Theme: Product Placement
23A: Offer really big reward?: PLEDGE hefty BOUNTY
38A: Watch over fledgling avian?: Safeguard DOWNY DOVE
56A: Promote West African nation?: Boost IVORY Coast
76A: Wreak havoc on hidden forest clearing?: RAID secret GLADE
89A: Flatter muscular Trojan War Hero?: Soft soap BRAWNY AJAX
109A: Observe Kilauea's huge outpouring?: Behold lava CASCADE
Those are all the brands I have identified, did you find more?
Very tough to bite into this puzzle. I almost used up my bottle of Liquid Paper. I googled like crazy, and still could not fill in 1/3 of the blanks. Then my husband woke up, and helped me a lot, but we still could not finish the damned thing.
Across:
1A: Cartoon apparition: CASPER. Put CASPAR first.
7A: Overcharge: SOAK. Never know "soak" has such a meaning.
11A: Premiere notables: STARS
19A: Programs with pop-ups: AD WARE. My mind is fixed with Spyware.
20A: Glazier's Piece: PANE. I didn't know the meaning of Glazier.
27A: Stephen of "The Crying Game": REA (not RAE). I cannot say how much I am moved by this movie. I also enjoyed The Devil's Own, which is also IRA related.
28A: Sent to the canvas: KOD (knocked out). I was thinking of CANVASS, Get out and Vote.
29A: Editorial symbols: CARETS.
30A: Tibetan monk: LAMA. Love Dalai Lama as a spiritual person. But I can not support his cause.
31A: Display of oils: ART SHOW
34A: Rubberneck: STARE
36A: Equal-angled figure: ISOGON
42A: Slop contraptions: T BARS
46A: One of the "Pump you up!" duo: FRANZ. Hans & Franz. Never heard of their names before.
47A: Hockey defensive great: ORR. Gimme for me.
48A: Curly-tailed pooch: AKITA
51A: Vacation option: CRUISE
60A: Info-gathering mission: RECON
62A: Title city in a Russell Crowe flick: YUMA, "3:10 to Yuma". Never watched it.
64A: Livid: IRATE
65A: Crazy Horse tribe: OGLALA
66A: Bonnet holder: HAT PIN
68A: Scoffs: JEERS
69A: Printer fill-up: DRY INK? Not sure of this why. Pls help me with this one.
80A: Tanker mishaps: SPILLS
84A: Motor or mechanism starter: SERVO. Never heard of it.
87A: Bridge seats: EASTS
96A: Except that: UNLESS
97A: Fluctuates repeatedly: YOYOS
98A: Word for Word: LITERAL.
102A: Muffed: BLEW
103A: Gaucho domain: PAMPAS
106A: Gumshoe: TEC
107A: __ du Diable: ILE
108A: Sock end: TOE
114A: Resinous secretion: LAC
116A: Novelist Murdoch: IRIS
117A: Call together: MUSTER
119A: Cornered: AT BAY
120A: Beekeeper's milieu: APIARY. A beekeeper is called Apiarist.
Down Clues:
1D: "Meet John Doe" director: CAPRA. I should put this movie on our Netflix Q.
2D: Freud colleague: ADLER (Alfred Adler). I know Jung.
4D: Energy unit: ERG
6D: Assault with nostrils with: REEK OF
8D: Galoot: OAF. I was thinking of Ape.
11D: Made a basket, say: SCORED. I was picturing a real basket is being made.
14D: Greek wines: RETSINAS. No idea. I don't drink any wine.
17D:"Foundation" series author: ASIMOV. Our Newspaper carries Asimov Quiz every day.
18D: Fuel for a lighter: BUTANE. New to me.
24D: Inventor Elias: HOWE
25D: National poet: BARD
30D: Polish city: LODZ. Would you believe that I actually got this one?
32D: Old map abbr: SSR
33D: Does after: HAS AT. I was trapped again, put "s" in the end first.
34D: Molasses base: SUGAR
35D: Menlo Park initials: TAE (Thomas Alva Edison)
37D: Enhanced combined effect: SYNERGY? Not sure of this one.
39D: Gainesville athlete: GATOR My husband got this one quickly.
40D: Helpful: OF USE
41D: Court order: WRIT
42D: Drinking mug: TOBY Very silly looking mug.
