Sunday Jan 6, 2013 Julian Lim

Theme: "Scuse Me" - W is replaced by SQU in each theme entry.

 24A. Unoiled robot's problem? : SQUEAK IN THE KNEES. Weak in the knees.

 38A. Embarrassed parrot's cry? : SQUAWK OF SHAME. Walk of shame.

 52A. Lottery winner's reaction, perhaps? : SQUEAL OF FORTUNE. Wheel of Fortune.

 73A. Sudden storm in Hunan? : THE GREAT SQUALL OF CHINA. The Great Wall of China. Hunan is known for its spicy food. Chairman Mao's hometown.

 85A. Shout when zucchini falls off the boat? : SQUASH OVERBOARD. Wash overboard.

 101A. Escort at the farmyard ball? : CHICKEN SQUIRE. Fun clue. Chicken wire.

 120A. Any Mr. Magoo story? : THE SQUINTER'S TALE.  The Winter's Tale.

This puzzle reminds me a bit of Dan Naddor's "Quilting Bee" to "Wilting Bee" puzzle. 

Q's are tough to work in the grid, but every Q crossing in this grid is solid. I like Q ending words: COMPAQ, IRAQ, Avenue Q,  and of course the beautiful Maggie Q.

Across:

1. Fight reminder : SCAR

5. Joined : WED. So Simon Cowell confirmed that he's dating Carmen Electra, but she's not his girlfriend. Sounds cold to me.

8. Kuwaiti, e.g. : ARABIAN

15. Cut (back) : DIAL

19. Benedict XVI, e.g. : POPE

20. Rather than : AS OPPOSED TO. We don't often see long non-theme Across entries.

22. "I'll pay" : ON ME

23. Red sky, to some : OMEN

26. The "O" of OWN : OPRAH. She's no Ellen.

28. Sign about a space shortage, briefly : SRO (Standing Room Only)

29. Feel a strong need (for) : STARVE

30. Sinusitis-treating MD : ENT

31. Relevant element : FACTOR

33. 18-Down's rank: Abbr. : INSP. 18. Scotland Yard inspector in Sherlock Holmes stories : LESTRADE. Clue/Answer dupe here. Tough to avoid on Sundays.

36. Use an entrance : GO IN

37. __ es Salaam : DAR

42. Deli selection : BLT

43. Peruvian songstress Sumac : YMA

44. Palme __: Cannes prize : D'OR

45. Rattan alternative : OSIER

47. "Half-caf" was added to it in 2012 : OED. Coffee. Half regular + Half decaf.

48. "Modern Family" role : MANNY

59. Et __ : ALII

60. Dickens's "__ Mutual Friend" : OUR

61. Religious title starter : DALAI

62. Decked out at the Forum : TOGAED. Did not know toga can be a verb.

65. Troy story? : ILIAD. Woody would like this clue.

69. Raves about : RANTS AT

77. __ Lake, town near Lake Placid : SARANAC. Total unknown.

78. App for long-distance partners : SKYPE

79. Israeli tender : SHEKEL

80. Hot again : RETRO

82. Prefix with caching : GEO. Dave's Geocaching.

84. True-to-life : REAL

92. Soft vocal signals : PSSTs

93. Distillery container : TUN

94. Hokkaido port city : OTARU. No idea.

95. Here, to Henri : ICI

97. Embarrassed : RED

98. Capital gain? : ISM. Capitalism.

108. Like Beethoven's Sonata Op. 109 : IN E

109. Omani tender : RIAL

111. __-Pei : SHAR. Literally "Sand".

112. "Mansfield Park" novelist : AUSTEN (Jane)

113. M ÷ IV : CCL

114. Vegging out : AT REST

117. Xhosa and Zulu are among its official langs. : RSA

119. Do a legislature's job : ENACT

125. Pre-'90s orchard spray : ALAR

126. 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared : LETO

127. Latin Mass prayer : PATERNOSTER. "Our father". Gimme for Lucina.

128. Foul : VILE

129. Belgian river : YSER

130. Three-ball family project, typically : SNOWMAN. Snowball!

131. Zero has one : ZEE. Fun clue for a so so answer.

132. Ivy growing for 300+ years : YALE
        

Down:

1. Send-ups : SPOOFS

2. 2002 HP acquisition : COMPAQ. During Carly Fiorina's reign.

