Theme: "Right for the Job" - Each phrase is replaced by a sound-like given name & surname combo, corresponding to the job in each clue.
39A. Aptly named dietitian? : EATON WRIGHT. Eating right. Then we have 112. Had a bite : ATE. Tough to spot this type of dupe.
93A. Aptly named easy chair salesman? : RICK KLEINER. Recliner.
108A. Aptly named gardener? : ALONSO GREENE. A lawn so green.
13D. Aptly named editor? : ADELINE MOORE. Add a line more.
24D. Aptly named sommelier? : MERL O'DALEY. Merlot daily.
59D. Aptly named barber? : LES OFFENBACH. Less off in back.
62D. Aptly named policewoman? : LAURA BIDEN. Law abiding.
This seems to be Lee's LAT debut. Congratulations!
Did you all get the original phrases? Santa helped me get the set, then D-Otto confirmed Santa's answers.
There are eight theme entries, each Across one intersects a Down one. Very nice. This takes luck and skill.
Across:
1. Code __ : RED
4. "Rubáiyát" poet : OMAR
8. Regional UN headquarters since 1946 : GENEVA. The big headquarters is New York City. Wiki says the other two regional headquarters are Vienna & Nairobi.
14. Slather : SMEAR
19. Lead-in for carte or mode : A LA
20. "__ la France!" : VIVE
21. Brought up : RAISED
22. Jobs creation : APPLE. Steve Jobs.
23. Australian island state : TASMANIA. Great fill.
25. Mysterious : ARCANE
26. Capricious notions : WHIMS
29. Misfortunes : ILLS
31. Like many a tree at Christmas : LIT
32. __-friendly : USER. You can ask D-Otto anything except sports, he'll give you a very easy to understand answer. He always gets into the core of things.
33. Self-described "King of All Media" : STERN (Howard)
34. Largest continent : ASIA
35. Frat party wear : TOGA
36. Electric car brand : TESLA. Hey, our Picard and his wife toured the factory.
38. One of the Gershwins : IRA
42. Capital with a Viking Ship Museum : OSLO. Would be a super exciting Super Bowl had our Vikings beat the Eagles.
44. With no exceptions : BAR NONE
46. Sharp : ACUTE
47. Pull a fast one on : HOODWINK. Another sparkling fill.
51. Small test : QUIZ
52. Mangabeys, e.g. : MONKEYS. I did not know the meaning of Mangabey.
54. Thought of but not shared : UNSAID
55. Goes back to the front, perhaps : RE-UPS. Oh the front line.
57. URL ending : ORG
58. King's domain : REALM
59. Ties off in surgery : LIGATES
61. Cats native to much of the Americas : OCELOTS
66. Unit on the set : TAKE. Movie set.
67. Mexican coin : PESO
68. Prominent Dumbo feature : EARS
70. Mine access : ADIT. Looks like this. I learned from doing crosswords.
71. TV's Buffy and Faith, e.g. : SLAYERS
73. Moral consideration : SCRUPLE. Consonant-rich.
77. Set of furniture : SUITE
78. Startling word : BOO
79. Shade-tolerant garden plant : HOSTA
80. Old schoolmaster's disciplinary tool : FERULE. Do you use Ferule or Ferrule?
81. Avoid trespassing on : STAY OFF
85. Turns sharply : ZIGS
86. Bowed, in Basra : SALAAMED. We kowtowed to elders during Spring Festival. Then we got the red pocket with money in.
88. Chocolate source : CACAO
89. Constitution VIPs : FRAMERS
92. Like hands without mittens, maybe : NUMB. In cold winter.
95. Big time : ERA
97. Works with flour : SIFTS
101. Pub pours : ALES
102. Green state? : ENVY. Gimme for regulars.
103. Puzzle part : PIECE. Boomer has tackled a few jigsaw puzzles this winter.
105. Leak : DRIP
106. Hip : MOD
107. Woodcutter Ali : BABA
111. Thorny plant : BRIAR
113. "MASH" director : ALTMAN (Robert). He also directed the movie "A Prairie Home Companion". Big deal for Minnesotans then. How things have changed in a short time.
