THEME: None
WORDS: 70
BLOCKS: 26
Wow, just a brutal second themeless offering from Mr. Lim, with some clues that were very vague, and others that I downright had to just wince at. Just the one grid spanner today,
36. "The sea was angry that day," e.g. : PATHETIC FALLACY
an "expanded" metaphor, so to speak, with what I thought was the original answer - PERSONIFICATION....and that was just the first of many mistakes :-((
ACROSS:
1. Bounce : DRIBBLE - Ugh, Basketball - I was on the Echo/Toss Out wavelength...
8. Site of the largest WWII Allied Pacific amphibious assault : OKINAWA - IWO JIMA fit, too
15. Pigment used in some primer paints : RED LEAD - Did not know this
16. Worldly : SECULAR - I was on the "global" wavelength
17. Glowing, perhaps : PLEASED - started with RADIANT
18. "You're in charge!" : SEE TO IT
19. Courage : HEART
20. Fightin' with : AGIN' - Against, in "drawl-speak"
22. Exobiologist's org. : SETI - Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence - shoulda got this from the "Exo-" part, but I was thinking bugs...
23. Covering an outfield position : IN LEFT - good baseball answer, I had center at first
25. Byzantine emperor known as "the Armenian" : LEO V - here's his Wiki
27. Some hosps. : VAs - Veteran's Affairs Hospitals
28. Mil. officers : LTs - Lieutenants
29. Demolish, in Durham : RASE - the Anglo version of RAZE
31. Most recently introduced : NEWEST
33. Summons : TICKET - Argh~! I started with this, and took it out
35. One putting on shows : AIRER - Meh, but yeah
40. Hatch of Utah : ORRIN - knew it wasn't Estes, but I couldn't think of him at first
41. Neil Diamond title words after "I am the tune" : PLAY ME - I'll leave the links to you
42. One may be packed with Oreos, briefly : PBANDJ - a Peanut Butter and Jelly sa'mich - really~!? Are there any of us out there that put Oreos in there too~? Yecht - I'll keep mine for dessert....
44. Uma's role in "The Producers" : ULLA - Uma, Ulla, Uma, Ulla
45. Label for Nilsson : RCA - WAGed EMI, MCI, but ultimately, did not know this guy
48. Yom __: holiday, in Hebrew : TOV
49. Kosovo resident : SERB
51. Hawks' contacts, perhaps : ARMERS - Ugh, as in those who supply arms to militant types, also known as "hawks"
53. Uncultivated, probably : ARID - well, not necessarily, but what can I say....
55. Banter : JEST - I don't see the synonym here - Banter is light talk, Jest is to joke, for me.
57. Does a word-processing task : SAVES - EDITS, DELES, STETS, TYPES, nope - what every application file needs - to be saved; not limited to word-processing....
58. Reacts in fear, in a way : REARS UP
60. Like some soap : ON A ROPE - Cute GAG GIFT ( last week ), and a necessity in prison, I would think....
62. "Eugene Onegin" heroine __ Larina : TATIANA
63. NBAer orig. from Minnesota : L.A. LAKER - great, more basketball - getting to be like French around here - when is MY puzzle going to show up with all the hockey in it?
64. Made red-faced? : SLAPPED - this was a good one - had ANGERED to start, knew I was not quite right with the "?"
65. Evidence provider : DNA TEST
DOWN:
1. "Family First" author, familiarly : DR.PHIL - a phony, if you ask me
2. Give in : RELENT
3. Epitomes : IDEALS
4. Play up to the max? : BLARE - is this true, JzB~?
5. Some buds : BEST FRIENDS - got stuck on a "plant-like" wavelength
6. Papua New Guinea port : LAE - Map, in the middle
7. Snorri Sturluson's "Prose __" : EDDA - the Wiki
8. Walter's "I'm Not Rappaport" co-star : OSSIE - not familiar with this
9. Really into : KEEN ON
10. Plans may be put on it : ICE
11. More than just touched : NUTS
12. Herbal medicine plant : ALOE VERA - the whole name
13. "Not so fast!" : WAIT A SECond
14. Craft : ARTISTRY - Nice clue/answer for a Saturday
21. Competitors in a Fox comedy-drama : GLEE CLUBS - the EE gave it to me
24. Bumpkin's lack : TACT
26. Trattoria offering : VEAL MARSALA - had VEAL_, couldn't recall the second half - I have had Chicken Marsala, which I believe is wine & mushroom sauce - I am not the chef here, but I do "use pot"....
