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Dec 10, 2022

Saturday, December 10, 2022, Tony Caruso & C.C. Burnikel

 Saturday Themeless by Tony Caruso & C.C. Burnikel



Across:

1. Gives a bit: SAGS 

5. Violently eject: SPEW - Mauna Loa is reminding Hawaiians that those islands were built by volcanoes

9. Literary heroine who had "very little to distress or vex her": EMMA - We have come to know Anya Taylor-Joy from The Queen's Gambit but she recently did a turn as EMMA in a 2020 movie


13. Bad link indicator: ERROR PAGE 


15. "Sacred __": Bocelli album: ARIAS.


16. Largest plot on a block, typically: CORNER LOT - If you like to mow and blow snow (for those of us who do)

17. __ Hall: MONTY.


18. Grift: SCAM.

19. Quaker's parent: PEPSICO - One of hundreds of products in that fold


21. One-named singer who co-wrote Rihanna's "Diamonds": SIA - SIA used her hair covering her face as a gimmick at one time


24. Look over: EYEBALL - "Don't be EYEBALLIN' me boy!"


26. "Guilty Crown" protagonist __ Ouma: SHU - Okay...


27. Qualifying term: UNLESS.

29. In real time: LIVE.

30. Sea-__: TAC - We took off from there last week in Taylor Johnson's puzzle


31. Edible pockets: PITAS.

32. Cycle starter?: UNI.

33. __ Burger: BOCA.


34. Rough landings?: ETAS - The Estimated Time of Arrival is a rough guess.

35. Stimulates, in a way: WHETS.


37. Azadi Tower country: IRAN.


38. Surge: RISE.

39. Spa sound: AAH.

40. Bills: BEAKS - This conjured up an old joke


41. Ox with soft wool: YAK.


42. Magnitude: SIZE.

43. Rice porridge often topped with slices of century egg: CONGEE - Much learning for me. Was this submitted by Tony or C.C.? 🤔


44. Velshi of MSNBC: ALI Here ya go

45. One-to-one odds: EVEN BET - Heads or tails

47. Compass dir.: ESE.

48. Remote access?: CHANNEL - 😀 We now use our Allo to remotely access a new CHANNEL
50. Arendelle snowman: OLAF Frozen is making big inroads into fills for crosswords

52. "Jesus Christ Superstar" king: HEROD - In HEROD's Song, he taunts Jesus with, "Prove to me that you're no fool, Walk across my swimming pool."

53. Tell all: NAME NAMES - In the 1952 HUAC hearings, our crossword acquaintance Elia Kazan NAMED NAMES of people he knew to have joined the Communist Party in the past. Hollywood reacted with great hatred and condemnation of Mr. Kazan.


58. Canopy makers: TREES.


59. Turning point?: USE BY DATE - Turn bad?


60. Bering Sea barker: SEAL.

61. Works on the road: TARS - Last Saturday, we were tarring roofs. I'm betting a lot of you know the movie that had this great scene tarring a road activity (*answer at bottom)


62. Breakaway group: SECT.


Down:

1. NCAA division: SEC - The Southeast Conference has won 13 of the 22 NCAA FB championships since 2000

2. Not prone to crushes, for short: ARO - This filled itself in but ARO is short for AROMANTIC as in  not romantic, i.e. develop little or no romantic attractions. 5 things you should know about aromantic people

3. Sound of frustration: GRR.

4. "Daughters and __": intergenerational tale by Ivy Compton-Burnett: SONS Daughters and Sons is an acidic comedy of cold deceptions, mistaken identities and family struggles for dominance. 


5. Turns the hose on: SPRAYS.

6. __ d'Or: PALME - The award for best film at the Cannes Film Festival. I had to go back to 1994's Pulp Fiction to find a film on this list of past winners that I've seen

7. Nwodim of "SNL": EGO - Talk about yer Saturday cluing. Her IMDB

8. Sign of tackiness?: WET PAINT - 😀

9. God who took a bow: EROS - Oh, that kind of bow. An ARO person could still be in for these activities.


10. Rental for a renter with too much stuff: MINI STORAGE.

11. Green tea treats: MATCHA CAKES - Tony says this is a familiar term for him because Houston has a sizable Asian population. 


12. "Obviously ... ": AS YOU CAN SEE 

14. Break: RECESS - A lot of memories are made here in grade school. Some of those memories keep people from coming back for reunions

15. More than enough: AMPLE.

20. Tupelo-born singer: ELVIS - We toured Elvis' shotgun birth house in Tupelo. 
The name stems from the fact that you can see straight through the house from the front door to the back door like the barrel of a shotgun.


