Words: 68 (missing Q,V,X,Z)
Blocks: 30
My experience with Mr. Venzke's puzzles has been tough, but do-able. Today, however, I
smoked through his construction in half my personal allotted time. Lots
of "definitions" which helps avoid the names of people and places.
Triple 9-letter corners, two 10-letter climbers, and one spanner;
38a. House adjustment : REAPPORTIONMENT - The US House of Representatives; more here
16a. Calculated : TOTALED UP - straight up
36d. Pleasant : ENJOYABLE
55a. Nebraska tribe : WINNEBAGO
3d. Eroded : ATE AWAY AT
On(e)wa Rd ~!
ACROSS:
1. Ray in the water : SKATE - oops, not MANTA
6. Lasting consideration : SHELF LIFE - I find it peculiar that my bottled water has a shelf life....
15. Times in ads : NITES - this had to be right, so it made me take out MANTA
17. On one's toes : ALERT
18. Periodic synchronizations : LEAP YEARS
19. Key ingredient in a Bloody Caesar : CLAMATO - I vaguely remembered this, but where it comes from is new to me - the Wiki
6. Lasting consideration : SHELF LIFE - I find it peculiar that my bottled water has a shelf life....
15. Times in ads : NITES - this had to be right, so it made me take out MANTA
17. On one's toes : ALERT
18. Periodic synchronizations : LEAP YEARS
19. Key ingredient in a Bloody Caesar : CLAMATO - I vaguely remembered this, but where it comes from is new to me - the Wiki
21. High-fashion shoemaker Jimmy : CHOO - HeartRx is all too familiar with this brand
22. Royal Botanic Gardens locale : KEW
23. Chef's introduction? : SOUS - working in the restaurants, this was easy for me
25. Do a farm vet's job : DEHORN
27. Frank's cousin : BRAT - oh, that frank(furter)
29. Cried from a shelter : YIPPED
31. 1989 James Cameron film, with "The" : ABYSS - I did see it, but didn't recall it right off the bat
33. Discontinues : SURCEASES - my Latin helped me here
40. Initiates detailed plans : SETS A DATE - think wedding
41. 1932 Lake Placid gold medalist : SONJA - one of the few proper nouns in today's puzzle, this one was mostly perps
42. Least exciting : TAMEST - did not get my ta-DA~! because I had Lamest first
44. Rapper __ Moe Dee : KOOL - I went with Cool first, and knew it was wrong
45. Malting material : BARLEY - think beer
49. Itinerary elements: Abbr. : RTEs
51. Sometime substitute for 45-Across : RYE
52. Spread on the table : OLEO
53. Native whose land has an Atlantic and Caribbean coastline : HAITIAN
60. Don't disturb : LET BE
61. Sign, as an agreement : ENTER INTO
62. Challenge for a future doctor : ORALS - I threw in MSATS
63. Hit from behind : REAR-ENDED - happened to me in 1989; took 4 years to recover the money from the other insurance company
64. Items in a slush pile: Abbr. : SASEs - the envelopes included with the manuscripts
DOWN:
1. Bite sites : SNACK BARS
2. First recurring "SNL" character : KILLER BEE
4. Insurance policy datum : TERM
5. Spanish pronoun : ESTAS
6. Edward Jones Dome athlete : St. LOUIS RAM - mostly perps; glad to see we had a hockey-themed puzzle for the opening of the season this week. Not so much the football season
7. Masonry tool : HOE
8. Seventh of 24 : ETA - Greek letters
9. Once around : LAP
10. 1986 Jeff Goldblum film, with "The" : FLY - the more graphic version - IMDb
11. It's hard to get rid of one : LEECH
12. Wyoming neighbor : IDAHO
13. Hubbub : FUROR
14. Big name in printers : EPSON - since I had the "O", XEROX seemed likely
20. Bichon Frise, e.g. : TOY - dogs, learned from doing crosswords
24. Sound flustered : SPUTTER - oooh, so close, I had sTutter
25. Chrysler Building style : DECO - Art Deco, and my favorite building of the NYC skyline - and here combined with one of my other favorites
23. Chef's introduction? : SOUS - working in the restaurants, this was easy for me
25. Do a farm vet's job : DEHORN
27. Frank's cousin : BRAT - oh, that frank(furter)
29. Cried from a shelter : YIPPED
31. 1989 James Cameron film, with "The" : ABYSS - I did see it, but didn't recall it right off the bat
33. Discontinues : SURCEASES - my Latin helped me here
40. Initiates detailed plans : SETS A DATE - think wedding
41. 1932 Lake Placid gold medalist : SONJA - one of the few proper nouns in today's puzzle, this one was mostly perps
42. Least exciting : TAMEST - did not get my ta-DA~! because I had Lamest first
44. Rapper __ Moe Dee : KOOL - I went with Cool first, and knew it was wrong
45. Malting material : BARLEY - think beer
49. Itinerary elements: Abbr. : RTEs
51. Sometime substitute for 45-Across : RYE
52. Spread on the table : OLEO
53. Native whose land has an Atlantic and Caribbean coastline : HAITIAN
61. Sign, as an agreement : ENTER INTO
62. Challenge for a future doctor : ORALS - I threw in MSATS
63. Hit from behind : REAR-ENDED - happened to me in 1989; took 4 years to recover the money from the other insurance company
64. Items in a slush pile: Abbr. : SASEs - the envelopes included with the manuscripts
DOWN:
1. Bite sites : SNACK BARS
2. First recurring "SNL" character : KILLER BEE
4. Insurance policy datum : TERM
5. Spanish pronoun : ESTAS
6. Edward Jones Dome athlete : St. LOUIS RAM - mostly perps; glad to see we had a hockey-themed puzzle for the opening of the season this week. Not so much the football season
7. Masonry tool : HOE
8. Seventh of 24 : ETA - Greek letters
9. Once around : LAP
10. 1986 Jeff Goldblum film, with "The" : FLY - the more graphic version - IMDb
11. It's hard to get rid of one : LEECH
12. Wyoming neighbor : IDAHO
13. Hubbub : FUROR
14. Big name in printers : EPSON - since I had the "O", XEROX seemed likely
20. Bichon Frise, e.g. : TOY - dogs, learned from doing crosswords
24. Sound flustered : SPUTTER - oooh, so close, I had sTutter
25. Chrysler Building style : DECO - Art Deco, and my favorite building of the NYC skyline - and here combined with one of my other favorites
26. Heavens : EDENS
28. Rx amts. : TSPS
30. Group of fathers : PRIESTHOOD
32. Sudden rush : SPATE - yeah, um spaLe was, uh, wrong....
34. Frenzily : AMOK
35. Misses at many bullfights : SENORITAS - the ladies, not the "close calls"; need to call in the Farm Vet from 25a.
37. Lack of originality : STALENESS
39. Jazz singer Anita : O'DAY - dredged from the nether regions of the mind
43. Word with caddy or ball : TEA - tea caddy I get, but a tea ball is new to me
45. Shaded recess : BOWER - reminds me of this Led Zeppelin song
Gallows Pole - lyric @ 2:18
46. Flared dress shape : A LINE
47. __-Wreck : RENT-A
48. Hardly an extrovert : LONER
50. Storage areas : SILOS - semi-clecho at 57d.
54. Prefix with hertz : TERA - went with MEGA - that's 50%, 100% correct
56. Poetic preposition : ERE
57. Storage place : BIN
58. Word between two ages : AND - ummm....
59. Onetime Bell Atlantic rival : GTE
Splynter
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