Theme: "Activewear" - Each clothing item is humorously rephrased fitting the starting *ING part of the clue.
21. Article of clothing that provides warmth and comfort?: NURSING JACKET.
35. Article of clothing that calls for compliments?: FISHING PANTS.
37. Article of clothing that shouldn't be dry-cleaned?: BATHING SUIT.
59. Article of clothing that tends to run?: JOGGING SHORTS.
82. Article of clothing that binds in certain places?: WEDDING GOWN.
84. Article of clothing that may be striking?: BOWLING SHIRT.
102. Article of clothing that gives a pop of color?: PAINTING SMOCK.
What a great title: "Activewear", with all the first words in *ING form.
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Across:
6. Selfie taker: CAMERA.
12. Grinding club: PESTLE. I don't think I grind anything.
18. Peak in the Cascades: SHASTA.
19. Protective charm: AMULET.
20. Seychelles currency: RUPEES. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa.
23. Like a venerated object: TOTEMIC.
24. Animal with the thickest fur of any mammal: OTTER.
25. Hurry: RUSH.
26. Left empty: VACATED.
28. Key __, Florida: WEST.
29. Cacophonies: DINS.
30. Better with electronic devices: TECHIER. Like all the T's on our blog.
31. "How __ doth breed a habit ... ": Shakespeare: USE.
34. Great sorrow: WOE. And 68. Source of 34-Across: BANE.
43. Church structures: STEEPLES.
44. Tree-dwelling lizard: IGUANA.
45. Obsolete PC component: CRT.
46. Say the kiddush, for example: BLESS. From Google: "Kiddush is
Jewish benediction and prayer recited over a cup of wine immediately
before the meal on the eve of the Sabbath or of a festival."
48. Bee complex?: HIVE. 69. Cost of a plug?: AD FEE. Love these clues.
49. Document filed annually: TAX RETURN.
51. Beatle McCartney: PAUL.
52. Excavation locations: SITES.
53. Blunted sword: EPEE.
54. Glass of public radio: IRA.
55. Lipstick smearer: KISS.
56. Settled a debt: PAID.
58. Hi-__ graphics: RES.
62. "Queen __": pop nickname: BEY. Beyonce.
65. Nada: NONE.
66. Building block of Denmark: LEGO.
67. Washington MLBer: NAT.
72. Overly suave: OILY.
73. Office circulations: MEMORANDA. Plural of memorandum.
75. Grocery section: DELI.
76. Purple Heart, e.g.: MEDAL. Our Dennis has one.
78. Drained of color: WAN.
79. Bitter feeling: RANCOR.
80. Malted milk mix: OVALTINE. 4. Verb on an 80-Across package: STIR.
87. Born in France: NEE.
88. Nonpartisan trio?: ENS. The three N's in Nonpartisan.
89. Containing dried grapes: RAISINY.
90. Like some camisoles: LACY.
92. Frontier figure Crockett: DAVY.
96. Winter cap features: EARLAPS.
97. "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" singer Irene: CARA.
98. Sound transmission: AUDIO.
99. Granted, as by a judge: AWARDED.
105. Deep red: GARNET. I can't tell the differences.
106. Commencements: ONSETS.
107. Exuberant cry: YIPPEE.
108. More than enough: EXCESS.
109. Midsize sofa: SETTEE.
110. Ship's poles: MASTS.
Down:
2. Hinds' counterparts: HARTS. Also 9. Moose, in Europe: ELK.
3. Cash or property: ASSET.
5. "Holy smokes!": MAN.
6. Louisianan of French Canadian descent: CAJUN.
7. Pile up: AMASS.
8. "I figured as __": MUCH.
10. "John Wick" actor Keanu: REEVES.
11. Develop a bond: ATTACH.
12. Mentored students: PROTEGES.
13. Muse of music: EUTERPE.
14. Drove over the limit: SPED.
15. President pro __: TEM.
16. Gift presented with an "aloha": LEI.
17. "Close this window" key: ESC. What kind of keyboards are you using? So upset that Microsoft stopped their Comfort keyboards.
18. Ball or fall preceder: SNOW.
22. "Peer Gynt" composer: GRIEG.
23. Sullies: TAINTS.
27. Woodworker's tool: CHISEL.
29. Charitable act: DONATION.
30. __ for tat: TIT.
31. Like neon signs in the daytime: UNLIT.
32. Entrepreneur Wozniak: STEVE. Co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs.
33. Snaky turns: ESSES.
34. Beaujolais, e.g.: WINE.
35. Tailor's concern: FIT.
36. Plant-sucking insect: APHID.
37. Reactive dog: BITER.
38. Open-mouthed: AGAPE.
39. Prom rentals: TUXES.
40. __ Krishna: HARE. The Hare Krishna movement is a branch of Hinduism. Learning moment for me.
41. Rawboned type: SCRAG.
42. Coffee server: URN.
46. Word before continuo or profundo: BASSO.
47. Grown thick and green: LUSH.
50. Drive forward: URGE.
51. __ bank: PIGGY.
52. Auntie, to dad: SIS. The lady in red is my aunt, my dad's
younger sister. The other guy is my dad's younger brother. The simple
structure under the tree is my grandma's tomb.
55. Ring somberly: KNELL.
56. Brit's baby carriage: PRAM.
57. Legalese interpreter: ATTORNEY.
59. Diner mugful: JOE.
60. Pelvic bones: ILIA.
61. Set upright: ON END.
62. Baccarat term: BANCO. Spanish for "bank".
63. Give as a gift: ENDOW.
64. Long (for): YEARN.
65. Dern's "Jurassic Park" co-star: NEILL. Sam.
68. Sharp noise: BANG.
69. Sun-dried brick: ADOBE.
70. Red cattle breed: DEVON.
71. Blemishes: FLAWS.
72. Permian Basin city: ODESSA. Wikipedia says Permian Basin is "the highest producing oil field in the United States". Another learning moment for me.
73. Satirical magazine since 1952: MAD.
74. Fury: RAGE.
76. Mosque structures: MINARETS.
77. Make shiny, in a way: ENGILD. Not a word I use.
78. __ blanket: killjoy: WET.
81. Scolding speeches: TIRADES.
82. Twisted: WRY.
83. Quechua speaker: INCAN.
85. Animals also known as river horses: HIPPOS.
86. Unthinkably high-risk, as a plan: INSANE.
90. Milky coffee order: LATTE.
91. Spring up: ARISE.
92. Unloads: DUMPS.
93. Take as one's own: ADOPT.
94. Bad practices: VICES.
95. Harness for oxen: YOKE.
96. Coastal raptor: ERNE.
97. Gadget news website: CNET.
98. Location of the world's highest and lowest points on land: ASIA. Mount Everest and the Dead Sea.
99. Stage of life: AGE.
100. Wane's partner: WAX.
101. __ de Triomphe: ARC.
103. Ideal or fatal ending: IST.
104. Place for sweaters?: GYM. Sweat-ers.
C.C.
1 comment:
I wonder if there is any such word as “techier”? I kind of doubt it. Other than that, I had no problem with this puzzle. FIR, so I’m happy.
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