Theme: Echo Words
17A: Lacking in decisiveness: WISHY-WASHY
62A: Bit of whatnot: KNICKKNACK
11D: Drag one's feet: DILLY-DALLY
28D: Travel back and forth: CRISSCROSS
I think ZIGZAG (39A: With 40A, sharp turn: ZIG & 40A: See 39A: ZAG) and TIPTOP (24D: With 44D: first-rate: TIP & 44D: See 24D: TOP) should be counted as part of the theme answers, even though they are broken (so artfully). I feel that lots of thoughts were given to the grid construction.
Here is a wonderful link on reduplicatives. Flip-flop, riff-raff and chitchat all sound appealing to me.
Great puzzle. Fantastic clue for TKOS (60D: Match ends?). I dislike the clue for SIZE (30D: XL, XXL or XXXL). Why all big sizes?
Across:
1A: "12 Angry Men" director Sidney: LUMET. Have never watched "12 Angry Men". I wonder why "Eight Men Out" is not "8 Men Out".
6A: Sharp, localized pain: STAB. Why "localized"?
10A: Picked from a lineup: IDED
25A: "Family Ties" mother: ELYSE. I googled. Looks like a fun show.
29A: Aquatic crustacean: ISOPOD. New word to me. Dictionary says they have 7 pairs of legs. Are they edible?
33A: Plunder: RAPINE. This is a new word to me also. The root of this word reminds me of canola oil, which is extracted from rapeseed. Canola stands for Can(ada) o(il) l(ow) a(cid).
35A: Latin primer word: AMO. AMO, amas, amat.
45A: Miss in Fr.: MLLE. Have you seen "Mon père, ce héros"? This is a remake "My Father the Hero". Katherine Heigl was 14 when she appeared in the movie. Very sexy bathing suit, isn't it?
46A: Artist Botticelli: SANDRO. I did not know his given name. See his "Birth of Venus".
54A: Pointer, for one: BIRD DOG. Do you like Everly Brother's "BIRD DOG"? I like their "Bye Bye Love".
Down:
5D: President after Polk: TAYLOR. Polk's middle inital K stands for KNOX.
8D: Wiesbaden wails: ACHS. See this ACH list. ACH so!
9D: Evan from Indiana: BAYH. I can never remember how to spell Senator BAYH's name. He was on Obama's VP search list.
10D: Philippines port: ILOILO. No idea. It's also the capital city of ILOILO Province. It's so named because of its nose-like shape. "Nose" is "ilong" in local Illonggo languag. See this map. It is known also for its "raw-silk and pineapple-fiber fabrics".
31D: Son of Judah: ONAN. Learned from doing Xword.
34D: Antiquing element: AGER. I don't understand this. What is AGER?
36D: Bamako's land: MALI. Ah, Ali Farka Touré's land. Wonderful "Diaraby".
45D: "Vogue" singer: MADONNA. I guessed. I've never heard of "Vogue" before. She is divorcing Guy Ritchie.
48D: Livened (up): PERKED
C.C.
17A: Lacking in decisiveness: WISHY-WASHY
62A: Bit of whatnot: KNICKKNACK
11D: Drag one's feet: DILLY-DALLY
28D: Travel back and forth: CRISSCROSS
I think ZIGZAG (39A: With 40A, sharp turn: ZIG & 40A: See 39A: ZAG) and TIPTOP (24D: With 44D: first-rate: TIP & 44D: See 24D: TOP) should be counted as part of the theme answers, even though they are broken (so artfully). I feel that lots of thoughts were given to the grid construction.
Here is a wonderful link on reduplicatives. Flip-flop, riff-raff and chitchat all sound appealing to me.
Great puzzle. Fantastic clue for TKOS (60D: Match ends?). I dislike the clue for SIZE (30D: XL, XXL or XXXL). Why all big sizes?
Across:
1A: "12 Angry Men" director Sidney: LUMET. Have never watched "12 Angry Men". I wonder why "Eight Men Out" is not "8 Men Out".
6A: Sharp, localized pain: STAB. Why "localized"?
10A: Picked from a lineup: IDED
25A: "Family Ties" mother: ELYSE. I googled. Looks like a fun show.
29A: Aquatic crustacean: ISOPOD. New word to me. Dictionary says they have 7 pairs of legs. Are they edible?
33A: Plunder: RAPINE. This is a new word to me also. The root of this word reminds me of canola oil, which is extracted from rapeseed. Canola stands for Can(ada) o(il) l(ow) a(cid).
35A: Latin primer word: AMO. AMO, amas, amat.
45A: Miss in Fr.: MLLE. Have you seen "Mon père, ce héros"? This is a remake "My Father the Hero". Katherine Heigl was 14 when she appeared in the movie. Very sexy bathing suit, isn't it?
46A: Artist Botticelli: SANDRO. I did not know his given name. See his "Birth of Venus".
54A: Pointer, for one: BIRD DOG. Do you like Everly Brother's "BIRD DOG"? I like their "Bye Bye Love".
Down:
5D: President after Polk: TAYLOR. Polk's middle inital K stands for KNOX.
8D: Wiesbaden wails: ACHS. See this ACH list. ACH so!
9D: Evan from Indiana: BAYH. I can never remember how to spell Senator BAYH's name. He was on Obama's VP search list.
10D: Philippines port: ILOILO. No idea. It's also the capital city of ILOILO Province. It's so named because of its nose-like shape. "Nose" is "ilong" in local Illonggo languag. See this map. It is known also for its "raw-silk and pineapple-fiber fabrics".
31D: Son of Judah: ONAN. Learned from doing Xword.
34D: Antiquing element: AGER. I don't understand this. What is AGER?
36D: Bamako's land: MALI. Ah, Ali Farka Touré's land. Wonderful "Diaraby".
45D: "Vogue" singer: MADONNA. I guessed. I've never heard of "Vogue" before. She is divorcing Guy Ritchie.
48D: Livened (up): PERKED
C.C.
