Introduction
Now I ask myself, is this really children's entertainment?
Many thanks to Henry for supplying the solution (see Comments section below) while I was basking in the sun at the lake. Given the extreme temperatures over the weekend, the following old joke comes to mind:
Comic: "Man, it was hot yesterday!"I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.
Straight Man: "How hot was it?"
Comic: "It was so hot that I saw a dog chasing a cat — and they were both walking."
Signing off for today — Falcon
Good morning,
ReplyDeletePleasant fare from C & R today. Weatherman says it will be 34C in London this aft. Too hot for me. Have a good weekend!
Peter
Blessed good morning to all! Today's offering from C&R was a breeze, something we dearly need in the heat, as noted by Peter. Top right corner was the last in, kept thinking of 'frog' for puddle jumper.
ReplyDeleteThe theme (besides activity and inactivity) seems to be dogs and cats - so enjoy and see you soon!
Henry
Hello Falcon and fine folk,
ReplyDeleteQuite enjoyed the puzzle today. There were a few tricky parsings but nothing impossible to decipher. I have been pondering over a possible theme and see a lot of "pairings" which are either antonyms or synonyms but that could all just be random.
Thank you for posting Falcon and enjoy the weekend all.
Cheers,
MG
A pleasant way to start the day and get to end of job so soon. Now to mow the lawn. Stay cool back east!
ReplyDeleteHello Falcon and all,
ReplyDeleteI found this one pleasingly doable without breaking too much of a sweat (it's been very hot here [just] south of the border, too), with only 10a, 23a, and 7d requiring the exertion of some head-scratching. Favorite clue: 21a.
I liked the parallel 1a and 28a, while chair, rostrum, [orator], and [p]odium + ennui and dormant made me glad I'm retired and not required to attend any more departmental functions.
Here is the solution to today's puzzle.
ReplyDeleteACROSS
1a CATECHISM*
6a C|HAIR
9a M(ON)ARCH
10a RO|STRUM (PRO without the first letter)
11a THIN|G
12a {RAISE CAIN}* (anagram of CANARIES I)
13a DO(RM|AN)T
14a IAM|BICS (BIC Pens)
16a OR(BITE)R (Bobby Orr hockey legend)
19a N(A+|RR)ATE
21a F(I+|REST)ORM
23a T|OR|SO (a T-square is a carpenter's tool)
25a ADAM|ANT
26a TOR(TON)I (Tori Spelling)
27a ENN|U˜|I (you 'n I,about)
28a DOGMATISM*
DOWN
1d CO(ME+)T
2d TANGIER (double definition)
3d CAR(Y GRAN)*T
4d IN|HER|IT
5d MAR|TIN|I
6d CASTE˜
7d (AIR TA)<IX (Roman numeral 9)
8d RE|MINIS|C|E
13d (DOOR FRAME)*
15d M(ORATOR)IA (Mia Farrow, actress)
17d BAR|GAIN
18d ROO(S)TED
19d (NAM|ETAG)<
20d _A PRI_ORI_ (hidden)
22d SWAM|I
24d ODIUM (Podium without the first letter)
See you all next week! Thanks for posting, Falcon.
Hi Henry,
ReplyDeleteI think I parsed 27a differently. I got: "on" (about) "you and I" (we) sounds like (you might say) ennui.
Peter
Same here.
DeleteWell, I have heard it pronounced 'en-you-ee" so what ever works, I guess.
DeleteI see I mistyped 7d
Deleteit should be (AIR TA)XI<
I'm with Peter and Carola on this one. I'm afraid I was unable to find a source supporting Henry's alternative pronunciation. I would need more than having heard someone (mis)pronounce a word to convince me that it is a recognized pronunciation.
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