Theme: EDU (Email address ending in 18A, 23A, 40A, 53A and 62A)
18A: Two-rope jumping: DOUBLE DUTCH
23A: Goods tax: EXCISE DUTY
40A: Manhattan Project's oralloy: ENRICHED URANIUM
53A: Stipulatory: AGREED UPON
62A: Waste land?: GARBAGE DUMP
Neat puzzle. But I messed up the upper left corner, trying so hard to cram in MORSE instead of HARD C for 3D: First letter sound in code?
It seems that our editor is now obsessed with ENYA (19D: "A Day without Rain" singer). She appears in our puzzle so often, always as the answer though. I suppose he can clue MAY (66D: Just might) as "Enya song "MAY It Be"" next time.
If you were the constructor, how would you clue NURSE? I don't like "RN word".
Did you notice that most of our weekday puzzles have 38 blocks?
Across:
14A: Nutritionist's abbr.: RDA. And NO FAT (69A: Like Jack Sprat's diet). The Zone diet probably has the most sensible combination (40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat). The most effective way to lose weight is to fall in love. Your mind will be AWHIRL (31A: Spinning) with everything but food.
15A: Pele's first name: EDSON. I did not know this before. Wikipedia says "While his birth certificate shows his first name as Edison (after the American inventor), he prefers to call himself EDSON". See this autographed EDSON =Pelé ball.
20A: Chinese vine: KUDZU. If not for ZIP (21D: P. O. code), I would not have got this vine. It sounds so Japanese.
22A: 1940's computer: ENIAC. How to pronounce ENIAC?
34A: Bear greeting?: HUG. Such a tender loving hug.
37A: Yemeni seaport: ADEN. Shouldn't Somali explore its Gulf of EDEN coast for oil? Why is it so poor?
39A: Drum type: BONGO. They are handmade, aren't they? I am surprised that some of the vintage Ludwig snare drums are worth thousands of dollars. I don't understand "Let There Be drums."
47A: Right-angle degrees: NINETY And CIR (70A: Geometric fig.).
52A: Brit's omega: ZED. I like this clue.
58A: Lustrous finish for velvet: PANNE. New word to me. I like her outfit.
67A: Japanese drama: NOH. Or Nogaku. The Japanese opera. Funny NOH/Kabuki clip.
71A: __ sense (keen intuition): SIXTH. Have you seen Bruce Willis's "The SIXTH Sense"? Sounds scary.
72A: Salty calls: AHOYS
Down:
2D: For two: A DEUX. Dinner A DEUX, are you ready?
4D: One Gorgon: MEDUSA. She really looks awful. The other two are Stheno and Euryale.
11D: Walk-in veterinarian: PET CLINIC
24D: Porter's "Well, Did You __?": EVAH. Why EVAH? I wanted EVER. I actually saw "High Society", but I don't remember this song.
25D: Fiddle follower?: DE-DEE. New to me also. Maybe I've heard people say it, I just never pay attention to it.
29D: Video effect: SLO-MO
34D: Big name in pickle packing: HEINZ. My first thought was Vlasic.
36D: Intl. road race: GRAND PRIX
54D: Davis of "Hero": GEENA. I've never seen "Hero". I like her "Thelma & Louise" & "A League of Their Own".
55D: Old pound parts: PENCE. Mark, is it old? How old?
60D: Writer Ogden: NASH. Ha, gimme. Have to thank Clear Ayes/Ken for their "Candy is dandy" posts. But why "Writer" instead of "poet"?
C.C.
18A: Two-rope jumping: DOUBLE DUTCH
23A: Goods tax: EXCISE DUTY
40A: Manhattan Project's oralloy: ENRICHED URANIUM
53A: Stipulatory: AGREED UPON
62A: Waste land?: GARBAGE DUMP
Neat puzzle. But I messed up the upper left corner, trying so hard to cram in MORSE instead of HARD C for 3D: First letter sound in code?
It seems that our editor is now obsessed with ENYA (19D: "A Day without Rain" singer). She appears in our puzzle so often, always as the answer though. I suppose he can clue MAY (66D: Just might) as "Enya song "MAY It Be"" next time.
If you were the constructor, how would you clue NURSE? I don't like "RN word".
Did you notice that most of our weekday puzzles have 38 blocks?
Across:
14A: Nutritionist's abbr.: RDA. And NO FAT (69A: Like Jack Sprat's diet). The Zone diet probably has the most sensible combination (40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat). The most effective way to lose weight is to fall in love. Your mind will be AWHIRL (31A: Spinning) with everything but food.
15A: Pele's first name: EDSON. I did not know this before. Wikipedia says "While his birth certificate shows his first name as Edison (after the American inventor), he prefers to call himself EDSON". See this autographed EDSON =Pelé ball.
20A: Chinese vine: KUDZU. If not for ZIP (21D: P. O. code), I would not have got this vine. It sounds so Japanese.
22A: 1940's computer: ENIAC. How to pronounce ENIAC?
34A: Bear greeting?: HUG. Such a tender loving hug.
37A: Yemeni seaport: ADEN. Shouldn't Somali explore its Gulf of EDEN coast for oil? Why is it so poor?
39A: Drum type: BONGO. They are handmade, aren't they? I am surprised that some of the vintage Ludwig snare drums are worth thousands of dollars. I don't understand "Let There Be drums."
47A: Right-angle degrees: NINETY And CIR (70A: Geometric fig.).
52A: Brit's omega: ZED. I like this clue.
58A: Lustrous finish for velvet: PANNE. New word to me. I like her outfit.
67A: Japanese drama: NOH. Or Nogaku. The Japanese opera. Funny NOH/Kabuki clip.
71A: __ sense (keen intuition): SIXTH. Have you seen Bruce Willis's "The SIXTH Sense"? Sounds scary.
72A: Salty calls: AHOYS
Down:
2D: For two: A DEUX. Dinner A DEUX, are you ready?
4D: One Gorgon: MEDUSA. She really looks awful. The other two are Stheno and Euryale.
11D: Walk-in veterinarian: PET CLINIC
24D: Porter's "Well, Did You __?": EVAH. Why EVAH? I wanted EVER. I actually saw "High Society", but I don't remember this song.
25D: Fiddle follower?: DE-DEE. New to me also. Maybe I've heard people say it, I just never pay attention to it.
29D: Video effect: SLO-MO
34D: Big name in pickle packing: HEINZ. My first thought was Vlasic.
36D: Intl. road race: GRAND PRIX
54D: Davis of "Hero": GEENA. I've never seen "Hero". I like her "Thelma & Louise" & "A League of Their Own".
55D: Old pound parts: PENCE. Mark, is it old? How old?
60D: Writer Ogden: NASH. Ha, gimme. Have to thank Clear Ayes/Ken for their "Candy is dandy" posts. But why "Writer" instead of "poet"?
C.C.
