Today’s Newsday Saturday crossword is by Lars G. Doubleday, aka Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber. Easier than last week’s puzzle, I thought, but it felt a bit more challenging, with many satisfying and unusual clue-and-answer pairs. Some I especially liked:
1-A, eight letters, “Toast for tots.” I know about it because of a photograph from my infancy, and I know that it’s still made, but I think it’s pretty difficult to find in the States now, at least under this name.
1-D, four letters, “Numbers on letters.” Just because.
9-D, five letters, “Jerk.” Noun? Verb?
10-D, nine letters, “Retro golf pants.” I have no idea what they look like, but I know the word from the title of — spoiler alert — a Steve Lacy tune. (The soprano saxophonist, that is.)
16-A, six letters, “Get into gear.” Nice misdirection, even in the words “get into.”
40-D, six letters, “Prepares eggs for custard.” Strange word, and I have no idea how I know it. I think of sitting the eggs in little chairs and handing them little spoons. I think I’ve been watching too much Peppa Pig. Elaine says that 40-D is misclued, and Merriam-Webster appears to support her. The answer refers to a way to prepare eggs as eggs. Anyone who just 40-D eggs won’t come out with custard.
52-D, four letters, “Tireless runner.” I thought it had to be an animal.
54-D, three letters, “Was more than superficial.” Almost too weird.
57-A, six letters, “Turn down.” Meaning what?
My favorite clue, whose answer, even if obvious, still somehow came as a surprise to me: 12-D, six letters, “Unfinished stories, often.” I’ve been thinking too much about narrative.
No spoilers; the answers are in the comments.
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Today’s Newsday Saturday
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ZWIEBACK. ZIPS. SCHMO. PLUSFOURS. CLOTHE.
SHIRRS. SLED. DUG. REDUCE. ATTICS.
DUG? I can dig that. ATTICS? I really don’t dig that.
If it was a fast runner I’d think of this film: https://www.nfb.ca/film/atanarjuat_the_fast_runner_en/
It’s about as long as 2001: A Space Odyssey but doesn’t feel like it.
With DUG I had to adjust from thinking about genuine (not superficial) appreciation to thinking about research, looking for answers.
A comparison to the Iliad — that movie sounds interesting. The website has it as unavailable here (even with blockers on).
Wow. I didn't realize that the movie was playable on that screen—at least for Canadians. But, it should be obvious as it is the National Film Board of Canada. I guess it'll also be available on the NFB app on AppleTV. Must try that when I get home tonight,
I'd expect a DVD version would be available at your average Illinois' (or most other state's) university library.
Wow (2). It appears on TCM's site: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/431398/the-fast-runner-atanarjuat
It’s in my university’s library. Open Monday!
I’m surprised to see that it’s not available from Kanopy.
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