FINAL: ELEVEN - ZIP
17. Group that might enjoy a blowout: WINNING TEAM - there's a line about Brooklyn in Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire" @1:35
30. Host who might throw a blowout: PARTY GIVER
Bobbi Flekman, the hostess with the mostess
48. Wheel that might experience a blowout: RADIAL TIRE - happened to me in my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan doing 72mph on I-395 trying to make the Cross Sound Ferry in the summer of 2023 - I limped off the highway into a parking lot, determined not to miss the boat, and installed the spare in 13 minutes - and that's an accomplishment because the spare is on a chain you crank inside the van from the floor center to drop the donut beneath the vehicle 😜
And if it's rusted from non-use . . . .f$%^#@&~!
63. Professional who might provide a blowout: HAIR-STYLIST - Everything you wanted to know about a HAIR blowout - here
And Away We Go~!
ACROSS:
1. Cry like a baby: BAWL - crossing BOWL
5. First game of a doubleheader: OPENER - I am sure C.C. can't wait
11. Appear onstage: ACT
14. Sandwich cookie: OREO - two weeks in a row for me
15. Not tricked by: WISE TO - quit cracking wise - I am reading the first book of the Robert Crais detective series - a great read, and there's 19 more in the series - a new one in 2025
at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards
19. Band's sound booster: AMP - I'm told this is an acceptable "non-abbr" here at the corner
20. Sooner or __: LATER
21. Melancholy: SAD - four syllables :: one syllable
22. Shake hands (on): AGREE
24. Lingering amount: TRACE
26. All alternative: NONE - briefly thought we were looking for a laundry detergent, as in TIDE
28. Spanish "those": ESOS - Español #1
35. Auden's "Musée __ Beaux Arts": DES - filled via perps, the Wiki
36. Video game archaeologist Croft: LARA - name #2 - there was a movie, too - but I am not an Angelina Jolie fan - shocking, but true
37. Place: LOCALE
38. Davis of "Stuart Little": GEENA - name #3 - the IMDb
40. [Not my error]: SIC
42. Some nesting figures: DOLLS - e.g., Russian Matryoshka
Incredible Artwork - sold at 61D. here
43. "On it, Captain!": "AYE - AYE~!" - Picard~! Picard~!
45. Gym cushions: MATS
47. Gymnast Suni: LEE - name #4 - becoming the common clue for this answer
50. Landlord's income: RENT
51. "Puppy Love" singer Paul: ANKA - name #5
52. "Bad, Bad" Brown of song: LEROY - name #6
54. Head of cabbage?: HARD C - "C"abbage - I know some Cornerites don't much care for these kinds of ( meta ) clues, but I am OK with them
57. __-Wan Kenobi: OBI - name #6
59. Pond buildup: ALGAE
62. Many moons __: AGO - many moons ago, there were no names in a crossword
66. Mojito liquor: RUM
67. Discounted: ON SALE
68. "Battle Cry" novelist Leon: URIS - name #7
69. Atlas page: MAP - AND - 60D. Atlas section: ASIA
70. Far from fresh: ROTTEN
71. Theater production: PLAY
DOWN:
1. Many a New Year's Day football game: BOWL - The Buffalo Bills are out, so I am rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles, but I am not watching the Super Bowl for the second year in a row - I even canceled my live stream TV service to prove it.
2. "Tosca" solo: ARIA - three-vowel crossword staple
3. Became shabby: WENT TO SEED* - from whence we get the phrase - another link here
4. Reclusive sorts: LONERS - HERMITS didn't fit
5. Private: OWN - as in, "it's my _ collection"
6. Pork-based dog treats: PIGS EARS - sorry, Irish Miss, but I am still waiting on my new house mate - but I do have another lead on where to look for a rescue Schnauzer~!
7. "¿Cómo __ usted?": ESTA - Español #2
8. "You __ bother!": NEEDN'T - I am tiring of these kinds of fill-in clues
9. In-flight info, for short: ETA
10. Mercury and Saturn: ROMAN GODS* - name(s) #8, waited to see if we were looking for auto manufacturers
11. Letting in light, as a door: AJAR - Also in yesterday's grid - and Meh. I have a diamond window in my front door, and three "lites" in my sunroom door - they let in light, but they're not ajar- especially when it's -5° outside . . . .
