ALL IN THE FAMILY
I never knew the first line....
Splynter reporting for duty - another quick solve this Wednesday, albeit containing circles, but with very few names, a small number of 3LWs, and a theme that, while I don't use the term, was understandable - synonyms for family, "found" across two words in the theme answers. I suppose AA would be my version of a 'found family', and certainly the 20 employees at the Pipe Organ company. Some alliteration going on, as well - CLAN, KIN, CREW, KITH. One eleven-, two thirteen-letter, and one spanner for the theme answers, and an 11-letter reveal;
16. Road division: TRAFFIC LANE - Keep your LaSalle between the lines~!
23. Task that's a piece of cake: WALK IN THE PARK
36. Home of Christopher Robin's friends: HUNDRED ACRE WOOD
46. Japanese dramatic form with elaborate costumes: KABUKI THEATER
58. Closely knit community that provides social support, or what 16-, 23-, 36-, and 46-Across contain?: FOUND FAMILY
And Away We Go~!
ACROSS:
1. Adele's "Water __ the Bridge": UNDER
6. Salsa choice: MILD - AND - 6D. Salsa choice: MELON - never heard of this variation
And Away We Go~!
ACROSS:
1. Adele's "Water __ the Bridge": UNDER
6. Salsa choice: MILD - AND - 6D. Salsa choice: MELON - never heard of this variation
10. Covertly include on an email: BCC - I get this a lot in crosswords
13. "Nope" and "Get Out" director Jordan: PEELE - filled via perps; his IMDb
14. Mountaintop nest: AERIE
15. Sound from a warm tub: AHH - I seriously want to swap my cast iron bathtub to a Jacuzzi
18. Reed of the Velvet Underground: LOU - before my time, but I know of him
19. Like most prime numbers: ODD
20. Thai neighbor: LAO
21. Band output: MUSIC - this is a song about "family", right~?
13. "Nope" and "Get Out" director Jordan: PEELE - filled via perps; his IMDb
14. Mountaintop nest: AERIE
15. Sound from a warm tub: AHH - I seriously want to swap my cast iron bathtub to a Jacuzzi
18. Reed of the Velvet Underground: LOU - before my time, but I know of him
19. Like most prime numbers: ODD
20. Thai neighbor: LAO
21. Band output: MUSIC - this is a song about "family", right~?
I crossed my old man. . . .Don't Take Me Alive, Steely Dan
28. Accurate: TRUE
29. Burgundies: REDS - quit wining - get it~?
30. Dough: MOOLA - bread, cheese, cash, fundage~!
31. Open a tad: AJAR
29. Burgundies: REDS - quit wining - get it~?
30. Dough: MOOLA - bread, cheese, cash, fundage~!
31. Open a tad: AJAR
33. Fundraiser for STEM programs: PTA - STEM is "new" for me in
crosswords; I don't recall seeing it during my last blogging stint -
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
40. Gp.: ORG
41. Walkman maker: SONY - the original iPod
42. Quite a distance: MILES
43. "Stat!": ASAP
45. AirPlay tablet: iPAD - I'm a PC
52. Soccer Hall of Famer Lalas: ALEXI - More here
53. Aardvark's snack: ANT
54. Vegan milk choice: OAT - I make my mac N cheese with Soy Milk
57. Streamlet: RIA - learned by doing crosswords
63. Apple on a teacher's desk, perhaps: MAC - clever - could be both computer AND fruit
64. Simmers with rage: FUMES - >😡<
65. Low point: NADIR
43. "Stat!": ASAP
45. AirPlay tablet: iPAD - I'm a PC
52. Soccer Hall of Famer Lalas: ALEXI - More here
53. Aardvark's snack: ANT
54. Vegan milk choice: OAT - I make my mac N cheese with Soy Milk
57. Streamlet: RIA - learned by doing crosswords
63. Apple on a teacher's desk, perhaps: MAC - clever - could be both computer AND fruit
64. Simmers with rage: FUMES - >😡<
65. Low point: NADIR
66. Pokémon trainer Ketchum: ASH - no idea, but glad to see a non-tree/bat clue for "ASH"
67. Small samples: SIPS
68. Pic-sharing app: INSTAgram - I am still planning to do a better Organ blog, and an Instagram page, too - here's the latest from The National Cathedral organ renovation
67. Small samples: SIPS
68. Pic-sharing app: INSTAgram - I am still planning to do a better Organ blog, and an Instagram page, too - here's the latest from The National Cathedral organ renovation
DOWN:
1. As many as: UP TO
2. One with deep knowledge of a subject: NERD - of what subject can you say you're proud to be a NERD~?
3. Completely mistaken: DEAD WRONG - I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken
1. As many as: UP TO
2. One with deep knowledge of a subject: NERD - of what subject can you say you're proud to be a NERD~?
3. Completely mistaken: DEAD WRONG - I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken
4. "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear" film: ELF - sorry, but I simply cannot stand this "holiday classic". At All. Period. End of Comment.
