Theme: Chow Time
17A: Well-rounded repasts: SQUARE MEALS
60A: Purim: FEAST OF LOTS
11D: Summoner to supper: DINNER BELL
29D: Dinner for thirteen: LAST SUPPER
"With "The"" should be added to the last clue.
What a terrible editing job! I don't mind seeing SYRIA (68A: Aleppo's land) and BREAM (51D: Silvery European fish) for second day in a row, with the identical clues. But supper SUPPER, dinner DINNER duplications are outrageous. More felonies:
49A: Prov. follower: ECCLES. Have never seen Proverbs abbreviated as Prov before.
44D: Ecclesiastical residence: DEANERY. I was not aware of this ecclesiastical dean residence. But the clue definitely should be reworded to accommodate ECCLES.
47A: Unbroken stretch: STREAK. Why not "Unbroken run"?
Too many Roman numerals:
21A: 7 on a sundial: VII
46A: CCLXIII x IV: MLII
63D: CXII halved: LVI
I did not enjoy this puzzle at all. I've seen much better puzzles from Annabel Michaels.
Across:
1A: Fonda film: JULIA. Obtained the film title with the down fill help. Has anyone seen Annette Bening's "Being JULIA"?
15A: Gods' images: IDOLS. I wrote down ICONS first.
16A: Adjective-forming suffix: IAL. Presidential?
19A: Govt. advisory grp.: NSA (National Security Agency). Will Smith's "Enemy of the State" is about those NSA agents and their wire-tapping activities.
20A: Old California fort: ORD. What's so special about this fort? I faintly remember we had this answer before.
22A: Part of LBJ: BAINES. All his family members, including his dog, share the LBJ initials. I don't think any US president knows more about the congressional maneuvers than LBJ did. Stunning record of legislative achievements.
25A: Protesting workers: STRIKERS
27A: Native American language: SALISH. New word to me. Wikipedia says "All SALISH (or Salishan) languages are endangered - some extremely so with only three or four speakers left".
30A: Obedient dog?: HEELER
31A: Active volcano near Manila: TAAL. No idea. See this map. I wonder what TAAL means in local language.
37A: African fever: LASSA. I forgot. The disease was first discovered in a town called LASSA in Nigeria. Can't find a map.
39A: Score of zero: NIL. Soccer, I think.
51A: Sunday prohibitions: BLUE LAWS
53A: Bygone bird: MOA. The extinct New Zealand flightless bird. See Australia's coat of arms. It has a kangaroo and emu. Incapable of stepping backward, they can only move forward, signifying Australia's forward progression. "Forward with Pride", the Aussi spirit.
54A: Lasso: ROPE IN
55A: Cure or gram preceder: EPI
56A: Marsh or West: MAE. Have never heard of MAE Marsh before. She looks like a dangerous lorelei who delights in breaking others' heart. Men might need some of this magic nepenthe to relieve their sorrows.
59A: Key-punch bus.: EDP (Electronic Data Processing). Got it with the surrounds.
67A: Sea to Debussy: MER. Here is Debussy's "La MER."
Down:
2D: Roman acronym: SPQR. Holy mackerel Roman Empire! I really don't know this acronym. It stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus (the Senate and the people of Rome). OK, Maria said SPQR is most commonly known among Italians as "Sono Porci Questi Romani", loosely translated as " These Romans are Pigs".
3D: King Ibn -- of Saudi Arabia: SAUD. I am confused here. Wikipedia says this guy is the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. I thought Saudi has a long kingdom history.
7D: Ulan-_, Russ.: UDE. See this map. Located on the Siberian Uda River. Quite close to Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. Ulan is "red" in Mongolian. Ulan Bator means "Red Hero". Ulan Ude is simply "Red Ude". A bit of communism vestiage.
10D: Beset: ASSAIL
12D: Loom bar: EASER. Uh-uh, no, no. No idea. What is it?
23D: Eisenhower: IKE. Strictly speaking, this is not allowed in crossword construction. An abbreviated answer (even if it's a nickname) needs an abbreviation hint.
25D: Frantic cries: SHRIEKS
38D: Flying rescue missions: AIRLIFTS
58D: Book after Neh.: ESTH. Before Job. Often see NEH clued as "Bk before Esth".
