Happy Monday, everyone! sumdaze here with a theme that seems to have arisen out of nowhere.
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| Theme: Ta-da! |
18 Across. Long garment with no waistline: TENT DRESS.
A POP-UP TENT is a tent that is ready to use as soon as it is unfolded, without requiring a frame to be assembled first.
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| a TENT DRESS and a POP-UP TENT |
24 Across. "These aren't the droids we're looking for" speaker: STORM TROOPER.
Our constructors threw us a curve ball with this one. If you read the clue too quickly you might have wanted to answer Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, Ben said "you're" and the STORM TROOPER responded "we're". Here is the scene from the 1977 Star Wars movie. (The STORM TROOPERs are wearing white body armor.) (1:29 min.)
Read about a POP-UP STORM here.
38 Across. Activity for a green-thumbed apartment dweller: WINDOW GARDENING.
A POP-UP WINDOW is a small advertisement or banner that appears in the foreground of one's screen while browsing a website.
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| a WINDOW GARDEN and a POP-UP WINDOW I often see on Blogger |
49 Across. Aftereffects of a great read: BOOK HANGOVER. I do not recall hearing this term before today but I have definitely experienced one. Here is how one blogger describes it:
A “book hangover” is the slangy shortcut for the feeling when a reader finishes a book—usually fiction—and they can’t stop thinking about the fictional world that has run out of pages. The story is over, but the reader misses the characters or the atmosphere of the novel.
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| I bought this elaborate POP-UP BOOK for my grandmother when she developed dementia. It turned out to be a good gift because her visitors enjoyed looking through it with her. |
Now for the reveal:
60 Across. Right-click result, often, and where the starts of 18-, 24-, 38-, and 49-Across can be found?: POP-UP MENU.
If you right-click on your PC*, a MENU of options POPs-UP. Here is an example:
The reveal clue also says that the starts of the themed clues can be found on a POP-UP MENU. I take that to mean that if you were looking at a menu (list) of things that POP-UP, you might see these four items: TENT, STORM, WINDOW, and BOOK.
Before we POP on over to the rest of the clues, here's a CSO to all the POPS on the Corner. 
Across:
1. Financial liability of concern to creditors: DEBT. and 6 Down. Have a 1-Across with: OWE TO.
5. "Gilmore Girls" daughter: RORY. Do we get a lot of Gilmore Girls cast member clues or is it always RORY? I never saw the show so these questions are always ESPs for me.
9. Lightning streak: BOLT.
13. Dickens villain Heep: URIAH. Uriah Heep is such a great name! He was the creep in David Copperfield. I chose this book for my senior literature project when I was in high school.
15. Tot's scrape: OWIE.
16. Grammy winner India.__: ARIE. My trick for remembering this XWD staple fill is she sings an aria, but with an "e" at the end.
17. "So anyway," e.g.: SEGUE. Def: (noun) a transition made without pause or interruption.
43. Top-tier: A-ONE. Also top-tier is the XWD staple, A-Team.
44. Date opening: MONTH. In the U.S., dates are usually (but not always) written as MONTH/day/year. Since MONTH comes first, it is the opening.
45. Apple download: IOS APP. iOS is the iPhone Operating System. iOS APPs are designed to take advantage of an iPhone's built-in features, like its camera, microphone, GPS, etc.
48. Duck, duck, goose shape: RING. Duck, Duck, Goose is a children's game in which the players sit in a circle.
55. Figure on a wedding cake, maybe: GROOM.
58. Steel support for concrete: REBAR.
59. Ida. neighbor: ORE. There is a movement for some eastern OREgon counties to join IDAho. GreaterIdaho.org website
62. "Hakuna Matata" composer John: ELTON. and 11 Down. WNBA great Leslie: LISA.
1. Does some light housekeeping: DUSTS.
2. Not hunched over: ERECT.
3. Life-changing events: BIG MOMENTS.
4. "T," on sorority row: TAU.
5. Helicopter part: ROTOR.
7. Classic Unilever laundry soap: RINSO. Unilever is the company that owns the brand name RINSO...among other well-known brands.
8. "So close, __ so far": YET. 
9. Streisand of "Yentl": BARBRA. The story is that she was born "Barbara" then changed the spelling of her name when she was 18 because she wanted to be unique but did not want to change her name.
10. Cookie with a Coca-Cola variety: OREO.
12. Rorschach __: TEST. The test consists of a series of 10 symmetrical blots where the subject states what they see. These slides are shown in the same order to align modern observations with historical performance. You can see the 10 cards here.
