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Nov 5, 2023

Sunday November 5, 2023 Pam Amick Klawitter

Theme: - "Make Mine a Double" - An extra letter is added to the start of the second word. This letter is the same as the last letter of the first word.

22A. Curmudgeonly professor?: ACADEMIC CRANK. Academic rank.

38A. Sign of sadness from Dumbo?: ELEPHANT TEAR. Elephant ear.

70A. Pilot's scheduling concern?: SPEED OF FLIGHT. Speed of light.

100A. Sign of wedding-day jitters?: SMOKING GROOM. Smoking room.

117A. Consequence of a Midwest cold snap?: FREEZING GRAIN. Freezing rain.

13D. Golf rental with a sponsorship deal?: GRAPHIC CART. Graphic art.

14D. Method of tracking down Ben-Hur?: CHARIOT TRACE. Chariot race.

62D. Collectible earthenware?: CLASSIC CROCK. Classic rock.

70D. Under a log or in a pile of wet leaves?: SNAIL'S SPACE. Snail's pace.

The doubled letters are all consonants of course. 70A is the only one with a 3-word pattern. I do like it though.

Heavy theme. 9 entries. So not many long fill. Only two 8's.


Across:

1. Like bad fried food: GREASY. My favorite fried food: sesame balls.
 
 
7. Recipe smidgen: DASH.

11. Wrinkly faced dog: PUG.

14. "60 Minutes" airer: CBS.

17. Pumpkin seed: PEPITA. Just "pumpkin seed" in Spanish, right?


18. Sentimental sort: SOFTIE.

20. Airport board datum: Abbr.: ARR.

21. "__ do you do it!?": HOW.

24. Snake River st.: IDA.

25. Period: AGE.

26. Fashion designer Kate: SPADE.

27. Asks for a meal to be delivered to the penthouse, say: ORDERS UP.

29. Wish one hadn't: RUE.

30. Knock hard: RAP.

33. Rose fruit: HIPS. Pretty. 


35. Sorceress jilted by Jason: MEDEA.

36. Lift: HOIST.

42. San Fernando Valley community: ENCINO.

44. Tomato __: PUREE.

45. Otto in "A Man Called Otto," for one: GRUMP.

46. A-mews-ing memes?: LOLCATS. Ha.

48. Blue man group?: SMURFS.

50. College domain: EDU.

51. Once cost: WAS.

53. Some accent marks: ACUTES.

55. Car roof option: T TOP.

57. Wood stove buildup: SOOT.

59. In real trouble: UP A TREE. Do you know what this tree is? I took it yesterday at the Shingle Creek trails.


60. Carve one's initials, say: ETCH. Just learned "arborglyph" last Sunday.

63. Verdi opera: AIDA.

66. Panache: FLAIR.

68. __ beef: ROAST.

69. Org. with Lightning and Flames: NHL. 86. Extra 69-Across periods, briefly: OTS.

73. Intel-gathering org.: CIA.

74. Bride follower: TRAIN.

76. Biological copy: CLONE.

77. In __ of: LIEU.

78. Tenant's payment: RENT.

79. Make clearer, hopefully: RESTATE.

81. Employee's incentive: PERK.

83. Sample: DEMO.

85. Private assent: YES SIR.

87. "Yada yada yada" abbr.: ETC.

90. "Cheers," for one: SITCOM.

94. Family member: SIBLING. Andy turned 48 yesterday. I showed him my butterfly. He said: "You're not a frog anymore. You're a dolphin."


96. "Invisible Cities" author Calvino: ITALO. Also 11. Italian chum: PAISANO.




98. Nick of "Blackout": NOLTE.

99. Wyoming city: CASPER.

102. Where to find much 1990s music: ON CDS.

104. Divided lunchbox: BENTO.


106. Kuwaiti leader: EMIR.

107. Soup with rice noodles: PHO.

108. Cheers, for one: BAR.

109. +: PLUS SIGN.

112. Direct jeers toward: BOO AT. 52. The slightest bit: AT ALL. And 54. Tuned to: SET AT.

115. Huge fuss: ADO.

116. Come down with something: AIL.

122. Open __ night: MIC.

123. Bookkeeping pro: CPA.

124. Like an ideal situation: WIN WIN.

125. Vinyl record feature: GROOVE.

126. Biblical construction: ARK.

127. Double curve: ESS.

128. Heron's home: NEST.

129. Pinstripes wearer: YANKEE. Yankee caps are very popular in Guangzhou. Probably because lots of Cantonese visit New York.

Down:

1. Report card no.: GPA.

2. "Parks and __": REC.

