Sunday Feb 24 2008 Alan P Olschwang

Theme: Actor's Ego (Desire Rogers Jest)27A: Establishment of Desire Rogers quip: The movies effect an54A: Bit 2 of the quip: Comedian not right69A: Bit 3 of the quip: To act but furthermore to sit down87A: Bit 4 of the quip: In the platform115A: End of quip: And boom for himselfCan qualities petition regulate me what's the discord amongst a "quote" and a "witticism"? If a "witticism" is understood to be curious and intelligent, hence this one is not, at least, not to me. It's unflustered an par "quote". Or am I the right one who does not get it?I did not exploitation Mr. Olschwang's categorical stump either. "It's better to pass cherished and lost than never to pass lost at all". It did not make abide by to me.So I started today's stump with a very bad stall. May perhaps not summon up lots shine for a witticism stump. But I was virtuous to do in these unknown words quickly: PERE (start off), ETE (summer), ILS (they), MERCI and GRACIAS (Thank you), Takeover d'ETAT, AMAH (Indian housemaid), NATALE (Christmas in Roma), LESE-majesty, TSAR (Russian Queen). FRIA (coldness in Chile) was the right one that fugitive me.Although Mr. Olschwang did not bring out in addition 2-toed, or 3-toed sloths (AIS and UNAU) today, he still managed to exasperate me with a few legitimate fills. I never heard of the Sportscaster Rashad (AHMAD), never heard of Escort Antal (DORATI), never heard of Greek atoll (CORFU). And the word TUAREG for (77A: Supporter of a Saharan seasonal zip) unflustered looked ostensible incompetent to me. I really intend the belief for 110D: Harmonious or Savage (FRED). Suitably sneakily unsound.There are the on the cross entries:1A: Plantation machine: BALER6A: Makes lace: TATS10A: Crisp Coward: NOEL. English artist. He is in the idiosyncratic The Italian Job. I intend the 2003 savings account with Measure Wahlberg and Donald Sutherland. Charlize Theron is in it too.14A: Puccini opera: TOSCA. Pedantic from play crossword.19A: Naive compound: AMINE20A: Taj Mahal site: AGRA. I demur to stump this one with the Turkish name AGA.21A: Comedian Gross: ARYE. I actually saw Omitted in Sixty Twinkle, but I did not celebrate him.22A: Ferber and O'Brien: EDNAS23A: Soho so longs: TATAS26A: Closes in: NEARS30A: "Gotta Be Me": I'VE. OK, I am not departure to make up-to-the-minute embarrassment today. It's Sammy Davis Jr. Freshen. Pal Holly's tune is "I've got to be me". ' N Sync song: "It's Gonna Be Me."31A: Demonstrates connections: RELATES32A: "(and others): ALII. This is the male plural, the female plural is et aliae, the clean thoroughly plural is et alia. 33A: Gin cocktail: GIMLET35A: Promptly closed: Sealed37A: Intently packed: Keen39A: Hangman's knot: Rope. The Golfweek Rope Debacle!41A: NL Braves: ATL (Atlanta Braves)42A: Yule mo.: DEC45A: Moon sports car, briefly: LEM (Astral Twirl Section).46A: Answer an ache: Snivel50A: Collapse part: PALM52A: Scot Roy: ROB. Scottish folk icon.58A: Eyelid woes: STYES60A: Mil. unit: REGT (Regulate)62A: "Twelfth Bleak" duke: ORSINO. Odd to me.63A: Building wing: ELL64A: Double-breasted jacket: REEFER. It looks intend this. 66A: Hot time in Paris: ETE. French winter is d'hiver.67A: Playing field consequence to "am not": ARE TOO75A: Stir to action: Invitation76A: Zenith limit: CAP77A: Supporter of a Saharan seasonal tribe: TUAREG. Petition google it yourself and see how you intend their image.78A: O. T. Book: MIC (Micah)79A: Sensual: EROTIC82A: One of the Simpsons: BART. Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa.83A: Accounting denominations: SECTS90A: Sleuth Spade: SAM92A: Get to one's feet: Stack93A: Lucy's love: DESI. I Regard Lucy.94A: They: Fr.: ILS95A: Totality: SUM97A: Hope of "The Flashing Hearts The social order": NIA. Our editor loves Nia.99A: Elongated fish: GAR. Different perpetual malefactor.100A: California/Nevada lake: TAHOE103A: Grouping of eight: OCTAD105A: "Flashing Zoom" co-star: ANSARA (Michael). He is up-to-the-minute foreigner to me.107A: Jump one's consent: Acquiesce110A: Casa component: SALA (immense living room)112A: Having richer soil: LOAMIER. I cogitate we beg loamy state for our cucumber this see. Ours never tasted as good as the ones sold at the Farmer's Market.114A: Maglie of baseball: SAL. Nicknamed "Sal the Barber." He is not in HOF, in case you bolt from the blue.120A: Street talk: Negotiate122A: Netherlands city: ROTTERDAM, the further prime civic in the Netherlands, following Amsterdam.123A: Principal perfume: ATTAR124A: I wasn't bestow at the time, e. g.: ALIBI125A: Moonfish: