Theme: An Author Thing Coming - Punning on well-known author names.
26A People who recite "Jabberwocky" door-to-door during the holidays? : CHRISTMAS CARROLLERS. Christmas carolers. Lewis Carroll.
49A. Fictional tornado protection? : BAUM SHELTER. Bomb shelter. L Frank Baum: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".
56A. Periods when Harry Potter books are unavailable? : ROWLING BLACKOUTS. Rolling blackouts. J. K. Rowling.
67A. "A Room of One's Own" writer wearing a wool sweater? : WOOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. Wolf in sheep's clothing. Virginia Woolf.
84A. Medical procedure done while reading "The Outcasts of Poker Flat?" : OPEN HARTE SURGERY. Open heart surgery. Bret Harte.
95A. "Salomé" writer's pet? : WILDE ANIMAL. Wild animal. Oscar Wilde.
113A. Not as hard to pronounce as some 17th-century poetry? : EASIER SAID THAN DONNE. Easier said than done. John Donne.
I think this is Caleb Rasmussen's debut LAT. Congratulations!
The first theme answer confused me. Why not CHRISTMAS CARROLL for theme consistency? All the others have the author names. Am I missing something?
Across:
1. Guadalajara gal pal : AMIGA. Alliteration.
6. Determined by the stars, as time : SIDEREAL. Strange looking word.
14. Music box? : CD CASE. Nice clue.
20. Indiana's senior senator : LUGAR (Dick)
21. Pre-fight steps? : WAR DANCE
22. Eavesdropper, say : HEARER. Sometimes you just need a cringy fill.
23. Reason for a market recall : E. COLI
24. Totaled, with "to" : AMOUNTED
25. Home of big-eared elephants : AFRICA
29. Name of 13 popes : LEO
30. Match part : SET. Tennis.
31. Disney lioness : NALA."The Lion King".
32. Gp. jet-setters stand in line to see? : TSA. Fun clue.
35. Miles per hour, e.g. : RATE
38. Stick in : ADD. Needed Dummy Dennis to explain this clue for me. Sometimes simple things stymie me.
41. Applies lightly : DABs
44. Betrays : RATS OUT
46. For K-12 use : EL-HI. El(mentary)-Hi(gh). It's here to stay.
47. Lows in a field : MOOs
51. One of a Vegas pair : DIE. Singular of dice.
52. Feverish fits : AGUEs
54. Apt. units : RMs
55. Stuffed grape-leaf dish : DOLMA. I've only had stuffed banana-leaf dish.
62. More than tear up : WEEP
63. Allen or Frome : ETHAN
64. Prepare for takeoff : TAXI
65. Helpful connections : INs
77. Lennon lover : ONO
78. Phillies catcher Carlos : RUIZ. Here he is. Not as cool as Joe Mauer.
79. Ear-related : AURAL
80. Russian car : LADA. And 59D. 1980s-'90s Olds : CIERA. Ask Argyle if you have any car questions.
90. Them, with "the" : ENEMY
92. Appomattox loser : LEE
93. Highlights segment : RECAP
94. Small belt : NIP. Oh, that belt.
99. Closed : SHUT
100. Vital part : PITH
101. "Can we proceed?" : IS IT A GO. Yes!
102. Smell : ODOR
104. "No seats" sign : SRO (Standing Room Only)
