Theme: Heating Up
20A: Lives dangerously: SKATES ON THIN ICE
37A: Finds troubles: LANDS IN HOT WATER
48A: Loses one's punch: IS ALL OUT OF STEAM
Too bad RUNS OUT OF STEAM is one letter short. I feel it's a better clue than IS ALL OUT OF STEAM. BLOWING OFF STEAM has the correct number of the letters, but it does not fit the tense pattern.
Nice to see YOGI (11D: Berra of baseball) in the grid. Wish MITT (8D: Potholder alternative) were clued as "Glove for 11D" as a tie-in. YOGI Berra is a great catcher after all. Who is your favorite catcher? I used to like A. J. Pierzynski. Wish I had seen Johnny Bench play.
Easy sailing today. Notice how this puzzle differs from the ones offered by Allan E. Parrish/Barry Silk? No letter Q, X or Z.
Oh, for those who have trouble with Roman numerals, here is a great website for you to cheat. Also, I found this snowball clip JD/Clear Ayes located yesterday to be very funny.
Across:
15A: Pueblo dweller: HOPI. Zuni is 4-letter too. Look at these HOPI Kachina dolls, very intriguing. Their bodies are carved out of wood, right?
25A: Makes confused: ADDLES. Reminds me of that long fancy word "Discombobulates".
34A: React to a bad pun: GROAN. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!". Does this make you GROAN?
40A: Musical piece: OPUS. Have never seen OPUS clued as "__ Dei" in TMS puzzle.
41A: Demeanor: MIEN. This word always brings to mind the Marlboro Marine. He has such a tough MIEN, yet so fragile in real life.
57A: Asian capital: SEOUL. Literally "capital city" in Korean language. The same as Japanese city Kyoto. Beijing literally means "North capital" in Chinese. Nanjing (Nanking in Cantonese) is "South capital". Xi'An means "West peace".
60A: Marine ray: MANTA. I can never remember this fish. What is so special about it?
64A: March middle: IDES. The 15th of March, May, July, or October. And 13th of the other months.
Down:
13D: Withered: SERE. And WET (43A: Moisten).
25D: Luminous: AGLOW. Does anyone like J-Lo's GLOW?
26D: Cover loosely: DRAPE. Beautiful, isn't it?
35D: Purl's counterpart: KNIT. I thought PURL is a kind of knitting. Why "counterpart"?
36D: Glass panel: PANE. Horrible clue.
45D: Whiskey bottle sizes: FIFTHS. No idea. Why FIFTH instead of fifth or sixth?
46D: Mozart's "The Magic __": FLUTE. Here is "The Magic Flute" overture.
54D: New Old World money: EURO. I misread money as "monkey". Thought of TITI, which is actually "New World monkey".
55D: Kind of sax: ALTO. This clue made me laugh. But seriously, I have great difficulty pronouncing "sax" and "sex" distinctly. I need a patient person to sit in front of me and teach me how to say "bad", "bed" and "bide".
C.C.
20A: Lives dangerously: SKATES ON THIN ICE
37A: Finds troubles: LANDS IN HOT WATER
48A: Loses one's punch: IS ALL OUT OF STEAM
Too bad RUNS OUT OF STEAM is one letter short. I feel it's a better clue than IS ALL OUT OF STEAM. BLOWING OFF STEAM has the correct number of the letters, but it does not fit the tense pattern.
Nice to see YOGI (11D: Berra of baseball) in the grid. Wish MITT (8D: Potholder alternative) were clued as "Glove for 11D" as a tie-in. YOGI Berra is a great catcher after all. Who is your favorite catcher? I used to like A. J. Pierzynski. Wish I had seen Johnny Bench play.
Easy sailing today. Notice how this puzzle differs from the ones offered by Allan E. Parrish/Barry Silk? No letter Q, X or Z.
Oh, for those who have trouble with Roman numerals, here is a great website for you to cheat. Also, I found this snowball clip JD/Clear Ayes located yesterday to be very funny.
Across:
15A: Pueblo dweller: HOPI. Zuni is 4-letter too. Look at these HOPI Kachina dolls, very intriguing. Their bodies are carved out of wood, right?
25A: Makes confused: ADDLES. Reminds me of that long fancy word "Discombobulates".
34A: React to a bad pun: GROAN. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!". Does this make you GROAN?
40A: Musical piece: OPUS. Have never seen OPUS clued as "__ Dei" in TMS puzzle.
41A: Demeanor: MIEN. This word always brings to mind the Marlboro Marine. He has such a tough MIEN, yet so fragile in real life.
57A: Asian capital: SEOUL. Literally "capital city" in Korean language. The same as Japanese city Kyoto. Beijing literally means "North capital" in Chinese. Nanjing (Nanking in Cantonese) is "South capital". Xi'An means "West peace".
60A: Marine ray: MANTA. I can never remember this fish. What is so special about it?
64A: March middle: IDES. The 15th of March, May, July, or October. And 13th of the other months.
Down:
13D: Withered: SERE. And WET (43A: Moisten).
25D: Luminous: AGLOW. Does anyone like J-Lo's GLOW?
26D: Cover loosely: DRAPE. Beautiful, isn't it?
35D: Purl's counterpart: KNIT. I thought PURL is a kind of knitting. Why "counterpart"?
36D: Glass panel: PANE. Horrible clue.
45D: Whiskey bottle sizes: FIFTHS. No idea. Why FIFTH instead of fifth or sixth?
46D: Mozart's "The Magic __": FLUTE. Here is "The Magic Flute" overture.
54D: New Old World money: EURO. I misread money as "monkey". Thought of TITI, which is actually "New World monkey".
55D: Kind of sax: ALTO. This clue made me laugh. But seriously, I have great difficulty pronouncing "sax" and "sex" distinctly. I need a patient person to sit in front of me and teach me how to say "bad", "bed" and "bide".
C.C.
