Theme: Food! And solve the reveal, solve the puzzle. First the reveal:
34A. Clue for 20-, 23-, 48- and 52-Across : TIME FOR DINNER! Yay, Food!
and then:
20A. See 34-Across : COME AND GET IT! Yay, Food! And Yay! 50's pin-up art!
23A. See 34-Across : SOUP'S ON! Yay, Food!
48A. See 34-Across : LET'S EAT! Yay, Food!
52A. See 34-Across : SUPPER'S READY! Yay, Food!
Blecho. I'm calling it. Blogger's Echo. Yay, Food!
I have to practice my Spanish before class tomorrow, so - Hoy es jueves, el vienteocho de Septiembre, dos mil diecisiete. I'll go back and proof that later :) As always, corrections welcome!
What a nice puzzle from Derek. I went top-to-bottom with this one but stopped to smell the coffee on the way. The theme came early for me - I had a fill-in-the-blank for 20A, more than half of 23A - I tried SOUP'S UP! first, but once that was fixed it was pretty much a done deal. But look at:
... and not a clunker to be upset about in the fill. I think is is one of the nicest-constructed puzzles of the year. Two fantastic clues, we'll get to those in a minute Let's go!
Across:
1. Historic spans : ERAS
5. 2012 World Series MVP Sandoval : PABLO
10. FiveThirtyEight fodder : DATA. Opinion-data-driven website
14. Ristorante bottle : VINO
15. "Let's call it __": "We're even" : A DRAW
16. Spring flower : IRIS. How weird. I was just looking up the guitar chords for this song today. Put a capo at the 4th fret and off you go.
17. Disney CEO since 2005 : IGER
18. Small, silvery Chesapeake Bay swimmer : WHITE PERCH. I saw what you did there, Derek. Is the symmetrical 56A related much? Of course. Nice work.
22. Experiment : TRIAL
27. National Lampoon writer, typically : SATIRIST
31. Old West gunslinger Jack : SLADE
32. Hand over : CEDE
33. State with conviction : AVOW
40. Spray holder : VASE
41. Casino game : FARO. I've never played this game. It's a little dated, but the history is interesting.
42. __ acids: protein components : AMINO
44. Fireproofing construction mineral banned in many countries : ASBESTOS. I remember helping my Dad with the honey-do list when I was a kid. My job when we were putting up shelves and anything else that required drilling holes in walls (before the days of plastic plugs) was mixing up the cement to stuff into the holes. It was 99% asbestos fiber.
50. Bit of land : ISLET
56. Boneless seafood cut : FISH FILLET. See 18A, Smart.
59. Nonstick cookware brand : TFAL
60. Reverberate : ECHO
61. Chips go-with : SALSA
62. Online page : SITE
63. Profound : DEEP
64. Owner of Regency hotels : HYATT. I have a story about the Hyatt at Denver Tech Center. Basically, a great bar with some interesting characters.
65. At any point : EVER
Down:
1. Kick out : EVICT
2. Hardships : RIGORS
3. Iron deficiency concern : ANEMIA
4. Upset with : SORE AT
5. Chess piece that may be promoted : PAWN
6. Condition treated by Ritalin, briefly : ADHD
7. Sailor's jail : BRIG
8. Most recent : LATEST
9. Have financing from : OWE TO
10. Jenny Craig offering : DIET PLAN Food! Wait! Not Food! Are you calling me on a cellular phone? Crank Call! Crank Call!
11. LAX incoming flight : ARR. Usually bouncy over the mountains over San Bernardino from the south/east or Ventura from the north, then ARR!!!! Land like a Pirate!
12. Muscle spasm : TIC
13. Volcanic output : ASH
19. __ XIII: Title role in "The Young Pope" : PIUS
21. Pulitzer winner Walker : ALICE
24. File menu command : SAVE
25. Aroma : ODOR
26. Just announced : NEW
28. Two-legged zebra : REF. Clue of the day. This is great. Football "zebra" referee. Here is Ed "Sun's out, guns out" Hochuli of the NFL, one of the best in the business. When players come over to argue a call he can either out-bench them or challenge them to an arm-wresting contest to decide the issue.
