Theme: LUNCH (67A: Meal that precede the start of 17-, 29-, 46- or 62-Across)
17A: Wasp-waisted shape: HOURGLASS FIGURE
29A: What a big spender has plenty of: MONEY TO BURN
46A: Boardinghouse sign: ROOM FOR RENT
62A: Godiva gift: BOX OF CHOCOLATES
I don't know how to have a HOURGLASS FIGURE. It's impossible to have boobs/hips that are at least 10 inches bigger than the waist. But Scarlett Johansson does have one.
Besides CHOCOLATES, there are a few other food/drink bonus references in today's grid:
51A: Thé, basically: EAU. Thé is French for "tea". "Lait, basically" works for EAU too.
53A: Snapple product: ICE TEA. Should be ICED TEA.
5D: Quiche base: EGG
9D: Self-serve meal: BUFFET
4D: Poor substitute for 62A: CAROB. I've never had CAROB power. Don't understand why it's a "poor" substitute.
18D: 53-Across flavor: LEMON
Lovely puzzle. I enjoyed it.
Across:
1A: Italian ball game: BOCCE. Somehow I wanted BOCCA. One of the variant spellings is actually BOCCIA.
10A: Sgt. Friday's force: LAPD. Of "Dragnet".
14A: "What __!": "B-o-o-o-ring!": A DRAG
15A: Forbidden perfume brand?: TABU. TABU perfume by Dana. Better clue than taboo variant.
16A: Arced molding: OGEE
20A: Palm phone: TREO. Unknown brand to me.
21A: Tokien's Treebeard, for one: ENT
22A: Accept reality: FACE IT
23A: Emeril catchword: BAM. Emeril Lagasse. "Kick up a notch!" is another of his catchwords. Maybe I should count this answer as a bonus fill as well.
26A: Cleaning item: RAG
35A: Ovid's "I love": AMO. AMO, amas, amat. Te AMO.
36A: How the euphoric walk?: ON AIR. Nice clue. Much better than "Studio sign".
37A: "Look here, old chap!": I SAY. Had trouble getting this answer. British exclamation? Another chap answer is BLOKE (70A: Chap).
38A: Raps with barbs: ZINGS
40A: EPA-banned pesticide: DDT. And DEET (13D: Insect repellent compound).
41A: Harry Potter's Potions teacher: SNAPE. No idea. This guy looks evil. Is he a bad guy?
42A: Dix plus un: ONZE. French for 11. Dix is 10. 10+1=11.
43A: Moray hunter: EELER
45A: "Vamoose!": GIT. We had extensive discussions about GITS last time when it's clued as "Lights out".
58A:"If I Only __Brain": HAD A. The Scarecrow song from "The Wizard of Oz".
65A: The Auld Sod: ERIN. Have never heard of "The Auld (Old) Sod" as a nickname for Ireland.
68A: Head of France?: TETE. French for "head". Not the insecure, arrogant, attention-seeking Nicolas Sarkozy.
Down:
1D: Bangkok currency: BAHT. Loved the street food in Bangkok. 1 Thai BAHT = 0.029 US dollars.
2D: Glade target: ODOR. Can you believe that the brand names were not allowed in Xword before? How boring!
3D: Rock's Mötley ___ : CRUE. The only member I know is Tommy Lee.
10D: Lincoln's birthplace: LOG CABIN. In Hardin Country, Kentucky. I used to think he was born in Illinois.
11D: Flulike symptom: AGUE. Learned from doing Xword.
12D: Gilpin of "Frasier": PERI. Also the Persian fairy.
19D: "Othello" conniver: IAGO. You've got to remember this villain.
24D: "Famous" cookie man: AMOS
25D: South Carolina's __ Beach: MYRTLE. Wonderful golf courses there.
26D: Stubble remover: RAZOR
28D: Bonkers: GONZO. New slang for me.
30D: __ Raiders: consumer advocates: NADER'S. Does this organization still exist?
31D: Down-yielding duck: EIDER
32D: Utilities bill datum: USAGE
34D: Dmitri's dissents: NYETS. Russian for "no". I just found out that Dmitri means "earth-lover" in Russian. The current Russian president's given name is Dimitry. I suppose it's the same as Dmitri?
39D: Emerald or ruby: GEM STONE
41D: Span. miss: SRTA. The French equivalent is MLLE.
44D: Año nuevo month: ENERO
47D: Lord's holding: FIEF. Often clued as "Feudal estate".
48D: Prophet at Delphi: ORACLE. Warren Buffet is often called "ORACLE of Omaha".
52D: Ryder rival: U-HAUL
53D: "Fat chance": I BET
55D: Sign over a door: EXIT
56D: Cartoon explorer: DORA. DORA the Explorer.
59D: 8, for oxygen: AT NO (Atomic Number)
64D: Barrister's deg.: LLB (Legum Baccalaureus, Latin for Bachelor of Laws). I got the answer from Across fills. Why "Barrister" instead of "Attorney"?
