Words: 72 (missing J,W,X)
Blocks: 33
Today's offering was all "try, try again", as most of my first round
answers were incorrect; a lot of the others were W.A.G.s. I checked on Alan's
last Sat-LAT puzzle, and it was a similar experience back in Sep '13.
Just two triple 10 corners, with some longer fill inside as well. Lots
of multi-word solutions (*),
which can be a bear at times. Alas, Alan, I had to cheat to find out where I
went wrong - F%&*n' Frawnche got me, and so did the baseball - C.C.
will be so disappointed....
ON -Stanley-WARD~!
ACROSS:
1*. Treat that comes in Mint Oreo and M&M's flavors : DQ BLIZZARD
- Phew~! What a way to start~! I knew we were looking for some sort
of ice cream treat - this is the 'shake' offered at Dairy Queen ( hence,
D Q )
11. Emcee's prop : MICrophone
14*. One with a lot to be concerned about : AUTO DEALER - HAR-HAR~! a CAR lot to be concerned about
15. Ones place : TILL - singles in the register
16*. Attract considerable attention : CAUSE A STIR
17. Contemporary of Dashiell : ERLE - if Alan says so
18. Fitness gurus?: Abbr. : EDs - got me this time; Fitness, the magazine, and its EDitors
19. His, to Jacques : ALUI - ugh, Frawnche
20. Mandela's birth town : UMTATA - all perps
22. Follies name : FLO
23*. It has a bonnet and a boot : MOTOR CAR - I watch the BBC version of Top Gear, so I knew the British words for 'hood' and 'trunk' - that and both my parents were born in England
25. Top : ACME - OK, not APEX
28*. Court tactic : TRASH TALK - gonna see a lot of this on the ice, too, for the next two months. My buddy Mike took me to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs at Madison Square Garden Thursday night, and the Flyers lost, 4-1~! Let's Go Rangers~!!!
30. Ruin : DOOM
31. Farrier's tool : RASP - A farrier is a blacksmith, but around here, more a horse(shoe) person
32*. Words from a follower : I SEE
33. Place known for its lines, briefly : DMV - nice misdirection; I don't much need to wait in line at the Dept of Motor Vehicles any more; I just renewed my registration online this week
34. Poe title stowaway : PYM - all perps; the Wiki
35. Churchill's "so few": Abbr. : Royal Air Force
37. Jupiter or Mars : GOD - Planet was a wee bit too long
39. Shoe spec : EEEE - and this is a wee bit too wide
41. Many months : AGES - dah~! Not EONS
43. "A Room With a View" view : ARNO
44*. Time of youthful innocence : SALAD DAYS - learning moment; it's from Shakespeare
46. Pope piece : POEM - Alexander Pope, that is
47. 1930s home for Capone : ALCATRAZ
48. Response to a cape flourish : OLÉ
50. Co-star of Matthew in "The Lincoln Lawyer" : MARISA - McConaughey, and Tomei - IMDb
51. Beautiful people of futuristic fiction : ELOI
53. O's and A's org. : MLB - I mis-read this, and just put in NLE for National League East - which is completely and utterly wrong; and I know this, because I like the Orioles, and they're American League, and the A's are in the West....I repeat, I am a hockey fan
56. Copious amounts : A TON - not LOTS
57*. Work out : GET IN SHAPE
60. Zaire's Mobutu __ Seko : SESE - president of what was then called Congo; see 43d.
61. Inside look? : ULTRA-SOUND
62. Next yr.'s frosh, perhaps : SRs - high school seniors might go on to be college freshmen
63*. You might hear it before you get up : PLEASE RISE
DOWN:
1. Carp family member : DACE
2. College hangout : QUAD - DAH~!! Not DORM, not RATH
3. A/C measure : BTUs
4. LAPD part : LOS
5. Impossible to top : IDEAL
6. Fanatical devotion : ZEALOTRY
7. Pitts of silents : ZASU - all perps
8. Nissan models : ALTIMAs
9. Big name in outdoor gear : REI - Recreational Equipment, Inc.
10. Adviser once described as "a cross between Henry Kissinger and Minnie Mouse" : Dr. RUTH - I can see that
11. Scotts offering : MIRACLE-GRO
12*. "Sure, let me try it" : I'LL TAKE ONE
13. Forecast word : CLEAR - but chilly, at least for another week - I am in no hurry for the heat and humidity, thank you
15. Brilliant fish : TETRAs
21. Theme : MOTIF
22. Like an executrix: Abbr. : FEMale - the "ix" ending
24. Fish eater : OSPREY
25. Stick in : ADD
26*. Follows : COMES LATER
27*. Traverse : MOVE ACROSS
29. Beach shelter : RAMADA - learning moment; straight up definition -
22. Like an executrix: Abbr. : FEMale - the "ix" ending
24. Fish eater : OSPREY
25. Stick in : ADD
26*. Follows : COMES LATER
27*. Traverse : MOVE ACROSS
29. Beach shelter : RAMADA - learning moment; straight up definition -
an open shelter, often having a dome-shaped thatched roof, and installed especially on beaches and picnic grounds.
34. Bog fuels : PEATS
36*. The moment after : AS SOON AS
38. Bubbly title : DOM Perignon
40. Tennyson's "lily maid of Astolat" : ELAINE - again, WAGs and perps
42. Montreal daily : GAZETTE
43. "Congo" attacker : APE - Michael Crichton - read the book, saw the movie
45*. Revive, as a bad memory : DRAG UP
47. Get a load of : AMASS
49. Crinkly gauze : LISSE - according to the dictionary, it's made from silk thread. From the Frawnche, again
52. Old Vatican coin : LIRA
53. One of Hawaii's five counties : MAUI
54. ICU personnel : LPNs
55. "Ecclesiastical History of the English People" author : BEDE
58. Bulky center? : ELL - b-u-L-k-y
59. Old TV knob : HORizontal - DAH~!!! not UHF or VHF
53. One of Hawaii's five counties : MAUI
54. ICU personnel : LPNs
55. "Ecclesiastical History of the English People" author : BEDE
58. Bulky center? : ELL - b-u-L-k-y
59. Old TV knob : HORizontal - DAH~!!! not UHF or VHF
Splynter
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