Theme: Man Friday
21A: Some western resorts: DUDE RANCHES
49A: Longtime New Year's Eve conductor: GUY LOMBARDO
3D: Second-story man: CAT BURGLAR
29D: Society: FELLOWSHIP
MATE in Australia, BLOKE/CHAP in the UK.
I've never heard of GUY LOMBARDO, nor am I familiar with DUDE RANCHES or CAT BURGLAR. But they are all gettable from the crosses. I am surprised to see Norman Steinberg's name on today's puzzle though, she is our Wednesday girl. This puzzle does have an easy Wednesday feel, doesn't it? I expect many of you will ace this one.
Not much to gripe about, except 32A: A & M student: AGGIE. It's not an accurate clue. Needs to add "Texas", as there is also a Florida A & M (Rattlers). FYI, AGGIE is also a variant spelling of AGATE (the "Playing marble"). (Update: I was wrong, please read Dr. Dad's opinion on Comments section).
I don't find this puzzle to possess any ELAN (14A: Panache). It's pretty dry and flat, with all those repeat offenders.
ACROSS:
5A: Misbehave: ACT UP
10A: Dorothy's dog: TOTO. Does TOTO have a star in Hollywood Walk of Fame? Look at this TITO (41D: Musician Puente) Star.
15A: Capital of Idaho: BOISE. I was the same as Bill, always thought that "I da ho" was only a type of potato.
18A: ___ of magnitude: ORDER. I would not have got it without down clues. I only knew the Chinese word 數量級. Can you read these 3 Chinese characters? Or are they just 3 square boxes to you?
19A: Part of a lot sometimes: ACRE. And 10D: Parcels of land: TRACTS
23A: Transmission cells: NEURONS
26A: McNally's partner: RAND. Foreign to me. Only knew Ayn RAND.
27A: Summons: SENDS FOR
34A: Chemist Pauling: LINUS. No idea. Wow, he got 2 Nobel prize (Chemistry in 1954 & Nobel Peace in 1962). Wikiepedia says he is "a member of a small group of individuals who have been awarded more than one Nobel Prize, one of only two people to receive them in different fields (the other was Marie Curie), and the only person in that group to have been awarded each of his prizes without having to share it with another recipient". I only knew this LINUS.
37A: Ricochet: CAROM. Billiards bounce.
45A: Traded without money: BARTERED
46A: Escaped: GOT AWAY. I don't know much about crossword construction, but I dislike when GOT and GETS (49D: Catches on to) appear in the same grid. I was also bothered by the appearance of both SLEEP & SLEPT on Tuesday Barry Silk's CLASS puzzle.
45A: Lyricist Gershwin: IRA. Yawner, yawner. When are you going to clue it as "Grp from Belfast"?
56A: Els or Kovacs: ERNIE. ERNIE Els has hopped onto the Butch Harmon's bandwagon. Not a good time for David Leadbetter right now, unless Michelle Wie pulls off a win at US Open next week. I wonder why our editor never Cubs' great ERNIE Banks, given that TMS puzzle primarily serves the Chicago area.
DOWN:
6D: Quantities of wood: CORDS. I was not familiar with this "wood stacks" meaning of CORDS.
9D: Every year: PER ANNUM. Could not jam in PERENNIAL.
24D: Fence piece: RAIL. My first response was EPEE (Fencing piece).
32D: Peck in "Moby Dick": AHAB. Have never watched "Moby Dick".
33D: Festive: GALA. Have some GALA apples.
34D: After midnight, say: LATE. Here is Simon & Garfunkel's "LATE in the Evening". I am now listening to Michael Learns to Rock's "That's Why You Go Away". I also love their "25 Minutes LATE": "Boy I've missed your kisses all the time, but this is 25 minutes too LATE...".
It's such a boring puzzle today, let's discuss a little bit about music. What have you been listening to lately? Who are your favorite singers? Please share with us.
37D: Chewy candies: CARAMELS
38D: Caesar's TV sidekick: COCA (Imogene)
44D: Gnawing animal: RODENT. How can you get rid of those squirrels? They love to RUIN (16A: Destroy) our vegetable garden.
46D: Pam or Rosey: GRIER. I did not know Pam GRIER. She was in "Jackie Brown". Rosey GRIER was one of RFK's bodyguards. Wikipedia says he was a member of the original "Fearsome Foursome" of the 1957 NY Giants & also a member of the "Fearsome Foursome "of the 1963 LA RAMS (31D: St. Louis football team), very interesting!
51D: Eli's alma mater: YALE. I think we've had enough YALE graduate presidents, almost 20 years, way too long.
52D: Newscaster Hume: BRIT. Anchor of Fox News' "Special Report with BRIT Hume". He is a very very avid crossword solver.
57D: New Deal agcy.: WPA (Work Projects Administration).
Alright, the last one, 40D: Deli offering: HERO. "There is a HERO if you look inside your heart..." Enjoy!
