![]() ![]() Some states have depressed economies based upon their former dependence on outdated technology: I'm looking at you coal and steel. Certainly if something is downright terrible it SUCKS, but I'm eating here! I'm afraid to follow the etymology of that idiom guessing it all depends on the direct object. I've been known to throw around a bit of salty language, for emphasis. Really, I used to love Sundays, but lately Monday is a breath of fresh air after filling in those tedious little squares. Wow! Never looked behind the clip on my clipboard to see the name of the constructor. You can scuttle the rest of this puzzle, though. Best clue / answer was probably 77D: It may help remove a curse ( TAPE DELAY). ![]() Never thought of SEARS as particular hurt by Amazon, any more than every other retailer on the planet has been "hurt by Amazon." Had SAKE on my mind (from yesterday's puzzle) so I managed to put that in instead of SUMO this time ( 119A: Staple of Shinto rituals). No idea Houdini's actual last name was WEISS (69D: Ehrich _ ak.a. No idea what "soubise" meant, so ONIONY took some doing ( 64D: Like soubise sauce). Thought it was D.C.'s National PARK (baseball?) ( 15D: MALL). Couldn't make sense of 's frame of reference ( ORDEALS). Stupidly put in AMA at 26D: Pharma watchdog ( FDA). (sidenote: if the puzzle had been better overall, I wouldn't have had the time or inclination to care about one stupid name).īeyond BOORTZ, that NE corner was rough for me. "He has repeatedly stated his belief that global climate change is not man-made" (wikipedia). "He has caused a stir among some Southerners, by coining the term "Flaggots" during his frequent jabs at them and at Confederate issues (such as governmental support of the Confederate flag)" (wikipedia). The worst part for me, from a purely personal taste standpoint, was that the place I struggled most was made strugglesome by some libertarian guy I'd never heard of. Also, if it's AIN'T, then it's NOTHIN', that's the rule. AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YACHT doesn't even make sense grammatically. This is the kind of puzzle I associate with people whose skills never made it out of the '80s. Even if you like puns, you shouldn't like these that much. I guess ROCK 'EM SOCK 'EM ROWBOATS has some charm, but SEMI-TRAWLER? GALLEONS OF MILK? These are bad. Wow, this is startlingly mediocre work from the Best Constructor On The Planet™. Boortz touched on many controversial topics and referred to himself as an "equal opportunity offender." (wikipedia) The content of the show included politics, current events, social issues, and topics of interest, which Boortz discussed with callers, correspondents and guests. It was ranked seventh in overall listeners, with more than 4.25 million per week. His nationally syndicated talk show, The Neal Boortz Show, which ended in 2013, was carried throughout the United States. (born April 6, 1945) is an American author, attorney, and former Libertarian radio host. Word of the Day: Neal BOORTZ ( 12D: Libertarian pundit Neal). APPLE FREIGHTER (fritter) (111A: Cargo vessel full of iPads?).DIRTY DOUBLE CRUISER (crosser) (100A: Luxury vessel with a pair of decks, both of which need swabbing?).AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YACHT (yet) (76A: Recreational vessel that's never left the harbor?).SEMI TRAWLER (trailer) (66A: Fishing vessel that can pull only half a net behind it?).ROCK 'EM SOCK 'EM ROWBOATS (robots) (54A: Kids' game in which small vessels attack each other?).WARSHIPS AT THE ALTAR (worships) (31A: Heavily armored vessels getting married?).GALLEONS OF MILK (gallons) (24A: Sailing vessels that Cap'n Crunch might commandeer?).Meanwhile, the Spanish government also claims the ship’s treasures as state property.THEME: "Anchors Away!" - boat puns, (ah)oy. Sea Search Armada has said it would relinquish its share of the treasure in return for reimbursement of the US$12 million it spent on finding the ship, and a similar amount spent on the legal battle since to claim its half of the treasure, which is valued at billions of US dollars. The new ruling in a Barranquilla court halts the tender the government launched last August to award a salvage contract to recover the treasure. In 2015, the Colombian government trumpeted the discovery of the shipwreck and claimed all treasure aboard as state property, overturning the previous agreement with Sea Search Armada. The ship was bound for Spain with a cargo of gold, silver and emeralds. US salvage company Sea Search Armada discovered the shipwreck in 1981 and came to an agreement with the Colombian government in 1994 to evenly share any treasures recovered. A Colombian court has imposed an embargo on the salvaging of the San José, a Spanish galleon that sank in the Caribbean Sea off Cartagena de Indias after an attack by English pirates in 1708, in a ruling that favors the US salvage company that discovered the wreck.
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