The (well spaced-out) themers contain 27/40 of the Z's. It's not hard to get 40 Z's into a puzzle if you make it your theme. For a while I was really hoping that the theme would be something besides a bunch of Z's, and I see that the revealer seems to want to give the whole thing a raison d'etre, tie a bow on it, what not, but a "Z" is not a "wink," exactly, and honestly who cares about any of this.
Yeah, it's a funny name, I got it without help, but this puzzle is still a dud. Intended!" The entire puzzle rides on your being nostalgically charmed by ZIZZER ZAZZER ZUZZ. yeah, we're definitely in on the joke, and if you call it boring, you're just being redundant now, and obviously don't get irony, which is what we meant to do here, irony, yes, that is definitely part of the theme. It's a defensive title: "see, we already called it boring, so. I guess the title, "Snoozefest," is supposed to be a winky bit of self-deprecating humor, but as I read it, everyone involved knew this was super boring and thought maybe they could just play it for laughs. Their distinctive dress turned them into a popular image for the Greek soldier, especially among foreigners. The most visible item of this uniform is the fustanella, a kilt -like garment. Evzones are known for their distinctive uniform, which evolved from the clothes worn by the klephts who fought the Ottoman occupation of Greece. An Evzone ( Greek : Εύζωνας ) is also known, colloquially, as a Tsoliás ( Greek : Τσολιάς pl. Today, they are the members of the Presidential Guard ( Greek : Προεδρική Φρουρά, romanized: Proedrikí Frourá ), a ceremonial unit that guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ( Greek : Μνημείο του Άγνωστου Στρατιώτη, romanized: Mnimeío tou Άgnostou Stratiόti ) and the Presidential Mansion in Athens. The Evzones or Evzonoi ( Greek : Εύζωνες, Εύζωνοι, pronounced ) were several historical elite light infantry and mountain units of the Greek Army. Word of the Day: EVZONE ( 34D: Kilt-wearing Greek infantryman).
FUZZY WUZZY (22A: Inaptly named bear of a tongue twister).or a playful description of the 64-Down here) ( 64-Down = ZEES): At least that's the what the puzzle is telling me no way I'm actually counting ( 111A: Quick nap. The Lyrids occur between April 16-25 every year.THEME: "Snoozefest" - just a lot of Z's. In this case, the debris comes from the Thatcher Comet, which is expected to return to the inner solar system in the year 2276, after an orbital period of 415 years.įor the best views, it is advised to find a dark site with an unobstructed view of the sky. Meteor showers, or shooting stars, are caused when pieces of debris, known as meteorites, enter Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of around 43 miles per second, burning up and causing streaks of light. The Lyrids takes its name from the constellation of Lyra the Harp, from which the shooting stars appear to originate. There will be bright fast meteors – some with trains.Īlso, the peak comes just after New Moon, which means views of the spectacle will not be impeded by moonlight. The celestial display will peak in the early hours of April 23 and will be visible until dawn. Skygazers can look forward to catching the Lyrid meteor shower this weekend, with up to 18 meteors per hour expected to light up the dawn skies.
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