Bad Poker Hand
In five card draw, one can dump 3 cards an PICK 3 more. That's what Joe & Boaz offers today... 3 PICKs. Let's look:19. One who's bound to get away?: ESCAPE ARTIST. Houdini made his great escapes by hiding lockpicks on his person.
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| Eldest's first pick set & practice lock. |
30. Fiddler accompanist in bluegrass, often: BANJO PLAYER.
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| Take your... //sry too soon :-) |
43. Artist who makes some pretty cool pieces?: ICE SCULPTOR.
A chain saw being used as an ICE pick.
50. "Go ahead and choose one," and what one might say to a 19-, 30-, or 43-Across?: TAKE YOUR PICK.
And there you have it - 3 types of picks.
Across:
1. Basic lesson: ABCS.
5. Smack-__: DAB. In the middle...
8. PC shortcut employed when creating a draft: CTRL-S. Shortcut for saving a file.
13. Noted host of a couples' getaway?: NOAH. Fav!
14. Vegetarian staple: TOFU.
15. Figure skater Sonja: HENIE. No clue - ESP.
16. Yarn: TALE.
17. Middle East sultanate: OMAN.
18. Magazine piece?: ISSUE.
19. [See: Theme]
22. Centers of interest: FOCI.
23. Formally withdraw: SECEDE.
27. Small pellets: BBS.
30. [See: Theme]
33. Indie genre with mainstream appeal: ALT-POP. Meh. Ok
35. "__ guesses?": ANY.
36. Cook fast, as steak: SEAR.
37. Guarded: LEERY.
38. French pal: AMI.
39. Bass kin: CELLO. Hand-up if you were thinking fish.
40. Button on a scale: TARE.
41. Seasonal vaccine target: FLU. I should have gotten the summer one. I'm still under the weather.
42. More like a snoop: NOSIER.
43. [See: Theme]
46. Many "Grey's Anatomy" pros: DRS. A TV show with Drs making out or something.
47. Singled out: CHOSEN.
48. Some Minecraft blocks: ORES.
50. [See: Theme]
56. Deserted rest area?: OASIS.
Across:
1. Basic lesson: ABCS.
5. Smack-__: DAB. In the middle...
8. PC shortcut employed when creating a draft: CTRL-S. Shortcut for saving a file.
13. Noted host of a couples' getaway?: NOAH. Fav!
14. Vegetarian staple: TOFU.
15. Figure skater Sonja: HENIE. No clue - ESP.
16. Yarn: TALE.
17. Middle East sultanate: OMAN.
18. Magazine piece?: ISSUE.
19. [See: Theme]
22. Centers of interest: FOCI.
23. Formally withdraw: SECEDE.
27. Small pellets: BBS.
30. [See: Theme]
33. Indie genre with mainstream appeal: ALT-POP. Meh. Ok
35. "__ guesses?": ANY.
36. Cook fast, as steak: SEAR.
37. Guarded: LEERY.
38. French pal: AMI.
39. Bass kin: CELLO. Hand-up if you were thinking fish.
40. Button on a scale: TARE.
41. Seasonal vaccine target: FLU. I should have gotten the summer one. I'm still under the weather.
42. More like a snoop: NOSIER.
43. [See: Theme]
46. Many "Grey's Anatomy" pros: DRS. A TV show with Drs making out or something.
47. Singled out: CHOSEN.
48. Some Minecraft blocks: ORES.
50. [See: Theme]
56. Deserted rest area?: OASIS.
A different "Alt-Pop" Oasis
59. Some tennis shots: LOBS.
60. Pod in Creole cuisine: OKRA. Fry it up! [See: Jolly below]
61. Top-level performance: A-GAME.
62. [Chef's kiss]: MWAH.
63. Bridle part: REIN.
64. Kits, eventually: FOXES.
Two guys on the hunt for Foxes
65. Played out: OLD.
66. Two-time Newbery Medal winner DiCamillo: KATE. ESP but CSO to DW.
Down:
1. Request from a 25-Down: ANTE. To PICK some cards.
2. Feathery accessories: BOAS.
3. AP math class: CALC. Was that AP? I thought it was just Jr. yr. math.
4. Grain amount: SHEAF.
5. Taxonomic classification broader than kingdom: DOMAIN.
6. Out there: AFAR.
7. Part of a suicide squeeze: BUNT.
8. Woodshop tool: CHISEL. Another kinda PICK.
9. Precedent-setting trials: TEST CASES.
10. Many ICU professionals: RNS. They were in Grey's Anatomy too, right?
11. Simu who plays Shang-Chi: LIU. ESP.
12. "What did I tell you?": SEE.
14. Work boot tip: TOE CAP.
20. NOLA sandwich: PO'BOY.
If you've not seen the Jolly boys, you've missed out.
21. Spotting game: ISPY. With my little 24d.
24. Lashes site: EYE LID.
25. Poker figure: DEALER.
26. Box score statistic: ERRORS.
27. Like Latvia and Lithuania: BALTIC.
28. Sodium hypochlorite: BLEACH.
29. Upgrade from mono: STEREO.
31. Clog: JAM UP.
32. Covert maritime org.: ONI. Someone's gotta explain 'cuz I don't have time to look it up - too close to 34d.
34. Deadline set by a printer: PRESS TIME.
38. Start and end of the Musketeers' motto: ALL.
39. Apple device?: CORER. Ha! cute.
41. Doldrums: FUNK.
42. "I can wait": NO RUSH. Do I insert RUSH here or follow the instructions of NO?
44. Puts an end to: CEASES.
45. "That's rough": TOO BAD. So sad.
49. Multipurpose utensil: SPORK.
51. Red Muppet with a goldfish: ELMO.
52. Pained cry: YOWL.
53. Big-box store with a Smaland play area: IKEA.
54. Lit __: CRIT. DW knows all about this.
55. "Citizen __": KANE. #Spoiler - Rosebud.
56. Clumsy fellow: OAF.
57. Before now: AGO.
58. Jazz horn: SAX.
The Grid:
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| The Grid |
"You can PICK your friends, & you can PICK your nose, but you can't PICK your friend's nose." -Abe Lincoln (probably).
Cheers, -T
