Duncan is a manufacturer of yo-yos I was thinking of cake frosting at first. clued YO-YO MA CHER – I had to look up what a macher is, as I’m far from fluent in Yiddish.Another movie, “Star Wars,” was the base phrase here. clued STAR CHER WARS – I like the reference to “heated” in the clue as “starchers” are likely heating the linens they are ironing.was a THE MONEY PIT CHER – “The Money Pit” is a movie starring Tom Hanks I think.clued GREEN TEA CHER – I would think “greens” sounds a bit more natural for what a putting pro is teaching–perhaps a reference to Sesame Street’s Kermit the Frog might’ve worked better as a clue? “Green tea” is the base phrase here.NEIGHBORLY HORSE, anyone? Instead, it’s the singer inside the baby-talk “moo-cow.” ![]() was a MOO CHER COW – when this fell, I was thinking the theme might be made-up phrases that begin with the sound the animal at the end of the phrase makes.This song is the inspiration for Tony Orbach’s CrosSynergy puzzle today the “babe” in this case is the singer CHER added to five theme phrases to comic effect:ĬrosSynergy / Washington Post crossword solution – 01/20/14 Updated Monday morning: Tony Orbach’s CrosSynergy / Washington Post crossword, “I Got You Babe” – Dave Sullivan’s review Did not know MIKA Brzezinski of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, but it was simple enough to get from the crossings.Īs per most Mondays, nothing remarkably spiffy or zingy enough to get really KEEN (34a) over, so basically an average puzzle here.In this light, I deem the clue to be unintentionally ambiguous, but by definition not in a clever or playful manner as such it’s far too tricky for a Monday offering. But as I was writing, I realized that it must refer to the constituent recorded tracks ( e.g., vocals, bass, keyboards, et cetera) for a particular song (or track, if you will). Was going to decry this clue on the grounds of seeming as if it wants “sequencing” ( nb: not electronic music sequencing), as in the arrangement of the songs on a recording such as a record, or album. Even though it isn’t a particularly unusual demonymic suffix, it somehow has a whiff of gimmick to it. Not so thrilled about both IRANI and OMANI in the same grid, even if their locations are symmetrical.Clue with cleverness apt to be missed: 60d is a DEAN, who sort of advises the entire college.16a APIA, 12d PIAGET (though their products are advertised quite a bit in the New York Times), 46a EPOS, 68a ARNE, perhaps even 22a BEDE.Īppreciated the theme-sympathetic vibe of the answer to 29d TAKE A STAND, though its symmetrical PAIRING( S) (21a) of UP IN THE AIR (11d) strikes a depressingly cynical tone in that perceived context. Frans HALS at 1d was a gimme for me, but might be a bit daunting, especially early in the grid. ![]() The other thought I had, in fact the main one, while solving is that there is too much fill that seems out of the Monday 59d AREA. Especially with that rarely-seen version of his monogram + generational suffix. WE ARE FREE AT LAST.ĭespite the ostensible cohesion of these main entries, centering on the famous speech delivered 50 years ago this past August, the theme still has a bit of a grab-bag feel to me. Timed for the federal holiday, the third Monday of the month, though the actual date of his birth is the 15th (way back on Wednesday).
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