12. "The best is yet to __": COME
13. Use a keyboard: TYPE
18. 401(k) kin: IRA - I have an IRA that changed banks literally five times since I opened it, and every time it does, I have to jump though hoops to verify it - so I figured it's time to be done with the nonsense....
23. Insurance company with a spokeslizard: GEICO - my choice for car insurance
25. Tax pro: CPA - Certified Public Accountant - busy season is upon them - I just got my W-2
27. Olive in the comics: OYL - name #9
28. "The Dance Class" painter Degas: EDGAR - name #10
Oil, 1874, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
29. "Bye now": "SEE YA~!"
31. "Spider-Man" trilogy director: RAIMI - name #11, but we had him some time last week
32. Stereotypical Southern California teen of the 1980s: VALLEY GIRL* - Like I totally was going to insert Frank Zappa's "Valley Girl" clip, but I could not take a full five minutes of the dialect
33. Daytime talk show that ended in 2022: ELLEN - name #12, never watched
34. Button clicked by a password forgetter: RESET - ...part of the IRA fiasco was having to RESET my password with each acquiring bank, so I decided to cash out last week, penalties be damned
36. Secure a ship: LAY ANCHOR*
39. Water nymph: NAIAD - I knew this, but could not recall how to spell it; is there a "Y" in there~?
41. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" singer Belinda: CARLISLE - Ha~! Same here - is there a "Y" in there~? She is the lead vocalist for the Go-Go's, too - and name #13
44. Antlered animal: ELK - I pondered RAM, but those are more like "horns"
46. Casual top: TEE - T-shirt
49. Disciple of Lao-tzu: TAOIST - name(ish) #14 - Taoism per Nat Geo
50. Prepare to store, as a sleeping bag: ROLL UP
"Sandwiches~!"
53. Beam: RAY
54. Damage: HARM
55. Lago contents: AGUA - Español #3
56. Frolic: ROMP
58. Pesky kid: BRAT
61. Retail site with art and collectibles: ETSY
64. "So that's __?": "A NO~?" - I tried ALL - still don't like this type of fill-in clue
65. Low card in a royal flush: TEN
There's nothing LOW about being a "TEN"
Splynter
4 comments:
Somehow, this puzzle actually seemed easier than the last two
days, because there was no “gotcha” obscurities in this one; at least none I could tell. FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
I liked this one, even though I thought Mercury and Saturn were RETRO CARS. That's what Wite-Out is for. Newer cars don't come with a spare tire (and many have no spot to store one), so a blowout is more than a minor annoyance. D-o got 'er done in 9 minutes, which is par for a mid-week puzzle. Thanx, Paul and Splynter. (I can best you on that bowl record -- I've never watched a Superb Owl. Sorry to learn that you cashed out your IRA. It's a great way to save for your later years, though a bank wouldn't be my first investment choice.)
FIW, missing my WAG @ ELGAR x LES. I thought that EDGAR sounded better, but I liked LES. The only DES I know are Moines and Plaines. But I didn't erase anything today, so I got that goin' for me. Which is nice.
DNK Anya Taylor LEE, but I'm pretty sure that dresses showing that much cleavage and that much leg are the primary causes of astigmatism.
Tax pro. I filed my taxes February 1. Yesterday I received a reminder from the IRS that they paid me about $45 in interest last year, and that it is taxable. Everyone else has to provide tax info NLT January 31, but not the IRS. Guess I'll just wait for my small refund, and if they don't deduct the tax, I'll file an amended return.
I've never heard or said LAY ANCHOR. May be military, or something those rascally Brits say. Recreational boaters say "drop anchor." (I think I'll lay a note on the president suggesting a proclamation that our country's language from here forward is American, not English.)
Thanks for the fun puzzle, PC. I could have done without the EDGAR x DES cross, but we need fill like HARD C every now and again to keep us on our toes. And thanks to Splynter for another fine review.
Suni LEE, Anya Taylor JOY
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