30. Problem with an old record : SKIP - "...like a rhinestone...like a rhinestone...like a rhinestone..." my 45 had a SKIP right there
32. Bit of cunning : WILE
33. Like a poor argument : THIN - WEAK, TAME, nope
34. Maker of nonstick cookware : T-FAL
36. Toaster brand : POP-TARTS - ugh - tried to hard to make Oster fit, etc.
37. Like kinkajous : ARBOREAL - Here's a pic
38. "Fallen woman," in an opera title : - La TRAVIATA, by "Joe Green" (Victor Borge)
39. "The Clan of the Cave Bear" protagonist : AYLA
43. Not exciting : JEJUNE - that's French~!
45. Take away : REVOKE
46. Brunch fare : CREPES - had MIMOSA and OMELET to start - fare is one of those single/plural words, like fish
47. Maintain : ASSERT
50. Fix, as brakes : RE-PAD - I have fix brakes, but never said "RE-PAD"
52. Corday victim : MARAT - French revolution, she slayed him in the bath
54. Cone eater's concern : DRIP
56. Let in on : TOLD - TELL and TALK did not work
59. Enervate : SAP
61. Turkic flatbread : NAN
Splynter, going back to bed to heal the brain damage....
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Saturday, June 18th, Peter A. Collins
Theme: None
Words: 70
Blocks: 28
A tough offering from one of our regular constructors - I went with the Downs first, and so I didn't nail the first grid spanner right away -
17. Top 10 single on the 1970 album "Abraxas" : BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - Santana
...had me a grid that was predominately blank for most of the time, until I hit on
29. They're not near the action : CHEAP SEATS
... which broke it open for me; before that, I was considering throwing in the towel -
and the other spanner
54. Didn't just go : ASKED PERMISSION - a simple, yet thoughtful fill
Splynter, here with another Saturday offering for your perusal
Across:
1. Old Eurasian letters : USSR - did anyone else start with CCCP, the Cyrillic version?
5. Bean counter : NUMBERS GUY - stared at "_u_bers guy" for a long time...
15. Home of H. Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy" : MOMA - TATE? had to be a museum or art gallery, I figured
16. How travelers' bags are screened : ONE AT A TIME - I have not traveled by air for 8 years, was thinking "IN AN XRAY _ _"
19. Old-style street show : RAREE - I have heard of this
20. Tub contents : BATH - I had oleo to start
21. Depend : REST - I had RELY to start
22. Affected : ARTSY
23. A, B or C, perhaps: Abbr. : ANS - thought KEY, GRADE, etc.
24. Like an alias : FALSE - I usually hear "FALSE ALIBI", not FALSE ALIAS
25. Writ word : HABEAS - we have legal experts on the blog who can step in here
27. Wane : SAG - I had EBB to start
28. 1992 gold medal-winning Dream Team coach Chuck : DALY - I don't do basketball - personally, a waste of time and good hardwood....
35. Some six-pack contents : ALE - Felt good about my "ABS" here
36. Six-pack alternative? : BEER GUT - great answer, I had BEER KEG
37. It's best if it's well-seasoned : WOK - cast iron pans, too
38. Party stipulation : NO CHILDREN - I agree
40. Gentle way to go : EASY
41. Picker-upper's concern: Abbr. : ETA - Did anyone else think "Bounty", the paper towel?
42. Shuts out, in slang : SKUNKS - Both the Bruins and Canucks got shut out twice in the Stanley Cup finals; Vancouver in game 7, at home - they just plain "STUNK" in the series. My brother drove up to Boston for the parade
44. Takes it slow : LOLLS
47. Eastern way : TAO - getting to be a crossword standard
49. '70s toothpaste with "green sparkles" : GLEEM
51. Call, in a way : HAIL - as a cab
52. Pot user : CHEF - uh, not my first thought....
53. Language that gives us "shampoo" : HINDI
57. Very loud : STENTORIAN - A STRAIGHT UP ADJECTIVE I HAVE NEVER HEARD BEFORE - BUT TYPING IN CAPITALS TENDS TO IMPLY SHOUTING; DOES IT BOTHER YOU ????
58. Wood fastener : T-NUT - this do-dad
59. Certain tax determinant : ASSESSMENT
60. They may be first class: Abbr. : SGTS
Down:
1. Sunspot center : UMBRA - Latin for shadow; in this case, it's actually a "cool" spot on the sun's surface, relatively speaking
2. Phenomenon caused by ice crystals between the Earth and sun : SOLAR HALO - I don't think I have witnessed this; I have seen something similar, at night with the moon, so I thought "LUNAR" at first - I did have the HALO part....and two Astrological clues in a row....
3. One making cracks : SMART ALEC
4. Happens quickly : RACES BY
5. Camus, for one : NOM - see 43D - Albert Camus was "French", hence his "name" in French
6. Brazen : UNABASHED
7. Kid-lit Judy Moody series author McDonald : MEGAN - new movie coming out based on this popular character when I was a kid - but I was a boy, I didn't read about 'girls', with their cooties....
