"STUCK IN A RUT"
20A. *Opposes in an election: RUNS AGAINST.
39A. *Welcome news for potential borrowers: RATE CUT.
11D. *Brit's traffic circle: ROUNDABOUT. One word. Also, a song by Yes.
29. *"Word on the street is ... ": RUMOR HAS IT. Also, a movie with Jennifer Anniston, and a song by Adele that you can listen to while reading about the 2017 Westminster Best in Show winner of the same name. BTW, this busy Edgerton, WI girl won in February, and had a litter of 8 in October, 2017.
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57A. Trapped by mundanity ... and hint to the answers to starred clues: STUCK IN A RUT. "You'd like to get your creative juices flowing, but it seems someone left an empty juice bottle in the fridge."
Jeff Eddings gives us a "quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" type of puzzle today.
Across:
1. River through Kazakhstan: URAL.
5. Brewpub orders: BEERS.
10. Upper limbs: ARMS.
14. Expose: BARE. A child finally cried out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!" in Hans Christian Anderson's The Emperor's New Clothes
15. Blue shades: AQUAS.
16. Chess piece that can't move diagonally: ROOK.
17. Big stars often have big ones: EGOS.
18. Apply, as liniment: RUB IN. Or harp on, as in incessantly.
19. Apple from Japan: FUJI.
The most-purchased fresh apple varieties in the U.S. are:
1) Gala
2) Red Delicious
3) Fuji
4) Granny Smith
5) Honeycrisp
6) Golden Delicious
7) McIntosh
8) Pink Lady
9) Braeburn
10) Ambrosia
23. Wordless "okay": NOD.
24. Put gas into: FUELED. Oops, had to correct from FilLED.
25. Assistance: AID.
27. Shabbily dressed: IN RAGS.
30. High behind a cold front, e.g.: AIR MASS.
34. Pan-fry: SAUTE.
35. Boy band *N__: SYNC.
37. Ill-fated Genesis son: ABEL.
38. Point: AIM.
42. Tokyo-born Yoko: ONO.
43. River near the Royal Shakespeare Theatre: AVON.
45. Hockey legend Gordie: HOWE.
46. "It's __-see!": rave review: A MUST. Abejo's wife made the costumes for the school district's staging of Les Misèrables last Thursday through Sunday evenings.
48. Tile type: CERAMIC.
50. Sudden bursts: SPATES. Think in terms of cluster, outbreak, wave, flurry, rush, deluge and the like. Contrast to the phrase "In spades" which means having an abundance of, or high quality of.
51. "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" network: HBO.
52. Simpson trial witness Kato: KAELIN.
55. Report card no.: GPA.
62. Take a break: REST.
64. Ladybug food: APHID.
65. Apple discard: CORE.
66. Opera solo: ARIA.
67. Yankees' manager Aaron: BOONE. Also, the hero of the deciding game 7 in the 2003 ALCS.
68. Olympics sled: LUGE.
69. Fiddle (with): FUTZ.
70. Kisses and cuddles, in British slang: SNOGS. I have difficulty solving British-style crossword puzzles, mainly because of the format, the clues, the words, and the spellings.
71. Former spouses: EXES. All of George Strait's live in Texas. That's why he resides in Tennessee.
Down:
1. App that arranges a lift but not a Lyft: UBER. Husker Gary is a big fan.
2. Pasta sauce brand: RAGÚ. Pasta sauce is often called gravy in many Italian homes and some restaurants. A ragù is a meat based pasta sauce.
3. Elvis __ Presley: ARON. Aron on the birth certificate, Aaron in the official Mississippi state records, and also Aaron on his gravestone.
4. Phrase on a heart-healthy food label: LESS FAT.
5. Flat-bottomed boats: BARGES. Or say, ways to enter a room or conversation, uninvited.
6. __ sign: =: EQUAL.
7. Jazz great Blake: EUBIE.
8. Weather-related Native American ceremony: RAIN DANCE.
9. Nine-digit IDs: SSNS.
10. Boxer's sound: ARF. Whadda ya get when you start cross-breeding Great Danes and Bulldogs ? My neighbor has one, and I love him. Good boy !
12. Magic charm: MOJO.
13. Icy road risk: SKID.
21. Hole-making tool: AUGER.
22. __ Heels: UNC team: TAR. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
26. "__ little teapot ... ": IM A. short and stout,
27. Soul singer Hayes: ISAAC. Won an Academy Award for the Theme From Shaft. I found out later that he also wrote Soul Man:
28. Easily duped: NAIVE.
31. Post-op area: ICU.
32. Get a feeling: SENSE.
33. Schedule openings: SLOTS.
35. Order lots of: STOCK UP ON.
36. Source of pliable wood: YEW.
40. Sushi tuna: AHI.
41. Easy putt: TAP IN. Our golf league rules expressly state that, "You must putt it in" but it's not unusual to see certain players commonly taking increasingly distant putts as a "gimme."