21. "Below Deck" vessels: SUPER YACHTS - Nine seasons on Bravo


22. Message of endorsement: INITIAL HERE.


23. Winter destination in the Wasatch Mountains: ALTA SKI AREA - 40 minutes SE of Salt Lake City

25. Delaware's state bird: BLUE HEN - This bird from Kent County England is one of three American State birds that is not native to the country. It is also the name of a commenter that I wish visited us more often. 


28. Lighten: EASE.

33. "Très __": BIEN - Ce puzzle est très BIEN

35. Sign away: WAIVE.

36. Coffee flavor: HAZEL NUT.


40. Green field?: BOTANY.

42. Ships off: SENDS.

43. Glitterati: CELEBS.

46. "Doom Patrol" actor Matt: BOMER - He plays the character called Negative Man in this TV series. You're welcome. 🤷


49. Sydelle of Netflix's "GLOW": NOEL - She plays Cherry "Junk Chain" Bang in the Gorgeous  Ladies Of Wrestling 
🤷


51. Passing fancies: FADS.

54. Actor Butterfield: ASA His IMDB

55. Astronaut Jemison who was the first Black woman in space: MAE - Finally, a person with whom I am familiar in this closing flurry of names.


56. "... need I go on?" abbr.: ETC.

57. Play area: SET - The simple steel swing K-Mart SET we had for our girls in 1975 would look pretty lame today.


*Paul Newman, George Kennedy, et al., were working on tarring that road in 1967's Cool Hand Luke


Jul 25, 2021

Sunday July 25, 2021 Tony Caruso & C.C. Burnikel

 Theme:  "Call Up"- Seven different types of phone goes up in the grid.

 3D. Amusement park pickup areas: TRAM STOPS. Smartphone.

 5D. Cooper classic: THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS. Home phone.

 11D. Striped walkways: ZEBRA CROSSINGS. Car phone.

 15D. Sweet snacks on sticks: CANDY APPLES. Pay phone.

 21D. "Absolutely!": THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. Bat phone.

 55D. Best Actor role for Anthony Hopkins: HANNIBAL LECTER. Cellphone.

 71D. "That's not news to me": I'M WELL AWARE. Wall phone.

Reveal:

86D. Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles: FLIP PHONE.

Tony Caruso is the beloved Anonymous-T on our blog. He came up with this idea a few years ago, but we could not make it happen. We still had trouble with the SMART/HOME choices this time around, but we came up with a good set.

Rich changed our 107A from IDA to IRA, otherwise, the grid is just what we sent in. As always, some of the great clues are Rich's. 
 

Can't wait for Tony to retire so he can dedicate more to crossword-making or blog for us occasionally.

Tony with his Alfa Romeo Spider


Across:

1. Club alternatives: BLTS. Tony is a foodie. You can find some of his recipe here on our blog.

5. Word often after an "-er" word: THAN. Larger THAN life.

9. Adjusted to fit, as a ring: SIZED.

14. Future doc's hurdle: MCAT.

18. Mark replacement: EURO. Deutsche Mark.

19. Upbeat greeting: HI HO. We just had "Kermi' intro".

20. One's due: CREDIT.

22. Going rate: PACE.

23. Sweet Sixteen org.: NCAA.

24. Jacob's brother: ESAU.

25. Unexpected attack: AMBUSH. I'm now confused after reading your comments on SIEGE.

26. Pot builder: ANTE.

27. Distressed ones in some fairy tales: DAMSELS. Tony had ["They're "distressed" in cartoons]

29. Sun, for one: G STAR.

31. Pale green glaze that originated in China: CELADON. So pretty.


33. Adoption candidate, maybe: STRAY CAT. Rich's clue.

35. Antonio's love: AMORE. Guess what our original clue is?

37. Timeline divs.: YRS.

38. Seminole rivals, in college sports: GATORS.

40. Simpson trial judge: ITO.

41. Signature Obama legis.: ACA.

42. James played by Beyoncé in "Cadillac Records": ETTA.

44. "Mr. Blue Sky" rock gp.: ELO.

45. Inventor who had his ups and downs: OTIS. Tony had [Lift letters?]

47. Victory wreaths: LAURELS.

50. Wall St. debuts: IPOS.

53. PGA leaders, say: TOP PROS. Do you like Bryson DeChambeau? Boomer is not a fan.


55. Whacked at, as left field: HIT TO.

56. Stuck: IN A SPOT.

58. Slangy meeting: SESH. Session.

59. Bug with bounce: FLEA. Tony had the cute [Insect seldom seen at the market].

61. Requirements: MUST DOS.

63. EWR alternative: LGA.

64. Summer temp, maybe: INTERN.

66. Sch. with the mascot Sparty: MSU.

67. Sup at home: DINE IN.

69. 1862 Tennessee battle site: SHILOH.

72. Luanda is its cap.: ANG. Angola. We just had the Ang Lee angle.

74. Minor issue: NIT.

75. Ric of The Cars: OCASEK. Here with his then happy wife.


76. "Who wants cake?" eager reply: ME ME ME.

