Theme: "Interjection" - TER is added to each familiar phrase.
I don't quite get the title "Interjection" and the theme gimmick
connection. Can you explain to me? Should I just parse it as "In-TER-jection"?
23A. Period after one round too many? : TEETER TIME. Tee time.
28A. Fertilized egg? : CHILD STARTER. Child star.
53A. Benefit from barn raising? : BETTER THE FARM. Bet the farm.
87A. Where Monet got his physical? : PAINTER CLINIC. Not familiar with "Pain clinic".
109A. Tipsy gym helper? : TIGHT SPOTTER. Tight spot. You need a spotter in lifting weights.
120A. Joking after a midterm? : TEST BANTER. Test ban.
36D. Need some trough repair? : BUST A GUTTER. Bust a gut.
43D. 1970s presidential fundraiser? : CARTER RALLY. Car rally.
Classic
Gail Grabowski grid, always 5 or 6 theme entries Across, and 2 Downs.
She also likes pinwheel style for her weekday puzzles.
Half of the TERs are added to the end of first word, half to the second word. Very consistent.
Across:
1. Speech therapist's concerns : LISPS
6. Work on the street : PAVE
10. DOL division : OSHA
14. The Christina in Wyeth's "Christina's World" : OLSON. Got via crosses. Wiki said she suffered from Polio.
19. For this purpose : AD HOC
20. Rotten to the core : EVIL
21. Be inclined : LEAN
22. Scope : RANGE
25. "Shoot!" : DANG
26. Duplicity : GUILE
27. "Golf Begins at Forty" author : SAM SNEAD. I nailed it.
31. Capital of Denmark? : DEE. The capital letter in Denmark.
32. It may be blank : STARE
33. Signal to begin speaking : TONE. Answering machine.
34. Out-of-favor sunscreen compound : PABA
37. Certainty : FACT
40. Flock member : BIRD
42. Reacted to a sour note : WINCED
46. Like many laps : SWUM
47. Herding dogs : CORGIS
49. Vichy vacation times : ETES. Paris is empty in summer.
51. Thing to grind : AXE
52. State legal VIPs : AGS. Attorneys general.
56. Stephen of "Interview With the Vampire" : REA
57. Pretends : LETS ON
59. Oil can letters : SAE. I can never remember what it stands for: Society of Automotive Engineers)
60. Paretsky's Warshawski and Grafton's Millhone, briefly : TECS. Detectives.
61. Key not used by itself : CTRL
62. Isn't kidding : MEANS IT
64. Tom : MALE CAT. All the three Toms I know via this blog are incredibly nice guys.
67. "Never, at any crisis of your life, have I known you to have a handkerchief" speaker : RHETT (Butler). "Gone With the Wind".
68. Semisoft cheeses : GOUDAS
70. Advertisers say it sells : SEX. Sex sells.
71. Musical weakness : TIN EAR
73. Reject with contempt : SPURN
75. Suitable for most audiences : RATED PG
78. Complete with crayons : COLOR IN
81. Mention : CITE
82. Whirled : SPUN
83. Rosy-fingered goddess : EOS
85. Herbal tea : TISANE. Remember the tisane scene in "Le Divorce?". Read here.
86. Social pest : ANT
91. JFK alternative : LGA
92. Surname for an unknown : DOE
93. Jazzy James : ETTA
94. Take a turn : ROTATE
95. Tremendously : A LOT
96. Low clouds : STRATI
98. "Breaking Bad" lawyer Goodman : SAUL. Finally. I linked this poster a few times in the past.
100. Usher's find : SEAT
102. Pandora's box, e.g. : MYTH
103. Three-part figs. : SSNS
105. Dropped-egg sound : SPLAT
107. Magnolia St. campus : USM (University of Southern Mississippi)
113. Flash drive connections : USB PORTS. With Drop box, now flash drives are almost unnecessary.
118. Sister of Calliope : ERATO
119. School acronym : EL-HI. Elementary (
122. Box cutter, e.g. : RAZOR
123. Wheels that are longer than cars? : LIMO. Nice clue.
124. Push for : URGE
125. City near Florence : SIENA
126. Cockamamie : INANE
127. Car buyer's aid : LOAN
128. Chew (out) : REAM
129. Rigged supports : MASTS
Down:
1. Pull-down beneficiaries : LATS.
2. Mind matter : IDEA
3. Son of Noah : SHEM. I also know HAM.
4. 1945 conference site : POTSDAM. Faintly recall this name. It's close to Berlin.
