Words: 72 (pangram~!)
Blocks: 28
Still
recovering from last week's brutal offering, so I was
very happy to see a Saturday Silkie today. Not that it was
any walk in the park, but I did manage to finish in my personal allotted
time, tho I have to admit to one Google cheat, and several
"type"-overs. Still, it was very satisfying to get thru a puzzle
without
feeling totally beaten up. Triple 10-letter across corners, triple
8-letter down corners, and a bunch of 7-letter fill, too.
17. Threading tool : SCREW PLATE
37. Aptly named sleep aid : ZzzQUIL - I started with NyQuil,
which was too short, so I Googled to see what their 'other' drug was; I
loved taking NyQuil, but I'm "not allowed to" anymore
60. Sawdust producer : BELT SANDER - I found this, and thought it was pretty funny - and hey~! oooh~! I did not know they had races~!!!
NWAR~!
(O--------D)
ACROSS:
1. Mystery novel cover-up? : DUST JACKET - the "?" gave it away - but I started with BOOK jacket for some reason
11. Window component : JAMB - ugh, like there's just one 4-letter window part; sash, sill, stop, rail, trim, lock, head....
15. Bad way to leave someone : IN THE LURCH
16. Harpsichordist Kipnis : IGOR - half perps, half WAG
18. Ax : FIRE - I figured it was the verb and not the noun
19. Gets really high : SOARS
20. Reverent : PIOUS
22. Sum (up) : TOT - this is more prevalent in British circles
23. Tahari of fashion : ELIE - I knew this name (and it was a background feature in a Law & Order episode)
24. Slurred pronoun : DAT - "who dat~?!"
25. Game invented at Harrow School around 1830 : SQUASH - and a cross-referenced 57. 25-Across starter : SERVE - my new house-mate Garry plays a game called "pickleball", which is tennis played on a smaller court with a wiffleball - it looks really fun, and you get more volleys going
27. Grandchild of Japanese immigrants : SANSEI - started with NISSEI, and that was enough to work from
29. Amble : SAUNTER - she has permission to saunter thru my new front door
30. Its website includes a Headache Center : ANACIN - Aleve and Advil were just too short; took a while to recall this brand name
33. Mr. Rochester's ward : ADELE - no clue; all perps - from Jane Eyre
34. John of England : LOO - the porcelain perch
39. Case, for example: Abbr. : SYNonym - case = example
40. "No way!" : IXNAY - Pig Latin; the "rules" are here
42. Comparable in quality : AS GOOD
44. Where the Irrawaddy flows : MYANMAR - again, no clue, but once I got "--MAR"....
46. High pitch : TREBLE
50. Netherlands river : AMSTEL
51. "V for Vendetta" actor : REA
53. Blow : TOOT - were you thinking horn, or 'nose candy'~!?
54. Professional runner : POLitician
55. Place to see a hit : SIDE A - music hit, that is
58. Proof word : ERAT - part of "Q.E.D"
11. Window component : JAMB - ugh, like there's just one 4-letter window part; sash, sill, stop, rail, trim, lock, head....
15. Bad way to leave someone : IN THE LURCH
18. Ax : FIRE - I figured it was the verb and not the noun
19. Gets really high : SOARS
20. Reverent : PIOUS
22. Sum (up) : TOT - this is more prevalent in British circles
23. Tahari of fashion : ELIE - I knew this name (and it was a background feature in a Law & Order episode)
24. Slurred pronoun : DAT - "who dat~?!"
25. Game invented at Harrow School around 1830 : SQUASH - and a cross-referenced 57. 25-Across starter : SERVE - my new house-mate Garry plays a game called "pickleball", which is tennis played on a smaller court with a wiffleball - it looks really fun, and you get more volleys going
