Don't You Forget About Me. Each theme answer is what one might say upon leaving a friend.
20-Across. Parting words from a hide-and-seek player?: CATCH YOU LATER.
31-Across. Parting words from a masseuse?: KEEP IN TOUCH.
40-Across. Parting words from an escape room participant?: I'M OUTTA HERE.
53-Across. Parting words from a magazine vendor?: UNTIL NEXT TIME.
Across:
1. Unit of cilantro: SPRIG. Some people find that cilantro tastes like soap. It's due to a genetic variation in their olfactory receptor gene.
6. Sasquatch kin: YETI. The Yeti is a mythical creature rumored to inhabit the Himalayan mountains of Asia. It's also the name of a company that makes high-end coolers.
10. Nursery school song subject: ABCs.
14. Massey of old films: ILONA. Ilona Massey (née Ilona Hajmássy; June 16, 1910 ~ Aug. 20, 1974) was a Hungarian-American film, stage and radio actress. She was a born in Budapest, Hungary.
15. Bring in: EARN.
16. "Don't rock the __": BOAT.
17. Unfounded stories: MYTHS.
18. Outlet store warning: AS IS.
19. City with a country within its borders: ROME. The Vatican is within the city limits of Rome. Vatican City became an independent state in 1929 when when the Lateran Treaty was signed by the Holy See and Italy. It was the result of negotiations between the Italian government and the Holy See that began in 1926. The Vatican is the smallest country in the world.
23. Country between Thailand and Vietnam: LAOS.
24. Teacher's session: LESSON.
25. Deeply devoted: ARDENT.
28. Hugo Award genre: SCI-FI. The Hugo Award is considered the most prestigious award in science fiction. It's presented at the World Science Fiction Convention. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback (Aug. 16, 1884 ~ Aug. 19, 1967). Gernsback is known as the Father of Science Fiction.
30. Filmmaker Ang: LEE. Ang Lee (b. Oct. 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. The first film that I saw of his was the 1994 movie Eat Drink Man Woman.
36. Wee woolly one: LAMB.
38. Took a load off: SAT.
39. City on Alaska's Seward Peninsula: NOME.
45. In favor of: FOR.
46. Any "Cheers" episode, now: RERUN.
47. "Sorry, pass": IT'S A NO.
49. Rice dish seasoned with saffron: PAELLA. Paella is a Spanish dish of rice cooked with seafood, meat, and vegetables, and flavored with saffron.
52. Nabe in London and NYC: SOHO. SOHO is short for South of Houston Street. It is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Soho is also a neighborhood in London's West End.
57. Schlep: TOTE.
58. Wrestling form with a salt purification ritual: SUMO. In sumo wrestling, the act of throwing salt into the ring before a match is a purification ritual. The salt is used to cleanse the area and ward off evil spirits. It is a practice deeply rooted in Shinto beliefs; this practice is called "shio-maki" in Japanese, and is considered a key part of the pre-match ceremony before wrestlers enter the ring.
59. Inner circle: CADRE.
62. Poetic tributes: ODEs. A crossword staple.
63. __ code: AREA. Area code by state
64. Church platform: ALTAR.
65. Egg container: NEST.
66. Billings' st.: MONT. You will find the town of Billings in Montana.
67. Heaviest internal organ: LIVER.
Down:
1. __ card: cellphone chip holder: SIM. SIM = Subscriber Identity Module.
2. Tissue thickness: PLY.
3. Campus military org.: ROTC. ROTC = Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
4. Take a breath: INHALE
5. Car part missing on a Tesla: GAS TANK.
6. Informal assents: YEAHs.
7. "__ peasy lemon squeezy!": EASY.
8. The Powerpuff Girls, e.g.: TRIO. The Powerpuff Girls was a cartoon series that featured three kindergarten-age girls with superpowers.
9. Hormone that regulates blood sugar: INSULIN. The history of Insulin. The importance of insulin was discovered in 1921 by Sir Frederick G Banting (Nov. 14, 1891 ~ Feb. 21, 1941), Charles H Best (Feb. 27, 1899 ~ 1979) and JJR Macleod (né John James Rickard Macleod; Sept. 6, 1876 ~ Mar. 16, 1935) at the University of Toronto. In 1923, Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery. Because Charles Best was a graduate student, the Nobel Committee ignored his contribution and he was not acknowledged for his contribution. Best was Banting's graduate student, so Banting shared his Nobel Prize money with him.
10. Scrape: ABRASION.
11. Wellingtons, e.g.: BOOTS.
12. Brief appearance in a film: CAMEO. Also a method of carving an object such as an engraved gem, item of jewelry.
13. Unlikely to approve of horseplay: STERN.
21. Dove's home: COTE.
22. Opposite of right: LEFT.
25. "__ Want for Christmas Is You": ALL I. A Christmas song made famous by Mariah Carey (b. Mar. 27, 1969).
26. 20 quires: REAM. Webster's defines a Quire as "a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality : one twentieth of a ream."
27. Floor model: DEMO.
28. Hall of Fame pitcher Warren who holds the record for most wins by a southpaw: SPAHN. Warren Edward Spahn (Apr. 23, 1921 ~ Nov. 24, 2003) played for 21 years in the major league, much of that time with the Boston Braves.
29. Quote: CITE.
32. Genesis twin: ESAU. Esau was the hairy twin brother of Jacob.
33. Tucson school, for short: U OF A. As in the University of Arizona.
34. "That can't be right!?": C'MON.
35. Villain's adversary: HERO.
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37. Beefy to the max: BURLIEST.
41. Poker player's giveaway: TELL.
42. Classic Pontiac muscle car: TRANS AM.
43. Barrel of laughs: RIOT.
44. Principled: ETHICAL.
48. Mogadishu resident: SOMALI.
49. Slip into: PUT ON.
50. Battery terminal: ANODE.
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51. Plural diminutive suffix: -ETTES.
52. Summer ermine: STOAT. In the summer, the animal's back is cinnamon-colored and the stomach is white. During the winter, the stoat's fur molts to completely white, and the animal is then called “ermine”.
54. Continental capital: EURO. Did you know that each country in the eurozone has its own design on the obverse side of the euro coin?
55. Marvel Comics mutants: X-MEN.
56. 1999 satire about a reality show: ED TV.
60. Issa of "Barbie": RAE. Issa Rae (né Jo-Issa Rae Diop; b. Jan. 12, 1985) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles. She also starred in a television comedy called Insecure.
61. Make a mistake: ERR.
Here's the Grid:
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3 comments:
Once again, Tuesday’s puzzle seems as easy as Monday’s, if not easier. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
With entries like SPAHN and ILONA, methinks Geoffrey must be about my age -- difficult (if not impossible) for younger solvers. Cluing for C'MON was très awkward. Theme was cute, as was Hahtoolah's expo. (That INHALE cartoon seems off -- wouldn't he have to exhale to fit through the door?)
He needs to pull in his stomach by taking a deep breath.
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