Crossword for teabreak

Crossword for teabreak

Puzzle

1 Taunt5 Tale about Troy10 “Pow!“14 Car bar15 Singer’s span16 Angel’s ring17 Someone who makes the cut?19 Has a bug20 Pint-sized21 Team at Texas' Minute Maid Park23 Betting settings26 Cab alternative?27 Piglet’s place28 Prep school whose rival is Andover29 City southwest of Chicago31 Illuminated32 Business major’s subj.34 Doughnut cooker37 Lucky finds in mines40 Maui music maker, briefly41 Untrue42 Rolex competitor43 Word before “drive” or “pilot"45 Part of TGIF46 Crossword enthusiast48 Counter-balance51 Slalom slider53 Driver’s license datum symbolized by a letter54 Dreams up55 Ready to roll57 Not live58 Comedian Carvey59 Someone who makes a long story short?64 On any occasion65 ___ forces66 Valley north of San Francisco67 “Marriage Story” Oscar winner Laura68 Rodeo rope69 Wind blast1 Teeth holder2 Skeleton opening?3 “Don’t Bring Me Down” grp.4 Site with an r/crossword page5 Steel factory input6 Small songbirds7 Jet-black8 Ripen9 Go off the track10 “Come again?“11 Someone who makes waves?12 Parcel out13 Like some tree trunks18 Goblet filler22 Check for odors23 String quartet member24 Truism25 Someone who makes a scene?26 Time divisions29 Card often removed from a deck30 Historic period33 Nail care brand35 Lauder of cosmetics36 Takes a break38 Criticism may bruise it39 Chip dip44 Submarine weapon47 Like some agreements49 Cow chow50 Losing color51 Agreed (with)52 Scoundrel54 Birthday desserts56 Merit57 Certain turkeys60 British singer Rita61 Letter after sigma62 Photo ___ (chances for pics)63 Chinese zodiac rodent

Solution

Big Names Bow Out of 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart

While this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart has been given the go-ahead after lengthy consultation, at least two big names won’t be joining the 100-strong fleet next month.

Sailing Anarchy reports that the legendary 100-footer Wild Oats XI will remain in storage for the start on 26 December — the first time in 16 years that the Reichel-Pugh won’t compete in the annual blue water classic.

And Wild Oats’s arch rival Scallywag has withdrawn from the race, reportedly because owner Sen Huang Lee and a number of crew were unwilling to meet the mandatory two-week quarantine for all racers entering Australia from abroad.

With these two giants of the race now out of the picture — leaving only two 100-footers, Black Jack and InfoTrack in contention — could this spell the end of the dominance of the supermaxis? Sailing Anarchy has more on the story HERE.

Eight sports watches for serious players

Polo or ice hockey? Sailing or diving beneath the waves? This season’s sports watches have something for everyone. As the America’s Cup reaches its climax this weekend, with Team New Zealand facing off against Team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, Omega celebrates 21 years of being the race’s official timekeeper with a dedicated steel Seamaster, complete with a regatta timer to count down to the klaxon.

Hublot brings a whole lot of muscle with its Big Bang Unico Red Carbon in honour of the Russian ice-hockey star and captain of the Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin – he’s been 16 years in the game and the watch’s super-strong carbon-fibre case is a nod both to what his hockey gear is made of and, more importantly, what he is made of. Its chunky machismo is matched by Richard Mille’s new carbon TPT RM65-01 Split-Seconds Chronograph, described by the company as “the most complex timepiece ever to leave the workshop”, incorporating a button-powered rapid-winding mechanism in a Mille watch for the first time. It’s been tested to destruction or, in fact, non-destruction.

Bulgari and Piaget’s new sports models, with their slimline steel cases, evoke a more gentlemanly elegance, while Zenith and Longines capture the spirit of classic mid-20th-century timepieces – Zenith’s new riff on the El Primero being worthy in looks to stand alongside a Rolex Daytona, and the Longines HydroConquest breathing easy 300 metres down in the ocean, should you ever find yourself there. And, for a more edgy take on sportiness, LVMH has four seriously fab, fun new Tambour Street Divers that will jog happily from gym to office – or down to the beach for a dip.

Omega steel Seamaster Diver 300M America’s Cup Chronograph, £8,800

Hublot Big Bang Unico Red Carbon Alex Ovechkin, £21,700

Richard Mille carbon TPT RM65-01 Automatic Split-Seconds Chronograph, about £210,500

Bulgari steel Octo Finissimo S Chronograph GMT, £13,800

Piaget steel Polo Skeleton, £26,500

Zenith steel Chronomaster Sport, SFr9,400, about £7,330

Longines steel HydroConquest 300M dive watch, £1,500