Theme: None
Words: 66 (missing J,K,Q,X,Z)
Blocks: 34
Last
puzzle of the month, and I expected it to be a rough one, and Mr
Fludzinski did not disappoint. Virtually blank on the first pass, both
across and down, but I was able to break open the SE corner before I
caved in to red-letters, and then Googled for one answer. I refrained
from STOG, but I needed some help in the NW - just too many proper names
today. Oh well. Two 13-letter spanners and one 15-letter climber in a
sort of pretzel-like grid;
30a. Wikipedia is an example of it : CROWDSOURCING
33a. Kind of response to mortal danger : FIGHT OR FLIGHT
7d. Reunion discovery : LONG LOST FRIENDS - or sometimes this old farm....
lyric @ 1:30
jOhNWARDenver~!
ACROSS:
1. MTV toon teen : BEAVIS - argh~! So ashamed I didn't recall this right away
7. Sings the blues : LAMENTS
14. Planned city in California's Orange County : IRVINE - I'm East coast - I hear "planned", and I think Levittown and Hicksville here on Long Island
15. Conquered : OVERCAME - I tried overTOOK, but this is like a more personal conquering; I overcame my anxiety this week when I interviewed well on Monday, then had to wait until yesterday to find out I got the job. So I am "retiring" from UPS as of the end of next week. Seven years. That's a good run for me.
14. Planned city in California's Orange County : IRVINE - I'm East coast - I hear "planned", and I think Levittown and Hicksville here on Long Island
15. Conquered : OVERCAME - I tried overTOOK, but this is like a more personal conquering; I overcame my anxiety this week when I interviewed well on Monday, then had to wait until yesterday to find out I got the job. So I am "retiring" from UPS as of the end of next week. Seven years. That's a good run for me.
17. General courses : TRENDS
18. "Could be worse" : "NOT SO BAD."
19. __ talks : MONEY - I pondered PEACE first
20. Ones in a mess, briefly : GIs
18. "Could be worse" : "NOT SO BAD."
19. __ talks : MONEY - I pondered PEACE first
20. Ones in a mess, briefly : GIs
21. Celestial body : ORB - crossword staple, poetic "planet"
22. Chug-__ : A-LUG
23. Persuaded : SOLD
25. Instrument dating to the Paleolithic age : FLUTE - ah, an actual instrument; I was thinking along the lines of knife/axe/spade "tool" kind of instrument
27. "Go ahead" : "PLEASE DO."
29. One determining 17-Across : POLLER
32. Like most capital costs : ONE-TIME
39. Brody who was the youngest Best Actor Oscar winner : ADRIEN - I spelled it with two "A"s first
40. Contingency plan : RECOURSE
43. Double-check : RE-ADD
44. Old Italian capital : LIRE - and again, spelled it with an "A"
45. "__ oui!" : MAIS - Frawnche - but I have to let on, I have had a new handyman client who is French, and he's pretty cool - a little hard to understand at times, but....
46. Provoke : FAN - as in fanning the flames
47. San Francisco's __ Valley : NOE - perps; more West coast geography
48. Presages : BODES
49. Symbolic attitude? : EMOTICON - 😀
52. Star close to Venus? : SERENA - the tennis stars, that is - didn't fool me, got me a start in this corner
53. Field of dreams? : LA-LA LAND
54. Pucker-inducing : LEMONY
55. Denies : NAYSAYS
56. Parks with games : ARENAS
DOWN:
23. Persuaded : SOLD
25. Instrument dating to the Paleolithic age : FLUTE - ah, an actual instrument; I was thinking along the lines of knife/axe/spade "tool" kind of instrument
27. "Go ahead" : "PLEASE DO."
29. One determining 17-Across : POLLER
32. Like most capital costs : ONE-TIME
39. Brody who was the youngest Best Actor Oscar winner : ADRIEN - I spelled it with two "A"s first
40. Contingency plan : RECOURSE
43. Double-check : RE-ADD
44. Old Italian capital : LIRE - and again, spelled it with an "A"
45. "__ oui!" : MAIS - Frawnche - but I have to let on, I have had a new handyman client who is French, and he's pretty cool - a little hard to understand at times, but....