3. Green org. with a flower logo: EPA.

4. Lends a hand: AIDS.

5. Escalator unit: STEP.

6. Kawasaki rival: YAMAHA. Motorcycle.

7. "__ McStuffins": DOC.



8. Natural hairstyle: AFRO.

9. Planetarium display: STAR MAP.

10. Thwart: HINDER.

12. Pakistani language: URDU.

15. Fake: BOGUS.

16. "I like that!": SWEET.

18. British royal staff: SCEPTRE.

19. Just got (by): EKED.

23. Job for a bouncer: ID'ING.

28. Staggers: REELS.

30. Gym iterations: REPS.

31. Many a univ. donor: ALUM.

32. El Misti's land: PERU.

34. Hoop alternative: STUD.

37. Just going through the motions: ON AUTO.

39. Western Australian port: PERTH. And 41. Ostrich kin: EMUS.

40. Lift with effort: HEFT.

43. Applaud: CLAP.

47. Greets and seats: SEES IN. 89. "Hop aboard!": CLIMB IN. 100. Add with a spoon: STIR IN.

49. __ opera: SOAP.

51. "Law & Order" creator: WOLF. Dick. Boomer watched every episode of ""Law & Order".

56. Jigsaw unit: PIECE.

58. Buyer's proposal: OFFER.

59. Prodded: URGED.

60. Way in: ENTRY.

61. Good scores on par fours: THREES.

64. "The French Dispatch" actor Benicio __ Toro: DEL.



65. Bring home from an animal shelter: ADOPT.

67. Son of a son: III.

71. Dollar bills: ONES.

72. Color shades: HUES.

75. "You're not going to like this": IT'S BAD. I have a new neighbor. Quiet and no weedy smell. I'm so happy.  

78. Chopper part: ROTOR.

80. Journey: TRIP.

82. Low-carb diet: KETO. Can't imagine such a diet.

84. Basketball Hall of Famer Yao: MING. Chairman of Chinese Basketball Association.



86. Big brutes: OGRES.

88. Grab: TAKE.

91. Hoofbeat sound: CLOP.

92. Brief "However": OTOH.

93. Office dispatch: MEMO.

95. Awards for Charlie Jane Anders and N.K. Jemisin: NEBULAS. Here is Anders.



96. Coca of "Your Show of Shows": IMOGENE.

97. Bagel flavor: ONION.

101. Not quite awake: GROGGY.

102. President born in Hawaii: OBAMA.

103. Apex antonym: NADIR.

105. "Careful where you open this link" shorthand: NSFW. Not Safe for Work.

110. Kissers: LIPS.

111. "That's __ to me": NEWS.

113. Taj Mahal city: AGRA.

114. 1982 Disney sci-fi film: TRON.

118. Clearasil target: ZIT.

119. Jolly good: A-OK.

120. "Now __ seen everything!": I'VE.

121. Word between surnames: NEE.

C.C.



 

Sep 17, 2023

Sunday September 17, 2023 Pam Amick Klawitter

Theme: "Subtraction" - Parse it as Subtract ION.

21A. Court case brought by an upstanding citizen?: CLASS ACT(ION) LAWSUIT.

36A. Parade of lumber workers?: MILL(ION)MAN MARCH.

67A. "More than a million Earths can fit inside the sun," e.g.?: SPACE STAT(ION).

96A. Searching for that one lost shoe after a night on the town, e.g.?: AWKWARD QUEST(ION).

115A. Printer-ready manuscript with a signature?: AUTOGRAPHED EDIT(ION).

14D. Failure to use tact in a delicate situation?: DIPLOMATIC MISS(ION).

45D Much-loved member of a D.C. squad?: MOST FAVORED NAT (ION)
 
We had this same theme a while ago. No surprise about the title repeat, as it's just perfect. 

Have not seen Mike's Sunday byline for a while. He used to be very active when I started solving the L.A. Times crosswords. Pam was also active then.

Across:

1. Face of technology: EMOJI. So wild in WeChat.

6. __ squad: PEP. And 57. Support squad: ALLIES. One more neighbor has joined our fight. She called the cops last Sunday about gunshots from 5501. No idea what happened later. The cops never updated us on who killed the previous 5505 renter two years ago.

9. TV monitor: FCC.

12. Gave up: CEDED.

17. Fathered: SIRED.

18. Shaker fill: SALT.

19. Preppy pullover: POLO.

20. Walled Spanish city: AVILA.


24. Compensate: REPAY.

25. Prince in "Frozen": HANS. The cruel prince.


26. Filmmaker Ephron: NORA.

27. Tall concert instrument: HARP.

28. Be convincing: SELL IT.

29. Barely beat: EDGE.

30. Half of 9-Down: TWO. 9. Twice 30-Across: FOUR. 99. Twice 9-Down: EIGHT.

31. Filmmaker Brooks: MEL.

32. Pacers of the 1970s, e.g.: AMCS.

34. "I See Rainbows" artist Yoko: ONO.

