Words: 72 (missing F,G,J,K,X)
Blocks: 28
I was pretty sure this one was not only going to beat me up and take my
lunch money, but it was planning on giving me a wedgie and stuffing me
in my locker, too. The whole grid remained blank after a full across
and downs pass, save for one or two, and after the second run, it didn't
get much better. My break through was at 26a, because I "knew" who it
referred to, but couldn't recall the name. After that, it was only the
PNW ( for shame, I like that part of the world ) that refused to budge
until I changed one letter in 25a. Triple 9-letter corners, one grid
spanner;
39a. '60s pro-war words : LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT
32a. Ram : CRASH INTO - I like getting 9-letter fill from only two crossings; this one I got from just the "C" and the "H"
Ah-ah-ah-aaaaaahnward~!
ACROSS:
1. Chewed the fat : SCHMOOZED - ooh, such a great word~! Although around here, it's not so much chewing the fat as stroking someone's ego with words
10. Aristophanes satire, with "The" : WASPS
15. Obligatory joke response : WHO'S THERE - Knock knock
16. Buddhist who has attained Nirvana : ARHAT - one of two 5-letter "A-r" words I did not know
17. Pellet shooter : AIR PISTOL
18. Informal qualifier : SORTA - It's kinda slangy
19. ER needs : IVs
20. Bowls, e.g. : STADIA - Ah, those kinds of bowls; I was thinking 'games', but not arenas
22. Boglike : MIRY - the "meh" fill for the day
23. Start to do well? : NE'ER - Ne'er do well
25. Suffix with malt : OSE - DAH~! Went with "E"SE first
26. One of a fictional trio : ARAMIS - Here's my cheat point; Knew we might be talking about the Three Musketeers, but I can never recall these names
28. Road Runner, e.g.: Abbr. : ISP - Internet Service Provider
30. Beantown tower, with "the" : PRU - not from 'BAHston', but this sounded familar - The Prudential Center - they have a place called the "5-Napkin Burger"~? Sounds like something I need to try
31. Fight sound : POW - Batman taught me all I need to know
10. Aristophanes satire, with "The" : WASPS
15. Obligatory joke response : WHO'S THERE - Knock knock
16. Buddhist who has attained Nirvana : ARHAT - one of two 5-letter "A-r" words I did not know
17. Pellet shooter : AIR PISTOL
18. Informal qualifier : SORTA - It's kinda slangy
19. ER needs : IVs
20. Bowls, e.g. : STADIA - Ah, those kinds of bowls; I was thinking 'games', but not arenas
22. Boglike : MIRY - the "meh" fill for the day
23. Start to do well? : NE'ER - Ne'er do well
25. Suffix with malt : OSE - DAH~! Went with "E"SE first
26. One of a fictional trio : ARAMIS - Here's my cheat point; Knew we might be talking about the Three Musketeers, but I can never recall these names
28. Road Runner, e.g.: Abbr. : ISP - Internet Service Provider
30. Beantown tower, with "the" : PRU - not from 'BAHston', but this sounded familar - The Prudential Center - they have a place called the "5-Napkin Burger"~? Sounds like something I need to try
31. Fight sound : POW - Batman taught me all I need to know
41. Idaho's Coeur d'__ River : ALENE - Got this based on last week's puzzle
43. Divinity sch. : SEMinary - I tried ORU to start
44. Follow : SEE - Stared at this way too long;
'Do you follow what I'm saying?" "Do you SEE what I'm saying?"
46. Final: Abbr. : ULTimate
47. Common sense : SMARTS - I'm writing a satirical book about Common Sense, and how it's not that common anymore
49. Pujols' team, on scoreboards : LAA - L.A. Angels - C.C. has more on this guy
51. Holliday companion : EARP - Ah-HA~! DOC Holliday, that is....I missed the second "L" in there. A friend at UPS just got me interested in this group - Love this song~! (yes, spelled wrong)
55. Seconds : MORE - "Please, sir, may I have some seconds?"
56. Silicon mineral : QUARTZ - I figured why not, it fit, and it stayed
59. Long, on Lanai : LOA - Hawaiian
60. Hillside entrances : ADITS - BANG~! I threw this in, and it was right; learned from doing crosswords, though during the week it's usually "Mine entrances"
62. Convinced of : SURE ABOUT
64. Sad : TEARY
65. Bronson film with four sequels : DEATH WISH - Never saw any of them - IMDb
66. Spanish heater? : EL SOL - Total WAG that totally stayed - didn't realize it til I started on the write-up
67. Illegal heaters? : ARSONISTS - Ah. Clever.
DOWN:
