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Words: 72
Blocks: 30
Good day to you all~! Our last from Mr. Heilman included the word "pasquinade", and our latest offering is a tough one that I could not finish in my personally allotted time frame - and I needed some red-letter help in the SE. Four triple-stacks of sevens in each corner, and a grid-spanner that took a long time to parse:
36A. Beyond unethical : MORALLY BANKRUPT
- but enough entries for WAG-ing, so as to "bend" the brain without breaking it...
Onward~!
ACROSS:
1. Make even, in a way : JUSTIFY
8. Key rings? : JANGLES - Once the "J" from Jibes came up, I found this to be cute - rings as in the sound
15. More than concerned : ALARMED - makes me think of this movie scene quote
16. When forging started : IRON AGE - pretty obvious, no?
17. Juntas, e.g. : REGIMES - a WAG, but it was lurking there in the grey matter
18. Discarded storage technology : BETA-MAX - Sony's alternative to VHS, and "the" format in the studio when I worked on the TV movie back in the late '90's
19. Consider necessary : SEE FIT - I had DEEM AS to start
20. Round seed : PEA - tried NUT first
21. Blew, so to speak : WENT - oh, uh, as in "blew out of here", right
22. Moving experience? : EXODUS - needed the "X" to get it
24. Fine-grained soil : LOESS - more from Wiki; can you have Feet of Loess? (6D.)
25. Othello game piece : DISC - Yeah, I guess; I was trying too hard, and thought "OREO" would work - see here (OK, half an Oreo....)
28. Corpulent : FAT - such a polite way to say someone is obese
29. Unfavorably influence : JINX - I got JINXED last night on a carpentry job
30. PIN holder's record : ACCT - well, PIN is abbr. for "Personal Identification Number", so ACCT is OK, but see 35D.
31. Make fit : CRAM IN
33. Suffix with nanny : CAM - nanny-cam, for spying on your kid's babysitter
39. "Bambi" character : ENA - Bambi's aunt, and I gotta say, never saw the whole movie, still
40. Wire function : BALING - I used this when I worked in the supermarket, in the back room at the cardboard compactor - I actually enjoyed the task
41. Man cave channel of choice : ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming Network - the E part allows them to show poker, billiards, etc.
42. Wile : PLOY
44. __ vindice: Confederacy motto : DEO
45. Parker who played Daniel Boone : FESS - too '50's for me; this guy
46. Underlying values : ETHOS - WAGed it
48. Like protozoa : MOTILE - Def: biol. - 'capable of moving spontaneously'
50. Has a turn : GOES
51. Improved one's record : WON
52. Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia : SARGON - does anyone watch "Ancient Aliens" ? - This guy sounds like he could be in the next episode....
56. Kitchen tools : GRATERS - had to wait for a few crossers first
58. "Olly olly oxen free!" : IT'S SAFE - well, I knew it was a kid's game; this I found interesting
59. Dominions : EMPIRES
60. Mess up, as a punch line : MISTIME - have you ever tried to "pass on" a joke, then heard that same person garble it completely ???
61. Lot : DESTINY - C-3PO quote in Star Wars, ep. IV (0:15)
62. Slid (over) : SCOOTED
DOWN:
1. Makes shake : JARS - A tough puzzle JARS my brain
2. Fonda role : ULEE - This movie
3. Ranch brush : SAGE
4. Long-odds bet : TRIFECTA
5. Amalgamate : IMMIX - seen it before, this time, I put it right in (after having the MM)
6. Character flaw : FEET OF CLAY - A reference here; also a book by Terry Pratchett; funny, but the TV movie I worked on was about a Golem, a man made of clay....
7. Meas. of some field losses or gains : YDs - yards in football
8. Sailing maneuvers : JIBES - sudden shift from one side (of your course) to the other
9. Code word? : AREA - Area Code, a bit meh
10. "Psych!" : NOT~!!!