35. Deli choice: RYE.

39. Sign: OMEN.

40. Used (up): ATE.

41. Name on a Chicago cap: SOX. I like A.J. Pierzynski. Colorful guy.


42. Marathoner's asset: STAMINA. Sumdaze!

44. "Gotta go!": I'M LATE.

47. __ one's time: BIDES.

50. Words to live by: TENETS.

52. Since: AS OF.

53. Joan of __: ARC.

55. Silent actors: MIMES.

59. "Miracle on Ice" losing team: Abbr.: USSR.

60. Title said with a curtsy, perhaps: MA'AM.

62. Feed and protect: NURTURE.

64. __-Magnon: CRO.

65. Booking.com quotes: RATES.

69. Florida host of the ReliaQuest Bowl: TAMPA. Unfamiliar to me.

71. "Who's a good boy?" reply: ARF.

72. Frito-Lay puffs: CHEETOS.

74. Drywall support: STUD.

76. Santa Monica landmark: PIER.

77. Yellow Teletubby: LAA LAA.



79. Spread here and there: STREW.

81. __ on the side of caution: ERR. And 89. Badly mistaken: OFF BASE.

82. Phishing fodder: Abbr.: SSNS.

83. Turns inside out: EVERTS.

85. Skating legend Sonja: HENIE. Norwegian.Wikipedia says she was also a big film star.


87. Most fresh: NEWEST.

91. Presidential advisory gp.: NSC.

93. Bro counterpart: SIS. Andy just calls me "Jie", meaning "sis" in Chinese.

94. Civil suit cause: TORT.

100. Gym cushion: MAT.

103. World Cup cheer: OLE.

104. Latin years: ANNI.

105. Home work letters?: DIY. Great clue.

106. Spanish aunt: TIA.

107. Miffed: SORE.

108. Stark patriarch: EDDARD. Ned. "Game of Thrones". Played by Sean Bean.


110. "All of Me" singer Legend: JOHN. And 112. Rapper Snoop __: DOGG.

113. Memo heading: IN RE.

114. "Won't you let me?": CAN'T I.

118. Colorful marble: AGATE.

119. Coll. hotshot: BMOC. Big Man on Campus.

120. Hart of wrestling: BRET. Nicknamed "The Hitman". Boomer knew lots of wresting personalities and their ring names.


121. Tequila plant: AGAVE.

122. Bouquet bit: PETAL.

123. Large primate: APE.

124. Pentagon VIP: GEN.

125. "Twilight" author Stephenie: MEYER. More women: 15. Sitcom friend of Jerry and George: ELAINE. 40. Actress Woodard: ALFRE. 44. "Insecure" creator/star: ISSA RAE. 48. "Out of Africa" writer Isak: DINESEN.

Down:

1. Artist M.C. whose work inspired the art of the game Monument Valley: ESCHER. OK, more men: 4. Williams of "Grey's Anatomy": JESSE. 13. First name in stunts: EVEL. 61. Rhys who plays Perry Mason: MATTHEW.
 


2. Title said with a curtsy, perhaps: MILADY.

3. Apt county for Tangerine, Florida: ORANGE. Interesting trivia.

5. Passports, e.g.: IDS.

6. Makes the rounds: PATROLS.

7. R&B singer __ Mai: ELLA.

8. School support org.: PTA.

10. Ready-made digital graphics: CLIP ART.

11. Camp bed: COT.

12. Gives a hoot: CARES. Oh, I put tights in the bag I mentioned last week. I also have this bag for my fins, kick board, etc.


16. Ohio home of the Wright Brothers: DAYTON.

18. Grouchy look: SCOWL.

19. Song of worship: PSALM.

22. Civil War battle site in Western Maryland: ANTIETAM. Wikipedia says this "remains the bloodiest day in American history, with a combined tally of 22,727 dead, wounded, or missing".