8. Entices : BAITS
9. Permanently mark : ETCH
10. Word with deal or nerves : RAW - First fill for me
11. Possible reason for folding : STORAGE
12. Letter on a dreidel : GIMEL - I am not up on my Hebrew alphabet
13. Sch. with a Lowell campus : UMASS - so here's a map, just because there isn't much to link today
14. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker : YENTE - Did consider YENTA to start
18. __ Luke of Charlie Chan films : KEYE
24. Ritual abstinence : FAST
26. Rapid Northeast train : ACELA - AMTRAK
27. Moxie : SPUNK
28. Castellaneta who voices Homer Simpson : DAN - the man who improvised "D'oh", which is now in the dictionary
30. Transpose digits, say : ERR
31. Golden, Silver, Bronze and Iron, to Ovid : AGES OF MAN - tried "precious" here
32. One may be rude : AWAKENING
33. Ejected : TOSSED OUT
34. Diving milieu : SKY - had SEA first
36. Smithereens : BITS
39. Athens native : HELLENE - Tried GRECIAN early on
40. Volunteers : ENLISTS
43. Disgusted chorus : UGHs - like seeing French in my crosswords....
44. High capital : LHASA - DENV'R didn't fit
45. Hops driers : OASTS
46. Fancies : LIKES
47. 100,000 BTU : THERM - Learning moment for me
48. John Denver album with an eagle's silhouette on the cover : AERIE - I am a HUGE fan, but this one I did not know - came out when I was 9 months old....
50. Cashier's counter bowlful : MINTS - the progress was PENNY, COINS, CENTS, MINTS
52. Naval noncoms : CPOs - Chief Petty Officer
55. AA issue : DTs - Delirium Tremens, more of a medical issue - THEN they suggest you start going to meetings....trust me, I have been there, and I am still there - see "Leaving Las Vegas" for a good example
56. QB's miscue : INT-erception, that is, passing it to the other team
Splynter
Words: 70
Blocks: 28
A tough offering from one of our regular constructors - I went with the Downs first, and so I didn't nail the first grid spanner right away -
17. Top 10 single on the 1970 album "Abraxas" : BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - Santana
...had me a grid that was predominately blank for most of the time, until I hit on
29. They're not near the action : CHEAP SEATS
... which broke it open for me; before that, I was considering throwing in the towel -
and the other spanner
54. Didn't just go : ASKED PERMISSION - a simple, yet thoughtful fill
Splynter, here with another Saturday offering for your perusal
Across:
1. Old Eurasian letters : USSR - did anyone else start with CCCP, the Cyrillic version?
5. Bean counter : NUMBERS GUY - stared at "_u_bers guy" for a long time...
15. Home of H. Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy" : MOMA - TATE? had to be a museum or art gallery, I figured
16. How travelers' bags are screened : ONE AT A TIME - I have not traveled by air for 8 years, was thinking "IN AN XRAY _ _"
19. Old-style street show : RAREE - I have heard of this
20. Tub contents : BATH - I had oleo to start
21. Depend : REST - I had RELY to start
22. Affected : ARTSY
23. A, B or C, perhaps: Abbr. : ANS - thought KEY, GRADE, etc.
24. Like an alias : FALSE - I usually hear "FALSE ALIBI", not FALSE ALIAS
25. Writ word : HABEAS - we have legal experts on the blog who can step in here
27. Wane : SAG - I had EBB to start
28. 1992 gold medal-winning Dream Team coach Chuck : DALY - I don't do basketball - personally, a waste of time and good hardwood....
35. Some six-pack contents : ALE - Felt good about my "ABS" here
36. Six-pack alternative? : BEER GUT - great answer, I had BEER KEG
37. It's best if it's well-seasoned : WOK - cast iron pans, too
38. Party stipulation : NO CHILDREN - I agree
40. Gentle way to go : EASY
41. Picker-upper's concern: Abbr. : ETA - Did anyone else think "Bounty", the paper towel?
42. Shuts out, in slang : SKUNKS - Both the Bruins and Canucks got shut out twice in the Stanley Cup finals; Vancouver in game 7, at home - they just plain "STUNK" in the series. My brother drove up to Boston for the parade
44. Takes it slow : LOLLS
47. Eastern way : TAO - getting to be a crossword standard
49. '70s toothpaste with "green sparkles" : GLEEM
51. Call, in a way : HAIL - as a cab
52. Pot user : CHEF - uh, not my first thought....
53. Language that gives us "shampoo" : HINDI
57. Very loud : STENTORIAN - A STRAIGHT UP ADJECTIVE I HAVE NEVER HEARD BEFORE - BUT TYPING IN CAPITALS TENDS TO IMPLY SHOUTING; DOES IT BOTHER YOU ????
58. Wood fastener : T-NUT - this do-dad
59. Certain tax determinant : ASSESSMENT
60. They may be first class: Abbr. : SGTS
Down:
1. Sunspot center : UMBRA - Latin for shadow; in this case, it's actually a "cool" spot on the sun's surface, relatively speaking
2. Phenomenon caused by ice crystals between the Earth and sun : SOLAR HALO - I don't think I have witnessed this; I have seen something similar, at night with the moon, so I thought "LUNAR" at first - I did have the HALO part....and two Astrological clues in a row....
3. One making cracks : SMART ALEC
4. Happens quickly : RACES BY
5. Camus, for one : NOM - see 43D - Albert Camus was "French", hence his "name" in French
6. Brazen : UNABASHED
7. Kid-lit Judy Moody series author McDonald : MEGAN - new movie coming out based on this popular character when I was a kid - but I was a boy, I didn't read about 'girls', with their cooties....
