Theme: None
Words: 70 (missing V,W,X)
Blocks: 27
Second
Saturday from today's constructor this year, and looking over that
puzzle, I noted that I had one cheat - well, there was none of that
today. I did have a slow start and some vague cluing which was not that
vague once I realized my first thought was the right answer. The NW
corner was last to fill in, and I had just enough in my wheelhouse to
make this a challenge, but doable. Quad 9's and triple 7's in the
corners of this grid; I am working from my desktop "tower" computer for
the first time this week, and it takes some getting used to with the
much wider monitor - 25 whole inches - and the "big buttons" keyboard.
My laptop has Windows XL, which Firefox no longer supports, so the
internet was crashing too often. The technological turnover in devices
these days is sometimes too fast....anyway, some of the longer answers;
19. Asylum seeker : IMMIGRANT - we'll open with a musical refernce
The Immigrant Song
14. Candidate for Photoshop : EYESORE - forget the fact that this is also a courthouse, but to me, a real eyesore....
37. Water or gas : UTILITY - makes me think of Monopoly
or this one - warning~!
ACROSS:
1. Nevada's state flower : SAGEBRUSH - guess there's not a lot to choose from in plants out there
10. Yippie Hoffman : ABBIE
15. Silver tongue : ELOQUENCE
16. Like some winds : REEDY - my first thought, but thought it was too seedy
17. Becomes ripe : MATURATES
18. "Joyful, __ nations, rise": carol lyric : ALL YE
20. Walk quartet : BALLS - drew a complete blank, even after I finished, but then I finally got the V-8 can moment and figured out it's a baseball reference; see 11d.
21. Rathskeller turndown : NEIN - I spelled it 'backwards', which didn't help - we have a running gag at the poker table that there's a German playing when a "nine" comes out - get it~?
22. In silence : MUTELY
24. Half of Bennifer : JLo - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
25. "Inferiority complex" coiner : ADLER - pondered FREUD
27. "Unfaithful" co-star : GERE
28. Hold 'em holding : PAIR - I tanked in last week's game - and we're not playing tonight
29. Calif. NHL team, on scoreboards : LA Kings - who did not make the playoffs this year, but beat the NY Rangers for the Stanley Cup in 2014. The Rangers gave it away last night to the Canadiens
15. Silver tongue : ELOQUENCE
16. Like some winds : REEDY - my first thought, but thought it was too seedy
17. Becomes ripe : MATURATES
18. "Joyful, __ nations, rise": carol lyric : ALL YE
20. Walk quartet : BALLS - drew a complete blank, even after I finished, but then I finally got the V-8 can moment and figured out it's a baseball reference; see 11d.
21. Rathskeller turndown : NEIN - I spelled it 'backwards', which didn't help - we have a running gag at the poker table that there's a German playing when a "nine" comes out - get it~?
22. In silence : MUTELY
24. Half of Bennifer : JLo - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
25. "Inferiority complex" coiner : ADLER - pondered FREUD
27. "Unfaithful" co-star : GERE
28. Hold 'em holding : PAIR - I tanked in last week's game - and we're not playing tonight
29. Calif. NHL team, on scoreboards : LA Kings - who did not make the playoffs this year, but beat the NY Rangers for the Stanley Cup in 2014. The Rangers gave it away last night to the Canadiens
30. How many TV shows are aired : IN HD
32. Liftoff sensation : G-FORCE
34. Record flaw : BLOT - ah, a 'criminal' record, not an LP
35. Moonraker, for one : SAIL - got stuck in James Bond mode
32. Liftoff sensation : G-FORCE
34. Record flaw : BLOT - ah, a 'criminal' record, not an LP
35. Moonraker, for one : SAIL - got stuck in James Bond mode
36. "You kiss by the book" speaker : JULIET - got it from -U--ET
39. Solar __ : CELL - not WIND
40. Word heard before a pistol fires : SET - ready, set, go~!
43. Heavy traffic may affect them, briefly : ETAs
44. Buddy : CHUM
46. Seriously hurts : MAIMS - had it in, took it out, put it back
48. First date concern : ZIT - first dates these days don't concern zits - compatibility seems to be the big issue at my age