5. NBA official: REFeree - also hockey, football, etc.
7. 401(k) alternative: IRA
5. NBA official: REFeree - also hockey, football, etc.
7. 401(k) alternative: IRA
8. Songwriter/actor __-Manuel Miranda: LIN - Filled via perps
9. Considered: DEEMED
10. Model material: BALSA - oh, those models . . . .
11. Gospel singers: CHOIR - CHOIR is also a division/chamber of
some pipe organs; the main divisions are Great, Swell, Pedal; and
additionally, Choir, Solo, Positiv & Antiphonal
12. Toss away: CHUCK
14. Fruit from a Brazilian palm: ACAI
17. Sort: ILK
22. FedEx rival: UPS - UPS wins~!
17. Sort: ILK
22. FedEx rival: UPS - UPS wins~!
24. "__ Lang Syne": AULD
25. TV producer Norman: LEAR - Creator of "All in the FOUND Family"~?
26. "Fast Car" singer Chapman: TRACY
27. Munich mister: HERR - and the funny female equivalent. . . .
25. TV producer Norman: LEAR - Creator of "All in the FOUND Family"~?
26. "Fast Car" singer Chapman: TRACY
27. Munich mister: HERR - and the funny female equivalent. . . .
Blücher~!
28. Series of gigs: TOUR
30. Old electrical unit: MHO - learning moment for me - the Wiki
31. Bring home from the pound: ADOPT - I would SO love to adopt a
dog - but if I am in the field for work, I'd need to find a dog-sitter,
and I'm not a big fan of that idea
32. Abbr. at the start of a day planner: JANuary
33. Pictures that don't need to be shaken: POLAROIDS - Ah. This is true - the "instant" photos of old did NOT need to be shaken - more info here
34. Pigeon-__: TOED - I went with HOLE first; pigeon-TOED, like last week's "TOE-IN" of a car's alignment, describes someone who walks with their toes pointing "in"
33. Pictures that don't need to be shaken: POLAROIDS - Ah. This is true - the "instant" photos of old did NOT need to be shaken - more info here
34. Pigeon-__: TOED - I went with HOLE first; pigeon-TOED, like last week's "TOE-IN" of a car's alignment, describes someone who walks with their toes pointing "in"
35. Spots that may be classified: ADs - and advertisement is referred to as a "spot"
37. "Titans" actor Morales: ESAI - something something crossword Morales = ESAI
38. Radiate: EMIT
37. "Titans" actor Morales: ESAI - something something crossword Morales = ESAI
38. Radiate: EMIT
39. Diaper bag cloth: WIPE - oh, duh; I parsed it differently, and was trying to think of the fabric a diaper bag is made from
43. Stereo input letters: AUX
44. Flat-bottomed boats: SKIFFS
46. Cosmic fate: KARMA
47. Name on a false document: ALIAS
43. Stereo input letters: AUX
44. Flat-bottomed boats: SKIFFS
46. Cosmic fate: KARMA
47. Name on a false document: ALIAS
48. Sandy spot: BEACH - I am not a summer person, and having
lived in a place made of, and surrounded by sand, desperately needed to move north - the irony is that I USED TO live in Connecticut, because Long Island was made by a glacier scraping off the surface of CT.
49. Jockey rival: HANES - possibly Splynter's most beloved product~?
50. Loose __: ENDS
55. Touched down: ALIT
56. Supermodel Banks: TYRA
59. Yes, from Yves: OUI - Frawnche
60. Strike caller?: UMPire - Baseball for C.C.
61. Vader, as a boy: ANIkin - Skywalker, the father of the Star Wars "family"
62. Guy: MAN - and one last family "guy"
51. DOJ branch: ATF - Department of Justice, and the bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms now includes Explosives in their
wheelhouse - should they change the name to "FETA, FEAT"~? Or better
yet, "FATE"!?
55. Touched down: ALIT
56. Supermodel Banks: TYRA
59. Yes, from Yves: OUI - Frawnche
60. Strike caller?: UMPire - Baseball for C.C.
61. Vader, as a boy: ANIkin - Skywalker, the father of the Star Wars "family"
62. Guy: MAN - and one last family "guy"
Since I can rarely get to read the comments on the day, I decided to add a "FLW" to the end of my blog. . . .
From
Last Week - CED, I loved your "Laser Bird"~! TTP - I watched the clip,
but that's not the quite it; it really does sound like "pew-pew" - I
have been waiting to capture a sound bite from my window, so I can add
it here, but I think "mating season" may be over. zzzzzzz - send me an
email.
Splynter
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