8. Entices : BAITS
9. Permanently mark : ETCH
10. Word with deal or nerves : RAW - First fill for me
11. Possible reason for folding : STORAGE
12. Letter on a dreidel : GIMEL - I am not up on my Hebrew alphabet
13. Sch. with a Lowell campus : UMASS - so here's a map, just because there isn't much to link today
14. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker : YENTE - Did consider YENTA to start
18. __ Luke of Charlie Chan films : KEYE
24. Ritual abstinence : FAST
26. Rapid Northeast train : ACELA - AMTRAK
27. Moxie : SPUNK
28. Castellaneta who voices Homer Simpson : DAN - the man who improvised "D'oh", which is now in the dictionary
30. Transpose digits, say : ERR
31. Golden, Silver, Bronze and Iron, to Ovid : AGES OF MAN - tried "precious" here
32. One may be rude : AWAKENING
33. Ejected : TOSSED OUT
34. Diving milieu : SKY - had SEA first
36. Smithereens : BITS
39. Athens native : HELLENE - Tried GRECIAN early on
40. Volunteers : ENLISTS
43. Disgusted chorus : UGHs - like seeing French in my crosswords....
44. High capital : LHASA - DENV'R didn't fit
45. Hops driers : OASTS
46. Fancies : LIKES
47. 100,000 BTU : THERM - Learning moment for me
48. John Denver album with an eagle's silhouette on the cover : AERIE - I am a HUGE fan, but this one I did not know - came out when I was 9 months old....
50. Cashier's counter bowlful : MINTS - the progress was PENNY, COINS, CENTS, MINTS
52. Naval noncoms : CPOs - Chief Petty Officer
55. AA issue : DTs - Delirium Tremens, more of a medical issue - THEN they suggest you start going to meetings....trust me, I have been there, and I am still there - see "Leaving Las Vegas" for a good example
56. QB's miscue : INT-erception, that is, passing it to the other team
Splynter
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Saturday, June 11th, Doug Peterson & Barry Silk
Five Spanner Saturday
An intimidating, but do-able Saturday grid from one of my "regulars" in a duo with another constructor whom I've seen before - Doug's "Run" puzzle from May 10th with Angela Olson Halsted. Today we have three spanners, and two climbers;
34A. Copyright, e.g. : INTANGIBLE ASSET
38A. "Right on!" : NOW YOU'RE TALKING
39A. It can help you carry a tune : TRANSISTOR RADIO
5D. Song sung by Pinocchio : I'VE GOT NO STRINGS
10D. Lab synthesis substance : CHEMICAL REAGENT
Very blank grid to start, wondered if I had any chance at all ~!
Theme: None
Words: 70
Blocks: 36
Splynter
ACROSS: ( I actually started with the DOWNS )
1. Chia Pet, perhaps : GAG GIFT
8. "That's too close!" : BACK OFF
15. Stop flowing, in a way : ICE OVER - good misdirection; I was thinking clot
16. Daughter of Polonius : OPHELIA - From Shakespeare's Hamlet - not that I know any line from her
17. Drawing room? : GALLERY - First thought was Drafting Studio, but, uh, it wouldn't fit
18. Foil : PREVENT
19. Security item : I.D. TAG
20. Fancy wraps : MINKS
21. Handles abroad : NOMS - names, in French; handles, as in CB radio 'nicknames'
24. Key : MAIN
26. Non-coml. interruption : PSA - Public Service Announcement; I still zip through on the DVR
29. Body image, briefly : TAT - D'oh~! I had MRI, CAT, PET...TATtoo, body art
30. __ lamp : ARC - Thought I was sharp with OIL here
31. American leader? : ALL - ALL-American, like Bob Hope used to 'host' when I was a kid
40. Anthem elision : O'ER - "over the ramparts we watched" does sound a bit strained
41. "__ Calling": 2003-'05 supernatural drama : TRU - don't remember this show; two seasons on Fox
42. Will's "Glee" adversary : SUE - I do not watch this show
43. Bill holder: Abbr. : ENV - ENVelop(e), depending on where you are, I guess
44. Word in some school names : PREP - I figured this was going to be some Latin, like "Omni"
45. Quaint interjection : EGAD
47. "Romeo Must Die" star : JET LI
50. Power systems : GRIDS
54. Shake up : UNHINGE - Love this line from "Addams Family"
57. Curse : SWEAR AT
59. Deceiving : LYING TO
60. Conservative commentator who wrote "Let Freedom Ring" : HANNITY - I so do not buy into any of these "all news, all day" programs; truly, just talking heads. Sean Hannity, another Fox TV show
