Theme: None
Total blocks: 32
Total words: 72
This puzzle is anchored by three 15-letter grid spanners:
17A. "Be realistic": DON'T KID YOURSELF
39A. "Count on me": I WON'T LET YOU DOWN
59A. "Who knows?": IT'S A MYSTERY TO ME
All of them are lively common colloquial expressions and are seldom seen in any puzzles. Actually I don't remember seeing any of them in our LAT before.
In his interview, the constructor Robert H. Wolfe also mentioned that there are 15 compound words in today's offering.
A much easier puzzle for me today. Very few obscure names/words to frustrate me. I had fun.
Across:
1. Beachgoer's pursuit: SUNBATH
8. A film may be shown in it: THREE D. 3D. Did you have problem parsing THREED?
14. Like some bandits: ONE-ARMED. One armed bandits, the slot machines.
16. Item in the news, perhaps: COUPLE
19. "I'd hate to break up __": A SET. Felt silly not nailing this one, considering I collect baseball cards. "I'd hate to break up your marriage" is all I could think of.
20. Salon stuff: GEL
21. Thin piece: SHEET
22. She played Carmela in "The Sopranos": EDIE (Falco)
25. Trois counterpart: DREI. "Three" in German. Trois is French, Tres is Spanish.
27. Return recipient: SENDER
30. Dedicated verse: ODE
31. Influential Harper's Weekly cartoonist: NAST (Thomas). He created the Democratic donkey and Republican elephant.
35. Mobile home site: TRAILER CAMP. My initial reaction is: Somewhere in Alabama?
38. Actress Benaderet who first voiced Granny in Tweety cartoons: BEA. Recognized her face when I googled.
41. Lip: RIM
42. Promotional campaigns: SALES DRIVES
43. Sound of locks being changed?: SNIP. Nailed it. Knew immediately that locks refers to hair.
45. "Unlikely!": NOT
46. Queen of fiction: ELLERY. Ellery Queen, the mystery author.
47. "Flash of Genius" actor: ALDA
49. "I ran away from you once. I can't do it again" speaker: ILSA. From "Casablanca". I am used to the "Play it again, Sam" speaker clue.
50. Russian emperor after Catherine II: PAUL I. Between 1796 and 1801. I've never heard of the dude. Paul does not sound Russian, doesn't it?
53. Pops: DAD. And SODA (1D. Pop).
55. Some mil. personnel: NCOS
63. Put (together): PIECE
64. Arrive, with some difficulty: MAKE IT IN. New phrase to me.
65. Highlight: STRESS
66. "Ozymandias" et al.: SONNETS. Gimme, thanks to Clear Ayes and J.D.'s previous discussions.
Down:
2. Ones in Madrid: UNOS
3. Island goose: NENE. Hawaii's state bird. It's wild.
4. Driven home: BATTED IN. Baseball.
5. Chest with tablets: ARK
6. "More than I need to know!": TMI (Too Much Information). Needs an abbr. hint.
7. Waffle: HEDGE
8. Fort Worth sch.: TCU (Texas Christian University)
9. Dressage trainee: HORSE. Who do you think will win the Kentucky Derby? I'll go with Lookin at Lucky, then Ice Box.
10. Raid the joint, say: RUSH IN
11. Olympics weapon: EPEE.
12. Cosmo rival: ELLE
13. Handy: DEFT
15. Color: DYE. Wanted HUE.
18. Past: OLD DAYS
23. Forward raises strengthen them: DELTS. Shoulder muscles. Here is a picture of forward raise. Looks like it strengthens lots of muscles.
24. Cork's place: IRELAND. Cork is a county in Ireland.
26. Do over: REMODEL
27. Moves slightly: STIRS
28. "Desert Fox" Rommel: ERWIN
29. Woman in the Book of Ruth: NAOMI. Ruth's mother-in-law.
Total blocks: 32
Total words: 72
This puzzle is anchored by three 15-letter grid spanners:
17A. "Be realistic": DON'T KID YOURSELF
39A. "Count on me": I WON'T LET YOU DOWN
59A. "Who knows?": IT'S A MYSTERY TO ME
All of them are lively common colloquial expressions and are seldom seen in any puzzles. Actually I don't remember seeing any of them in our LAT before.
In his interview, the constructor Robert H. Wolfe also mentioned that there are 15 compound words in today's offering.
A much easier puzzle for me today. Very few obscure names/words to frustrate me. I had fun.
Across:
1. Beachgoer's pursuit: SUNBATH
8. A film may be shown in it: THREE D. 3D. Did you have problem parsing THREED?
14. Like some bandits: ONE-ARMED. One armed bandits, the slot machines.
16. Item in the news, perhaps: COUPLE
19. "I'd hate to break up __": A SET. Felt silly not nailing this one, considering I collect baseball cards. "I'd hate to break up your marriage" is all I could think of.
