Happy Monday, everyone! sumdaze here, blogging my fourth and final Janice Luttrell puzzle for the year. This time Janice takes a shot at a puzzle with three currency words used in other contexts.
These are the themed clues & answers:
16 Across. Form submitted to the post office before moving: CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
There was a lot of this going on these past few (hectic) weeks. |
25 Across. Actor who played the U.S. president in "Independence Day": BILL PULLMAN. (b. Dec. 17, 1953. Note: This was a 41-Down year.)
Pullman, in the 1996 film and today He usually plays very likable characters. |
55 Across. "You can count on that!," and a hint to the starts of 16-, 25-, and 43-Across: TAKE IT TO THE BANK.
CHANGE, BILLs, and CHECKs are all things you can TAKE TO THE BANK.
Across:
1. Fancy-schmancy: POSH. According to Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American English by Ben Yagoda, POSH came from the British military as a term to mean "superior clothing, or articles of attire other than those issued by and strictly conforming to regulations."
5. Work out details ahead of time: PLAN. Spontaneous events turn out better if you PLAN a bit first.
9. Falsehoods: LIES.
People do this. They say, "Only joking," when they really meant it. |
13. Capri, for one: ISLE. Yes, Capri pants are named after this ISLE.
14. Krispy __: KREME.
Dexter knew that no one suspects the doughnut guy. |
15. Golden State sch.: UCLA. I know that California's nickname is The Golden State and that UCLA is short for University of California, Los Angles; but is there another connection between these two terms other than "California"? Could this clue could refer to any CA school?
19. Wood-cutting tool: SAW. It can also be a musical instrument. In this 56 sec. video, a woman plays Somewhere Over the Rainbow on a SAW. Just amazing!
20. Thoroughly engrossed: RAPT. I felt utterly RAPT watching this raptor fly.
21. "How Do I Live" singer LeAnn: RIMES.
22. Source of harm: BANE.
23. Carne __ tacos: steak dish: ASADA. ASADo or ASADA? "Meat" is a feminine noun in Spanish so the last letter is an "A".
29. Taxi: CAB.
32. Gemstone with bands of color: AGATE.
33. "Othello" villain: IAGO. Shakespeare
34. "Ben-__": HUR. Hollywood
35. Smokehouse fare: RIBS.
36. Sudden shocks: JOLTS. 38. Have a meal: DINE.
39. Time for last-minute wrapping: EVE. as in "the night before you give the gift"
40. Soft drink: SODA.
41. __ Barbara, California: SANTA. CSO to Picard! This 3:41 min. video shows highlights of this gorgeous area.
42. "Lust for Life" singer Lana __ Rey: DEL.
46. Large water pipes: MAINS. They replaced the one on my street last summer. It is an extremely noisy process.
48. Rough figs. from the cockpit: ETAS. These rough figures from airplane pilots are Estimated Times of Arrival.
19. Wood-cutting tool: SAW. It can also be a musical instrument. In this 56 sec. video, a woman plays Somewhere Over the Rainbow on a SAW. Just amazing!
20. Thoroughly engrossed: RAPT. I felt utterly RAPT watching this raptor fly.
21. "How Do I Live" singer LeAnn: RIMES.
22. Source of harm: BANE.
Gophers!!! |
23. Carne __ tacos: steak dish: ASADA. ASADo or ASADA? "Meat" is a feminine noun in Spanish so the last letter is an "A".
29. Taxi: CAB.
32. Gemstone with bands of color: AGATE.
for example |
33. "Othello" villain: IAGO. Shakespeare
34. "Ben-__": HUR. Hollywood
35. Smokehouse fare: RIBS.
I bet Fred was on a paleo diet. |
36. Sudden shocks: JOLTS. 38. Have a meal: DINE.
39. Time for last-minute wrapping: EVE. as in "the night before you give the gift"
40. Soft drink: SODA.
41. __ Barbara, California: SANTA. CSO to Picard! This 3:41 min. video shows highlights of this gorgeous area.
42. "Lust for Life" singer Lana __ Rey: DEL.
46. Large water pipes: MAINS. They replaced the one on my street last summer. It is an extremely noisy process.
48. Rough figs. from the cockpit: ETAS. These rough figures from airplane pilots are Estimated Times of Arrival.
Note: Pluralizing initialisms can get tricky.
49. Accessory that may match mittens: SCARF.
51. Potato __ race: SACK.
52. Greyhound vehicle: BUS. CSO to Jinx & Zoe!
49. Accessory that may match mittens: SCARF.
51. Potato __ race: SACK.
52. Greyhound vehicle: BUS. CSO to Jinx & Zoe!
The Bus
I stumbled upon this Billy Jonas record several years ago when I was in Ashville, NC.
It's a bit different -- but it makes you think about the people around you and their stories.
59. "You said it!": AMEN.
60. "Yippee!": OH BOY.
61. No-frills grocery chain: ALDI. Aldi and Trader Joe's are owned by the same people.
60. "Yippee!": OH BOY.
