Theme: Fowl Play -Another word is attached to the end of each fowl-starting two-word common expresson. The new phrase is then humorously clued.
17A. Daffy trying to hit the piƱata? : DUCK BLINDFOLDED. Duck blind.
25A. Survey response at the farm? : CHICKEN FEEDBACK. Chicken feed.
43A. Tom fooler? : TURKEY LEGPULLER. Turkey leg.
57A. Loosey's cake-making aid? : GOOSE EGGBEATERS. Goose egg.
C.C. here, filling in another blogging gap.
Love this theme. Tight and fun. Four 15s are quite a lot to place in a grid. Luckily they don't have to be in a particular order. Otherwise, problem could arise, esp if rare letters (Z, Q, J & X) are involved.
Across:
1. Clips for trailers : SCENES. Movie trailers.
7. Fridge incursion : RAID
11. Triangular sail : JIB
14. Kia model : OPTIMA. The "a" in Kia means "Asia". Ki = Rise. So, "rise out of Asia".
15. Dagwood's pesky kid neighbor : ELMO. No idea.
16. Japanese salad ingredient : UDO. Like this. Kind of Sansai (mountain veggie). San = Mountain. Sai = Veggie.
20. Campfire remains : ASH
21. It originates from the left ventricle : AORTA
22. Pops : DADDY
23. "Garfield" waitress : IRMA. Another no idea. Would only nail it if it were clued as "____ la Douce" or "Joy of Cooking".
24. Detective Spade : SAM
33. Stows in a hold : LADES
34. x, y or z : AXIS
35. Many a Louis : ROI
36. Supplies for Seurat : OILS
37. Sends regrets, perhaps : RSVPs
39. Entry in a PDA : APPT
40. Maui strings : UKE. LEIs too. Hi there JD!
41. Waterfall sound : ROAR
42. Not at all good at losing? : OBESE. Losing weight.
47. Only reason to watch the Super Bowl, some say : ADs. True for me.
48. Like a pretentious museumgoer : ARTY
49. Plane parking place : APRON. Sweet fill for our pilot Dudley.
52. Mountaintop home : AERIE
54. Likely result of failing a Breathalyzer test, briefly : DUI
60. Dedicatee of Lennon's "Woman" : ONO
61. Jazz singer Laine : CLEO
62. Blanche Dubois's sister : STELLA. In "A Streetcar Named Desire" . "Hey Stella!".
63. Place with presses : GYM
64. It may be a peck : KISS
65. "Mustn't do that!" : TSK-TSK
Down:
1. Fizz in a gin fizz : SODA
2. PC "brains" : CPUs
3. Make quite an impression : ETCH
4. Beat back? : NIK. Beatnik.
5. Boards at the dock : EMBARKS
6. Strauss opera based on a Wilde play : SALOME. Just learned it's originally written in French.
7. Flat bread? : RENT. Great clue. Flat = Apartment.
8. "M*A*S*H" actor : ALDA
9. Currency-stabilizing org. : IMF. What a club!
10. Thingamabobs : DOODADs. Nice word.
11. Hirsch of "Numb3rs" : JUDD. Have never seen "Numb3rs".
12. Picked from a lineup : ID'ed
13. Shampoo ad buzzword : BODY. Give your hair more body. Get to know Miranda Kerr!
18. Shah's land, once : IRAN
19. New ewe : LAMB
23. Brain freeze cause : ICES
24. Juanita's half-dozen : SEIS. In Chinese, it's LIU, falling tone. The LIU in Lucy Liu is rising tone. 4 tones in Chinese.
