Newsday “Saturday Stumper” by “Anna Stiga,” aka Stanley Newman
SOCIALITE PERLE CROSSWORD MOVIE
Wow, who knew there could be an ’80s movie clue for BENITO MUSSOLINI? Anyone in my generation thinks of Joe Walsh when they hear the word “Maserati” because of this song. The Surfaris! See a recent (!) performance here. This is by far the grooviest of all moon-related terms. Our Milky Way bar is called a Mars bar in other countries, and what used to be our Mars bar became the Snickers Almond. If you did not know this name, you aren’t alone. “But my feet show it-they’re long fellows”…… (Or should that be “Ootfray Oopslay”?…)įinally, a mention for POET, clued today in conjunction with the little rhyme. I’m also quite fond of the scrabbly trio that begins at 54A and then spans the row with JEFE/, ZOOM/ and AMAZE/.Īnd just because they’re so good in the grid, let me not omit FOULED UP/, the pungent WASABI, the contemporary PAY PAL, and the very colorful FROOT LOOPS. And the transit-related trio: /STA., /LAST STOP and (in a more rudimentary mode) /SLED. For starters, the thermodynamic trio of /STEW, /STEAM and /ON ICE. Lots more in the way of good clues and fill to mention today. But did you know there’s also Major League Dreidel? As you enter the “Spinagogue,” remember their motto: “No gelt, no glory”… And this is why I love the internet!
And sure, there’s major league soccer and major league lacrosse, too. Now “major league” sports are legion, and the first one that pops into mind is baseball, with its, the HALL OF FAME. You’ll also find a SCOTUS Fantasy League–and yes, that’s the Supreme Court of the United States. That includes Ultimate Frisbee, btw, where there are rules of etiquette even for hecklers. If I’ve got it right, fantasy leagues are kind of like teams made up of statistical all-stars–for just about any sport.
In case anyone was wondering Chicken Little is also known as Chicken Licken… Re: the theme phrase, remember? “ Leaves of three, let them be.” It’s still true… I’m a bit disappointed that three of the four are sports-related (I think I’d’ve preferred that all four be alike or all four be different…), but the base phrases are so lively, I gotta cut Randy some slack. The last word of each of the four theme phrases can precede the word “league”–giving us four new phrases. There’s an awful lot to like in this puzzle even if it has an easily discernible theme. Hartman’s CrosSynergy/Washington Post puzzle, “A League of Their Own”-Janie’s review Oddly enough, the word’s last appearance in the Cruciverb database was another Healy NYT, from 2008. Judging from the clues listed in the Cruciverb database, this is the Biblical graffiti on a wall in Daniel-which explains why I think of walls when I see the word MENE. “Dead ringer” is one thing, but does it tie directly to the word “ringer”?ģ5D. (Corner location optional.)įavorite clue: for BASKETS scored by the Orlando Magic.ġ9D. Classified ads, not top-secret classified information. STEM THE TIDE is a rock-solid crossword-worthy phrase. tells a tale, doesn’t it? This is the clue for DILLINGER, and maybe I would’ve known this one if only I’d seen last year’s movie, Public Enemies, which was filmed in my area. is MOTHER’S DAY, and it crosses FATHERS…but not fathers of children. I feel a little ripped off when a question-marked clue leads to a lame piece of fill like a suffix. LDR as an abbreviation for “leader” is…eh. The is apparently ARAME, but I’ve never heard of it. ’s last name is HABIB? Hey, a friend’s husband is named Habib. I like a number of the long answers, yes, but then there are crosswordese people (Perle MESTA, ) and things (an ARETE, or ) and foreign animals (OCA is a ), odd-jobbers (PRESSER and MASHER), and the just-plain-“only on Saturday” fill like 1D and 2D. WSJ Saturday Puzzle: “Rows Garden” - about a half hourįrederick Healy’s New York Times crosswordĬool-looking grid, isn’t it? I see a bug depicted, albeit a four-legged one.
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