C.C.
17A: Well-rounded repasts: SQUARE MEALS
60A: Purim: FEAST OF LOTS
11D: Summoner to supper: DINNER BELL
29D: Dinner for thirteen: LAST SUPPER
"With "The"" should be added to the last clue.
What a terrible editing job! I don't mind seeing SYRIA (68A: Aleppo's land) and BREAM (51D: Silvery European fish) for second day in a row, with the identical clues. But supper SUPPER, dinner DINNER duplications are outrageous. More felonies:
49A: Prov. follower: ECCLES. Have never seen Proverbs abbreviated as Prov before.
44D: Ecclesiastical residence: DEANERY. I was not aware of this ecclesiastical dean residence. But the clue definitely should be reworded to accommodate ECCLES.
47A: Unbroken stretch: STREAK. Why not "Unbroken run"?
Too many Roman numerals:
21A: 7 on a sundial: VII
46A: CCLXIII x IV: MLII
63D: CXII halved: LVI
I did not enjoy this puzzle at all. I've seen much better puzzles from Annabel Michaels.
Across:
1A: Fonda film: JULIA. Obtained the film title with the down fill help. Has anyone seen Annette Bening's "Being JULIA"?
15A: Gods' images: IDOLS. I wrote down ICONS first.
16A: Adjective-forming suffix: IAL. Presidential?
19A: Govt. advisory grp.: NSA (National Security Agency). Will Smith's "Enemy of the State" is about those NSA agents and their wire-tapping activities.
20A: Old California fort: ORD. What's so special about this fort? I faintly remember we had this answer before.
22A: Part of LBJ: BAINES. All his family members, including his dog, share the LBJ initials. I don't think any US president knows more about the congressional maneuvers than LBJ did. Stunning record of legislative achievements.
25A: Protesting workers: STRIKERS
27A: Native American language: SALISH. New word to me. Wikipedia says "All SALISH (or Salishan) languages are endangered - some extremely so with only three or four speakers left".
30A: Obedient dog?: HEELER
31A: Active volcano near Manila: TAAL. No idea. See this map. I wonder what TAAL means in local language.
37A: African fever: LASSA. I forgot. The disease was first discovered in a town called LASSA in Nigeria. Can't find a map.
39A: Score of zero: NIL. Soccer, I think.
51A: Sunday prohibitions: BLUE LAWS
53A: Bygone bird: MOA. The extinct New Zealand flightless bird. See Australia's coat of arms. It has a kangaroo and emu. Incapable of stepping backward, they can only move forward, signifying Australia's forward progression. "Forward with Pride", the Aussi spirit.
54A: Lasso: ROPE IN
55A: Cure or gram preceder: EPI
56A: Marsh or West: MAE. Have never heard of MAE Marsh before. She looks like a dangerous lorelei who delights in breaking others' heart. Men might need some of this magic nepenthe to relieve their sorrows.
59A: Key-punch bus.: EDP (Electronic Data Processing). Got it with the surrounds.
67A: Sea to Debussy: MER. Here is Debussy's "La MER."
Down:
2D: Roman acronym: SPQR. Holy mackerel Roman Empire! I really don't know this acronym. It stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus (the Senate and the people of Rome). OK, Maria said SPQR is most commonly known among Italians as "Sono Porci Questi Romani", loosely translated as " These Romans are Pigs".
3D: King Ibn -- of Saudi Arabia: SAUD. I am confused here. Wikipedia says this guy is the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. I thought Saudi has a long kingdom history.
7D: Ulan-_, Russ.: UDE. See this map. Located on the Siberian Uda River. Quite close to Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. Ulan is "red" in Mongolian. Ulan Bator means "Red Hero". Ulan Ude is simply "Red Ude". A bit of communism vestiage.
10D: Beset: ASSAIL
12D: Loom bar: EASER. Uh-uh, no, no. No idea. What is it?
23D: Eisenhower: IKE. Strictly speaking, this is not allowed in crossword construction. An abbreviated answer (even if it's a nickname) needs an abbreviation hint.
25D: Frantic cries: SHRIEKS
38D: Flying rescue missions: AIRLIFTS
58D: Book after Neh.: ESTH. Before Job. Often see NEH clued as "Bk before Esth".
C.C.
