Theme: Broken Hearts (with the word "heart" embedded in the phrases, but broken into pieces)
23A: "Arrangement in Black and Gray No 1:_": The Artist's Mother
44A: Some sculptures: Papier Mache Art
70A: Be induced: Hear the call
93A: Certain Native American item of value: Apache Artifact
120A: Antique Gallic hearing aid: French ear trumpet.
17D: Warm browns: Rich earthtones
52D: Succeed at eavesdropping: Overhear things
An early Valentine's gift for us, thank you editor, whoever you are. I decided not to whine today. Soldiers never complain.
Here are some keys:
Across:
1A: Candle wax: PARAFFIN. I am currently obsessed with bee wax product.
9A: Green clusters: LEAFAGE
16A: Scottish hillside: BRAE. Scottish word for "hill".
20A: Australian city: ADELAIDE. Capital of the State of South Australia.
21A: Formula math: ALGEBRA
22A: Enunciation problem: LISP
23A: "Arrangement in Black and Gray No 1:_": The Artist's Mother. Also known as Whistler's Mother.
29A: "Over there" composer: COHAN (George)
30A: Product to mine: ORE
31A: Prescribing medicine: DOSING
35A: Variety of corundum: EMERY
36A: Silk-fiber binder: SERICIN , "viscous gelatinous protein that forms on the surface of raw-silk fibers." Never heard of this word.
39A: Mil. address: APO (Army & Air Force Post Office)
44A: Some sculptures: Papier Mache Art. Lots of old dolls are made of Papier Mache.
49A: Doc in training: RES (Resident)
50A: German toast: PROSIT. Remember the "L'chaim and Prosit" clue for Toast on Friday?
54A: Russian chess champion: TAL (Mikhai).
55A: Once, once: ERST
57A: Stable staffers: LIVERY MEN.
59A: Indonesian island: JAVA
60A: For example: SUCH AS
64A: S. American tuber: OCA. It looks like this. Has anyone had it before? Is it good?
65A: Southwest desert: SONORA
67A: Taiwan Strait islands: MATSU
68A: Word after Scotland: YARD. British Police Force.
70A: Be induced: HEAR THE CALL.
74A: Deck off. BOSN (BOATSWAIN)
75A: For a specific purpose: AD HOC
77A: Backs of boats: STERNS
78A: Memory unit: BIT
80A: Beat follower: NIK
81A: See-through curtains: SHEERS
83A: Art colony in New Mexico: TAOS
84A: Sea-scented air: SEA BREEZE
87A: Beginning on: AS OF
88A: Yuck!: ICK
89A: Explode: POP
90A: China's Sun___: YAT-SEN
91A: 90 degrees from vert: HOR (Horizontal)
93A: Certain Native American item of value: APACHE ARTIFACT
99A: "__ Gracias": DEO. Thanks be to God.
100A: Star in Scorpio: ANTARES
104A: Iranian religion: BAHA'I. Never heard of it. Most of the Iranians are Shias I think. Read more if you are interested in it. I have no curiosity for this faith.
106A: Die dot: PIP
109A: Fragrances: SCENTS
110A: 1964 A. L. Rookie of the Year: OLIVA (Tony). He should be in Hall of Fame. Those baseball writers/voters are deaf and blind. OK, Maybe I am too harsh, but some of them indeed are oblivious to what Oliva has achieved.
116A: Actress Arden: EVE
117A: Glossed term: LEMMA
119A: Cows: KINE. Such a weird plural form.
120A: Antique Gallic hearing aid: FRENCH EAR TRUMPET
124A: M. I. T. grad: ENGR
125A: Responded to a stimulus: REACTED
126A: Reduce by ten percent: DECIMATE
127A: Scottish loch: NESS
128A: City on the Loire: ORLEANS
129A: Desalination byproduct: SEA SALTS.