11. Eat at, as one's conscience : GNAW ON
12. Classroom response, at times : LAME EXCUSE - not really a 'response', but I get it
13. Pulitzer-winning writers Timothy and Jennifer : EGANS
14. Times of prayer in the Divine Office : SEXTS - I did not know this - but I am not Catholic
20. Tried to buy at auction : PUT A BID ON
23. She played Elle in "Kill Bill" : DARYL - the one-eyed nemesis of Uma's character Beatrix; typical Tarrantino, but I liked it
24. Online convenience : LINK
25. Pulp figure : DAME
26. Tiny paper clip, e.g. : ICON
27. Settings for "Junkyard Wars" : SCRAP HEAPS - fun show, where two teams would go into a junk yard to find bits for making odd vehicles and such, including boats, racing cars, garbage collectors, and my favorite episode, the "dragon" wrecker.
29. Loyal to a fault : JINGOISTIC - from the noun "Jingo", a person who announces loudly his or her patriotism
32. Zola portraitist : MANET - Image
34. Droid downloads : APPS
35. Chain letters? : MTNs - I'll let it slide, but there's no hint at an abbreviation; mountain chain
37. NYSE deals : LBOs - Leveraged Buy Outs - unpleasant, I believe
38. Cites : REFERS TO
43. Flipped : LOST IT
46. Vandalized, in a way : EGGED - Halloween prank
47. "Chestnuts roasting ..." co-writer : TORME - Mel, the "Velvet Fog"
48. Like some forest ground : MOSSY
49. Neck line? : LASSO - if you're a steer
51. Cactus __: state bird of Arizona : WREN
53. Canter, for one : GAIT
54. "Memories __": Billy Crystal film : OF ME - This movie; didn't know it or see it
55. Requisite : NEED
57. "__ tu che macchiavi quell'anima": Verdi lyric : ERI
58. Uses Trillian, briefly : IMs - I knew of the character from Hitchhiker's Guide, but not this software
Answer grid.
I'm on vacaTION (tiss) ~!
I'm on vacaTION (boom)~!
I'm on vacation~!.....
Splynter
Words: 72
Blocks: 30
Good day to you all~! Our last from Mr. Heilman included the word "pasquinade", and our latest offering is a tough one that I could not finish in my personally allotted time frame - and I needed some red-letter help in the SE. Four triple-stacks of sevens in each corner, and a grid-spanner that took a long time to parse:
36A. Beyond unethical : MORALLY BANKRUPT
- but enough entries for WAG-ing, so as to "bend" the brain without breaking it...
Onward~!
ACROSS:
1. Make even, in a way : JUSTIFY
8. Key rings? : JANGLES - Once the "J" from Jibes came up, I found this to be cute - rings as in the sound
15. More than concerned : ALARMED - makes me think of this movie scene quote
16. When forging started : IRON AGE - pretty obvious, no?
17. Juntas, e.g. : REGIMES - a WAG, but it was lurking there in the grey matter
18. Discarded storage technology : BETA-MAX - Sony's alternative to VHS, and "the" format in the studio when I worked on the TV movie back in the late '90's
19. Consider necessary : SEE FIT - I had DEEM AS to start
20. Round seed : PEA - tried NUT first
21. Blew, so to speak : WENT - oh, uh, as in "blew out of here", right
22. Moving experience? : EXODUS - needed the "X" to get it
24. Fine-grained soil : LOESS - more from Wiki; can you have Feet of Loess? (6D.)
25. Othello game piece : DISC - Yeah, I guess; I was trying too hard, and thought "OREO" would work - see here (OK, half an Oreo....)
28. Corpulent : FAT - such a polite way to say someone is obese
29. Unfavorably influence : JINX - I got JINXED last night on a carpentry job
30. PIN holder's record : ACCT - well, PIN is abbr. for "Personal Identification Number", so ACCT is OK, but see 35D.
31. Make fit : CRAM IN
33. Suffix with nanny : CAM - nanny-cam, for spying on your kid's babysitter
39. "Bambi" character : ENA - Bambi's aunt, and I gotta say, never saw the whole movie, still
40. Wire function : BALING - I used this when I worked in the supermarket, in the back room at the cardboard compactor - I actually enjoyed the task
41. Man cave channel of choice : ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming Network - the E part allows them to show poker, billiards, etc.