46. Provoke : FAN - as in fanning the flames
47. San Francisco's __ Valley : NOE - perps; more West coast geography
48. Presages : BODES
49. Symbolic attitude? : EMOTICON - 😀
52. Star close to Venus? : SERENA - the tennis stars, that is - didn't fool me, got me a start in this corner
53. Field of dreams? : LA-LA LAND
54. Pucker-inducing : LEMONY
55. Denies : NAYSAYS
56. Parks with games : ARENAS
DOWN:
1. Digital image format : BITMAP
2. Jazz virtuoso Garner : ERROLL - my Google for the day; his Wiki
3. Street in Manhattan's Alphabet City : AVENUE C - in hindsight, filling in "AVENUE" and then waiting seemed like a good idea for getting a toe-hold
4. Salad bar item : VINEGAR
5. __ 500 : INDY
6. His, to Henri : SES - oui
8. Bypass : AVOID - there was no avoiding traffic last weekend out here - a holiday weekend that had all three routes to the North Fork jammed up - I got in and got out before the chaos ensued. Apple pickers. >:-P 😝
9. Last team to play in the Polo Grounds : METS - and back to the East coast; more here
10. Sounds from the stumped : Ers....
11. Base fig. : NCO - dah~! Army base; I was thinking EST, NTH, etc.
12. Bulgur salad : TABOULI - no clue, filled via perps - the Wiki
13. Spruce (up) : SMARTEN
16. Swedish tennis great : EDBERG - seeing how I screwed up SAM BERG a few weeks ago, I looked this up just to be sure it was not "ED BERG"
23. Like some patches : SEWN-ON - I had this one on the back of my denim jacket in high school
2. Jazz virtuoso Garner : ERROLL - my Google for the day; his Wiki
3. Street in Manhattan's Alphabet City : AVENUE C - in hindsight, filling in "AVENUE" and then waiting seemed like a good idea for getting a toe-hold
4. Salad bar item : VINEGAR
5. __ 500 : INDY
6. His, to Henri : SES - oui
8. Bypass : AVOID - there was no avoiding traffic last weekend out here - a holiday weekend that had all three routes to the North Fork jammed up - I got in and got out before the chaos ensued. Apple pickers. >:-P 😝
9. Last team to play in the Polo Grounds : METS - and back to the East coast; more here
10. Sounds from the stumped : Ers....
11. Base fig. : NCO - dah~! Army base; I was thinking EST, NTH, etc.
12. Bulgur salad : TABOULI - no clue, filled via perps - the Wiki
13. Spruce (up) : SMARTEN
16. Swedish tennis great : EDBERG - seeing how I screwed up SAM BERG a few weeks ago, I looked this up just to be sure it was not "ED BERG"
23. Like some patches : SEWN-ON - I had this one on the back of my denim jacket in high school
ah, the youth of 1985
24. Harder to explain : ODDER
25. Precede : FOREGO
26. Inc. kin : LLC - oops, not LTD
28. Blackened from combustion : SOOTED - meh. I went with SEARED
29. Exfoliation material : PUMICE
31. NFL Titan, once : OILER - from Houston
33. Pasta pellets in Jewish cuisine : FARFEL
34. Thoughtful guy? : IDEA MAN
35. Breakfast bar : GRANOLA
36. Sought anonymity : HID
37. "Just play along, okay?" : "HUMOR ME."
38. Exploit : TRADE ON
41. "Burnt" crayon color : SIENNA
25. Precede : FOREGO
26. Inc. kin : LLC - oops, not LTD
28. Blackened from combustion : SOOTED - meh. I went with SEARED
29. Exfoliation material : PUMICE
31. NFL Titan, once : OILER - from Houston
33. Pasta pellets in Jewish cuisine : FARFEL
34. Thoughtful guy? : IDEA MAN
35. Breakfast bar : GRANOLA
36. Sought anonymity : HID
37. "Just play along, okay?" : "HUMOR ME."
38. Exploit : TRADE ON
41. "Burnt" crayon color : SIENNA
42. Prose pieces : ESSAYS
44. More than a little foolish : LOONY
47. BCS org. : NCAA - Bowl Championship Series of the National Collegiate Athletic Assoc.
48. It's often tapped out : BEER
50. North Sea feeder : TAY - the longest river up in Scotland
44. More than a little foolish : LOONY
47. BCS org. : NCAA - Bowl Championship Series of the National Collegiate Athletic Assoc.
48. It's often tapped out : BEER
50. North Sea feeder : TAY - the longest river up in Scotland
51. They, in Tours : ILS - oui oui~!
52. Radical '70s org. : SLA
52. Radical '70s org. : SLA
Splynter
Notes from C.C.:
1) Congrats on the new job, Splynter!
2) Happy Birthday to dear Pat and her husband! They were born in the same day & same year. Pat was born in the morning, her husband in the afternoon. Pat loves dogs and has been volunteering in a animal shelter for many years.
Notes from C.C.:
1) Congrats on the new job, Splynter!
2) Happy Birthday to dear Pat and her husband! They were born in the same day & same year. Pat was born in the morning, her husband in the afternoon. Pat loves dogs and has been volunteering in a animal shelter for many years.
