THE MIND...
Another 16 x 15 grid for a Wednesday puzzle - but - no circles, then again eight or ten names, depending on how you count, 22 each of TLWs and four-letter words, eight "quoted" clues, and a whopping ELEVEN abbreviations;
18. *Is treated unfairly: GETS THE SHAFT29. *Biodiverse ecological layer: RAINFOREST CANOPY
49. *Lost control of one's emotions: FLEW OFF THE HANDLE
64. Expression that covers a broad category, or what is found at the end of the answer to each starred clue?: UMBRELLA TERM - Today's $2 word for this phrase is "hypernymy"
And Away We Go~!
ACROSS:
1. Coastal country with approximately a quarter of Africa's gorillas: GABON - I recall "Survivor" had a season there
12. Panda car driver: COP - I did not know this is a British term, despite having parents born & raised in England, but it makes sense; black & white . . . . the Wiki
15. The "A" of the ABC islands: ARUBA - the others being Bonaire and Curaçao
17. Singer DiFranco: ANI - name #1
20. Slump: SAG
21. Skedaddles: SCOOTS
22. Fish out of water: MISFITS - semi-meh. FishES would have helped
24. Data unit: BYTE
26. "A little assistance here!": "HELP~!"
28. Monogram pt.: INITials - abbr#1
34. Irene who matched wits with Holmes: ADLER - #2; I did not know this character
35. Eateries that might have 1950s decor: DINERS
37. Apple platform: iOS
40. Foot part: TOE
41. Arthur of "The Golden Girls": BEA - #4, crossword staple
44. "You're making me blush!": "STOP IT~!"
47. Sacred song: PSALM
54. Actress Chaplin: OONA - #5 - her IMDb
55. Phone message: TEXT
56. Genesis garden: EDEN
57. Suitcases: LUGGAGE
61. Gutter ball preventer: BUMPER
68. Common breakfast ingredient: EGG
69. Hearty: ROBUST
70. Loads (of): SCADS
71. Poor grade: DEE
72. Real estate and the like: ASSETS
and "the like" :7))
DOWN:
1. "Eww!": GAG
2. "__ you nuts?": ARE
3. "And yet ... ": BUT STILL...
4. More than a little indecent: OBSCENE - "the words he knows are all obscene, but . . . "
We lost Phil Lesh last month - Oct 25th
5. Brussels-based gp.: NATO - Wed-level crossword clue - abbr#3
6. Wobble: TEETER - good WAG on my part
7. Pestered: HASSLED - but ANNOYED was not
8. Volcanic residue: ASH
9. United group: TEAM
10. Certain Muslim: SUFI
11. Makes a selection: OPTS - meh. chooses is better
12. Vegas venue: CASINO - I have ZERO desire to go to Las Vegas, other than to see the architecture
13. How some bet: ON A TIP - Dah~! Not ONLINE
14. Spot that isn't spotless: PIG STY
19. Hostess brand: HoHo - meh. I don't like this clue; isn't it a "product", not a brand~?
24. Boast: BRAG
25. When repeated, "Blah, blah, blah" kin: YADA - the "Elaine-ism" from Seinfeld
27. Trident-shaped letter: PSI
30. __ pie: dish with corn chips: FRITO - does make sense; we called it "Dip" in Cincinnati
32. Corp. suit: CEO - ah; 'suit' meaning the 'person' in the position; the term for this is "metonymy" - and abbr#6
33. Colombian street snack: AREPA
38. "Sounds painful!": "OOF~!"
39. UV-filtering measurement: SPF - Sun Protection Factor - for UV "B" rays, and abbr#7
41. Nightmare: BAD DREAM
42. Fanning of "Super 8": ELLE - #5, More from her IMDb page
43. Prayer ending: AMEN
44. Branded totes and pens, e.g.: SWAG - I am quietly wondering if I will ever get invited to the Pipe Organ convention, and see what swag they are offering. . . .
45. Hairy Addams cousin: ITT - duh-duh-duh dun....snick - snick - #6
46. Tina Turner's signature song: THE BEST - I can think of others that are "BETTER"
48. Star-bellied Dr. Seuss creature: SNEETCH - I've never heard of these guys, #7
49. Practiced origami: FOLDED - practiced POKER, too
50. Upscale waiting area in an airport: LOUNGE - total WAG
51. Take part (in): ENGAGE
52. Rejoices: EXULTS
53. Web design code: HTML - abbr#8
58. Supernatural glow: AURA
59. Engineered foods, for short: GMOs - Genetically Modified Organisms, abbr#9
60. Subsides: EBBS
62. El __, Texas: PASO
65. Regret: RUE
66. Dietary amt.: RDA - abbr#10
67. Early AOL rival: MSN - MicroSoft Network - abbr#11
Splynter
Savor Stuffing the Stuffing tomorrow~!
8 comments:
In my locale, the forecast for Thanksgiving is rain, all day long. But I’m not complaining. It’s been mighty dry around these parts lately, and we can use all the rain we can get! So I won’t mind using an “umbrella” that day.
As to the puzzle, it was a little tricky, but not too bad. FIR, so I’m happy!
Good morning!
SNEETCH, BUMPER, and HTML really slowed me down. Kept thinking Tina's signature song was The Rest. D'oh. I guess I've led a sheltered life; I've never seen a BUMPER on a bowling lane. Well done, Christina. Enjoyed your perspective, Splynter. (Do they hold that convention halfway between Nogales and Yuma? That's where you'd find the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.)
DNF, throwing in the towel after looking at the first few clues. Just not in the mood for a Christina puzzle today.
Took 7:15 today for me to finish eating the rib.
The Gabon/Aruba stack slowed me down, but I knew both of today's actresses (Oona & Gal).
I would've guessed "What's Love Got To Do With It" as her signature song (are you allowed only one?), "but still", I got "The Best."
Safe travels to all of you and your kith & kin.
Jinx, I am surprised because this was pretty easy for a Wednesday. SNEETCH was my only unknown, though some of the clues were tricky- see PIGSTY. Both Las Vegas and Sherlock Holmes are worth some time, IMO. Oo has been cooking for 2 days for Thanksgiving dinner with my oldest son and his family. I have been resting up for the eating. Thank you Christina and Splynter.
FIR. I found this to be another easy puzzle. Even the theme was easy. My only problem was forgetting how to spell sneetch. I guess it's been a while since I read that story to my kids.
Overall I enjoyed this puzzle a lot.
Everyone have a grateful day tomorrow!
Eight "quoted" clues is eight too many, in my opinion. I can barely tolerate two or three per puzzle, and eight is just ridiculous.
About par for a midweek grid as it took me about 15 minutes for the FIR. DNK SNEETCH or ADLER or ELLE, or what a Panda car was, but everything perped. I’ve finally committed ALEPA to memory, but I’ve never eaten one. Thanks to Christina for the puzzle and to Splynter for the expo!
SS ~ my first thought of Tina’s signature song was the same as yours, and she also did pretty good belting out “Proud Mary”.
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