Theme: Familiar Endings - Same word
starts and ends its familiar phrase.
22A. Memorable 1994 film exhortation : RUN FORREST RUN. From "Forrest Gump".
27A. Ruthless : DOG-EAT-DOG. It's a dog-eat-dog world.
35A. Skipping no pages : COVER TO COVER
53A. In detail : PLAY BY PLAY. I like Joe Buck. Very distinctive voice.
71A. Defend one's principles bravely : FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. The only four-word entry.
88A. 1969 Bob Dylan hit : LAY LADY LAY. Unfamiliar to me. Sounds quite sexual.
107A. Lehane crime novel about a missing girl : GONE BABY GONE. Know it only because of the movie.
115A. Complete : OUT AND OUT
125A. Continually : YEAR AFTER YEAR
Why "Familiar Endings"? Because the last word repeats the first word?
Nine theme entries seem to be very common for our Sunday puzzles. I grokked the gimmick rather quickly due to its easy-to- detect pattern. As usual, some of the names gave me fits.
Across:
1. Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics : MISHA. Was clueless. Makes sense. Misha is such a common Russian name.
6. Like some dancing : AEROBIC
13. Grunt's position : McJOB
18. Modern messages : EMAIL. The clue is asking for plural form, isn't it?
19. Horace's "Ars __" : POETICA
20. Roll player : PIANOLA. See here for more information. Beyond my ken of knowledge. I actually read the clue as "Role player".
24. Well-fortified, in a way : ARMORED
25. __ Pie : ESKIMO. Have never tried it.
26. Nail site : TOE
29. Q5 maker : AUDI. Saw this clue before.
32. Intrude : IMPOSE
34. '60s activist Bobby : SEALE. The Black Panthers co-founder.
40. Spirited horse : ARAB
42. Nintendo's Super __ : NES
43. Game show name : ALEX (Trebek). "Jeopardy!".
44. Originate (from) : STEM
45. Bribe : SOP
47. "The Gold Bug" author : POE. Have you read the story?
49. "If you prick us, do we not __?": "The Merchant of Venice" : BLEED. Sigh. Shakespeare again.
51. Understood : SAW
59. Feature of many a bad review : SARCASM. Biting.
62. Here-there link : NOR
64. Pitching staff leaders : ACES. Baseball.
65. Have in spades : OOZE
66. "Hold it!" : WHOA
68. NASCAR racer Mark : MARTIN.
70. Penn or Pitt : ACTOR. Sean Penn. Brad Pitt.
75. He-men : STUDS
77. __ Tunes : LOONEY
78. Needing ice, maybe : SORE
79. "I, Claudius" role : NERO
80. Hard to catch : EELY
81. Power tool? : DAM. Water power?
83. Stock holder? : RANCHER. Livestock. Great clue.
91. Fate : LOT
93. "Three Coins in the Fountain" fountain : TREVI
94. Baltimore daily : SUN. Baltimore Sun.
95. Fa-la link : SOL
97. Maker of PowerCat soccer shoes : PUMA. .
100. Divided sea : ARAL
101. Crime show with two spin-offs : CSI. CSI Miami/NY.
104. Wilson's predecessor : TAFT
110. Lively movement : RONDO. Often the last movement of a sonata, says Dictionary.
112. "Twelfth Night" duke : ORSINO. Shakespeare again. No idea.
114. Foe of the Iroquois : ERIE. A tribe rather than our old lake clue.
117. Navig. aid : GPS
119. Like many beach bums : TANNED
124. Sports no-no : STEROID
129. Goes after crustaceans : SHRIMPS. Did not know shrimp can be a verb.
130. Access, in a way : LOG ONTO
131. India's first prime minister : NEHRU
132. SAT segment : ESSAY
133. Paul Anka love song with a Spanish title : ESO BESO. "That Kiss".
134. Bee killer, at times : STING
Down:
1. No more than : MERE. Wanted LESS.
2. 1989 Radio Hall of Fame inductee : IMUS (Don). Unaware of this trivia.
