Challenge: NO GOOGLING! I’m relying solely on faith and honour.Googling now allowed! LOL
Tip:No idea?Doing a drive-by anyway? Into trivia? Then leave an unrelated trivia fact that has absolutely no bearing, no significance, and of no importance, except being really really nerdy!LOL.No rush, no muss, no fuss guys.Enjoy!
Across
1. Russian world chess champion who lost the title to Bobby Fischer in 1972 (5,7) 7. Fir or pine wood (4) 11. US state containing the national monument Shoshone Cavern (7) 12. 1992 comedy film with Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith (6,3) 13. French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment (8) 14. Actress whose name was used for an inflatable life jacket (3,4) 16. Highly poisonous metallic element, with the chemical symbol As (7) 17. City of northwest Colombia that was once the richest port on the Spanish Main (9) 18. The religious and classical literary language of India (8) 20. Musical direction to go back to the point indicated by the sign (3,5) 24. Italian film director whose films include La Notte and Zabriskie Point (9) 27. Hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood (7) 29. 18th century Italian physiologist who pioneered the therapeutic use of electricity (7) 30. Film for which Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin and Jane Campion won Oscars in 1993 (3,5) 32. A scientific name or algebraic expression of three terms (9) 33. French playwright whose works, such as Antigone, juxtapose harsh reality and fantasy (7) 34. Mining and industrial region of western Germany (4) 35. Novel by Mary Shelley, published in 1818 (12)
Down
1. Weapons for toxophilites (4) 2. A light-sensitive pigment in the retina, also known as visual purple (9) 3. A strong rich cheese, often with blue veins, originally made in Leicestershire (7) 4. Opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo first performed in 1892 (9) 5. Roman coin worth a quarter of a denarius (8) 6. Territory in the western Himalayas divided between India and Pakistan (7) 8. Display stand with open shelves (7) 9. Department of France with Agen as its capital (3-2-7) 10. Husband of Helen of Troy (8) 15. The unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought (12) 19. Any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae (8) 21. Leading lady in films of the 30s and 40s, once a singer with Rudy Vallee's band (5,4) 22. A dish of boneless cooked white poultry or fish served cold in jelly (9) 23. An athletic contest in skiing and shooting (8) 25. Fringed shawl worn by some Jewish men, especially at prayer (7) 26. English actor, producer and director given a life peerage in 1970 (7) 28. Small pegs or plugs for stopping the vents of casks (7) 31. A title of respect used in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and other countries of Asia (4)
11/4/2007 - Ooo ooo
Posted by Deena
I see one....
30 across - The Piano...
A favourite film of mine!
This crossword there will be 'no googling!' ha ha
On your honour, Snowy?
I'll have a good look at this BK-xword later. Thanks again for the company... I sooo love company, but if no-one's interested, thats fine too - I enjoy playing with myself as well. Saving a little bit of fun for me tonight. LMAFO...Big smiles!
Not sure about for 8 across as it doesnt fit with your suggestion for 12 across.
....35 across... Frankentstein (ooo what a co-incidence, I was just referring to this in an earlier comment on my blog ha).
That one I did get wrong. Hmmmm will have another think.
As you can see I am better at these types of crosswords than the cryptic ones. Is that why you put this one here? To give me at least a fighting chance to show a glimmer of intelligence ;-P
I wonder without googling to confirm the “age of enlightenment” clue, whether 13 across is (Simone De) Beauvoir?
…14 across.. is definitely a ‘Mae West’
SNOWY: X-word consultant – *chuckle*...pffftt ...well I hope you don’t expect to be paid for that too…
I paid enough in taxes to save for your NZ holiday. The way I figure it…you already owe me a Red – hell a whole bottle! LOL
You sure you didn’t google ‘trinomial’? Don’t give me this “Im a 101 and far too knowledgable and esteemed in blog-stature to be questioned”-look! Well I had to google it, and ‘Ruhr’, (answers are allowed…), which then led me to polynomial, monomial, a beautiful view over the Ruhr river in western Germany *sigh*. Damn… I learnt something! Oh.. and I also gained a little ‘enlightenment’! *wink*
...Galvani....
pg.54 Readers Digest Book of facts "Experiments in Italy by Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) and Luigi Galvani (1737-98) lead to the first simple electrical battery".
...I'm hoping this also lead to the therapeutic use mentioned above.
...well that's it for me... with the 'google disconnected', even with the now-appearing helpful letters, Ive run out of oomp. I have no more answers for this one, lurking in the recesses of my mind, even whilst taking this challenge at my leisure. Also flipped through my novel "Kite Runner" (a great book incidentally) to see if I could stumble across a four-letter term of respect other than Sahib, but no luck. Khan?? Guess I'm up to needing a google-meter check again. Padlocks are off!
...(Jean) Anouilh.....albeit 'googled'!
Was totally interesting tho. Besides Antigone, he also wrote Becket, the original broadway production which premiered on 5 Oct 1960, starring Laurence Olivier (speaking of which...smiles!) and Anthony Quinn. During the run, Quinn and Olivier SWITCHED roles and Quinn played Becket to Olivier's King.
Ok.. adding it in then Snowy...
Helen's hubby - Menelaus...
Some trivia: In the Iliad, Menelaus fights bravely and well, even when wounded, and distinguishes himself particularly by recovering the body of Patroclus after the latter is killed by Hector. Although Menelaus is depicted as a reasonably wise and just leader, he has a tendency to rattle off fatuous bromides in the most inappropriate circumstances.
(snicker snicker...)
Yes... me unfortunately.. *sigh*. Its the state of a constant battle, where I usually say to myself "Oh will you just shut-up"! If Im winning the argument...I actually listen! lol
20 across..... Dal Segno.....