29. Swear words : I DO. Great clue again. Two for the day.
30. Feudal workers : SERFS
34. Hardly envelope-pushing : TAME
35. "Do you really think so?" : IS IT?
36. Haberdashery : MEN'S SHOP. Funny, I thought it was a shop selling buttons, fabric and what-not, not just for men. My school played yearly cricket, rugby and soccer fixtures against Haberdashers' Aske's school in London.
I wouldn't have had any idea where to place the apostrophes unless a) I worked there ( didn't) or b) I looked it up to check (I did).
We usually won the soccer, lost the cricket and generally went to-and-fro at at the rugby.
37. Blot gently : DAB
38. Cork's home: Abbr. : IRE. Both the county and the city in the Republic of Ireland.
39. Respectful negative : NO, SIR
40. Kilmer of "Tombstone" : VAL
43. Ingredient in une omelette : OEUF. Food! There's better be more than un ouef in my omelette, otherwise there will be trouble. The "Love" score in tennis comes from the shape of an egg. "Federer with the serve, fifteen-l'ouef". Then eventually AD-IN and AD-OUT, beloved of crossword compilers. I think I used AD-IN in my first published solo, I'll have to go back and check.
44. Having fun : AT PLAY
45. Scary African fly : TSETSE
46. 1380s Norwegian king : OLAF IV.
47. Unruffled : SEDATE
49. Very silly : APISH. I can deal with APISH. APER I can't.
51. "House of Payne" creator __ Perry : TYLER. Thank you, crosses.
53. Frequent collaborator with Louis and Duke : ELLA
54. Take a nap : REST
55. Doc's "Right away" : STAT!
56. Nourished : FED
57. Sprain treatment : ICE. And wrapping and heat.
58. "Thar __ blows!" : SHE."Thar she blows, there she blows again..." Oh wait, misheard lyrics? It's a bit late for a music link, but I like this one! Not quite a mondegreen, but close.
Enter, stage left - "The Grid"
Exit - Steve, amidst Alarums and Excursions
34A. Clue for 20-, 23-, 48- and 52-Across : TIME FOR DINNER! Yay, Food!
and then:
20A. See 34-Across : COME AND GET IT! Yay, Food! And Yay! 50's pin-up art!
23A. See 34-Across : SOUP'S ON! Yay, Food!
48A. See 34-Across : LET'S EAT! Yay, Food!
52A. See 34-Across : SUPPER'S READY! Yay, Food!
Blecho. I'm calling it. Blogger's Echo. Yay, Food!
I have to practice my Spanish before class tomorrow, so - Hoy es jueves, el vienteocho de Septiembre, dos mil diecisiete. I'll go back and proof that later :) As always, corrections welcome!
What a nice puzzle from Derek. I went top-to-bottom with this one but stopped to smell the coffee on the way. The theme came early for me - I had a fill-in-the-blank for 20A, more than half of 23A - I tried SOUP'S UP! first, but once that was fixed it was pretty much a done deal. But look at:
- WHITE PERCH/FISH FILLET symmetry and a great connection between the two
- The two upper and two lower themers stacked on four letters. That's not easy to do
- There's still room for SATIRIST and ASBESTOS in the across and
- DIET PLAN/MEN'S SHOP in the downs
... and not a clunker to be upset about in the fill. I think is is one of the nicest-constructed puzzles of the year. Two fantastic clues, we'll get to those in a minute Let's go!
Across:
1. Historic spans : ERAS
5. 2012 World Series MVP Sandoval : PABLO
10. FiveThirtyEight fodder : DATA. Opinion-data-driven website
14. Ristorante bottle : VINO
15. "Let's call it __": "We're even" : A DRAW
16. Spring flower : IRIS. How weird. I was just looking up the guitar chords for this song today. Put a capo at the 4th fret and off you go.
17. Disney CEO since 2005 : IGER
18. Small, silvery Chesapeake Bay swimmer : WHITE PERCH. I saw what you did there, Derek. Is the symmetrical 56A related much? Of course. Nice work.