Have a great day! I'll POP by later to read the comments.
1. Financial liability of concern to creditors: DEBT. and 6 Down. Have a 1-Across with: OWE TO.
5. "Gilmore Girls" daughter: RORY. Do we get a lot of Gilmore Girls cast member clues or is it always RORY? I never saw the show so these questions are always ESPs for me.
9. Lightning streak: BOLT.
13. Dickens villain Heep: URIAH. Uriah Heep is such a great name! He was the creep in David Copperfield. I chose this book for my senior literature project when I was in high school.
15. Tot's scrape: OWIE.
16. Grammy winner India.__: ARIE. My trick for remembering this XWD staple fill is she sings an aria, but with an "e" at the end.
17. "So anyway," e.g.: SEGUE. Def: (noun) a transition made without pause or interruption.
Regardless, this was a fun word to find in the grid.
20. TV channel with a large film library: TCM. Turner Classic Movies
21. Sidesplitters: RIOTS. Def: (noun) an exceedingly funny story or joke.
23. German sub dangerous to Allied ships: U-BOAT.
27. Goat pen noises: MAAS.
28. Anchorage locale: ALASKA. Anchorage is ALASKA's most populous city with 286,075 people. ALASKA's capital, Juneau has 31,555 people.
21. Sidesplitters: RIOTS. Def: (noun) an exceedingly funny story or joke.
23. German sub dangerous to Allied ships: U-BOAT.
27. Goat pen noises: MAAS.
28. Anchorage locale: ALASKA. Anchorage is ALASKA's most populous city with 286,075 people. ALASKA's capital, Juneau has 31,555 people.
North to Alaska ~ Johnny Horton ~ 1960
32. Calvin of fashion: KLEIN. As it turns out, Calvin Richard Klein celebrates his 82nd birthday tomorrow. He was born in The Bronx, NY. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1962.
34. Anti-inflammatory antioxidant berry: ACAI. Will the accolades to this berry never cease?
37. Backdrop of many novels set in the 1940s: WAR. This one took me a bit, but after I got it I thought, "Fair enough."
42. Recipe no.: AMT. and 55 Down. Report card nos.: GPAS.
34. Anti-inflammatory antioxidant berry: ACAI. Will the accolades to this berry never cease?
37. Backdrop of many novels set in the 1940s: WAR. This one took me a bit, but after I got it I thought, "Fair enough."
42. Recipe no.: AMT. and 55 Down. Report card nos.: GPAS.
"Number(s)" is abbreviated in these clues, so is "AMounT" and "Grade Point Averages".
43. Top-tier: A-ONE. Also top-tier is the XWD staple, A-Team.
44. Date opening: MONTH. In the U.S., dates are usually (but not always) written as MONTH/day/year. Since MONTH comes first, it is the opening.
45. Apple download: IOS APP. iOS is the iPhone Operating System. iOS APPs are designed to take advantage of an iPhone's built-in features, like its camera, microphone, GPS, etc.
48. Duck, duck, goose shape: RING. Duck, Duck, Goose is a children's game in which the players sit in a circle.
55. Figure on a wedding cake, maybe: GROOM.
58. Steel support for concrete: REBAR.
59. Ida. neighbor: ORE. There is a movement for some eastern OREgon counties to join IDAho. GreaterIdaho.org website
62. "Hakuna Matata" composer John: ELTON. and 11 Down. WNBA great Leslie: LISA.
We have two double firsties in today's puzzle. Those always throw me off.
64. Hymn finale: AMEN.
65. Give off: EMIT.
66. Shoe material that shouldn't get wet: SUEDE. You shouldn't step on SUEDE either. Elvis sang a song about that.
67. "__ my regards": SEND. not "give"
68. Loose tops: TEES.
69. Went up a size: GREW.
Down:
64. Hymn finale: AMEN.
65. Give off: EMIT.
66. Shoe material that shouldn't get wet: SUEDE. You shouldn't step on SUEDE either. Elvis sang a song about that.
67. "__ my regards": SEND. not "give"
68. Loose tops: TEES.
69. Went up a size: GREW.
The Grinch's heart GREW. (45 sec.)
Down:
1. Does some light housekeeping: DUSTS.
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| Treadmills are also good for hanging laundry. |
2. Not hunched over: ERECT.
3. Life-changing events: BIG MOMENTS.
4. "T," on sorority row: TAU.