23. Timely question: WHEN.

28. Bagel spread: SCHMEAR. I don't eat cream cheese, can I call my peanut butter "schmear"?

31. Saw: MAXIM.

33. MD-to-be's exam: MCAT.

36. NYC subway org.: MTA.

37. Unruly bunch: MOB.

38. Maintains: ASSERTS.

39. New law student: ONE L.

43. Fjord, e.g.: INLET.

46. Clear data from: ERASE.

49. Aussie flock: EMUS. Scary looking.


51. Snake: SERPENT.

52. Ear-related: AURAL.

54. Superhero wardrobe staples: CAPES.

56. Say aloud: STATE.

58. Heads up: SOARS.

63. Risky maneuver on a busy highway: U-TURN.

66. Frosty accessory: SCARF. We had 89.7 inches of snow last winter. Brutal.

68. Workout focus: CORE.

70. Church niches: APSES.

73. Stetson decor: HATBAND. And  75. Equestrian event: DRESSAGE.

78. Took off: LEFT.

80. Suitable for kite flying, say: WINDY.

84. Like ready-to-use planks: SAWN.

86. Law firm abbr.: ESQ.

88. Cleverness: WIT.

90. Winter Olympics ramp: SKI JUMP.

92. Start carving, as a watermelon: CUT OPEN. Boomer and I used to buy a big watermelon every week in the summer time.

94. Work boot feature: TOECAP.

95. Gerontology focus: OLD AGE.

97. Specialized, committee-wise: AD HOC.

98. Nose adornment: RING.

100. Weekend follower: MONDAY.

101. Make it big: ARRIVE.

102. Have trouble balancing: TEETER.

104. Winter of "Modern Family": ARIEL. Very pretty.



107. Long-lasting battle: SIEGE.

109. Flour for naan and chapati: ATTA.

111. Great Plains people: OTOE.

112. Take a chance: DARE.

115. Atty.'s group: ABA.

116. SCOTUS member from 1993 to 2020: RBG.

117. Lake Mead creator: DAM.

C.C.




 

Apr 28, 2023

Friday, April 28, 2023, Pam Klawtitter

 


Yogi Berra is quoted as having said, "It's deja vu all over again" and this morning that is apropos.  As far as explaining the theme of today's puzzle is concerned, this blogger can (and will) copy the description that he posted two weeks ago

(quote) Good Morning, Cruciverbalists.  Malodorous Manatee here along with He-man to bring you a TGIF recap.  Today, the I's (ayes) Y's (whys) definitely have it with a straightforward theme from veteran puzzle-setter Pam Klawitter.

At the following four places within the grid, Pam has added the letter (I) Y to common words/phrases to create amusing answers to the given clues  (end quote):

18 Across:  Forged painting?: ART DECOY.  Art Deco

23 Across:  When kids start rolling their eyes at everything their parents say?: THE IRONY AGE.  The Iron Age.

40 Across:  School newspaper entries from its youngest reporters?: KINDERGARTEN COPY.


49 Across:  Sign that it's time to clean the closet?: DUSTY JACKET.  Dust Jacket.


The reveal comes at:

63 Across:  "Allow me to explain," and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme: HERE'S WHY.  Or, in this instance, H . . . e . . . r . . . e' . . . s  Y.


Here's how all of this looks in the grid:


. . . and Here's the rest of the clues/answers:

Across:


1. __ farm: ANT.  I had one when I was a child.



4. Respond to "Let's give it up for ... ": CLAP.  The clue refers to a colloquialism for soliciting a round of applause.  The answer, or course, also has at least one other meaning.

8. Burro: ASS.
 
11. Bamboozle: CON.  What do you call a female CON artist?  Ms. Leading.

14. Lav: LOO.  Bathroom.  We've often seen this clued with some reference to the British Isles.

15. London jazz duo?: ZEDS.   . . .  (immediately followed by just such a reference).  The last last letter of the alphabet (what we Yanks call Zee) in British English is called ZED.

16. "Shape of You" singer-songwriter: SHEERAN.  Ed SHEERAN.  His third album was the worldwide best seller in 2017.  He is currently being sued for copyright infringement.  The plaintiff is asking $100 million.  In 2022 SHEERAN successfully defended a copyright infringement claim involving "Shape of You".

20. Foul: POLLUTE.  Adjective, noun or verb?  Verb.  . . . and neither an odor nor a basketball reference.

21. Get lovey-dovey: SMOOCH.

22. Post-makeover self: NEW ME.


27. Ink: 
TATS.  Ink being slang for TATtoo.

30. Make hay, maybe: MOW.  As in the advice to "MOW while the sun shines".


31. Country quarters: INNS.  Apparently, quarters as used here, can be plural.

34. Spanish cheer: OLE.

35. Gardener's mixture: LOAM.  I went to the library to get a book about soil but was told that they had only one, unavailable copy.  It was on LOAM.

37. Cuss out: SWEAR AT.

43. "No need to explain further": YES I SEE.  Aha!