22. Experiment : TRIAL
27. National Lampoon writer, typically : SATIRIST
31. Old West gunslinger Jack : SLADE
32. Hand over : CEDE
33. State with conviction : AVOW
40. Spray holder : VASE
41. Casino game : FARO. I've never played this game. It's a little dated, but the history is interesting.
42. __ acids: protein components : AMINO
44. Fireproofing construction mineral banned in many countries : ASBESTOS. I remember helping my Dad with the honey-do list when I was a kid. My job when we were putting up shelves and anything else that required drilling holes in walls (before the days of plastic plugs) was mixing up the cement to stuff into the holes. It was 99% asbestos fiber.
50. Bit of land : ISLET
56. Boneless seafood cut : FISH FILLET. See 18A, Smart.
59. Nonstick cookware brand : TFAL
60. Reverberate : ECHO
61. Chips go-with : SALSA
62. Online page : SITE
63. Profound : DEEP
64. Owner of Regency hotels : HYATT. I have a story about the Hyatt at Denver Tech Center. Basically, a great bar with some interesting characters.
65. At any point : EVER
Down:
1. Kick out : EVICT
2. Hardships : RIGORS
3. Iron deficiency concern : ANEMIA
4. Upset with : SORE AT
5. Chess piece that may be promoted : PAWN
6. Condition treated by Ritalin, briefly : ADHD
7. Sailor's jail : BRIG
8. Most recent : LATEST
9. Have financing from : OWE TO
10. Jenny Craig offering : DIET PLAN Food! Wait! Not Food! Are you calling me on a cellular phone? Crank Call! Crank Call!
11. LAX incoming flight : ARR. Usually bouncy over the mountains over San Bernardino from the south/east or Ventura from the north, then ARR!!!! Land like a Pirate!
12. Muscle spasm : TIC
13. Volcanic output : ASH
19. __ XIII: Title role in "The Young Pope" : PIUS
21. Pulitzer winner Walker : ALICE
24. File menu command : SAVE
25. Aroma : ODOR
26. Just announced : NEW
28. Two-legged zebra : REF. Clue of the day. This is great. Football "zebra" referee. Here is Ed "Sun's out, guns out" Hochuli of the NFL, one of the best in the business. When players come over to argue a call he can either out-bench them or challenge them to an arm-wresting contest to decide the issue.
29. Swear words : I DO. Great clue again. Two for the day.
30. Feudal workers : SERFS
34. Hardly envelope-pushing : TAME
35. "Do you really think so?" : IS IT?
36. Haberdashery : MEN'S SHOP. Funny, I thought it was a shop selling buttons, fabric and what-not, not just for men. My school played yearly cricket, rugby and soccer fixtures against Haberdashers' Aske's school in London.
I wouldn't have had any idea where to place the apostrophes unless a) I worked there ( didn't) or b) I looked it up to check (I did).
We usually won the soccer, lost the cricket and generally went to-and-fro at at the rugby.
37. Blot gently : DAB
38. Cork's home: Abbr. : IRE. Both the county and the city in the Republic of Ireland.
39. Respectful negative : NO, SIR
40. Kilmer of "Tombstone" : VAL
43. Ingredient in une omelette : OEUF. Food! There's better be more than un ouef in my omelette, otherwise there will be trouble. The "Love" score in tennis comes from the shape of an egg. "Federer with the serve, fifteen-l'ouef". Then eventually AD-IN and AD-OUT, beloved of crossword compilers. I think I used AD-IN in my first published solo, I'll have to go back and check.
44. Having fun : AT PLAY
45. Scary African fly : TSETSE
46. 1380s Norwegian king : OLAF IV.
47. Unruffled : SEDATE
49. Very silly : APISH. I can deal with APISH. APER I can't.
51. "House of Payne" creator __ Perry : TYLER. Thank you, crosses.
53. Frequent collaborator with Louis and Duke : ELLA
54. Take a nap : REST
55. Doc's "Right away" : STAT!
56. Nourished : FED
57. Sprain treatment : ICE. And wrapping and heat.
58. "Thar __ blows!" : SHE."Thar she blows, there she blows again..." Oh wait, misheard lyrics? It's a bit late for a music link, but I like this one! Not quite a mondegreen, but close.
Enter, stage left - "The Grid"
Exit - Steve, amidst Alarums and Excursions
