Theme: PRISON TERMS
17A: Well-irrigated jail?: WATERING CAN
63A: Jail for cows?: DAIRY COOLER
11D: Maudlin jail?: HOKEY POKEY
29D: Soft-roofed jail?: FELT TIP PEN
And CELL, BRIG, what else? I've never heard of POKEY as a jail though.
Quite a few NO's in today's fills. NOOK, NO ANSWER, WELL NOW, NOYES and NONE. Are these somehow related to the theme? Would "Take NO Prisoners" be a better theme title?
I could not finish today's puzzle without Google's assistance. I simply forgot SENTA (34D: Actress Berger), and I had no idea who "Composer Dimitri" (41A: TIOMKIN) was. I did not know KEDGE, ALBERTO (45D: Writer Moravia) and NOYES, but I was able to weave their names together by the across clues.
But this puzzle makes me happy. I love these baseball nuggets:
30A: Dodger, in MLB jargon: NLER (National Leaguer)
8D: Smack: SOCK. Slug!
13D: Spring time: MAYS. "Say Hey Kid" Willie MAYS.
54D: Meet event: RACES
59D: Yankee, in MLB jargon: ALER (American Leaguer)
61D: Big times: ERAS. It's "Pitchers' stats (Earned Run Averages) to me.
65D: Not safe: OUT
ACROSS:
1A: "Sanford and Son" son: LAMONT. I can only remember FRED due to the Redd Foxx clue a few weeks ago. All these TV characters are killing me.
14A: Equal: ON A PAR
19A: Crucial fact: KEY. My mind wondered into a different direction. I was thinking of the cup size. It's a crucial fact to me.
24A: Threesome: TRIAD. I put in TRINE first.
36A: Harmonized: IN SYNC. 39A: So, we are here: WELL NOW. 4D: Not close-minded about: OPEN TO. And 26D: Carve toward the center: ARC IN. I just like these kind of fills, simple and elegant.
41A: Composer Dimitri: TIOMKIN. He was sure productive: It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, High Noon, etc. DIMITRI was clued as Composer Shostakovich on April 2.
43A: Art deco leader: ERTÉ (Romain de Tirtoff). ERTÉ is simply the French pronunciation of his initials R.T. This is his most famous Symphony in Black.
47A: Old-time newspaper section: ROTO. ENNUI! How about this ROTO-TILLER?
49A: Eric Clapton classic: LAYLA. Here is the song, just for you. I am not a Clapton fan.
51A: Squid squirts: INKS. I like the alliteration here, but I will probably yawn next time I see the identical clue. Please excite me with something new each day!
53A: Munchhausen, e. g.: BARON. I did not known him. Lois is probably familiar with the "Munchhausen Syndrome".
58A: Gawk: GAPE. And 71A: Gazes: STARES. And Here is SENTA (344D: Actress Berger).
DOWN:
5D: Thin wdt.: NAR (Narrow). Not a familiar abbreviation to me. Just found that NAR also stands for "National Association of Realtors".
6D: Singer Lopez: TRINI. Learned his name from doing crossword. Not familiar with his songs. I only like Peter, Paul and Mary's Lemon Tree & If I had a Hammer. I do like this Jenny (From the Block) Lopez.
7D: Impious: UNGODLY
9D: Bambi's aunt: ENA. Isn't ENA also a Spanish queen?
10D: Of kidney's: RENAL. Hmm, you've got to LEARN this RENAL. What an interesting anagram. Do you like HON QUIZ?
18D: Reply came there none: NO ANSWER. I don't get this clue. Sounds very strange to me.
23D: Proto- or ecto- add-on: PLASM. Hmm, someone gave me ECTOPLASM as an example of " ECTO" prefix last week. ENTO (inside) & ECTO (outside).
31D: Appeal: ENTREATY
37D: "The Highwayman" poet: NOYES (Alfred). I don't know him nor do I know his poem. But what a strange name, NO and YES? You just can't have your cake and eat it too!
40D: Spinks and Ames: LEONS. No, I know neither of them. I got LEONS from across clues. LEON Uris yes! This is my favorite LÉON.
45D: Writer Moravia: ALBERTO. No, a completely stranger to me. I only know ALBERTO Gonzales. Wikipedia says he wrote Sophia Loren's Two Women. it further states that his novels "explore matters of novels explore matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism". Isn't Kafka's "The TRIAL" (33D: Legal proceeding) also a work of existentialism?
50D: Cat or goat: ANGORA
52D: Small anchor: KEDGE. Unknown to me. I am very weak at all the nautical terms.
57D: Fivers: FINS. I know sawbuck is for 10, double sawbuck is for 20, half C is 50, what about 1 and 2 dollars then? And 1K? Good to see ONE (35A) and TEN (69A) in the same grid also.
Finally, 46A: Have a hero?: EAT. Here it is. Enjoy!
C.C.
PS: Drdad, have a safe trip to India. To Mark in Buenos Aires, can you tell me the name of your newspaper please? Does it carry Monday to Sunday TMS crossword puzzle or only weekdays'? Thank you.
