Theme: All Wet - the first word of each two-word phrase is a river.
17A: Cousin to the Yellow Finn potato: YUKON GOLD. Here is Wolfgan Puck's Potato Salad recipe. Pretty good.
40A: Don Adams cartoon character: TENNESSEE TUXEDO. Never heard of it, but easily gettable.
66A: Cowboy of tall tales: PECOS BILL. Never heard of this "Legendary American Coyboy".
11D: Sign of an a-one greeting: RED CARPET
36D: Bad roll of the bones: SNAKE EYES
I SEARCHED (31A: Use Google) quite a bit for this puzzle. Sometimes Monday crossword is not Monday to me. The same with those Sudoku star rating, don't you think so?
I still do not understand 36D: Bad roll of the bones: SNAKE EYE. Why? I don't understand the meaning of the clue, and I don't know why SNAKE EYE is the answer.
All my trouble started with 7D: _ Never fly! I put PIGS instead of IT'LL immediately, in fact, it's the first word I inked in this morning. I put down EGG instead of EGO for 4D Swelled head.
Here is a recap:
Across Clue:
5A: Pass over lightly: SKIM
14A: Ship's Slammer: BRIG (Jail)
21A: Protuberance on the head: ANTLER
39A: Lapdog, briefly: POM for Pomeranian.
52A: Everglades bird: EGRET
64A: Manufactured fiber: RAYON
72A: Fake coin: SLUG. Did not know. I always associated SLUG with HIT HARD. Baseball ball sluggers like Twins #33 Justin Morneau slugs, hard. Barry Bonds is maybe a fake.
73A: Singer Moffo: ANNA
Down Clues:
1D: Sci-fi classic "The ___": ABYSS. I feel so sorry for myself that I do not know any of this Sci-fi stuff.
2D: Vinegar bottle: CRUET. My vinegar stays in its original bottle.
5D: Official seal: SIGNET.
9D: Al Jolson's real first name: ASA.
10D: Land of Xerxes: PERSIA. Never heard of this king before.
13D: Ms. Redgrave: LYNN. She was twice nominated for Oscar and won a Golden Globe. I hope Julie Christie wins this year. "Away from Her" is good.
53D: Small sharks: TOPES.
61D: Prosperity: WEAL. Woe and Weal.
Let's DO WELL (60A: Prosper) this week.
C. C.
17A: Cousin to the Yellow Finn potato: YUKON GOLD. Here is Wolfgan Puck's Potato Salad recipe. Pretty good.
40A: Don Adams cartoon character: TENNESSEE TUXEDO. Never heard of it, but easily gettable.
66A: Cowboy of tall tales: PECOS BILL. Never heard of this "Legendary American Coyboy".
11D: Sign of an a-one greeting: RED CARPET
36D: Bad roll of the bones: SNAKE EYES
I SEARCHED (31A: Use Google) quite a bit for this puzzle. Sometimes Monday crossword is not Monday to me. The same with those Sudoku star rating, don't you think so?
I still do not understand 36D: Bad roll of the bones: SNAKE EYE. Why? I don't understand the meaning of the clue, and I don't know why SNAKE EYE is the answer.
All my trouble started with 7D: _ Never fly! I put PIGS instead of IT'LL immediately, in fact, it's the first word I inked in this morning. I put down EGG instead of EGO for 4D Swelled head.
Here is a recap:
Across Clue:
5A: Pass over lightly: SKIM
14A: Ship's Slammer: BRIG (Jail)
21A: Protuberance on the head: ANTLER
39A: Lapdog, briefly: POM for Pomeranian.
52A: Everglades bird: EGRET
64A: Manufactured fiber: RAYON
72A: Fake coin: SLUG. Did not know. I always associated SLUG with HIT HARD. Baseball ball sluggers like Twins #33 Justin Morneau slugs, hard. Barry Bonds is maybe a fake.
73A: Singer Moffo: ANNA
Down Clues:
1D: Sci-fi classic "The ___": ABYSS. I feel so sorry for myself that I do not know any of this Sci-fi stuff.
2D: Vinegar bottle: CRUET. My vinegar stays in its original bottle.
5D: Official seal: SIGNET.
9D: Al Jolson's real first name: ASA.
10D: Land of Xerxes: PERSIA. Never heard of this king before.
13D: Ms. Redgrave: LYNN. She was twice nominated for Oscar and won a Golden Globe. I hope Julie Christie wins this year. "Away from Her" is good.
53D: Small sharks: TOPES.
61D: Prosperity: WEAL. Woe and Weal.
Let's DO WELL (60A: Prosper) this week.
C. C.
Bones are dice and snake eyes are rolling a pair on ones
ReplyDeleteThanks for lifting this fog for me Anna.
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I never knew Al Jolson's first name was Asa. Asa was also the name of my 5th or 6th great grandfather, Asa Hutchinson. He was a member of the then famous Hutchinson family singers. My ancestors from New England who later settled in a small town about 40 miles west of Minneapolis. The town now known as Hutchinson. I'll bet he could sing the National Anthem at a Twins game.
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ReplyDeleteThis Hutchinson name sounds so familiar. I have to ask my husband about it.
The Twins actually had a 3-judge panel sitting at the back of the stage for the audiction.
C. C.