Theme: "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?" - Each phrase you might hear during a bad cell connection is humorously reinterpreted in a non-call context.
22. "There's not enough chocolate for the both of us!": I ONLY HAVE ONE BAR.
30. "Our waiter's wearing leopard-print pants!": THE SERVICE IS SPOTTY.
43. "Stop switching lanes so aggressively!": YOU'RE CUTTING IN AND OUT.
65. "We could get separated in this crowd!": I MIGHT LOSE YOU.
83. "Our next flight leaves 10 minutes after we land!": WE HAVE A BAD CONNECTION.
99. "I've been to more enjoyable weddings!": THE RECEPTION IS WEAK.
110. "It sounds like that relationship is over!": YOU'RE BREAKING UP.
This is a fun set. The static is replaced with humor. Super tight theme.
This
marks the fourth collaboration from Katy and Rich, the third Sunday.
Both of them seem to be fond of this type of rephrasing theme.
Across:
1. Facing the pitcher: AT BAT.
6. Closely guarded areas in soccer: SHINS.
11. Korean-style __: BBQ. I just call it Korean BBQ. They often use lettuces and perilla leaves as wraps.
14. Brunch side: HASH.
18. Sunday singers: CHOIR.
19. Window parts: PANES.
20. __ deco: ART.
21. Alexander of "Rizzoli & Isles": SASHA.
25. Up to: UNTIL.
26. Failure: DUD.
27. __ firma: TERRA.
28. Not trans: CIS.
29. Give heart to: ASSURE.
34. Former NPR host Norris: MICHELE. Soothing voice. She's born in Minneapolis.
37. Frosts: ICES.
38. Main ideas: THEMES.
39. Workout reminders?: ACHES.
40. Opera set in Egypt: AIDA.
42. Viewed: SEEN.
51. "My treat!": ON ME.
52. Elderly: AGED.
53. Wax-coated cheese: EDAM.
54. Sandwich choice: WRAP.
56. Spot for a pot: SILL.
58. Following: AFTER.
60. Big batteries: D CELLS.
62. Moody genre: EMO.
69. Board alternative: SKI. OK, snowboard.
70. Coco Gauff's sport: TENNIS.
72. MeTV fare: RE-RUN.
73. German auto: AUDI.
75. __-Cola: COCA.
76. Singer Halliwell: GERI. Ginger Spice.
77. Gentlemen: SIRS.
79. __ terrier: SKYE.
89. Nearly all: MOST.
90. Bygone GM line: OLDS.
91. Drummer Starr: RINGO.
92. Portmanteau pastry: CRONUT. Croissant & donut.
95. Swit co-star: ALDA.
97. Steering committee's output: AGENDAS.
103. Salad slice: RADISH. Have any of you tried watermelon radishes? Very pretty. They taste like daikon radishes.
104. Due-in hr.: ETA.
105. Gets bogged down: MIRES.
106. "__ Twist, Scientist": kid-lit bestseller: ADA.
109. Start: ONSET.
114. Rather wee: TEENY.
115. Spot for the night: INN.
116. Intended: MEANT.
117. Standards flouted by rebels: NORMS.
118. Blind part: SLAT.
119. TV's "Science Guy": NYE.
120. Arm bones: ULNAS.
121. Purple flavor: GRAPE.
Down:
1. Low-pH stuff: ACID.
2. The old you?: THOU.The Ten Commandments are part of my classes.
3. No fighter: BOND.
4. Suffer: AIL.
5. "Have a few samples": TRY THESE. These go well with your Korean BBQ. Banchan.
6. Few and far between: SPARSE.
7. Le __: French port: HAVRE.
8. Like some headsets: IN EAR.
9. Keanu role: NEO.
10. W-2 fig.: SSN.
11. Some pediatric patients: BABIES.
12. Luca of "The Godfather": BRASI. Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.
13. NBA div.: QTR. Quarter.
14. Horse-drawn carriage: HANSOM.
15. Insightful: ASTUTE.
16. Skins' opponents: SHIRTS.
17. Jay and Gloria's oldest grandchild on "Modern Family": HALEY.
21. Leave dangling: SUSPEND.
23. Stiletto, for one: HEEL.
24. Latin "behold": ECCE.
29. Wan: ASHEN.
30. "__ no easy way to say this ... ": THERE'S.
31. Center of a historic boast: VIDI.
32. Declaration of ability: I CAN.
33. Cook dim sum, say: STEAM. Any of you are Costco members? Their Prawn Hacao are amazing.
34. Subway spread: MAYO.
35. Touchscreen image: ICON.
36. Fish used to fish for other fish: CHUM.
40. Chowed down: ATE.
41. "__ be my pleasure": IT'D.
42. Trap: SNARE.
44. Soothes: CALMS.
45. Fruit that sounds unattractive: UGLI.
46. "All aboard!": GET ON.
47. March day for a historic coup: IDES.
48. Face late charges, maybe: OWE.
49. Browser links: URLS.
50. "__ is cheap": TALK.
55. Tire meas.: PSI.
57. Junior's junior: III.
58. Heart parts: ATRIA.
59. Winter bug: FLU. So relieved that my cough is almost gone. Almost a repeat of my ordeal last summer.
60. Drench: DOUSE.
61. Meadow mouthful: CUD.
62. "Yada yada" abbr.: ETC.
63. Copy cats?: MEOW. The clue is 66. Awesome: GREAT.
64. Frost's "__ by the Pacific": ONCE.
67. Sage, for one: HERB.
68. Raw material for some bees: YARN.
71. "Hard pass": NAH.
74. Self-critical remark: I STINK.
76. Noble deed of yore: GESTE.
77. Supply that might be ready to roll: SOD.
78. __ and outs: INS.
80. Ilk: KIND.
81. Lenovo laptop whose screen bends over backward: YOGA. Not famliar with this.
82. Actress Mireille: ENOS.
84. Blanket forgiveness: AMNESTY. Margaret said all my sins will be forgiven when I'm baptized. Sounds like the ultimate Control + Alt + Delete for the soul.
85. __ for: attest to: VOUCH.
86. "Ice Age" bird: DODO.
87. Family: CLAN.
88. Folding: CREASING.
92. French fashion house: CHANEL.
93. Biblical site of long division?: RED SEA. Parting the Red Sea.
94. Get one's bearings: ORIENT.
95. Unify, in a way: ATTUNE.
96. Perjurer: LIAR.
97. "That's a shame": AW RATS.
98. Nerd (out): GEEK.
99. Unlikely gaits out of the starting gate: TROTS. Ha.
100. Garden flower: PEONY.
101. Former Pakistan prime minister __ Khan: IMRAN. He was a pro cricketer.
102. Tuscan city that's home to the oldest bank in the world: SIENA. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Founded in 1472. Learning moment for me.
106. Taj Mahal site: AGRA.
107. Garbage truck destination: DUMP.
108. Sanctuary area: APSE.
110. Yang counterpart: YIN.
111. Big bird: EMU.
112. __ canto: BEL.
113. Scand. kingdom: NOR.
C.C.
1 comment:
For once, I did read the
title before I started, and it was a help solving the puzzle. But I knew what it was all about after the first one or two themers anyway. FIR, so I’m happy.
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