3. Overview : APERCU. Not an easy word.

4. Opera director Scotto : RENATA. New to me also.

5. "I __ had!" : WAS

6. Titles in court, for short : ESQs

7. Brad of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" : DOURIF. No memory of this guy. Saw the movie long time ago.

8. Mental health org. : APA

9. Seoul protector : ROK (Republic of Korea).

10. Craigslist caveat : AS IS

11. Proclivity : BENT

12. Place for a pet name : ID TAG. Find this dog, you'll be in Dennis Lehane's next book. He wrote "Mystic River" and "Gone, Baby, Gone".

13. Thumping : ATHROB. Never used this word in my life. Husker Gary, yes, I did speak English before I came to the US.

14. "I will fear __": Psalm 23 : NO EVIL

15. Get into : DON

16. "Don't leave me" : I NEED YOU. Nice long answer.

17. Cry from the flock : AMEN AMEN

21. Menial laborers : PEONS

25. Ohio's __ State : KENT

27. "Hey, Tex" : HOWDY

32. "Top Hat" studio : RKO

34. It's about a foot : SHOE. What were you picturing?

35. "Qué __?" : PASA

39. -ish : OR SO

40. "Cool" sum : MIL

41. Anti-discrimination initials : EEO. Or EOE.

46. Mail svc. that may cover a general store : RFD (Rural Free Delivery)

48. Quarterback Ryan et al. : MATTs

49. Island greeting : ALOHA. Hi there Chefwen.

50. Landlocked African land : NIGER

51. Falls for two lovers? : NIAGARA. Sweet clue.

53. Stop : QUIT

54. Bookmarked addresses, briefly : URLs

55. Gambling game : FARO

56. Five Norwegian royals : OLAFS

57. Dressing with wings : RANCH. Salad dressing.

58. Some church supporters : TITHERS

63. Seaside soarers : ERNES. And 67. Seaside diver : AUK

64. Donne's "__ Be Not Proud" : DEATH

66. 95% of them are between 70 and 130 : IQs. Dennis belongs to those 2%.

68. Time to seize? : DAY. Seize the day.

70. "Oliver Twist" antagonist : SIKES (Bill). Never read "Oliver Twist".

71. "That's __ trick!" : A NEAT

72. Some latte sizes : TALLS

74. Phobia beginning : ACRO. Acrophobia.

75. Natalie Gulbis's org. : LPGA. I bet Splynter loves Natalie. Look at her long legs! We followed her a few holes last time in the US Open. She had the most followers.

76. Sinister stare : LEER

81. Ab __: anew : OVO

83. Anthony Hopkins's "Thor" role : ODIN. To me, he's always Hannibal Lecter.

85. To the letter : STRICTLY

86. Slakes : QUENCHES

87. Stet : UNDELETE

88. "You know the rest," for short : ETC

89. "We're winning!" : RAH. We lost. The Vikings.

90. Jewish ritual : BRIS. Rite of circumcision.

91. "That smarts!" : OUCH

92. Feeling felt in fits : PIQUE

96. Lee's letters : CSA. R. E. Lee.

98. Big oil exporter : IRAQ

99. Fitness test components : SIT-UPS. Mainly your abs.

100. Maid of fiction : MARIAN. Maid Marian. Robin Hood.

102. Zippy racers : KARTS

103. Faux : ERSATZ. I was rather surprised by the travel bag design in those Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection. You can't see clearly, but the pictures on the biggest bag is very Kama Sutra.

104. "Anchors Aweigh" org. : US NAVY.  Spitzboov & D-Otto are both Ex-Navy.

105. 1990 World Cup host, locally : ITALIA

106. Manufacturer's nightmare : RECALL. Same for consumers.

107. Menu listing : ENTREE

110. Allegro's opposite : LENTO

115. Stressful thing to get into : STEW. No stew here. But every time Boomer's foot nerve or hip arthritis flares up, I'm more stressed than he is.

116. Four years, perhaps : TERM

118. Away from most of the blowing : ALEE

121. Campus gp. : SOR

122. Molecular code carrier : RNA

123. William, to Charles : SON

124. Afore : ERE

C.C.