49. Civil War battle site : SHILOH
51. Tahari of fashion : ELIE
52. Young would-be 19-Across in 2000 news : ELIAN
54. River across Quebec, in Quebec : St. LAURENT
56. Overindulgence : BINGE
39. Solar __ : CELL - not WIND
40. Word heard before a pistol fires : SET - ready, set, go~!
43. Heavy traffic may affect them, briefly : ETAs
44. Buddy : CHUM
46. Seriously hurts : MAIMS - had it in, took it out, put it back
48. First date concern : ZIT - first dates these days don't concern zits - compatibility seems to be the big issue at my age
49. Civil War battle site : SHILOH
51. Tahari of fashion : ELIE
52. Young would-be 19-Across in 2000 news : ELIAN
54. River across Quebec, in Quebec : St. LAURENT
56. Overindulgence : BINGE
58. Business that requires browsing : eTAIL
59. Lily's "Laugh-In" operator : ERNESTINE
60. Janitor's supply : LYSOL - oops, I threw in an "S" at the end thinking it would be plural
61. Collector's targets : DEADBEATS - I tried "WHOLE SETS", which fit, but seemed awkward
DOWN:
1. Pioneering : SEMINAL
2. Oakland's county : ALAMEDA - pretty good WAG from some crossings
3. Dairy line? : GOT MILK~?
4. Like some mounts : EQUINE
5. Hamlet : BURG - not TOWN
6. Prepare for a new assault : REARM
7. Innate : UNTAUGHT
8. Like many candles : SCENTED
59. Lily's "Laugh-In" operator : ERNESTINE
60. Janitor's supply : LYSOL - oops, I threw in an "S" at the end thinking it would be plural
61. Collector's targets : DEADBEATS - I tried "WHOLE SETS", which fit, but seemed awkward
DOWN:
1. Pioneering : SEMINAL
2. Oakland's county : ALAMEDA - pretty good WAG from some crossings
3. Dairy line? : GOT MILK~?
4. Like some mounts : EQUINE
5. Hamlet : BURG - not TOWN
6. Prepare for a new assault : REARM
7. Innate : UNTAUGHT
8. Like many candles : SCENTED
did you see the candles~?
9. Hawthorne's Prynne : HESTER - forced high school reading - The Scarlet Letter
10. Sheikdom of song : ARABY
11. Coach of Nadia and Mary Lou : BELA - the "A" was my last fill, and I guessed
12. Protective display cover : BELL JAR
13. Charmingly rustic : IDYLLIC
23. By the book : LEGAL
26. Get to : RILE
28. Campaign pro : POLitician
31. V-shaped cut : NOTCH - I have finally gotten around to building my entertainment center after months of planning - the unit divides my space into "living room" and "bedroom"; I mounted the TV and the fake fireplace on a swivel, can see both from either room now
13. Charmingly rustic : IDYLLIC
23. By the book : LEGAL
26. Get to : RILE
28. Campaign pro : POLitician
31. V-shaped cut : NOTCH - I have finally gotten around to building my entertainment center after months of planning - the unit divides my space into "living room" and "bedroom"; I mounted the TV and the fake fireplace on a swivel, can see both from either room now
33. Thin coat : FILM
34. Grafton's "__ for Burglar" : B IS
35. Pasta ingredient : SEMOLINA - my first thought, but was not jibing with my crossings
36. Biblical wife of Ahab : JEZEBEL - good WAG from the "J" and the "L"
38. Selena and others : LATINAS
39. Lab dish subject : CULTURE
40. Historical Oder River region : SILESIA - filled via perps
41. Distinguished : EMINENT
42. Flies over Africa? : TSE-TSES
45. Sounded displeased : HISSED
47. Make bubbly : AERATE
49. Fishhook connector : SNELL
34. Grafton's "__ for Burglar" : B IS
35. Pasta ingredient : SEMOLINA - my first thought, but was not jibing with my crossings
36. Biblical wife of Ahab : JEZEBEL - good WAG from the "J" and the "L"
38. Selena and others : LATINAS
39. Lab dish subject : CULTURE
40. Historical Oder River region : SILESIA - filled via perps
41. Distinguished : EMINENT
42. Flies over Africa? : TSE-TSES
45. Sounded displeased : HISSED
47. Make bubbly : AERATE
49. Fishhook connector : SNELL
50. More than a little unpopular : HATED
53. Currency exchange fee : AGIO - hah~! I knew this~!
55. Sch. in the same system as Berkeley : UCSB - somehow I managed to try U CAL, but it helped
53. Currency exchange fee : AGIO - hah~! I knew this~!
55. Sch. in the same system as Berkeley : UCSB - somehow I managed to try U CAL, but it helped
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