42. Wile : PLOY
44. __ vindice: Confederacy motto : DEO
45. Parker who played Daniel Boone : FESS - too '50's for me; this guy
46. Underlying values : ETHOS - WAGed it
48. Like protozoa : MOTILE - Def: biol. - 'capable of moving spontaneously'
50. Has a turn : GOES
51. Improved one's record : WON
52. Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia : SARGON - does anyone watch "Ancient Aliens" ? - This guy sounds like he could be in the next episode....
56. Kitchen tools : GRATERS - had to wait for a few crossers first
58. "Olly olly oxen free!" : IT'S SAFE - well, I knew it was a kid's game; this I found interesting
59. Dominions : EMPIRES
60. Mess up, as a punch line : MISTIME - have you ever tried to "pass on" a joke, then heard that same person garble it completely ???
61. Lot : DESTINY - C-3PO quote in Star Wars, ep. IV (0:15)
62. Slid (over) : SCOOTED
DOWN:
1. Makes shake : JARS - A tough puzzle JARS my brain
2. Fonda role : ULEE - This movie
3. Ranch brush : SAGE
4. Long-odds bet : TRIFECTA
5. Amalgamate : IMMIX - seen it before, this time, I put it right in (after having the MM)
6. Character flaw : FEET OF CLAY - A reference here; also a book by Terry Pratchett; funny, but the TV movie I worked on was about a Golem, a man made of clay....
7. Meas. of some field losses or gains : YDs - yards in football
8. Sailing maneuvers : JIBES - sudden shift from one side (of your course) to the other
9. Code word? : AREA - Area Code, a bit meh
10. "Psych!" : NOT~!!!
11. Eat at, as one's conscience : GNAW ON
12. Classroom response, at times : LAME EXCUSE - not really a 'response', but I get it
13. Pulitzer-winning writers Timothy and Jennifer : EGANS
14. Times of prayer in the Divine Office : SEXTS - I did not know this - but I am not Catholic
20. Tried to buy at auction : PUT A BID ON
23. She played Elle in "Kill Bill" : DARYL - the one-eyed nemesis of Uma's character Beatrix; typical Tarrantino, but I liked it
24. Online convenience : LINK
25. Pulp figure : DAME
26. Tiny paper clip, e.g. : ICON
27. Settings for "Junkyard Wars" : SCRAP HEAPS - fun show, where two teams would go into a junk yard to find bits for making odd vehicles and such, including boats, racing cars, garbage collectors, and my favorite episode, the "dragon" wrecker.
29. Loyal to a fault : JINGOISTIC - from the noun "Jingo", a person who announces loudly his or her patriotism
32. Zola portraitist : MANET - Image
34. Droid downloads : APPS
35. Chain letters? : MTNs - I'll let it slide, but there's no hint at an abbreviation; mountain chain
37. NYSE deals : LBOs - Leveraged Buy Outs - unpleasant, I believe
38. Cites : REFERS TO
43. Flipped : LOST IT
46. Vandalized, in a way : EGGED - Halloween prank
47. "Chestnuts roasting ..." co-writer : TORME - Mel, the "Velvet Fog"
48. Like some forest ground : MOSSY
49. Neck line? : LASSO - if you're a steer
51. Cactus __: state bird of Arizona : WREN
53. Canter, for one : GAIT
54. "Memories __": Billy Crystal film : OF ME - This movie; didn't know it or see it
55. Requisite : NEED
57. "__ tu che macchiavi quell'anima": Verdi lyric : ERI
58. Uses Trillian, briefly : IMs - I knew of the character from Hitchhiker's Guide, but not this software
Answer grid.
I'm on vacaTION (tiss) ~!
I'm on vacaTION (boom)~!
I'm on vacation~!.....
Splynter
