Theme: What's Yours? - Profession-appropriate mixed drinks.
25A. The barber ordered a __: VODKA TONIC. Made with vodka + tonic water. A barber might use hair tonic.
27A. The heating contractor ordered a __: BOILERMAKER. Beer + whiskey/tequila/vodka. A heating contractor might make or repair a boiler.
40A. The farmer ordered a __: PLANTERS PUNCH. Dark rum + orange juice + pineapple + something else. Farmers are planters.
60A. The popcorn producer ordered a __: HOT BUTTERED RUM. Light rum + sugar + butter + cloves. Popcorn producer needs butter to flavor up the popcorn.
84A. The orthopedist ordered a __: SINGAPORE SLING. Gin + Cherry-flavored liqueur +Dom Bénédictine+pineapple juice. An orthopedist may prescribe a sling for the patient.
102A. The high roller ordered a __: SEVEN AND SEVEN. Seagram's 7 whiskey + 7-up. What's the high roller and Seven and Seven connection?
119A. The handyman ordered a __: SCREW DRIVER. Vodka + orange juice. Screwdriver is a tool for the handyman.
123A. The citrus grower ordered a __: FUZZY NAVEL. Peach schnapps + orange juice. Citrus grower grows navel oranges.
Clever theme, unfortunately it does not resonate with me. Several of the above cocktails were complete unknowns to me. I imagine Argyle & Lois having fun tackling this intoxicating grid.
I love Long Island Iced Tea, what about you? Singapore Sling is a very popular cocktail in Asia too.
As the norm with a Sunday puzzle, quite a few clever and entertaining clues.
Across:
1. Ride without pedaling: COAST
10. Crosswind direction, at sea: ABEAM. Perpendicular to the keel.
15. Frost lines?: POEM. Robert Frost. And 115D. Pound of verse: EZRA.
19. Words before a car or wreck: RENT A. Not familiar with Rent-a-Wreck. What an awful name.
20. American-born Jordanian queen: NOOR. Queen Noor is very articulate.
22. It surrounds Città del Vaticano: ROMA. Città del Vaticano = Vatican City in Italian.
23. Chip producer: INTEL. Not your potato chips.
24. "Don't have __, man!": A COW
30. Whistling zebra?: REF. Vivid misleading clue.
31. Divisions politiques: ETATS. The French political divisions.
32. Maker of durable watches: CASIO
33. Title apiarist in a 1997 film: ULEE. "Ulee's Gold", starring Peter Fonda.
35. "I'm treating": ON ME. Thanks.
37. Band for a tea ceremony?: OBI. Kimono band. Nice clue.
39. Hoop site: EAR. Hoop earrings. I was thinking of basketball.
46. Sailor's sheet: ROPE. Not SAIL?
48. It helped Dr. Leary take some trips: LSD. Plenty in Woodstock.
51. Lower Manhattan district: SOHO
52. Monorail transports: TRAMS
54. Treaty gp. since 1948: OAS (Organization of American States).
57. Sheetful of cookies: BATCH. Wish I could have a chocolate chip cookie now.
59. Wine cask: TUN. And 2D. Winery prefix: OENO. As in oenophile.
65. Emulate Demosthenes: ORATE. I had no idea who Demosthenes (di-MOS-thuh-neez) was. A Greek orator.
67. 43,560 square feet: ONE ACRE. Oh, I don't really know the exact amount in an acre.
68. Early Yucatec: MAYA
69. Spirals: HELIXES. Had trouble obtaining this answer.
71. Some hi-fis: RCAS
72. Hit, biblically: SMITE. Past tense is smit.
74. "You're dreaming": AS IF
75. Emotional problems: HANG-UPS
78. Sinusitis specialists, briefly: ENTS. ENT = Ear, Nose, and Throat.
79. Baffin Bay floater: ICE FLOE. Does iceberg float?
83. "Tuesdays with Morrie" author: ALBOM (Mitch).
