer must be blocking them then. Drat!
C.S. LEWIS was a fine story teller and Christian apologist. As a non-theist myself I would probably never have read the Narnia books, but I was lured into them, as is often the way, by an adorable lass a great many years ago.
I found the tales and characters truly absorbing.
ASLAN comes across as a fine and noble figure and, as LEWIS intended, an excellent exemplar of Jesus Christ.
One doesn't have to be religious to appreciate the power of his story.
Yes, Misty! - wishing you a joyful reunion!
I went to my 50th in San Francisco and had a fine time, although it turned out to be surprising in many ways. My former best friend, whom I hadn't seen in the intervening years, sat with us and proceeded to get drunk to the point of unintelligibility.
The focus of the event was on the organizing group, who kept inviting one another up to offer toasts and tales - about ten alums who'd stayed in town, and in touch, over the years, thus forming a new clique.
It was weird seeing how people had changed physically and fun seeing who had become a chief of police or attained other high ranks. (I didn't see anyone who wasn't a "success"; a reunion is a self-selecting group.)
I stayed in touch by email with some of them, but chose not to attend subsequent reunions. I think the next time I'll go is when our ranks are winnowed to a quarter or less - if I'm still around, of course...
Have a glorious time!
Lucina,
Need more info,
What type of operating system are you using?
Windows, or Apple/Mac
Personal computer, or ipad/iphone
What browser do you use?
Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox etc...
Usually an Antivirus program would not block images without telling you why,
so I doubt that is the problem.
Many people using Firefox have reported similar problems
and found the solution was to turn off their adblocker app.
PLs advise,
Regards,
Dave
P.S., are you able to see Husker Gary's links?
CEDAVE:
First, I use Windows 10 on my personal computer with Chrome and Edge
I can open most of Gary's links except the one on Nick Nolte. That was blank and I don't have ad blocker. This situation just started happening this week before I have always been able to open all links on the Blog. I'll see what happens on my laptop. This is my fourth post so we may have to e-mail if further information is needed after the next one. Thank you.
I'd spotted CC's handle when I checked out the final Sunday posts. Btw, I've been to Woodstock on the NH/Vermont Border. Nice town, I had a piece of property in Jefferson. My son knew Santa's village well.
So, I was sailing along, admiring CC's handiwork, counting lions. I knew NALA and ELSA. I forgot LEO. I loved Tolkien but couldn't get into CS LEWIS. Didn't the two fall out over Lewis' "copying" JRR?
So, along came the baby carrying bird, long legs,neck, beak. CRANE of course, So, I have RIN_ _ for that "Touch of color". RINSE of course. Bloody mess, that's what I'd got.
Fortunately, something to do with the library beginning with B had to be BOOK____. And, who can keep track of the Obama family. Why couldn't he marry Mary and name the daughters Susie and Sally.
Owen, I love both. As someone said especially #2. And Jinx... feel free to link that clip. THAT'S OK, CC??
😋😋
That's it TADA, CIAO.
Though I'm LOATHE to leave
WC
Misty have a great reunion. And you can login on the hotel computer. Handle= JESSICA. Btw, I'm skipping mine after all. 😞
Oh yeah. CoachJ. Keep your l'icks coming. We have a Chairman Moe who's talented in that vein.
WC
And a Chairman Wilbur who tries once in a while
WC
PK and Lucina, many thanks for the kind message. Ol'Man Keith, many thanks for preparing me for the not terrific possibilities, I'll try to be ready. And Wilbur, no hotel, staying with Dad, and so no computer. Have a great week, everybody!
WC - I don't think I should link it. It is truly X-rated and is a tight shot with no artsy-fartsy blurring. I read that the guy was a former lover in real life, and since she had done the act a million times with him before, it just seemed kind of natural. I'll bet she was surprised when it was left in the final cut. She played a wholesome role in "Big Love", a PG-level TV series with Bill Paxton and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
Nobody linked this song. Incredible!
Dear HuskerG:
It's not just dial phones -- there are whole levels of 1935-1945 level technology that are just gone. The techinique of using ethyl ether as an anesthetic; points and condensers in ignitions; vacuum tubes; superheterodyne receivers; ....
As for Panera, the food is good, as far as commercial cooking goes, but their carbohydrate count has to be watched if you're (pre- or fully)-diabetic.
Thanks C.C. for a challenging Monday CW, and Argyle, an extra thanks for the Cockburn link (good Canadian music LOL). He and Neil Young were just honoured at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
I'm very late to the party and have been lurking due to busy schedule, and then picking up some kind of bug and not feeling the greatest.
Have a great reunion and time with your Dad, Misty.
Back tomorrow.
WC, thanks. I have you all at a disadvantage since I've been reading this blog since 2102 but only recently decided to contribute. Also, I can only hope to be a tenth as clever as Owen, but I'll keep trying.
D'Oh! A Monday FIW. Hand up for Tinge and I left the G in after fixing the T for "it's still hot in H-Town!" Oh well, it quite the fun puzzle to play -- Thanks C.C. I enjoyed slaying the LIONS. I did get the NYT and Doug's "easy" in the SW Airlines mag on the flight to DC this morning. Those were fun too but no felines were found.
Thanks Argyle for the expo - with out it I'd been all smug for the day - you showed me TINCT and put me in my place.
Other learning moment, I didn't know they turned Bill Bryson's book into a movie.
Thank goodness the ONION was PURPLE today and not Bermuda...
Fast posting today because the Splunk geekfest here in DC is near full swing...
WO: TINgT should have been!!!
ESP: DOCENTS - is it pronounced doh-cents?
Fav: c/a for STORK was cute.
{A+, C}
Obligatory PARROT Sketch.
Back to geeking out w/ my fellow nerds - y'all have a great eve.
//CED - that colour chart made all my pub PALs LOL.
Cheers, -T
Yes, Anon T. DOH-cents.
Re Gary's links. I'm having no trouble opening and rendering his links. Browser is Safari ver. 11.0. Also not getting any popups.
Thanks Swamp - I thought maybe doh-Kents. I've never noticed nor heard the word before. Watch it show up in my life tomorrow like LEDE did :-) -T
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