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Dec 17, 2023 · LA Times Crossword 17 Dec 23, Sunday. Advertisement. Constructed by: Rebecca Goldstein & Rachel Fabi. Edited by: Patti Varol. Today’s Theme: Creatures of Habit. Themed answers are common phrases reinterpreted as CREATURES that think that they HABITUALLY do something cited in the corresponding clues: 22A Canine that thinks it’s an old-timey ...
LA Times Crossword 8 May 24, Wednesday. Advertisement. Constructed by: Rebecca Goldstein & Rachel Fabi. Edited by: Patti Varol. Today’s Reveal Answer: Stand Apart. Themed answers, in a punny way, are things one might find in a MESS HALL, and they’re very MESSY: 59A Army dining area, or a punny description of where to find 16-, 24-, 36-, and ...
- 1 Chutzpah : Sass
- 2 Invoice No. : Amt
- 3 Colossus : Behemoth
- 6 Food Additive : MSG
- 8 Snack with A Rock Climber on Its Wrapper : Clif Bar
- 11 Second Place : Silver
- 12 Letters in A Tab : Http
- 13 Place For A Plant : Sill
- 14 Sculptor Eva Who Pioneered Postminimalism in The 1960s : Hesse
- 22 King Kong Or Kanzi : Ape
Our word “chutzpah” meaning “nerve, gall, impudence” is derived from the Yiddish “khutspe”, which has the same meaning.
Amount (amt.) An invoice is an itemized bill. The term comes from the Middle French “envois” meaning “dispatch (of goods)”. The root verb is “envoyer”, which translates as “to send”.
A behemoth is something that is huge in size. The term comes from the Hebrew word “b’hemoth”, which is a beast described in the Book of Job. It is suggested that the Biblical creature is an elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, crocodile or perhaps something mythical. A colossus (plural “colossi”) is an exceptionally large statue, the most famous of ...
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of a naturally-occurring,non-essential amino acid called glutamic acid. It is used widely as a flavor enhancer, particularly in many Asian cuisines. Whether or not it is harmful seems to be still under debate. I say that something produced in a test tube shouldn’t be in our food …
A CLIF Bar is an energy bar, and is the flagship product of Clif Bar and Company based in Emeryville, California. The CLIF Bar was developed by baker and former mountain guide Gary Erickson in 1990. He named it for his father Clifford.
In the Ancient Olympic Games, the winner of an event was awarded an olive wreath. When the games were revived in 1896, the winners were originally given a silver medal and an olive branch, with runners-up receiving a bronze medal and a laurel branch. The tradition of giving gold, silver and bronze medals began at the 1904 Summer Olympic Games held ...
“http” are the first letters in many Internet links. “http” stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. More secure and “safer” websites (like this one!) use links starting with “https”, which stands for “http secure”).
“Sill plate”, or simply “sill”, is an architectural term describing a bottom horizontal member to which vertical members are attached. Window sills and door sills are specific sill plates found at the bottoms of windows and door openings.
Eva Hesse was a German-born, American sculptor associated with the postminimal art movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Hesse used materials such as latex, fiberglass and plastic in her sculptures. Some of these materials do not hold up well over time, and so some of her works have lost their shape and are no longer suitable for exhibition.
1933’s “King Kong” really is a classic. It stars Fay Wray as the young woman (Ann Darrow) with whom Kong falls in love. Wray was very interested in the role as she was told that she would be playing opposite the “tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood”. She thought it might be Clark Gable. At least, that’s how the story goes … Kanzi is a celebra...
Mar 17, 2024 · 129 Cinch of a course : EASY A. The term “cinch” was absorbed into American English from Spanish in the mid-1800s, when it was used to mean a “saddle-girth”. “Cincha” is the Spanish word for “girdle”. In the late 1800s, “cinch” came to mean a ‘sure thing”, in the sense that a saddle-girth can provide a “sure hold”.
Dec 17, 2019 · LA Times Crossword 17 Dec 19, Tuesday. Advertisement. Constructed by: Bruce Venzke & Gail Grabowski. Edited by: Rich Norris. Today’s Reveal Answer: Scale. Themed answers include hidden words that are units measured by a SCALE: 65A Device related to the circled letters : SCALE. 17A Very exciting episode : HIGH DRAM A (hiding “dram”)
Dec 17, 2023 · One last comment regarding yesterday's puzzle. RPS wrote "I maintain this is a nasty but ultimately fair puzzle." I respectfully submit that the vast majority of Cornerite solvers agree with the nasty but disagree with the ultimately fair. Have a great day. December 17, 2023 at 8:15 AM
Feb 17, 2024 · The kakapo (also “owl parrot”) is a nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot found in New Zealand. It is the heaviest known species of parrot, with males weighing up to three kilos. It is also the only parrot species that does not fly. In addition, kakapos can live a long, long time, maybe even up to 100 years.