77. Polite title: SIR.

78. Easy, in ads: NO FUSS.

80. "That's so cute!": AWW.

81. Slide organisms: AMOEBAE.

84. Take suddenly: GRAB.

85. Pickable do: AFRO. Boomer wants to emulate Kyle Troup's routine. So I got him an Afro pick.


89. Second-marriage relationship: STEPSON.

91. "Et __?": "And then what?": APRES.

93. Awesome: STELLAR. Sorry to annoy Husker Gary.

95. Hindu festival of love: HOLI.

96. Detective's promising discovery: HOT LEAD.

98. Fly high: SOAR.

99. Cold rocks: ICE. Tony had [Robber's rocks].

100. Jeans name: LEVI.

102. Racing Unsers: ALS.

103. Hoppy brew, briefly: IPA.

105. Seedy company?: BURPEE.

107. Nest egg initials: IRA. And 108. Crew member: ROWER. We had IDA/DOWER. Rich's version is much better.

109. Words of comfort: I CARE.

111. Music genre big in China: CANTOPOP. My favorite singer is Andy Lau. Lau is just Cantonese for Liu (Lucy Liu, e.g.).

113. Mastered: DOWN PAT.

115. Box with openings: CRATE.

118. Pet rabbits' homes: HUTCHES.

121. Not at one's desk: AWAY.

122. Like some revenue, as parking fines: NON-TAX. Our original clue is too wordy.

124. Café additive: LAIT.

126. Stimulating nut: KOLA.

127. German gent: HERR.

128. Blessing elicitor: SNEEZE.

129. Civil rights activist Guinier: LANI. Wiki always has the best picture.


130. Baseball's Slaughter: ENOS.

131. Cookie that's customizable: OREO. Tony had [Cookie that's not famous?]

132. Dog-__ pages: EARED.

133. Type of prof.: ASST.

134. Teller's stack: TENS.

Down:

1. Compromise: BEND.

2. Hatchet man __ Brasi of "The Godfather": LUCA. Scary.



4. In order that one may: SO AS TO.

6. __ fit: HISSY.

7. "Take on Me" band: AHA.

8. Snickers ingredient: NOUGAT.

9. Vocal improv: SCAT.

10. Hogwarts librarian __ Pince: IRMA.

12. School URL ender: EDU.

13. Summer songs?: DISCO. Donna Summer. Rich's creation.

14. Movie-rating org.: MPAA.

16. Stage figure: ACTOR.

17. Many new drivers: TEENS.

28. Fact-checker's find: ERROR.

30. Vodka nickname: STOLI.

32. Rent: LET.

34. Lead-in to gender: CIS. Opposite of "trans".

36. Astronaut Jemison: MAE.

38. Receives: GETS.

39. Sunburn-soothing balm: ALOE.

41. Halloween is in it: AUTUMN.

43. "Whether __ nobler ... ": Hamlet: TIS.

 

46. Wight, e.g.: ISLE.

48. 20s dispenser: ATM.

49. Cap: LID.

51. __ Boogie: "The Nightmare Before Christmas" villain: OOGIE.

52. Won a Razzie Award, say: STANK.

54. Lover's suffix: PHILE.

57. Kobe-based shoe company: ASICS. I love my Skechers.

60. Remove entirely: ERASE.

62. Personal teacher: TUTOR. Tony had [Master of one?]

65. "Enough, Jorge!": NO MAS.

68. __ cavity: NASAL.

69. Huge success: SMASH.

70. Strictly follow: HEW TO.

73. Fox's quest in a fable: GRAPES. Tony had [Fruits of wrath?]

79. Burkina __: FASO.

82. "Blueprint for a Sunrise" artist: ONO.

83. Laundry brand: ERA.

87. Political battle: RACE.

88. First Black NHL player Willie __: O'REE. Hope he did not stump you. We made sure that the crossings were fair. He's known as the Jackie Robinson of ice hockey. A historical figure.

90. March 14 food: PIE.

92. Official proclamation: EDICT.

94. Blow: ERUPT.

97. Road crew supply: TAR.

98. Honshu honorific: SAN.

101. Big shot, briefly: VIP.

104. Dish from Valencian for "frying pan": PAELLA.

106. __ Mortgage: Quicken brand: ROCKET. Learning moment for me.



107. Oregon Trail state: IDAHO.

110. Yom Kippur verb: ATONE.

112. Wheat __: cracker brand: THINS.

114. "Stoned Soul Picnic" songwriter Laura: NYRO.



116. Level: RAZE.

117. Canned: AXED.

119. Tech mogul Musk: ELON.

120. Lip: SASS.

123. Org. with annual Jazz Master Awards: NEA.

125. Small batteries: AAS.

C.C.