Theme: "Addressing the Crowd" - Each theme answer ends with a street address, all clued appropriate for the profession mentioned in each clue.
23A. Apt address for hit men? : VICIOUS CIRCLE
28A. Apt address for prizefighters? : BELT LOOP
41A. Apt address for petrologists? : ROCKY ROAD. Misty's husband is a petrologist, I think.
50A. Apt address for surgeons? : INSIDE LANE
68A. Apt address for an Orlando team? : MAGIC SQUARE
86A. Apt address for photographers? : FLASH DRIVE. We all know John is a nature photographer.
94A. Apt address for gossip columnists? : DIRT TRAIL. Miss the old MSNBC Entertainment coverage.
109A. Apt address for dairymen? : MILKY WAY
118A. Apt address for Australian zookeepers? : KANGAROO COURT
What a great title!
Not
a pangram as John's typical Sunday puzzles. 9 theme entries are not
easy to deal with, esp if the first one starts with a 13, as you're
forced with deep stacks of 7's on the upper right immediately. John
could put another black square in square 22, but then he would have
exceeded the word limit.
Same with square 19. This is a potentially 3-letter heavy puzzle (I could easily see 20 in the top and bottom three rows alone), but John is a grid master.
Across:
1. Braying beast : ASS. Alliteration.
4. PC display : LCD
7. Places for prayer leaders : APSES
12. Bourbon barrel wood : OAK
15. "Silly me!" : D'OH!. And 18. Silly talk : TWADDLE. I like this word.
20. Collar attachment : LEASH. And 26. Helmet attachments : STRAPS
21. Certify : SWEAR TO
25. "Get busy!" : HOP TO IT!
27. Porcine cry : OINK
29. Overjoys : ELATES
31. "C'est magnifique!" : OO LA LA. Hi there Linda!
34. "Besides that ..." : ALSO
35. i follower : POD. iPod.
37. Capable, kiddingly : EPT
38. Chiapas chaperon : DUENA. New word to me. Also not familiar with the Mexican state Chiapas. Another Mexican state in the clue of AMIGA (122. Jalisco gal pal).
39. Mollycoddle : COSSET. No idea. Never been cosseted.
45. Basic dance : TWO-STEP
47. It's a gas : OZONE
48. Native Canadian : CREE
55. Put under a spell : BEWITCH
57. Liberal group? : ARTS. Good old clue.
59. Scientific map subjects : GENOMES
60. "Three Days of the Condor" org. : CIA. I liked the movie. I like Robert Redford.
61. Scena segment : ARIA
62. Miler Sebastian : COE
64. Bug user : SNOOP. Wiretap bug.
65. Jerk : DORK. Nope. Dorks are not jerks.
72. Football Hall of Famer Marchetti : GINO. Look, he even attached HOF in his signature.
73. Projecting window : ORIEL
75. Finder's reward : FEE
76. It may be artificial : TURF
77. Grate stuff : ASH
79. Pull back, as talons : RETRACT. Vivid clue.
81. Two in seventy-five? : VEES. Two letter V's.
82. Aaron Burr was once tried for it : TREASON. He was? This guy was so problematic.
89. Africa's Mobutu __ Seko : SESE
91. Kiddie lit redhead : PIPPI
92. Car deal component : TRADE-IN
96. Synagogue leaders : RABBIS
100. Two-time US Open winner : SELES (Monica).
102. Burn at the beach : FRY. Shout-out to a blog regular, who loves his Pirates.
103. Bee follower : CEE
104. Jai __ : ALAI
105. Ankle-related : TARSAL
106. What burglars may walk on : TIPTOE
112. Hummable bit : TUNE. So simple, so beautiful. Make me think of the young Spitzboov, Argyle & PK.
114. Fairy tale brother : HANSEL. And Gretel.
117. Searches for anew : RE-SEEKS
121. For kicks : ON A LARK
123. Missing more marbles : LOONIER. Fun clue.
124. Mil. award : DSM (Distinguished Service Medal)
125. Turning meas. : RPS
126. River to the Bering Sea : YUKON
127. USCG officer : ENS (Ensigns)
128. Carol contraction : 'TIS
Down:
1. Some three-wheelers, briefly : ATVs
2. "M*A*S*H" actress : SWIT. "Hot Lips".