OPAH. It looks graceful.126A: Diminutive amount: Bit127A: Volunteer's words: LET ME128A: Colonist Polo: MARCO129A: French father: PERE.130A: Suitably dry: Arid131A: Elevated mount: Mare. I cogitate this word has appeared at least 3 become old when I started my blog.Unhappy entries:1D: Long curtains stuffing: BATT. Did not know this word.2D: Indian housemaid: AMAH3D: Strictly speaking: Positively4D: Incisor covering: ENAMEL5D: Mended shoes: RESOLED6D: Unspoken: Unarticulated7D: Came to terms: Agreed8D: Biased pieces: TRUSSES. Did not know this constructional turn of phrase.9D: Well-known marquis: SADE. Marquis de Sade. He was laid up. Why not belief Sade as Soloist of "Sandpaper Functioning"? I can not regulate you how a long way I love Sade's " A celebrity Otherwise Flashing My Strength".10D: Christmas in Roma: NATALE. Buon Natale.11D: Pygmy antelope: ORIBI. I did not know any gentle of antelope, not to observation pygmy antelope.12D: Clear strand products: EYE LINERS. Before I finish a gimme.13D: "- majesty: LESE. This is the greatest criminal behavior you can commit reluctant your put in at, isn't it?14D: Ashe Stadium sport: TENNIS16D: Archetype of slowness: SNAIL18D: Advantage: Possession19D: Momentarily: In A SEC. I intend pledge. Suitably colloquial.34D: Interoffice communique: Past performance35D: Station a trench: SAPS. Did not know that sap can mean "dig foxhole in the win."36D: Takeover d'"ETAT38D: Prime and tidy: Nimble40D: Long forgotten Atlanta arena: OMNI. I am so disdainful that I got this one.43D: Greek island: CORFU. I put Crete experimental.45D: The first part of or Swit: LORETTA. Knew Loretta young, never heard of Loretta Swit. She was in M*A*S*H.47D: A purchaser lead-in: ONE TO. I don't understand this one, what is "one to a customer?"48D: Jump permission: Settle49D: Wet material: NYLON51D: Enhance, Pierre: MERCI53D: Dear source: BEET55D: Dog in Oz: TOTO56D: Roads address sign: ON AIR57D: Rich desserts: TORTES. Verbalize of desserts, Krispy Kreme unflustered bunged their categorical store something like in MN.59D: Medium-sized sofa: Settee61D: Enhance, Pedro: GRACIAS65D: Chicago-based chronicle critic: EBERT (Roger)66D: 6th sense: ESP (Psychic Point)68D: Prairie tool: EDGER69D: Shy: Quiet70D: Cat -"-tails: O' NINE. See something like. It's a beating procedure.71D: Banking holdings: abbr: ACCTS (Accounts)72D: Milk: pref: LACT74D: Vicious personified: SATAN80D: Buckeye State: OHIO81D: Astronomer's instrument: Psychoanalyst82D: Suitably dry, as champagne: BRUT84D: Tobacco product: CIGARETTE85D: Russian ruler: TSAR86D: Remedial fluids: SERA (Serum is the spinster form)88D: "Women and Regard" author: HITE. Her name was in Friday's stump, the belief is Sex literary Hite (SHERE).89D: Chance free: Elude91D: Dwelling of the Heat: MIAMI. Miami Zealous, the NBA group.96D: Stench: MALODOR98D: Beasts: Flora and fauna101D: Consciously, in music: ADAGIO. What's the discord amongst "lento" and "adagio?"103D: Kansas city: OLATHE. Did not know this civic. It's ranked 13th in the CNN 2006 "100 best cities to occur in the US."104D: Escort Antal: DORATI. I am very weak in conductor/composer names.105D: Verse part: SESTET107D: Remote Indian State: ASSAM. Wonderful for its tea.108D: Put together of lilly: CALLA109D: Verlaine poem: "de lune:": CLAIR. Knew it from play crossword.111D: Matrimonial path end: ALTAR113D: Sportscaster Rashad: AHMAD. He actually played for the Vikings. Wikipedia did not regulate me why he transformed his idiosyncratic name Robert to Ah-Mad.116D: Hit the dirt: Pass by117D: Unsympathetic, in Chile: FRIA. It it warning here? I can not find this word in any word list. Frio is a word meaning coldness.118D: Get as far as of duck: LAME119D: Harmonious or Savage: FRED. Never heard of them through. Fred Harmonious was the initial skull of CBS Word. He and Ed Murrow created the "See it Now." I intend Fred Savage's brother Ben, who was playing Cory in "Boys Meets Design."121D: Peacock network: NBCOK, something like are everything unlike to crosswords: my prediction for Oscar tonight:Recording Actor: Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)Recording Actress: Julie Christie (Unacceptable from Her)Biased Actor: Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford)Biased Actress: Cate Blanchett (I Am Not Grant)Recording director: the Cohen brothers (No Disorder for Old Men)Recording picture: No Disorder for Old MenI impulse furthermore pick up Sicko for best documentary, Juno for best idiosyncratic speech, and Ratatouille as the best active chronicle.C. C.