20. Give up on: WALK AWAY FROM.
33. Serve as a reminder: JOG ONE'S MEMORY.
41. Do an accountant's job: RUN THE NUMBERS.
55. Write briefly and quickly: DASH OFF A NOTE.
Nice, tight theme - each phrase begins with a word describing physical activity that uses one's legs.
Across:
1. "__ All That": 1999 movie: SHE'S.
5. Diver's gear: FINS. More leg work.
9. "Fancy seeing you here!": OH HEY!
14. Hoof it on a bad knee, say: LIMP. Again with the leg work!
15. Ecstatic internet shout: WOOT.
16. Driver's choice: ROUTE.
17. Oberlin's state: OHIO. Home to home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students.
18. "We tried, but this won't work": IT'S USELESS.
22. Superman's makeup?: STEEL. Nice clue.
23. Fashion plate: FOP. A vain man excessively concerned with his looks, clothes, and manners.
24. Kerfuffle: ADO.
27. Construction girder: I-BAR. Is this the same as an I-beam?
31. Dubuque denizen: IOWAN.
37. Mic __: triumphant move: DROP.
39. Finnish company that created Angry Birds: ROVIO.
40. James Patterson hero __ Cross: ALEX.
44. Cheapen: ABASE.
45. Subtle summons: PSST.
46. Run-of-the-mill: MEH. Blah.
47. Nonsense: ROT. Poppycock.
50. Yellowfins, e.g.: TUNAS.
59. Cause of a crash: FATAL ERROR.
62. Family __: TREE.
63. Cup or star: AWARD.
64. Emerald City princess: OZMA. From The Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum. She appears in every book of the Oz series except the first, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
65. "Haven't decided yet": I MAY.
66. Uses WhatsApp, say: TEXTS.
67. Eject: BOOT.
68. Tibetan title: LAMA. A teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. As in the Dalai Lama.
Down:
2. Drum kit item with a pedal: HI HAT. (Seen at left.)
3. "Into the Wild" star Hirsch: EMILE.
4. Took the mic: SPOKE.
5. "Just saying," in 66-Across: FWIW. Acronym for For What It's Worth.
6. Kappa preceder: IOTA. Greek alphabet. See this table.
7. Meddlesome: NOSY.
8. Nonsense companion?: STUFF. It's a saying, "stuff and nonsense."
9. Black-and-white dessert: OREO PIE.
10. Ian who plays Bilbo Baggins: HOLM. Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit of the Shire, the main protagonist of The Hobbit and a secondary character in The Lord of the Rings.
11. It might be adjusted in Photoshop: HUE.
12. Kang and Kodos, on "The Simpsons": ETS. Extra Terrestrials
19. Sellout letters: SRO. Standing Room Only.
21. Sacha Baron Cohen alter ego: ALI G.
24. Mil. truants: AWOLS. Away WithOut Leave. Looks strange in plural form.
25. "You wouldn't __!": DARE.
26. Black gemstone used to make beads: ONYX.
28. Snooze inducer: BORE. Haha.
29. Auth. unknown: ANON.
30. Gun: REV UP. We have new neighbors across the street. They have his and her hot rods and every morning about 5:30a outside my bedroom window they REV UP on their way to work. One of my least favorite sounds.
32. Actor Epps: OMAR.
33. Fish story notable: JONAH. Biblical story.
34. Backs (out): OPTS. Misleading clue.
35. Popular video game series, with "The": SIMS.
36. Unruly groups: MOBS.
37. Scot's Scotch order: DRAM. The fluid dram (or fluid drachm in British spelling) is defined as 1⁄8 of a fluid ounce, and is exactly equal to: 3.6966911953125 ml in the US customary system.
38. Yahoo: RUBE. Funny word. 1 : an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic. 2 : a naive or inexperienced person.
42. Foreshadows: HERALDS.
43. R&B great James: ETTA. Born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles to 14-year-old Dorothy Hawkins. James' father was white and has never been identified but James speculated that he was the pool player, Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone.
48. Ending with malt: OSE. Maltose is a sugar produced by the breakdown of starch.
49. Ache: THROB.
51. "__ we meet again": UNTIL.
52. Fashionista Kamali: NORMA. She is best known for the "sleeping bag" coat. Just no.
53. Likely roster for the big game: A TEAM.
54. "I'm outta here": SEE YA.
55. Bar flier: DART. Cute play on 'barfly.'
56. Rice-shaped pasta used in salads: ORZO.
57. Acronymic anxiety about being excluded from the fun: FOMO. Fear Of Missing Out.
58. Group with pledges: FRAT.
59. The 1% in 1% milk: FAT.
60. Flabbergast: AWE.
61. Sales __: TAX. Oregon has no sales tax. They make up for it by hiking up property taxes.
Notes from C.C.:
1) Happy 54th anniversary to Husker Gary and his amazing wife Joann. Here's a picture of them with their grandson Hawkin, who plays French horn in the Lincoln Youth Symphony.
2) Happy birthday to Chairman Moe (Chris), our fantastic Friday sherpa! Margaret is from Minnesota.
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| Chris and his love Margaret |
3) D-Otto lost electricity and internet early Monday morning. Luckily he has a generator. Anon-T just updated me with below message:
"Our power has been out since Monday at 8a which means no heat. We’re gathered with layers around an inefficient gas fireplace (exists mostly for looks) trying to stay warm.
A pipe valve popped off from the force of freezing water. The ice dam thawed today spewing water everywhere so I had to shut off water to the house. That might get fixed tomorrow.
Anyway, by Saturday all this cold should be over. :-)"
