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Schpuzzle of the Week:
Orthography? Schmorthography!
Misspell the first name of a historical U.S. person as it is commonly misspelled.
An anagram of that misspelling is the first
name of a past actor.
The two different last names of these people are words in the title of a 1990s movie-based-on-a-novel.
What’s the title?
Who are the historical person and actor?
Appetizer Menu
Cryptic Cranberry Appetizer:
Let’s celebrate Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Day!
It’s June 11, National Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Day!
(Sad truth be told, June 11 is not National Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Day... not yet,
anyway.)
Here is a monthly sampling from a list of national days of the year:
Jan. 2: National Science Fiction Day
February 4: National Homemade Soup Day
March 14: which of course is National Pi Day, but also Learn About Butterflies Day and National Potato Chip Day
April 13: National Scrabble Day
May 12: Limerick Day
June 11: Corn on the Cob Day
July 24: National Tell an Old Joke Day
Aug. 10: National S’mores Day
September 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day
October 5: National Astronomy Day
November 29: National Square Dance Day
December 28: National Card Playing Day
As this complete list presumes to proclaim, there is a national observance slotted for just about every day of the year, including the January 29 National Puzzle Day (which is not sufficiently specific) and even the December 21 National Crossword Puzzle Day (which is still not sufficiently specific!).
And so, Puzzleria! now officially presumes to proclaim June 11 as National Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Day, with Patrick J. Berry as Honorary Chair, Grand Marshall and Master of Ceremonies!
But better yet, to celebrate this day, Patrick is sharing this, his twentieth, excellent Cryptic Crossword with us Puzzlerian!s
Patrick’s “fill” (the words that you enter into the grid) in this puzzle is, as usual, challenging, entertaining and downright fun. And, to my eyes, the look of this particular grid, with its subtly swirling mesmerizing pattern, is evocative of a work of optical art.
Here are the links to Patrick’s nineteen previous 19 cryptic crosswords on Puzzleria!
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN
THIRTEEN FOURTEEN FIFTEEN SIXTEEN
For those of you who may be new to cryptic crossword puzzles, Patrick has compiled a few basic cryptic crossword puzzle instructions regarding the Across and Down clues and their format:
The number in parentheses at the end of each clue tells how many letters are in the answer.
Multiple numbers in parentheses indicate how letters are distributed in multiple-word answers.
For example, (6) simply indicates a six-letter answer like “jalopy,” (5,3) indicates a five-and-three-letter answer like “cargo van,” and (5-5) indicates a five-and-five-letter hyphenated answer like “Rolls-Royce.”
For further insight about how to decipher these numbered cryptic clues, see Patrick’s “Cryptic Crossword Tutorial” in this link to his November 17, 2017 cryptic crossword.
The Tutorial appears below the grid that contains the answers in that edition of Puzzleria!
Happy National Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Day!
ACROSS
7. Scam, almost bait-and-switch(7)
8. Start at the digestive tract(7)
10. Zodiac sign describing a witch?(6)
12. Joke about name for band(4)
14. Singer, terribly sensitive, using coke
regularly(6,5)
19. Ends with destruction of Main Street?(10)
23. Actors who would be playing Batman and
Robin headed for Hollywood?(8)
25. Continue to misbehave(5,2)
26. Australian native has fun getting back into nature(7)
DOWN
1. Sound of serviceman entering bar?(7)
3. Bright kid—not hard to get me? Just the opposite!(6)
4. Driver also changed tire, having time(8)
6. To be sad, straddling horse, heading off? It’s music!(7)
9. Barber with rising desire for cutting in musical? Freak!(7,4)
dish(8)
16. Sexy voice-over coming in, sudden-like(8)
17. Naivete awfully rare for
18. Cryptic clue: DOB? It’s possible!(5,2)
or, an alternative clue:
18. Hotels round Dover maybe making a small contribution(7)
20. Spouse about half your age?(6)
21. Beef with regular in series(6)
MENU
Not Ready For Prime Time Slice:
Vehicular “Comicide-Splitting”
Name a Saturday Night Live (SNL) cast member who once, in 1988, portrayed a certain president. A syllable in cast member’s name is a word for a kind of vehicle. That word is also a syllable in the name of the president he portrayed.
The first name of an SNL “Not Ready For Prime Time” cast member who portrayed that president’s predecessor is an informal brand name of one such a vehicle. The last name of that presidential predecessor is a rival brand of the informal brand name.
The last name of an SNL cast member who portrayed a first lady on SNL sounds like two things such a vehicle needs in order to function correctly.
Who are these three cast members?
Riffing Off Shortz And Leal Slices:
Is Caracas the capital of Comoros?
Write down the name of a country plus its
capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Name the country, capital, and film.
Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz And Leal Slices read:
ENTREE #1
Write down the surname of a puzzle-maker plus the puzzle-maker’s first name, one after the other.
Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is a non-English word associated with class reunions.
Name the puzzlemaker and word associated with class reunions.
ENTREE #2
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is a poem form, an example of which appears below:
Beauty of cherry blossoms
Filled my heart with joy.
Yet when my eyes looked beneath,
Fallen petals saddened me.
What is this poem form?
What are the county and capital?
ENTREE #3
Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of a U.S. territory.
Name the country, capital, and territory.
ENTREE #4
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
Who is this diplomat?
What are the country and capital?
Hint: The diplomat once helped to avert a global catastrophe.
ENTREE #5
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
continent of which the larger country is a part.
Name the large country, its capital, and the ancient name of the much smaller country.
ENTREE #6
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the sound made by a creature that is not a national symbol of this country.
The creature that is a national symbol of this country produces a series of high-pitched whistling or piping tones.
Name the country and capital.
Name the sound made by a creature that is not a national symbol of this country.
What creature (with its high-pitched whistles) is a symbol of the country.
ENTREE #7
Remove the first three letters of the country, leaving something singers try to sing on.
Remove the last two letters of the capital, leaving the surname of a living singer/songwriter named Paul.
Name this country, capital and singer/songwriter.
ENTREE #8
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
Name the country, capital, and whatever it is that suggests brightness.
ENTREE #9
Write down the name of a U.S. state plus its capital, one after the other.
capital may be a bit down on their luck and financially strapped.
Name the country, capital, and the noun that implies impoverishment.
ENTREE #10
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
Name the country, capital, and the aid in locating the capital.
ENTREE #11
Write down the name of a U.S. state plus its capital, one after the other.
streets of the capital city.
Name the state, capital, and word on the signs.
ENTREE #12
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Delete it.
Abaco, Acklins, Andros, Berry Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Crooked Island, Eleuthera, Exuma, Harbour Island, Inagua, Long Island, Mayaguana, New Providence, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador and Spanish Wells.
What are the country and capital?
What is the film title?
ENTREE #13
Explain the significance of the map of Comoros and the title of these 13 riff-offs, “Is the capital of Comoros Caracas?”
Caracas, of course, is not the capital of Comoros. But why are we implying that it might be nice if it were?
Dessert Menu
Diving Bell Dessert:
Underwater cob-webs
are rife with webs they weave.
Where else can one find underwater cob-webs?
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Potential Teddit: In Entree #4, to get the diplomat I'm sure you mean, the letter-moving involved the 8th letter going into the 5th position, not 6th into 3rd. Surely, I couldn't have found an alternative answer.
ReplyDeleteI think Lego means the 6th of the 6 consecutive letters, not the 6th overall one. At least I hope so.
DeleteThanks to both of you, "ViolinTedditor" and GB. My wording indeed ought to have been clearer. I shall now perform to appropriate "Tedditing" that VT and GB have put their figurative fingers on.
DeleteLegoWhoIsGratefulForGreatCommentsMadeByPuzzlerians!
Oh, I see what you mean, GB.
DeleteThe "Teddited" paragraph Entree #4 now reads:
Delete"Hidden in six consecutive letters inside this is the name of a diplomat... but, to find the diplomat, you must first move the last of these six consecutive letters into the third position."
LegoWhoTrusts(ThanksToViolinTeddyAndGB)ThatTheDiplomatMayBeSeenClearlyNow
I'm happy to say that I just solved the Schpuzzle, and have also gotten the Slice [which was much easier than usual, yay], and Entrees #1 thru 9, plus #12. Thus, I am stuck on #s10, 11 and 13.
ReplyDeleteAs for the dessert, I'm not sure I even understand how we are supposed to find an answer. I came up with one, but it's not exactly sensible.
VT,
DeleteNow that I reread my Dessert, It does indeed seem unduly cryptic... unlike cranberry's crossword which is perfectly and duly cryptic.
So, I shall impart an early hint:
The solution to the Dessert involves a creature, but a creature on only one of the two possible genders.
LegoStillAlasPrettyImperfectlyCryptic
So when you wrote "where else", you didn't mean a location, you meant where in the most general sense, such as, in another creature.?
DeleteThat is really an excellent question and point, ViolinTeddy, seriously.
DeleteThe short answer to your question is "Yes, I mean the more general sense..."
The "wise-ass" answer, of course, to my question – "Where else can one find underwater cob-webs?" – would be "Underwater!"
But that is not my intended answer.
The answer I am seeking is more akin to "On the hull of a boat that has been in storage for five years," or "On the propeller of vintage ourboard motor that's been stored in a garage all winter." But neither of those is my answer either.
(And besides, once the cobweb-encrusted hull or propeller in immersed underwater, the cobwebs would become nothing but disintegrated lake-scum.)