115. Scotty on the Enterprise, e.g. : ENGINEER
116. Slowly, in music : LENTO
117. Spicy cuisine : CREOLE. Never had Creole food.
118. Kerfuffles : ADOS
119. Rowboat propeller : OAR
120. Brinks : EDGES
121. Many-sided evils : HYDRAS. Many-headed. Also 53. Monstrous Tolkien creations : ORCS
122. Fail miserably : TANK
123. Cook in a wok : FRY. I loved these fried rice balls. Often filled with sweet red adzuki paste or sesame paste. Most of Chinese/Japanese/Koreans desserts contain adzuki paste and sesame paste/seeds.
Down:
1. Snitch on : RAT OUT
2. Tick away : ELAPSE
3. Short races : DASHES
4. __ Office : OVAL
5. Knee revealers, and then some : MINIS
6. Earhart's art : AVIATION
7. Grim character? : REAPER. We've seen this clue before.
8. Tiny amount : GRAIN
9. Bring home : EARN
10. Word on Santa's checklist : NICE. What a blessing to have a Santa on our blog. He now has a new cat called Moaning Myrtle.
11. Former NHL forward Tikkanen : ESA. Unknown to me. Wiki says he's Finnish.
12. Hunter's meat : VENISON
14. Makes the cut : SAWS. Great clue.
15. Dashboard letters : MPH
16. Afterword : EPILOGUE
17. Supremely powerful : ALMIGHTY
18. Amends, as corporate earnings : RE-STATES
28. __ Spring : ARAB. Now Arab Winter.
30. USA Patriot Act, e.g. : LAW
34. Including everything : A TO Z
35. Check (off) : TICK
37. Take __: enjoy the pool : A SWIM
39. Lose one's temper : ERUPT
40. Ouzo flavoring : ANISE. I gather it tastes similar to star anise? I was surprised to find out that the five-spice powder made in Taiwan does not include Sichuan peppercorn. They have ginger root. I much prefer ours.
41. Mountain chain : RANGE
43. Pot top : LID
45. Greenish blue : AQUA
47. Elicits an "Ouch!" : HURTS
48. "Inside the NBA" analyst : O"NEAL. Shaq.
49. Japanese port : OSAKA
50. Kardashian matriarch : KRIS
56. They may be inflated : EGOS
60. Labor Day mo. : SEPT. Our flea market season here starts around Memorial Days and ends around Labor Day.
63. Loathing : ODIUM
64. Information on a spine : TITLE. And 72. Kindle download : E-BOOK
65. Spirited mount : STEED
67. TA's boss : PROF
69. Word of regret : ALAS
74. Relative of a knock : CHIME
75. "I copy" : ROGER
76. Gorbachev's land: Abbr. : USSR
77. Lines of clothing : SEAMS
80. Winter malady : FLU. So glad I beat it. Now I can eat pickles & Kimchi (mild) again. Both irritated my throat when I coughed.
81. Prepare, as eggs : SCRAMBLE
82. Fitted : TAILORED
83. Agreeing : ACCEDING
84. Himalayan pack animals : YAKS
85. Wacky : ZANY
87. World's largest snake by weight : ANACONDA. Another great fill.
90. Serious competition : RIVALRY
91. To be, in Bavaria : SEIN. Unknown to me.
94. "Glee" actress __ Michele : LEA
96. Move from window to aisle, say : RE-SEAT. Aisle for Boomer.
98. Done with : FREE OF
99. Tone deafness : TIN EAR
100. Boat shoe brand : SPERRY
103. Corn breads : PONES. These look like corn cookies.
104. Goad : EGG ON
107. Warner or Ringling follower : BROS
108. Don Juan's love : AMOR
109. In __ land : LA LA. Hi there, LaLaLinda!
110. Game of world conquest : RISK
114. Williams in Cooperstown : TED
27A. Aptly named therapist? : OPHELIA PAINE. I feel your pain.