61. No-frills grocery chain: ALDI. Aldi and Trader Joe's are owned by the same people.
62. Filmmaker Ephron: NORA.
63. Deadpool player Reynolds: RYAN. Deadpool is a Marvel Comics character. He is the wisecracking alter ego of Wade Wilson, a Canadian by birth. Ryan Reynolds (also Canadian) played Deadpool in four movies. Here is the trailer for the first one (2016):
64. Hilarious person: RIOT.
Down:
63. Deadpool player Reynolds: RYAN. Deadpool is a Marvel Comics character. He is the wisecracking alter ego of Wade Wilson, a Canadian by birth. Ryan Reynolds (also Canadian) played Deadpool in four movies. Here is the trailer for the first one (2016):
64. Hilarious person: RIOT.
Down:
1. Snapshots, casually: PICS.
2. Workplace standards org.: OSHA.
3. Cabbage side often made with mayo: SLAW. and 22 Down. Sandwiches often made with mayo: BLTS.
Speaking of mayo, How about "Beverage made with mayo"? I am not telling 9-Acrosses. Last month this "mayonnaise-style drink", now sold in Japan, was in the news. I avoid mayo; so, when I lived there, I learned to identify this word on packaging early on.
4. Cornish game __: HEN. They can be male, too! all your questions answered here
5. Move forward: PROPEL. Def.: (verb) to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion.
6. "L," on an earbud: LEFT. I love, love, love my bone conduction headphones. This 44 sec. video explains how they differ from earbuds.
7. Doctors org.: AMA. organization and American Medical Association
8. Actor Beatty: NED. (1937-2021) He has 163 actor credits on IMDb.
9. Cheaply sensational: LURID.
10. Hotel fixture that fills buckets: ICE MACHINE.
11. "What __ is new?": ELSE.
12. Back talk: SASS.
14. Actor Reeves: KEANU. his IMDb page
17. Purple flavor: GRAPE. I thought of Jolly Ranchers.
18. Clog-busting brand: DRANO.
23. Amo, amas, __: AMAT. Latin for "I love", "you (singular) love", and "he/she/it loves"
24. Droops: SAGS. This is a 2006 John Mayer song called Gravity:
5. Move forward: PROPEL. Def.: (verb) to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion.
6. "L," on an earbud: LEFT. I love, love, love my bone conduction headphones. This 44 sec. video explains how they differ from earbuds.
7. Doctors org.: AMA. organization and American Medical Association
8. Actor Beatty: NED. (1937-2021) He has 163 actor credits on IMDb.
Ned voiced the character Lotso in Toy Story 3 (2010). |
9. Cheaply sensational: LURID.
10. Hotel fixture that fills buckets: ICE MACHINE.
11. "What __ is new?": ELSE.
12. Back talk: SASS.
14. Actor Reeves: KEANU. his IMDb page
17. Purple flavor: GRAPE. I thought of Jolly Ranchers.
18. Clog-busting brand: DRANO.
23. Amo, amas, __: AMAT. Latin for "I love", "you (singular) love", and "he/she/it loves"
24. Droops: SAGS. This is a 2006 John Mayer song called Gravity:
Oh, graity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down.
Oh twice as much ain't twice as good
And can't sustain like one half could
It's wanting more
That's gonna send me to my knees
25. __ one's soul: BARED.
26. "Uncle!": I GIVE. Last Monday we had 5-Across. "I give up!" as the clue for UNCLE.
27. Small printer with a built-in keyboard: LABEL MAKER. Did anyone else think of this 1995 Seinfeld episode with guest star Bryan Cranston? (5:14 min.)
28. Fragrant shrub: LILAC.
30. Mom's sisters: AUNTS. and 38 Down. Fathers: DADS.
31. Short holiday: BREAK.
36. "Grease" star Travolta: JOHN. (b. Feb. 18, 1954)
26. "Uncle!": I GIVE. Last Monday we had 5-Across. "I give up!" as the clue for UNCLE.
27. Small printer with a built-in keyboard: LABEL MAKER. Did anyone else think of this 1995 Seinfeld episode with guest star Bryan Cranston? (5:14 min.)
28. Fragrant shrub: LILAC.
30. Mom's sisters: AUNTS. and 38 Down. Fathers: DADS.
31. Short holiday: BREAK.
36. "Grease" star Travolta: JOHN. (b. Feb. 18, 1954)
Travolta, now & then |
37. Poems of praise: ODES.
40. Futuristic genre: SCI-FI.
41. Slithering reptile in the Chinese zodiac: SNAKE. SNAKE years are 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, and 2025.
44. Diane of "Book Club": KEATON. (b. Jan. 5, 1946)
45. Like a mosquito bite: ITCHY. My mosquito repellent trick is to stand next to DH. They are attracted to him so they leave me alone.
47. Sports venue: ARENA. Here is some timely trivia around the new Gladiator II movie: The distinction between ARENA, amphitheater, and colosseum is that the ARENA floor is the elliptical space in the center of the Colosseum, toward which the 360 degree seats of the amphitheater face.
49. Lee of Marvel Comics: STAN. (1922-2018)
50. Covert ops garb, for short: CAMO. Ops is short for "operations", so did we need for short in the clue?
51. Japanese noodle: SOBA.
These SOBA noodles have a mayonnaise sauce. |
52. Indonesian island in the Coral Triangle: BALI.
53. Word processor command: UNDO. A word processor is a device that uses computerized and/or text editing equipment to produce type-written documents (such as business letters). Microsoft Word is an example of word processing software. 54. Comedy sketch: SKIT.
56. The Blue Jays, on ESPN crawls: TOR. as in TORonto
57. Quaker possessive: THY.
58. Saloon: BAR. This is the saloon scene from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
Warning: This is a Coen brothers film so expect the bad guy to meet a violent end.
And now for a grid you can bank on:
That's it. I'm all cashed out. Happy New Year, everyone!