Theme: EE - to - OO
23A: Weak force?: POOR PRESSURE (Peer Pressure)
40A: Pink tiles of a skylines?: CORAL ROOF (Coral Reef)
61A: Fell trees?: TUMBLE WOOD (Tumbleweed)
71A: Successful dive?: CLEAN SWOOP (Clean Sweep)
90A: Endearment for a cowgirl?: SUGAR BOOTS (Sugar Beets)
111A: Cancel filming?: SCRATCH SHOOT (Scratch Sheet)
16D: Chandler's nautical novel: THE BIG SLOOP (The Big Sleep)
67D: Yellow swimming holes?: BANANA POOLS (Banana Peels)
Do you know that Sugar Beets are actually white-rooted? I always had this image that they were all red-colored like our regular beets. Had never heard of Scratch Sheet before, but SCRATCH SHOOT was very easy to infer.
Great theme idea. The title is a bit too straightforward for my taste though. I think I prefer something more subtle, can you think of a better one?
The clue for PGA (119A: Org. of Couples and Love) made me laugh. Brilliant use of the names of Fred Couples and David Love III.
What's your answer for 57A: S Kubrick movie? Right now I have AMI. But it does not make any sense to me. My intersecting fill is STEAMERS for 39D: Miner's tamping bars, an answer I am not sure either. (Addendum: The answer for S. Kubrick movie is MMI (2001: A Space Odyssey). And the answer for 39D is STEMMERS.)
Across:
1A: Builds up: ACCRUES. My instinctive thought is ERECTS. An addition of "interest" would have made the answer easier for me.
19A: Controversy: POLEMIC. I am more familiar with its adjective polemical.
33A: Ambler and Lindros: ERICS. Have only faintly heard of ERIC Ambler the English author. The hockey player ERIC Lindros is foreign to me. Was he good?
45A: Frank of "Wagon Train": MCGRATH. I googled. Is that he the guy on the picture?
51A: Strikes with a club: BLUDGEONS. I tend to confuse this word with dungeon.
68A: French city known for textiles: LILLE. De Gaulle was born here (close to the Belgium border).
69A: Pertinent: APROPOS. The opposite is malapropos.
70A: Bric-a-brac holder: ETAGERE. I suppose you can call this plant stand ETAGERE too.
73A: Chair craftsmen: CANERS
74A: Tomlin and Pons: LILYS. Barely remember French soprano LILY Pons, who appeared in our puzzle not long ago.
81A: Cast rays of light upon: IRRADIATE
86A: Base cops: MPS (Military Police)
94A: Italian actress Eleonora: DUSE. Uh-uh, no idea. This actress has been dead for almost 85 years.
104A: Fox follower?: TROT. I thought of Fox NEWS first.
117A: High fashion: COUTURE. I think Vogue's Anna Wintour will get the British Ambassador job. Want a bet?
119A: Lohengrin's love: ELSA. I can never remember this girl's name.
Down:
1D: Computer brand: APPLE. Don't think I will ever get one, so used to PC.
3D: Blocking passage through: CLOSING UP. Football term? What does it mean?
6D: Leprechaun's land: EIRE. ERIN does not fit.
8D: Degree with teeth: DDS (Doctor of Dental Science).
9D: Carpenter tools: ROUTERS. Have never heard of ROUTERS as "Carpenter tools".
10D: Borealis and australis: AURORAE. Aurora is Roman goddess of dawn (Eos in Greek mythology).
11D: Fairy-tale girl: GRETEL. "Hansel and GRETEL". I learned from doing Xword. Have never read any Grimm story.
24D: Distinct mus. tones: STAC. How come LEG is not a legit abbreviation of legato then?
43D: Poet Metastasio: PIETRO. Another google. Have never heard of this Italian poet.
46D: Calculator key abbr.: CLR
47D: Newman movie: HOMBRE. Here is the poster. Is it worth seeing?
58D: Ribbed fibrics: TWILLS
59D: Ventilated, in a way: HOLEY. I suppose so, "in a way". Weird looking word.
60D: Having domes: CUPOLAED. I only know the noun form cupola.
66D: And others: Lat: ET ALII (masculine plural). ET ALIAE is feminine plural. ET ALIA is neuter plural.
76D: Cleverly amusing: FACETIOUS. The only word with all the vowels in its proper order is FACETIOUSLY I think.
85D: Marilyn Monroe movie: BUS STOP. Here is a nice clip. Have never seen the movie either.
86D: Mr. Peanut's eyewear: MONOCLE. Do you collect any Mr. Peanut item?
92D: College treasurer: BURSAR. New word to me. Rooted in bursa, Latin for purse.
101D: "The Dresser" director Peter: YATES. One more google. Is he very well-known? This film does not look interesting to me.
103D: Nuncupative: ORAL. I guessed. My first encounter with "Nuncupative".
114D: Italian possessive noun: SUA. Italian for "his", SUO is "her". Both new to me.
