Theme: None
Total words: 70
Total blocks: 29
This puzzle is anchored by two 14s:
33A. Twisted party decorations : BALLOON ANIMALS. Quite a few refreshing & unique fill today.
39A. Purported source of Revere's historic signal : OLD NORTH CHURCH. Gimme for BarryG, I am sure. I needed crossing help. Total 10 letter Cs in the grid.
The above 14s are intersected by six 10-letter Down entries. A couple of 9s and fourteen 7-letter answers form the basic framework of the grid.
And as the norm with our Saturday puzzles, some clues are ambiguous and puzzling to me, some answers are just outside my knowledge zone.
Across:
1. Vamp attachments : T-STRAPS. I need a lesson on the anatomy of the shoe. Was picturing a seductive "vamp" girl.
8. They may follow shots : CHASERS. Drink "shots".
15. Hard up : IN A HOLE. In debt.
16. Crash : ZONK OUT. Was in the collide "Crash" direction.
17. Crown : CORONET. And TIARA (47D. Bridal accessory).
18. Things in the back : ADDENDA. Plural of addendum. Back of a book.
19. Certain Sopwith Scout : TWO-SEATER. Sopwith Scout is nicknamed Sopwith Pup. Some fighter aircraft. Total stranger to me. Educate me, Dudley!
21. Aid for a large-group photo : RISER
22. Invoice abbr. : AMT
23. Rolls in a nursery : SOD. Garden nursery.
24. "Naked Pictures of Famous People" author Stewart : JON. I guessed.
25. After-school request : COCOA. Thought of SNACK.
28. Tar Heel State campus : ELON
30. Eliot's Old Deuteronomy, e.g. : CAT. The musical "Cats" is adapted from T. S. Eliot's Cats poem.
37. Volunteer, often : FIREMAN
38. "If you can find a better car, buy it" speaker : IACOCCA (Lee). Three Cs in his name alone.
41. Check alternatives : X'ES
42. Gulf of Finland feeder : NEVA. See the map. Stumped me again.
43. Popped up, in baseball lingo : SKIED
45. Leftover : ODD
46. Union Sq., e.g. : STA. Union Square Station.
49. Soul on the Seine : ÂME. French for "soul".
50. Listed, to sailors : LEANT. Sailors say "leaned" as "leant", Spitzboov? Listed here meant "tilted".
53. Not finished yet : STILL AT IT
56. Dip (in) : IMMERSE
58. Fatty : ADIPOSE. Learned from doing Xword.
59. "The Time Machine" actress (1960) : MIMIEUX (Yvette). Should make Jazzbumpa happy. He & Lemonade have linked this picture a few times.
60. Finally turns (to) : RESORTS
61. Influential second-century astronomer : PTOLEMY
62. Three-syllable foot : ANAPEST. Poetic foot. The last syllable is stressed.
Down:
1. "Get a bang out of life" mint : TIC TAC
2. Treaded transport : SNOWMOBILE
3. Justice and Temperance, e.g. : TAROT CARDS. I peeked at the answer sheet.
4. Frat letters : RHOS
5. Excellent : A ONE
6. They may be affected by bargaining : PLEAS
7. Small scrap : SET-TO
8. Energy boss : CZAR. Energy Czar.
9. Mortar trough : HOD
10. Shakespeare title name : ANDRONICUS. "Titus Andronicus", Shakespeare tragedy. Headache for me.
11. Yarn unit : SKEIN
12. Seemingly forever : EONS
13. Like some awakenings : RUDE. Rude awakening.
14. Have the lead : STAR
20. Third-day creation : EDEN. God knows.
24. Fish story notable : JONAH. Bible story. He was swallowed by by a whale.
26. Author Robert __ Butler : OLEN. I've never heard of this author.
27. Source of some sundae toppings : ALMOND TREE. What? Because almonds are from almond trees?
29. Of the flock : LAIC. As opposed to "of the cloth".
30. Prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs : CACCIATORE. No idea. Wikipedia says it means "hunter" in Italian.
31. Philosophers' stone seekers : ALCHEMISTS
32. Airport screening org. : TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
34. Did galley work : OARED
35. Being broadcast : ON TV
36. Alien who reported to Orson : MORK. Mork & Mindy.
37. Site for aspiring idols : FOX. Home to "American Idol".
40. Dost own : HAST. What JD wanted yesterday.
44. Not fancy in the least : DETEST. Fancy is a verb here.
45. Negro Leagues legend Buck : O'NEIL. So humble. He should be in the Hall of Fame.
48. Mayflower Compact signer : ALDEN (John). The first person from The Mayflower to set foot on Plymouth in 1620, a la Wikipedia.
50. Worn out : LIMP. Oh.
51. Shoot out : EMIT
52. Battle rounds : AMMO
53. Steamy, in a way : SEXY
54. Co-star with Courteney and Jennifer : LISA (Kudrow). In "Friends".
55. For one : A POP
57. Dim __ : SUM. I miss Guangzhou. The food & the nightlife.
Answer grid.
Here are Part II of Kazie's Oz pictures. The colors are just so vibrant. I love that lonely lizard.