3. Went under : SANK
4. Old player : HI-FI
5. 10-time Gold Glove winner Roberto : ALOMAR. He was with the Indians when I came to the US. Second baseman.
6. Loan no. : APR (Annual Percentage Rate)
7. Want ad letters : EOE
8. Musical symbol : REST
9. Emperor under Pope Innocent III : OTTO IV. Need crossing help.
10. Galleys with two banks of oars : BIREMES. No idea. Bi = Two. Rem = Oar.
11. Post-ER area : ICU
12. Unofficial Seabees' motto : CAN DO. Learning moment to me. Seabee is formed from letter CB, Construction Battalion of the US Navy.
13. Hardly the macho type : MAMA'S BOY. Lovely entry.
14. 100 clams : C-NOTE
15. Aqaba is its only seaport : JORDAN. New trivia to me.
16. Corrida cry : OLE OLE
17. Scouting prizes : BADGES
20. Means to get in touch : PAGER
21. High dudgeon : IRE
23. Whomps : ROUTS
28. Adventurers/documentarians Martin and __ Johnson : OSA. Here is a photo of the couple.
30. Period, e.g. : DOT
31. Seals, as a deal : ICES
33. Support, with "up" : PROP
35. Hacks : CABS. Noun "Hacks".
36. Earthen stewpot : OLLA
37. Zig or zag : VEER
38. Perk recipient : EXEC
39. Muscat's land : OMAN
41. They may include ht., wt., skin color, etc. : APBS. APB = All-Points Bulletin.
46. Academy teacher : PLATO
48. Pleistocene, e.g. : EPOCH
50. Team with a mascot named Uga, familiarly : DAWGS. University of Georgia.
52. Bryn Mawr undergrads : WOMEN. One of the Seven Sisters.
54. Etcher's supply : ACIDS
55. Have a __: crave : YEN FOR
56. Ex-senator Trent : LOTT
57. Nitrogen-based dye : AZO. Learned from doing Xword.
58. Law closing? : YER. Closing to the word lawyer.
60. "Pipe down!" : SHH
61. Crüe-ish? : MOTLEY. Oh, a reference to Mötley Crüe.
63. Was relentless, as a storm : RAGED. Brutal weather here. At least 16" of snow since Friday night.
67. Reef ring : ATOLL
69. Shade of blue : ROYAL
70. Secret __ : AGENT
71. Violent anger : FURY
72. Admired stars : IDOLS
73. Georgetown athletes : HOYAS
74. Fund for later yrs. : IRA
75. Irreverent NBC hit : SNL
76. Something to take in the afternoon : TEA
80. Best of the stage : EDNA. Her face looks familiar. I must have googled her before.
82. Wear a long face : MOPE
84. Climber's challenge : CRAG
85. Parade honoree : HERO
86. Hunter of fiction : EVAN. Also known as Ed McBain.
87. Get to : RILE
89. Parent/teen sticking point : AUTONOMY. The answer just wouldn't jump to me.
90. Jellystone Park bear : YOGI. Yogi Bear.
92. CRT part : TUBE
96. Tale starter, perhaps : LONG AGO
98. Scratch : MAR
99. Grab __: eat on the run : A BITE
101. Rupert of "The Reivers" : CROSSE. No idea. Wikipedia says Crosse was the first African American to be nominated for a Best Supporting Academy Award for his role in "The Reivers".
102. __ Oldest Rivalry: Virginia/North Carolina annual college football game : SOUTH'S. Unknown to me.
103. Lays to rest : INTERS
105. Dietitian's forte : FOODS
106. __TV: "actuality" network : TRU. No idea.
108. "Piece o' cake!" : NO PROB
109. Hankers : YEARNS
111. "Beavis and Butt-head" spin-off : DARIA. Another complete unknown
113. Elegance : STYLE
116. Go down a bit : DIP
118. Compos mentis : SANE
120. No, across the Bering Strait : NYET. Russian for "No".
121. Vintage pop : NEHI
122. Bring home : EARN
123. Put under : DRUG
126. Dawn deity : EOS. Greek Goddess of the dawn. The Roman equivalent is Aurora.
127. NBA stats : FTS (Free Throws)
128. To boot : TOO
Answer grid.
