Words: 70 (missing K,Q,X,Z)
Blocks: 29
It looked pretty grim for me in the SE today, but it eventually came together - has anyone
else noticed that the Silkies get a bit tougher towards the end
of the month~? I concede that I cheated, but it was never "43a." I
used my dictionary for one clue, and then Googled the seventh largest
state just to get me some traction in that corner. 11-letter triples in
the across, and 9-letter triples in the down, with two 10-letter
climbers framing the center
16a. Graphic with three-digit numbers : AREA CODE MAP - you can zoom in
54a. Spotted cat : EGYPTIAN MAU - had to give up on "COCO" for 53d.
27. Picture frame feature : MITER JOINT
onDErd~!
ACROSS:
1. Cowboys, on scoreboards : DAL - always good to start out right; Dallas of the NFL - granted, it was only 3 letters....
4. Some field hands : DAY LABORERS
15. N.Y. campus that's home to the Engineers : RPI - a shout-out to Spitzboov and myself, tho my time there was not worth the cost
17. Msg. after an escape, perhaps : APB - All Points Bulletin; I tried S.O.S. - hey, if I got out, I'd want someone to come get me
18. 40-member California group : STATE SENATE - healthy WAG on my part
19. Overweight : FLESHY
21. Surprise fictional visitors : ETs
22. Mother of Sam and Charlie Woods : ELIN - Tiger's Ex
23. A bit sour : TARTY - meh
24. Law order : STAY - tried WRIT
25. Suffix with poly- : GLOT - Polyglot; 1. - a book containing versions of the same text in several languages /2. - composed of numerous linguistic groups (my dictionary is still open)
4. Some field hands : DAY LABORERS
15. N.Y. campus that's home to the Engineers : RPI - a shout-out to Spitzboov and myself, tho my time there was not worth the cost
17. Msg. after an escape, perhaps : APB - All Points Bulletin; I tried S.O.S. - hey, if I got out, I'd want someone to come get me
18. 40-member California group : STATE SENATE - healthy WAG on my part
19. Overweight : FLESHY
21. Surprise fictional visitors : ETs
22. Mother of Sam and Charlie Woods : ELIN - Tiger's Ex
23. A bit sour : TARTY - meh
24. Law order : STAY - tried WRIT
25. Suffix with poly- : GLOT - Polyglot; 1. - a book containing versions of the same text in several languages /2. - composed of numerous linguistic groups (my dictionary is still open)
26. Adorable : CUTE
27. Hearty pastry : MEAT PIE
29. Patient of Dr. Liz : ODIE - from Garfield, the comic strip
30. Ready to roll : IN GEAR
31. Org. with a Retirement Estimator web page : SSA - dah~! Not IRS
34. Eye : PEER AT - would this be considered an ansecho~? 46d. Nobility : PEERS
36. Put in order : NEATEN
38. Furlong's 220: Abbr. : YDs - a healthy guess here, too
39. Hikes : LEGS IT - ah, not RAISES
43. Time to give up : LENT
44. Acts by those who won't give up : HEROICS
45. Slalom opening : GATE
46. Child: Pref. : PEDO - so what's a pedometer~?
49. 7, often : JULY - Nailed it
50. Trap : HEM IN - did NOT nail it
51. Switch attachment? : EROO - Switheroo - this is one of "those" clues/answers that keeps me going sometimes
52. World Cup chant : OLÉ
53. Connecticut town in which some "Stepford Wives" scenes were filmed : DARIEN - I am familiar with this town only because 99.1 WPLR has traffic reports for CT, but we hear them on Long Island
57. Bio subject : RNA
58. 1950 Muddy Waters song : ROLLIN' STONE
59. Calendar abbr. : OCT - ugh - when the corner's blank, that leaves 12 choices
60. Brand of protective clothing : STEALTHWEAR - their website
61. Seventh-largest st. : NEVada - I did not know that IOWA is bigger than NY~!!! Wiki list
DOWN:
1. Developmental version : DRAFT COPY
2. Praised : APPLAUDED
3. What a screenwriter may take with a novel : LIBERTIES - Off the top of my head, I know that things worked out better for John Hammond in the script of Jurassic Park than they did in the book
4. Stylish : DASHY - Y one
5. Pretentious : ARTY - Y two
6. Bit of support : YEA - Y oh Y
7. Reason for a baseball manager's challenge : LATE TAG - Remember this commercial~?
"He missed the tag~!!"
8. Overlay material : ACETATE - FORMICA® fit, too10. Dedicated work : ODE
11. Fail to deliver : RENEGE
12. Online shopping mecca : eMALL - ah, not one specific website
13. Pi, but not rho : RATIO
14. Drained : SPENT
20. Direct : STEER
24. 1/100 of a Cambodian riel : SEN - here's where I busted out the dictionary - it's got a cool "MONEY" table from all over the world
28. Hot condition : IRE
31. One sitting on a board : STEAM IRON - extremely clever
32. Consciousness : SENTIENCE
33. Airer of classic shows : ANTENNA TV - never heard of it, but some perps and an educated WAG....
35. Bass, for one : ALE - dah~! The beer, not the instrument
37. "Ragged Dick" author : ALGER - Perps - the Wiki
40. Hodgepodge : GOULASH - took a moment to get the spelling correct
41. Wreck initiator? : SILENT W - har-har~! W-R-E-C-K; more spelling
42. Like some stares : ICY - ah, not SLY
44. Fuss : HOOPLA
47. Grain disease : ERGOT - spelled it A-rgot first
48. Watson's creator : DOYLE - another one of "those" clues
50. "Crossworlds" actor Rutger __ : HAUER - another one of "those"; can't think of too many Rutgers....
53. Tabu creator : DANA - did not know what to put in after COCO went bad; the Wiki
55. Word after "open," in store signs : 'TIL
56. Animated barkeep : MOE - The Simpsons
Splynter - (( I can't talk right now - I'm in Delaware ))
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