Saturday, September 22, 2012

Saturday, Sep22nd, 2012, Doug Peterson & Brad Wilber

Theme: None

Words: 70

Blocks: 30

Hey~!  Three weeks ago, we had the same constructor coupling, and the numerical similarities are uncanny; words, blocks, avg. word length, even the missing letters both number four - this time, we gained the X, but lost the F.  Triple 10-letter entries all around; here's one from each section -

1. Florida city with an I Dream of Jeannie Lane : COCOA BEACH - Hey, Dennis, does your "office" have a branch in this town, too?

 

 12. "Doctor Who" subject : TIME TRAVEL - Never watched it (more of a Hitchhiker's Guide fan); he got around time in his phone box

 59. Titular guys in a 1993 Spin Doctors hit : TWO PRINCES - I liked the song, but I could see which direction music was going, too - and it was away from HeAvY MeTaL - and that's "Titled" for the DF crowd....

 26. Devious General Mills spokescritter : TRIX RABBIT - This guy;  broke open the SW when I figured it out.   "Silly Splynter, 26 is for kids~!!!" (across, that is)

Onward~!

ACROSS:

11. Ado : STIR

15. An orator's may rise and fall : ADAM'S APPLE - Pondered such things as cadence, volume, enthusiasm, etc.; what if it's a woman speaking?  Is she an oratress?? Let's not get too DF here....

16. Skid row denizen : WINO

17. Where a barrister's questions are answered : WITNESS BOX

18. Matadors of the '70s : AMCs - DAH~! Got me - I was thinking "TORI"?, but now I get it - this car; I had the Hornet wagon when I got my license

19. Alien-hunting org. : SETI - Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

20. Shade-loving plant : HOSTA - we have some green thumbs here on the blog

21. Pope before Hilarius : LEO I - A WAG, but there's a few choices, still; V, X, PIUS....

22. Game pieces : MEN

23. "The Sorrows of Young Werther" author : GOETHE

25. "Birdman of Alcatraz" Robert __ : STROUD - Another WAG

29. Diamond family name : ALOU - Getting to be as frequent as ALOE

31. One curl, say : REP - arm muscle builders, not hair locks

32. Some racing teams : CREWS - Rowers and oar locks

33. "No difference" : I DON'T CARE

35. Fix firmly : RIVET - Funny this should be sitting on top of "WWII propaganda name" because i was trying to squeeze in Rosie (q.v. 14D) the Riveter....

36. Thanksgiving serving : LEG - you know I'll have a "pair" - hi there, Stacey~!

37. Have doubts : WAVER - ah, not Worry

38. WWII propaganda nickname : AXIS SALLY - never heard of her

40. Castle on Broadway : IRENE - Heard of her

41. Eminent leader? : PRE - Almost put TOO much thought into this one; SHORT E?, oh, PRE-eminent

42. De bene __: provisionally : ESSE - Straight Latin

43. "Mask" actor : STOLTZ - I know him as this guy, [drug use & language] or the perverted father from "The Butterfly Effect", not this movie

44. Bow parts with anchor cable openings : HAWSES - I knew what this thing was, but can't remember its name, either - this thing, right Spitzboov??

46. Physical responses : AHs

47. Six-Day War statesman : EBAN

48. Say "cap'n," e.g. : ELIDE - by not saying "cap TEN"

51. "The boy you trained, gone he is" speaker : YODA

55. Chartres cleric : ABBE - Frawnche

56. First ballplayer to hit 50 home runs before the end of August : ROGER MARIS - as always, I defer to our lovely leader for baseball clues; we are getting to October now....

58. Eye-popping profit : PILE

60. Poll closure? : STER - again, too much thought; tried "ELLS" - hey, not a bad clue if I were constructing....

61. Part of a typical Western ending : SETTING SUN - also seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
   
 DOWN:

1. Field calls : CAWS - so I guessed MOOS, BAAS, etc....

2. Veterinary patient of Dr. Liz Wilson : ODIE - Did not know comic strip Garfield's buddy had a vet with a name - I think Jon tired to date her, no?

3. League of Women Voters organizer : CATT - WAG; this lady

4. Magazine that excerpted Stephen King's "Firestarter" : OMNI - WAG again - lots of proper names this week

5. Enzyme ending : ASE - learned from doing crosswords

6. Denounced : BASHED

7. Scanner brand : EPSON

8. Manhunt initiators, briefly : APBs - ah, a thing, not a person; All Points Bulletin

9. Small, tight group : CLOT

10. Its internal angles total 720 degrees : HEXAGON - had to do some math; triangles are 180°, squares 360 ( 4x90° ) - confidently put in OCTAGON, which worked with ALOU; but then the math was wrong; 8 x 45 = 360 again, so I went back and changed it

 

11. Marshland tract : SWALE

13. Hard to follow : INCOHERENT - just good long fill

14. She played Spike Lee's girlfriend in "Do the Right Thing" : ROSIE PEREZ

22. Thing not to miss : MUST SEE - not just NBC, either

24. Gets the jump on : OUTWITS

25. Dumps : SCRAPHEAPS

27. Like home runs nowadays : REVIEWABLE - hey, C.C., I did not know this; once upon a time, there was a sport played with a frozen rubber disc; some of the goals scored there were reviewable....

28. Is short : OWES

29. "Rolling in the Deep" singer : ADELE

30. Lacking pep : LOGY - another word learned doing crosswords

33. Reformers' targets : ILLS

34. "__ nome": "Rigoletto" aria : CARO

39. Maintains : ASSERTS

43. Shepherd of "The View" : SHERRI

45. Twisted look : SNEER

46. Crackerjack : ADEPT

49. Eponymous hardware store founder Lucius : LOWE - Don't shop there unless forced to; I used to work at Home Depot, and so did one of my Ex-GFs; she would say she "bleeds" orange

50. "__ Stripes": Cash song : I GOT - I will leave it to you to link the song....

51. Masculine principle : YANG

 

52. Middle-earth soldiers : ORCS

53. Almighty, to a 55-Across : DIEU

54. The Y, e.g.: Abbr. : ASSN - The YMCA, Young Men's Christian Association - no Village People earworms, please....

57. Short time? : MINute

Hey~! We are getting close to finishing the church ramp - I figure two more weeks ~!

Splynter

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