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6 days ago
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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Chopped Liver
There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Chopped Liver Constructor: Kareem Ayas Editor: Amanda Rafkin Kareem: Hope this puzzle inspires you to do two things: 1) Add Latvia to your travel bucket list - a country I have always wanted to see, but never had the chance just yet! 2) Add some Bon Jovi to your workout playlist - nothing makes me want to crank the treadmill up to 9.5 like some Bon Jovi. Kane turned 9 years old this month! Here's a picture of him having some birthday steak. Happy Thursday everybody and thanks for solving! IRAN (13A: Modern Persia) It was in 1935 that the Shah of Persia (Reza Shah) requested the country be referred to as IRAN rather than Persia. In 1959, Reza Shah's son decided that the names Persia and IRAN could be used interchangeably in formal correspondence, but IRAN is the name that is generally used for official purposes. ALOO (14A: ___ paratha (potato dish)) ALOO paratha, which is a flatbread with potato filling, is a dish in Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi cuisine. This is my occasional reminder that ALOO is a South Asian term for potatoes, so when a dish in a crossword clue is described as containing potato, the answer may be ALOO. RULE (39A: "You do not talk about Fight Club," e.g.) The first RULE of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club." This line is spoken by the character Tyler Durden (portrayed by Brad Pitt) in the 1999 movie Fight Club. I haven't seen the movie, but that line has made it into mainstream culture, and I knew the answer immediately. O'NEAL (40A: Name on Shaq's jersey) Shaquille O'NEAL whose nickname is Shaq, is a former professional basketball player and a current sports analyst for Inside the NBA. The name O'NEAL has been on a number of teams' jerseys, as during his 19-year NBA career, Shaq played for the Orlando Magic (1992-1996), the Los Angeles Lakers (1996-2004), the Miami Heat (2004-2008), the Phoenix Suns (2008-2009), the Cleveland Cavaliers (2009-2010), and the Boston Celtics (2010-2011). CASS (43A: Mama ___ of the Mamas and the Papas) Mama CASS Elliot (1941-1974) was a member of the folk rock group, The Mamas & the Papas, and also had a successful solo career before she died of heart failure at the age of 32. ADDAMS (48A: Last name of Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester) The ADDAMS Family is a creation of cartoonist Charles ADDAMS. The ADDAMS Family consists of Morticia and Gomez ADDAMS, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, and Cousin Itt. Other characters include a butler named Lurch, Thing (a disembodied hand), Aristotle (Pugsley's pet octopus), Kitty Kat (Morticia's pet lion), and Cleopatra (a carnivorous plant). Cartoons featuring the ADDAMS Family appeared in The New Yorker between 1938 and 1988. There have been four TV show adaptations of the ADDAMS Family. The first three shows, which originally aired in 1964, 1973, and 1992, were all called The ADDAMS Family. In 1998, the fourth TV series about the family premiered, and was titled The New ADDAMS Family. Wednesday ADDAMS received her own TV show on Netflix in 2022; it is appropriately titled Wednesday. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER (53A: 1986 Bon Jovi hit with the lyric "Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear") "LIVIN' ON A PRAYER" was Bon Jovi's second number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. ("You Give Love a Bad Name" was Bon Jovi's first number one hit.) Thanks for this earworm, puzzle! "Oh, we're half way there / Oh-oh, LIVIN' ON A PRAYER / Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear / Oh-oh, LIVIN' ON A PRAYER..." EURO (58A: Currency used in Estonia and Lithuania) and LATVIA (11D: Country located between Estonia and Lithuania) Estonia, Lithuania, and LATVIA are three of the 20 members of the European Union that have adopted the EURO as their currency. These three countries are located in northern Europe. LATVIA is located south of Estonia and north of Lithuania. Let's do some word capital review while we're at it: The capital of Estonia is Tallinn, the capital of LATVIA is Riga, and the capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. MICE (63A: Cats stereotypically chase them) Fortunately, we have never had MICE in the house we're living in now, so my cat, Willow, has never had the opportunity to