Theme: ADD ON (39A. Extra, and this puzzle's title) - "ON" is added to the end of a familiar two word pair to create a new and humorous visual.
20A. Milton Hershey, e.g.?: CHOCOLATE BARON. Milton? The candy bar man, No wonder he got in the candy business. This puzzle actually forms a perfect companion to Gareth Bain's NIXON puzzle we had a while ago. ON is nixed from familiar phrases. The word baron was in play as well.
56A. Segundo matrimonio result, maybe?: SPANISH STEPSON. Did we all understand second marriage? Of course they are in ROME .
10D. Body of brewing rules?: BEER CANON. I love this, both for the pun (we have our Canon of Ethics for Lawyers) and the extended visual BEER CANNON .
35. Ancient Germanic singer?: ALTO SAXON. I also like this one very much, it is also a double play on words with ALTO SAX and ANGLO-SAXONS .
Well hello Friday, it is surprise, surprise, Lemonade before your eyes, with a new day dawning. I am not sure I have seen this constructor before, or maybe only doing a NY Times.
Anyway, the theme was easy but fun; though apparent from the very first reveal of BAR ON from the perps, it did not make the clues and answers any less witty, and the rest was easy in places and hard in places, so I guess a Friday. Let’s have it!
Across:
1. Mother of Horus: ISIS. Wow, we start with an obscure but common crossword MYTHICAL FIGURE , I always loved Isis because her mother’s name is NUT.
5. Cheap reads: PULPS. People either love or hate cheap FICTION .
10. Divulge: BARE. Do we like the bare MIDRIFF .
14. 1959 British Motor Corp. debut: MINI, and a car semi-clecho, 15A. Last Olds: ALERO. It spawned its own fan club SIGN UP .
16. Ostrich cousins: EMUS are from Australia (right KZ) which is near NZ, and 28A. Fictional tree shepherd: ENT. Amazing visuals of New Zealand, and the March in LORD OF THE RINGS . And we should give equal time to 46D. Brute: OGRE .
17. Routing abbr.: ATTN. Tricky, as most of us thought first of travel routes, rather than routing a letter.
18. Subordinate to: UNDER. Not a very PC use of the word.
19. Give off: EMIT.
23. MPG rating agency: EPA. Environmental Protection Agency.
24. Millennium-ending year: ONE BC. Now this is a topic for debate, when do milienia begin and end? Is this followed by 1 A.D.?
25. E. African nation: ETH. Landlocked ETHIOPIA . Their calendar is 7.5 years off from the Gregorian.
30. Place to see an Audi: STRASSE. German for Street.
34. A.L. player whose team logo includes an Uncle Sam hat: NY YANKEE. For all of those who worship the dark side IMAGE .
37. Got in on a deal: ANTED. A deal of cards, gambling, as opposed to a business deal, like with Bernie Madoff, no gamble at all.
38. Form often requiring an SSN: APPL. Application, one of many abbreviations, such as 42A. Master: Abbr.: ORIG. I guess this comes from the music business where the master recording is the original.
43. Buck parts: CENTS. What is a Buccanear? A very high price for corn.
45. Improve one's bargaining power, in a way: UNIONIZE. OOO, very tempting, but no politics!
47. Radar user: TROOPER. My favorite POLICE FORCE .
50. "Star Trek" sequel, briefly: TNG. The Next Generation, featuring our recent favorite DEANNA TROI . Not to be confused with Star Wars and 2D. Jedi nemesis: SITH .
51. St. crosser, on signs: PED. estrian clue.
52. Yahtzee score sheet row: SIXES. I have played but did not remember this score sheets. You can print them ON LINE .
54. Suffix with ranch: ERO. My favorites IMAGE .
62. Imitation: FAUX. YOU THINK? .
63. Playgroup reminder: SHARE. Like this GROUP .
64. Reference work, usually: TOME .
65. Curly coif: AFRO. No comment IMAGE .
66. Austrian dessert: TORTE. YUMMY .
67. Thought: IDEA. Better than IDEATE.
68. "It's __ fun": BEEN. Damn I wish this had been saved for the end, it is a great exit line.
69. Malibu, for one: SEDAN.
70. Word avoided by optimists: CANT.
Down:
1. Apple variety: IMAC. Apple computer.
3. Involved with: INTO. Eh, a stretch for me, but reminds me of the line from the movie, Mary: I had this guy leave me a voicemail at work, so I called him at home, and then he emailed me to my BlackBerry, and so I texted to his cell, and now you just have to go around checking all these different portals just to get rejected by seven different technologies. It's exhausting.
