Theme: "Hurry!" -RACE can follow the last word of each them entry.
23A. *Similarly troubled : IN THE SAME BOAT. Boat race.
38. *Mythological trick : TROJAN HORSE. Horse race.
63A. *Design on a shield : COAT OF ARMS. Arms race.
78A. *Most people can't stand to work in one : CRAWLSPACE. Space race.
100A. *Fire : GIVE THE SACK. Sack race.
17D. *"Bor-r-r-ring!" : WHAT A DRAG. Drag race.
82D. *Bad thing to get off on : WRONG FOOT. Footrace.
119. Embarking on something exciting, and a hint regarding what this
puzzle's starred answers' endings have in common : OFF TO THE RACES
Notice each key word has a non-RACE meaning in the theme entry? Nice!
Notice the 48 6+ letter non-theme entries in this grid? 26 of them are 7-letter answers. Julian Lim constantly amazes me with his stacked corners. He's just amazing.
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| Julian Lim, XWordinfo |
Across:
1. Clerics in un monastère : ABBES. French, just for Abejo.
6. Scanner reading : BAR CODE
20. Jeweler's aid : LOUPE
21. "Umbrella" singer : RIHANNA
22. Collaborative instructional website : WIKIHOW. My favorite non-theme entry today.
25. Muslim domain : IMAMATE. I only know IMAM.
26. Like an emcee who's overdoing it : SMARMY
27. Home to millions : SEA. Millions of fish, right?
28. High-tech film effects, for short : CGI (Computer-generated imagery)
30. Worst : PITS
31. Till the cows come home : TO NO END
33. Part of TNT : NITRO
36. Colorado River feeder : GILA
37. Acronymous 13-Down gun : STEN. From Wiki: STEN is an acronym, from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald V. Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield. And 13D. Global conflict, briefly : WWII
42. Rapids phenomenon : EDDY
45. "That's so sweet!" : OH YOU
46. Where Rome is : NEW YORK. Gimme for Irish Miss & Argyle.
48. "In Dreams" actor : REA (Stephen). Know him, but not the movie.
49. Coral element : POLYP
53. Donne's "Death Be Not Proud," e.g. : SONNET
55. 1996 Summer Olympics star : MIA HAMM. Bill G met her a few times.
57. Good way to find a relic : IN SITU
59. It might involve a bouncing ball : KARAOKE
62. "Crowd Goes Wild" host, familiarly : REGIS. The new Fox Sports 1 program.
66. Secret observer's opening : SPYHOLE. Same as Peephole?
68. 1998 insect-world animated film : ANTZ
69. Draft status : ONE A
70. Psyche's beloved : EROS
71. Some OR workers : LPNs. What Splynter wanted yesterday.
75. Snaps : HAS A FIT
80. Ames native : IOWAN
80. Ames native : IOWAN
83. Coal-rich region of central Europe : SILESIA. Learning moment for me. I bet dear Spitzboov knows. Hopefully he'll be back to the blog soon. His wife Betty had an operation last Thursday.
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| Spitzboov & Betty |
85. How stock may be bought : ON A TIP
86. __ Faso : BURKINA. Meaning "Land of Honest People". Formerly Republic of Upper Volta.
88. Loire Valley city : NANTES. Birthplace of Jules Verne.
91. Latin clarifier : ID EST
92. Nitrogen-based dye : AZO. And 76D. Indigo dye : ANIL
93. Skinks and geckos : LIZARDS
96. Straight up : ERECT
98. Novelist Jaffe : RONA
102. Sponsor of PSAs on DUI : MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
106. Flow forcefully : GUSH
108. Response to "Clean your room," perhaps : GROAN
109. One adding things up : TOTALER. No one uses this word.
111. Old Spice rival : AFTA
112. Seeking, in ads : ISO. No idea. In Search Of.
113. Some ER cases : ODs
116. "Keep dreaming!" : NO DICE
117. Bread with salad? : CROUTON. Nice clue.
123. Mist-ify? : ATOMIZE
124. Psyched : FIRED UP
125. Church responses : AMENs
126. Post-soak condition : WETNESS
127. "Friends" had 10 of them : SEASONS. I watched the first few in Cantonese.
