19th century coal miners would traditionally take canaries in cages down into the mine with them. The birds would act as an early warning system for carbon monoxide gas. When the canary stopped singing the miner would know that he had to escape the chamber he was in. This particular yellow canary was obviously a favored pet as well as a working bird. Inscribed with the legend : 'In Memory of Little Joe. Died November 3rd 1875. Aged 3 Years' (from The British Antique Dealers' Association via the blog Dream Tree) ----------------- Sunday, July 19, 2009 YOU ARE THERE, Puzzle by Lynn Lempel, edited by Will Shortz A slog-of-a-solve Sunday puzzle, non-too-LIMPID (66D. Clear) and a bit LIMP (66A. Droopy), in which the insertion of the letters U & R together into "by all accounts, fry cook, C-rations, sine wave, oh my god, holy matrimony, canary in the mine, town without pity and cried wolf" results in the interrelated entries of BURY ALL ACCOUNTS (24A. Corrupt financier’s command?); FURRY COOK (30A. Mama Bear at the stove?); CUR RATIONS (54A. Alpo or Purina One?); URSINE WAVE (72A. Greeting from Smokey the Bear?); OH MY GOURD (92A. Pumpkin grower’s cry of surprise?); HOURLY MATRIMONY (101A. Scheduled activity at a Vegas chapel?); 3D. CANARY IN THE MURINE (3D. Songbird at an eye drops factory?); TOWN WITHOUT PURITY (34D.Sodom or Gomorrah?); CURRIED WOLF (40. Triumphant spicy meal for the Three Little Pigs?). Across, a few links -- 18. Socialite with a self-named perfume, IVANA; 47. Pets with dewlaps, IGUANAS; 62. Painter Andrea DEL Sarto; 80. Best Actress nominee for “Indochine”, DENEUVE; 114. Douglas HYDE, first president of Ireland. A few down -- 7. DEREK Walcott, 1992 Literature Nobelist; 35. Snake with “lightning bolts” on its back, TREE BOA; 48. King Minos’ daughter who aided Theseus, ARIADNE; 70. Darling family pet, NANA; 80. Ngo Dinh DIEM, South Vietnam’s first president. ----------------- For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
07.19.09
You Are There
19th century coal miners would traditionally take canaries in cages down into the mine with them. The birds would act as an early warning system for carbon monoxide gas. When the canary stopped singing the miner would know that he had to escape the chamber he was in. This particular yellow canary was obviously a favored pet as well as a working bird. Inscribed with the legend : 'In Memory of Little Joe. Died November 3rd 1875. Aged 3 Years' (from The British Antique Dealers' Association via the blog Dream Tree) ----------------- Sunday, July 19, 2009 YOU ARE THERE, Puzzle by Lynn Lempel, edited by Will Shortz A slog-of-a-solve Sunday puzzle, non-too-LIMPID (66D. Clear) and a bit LIMP (66A. Droopy), in which the insertion of the letters U & R together into "by all accounts, fry cook, C-rations, sine wave, oh my god, holy matrimony, canary in the mine, town without pity and cried wolf" results in the interrelated entries of BURY ALL ACCOUNTS (24A. Corrupt financier’s command?); FURRY COOK (30A. Mama Bear at the stove?); CUR RATIONS (54A. Alpo or Purina One?); URSINE WAVE (72A. Greeting from Smokey the Bear?); OH MY GOURD (92A. Pumpkin grower’s cry of surprise?); HOURLY MATRIMONY (101A. Scheduled activity at a Vegas chapel?); 3D. CANARY IN THE MURINE (3D. Songbird at an eye drops factory?); TOWN WITHOUT PURITY (34D.Sodom or Gomorrah?); CURRIED WOLF (40. Triumphant spicy meal for the Three Little Pigs?). Across, a few links -- 18. Socialite with a self-named perfume, IVANA; 47. Pets with dewlaps, IGUANAS; 62. Painter Andrea DEL Sarto; 80. Best Actress nominee for “Indochine”, DENEUVE; 114. Douglas HYDE, first president of Ireland. A few down -- 7. DEREK Walcott, 1992 Literature Nobelist; 35. Snake with “lightning bolts” on its back, TREE BOA; 48. King Minos’ daughter who aided Theseus, ARIADNE; 70. Darling family pet, NANA; 80. Ngo Dinh DIEM, South Vietnam’s first president. ----------------- For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
19th century coal miners would traditionally take canaries in cages down into the mine with them. The birds would act as an early warning system for carbon monoxide gas. When the canary stopped singing the miner would know that he had to escape the chamber he was in. This particular yellow canary was obviously a favored pet as well as a working bird. Inscribed with the legend : 'In Memory of Little Joe. Died November 3rd 1875. Aged 3 Years' (from The British Antique Dealers' Association via the blog Dream Tree) ----------------- Sunday, July 19, 2009 YOU ARE THERE, Puzzle by Lynn Lempel, edited by Will Shortz A slog-of-a-solve Sunday puzzle, non-too-LIMPID (66D. Clear) and a bit LIMP (66A. Droopy), in which the insertion of the letters U & R together into "by all accounts, fry cook, C-rations, sine wave, oh my god, holy matrimony, canary in the mine, town without pity and cried wolf" results in the interrelated entries of BURY ALL ACCOUNTS (24A. Corrupt financier’s command?); FURRY COOK (30A. Mama Bear at the stove?); CUR RATIONS (54A. Alpo or Purina One?); URSINE WAVE (72A. Greeting from Smokey the Bear?); OH MY GOURD (92A. Pumpkin grower’s cry of surprise?); HOURLY MATRIMONY (101A. Scheduled activity at a Vegas chapel?); 3D. CANARY IN THE MURINE (3D. Songbird at an eye drops factory?); TOWN WITHOUT PURITY (34D.Sodom or Gomorrah?); CURRIED WOLF (40. Triumphant spicy meal for the Three Little Pigs?). Across, a few links -- 18. Socialite with a self-named perfume, IVANA; 47. Pets with dewlaps, IGUANAS; 62. Painter Andrea DEL Sarto; 80. Best Actress nominee for “Indochine”, DENEUVE; 114. Douglas HYDE, first president of Ireland. A few down -- 7. DEREK Walcott, 1992 Literature Nobelist; 35. Snake with “lightning bolts” on its back, TREE BOA; 48. King Minos’ daughter who aided Theseus, ARIADNE; 70. Darling family pet, NANA; 80. Ngo Dinh DIEM, South Vietnam’s first president. ----------------- For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. For the complete post, go HERE.
