Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 -

 Notes from C.C.:

Hahtoolah is in Texas to take care of a loved one. Today's post was written by Splynter, our Saturday guide from 2012 to 2018. Welcome back, Splynter!

 Guess who's back~?

 Back again~? 

I am back to blogging, just for today, and back in Connecticut after a week in Washington, D.C. to remove parts of the pipe organ at the National Cathedral - an impressive place, and really the first time I have truly stepped into a Gothic-style masterpiece of architecture.  For those who didn't know, I moved to CT from NY ( insert spiritual comment here ) and work for the "F.B.I.", a pipe organ restoration company.  

This would be my first "theme" puzzle, as I did only Saturdays for my time on the blog, so I am going with -

 THEME:

AIL-ing

 - just like my blog skills, as I thought this would go much smoother than it did - guess I have been out of the game a little too long...

 The theme entries are all "long A" rhyming words

 20. Rhyming term for a dead letter?: SNAIL MAIL FAIL.

 27. Rhyming description of "Moby-Dick"?: PALE WHALE TALE.

 45. Rhyming discount for week-old leafy greens?: STALE KALE SALE.

 54. Rhyming hazard for cyclists on shared-use track?: RAIL TRAIL NAIL.

 

 And Another Thing~!

Across:

 
1. Words before a start date: AS OF.

5. "The Sopranos" chef Bucco: ARTIE. - Never watched it; I have only begun streaming TV since I bought my house in CT last March....I have gotten thru two seasons of "The Mandalorian"

10. Pen tips: NIBS.

14. Eric of "Munich": BANA.

15. Florida city with a Little Havana neighborhood: MIAMI.

16. "The Simpsons" bus driver: OTTO.

17. Glamping shelter, maybe: YURT.

https://www.cjonline.com/gcdn/presto/2021/08/25/NTCJ/0107f7e1-7ebd-43cf-8d54-398aa1f64130-glamping3.jpg?width=660&height=521&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp

Me thinks it misses the point of being out in nature....


18. Bass staff symbol: F CLEF.

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19. Pull: HAUL. - We hauled the pipes and chests in a 26ft truck all the way back to CT

23. Rat Pack member __ Davis Jr.: SAMMY.

24. Canine checker: DENTIST.

31. Director Kazan: ELIA.

32. Salami choice: GENOA.

33. Storyteller __ Christian Andersen: HANS.

37. Metric weights: KILOS.

40. Spreadsheet lines: ROWS. Rows and rows and rows of pipes....

Something like 10,650 in all

41. Kept __: held off: AT BAY.

43. Fluttered down to a perch, say: ALIT.

50. Took up the challenge: HAD AT IT. - watch that parsing....

51. "__ luck!": LOTSA. - Reminds me of Pulp Fiction, but I'll refrain from the link

58. Mosque prayer leader: IMAM.

60. Traffic jam: TIE UP. - We had to take the "long way around" because of the collapse of I-95 in Philadelphia en route to Washington D.C.

61. Baby-voiced red Muppet: ELMO.

62. Sidewalk eatery: CAFE.

63. Supreme Court justice Kagan: ELENA.

64. Detroit NFL player: LION.

65. Founded, as a co.: EST'D.

66. White-water transports: RAFTS.

67. Yin and __: YANG.

Down:

 
1. Deep gulf: ABYSS.

2. Steamy setting at a spa: SAUNA.

3. Freeway entrance: ON-RAMP.

4. Shrine site in Portugal: FATIMA.

5. Radio band toggle: AM/FM.

6. Costa __: Nicaragua neighbor: RICA. - The daughter of the VP of my Pipe Organ company got married in Costa Rica at the end of March

7. Anklebones: TALI. - Plural of Talus

https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/contentassets/e72d8bebf2f74bd490d3c500bd53be87/a00170f01_foot_ankle-anatomy-compressor.jpg


8. "Vera Drake" Oscar nominee Staunton: IMELDA.

9. Paris tower engineer: EIFFEL.

10. Pitcher's dream game: NO HITTER.

11. Lingua di Roma: ITALIANO.

12. HVAC meas.: BTU. British Thermal Units

13. Pine-__: cleaning brand: SOL.

21. Country singer Lovett: LYLE.

22. Rare blood type, informally: A NEG.  - I am "B(e) Positive", which I try for every day....

25. "__ and steady wins the race": SLOW. - This is my ring tone - ROCK Bagpipes....

"Lyrics" @1:17

26. Assam, Darjeeling, etc.: TEAS. - I found a cinnamon tea I like

28. Large deer: ELK.

29. Nintendo game console: Wii.

30. Islamic equivalent of kosher: HALAL.

33. Corned beef concoction: HASH.

34. "__ girl!": ATTA.

35. Selection process for Bucks and Bulls: NBA DRAFT.

36. Greeted with a respectful bow: SALAAMED.

38. World Cup cry: OLÉ.

39. Girl of the fam: SIS.

42. Cooler brand named for a mythical creature: YETI.

44. Like most basketball players: TALL.

46. Off-__: askew: KILTER.

47. Leader of the Huns: ATTILA. - Also Billy Joel's first band 

48. Needing company: LONELY. - Makes me think of this 80's hit

 
The Motels

49. List-shortening Latin term: ET ALIA.

52. Reality TV judge Cowell: SIMON.

53. __ for the ride: ALONG.

55. Coral habitat: REEF.

56. Mom's sister: AUNT. - I am close with my AUNT Judy, but we lost Uncle Kurt in March this year

57. High-ABV beers, typically: IPAS.

58. Freezer cubes: ICE.

59. Some graduate degrees, for short: MAS. - Master of Applied Science, according to Google

 

Well, I'm back, 

da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

 Fix your bent antenna tune it in and then I'm gonna

Enter in, endin' up under your skin like a....

 

Splynter

( a little Slim Shady/Eminem reference )

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