Thursday, November 15, 2012 Julian Lim

Theme: "One potato, two potato, three potato, four..."  Each of the theme entries ends with a word that could follow "potato."

17. Negotiator's assets : BARGAINING CHIPS. I love Lay's Salt & Vinegar potato chips!

25. Utterly squashed : FLAT AS A PANCAKE. Anyone for a potato pancake?

45. Easily identifiable teams, in casual games : SHIRTS AND SKINS.  I had "SHIRTS AND tails" at first. D'oh, what was I thinking? How about some nice baked potato skins?

Is anyone hungry yet?  I think the people in the unifier might be! And the unifier is:

58. 1885 Van Gogh painting (whose subjects may have appreciated the ends of 17-, 25- and 45-Across): THE POTATO EATERS.

Marti here for your Thursday amusement. The puzzle is just missing a Q for a pangram. Lots of sparkly fill, starting with the first one...

Across:

1. Elegant trinket : BIJOU. I meant literally - sparkly!

6. Yam or taro : TUBER. Our theme is also a tuber.

11. "Talk of the Nation" airer : NPR. National Public Radio.

14. Not proximate : APART

15. "The Princess Bride" kidnapper ___ Montoya : INIGO. No clue - needed every single perp. The role was played by Mandy Patinkin in the 1987 movie.

16. Rivière contents : EAU. French for "river" in the clue, and eau = "water."

20. Textbook updates, e.g.: Abbr. : EDS. Editions.

21. Pricey screens : HD TVS.  DH saw a 152 inch Panasonic HD TV, and is making plans to put an addition on the house...

22. Nuts for soft drinks : KOLAS

23. Stage signal : CUE

24. Synthesizer pioneer : MOOG. Robert Moog. I got turned on to classical music when I bought "Switched on Bach" in the 60s. 2:07

32. Come undone : GO APE

33. Be just too sweet : CLOY

34. Inkling : HINT

35. ___ Lopez: chess opening : RUY.  I have seen this one before, but I misspelled it as ReY at first.

36. Mickey D's breakfast item : SMALL OJ. Why Mickey D?  I was trying to think of a Mc-something!

39. In : MOD. Short for "modern."  I hesitated to fill it in, because I thought "mod" was a bit of old-fashioned lingo from the 60s!

40. Before, to the Bard : ERST

42. "Actually, that's not true" : I LIE

43. Reasons for returns : FLAWS

48. Shared currency : EURO. Currently shared by 23 countries, and used by over 320 million people.

49. Really quiet, in music : PPP. Pianississimo. I vow to get that word into a puzzle some day. Just look at all those S's!!

50. USS Missouri nickname : BIG MO. Total WAG.

52. Digital image unit : PIXEL

55. Through : VIA

61. Angkor ___: Cambodian temple : WAT. Beautiful!

62. Die (out) : PETER

63. Trio with notable beards : ZZ TOP. Ironically, the guy without a beard is named Frank Beard!

64. "Star Trek: DSN" role : ODO. A "Changeling" on the Deep Space Nine series.

65. Below-average Joe : SCHMO. I was off in the "coffee" direction for Joe at first...

66. Eternities : AEONS


Down:

1. Big screen pig : BABE. From the 1995 film.

2. Third-generation release of 2012 : IPAD. I have an iPad, iPod, iPhone, iMac and Macbook. But this still didn't appear without a few perps!

3. 24-Down containers : JARS. And 24-Down. Subway addition? : MAYO. From the sandwich chain, not the commuter rails.

4. Part of ILO: Abbr. : ORG. International Labour Organization, a UN agency.

5. Pacific-12 member, e.g. : UTAH UTES. And 7-Across. Pac-12 member, e.g. : UNIV.ersity.

6. Windshield application : TINT.

8. Some troughs : BINS. Again, a simple one that I just did not want to fill in at first.

9. It's usually broken before use : EGG

10. "You da man!" : ROCK ON

11. Author of "The Sandman" graphic novels : NEIL GAIMAN. Needed every single perp to get this guy's name.

12. Respected Smurf : PAPA

13. Muscovite, e.g.: Abbr. : RUSS.ian from Moscow.

18. Think tank product : IDEA

19. Cheap sauce : HOOCH. "Sauce" being the euphemism for "booze."

23. Keep from going higher : CAP. Like, "Put a cap on..."

25. Club with the motto "To Make the Best Better" : FOUR-H

26. Beset : LAY SIEGE TO

27. Milan's La ___ : SCALA. Actually, it is "Teatro alla Scala" in Italian.

28. Fully committed : ALL IN. Am I the only one who loves to watch the World Series of Poker? Check out this "all in" call that lost to a royal flush! 1:40