128. Impetuous : HASTY
Down:
1. Glitterati groups : A-LISTS
2. Bit of wit : BON MOT
3. Lighter liquid : BUTANE
4. "Heartburn" screenwriter : EPHRON (Nora)
5. Words below a bad grade, perhaps : SEE ME
6. Cup holder? : BRA. Ha ha.
7. Strives : AIMS
8. South Korean president, 1948-1960 : RHEE. Syngman Rhee. Rhee = Lee = Li. Same character.
9. Pool room : CABANA
10. John __ Lennon : ONO
11. Some court evidence : DNA
12. Face up to an embarrassing mistake : EAT CROW
14. "Forget __": 1964 hit : HIM
15. Striped rainforest critter : OKAPI. Hello!
16. Quiet as a mouse, e.g. : SIMILE
18. Have the __ for : HOTS
19. Have a mortgage : OWE
24. Elec. instrument : SYNTH
29. Like the "Saw" films : GORY
32. Prohibition proponents : DRYS
34. __ peace : INNER
35. Angle symbols : THETAS. No idea. I don't even remmeber what's the Chinese for this term.
36. Singer Halliwell : GERI. "Ginger Spice".
39. Love letter symbols : OOO. Marti's hugs.
40. Letters for occupants? : JUNK MAIL. I don't get this clue.
41. By hook or by crook : SOMEHOW
43. Co-star of Tom in "A Few Good Men" : DEMI. Loved the movie. Loved the Kevin Bacon character in it also.
44. Holiday tubers : YAMS
45. Vision: Pref. : OPTO
47. Marx not seen in films : KARL. Funny clue.
49. Type type : PICA
50. "__, you noblest English": "Henry V" : ON ON
51. Future D.A.'s exam : LSAT
52. First name of two Israeli prime ministers : YITZHAK (Rabin). I just don't know how to spell it.
54. __ in November : N AS
56. Shoe insert : HEEL PAD
58. Some sky lights, to some : UFOs
60. Runs : OPERATES
61. Sedgwick of "The Closer" : KYRA. Her Bacon number is 1.
64. Ancient Indians of the Four Corners region : ANASAZI. New word to me also.
65. Int.-lowering option : RE-FI
67. 1952 Winter Olympics site : OSLO
72. Baguette spread : PATE. Must be ages since LaLaLinda tasted baguette. Gluten-free bread just does not taste great.
73. "JAG" spin-off : NCIS
74. 9, perhaps: Abbr. : SEPT
77. Watch over : TEND TO
78. Reds, on scoreboards : CIN. Where is our Seen? He was quite active on the blog for sometime. The eddyB days.
79. Pique : SNIT
80. Support beam : I-BAR
81. Greek spirits : OUZO
84. Ice skater Cohen : SASHA
87. Close at hand : NIGH
89. Notable age : ERA
90. Religious offshoot : SECT
94. MLB nos. : AVGs
95. Puts a new top on : RE-ROOFS. Thought of PK's trouble with her roofers.
97. Designer cologne : CK ONE
99. Fall : AUTUMN
101. Cybermemos : E-NOTES
102. Puccini's "__ Butterfly" : MADAMA
103. Eatery where "you can get anything you want" : ALICE'S . Arlo Guthrie's " Alice's Restaurant".
104. Respectable : DECENT
105. Not casual : DRESSY
107. "Socrate" composer : SATIE. Erik! My favorite! Cool and hard-working.
110. Rabbi's study : TORAH
111. Galleria display : ARTE
112. Model Sastre : INES. Do you like Trésor? She was their spokesmodel.
114. Dimwit : DODO. Here is our Dodo, in red. Anon-T, look at the second picture clearly, you'll see Garlic Gal's spiky hair. Very cool.
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| L-R back row: Chickie, Clear Ayes, Garlic Gal Front: JD, Lucina, Dodo June 23, 2011 |
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| L to R: JD, Garlic Gal, Chickie & Jill |
115. Knock for a loop : STUN
117. Harsh bird call : CAW
118. Cologne meas. : OZs
120. Old-style "Tsk!" : FIE
121. Monk's address : FRA
122. Officejet Pro printers : HPs
C.C.