39A. Aptly named dietitian? : EATON WRIGHT. Eating right. Then we have 112. Had a bite : ATE. Tough to spot this type of dupe.
93A. Aptly named easy chair salesman? : RICK KLEINER. Recliner.
108A. Aptly named gardener? : ALONSO GREENE. A lawn so green.
13D. Aptly named editor? : ADELINE MOORE. Add a line more.
24D. Aptly named sommelier? : MERL O'DALEY. Merlot daily.
59D. Aptly named barber? : LES OFFENBACH. Less off in back.
62D. Aptly named policewoman? : LAURA BIDEN. Law abiding.
This seems to be Lee's LAT debut. Congratulations!
Did you all get the original phrases? Santa helped me get the set, then D-Otto confirmed Santa's answers.
There are eight theme entries, each Across one intersects a Down one. Very nice. This takes luck and skill.
Across:
1. Code __ : RED
4. "Rubáiyát" poet : OMAR
8. Regional UN headquarters since 1946 : GENEVA. The big headquarters is New York City. Wiki says the other two regional headquarters are Vienna & Nairobi.
14. Slather : SMEAR
19. Lead-in for carte or mode : A LA
20. "__ la France!" : VIVE
21. Brought up : RAISED
22. Jobs creation : APPLE. Steve Jobs.
23. Australian island state : TASMANIA. Great fill.
25. Mysterious : ARCANE
26. Capricious notions : WHIMS
29. Misfortunes : ILLS
31. Like many a tree at Christmas : LIT
32. __-friendly : USER. You can ask D-Otto anything except sports, he'll give you a very easy to understand answer. He always gets into the core of things.
33. Self-described "King of All Media" : STERN (Howard)
34. Largest continent : ASIA
35. Frat party wear : TOGA
36. Electric car brand : TESLA. Hey, our Picard and his wife toured the factory.
38. One of the Gershwins : IRA
42. Capital with a Viking Ship Museum : OSLO. Would be a super exciting Super Bowl had our Vikings beat the Eagles.
44. With no exceptions : BAR NONE
46. Sharp : ACUTE
47. Pull a fast one on : HOODWINK. Another sparkling fill.
51. Small test : QUIZ
52. Mangabeys, e.g. : MONKEYS. I did not know the meaning of Mangabey.
54. Thought of but not shared : UNSAID
55. Goes back to the front, perhaps : RE-UPS. Oh the front line.
57. URL ending : ORG
58. King's domain : REALM
59. Ties off in surgery : LIGATES
61. Cats native to much of the Americas : OCELOTS
66. Unit on the set : TAKE. Movie set.
67. Mexican coin : PESO
68. Prominent Dumbo feature : EARS
70. Mine access : ADIT. Looks like this. I learned from doing crosswords.
71. TV's Buffy and Faith, e.g. : SLAYERS
73. Moral consideration : SCRUPLE. Consonant-rich.
77. Set of furniture : SUITE
78. Startling word : BOO
79. Shade-tolerant garden plant : HOSTA
80. Old schoolmaster's disciplinary tool : FERULE. Do you use Ferule or Ferrule?
81. Avoid trespassing on : STAY OFF
85. Turns sharply : ZIGS
86. Bowed, in Basra : SALAAMED. We kowtowed to elders during Spring Festival. Then we got the red pocket with money in.
88. Chocolate source : CACAO
89. Constitution VIPs : FRAMERS
92. Like hands without mittens, maybe : NUMB. In cold winter.
95. Big time : ERA
97. Works with flour : SIFTS
101. Pub pours : ALES
102. Green state? : ENVY. Gimme for regulars.
103. Puzzle part : PIECE. Boomer has tackled a few jigsaw puzzles this winter.
105. Leak : DRIP
106. Hip : MOD
107. Woodcutter Ali : BABA
111. Thorny plant : BRIAR
113. "MASH" director : ALTMAN (Robert). He also directed the movie "A Prairie Home Companion". Big deal for Minnesotans then. How things have changed in a short time.
