Words: 72 (missing Q,Z)
Blocks: 28
A very do-able puzzle from Mr. Silk to start October - for first time
puzzlers tackling a daunting themeless Saturday, this one could very
well be the inspiration to try again next week. Not too many proper
names, and for me, some easy-to-guess long answers - and nothing longer
than 10-letters. No Googling, no dictionary peeks, and I refrained from
red-letters even when I did not get my "ta-DA~!" - twice. My two
1-letter goofs are highlighted below. Triple 10's in the across and
triple 8's in the down;
12d. "Sharknado" actress : TARA REID - yes, sharks in a waterspout
65a. WorkCentre cartridge filler : XEROX TONER
OctoberNWARD~!
ACROSS:
11. Small matter? : ATOM - one Saturday, this will be "A to M" - half the OED
15*. For instance, in Cannes : PAR EXEMPLE - well, you all know how I feel about the Frawnche - so I had "A" and not "E" after the "X"
16. Early word : MAMA
17. Diamond rarity : TRIPLE PLAY - which diamond~? - not the stone, the baseball reference
18. First name in '80s-'90s Dodgers history : OREL - and speaking of baseball....
19. Clean __ : SLATE
20. One may be tucked : TUMMY
22. Emulating : À LA
23. Talking Heads bassist Weymouth : TINA
24. Part of CBS: Abbr. : SYStem - the other parts being Columbia and Broadcasting
25. Co-star of Humphrey in the 1954 film "Sabrina" : AUDREY - IMDb
27. Tense : ON EDGE
29*. Epson products : INKJETS - printers, that is. I stared at INK-ETS for wa-a-a-y too long
30. In a lather, with "up"? : SOAPED - har-har
33. Last Supper question : "IS IT I~?"
34. Asian __ : FLU - I had MAU, and pondered SEA - but then that was at 54a.
37. Heading for old wagons : DUE WEST - ah - not OUT west
39. Traffic cops?: Abbr. : DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration - "smuggling" traffic
40. Fat, e.g. : LIPID
42. Element used in atomic clocks : CESIUM - I threw in CARBON, because it fit. Only the "C" was right - so that's 16% @ 100%, right~?
44. Hindu retreats : ASHRAMS
46. Lacking radiating processes, as nerve cells : APOLAR - 83.3% perps
50. Nissan SUV introduced in 1999 : XTERRA - and to be dropped in the US at the end of this year - this fact was brought to you by a clue from a previous puzzle
51. Being in a life-imitating computer game : SIM - I am a big fan of Sim City - here's my crop circles from the UFO invasion that occurred in one of my games
53. Cowboys quarterback Tony : ROMO
54. Black __ : SEA
55. Six-Day War hero : DAYAN - learning moment for me - the Wiki
57. Railroad turnarounds : LOOPS
58. Green state? : ENVY
60. Ski area purchase : LIFT TICKET
62. Landing nos. : ETAs - I pondered FLRs, too - for staircase landings
63. Music with vocal parts : OPERA SCORE
64. 16-Across speaker : DOLL
DOWN:
1. Decides one will : OPTS TO
2. Game fish : MARLIN
3. French satellite launcher : ARIANE - mostly perps - another learning moment
4. Deadly sins and others : HEPTADS - group of seven
5. Ferris wheel component : AXLE
6. Fresno daily : BEE
7. Item sometimes redeemed : EMPTY
8. Outstanding : A PLUS
9. Secretive sort : CLAM - as in "clammed up"
10. "Yo!" : "HEY MAN~!"
11. Latin 101 word : AMO
13. Café order : OMELETTE
14. Two-part country : MALAYSIA
24. 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee : SEAU - Junior - I did not know about him
26. CD players : DJs - dah~! this should have come easier than it did
28. "The Great Dictator" co-star Paulette : GODDARD - half perps/half WAG
29. 7/15, e.g. : IDES - this 'par exemple' is the ides of July
31. Muscle beach display : PECS
32. Field grazer : EWE
35. Mind : LISTEN TO
36. Turmoil : UPHEAVAL
38. Musical king's land : SIAM
41. Discount abbr. : IRRegular
43. Marrakesh setting : MOROCCO
45. Antacid brand : MAALOX - the name I recalled, the spelling, not so much
47. Spectate : LOOK ON - my spectator sport;
48. Current unit : AMPERE
49. Roll : ROSTER
51. More cautious : SAFER
52. Emcee's job : INTRO
56. "Good grief!" : "YIPE~!"
57. Place for tick marks : LIST
59. Initials on L'Homme fragrance : YSL
Splynter
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