Words: 72 (missing J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 30
The "other" dynamic duo appears again, this time with the authors
trading places in the title; DP&BW gave us Saturday's puzzle just 3
weeks ago. Two meaty corners tied to two grid spanners, with a pair of
10-letter climbers to tie the top and bottom halves together:
17. It's hard to write with one : NON-DOMINANT HAND
- I am left-handed, and the hand-held devices UPS drivers use for
package deliveries are designed with right-handed people in mind. There
are some other obviously "biased" items; guitars, scissors, etc., but
did you
ever consider that ALL vending machines and ATMs assume you are
right-handed? Tape measures annoy me, too....so I am polling the
reading audience today to find out what your dominant hand is <--
53. Hunter's companion : GOLDEN RETRIEVER - I knew we were looking for a dog, but I had to wait for a few perps first
12. "Color me surprised!" : "I HAD NO IDEA~!" I liked how this crossed 21D. "Hah!" : "TOLD YA~!"
Sorry
for any goof-ups....I have spent the last 5 days in UPS driver
training; the classes were easy, but the commute would kill me if I had
to do it every week....about 90mins to get from Suffolk into NYC - and
I'm talking Queens, not Manhattan - and then a minimum 2 hours on the
way out. One-way in miles? 55. ARRGHH~!! and that's not pirate
talk~! Had this great view though
ONW
ARD~!
ARD~!
ACROSS:
1. Faux-antique décor : SHABBY CHIC - speaking of Faux, see 7D.
11. Nurses : SIPS - anyone really reaaaly want LPNS ? (can't be); this is the "takes too long with your beer" nurses
15. Words next to many 22-Down : YOU ARE HERE; 22D. Check alternatives : Xes - I found this image, too
11. Nurses : SIPS - anyone really reaaaly want LPNS ? (can't be); this is the "takes too long with your beer" nurses
15. Words next to many 22-Down : YOU ARE HERE; 22D. Check alternatives : Xes - I found this image, too
19. Cub games setting: Abbr. : CDT - Dah~! went with CHI(cago) - nope - Central Daylight Time
20. Hidden Valley competitor : KEN'S - Salad dressings and marinades
22. Small-screen princess : XENA - warrior princess
23. Sing ballads, say : CROON
24. Word in a Le Pew address : CHERI and a clecho of sorts; 49. Star of Looney Tunes' "for Scent-imental Reasons" : PEPE - he's Frawnch~!
26. Tab alternative : DIET COKE - Tab, the cola; movie clip
29. Foe of the fictional spy agency CONTROL : KAOS - "would you believe...?"
30. Pump parts : TOES - On those Jimmy Choo shoes
32. Authorizing : OKing
33. First-aid practitioner, briefly : EMT - Popular this week
34. In reality : DEFACTO
36. Cutting remark : DIG
37. Don't bother : LET BE
39. Jardín occupant : FLOR - Garden and flower in Spanish
40. They're built on benches : PECS - the muscles, and bench presses
41. Pretends : PLAY ACTS
43. Yupik craft : UMIAK - cool - or would that be frigid?
45. Thomas who co-created "Free to Be... You and Me" : MARLO - the Wiki
46. Spanish autonomy Castile and __ : LEON
47. Astronomy Muse : URANIA - the ruling planet of my astrological sign is Uranus - check out this link here - rather racy, I must say ( but I don't like my sex 'fast' )
49. Stick with a spring : POGO
50. Brief black-and-white flash? : APB - The 'flash' of a message received in a police car (black & white) is an All Points Bulletin
56. Singer of the children's album "Camp Lisa" : LOEB - I have had this clue/answer on a Saturday before, I believe
57. Prevented from getting unruly : KEPT IN LINE
58. Minute : ITSY - dah~! Went with TINY
59. Biological cooler : SWEAT GLAND
DOWN:
1. What collaborators should be in : SYNC
2. Garment feature that's sometimes detachable : HOOD
3. Family title : AUNT
4. Like some news : BAD
5. Stock character? : BROKER
6. Dweller on the Red Sea : YEMENITE
7. Hutch contents : CHINA - D-Otto's story on Sunday about "faux pas" finishes reminded me of a customer I had waaay back in the day at the home improvement store; a woman came in and asked for a "china closet". I took her to the RTA furniture department and showed her what we had. She got very snotty with me, stating that I "must not be very smart", because that's not what she meant. Turned out that she wanted a porcelain (china) water closet - in other words, a toliet.
8. European trio in a Christmas song : HENS ...Four Calling Birds, three Frawnch HENS...
9. Soc. Sec. supplement : IRA
10. Rogers __: Toronto stadium : CENTRE - and then there's Rogers Arena, where the Vancouver Canucks play; Roger's got some sweet man-caves, I'd say
11. Cheesy stuff : SCHLOCK
13. Shot glass : PONY - In light of yesterday's wonderful "AA" grid spanner, I have not lifted a PONY in 8years, 8months, 13days
14. Bar supply available at the touch of a button : SODA -yeah, heavy on the Jack, light on the diet coke....
18. Pretentious : TOO-TOO
23. "Welcome to the human network" tech giant : CISCO
24. Desert mount : CAMEL - "Mike, Mike Mike, you know what day it is~!"
25. "GET FIRED UP!" candy : HOT TAMALES
26. Passes out : DEALS - anyone else on the "too drunk to stand" = passes out wavelength~?
27. Phil Jackson, for most of the '70s : KNICK - Basketball; the game just interferes with the hockey season
28. Early birds? : EGGS - HAR-HAR~!
29. It may wash up onshore : KELP
31. Leaving for : OFF TO
34. Toots : DEARIE - I had a buddy who called his wife "toots" all the time
35. 2010 Western remake that garnered 10 Oscar nominations : TRUE GRIT -never saw either the original or this one
38. Presently : BY AND BY
40. Success on a mat : PIN - wrestling - don't we have some people here with young'uns who rassle?
42. Haunted house sounds : CLANKS - I went with CREAKS first
44. Farm sound : MOO-ING
46. Ton o' : LOTTA
47. Jamaican hybrid fruit : UGLI
48. Act like a pig, in a way : ROOT
50. Fitness brand : AVIA - athletic footwear
51. Ivy League member : PENN - Dah - went with YALE
52. Cultivated : BRED
54. FF's opposite : REW - Ya know, on those, um, thingies with the tapes that play in them? Fast Forward and REWind
55. Bent piece : ELL
Splynter
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