Wednesday, August 17, 2022, Katherine Baicker & Scott Earl

Theme: 

 

 

20. *Rehearsed reply: CANNED RESPONSE.
 

41. *Knowledge based on empirical evidence: GROUND TRUTH.

35. *Spoke indirectly: MINCED WORDS.

 

52. Something to chew on, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues: FOOD FOR THOUGHT. 

 

I like it.  CANNED, GROUND, and MINCED are all food terms, and here they each pair with a second word to form a phrase about thoughts. 

 

Melissa here. We've seen Katherine Baicker before on May 19th (when Malodorous Manatee linked to her Wiki page), and most recently on July 7th. This appears to be the first collaboration with Scott Earl, who we haven't seen before. Welcome, Scott, and welcome back, Katherine.

Across:

1. Young amiga: CHICA. In Spanish (and also Portuguese), amiga is female friend. Chica is young girl.

6. Austen heroine played by Anya Taylor-Joy: EMMA.

10. Turner in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: TINA. Ageless, along with 50A.

14. Spanish "That's enough!": NO MAS. The expression no más in Spanish means “no more.” Its specific sense can vary depending on context, however, and it can also translate to “enough,” “no longer,” or “just.” In Italian, "that's enough" is basta. I often heard my Italian former FIL say that to his wife.

15. Competed (for): VIED.

16. Willing to talk: OPEN.

17. Brolly carriers: BRITS. The origin of brolly is an alteration of (um)brell(a) dating back to around 1870-1875. Although the term stems from the extracted 'brell,' this is thought to have changed over time as language developed.

18. "Done venting!": END OF RANT.

22. "Mom" actor Corddry: NATE.

23. Dim sum beverage: TEA. Tips for pairing dim sum with tea. 

24. Sporty option: T-TOP.

26. Debonair: SUAVE.

30. Target of some mining: DATA.

34. Omega, to an electrician: OHM. The ohm (Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Ohm. (SI = International System of Units.)

37. Unlikely esports champions: NOOBS. Noob is a slang term that is used to refer to inexperienced players in a multiplayer gaming environment. Noob is derived from “newbie” and is considered to be a derogatory term. A low-level character may also be referred to as a noob regardless of the skill of the player controlling it. Noob may also be spelled as newb or n00b. Certain behavior may also be called noobish.

39. Lithium-__ battery: ION.

40. "The Jetsons" dog: ASTRO.

44. Good times: FUN.

45. Two-time Wimbledon winner Murray: ANDY. Tennis.

46. Soprano Fleming: RENEE. One of the most highly-acclaimed singers of our time, performing on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses and concert halls. Renée's new single, Before the Deluge with Alison Krauss, Rhiannon Giddens, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

47. Less than some: NONE.

48. Island ring: LEI.

50. "Believe" diva: CHER. Known as "The Goddess of Pop," now 76 years old, she's been performing since 1963, and still selling out shows.

59. "Go figure!": FANCY THAT.

60. Black-and-white dunkers: OREOS.

61. Black-and-white swimmer: ORCA.

62. "Veep" award: EMMY. Veep won 17 Emmys total, including: 2012 (Lead Actress), 2013 (Lead Actress and Supporting Actor), 2014 (Lead Actress), 2015 (Outstanding Comedy Series, Writing, Lead Actress, and Supporting Actor), 2016 (Lead Actress, and Outstanding Comedy Series), (Lead Actress, and Outstanding Comedy Series), 2017 (Lead Actress, and Outstanding Comedy Series), and 2019 (Lead Actress, Supporting Actress, and Outstanding Comedy Series). Wow. I feel like I should watch it now, since I never did.

63. Cosmic comeuppance: KARMA.

64. Spa treatment: PEEL. Chemical resurfacing procedure that removes the top layer of skin, reduces wrinkles and leaves softer, smoother skin.