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23A: Weak force?: POOR PRESSURE (Peer Pressure)
40A: Pink tiles of a skylines?: CORAL ROOF (Coral Reef)
61A: Fell trees?: TUMBLE WOOD (Tumbleweed)
71A: Successful dive?: CLEAN SWOOP (Clean Sweep)
90A: Endearment for a cowgirl?: SUGAR BOOTS (Sugar Beets)
111A: Cancel filming?: SCRATCH SHOOT (Scratch Sheet)
16D: Chandler's nautical novel: THE BIG SLOOP (The Big Sleep)
67D: Yellow swimming holes?: BANANA POOLS (Banana Peels)
Do you know that Sugar Beets are actually white-rooted? I always had this image that they were all red-colored like our regular beets. Had never heard of Scratch Sheet before, but SCRATCH SHOOT was very easy to infer.
Great theme idea. The title is a bit too straightforward for my taste though. I think I prefer something more subtle, can you think of a better one?
The clue for PGA (119A: Org. of Couples and Love) made me laugh. Brilliant use of the names of Fred Couples and David Love III.
What's your answer for 57A: S Kubrick movie? Right now I have AMI. But it does not make any sense to me. My intersecting fill is STEAMERS for 39D: Miner's tamping bars, an answer I am not sure either. (Addendum: The answer for S. Kubrick movie is MMI (2001: A Space Odyssey). And the answer for 39D is STEMMERS.)
Across:
1A: Builds up: ACCRUES. My instinctive thought is ERECTS. An addition of "interest" would have made the answer easier for me.
19A: Controversy: POLEMIC. I am more familiar with its adjective polemical.
33A: Ambler and Lindros: ERICS. Have only faintly heard of ERIC Ambler the English author. The hockey player ERIC Lindros is foreign to me. Was he good?
45A: Frank of "Wagon Train": MCGRATH. I googled. Is that he the guy on the picture?
51A: Strikes with a club: BLUDGEONS. I tend to confuse this word with dungeon.
68A: French city known for textiles: LILLE. De Gaulle was born here (close to the Belgium border).
69A: Pertinent: APROPOS. The opposite is malapropos.
70A: Bric-a-brac holder: ETAGERE. I suppose you can call this plant stand ETAGERE too.
73A: Chair craftsmen: CANERS
74A: Tomlin and Pons: LILYS. Barely remember French soprano LILY Pons, who appeared in our puzzle not long ago.
81A: Cast rays of light upon: IRRADIATE
86A: Base cops: MPS (Military Police)
94A: Italian actress Eleonora: DUSE. Uh-uh, no idea. This actress has been dead for almost 85 years.
104A: Fox follower?: TROT. I thought of Fox NEWS first.
117A: High fashion: COUTURE. I think Vogue's Anna Wintour will get the British Ambassador job. Want a bet?
119A: Lohengrin's love: ELSA. I can never remember this girl's name.
Down:
1D: Computer brand: APPLE. Don't think I will ever get one, so used to PC.
3D: Blocking passage through: CLOSING UP. Football term? What does it mean?
6D: Leprechaun's land: EIRE. ERIN does not fit.
8D: Degree with teeth: DDS (Doctor of Dental Science).
9D: Carpenter tools: ROUTERS. Have never heard of ROUTERS as "Carpenter tools".
10D: Borealis and australis: AURORAE. Aurora is Roman goddess of dawn (Eos in Greek mythology).
11D: Fairy-tale girl: GRETEL. "Hansel and GRETEL". I learned from doing Xword. Have never read any Grimm story.
24D: Distinct mus. tones: STAC. How come LEG is not a legit abbreviation of legato then?
43D: Poet Metastasio: PIETRO. Another google. Have never heard of this Italian poet.
46D: Calculator key abbr.: CLR
47D: Newman movie: HOMBRE. Here is the poster. Is it worth seeing?
58D: Ribbed fibrics: TWILLS
59D: Ventilated, in a way: HOLEY. I suppose so, "in a way". Weird looking word.
60D: Having domes: CUPOLAED. I only know the noun form cupola.
66D: And others: Lat: ET ALII (masculine plural). ET ALIAE is feminine plural. ET ALIA is neuter plural.
76D: Cleverly amusing: FACETIOUS. The only word with all the vowels in its proper order is FACETIOUSLY I think.
85D: Marilyn Monroe movie: BUS STOP. Here is a nice clip. Have never seen the movie either.
86D: Mr. Peanut's eyewear: MONOCLE. Do you collect any Mr. Peanut item?
92D: College treasurer: BURSAR. New word to me. Rooted in bursa, Latin for purse.
101D: "The Dresser" director Peter: YATES. One more google. Is he very well-known? This film does not look interesting to me.
103D: Nuncupative: ORAL. I guessed. My first encounter with "Nuncupative".
114D: Italian possessive noun: SUA. Italian for "his", SUO is "her". Both new to me.
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