If I were using the Romper Room magic mirror with today’s Newsday Saturday Stumper, by Matthew Sewell, I’d say “I see Walt” (16-A, five letters, “Whitman's Civil War job”). And “I see Edie” (40-A, five letters, “Birth name of Mrs. Soprano’s portrayer”). And then I’d have to ask, “Can I say ‘Mister’ on Romper Room”? That’d be 25-A, five letters, “Sotomayor’s TV inspiration.” I guess I just did.
I liked this puzzle, a lot. Short on names, short on trivia, big on words. Clue and answer pairs I especially liked:
The dowdy 21-D, ten letters, “Campfire entertainment.”
The I-never-heard-of-it 28-D, ten letters, “Encouragement for a homer hitter.”
The homey 36-A, ten letters, “Caruso, by birth.”
The very clever 51-A, five letters, “Totally blocked?”
The clever 52-A, five letters, “Two-way address.”
And the kind of obvious but still clever 56-A, three letters, “Size or three sizes, briefly.”
No spoilers: the answers are in the comments.
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Today’s Saturday Stumper
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NURSE. EDITH. MASON. (As in “Perry.”) SINGALONGS. TOUCHEMALL. NEAPOLITAN. (I was just thinking about “Neapolitan” ice cream yesterday.) URBAN. MADAM. SML.
ReplyDeleteFor Sonia Sotomayor and Perry Mason, see this CNN story.
What do kids sing at sing-alongs these days?
TOUCHEMALL? How about TOUCHED ALL?
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I guess it’s something to yell as someone rounds the bases (?): “Touch ’em all!”
ReplyDeleteExclamation or exhortation? Sounds like exhortation to me.
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