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| Greek alphabet |
5. Helicopter part: ROTOR.
7. Classic Unilever laundry soap: RINSO. Unilever is the company that owns the brand name RINSO...among other well-known brands.
9. Streisand of "Yentl": BARBRA. The story is that she was born "Barbara" then changed the spelling of her name when she was 18 because she wanted to be unique but did not want to change her name.
10. Cookie with a Coca-Cola variety: OREO.
12. Rorschach __: TEST. The test consists of a series of 10 symmetrical blots where the subject states what they see. These slides are shown in the same order to align modern observations with historical performance. You can see the 10 cards here.
This is a 22 sec. clip from Batman Forever (1995) with Val Kilmer and Nichole Kidman.
14. Boy of la familia: HERMANO. Spanish for "brother"
19. "Hamilton" climax: DUEL. I liked this clue! The song from that scene is called The World Was Wide Enough. It is a great message for today's quarrels as well!
22. "__ showtime!": IT'S.
25. Midnight snack expedition: RAID.
26. Reimbursed: PAID.
29. Person who is a big factor in a two-party election: SWING VOTER.
30. Philosopher Immanuel: KANT. (1724-1804) He was born in Germany and is one of the Enlightenment thinkers. Basically, he believed in humanity's ability to be rational about morality and wrote about categorical imperatives. The internet says Kant was 5'2" (157.5 cm.).
31. "Grr": ARGH.
32. River in an epic film title: KWAI. The Bridge on the River Kwai was the highest-grossing film of 1957. It won seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
33. Bachelorette party hire, perhaps: LIMO.
34. Before now: AGO.
35. Food drive item: CAN. a good November reminder to help out
36. "__ you sure?": ARE. No, I'm sumdaze.
39. D.C. paper: WAPO. WAshington POst
40. Some asylum seekers: EMIGRES.
41. Improper action: NO-NO.
46. Teem: ABOUND.
47. Showy splendor: POMP. I thought of the graduation march POMP and Circumstance by Edward Elgar, a name I've seen in a few puzzles.
48. Biochem molecule: RNA.
50. Krispy __: KREME.
51. Figure skater Sonja: HENIE. (1912-1969) Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other female figure skater. She was born in XWD's favorite capital, Oslo.
52. Shares an edge: ABUTS.
53. Eat away at: ERODE. During the Ice Age, glaciers ate away at the granite in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, creating Yosemite's Half Dome.
54. Affirm again, as vows: RENEW.
56. Italy's capital: ROME.
57. Willing to listen: OPEN.
61. Encountered: MET.
63. Carry with effort: LUG.
14. Boy of la familia: HERMANO. Spanish for "brother"
19. "Hamilton" climax: DUEL. I liked this clue! The song from that scene is called The World Was Wide Enough. It is a great message for today's quarrels as well!
22. "__ showtime!": IT'S.
25. Midnight snack expedition: RAID.
26. Reimbursed: PAID.
29. Person who is a big factor in a two-party election: SWING VOTER.
30. Philosopher Immanuel: KANT. (1724-1804) He was born in Germany and is one of the Enlightenment thinkers. Basically, he believed in humanity's ability to be rational about morality and wrote about categorical imperatives. The internet says Kant was 5'2" (157.5 cm.).
31. "Grr": ARGH.
32. River in an epic film title: KWAI. The Bridge on the River Kwai was the highest-grossing film of 1957. It won seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
33. Bachelorette party hire, perhaps: LIMO.
34. Before now: AGO.
35. Food drive item: CAN. a good November reminder to help out
36. "__ you sure?": ARE. No, I'm sumdaze.
39. D.C. paper: WAPO. WAshington POst
40. Some asylum seekers: EMIGRES.
41. Improper action: NO-NO.
47. Showy splendor: POMP. I thought of the graduation march POMP and Circumstance by Edward Elgar, a name I've seen in a few puzzles.
48. Biochem molecule: RNA.
50. Krispy __: KREME.
51. Figure skater Sonja: HENIE. (1912-1969) Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other female figure skater. She was born in XWD's favorite capital, Oslo.
52. Shares an edge: ABUTS.
53. Eat away at: ERODE. During the Ice Age, glaciers ate away at the granite in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, creating Yosemite's Half Dome.
54. Affirm again, as vows: RENEW.
56. Italy's capital: ROME.
57. Willing to listen: OPEN.
61. Encountered: MET.
63. Carry with effort: LUG.
Here's the grid, with a POP of color:
Have a great day! I'll POP by later to read the comments.
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