Theme: ROOM (59A: Word that can follow 18A, 39A, 60A, 3D and 31D)
18A: Seasonal theater: SUMMER STOCK
39A: Foul-shooter's miss: AIR BALL
60A: City near Norfolk: NEWPORT NEWS
3D: Forecaster, of sorts: OUIJA BOARD
31D: Non-swimmer's hangout: WADING POOL
Hmm, room, MUSHroom... Is MOREL season over yet? Hard, hard puzzle! The letter "Z" of HERZOG and METZ intersection simply refused to crumble, the same with the K from ONKP/KAYE crossing.
Sub-theme: "I am Woman"
28A: "Hedda__": GABLER. Ibsen's play. New to me.
38A: Ms. Thurman: UMA
42A: "Ninotchka" star: GARBO (Greta)
66A: Lennon's love: ONO
4D: Glasgow girl: LASSIE
6D: "La ___ Nikita": FEMME. I like Peta Wilson's "La FEMME Nikita".
7D: Salinger girl: ESME. "For ESME with Love and Squalor" heroine.
45D: Caron title role: GIGI. Colette's work. Pretty good. "Love, my dear GIGI, is a thing of beauty like a work of art, and like a work of art it is created by ARTISTS (10D: Monet and Manet)."
53D: Deborah of "Quo Vadis": KERR. Not familiar with this film at all. "Quo Vadis" is Latin for "Where are you going". Japanese probably know this move movie very well.
54D: Org. founded in 1858: YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association)
I suppose A-LINE (48A: Dress shapes) should be added to the above list too. The clue for DEGAS (33D: "Women Drying Her Feet") is a very interesting & deliberate choice. Is there any hidden BATHroom concept here?
Feels like this constructor likes impressionist painting. I wonder why he did not clue "Mary Cassatt, e.g." for ARTISTS (18A), it would add more feminine touch to the puzzle.
Boy, it would be so easy for him (if he has not) to create another similiar *ROOM themed puzzle with some simple yet sensual words like BED, ELBOW, LEG & WIGGLE. All he needs to do is to spend 10 minutes looking at Renoir's various "After BATH" paintings.
Across:
1A: Blood-typing letters: ABO
8A: Acted as a leader: HEADED
16A: Nobelist Fermi: ENRICO. Nuclear Physicist. Nobel winner 1938. Been clued 2 since Jan 21.
17A: Israeli gun: UZI
20A: Voodoo charms: MOJOS. Do you carry a lucky charm? If so, what is it?
22A: City near Nancy: METZ. Here is a map. I see METZ, but Bill, where is Nancy?
26A: "Bonanza" role: HOSS. No idea. Which one is HOSS?
30A: Pennypincher: TIGHTWAD. New word to me.
45A: Sphinx location: GIZA. The Great Sphinx of GIZA.
51A: Coach Amos Alonzo ___: STAGG. Foreign to me. I am not into college football at all. Sounds like a very accomplished renaissance sports man, a perfect model for Twins' catcher Joe Mauer.
52A: Terrier breed: SKYE. It's clued as "Scottish terrier" on March 25.
55A: Per unit: A POP
57A: Pickled-peppers picker Peter: PIPER. Pure guess. I thought PIPER has something to do with rats.
65A: Comic Danny: KAYE. No idea. Wikipedia says he was the original owner of Seattle Mariners.
67A: Talked to God: PRAYED. And 11D: God of Spain: DIOS. And 27D: Synagogue: SHUL. A slight undercurrent of religiosity here.
69A: Quick getaway: LAM. And meet Karena LAM, the incredibly talented actress from Hongkong. FYI, LAM is a very common surname in Cantonese speaking regions. It's a variant of Mandarin Chinese LIN meaning forest.
DOWN:
2D: Knucklehead: BOZO
8D: Director Werner: HERZOG. No, no, I've never heard of this "German New Wave Movement" director. HERZOG means "duke" in German, according to Wikipedia.
9D: Nixon has two: ENS. 2 letter N's in his name.
12D: Behold, Nero!: ECCE. I like how ECCE intersects I SEE (23A: Got it).
13D: Okey-_: DOKE. I always thought it's "Okey-DOKEY".
19D: Part of PETA: ETHICAL
21D: Capital on the Aker: OSLO. And 29D: Capital on the Jabbok: AMMAN. Wild guess. I have no idea that Jabbok is a river in Jordan. I like the consistent cluing pattern of these 2 answers.
28D: Overcharge: GOUGE. One of these days, the crude oil will drop $25/barrel.
30D: Roman river: TIBER
32D: Transfixed: AGAZE
36D: Prevent by anticipatory action: PREEMPT
43D: Standard salary: BASE PAY
47D: Equipped: GEARED
49D: Ran out: LAPSED
56D: Working in a mess?: ON KP (Kitchen Police). Toughie for me. Not familiar with this GI term.