87. Driver's ID: LIC (License). And 101. Govt. -issued IDs.: SSNS
91. Naples-to-Venice. dir.: NNW. Clueless.
92. Native shelter: TEPEE. Native Indian.
93. Tiny farm dwellers: ANTS. Ant farm.
95. Obscene: FILTHY
98. Burning: LIT
106. __ cit.: in the place cited: LOC. Learned this footnote abbr. from doing Xword.
108. August hrs. in Augusta: EDT. Excellent clue.
109. TV ally of Hercules: XENA. Played by Lucy Lawless.
113. Drives the getaway car, say: ABETS
116. Rip off: ROB
126. Years, to Caesar: ANNI. Plural of anno.
127. Cherbourg ciao: ADIEU. I've never heard of Cherbourg, a seaport in NW France.
128. Regarding, in memos: IN RE
129. Whirpool subsidiary: AMANA. Our oven brand.
130. Demeanor: MIEN. Same root, mien and demeanor.
131. Scout's mission, briefly: RECON
133. Emerson's middle name: WALDO. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
134. Bunkhouse bud: PARD. Partner/friend. Did not know the meaning of bunkhouse, a rough building with bunk beds for those ranch hands.
135. Put up: ERECT
Down:
1. Bed that's hard to climb out of: CRIB. Another descriptive clue.
3. Look forward to: ANTICIPATE
4. Inscribed pillar: STELA. Also spelled as STELE.
5. "Honor Thy Father" author Gay: TALESE. See the book cover. I can only remember his wife's name (NAN), from "A Little Million Pieces" scandal.
6. Inflames with passion: ENAMORS
7. Andean stimulant: COCA. Chewed stimulant.
8. Connection: HOOK-UP
9. Creator of the pigs Old Major and Napoleon: ORWELL (George). From his "Animal Farm". I was ignorant of those pigs.
10. Off-rd. transport: ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle)
11. Philistine: BOOR
12. Earth, to Kepler: ERDE. German for "earth". Kepler was a German astronomer.
13. Invite trouble: ASK FOR IT
14. Extinct kiwi cousin: MOA. Had no idea that moa is related to kiwi.
15. Mythological shapeshifter: PROTEUS (PROH-tee-uhs). The Greek sea god who could change his shape at will. Total stranger to me.
16. O'Neil's daughter: OONA. Chaplin's wife.
17. Radiate: EMIT
18. British raincoats: MACS
26. Help for a while: TEMP. Tricky noun "help".
28. Omani money: RIAL. The Saudi Arabia money is riyal.
29. Keister: REAR
34. Brian of Roxy Music: ENO
36. Fraction of a min.: NSECT (Nanosecond). Wish the word "tiny" were added in front of "fraction".
37. Gardener's brand: ORTHO
38. Element used in a glass production: BORON. No idea. It's element #5.
41. Fragrance by Dana: TABU. "The forbidden fragrance".
42. Cheese burg.: EDAM. The cheese is named after the Dutch town Edam where it originated. Neat play on cheeseburger.
43. Benefit at a swap meet: NO TAX. Swap meet is the same as flea market, isn't it?
44. Laundry conveyor: CHUTE
45. Perfects: HONES
47. No-trade policy: EMBARGO
49. Faline in "Bambi,", e.g.: DOE. Faline is Bambi's wife.
53. Yield: SUCCUMB. I liked this fill.
55. Prepares for battle: ARMS
56. Gobs: SEAMEN. Gob is a slang for sailor. I was picturing a large amount of something.
58. Most saintly: HOLIEST
61. Use a ruse on: TRAP
62. Hardy heroine: TESS. "Tess of the D'Urbervilles".
64. Caning need: RATTAN. Misread the clue as "Canning need" and penned in BOTTLE.
66. Mixes, as cards: RIFFLES. Could only think of shuffle.
69. "Good Morning Starshine" musical: HAIR. Here is a clip.
