

And so now I'm confident that this type of image was used in multiple TV advertisements in the mid-1960s. Then I got confused because there seemed to be a different team of mules pulling a wagon out of a container of dog food and pulling it around a living room, even dodging under a throw rug. Thanks Scott, for remembering 20 Mule Team, which I cited in the discussion of Borax just the other day. AUDIBLES are plays called from the line of scrimmage (instead of from the huddle).ģ0D: Boortz of talk radio (Neal) - and here we come across my area of illiteracy - talk radio, ughĥ8A: Rhone feeder (Saone) - Yesterday AARE, today SAONE with vowel combinations like that, is it any wonder I hold a grudge against all European rivers?Ģ4A: Early TV comic Louis (Nye) - Why do I know this guy's name if he's "early." This is the NYE who is not the "Science Guy." This is probably my favorite answer in the grid. Or perhaps you just know OWEN Wilson better as " Dupree."ģ9D: Quarterbacks' play changes (audibles) - easy for me, but I can see it befuddling the sports illiterate among you.
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Wasn't sure how that would have worked, logically, but then again I haven't seen the movie yet.ġ9A: Wilson of "Zoolander" (Owen) - easy for me, but I can see it befuddling the people whose minds aren't poisoned with inane pop culture of the past decade. Thought the answer was going to be "BORAT" for a few seconds. The only answers that should have slowed people down at all are.ġ5A: 20 Mule Team compound (Borax) - which I still don't understand.

51A: Human hand characteristic (opposable THUMB).43A: Scan (THUMB through) - these don't seem quite equivalent.29A: 1966 Rolling Stones hit ("Under My THUMB") - again, like "midget," something totally politically incorrect that I love.20A: Expresses scorn (THUMBs one's nose) - Tried to fit "Turns up one's nose" in here for a while.1D: Barnum midget (Tom THUMB) - is "midget" still an OK word? I do love the way it sounds.

And did you really have to remind me that there once existed a show called "Joey?" ( 12D: "Friends" spinoff) I like the feeling of being a puzzle master as much as the next guy, but if there's no challenge, then the accomplishment of a fast time hardly seems to matter. The theme itself was easy to uncover, and once you had it, long answers became a piece of cake. There are maybe two or three answers that were odd or tricky or possibly unknown to people (including me), but nothing you couldn't get from crosses with no problem. This was criminally easy for a Wednesday. You can see an actual answer by highlighting what’s concealed between the brackets under the relevant clue.THEME: "THUMB" - rebus puzzle where THUMB (or a picture thereof) goes into four squares symmetrically arranged throughout the grid It doesn’t matter if you’ve been doing cryptic crosswords for eighty years or you only started this week – once you’ve taken the plunge and sent your first comment you’ll enjoy our fairly civilised chat and banter, interspersed with a bit of crossword-related information. I’d love to hear your views, especially if you’re one of our many lurkers who have not yet introduced yourself. Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27497 Hints and tips by GazzaīD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***Īll four of the mini-puzzles today seemed to me to be of average difficulty.
