Theme: IT'S A DATE (54. "I'm there!" ... and hint to the first part of the answers to starred clues) - The first word can precede "date".
20. *Zero degrees, on a compass: DUE NORTH. Due date.
23. *Fiduciary entity whose holdings are unknown to its beneficiaries: BLIND TRUST. Blind date.
39. *Life insurance clause specifying twice the payment for certain situations: DOUBLE INDEMNITY. Double date.
47. *Wet wooded region: RAINFOREST. Rain date.
Boomer here. C.C. said this is another L. A. Times debut. Congrats, Seth!
Bowling
is now in full swing. The lanes will see me twice a week until April.
Golf season is running short in Minnesota. Courses close around
November 1. Crossword season is in play 12 months a year.
Across:
1. Bowler's challenge: SPLIT. Happened to me six time last Thursday
6. River in western Belgium: YSER. "YSER that's my babe, No Sir, I don't mean maybe."
10. "Quite contrary" gardener: MARY. Silver Bells and Cockle shells.
14. Dog guide: LEASH. I think most states require a leash now.
15. Paris currency: EURO.
I remember when EURO first hit the market I think I bought 25 coins in a
set for about $20.00. Later I sold them on eBay for about $10.00.
Story of my life.
16. Singer Adams: EDIE. Mr. Grant's (of WJM TV) wife.
17. Bert's Muppet roommate: ERNIE.
18. Tiny bit of a min.: NSEC. Nanosecond.
19. "Bob's Burgers" daughter: TINA. Or Tina Louise on Gilligan's Island.
22. Looks for: SEEKS. and you shall FIND.
26. Deli hanger: SALAMI. Salami, Salami, Baloney.
31. Rivière contents: EAU.
I know this is French, but every time I see it in a puzzle, I think of
our Wisconsin neighbor to the east, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Speaking of
the big W, I watched the Badgers kick Michigan around today. Too bad
they had two players kicked out of the game for head butting.
32. Sun-dried brick: ADOBE.
33. Campus housing: DORM. Never stayed in a dorm. I carpooled to the U of M and parked in a lot in the Mississippi River flats. 15 cents per day.
35. Ceremonial shoulder-to-hip band: SASH.
42. "¿Cómo __ usted?": ESTA.
43. Pre-holiday nights: EVES. I like Christmas Eve but I suppose New Year's eve is most rowdy.
44. Helped: AIDED.
45. Exist: ARE.
46. Opulent home: ESTATE.
Okay, we only have a town home on a small lot. I imagine most of our
Minnesota Twins might live on an estate. That's okay though since they
have to live in a hotel 81 days a year.
53. Early stage: ONSET.
60. Lab vessel: VIAL.
61. Therefore: ERGO.
63. Radamès in 36-Down, e.g.: TENOR. 36. Verdi opera: AIDA.
64. And others, in Lat.: ET AL. Short for Et Cetera.
65. Author Roald: DAHL.
66. Wild West film: OATER. Throw back to the early sixties with Oaters like Gunsmoke, Maverick, Cheyenne, et al.
67. Provocative: RACY.
68. French "head": TETE.
69. Newspapers, collectively: PRESS. I like MEDIA better.
Down:
1. Snow glider: SLED. We all had one when we were kids. A nice friendly hill near my home helped too.
2. Lima is its capital: PERU.
3. Fictional reporter Lois: LANE. Superman never got hit by a plane but Clark got hit on by a Lane.
4. "The doctor __": IS IN. I have seen and heard this many times, but I never saw a sign like this at any doctor or dentist's office.
5. "God" prefix: THEO. What follows THE N
6. Film in which Streisand plays a yeshiva boy: YENTL.
7. Japanese rolls: SUSHI.
8. Before, in verse: ERE. I heard him exclaim ere he rode out of sight.
9. Mythical big bird: ROC. Roc of ages, cleft for me. Let me hide under a tree.
10. Usage measurer: METER. "Lovely Rita, METER maid". The Beatles.
11. French farewell: ADIEU.
Adieu, Adieu, my friends adieu. I can no longer stay with you. I'll
hang my harp in the weeping willow tree. And may the world go well with
thee.
12. Ice show venues: RINKS. Yeah but also hockey games eh ?
13. Baker's dough raiser: YEAST.
When I worked pizza, we always put in yeast when making the dough. But
then when making the pizza, we flattened the heck out of it.
21. Sac fly stat: RBI.
I think the major leagues are setting records for total RBIs among all
the team. they really tightened the strings on those baseballs this
year.
22. "The Simpsons" disco guy: STU.
24. Geeky-sounding candy: NERDS. Candy?? I thought those were the guys that lived in Animal House.
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25. Knight's lady: DAME. There is nothing like one. Nothing in the world !
26. "Smooth Operator" singer: SADE.
27. Kerfuffles: ADOS.
28. Lummox: LOUT.
29. __ The Museum: Stockholm exhibit honoring a pop group: ABBA.
30. Singer Tormé: MEL. He was in a Seinfeld episode and I think Kramer fell on him.
33. Sunken ship explorer: DIVER.
34. __ of a kind: ONE. It takes ONE to know ONE.
35. Peevish state: SNIT. Tobacco can spelled backwards.
37. Editor's "never mind that change": STET.
38. Jekyll's alter ego: HYDE. Forget London, There is a Hyde Park in Chicago's South side near that big lake named after Michigan.
40. Gateway Arch designer Saarinen: EERO.
41. More, for Miguel: MAS.
45. Rearward at sea: AFT. Also a period of time after MORN
46. Many "Star Trek" extras: ETS.
47. Mars explorer: ROVER. "Red ROVER, Red ROVER send C.C. right over."
48. Friend of Maria in "West Side Story": ANITA. "Tonight, Tonight, won't be just any night. Tonight there will be no morning star."
49. Author Asimov: ISAAC.
50. Singer Furtado: NELLY. "Hang on the bell Nelly, Hang on the bell. You're poor daddy's locked in a cold prison cell." (Chad Mitchell Trio.)
51. Octet count: EIGHT. Crazy number
52. Swiped: STOLE.
55. Resting upon: ATOP. Of Old Smokey
56. Honey alternative: DEAR. Dear ABBY's Grandson (Dean Phillips) is our 3rd District Congressman from Minnesota. (C.C. and I live in the 3rd district.)
57. Pot starter: ANTE. Pretty much the same as a red chip on the Pass Line. I don't play poker. I'll let you guess the game I like.
58. Ballerinas dance on them: TOES. Rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes. Hey has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose?
59. Makes a mistake: ERRS. Can't blame those on the tight baseballs, or can they?
61. NYC summer hrs.: EDT.
62. Actress Charlotte: RAE.
Boomer