LegoProvidingALongWindedWayOfAnsweringASimpleQuestion
That's easy for you to say. You know, I realized that this week's Puzzleria! is bookended (is that a word?) by underwater elements. That probably carbon dates your humble poster, but, hey, that's just part of the line, as the boys in Las Vegas would say.
Delete"Bookended" is a wonderful word, GB... "It was such a slog to get through 'Anna Karenina'... I was so relieved when the bookended!"
DeleteI appreciate GB's subtle hint for the Schpuzzle. I would not have "gotten" it, however, had I not known the answer to the Schpuzzle.
ViolinTeddy, having solved the Schpuzzle, needs no hint, but for others (and those who may lurk) I shall shall now "desubtilize" GB's hint a smidgen:
When GB noted that the Schpuzzle involves an "underwater element" I am reasonably certain he was hinting at a role played by the actor.
LegoWhoWouldBeVeryCapableOfWritingAVeryBoringBook!
Happy Friday to all here in Puzzlerialand!
ReplyDeleteHope everyone here is enjoying(or at least trying)my cryptic crossword. I'm sure that most of you know DOB is an abbreviation for Date Of Birth. That being said, that has nothing to do with 18 Down(or does it?). I probably should've had a better clue for that one, come to think of it. How about this:
Code Blue, perhaps, shortly? It's possible!(5,2)
Change it if you like it better, Lego. I'm fine with it either way. As for my evening, I just got through with this week's Prize Crossword on the Guardian website, compiled by Vlad. Tricky one, I must admit. Still unsure about 1 Down, which reads like this:
Hotels round Dover maybe making a small contribution(7)
I finally answered it with HAGORAH and moved on. H is represented in the NATO alphabet as "Hotel", so I naturally figured the "Hotels round Dover" would be an H at either end. But I wasn't so sure what Dover is supposed to mean inside the H's, and the answer for 8 Across is either RAGEDON or RAVEDON, with that clue reading thusly:
Kiss man touring Peru, reluctantly engaged(5,2)
Needless to say, I'm not really certain about either of them. But I filled in the entire grid, so I consider it solved. My puzzle shouldn't be as misleading, though. Anyone having trouble, let me know. I will continue checking the site until Wednesday, so if I must provide additional hints, I'll try to come up with something.
Mom's doing fine, and she fixed our supper tonight(some kind of pork chops and corn medley, one of our box meals). She skipped dialysis last night and slept in the living room. She says it's much easier to sleep in the recliner than her own bed. We may even have to move the recliner into her bedroom!
Now to this week's offerings. Since I created the cryptic, I already know the answers there, so besides that I've managed to solve all except Entrees #5, #6, and #13(uncertain about that one), and the Dessert(whoever can solve that one deserves their own puzzle website). Looking forward to reading some good hints for those, but I don't have anything yet in reply to Lego's earlier suggestion. Is there really some sort of underwater creature of only one gender that I've never heard of? Probably. I dare not ask about its reproduction capabilities, but...in the words of another SNL cast member, "Never mind!"
Good luck in solving to all, please stay safe, and if you haven't been vaccinated yet, by all means do so, so(maybe)you won't have to wear a mask everywhere anymore! Cranberry out!
pjbFoundOut"Hagorah"IsAnArabicTermForAKiltFromThighToKnee,OrAnotherWordFor"Sword-Belt"(Yeah,MostLikelyIGotTheAnswerWrong,IKnow!)
Sounds as if your mom's health may be improving, Patrick. Good news, but keep taking good care of her!
DeleteI am no Cryptic Crossword maven, but my initial thought on reading Vlad's Prize Crossword clue:
"Kiss man touring Peru, reluctantly engaged(5,2)"
was that the answer might somehow involve Ace, Gene, Paul or Peter!
As for 18 Down in your excellent cryptic crossword puzzle, Patrick, my inclination would be to keep your original clue, then add your new clue... give us solvers all the help we can get!
It would look somthing like:
18. Cryptic clue: DOB? It’s possible!(5,2)
or, an alternative clue:
18. Hotels round Dover maybe making a small contribution(7)
Is this a good or bad idea, pjb?
As for my Dessert, the creature I hinted about in my comment above can be either of two genders, but only one of the two works as an answer. Also, the creature is only partially underwater.
LegoWhoAddsThatAllOfYouHaveHeardOfTheCreatureInTheDessert
If we are supposed to have heard of the Dessert creature, my feeble guess must be wrong (although I've heard of the noun, the adjective is a new one on me.). So back to the drawing board...or should I say, surfboard?
DeleteThe creature has wings. The young of the species has a name (like "fawn" or "puppy")that I would estimate less than 5% of U.S. English speakers could come up with.
DeleteLegoLambda
But does have a familiar ring when one hears it?