4. From that time: SINCE.
5. "She's a Lady" songwriter: PAUL ANKA. But is he a GENTLEMAN ?
6. Radius neighbor: ULNA. Your arm bones.
7. Helped come about: LED TO. The cause and effect of life.
8. Grooms: PREENS.
9. Frozen dessert: SORBET.
11. Gun shop stock: AMMO.
12. Wreck: RUIN.
13. Winter hrs. in N.J.: EST. Who wants to be in NJ in the winter? Oops, sorry Dennis.
21. Not booked: OPEN.
22. Lover of Cal, in "East of Eden": ABRA. Gone so soon CAL .
25. Put on the books: ENACT. A legislative intent.
26. Blood __ :TYPER. This was all perps, otherwise I would have had no idea.
27. Therapy lead-in: HYPNO. Kind of a pun.
29. Rocker Nugent: TED. I liked him better for his MUSIC
31. Comic unit: STRIP. Nice juxtaposition with 32. Jump on, as an opportunity: SEIZE, right ladies.
33. Beat by a bit: EDGED.
36. http://mit.__: EDU. I guess the small letters are to keep you from realizing it was Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
40. Man.and Minn. neighbor: ONT. Ontario, Canada. More abbreviations, but gimmes for our northern contingent.
41. What an apostrophe may stand for, in dates: NINETEEN. ‘30s, ‘40s
44. Reinterpret, in a way: SPIN. A true American CREATION .
48. Is: EXISTS. Cogito Ergo Sum.
49. Work on hooves: RESHOE. Anyone seen Secretariat yet? I think it came out today.
53. Pottery piece: SHARD. My son digs for shards.
55. Sight-related: OPTIC. The nerve of him to use this clue.
56. Protected: SAFE. Yes boys and girls, always be safe, and stay 57D. Not corrupted: PURE.
58. Madrid miss:Abbr.: SRTA. Senorita, I have not counted the abbreviations, but gee.
59. Club __: SODA. Great to take out stains.
60. Comet, to some: OMEN. Classic MOVIE .
61. Tidy: NEAT. Which is also pretty 62D. "Cool!": FAB.
Answer grid.
Lamonade
20A. Milton Hershey, e.g.?: CHOCOLATE BARON. Milton? The candy bar man, No wonder he got in the candy business. This puzzle actually forms a perfect companion to Gareth Bain's NIXON puzzle we had a while ago. ON is nixed from familiar phrases. The word baron was in play as well.
56A. Segundo matrimonio result, maybe?: SPANISH STEPSON. Did we all understand second marriage? Of course they are in ROME .
10D. Body of brewing rules?: BEER CANON. I love this, both for the pun (we have our Canon of Ethics for Lawyers) and the extended visual BEER CANNON .
35. Ancient Germanic singer?: ALTO SAXON. I also like this one very much, it is also a double play on words with ALTO SAX and ANGLO-SAXONS .
Well hello Friday, it is surprise, surprise, Lemonade before your eyes, with a new day dawning. I am not sure I have seen this constructor before, or maybe only doing a NY Times.
Anyway, the theme was easy but fun; though apparent from the very first reveal of BAR ON from the perps, it did not make the clues and answers any less witty, and the rest was easy in places and hard in places, so I guess a Friday. Let’s have it!
Across:
1. Mother of Horus: ISIS. Wow, we start with an obscure but common crossword MYTHICAL FIGURE , I always loved Isis because her mother’s name is NUT.
5. Cheap reads: PULPS. People either love or hate cheap FICTION .
10. Divulge: BARE. Do we like the bare MIDRIFF .
14. 1959 British Motor Corp. debut: MINI, and a car semi-clecho, 15A. Last Olds: ALERO. It spawned its own fan club SIGN UP .
16. Ostrich cousins: EMUS are from Australia (right KZ) which is near NZ, and 28A. Fictional tree shepherd: ENT. Amazing visuals of New Zealand, and the March in LORD OF THE RINGS . And we should give equal time to 46D. Brute: OGRE .
17. Routing abbr.: ATTN. Tricky, as most of us thought first of travel routes, rather than routing a letter.
18. Subordinate to: UNDER. Not a very PC use of the word.
19. Give off: EMIT.
23. MPG rating agency: EPA. Environmental Protection Agency.
24. Millennium-ending year: ONE BC. Now this is a topic for debate, when do milienia begin and end? Is this followed by 1 A.D.?