1. Beau : SWAIN - straight up definitions....uh, pun intended~?
2. Leek relative : CHIVE - Anyone go with ONION to start?
3. Game sometimes played near a garage : HORSE - I've played this before, but basketball is just not my thing; the first person to spell HORSE loses
4. Twin Cities airport, on luggage tags : MSP - Gah~! C.C. will be so disappointed - I knew where we were talking about, but I didn't know the three-letter airport & Amtrak code for Minneapolis/St. Paul
5. Milo's pug pal, in a 1989 film : OTIS
6. "Enough already!" : "OH, STOP IT" - Yesterday I rolled a BBQ off a pallet at the Home Depot and the asst. store manager said "don't break it before you build it~!"; I responded "Oh, stop it~!", which was pretty bold - I wouldn't have said that a month ago
7. Frat letters : ZETAs
8. Diminish, in a way : ERODE - I tried ABATE
9. Sub base? : DELI - Good one
10. Common word in history texts : WAS - I tried ERA; this was my last fill, crossing Buddhist and Aristophanes - and an educated WAG
11. Food court lure : AROMA
12. Gulf Coast trawler's gear : SHRIMP NET - Pretty sure we were looking for a "net"
13. Like some anthems : PATRIOTIC
14. Doesn't give up on : STAYS WITH
21. Lake Thun feeder : AAR
24. Taken off : RISEN - ah, like airplanes
27. "You can call me he. You can call me she" speaker : RU PAUL - More here
29. Least extroverted : SHIEST
30. Campaign pros : POLS - Polititians
32. Yearbook signer : CLASSMATE - another 9-letter fill I got from just the two "A"s
33. Great teacher, often : ROLE MODEL
34. Some prayers : AVE MARIAS
35. Barely beat, with "out" : NOSE
36. Lilted sound : TRA - Um, OK
38. Like aspen leaves : OVATE
40. Be virtually the same as : EQUATE TO
45. Office suite door abbr. : ESQuire
48. Derivative of the past : RETRO
49. '80s "PM Magazine" host : LAUER - Matt
50. "Behind the __ I'll convey myself": Polonius : ARRAS - Learning moment; The other "A-r" - I did not know this was a 'tapestry'
52. Schwarzenegger's middle name : ALOIS - I liked him best in "Predator"
46. Final: Abbr. : ULTimate
47. Common sense : SMARTS - I'm writing a satirical book about Common Sense, and how it's not that common anymore
49. Pujols' team, on scoreboards : LAA - L.A. Angels - C.C. has more on this guy
51. Holliday companion : EARP - Ah-HA~! DOC Holliday, that is....I missed the second "L" in there. A friend at UPS just got me interested in this group - Love this song~! (yes, spelled wrong)
55. Seconds : MORE - "Please, sir, may I have some seconds?"
56. Silicon mineral : QUARTZ - I figured why not, it fit, and it stayed
59. Long, on Lanai : LOA - Hawaiian
60. Hillside entrances : ADITS - BANG~! I threw this in, and it was right; learned from doing crosswords, though during the week it's usually "Mine entrances"
62. Convinced of : SURE ABOUT
64. Sad : TEARY
65. Bronson film with four sequels : DEATH WISH - Never saw any of them - IMDb
66. Spanish heater? : EL SOL - Total WAG that totally stayed - didn't realize it til I started on the write-up
67. Illegal heaters? : ARSONISTS - Ah. Clever.
DOWN:
1. Beau : SWAIN - straight up definitions....uh, pun intended~?
2. Leek relative : CHIVE - Anyone go with ONION to start?
3. Game sometimes played near a garage : HORSE - I've played this before, but basketball is just not my thing; the first person to spell HORSE loses
4. Twin Cities airport, on luggage tags : MSP - Gah~! C.C. will be so disappointed - I knew where we were talking about, but I didn't know the three-letter airport & Amtrak code for Minneapolis/St. Paul
5. Milo's pug pal, in a 1989 film : OTIS
6. "Enough already!" : "OH, STOP IT" - Yesterday I rolled a BBQ off a pallet at the Home Depot and the asst. store manager said "don't break it before you build it~!"; I responded "Oh, stop it~!", which was pretty bold - I wouldn't have said that a month ago
7. Frat letters : ZETAs
8. Diminish, in a way : ERODE - I tried ABATE
9. Sub base? : DELI - Good one
10. Common word in history texts : WAS - I tried ERA; this was my last fill, crossing Buddhist and Aristophanes - and an educated WAG
11. Food court lure : AROMA
12. Gulf Coast trawler's gear : SHRIMP NET - Pretty sure we were looking for a "net"
13. Like some anthems : PATRIOTIC
14. Doesn't give up on : STAYS WITH
21. Lake Thun feeder : AAR
24. Taken off : RISEN - ah, like airplanes
27. "You can call me he. You can call me she" speaker : RU PAUL - More here
29. Least extroverted : SHIEST
30. Campaign pros : POLS - Polititians
32. Yearbook signer : CLASSMATE - another 9-letter fill I got from just the two "A"s
33. Great teacher, often : ROLE MODEL
34. Some prayers : AVE MARIAS
35. Barely beat, with "out" : NOSE
36. Lilted sound : TRA - Um, OK
38. Like aspen leaves : OVATE
40. Be virtually the same as : EQUATE TO
45. Office suite door abbr. : ESQuire
48. Derivative of the past : RETRO
49. '80s "PM Magazine" host : LAUER - Matt
50. "Behind the __ I'll convey myself": Polonius : ARRAS - Learning moment; The other "A-r" - I did not know this was a 'tapestry'
52. Schwarzenegger's middle name : ALOIS - I liked him best in "Predator"
"If it bleeds, we can kill it."
53. Get up : ROUST - Tried ARISE, AROSE, etc
54. They may be winding : PATHS - sounds romantic
57. Approval letters : USDA - USDA approved for your consumption
58. 1984 Hugo Award winner Timothy : ZAHN
61. One has one: Abbr. : SYLlable
63. The Bahamas were once part of it: Abbr. : BWI - British West Indies
Splynter
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