20. Salon stuff: GEL
21. Thin piece: SHEET
22. She played Carmela in "The Sopranos": EDIE (Falco)
25. Trois counterpart: DREI. "Three" in German. Trois is French, Tres is Spanish.
27. Return recipient: SENDER
30. Dedicated verse: ODE
31. Influential Harper's Weekly cartoonist: NAST (Thomas). He created the Democratic donkey and Republican elephant.
35. Mobile home site: TRAILER CAMP. My initial reaction is: Somewhere in Alabama?
38. Actress Benaderet who first voiced Granny in Tweety cartoons: BEA. Recognized her face when I googled.
41. Lip: RIM
42. Promotional campaigns: SALES DRIVES
43. Sound of locks being changed?: SNIP. Nailed it. Knew immediately that locks refers to hair.
45. "Unlikely!": NOT
46. Queen of fiction: ELLERY. Ellery Queen, the mystery author.
47. "Flash of Genius" actor: ALDA
49. "I ran away from you once. I can't do it again" speaker: ILSA. From "Casablanca". I am used to the "Play it again, Sam" speaker clue.
50. Russian emperor after Catherine II: PAUL I. Between 1796 and 1801. I've never heard of the dude. Paul does not sound Russian, doesn't it?
53. Pops: DAD. And SODA (1D. Pop).
55. Some mil. personnel: NCOS
63. Put (together): PIECE
64. Arrive, with some difficulty: MAKE IT IN. New phrase to me.
65. Highlight: STRESS
66. "Ozymandias" et al.: SONNETS. Gimme, thanks to Clear Ayes and J.D.'s previous discussions.
Down:
2. Ones in Madrid: UNOS
3. Island goose: NENE. Hawaii's state bird. It's wild.
4. Driven home: BATTED IN. Baseball.
5. Chest with tablets: ARK
6. "More than I need to know!": TMI (Too Much Information). Needs an abbr. hint.
7. Waffle: HEDGE
8. Fort Worth sch.: TCU (Texas Christian University)
9. Dressage trainee: HORSE. Who do you think will win the Kentucky Derby? I'll go with Lookin at Lucky, then Ice Box.
10. Raid the joint, say: RUSH IN
11. Olympics weapon: EPEE.
12. Cosmo rival: ELLE
13. Handy: DEFT
15. Color: DYE. Wanted HUE.
18. Past: OLD DAYS
23. Forward raises strengthen them: DELTS. Shoulder muscles. Here is a picture of forward raise. Looks like it strengthens lots of muscles.
24. Cork's place: IRELAND. Cork is a county in Ireland.
26. Do over: REMODEL
27. Moves slightly: STIRS
28. "Desert Fox" Rommel: ERWIN
29. Woman in the Book of Ruth: NAOMI. Ruth's mother-in-law.
30. Scale notes, e.g.: OCTET. Group of eight: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So/Sol, La, Ti, Do.
32. Over: ABOVE
33. Escape site in "Les Misérables": SEWER. Did not come to me readily.
34. Aster family plant: TANSY. Yellow-flowered. Had no idea that it belongs to the aster family.
36. Puts in a new clip: RELOADS
37. Knitting stitches: PURLS
40. Anticonvulsive drug: DILANTIN. No idea. Maybe Buckeye can tell us more. Wikipedia says this drug made an appearance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", both as an anticonvulsive drug and as a mechanism to control inmate behavior.
44. Regal residence: PALACE
48. Bartender's supply: LIMES
49. They can be bright: IDEAS. Or dumb. Great clue.
50. Card marks: PIPS
51. Busy: AT IT
52. __ ID: USER
54. Cash source, briefly: ATM
56. Dove shelter: COTE
57. Cut: OMIT
58. D.C. VIPs: SENS
60. NFL gains: YDS (Yards)
61. Old MGM rival: RKO
62. Hunger: YEN. Still no yen to visit Japan, Jazzbumpa? US dollar works there!
32. Over: ABOVE
33. Escape site in "Les Misérables": SEWER. Did not come to me readily.
34. Aster family plant: TANSY. Yellow-flowered. Had no idea that it belongs to the aster family.
36. Puts in a new clip: RELOADS
37. Knitting stitches: PURLS
40. Anticonvulsive drug: DILANTIN. No idea. Maybe Buckeye can tell us more. Wikipedia says this drug made an appearance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", both as an anticonvulsive drug and as a mechanism to control inmate behavior.
44. Regal residence: PALACE
48. Bartender's supply: LIMES
49. They can be bright: IDEAS. Or dumb. Great clue.
50. Card marks: PIPS
51. Busy: AT IT
52. __ ID: USER
54. Cash source, briefly: ATM
56. Dove shelter: COTE
57. Cut: OMIT
58. D.C. VIPs: SENS
60. NFL gains: YDS (Yards)
61. Old MGM rival: RKO
62. Hunger: YEN. Still no yen to visit Japan, Jazzbumpa? US dollar works there!
