Answer to Evan Birnholz’s Jan. 22 crossword, “Captain Apparent Goes to the Artwork Museum”
2) Second, last week I discussed that I slot in Sam Seder’s full identify as a solution in my Jan. 15 crossword. As a fan of “The Majority Report,” think about my thrill after I realized that Sam and Emma Vigeland spent a couple of minutes speaking about it on their Jan. 17 episode earlier this week! You possibly can watch the clip here. Thanks 1,000,000 to Sam and Emma and the Majority Report crew for the shout-out.
Captain Apparent acquired some passes to the artwork museum this weekend, so right here he’s misinterpreting art-related idioms actually:
- 23A: [“___? Then it wasn’t photographed”] is OUT OF THE PICTURE.
- 37A: [“___? That’s when an artist is facing away from a drafting table”] is BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
- 56A: [“___? A celebrity painter must have used it”] is BRUSH WITH FAME.
- 68A: [“___? That’s what holds a painting in your imagination”] is FRAME OF MIND.
- 78A: [“___? That’s where scoundrels can view works of art”] is ROGUES’ GALLERY.
- 96A: [“___? Then you’d be setting fire to that painting at 12 a.m.”] is BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL.
- 116A: [“___? Then we won’t find any wall-mounted sculptures here”] is NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.
I maintain questioning if there’s a narrative arc in these phrases. Perhaps the Captain seen a well-known artist’s topic didn’t get photographed the best way they wished, however now this subpar image is on show on the museum for everybody to see … and the artist acquired so upset they set hearth to some portray at midnight on the Rogues’ Gallery. Who is aware of? His superpower is taking expressions actually, not saving the day from evildoers and rogues.
Another solutions and clues:
- 21A: [Mann who wrote the theme song to the podcast “I Said No Gifts!”] is AIMEE Mann. My spouse listens to the “I Mentioned No Presents!” podcast on a regular basis. It’s acquired a humorous premise — Bridger Winegar invitations on associates and notable folks for a freewheeling dialog, and although he tells them to not convey any presents, they all the time do, and the chat then turns to regardless of the present is for and what it does.
- 47A: [Hades, for one] is GREEK GOD. It’s not precisely a reference to the online game “Hades” this time however after all I couldn’t assist however consider it whereas writing the clue.
- 83A: [J.R.R. Tolkien characters?] is PERIODS, as within the intervals separating his initials.
- 95A: [Subject of Botticelli’s map referenced in Dan Brown’s book “Inferno”] is HELL. The map apparently additionally appeared in one of many authentic editions of “The Divine Comedy.”
- 14D: [11-time NBA all-star who was part of the Miami Heat’s Big Three with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade] is CHRIS BOSH. Certainly one of my pet peeves is that each time BOSH exhibits up as a solution in different puzzles, editors nearly all the time clue it as a quaint exclamation like “Poppycock!” and “Fiddlesticks!” It’s not like Chris Bosh didn’t make an impression within the NBA. He’s a Corridor of Famer. Anyhow, I used to be completely happy I acquired to slot in his full identify within the grid.
- 72D: [Guest-directed film featuring folk bands] is “A MIGHTY WIND.” The “Visitor” within the clue refers back to the director Christopher Visitor.
- 84D: [Common crossword cookie] is OREO and proper subsequent to it at 85D: [Place providing pastrami] is DELI. Some sudden triple alliteration for each of them.
- 89D: [Kitten Bowl names like Catrick Meowhomes and Joe Montuna, e.g.] is PUNS. I didn’t simply make these names up. Right here’s Catrick Meowhomes and right here’s Joe Montuna. Simply have a look at these cute little monsters.
