Theme: "We don't need no stinkin' Bajcz"
Words: 68 (G,X,Z)
Blocks: 31
I did not recognize the author, so I reviewed his constructions based on the blog - discovered his name is pronounced "badges" - and found out Alex has had three puzzles for the LA Times; a Sunday last year, plus a Thursday, and a Friday from 2013 - ironic that the 'theme' that Friday was "No "G"", and today we have no "G" again. Struggled through this one, had just enough to take some WAGs in places, and ultimately stayed away from Google - though there were plenty of obscure clues today. I did have to turn on red-letters - I filled in the whole grid, but got no 'ta-DA~!'; and a strange grid we had, to boot; sort of a fourteen-letter pinwheel design. The longer answers;
45. Pass for now : TAKE A RAIN CHECK
5. Break down : BURST INTO TEARS
16. Stereotypical doo-wop garb : LEATHER JACKETS - this is what comes to mind for me, having grown up in the 80's - WARNING~! I never realized the language in this ditty
Four ON the floor WARD~!
ACROSS:
1. Chimpanzee relative : BONOBO - there was no way that MONKEY was going to be correct, but the -ON--- was enough the get started in the NW
7. "Teen Wolf" airer : MTV - oops; one red-letter oversight - I had "S"TV because my presidents appeared on STreetS
10. One on a sting operation? : WASP - wasn't fooled on this one
14. You'll need a lift to use one : SKI RUN - couldn't get it to jibe with my early DOWN fills, so I ended up changing them
15. "Madam Secretary" star : TEA LEONI - one of the few proper names I knew
17. Have grand ambitions : ASPIRE - I aspire to be the best Property Manager at the winery that officially hired me on Thursday - which coincided with my last day at UPS....and I walked out of there with not a word said to me by anyone, after 7 years with the company. Not even a lousy donut. The only person to shake my hand was one of my four drivers, and he still thinks I'm coming back
18. Deal maker : SALES REP
19. Pronoun for Catherine de' Medici : ESSA - I tried SRTA first
21. Mariner's home : SEATTLE - baseball for C.C. - and hockey is here for me~!
26. Peels off, perhaps : UNSTICKS - oops. My DOWN crossing left me with unstiNks, and around here, sometimes if you "peel one off", it leaves a "stink"
27. Revolutionary icon : CHE
28. Mideast capital once called Philadelphia : AMMAN - I tried ASSAD, who happens to be the president of Syria, not the place in Jordan; the Wiki
29. Prima __ : FACIE - learned from watching Law & Order; the 'evidence' is true unless proven otherwise
31. They might be set in windows: Abbr. : ACs - Air Conditioners
34. Included in the game : DEALT TO - as in cards; I have lost every week for about six months now; there's almost no point in going to play
36. Canal treatment fluid : EAR DROP - that kind of canal
38. Not irreg. : STD
39. Made waves, in a way : OARED
41. House Lannister member on "Game of Thrones" : JAIME - so many people tell me I would love this show, but I have only seen one episode
42. Basses' sect. : STRings
43. First period of the Mesozoic Era : TRIASSIC - filled via perps
48. Script used by ancient Minoans : LINEAR A - learned from doing crosswords; in fact, I believe back then I screwed it up by leaving it as "lineara", and not breaking it down; the Wiki
49. Oft-layered item : CAKE
50. Share of ownership : INTEREST
52. Renew one's strength : REST UP - I get to rest up for three days before the new job starts
56. Trial area : TEST SITE - think bombs
57. Automaker Bugatti : ETTORE - filled via perps
58. Freezer brand : EDY'S - something IN the freezer, not the unit's manufacturer
59. Stereotypical corny joke teller : DAD - ah, not "HAM"
60. Tin ear, to a pathologist : ASONIA - I really thought it would be a-Tonia, but the DOWN had to be correct; tone deaf, from the Latin "a-" and "sonorus", 'sound'
DOWN:
1. Jamboree-on-the-Air org. : BSA - my buddy Ed was a Boy Scouts of America troop leader
2. Accepts : OKs
3. Something in the air : NIP
4. With a hotel, avenue whose rent is $550 : ORIENTAL - man, I racked my brain to come up with this one without Google, trying to mentally picture the Monopoly board; this is the 'second' group, the light blue squares which also includes Vermont and Connecticut
7. "Teen Wolf" airer : MTV - oops; one red-letter oversight - I had "S"TV because my presidents appeared on STreetS
10. One on a sting operation? : WASP - wasn't fooled on this one
14. You'll need a lift to use one : SKI RUN - couldn't get it to jibe with my early DOWN fills, so I ended up changing them
15. "Madam Secretary" star : TEA LEONI - one of the few proper names I knew
17. Have grand ambitions : ASPIRE - I aspire to be the best Property Manager at the winery that officially hired me on Thursday - which coincided with my last day at UPS....and I walked out of there with not a word said to me by anyone, after 7 years with the company. Not even a lousy donut. The only person to shake my hand was one of my four drivers, and he still thinks I'm coming back