DeleteWhatever says that the answer to the Dessert is a creature. It only says "Where else can one find underwater cob-webs?" "Where" could be on or in an object that can contain spiders or other cobweb-makers.
DeleteI certainly wouldn't use one of Vlad's clues as a second one of my own, Lego. I'm sure you meant it like this:
Delete18. Code blue, perhaps, shortly? It's possible!(5,2)
pjbMightAddTheSecondClueRequiresLittleOrNoMedicalTrainingWhatsoever...HopeI'veMadeThatPerfectly"Clear!"
Aren't mermaids kind of semi submerged??
ReplyDeleteHappy corn on the cob day to youall. You know here in Georgia a very popular family game is Corn hole. I am sure Cranberry is familiiar with this game,but i was not. When i first heard this -i thought it sounded obscene. But my son has a full corn hole set and i have played it several times. Anyway it is a fun game and i think you are supposed to play it on June 11th along with all the other corn activities including the corn maze at the Ball ground corn maze north of us- where they also have a military corn hole game that shoots the little corn pillows out of an air gun about 100 yards out to the target. I am not kidding. It's Georgia. "They all got guns." as Richard Jewel would say.
And on another subject i took a poetry course in college- one quarter, but i am drawing a blank on this one.
It does sound obscene, doesn't it? Like how corn passes through the body, and then it still looks the same...sorry, TMI!
DeletepjbWillKindlyShutHisCornHoleNow
Corn does what?
DeleteCorn provides a healthy vegetable side dish, of course!
DeletepjbRefusesToDigTheCornHoleAnyDeeper
I think that only happens in the southern hemisphere? BTW June 16th is national vegetable day?
DeleteCould a spider build a web in a mermaids skirt?? It is something to ponder.
ReplyDeleteCranberry the only sensitive singer i know is or was Elvis?? And perhaps Allanis Morrisette.
ReplyDeleteHer name is spelled ALANIS MORISSETTE.
DeletepjbSaysToBelieveSensitivityLiterallyHasSomethingToDoWithTheAnswerWouldActuallyBeIronic!
Hello all,
ReplyDeleteHave solved all the non-cryptics except the Schpuzzle, Entrées #4,6,and 8. For the Dessert I have two related answers -- possibly not the intended ones, but each is perfectly plausible.
For Entrée #10 I have two equally plausible answers. For one of them, I also have a second alternate that is included entirely in the capital [i.e. does not straddle the country and capital]. So that alternate may not qualify, leaving me with one solution for each of the two words.
geofan-moved-in
Alternate answer for the Dessert:
ReplyDeleteMaybe in boxes of foreclosed mortgage records from the 2008 housing crisis?
My mom independently came up with Entree #8.
ReplyDeleteNow got Entrée #4.
ReplyDeleteand #6 (three unrelated possibilities).
DeleteHey Lego- Kroger has a new ice cream out "Oh, la,la,lambda." with candy crunches? Thought you should know.
ReplyDeleteMy attormeys will be in touch with them!
DeleteLegoWhoPaysHandsomelyForACadreOfHighPoweredLegalEaglesToBeAtHisBeckAndCall24/7ForJustThisKindOfSmarmyCopyrightInfringement!
All kidding aside, I of course am tickled pink to share the "Lambda" portion of my my moniker with any ice cream company that is promoting a good cause.
DeleteLegoAdds:ButIAmConsideringLegalActionAgainstThose"LeggoMyEggo"Folks!
How do you feel about the "LEGO Masters" TV show?
DeletepjbCanOnlyAssumeItMustBeAsPainfulAsSteppingOnOneInYourBareFeet!Ouch!
If you do happen to step on one, cranberry, don't sue me!
DeleteLegoWhoWashesHisHands OfAllFootInjuriesIncurredByLegoStompers!
I hate to burst the above bubble, but I looked the ice cream up, and it's "Oh LA LLAMA" not Lambda....
DeleteIf you take the initials of a midwest state-or Postal code out of Lambda -you get.Viola!
ReplyDeleteI am afraid to try this ice-cream along with "unicorn one" whose name escapes me.
Eleventh-hour hints, Lego?
ReplyDeletepjbSaysIt'sCrunchTime,AndHeDon'tMeanNestle's!
11th-Hour Hints:
DeleteSchpuzzle of the Week:
A bakery associated with Peanuts used the misspelled version of the historical U.S. person's name as its brand.
The past actor fathered two sons who are in the biz.
Cryptic Appetizer:
I will defer to cranberry to provide hints for his excellent cryptic creation.
MENU
Not Ready For Prime Time Slice:
The presidents both served in the '70s.
Add a male creature to the first four letters of the SNL cast member who portrayed a first lady on SNL to get a word often seen in word puzzles like these.
Riffing Off Shortz And Leal Slices:
ENTREE #1
The word associated with class reunions is an anagram of the one-L priest Ogden (not Utah!) wrote about.