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22A. Memorable 1994 film exhortation : RUN FORREST RUN. From "Forrest Gump".
27A. Ruthless : DOG-EAT-DOG. It's a dog-eat-dog world.
35A. Skipping no pages : COVER TO COVER
53A. In detail : PLAY BY PLAY. I like Joe Buck. Very distinctive voice.
71A. Defend one's principles bravely : FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. The only four-word entry.
88A. 1969 Bob Dylan hit : LAY LADY LAY. Unfamiliar to me. Sounds quite sexual.
107A. Lehane crime novel about a missing girl : GONE BABY GONE. Know it only because of the movie.
115A. Complete : OUT AND OUT
125A. Continually : YEAR AFTER YEAR
Why "Familiar Endings"? Because the last word repeats the first word?
Nine theme entries seem to be very common for our Sunday puzzles. I grokked the gimmick rather quickly due to its easy-to- detect pattern. As usual, some of the names gave me fits.
Across:
1. Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics : MISHA. Was clueless. Makes sense. Misha is such a common Russian name.
6. Like some dancing : AEROBIC
13. Grunt's position : McJOB
18. Modern messages : EMAIL. The clue is asking for plural form, isn't it?
19. Horace's "Ars __" : POETICA
20. Roll player : PIANOLA. See here for more information. Beyond my ken of knowledge. I actually read the clue as "Role player".
24. Well-fortified, in a way : ARMORED
25. __ Pie : ESKIMO. Have never tried it.
26. Nail site : TOE
29. Q5 maker : AUDI. Saw this clue before.
32. Intrude : IMPOSE
34. '60s activist Bobby : SEALE. The Black Panthers co-founder.
40. Spirited horse : ARAB
42. Nintendo's Super __ : NES
43. Game show name : ALEX (Trebek). "Jeopardy!".
44. Originate (from) : STEM
45. Bribe : SOP
47. "The Gold Bug" author : POE. Have you read the story?
49. "If you prick us, do we not __?": "The Merchant of Venice" : BLEED. Sigh. Shakespeare again.
51. Understood : SAW
59. Feature of many a bad review : SARCASM. Biting.
62. Here-there link : NOR
64. Pitching staff leaders : ACES. Baseball.
65. Have in spades : OOZE
66. "Hold it!" : WHOA
68. NASCAR racer Mark : MARTIN.
70. Penn or Pitt : ACTOR. Sean Penn. Brad Pitt.
75. He-men : STUDS
77. __ Tunes : LOONEY
78. Needing ice, maybe : SORE
79. "I, Claudius" role : NERO
80. Hard to catch : EELY
81. Power tool? : DAM. Water power?
83. Stock holder? : RANCHER. Livestock. Great clue.
91. Fate : LOT
93. "Three Coins in the Fountain" fountain : TREVI
94. Baltimore daily : SUN. Baltimore Sun.
95. Fa-la link : SOL
97. Maker of PowerCat soccer shoes : PUMA. .
100. Divided sea : ARAL
101. Crime show with two spin-offs : CSI. CSI Miami/NY.
104. Wilson's predecessor : TAFT
110. Lively movement : RONDO. Often the last movement of a sonata, says Dictionary.
112. "Twelfth Night" duke : ORSINO. Shakespeare again. No idea.
114. Foe of the Iroquois : ERIE. A tribe rather than our old lake clue.
117. Navig. aid : GPS
119. Like many beach bums : TANNED
124. Sports no-no : STEROID
129. Goes after crustaceans : SHRIMPS. Did not know shrimp can be a verb.
130. Access, in a way : LOG ONTO
131. India's first prime minister : NEHRU
132. SAT segment : ESSAY
133. Paul Anka love song with a Spanish title : ESO BESO. "That Kiss".
134. Bee killer, at times : STING
Down:
1. No more than : MERE. Wanted LESS.
2. 1989 Radio Hall of Fame inductee : IMUS (Don). Unaware of this trivia.
3. Went under : SANK
4. Old player : HI-FI
5. 10-time Gold Glove winner Roberto : ALOMAR. He was with the Indians when I came to the US. Second baseman.