61. Jerks, as a bell rope : YANKS ON - hey now, down in front....
62. Wind in a combo : ALTO-SAX - Isn't this Bill's instrument? ( the other one...)
DOWN:
1. 1958 film with the song "The Parisians" : GIGI
2. Sch. : ACAD
3. Yiddish dough : GELT - got this from the clue last week - one of the few answers I had to start
4. __ Heights: disputed Mideast territory : GOLAN - took a moment for me to remember; had GAZA on the brain, and that's the strip, not the geography
6. Tableau Périodique #26 : FER - FER-ench for IRON, on the Periodic Table - actually, I like this better than "not agin"
7. Effort : TRY
8. Dizzy music? : BOP - Be-bop, from Dizzy Gillespie, and probably a shout-out to our own Jazzbumpa ~!
9. Loan letters : APR - you can tell my state of mind - I had IOU to start....
11. Bacon from Philadelphia : KEVIN - first answer I got, then wondered if it was Roger
12. Author Robert __ Butler : OLEN - Prize winner
13. Rat : FINK
14. Nuts are rich in them : FATS - this is where i got my first toe-hold, and finished the NE corner, inspired me to carry on
22. 1996 Cruise title role : MAGUIRE - Also from '96 was Ethan Hunt, Mission Impossible, but it didn't fit; SAMURAI did, but that was from "The Last Samurai", 2003
23. Provokes : STIRS UP
24. Brewery sugar : MALTOSE - so it actually helped that I brewed my own beer in college - and man, that stuff was strong ~!
25. Decorator's suggestion : AREARUG - was on the wavelength, tried ART _ _ to start
26. Mottled horse : PINTO - since ARAB and ROAN wouldn't stretch - maybe an AROAN?
27. "Boring" : SNORE - "Snore ~!" - I had ENNUI to start
28. Not just squabbling : AT WAR
31. Out of the way : ASIDE
32. Red head : LENIN - I had HENNA here, but knew it was a lead-in to "red", as in communist Russia, and ask me about my "Vladimir" story....
33. Statehouse official: Abbr. : LT. GOV - Lieutenant Governor, like here in NY -David Paterson rose to the first seat after Elliot Spitzer wound up in the hot seat....
35. First name in objectivism : AYN - AYN Rand, of the "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" books - nailed it.
36. It's made by one who doesn't go out : BET - not sure I get this
37. Jamaican genre : SKA - since REGGAE didn't fit
44. Xylophone sound : PLINK - when the answer's blank, a Xylophone can make a whole lot of sounds
46. Liquid lye brand : DRANO
47. Pioneer Day month, in Utah : JULY - only two choices, right? June, and July - I guessed wrong
48. "Watermark" musician : ENYA - got it
49. Watery : THIN
51. Romance novelist Johansen : IRIS
52. Excel fodder : DATA - Excel, the Microsoft application software for compiling information into a spreadsheet
53. Netherworld flower : STYX - well, I seriously doubt there are fl-OW-ers in Hell....
55. Song from the same era as "Little Deuce Coupe" : GTO - the Beach Boys with "Little Deuce Coupe", and this number, from the days of my youth
56. Quite a stretch : EON - well, it's not "ages", right?
57. Oldie syllable : SHA - as in SHA-NA-NA
58. Retail store opening? : WAL - Wal-mart, the super chain - I don't shop there - I won't go near the place....
Thanks, and we'll see you next week - Same Spy Time, same Spy Channel
An intimidating, but do-able Saturday grid from one of my "regulars" in a duo with another constructor whom I've seen before - Doug's "Run" puzzle from May 10th with Angela Olson Halsted. Today we have three spanners, and two climbers;
34A. Copyright, e.g. : INTANGIBLE ASSET
38A. "Right on!" : NOW YOU'RE TALKING
39A. It can help you carry a tune : TRANSISTOR RADIO
5D. Song sung by Pinocchio : I'VE GOT NO STRINGS
10D. Lab synthesis substance : CHEMICAL REAGENT
Very blank grid to start, wondered if I had any chance at all ~!
Theme: None
Words: 70
Blocks: 36
Splynter
ACROSS: ( I actually started with the DOWNS )
1. Chia Pet, perhaps : GAG GIFT
8. "That's too close!" : BACK OFF
15. Stop flowing, in a way : ICE OVER - good misdirection; I was thinking clot
16. Daughter of Polonius : OPHELIA - From Shakespeare's Hamlet - not that I know any line from her
17. Drawing room? : GALLERY - First thought was Drafting Studio, but, uh, it wouldn't fit
18. Foil : PREVENT
19. Security item : I.D. TAG
20. Fancy wraps : MINKS
21. Handles abroad : NOMS - names, in French; handles, as in CB radio 'nicknames'
24. Key : MAIN
26. Non-coml. interruption : PSA - Public Service Announcement; I still zip through on the DVR
29. Body image, briefly : TAT - D'oh~! I had MRI, CAT, PET...TATtoo, body art
30. __ lamp : ARC - Thought I was sharp with OIL here
31. American leader? : ALL - ALL-American, like Bob Hope used to 'host' when I was a kid
40. Anthem elision : O'ER - "over the ramparts we watched" does sound a bit strained
41. "__ Calling": 2003-'05 supernatural drama : TRU - don't remember this show; two seasons on Fox
42. Will's "Glee" adversary : SUE - I do not watch this show
43. Bill holder: Abbr. : ENV - ENVelop(e), depending on where you are, I guess
44. Word in some school names : PREP - I figured this was going to be some Latin, like "Omni"
45. Quaint interjection : EGAD
47. "Romeo Must Die" star : JET LI
50. Power systems : GRIDS
54. Shake up : UNHINGE - Love this line from "Addams Family"
57. Curse : SWEAR AT
59. Deceiving : LYING TO
60. Conservative commentator who wrote "Let Freedom Ring" : HANNITY - I so do not buy into any of these "all news, all day" programs; truly, just talking heads. Sean Hannity, another Fox TV show