43D: Commotion: BROUHAHA
44D: Fragrant: AROMATIC
49D: Fuzzy fruits: KIWIS. Full of Vitamin C.
50D: Lendl or Pavlov: IVAN
51D: Uncouth: COARSE.
52D: Piper following: RATS. Why?
53D: Tabloid fare: SCANDALS. I used to watch E! News for their endless scandals. Now my mind is set on Super Tuesday.
54D: Spot pattern: POLKA DOT
57D: Smooth fabric: SATIN
61D: Architect Sarrinen: ELIEL. I know his son's name EERO.
65D: Sound off: ORATE?
67D: Take over: POSSESS
68D: Monopoly corner: JAIL
70D: Networked units: PCS
71D: 19th-century round dance: GALOP. Brutal, never heard of this dance.
72D: Matter-of-fact: PROSY (Sorry for the mistake earlier).
76D: __ Ridge (Derby winner, 1972): RIVA. Unknown to us.
77D: Highland units: CLANS
81D: Potential customer: PROSPECT
84D: Brood: STEW
85D: Wage Receipt: PAYSLIP
86D: Brace or span: TWO? Why?
88D: Chopper: AXE
89D: Not obvious: SUBTLE
90D: Borrowed: ON LOAN ( I put loaned at first)
91D: Take to the cleaners: FLEECE. This reminds me of that greedy DC judge who sued his cleaner for $54 million over his stupid lost pants.
92D: Side action: BYPLAY
93D: Course: ROAD
94D: Writer Waugh: ALEC
95D: Turnip-shaped root vegetable: JICAMA Saw this tuber before. Never eat it.
99D: Rodeo-accessory: RIATA. I just hate this word.
100D: Pile wood: ALDER. Unknown to me.
101D: Suspicious and distrustful: LEERY
104D: Pequod skipper: AHAB. "Moby Dick" again. Never read this book.
105D: Colorful fabric panel: MOLA. It's a "colorfully appliquéd piece of fabric handcrafted by the Cuna Indian women of the islands in the Gulf of San Blas and used for clothing, decoration, etc." Dictionary.com says so.
Now I am done.
C. C.
23A: Offer really big reward?: PLEDGE hefty BOUNTY
38A: Watch over fledgling avian?: Safeguard DOWNY DOVE
56A: Promote West African nation?: Boost IVORY Coast
76A: Wreak havoc on hidden forest clearing?: RAID secret GLADE
89A: Flatter muscular Trojan War Hero?: Soft soap BRAWNY AJAX
109A: Observe Kilauea's huge outpouring?: Behold lava CASCADE
Those are all the brands I have identified, did you find more?
Very tough to bite into this puzzle. I almost used up my bottle of Liquid Paper. I googled like crazy, and still could not fill in 1/3 of the blanks. Then my husband woke up, and helped me a lot, but we still could not finish the damned thing.
Across:
1A: Cartoon apparition: CASPER. Put CASPAR first.
7A: Overcharge: SOAK. Never know "soak" has such a meaning.
11A: Premiere notables: STARS
19A: Programs with pop-ups: AD WARE. My mind is fixed with Spyware.
20A: Glazier's Piece: PANE. I didn't know the meaning of Glazier.
27A: Stephen of "The Crying Game": REA (not RAE). I cannot say how much I am moved by this movie. I also enjoyed The Devil's Own, which is also IRA related.
28A: Sent to the canvas: KOD (knocked out). I was thinking of CANVASS, Get out and Vote.
29A: Editorial symbols: CARETS.
30A: Tibetan monk: LAMA. Love Dalai Lama as a spiritual person. But I can not support his cause.
31A: Display of oils: ART SHOW
34A: Rubberneck: STARE
36A: Equal-angled figure: ISOGON
42A: Slop contraptions: T BARS
46A: One of the "Pump you up!" duo: FRANZ. Hans & Franz. Never heard of their names before.
47A: Hockey defensive great: ORR. Gimme for me.
48A: Curly-tailed pooch: AKITA
51A: Vacation option: CRUISE
60A: Info-gathering mission: RECON
62A: Title city in a Russell Crowe flick: YUMA, "3:10 to Yuma". Never watched it.
