Saturday, August 24, 2013

Saturday, Aug 24th, 2013 Barry C. Silk

Theme: Saturday Silkie

Words: 72 (missing -; a Pangram~!)

Blocks: 30

  "Sans" Cruciverb, but we prevailed ~!  I have never done this pen and paper, but due to the downed website, it was print and solve, old-fashioned~! ( actually, I play a little game when I do the puzzle in the paper - I only allow myself the ability to solve a clue IF I have a letter from a crossing fill in place first ).  Anyway, we had two 11-letter climbers:

11D. Fajitas server : SIZZLE PLATE - always looks, smells and sounds good when one of these goes by in a restaurant

22D. One who doesn’t follow the crowd : FREE THINKER - I like to consider myself such a person....

Lots of clechos, lots of misdirection, especially in the 'plurals' department - I marked them with "*".   I have to admit, I had two squares wrong - proper names crossing - what can you do?....

link~!

ACROSS:

1. Pet’s plaything : SQUEAK TOY - let the YouTubers begin~!

10. Syrian Ba’ath Party leader : ASSAD - Total WAG

15.Fools : OUTSMARTS; clecho #1 - 16A. Fool : LIE TO; #2 - 23A. Foolish : WITLESS, and #3 - 14D. Fools : DOLTS

17. Semi lubricant : DIESEL OIL

18. Longtime Cleveland Orchestra conductor : SZELL - the "S" got me; I figured it had to be a vowel....George - more here

19. Galaxy download : APPlication - the Samsung Galaxy line of phones and tablets

20. Baby bugs : MITE

21. Freight not permitted in some tunnels, familiarly : HAZ-MAT - Hazardous Materials

22. Edsel feature : FINS - no, sorry, I don't see fins on an Edsel - I see fins HERE

24. Two-player whistlike game : ECARTE - Dah~! I had "A" at the end, because I didn't know my Detroit Tigers great

27. __ and Jack: kids’ clothing shop chain : JANIE - never heard of it, but there are two stores here on LI

28. 2012 N.L. Manager of the Year Johnson : DAVEY - now this baseball guy I know - he was the Nationals manager in 2012, and won MotY in 1997 with the Orioles - but I knew him as the Mets manager 1984-90, including their '86 World Series win (how's that~!!)

29. Prepare to compare : JUXTAPOSE - love that word~!

33. Eczema soother : ALOE

34. Pool components : GENES - so who's been peeing in THIS pool~?

35. Wash unit : LOAD

36. Numismatist’s concerns : MINT MARKS - the big word for coin collector

 

38. Base boss : SARGE - some might have thought "abbr" could have helped, but it's Saturday

39. Something up grandma’s sleeve? : HANKY - yep, my Granny usually had a tissue there

40. Snowsuit clip-on : MITTEN - oh, we are getting there... woo-hoo~!

41. Like some pot roast : STRINGY - I had this, and thought...yeah?

44. Knitting rib : WALE

45*. Beachgoer’s wear : THONGS - Flip-flops for the feet; guys, unless you can rock it like this, then it better be Flip-flops....

46. Something to fill : ROLE

47. Get dolled (up) : TOG - OK, thong image for the guys

50. “For the Love of Mike” columnist : ROYKO - the Wiki, here

51. Sierra Mist flavor : LEMON-LIME - If we get Lemon on Friday, am I "LIME" on Saturday? (my parents are British, so technically, I'm a 'limey'....)

53. Run the roast : EMCEE

54. Brand used by police in lieu of a sketch artist : INDENT-I-KIT - Sounds like a Douglas Adams device from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

55*. Nobility : PEERS

56. Gridiron defensive rush : ZONE BLITZ - I knew the BLITZ part...had to wait for the rest

DOWN:

1. Fountain buy : SODA

2*. Words of Hope : QUIP - BOB Hope, that is

3. Sch. whose mascot is Paydirt Pete : UTEP - University of Texas El Paso D-Otto, gimme?


4. First of seven? : ESS - Seven

5. Hotel extra : AMENITY

6. Detroit Tigers great Al : KALINE - More from our true baseball expert, C.C. -

7. Brings (out) : TROTS

8. Mayberry sot : OTIS

9. Monogram on some high-end scarves : YSL - Yves Saint Laurent

10. Old name of London’s Whitefriars district : ALSATIA

12. Boss’s terse summons : SEE ME

13. Traveler’s aid : ATLAS

21.* Help for those at sea? : HINTS

23.* Auto detailer’s supply : WAXES

24. Dutch export : EDAM

25. Colombian city : CALI

26. Big name in romance novels : AVON

27. Inferior : JUNKY - immediately followed by ->

29. Spasmodic : JERKY

30. Dutch astronomer who found the first evidence of dark matter : OORT - more on this man here

31. Fragrant herb : SAGE

32. Fall setting : EDEN - Not autumn, but "THE" fall, in the Bible

34. Mobs : GANGS

37*. Tropical fruit : MANGOES

38. One in doubt? : SILENT B - d-o-u-B-t - didn't fool me~!

40. Molly who sells cockles and mussels : MALONE - the unofficial anthem of Dublin

41. Amoxicillin target : STREP - a penicillin antibiotic for treating Streptococcus - phew~!

42. Jim who is the most recent member of the 600-home run club : THOME - and to you, C.C.

43. Big name in luxury travel : ROYCE - Rolls ROYCE

44. Lilith Fair performers : WOMEN

46. Overhaul : RE-DO

47. __ bar : TIKI

48. Drop : OMIT

49. Stan with a sax : GETZ

51. 1963 Cleo player : LIZ - Cleopatra, and ELIZabeth Taylor

52. __ Wolf: Big Bad’s son, in Disney comics : LI'L - the Disney Wiki

I've decided I want the bigger paycheck, since my car is aging fast - I passed my physical on Tuesday - going to be a UPS driver~!

Splynter

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