61. Jerks, as a bell rope : YANKS ON - hey now, down in front....
62. Wind in a combo : ALTO-SAX - Isn't this Bill's instrument? ( the other one...)
DOWN:
1. 1958 film with the song "The Parisians" : GIGI
2. Sch. : ACAD
3. Yiddish dough : GELT - got this from the clue last week - one of the few answers I had to start
4. __ Heights: disputed Mideast territory : GOLAN - took a moment for me to remember; had GAZA on the brain, and that's the strip, not the geography
6. Tableau Périodique #26 : FER - FER-ench for IRON, on the Periodic Table - actually, I like this better than "not agin"
7. Effort : TRY
8. Dizzy music? : BOP - Be-bop, from Dizzy Gillespie, and probably a shout-out to our own Jazzbumpa ~!
9. Loan letters : APR - you can tell my state of mind - I had IOU to start....
11. Bacon from Philadelphia : KEVIN - first answer I got, then wondered if it was Roger
12. Author Robert __ Butler : OLEN - Prize winner
13. Rat : FINK
14. Nuts are rich in them : FATS - this is where i got my first toe-hold, and finished the NE corner, inspired me to carry on
22. 1996 Cruise title role : MAGUIRE - Also from '96 was Ethan Hunt, Mission Impossible, but it didn't fit; SAMURAI did, but that was from "The Last Samurai", 2003
23. Provokes : STIRS UP
24. Brewery sugar : MALTOSE - so it actually helped that I brewed my own beer in college - and man, that stuff was strong ~!
25. Decorator's suggestion : AREARUG - was on the wavelength, tried ART _ _ to start
26. Mottled horse : PINTO - since ARAB and ROAN wouldn't stretch - maybe an AROAN?
27. "Boring" : SNORE - "Snore ~!" - I had ENNUI to start
28. Not just squabbling : AT WAR
31. Out of the way : ASIDE
32. Red head : LENIN - I had HENNA here, but knew it was a lead-in to "red", as in communist Russia, and ask me about my "Vladimir" story....
33. Statehouse official: Abbr. : LT. GOV - Lieutenant Governor, like here in NY -David Paterson rose to the first seat after Elliot Spitzer wound up in the hot seat....
35. First name in objectivism : AYN - AYN Rand, of the "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" books - nailed it.
36. It's made by one who doesn't go out : BET - not sure I get this
37. Jamaican genre : SKA - since REGGAE didn't fit
44. Xylophone sound : PLINK - when the answer's blank, a Xylophone can make a whole lot of sounds
46. Liquid lye brand : DRANO
47. Pioneer Day month, in Utah : JULY - only two choices, right? June, and July - I guessed wrong
48. "Watermark" musician : ENYA - got it
49. Watery : THIN
51. Romance novelist Johansen : IRIS
52. Excel fodder : DATA - Excel, the Microsoft application software for compiling information into a spreadsheet
53. Netherworld flower : STYX - well, I seriously doubt there are fl-OW-ers in Hell....
55. Song from the same era as "Little Deuce Coupe" : GTO - the Beach Boys with "Little Deuce Coupe", and this number, from the days of my youth
56. Quite a stretch : EON - well, it's not "ages", right?
57. Oldie syllable : SHA - as in SHA-NA-NA
58. Retail store opening? : WAL - Wal-mart, the super chain - I don't shop there - I won't go near the place....
Thanks, and we'll see you next week - Same Spy Time, same Spy Channel
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Saturday, June 4th, Gareth Bain
Theme: None
Words: 70
Blocks: 32
Four criss-crossing "theme" answers, two spanners, two climbers;
20. Line before "Et tu, Brute?" : SPEAK HANDS FOR ME - Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
54. Ethical concern for a bar association : AMBULANCE CHASER - I shoulda known this
3. Symbol of phoniness : THREE-DOLLAR BILL
11. Dearborn attraction : HENRY FORD MUSEUM - this one I nailed
Wow, this one kicked my butt - too many obscure references in the NW for me to complete it without red-letter help
ACROSS:
1. Candy vehicle : SCTV - Canadian skit show, at least I guess - I have no clue on the "Candy" part....{ it just came to me, about 2 hours later - John Candy }
5. Imported wheels : SAAB - I once owned an '83 900
9. Gone crackers? : HIHOS - crackers, no longer available; Sunshine, then Keebler, then Kellog's were the companies
14. Education acronym : ELHI - ugh, I don't think of this as an acronym; it's abbreviation for EL-ementary thru HI-gh school....
