Theme: All In - TV poker. The dealer gives two face down cards to each player. They may look at their cards and a round of betting ensues.
17A. High jump technique created by 1968 Olympic gold medalist Dick: FOSBURY FLOP. Dick Fosbury would go over the bar with his back towards it. The standard method at the time was the scissors kick, Clip.(0:22) The FLOP in the poker game is when the dealer turns over three cards at one time in front of himself. All remaining players may use them in figuring their hand and decide on whether to bet or fold(drop out).
27A. K-shaped reversal on the road: THREE POINT TURN. From the left side of the road it may look like a K. Diagram. The TURN, the dealer places one more card face up and another round of betting occurs.
45A. Longest Canadian waterway: MACKENZIE RIVER. It runs north to the Beaufort Sea. Map. The River, sink or swim time, the last card the dealer exposes. One last round of betting before the remaining players show their hand.
60A. World Series of Poker Main Event no-limit game whose 2010 winner will be revealed tonight—the last words of 17-, 27- and 45-Across refer to the cards dealt between rounds of betting: TEXAS HOLD 'EM. I never heard of this game before it appeared on TV. Informal poker games usually do not have a non-playing dealer.
Argyle here.
An interesting puzzle theme. Is our constructor a gambler, I wonder. I'll bet most of us had an easy time with the puzzle with only one or two tricky crosses.
Across:
1. One who's all skin and bones : SCRAG. Not a common word but one we've had recently.
6. Talmudic scholar : RABBI, The Talmud is the primary source of Jewish religious law.
11. Attire in which to retire, briefly : PJs
14. __ donna : PRIMA. Italian: literally, first lady. The principal female singer of an opera company.
15. Startle : ALARM
16. Jay-Z's music genre : RAP
19. December 24th, e.g. : EVE. Ho, ho, ho!
20. String ensemble instrument : CELLO
21. French greeting : 'ALLO. Presumably, an approximation of the French saying the English word, hello.
22. Lumberjack's tool : SAW
23. Street shaders : ELMS
25. Some nest eggs, for short : IRAs
33. Filmdom's Farrow : MIA. Her images.
34. Leftover scraps : ORTS
35. Chilling : EERIE
36. "My Dinner With Andre" director Louis : MALLE. He worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Passed away in 1995.
39. "__ a done deal" : IT'S
40. Victoria's lasted longer than that of any other British monarch : REIGN
41. Dahl's "Fantastic" title character : MR. FOX. Had this just yesterday; anybody suffer short-term memory loss?
42. Speak highly of : TOUT. In Sunday's puzzle.
44. Saldana of "Avatar" : ZOE. As she appeared in "Avatar". Image.
49. Puerto __ : RICO
50. Matching : SAME
51. Caribbean music : SKA
53. Eye layer : UVEA
56. Sales pitch : SPIEL
59. Candy in a dispenser : PEZ
63. Milne's "Now We __ Six" : ARE
64. Año beginning : ENERO
65. Popeye's creator : SEGAR. The cartoon, not Popeye Doyle.
66. Get __ of: discard : RID
67. Ppd. enclosures : SASEs. Prepaid self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)
68. Utopias : EDENS
Down:
1. Sunscreen letters : SPF. Sun Protection Factor.
2. Swamp beast : CROC
3. It may be meteoric : RISE
4. Slow walker : AMBLER
5. Charles de __ : GAULLE. French President from 1959 to 1969.
6. Blu-__ Disc : RAY. For recording movies and such, until something new comes along
7. With 18-Down, sporty Italian wheels : ALFA. 18D. See 7-Down : ROMEO
8. Really good time : BALL
9. "W." star Josh : BROLIN, 2008 movie where he portrayed the American President from 2001 to 2009
10. Tariff payer : IMPORTER
11. Prepare, as a bottle launcher : PRESSURIZE
12. Jakarta's island : JAVA. Map. Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.
13. Expel with force : SPEW
24. Perfume squirt : SPRITZ
26. Suit to __ : A TEE
27. Pageant crown : TIARA
28. Somewhat unhinged : HALF-CRAZED
29. 10th-century emperor : OTTO I
30. Comic books, e.g. : ISSUEs
31. Hardship : RIGOR
32. Maui goose : NENE
33. "That tastes great!" : "M,M,M,M!"
37. Norse trickster : LOKI. Norse mythology.
38. Does, as a task : EXECUTES
43. Speak ill of : TRASH
46. Nine-day devotion : NOVENA
47. Levy, as a tariff : IMPOSE
48. Like many Muslim women : VEILED
51. Trade easy punches : SPAR
52. Skin lotion brand : KERI
54. Spouses no more : EXes
55. River in the Bernese Alps : AARE
57. On __: nervous : EDGE
58. Far from fatty : LEAN
61. Urgent call at sea : S-O-S
62. __ Fields: cookie brand : MRS.