Down Clues:
1D: Pitifulness: PATHOS
2D: Stick: ADHERE
3D: Jai follower: A LAI
5D: Gambler's card game: FARO
4D: Tailor's concern: FIT
7D: Brutal Amin: IDI
9D: Patronymic: LASTNAME (sorry for the mistake yesterday)
11D: Greek contest: AGON. Here is the definition from dictionary.com: (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
12D: Gala celebrations: FETES
13D: Really hate: ABHOR
14D Caribbean island: GRENADA
15D: Jug handle: EAR
16D: Blossom: BLOOM
17D: Warm browns: RICH EARTHTONES
18D: Fertility goddess: ASTARTE. BAAL is God of Fertility.
19D: Names turned into words: EPONYMS
24D: Mai __ cocktail: TAI
29D: Vitamin brand: CENTRUM. I don't like it, the pills are too big.
31D: Painting in two panels: DIPTYCH. New word to me. Here is how it looks like.
32D: Sailor's grp: ONI (Office of Navy Intelligence)
33D: Coll. student's rating: GPA
37D: __ dixit: IPSE. Latin. He himself said it (an assertion without proof)
40D: Numbers at the pump: OCTANES
42D: Greek god of war: ARES. Mars is the Roman God of War.
46D: Take flight: RUN
47D: Widespread confusion: HAVOC
48D: Satellite of Jupiter: ELARA
50D: Spanish beaches: PLAYAS
51D: Capital of Saudi Arabia: RIYADH. Would you believe I nailed this one?
52D: Succeed at eavesdropping: OVERHEAR THINGS
56D: Wound cover: SCAB
61D: Court session: ASSIZE. Never heard of this word.
62D: Submerged: SUNKEN
63D: Set the rowing pace: STROKED
66D: Jessica of "Dark Angel": ALBA. She is very pretty.
69D: Bunny moms: DOES
71D: Top room: ATTIC
72D: Stretch: REACH
73D: Tripoli populace: LIBYANS. There is also a seaport in Lebanon called Tripoli.
76D: Land of Zagreb: CROATIA.
79D: Flier: TRACT
82D: Letters from Nob Hill cops: SFPD (San Francisco Police Dept)
84D: Bar fly: SOT
85D: Center starter: EPI
86D: Kett of the comics: ETTA
89D: Continues after a pause: PROCEEDS
91D: Sinatra's birthplace: HOBOKEN. I forgot. I actually read Kitty Kelley's His Way a few months ago. Too gossipy.
92D: Like a translucent gemstone: OPALINE
94D: Hopeful one: ASPIRER. Always thought it was Aspirant.
95D: DDE's rival: AES. Can never remember Stevenson's middle name Ewing.
101D: Flutist Jean Pierre: RAMPAL. He is unknown to me.
102D: Clown Kelly: EMMETT. Next time I will remember this tramp clown.
103D: Sudden flows: SPATES
105D: States with conviction: AVERS
107D: Paradigm: IDEAL
108D: Pieces of pounds?: PENCE (plural of penny, British way)
111D: Socially inept losers: NERDS. Bill Gates is a nerd, look at how successful he is. He is a also good bridge player. Oh, he also plays golf. I picture him slicing the ball. I bet he can't hook.
115D: Proceedings? ACTA. I don't understand the answer to the clue. Pls help me here.
117D: San __ Obispo: LUIS
118D: Jane Austen novel: EMMA. I should read this book. I wasted over one hour this morning reading Victoria Beckham's "That Extra Half Inch" while waiting for our newspaper (crossword) to arrive.
123D: Pioneering TV co. RCA
That's all. Pls let me know if you spot any mistake.
Oh, by the way, you can watch Orange (Amy Reynaldo) on Merv Griffin's Crossword show here and here. The quality of Part I is very good, but I had trouble viewing Part II. Read her Feb 7 blog recap should you have time. She is just incredibly talented & efficient.
C. C.
23A: "Arrangement in Black and Gray No 1:_": The Artist's Mother
44A: Some sculptures: Papier Mache Art
70A: Be induced: Hear the call
93A: Certain Native American item of value: Apache Artifact
120A: Antique Gallic hearing aid: French ear trumpet.
