Words: 70 (missing Q,X)
Blocks: 36
The triple-packs in the corners today run in the Down direction,
allowing shorter Across answers to start; that made this puzzle seem a
little less intimidating - despite the crossing of two related 15-letter
fills in the center of the grid. I can think of
someone here at the blog who is probably tired of the endless drain on
time and money that house repairs can cost, but those two answers are
right up my
alley, and I am offically a 'house hunter' now....sorry, I was just
daydreaming....anyway, just two other long answers, and what I believe
is an
even spread of proper names, literary references, math, science,
biology, and history.
32. Reason for a loan : HOME IMPROVEMENT - the reason for my loan is just "HOME"
7. You must keep it up throughout 32-Across : LOAD-BEARING WALL - the longer I looked for an image, the more ambiguous the results got
25. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" novelist : RAY BRADBURY - love the title, but did not know anything about its author or plot
46. Deep-fried American Chinese dumpling dish : CRAB RANGOON
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ACROSS:
1. Sedona and others : KIAs - Automotive company, and I nailed it - had a good run to start
5. Wok bottom coats : OILS
9. Closed, for the most part : AJAR
13. Digging : INTO
14. Image on Maine's state flag : MOOSE - I thought it was a SNAKE, but that's this flag
5. Wok bottom coats : OILS
9. Closed, for the most part : AJAR
13. Digging : INTO
14. Image on Maine's state flag : MOOSE - I thought it was a SNAKE, but that's this flag
16. Function : ROLE
17. "Yer __ tootin'!" : DURN - a bit meh, as I went with dArn, and figured it might be dErn, but dUrn~?
18. Bestow : AWARD
19. Liturgy : RITE
20. 18th/19th-century Neapolitan guerrilla __ Diavolo : FRA - "Brother Devil", Michele Pezza; the Wiki
21. Cameroon neighbor : CHAD
17. "Yer __ tootin'!" : DURN - a bit meh, as I went with dArn, and figured it might be dErn, but dUrn~?
18. Bestow : AWARD
19. Liturgy : RITE
20. 18th/19th-century Neapolitan guerrilla __ Diavolo : FRA - "Brother Devil", Michele Pezza; the Wiki
21. Cameroon neighbor : CHAD
22. Complained : WHINED
24. Hall of Fame quarterback Dawson : LEN - dredged up from somewhere in my brain's crossword archives
27. Does some 32-Across, perhaps : ADDS ON - That's what I plan to do when I find the right property; so far, I found a 500sf house, and it was perfect, but already in contract. I am going to try and look at another today
29. Cap extensions : EARLAPS - the Princess Leia version
24. Hall of Fame quarterback Dawson : LEN - dredged up from somewhere in my brain's crossword archives
27. Does some 32-Across, perhaps : ADDS ON - That's what I plan to do when I find the right property; so far, I found a 500sf house, and it was perfect, but already in contract. I am going to try and look at another today
29. Cap extensions : EARLAPS - the Princess Leia version
30. Unlikely to come unglued : STOIC - not STUCK; this is more "resolve" than "Elmer's"
31. Golfer's challenge : SAND
39. Word with check or date : RAIN
40. 1969 Tony nominee for Best Musical : ZORBA
41. Mideast rubber : ALADDIN - ah, now I get it; not looking for rubber, but magic lamp rub-ber
45. Acorn-bearer with shallow roots : PIN OAK
48. Astoria-to-Salem dir. : SSE
49. Gentle blow : ZEPHYR - I was thinking "LOVE TAP" kind of blow, not the wind
50. Remove : WIPE
51. Give-go link : IT A
52. "I Got You Babe" record label : ATCO
53. Heavy lifter : CRANE
55. Memorable anticipator of 39-Across : NOAH - my mother said this movie was great, which surprised me; I am keyed up for the new "Godzilla"
56. Surf phenomenon : ROAR
57. Having more yellow than usual : YOLKY - because Jaundiced was a tad too long
58. Crucifix inscription : INRI - Crossword staple
59. People who are tight : SOTs - 9yrs, 3months, 18 days in my past
60. Further : ELSE
61. Head-turner : "PSST~!"
DOWN:
1. One of DC Comics' Teen Titans : KID FLASH - all perps
2. No longer fazed by : INURED TO
3. Willy-nilly : AT RANDOM
4. Family address : SON
5. Fred Astaire, for one : OMAHAN - I W.A.G.ed "OHIOAN"
6. State in a "State Fair" song title : IOWAY - Rodgers & Hammerstein - Link
8. Moldavia, once: Abbr. : SSR
9. Speedy exhortation : ARRIBA - I tried "ANDALE~!"
10. Enlist : JOIN UP
11. Takes in or lets out : ALTERS
12. Not robust, vocally : REEDY - tried RASPY at first
15. Short-lived English king of 1483 : EDWARD V - murdered (?) in the Tower of London
21. Saffron-yielding blooms : CROCI
23. Blood test initials : HDL - Cholesterol number
26. Monopolized the conversation : RAN ON
28. Salzburg pronoun : SIE
31. NATO member since 1982 : SPAIN
33. Jane Austen's "most disagreeable man in the world" : MR. DARCY
34. You might subscribe to it via PayPal : EZINE
35. Many a fed. holiday : MONday - MLK, President's, Memorial, Labor, and Columbus DAYS
36. Canyon formers : EROSIONS - anyone try working with RIVER?
37. Jazz greats, maybe : NBA STARS - second time this week with this misdirection
38. Suffer financially : TAKE A HIT
41. Bit of schoolyard backtalk : "ARE TOO~!"
42. One getting strokes, in a good way : LAP CAT - uh-huh, that's just what I was thinking....
43. Can't tolerate : ABHORS
44. Uninspiring : DRY
45. Olive enthusiast : POPEYE
46. Moguls : CZARS - Tried HILLS, which could have worked
47. Farmyard chorus : OINKS
54. Ocean delicacy : ROE
55. Chill : NIP
Splynter
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