Answer grid.
Argyle
17A. High jump technique created by 1968 Olympic gold medalist Dick: FOSBURY FLOP. Dick Fosbury would go over the bar with his back towards it. The standard method at the time was the scissors kick, Clip.(0:22) The FLOP in the poker game is when the dealer turns over three cards at one time in front of himself. All remaining players may use them in figuring their hand and decide on whether to bet or fold(drop out).
27A. K-shaped reversal on the road: THREE POINT TURN. From the left side of the road it may look like a K. Diagram. The TURN, the dealer places one more card face up and another round of betting occurs.
45A. Longest Canadian waterway: MACKENZIE RIVER. It runs north to the Beaufort Sea. Map. The River, sink or swim time, the last card the dealer exposes. One last round of betting before the remaining players show their hand.
60A. World Series of Poker Main Event no-limit game whose 2010 winner will be revealed tonight—the last words of 17-, 27- and 45-Across refer to the cards dealt between rounds of betting: TEXAS HOLD 'EM. I never heard of this game before it appeared on TV. Informal poker games usually do not have a non-playing dealer.
Argyle here.
An interesting puzzle theme. Is our constructor a gambler, I wonder. I'll bet most of us had an easy time with the puzzle with only one or two tricky crosses.
Across:
1. One who's all skin and bones : SCRAG. Not a common word but one we've had recently.
6. Talmudic scholar : RABBI, The Talmud is the primary source of Jewish religious law.
11. Attire in which to retire, briefly : PJs
14. __ donna : PRIMA. Italian: literally, first lady. The principal female singer of an opera company.
15. Startle : ALARM
16. Jay-Z's music genre : RAP
19. December 24th, e.g. : EVE. Ho, ho, ho!
20. String ensemble instrument : CELLO
21. French greeting : 'ALLO. Presumably, an approximation of the French saying the English word, hello.
22. Lumberjack's tool : SAW
23. Street shaders : ELMS
25. Some nest eggs, for short : IRAs
33. Filmdom's Farrow : MIA. Her images.
34. Leftover scraps : ORTS
35. Chilling : EERIE
36. "My Dinner With Andre" director Louis : MALLE. He worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Passed away in 1995.
39. "__ a done deal" : IT'S
40. Victoria's lasted longer than that of any other British monarch : REIGN
41. Dahl's "Fantastic" title character : MR. FOX. Had this just yesterday; anybody suffer short-term memory loss?
42. Speak highly of : TOUT. In Sunday's puzzle.
44. Saldana of "Avatar" : ZOE. As she appeared in "Avatar". Image.
49. Puerto __ : RICO
50. Matching : SAME
51. Caribbean music : SKA
53. Eye layer : UVEA
56. Sales pitch : SPIEL
59. Candy in a dispenser : PEZ
63. Milne's "Now We __ Six" : ARE
64. Año beginning : ENERO
65. Popeye's creator : SEGAR. The cartoon, not Popeye Doyle.
66. Get __ of: discard : RID
67. Ppd. enclosures : SASEs. Prepaid self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)
68. Utopias : EDENS
Down:
1. Sunscreen letters : SPF. Sun Protection Factor.
2. Swamp beast : CROC
3. It may be meteoric : RISE
4. Slow walker : AMBLER
5. Charles de __ : GAULLE. French President from 1959 to 1969.
6. Blu-__ Disc : RAY. For recording movies and such, until something new comes along
7. With 18-Down, sporty Italian wheels : ALFA. 18D. See 7-Down : ROMEO
8. Really good time : BALL
9. "W." star Josh : BROLIN, 2008 movie where he portrayed the American President from 2001 to 2009
10. Tariff payer : IMPORTER
11. Prepare, as a bottle launcher : PRESSURIZE
12. Jakarta's island : JAVA. Map. Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.
13. Expel with force : SPEW
24. Perfume squirt : SPRITZ
26. Suit to __ : A TEE
27. Pageant crown : TIARA
28. Somewhat unhinged : HALF-CRAZED
29. 10th-century emperor : OTTO I
30. Comic books, e.g. : ISSUEs
31. Hardship : RIGOR
32. Maui goose : NENE
33. "That tastes great!" : "M,M,M,M!"
37. Norse trickster : LOKI. Norse mythology.
38. Does, as a task : EXECUTES
43. Speak ill of : TRASH
46. Nine-day devotion : NOVENA
47. Levy, as a tariff : IMPOSE
48. Like many Muslim women : VEILED
51. Trade easy punches : SPAR
52. Skin lotion brand : KERI
54. Spouses no more : EXes
55. River in the Bernese Alps : AARE
57. On __: nervous : EDGE
58. Far from fatty : LEAN
61. Urgent call at sea : S-O-S
62. __ Fields: cookie brand : MRS.
Answer grid.
Argyle