44. Slap cuffs on: NAB.
47. Slap cuffs on: MANACLE. Just saw that clue somewhere. Clecho.
49. Jun. and Jul.: MOS.
50. Microscope inserts: SLIDES.
53. "Bless you" prompter: ACHOO.
54. Just making, with "out": EKING.
55. Court great Steffi: GRAF.
56. Ecuador neighbor: PERU.
58. Bar bills: TABS.
59. Gravy thickener: ROUX.
60. Encourage: URGE.
61. Shirts from concerts: TEES.
63. Toon devil: TAZ. The cartoon Tasmanian Devil:
via GIPHY
and the real Tasmanian devil:
via GIPHY
Here's the grid:
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Jul 24, 2018
Feb 5, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018 ~ Jeff Eddings
Theme: Big Game - not really about the game, just words that start with a B and G.
17A. Nonconformist Harley-riding groups: BIKER GANGS
25A. Rose and Orange: BOWL GAMES
38A. Places where critters procreate: BREEDING GROUNDS
46A. Honey Ryder and Mary Goodnight: BOND GIRLS
59A. Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 46-Across: THE BEE GEES
Argyle here. A debut from this constructor but there may be more in the near future.
Across:
1. Closest pal, in IM shorthand: BFF. (Best Friend Forever)
4. Fish-eating raptor: OSPREY
10. Wretched: VILE
14. Period of history: ERA
15. Put a new flannel layer in, as a coat: RELINE
16. Fruit punches: ADEs
19. Picky details: NITS
20. Chief Norse god: ODIN
21. "Hulk" director Lee: ANG
22. Photoshop creator: ADOBE
23. Longtime "SNL" announcer Don: PARDO
28. Hoppy brews, for short: IPAs. (India pale ale)
30. Dog command: HEEL
31. Shake, as with fear: QUAVER
34. Demeanor: MIEN
35. "__ on a Grecian Urn": ODE
41. Camera initials: SLR. (single-lens reflex)
42. 35-Across, e.g.: POEM
43. Gulf War reporter Peter: ARNETT
44. Cancún house: CASA
45. Quick cash sources, initially: ATMs. (automated teller machine)
50. "Fantastic!": "SUPER!"
54. Like beer in a cooler: ON ICE
55. Unit of resistance: OHM
57. Lost fish in a Pixar film: NEMO
58. Letter before eta: ZETA
62. Rowing tools: OARS
63. Pine secretions: RESINS
64. Antonym of post-: PRE
65. Gin fizz fruit: SLOE
66. Remove, as a chin strap: UNSNAP
67. The "S" in iOS: Abbr.: SYS. (Internet (i) and operating system)
Down:
1. Jazz style: BEBOP
2. Mexican artist Kahlo: FRIDA. Self-taught painter (1907-1954) Wiki
3. Fire-walking mystic: FAKIR
4. Bruin legend Bobby: ORR
5. Nintendo rival: SEGA
6. Backup strategies: PLAN B's
7. Drummer Starr: RINGO
8. London's land: Abbr.: ENG. (England)
9. "Okay": "YES"
10. Graffiti creator, perhaps: VANDAL
11. Figure of speech: IDIOM
12. Do not disturb: LET BE
13. Letters before tees: ESSES
18. Curly salad green: ENDIVE
22. Child psychologists' benchmarks: AGE NORMS
24. Where to find columns with views: OP-ED PAGE
26. Millard Fillmore, partywise: WHIG
27. Ogle: LEER AT
29. Melodic passages: ARIOSI. Italian
31. NFL play callers: QBs. (quarterback)
32. Internet address: URL. (Uniform Resource Locator)
33. __ Lingus: Irish carrier: AER
34. Roaring-lion studio: MGM. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
35. Washington's bill: ONE
36. Banned pesticide: DDT. (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
37. Winter hrs. in most of Michigan: EST. (Eastern Standard Time)
39. Not far: NEAR
40. Like heroes deserving more recognition: UNSUNG
44. Jewel box: CD CASE
45. Hearth receptacle: ASH BIN
46. Obnoxious clowns: BOZOS
47. Basketball's Shaq: O'NEAL
48. Part of TNT: NITRO
49. Rich soil: LOESS
51. Pals, in slang: PEEPS
52. Nail-filing board: EMERY
53. Kentucky Derby flowers: ROSES
56. "American Beauty" actress Suvari: MENA
59. __TV: Turner channel: TRU
60. Farm layer: HEN
61. Telepathy, e.g.: ESP. (Extrasensory perception)
Argyle
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