ENTREE #2
The first four letters of the poem form spell a word that is sometimes preceded by Sherman or Panzer.
ENTREE #3
Ortega in charge since 2007.
ENTREE #4
The diplomat succeeded Dag. Boutros Boutros, by golly, came along two decades after the diplomat stepped down.
ENTREE #5
The ancient name of the much smaller countryis an anagram of the possessive form of one of cranberry's nieces!
ENTREE #6
If you can solve this one, you ought to crow about it.
ENTREE #7
The living singer/songwriter named Paul wrote the theme song melody for Johnny's version of the Tonight show.
ENTREE #8
This one is a snap for high-I.Q. solvers... Can I get some "Amens"?
ENTREE #9
Those "a bit down on their luck and financially strapped" sometimes include potatoes in their diet.
ENTREE #10
You can always consult an atlas if you are a stumped solver.
ENTREE #11
Half of the name of Dorothy Gale's pooch is hidden in the middle of the word on the signs.
ENTREE #12
I am a habitually unfair puzzle-maker! Bah Hambug
ENTREE #13
It is what "Rain Man" walked off stage with.
Diving Bell Dessert:
The male of the species (like a buck, bull or ram, for example) uses these to glide o'er the surface of a pond.
Think of canoe paddles. Think of seven birds in a Christmas song!
LegoHinter
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the hints, Lego. I finally solved #10, 11 and verified my #13's answer.
DeleteI finally understand GB's hint.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QxXk6X9GDo
Yeah, that was a pretty cute hint, that I, also, only now grasp.
DeleteHey can we get a family tree of Puzzeleria? I know who Joseph is and Patrick, and Kenneth and Eco and Violin Teddy but as far as the other family members?? Also GB, and Bobby?
ReplyDeleteHurray, I am 'spot on time' this week, for a much-needed change:
ReplyDeleteSCHPUZZLE: DOLLY [DOLLEY] MADISON; LLOYD BRIDGES; THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
SLICE: DANA CARVEY / JIMMY CARTER; CHEVY CHASE / GERALD FORD; ANA GASTYER / HILLARY CLINTON
ENTREES:
1. LEAL MATTHEW => ALMA
2. AFGHANISTAN / KABUL => TANKA
3. NICARAGUA / MANAGUA => GUAM
4. BHUTAN / THIMPU => U THANT
5. RUSSIA / MOSCOW => SIAM
6. AMERICA / WASHINGTON DC => CAW; EAGLE
7. TURKEY / ANKARA => KEY; ANKA
8. YEMEN / SANA’A => MENSA
9. IDAHO/ BOISE => HOBO
10. PANAMA / PANAMA CITY => MAP. [Post-hint]
11. KANSAS / TOPEKA => STOP. [Post-hint]
12. BAH(RAIN / MAN)AMA => BAHAMA
13. OSCAR. [This is the answer I had put down with a question mark, prior to today’s hints; I still don’t understand WHY it is the correct answer, however.]
DESSERT: MALE SWAN…COB’S WEBBED FEET. [Post-hint]
Schpuzzle: The Bridges of Madison County; Dolley (misspelled Dolly) Madison & Lloyd Bridges
ReplyDeleteNRFT Slice: Dana Carvey (Jimmy Carter: Car); Chevy Chase (Gerald Ford); Ana Gasteyer (Gas & Tire; played H.R. Clinton)
Entrees:
1. Matthew Leal & Alma (Mater)
2. Tanka; Afghanistan & Kabul
3. Nicaragua, Managua & Guam
4. U Thant; Bhutan & Thimphu
5. Russia, Moscow & Siam
6. United States of America & Washington, D.C.; Caw (Crow) Bald Eagle
7. Turkey, Sana'a & Hobo
10. Panama, Panama City & A Map
11. Kansas, Topeka & Stop
12. Bahrain, Manama & Rain Man (Remaining is "Bahama".)
13. There would then be presented an Academy Award - Oscar
Dessert: On the feet of male swans a swimming
A tip of the hat to the Chefs. I'll see how the X-Words play out. Some head scratchers this week; but, the library at Thant U (home of the Fighting Takins) had the G-2.
Oops. I compressed my notes between 7 & 10. That, or I was hacked.
DeleteLLOYD (BRIDGES) OF DOLLEY (MADISON) COUNTY
ReplyDeleteMATURE
TERMINATES
CARRYON
VINDALOO
COULDBE
Dana CARvey portrayed Jimmy CARter in 1988; CHEVY Chase portrayed Gerald FORD; Hillary Clinton was portrayed by Ana GASTEYER which sounds like GAS, TIRE
Leal, Matthew > ALMA
Afghanistan, Kabul > TANKA
Nicaragua, Managua > GUAM
Bhutan, Thimphu > U THANT
Russia, Moscow > SIAM
Turkey, Ankara > KEY, ANKA
Yemen, Sana'a > MENSA
Idaho, Boise > HOBO
Panama, Panama City > MAP
Swans have WEBbed feet, I guess; a male swan is called a COB.
