Theme: Cold-play
17A: Start of Ed Howe quip: I WISH IT WERE
28A: Part 2 of quip: POSSIBLE TO
40A: Part 3 of quip: PULL A
48A: Part 4 of quip: COLD, LIKE AN
63A: End of quip: ACHING TOOTH
Have you ever paid attention to how crossword constructors number their Across/Down clues? The first 13 Down clues are always in sequential order.
Also, in Quip/Quote puzzle, all the theme answers are supposed to be structured in Across. If there are an odd number of theme entries (Five in today's puzzle), the middle one has to be gridded in the very center of the puzzle and it must have an ODD number of letters (PULL A, 5 letters).
I hate the clue for MISLAID (25D: Lost). LOST TO is an answer for 5A: Was defeated by. Certain rules of cluing are not supposed to be broken. This duplication of clue/answer is a big No-No.
With OTT (6D: Polo Grounds great) in the grid and the World Series going on, you would think our editor has the foresight to clue SERIES (70A: One thing after another) differently.
Across:
1A: Vino region: ASTI. I like this clue better than the partial fill "___ Spumante".
11A: Letters for shock treatment: ECT (ElectroConvulsive Therapy). I would not have got it without the down clues. ECT just appeared in our puzzle last week.
24A: Scottish uncle: EME. No idea. How can the spelling and pronunciation are so drastically different from "uncle"? See this list of Scottish words and phrases. Lots of QU* words for Barry Silk to muse over.
26A: "Fiddler on the Roof" role: TEVYE. This is his "If I Were a Rich Man". I wanted YENTE.
34A: Egg-coloring brand: PAAS. Ha, this is the first time I encountered this brand. Why is it called PAAS instead of PASS?
35A: Emetic medication: IPECAC. I forgot. Identical clue on Sept. 2.
54A: Brahman, e.g.: CASTE. Brahman is "member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus". Big stumper for me. I am used to the "Hindu social stratum/class" clue.
61A: Seal engraved on a ring: SIGNET
67A: Can skip: NEEDN'T. This kind of answer always give me trouble.
71A: Jewish month: ADAR. It's Purim's month.
Down:
4D: Part of foot: INSTEP. I thought of INCHES first.
8D: What's worldwide: THE WEB. I like this clue.
10D: Ballroom dance: ONE-STEP
11D: Undecided: EQUIVOCAL
12D: Like Shirley Temple's hairdo: CURLY. She is so sweet. I cannot undertand the appeal of this CURLY though.
13D: Linen fabric: TOILE. What's the story on this TOILE pillow?
18D: Billy of the Dead End kids: HALOP. I googled his name. He said he hated the name Dead End.
29D: Flavorful: SAPID. SAPID does not sound "flavorful" to me. In fact, it sounds vapid and unpalatable.
30D: Hansen of NPR's "Weekend Edition": LIANE. She is the lady on the left. Her husband is Neal Conan, host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation", which I listen occasionally.
41D: Gospel writer: LUKE. What does "Physician, heal thyself" mean?
46D: Implied: TACIT
50D: Honshu city: NAGOYA. I googled again. I only know the Chinese word for NAGOYA (名古屋) . See this map.
64D: Despot Amin: IDI. Do you still remember the name of the president who preceded and succeeded Amin? I don't. Let me check...Ah, Milton OBOTE. Actually, it's Apollo Milton OBOTE.
C.C.
17A: Start of Ed Howe quip: I WISH IT WERE
28A: Part 2 of quip: POSSIBLE TO
40A: Part 3 of quip: PULL A
48A: Part 4 of quip: COLD, LIKE AN
63A: End of quip: ACHING TOOTH
Have you ever paid attention to how crossword constructors number their Across/Down clues? The first 13 Down clues are always in sequential order.
Also, in Quip/Quote puzzle, all the theme answers are supposed to be structured in Across. If there are an odd number of theme entries (Five in today's puzzle), the middle one has to be gridded in the very center of the puzzle and it must have an ODD number of letters (PULL A, 5 letters).
I hate the clue for MISLAID (25D: Lost). LOST TO is an answer for 5A: Was defeated by. Certain rules of cluing are not supposed to be broken. This duplication of clue/answer is a big No-No.
With OTT (6D: Polo Grounds great) in the grid and the World Series going on, you would think our editor has the foresight to clue SERIES (70A: One thing after another) differently.
Across:
1A: Vino region: ASTI. I like this clue better than the partial fill "___ Spumante".
11A: Letters for shock treatment: ECT (ElectroConvulsive Therapy). I would not have got it without the down clues. ECT just appeared in our puzzle last week.
24A: Scottish uncle: EME. No idea. How can the spelling and pronunciation are so drastically different from "uncle"? See this list of Scottish words and phrases. Lots of QU* words for Barry Silk to muse over.
26A: "Fiddler on the Roof" role: TEVYE. This is his "If I Were a Rich Man". I wanted YENTE.
34A: Egg-coloring brand: PAAS. Ha, this is the first time I encountered this brand. Why is it called PAAS instead of PASS?
35A: Emetic medication: IPECAC. I forgot. Identical clue on Sept. 2.
54A: Brahman, e.g.: CASTE. Brahman is "member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus". Big stumper for me. I am used to the "Hindu social stratum/class" clue.
61A: Seal engraved on a ring: SIGNET
67A: Can skip: NEEDN'T. This kind of answer always give me trouble.
71A: Jewish month: ADAR. It's Purim's month.
Down:
4D: Part of foot: INSTEP. I thought of INCHES first.
8D: What's worldwide: THE WEB. I like this clue.
10D: Ballroom dance: ONE-STEP
11D: Undecided: EQUIVOCAL
12D: Like Shirley Temple's hairdo: CURLY. She is so sweet. I cannot undertand the appeal of this CURLY though.
13D: Linen fabric: TOILE. What's the story on this TOILE pillow?
18D: Billy of the Dead End kids: HALOP. I googled his name. He said he hated the name Dead End.
29D: Flavorful: SAPID. SAPID does not sound "flavorful" to me. In fact, it sounds vapid and unpalatable.
30D: Hansen of NPR's "Weekend Edition": LIANE. She is the lady on the left. Her husband is Neal Conan, host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation", which I listen occasionally.
41D: Gospel writer: LUKE. What does "Physician, heal thyself" mean?
46D: Implied: TACIT
50D: Honshu city: NAGOYA. I googled again. I only know the Chinese word for NAGOYA (名古屋) . See this map.
64D: Despot Amin: IDI. Do you still remember the name of the president who preceded and succeeded Amin? I don't. Let me check...Ah, Milton OBOTE. Actually, it's Apollo Milton OBOTE.
C.C.