5. Crime locale : SCENE
6. Gp. opposed to factory farming : PETA
7. Enthusiastic : AVID. And 8. Enthusiasm : VIM
9. Campaign poster word : ELECT
10. Pre-1000 Celtic language : OLD IRISH
11. Caulk, e.g. : SEALER
12. Crew member : HAND. Oh, deckhand.
13. Inner turmoil : ANGST
14. Life form : ORGANISM
15. Actress Ambrose of "Six Feet Under" : LAUREN. Stranger
to me. Never watched "Six Feet Under". I wanted embed that picture,
but Google sent me below email 2 days ago. How am I supposed to know
which pictures I can or can't embed?
"Blogger has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital
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16. Tizzy : SNIT
17. Not look well? : OGLE. A smile after I got it.
18. "When hell freezeth over!" : NE'ER
24. Atoll former : REEF
29. Behavior pattern : HABIT
30. Airport structures : TOWERS
32. Broadcast online in real time : STREAM
34. Miserere, for one : PSALM. Wow, I never heard of Miserere before. It's Latin for "Have mercy".
35. "Shucks!" : AW GEE
38. Do one's part : ACT
39. No-frills beds : COTS
41. Loss : DEFEAT
44. Bring to bear : EXERT
45. Coped (with) : DEALT
48. "You're the One That I Want" musical : GREASE. Was this a gimmie to you?
50. Bit of strategy : TACTIC
53. Merchant vessel elision : BOSUN
54. Oklahoma's "Wheat Capital" : ENID. New trivia to me.
55. And such: Abbr. : ETC. Do you think plural ETCS is legit?
58. Big yawn : SNORE
61. Complete confusion : CHAOS
63. Site of some mammoths' demise : TAR PIT
65. Spearheaded : LED
66. Consider it likely : EXPECT
67. Museum artifact : RELIC
69. Places for sweaters? : SAUNAS. Sweat-ers, those who sweat.
72. "Me? Uh-uh!" : NOT I!
73. Quite a bit : SCADS
74. Wine grape : PINOT
76. Big bang producer : TNT
77. Bring up the rear : GO LAST
79. Cash bar? : INGOT. Great clue also.
80. "'__ the Arizona Skies": 1934 John Wayne movie : 'NEATH
82. Glossy materials : SATINS
84. Location : SITE
87. Place to buy a tank : PET STORE. Fish tank.
88. Violent outburst : ERUPTION
89. "Good Times" actress : ROLLE (Esther)
90. Museum funder: Abbr. : NEA
95. Pungent cleanser : AMMONIA
97. Actor Kutcher : ASHTON. He and Mila Kunis are a great couple. Hope this embed is safe.
99. Bronchial woe : ASTHMA
101. Ernest of country music : TUBB
104. Write letters? : SPELL. I like this clue also.
106. Pianist Rubinstein : ARTUR. Or Arthur. Click here.
108. Twitch : SPASM
109. Actress Polo : TERI
110. Country on the Caspian : IRAN
111. Disputed strip : GAZA
112. Mixed bag : OLIO. You all think of me, right?
113. Open-organizing org. : USGA (United States Golf Association)
114. Mushroom piece : STEM
115. Hwys. with nos. : RTES
116. No-frills shelter : TENT
117. Toledo titles: Abbr. : SRAS
121. Quaint "before" : ERE
Dudley sent me this sweet picture yesterday. He said:
"Within the blog family, there are certainly some cute little kids, but I
submit that my grand-niece Lillie is the cutest of all. Here she is
thanking a dear family friend who had done a very generous favor."
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