Here's another idea: water is delivered to fire sprinklers from ABOVE, hence they are UNDER water; and I'm sure spiders must sometimes spin webs around them ...
When my mom was trying to solve the Bahrain, Manama->Rain Man puzzle, she noticed that Mensa is in Yemen, Sana'a. It is interesting that the Yemen, Sana'a->Mensa puzzle was used as one of the riffs on Puzzleria!
ReplyDeleteSmart lady.
DeleteSchpuzzle: DOLLEY MADISON, DOLLY → LLOYD, LLOYD BRIDGES [post-Wed-hint]
ReplyDeleteCryptic crossword:
18D: COULD BE
Slice: CARter, FORD, DANA CARVEY, CHEVY CHASE, ANA GASTEYER
Entrées
#1: LeAL MAtthew → ALMA
#2: AfghanisTAN KAbul → TANKA
#3: NicaraGUA Managua → GUAM
#4: BhUTAN, THimphu → U THANT
#5: RusSIA Moscow → SIAM
#6: (a) CuBA, Havana → BAH (sheep), Cuban trogon. But to me, sheep say BAA, not BAH. Ebenezer Scrooge said BAH (humbug).
(b) IRAN, Tehran → RANT (of several animals or people).
(c) JaPAN, Tokyo → PANT (of a dog, maybe?)
#7: TurKEY ANKAra → KEY, ANKA
#8: PalaU, Ngerulmud → UN (United Nations); YeMEN, SAna'a → MENSA [post-Wed-hint]
#9: IdaHO, BOise → HOBO (?)
#10: PanaMÁ, Panamá → MAP; DominiCA, Roseau → CAR. Alternate: Mozambique, MAPuto → MAP [but the word does not straddle country name and capital]
#11: WashingtoN, Olympia → NO; KansaS, TOPeka → STOP
#12: BAHrain manAMA – RAIN MAN → BAHAMA
#13: ComorOS CARacas → OSCAR
Dessert: On an old Soviet (or possibly U.S.) SUBMARINE that has not been subjected to rigorous cleaning. Or maybe a disused BATHYSCAPHE.
and also in Schpuzzle: BRIDGES of MADISON County.
ReplyDelete6/15/21 86 degrees in Canton
ReplyDeleteSCHPUZZLE: Dolly Madision; Lloyd Bridges dad of ( Beau and Jeff); Bridges of Madision County
SLICE: Dana Carvey/ Jimmy Carter; Chevy Chase/ Gerald Ford; Mia Gastyre / Hillary Clinton
ENTREES:
1. Matthew Leal, - Alma
2. Afghanistan / Kabul -Tanka
3. Nicaragua / Managua - Guam
4. ???, U THANT
5. Russia/ Moscow ,Siam
6. ???
7. Turkey/ Ankara--Anka
8. Yemen, Saana--Mensa
9.???
10.???
11. Kansas/Topeka--stop
12.??
13. OSCAR. Comoros/ Caracas
DESSERT: MALE Goose--Gander
CCW
14A. Stoned Elvis
22. A-Sled
1a. Tactics
12a--amps
Schpuzzle
ReplyDeleteDOLLEY(not DOLLY)MADISON, LLOYD BRIDGES, "THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY"
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For the official answer to my cryptic crossword, check with Lego a little later(no "stoned Elvis", BTW).
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(Dana)CARVEY, (Jimmy)CARTER, CAR; CHEVY(Chase), (Gerald)FORD, CHEVROLET; (Ana)GASTEYER, GAS, TIRE(She played Hillary Clinton for a short time.)
Entrees
1. MATTHEW LEAL, LE(ALMA)TTHEW(as in ALMA MATER, the school that the alumni once attended)
2. AFGHANIS(TANKA)BUL
3. NICARA(GUAM)ANAGUA
4. BHUTAN, THIMPHU, U THANT
5. RUS(SIAM)OSCOW
6. AMERI(CAW)ASHINGTON, D. C., CROW, EAGLE
7. TUR(KEY, ANKA)RA
8. YE(MENSA)NA'A
9. IDA(HOBO)ISE
10. PANA(MAP)ANAMA CITY
11. KANSA(STOP)EKA
12. BAHRAIN, MANAMA-"RAIN MAN"=BAHAMA(The Bahamas)
13. COMOR(OSCAR)ACAS
Dessert
"Cob webs" would be found on the webbed feet of a male swan, called a "cob".