17A: Well-irrigated jail?: WATERING CAN
63A: Jail for cows?: DAIRY COOLER
11D: Maudlin jail?: HOKEY POKEY
29D: Soft-roofed jail?: FELT TIP PEN
And CELL, BRIG, what else? I've never heard of POKEY as a jail though.
Quite a few NO's in today's fills. NOOK, NO ANSWER, WELL NOW, NOYES and NONE. Are these somehow related to the theme? Would "Take NO Prisoners" be a better theme title?
I could not finish today's puzzle without Google's assistance. I simply forgot SENTA (34D: Actress Berger), and I had no idea who "Composer Dimitri" (41A: TIOMKIN) was. I did not know KEDGE, ALBERTO (45D: Writer Moravia) and NOYES, but I was able to weave their names together by the across clues.
But this puzzle makes me happy. I love these baseball nuggets:
30A: Dodger, in MLB jargon: NLER (National Leaguer)
8D: Smack: SOCK. Slug!
13D: Spring time: MAYS. "Say Hey Kid" Willie MAYS.
54D: Meet event: RACES
59D: Yankee, in MLB jargon: ALER (American Leaguer)
61D: Big times: ERAS. It's "Pitchers' stats (Earned Run Averages) to me.
65D: Not safe: OUT
ACROSS:
1A: "Sanford and Son" son: LAMONT. I can only remember FRED due to the Redd Foxx clue a few weeks ago. All these TV characters are killing me.
14A: Equal: ON A PAR
19A: Crucial fact: KEY. My mind wondered into a different direction. I was thinking of the cup size. It's a crucial fact to me.
24A: Threesome: TRIAD. I put in TRINE first.
36A: Harmonized: IN SYNC. 39A: So, we are here: WELL NOW. 4D: Not close-minded about: OPEN TO. And 26D: Carve toward the center: ARC IN. I just like these kind of fills, simple and elegant.
41A: Composer Dimitri: TIOMKIN. He was sure productive: It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, High Noon, etc. DIMITRI was clued as Composer Shostakovich on April 2.
43A: Art deco leader: ERTÉ (Romain de Tirtoff). ERTÉ is simply the French pronunciation of his initials R.T. This is his most famous Symphony in Black.
47A: Old-time newspaper section: ROTO. ENNUI! How about this ROTO-TILLER?
49A: Eric Clapton classic: LAYLA. Here is the song, just for you. I am not a Clapton fan.
51A: Squid squirts: INKS. I like the alliteration here, but I will probably yawn next time I see the identical clue. Please excite me with something new each day!
53A: Munchhausen, e. g.: BARON. I did not known him. Lois is probably familiar with the "Munchhausen Syndrome".
58A: Gawk: GAPE. And 71A: Gazes: STARES. And Here is SENTA (344D: Actress Berger).
DOWN:
5D: Thin wdt.: NAR (Narrow). Not a familiar abbreviation to me. Just found that NAR also stands for "National Association of Realtors".
6D: Singer Lopez: TRINI. Learned his name from doing crossword. Not familiar with his songs. I only like Peter, Paul and Mary's Lemon Tree & If I had a Hammer. I do like this Jenny (From the Block) Lopez.
7D: Impious: UNGODLY
9D: Bambi's aunt: ENA. Isn't ENA also a Spanish queen?
10D: Of kidney's: RENAL. Hmm, you've got to LEARN this RENAL. What an interesting anagram. Do you like HON QUIZ?
18D: Reply came there none: NO ANSWER. I don't get this clue. Sounds very strange to me.
23D: Proto- or ecto- add-on: PLASM. Hmm, someone gave me ECTOPLASM as an example of " ECTO" prefix last week. ENTO (inside) & ECTO (outside).
31D: Appeal: ENTREATY
37D: "The Highwayman" poet: NOYES (Alfred). I don't know him nor do I know his poem. But what a strange name, NO and YES? You just can't have your cake and eat it too!
40D: Spinks and Ames: LEONS. No, I know neither of them. I got LEONS from across clues. LEON Uris yes! This is my favorite LÉON.
45D: Writer Moravia: ALBERTO. No, a completely stranger to me. I only know ALBERTO Gonzales. Wikipedia says he wrote Sophia Loren's Two Women. it further states that his novels "explore matters of novels explore matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism". Isn't Kafka's "The TRIAL" (33D: Legal proceeding) also a work of existentialism?
50D: Cat or goat: ANGORA
52D: Small anchor: KEDGE. Unknown to me. I am very weak at all the nautical terms.
57D: Fivers: FINS. I know sawbuck is for 10, double sawbuck is for 20, half C is 50, what about 1 and 2 dollars then? And 1K? Good to see ONE (35A) and TEN (69A) in the same grid also.
Finally, 46A: Have a hero?: EAT. Here it is. Enjoy!
C.C.
PS: Drdad, have a safe trip to India. To Mark in Buenos Aires, can you tell me the name of your newspaper please? Does it carry Monday to Sunday TMS crossword puzzle or only weekdays'? Thank you.
