17. Street art involving knitted wool: YARN BOMBING.
1. Mother's nickname: MAMA.
5. Wound: INJURE.
11. Leopard or lynx: CAT.
a leopard and a Canadian lynx |
14. Actor Alda: ALAN.
15. Oklahoma athlete: SOONER. Oklahomans earned this nickname when the Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlement through land claims races in 1889. Each race began with a pistol shot. Those who jumped the gun were called SOONERs.
16. The Grand __ Opry: OLE. The last time this word was in a puzzle I blogged, I went to their website so I could report on who was performing that day. I've been getting pop-up ads from them ever since....
19. Can. lawmakers: MPS. Members of Parliament (Hi CanadianEh!)
20. "ru 4 real!?": OMG. Both could be a texting reply to outlandish news.
21. Famous __ cookies: AMOS. Hawaiians have unofficially adopted Wally AMOS. He was stationed at Hickam AFB on Oahu from 1954-1957. Years later, and after selling his Famous AMOS company, he started The Cookie Kahuna shops in HI.
22. Remainder: REST. Nice angle! No time for a nap now as I still have to respond to the remainder of the clues.
23. Bird that may wake up the farm every morning: ROOSTER. Mine crowed throughout the day.
25. Minnesota neighbor: IOWA. Their border is along 43º 30′ N.
"...Iowa voters preferred a state whose greatest length would be between the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers on the west. Once Congress accepted these rivers as boundaries, it limited Iowa’s northern extent. Congress decided on 43º 30′ because it was near the divide between the watersheds of the southward-flowing Des Moines and Iowa Rivers and the northward-flowing Blue Earth River." source
36. Insufficiently: MEAGERLY.
37. Close by: NEAR.
38. Fresh as a __: DAISY. and 38 Down. Kennel barkers: DOGS.
40. Smart-mouthed: WISE. and 51 Down. Smart-mouthed: SASSY.
41. Dangling pieces of jewelry: EAR DROPS. I have not heard earrings called this before.
43. Brewery shipments: CASES. 47. Young woman: LASS.
48. Cleans one's teeth, in a way: FLOSSES. Only FLOSS the ones you want to keep!
52. Pottery wheel material: CLAY.
55. Panorama: VIEW.
How birds see the world (Larson) |
57. Chest bone: RIB. 62. "It's __ good": ALL.
63. Pancake mixture: BATTER. Up!
64. Self-images: EGOS.
65. "Toodles!": BYE.
66. Like a lawn: GRASSY. 67. Extremely: VERY.
Down:
1. Big city bigwig: MAYOR. Not just "big cities" but small cities and fast food restaurants can have MAYORs, too!2. San Antonio landmark: ALAMO. I have visited there but did not get to see the basement. #Pee-wee's Big Adventure
3. Emmy-winning actress Martindale: MARGO.
I did not recognize her name; but, after seeing her photo, I realize I have seen her in many dramas. This is a photo from The Americans. DH liked her in Justified. |
4. __ Arbor, Michigan: ANN.
5. Chemically related compound: ISOMER. Def: one of two or more compounds that have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of the atoms within the molecules, which may result in different physical/chemical properties.
6. "That'll do": NO MORE. It's what parents say to kids who are acting silly.
7. ZipRecruiter listings: JOBS. website
8. Bi- minus one: UNI. Think "number of wheels on a cycle".
9. Darth Vader's grandson Kylo __: REN. Darth Vader is Princess Leia's bio-dad and Ben Solo, aka Kylo REN, is Leia's son. Here is a family tree:
11. Beckoning word: COME. The Japanese hand gesture to beckon someone to COME closer is with the palm facing down. This is why Manaki-neko (Beckoning Cat) has his paw facing downward. 12. Swiss ski destination: ALPS.
13. Exam: TEST.
18. Wash: BATHE.
22. IndyCar venues: RACEWAYS.
24. In a way that's meant to last: STURDILY.
25. "Beware the __ of March": IDES.
26. Member of the "Love Train" soul group: O'JAY.
27. Tail movement: WAG.
30. Singer Kristofferson: KRIS. He starred with Barbara Streisand in the 1976 remake of A Star is Born. This is the steamy album cover for the movie's soundtrack.31. "If all __ fails ... ": ELSE. 32. Some deli loaves: RYES.
33. Tip jar bills: ONES. Tipping - World Map
34. Nicely organized: NEAT. like today's puzzle
35. "Virgin River" novelist Robyn: CARR. There seem to be several books in this series.39. Some rentals, for short: APTS. APartmenTS
42. Genetic material whose first letter stands for "ribo": RNA.
43. Stadium throng: CROWD.
45. Submits tax returns online: E-FILES.
46. Name associated with the Great Chicago Fire: O'LEARY. They said it was her cow that kicked over a lantern.
50. Shortstop's blunder: ERROR.
52. Grumpy sort: CRAB.
53. __ of the valley: LILY.
As it turns out, this is the birth month flower for May. |
55. Pet docs: VETS. Has anyone seen Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet? She is VERY skilled/ABLE.
59. Boat blade: OAR.
60. School support gp.: PTA. "Group" is abbreviated, so is "Parent-Teacher Association".
61. Actor Patel: DEV. DEV is a 33 year-old British actor. His breakout role was in 2008 as the lead in Slumdog Millionaire.