Hi all.
Jeffrey here.
So part of my job is negotiating agreements, which are sometimes called Memoranda of Understanding or MOU for short, pronounced “moo.” To celebrate the completion of a MOU, we have a MOU ceremony featuring our mascot “SuperMou.” SuperMou is battery-powered and can walk and moo loudly.
“This is Steer Lunacy” is this week’s puzzle title and the theme answers are all cow puns. Because why not.
18a [German beef stew?]– HASENHEIFER. Hasenpfeffer.
28a [Like a cow that’s just given birth?]– DECALFINATED. Decaffeinated.
48a [Using terms a milkmaid would understand?]– IN UDDER WORDS. In other words.
62a [“Arthur” actor in a bovine role?]– DUDLEY MOOER. Dudley Moore.
Canadian content:
14a [Edmonton Elks org.] – CFL. Canadian Football League. Recently renamed from its previous inappropriate term to a cow related term.
15a [Olympian and mental health advocate Hughes] – CLARA. Winner of both summer (cycling) and winter (speed skating) Olympic MOOdals!
23a [ ____ Helens (volcano south of B.C.)] – MT ST. MOOnt St Helens.
24a [Montreal’s Schwartz’s is a famous one] – DELI. Schwartz’s is famous but when I grew up in MOOntreal my family preferred Snowden Deli.
33a [River through Stratford, Ont.] –AVON.
50a [Clamato/vodka cocktail, in Canada] –CAESAR.
71a [“Crabbuckit” rapper from Toronto] –K-OS.
1d [Parody show on Canada’s Walk of Fame] –SCTV.
9d [Labatt 50, for one] –ALE.
11d [Pact now called CUSMA in Canada] –NAFTA. Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.
42d [Desmond on the 10-dollar bill] –VIOLA. A civil rights activist from Nova Scotia.
Tip of the Week:
Keep MOOving!
See you next week!