chase them. She has to settle for catching the occasional fly. When I first graduated from college, I rented a house that had occasional wildlife visitors – not only MICE, but also bats and raccoons! I remember the first time the cat I had at the time, whose name was Indy, caught a mouse. He woke me up at one in the morning, upset because his mouse friend had stopped playing with him... I have more MICE stories from my time in that house, but they will have to wait for another time. SOUR (7D: ___ Patch Kids) SOUR Patch Kids is a brand of SOUR and sweet gummy candy. ALLEN (9D: British singer Lily with the hit "Smile") Lily ALLEN's music incorporates elements of electro pop, R&B, and reggae. "Smile" is a 2006 single from her debut studio album, Alright, Still. SUSHI (22D: Uramaki or futomaki) Uramaki is a cylindrical style of SUSHI. Two or more fillings are wrapped in nori, and the roll has a layer of rice on the outside. "Uramaki" means "inside out" or "reverse roll" in Japanese, and the SUSHI is named because the nori is inside of the rice. Futomaki is also a cylindrical style of SUSHI, but it usually has nori on the outside. "Futomaki" means "fat roll" in Japanese, and this type of SUSHI is typically 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter. FROYO (35D: Dessert portmanteau) FROYO is a portmanteau of "frozen" and "yogurt." AMERICA (41D: Captain ___ (Marvel superhero)) Captain AMERICA, aka Steve Rogers, made his first appearance in the comics in 1940. Captain AMERICA's superpower abilities are a result of being administered a "super-soldier serum" after joining the U.S. Army in World War II. Chris Evans portrays Captain AMERICA in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ANIMAL (44D: ___ Crossing (video game series)) In the video game series ANIMAL Crossing, players take up residence in a village populated by anthropomorphic animals. As I have mentioned previously, everything I know about ANIMAL Crossing, I have learned from crosswords. ANDES (50D: Mountain range in Peru) The ANDES mountain range runs along the western edge of South America, and is the longest continental mountain range in the world. Seven countries contain part of the ANDES: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. LIFE PRESERVER (20A: Buoyant device for staying afloat) LYFT DRIVER (34A: Person making pickups and drop-offs) LIVIN' ON A PRAYER (53A: 1986 Bon Jovi hit with the lyric "Take my hand, we'll make it, I swear") CHOPPED LIVER: The word LIVER has been CHOPPED by each theme answer: LIFE PRESERVER, LYFT DRIVER, and LIVIN' ON A PRAYER. As I have been writing this, I have amused myself by imagining the puzzle asking, "What am I, CHOPPED LIVER?" Yes, puzzle, that is exactly what you are. Fun that we have the LIVER CHOPPED in a variety of ways: LI/VER, L/IVER, and LIV/ER. Thank you, Kareem, for this delightful puzzle. USA TODAY's Daily Crossword Puzzles Sudoku & Crossword Puzzle Answers This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Crossword Blog & Answers for May 29, 2025 by Sally Hoelscher
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20-05-2025
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Watch: 'Wednesday' Season 2 featurette spotlights Pugsley, Grandmama
May 20 (UPI) -- Netflix is teasing Season 2 of Wednesday with a new featurette. "For me, it was enjoyable just because I love the cast," said executive producer and director Tim Burton in the clip released Tuesday. "And this year we bring the family to Nevermore." The upcoming season will explore the Addams family dynamics, said co-creator and showrunner Alfred Gough. In Season 2, Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore, the school for misfits and outcasts. This year she is accompanied by brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), which she is not thrilled about. "Poor Pugsley, he's kind of an outcast among outcasts this season," Burton says in the featurette. "Isaac did a really beautiful job of capturing the pathos of Pugsley." The siblings' parents, Morticia and Gomez Addams, portrayed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman, respectively, also spend more time at Nevermore. In addition, Morticia's mother, Hester Frump (Joanna Lumley), joins the story in Season 2. The featurette shows Wednesday overjoyed to see Hester, whom she calls Grandmama. "There's always something thrilling about working for Tim Burton," Lumley said. Wednesday Season 2 arrives on Netflix in two parts. The first begins streaming Aug. 6, while the second premieres Sept. 3.
