Theme: Have Ewe Herd These Puns? (L added before D)
18A: Rhinovirus kept under wraps?: SECRET COLD (Secret Code)
24A: Saved up for the slots?: HELD QUARTERS (Headquarters)
34A: One great baseball play after another?: FIELDING FRENZY (Feeding Frenzy)
50A: Flared pants for steelworkers?: WELDING BELLS (Wedding Bells)
56A: Dessert that's been out for too long?: PIE A LA MOLD (Pie a la Mode)
A special 16*15 grid to accommodate the 14-letter theme answer FIELDING FRENZY. Normally the central theme answer has an odd number of letters.
I thought of Fool's Gold. But I don't think Fool's Goad fits the pattern.
This is the most interesting Dan Naddor puzzle I've solved. Loads of fun. Dan mentioned that he tries to shoot for at least 20 entries of 6 letters or more in his puzzle. I counted 18 6-letter entries in Down alone.
Across:
10A: GE and GM: MFRS (Manufacturers). I just could not keep Dow out of my mind, though I was aware that GM was kicked out of Dow 30 (replaced by Cisco).
14A: One who never gets out: LIFER. Nice clue.
15A: "__ Rappaport": 1986 Tony winner for Best Play: I'M NOT. I guessed. Have never heard of this play/movie.
17A: Old-time actress Massey: ILONA. Got her name from Down fills. Wiki says she was billed as "The New Dietrich", but she did not live up to the hype.
20A: Pink lady liquor: GIN. What's your favorite cocktail? Mine is Long Island Iced Tea.
21A: Historic Italian city near Naples: NOLA. The answer emerged itself. Wiki says Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, died in NOLA.
23A: Quaking?: SEISMIC. Saw similar clue before. Still like it.
27A: Bond rating: AAA. The highest bond rating.
28A: Audition: TRYOUTS
29A: __ Hashanah: ROSH. I love apples dipped in honey.
30A: "My Boys" airer: TBS. No idea. Have never heard of "My Boys".
32A: Bungler: OAF. The mostly klutzy words in crossword world.
33A: Security concern: MOLE. I wrote down LEAK.
40A: Blowup source, briefly: NEG
42A: Reading and others: Abbr.: RRS
43A: A, in communications: ALFA. Not ALPHA?
45A: Buttercup family member: ANEMONE. Also called windflower. Rooted in Greek anemos, meaning "wind". Dictionary says it's so named because the petals are easily lost in wind.
49A: D-H filler: EFG. Monday clue. "DH filler" is better.
52A: Public face: PERSONA
55A: Passbook abbr.: DEP (Deposit)
58A: Island where Bill and Melinda Gates were wed: LANAI. On Jan 1, 1994. I was not aware of this trivia.
60A: Type type: Abbr.: ITAL
61A: Black tea: PEKOE. Chinese origin. Literally "white down/hair".
62A: Car dealer's offering: LEASE
63A: Where el sol rises: ESTE. East is "EST" in French/Italian.
64A: Imperial Oil brand: ESSO. Imperial Oil is Canada's largest petroleum company.
65A: Certain NCOs: SSGTS
Down:
1D: Affront: SLIGHT. I like this noun/verb ambiguity.
2D: More cunning: WILIER
4D: Boggy locale: FEN
5D: Serene: TRANQUIL. Quality fill.
6D: Not spread carefully: SMEAR. I am often confused by "not". Can never tell whether the answer should be a present tense verb or past participle style adjective. SMEARED would be a correct answer too, if there were two more blanks, correct?
7D: SASE, e.g.: ENC
8D: In direr straits: WORSE OFF. Good clue.
9D: Keeps the car on the road: STEERS
10D: Apple products: MACS. Come on, shock me, let the answer be CIDER someday.
11D: Completely: FROM A TO Z. Oh my goodness. I struggled with this multiple word again.
12D: In a way you can count on: RELIABLY
13D: Tsk evoker: SAD CASE. To me, a SAD CASE brings out more sympathy than "tsk".
15D: __ Canarias: ISLAS. Canary Islands.
19D: Mrs. Addams, to Gomez: TISH. Somehow I confused her with MRS C, which was clued as "Richie's mom, to Fonzie" before. Can't tell you how frustrated I am by those old TV fills.
22D: Exposed publicly: OUTED
25D: Peace advocates: DOVES. As opposed to the hawks.
26D: "Perry Mason" lieutenant: TRAGG. Again, got the answer with Across fills.
32D: Early first century date: ONE A.D. Ah, no Roman numeral.
33D: Muse of memory: MNEME. Unknown to me. That's how we get mnemonic I suppose. Dictionary says she is one of the three original muses, together with Aoede (muse of song) and Melete (muse of meditation).
34D: Gives up: FORFEITS
35D: Words before "to be alive" or "to be back": IT'S GREAT
36D: Kindles, as passions: INFLAMES
37D: Slender and long-limbed: RANGY
38D: Looks over closely: EYEBALLS. Or "Measure/estimate visually".
39D: Private school teen: PREPPIE. Or preppy.
43D: MP's quarry: AWOL
44D: Delaware tribe: LENAPE. Literally "original people."
46D: Racing has-been: OLD NAG. I wonder how the steroid-user Big Brown is doing.
47D: Place for Marlins, briefly: NL EAST. Also inclued the Mets, Phillies, Braves and the Nationals. This answer often gives me trouble.
48D: Glimpses: ESPIES
51D: Block house: IGLOO
53D: Rep's success: SALE
59D: JFK's UN ambassador: AES. Adlai Stevenson served as JFK's UN ambassador from 1961 to 1965. He was actually hoping to get the Secretary of the State post, which surprisingly went to Dean Rusk.