Anagram of "Stoned Elvis": DEVIL'S ONSET
Coincidence????-pjb
This week's official answers for the record, part 1:
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Orthography? Schmorthography!
Misspell the first name of a historical U.S. person as it is commonly misspelled.
An anagram of that misspelling is the first name of a past actor.
The two different last names of these people are words in the title of a 1990s movie-based-on-a-novel.
What’s the title?
Who are the historical person and actor?
Answer:
"The Bridges of Madison County"
Dolley ("Dolly") Madison, Lloyd Bridges
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Cryptic Appetizer:
Let’s celebrate Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Day!
Note: The filled-in grid of cranberry's Cryptic Crossword appears above this week's Comments Section.
Answers:
ACROSS
7. Scam, almost bait-and-switch(7)
CONTROL
CON+TROLL-L
8. Start at the digestive tract(7)
ENTER ON
"ENTER ON" used as a synonym for "start at"
10. Zodiac sign describing a witch?(6)
VIRAGO
VIRGO containing A
11. It helps one to maintain a brave face, and spot trouble going in?(3,5)
WAR PAINT
PAIN inside WART("brave" as a noun meaning a "Native American warrior")
12. Joke about name for band(4)
GANG
GAG containing N
13. Short brush with prostitute has chap looking for love(10)
SWEETHEART
SWEEP-P+TART containing HE
14. Singer, terribly sensitive, using coke regularly(6,5)
STEVIE NICKS
SENSITIVE anagram containing CoKe(interestingly, she did actually have a cocaine addiction back in the day)
19. Ends with destruction of Main Street?(10)
TERMINATES
MAINSTREET anagram
22. Ultimate Christmas present?!(4)
SNOW
S+NOW &lit.
23. Actors who would be playing Batman and Robin headed for Hollywood?(8)
WESTWARD
(Adam)WEST+(Burt)WARD
24. Very close to emcee, gets through convention(6)
REALLY
E inside RALLY
25. Continue to misbehave(5,2)
CARRY ON
double definition
26. Australian native has fun getting back into nature(7)
WALLABY
BALL reversed inside WAY
DOWN
1. Sound of serviceman entering bar?(7)
LOGICAL
GI inside LOCAL
2. Pure cunning on the way up, in a sense(8)
STRAIGHT
ART reversed inside SIGHT
3. Bright kid---not hard to get me? Just the opposite!(6)
JOYOUS
JOSH-H containing YOU
4. Driver also changed tire, having time(8)
ANDRETTI
AND+TIRE anagram containing T
5. Once using gun in dispute(6)
NEGATE
NEE containing GAT
6. To be sad, straddling horse, heading off? It's music!(7)
COUNTRY
CRY containing MOUNT-M
9. Barber with rising desire for cutting in musical? Freak!(7,4)
SWEENEY TODD
YEN reversed inside SWEET+ODD
15. Wine getting used up, having a curry dish(8)
VINDALOO
VINO containing OLD reversed containing A
16. Sexy voice-over coming in, sudden-like(8)
KISSABLE
BASS reversed inside LIKE anagram
17. Naivete awfully rare for one!(7)
VETERAN
NAIVETE anagram with R replacing I(one)& lit.
18. Cryptic clue: DOB? It's possible!(5,2)
COULD BE
CLUEDOB anagram
20. Spouse about half your age?(6)
MATURE
MATE containing yoUR
21. Strip and run!(Strip and run?)(6)
STREAK
double definition(Individually, "strip" and "run" are both synonyms for STREAK.)
or
Beef with regular in series(6)
STREAK
STEAK containing R
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This week's official answers for the record, part 2:
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Not Ready For Prime Time Slice:
Vehicular “Comicide-Splitting”
Name a Saturday Night Live (SNL) cast member who once, in 1988, portrayed a certain president. A syllable in cast member’s name is a word for a kind of vehicle. That word is also a syllable in the name of the president he portrayed.
The first name of an SNL “Not Ready For Prime Time” cast member who portrayed that president’s predecessor is an informal brand name of one such a vehicle. The last name of that presidential predecessor is a rival brand of the informal brand name.
The last name of an SNL cast member who portrayed a first lady on SNL sounds like two things such a vehicle needs in order to function correctly. Who are these three cast members?
Answer:
Dana CARvey (who portrayed Jimmy CARter); CHEVY Chase (who portrayed Gerald FORD); Ana Gasteyer (pronounced "Gas" and "tire") (Gasteyer portrayed Hillary Clinton)
Riffing Off Shortz And Leal Slices:
Is the capital of Comoros Caracas?
ENTREE #1
Write down the surname of a puzzle-maker plus the puzzle-maker’s first name, one after the other.
Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is a non-English word associated with class reunions.
Name the puzzlemaker and word associated with class reunions.