18. Deal maker : SALES REP
19. Pronoun for Catherine de' Medici : ESSA - I tried SRTA first
21. Mariner's home : SEATTLE - baseball for C.C. - and hockey is here for me~!
26. Peels off, perhaps : UNSTICKS - oops. My DOWN crossing left me with unstiNks, and around here, sometimes if you "peel one off", it leaves a "stink"
27. Revolutionary icon : CHE
28. Mideast capital once called Philadelphia : AMMAN - I tried ASSAD, who happens to be the president of Syria, not the place in Jordan; the Wiki
29. Prima __ : FACIE - learned from watching Law & Order; the 'evidence' is true unless proven otherwise
31. They might be set in windows: Abbr. : ACs - Air Conditioners
34. Included in the game : DEALT TO - as in cards; I have lost every week for about six months now; there's almost no point in going to play
36. Canal treatment fluid : EAR DROP - that kind of canal
38. Not irreg. : STD
39. Made waves, in a way : OARED
41. House Lannister member on "Game of Thrones" : JAIME - so many people tell me I would love this show, but I have only seen one episode
42. Basses' sect. : STRings
43. First period of the Mesozoic Era : TRIASSIC - filled via perps
48. Script used by ancient Minoans : LINEAR A - learned from doing crosswords; in fact, I believe back then I screwed it up by leaving it as "lineara", and not breaking it down; the Wiki
49. Oft-layered item : CAKE
50. Share of ownership : INTEREST
52. Renew one's strength : REST UP - I get to rest up for three days before the new job starts
56. Trial area : TEST SITE - think bombs
57. Automaker Bugatti : ETTORE - filled via perps
1910 - I have the hot Wheels version
59. Stereotypical corny joke teller : DAD - ah, not "HAM"
60. Tin ear, to a pathologist : ASONIA - I really thought it would be a-Tonia, but the DOWN had to be correct; tone deaf, from the Latin "a-" and "sonorus", 'sound'
DOWN:
1. Jamboree-on-the-Air org. : BSA - my buddy Ed was a Boy Scouts of America troop leader
2. Accepts : OKs
3. Something in the air : NIP
4. With a hotel, avenue whose rent is $550 : ORIENTAL - man, I racked my brain to come up with this one without Google, trying to mentally picture the Monopoly board; this is the 'second' group, the light blue squares which also includes Vermont and Connecticut
6. Request for a small delay : ONE SEC - I had "---TEN", which made sense, except there's no word to put in front of TEN to make any sense
7. Some are named for presidents: Abbr. : MTs - ah, mountains, not streets
8. Flirt : TEASE
9. Spanish autonomous community or its capital : VALENCIA
10. Little white breed, affectionately : WESTIE - one of those "awww" inspiring breeds
7. Some are named for presidents: Abbr. : MTs - ah, mountains, not streets
8. Flirt : TEASE
9. Spanish autonomous community or its capital : VALENCIA
10. Little white breed, affectionately : WESTIE - one of those "awww" inspiring breeds
West Highland Terrier
11. Vital circulation aid : AORTA
12. Fisherman's knot : SNELL
13. Lead Clue weapon : PIPE - and five other original weapons; the rope, the gun, the knife, the candlestick, and the wrench - with three out of six, I guess blunt force trauma was the choice for murder back then
Miss Scarlet in the conservatory~?
20. Put on one's wish list : ASK FOR
22. Outdoor lecture sites : QUADS - college grounds, not muscle groups....
23. Like some unreasonable requests : UNMET
24. "Your noble son __": Polonius : IS MAD - Hamlet
25. Issuer of three-part nos. : SSA - the administration that deals in social security #s
30. Comedian __ the Entertainer : CEDRIC - OK, I knew this one, as well
31. Surface : ARISE
32. Lewis Black, e.g. : COMIC - um, and this one, too
33. Barely a blip : SPECK
35. "American Pie" actress : TARA REID - OK, I forgot this one
37. Makes a break for : DASHES TO
40. Zeta-theta go-between : ETA
42. '50s-'60s country singer McDonald : SKEETS - now this guy I'd never heard of - the Wiki
44. How land is measured : IN AREA
45. Like rakes : TINED - I first read this as "little" for some reason
46. Pacing, maybe : ANTSY - good guess based on the "Y" being there from EDY'S
47. Many a reggae artist : RASTA
48. Beer case word : LITE
51. Mosby on "How I Met Your Mother" : TED
53. Homework amount? : TON - "man, I got a ton of homework to do~!"
54. Ocean State sch. : URI - been a popular crossword school lately
55. Princess' bane : PEA - still trying to get my mom to understand "Peapod", the online home delivery service from Stop N' Shop supermarkets
Splynter
47. Many a reggae artist : RASTA
48. Beer case word : LITE
51. Mosby on "How I Met Your Mother" : TED
53. Homework amount? : TON - "man, I got a ton of homework to do~!"
54. Ocean State sch. : URI - been a popular crossword school lately
55. Princess' bane : PEA - still trying to get my mom to understand "Peapod", the online home delivery service from Stop N' Shop supermarkets
Splynter
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