44. Broke new ground?: HOED.



45. Spy-fi writer Deighton: LEN.  Author!

46. Turow book: ONE L.  Author!

47. Shar-__: wrinkly dog: PEI.  Not to be confused with the architect.


48. "Anything __?": ELSE.

55. Some pasta: TUBES.  There are many types of pasta and several of those are tubular.  Wait, isn't that surfer slang?



56. James Cameron blockbuster set on Pandora: AVATAR.  Mr. Cameron has directed three of the all-time top five grossing films

60. Critters sought in a Nintendo game: POKEMON.

65. Rust-causing agent: OXIDANT.  Remember this from chemistry class?

66. "Dear __ Hansen": EVAN.  A musical and a film.


67. Energizer size: AAA.  A battery reference.


68. Pea holder: POD.

69. Cartoon frame: CEL.  Pre CGI technology.

70. Bulb unit: WATT.  These days, we purchase LED bulbs with a WATT equivalence.


71. Phisher's fig.: SSN.  Social Security Number.   Phising is the act of sending a false email in an attempt to gather information with which to commit fraud.


Down:

1. "Ah, me!": ALAS.  My experiment of cross breeding a hen with a Slinky has failed.  ALAS, I have no spring chicken.

2. Convention: NORM.

3. "Africa" band: TOTO.



4. Slovak neighbor: CZECH.
5. Dulce de __: LECHE.


6. Fuss: ADO.

7. "Gangnam Style" rapper: PSY.  The video is one of history's most-viewed.

8. Colorado quaker: ASPEN.  As in quaking ASPEN trees.  In the clue, quaker was not capitalized so it wasn't going to be a religious sect.

Populus Tremuloides

9. Like a strutting peacock: SHOWY.  Hand up for PROUD.

10. Title city in a DuVernay film: SELMA.  Ava DuVernay.


11. French wine term: CRU.  The word roughly translates to "growth" but is now used to denote a vineyard and its wines.

12. Muesli grain: OAT.  Sometime today, USPS is scheduled to deliver to me a box containing four bags of Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Muesli.  I do not have Celiac Disease.  I do enjoy eating crunchy things made from rice.

13. Vane dir.: NNE.  North North East

17. Mournful: ELEGIAC.  Same etymology as elegy.


19. Apt rhyme for "spots": 
DOTS.



22. "On the double!": NOW.  Neither ASAP nor STAT would fit.


24. PR concern: IMAGE.  Public Relations.

25. Tomato paste tomato: ROMA.


26. Register: ENROLL.  Noun or verb?  Verb.  As in to register for a class.

27. Pacific Rim capital: TOKYO.  So many from which to choose.  The perps, especially the K and the Y, narrowed things down considerably.

28. Extraterrestrial: ALIEN.  So far, most of our depictions have come from Hollywood.



29. Became edgy: TENSED.

32. Mane areas: NAPES.  A hand up for first trying NECKS.

33. Broadway composer Jule: STYNE.  A member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame with far too many credits to cite here.  One of his best known:


 
35. "__ Misérables": LES.

36. Underground resource: ORE.  What is a ferrous particle's favorite constellation?  Ore-ion.

37. Poker-faced: STOIC.  The ancient STOICs never got cavities.  They were implacable.

38. Itty-bitty: WEE.

39. Gridiron position: END.  An American Football reference.



41. Watered down: DILUTED.  THINNED would fit.

42. Actress Perlman: RHEA.  Best known for her role as Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli Lebec on the TV show "Cheers":



47. Sack dress?: PJS.  PaJamaS are something to wear when one "hits the sack".

48. "Are we there yet?" guesses: ETAS.  Estimated Time of Arrival S

50. Poison __: SUMAC.

51. Pricey steak: T-BONE.  I asked the butcher for a couple of T-BONEs but he gave me sirloins instead.  He later apologized for his mis-steak.

52. "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" film: YENTL.  The song from the movie.



53. Gold purity unit: KARAT.  I often forget which one is spelled carat (mass) and which is spelled KARAT (purity).

54. Part of a track meet: EVENT.

57. First word of "Jabberwocky": TWAS.  TWAS meant to be a nonsense poem.



58. "Got it!" cries: AHAS.  Yes, I see.

59. "Deadpool" actor Reynolds: RYAN.



60. Burst: POP.  Soda, parent, music, burst and art are among other possible clues.

61. Good Grips kitchen brand: OXO.



62. Tyke: KID.

63. Fell, as firs: HEW.  Homophone of you, yew and ewe.


64. Longoria of "Telenovela": EVA.  I never can keep all of the EVA  and AVA names sorted out.  The perps tell me which it should be.

 . . . .  and now it's time




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