Answer:
Matthew Leal (leAL MAtthew); Alma (The school that you and your classmates attended was your "Alma Mater"
ENTREE #2
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is a poem form, an example of which appears below:
Through crystal windows,
Beauty of cherry blossoms
Filled my heart with joy.
Yet when my eyes looked beneath,
Fallen petals saddened me.
What is this poem form?
What are the county and capital?
Answer:
Tanka; afghanisTAN, KAbul
ENTREE #3
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of a U.S. territory.
Name the country, capital, and territory.
Answer:
Nicaragua, Managua; Guam
ENTREE #4
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in six consecutive letters inside this is the name of a diplomat... but, to find the diplomat, you must first move the sixth letter into the third position.
Who is this diplomat?
What are the country and capital?
Hint: The diplomat once helped to avert a global catastrophe.
Answer:
U Thant; Bhutan, Thimphu
BHUTAN THIMPHU
Hint: U Thant helped ease tensions during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
ENTREE #5
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the ancient name of a much smaller country that is situated on the southeast extremity of a continent of which the larger country is a part.
Name the large country, its capital, and the ancient name of the much smaller country.
Answer:
Russia, Moscow; Siam (Thailand)
ENTREE #6
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the sound made by a creature that is NOT a national symbol of this country. The creature that IS a national symbol of this country produces a series of high-pitched whistling or piping tones.
Name the country and capital.
Name the sound made by a creature that is NOT a national symbol of this country.
What creature (with its high-pitched whistles) IS a symbol of the country.
Answer:
United States of America, Washington D.C.; Caw (made by crows or seagulls); Bald Eagle
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ENTREE #7
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other.
Remove the first three letters of the country, leaving something singers try to sing on. Remove the last two letters of the capital, leaving the surname of a living singer/songwriter named Paul.
Name this country, capital and singer/songwriter.
Answer:
Turkey, Ankara; (Paul) Anka, (who tried to sing on key)
ENTREE #8
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of something 75 years old that suggests that the denizens of this capital are pretty darn bright.
Name the country, capital, and whatever it is that suggests brightness.
Answer:
Yemen, Sana'a; Mensa
ENTREE #9
Write down the name of a U.S. state plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is a noun that suggests that the denizens of this capital may be a bit down on their luck and financially strapped.
Name the country, capital, and the noun that implies impoverishment.
Answer:
Idaho Boise; Hobo
ENTREE #10
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of something that may help you to get to the capitol at the capital. Name the country, capital, and the aid in locating the capital.
Answer:
Panama, Panama City; Map
ENTREE #11
Write down the name of a U.S. state plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is a word that is ubiquitous on signs all across the streets of the capital city.
Name the state, capital, and word on the signs.
Answer:
Kansas, Topeka; STOP
ENTREE #12
Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Delete it.
The remaining letters spell, in six letters, what one presumably could call any of the following islands:
Abaco, Acklins, Andros, Berry Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Crooked Island, Eleuthera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, Harbour Island, Inagua, Long Island, Mayaguana, New Providence, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador and Spanish Wells.
What are the country and capital?
What is the film title?
Answer:
Bahrain, Manama; "Rain Man"; Bahama (The islands listed are all Bahama islands. Each is presumably a "Bahama".
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ENTREE #13
Explain the significance of the map of Comoros and the title of these 13 riff-offs, “Is the capital of Comoros Caracas?”
Why are we implying that it would be nice if Caracas were the capital of Comoros?
Answer:
If Caracas were the the capital of Comoros, and if you would write down the name of the country (Comoros) plus its capital (Caracas), one after the other, then hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of not a film that won an Academy Award but of the award itself, Oscar!
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Diving Bell Dessert:
Underwater cob-webs
The underwater habitats of diving bell spiders are rife with webs they weave.
Where else can one find underwater cob-webs
Answer:
Beneath male swans a-swimming (A cob paddles with his two webs)
Lego!
That Cryptic puzzle was Kryptonite. It's funny but Stevie Knicks was my second choice for the blank-sensitive singer- then maybe Michael Bolton,,but i could not get the anagram to work?
ReplyDeleteCoke is in the name?? Would Joe Cocker also work? Name an English singer whose hame???Hmm.
ReplyDelete"Love me tender- love me true."...
I think i have to go back to the junior Crytic puzzle website.
"Coke regularly" is another way of saying every odd letter in COKE, which would be the C and K, as in STEVIE NICKS.
DeletepjbAddsThatACrypticCrosswordIsSoIrregularToBeginWith,ComeToThinkOfIt!
BTW The clue for JOE COCKER might look something like this:
DeleteSinger suggested by Puzzleria! regular, a little confused, getting into Steve Miller Band classic(with "The")?(3,6)
ECO+C inside JOKER
pjbWillHaveToWorkOnAClueForTheWord"Pompatus"AsWell,IfSuchAWordReallyExists