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Aug 19, 2020

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, Nina Sloan & Ross Trudeau

Theme: ME, MYSELF & I

17. *Colorful addition to an aquarium: DAMSEL FISH.

24. *Big rig need: DIESEL FUEL.

46. *Eco-friendly source of some shellfish: MUSSEL FARM.

59. Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues: EGO CENTRIC.

Melissa here. Love the phrase, "only has I's for you." Of course I kept looking for "EGO" hidden in words - until the light finally went on. Dig the extra layer to figure out - puzzle inside a puzzle. There can't be too many two-word phrases with "SEL F" stretched across that way. Appears to be Nina Sloan's debut here at the corner.

Across:

1. Little jerk: TIC. Love this misleading clue.

4. Human: PERSON.

10. Grand __: SLAM. Makes me think of Denny's.

14. NAACP co-founder __ B. Wells: IDA


15. Really go for, as an opportunity: LEAP AT.

16. Spanish boy: NINO.

19. In the thick of: AMID.

20. Down the road: AHEAD. Why not up the road?

21. 13th to beware?: Abbr.: FRI.

22. Cropped up: AROSE.

23. Weaver's contraption: LOOM.


26. Modern sweetie: BAE.

28. Sidewalk stand drinks: ADES.

29. Hot stuff: TABASCO.

33. They roll at the end: CREDITS.

36. "Planet Money" network: NPR.

37. ATM user's need: PIN. Personal Identification Number.

38. Possess: OWN.

39. '60s war zone: NAM. Vietnam.

40. Afternoon break in London: TEA TIME.

42. Vexes: BOTHERS. If you say so.

44. Bareilles of "Waitress": SARA.


45. "Star Wars" sequel trilogy heroine: REYWikipedia.

51. GI on the lam: AWOL. Absent With Out Leave.

55. Celestial ovine: ARIES. Astrology - ram.



56. Dictator Amin: IDI.

57. Where to find Bologna: ITALY. The capital B gave it away.

58. Cake layer: TIER.

61. Present: HERE. Bueller?

62. Not quite four times: THRICE.

63. Binge-watcher's device: DVR. Hardly necessary any more, with all the streaming services.

64. Winter glider: SLED.

65. Shorthand pros: STENOS. Stenographers.

66. Salty expanse: SEA.

Down:

1. __ wave: TIDAL.

2. Craters of the Moon state: IDAHONational Monument and Preserve.

3. Typical Stan Lee role: CAMEOInteresting life.

4. Begged: PLED.

5. It might shock you: EEL.

6. One-named "Baby Beluga" singer: RAFFI. Love Raffi - with my kids and now my grandloves. Here he is on CBS Sunday Morning in January of this year. (6:31)


7. Empire State Building topper: SPIRE.

8. Desert relief spot: OASIS.

9. To the __ degree: NTH.

10. Wolfed (down): SNARFED. Didn't realize that was a real word. 

11. Stretch at a wedding?: LIMOUSINE.

12. Licorice-like flavoring: ANISE.

13. Prototype: MODEL.

18. Brazilian dance: SAMBA.

22. Like firm pasta: AL DENTE. "To the tooth."

24. Number that has a point: DECIMAL. Cute clue.

25. Far-too-memorable song: EAR WORM.

27. Hopes (to): ASPIRES.

29. "Snowpiercer" network: TNT.

30. Big swinger: APE.

31. Lingerie top: BRASSIERE. Rarely see the whole word spelled out.

32. __ of a kind: ONE.

33. Kernel holder: COB.

34. Road goo: TAR. Awful smell when it's hot. I saw a picture of an airport worker in Arizona, walking on the TARmac this week that got to over 130 degrees. Melted through two pairs of shoes.

35. Texting format, for short: SMS.

41. Used a stun gun on: TASERED.

43. Hilton competitor: HYATT.

46. Arithmetic, to Brits: MATHS.

47. Archangel who guarded Eden with a fiery sword: URIEL.

48. Making-up preceder: FIGHT. Aw.

49. Love to bits: ADORE. Aw.

50. "Breaking Bad" poison: RICINWiki Fandom.

52. Fends (off): WARDS.

53. Kalamata __: OLIVE. My favorite olive.

54. Stretchy fiber: LYCRA.

57. Model/actress Sastre: INES.


59. Sci-fi beings: ETS.

60. Novelist Umberto: ECO.