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Oct 25, 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012 Elizabeth A. Long

Theme: Two Step. Each theme entry is a combination of two common lady's shoe types, clued in a goofy new way:

20A. Question cads in their cups? : PUMP / HIGH HEELS

28A. Burden beasts of burden? : SADDLE / MULES

47A. Stumble over plumbing gunk? : SLIP ON / CLOGS


58. Proper sort ... or a cry upon solving each of this puzzle's theme answers? : GOODY! TWO SHOES...

(Or, as I would say when I see a certain designer...GOODY, JIMMY CHOO SHOES !!)

Marti here for your Thursday clearance. Let's see what else is in this one...

Across:
1. The grand concert one has 47 strings : HARP

5. Teen hangout : MALL

9. __ poll : STRAW. Ugh, I have had enough polls to last me another 4 years...

14. French possessive : A TOI

15. Chills and fever : AGUE

16. "The Voice" judge Green : CEE LO. Never heard of him...

17. Holdup device? : PROP. Fun clue, had me distracted for a moment.

18. Party person : HOST

19. Communications device : RADIO

23. Response to "Are you serious?" : YES I AM

24. Gardner of old films : AVA.  (Are those Jimmy Choo shoes?)

25. Wow : AWE

32. Western landscape feature : MESA

36. Vessel designation : HER. Ship, that is - they are always female.

37. Weigh station visitors : SEMIS

38. New Testament book : ACTS

39. Variable-yield investment option : I-BOND

42. Passed-down tales : LORE

43. CBS newswoman O'Donnell : NORAH. This lady.

45. Summer baby : LEO

46. Termini : ENDS

51. Brahms's A? : EIN. "German article"

52. View from Marseille : MER. "Sea" in French

53. To-do : HOOPLA

62. Canceled a reservation, maybe : ATE IN

64. Waikiki's whereabouts : OAHU

65. Yankee great, familiarly, with "The" : MICK. AKA, Mickey Mantle. Geez, even I knew this one!

66. Window box bloom : PANSY

67. "Exodus" novelist : URIS. Leon.

68. US Open stadium : ASHE. Named after Arthur, the great tennis player.

69. Post with carvings : TOTEM

70. Passé demo item : TAPE. Now on CD?

71. Scholarship factor : NEED


Down:

1. "Satisfied now?" : HAPPY?

2. "__ friend unbosoms freely ...": Penn : A TRUE. Sounds like a friend of Dennis...

3. Innkeeper's offerings : ROOMS

4. Longstocking of kiddie lit : PIPPI

5. Hawaiian for "very strong" : MAHI MAHI. One of my favorites, grilled.

6. All atwitter : AGOG

7. Thick with vegetation : LUSH

8. Super-harmful : LETHAL

9. Serious argument components : SCREAMS

10. Colorful duck : TEAL. Mmmm...duck again!

11. North Pacific sockeye : RED SALMON. This puzzle is making me hungry...

12. Woodcutter Baba : ALI

13. Seek favor with : WOO...hoo!

21. Feasts on : HAS. (for dinner)...more food!

22. Garden outcast : EVE

26. Strange and then some : WEIRD

27. Pluralizers : ESSES

29. Society honoree : DEB

30. Waggish : DROLL

31. Ubangi tributary : UELE. So-named tribe that lived along the Uele river.

32. Minister's quarters : MANSE

33. Culprit in some food recalls : E. COLI. I just lost my appetite...

34. Severe : STRINGENT

35. "Without delay!" : ASAP. "As soon as possible!"

40. "The Matrix" hero : NEO. Do you know him?

41. Spot for one in disfavor : DOG HOUSE

44. Rebus puzzle staple : HOMONYM

48. Outlaw Kelly : NED

49. Shriek : CRY OUT

50. Brillo alternative : SOS

54. "You've got to be kidding" : OH, MAN

55. Grace : POISE

56. Nourishment for un bebé : LECHE. Milk, in Spanish. I knew it from "La Leche League" of women who breast-feed...

57. Put in a request : ASKED

59. Department of northern France : OISE. Map, in green.

60. Lipinski with a gold medal : TARA. At 15 years old, she won the gold for figure skating.

61. Beat : WHIP

62. Well-put : APT

63. Confucian path : TAO

Until next week, see you!

Hugs,
Marti


Notes from C.C.:

Part II of JD's Italy trip: Verona. JD said:

"On our way to the Dolomite Mts., we stopped in Verona. Shakespeare never went there, so the balcony of Romeo and Juliette is just a balcony... so crowded that I did not take a photo. Verona has white marble sidewalks, many cypress trees and a smaller colosseum, (similar to Rome's arena), and several arched bridges. So pretty!

The Dolomites are spectacular. We had 31 hairpin turns while traveling through the passes."

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