25. E. African nation: ETH. Landlocked ETHIOPIA . Their calendar is 7.5 years off from the Gregorian.
30. Place to see an Audi: STRASSE. German for Street.
34. A.L. player whose team logo includes an Uncle Sam hat: NY YANKEE. For all of those who worship the dark side IMAGE .
37. Got in on a deal: ANTED. A deal of cards, gambling, as opposed to a business deal, like with Bernie Madoff, no gamble at all.
38. Form often requiring an SSN: APPL. Application, one of many abbreviations, such as 42A. Master: Abbr.: ORIG. I guess this comes from the music business where the master recording is the original.
43. Buck parts: CENTS. What is a Buccanear? A very high price for corn.
45. Improve one's bargaining power, in a way: UNIONIZE. OOO, very tempting, but no politics!
47. Radar user: TROOPER. My favorite POLICE FORCE .
50. "Star Trek" sequel, briefly: TNG. The Next Generation, featuring our recent favorite DEANNA TROI . Not to be confused with Star Wars and 2D. Jedi nemesis: SITH .
51. St. crosser, on signs: PED. estrian clue.
52. Yahtzee score sheet row: SIXES. I have played but did not remember this score sheets. You can print them ON LINE .
54. Suffix with ranch: ERO. My favorites IMAGE .
62. Imitation: FAUX. YOU THINK? .
63. Playgroup reminder: SHARE. Like this GROUP .
64. Reference work, usually: TOME .
65. Curly coif: AFRO. No comment IMAGE .
66. Austrian dessert: TORTE. YUMMY .
67. Thought: IDEA. Better than IDEATE.
68. "It's __ fun": BEEN. Damn I wish this had been saved for the end, it is a great exit line.
69. Malibu, for one: SEDAN.
70. Word avoided by optimists: CANT.
Down:
1. Apple variety: IMAC. Apple computer.
3. Involved with: INTO. Eh, a stretch for me, but reminds me of the line from the movie, Mary: I had this guy leave me a voicemail at work, so I called him at home, and then he emailed me to my BlackBerry, and so I texted to his cell, and now you just have to go around checking all these different portals just to get rejected by seven different technologies. It's exhausting.
4. From that time: SINCE.
5. "She's a Lady" songwriter: PAUL ANKA. But is he a GENTLEMAN ?
6. Radius neighbor: ULNA. Your arm bones.
7. Helped come about: LED TO. The cause and effect of life.
8. Grooms: PREENS.
9. Frozen dessert: SORBET.
11. Gun shop stock: AMMO.
12. Wreck: RUIN.
13. Winter hrs. in N.J.: EST. Who wants to be in NJ in the winter? Oops, sorry Dennis.
21. Not booked: OPEN.
22. Lover of Cal, in "East of Eden": ABRA. Gone so soon CAL .
25. Put on the books: ENACT. A legislative intent.
26. Blood __ :TYPER. This was all perps, otherwise I would have had no idea.
27. Therapy lead-in: HYPNO. Kind of a pun.
29. Rocker Nugent: TED. I liked him better for his MUSIC
31. Comic unit: STRIP. Nice juxtaposition with 32. Jump on, as an opportunity: SEIZE, right ladies.
33. Beat by a bit: EDGED.
36. http://mit.__: EDU. I guess the small letters are to keep you from realizing it was Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
40. Man.and Minn. neighbor: ONT. Ontario, Canada. More abbreviations, but gimmes for our northern contingent.
41. What an apostrophe may stand for, in dates: NINETEEN. ‘30s, ‘40s
44. Reinterpret, in a way: SPIN. A true American CREATION .
48. Is: EXISTS. Cogito Ergo Sum.
49. Work on hooves: RESHOE. Anyone seen Secretariat yet? I think it came out today.
53. Pottery piece: SHARD. My son digs for shards.
55. Sight-related: OPTIC. The nerve of him to use this clue.
56. Protected: SAFE. Yes boys and girls, always be safe, and stay 57D. Not corrupted: PURE.
58. Madrid miss:Abbr.: SRTA. Senorita, I have not counted the abbreviations, but gee.
59. Club __: SODA. Great to take out stains.
60. Comet, to some: OMEN. Classic MOVIE .
61. Tidy: NEAT. Which is also pretty 62D. "Cool!": FAB.
Answer grid.
Lamonade