3. Untouchable : SACRED COW. Lovely entry.
4. Parkinson's treatment : L-DOPA
5. Tight gathering : CLUSTER
6. __ Plaines, Illinois : DES
7. Et __ : ALII
8. Anise-flavored liqueur : PERNOD. Gimme for Argyle, not me.
9. Grab some z's : SACK OUT
10. Subj. for aliens : ESL
11. Boater's pronoun : SHE. Not "Boater" hat.
12. Irish actor Milo : O'SHEA
13. Like a GI who missed the boat? : AWOL. On purpose then.
14. Didn't trash : KEPT
15. Responds to kitchen aromas : DROOLS. Do you miss your grandma's kitchen? I do.
16. Futile : OTIOSE. This word looks fat to me.
17. British stew : HOT POT. Chinese too.
19. Where to see hands on a wrist : DIAL. Another fun clue.
22. Traveler's aid : ATLAS
24. Credit sharer : CO-STAR
28. Coty Award winner Bill : BLASS. See here. He won in 1983. The Award was discontinued in 1985.
30. Big period : EPOCH
32. 2013 Women's British Open winner Stacy : LEWIS. Old course at St. Andrews. JD was there once.
33. Auth. unknown : ANON
35. SAT item : PROB. And 70. SAT item : QUES. Problem and Questions.
36. Exude : OOZE
39. Hand over : CEDE
40. Pops the top off : OPENS
42. Old-style golf wear : KNICKERS
43. Sasquatch kin : YETI
44. Honey substitute? : DEARIE. Sweet!
46. Member of the Panthera genus : TIGER
49. Spy novelist Ambler : ERIC
51. Classical music lover, facetiously : LONG HAIR. Both John & Rich are long hair(s) then!
52. Mine, in Monaco : A MOI
53. Vegas light : NEON
54. Beantown hockey hero : ESPO. Phil Esposito.
56. Nanny follower : CAM. Nanny cam.
58. Aesthetic attitude : TASTE
61. Negotiate a figurative hill? : AGE. I don't get this clue.
62. Put under a spell : CURSED
63. Klutz : OAF
65. German village : DORF. Learning moment for me.
66. Sportscaster Hershiser : OREL
67. Poet Dove : RITA
69. Performers' union acronym : AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists)
71. Wing for Dumbo : EAR
74. "Chicago Hope" Emmy winner : LAHTI (Christine)
78. Equinox mo. : SEPT
80. Burned media, for short : CD-Rs. CD-R = Compact Disc-Recordable.
81. Salome septet : VEILS
82. Country singer Clark : TERRI
83. Apollo protection : SPACE SUIT. I was thinking of Greek god Apollo, Gary!
84. Mayberry moppet : OPIE
85. River to the Mediterranean : NILE
87. "In my opinion ..." : I'D SAY
88. Deviate : VEER
90. Bakery tool : SIFTER
93. One who's bound to order? : NEATNIK. Loved the clue and answer.
95. Tropical blow : TYPHOON
96. Muzzleloading aid : RAMROD
97. Far-out bunch? : ALIENS
98. Holiday tree : BALSAM
99. Theodore of "The Defiant Ones" : BIKEL. He looks familiar. I must have googled him before.
101. Nancy's buddy : SLUGGO
105. Things to do : TASKS
107. Mexican restaurant staples : TACOS
108. "__, you noblest English": "Henry V" : ON, ON
110. Coin datum : YEAR
111. Sitcom radio station : WKRP
113. Tandoori bread : NAAN
115. "... __ saw Elba" : ERE I
116. P.O. deliveries : LTRS
118. Kick starter? : KAY. Letter K. Or our Kazie's real name.
119. __ Darya River : AMU
120. Corrida kudos : OLE
C.C.
