Words: 72 (missing J,Q,V)
Blocks: 31
Starting
off December's Saturdays with a Silkie, and a good one at that - and
what I mean is, it was still difficult, but there was enough to work
with that I did in fact finish, but with red-letter help and over my
preferred time limit - but that was due to a ZEALOUS approach to the SW
corner; I pretty much shot myself in the foot down there. Oh
well. Two triple nine corners, and two long 14-letter fills;
28a. 2000s best-seller subtitled "The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" : "FAST FOOD NATION" - I pondered "SUPER-SIZE ME", but that was the movie about eating McDonald's everyday, every meal, for one month - more here
45a. It contains a due process clause : FIFTH AMENDMENT - DAH~!! I was pretty confident that this was the SIXTH
amendment - I watch a lot of "Law & Order" - because I know that
the FIFTH amendment contains the right against self incrimination; found
out that NY was the only state that requested 'due process', and that the 14th Amendment contains such language, too
ACROSS:
42a. onward~!
1. Breakfast fare : SWEET ROLL - "----BAGEL" was working, so long as I had AGHA in place of RANI
10. Excuse : ALIBI
15. Disposable : THROW-AWAY - put it right in, decided to take it out; then the first "W" returned, and so it went back in
16. Mauritian coin : RUPEE
17. Chocolate-covered snack : RAISINETS - don't like 'em, but Goobers are good; referential clue - 47d. Maker of 17-Across : NESTLÉ
18. Tyrannical types : OGRES
19. Packed away : ATE - I can pack away a bag of Goobers no problem
20. Current : TIDE - Dah~! Not "LATE"
21. Revere : HONOR - not ADORE
22. Dry, in a way : WIPE - as, say, your windshield - see 35a.
24. Beethoven's "Archduke," for one : TRIO - did not quite understand this; here's the Wiki
26. Ones working at home, maybe : UMPS - baseball's 'home'
32. Besides : TOO
33. Alternative to shaving : NEET - NEET or NAIR? Had to wait
34. __-Cat : SNO - I'll bet Mr. Silk cringes when he has to use this in a grid
35. Cause of a wet blade : DEW DROP
39. Easter tradition : DYED EGG - I went with "EGG HUNT"
41. Prefix with lateral : UNI -unilateral
42. Working hard : AT IT - I was at it from 2am to 7am this morning at UPS, and from 12:15am to 9:30am every night this past week - only 13+ days to go~!
44. Hammer setting : EAR - ah, that hammer
50. "I'm just sayin'," in texts : FWIW - For What It's Worth
51. Reason for a warning : GALE
52. Persian Gulf capital : DOHA - shout-out to Doc~! I had to wait on perps
54. Slate, for one : eZINE
56. Bk. before Job : ESTHer
59. Female lobster : HEN - I figured it was HEN or COW, had to wait again
60. Gem : STONE - worked for "Slate" at 54a, too, which messed me up
61. Zealot : EXTREMIST - also the title of a Joe Satriani album; here's a cut from "Surfing with the Alien"
63. Kingdom east of Australia : TONGA - Dah~! I put in SAMOA, and the "A" was good, but only 20% worth
64. Some priests : CELIBATES
65. Olympic event since 1968 : SKEET
66. There's one in the London Chancery Bldg. : U.S. EMBASSY
DOWN:
1. __ vote : STRAW
2. Experimenter's question : "WHAT IF...."
3. It may precede 16501 : ERIE, PA - very good - the zip code; I was pondering Roman numerals - but 10,000 =¯X; and that's not crossword acceptable
4. Daughter of Hyperion : EOS
5. Fool : TWIT - ah, the straight-up use of the word, IMHO
6. Eastern royal : RANI - AGHA was a possibility
7. Had because of : OWED TO
8. Eventually : LATER ON
9. Lille lily : LYS - Frawnche
10. Buck add-on : A-ROO - Buck-a-roo
11. Bit of wheel hardware : LUG NUT - important bits, I might add
12. "You can depend on me!" : "I PROMISE~!"
13. Pub game : BEER PONG
14. -osis : -oses :: -y : -__ : -IES - plural endings, as in neurosis, neuroses, pony, ponies
21. Flavored, as roasted chicken : HONEYED - I've heard of honey-glazed, so this was close enough
23. Cornerstone abbr. : EST'D - when the stone is too small to fit "established"
25. Named : IDed
27. Get lovey-dovey, in Leeds : SNOG - if you've seen Harry Potter....
29. Regular religious reading : TORAH
30. Movie scenes : FOOTAGE - ah, good clue
31. Select group : A-TEAM
35. Behind : DUFF - the noun, in this case; seasonal gratuitous image
36. 1944 battle site : ENIWETOK - wow, what a fill - new one for me; the WIki on this Pacific Atoll
37. Place to get connected : WiFi ZONE - Dah~! the "X" from my erroneous "SIXTH" stopped me from seeing this
38. Strong cotton : PIMA - a lesson in fiber-producing plants
40. __ Scott v. Sandford: 1857 Supreme Court case : DRED - learned from paying attention in high school, I think
