Theme: C.C.C.W.~!
Words: 72 (missing J,Q,V,X,Z)
Blocks: 31
First things first - I wanted to say thank you for all the Birthday
comments on Thursday - I had the time to review them because I was
buried under 8" of snow - I always get snow on my Birthday, but I have had
better Feb 9ths. And I have an answer to a question from one of the
comments at 5d today. Anyway, on to today's puzzle - another from our
gracious host, C.C., and for the second week in a row, a pretty easy one
for me. I did not get my "ta-DA~!" because of one crossing, but I
found it without having to cheat. Odd looking grid with two black
corners, leaving us with triple 10s in the Across, and almost triple 9s
in the Down;
1. Bar line : "WHAT'S ON TAP~?" - because "What's your sign~?" didn't fit
12. Poker telecast equipment : POCKET CAM - none of these at our table
32. They're high on the Scoville scale : HABANEROS - nailed it. The pungency 'hotness' scale of chilis
63. "That'll never work!" : "ROTTEN IDEA~!"
oh, it'll work alright....
lONleyWARD~
ACROSS:
11. They're sometimes black : OPerationS
14. Question at an alumni gathering : "REMEMBER ME~?"
15. Word with leg or elbow : ROOM - planes and trains
17. "Looking at all sides ... " : "IN FAIRNESS..."
18. Real estate unit : ACRE
19. Tijuana addr. : SRA
20. Nada : Nogales :: __ : Reims : RIEN - some alliteration, too
21. Phone user : TALKER - oops, not CALLer
23. County in Ulster : TYRONE
in the middle of the yellow
25. Some broken pegs, or where they're found : TEES - clever; I had no clue to start with
27. Multi-purpose shortening : ETC.
28. Cooler tenant : CON - cooler as in jail, the clink, ETC. - although ICE was a good thought; straight clecho with 31. Cooler tenant : THIEF
29. Crew tools : OARS - got it
30. 4-Down in France : THE - circumreferential with; 4. 30-Across in America : TEA
34. Pot addition : ANTE - two weeks in a row I'm in the black at the poker table~! I pulled four 6's in one hand - and nothing wild
35. Patriot target : SCUD
36. Went berserk : HAD A FIT - oops, I filled in HAD AT IT
38. Sushi bar appetizer : EDAMAME
40. "... crafty seer, with __ wand": Pope : EBON
41. "__ Yankees" : DAMN - such language~!
43. Feet in a meter? : IAMBS - I tried BEATS
44. Title of respect, in Tokyo : SAN - ah, yes, Daniel-san
45. Bug zappers? : SERA - the stomach and flu kind of bugs
46. Ed. basics : RRR - the three "R"s; reading, (w)riting, 'rithmetic
47. "Major Crimes" network : TNT
48. Green Smoke product : eCIG - I think I'll get one with the money from my B-day; the new car stinks of cigar with the windows closed in the winter
49. Misbehaves : ACTS UP
53. Take back : RECALL - here's my mistake; I had recaNT, which messed up my SW
55. Mark for good : ETCH
57. Old televangelism letters : PTL
58. Second-largest Middle East country : IRAN - behind Saudi Arabia, but I was surprised to see Yemen at #3 - I guess Turkey is not considered part of the area
59. Wipe out : ANNIHILATE
62. Scrapple ingredient : PORK
64. Waves home : SEA - and another pure clecho with; 24. Waves home : OCEAN
65. Cell notice : EMAIL ALERT - my first thought, but I hesitated
DOWN:
1. Slap spot : WRIST
2. Edsel's father : HENRY - Ford Motor Company men
3. "Making AIDS History" org. : amfAR - american foundation for AIDS Research
5. Brand in many a Moscow mule : SMIRNOFF - I got it, but I didn't know why - turns out, it's a drink
Hey - Wilber Charles, that's "Sloth", from Bill W., St 6, 12 & 12~!
6. "The Barefoot Contessa" Oscar winner Edmond : O'BRIEN
7. Island goose : NENE - official bird of the state of Hawaii
8. 1776 battleground : TRENTON - got it from half perps
9. Morning hrs. : AMs - my AM yesterday was not a good one - my 'private' road did not get plowed, and I could not get to UPS.
10. Bugged : PESTERED
11. Like some wills : ORAL
16. Car in a King title : MERCEDES - Ah, this book, from Stephen King. I thought it was a reference to "Lord Won't You Buy Me", but that's Joplin
7. Island goose : NENE - official bird of the state of Hawaii
8. 1776 battleground : TRENTON - got it from half perps
9. Morning hrs. : AMs - my AM yesterday was not a good one - my 'private' road did not get plowed, and I could not get to UPS.
10. Bugged : PESTERED
11. Like some wills : ORAL
16. Car in a King title : MERCEDES - Ah, this book, from Stephen King. I thought it was a reference to "Lord Won't You Buy Me", but that's Joplin
22. Biblical beast : ASS
26. All gone : EATEN
31. Busy Las Vegas area : THE STRIP
33. "Whatever" : "I DON'T CARE."
34. Arcade giant : ATARI - I had two memorable Birthdays - the first one being back in Fifth Grade, when I had just two friends come over - but it snowed as bad that night as it did this year; thought it was canceled, but the moms brought them over in the storm, and we played Atari 2600 all. night. long.
35. Sting : SMART
37. "Well, well!" : "I DECLARE~!"
39. Carrier to Beijing : AIR CHINA - semi-shout out to our host~!
42. Fuchsia cousin : MAGENTA
45. Pommes frites seasoning : SEL - salt
46. Weisz of "The Constant Gardener" : RACHEL - I liked her in "Constantine"
46. Weisz of "The Constant Gardener" : RACHEL - I liked her in "Constantine"
50. Soil mover : SPADE
51. Absolute : UTTER
52. Kilt fold : PLEAT
54. "My Way" lyricist : ANKA
56. Arboreal Amazon monkey : TITI
51. Absolute : UTTER
52. Kilt fold : PLEAT
54. "My Way" lyricist : ANKA
56. Arboreal Amazon monkey : TITI
This is what I did on my Birthday
60. Georges, par exemple : NOM - Frawnche, name
61. Tiny, in a tiny way : LI'L
Splynter
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