My time: 10:44, nine minutes faster than average. Whoo!
I very much enjoy John Coltrane's "My Favorite Things," but I know nothing about musical phrasing, times, and what have you, so I didn't know it was a JAZZ WALTZ.
Although I could not have told you what a netsuke was, I saw it for the Japanese word it was and quickly assumed it was part of an OBI. Here's the story: Traditional Japanese kimonos (and their twins, kosode) had no pockets to store personal belongings. Their solution was to place such objects in containers (called sagemono) hung by cords from the robes' sashes (obi). The most popular containers were beautifully crafted boxes (inrō), which were held shut by ojime, which were sliding beads on cords. Whatever the form of the container, the fastener that secured the cord at the top of the sash was a carved, button-like toggle called a netsuke. Japanese craftsmanship being what it was, these became delicately decorated sculptures in their own right.
I found "some letters and lines" for DOTTED to be an odd choice of clue. Is dotted letters really so popular a phrase outside of pre-k and kindergarten classrooms?
Never heard of JAMAL Crawford, an NBA point guard who played for many different teams. Crawford is regarded as one of the best ball handlers in NBA history; and he is, along with Lou Williams, the only three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner. Among other distinctions, Crawford remains the NBA all-time leader in four-point plays. On April 9, 2019, he became not only the oldest player to score 50+ points in an NBA game, but also the first player to have 50-point outings with four franchises.
In the Bible, SETH, son of Adam and Eve, lived to be 912 years old. He is the common ancestor of all humanity, if you believe that sort of thing. Genesis 5:6-8 says, "Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died."
While I've never heard of the album Live Peace in Toronto 1969, it's not too hard to guess from the title that Yoko ONO sings on it.
"Result of a clutch hit, maybe" is RBI. Clutch hitting, which may not even be a thing?, is hitting when the score is down or it's late in the game or pressure is on, I guess? I guess it makes sense you are awarded runs batted in after... getting a hit? Look, I don't know what the clutch has to do with it.
I needed a little fill to put together JOJOBA, a southwestern shrub known for its oil.
ANUBIS, Egyptian god of the afterlife, is usually referred to as jackal-headed, not "wolf-headed" as in today's clue.
I don't think I've ever had a LOQUAT. Kumquat, yes. In addition to being cultivated for its small orange fruit, its leaves are used to make tea.
I didn't know "ODE TO JOY" is the anthem of the European Union. In 1972, the Council of Europe adopted Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" theme as its anthem. In 1985, it was adopted by EU leaders as the official anthem of the European Union.
North Carolina's unremarkable ASHE county came up on September 12, 2018.
The cocktail sazerac came up on October 24, 2020 as requiring rye whiskey. Now it tells us we need a LEMON PEEL garnish!Clever clues: "Roman leader?" is GRECO-. "Crow's home" is TEEPEE. "Gets down" is LEARNS. "In a swing state?" is MOODY. "Finish line?" is TA-DA.
This was an incredible puzzle! I just loved the ambitious fill that includes such phrases as JAZZ WALTZ, JACK SQUAT, JOE SCHMO, CZAR, ZEN MONK, JUNOESQUE, AMSCRAY, and more. Well done!
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