105. Victrolas, e.g. : RCAs
106. D.C. VIP : SEN
107. Better part of a loaf? : HALF. "Half a loaf is better than none".
109. Guitar great Paul : LES. Both Splynter & Al play guitar.
111. Super Mario Galaxy 2 console : WII
122. Dashingly? : AT A RUN. Couldn't parse my answer.
124. Broadly and happily : EAR TO EAR
125. Out on a limb : TREED
126. Steppes settlers : TATARs
127. Most suave : URBANEST
128. Square things : ATONE. Square is verb here.
129. Lace place : EYELET
130. Expresses opposition : DISSENTS
131. Lost cause : GONER
Down:
1. Smart fellow? : ALEC
2. Little's opposite : MUCH
3. Stereotypical lab assistant : IGOR. "Young Frankenstein".
4. Name on Pisa's airport : GALILEI. Galileo Galilei Airport.
5. Get up : ARISE
6. Stroked : SWAM
7. "__ Rock": 1966 hit : I AM A
8. Inferior material : DROSS
9. Brought out : EDUCED
10. Accumulated charges : RAN A TAB
11. __'acte : ENTR
12. Excellent server : ACER. Rich never clues this as the computer brand. Don't know why.
13. Tricked : LED ON
14. Braided bread : CHALLAH. Faintly recall Clear Ayes likes this eggy bread.
15. Vanquished : DEFEATED
16. Mystery writer John Dickson __ : CARR
17. Teacher of Alexander the Great : ARISTOTLE
18. You may be asked to hold on for one : SEC. Hold on a sec.
19. Period : ERA
27. Without exception : TO A MAN
28. Metallica drummer Ulrich : LARS. No idea. I'm sure it's a gimme for Red State Democrat.
33. Defiant challenge : SUE ME
34. "It's __!": warning shout : A TRAP
35. Sketched over : RE-DREW
36. San Francisco mayor, 1968-'76 : ALIOTO (Joseph). Tough to spell.
37. "My Generation" band : THE WHO
39. Rapper Snoop __ : DOGG
40. Misgivings : DOUBTs
42. Dogwood cover, aptly : BARK. Another fun clue.
43. Contest in a dohyo : SUMO. Dohyo is sumo ring. New to me also.
45. Decelerate : SLOW
48. Repeated word in Psalms : SELAH
50. East Lansing sch. : MSU
53. __-Coburg: former Bavarian duchy : SAXE
57. Kobe's team, on scoreboards : LAL. Bill G's LA Lakers.
58. Dope : INFO
60. Up to, in ads : TIL
61. __-cone : SNO
66. Night sight : STAR
68. Rescuer of Odysseus : INO. Drew a blank.
69. Queue before Q : NOP. Alphabet.
70. Siamese sign of contentment : PURR
71. Places : SITEs
72. Pole neighbors : CZECHs
73. Affectionate gesture : HUG. Can you imagine meeting with Marti for the first time?
74. Peaceful : IRENIC
75. Japan Airlines hub : NARITA. This could be a problem for some.
76. Pictographs : GLYPHs
80. "Mere Christianity" author : LEWIS. C. S. Lewis.
81. Licorice-flavored seed : ANISE
82. Describe pictorially : DELINEATE
83. Bill of Rights part: Abbr. : AMDT. OK, amendment.
85. Samuel's teacher : ELI
86. Nautilus captain : NEMO
87. Move (toward) : HEAD
88. Dino's tail? : SAUR. Dinosaur.
89. Like Harlem in Manhattan, say : UPTOWN
91. Sarcastic reply : YEAH SURE
96. Touching : AGAINST
97. Florida State player, familiarly : NOLE. No idea. Short for Seminole?
98. Flirtatious adolescents : LOLITAs. Hi Jeannie!
100. Before : PRIOR TO
103. Fixed up : RE-DONE
108. Slip eponym : FREUD
110. Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
112. Collar accessory for Fido : ID TAG
114. Asian sea : ARAL
115. Indian wrap : SARI
116. Wall St. traders : ARBs (Arbitragers)
117. "And __ thou slain the Jabberwock?" : HAST
118. Skills : ARTS
119. Sign gas : NEON
120. Hawaii's state bird : NENE. Do you know what is Minnesota's mushroom?
121. Linda of Broadway's "Jekyll & Hyde" : EDER. Forgot also. Here she is.
122. Consumed : ATE
26A People who recite "Jabberwocky" door-to-door during the holidays? : CHRISTMAS CARROLLERS. Christmas carolers. Lewis Carroll.