Answer grid.
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17A: Wasp-waisted shape: HOURGLASS FIGURE
29A: What a big spender has plenty of: MONEY TO BURN
46A: Boardinghouse sign: ROOM FOR RENT
62A: Godiva gift: BOX OF CHOCOLATES
I don't know how to have a HOURGLASS FIGURE. It's impossible to have boobs/hips that are at least 10 inches bigger than the waist. But Scarlett Johansson does have one.
Besides CHOCOLATES, there are a few other food/drink bonus references in today's grid:
51A: Thé, basically: EAU. Thé is French for "tea". "Lait, basically" works for EAU too.
53A: Snapple product: ICE TEA. Should be ICED TEA.
5D: Quiche base: EGG
9D: Self-serve meal: BUFFET
4D: Poor substitute for 62A: CAROB. I've never had CAROB power. Don't understand why it's a "poor" substitute.
18D: 53-Across flavor: LEMON
Lovely puzzle. I enjoyed it.
Across:
1A: Italian ball game: BOCCE. Somehow I wanted BOCCA. One of the variant spellings is actually BOCCIA.
10A: Sgt. Friday's force: LAPD. Of "Dragnet".
14A: "What __!": "B-o-o-o-ring!": A DRAG
15A: Forbidden perfume brand?: TABU. TABU perfume by Dana. Better clue than taboo variant.
16A: Arced molding: OGEE
20A: Palm phone: TREO. Unknown brand to me.
21A: Tokien's Treebeard, for one: ENT
22A: Accept reality: FACE IT
23A: Emeril catchword: BAM. Emeril Lagasse. "Kick up a notch!" is another of his catchwords. Maybe I should count this answer as a bonus fill as well.
26A: Cleaning item: RAG
35A: Ovid's "I love": AMO. AMO, amas, amat. Te AMO.
36A: How the euphoric walk?: ON AIR. Nice clue. Much better than "Studio sign".
37A: "Look here, old chap!": I SAY. Had trouble getting this answer. British exclamation? Another chap answer is BLOKE (70A: Chap).
38A: Raps with barbs: ZINGS
40A: EPA-banned pesticide: DDT. And DEET (13D: Insect repellent compound).
41A: Harry Potter's Potions teacher: SNAPE. No idea. This guy looks evil. Is he a bad guy?
42A: Dix plus un: ONZE. French for 11. Dix is 10. 10+1=11.
43A: Moray hunter: EELER
45A: "Vamoose!": GIT. We had extensive discussions about GITS last time when it's clued as "Lights out".
58A:"If I Only __Brain": HAD A. The Scarecrow song from "The Wizard of Oz".
65A: The Auld Sod: ERIN. Have never heard of "The Auld (Old) Sod" as a nickname for Ireland.
68A: Head of France?: TETE. French for "head". Not the insecure, arrogant, attention-seeking Nicolas Sarkozy.
Down:
1D: Bangkok currency: BAHT. Loved the street food in Bangkok. 1 Thai BAHT = 0.029 US dollars.
2D: Glade target: ODOR. Can you believe that the brand names were not allowed in Xword before? How boring!
3D: Rock's Mötley ___ : CRUE. The only member I know is Tommy Lee.
10D: Lincoln's birthplace: LOG CABIN. In Hardin Country, Kentucky. I used to think he was born in Illinois.
11D: Flulike symptom: AGUE. Learned from doing Xword.
12D: Gilpin of "Frasier": PERI. Also the Persian fairy.
19D: "Othello" conniver: IAGO. You've got to remember this villain.
24D: "Famous" cookie man: AMOS
25D: South Carolina's __ Beach: MYRTLE. Wonderful golf courses there.
26D: Stubble remover: RAZOR
28D: Bonkers: GONZO. New slang for me.
30D: __ Raiders: consumer advocates: NADER'S. Does this organization still exist?
31D: Down-yielding duck: EIDER
32D: Utilities bill datum: USAGE
34D: Dmitri's dissents: NYETS. Russian for "no". I just found out that Dmitri means "earth-lover" in Russian. The current Russian president's given name is Dimitry. I suppose it's the same as Dmitri?
39D: Emerald or ruby: GEM STONE
41D: Span. miss: SRTA. The French equivalent is MLLE.
44D: Año nuevo month: ENERO
47D: Lord's holding: FIEF. Often clued as "Feudal estate".
48D: Prophet at Delphi: ORACLE. Warren Buffet is often called "ORACLE of Omaha".
52D: Ryder rival: U-HAUL
53D: "Fat chance": I BET
55D: Sign over a door: EXIT
56D: Cartoon explorer: DORA. DORA the Explorer.
59D: 8, for oxygen: AT NO (Atomic Number)
64D: Barrister's deg.: LLB (Legum Baccalaureus, Latin for Bachelor of Laws). I got the answer from Across fills. Why "Barrister" instead of "Attorney"?
Answer grid.
C.C.