58D: Old lab burner: ETNA. I've never heard of it. Does it look like this?
C.C.
18A: Seasonal theater: SUMMER STOCK
39A: Foul-shooter's miss: AIR BALL
60A: City near Norfolk: NEWPORT NEWS
3D: Forecaster, of sorts: OUIJA BOARD
31D: Non-swimmer's hangout: WADING POOL
Hmm, room, MUSHroom... Is MOREL season over yet? Hard, hard puzzle! The letter "Z" of HERZOG and METZ intersection simply refused to crumble, the same with the K from ONKP/KAYE crossing.
Sub-theme: "I am Woman"
28A: "Hedda__": GABLER. Ibsen's play. New to me.
38A: Ms. Thurman: UMA
42A: "Ninotchka" star: GARBO (Greta)
66A: Lennon's love: ONO
4D: Glasgow girl: LASSIE
6D: "La ___ Nikita": FEMME. I like Peta Wilson's "La FEMME Nikita".
7D: Salinger girl: ESME. "For ESME with Love and Squalor" heroine.
45D: Caron title role: GIGI. Colette's work. Pretty good. "Love, my dear GIGI, is a thing of beauty like a work of art, and like a work of art it is created by ARTISTS (10D: Monet and Manet)."
53D: Deborah of "Quo Vadis": KERR. Not familiar with this film at all. "Quo Vadis" is Latin for "Where are you going". Japanese probably know this
54D: Org. founded in 1858: YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association)
I suppose A-LINE (48A: Dress shapes) should be added to the above list too. The clue for DEGAS (33D: "Women Drying Her Feet") is a very interesting & deliberate choice. Is there any hidden BATHroom concept here?
Feels like this constructor likes impressionist painting. I wonder why he did not clue "Mary Cassatt, e.g." for ARTISTS (18A), it would add more feminine touch to the puzzle.
Boy, it would be so easy for him (if he has not) to create another similiar *ROOM themed puzzle with some simple yet sensual words like BED, ELBOW, LEG & WIGGLE. All he needs to do is to spend 10 minutes looking at Renoir's various "After BATH" paintings.
Across:
1A: Blood-typing letters: ABO
8A: Acted as a leader: HEADED
16A: Nobelist Fermi: ENRICO. Nuclear Physicist. Nobel winner 1938. Been clued 2 since Jan 21.
17A: Israeli gun: UZI
20A: Voodoo charms: MOJOS. Do you carry a lucky charm? If so, what is it?
22A: City near Nancy: METZ. Here is a map. I see METZ, but Bill, where is Nancy?
26A: "Bonanza" role: HOSS. No idea. Which one is HOSS?
30A: Pennypincher: TIGHTWAD. New word to me.
45A: Sphinx location: GIZA. The Great Sphinx of GIZA.
51A: Coach Amos Alonzo ___: STAGG. Foreign to me. I am not into college football at all. Sounds like a very accomplished renaissance sports man, a perfect model for Twins' catcher Joe Mauer.
52A: Terrier breed: SKYE. It's clued as "Scottish terrier" on March 25.
55A: Per unit: A POP
57A: Pickled-peppers picker Peter: PIPER. Pure guess. I thought PIPER has something to do with rats.
65A: Comic Danny: KAYE. No idea. Wikipedia says he was the original owner of Seattle Mariners.
67A: Talked to God: PRAYED. And 11D: God of Spain: DIOS. And 27D: Synagogue: SHUL. A slight undercurrent of religiosity here.
69A: Quick getaway: LAM. And meet Karena LAM, the incredibly talented actress from Hongkong. FYI, LAM is a very common surname in Cantonese speaking regions. It's a variant of Mandarin Chinese LIN meaning forest.
DOWN:
2D: Knucklehead: BOZO
8D: Director Werner: HERZOG. No, no, I've never heard of this "German New Wave Movement" director. HERZOG means "duke" in German, according to Wikipedia.
9D: Nixon has two: ENS. 2 letter N's in his name.
12D: Behold, Nero!: ECCE. I like how ECCE intersects I SEE (23A: Got it).
13D: Okey-_: DOKE. I always thought it's "Okey-DOKEY".
19D: Part of PETA: ETHICAL
21D: Capital on the Aker: OSLO. And 29D: Capital on the Jabbok: AMMAN. Wild guess. I have no idea that Jabbok is a river in Jordan. I like the consistent cluing pattern of these 2 answers.
28D: Overcharge: GOUGE. One of these days, the crude oil will drop $25/barrel.
30D: Roman river: TIBER
32D: Transfixed: AGAZE
36D: Prevent by anticipatory action: PREEMPT
43D: Standard salary: BASE PAY
47D: Equipped: GEARED
49D: Ran out: LAPSED
56D: Working in a mess?: ON KP (Kitchen Police). Toughie for me. Not familiar with this GI term.
58D: Old lab burner: ETNA. I've never heard of it. Does it look like this?
C.C.
