Theme: SANDWICH BAR (63. Spot to assemble the first parts of the answers to the starred clues)
17. *Take a chance: ROLL THE DICE.
24. *Minnesota medical center: MAYO CLINIC.
38. *Mug for the cameras: HAM IT UP.
52. *Vatican security detail: SWISS GUARD.
I am the HAM and C.C. is the SWISS cheese. We are both proud of the historic MAYO clinic although thankfully we have never had to check in there. And yes, I ROLL the dice but Minnesota does not have craps tables. I have to go to Wisconsin or Las Vegas.
Across:
6. Game with drivers and carts: GOLF. Don't forget irons, putters, and balls with dimples.
10. __ of gold: POT. Win on at the poker table.
13. Eggy brunch choice: OMELET. You may get one at a Vegas buffet. But you might have to wait in line.
15. Slender woodwind: OBOE.
16. Flightless bird of Australia: EMU.
19. Photographer Goldin: NAN.
20. Squirrel's discard: NUTSHELL. Well, we had squirrels that discarded tulips.
21. Pancakes often served with smoked salmon: BLINI. Never heard of this. I prefer maple syrup.
23. Archaic "once": ERST.
27. Blessing ender: AMEN. One of the few four letter words that religion approves.
29. "Oh, now I see": AH YES.
30. Mother-of-pearl: NACRE. Trick of a mollusk.
33. GI show gp.: USO. When in Hardheim, we had to travel to Stuttgart for a show.
34. Quacking bird: DUCK. Pitchers may DUCK when a line drive comes back at them.
37. Slice of history: ERA. It could raise their ERA.
42. Language of Southeast Asia: LAO.
43. Off-white shade: ECRU. Calvin Klein and the Gap are trying to convince the public that yellowish gray is a neat color.
45. Pollen gatherer: BEE.
46. Arcade pioneer: ATARI. Yes indeed. My first go at a computer!
48. Hole in a tub: DRAIN.
50. Covert ops outfit, for short: CAMO. We never needed these in Germany. Only in combat areas.
55. "Hey, you!": PSST.
59. Sun porch: LANAI. Located in our 50th state.
60. Float in the air: LEVITATE.
62. So last month: OLD. "Old friends, sat on their park bench like bookends." Simon and Garfunkel
66. Laudatory poem: ODE. "It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty, Delta day" Bobbie Gentry: "ODE to Billie Joe".
67. Area behind an altar: APSE.
68. Hears (of): LEARNS.
69. Chicken __: itchy malady: POX. As long as it is not Monkey Pox.
70. Class ring number: YEAR. Mine is 1965.
71. Wager: STAKE. $22.00 on the inside numbers, (5,6,8.9)
Down:
2. French love: AMOUR.
3. Gets soupy, as ice cream: MELTS. Or Minnesota snow. It took longer than the past, but it's long gone now!
4. Elite athlete: ALL-STAR. Waiting for the selections for the Mid-Summer classic.
5. Late-night host Meyers: SETH.
6. Divine: GODLY.
7. __-Wan Kenobi: OBI. Jedi for a Halloween costume
8. Opp. of express: LOC. Local.
9. Without oomph: FEEBLY. My bowling since my spinal cord got feeble.
10. Landform that juts into the water: PENINSULA. Florida.
11. Resident of a Middle Eastern sultanate: OMANI.
12. Loose-fitting top: TUNIC.
14. Unifying feature of many crosswords: THEME. Monday to Friday L.A. Times crosswords all have themes. Sunday too.
18. Splashy style: ELAN.
22. Fibbed: LIED. If someone tells you he never told a lie, don't believe him.
25. Hops-drying oven in a brewery: OAST. I never knew what hops were. Still don't.
26. "Mon petit __": French endearment: CHOU.
28. "It's okay, I guess": MEH.
30. Jill Biden, __ Jacobs: NEE. Last name before marriage.
31. Rainbow shape: ARC. "Why are there so mane songs about rainbows?"
32. Analog catalog in British libraries: CARD INDEX. Not index card?
33. One-eighty: UIE. I thought that was spelled ewee
35. Indy 500 racer: CAR. These machines should have a name slicker than CAR.
36. Colorful pond fish: KOI.
39. "You're making __ mistake!": A BIG.
40. Feature of many restaurant websites: MENU. They all make it look good on web commercials.
41. Actress Grier: PAM. Cooking spray.
44. __ Minor: constellation: URSA. Little dipper.
47. "Let's see you do better!": TOP THAT. Got any baseball cards?
49. "To quote myself ... ": AS I SAY. I have more than you.
50. Team on a film set: CREW.
51. Ibuprofen brand: ADVIL. I switched to Tylenol to prep for the surgery.
52. Sailing vessel: SLOOP. "We sailed on the sloop John B."
53. Picture book character lost in a crowd: WALDO.
54. Birch family tree: ALDER. I think Birch are Alder than Oak.
56. Brand of hummus: SABRA.
57. Smelled a lot: STANK. "He lit a match to check the STANK, that's why they call him Skinless Frank."
58. To the point: TERSE.
61. Puts frosting on: ICES. Or winter weather ICES our driveway.
64. Imitate: APE. The hairy one.
65. Super-secret intel org.: NSA.
Sign on the wall last Tuesday when I had the surgery.
Boomer
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| VA Ortho, 5/31/2022 |