49A. Fictional tornado protection? : BAUM SHELTER. Bomb shelter. L Frank Baum: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".
56A. Periods when Harry Potter books are unavailable? : ROWLING BLACKOUTS. Rolling blackouts. J. K. Rowling.
67A. "A Room of One's Own" writer wearing a wool sweater? : WOOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. Wolf in sheep's clothing. Virginia Woolf.
84A. Medical procedure done while reading "The Outcasts of Poker Flat?" : OPEN HARTE SURGERY. Open heart surgery. Bret Harte.
95A. "Salomé" writer's pet? : WILDE ANIMAL. Wild animal. Oscar Wilde.
113A. Not as hard to pronounce as some 17th-century poetry? : EASIER SAID THAN DONNE. Easier said than done. John Donne.
I think this is Caleb Rasmussen's debut LAT. Congratulations!
The first theme answer confused me. Why not CHRISTMAS CARROLL for theme consistency? All the others have the author names. Am I missing something?
Across:
1. Guadalajara gal pal : AMIGA. Alliteration.
6. Determined by the stars, as time : SIDEREAL. Strange looking word.
14. Music box? : CD CASE. Nice clue.
20. Indiana's senior senator : LUGAR (Dick)
21. Pre-fight steps? : WAR DANCE
22. Eavesdropper, say : HEARER. Sometimes you just need a cringy fill.
23. Reason for a market recall : E. COLI
24. Totaled, with "to" : AMOUNTED
25. Home of big-eared elephants : AFRICA
29. Name of 13 popes : LEO
30. Match part : SET. Tennis.
31. Disney lioness : NALA."The Lion King".
32. Gp. jet-setters stand in line to see? : TSA. Fun clue.
35. Miles per hour, e.g. : RATE
38. Stick in : ADD. Needed Dummy Dennis to explain this clue for me. Sometimes simple things stymie me.
41. Applies lightly : DABs
44. Betrays : RATS OUT
46. For K-12 use : EL-HI. El(mentary)-Hi(gh). It's here to stay.
47. Lows in a field : MOOs
51. One of a Vegas pair : DIE. Singular of dice.
52. Feverish fits : AGUEs
54. Apt. units : RMs
55. Stuffed grape-leaf dish : DOLMA. I've only had stuffed banana-leaf dish.
62. More than tear up : WEEP
63. Allen or Frome : ETHAN
64. Prepare for takeoff : TAXI
65. Helpful connections : INs
77. Lennon lover : ONO
78. Phillies catcher Carlos : RUIZ. Here he is. Not as cool as Joe Mauer.
79. Ear-related : AURAL
80. Russian car : LADA. And 59D. 1980s-'90s Olds : CIERA. Ask Argyle if you have any car questions.
90. Them, with "the" : ENEMY
92. Appomattox loser : LEE
93. Highlights segment : RECAP
94. Small belt : NIP. Oh, that belt.
99. Closed : SHUT
100. Vital part : PITH
101. "Can we proceed?" : IS IT A GO. Yes!
102. Smell : ODOR
104. "No seats" sign : SRO (Standing Room Only)
105. Victrolas, e.g. : RCAs
106. D.C. VIP : SEN
107. Better part of a loaf? : HALF. "Half a loaf is better than none".
109. Guitar great Paul : LES. Both Splynter & Al play guitar.
111. Super Mario Galaxy 2 console : WII
122. Dashingly? : AT A RUN. Couldn't parse my answer.
124. Broadly and happily : EAR TO EAR
125. Out on a limb : TREED
126. Steppes settlers : TATARs
127. Most suave : URBANEST
128. Square things : ATONE. Square is verb here.
129. Lace place : EYELET
130. Expresses opposition : DISSENTS
131. Lost cause : GONER
Down:
