Theme: "Position Papers" - Each common phrase is rephrased as if it's a periodical fitting the people in each clue.
23. Periodical for prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges?: FULL-COURT PRESS. A perfect clue to start with.
41. ... for con artists?: SNOW GLOBE.
44. ... for kitchen remodelers?: CABINET POST.
67. ... for aspiring entertainers?: YOU DESERVE A BREAK TODAY.
88. ... for potato chip aficionados?: CRUNCH TIMES.
91. ... for scuba divers?: DEEP VOICE.
112. ... for clockmakers?: SECONDHAND NEWS.
I feel they all work great except 67A. Noun phrases work the best for this type of "Periodical for..." or "Favorite paper for ...", right?
So nice to see John's byline again. From Boswords
website, John "teaches Math and coaches football and baseball at The
Roxbury Latin School." I had a few email exchanges with John over the years. He's super nice and a true gentleman. He's one of those few who
are skilled at both themed and themeless grids.
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| John Lieb |
Across:
1. "Doctor Who" airer: BBC.
4. Comedian Wong: ALI. Her father is Chinese. Wong is Cantonese. In mainland China, we use Wang.
7. North African expanse: SAHARA.
13. Flying disc game: KANJAM. Wikipedia says this game is developed in Western New York.
19. Traffic regulator in a construction zone: FLAGMAN.
21. Chemical cousin: ISOMER.
22. First-string units: A TEAMS.
25. Xterra maker: NISSAN.
26. Yalies: ELIS.
27. Promo: TEASER.
28. Altercations: SET-TOS.
29. Commoner: PLEB.
30. Paint brand sold at Home Depot: BEHR. Exclusively at Home Depot.
31. Canoe material: BIRCH.
34. Foreign policy gp.: NSC.
36. Support: AID.
37. Rooney of "Women Talking": MARA.
38. Guitar accessories: CAPOS.
40. 880 square feet, for a pickleball court: AREA. Oh hi, Big Easy!
46. Drift: TENOR.
47. Captain Nemo creator: VERNE.
49. Geek: DWEEB.
50. Org. created two years before the 1896 Athens games: USOC. Fresh clue angle!
53. Major work: OPUS.
54. Cape __, Massachusetts: ANN. And 88. Cape __, Massachusetts: COD. Must be John's clues.
55. Actor Vigoda: ABE. He was in "The Godfather".
58. "Monday Night Football" channel: ESPN.
61. Pod members: WHALES.
63. Everyone: ALL.
65. Missed the mark: ERRED.
71. Physicist Mach: ERNST.
72. Squeeze (out): EKE.
73. Gaming tile: DOMINO.
74. Retired jets: SSTS.
75. Kama Sutra topic: SEX. Any of you familiar with Shunga? I don't want to link and bring troubles to our blog.
76. Informal greetings: HIS.
78. Sonic the Hedgehog platform: SEGA.
79. Gaming cubes: DICE.
81. Paris river: SEINE.
83. Ohio home of Minor League Baseball's RubberDucks: AKRON. Makes sense. Rubber.
84. Shel Silverstein's "A Light in the __": ATTIC.
95. Granola bar bits: OATS.
96. Sag: DROOP.
97. Private aid gps.: NGOS.
98. "Insecure" star Issa: RAE.
99. Sample on a swab: DNA.
100. Soul singer Baker: ANITA.
102. Gear parts: COGS.
103. Cross products: PENS. I've only used Pilot.
104. Like hot yoga: SWEATY.
108. Venus flytrap snack: INSECT. Carnivorous plant.
110. Sandy sediment: SILT.
111. Margaret Atwood's homeland: CANADA.
116. Spring river phenomenon: ICE RUN.
117. Amp toter: ROADIE.
118. Takes the plunge: RISKS IT.
119. Talks to online: SKYPES.
120. Bays, e.g.: INLETS.
121. Sigma follower: TAU.
122. Show with an early a.m. after-party: SNL.
Down:
2. Offside boundary in hockey: BLUE LINE.
3. Picked in class: CALLED ON.
4. Gremlins, or where some saw "Gremlins": AMCS.
5. Southeast Asian language: LAO.
6. Yet to be delivered: IN UTERO.
7. Instrument that dates to the Mughal Empire: SITAR.
8. Nile vipers: ASPS.
9. Biblical peak: HOREB. Learned from doing crosswords.
10. Alaskans, Hawaiians, etc.: AMERICANS.
11. Hi or low follower: RES.
12. "__ longa, vita brevis": ARS.
13. "Citizen __": KANE.
14. Bickering: AT IT.
15. Jay's home: NEST.
16. "All the President's Men" Oscar winner: JASON ROBARDS. He played Ben Bradlee.
17. Stockpiles: AMASSES.
18. Yahoo! rival: MSN.
20. Smooth-talking: GLIB.
24. Post-injury regimen: REHAB.
28. "Grey's Anatomy" production company: SHONDALAND. Founded by Shonda Rhimes.
29. Bygone: PAST.
30. The Orioles, in box scores: BAL. Baltimore. And 37. Baseball VIPs: MGRS.
32. Broccoli __: RABE.
33. Cost-of-living fig.: CPI.
35. Purr-former: CAT. Agnes-like clue.
39. In stitches: SEWN.
40. Mimic: APE.
42. Hurts: WOUNDS.
43. Increase in complexity, perhaps: EVOLVE.
44. Passionate activists: CRUSADERS.
45. Moral principle: TENET.
48. Fencing sword: EPEE.
51. Yelps of pain: OWS.
52. Charcuterie board accompanier: CHEESE TRAY. Want some?
56. Tuckered out: BEAT.
57. Ice cream brand: EDY'S.
58. Peepers: EYES.
59. Vexed: SORE.
60. "Groundhog Day" town: PUNXSUTAWNEY. What a sparkly fill.
62. "Raiders of the Lost __": ARK.
63. Actor Assante: ARMAND. He's in "Private Benjamin".
64. Wearable wreath: LEI.
66. Met, as a challenge: ROSE TO.
68. Set of principles: ETHIC.
69. Enticing sales acronym: BOGO.
70. Showy carp: KOI.
77. With sharp resolution: IN HD.
78. Having doubts: SKEPTICAL.
80. Cleveland NBAers, for short: CAVS.
82. Nav. rank: ENS.
83. Mine, in Marseille: A MOI.
85. Indefatigable: TIRELESS. There's a guy who swims the whole session with his snorkel on, probably 30 laps non-stop. I think it's cheating.
86. "Things never go my way!": I CAN'T WIN.
87. Copyright symbols: CEES.
89. Rifle: RANSACK.
90. Cyclotron particle: ION.
92. Pre-flood Biblical patriarch: ENOCH.
93. Custardy dessert: EGG TART. Sure miss the smell of freshly baked egg tarts in Guangzhou. Very flaky.
94. Like a negative number squared: Abbr.: POS. John is a math teacher.
101. Battery terminal: ANODE.
102. Hands over: CEDES.
103. Flamingo hue: PINK.
105. Wyatt of the Old West: EARP.
106. Together, in music: A DUE.
107. Souvenirs from an island vacation?: TANS.
109. Bit of pique: SNIT.
110. California sch. of Padres legend Tony Gwynn: SDSU. San Diego State University
111. Prefix with gender: CIS.
112. __ Lanka: SRI.
113. Geological stretch: EON.
114. "Candyman" director DaCosta: NIA.
115. Gateway Arch city, for short: STL.
C.C.