70. Suffix with opal: ESCE. Opalesce.
75. "Papa Bear" of football: HALAS (George). Have faintly heard of this guy. "Brian's Song" is probably the most famous Chicago Bears related movie.
76. Flared dress: A-LINE
77. "SNL" network: NBC TV
80. Words without deeds: LIP SERVICE
81. Without a letup: ON END. It's back.
82. Spew out: EGEST. Opposite of ingest.
84. Last word at Sotheby's?: SOLD. Nice clue too.
85. QB's errors: INTS (Interceptions)
86. "The House at Pooh Corner" bird: OWL. Guessed.
89. Distant: AFAR
90. Movie technique using three projectors: CINERAMA
94. Bubbly beverage: SELTZER
96. Evil eye: HEX. My friend Roberto used to wear a deep blue evil eye pendant. He worked in Turkey for a few years.
97. First name in design: YVES. Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
99. It "blows no good": ILL WIND. I liked this clue too.
100. Fly catcher: TOAD. Frog too.
103. Too interested: NOSY
104. Set up tents: ENCAMP
105. Lewis land by the River Shribble: NARNIA. Most of C. S. Lewis novels were set in Narnia, correct?
107. Arrow poison: CURARE (kyoo-RAHR-ee). New word to me.
112. Where to get down: EIDER. Eiderdown. Got the answer immediately, but I was not fond of word "where".
113. Throw a __: lose it: A FIT
114. Spots for burgers: BUNS. Wrote down BARS first. Some bars do serve burgers.
117. Place for a race: OVAL. Oval is a noun?
118. Compromise: BEND
120. Nuke-testing depts.: ENER (Energy). I could hear the whining.
121. Fed. anti-discrimination org.: EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Was more familiar with EEO or EOE.
122. Pipsqueak: RUNT
124. Dogpatch denial: NAW. Hillbilly talk again.
128. Thai language: LAO. Spoken in northeast of Thailand.
Answer grid.
C.C.
25A. The barber ordered a __: VODKA TONIC. Made with vodka + tonic water. A barber might use hair tonic.
27A. The heating contractor ordered a __: BOILERMAKER. Beer + whiskey/tequila/vodka. A heating contractor might make or repair a boiler.
40A. The farmer ordered a __: PLANTERS PUNCH. Dark rum + orange juice + pineapple + something else. Farmers are planters.
60A. The popcorn producer ordered a __: HOT BUTTERED RUM. Light rum + sugar + butter + cloves. Popcorn producer needs butter to flavor up the popcorn.
84A. The orthopedist ordered a __: SINGAPORE SLING. Gin + Cherry-flavored liqueur +Dom Bénédictine+pineapple juice. An orthopedist may prescribe a sling for the patient.
102A. The high roller ordered a __: SEVEN AND SEVEN. Seagram's 7 whiskey + 7-up. What's the high roller and Seven and Seven connection?
119A. The handyman ordered a __: SCREW DRIVER. Vodka + orange juice. Screwdriver is a tool for the handyman.
123A. The citrus grower ordered a __: FUZZY NAVEL. Peach schnapps + orange juice. Citrus grower grows navel oranges.
Clever theme, unfortunately it does not resonate with me. Several of the above cocktails were complete unknowns to me. I imagine Argyle & Lois having fun tackling this intoxicating grid.
I love Long Island Iced Tea, what about you? Singapore Sling is a very popular cocktail in Asia too.
As the norm with a Sunday puzzle, quite a few clever and entertaining clues.
