tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post7161511466233155013..comments2023-12-22T06:42:08.261-05:00Comments on Sun Blocks - A Crossword Blog by Pete Mitchell: Tuesday, October 14, 2008Pete Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-84157582029082104472008-10-14T23:59:00.000-04:002008-10-14T23:59:00.000-04:00@jim: Apparently, TRAC is actually T-RAC, who is a...@jim: Apparently, TRAC is actually T-RAC, who is a raccoon. Why a raccoon? Well, who knows. Maybe there's a lot of them in Tennessee or something. Maybe it's a play on T-REX (which was my first instinct, only it didn't really make sense). <BR/><BR/>I, also, didn't know SARA. But CSI is a hugely popular show, so I figure it's my own fault for being ignorant on this one. And luckily, it's a common enough name. If it was SADA or SANA or SALA or SASA or something, I'd have been sh*t out of luck. :)Pete Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-59880210237409949192008-10-14T23:28:00.000-04:002008-10-14T23:28:00.000-04:00Rhetorical questions: What's a TRAC (35D)? I wou...Rhetorical questions: What's a TRAC (35D)? I would have expected that the Titans mascot would be some animal variety. And who knows "Bar's" maiden name?<BR/><BR/>(begin rant) And why would I ever be watching a Tenn. Titans football game, and even if I were, would they give the name of the mascot? And why would I be watching television (CSI) and learning character names like SARA (42A) instead of, for example, solving a good crossword or six? (end rant) <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I guessed the "R" in Sara and lucked into Pierce, but still think that the SARA/TRAC crossing was a bit unfair for any solver whose mind isn't stuck in The Tube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-32617274155453900952008-10-14T09:36:00.000-04:002008-10-14T09:36:00.000-04:00The ALICE clue at 12d is referring to the song Ali...The ALICE clue at 12d is referring to the song Alice's Restaurant, by Arlo Guthrie. Have you really never heard of it? One of its lines was even (mis)appropriated for a Ponderosa Steakhouse commercial ("You can get anything you want at a Ponderosa restaurant"). I'd bet the house there are several YouTube versions.<BR/><BR/>The song typically gets a lot of airplay at Thanksgiving since that's when the events in the plot take place, and it's also very long. Much of it is actually spoken rather than sung, though Arlo plays guitar throughout.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, check it out -- I'm hard pressed to believe you won't recognize it when you hear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com