6. Loan no. : APR (Annual Percentage Rate)
7. Want ad letters : EOE
8. Musical symbol : REST
9. Emperor under Pope Innocent III : OTTO IV. Need crossing help.
10. Galleys with two banks of oars : BIREMES. No idea. Bi = Two. Rem = Oar.
11. Post-ER area : ICU
12. Unofficial Seabees' motto : CAN DO. Learning moment to me. Seabee is formed from letter CB, Construction Battalion of the US Navy.
13. Hardly the macho type : MAMA'S BOY. Lovely entry.
14. 100 clams : C-NOTE
15. Aqaba is its only seaport : JORDAN. New trivia to me.
16. Corrida cry : OLE OLE
17. Scouting prizes : BADGES
20. Means to get in touch : PAGER
21. High dudgeon : IRE
23. Whomps : ROUTS
28. Adventurers/documentarians Martin and __ Johnson : OSA. Here is a photo of the couple.
30. Period, e.g. : DOT
31. Seals, as a deal : ICES
33. Support, with "up" : PROP
35. Hacks : CABS. Noun "Hacks".
36. Earthen stewpot : OLLA
37. Zig or zag : VEER
38. Perk recipient : EXEC
39. Muscat's land : OMAN
41. They may include ht., wt., skin color, etc. : APBS. APB = All-Points Bulletin.
46. Academy teacher : PLATO
48. Pleistocene, e.g. : EPOCH
50. Team with a mascot named Uga, familiarly : DAWGS. University of Georgia.
52. Bryn Mawr undergrads : WOMEN. One of the Seven Sisters.
54. Etcher's supply : ACIDS
55. Have a __: crave : YEN FOR
56. Ex-senator Trent : LOTT
57. Nitrogen-based dye : AZO. Learned from doing Xword.
58. Law closing? : YER. Closing to the word lawyer.
60. "Pipe down!" : SHH
61. Crüe-ish? : MOTLEY. Oh, a reference to Mötley Crüe.
63. Was relentless, as a storm : RAGED. Brutal weather here. At least 16" of snow since Friday night.
67. Reef ring : ATOLL
69. Shade of blue : ROYAL
70. Secret __ : AGENT
71. Violent anger : FURY
72. Admired stars : IDOLS
73. Georgetown athletes : HOYAS
74. Fund for later yrs. : IRA
75. Irreverent NBC hit : SNL
76. Something to take in the afternoon : TEA
80. Best of the stage : EDNA. Her face looks familiar. I must have googled her before.
82. Wear a long face : MOPE
84. Climber's challenge : CRAG
85. Parade honoree : HERO
86. Hunter of fiction : EVAN. Also known as Ed McBain.
87. Get to : RILE
89. Parent/teen sticking point : AUTONOMY. The answer just wouldn't jump to me.
90. Jellystone Park bear : YOGI. Yogi Bear.
92. CRT part : TUBE
96. Tale starter, perhaps : LONG AGO
98. Scratch : MAR
99. Grab __: eat on the run : A BITE
101. Rupert of "The Reivers" : CROSSE. No idea. Wikipedia says Crosse was the first African American to be nominated for a Best Supporting Academy Award for his role in "The Reivers".
102. __ Oldest Rivalry: Virginia/North Carolina annual college football game : SOUTH'S. Unknown to me.
103. Lays to rest : INTERS
105. Dietitian's forte : FOODS
106. __TV: "actuality" network : TRU. No idea.
108. "Piece o' cake!" : NO PROB
109. Hankers : YEARNS
111. "Beavis and Butt-head" spin-off : DARIA. Another complete unknown
113. Elegance : STYLE
116. Go down a bit : DIP
118. Compos mentis : SANE
120. No, across the Bering Strait : NYET. Russian for "No".
121. Vintage pop : NEHI
122. Bring home : EARN
123. Put under : DRUG
126. Dawn deity : EOS. Greek Goddess of the dawn. The Roman equivalent is Aurora.
127. NBA stats : FTS (Free Throws)
128. To boot : TOO
Answer grid.
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