Theme: Vowel Progression
17A: Kitchen items: FRYING PANS
26A: Spots for tots: PLAYPENS
37A: Certain hair clips: BOBBY PINS
52A: Legendary coloratura soprano: LILY PONS
61A: Some cartoons: VISUAL PUNS
This reminds of Sallie's "facetious"comment several days ago. It has all the vowels in it and all the vowels are in proper order.
OK, if LILY PONS made the Times' cover, she has to be a legend then. I wanted her name to be LILY POND. But it broke the P_NS theme pattern.
Nice to see VISUAL PUNS in a grid, after our discussion of "Pinkie" several weeks ago.
Was disappointed by the SASHA (54D: Skater Cohen ) clue. You would think "Obama's daughter" is now famous enough to appear in our puzzle. I bet our editor "can't handle the truth", otherwise, he would have clued MEN (8D) as "A Few Good __''. This "Game pieces" clue bores me to pieces now.
Across:
6A: Sgt. Preston's crew: RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police). I did not know who Sgt. Preston is. That dog looks very loyal.
16A: Bonn mister: HERR. Frau's husband.
26A: 1996 British Open winner: LEHMAN (Tom). Gimme for me. Pride of Minnesota. He was unstoppable in 1996. Then Tiger burst into the scene and you know what happened after that.
29A: Flash flood: FRESHET. New word to me.
40A: Pear choice: BOSC. I love Hosui (Asian Pear) more. It's crisper and sweeter.
44A: Hops kilns: OASTS. Do you know why there is always a white cone atop those OASTS?
48A: Latin I word: AMO. "I love". How to say "I love you, honey" in Latin?
49A: Jolie movie: GIA. Know the movie, have never seen it.
50A: Irish lass: COLLEEN. Got it this time.
55A: Thin layer: LAMINA. Thought of veneer.
55A: Lake Titicaca location: ANDES. See this map. New lake to me.
65A: Ringlet: CURL
67A: Principal artery: AORTA
70A: Brittany port: BREST. The red dot on the left. I just learned this city name the other day when LAIT was clued as "Milk of BREST" in another puzzle. Kind of DF, isn't it?
Down:
1D: Spanky's pal: ALFALFA. No idea. Have never heard of Our Gang before. Strange name.
2D: Certain writing implements: MARKERS
3D: Subjects for analysts: PSYCHES
9D: On-base mil. stores: PXS (Post Exchange). New abbreviation to me.
13D: Karen of "Little House on the Prairie": GRASSLE. Would not have got her name without across fills.
22D: Dancer Charisse: CYD. Alien to me also. Wow, look at this picture. She looks stunning. She is in "Singin' in the Rain".
24D: "Morning Joe" airer: MSNBC. The only MSNBC program I watch every day is "Hardball". Joe Scarborough appears as a guest from time to time.
27D: City near Santa Barbara: LOMPOC. According to Wikipedia, the name of the city is derived from a Chumash word "Lum Poc" meaning "little lake" or "lagoon". Not a familiar name to me. Here is the map.
30D: Underground Railroad leader: TUBMAN (Harriet). Is there a movie made about her life?
35D: Pathetic start?: SYM. Sympathetic.
38D: Actor Scott: BAIO. He looks familiar. I must have seen him somewhere before. But his name meant nothing to me.
39D: Vincent Lopez theme song: NOLA. See this clip. I just keep forgetting this song title.
49D: Nav. by satellite: GPS (Global Positioning System). Or "Family MD".
58D: Crisp bread: RUSK. See here for more information. It's the same as zwieback (twice-baked bread).
C.C.
17A: Kitchen items: FRYING PANS
26A: Spots for tots: PLAYPENS
37A: Certain hair clips: BOBBY PINS
52A: Legendary coloratura soprano: LILY PONS
61A: Some cartoons: VISUAL PUNS
This reminds of Sallie's "facetious"comment several days ago. It has all the vowels in it and all the vowels are in proper order.
OK, if LILY PONS made the Times' cover, she has to be a legend then. I wanted her name to be LILY POND. But it broke the P_NS theme pattern.
Nice to see VISUAL PUNS in a grid, after our discussion of "Pinkie" several weeks ago.
Was disappointed by the SASHA (54D: Skater Cohen ) clue. You would think "Obama's daughter" is now famous enough to appear in our puzzle. I bet our editor "can't handle the truth", otherwise, he would have clued MEN (8D) as "A Few Good __''. This "Game pieces" clue bores me to pieces now.
Across:
6A: Sgt. Preston's crew: RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police). I did not know who Sgt. Preston is. That dog looks very loyal.
16A: Bonn mister: HERR. Frau's husband.
26A: 1996 British Open winner: LEHMAN (Tom). Gimme for me. Pride of Minnesota. He was unstoppable in 1996. Then Tiger burst into the scene and you know what happened after that.
29A: Flash flood: FRESHET. New word to me.
40A: Pear choice: BOSC. I love Hosui (Asian Pear) more. It's crisper and sweeter.
44A: Hops kilns: OASTS. Do you know why there is always a white cone atop those OASTS?
48A: Latin I word: AMO. "I love". How to say "I love you, honey" in Latin?
49A: Jolie movie: GIA. Know the movie, have never seen it.
50A: Irish lass: COLLEEN. Got it this time.
55A: Thin layer: LAMINA. Thought of veneer.
55A: Lake Titicaca location: ANDES. See this map. New lake to me.
65A: Ringlet: CURL
67A: Principal artery: AORTA
70A: Brittany port: BREST. The red dot on the left. I just learned this city name the other day when LAIT was clued as "Milk of BREST" in another puzzle. Kind of DF, isn't it?
Down:
1D: Spanky's pal: ALFALFA. No idea. Have never heard of Our Gang before. Strange name.
2D: Certain writing implements: MARKERS
3D: Subjects for analysts: PSYCHES
9D: On-base mil. stores: PXS (Post Exchange). New abbreviation to me.
13D: Karen of "Little House on the Prairie": GRASSLE. Would not have got her name without across fills.
22D: Dancer Charisse: CYD. Alien to me also. Wow, look at this picture. She looks stunning. She is in "Singin' in the Rain".
24D: "Morning Joe" airer: MSNBC. The only MSNBC program I watch every day is "Hardball". Joe Scarborough appears as a guest from time to time.
27D: City near Santa Barbara: LOMPOC. According to Wikipedia, the name of the city is derived from a Chumash word "Lum Poc" meaning "little lake" or "lagoon". Not a familiar name to me. Here is the map.
30D: Underground Railroad leader: TUBMAN (Harriet). Is there a movie made about her life?
35D: Pathetic start?: SYM. Sympathetic.
38D: Actor Scott: BAIO. He looks familiar. I must have seen him somewhere before. But his name meant nothing to me.
39D: Vincent Lopez theme song: NOLA. See this clip. I just keep forgetting this song title.
49D: Nav. by satellite: GPS (Global Positioning System). Or "Family MD".
58D: Crisp bread: RUSK. See here for more information. It's the same as zwieback (twice-baked bread).
C.C.
