I Double Dare You: The word Check can follow the first and second word of each theme answer.
16-Across. * Video game boost that may repair damage: HEALTH SPELL. Health Check / Spell Check. I am not familiar with the term Health Spell as it refers to video games.
23-Across. * Waterproof garment: RAIN COAT. Rain Check / Coat Check
34-Across. * Internal setting controlled by thermoregulation: BODY TEMPERATURE. Body Check / Temperature Check
49-Across. * High-intensity workout program: CROSSFIT. Cross Check / Fit Check
And the unifier:
59-Across. Go over twice, or what can be found in the answer to each starred clue: DOUBLE CHECK.
Here's the Grid, so you can Double Check my responses.
Across:
1. Corn cores: COBS.
5. Pet rehoming org.: ASPCA. As in the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The ASPCA has been around for over 150 years.
10. Sandwich letters: BLT. As in the Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwich.
13. Opera solo: ARIA. A crossword staple.
14. Replacements for flat tires: SPARES. Here's to you, Desper-Otto!
15. "__ la la!": OOH.
18. __ Lanka: SRI.
19. "Absolutely out of the question!": NO SIREE.
20. Wall surface: PLASTER.
22. Quick snooze: NAP.
24. Unleashed: FREED.
27. Cry for attention?: HEY.
28. "You're __ human": ONLY.
29. Charged particle: ION.
30. Barely gets (by): EKES.
32. Vietnamese soup: PHO. Pho is a Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and some sort of meat.
40. Span of epoch proportions?: EON.
41. Frozen dessert brand: EDY'S.
42. NBC show that inspired "30 Rock," for short: SNL. The Saturday Night Live abbreviation is a crossword staple.
43. Dull pain: ACHE.
46. Superhero franchise initials: MCU. As in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
47. Steel girder: I-BEAM.
52. Kissing in the open, for short: PDA. As in Public Display of Affection.
53. Beeper on the road: CAR HORN.
54. Promo in a magazine: PRINT AD.
58. Sci-fi visitors: ETs. As in ExtraTerrestrials.
61. Alumna bio word: NÉE. Today's French lesson.
62. Add to a kitty: ANTE UP.
63. Lo __: noodle dish: MEIN. Lo Mein was part of the theme of last week's puzzle.
64. Take a crack at: TRY.
65. Cook in a basket: STEAM.
66. Annual May auto race, informally: INDY.
Down:
1. "High Hopes" lyricist Sammy: CAHN. Sammy Cahn (né Samuel Cohen; June 18, 1913 ~ Jan. 15, 1993), was a lyricist and songwriter. He is also known for the song, Let it Snow!
2. "Milk's Favorite Cookie" brand: OREO. A crossword staple.
3. Skewed view: BIAS.
4. __ solution: contacts wearer's need: SALINE.
5. Cathedral recess: APSE. Another crossword staple.
6. Sticky tree juice: SAP.
7. Purchase in advance: PRE-PAY.
8. String section instruments: CELLI. Today's Italian lesson. Celli is the Italian plural for Cello.
9. Lion of Narnia: ASLAN. A reference to C.S. Lewis's novels The Chronicles of Narnia.
10. Paul Revere House city: BOSTON. The Paul Revere House is a historic house museum at 19 North Square in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts.
11. Cosmetics giant: L'ORÉAL.
12. Two points, in tennis: THIRTY. Anyone know why tennis has such a weird scoring system?
14. TV soccer analyst Messing: SHEP. Shep Norman Messing (b. Oct. 9, 1949) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper.
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| Back in his soccer-playing days. |
17. Swap with: TRADE TO.
21. "Amscray!": SCOOT.
23. High regard: RESPECT.
24. Bit of baloney: FIB.
25. Milne youngling: ROO.
26. Infinity sign's lack: END. There is no beginning, either.
27. Stitched border: HEM.
31. "Jeopardy!" host Jennings: KEN. For years, Ken Jennings (né Kenneth Wayne Jennings, III; b. May 23, 1974) co-hosted a podcast called Omnibus.
32. Be nosy: PRY.
33. Like some Orthodox Jews: HASIDIC. They are not equivalent terms. Hasidic Judaism is a specific 18th-century mystical branch focused on joyful spirituality, distinct clothing, and a hereditary leader called a Rebbe.
35. "For crying out loud!": YEESH!
36. School URL suffix: EDU.
37. Draw upon: USE.
38. Molecule in some vaccines: RNA.
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39. Shade tree with serrated leaves: ELM.
43. Regional speech pattern: ACCENT.
44. Meteorite's mark: CRATER.
45. Rocking toy, in baby talk: HORSEY.
46. Very hard to see: MINUTE.
48. Vietnamese sandwich: BÁNH MÌ. It looks like a po-boy.
50. Combo meal drinks: SODAS.
51. Moving line on a weather map: FRONT.
52. Work overseen by a sous-chef: PREP. Today's French lesson. The word sous means under. The sous-chef is second-in-command in the kitchen.
54. Deep purple: PLUM.
55. Adolescent: TEEN.
56. Tart: ACID.
57. Big Apple fashion letters: DKNY. DKNY stands for Donna Karan New York. The fashion company was founded by fashion designer Donna Karan (née Donna Ivy Fake; b. Oct. 2, 1948) in the late 1980s.
60. Arthur of "The Golden Girls": BEA. Did you know that Bea Arthur (née Beatrice Arthur; May 13, 1922 ~ April. 25, 2009) served in the military during World War II? She served in the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve and worked as a typist, truck driver, and dispatcher.
I Dare You to Complete this Puzzle.
חתולה
Not hard at all, and I saw
ReplyDeleteall the “checks.”
FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteI'm always impressed when the puzzle setter can make matches to both theme words. Today, too. No problems on this one, but I do have a question. Why is there no weather REAR? Thanx, Robin and Hahtoolah. (Appreciate the SO. Loved the "Restaurant in peace.")
Gotta run. Early dental appt this morning.
FIR with no erasure, having waited for pbj/BLT.
ReplyDeleteASPCA isn't the pet rehoming org, your local SPCA is. They are not affiliated. Please consider redirecting any donations you care to make to the local folks. It doesn't have to be money. Our local SPCA is always looking for more towels.
My 112-year-old house was built with PLASTER and lath walls. (Illumination was by gas lights, heat was by coal fireplaces.)
Train HORNs are becoming more popular for our local car drivers that are in a hurry. MUCH louder than the air horns on tractor-trailer rigs.
I come from a long line of Democrats, and can still remember the old (yesterdy's} 45 RPM single with Dinah Shore singing:
High hopes
He's got high hopes
1960's the year for his high hopes
Come on and vote for Kennedy, vote for Kennedy
And we'll come out on top
Oops, there goes the opposition, ker-
Oops, there goes the opposition, ker-
Oops, there goes the opposition, kerplop!
They show soccer on TV? C'mon, you're Messing with me.
So DKNY's founder has a Fake last name? C'mon, you're Messing with me.
Aretha Franklin just asked for a little RESPECT.
Thanks to Robin for the fun. easy-ish puzzle, and to Ha2la for another fine tour.