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20-05-2025
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Watch: 'Wednesday' Season 2 featurette spotlights Pugsley, Grandmama
1 of 5 | Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams in "Wednesday" Season 2. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo May 20 (UPI) -- Netflix is teasing Season 2 of Wednesday with a new featurette. "For me, it was enjoyable just because I love the cast," said executive producer and director Tim Burton in the clip released Tuesday. "And this year we bring the family to Nevermore." The upcoming season will explore the Addams family dynamics, said co-creator and showrunner Alfred Gough. In Season 2, Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore, the school for misfits and outcasts. This year she is accompanied by brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), which she is not thrilled about. "Poor Pugsley, he's kind of an outcast among outcasts this season," Burton says in the featurette. "Isaac did a really beautiful job of capturing the pathos of Pugsley." The siblings' parents, Morticia and Gomez Addams, portrayed by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman, respectively, also spend more time at Nevermore. In addition, Morticia's mother, Hester Frump (Joanna Lumley), joins the story in Season 2. The featurette shows Wednesday overjoyed to see Hester, whom she calls Grandmama. "There's always something thrilling about working for Tim Burton," Lumley said. Wednesday Season 2 arrives on Netflix in two parts. The first begins streaming Aug. 6, while the second premieres Sept. 3. Jenna Ortega's career: 15 images of the Hollywood star Jenna Ortega attends the premiere of "Pete's Dragon" in Los Angeles on August 8, 2016. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
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09-04-2025
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Minnesota cat earns Guinness World Record for longest tail
Mr. Pugsley Addams, a feisty feline from Mound, Minnesota has clinched a Guinness World Record for having the longest tail on a living, domestic cat, measuring in at a whopping 18.5 inches. Two-year-old Pugsley—named after the Addams Family character—is a Maine Coon, the largest domestic cat breed. Though not fully grown, his owner, Amanda, always knew his tail was longer than usual. "The first time I took him to the vet, he walked in and said, 'That is a really long tail.' And I looked at it, really looked at it, and thought, 'Yeah…it kind of is, isn't it?," she said during an interview with the Guinness World Records. Maine Coons reach their full size around age 4 to 5, fully filling out with a thick fur coat, giant fluffy tail and large paws. Amanda says Pugsley shares his iconic surname with his older brother Gomez Addams, a black Maine Coon. She says they're aptly named, as "Gomez is violently affectionate and romantic," wanting "nothing more than to cuddle in the nook of your arm and stare deep into your eyes while he drags his claws down your cheek." She describes Pugsley as "incredibly curious, adventurous and smart," adding, "he is definitely the biggest troublemaker of the house and very creative when it comes to new ways he can be mischievous."
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30-03-2025
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Local veteran looks back to Vietnam War on 50th anniversary
The Brief A local veteran looked back on her time serving in the Vietnam War on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Now Linda Pugsley volunteers as a chaplain to treat mental, emotional and spiritual wounds. Saturday was the annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans & War Dogs Remembrance event at Veterans Memorial Park. TAMPA - On the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a local veteran flight nurse shared her experience serving in the Airforce. Hillsborough County resident Linda Pugsley tended to physical wounds in combat. She said, "Total life-altering damage to their bodies, and it was like, woah." Now Pugsley volunteers as a chaplain to treat mental, emotional and spiritual wounds. In her early 20s, she worked as a trauma nurse at a Boston-area hospital when she joined the military. She said, "I was just 21-years-old, and then I joined the reserves as a flight nurse." Pugsley served two tours in Vietnam. "'68 through '69. We got over there about May or June. And then I went back in January '72," she said, "We just did the keep them alive, stop their bleeding, keep them breathing, and put them either to Yokota Airbase in Japan or Clark Airbase in the Philippines." Saturday marked 50 years since the last American troops left South Vietnam. Big picture view Pugsley said her feelings about her time serving are complicated. "What was that all about? I think the disturbing part for those of us in Vietnam. Well, over 58,000 died," she explained, We didn't conquer the enemy. Why did we go?" She said the Vietnam War was a difficult one for many reasons. She said, "We were stuck in the middle of politics." And when she returned home, there was a lot to unpack. She explained, "It's kind of like a double whammy. You go through the trauma of war and all of what you had to give up and go through over there. Many of them lost their friends or saw them get injured, and then they had a guilt complex because they got to go home." Pugsley said it's a heavy weight that thousands of veterans still carry 50 years later. READ: John's Pass Seafood Festival returns 6 months after recent hurricanes Saturday was a little bit of respite for those brave men and women with the annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans & War Dogs Remembrance event at Veterans Memorial Park. Pugsley shared the invocation followed by an honor guard, tributes to local Vietnam Veteran inductees to the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame and Southeast Asian performances and cuisine. She said, "I've seen a great change in appreciation for our military and that warms my heart." CLICK HERE:>>>Follow FOX 13 on YouTube The Source Information for this story was gathered by FOX 13's Jennifer Kveglis. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