65. Sincere: REAL.

66. Sneakier: SLYER.

Down: 

1. "American Greed" channel: CNBC.

2. Wedding ring?: HORA. Nice clue. Hora is a Romanian or Israeli dance in which the performers form a circle, or ring.

3. "Do not push me right now": I'M IN NO MOOD. Well ... a bad one.

4. Revitalizing snooze: CATNAP.

5. Interview talking point: ASSET.

6. "Best. Day. __!": EVER. Great song, although the name of the band is actually Sly and the Family Stone (not Stallone, as youtube decription shows 🤣).

7. "Dibs!": MINE.

8. Rx orders: MEDS. The shortened Rx in the clue indicates the shortened answer meds.

9. Enlarged one's family, in a way: ADOPTED.

10. Storms that may be chased: TORNADOS. I lived through a few tornadoes in Oklahoma as a teen, and chasing one would not be on my agenda.

11. Some "hazy" brews, for short: IPAS. From The Guardian: The initials stand for India pale ale. It was the answer to the problem of providing beer for the British Empire in the east. It was too hot to brew in India, so what was needed was a beer that could survive the grueling six-month journey from Britain intact.

12. State bird that sometimes nests on lava fields: NENE. The Hawaiian name “nene” comes from the bird's soft, almost gentle call. The literal translation of the word in olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language) means “to chirp, as a cricket; to croak … whimpering, as a sleeping infant.” The look similar to Canadian Geese, and are, in fact, descended from them. 7 Fun Facts About the Nene, or Hawaiian Goose.

13. Tiny toiler: ANT. E. O. Wilson, the famous entomologist and world's foremost expert on ants, passed away in December of 2021. He inspired many young people to learn about ants (including my son, when he was about six). PBS has a documentary about him and his studies, Of Ants and Men, and his memoir Naturalist is wonderful.

 

19. Adversary: FOE.

21. "The Daily Show" correspondent Lydic: DESI. Trevor Noah's show.

24. Fiji neighbor: TONGA.

25. Side issue?: THORN. The worst! Also called a "stitch," doctors sometimes call them exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP).

27. Come together: UNITE.

28. Oak of the future: ACORN. Mighty oaks, from little acorns grow.

29. Locale: VENUE.

31. Museum curator's concern: ART FORGERY. The best movies about fake paintings and forgeries.

32. Successful sprint to the end zone, briefly: TD RUN. Here again, "briefly" indicates the shortened TD for touchdown.

33. Together: AS ONE.

35. Bing company: MSN. Google vs Microsoft Bing: A Detailed Comparison of Two Search Engines.

36. Sound that may wake sleeping parents: WAH. Grandparents, too.

38. Patronize neighborhood shops, say: BUY LOCAL.

42. Vagabond: DRIFTER.

43. Georgia __: TECH.

47. Like some biological networks: NEURAL.

49. Dreyer's partner in ice cream: EDY. Learning moment, ice cream maker William Dreyer, and candy maker Joseph Edy together created Dreyer's and EDY's® Ice Cream. Fromo their FAQ: "Dreyer's and Edy's® proudly market our products under Dreyer's Ice Cream west of the Rocky Mountains and in Texas. On the other side of the nation, we proudly market our products under Edy's® Ice Cream in the East."

51. Catchy parts of pop songs: HOOKS.

52. Uber charge: FARE.

53. "Fool me __ ... ": ONCE.

54. Woeful cry: OH ME.

55. Hindu epic hero: RAMA.

56. Short "Chat again soon": TTYL. Talk to you later.

57. Second novel in Marilynne Robinson's "Gilead" series: HOME. Very popular.

58. Winter Palace monarch: TSAR.

59. Snappy dresser: FOP.

Notes from C.C.:

Melissa's sweet granddaughter Harper turned 3 years old! Her bigger sister Jaelyn are in the last three pictures. I had to smile at Melissa's note:  Jaelyn with her karaoke and unique fashion sense