Answer grid.
C.C.
18A: Rhinovirus kept under wraps?: SECRET COLD (Secret Code)
24A: Saved up for the slots?: HELD QUARTERS (Headquarters)
34A: One great baseball play after another?: FIELDING FRENZY (Feeding Frenzy)
50A: Flared pants for steelworkers?: WELDING BELLS (Wedding Bells)
56A: Dessert that's been out for too long?: PIE A LA MOLD (Pie a la Mode)
A special 16*15 grid to accommodate the 14-letter theme answer FIELDING FRENZY. Normally the central theme answer has an odd number of letters.
I thought of Fool's Gold. But I don't think Fool's Goad fits the pattern.
This is the most interesting Dan Naddor puzzle I've solved. Loads of fun. Dan mentioned that he tries to shoot for at least 20 entries of 6 letters or more in his puzzle. I counted 18 6-letter entries in Down alone.
Across:
10A: GE and GM: MFRS (Manufacturers). I just could not keep Dow out of my mind, though I was aware that GM was kicked out of Dow 30 (replaced by Cisco).
14A: One who never gets out: LIFER. Nice clue.
15A: "__ Rappaport": 1986 Tony winner for Best Play: I'M NOT. I guessed. Have never heard of this play/movie.
17A: Old-time actress Massey: ILONA. Got her name from Down fills. Wiki says she was billed as "The New Dietrich", but she did not live up to the hype.
20A: Pink lady liquor: GIN. What's your favorite cocktail? Mine is Long Island Iced Tea.
21A: Historic Italian city near Naples: NOLA. The answer emerged itself. Wiki says Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, died in NOLA.
23A: Quaking?: SEISMIC. Saw similar clue before. Still like it.
27A: Bond rating: AAA. The highest bond rating.
28A: Audition: TRYOUTS
29A: __ Hashanah: ROSH. I love apples dipped in honey.
30A: "My Boys" airer: TBS. No idea. Have never heard of "My Boys".
32A: Bungler: OAF. The mostly klutzy words in crossword world.
33A: Security concern: MOLE. I wrote down LEAK.
40A: Blowup source, briefly: NEG
42A: Reading and others: Abbr.: RRS
43A: A, in communications: ALFA. Not ALPHA?
45A: Buttercup family member: ANEMONE. Also called windflower. Rooted in Greek anemos, meaning "wind". Dictionary says it's so named because the petals are easily lost in wind.
49A: D-H filler: EFG. Monday clue. "DH filler" is better.
52A: Public face: PERSONA
55A: Passbook abbr.: DEP (Deposit)
58A: Island where Bill and Melinda Gates were wed: LANAI. On Jan 1, 1994. I was not aware of this trivia.
60A: Type type: Abbr.: ITAL
61A: Black tea: PEKOE. Chinese origin. Literally "white down/hair".
62A: Car dealer's offering: LEASE
63A: Where el sol rises: ESTE. East is "EST" in French/Italian.
64A: Imperial Oil brand: ESSO. Imperial Oil is Canada's largest petroleum company.
65A: Certain NCOs: SSGTS
Down:
1D: Affront: SLIGHT. I like this noun/verb ambiguity.
2D: More cunning: WILIER
4D: Boggy locale: FEN
5D: Serene: TRANQUIL. Quality fill.
6D: Not spread carefully: SMEAR. I am often confused by "not". Can never tell whether the answer should be a present tense verb or past participle style adjective. SMEARED would be a correct answer too, if there were two more blanks, correct?
7D: SASE, e.g.: ENC
8D: In direr straits: WORSE OFF. Good clue.
9D: Keeps the car on the road: STEERS
10D: Apple products: MACS. Come on, shock me, let the answer be CIDER someday.
11D: Completely: FROM A TO Z. Oh my goodness. I struggled with this multiple word again.
12D: In a way you can count on: RELIABLY
13D: Tsk evoker: SAD CASE. To me, a SAD CASE brings out more sympathy than "tsk".
15D: __ Canarias: ISLAS. Canary Islands.
19D: Mrs. Addams, to Gomez: TISH. Somehow I confused her with MRS C, which was clued as "Richie's mom, to Fonzie" before. Can't tell you how frustrated I am by those old TV fills.
22D: Exposed publicly: OUTED
25D: Peace advocates: DOVES. As opposed to the hawks.
26D: "Perry Mason" lieutenant: TRAGG. Again, got the answer with Across fills.
32D: Early first century date: ONE A.D. Ah, no Roman numeral.
33D: Muse of memory: MNEME. Unknown to me. That's how we get mnemonic I suppose. Dictionary says she is one of the three original muses, together with Aoede (muse of song) and Melete (muse of meditation).
34D: Gives up: FORFEITS
35D: Words before "to be alive" or "to be back": IT'S GREAT
36D: Kindles, as passions: INFLAMES
37D: Slender and long-limbed: RANGY
38D: Looks over closely: EYEBALLS. Or "Measure/estimate visually".
39D: Private school teen: PREPPIE. Or preppy.
43D: MP's quarry: AWOL
44D: Delaware tribe: LENAPE. Literally "original people."
46D: Racing has-been: OLD NAG. I wonder how the steroid-user Big Brown is doing.
47D: Place for Marlins, briefly: NL EAST. Also inclued the Mets, Phillies, Braves and the Nationals. This answer often gives me trouble.
48D: Glimpses: ESPIES
51D: Block house: IGLOO
53D: Rep's success: SALE
59D: JFK's UN ambassador: AES. Adlai Stevenson served as JFK's UN ambassador from 1961 to 1965. He was actually hoping to get the Secretary of the State post, which surprisingly went to Dean Rusk.
Answer grid.
C.C.