1. Smart fellow? : ALEC
2. Little's opposite : MUCH
3. Stereotypical lab assistant : IGOR. "Young Frankenstein".
4. Name on Pisa's airport : GALILEI. Galileo Galilei Airport.
5. Get up : ARISE
6. Stroked : SWAM
7. "__ Rock": 1966 hit : I AM A
8. Inferior material : DROSS
9. Brought out : EDUCED
10. Accumulated charges : RAN A TAB
11. __'acte : ENTR
12. Excellent server : ACER. Rich never clues this as the computer brand. Don't know why.
13. Tricked : LED ON
14. Braided bread : CHALLAH. Faintly recall Clear Ayes likes this eggy bread.
15. Vanquished : DEFEATED
16. Mystery writer John Dickson __ : CARR
17. Teacher of Alexander the Great : ARISTOTLE
18. You may be asked to hold on for one : SEC. Hold on a sec.
19. Period : ERA
27. Without exception : TO A MAN
28. Metallica drummer Ulrich : LARS. No idea. I'm sure it's a gimme for Red State Democrat.
33. Defiant challenge : SUE ME
34. "It's __!": warning shout : A TRAP
35. Sketched over : RE-DREW
36. San Francisco mayor, 1968-'76 : ALIOTO (Joseph). Tough to spell.
37. "My Generation" band : THE WHO
39. Rapper Snoop __ : DOGG
40. Misgivings : DOUBTs
42. Dogwood cover, aptly : BARK. Another fun clue.
43. Contest in a dohyo : SUMO. Dohyo is sumo ring. New to me also.
45. Decelerate : SLOW
48. Repeated word in Psalms : SELAH
50. East Lansing sch. : MSU
53. __-Coburg: former Bavarian duchy : SAXE
57. Kobe's team, on scoreboards : LAL. Bill G's LA Lakers.
58. Dope : INFO
60. Up to, in ads : TIL
61. __-cone : SNO
66. Night sight : STAR
68. Rescuer of Odysseus : INO. Drew a blank.
69. Queue before Q : NOP. Alphabet.
70. Siamese sign of contentment : PURR
71. Places : SITEs
72. Pole neighbors : CZECHs
73. Affectionate gesture : HUG. Can you imagine meeting with Marti for the first time?
74. Peaceful : IRENIC
75. Japan Airlines hub : NARITA. This could be a problem for some.
76. Pictographs : GLYPHs
80. "Mere Christianity" author : LEWIS. C. S. Lewis.
81. Licorice-flavored seed : ANISE
82. Describe pictorially : DELINEATE
83. Bill of Rights part: Abbr. : AMDT. OK, amendment.
85. Samuel's teacher : ELI
86. Nautilus captain : NEMO
87. Move (toward) : HEAD
88. Dino's tail? : SAUR. Dinosaur.
89. Like Harlem in Manhattan, say : UPTOWN
91. Sarcastic reply : YEAH SURE
96. Touching : AGAINST
97. Florida State player, familiarly : NOLE. No idea. Short for Seminole?
98. Flirtatious adolescents : LOLITAs. Hi Jeannie!
100. Before : PRIOR TO
103. Fixed up : RE-DONE
108. Slip eponym : FREUD
110. Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
112. Collar accessory for Fido : ID TAG
114. Asian sea : ARAL
115. Indian wrap : SARI
116. Wall St. traders : ARBs (Arbitragers)
117. "And __ thou slain the Jabberwock?" : HAST
118. Skills : ARTS
119. Sign gas : NEON
120. Hawaii's state bird : NENE. Do you know what is Minnesota's mushroom?
121. Linda of Broadway's "Jekyll & Hyde" : EDER. Forgot also. Here she is.
122. Consumed : ATE
123. Scotland's longest river : TAY. River Tay.
Answer grid.
Saturday's "Hard to Believe" adventurer is Sallie.
C.C.
Answer grid.
Saturday's "Hard to Believe" adventurer is Sallie.
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