43. Fax forerunners : TELEXES - more pluralizing
46. Minor pain : TWINGE
48. Pitches a gem against : NO HITS - more baseball for C.C.
49. Luther's 95 __ : THESES - and yet more pluralizing
53. Restless : ANTSY
55. Undiluted : NEAT - There you go, Tin~! No "three-letter words" today~!
57. In good shape : TRIM - Dah~! Not "HALE"
58. "Sunny" singer Bobby : HEBB - that one "ugh" moment, where I could not tell which letter to start this clue with and end the "Biblical Book" abbr. clue with as well - WAG the "H"
60. D and C, in D.C. : STs - streets; clever - nothing to do with "District" and "Columbia"
61. Old French coin : ECU - been popular, lately
62. Kid's cry : "Maa~!"
10. Excuse : ALIBI
15. Disposable : THROW-AWAY - put it right in, decided to take it out; then the first "W" returned, and so it went back in
16. Mauritian coin : RUPEE
17. Chocolate-covered snack : RAISINETS - don't like 'em, but Goobers are good; referential clue - 47d. Maker of 17-Across : NESTLÉ
18. Tyrannical types : OGRES
19. Packed away : ATE - I can pack away a bag of Goobers no problem
20. Current : TIDE - Dah~! Not "LATE"
21. Revere : HONOR - not ADORE
22. Dry, in a way : WIPE - as, say, your windshield - see 35a.
24. Beethoven's "Archduke," for one : TRIO - did not quite understand this; here's the Wiki
26. Ones working at home, maybe : UMPS - baseball's 'home'
32. Besides : TOO
33. Alternative to shaving : NEET - NEET or NAIR? Had to wait
34. __-Cat : SNO - I'll bet Mr. Silk cringes when he has to use this in a grid
35. Cause of a wet blade : DEW DROP
39. Easter tradition : DYED EGG - I went with "EGG HUNT"
41. Prefix with lateral : UNI -unilateral
42. Working hard : AT IT - I was at it from 2am to 7am this morning at UPS, and from 12:15am to 9:30am every night this past week - only 13+ days to go~!
44. Hammer setting : EAR - ah, that hammer
51. Reason for a warning : GALE
52. Persian Gulf capital : DOHA - shout-out to Doc~! I had to wait on perps
54. Slate, for one : eZINE
56. Bk. before Job : ESTHer
59. Female lobster : HEN - I figured it was HEN or COW, had to wait again
60. Gem : STONE - worked for "Slate" at 54a, too, which messed me up
61. Zealot : EXTREMIST - also the title of a Joe Satriani album; here's a cut from "Surfing with the Alien"
64. Some priests : CELIBATES
65. Olympic event since 1968 : SKEET
66. There's one in the London Chancery Bldg. : U.S. EMBASSY
DOWN:
1. __ vote : STRAW
2. Experimenter's question : "WHAT IF...."
3. It may precede 16501 : ERIE, PA - very good - the zip code; I was pondering Roman numerals - but 10,000 =¯X; and that's not crossword acceptable
4. Daughter of Hyperion : EOS
5. Fool : TWIT - ah, the straight-up use of the word, IMHO
6. Eastern royal : RANI - AGHA was a possibility
7. Had because of : OWED TO
8. Eventually : LATER ON
9. Lille lily : LYS - Frawnche
10. Buck add-on : A-ROO - Buck-a-roo
11. Bit of wheel hardware : LUG NUT - important bits, I might add
12. "You can depend on me!" : "I PROMISE~!"
13. Pub game : BEER PONG
14. -osis : -oses :: -y : -__ : -IES - plural endings, as in neurosis, neuroses, pony, ponies
21. Flavored, as roasted chicken : HONEYED - I've heard of honey-glazed, so this was close enough
23. Cornerstone abbr. : EST'D - when the stone is too small to fit "established"
25. Named : IDed
27. Get lovey-dovey, in Leeds : SNOG - if you've seen Harry Potter....
29. Regular religious reading : TORAH
30. Movie scenes : FOOTAGE - ah, good clue
31. Select group : A-TEAM
35. Behind : DUFF - the noun, in this case; seasonal gratuitous image
37. Place to get connected : WiFi ZONE - Dah~! the "X" from my erroneous "SIXTH" stopped me from seeing this
38. Strong cotton : PIMA - a lesson in fiber-producing plants
40. __ Scott v. Sandford: 1857 Supreme Court case : DRED - learned from paying attention in high school, I think
43. Fax forerunners : TELEXES - more pluralizing
46. Minor pain : TWINGE
48. Pitches a gem against : NO HITS - more baseball for C.C.
49. Luther's 95 __ : THESES - and yet more pluralizing
53. Restless : ANTSY
55. Undiluted : NEAT - There you go, Tin~! No "three-letter words" today~!
57. In good shape : TRIM - Dah~! Not "HALE"
58. "Sunny" singer Bobby : HEBB - that one "ugh" moment, where I could not tell which letter to start this clue with and end the "Biblical Book" abbr. clue with as well - WAG the "H"
60. D and C, in D.C. : STs - streets; clever - nothing to do with "District" and "Columbia"
61. Old French coin : ECU - been popular, lately
62. Kid's cry : "Maa~!"
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