15. Brad's role in "Inglourious Basterds" : ALDO - great movie; this guy's performance outdid Brad's
16. Certain Yemeni : ADENI - again, ugh, really? Am I a "Long Island-i" ?
17. Brings out : AIRS
18. Side of beef part : SLAB
19. Like some raincoats : LINED
23. Tailless mammal : APE - had "MAN" first
24. Self-titled 1988 R&B album : LATOYA - one of the Jacksons
25. Initial response to a yenta? : MYOB - Mind Your Own Business - Yenta is yiddish, originally a woman's name, comes to mean a "busy-body" or gossip
26. Skyscraper feature : LEDGE - UGH~! There are ledges here in my one-story house....
28. Part of psi?: Abbr. : LBS - now this was a good one - psi, for Pounds per Square Inch, like tire pressure, and the imperial abbreviation for pounds - lb., from the Roman libra, a weight measure.
30. Dom alternative : FRA - not really sure; I think this is airport codes, but it could be types of champagne for all I know....
31. Metaphors, e.g. : TROPES - never heard this; from Greek tropos "to turn"
33. Ice cream parlor order : MALT - hey, I got one ~!
34. "... lay the sod __ me": "Streets of Laredo" lyric : O'ER - poetic contraction, over
35. Celebrity mentioned in Warren Zevon's 1978 hit "Werewolves of London" : LON CHANEY, JR. - super fun song 2:38
38. World Chess Champion after Botvinnik : TAL - sure, OK
40. Valley in the first book of Samuel : ELAH - um, OK, here's a map?
41. Heavy hitter : SLEDGE - I typo'ed Stylish as styhish, so it took a moment for this to appear.
44. Santa __ : ANA - California
45. Some signatures : XES - makes me think of the Blues Brothers, right Melissa Bee?
46. Blend : IMMIX - yup, it's a "word", from Latin
47. "Beetle Bailey" cartoonist Walker : MORT
49. Members of an Afrocentric movement : RASTAS -short for Rastafarian
53. Exhaust : USE
57. Daughter of Muhammad : LAILA - the boxer, Ali - she boxes, too.
58. Court ritual : OATH
59. Green : GELT
60. Coty Award winner Perry : ELLIS - designer
61. Fonda's beekeeper : ULEE - from the movie, Ulee's Gold - popular crossword answer
62. Golden __ : RULE
63. Willowy woman : SYLPH
64. Polanski film based on a Hardy novel : TESS
65. Wrote, as an AOL buddy : IM'ed - Instant Message
1. Epicure's condiment : SEASALT - an epicure is a connoisseur, did not know
2. Fast ship : CLIPPER - I went down my list of ships, and forgot this one
4. Traveler's need : VISA
5. White House girl : SASHA - Obama
6. __ once : ALL AT - "all at once, it came to me that I was NOT going to finish"
7. Hersey setting : ADANO - "A Bell for Adano", by John Hershey. Total stumper - was thinking Pennsylvania for the park
8. Winner of a 2008 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture" : BOB DYLAN - not a fan
9. Game division : HALF - really only soccer; all others are quarters, periods and innings
10. Way of putting things : IDIOM - I wanted a Monty Python link; this is, um the scene, at 1:19
12. Encore, basically : ONE MORE ~!!!
13. News supplement : SIDEBAR - this is more legalese than news related, for me
21. Box for a cold : KLEENEX - had tissues to start, funny how a lot of words and phrases have same letter-number commonality
22. Luxury furs : SABLES
27. Mail hub: Abbr. : GPO - General Post Office, more British
29. In : STYLISH
32. White of the eye : SCLERA
33. __-jongg : MAH - a game
36. Isn't trapped : HAS AN OUT - always leave yourself an "out" when driving - I have avoided many a cell-phone driver this way....
37. "To Kill a Mockingbird" brother : JEM
38. Cantina servings : TAMALES - not the Cantina I was thinking of....
39. Unusual occurrence : ANOMALY - like in Star Trek, or the X-files, an "anomaly" was usually the seed for the episode.
42. Princess in Disney's "Enchanted" : GISELLE - image
43. Applied : EXERTED - as force
48. __ mania, 17th-century Dutch phenomenon : TULIP
50. Model aspect : SCALE -had ratio to start
51. Sorbonne heads? : TETES - French for head, Sorbonne, France
52. Inflammation symptoms : ACHES
55. Tie securely : LASH - had bind to start
56. Business intro? : AGRI - frequently appears in crosswords
OK, I am ready for a Monday/Tuesday now ~!
Splynter
Words: 70
Blocks: 32
Four criss-crossing "theme" answers, two spanners, two climbers;
20. Line before "Et tu, Brute?" : SPEAK HANDS FOR ME - Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
54. Ethical concern for a bar association : AMBULANCE CHASER - I shoulda known this
3. Symbol of phoniness : THREE-DOLLAR BILL
11. Dearborn attraction : HENRY FORD MUSEUM - this one I nailed
Wow, this one kicked my butt - too many obscure references in the NW for me to complete it without red-letter help
ACROSS:
1. Candy vehicle : SCTV - Canadian skit show, at least I guess - I have no clue on the "Candy" part....{ it just came to me, about 2 hours later - John Candy }
5. Imported wheels : SAAB - I once owned an '83 900
9. Gone crackers? : HIHOS - crackers, no longer available; Sunshine, then Keebler, then Kellog's were the companies
14. Education acronym : ELHI - ugh, I don't think of this as an acronym; it's abbreviation for EL-ementary thru HI-gh school....