C.C.
Total words: 70
Total blocks: 29
This puzzle is anchored by two 14s:
33A. Twisted party decorations : BALLOON ANIMALS. Quite a few refreshing & unique fill today.
39A. Purported source of Revere's historic signal : OLD NORTH CHURCH. Gimme for BarryG, I am sure. I needed crossing help. Total 10 letter Cs in the grid.
The above 14s are intersected by six 10-letter Down entries. A couple of 9s and fourteen 7-letter answers form the basic framework of the grid.
And as the norm with our Saturday puzzles, some clues are ambiguous and puzzling to me, some answers are just outside my knowledge zone.
Across:
1. Vamp attachments : T-STRAPS. I need a lesson on the anatomy of the shoe. Was picturing a seductive "vamp" girl.
8. They may follow shots : CHASERS. Drink "shots".
15. Hard up : IN A HOLE. In debt.
16. Crash : ZONK OUT. Was in the collide "Crash" direction.
17. Crown : CORONET. And TIARA (47D. Bridal accessory).
18. Things in the back : ADDENDA. Plural of addendum. Back of a book.
19. Certain Sopwith Scout : TWO-SEATER. Sopwith Scout is nicknamed Sopwith Pup. Some fighter aircraft. Total stranger to me. Educate me, Dudley!
21. Aid for a large-group photo : RISER
22. Invoice abbr. : AMT
23. Rolls in a nursery : SOD. Garden nursery.
24. "Naked Pictures of Famous People" author Stewart : JON. I guessed.
25. After-school request : COCOA. Thought of SNACK.
28. Tar Heel State campus : ELON
30. Eliot's Old Deuteronomy, e.g. : CAT. The musical "Cats" is adapted from T. S. Eliot's Cats poem.
37. Volunteer, often : FIREMAN
38. "If you can find a better car, buy it" speaker : IACOCCA (Lee). Three Cs in his name alone.
41. Check alternatives : X'ES
42. Gulf of Finland feeder : NEVA. See the map. Stumped me again.
43. Popped up, in baseball lingo : SKIED
45. Leftover : ODD
46. Union Sq., e.g. : STA. Union Square Station.
49. Soul on the Seine : ÂME. French for "soul".
50. Listed, to sailors : LEANT. Sailors say "leaned" as "leant", Spitzboov? Listed here meant "tilted".
53. Not finished yet : STILL AT IT
56. Dip (in) : IMMERSE
58. Fatty : ADIPOSE. Learned from doing Xword.
59. "The Time Machine" actress (1960) : MIMIEUX (Yvette). Should make Jazzbumpa happy. He & Lemonade have linked this picture a few times.
60. Finally turns (to) : RESORTS
61. Influential second-century astronomer : PTOLEMY
62. Three-syllable foot : ANAPEST. Poetic foot. The last syllable is stressed.
Down:
1. "Get a bang out of life" mint : TIC TAC
2. Treaded transport : SNOWMOBILE
3. Justice and Temperance, e.g. : TAROT CARDS. I peeked at the answer sheet.
4. Frat letters : RHOS
5. Excellent : A ONE
6. They may be affected by bargaining : PLEAS
7. Small scrap : SET-TO
8. Energy boss : CZAR. Energy Czar.
9. Mortar trough : HOD
10. Shakespeare title name : ANDRONICUS. "Titus Andronicus", Shakespeare tragedy. Headache for me.
11. Yarn unit : SKEIN
12. Seemingly forever : EONS
13. Like some awakenings : RUDE. Rude awakening.
14. Have the lead : STAR
20. Third-day creation : EDEN. God knows.
24. Fish story notable : JONAH. Bible story. He was swallowed by by a whale.
26. Author Robert __ Butler : OLEN. I've never heard of this author.
27. Source of some sundae toppings : ALMOND TREE. What? Because almonds are from almond trees?
29. Of the flock : LAIC. As opposed to "of the cloth".
30. Prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs : CACCIATORE. No idea. Wikipedia says it means "hunter" in Italian.
31. Philosophers' stone seekers : ALCHEMISTS
32. Airport screening org. : TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
34. Did galley work : OARED
35. Being broadcast : ON TV
36. Alien who reported to Orson : MORK. Mork & Mindy.
37. Site for aspiring idols : FOX. Home to "American Idol".
40. Dost own : HAST. What JD wanted yesterday.
44. Not fancy in the least : DETEST. Fancy is a verb here.
45. Negro Leagues legend Buck : O'NEIL. So humble. He should be in the Hall of Fame.
48. Mayflower Compact signer : ALDEN (John). The first person from The Mayflower to set foot on Plymouth in 1620, a la Wikipedia.
50. Worn out : LIMP. Oh.
51. Shoot out : EMIT
52. Battle rounds : AMMO
53. Steamy, in a way : SEXY
54. Co-star with Courteney and Jennifer : LISA (Kudrow). In "Friends".
55. For one : A POP
57. Dim __ : SUM. I miss Guangzhou. The food & the nightlife.
Answer grid.
Here are Part II of Kazie's Oz pictures. The colors are just so vibrant. I love that lonely lizard.
C.C.