27. Grandchild of Japanese immigrants : SANSEI - started with NISSEI, and that was enough to work from
29. Amble : SAUNTER - she has permission to saunter thru my new front door
33. Mr. Rochester's ward : ADELE - no clue; all perps - from Jane Eyre
34. John of England : LOO - the porcelain perch
39. Case, for example: Abbr. : SYNonym - case = example
40. "No way!" : IXNAY - Pig Latin; the "rules" are here
42. Comparable in quality : AS GOOD
44. Where the Irrawaddy flows : MYANMAR - again, no clue, but once I got "--MAR"....
46. High pitch : TREBLE
50. Netherlands river : AMSTEL
51. "V for Vendetta" actor : REA
53. Blow : TOOT - were you thinking horn, or 'nose candy'~!?
54. Professional runner : POLitician
55. Place to see a hit : SIDE A - music hit, that is
58. Proof word : ERAT - part of "Q.E.D"
62. First name in gossip : RONA - Barrett - her Wiki
63. Musician with the autobiography "My First 79 Years" : ISAAC STERN - I don't know how I knew this, but I got it after just a few crossings
65. Hunch source : SIXTH SENSE - great movie, too
DOWN:
1. Bad-mouths : DISSES
2. Beverage nickname introduced in 1967 : UNCOLA - 7-up; I liked their more recent promotion
3. Filter : STRAIN
4. Television personality Caputo : THERESA - all but the "A" were perps
5. Yeshiva students : JEWS
6. Sight from the Brenner Pass : ALP - WAG
7. Apology ender : CULPA - mea for starters
8. Venomous Asian snake : KRAIT - for those who are ophidiophobes, I will not post a picture, but offer a link instead
9. Prefix with plasm : ECTO - this made last week's puzzle, too
10. Springsteen's birthplace? : THE USA - sorry, not a big fan of the song, but here's one I do like
11. Peter Pan rival : JIF - peanut butters
12. Shakes up : AGITATES
13. In a sullen manner : MOROSELY
14. Fellow members : BRETHREN - nice group of $2 words in this corner
21. Filth : SQUALOR
24. Seven-term Mexican president Porfirio __ : DIAZ - 50% perps, the rest seemed logical
26. Hamburger's link : UND - German "and"
28. Food processors : ENZYMES
29. New Orleans jazz club __ Harbor : SNUG - their website
31. Industry authority : CZAR
32. Brightness measures : IQs - intelligence brightness - I was stuck on lumens for awhile
34. Planned 2019 Pan American Games host : LIMA, PERU - I was reluctant to put UNTO" in at 64a. because of the "U", but then it made sense
35. Open secret, e.g. : OXYMORON - here's a really funny webpage; I consider traffic to be a one word oxymoron; by definition, it's "driving, stopped"
36. Inclined : ON A SLANT
38. Shred : IOTA - dah~! not TEAR
41. Social worker? : ANT
43. Thaw : DETENTE - not DEFROST, but it was enough to get started in this corner
45. Outs : ALIBIS
47. Dairy giant : BORDEN
48. Flames : LOVERS
49. Timeless, in verse : ETERNE
51. Chill : RELAX - ah, the "hip" definition
52. Bother : EAT AT
56. '50s sitcom name : DESI
57. Challenge for a babysitter : SASS
59. Eastern ideal : TAO
61. Auburn, for one: Abbr. : SCHool - took some thought, because I was stuck on hair color
4. Television personality Caputo : THERESA - all but the "A" were perps
5. Yeshiva students : JEWS
6. Sight from the Brenner Pass : ALP - WAG
7. Apology ender : CULPA - mea for starters
8. Venomous Asian snake : KRAIT - for those who are ophidiophobes, I will not post a picture, but offer a link instead
9. Prefix with plasm : ECTO - this made last week's puzzle, too
10. Springsteen's birthplace? : THE USA - sorry, not a big fan of the song, but here's one I do like
The Rising
12. Shakes up : AGITATES
13. In a sullen manner : MOROSELY
14. Fellow members : BRETHREN - nice group of $2 words in this corner
21. Filth : SQUALOR
24. Seven-term Mexican president Porfirio __ : DIAZ - 50% perps, the rest seemed logical
26. Hamburger's link : UND - German "and"
28. Food processors : ENZYMES
29. New Orleans jazz club __ Harbor : SNUG - their website
31. Industry authority : CZAR
32. Brightness measures : IQs - intelligence brightness - I was stuck on lumens for awhile
34. Planned 2019 Pan American Games host : LIMA, PERU - I was reluctant to put UNTO" in at 64a. because of the "U", but then it made sense
35. Open secret, e.g. : OXYMORON - here's a really funny webpage; I consider traffic to be a one word oxymoron; by definition, it's "driving, stopped"
36. Inclined : ON A SLANT
38. Shred : IOTA - dah~! not TEAR
41. Social worker? : ANT
43. Thaw : DETENTE - not DEFROST, but it was enough to get started in this corner
45. Outs : ALIBIS
47. Dairy giant : BORDEN
48. Flames : LOVERS
51. Chill : RELAX - ah, the "hip" definition
52. Bother : EAT AT
56. '50s sitcom name : DESI
57. Challenge for a babysitter : SASS
59. Eastern ideal : TAO
61. Auburn, for one: Abbr. : SCHool - took some thought, because I was stuck on hair color
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