Across:
1. Ride without pedaling: COAST
10. Crosswind direction, at sea: ABEAM. Perpendicular to the keel.
15. Frost lines?: POEM. Robert Frost. And 115D. Pound of verse: EZRA.
19. Words before a car or wreck: RENT A. Not familiar with Rent-a-Wreck. What an awful name.
20. American-born Jordanian queen: NOOR. Queen Noor is very articulate.
22. It surrounds Città del Vaticano: ROMA. Città del Vaticano = Vatican City in Italian.
23. Chip producer: INTEL. Not your potato chips.
24. "Don't have __, man!": A COW
30. Whistling zebra?: REF. Vivid misleading clue.
31. Divisions politiques: ETATS. The French political divisions.
32. Maker of durable watches: CASIO
33. Title apiarist in a 1997 film: ULEE. "Ulee's Gold", starring Peter Fonda.
35. "I'm treating": ON ME. Thanks.
37. Band for a tea ceremony?: OBI. Kimono band. Nice clue.
39. Hoop site: EAR. Hoop earrings. I was thinking of basketball.
46. Sailor's sheet: ROPE. Not SAIL?
48. It helped Dr. Leary take some trips: LSD. Plenty in Woodstock.
51. Lower Manhattan district: SOHO
52. Monorail transports: TRAMS
54. Treaty gp. since 1948: OAS (Organization of American States).
57. Sheetful of cookies: BATCH. Wish I could have a chocolate chip cookie now.
59. Wine cask: TUN. And 2D. Winery prefix: OENO. As in oenophile.
65. Emulate Demosthenes: ORATE. I had no idea who Demosthenes (di-MOS-thuh-neez) was. A Greek orator.
67. 43,560 square feet: ONE ACRE. Oh, I don't really know the exact amount in an acre.
68. Early Yucatec: MAYA
69. Spirals: HELIXES. Had trouble obtaining this answer.
71. Some hi-fis: RCAS
72. Hit, biblically: SMITE. Past tense is smit.
74. "You're dreaming": AS IF
75. Emotional problems: HANG-UPS
78. Sinusitis specialists, briefly: ENTS. ENT = Ear, Nose, and Throat.
79. Baffin Bay floater: ICE FLOE. Does iceberg float?
83. "Tuesdays with Morrie" author: ALBOM (Mitch).
87. Driver's ID: LIC (License). And 101. Govt. -issued IDs.: SSNS
91. Naples-to-Venice. dir.: NNW. Clueless.
92. Native shelter: TEPEE. Native Indian.
93. Tiny farm dwellers: ANTS. Ant farm.
95. Obscene: FILTHY
98. Burning: LIT
106. __ cit.: in the place cited: LOC. Learned this footnote abbr. from doing Xword.
108. August hrs. in Augusta: EDT. Excellent clue.
109. TV ally of Hercules: XENA. Played by Lucy Lawless.
113. Drives the getaway car, say: ABETS
116. Rip off: ROB
126. Years, to Caesar: ANNI. Plural of anno.
127. Cherbourg ciao: ADIEU. I've never heard of Cherbourg, a seaport in NW France.
128. Regarding, in memos: IN RE
129. Whirpool subsidiary: AMANA. Our oven brand.
130. Demeanor: MIEN. Same root, mien and demeanor.
131. Scout's mission, briefly: RECON
133. Emerson's middle name: WALDO. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
134. Bunkhouse bud: PARD. Partner/friend. Did not know the meaning of bunkhouse, a rough building with bunk beds for those ranch hands.
135. Put up: ERECT
Down:
1. Bed that's hard to climb out of: CRIB. Another descriptive clue.
3. Look forward to: ANTICIPATE
4. Inscribed pillar: STELA. Also spelled as STELE.
5. "Honor Thy Father" author Gay: TALESE. See the book cover. I can only remember his wife's name (NAN), from "A Little Million Pieces" scandal.
6. Inflames with passion: ENAMORS
7. Andean stimulant: COCA. Chewed stimulant.
8. Connection: HOOK-UP
9. Creator of the pigs Old Major and Napoleon: ORWELL (George). From his "Animal Farm". I was ignorant of those pigs.
10. Off-rd. transport: ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle)
11. Philistine: BOOR
12. Earth, to Kepler: ERDE. German for "earth". Kepler was a German astronomer.
13. Invite trouble: ASK FOR IT
14. Extinct kiwi cousin: MOA. Had no idea that moa is related to kiwi.
15. Mythological shapeshifter: PROTEUS (PROH-tee-uhs). The Greek sea god who could change his shape at will. Total stranger to me.