64A: Livid: IRATE
65A: Crazy Horse tribe: OGLALA
66A: Bonnet holder: HAT PIN
68A: Scoffs: JEERS
69A: Printer fill-up: DRY INK? Not sure of this why. Pls help me with this one.
80A: Tanker mishaps: SPILLS
84A: Motor or mechanism starter: SERVO. Never heard of it.
87A: Bridge seats: EASTS
96A: Except that: UNLESS
97A: Fluctuates repeatedly: YOYOS
98A: Word for Word: LITERAL.
102A: Muffed: BLEW
103A: Gaucho domain: PAMPAS
106A: Gumshoe: TEC
107A: __ du Diable: ILE
108A: Sock end: TOE
114A: Resinous secretion: LAC
116A: Novelist Murdoch: IRIS
117A: Call together: MUSTER
119A: Cornered: AT BAY
120A: Beekeeper's milieu: APIARY. A beekeeper is called Apiarist.
Down Clues:
1D: "Meet John Doe" director: CAPRA. I should put this movie on our Netflix Q.
2D: Freud colleague: ADLER (Alfred Adler). I know Jung.
4D: Energy unit: ERG
6D: Assault with nostrils with: REEK OF
8D: Galoot: OAF. I was thinking of Ape.
11D: Made a basket, say: SCORED. I was picturing a real basket is being made.
14D: Greek wines: RETSINAS. No idea. I don't drink any wine.
17D:"Foundation" series author: ASIMOV. Our Newspaper carries Asimov Quiz every day.
18D: Fuel for a lighter: BUTANE. New to me.
24D: Inventor Elias: HOWE
25D: National poet: BARD
30D: Polish city: LODZ. Would you believe that I actually got this one?
32D: Old map abbr: SSR
33D: Does after: HAS AT. I was trapped again, put "s" in the end first.
34D: Molasses base: SUGAR
35D: Menlo Park initials: TAE (Thomas Alva Edison)
37D: Enhanced combined effect: SYNERGY? Not sure of this one.
39D: Gainesville athlete: GATOR My husband got this one quickly.
40D: Helpful: OF USE
41D: Court order: WRIT
42D: Drinking mug: TOBY Very silly looking mug.
43D: Commotion: BROUHAHA
44D: Fragrant: AROMATIC
49D: Fuzzy fruits: KIWIS. Full of Vitamin C.
50D: Lendl or Pavlov: IVAN
51D: Uncouth: COARSE.
52D: Piper following: RATS. Why?
53D: Tabloid fare: SCANDALS. I used to watch E! News for their endless scandals. Now my mind is set on Super Tuesday.
54D: Spot pattern: POLKA DOT
57D: Smooth fabric: SATIN
61D: Architect Sarrinen: ELIEL. I know his son's name EERO.
65D: Sound off: ORATE?
67D: Take over: POSSESS
68D: Monopoly corner: JAIL
70D: Networked units: PCS
71D: 19th-century round dance: GALOP. Brutal, never heard of this dance.
72D: Matter-of-fact: PROSY (Sorry for the mistake earlier).
76D: __ Ridge (Derby winner, 1972): RIVA. Unknown to us.
77D: Highland units: CLANS
81D: Potential customer: PROSPECT
84D: Brood: STEW
85D: Wage Receipt: PAYSLIP
86D: Brace or span: TWO? Why?
88D: Chopper: AXE
89D: Not obvious: SUBTLE
90D: Borrowed: ON LOAN ( I put loaned at first)
91D: Take to the cleaners: FLEECE. This reminds me of that greedy DC judge who sued his cleaner for $54 million over his stupid lost pants.
92D: Side action: BYPLAY
93D: Course: ROAD
94D: Writer Waugh: ALEC
95D: Turnip-shaped root vegetable: JICAMA Saw this tuber before. Never eat it.
99D: Rodeo-accessory: RIATA. I just hate this word.
100D: Pile wood: ALDER. Unknown to me.
101D: Suspicious and distrustful: LEERY
104D: Pequod skipper: AHAB. "Moby Dick" again. Never read this book.
105D: Colorful fabric panel: MOLA. It's a "colorfully appliquéd piece of fabric handcrafted by the Cuna Indian women of the islands in the Gulf of San Blas and used for clothing, decoration, etc." Dictionary.com says so.
Now I am done.
C. C.
