Theme RANDO (R and O) (53. Total stranger, or a three-word
hint to the answers to the starred clues) - Each theme answers starts
with R* and O*.
16. *Playful semiaquatic mammal: RIVER OTTER.
24. *Seafood served on the half shell: RAW OYSTER.
36. *Really get down to the music: ROCK OUT.
38. *Floral perfume ingredient: ROSE OIL.
47. *Request with a tight timeline: RUSH ORDER.
59. *"Only the Lonely" singer: ROY ORBISON.
Boomer here.
RO, RO, RO, Your boat gently down the stream, merrily, merrily. merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. No medical appointments last week, hoping that's a good sign.
Across:
5. Sounds of revelation: AHAS. Gotcha !
9. __ bean: FAVA.
13. Cereal coveted by a silly rabbit: TRIX. I cannot have them. They are only for kids.
14. Garlic piece: CLOVE. Not a great taste. I remember there used to be a CLOVE chewing gum!
15. Baaing mamas: EWES.
18. Merit: EARN. Not much EARNing going on these days on the market.
19. "__ the Force, Luke": USE. May the force be with you.
20. Looked over: EYED. Hey look me over, lend me an ear!
21. Green shade named for a fruit: OLIVE. Popeye's girlfriend.
22. Electric car maker: TESLA. Is he gonna buy Twitter or what?
27. Flower starter: BUD. St. Louis' favorite beer.
28. Thompson of "Thor: Love and Thunder": TESSA.
29. Parcel of land: TRACT. We live in a townhome so we do not own the land. That means I do not have to mow!
31. Mammal with elephant and leopard varieties: SEAL.
32. Chiding sounds: TSKS.
40. Black as night: INKY.
41. Sail the seven __: SEAS. I never sailed. Flew over one once.
43. Spiteful, as gossip: CATTY. The chatty doll is CATHY.
44. Baseball Hall of Famer Stengel: CASEY. At the bat.
46. Campfire residue: ASH. What Casey's bat was made from.
51. Broadcast again: RE-AIR.
54. Incredible bargain: STEAL. Not sure that I like this clue.
55. Verdi opera: AIDA.
57. Hotel at JFK named for a defunct airline: TWA. Trans World Airlines.
58. Turn sharply: VEER. Sometimes in northern Minnesota you may have to VEER your drive to avoid hitting a deer.
62. Stiffly proper: PRIM.
63. Helps in a heist: ABETS. I placed a few bets in Danbury Wisconsin a few weeks ago.
64. "Do you __?": MIND. Your manners.
65. Moral lapses: SINS. I have found that it is difficult to SIN while fighting cancer for four years.
66. Fail to notice: MISS. The "'OL" state
67. Miranda of "Homeland": OTTO.
Down:
2. Pop up: ARISE. ALL RISE was on the back of Aaron Judge's jersey once.
3. Volunteers in the community one grew up in, say: GIVES BACK. Generally this will happen if you win a little at a casino.
4. Cord cutter?: AXE. Wrestler Larry "The Axe" Henning.
5. Take in or let out: ALTER. Also front and center at church.
6. Reason to get all gussied up: HOT DATE.
7. "__ Maria": AVE. "Hail Mary" in Latin.
8. Spanish verb similar to "estar": SER. To be.
9. Is completely comfortable: FEELS AT EASE. I'm feeling a bit better, but my legs are still a problem.
10. Anticipate: AWAIT. Social Security is going up a bit. AWAIT until January,
11. Vivacity: VERVE.
12. Ed who played Lou Grant: ASNER. WJM-TV in Minneapolis. I
still remember Mary Tyler Moore walking along Lake of the Isles in
Minneapolis. C.C. and I took that path many times.
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Boomer, The Mary Tyler Moore House, 8/16/2017 |
14. Playfully shy: COY.
17. Share a bedtime story with: READ TO.
21. Kvetching cries: OYS.
23. "Magically delicious" cereal: LUCKY CHARMS. I sort of stick to Grape-Nuts and Chex.
25. Has on: WEARS. Some times the puzzle WEARS me out.
26. Norwegian city with a Viking Ship Museum: OSLO. We have Vikings here. No museum.
29. Prefix with athlete: TRI.
30. "Apollo 13" director Howard: RON. Long career, right Opie?
31. Fine equine: STEED.
33. "Really? There's no more?": SO THAT'S IT?. Wrong - there's 15 more clues.
34. Tool set: KIT.
35. Wily: SLY. Fox.
37. Cold War initials: USSR. I wish they would leave Ukraine.
39. Egyptian beetle: SCARAB.
42. Long-fingered lemurs of Madagascar: AYE AYES. Yes Sir!
45. "You've got mail" ISP: AOL. We get ours from a mail box.
47. Politely declines, maybe: RSVPS. I'll be there.
48. Development sites: UTERI.
49. Greet and seat: SEE IN.
50. Very funny folks: RIOTS. Lots of campaigns coming soon.
52. Terse refusal: I WON'T. I will vote.
56. Rx writers, often: DRS. Some got into trouble for prescribing opioids.
59. Animal logo on a Dodge truck: RAM. Don't RAM another car or truck with it.
60. __-Wan Kenobi: OBI.
61. Caveat in a text: IMO. In My Opinion.
Boomer