15. Brad's role in "Inglourious Basterds" : ALDO - great movie; this guy's performance outdid Brad's
16. Certain Yemeni : ADENI - again, ugh, really? Am I a "Long Island-i" ?
17. Brings out : AIRS
18. Side of beef part : SLAB
19. Like some raincoats : LINED
23. Tailless mammal : APE - had "MAN" first
24. Self-titled 1988 R&B album : LATOYA - one of the Jacksons
25. Initial response to a yenta? : MYOB - Mind Your Own Business - Yenta is yiddish, originally a woman's name, comes to mean a "busy-body" or gossip
26. Skyscraper feature : LEDGE - UGH~! There are ledges here in my one-story house....
28. Part of psi?: Abbr. : LBS - now this was a good one - psi, for Pounds per Square Inch, like tire pressure, and the imperial abbreviation for pounds - lb., from the Roman libra, a weight measure.
30. Dom alternative : FRA - not really sure; I think this is airport codes, but it could be types of champagne for all I know....
31. Metaphors, e.g. : TROPES - never heard this; from Greek tropos "to turn"
33. Ice cream parlor order : MALT - hey, I got one ~!
34. "... lay the sod __ me": "Streets of Laredo" lyric : O'ER - poetic contraction, over
35. Celebrity mentioned in Warren Zevon's 1978 hit "Werewolves of London" : LON CHANEY, JR. - super fun song 2:38
38. World Chess Champion after Botvinnik : TAL - sure, OK
40. Valley in the first book of Samuel : ELAH - um, OK, here's a map?
41. Heavy hitter : SLEDGE - I typo'ed Stylish as styhish, so it took a moment for this to appear.
44. Santa __ : ANA - California
45. Some signatures : XES - makes me think of the Blues Brothers, right Melissa Bee?
46. Blend : IMMIX - yup, it's a "word", from Latin
47. "Beetle Bailey" cartoonist Walker : MORT
49. Members of an Afrocentric movement : RASTAS -short for Rastafarian
53. Exhaust : USE
57. Daughter of Muhammad : LAILA - the boxer, Ali - she boxes, too.
58. Court ritual : OATH
59. Green : GELT
60. Coty Award winner Perry : ELLIS - designer
61. Fonda's beekeeper : ULEE - from the movie, Ulee's Gold - popular crossword answer
62. Golden __ : RULE
63. Willowy woman : SYLPH
64. Polanski film based on a Hardy novel : TESS
65. Wrote, as an AOL buddy : IM'ed - Instant Message
1. Epicure's condiment : SEASALT - an epicure is a connoisseur, did not know
2. Fast ship : CLIPPER - I went down my list of ships, and forgot this one
4. Traveler's need : VISA
5. White House girl : SASHA - Obama
6. __ once : ALL AT - "all at once, it came to me that I was NOT going to finish"
7. Hersey setting : ADANO - "A Bell for Adano", by John Hershey. Total stumper - was thinking Pennsylvania for the park
8. Winner of a 2008 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his "profound impact on popular music and American culture" : BOB DYLAN - not a fan
9. Game division : HALF - really only soccer; all others are quarters, periods and innings
10. Way of putting things : IDIOM - I wanted a Monty Python link; this is, um the scene, at 1:19
12. Encore, basically : ONE MORE ~!!!
13. News supplement : SIDEBAR - this is more legalese than news related, for me
21. Box for a cold : KLEENEX - had tissues to start, funny how a lot of words and phrases have same letter-number commonality
22. Luxury furs : SABLES
27. Mail hub: Abbr. : GPO - General Post Office, more British
29. In : STYLISH
32. White of the eye : SCLERA
33. __-jongg : MAH - a game
36. Isn't trapped : HAS AN OUT - always leave yourself an "out" when driving - I have avoided many a cell-phone driver this way....
37. "To Kill a Mockingbird" brother : JEM
38. Cantina servings : TAMALES - not the Cantina I was thinking of....
39. Unusual occurrence : ANOMALY - like in Star Trek, or the X-files, an "anomaly" was usually the seed for the episode.
42. Princess in Disney's "Enchanted" : GISELLE - image
43. Applied : EXERTED - as force
48. __ mania, 17th-century Dutch phenomenon : TULIP
50. Model aspect : SCALE -had ratio to start
51. Sorbonne heads? : TETES - French for head, Sorbonne, France
52. Inflammation symptoms : ACHES
55. Tie securely : LASH - had bind to start
56. Business intro? : AGRI - frequently appears in crosswords
OK, I am ready for a Monday/Tuesday now ~!
Splynter
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