115. Scotty on the Enterprise, e.g. : ENGINEER
116. Slowly, in music : LENTO
117. Spicy cuisine : CREOLE. Never had Creole food.
118. Kerfuffles : ADOS
119. Rowboat propeller : OAR
120. Brinks : EDGES
121. Many-sided evils : HYDRAS. Many-headed. Also 53. Monstrous Tolkien creations : ORCS
122. Fail miserably : TANK
123. Cook in a wok : FRY. I loved these fried rice balls. Often filled with sweet red adzuki paste or sesame paste. Most of Chinese/Japanese/Koreans desserts contain adzuki paste and sesame paste/seeds.
Down:
1. Snitch on : RAT OUT
2. Tick away : ELAPSE
3. Short races : DASHES
4. __ Office : OVAL
5. Knee revealers, and then some : MINIS
6. Earhart's art : AVIATION
7. Grim character? : REAPER. We've seen this clue before.
8. Tiny amount : GRAIN
9. Bring home : EARN
10. Word on Santa's checklist : NICE. What a blessing to have a Santa on our blog. He now has a new cat called Moaning Myrtle.
 |
| Moaning Myrtle |
12. Hunter's meat : VENISON
14. Makes the cut : SAWS. Great clue.
15. Dashboard letters : MPH
16. Afterword : EPILOGUE
17. Supremely powerful : ALMIGHTY
18. Amends, as corporate earnings : RE-STATES
28. __ Spring : ARAB. Now Arab Winter.
30. USA Patriot Act, e.g. : LAW
34. Including everything : A TO Z
35. Check (off) : TICK
37. Take __: enjoy the pool : A SWIM
39. Lose one's temper : ERUPT
40. Ouzo flavoring : ANISE. I gather it tastes similar to star anise? I was surprised to find out that the five-spice powder made in Taiwan does not include Sichuan peppercorn. They have ginger root. I much prefer ours.
41. Mountain chain : RANGE
43. Pot top : LID
45. Greenish blue : AQUA
47. Elicits an "Ouch!" : HURTS
48. "Inside the NBA" analyst : O"NEAL. Shaq.
49. Japanese port : OSAKA
50. Kardashian matriarch : KRIS
56. They may be inflated : EGOS
60. Labor Day mo. : SEPT. Our flea market season here starts around Memorial Days and ends around Labor Day.
63. Loathing : ODIUM
64. Information on a spine : TITLE. And 72. Kindle download : E-BOOK
65. Spirited mount : STEED
67. TA's boss : PROF
69. Word of regret : ALAS
74. Relative of a knock : CHIME
75. "I copy" : ROGER
76. Gorbachev's land: Abbr. : USSR
77. Lines of clothing : SEAMS
80. Winter malady : FLU. So glad I beat it. Now I can eat pickles & Kimchi (mild) again. Both irritated my throat when I coughed.
81. Prepare, as eggs : SCRAMBLE
82. Fitted : TAILORED
83. Agreeing : ACCEDING
84. Himalayan pack animals : YAKS
85. Wacky : ZANY
87. World's largest snake by weight : ANACONDA. Another great fill.
90. Serious competition : RIVALRY
91. To be, in Bavaria : SEIN. Unknown to me.
94. "Glee" actress __ Michele : LEA
96. Move from window to aisle, say : RE-SEAT. Aisle for Boomer.
98. Done with : FREE OF
99. Tone deafness : TIN EAR
100. Boat shoe brand : SPERRY
103. Corn breads : PONES. These look like corn cookies.
104. Goad : EGG ON
107. Warner or Ringling follower : BROS
108. Don Juan's love : AMOR
109. In __ land : LA LA. Hi there, LaLaLinda!
110. Game of world conquest : RISK
114. Williams in Cooperstown : TED