29. Traveled down the Grand Canal, say : POLED. Meh...

30. Has met before : KNOWS

31. JFK Listings : ETDS. Estimated Time of Departure(s). And then we have 38-Down. Named for a prez, Philly public square also known as Love Park : JFK PLAZA.

32. College srs.' tests : GRES. Graduate Record Exam(s)

37. Soup with a bento : MISO. A "Bento Box" is the epitome of Japanese take-out, usually delivered by Bento Drivers on bicycles.  I don't know if MISO soup is typical in a bento box, since it might be a little sloppy by the time it arrived at its destination?

41. Master card? : TRUMP. Of course, I was thinking in terms of the credit cards in my wallet.

44. Golf hole's edge : LIP. Husker G., how many times have you claimed "Paint!!" when your putt lipped out?

46. Uniformed forces : TROOPS. Celebrated on Monday this week!

47. WWI German vice admiral : SPEE. Total WAG. I had the "S*EE," and somehow I dredged it up from the dim recesses...

50. USAF stealth plane : B-TWO. I originally had B-Ten, but Angkor Eat and Ndo didn't make sense at 61 and 64-Across

51. "___ to do it!" : I HAD. ("Oh no, you di-ent!!")

52. Trail : PATH. Nailed it! I immediately thought of some hiking trails in the Alps.

53. Brangelina, e.g. : ITEM. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are a real "item" in the gossip columns.  Why did he ever leave sweet Jennifer?

54. Tic-tac-toe option : X OR O

55. Quash : VETO

56. Element in hemoglobin : IRON

57. Egyptian dangers : ASPS

59. Dick : TEC. "Detectives" are known as "Dicks"

60. Philosopher Mo-___ : TZE. 墨子  C.C. has explained to me that Cantonese has no "Z" word.  So I suppose this would become Mo-Tse in Cantonese. He studied Confucianism, but came to the conclusion that their philosophy was fundamentally flawed.  He developed his own philosophy of "Universal Love," so was probably the first Flower Child, right?

And that's it for this week!

Hugs,

Marti

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Julian Lim

Theme: KEY is the key - The special buttons on your KEYboard finish up the theme entries and the reveal finishes up the grid.

17A. *Keep charging drinks : RUN UP A TAB

24A. *Occasion to say "Whew!" : NARROW ESCAPE

39A. *Annual April paperwork : INCOME TAX RETURN

51A. *Running amok : OUT OF CONTROL

64A. *Overnight work assignment : LATE SHIFT

71A. Each answer to a starred clue ends in one : KEY

Argyle here. If you did the puzzle on your computer, the theme answers were right there in front of you. You might have to dig a little deeper for the fill. The grid spanner makes a good anchor for the rest. All but a 'Q' is in there. Oh, and the RETURN key is the ENTER key on non-Macs.

Across:

1. President after JFK : LBJ

4. Totally absorbed : RAPT

8. Made like a kangaroo : LEAPT

13. Papers promising payment : IOU's, (just like it sounds, I Owe You)

15. "The Andy Griffith Show" tyke : OPIE. Young Ronnie Howard.

16. Bonus : EXTRA

19. Pierces : GORES. No gore before breakfast, please.

20. Rectified, with "for" : ATONED

21. "... __ a lender be" : NOR. Polonius counsel to his son, Laertes. "Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender be", Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 1 scene 3.

23. Comic on a roll : RIOT

27. Biblical haircutter : DELILAH. Samson got more than "Just a little off the top". Note: A gentleman named Fred informed me that it wasn't Delilah who actually cut Samson's hair. She called others in to do the deed.