16. O'Neil's daughter: OONA. Chaplin's wife.
17. Radiate: EMIT
18. British raincoats: MACS
26. Help for a while: TEMP. Tricky noun "help".
28. Omani money: RIAL. The Saudi Arabia money is riyal.
29. Keister: REAR
34. Brian of Roxy Music: ENO
36. Fraction of a min.: NSECT (Nanosecond). Wish the word "tiny" were added in front of "fraction".
37. Gardener's brand: ORTHO
38. Element used in a glass production: BORON. No idea. It's element #5.
41. Fragrance by Dana: TABU. "The forbidden fragrance".
42. Cheese burg.: EDAM. The cheese is named after the Dutch town Edam where it originated. Neat play on cheeseburger.
43. Benefit at a swap meet: NO TAX. Swap meet is the same as flea market, isn't it?
44. Laundry conveyor: CHUTE
45. Perfects: HONES
47. No-trade policy: EMBARGO
49. Faline in "Bambi,", e.g.: DOE. Faline is Bambi's wife.
53. Yield: SUCCUMB. I liked this fill.
55. Prepares for battle: ARMS
56. Gobs: SEAMEN. Gob is a slang for sailor. I was picturing a large amount of something.
58. Most saintly: HOLIEST
61. Use a ruse on: TRAP
62. Hardy heroine: TESS. "Tess of the D'Urbervilles".
64. Caning need: RATTAN. Misread the clue as "Canning need" and penned in BOTTLE.
66. Mixes, as cards: RIFFLES. Could only think of shuffle.
69. "Good Morning Starshine" musical: HAIR. Here is a clip.
70. Suffix with opal: ESCE. Opalesce.
75. "Papa Bear" of football: HALAS (George). Have faintly heard of this guy. "Brian's Song" is probably the most famous Chicago Bears related movie.
76. Flared dress: A-LINE
77. "SNL" network: NBC TV
80. Words without deeds: LIP SERVICE
81. Without a letup: ON END. It's back.
82. Spew out: EGEST. Opposite of ingest.
84. Last word at Sotheby's?: SOLD. Nice clue too.
85. QB's errors: INTS (Interceptions)
86. "The House at Pooh Corner" bird: OWL. Guessed.
89. Distant: AFAR
90. Movie technique using three projectors: CINERAMA
94. Bubbly beverage: SELTZER
96. Evil eye: HEX. My friend Roberto used to wear a deep blue evil eye pendant. He worked in Turkey for a few years.
97. First name in design: YVES. Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
99. It "blows no good": ILL WIND. I liked this clue too.
100. Fly catcher: TOAD. Frog too.
103. Too interested: NOSY
104. Set up tents: ENCAMP
105. Lewis land by the River Shribble: NARNIA. Most of C. S. Lewis novels were set in Narnia, correct?
107. Arrow poison: CURARE (kyoo-RAHR-ee). New word to me.
112. Where to get down: EIDER. Eiderdown. Got the answer immediately, but I was not fond of word "where".
113. Throw a __: lose it: A FIT
114. Spots for burgers: BUNS. Wrote down BARS first. Some bars do serve burgers.
117. Place for a race: OVAL. Oval is a noun?
118. Compromise: BEND
120. Nuke-testing depts.: ENER (Energy). I could hear the whining.
121. Fed. anti-discrimination org.: EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Was more familiar with EEO or EOE.
122. Pipsqueak: RUNT
124. Dogpatch denial: NAW. Hillbilly talk again.
128. Thai language: LAO. Spoken in northeast of Thailand.
Answer grid.
C.C.
