GO FEED YOURSELF
Oh, that kind of GOLF club
Today's crossword has almost all the cliché trappings of a Wednesday puzzle; an odd-sized 15 x 16 grid, the cursed circles, 28 3LWs - but just a mere half-dozen names, depending on how one counts, so it turned out to be an enjoyable solve. This looks to be Terry Sun's debut for the LA Times - I found this pic of him, if I am not mistaken - and I usually am, when it comes to constructors names; Shannon Rapp is a regular contributor. The theme answers have a type of 'club' that, when split to the ends, makes up the 'bread' of a sa'mich; the themers and reveal;
18. "Little chance of finishing soon": "NO END IN SIGHT" - I once worked in a NIGHT club out in Cincinnati, OH named "Casanova's"; they had live bands on Friday & Saturday nights
25. Chicken soup or ginger tea: COLD REMEDY - COMEDY club; my go-to remedy is Alka-Seltzer
41. Performer who often plays a protagonist's best friend: CHARACTER ACTRESS - I was briefly in the CHESS club in high school; once I was introduced to "opening gambits", I lost interest . . . .
52. Without wheat, rye, or barley: GLUTEN FREE - I don't recall there being a GLEE club in my high school; in retrospect, I might have succeeded in film-making had I been part of the DRAMA club - and where is the A/V club themer~?
62. Triple-decker lunch, or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 41-, and 52-Across: CLUB SANDWICH
'Tis the season~! Here's a video link to making the sa'mich~!"
And Away We Go~!
ACROSS:
1. Name in fairy tales: GRIMM - name # . . . .oh, never mind
6. Tropical fruit tree: PAWPAW - Filled via perps
Here's a link to this site
12. Occupant of a virtual city: SIM - I love to play mayor of my virtual city - I even had alien-created crop circles at my farm . . .
Sim City, game #1
15. Ancient Greek region of Asia Minor: IONIA - and the origin of the Ionic column
16. Anxious feeling: UNEASE - DREAD was too short
17. "Rules __ rules": ARE - ...and made to be broken
20. "Made me giggle!": LOL - I had lunch with a co-worker from the pipe organ company last Thursday; he suggested Moe's, but Autocorrect had other ideas;
21. First place?: EDEN - Har-har; "The Garden of..." = crossword humor
22. Afore: ERE - had this fill last week as well
23. Musical group: BAND - I have been watching this guy, who has suggestions for new BANDs that have that 70s & 80s classic heavy metal sound, played with real instruments recorded on tape
24. Cards swiped at work: IDs - I hear they have to punch-in now at the pipe organ shop; used to be on the honor system
29. Accessibility law, for short: ADA - Americans with Disability Act - I have shared about this before
30. Indent key: TAB
31. Erupt: SPEW - AND - 45. Burst: POP - messy
32. Line of mountains: RANGE - pick-up line of mountains~? "Nice Peaks"
Geology humor
34. Hoppy beer: IPA - typical 3LW
37. Lake that feeds the Mississippi River: ITASCA - learning moment for me today
Hey - I know someone from Minnesota~!
44. "That'd be swell": "HOPE SO~!"
46. Jumps: LEAPS
47. "__ got a situation here": "WE'VE" - I'd link this song, but some of the clip is NSFW
A collaboration supergroup
49. With 66-Down, pronoun pair: SHE - AND - 66. See 49-Across: HER
51. Rested in a chair: SAT
56. Café __ leche: CON - Espaniol lesson; coffee with milk
57. Ginger cookie: SNAP
58. Run out of battery: DIE
59. Introduce to solid food, say: WEAN
61. Stir-fry pan: WOK - see 53D.
67. Contacts on Discord, e.g.: IMs - I am on Discord, but NSFW the Corner
68. Accept a staff position: HIRE ON - I applied as a traveling carpenter to the Nelson Treehouse company - those guys on TV - but they "moved on in the hiring process". Too bad - it would have been a really cool opportunity.