30. Letter between upsilon and chi : PHI. Greek alphabet.

31. Cavity filler's org. : ADA. (American Dental Association)

32. Trait carrier : GENE

35. Actor Milo : O'SHEA. His IMBd page. (not as many today)

43. Greet casually, with "to" : SAY HI

44. Affectedly dainty, to Brits : TWEE. Barry Silk introduced us to TWEE, here, in 2008.

45. Piddling point to pick : NIT

46. Writer's undergrad deg. : BFA. (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

48. Devastates : RAVAGES

56. Not yet eliminated : IN IT

57. PC file suffix : .EXE

58. Bygone Toyotas : SUPRAs

62. Collectible print, briefly : LITHO. (lithograph)

66. Phillies infielder Chase : UTLEY. Chase Utley is the second baseman and bats left-handed but throws right-handed.

67. Chichén __: Mayan ruins : ITZÁ

68. Under sail, say : ASEA

69. Scholarly article reviewers : PEERS

70. Mopey look : POUT

Down:

1. Old Italian coin : LIRA

2. Ring contest : BOUT

3. 2007 title role for Ellen Page : "JUNO". IMDb.

4. Violent reaction to traffic : ROAD RAGE

5. Proper : APT

6. Movers' challenge : PIANO

7. Noted kneeling NFLer : TEBOW. Tim Tebow's role with the NY Jets remains unclear after debut.

8. Turkey helping : LEG

9. Curer of the demon-possessed : EXORCIST

10. Cardiac chambers : ATRIA. Caught myself putting in AORTA.

11. Before surgery, briefly : PRE-OP

12. Stylistic judgment : TASTE

14. Largest division of Islam : SUNNI. The Shi'ites split with the Sunni and are the second largest division.

18. Prolonged ringing : PEAL. If the ringing in just in your ears it's tinnitus.

22. Gym unit : REP. (repetition)

25. Butler of fiction : RHETT. from "Gone With the Wind".

26. Dealer's dispenser : SHOE. Playing cards.

27. Orator's platform : DAIS

28. Outlandish Dame : EDNA

29. Like some nightgowns : LACY

33. "I ain't doin' that!" : "NAW!". Best said with a curled lip.

34. Apply : EXERT

36. Unable to decide, as a jury : HUNG

37. Toledo's lake : ERIE

38. Sugar bowl invaders : ANTS

40. Woeful words from Winnie the Pooh : "OH, BOTHER"

41. Vex : MIFF

42. What shotgun callers shun : REAR SEAT. To call "shotgun" means you claim the front passenger's seat. From the days of the stage coach. Shotgun rules, who knew?

47. Pass and then some : ACE

49. RSVP part : VOUS. (répondez, s'il vous plaît)

50. Top dog : ALPHA

51. Prepare to shine in a bodybuilding contest? : OIL UP

 

52. Band together : UNITE

53. Champ's holding : TITLE

54. Primrose family plant : OXLIP. Info.

55. "Far out!" : "NEATO!"

59. Chance : RISK

60. For __: not gratis : A FEE. (not free)

61. Time at the inn : STAY

63. Yiddish laments : OYs

65. Shih __: Tibetan dog : TZU

Answer grid.

Argyle

Notes from C.C.:

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2) Happy Birthday to Mom Speaks Out! Hope all's well.

Saturday, July 28th, 2012, Julian Lim

Theme: None

Words: 70

Blocks: 30

A fun solve today from Julian Lim - oh, "F" - just shy of a pangram for a Saturday ( I see OMAN, LEG OF and FESS as a way to squeeze it in; my grid here ). Triple stacks of 9- and 10-letters in a pinwheel fashion, plus two more 9's, including;

20A. Line from one with no match : "GOT A LIGHT?" - Reminds me of two funny things; the first is when someone asks to bum a cigarette, and asks "got a light?" too - the response is "would you like me to smoke it for you?" - and the other you'll have to email me for....

other notables;

1A. Great Basin locale : WESTERN U.S. - Image

12D. Bad copying : PLAGIARISM - great fill

27D. The Fab Five of '80s rock : DURAN DURAN - one of my favorites from these guys (4:23)

63A. Shower needs : UMBRELLAS - I like umbrellas in art, like this, and this

Onward ~!