17D: Warm browns: Rich earthtones
52D: Succeed at eavesdropping: Overhear things
An early Valentine's gift for us, thank you editor, whoever you are. I decided not to whine today. Soldiers never complain.
Here are some keys:
Across:
1A: Candle wax: PARAFFIN. I am currently obsessed with bee wax product.
9A: Green clusters: LEAFAGE
16A: Scottish hillside: BRAE. Scottish word for "hill".
20A: Australian city: ADELAIDE. Capital of the State of South Australia.
21A: Formula math: ALGEBRA
22A: Enunciation problem: LISP
23A: "Arrangement in Black and Gray No 1:_": The Artist's Mother. Also known as Whistler's Mother.
29A: "Over there" composer: COHAN (George)
30A: Product to mine: ORE
31A: Prescribing medicine: DOSING
35A: Variety of corundum: EMERY
36A: Silk-fiber binder: SERICIN , "viscous gelatinous protein that forms on the surface of raw-silk fibers." Never heard of this word.
39A: Mil. address: APO (Army & Air Force Post Office)
44A: Some sculptures: Papier Mache Art. Lots of old dolls are made of Papier Mache.
49A: Doc in training: RES (Resident)
50A: German toast: PROSIT. Remember the "L'chaim and Prosit" clue for Toast on Friday?
54A: Russian chess champion: TAL (Mikhai).
55A: Once, once: ERST
57A: Stable staffers: LIVERY MEN.
59A: Indonesian island: JAVA
60A: For example: SUCH AS
64A: S. American tuber: OCA. It looks like this. Has anyone had it before? Is it good?
65A: Southwest desert: SONORA
67A: Taiwan Strait islands: MATSU
68A: Word after Scotland: YARD. British Police Force.
70A: Be induced: HEAR THE CALL.
74A: Deck off. BOSN (BOATSWAIN)
75A: For a specific purpose: AD HOC
77A: Backs of boats: STERNS
78A: Memory unit: BIT
80A: Beat follower: NIK
81A: See-through curtains: SHEERS
83A: Art colony in New Mexico: TAOS
84A: Sea-scented air: SEA BREEZE
87A: Beginning on: AS OF
88A: Yuck!: ICK
89A: Explode: POP
90A: China's Sun___: YAT-SEN
91A: 90 degrees from vert: HOR (Horizontal)
93A: Certain Native American item of value: APACHE ARTIFACT
99A: "__ Gracias": DEO. Thanks be to God.
100A: Star in Scorpio: ANTARES
104A: Iranian religion: BAHA'I. Never heard of it. Most of the Iranians are Shias I think. Read more if you are interested in it. I have no curiosity for this faith.
106A: Die dot: PIP
109A: Fragrances: SCENTS
110A: 1964 A. L. Rookie of the Year: OLIVA (Tony). He should be in Hall of Fame. Those baseball writers/voters are deaf and blind. OK, Maybe I am too harsh, but some of them indeed are oblivious to what Oliva has achieved.
116A: Actress Arden: EVE
117A: Glossed term: LEMMA
119A: Cows: KINE. Such a weird plural form.
120A: Antique Gallic hearing aid: FRENCH EAR TRUMPET
124A: M. I. T. grad: ENGR
125A: Responded to a stimulus: REACTED
126A: Reduce by ten percent: DECIMATE
127A: Scottish loch: NESS
128A: City on the Loire: ORLEANS
129A: Desalination byproduct: SEA SALTS.
Down Clues:
1D: Pitifulness: PATHOS
2D: Stick: ADHERE
3D: Jai follower: A LAI
5D: Gambler's card game: FARO
4D: Tailor's concern: FIT
7D: Brutal Amin: IDI
9D: Patronymic: LASTNAME (sorry for the mistake yesterday)
11D: Greek contest: AGON. Here is the definition from dictionary.com: (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
12D: Gala celebrations: FETES
13D: Really hate: ABHOR
14D Caribbean island: GRENADA
15D: Jug handle: EAR
16D: Blossom: BLOOM
17D: Warm browns: RICH EARTHTONES
18D: Fertility goddess: ASTARTE. BAAL is God of Fertility.