Spectacular view
69. Magic lamp dweller: GENIE
70. __ culpa: MEA
71. Go too far with: OVERDO
72. Mystery writers' award: EDGAR - Allan Poe, that is - I did not know there was a statuette
more from Wiki
DOWN:
1. Negroni liquor: GIN - Dah~! I thought it was RUM
2. Small resident of the Hundred Acre Wood: ROO - Ah - there's our Monday dupe; Winnie the Pooh
3. "That was exhausting!": "I NEED A NAP~!" - I loves me a nap~! - one of two 9-letter Downs
4. Babysits: MINDS
5. Whipped up: MADE
6. Many a dad joke: PUN - Five ants moved in with five ants paying rent; now they're tenants.
7. Photographer Adams: ANSEL - crossword staple; his B&W photography work is beautiful
8. Strange: WEIRD - not EERIE
9. Beepers: PAGERS - in the days gone by; I had one when I worked on the movie set in 1997
10. Firepit residue: ASH - 'tis the season~! I brought up my first crates of firewood~!
11. Rainy: WET - we had wind & rain for Halloween - now all the "leaf peeper" color is gone
12. Light lunch: SALAD - Having been reduced to fewer calories by my trainer, I have rediscovered tuna salad - it's so good, I wolf it down every time
13. Dramatic device: IRONY
14. Rummikub action: MELD - I have played this tile game, but didn't recall this "action". Game #2
The game's history - I need to take notes and watch that NPR clip, too
19. Tawantinsuyu resident: INCA - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - look what I found - a board game, #3 . . . YouTube link
. . . and one of my games has a similar "theme"
23. Watch out for: BEWARE - I need to BEWARE of a company trying to scam me out of my game
24. The Potato State: IDAHO - no surprise there
26. Memorial piece: OBITuary
27. __ Games: Fortnite developer: EPIC - more games, #4 - filled via perps; more here
28. Guts: METTLE
29. Eyebrow shape: ARCH
30. Dishes for a dollhouse social: TEA SET
33. Became an adult: GREW UP - I refuse to "grow up"; I am not a fan of "adulting"
35. __ squad: PEP - I tried MOD; Bzzzt~!
36. Preferring platonic relationships, informally: ARO - becomming a crossword staple 'Aromantic'
38. Cast iron coat: SEASONING - Oh, that kind of coat - a cast iron coat would be really heavy
An "iron" maiden has fallen, and can't get up from the weight of that coat
39. House coverage network: CSPAN
40. Mgr.'s right hand: ASST - their left hand is "sinister"
42. Shoreline recess: COVE
43. Church recess: APSE - I spent a fair amount of time working in church apses
48. Survive: ENDURE
50. Axed: HEWN - in the true sense of the word, and not the inverse of 68A
52. Garden figure: GNOME
53. Coconut milk noodle soup: LAKSA - If you have an Amazon Echo, what happens when you say Alexa, whats a Laksa~? Total confusion . . . .
54. __-optic cable: FIBER - offered in my area, but no cheaper than basic cable
55. Patch, as a lawn: RESOD
56. Spoke like a crow: CAWED
this cartoon "murders" me~!
57. Triathlon part: SWIM - Running and Cycling are the other two tasks one has to ENDURE
60. Border: EDGE
62. Margaret of "Fire Island": CHO - crossword 3LW staple - and basically Ektorp now; three letter Margaret~?
63. Arwen player Tyler: LIV - another crossword name; yada yada 3LW Tyler~? Ektorp
64. "So that's __?": "A NO~?"
65. Spy org.: CIA
Today's construction has a Grid Flow of 37.8, higher than the median; I am starting to understand that it's the 'connectivity' of one section of the grid to another.
Splynter
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5 comments:
Unlike yesterday’s
debacle of a puzzle, today’s entry led to a satisfying conclusion, both in terms of solvable clues and a logical (and unexpected) reveal. Nice job, constructor!
Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
FIR, getting my mild SWAG @ IMS x LAKSA. Also, abut gave way to EDGE.
"Rules ARE rules" isn't half as much fun as Wendy's "parts is parts."
All King Charles' horses and all King Charles' men couldn't put Humpty together again, but they did know it's spelt FIBRE. Right, C-Eh?
Thanks to Terry and Shannon for the humpday fun, and to Splynter for another fine review.
Good morning!
Misreading "crow" as "cow" lead to a MOOED/CAWED fiasco. Finished in the SW with the unknown LAKSA, but the perps demanded it. Didn't notice the sandwiched clubs until after the solve. [Sigh.] Thanx, Terry, Shannon, and Splynter.
Thanks Splynter! You did find the right Terry, and this is his print debut. We had a great time working on this puzzle together, and I'm blessed to be able to bring his idea to fruition. Thank you all for solving!
Thanx for dropping by. We always like to hear from the day's constructor(s).
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