Theme: William Hepworth Thompson Quote
20A: We're none of us
35A: Infallible
42A: Not even the
43A: Youngest of us
Never heard of this Thompson guy, but the quote is familiar to me. Bush could not think of ANY mistake he made when asked on a live press conference, then some pundit called upon this "none of us infallible" quote.
I was bogged down on the UNAU/ROUE part, and could not get myself out of the mess. I decided to try Mike's advice (Comments yesterday) and go to oneacross. I only cheated a little bit.
Here are some of the highlights:
Across Clues:
14A: Hoof beat: CLOP
15A: Dental exam: ORAL
17A: Charmer's instrument: OBOE
19A: River frolicker: OTTER
25A: Overthrows: USURPS.
29A: Chef Rombauer: IRMA. She wrote The Joy of Cooking.
39A: Two-toed sloth: UNAU. They look ugly.
46A: Pith: GIST
48A: Pioneering TV Co.: RCA (Radio Corporation of America)
49A: Spoils: LOOT
51A: Beaver hat: CASTOR. I put in CASPER.
61A: Abyss: CHASM
64A: Yankee Berra: YOGI. The Transcendental Meditation Yogi (guru to the Beatles) died on Tuesday.
65A: Flag fabricator: ROSS (Betty). I don't like the word "fabricator" in the clue.
69A: Man who played Chan: OLAND (Warner). I blogged about "Chan Portrayer" a few days ago, then I forgot it quickly. My brain simply refuses to absorb certain information.
71A: Charon's river: STYX. Basically I hate most of the crossword rivers.
Down Clues:
1D: Angry frown: SCOWL
2D:"A Delicate Balance" playwright: ALBEE
3D: Harmonizes an effort: COORDINATES
4D: "Pursuit of the Graf __": SPEE
5D: Hawaiian island: MOLOKA'I. Never been there.
7D: Chummy: MATEY. I heard of MATE/CHAP.
9D: Awakening: AROUSAL
10D: Taiwan Strait island: MATSU
22D: Roll up: FURL.
26D: Lucky charm: RABIT's FOOT. I never heard of this phrase. "A rabbit's foot is the foot of a carried as an amulet believed to bring good luck, American folklore". It has to be the left foot!
30D: Reprobate: ROUE. Could not get this one, and could not get that silly two-toed UNAU sloth from across.
31D: Wild party: BASH. I still could not believe those young kids would set fire on the antique furniture at Frost's home, why? Why did you pick up this road?
33D: Of an ancient alphabet: RUNIC (sorry for the mistake earlier).
37D: Airplane ride: FLT (Flight)
38D: "Othello" evildoer: IAGO. Maybe Orange can add this word on the "100 Must-Know Words" chapter on the next edition of her book.
43D: Sped like a toy truck: VROOMED
45D: Hard to catch: ELUSIVE
50D: Giant slugger?: OTT. Why question mark on the clue?
52D: Actress Cicely: TYSON. Unknown to me.
53D: Greek marketplace: AGORA
54D: Sired: BEGOT
56D: Sled dog: HUSKY
62D: Linden or Roach: HAL
63D: "Take on me" group: A HA. Norwegian band.
The Merv Griffin's Crossword is shown here at the Twin Cites at 3:00pm ONLY. I was misled by their website time (3:00pm & 5:00pm). Missed the opportunity to see how Orange looks like.
C. C.
20A: We're none of us
35A: Infallible
42A: Not even the
43A: Youngest of us
Never heard of this Thompson guy, but the quote is familiar to me. Bush could not think of ANY mistake he made when asked on a live press conference, then some pundit called upon this "none of us infallible" quote.
I was bogged down on the UNAU/ROUE part, and could not get myself out of the mess. I decided to try Mike's advice (Comments yesterday) and go to oneacross. I only cheated a little bit.
Here are some of the highlights:
Across Clues:
14A: Hoof beat: CLOP
15A: Dental exam: ORAL
17A: Charmer's instrument: OBOE
19A: River frolicker: OTTER
25A: Overthrows: USURPS.
29A: Chef Rombauer: IRMA. She wrote The Joy of Cooking.
39A: Two-toed sloth: UNAU. They look ugly.
46A: Pith: GIST
48A: Pioneering TV Co.: RCA (Radio Corporation of America)
49A: Spoils: LOOT
51A: Beaver hat: CASTOR. I put in CASPER.
61A: Abyss: CHASM
64A: Yankee Berra: YOGI. The Transcendental Meditation Yogi (guru to the Beatles) died on Tuesday.
65A: Flag fabricator: ROSS (Betty). I don't like the word "fabricator" in the clue.
69A: Man who played Chan: OLAND (Warner). I blogged about "Chan Portrayer" a few days ago, then I forgot it quickly. My brain simply refuses to absorb certain information.
71A: Charon's river: STYX. Basically I hate most of the crossword rivers.
Down Clues:
1D: Angry frown: SCOWL
2D:"A Delicate Balance" playwright: ALBEE
3D: Harmonizes an effort: COORDINATES
4D: "Pursuit of the Graf __": SPEE
5D: Hawaiian island: MOLOKA'I. Never been there.
7D: Chummy: MATEY. I heard of MATE/CHAP.
9D: Awakening: AROUSAL
10D: Taiwan Strait island: MATSU
22D: Roll up: FURL.
26D: Lucky charm: RABIT's FOOT. I never heard of this phrase. "A rabbit's foot is the foot of a carried as an amulet believed to bring good luck, American folklore". It has to be the left foot!
30D: Reprobate: ROUE. Could not get this one, and could not get that silly two-toed UNAU sloth from across.
31D: Wild party: BASH. I still could not believe those young kids would set fire on the antique furniture at Frost's home, why? Why did you pick up this road?
33D: Of an ancient alphabet: RUNIC (sorry for the mistake earlier).
37D: Airplane ride: FLT (Flight)
38D: "Othello" evildoer: IAGO. Maybe Orange can add this word on the "100 Must-Know Words" chapter on the next edition of her book.
43D: Sped like a toy truck: VROOMED
45D: Hard to catch: ELUSIVE
50D: Giant slugger?: OTT. Why question mark on the clue?
52D: Actress Cicely: TYSON. Unknown to me.
53D: Greek marketplace: AGORA
54D: Sired: BEGOT
56D: Sled dog: HUSKY
62D: Linden or Roach: HAL
63D: "Take on me" group: A HA. Norwegian band.
The Merv Griffin's Crossword is shown here at the Twin Cites at 3:00pm ONLY. I was misled by their website time (3:00pm & 5:00pm). Missed the opportunity to see how Orange looks like.
C. C.
Dear Alan,
ReplyDeleteLove your crosswords, except when you put in a quote. Quotes do not belong in crosswords.
Tony Macrina
Tony Macrina,
ReplyDeleteThis crossword constructor likes to use quote a lot in his crosswords.
I kind of like it.
C. C.
33A should be RENO (Nevada)
ReplyDeleteso, 33D is RUNIC, not TUNIC (old alphabets being runes...)
Thanks for the help, though. I was stuck elsewhere.
Hi Jack,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction. My bad. It's indeed Runic.
C. C.
61D Mus. piece CTO What is that?
ReplyDeleteConcerto.
ReplyDeleteC. C.