21A: Some western resorts: DUDE RANCHES
49A: Longtime New Year's Eve conductor: GUY LOMBARDO
3D: Second-story man: CAT BURGLAR
29D: Society: FELLOWSHIP
MATE in Australia, BLOKE/CHAP in the UK.
I've never heard of GUY LOMBARDO, nor am I familiar with DUDE RANCHES or CAT BURGLAR. But they are all gettable from the crosses. I am surprised to see Norman Steinberg's name on today's puzzle though, she is our Wednesday girl. This puzzle does have an easy Wednesday feel, doesn't it? I expect many of you will ace this one.
Not much to gripe about, except 32A: A & M student: AGGIE. It's not an accurate clue. Needs to add "Texas", as there is also a Florida A & M (Rattlers). FYI, AGGIE is also a variant spelling of AGATE (the "Playing marble"). (Update: I was wrong, please read Dr. Dad's opinion on Comments section).
I don't find this puzzle to possess any ELAN (14A: Panache). It's pretty dry and flat, with all those repeat offenders.
ACROSS:
5A: Misbehave: ACT UP
10A: Dorothy's dog: TOTO. Does TOTO have a star in Hollywood Walk of Fame? Look at this TITO (41D: Musician Puente) Star.
15A: Capital of Idaho: BOISE. I was the same as Bill, always thought that "I da ho" was only a type of potato.
18A: ___ of magnitude: ORDER. I would not have got it without down clues. I only knew the Chinese word 數量級. Can you read these 3 Chinese characters? Or are they just 3 square boxes to you?
19A: Part of a lot sometimes: ACRE. And 10D: Parcels of land: TRACTS
23A: Transmission cells: NEURONS
26A: McNally's partner: RAND. Foreign to me. Only knew Ayn RAND.
27A: Summons: SENDS FOR
34A: Chemist Pauling: LINUS. No idea. Wow, he got 2 Nobel prize (Chemistry in 1954 & Nobel Peace in 1962). Wikiepedia says he is "a member of a small group of individuals who have been awarded more than one Nobel Prize, one of only two people to receive them in different fields (the other was Marie Curie), and the only person in that group to have been awarded each of his prizes without having to share it with another recipient". I only knew this LINUS.
37A: Ricochet: CAROM. Billiards bounce.
45A: Traded without money: BARTERED
46A: Escaped: GOT AWAY. I don't know much about crossword construction, but I dislike when GOT and GETS (49D: Catches on to) appear in the same grid. I was also bothered by the appearance of both SLEEP & SLEPT on Tuesday Barry Silk's CLASS puzzle.
45A: Lyricist Gershwin: IRA. Yawner, yawner. When are you going to clue it as "Grp from Belfast"?
56A: Els or Kovacs: ERNIE. ERNIE Els has hopped onto the Butch Harmon's bandwagon. Not a good time for David Leadbetter right now, unless Michelle Wie pulls off a win at US Open next week. I wonder why our editor never Cubs' great ERNIE Banks, given that TMS puzzle primarily serves the Chicago area.
DOWN:
6D: Quantities of wood: CORDS. I was not familiar with this "wood stacks" meaning of CORDS.
9D: Every year: PER ANNUM. Could not jam in PERENNIAL.
24D: Fence piece: RAIL. My first response was EPEE (Fencing piece).
32D: Peck in "Moby Dick": AHAB. Have never watched "Moby Dick".
33D: Festive: GALA. Have some GALA apples.
34D: After midnight, say: LATE. Here is Simon & Garfunkel's "LATE in the Evening". I am now listening to Michael Learns to Rock's "That's Why You Go Away". I also love their "25 Minutes LATE": "Boy I've missed your kisses all the time, but this is 25 minutes too LATE...".
It's such a boring puzzle today, let's discuss a little bit about music. What have you been listening to lately? Who are your favorite singers? Please share with us.
37D: Chewy candies: CARAMELS
38D: Caesar's TV sidekick: COCA (Imogene)
44D: Gnawing animal: RODENT. How can you get rid of those squirrels? They love to RUIN (16A: Destroy) our vegetable garden.
46D: Pam or Rosey: GRIER. I did not know Pam GRIER. She was in "Jackie Brown". Rosey GRIER was one of RFK's bodyguards. Wikipedia says he was a member of the original "Fearsome Foursome" of the 1957 NY Giants & also a member of the "Fearsome Foursome "of the 1963 LA RAMS (31D: St. Louis football team), very interesting!
51D: Eli's alma mater: YALE. I think we've had enough YALE graduate presidents, almost 20 years, way too long.
52D: Newscaster Hume: BRIT. Anchor of Fox News' "Special Report with BRIT Hume". He is a very very avid crossword solver.
57D: New Deal agcy.: WPA (Work Projects Administration).
Alright, the last one, 40D: Deli offering: HERO. "There is a HERO if you look inside your heart..." Enjoy!