ACROSS:

10. Shock : APPAL - yep, it's "55A." - from the French to turn pale

15. Angry Birds, originally : iPHONE APP

16. 1972 missile pact : SALT I - had this last week, too, but without the Roman numeral

17. Excoriates : TEARS INTO - my boss at UPS has not had to "excoriate" me in a while....

18. Hospitality giant : HYATT

19. Comic introduction? : SERIO - serio-comic, having a mixture of seriousness and sport

22. Ruminant's chew : CUD - I knew what ruminant meant

24. Like peons : MENIAL

25. Drop (off) : NOD

28. Intercalary event : LEAP DAY - did you make use of your Leap Second a few weeks back?

32. Used (up) : ATE

33. Burden : ONUS

35. Pollo partner : ARROZ - Chicken and Rice, no???

36. Misguesses, e.g. : ERRS - and then you get excoriated

37. Dean's "Lois & Clark" co-star : TERI



38. Lorna of literature : DOONE

39. Vaccine holder : VIAL

40. Kodak film brand : T-MAX - ah, yes, B&W film - took photography in high school; would have been much better with a decent camera

41. Like many a superhero : CAPED - see above for details

42. Barker in early Hollywood : ASTA - D'oh~! barker, as in "to bark"; stuck on Bob Barker, Ma Barker, Clive Barker....more on the dog, here

43. Solo in space : HAN - meet Han Solo, Star Wars

44. Where a belt is almost always required to be worn : CAR SEAT

46. Dues payer: Abbr. : MEMber

47. Final purpose : END-ALL

49. Atlantic City resort, with "The" : TAJ - the Taj Mahal, Donald Trump.

51. 2010 Grammy winner for "Just the Way You Are" : BRUNO MARS - not familiar to me

55. Not shady : LEGIT

59. Continental circulators : EUROS

60. RealPlayer alternative : QUICKTIME - Sorry, I'm a PC

62. Playwright Bernard who created "The Partridge Family" : SLADE

64. Article of faith : TENET

65. Descendants of ancient Mesopotamians : ASSYRIANS - good bottom edge fill with 3 "S's", a "Y", an "R", and an "N"

DOWN:

1. Cards : WITS

2. Event with an attack called a flèche : ÉPÉE - I thought this was the weapon, not the event, but def. #2 says it's also 55A.

3. __-Pei : SHAR - Awww - wrinkly image

4. Like Cheerios : TORIC - its donut-shape, the torus.

5. Fill with spirit : ENSOUL - meh, what can you do....

6. Portuguese royal : REI - we just has this recently, too - king in Portuguese, Rey in Spanish

7. Vietnam's Da __ : NANG - I remember this from the show Magnum, P.I.

8. Plotting : UP TO - hey, what are you up to over there....?

9. Lend, as a fin : SPOT - a fin is a $5 bill

10. "High School Musical" actress Tisdale : ASHLEY

11. Add, as to one's IRA : PAY IN

13. If things continue as they're going : AT THAT RATE - I had 'at THIS rate' to start

14. Bridge coup : LITTLE SLAM - Don't play bridge, but I am familiar with some terms, so I filled in SLAM and waited

21. Floored by : AMAZED AT

23. Sailor's concern : DEAD CALM - no wind, the doldrums, like in Rime of the Ancient Mariner

25. Somewhat lacking : NOT THE BEST

26. Despotism : ONE-MAN RULE

29. Like bowls, at times : AROAR - ah, as in the Superbowl, with the fans a-roar

30. Respect, in slang : PROPS - I have heard this

31. Foundation, perhaps : DONEE - like the Lustgarten, not the concrete one

34. Pack count : SIX

36. Stowe girl : EVA

44. Hanging site : CLOSET - great clue/answer

45. One who runs on : TALKER - I had "SUNNY" for LEGIT, so I had GASSER here

48. Jumping connection : ANODE - Car jumping, that is

50. "The Expendables" (2010) co-star : JET LI - and now there's the sequel, out next month

52. __-Lung : AQUA - diving, here; in music, a Jethro Tull album - not a fan; even less so for getting a Grammy for "Metal" - IMHO

53. Zombie bases : RUMS - ah, the drink, here - Tin, a shout out at sunset? Do one for me, I am off the sauce these days....

54. Sasha and Malia, e.g. : SIBlingS - the daughters of our president - I linked their pic last week

56. River through Yuma County : GILA

57. Model married to David Bowie : IMAN

58. Hardy woman : TESS

61. Call out : CRY

Answer grid.

Splynter