Theme: No No (71A. Taboo that hints at this puzzle's theme) - No is deleted from each theme entry.
20A. "Am I clear, George?"? : CAN YOU HEAR ME, W? Can you hear me now? George W. Bush.
28A. "Okay, so it's THAT dictionary"? : AH, WEBSTER. Noah Webster.
48A. Former space sports group? : MIR LEAGUE. Minor league.
58A. Little Spanish range? : POCO MOUNTAINS. Pocono Mountains.
C.C. here. Saw no draft from Lemonade when I got up. Let's hope all's well with him.
I'll just outline clue/answers. Will work on the content immediately.
(Updated now. Thanks for the patience)
This seems to be the debut puzzle for Francesca Goldston. Congratulations!
We
don't always have a reveal entry in addition/deletion puzzle. I like
when there is, since it provides a solid rational for the change.
Across:
1. "It's not easy to __": Five for Fighting lyric : BE ME. Unfamiliar with the singer or the song.
5. Sun, for one : G STAR. Guilt of using this entry myself. Quite a few ? STAR options.
10. Omegas, in the electrical world : OHMS
14. Field beasts : OXEN
15. Manual : HOW TO
16. Central points : FOCI. Another I-ending plural 23. Incitements : STIMULI
17. Jack Blum's "Meatballs" character : SPAZ. Unknown to me. Despite its clue, a bit surprised to see SPAZ in a LAT grid.
18. House work? : OPERA. Opera house.
19. Work meas. : FT LB (Foot-Pound)
24. Wonderstruck : IN AWE
27. Manuscript mark : STET
32. 9, often: Abbr. : SEP. What's your favorite month? I associate Sept with romance due to Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes. Persimmons. Pomegranates.
34. Have something : AIL. Not EAT.
35. Symbols of elusiveness : EELS
36. Govt. stipend provider : SSI
39. "The Ten Commandments" (1956) director : DEMILLE. This year's Cecil B. DeMille Award honored Meryl Streep.
42. AAA offering : RTE
43. It's near the funny bone : ULNA
45. Reaction to a 71-Across : TSK
46. Embarrassing marks : EFs
51. Nursery buy : LOAM
54. Roosevelt feature partially carved on Rushmore : SPECS. Oh, eyeglasses.
55. Jordan River outlet : DEAD SEA
62. "Oops!" : OH OH
64. Sneeze, say : REACT
65. Tilted position : CAN'T. Why "Tilted?" (Correction: CANT as a titled angle is new to me. Thanks, TTP/Argyle.)
66. Mexican bread : PESO
67. Early anesthetic : ETHER
68. New __ : AGER
69. Winter Olympics jump : AXEL
70. Loud : GAUDY. I bought this pink bag at our flea market over 10 years ago. Boomer
said it's too loud. But the design, the leather & the feel are just
perfect.(Lucina, sorry for the typo!)
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| C.C. & Lucia, 2012 |
Down:
1. Certain pears : BOSCs
2. Americans in Paris, maybe : EXPATS. I guess you can't call me a Chinese expat, since I'm an American citizen now. Congrats to your son-in-law, JD!
3. Be dead serious : MEAN IT
4. Biology subjects : ENZYMES
5. Halloween costume : GHOUL
6. Cary's love interest in "Houseboat" : SOPHIA (Loren). Gimme for Irish Miss. Cary Grant is her crush.
7. Too precious, in Portsmouth : TWEE. Wiki says "Portsmouth is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England". Also "the birthplace of author Charles Dicken".
8. Quattro competitor : ATRA
9. Ocean output : ROAR
10. Cause of hurt feelings : OFFENSE.
11. Sticky spot : HOT WATER. Great fill.
12. Ligament commonly injured in football : MCL. OK, Medial Collateral Ligament.
13. Ted, to Bobby : SIB. The Kennedys.
21. Exposed : OUTED
22. Sci-fi pic series : MIB (Man in Black)
25. Temporary skin damage : WELT
26. Gaelic tongue : ERSE
29. Narrowly defined verse : HAIKU
30. Wheaton who played Wesley on "Star Trek: T.N.G." : WIL
31. Women's issue : ELLE. D'oh, magazine issue.
33. Org. that opened a Bob Barker building in 2012 : PETA. New trivia to me.
36. Tidy amounts : SUMS
37. Tongue problem? : SLIP. Slip of the tongue.
38. At peace : IN REPOSE
40. Stir-fry sprinkle : MSG. Debunked that it causes headache.
41. Key of four Beethoven piano sonatas : E FLAT. Always have to wait.
44. "The anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life": Shaw : ALCOHOL. Got via crosses.
47. Recycle item : SODA CAN
49. User's way out : ESC
50. Brought out : EDUCED
52. Panini cheese : ASIAGO. Jayce, can you give us your yam apple cinnamon recipe? I never tried yam & apple combo before.
53. Skin Bracer maker : MENNEN
56. Contest form : ENTRY
57. The Jetsons' dog : ASTRO
59. The Snake R. forms part of its eastern border : OREG. I thought Snake River is in Colorado.
60. Prefix with physics : META
61. Kalanikupule's kingdom : OAHU
62. German grandpa : OPA. Grandma is Oma.
63. Evil eye : HEX
C.C.