19D: Names turned into words: EPONYMS
24D: Mai __ cocktail: TAI
29D: Vitamin brand: CENTRUM. I don't like it, the pills are too big.
31D: Painting in two panels: DIPTYCH. New word to me. Here is how it looks like.
32D: Sailor's grp: ONI (Office of Navy Intelligence)
33D: Coll. student's rating: GPA
37D: __ dixit: IPSE. Latin. He himself said it (an assertion without proof)
40D: Numbers at the pump: OCTANES
42D: Greek god of war: ARES. Mars is the Roman God of War.
46D: Take flight: RUN
47D: Widespread confusion: HAVOC
48D: Satellite of Jupiter: ELARA
50D: Spanish beaches: PLAYAS
51D: Capital of Saudi Arabia: RIYADH. Would you believe I nailed this one?
52D: Succeed at eavesdropping: OVERHEAR THINGS
56D: Wound cover: SCAB
61D: Court session: ASSIZE. Never heard of this word.
62D: Submerged: SUNKEN
63D: Set the rowing pace: STROKED
66D: Jessica of "Dark Angel": ALBA. She is very pretty.
69D: Bunny moms: DOES
71D: Top room: ATTIC
72D: Stretch: REACH
73D: Tripoli populace: LIBYANS. There is also a seaport in Lebanon called Tripoli.
76D: Land of Zagreb: CROATIA.
79D: Flier: TRACT
82D: Letters from Nob Hill cops: SFPD (San Francisco Police Dept)
84D: Bar fly: SOT
85D: Center starter: EPI
86D: Kett of the comics: ETTA
89D: Continues after a pause: PROCEEDS
91D: Sinatra's birthplace: HOBOKEN. I forgot. I actually read Kitty Kelley's His Way a few months ago. Too gossipy.
92D: Like a translucent gemstone: OPALINE
94D: Hopeful one: ASPIRER. Always thought it was Aspirant.
95D: DDE's rival: AES. Can never remember Stevenson's middle name Ewing.
101D: Flutist Jean Pierre: RAMPAL. He is unknown to me.
102D: Clown Kelly: EMMETT. Next time I will remember this tramp clown.
103D: Sudden flows: SPATES
105D: States with conviction: AVERS
107D: Paradigm: IDEAL
108D: Pieces of pounds?: PENCE (plural of penny, British way)
111D: Socially inept losers: NERDS. Bill Gates is a nerd, look at how successful he is. He is a also good bridge player. Oh, he also plays golf. I picture him slicing the ball. I bet he can't hook.
115D: Proceedings? ACTA. I don't understand the answer to the clue. Pls help me here.
117D: San __ Obispo: LUIS
118D: Jane Austen novel: EMMA. I should read this book. I wasted over one hour this morning reading Victoria Beckham's "That Extra Half Inch" while waiting for our newspaper (crossword) to arrive.
123D: Pioneering TV co. RCA
That's all. Pls let me know if you spot any mistake.
Oh, by the way, you can watch Orange (Amy Reynaldo) on Merv Griffin's Crossword show here and here. The quality of Part I is very good, but I had trouble viewing Part II. Read her Feb 7 blog recap should you have time. She is just incredibly talented & efficient.
C. C.
44 A doesn't fit
ReplyDelete9a & 9d; leafage & surname ?
ReplyDelete9d: lastname is correct!
Anonymous at 8:32am, I've corrected my mistake, sorry. Thank you for pointing it out.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous at 7:34pm, why "Papier Mache Art" doesn't fit?
C. C.
Anonymous at 7:34pm, I went back to my blog and found out that I made a mistake on the theme answers. 44A should be Papier Mache Art instead of Paper Mache Art. My bad. I am awfully sorry. Next time I will double check before I publish the post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and correcting me.
C. C.
115 D - The clue is "proceedings". "Acta" is Latin for the phrase "those things which have been done".
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