25. Leverage : CLOUT
26. 17-syllable verse : HAIKU
27. Slugabed : IDLER
28. Green Bay legend : FAVRE (Brett). Which legend doesn't have a few foibles?
29. Abbr. on food labels : EXP
30. Adrien of cosmetics : ARPEL
31. Small woods : COPSE. Want to take a walk?
32. Bad-check passer : KITER
37. Acuff and Clark : ROYs
38. Actor Mineo : SAL
39. With skill : ABLY
41. Scapegoat in some down-home humor : REDNECK. Fun entry.
42. Downs more dogs than, in an annual contest : OUT-EATS. Those guys must have have a very elastic stomach.
44. "Get Smart" evil org. : KAOS
45. Shirts and skirts : GARB. Rhyming.
46. Mass leader : PRIEST
49. Visibly wowed : AGOG
50. Chincoteague horse : PONY. Chincoteague is new to me, Lois! Wikipedia said it's famous for its Chincoteague ponies.
51. Sufficient space : ROOM
52. Sits in a wine cellar : AGES
53. Inflatable items : EGOS
54. Shoulder muscle, for short : DELT
55. Bing info : URLs
56. Writer Dinesen : ISAK. Author of "Out of Africa".
58. Bulldog booster : ELI. Yale. Jayce's alma mater.
59. Shatner's "__War" : TEK
Answer grid.
Here is a lovely picture from our long absent Moon. She said: "... As before, reading the blog is a daily ritual (except Saturdays, when I don't do the crossword). ... I turned 33 this year and to commemorate the mile-stone, I'm running 3 half-marathons over the course of 6 weeks..." She just completed her second half-marathon last Sunday.
I think she doesn't like hockey, Splynter!
C.C.
17A. Daffy trying to hit the piƱata? : DUCK BLINDFOLDED. Duck blind.
25A. Survey response at the farm? : CHICKEN FEEDBACK. Chicken feed.
43A. Tom fooler? : TURKEY LEGPULLER. Turkey leg.
57A. Loosey's cake-making aid? : GOOSE EGGBEATERS. Goose egg.
C.C. here, filling in another blogging gap.
Love this theme. Tight and fun. Four 15s are quite a lot to place in a grid. Luckily they don't have to be in a particular order. Otherwise, problem could arise, esp if rare letters (Z, Q, J & X) are involved.
Across:
1. Clips for trailers : SCENES. Movie trailers.
7. Fridge incursion : RAID
11. Triangular sail : JIB
14. Kia model : OPTIMA. The "a" in Kia means "Asia". Ki = Rise. So, "rise out of Asia".
15. Dagwood's pesky kid neighbor : ELMO. No idea.
16. Japanese salad ingredient : UDO. Like this. Kind of Sansai (mountain veggie). San = Mountain. Sai = Veggie.
20. Campfire remains : ASH
21. It originates from the left ventricle : AORTA
22. Pops : DADDY
23. "Garfield" waitress : IRMA. Another no idea. Would only nail it if it were clued as "____ la Douce" or "Joy of Cooking".
24. Detective Spade : SAM
33. Stows in a hold : LADES
34. x, y or z : AXIS
35. Many a Louis : ROI
36. Supplies for Seurat : OILS
37. Sends regrets, perhaps : RSVPs
39. Entry in a PDA : APPT
40. Maui strings : UKE. LEIs too. Hi there JD!
41. Waterfall sound : ROAR
42. Not at all good at losing? : OBESE. Losing weight.
47. Only reason to watch the Super Bowl, some say : ADs. True for me.
48. Like a pretentious museumgoer : ARTY
49. Plane parking place : APRON. Sweet fill for our pilot Dudley.
52. Mountaintop home : AERIE
54. Likely result of failing a Breathalyzer test, briefly : DUI
60. Dedicatee of Lennon's "Woman" : ONO
61. Jazz singer Laine : CLEO
62. Blanche Dubois's sister : STELLA. In "A Streetcar Named Desire" . "Hey Stella!".
63. Place with presses : GYM
64. It may be a peck : KISS
65. "Mustn't do that!" : TSK-TSK
Down:
1. Fizz in a gin fizz : SODA
2. PC "brains" : CPUs
3. Make quite an impression : ETCH
4. Beat back? : NIK. Beatnik.
5. Boards at the dock : EMBARKS
6. Strauss opera based on a Wilde play : SALOME. Just learned it's originally written in French.
7. Flat bread? : RENT. Great clue. Flat = Apartment.
8. "M*A*S*H" actor : ALDA
9. Currency-stabilizing org. : IMF. What a club!
10. Thingamabobs : DOODADs. Nice word.
11. Hirsch of "Numb3rs" : JUDD. Have never seen "Numb3rs".
12. Picked from a lineup : ID'ed
13. Shampoo ad buzzword : BODY. Give your hair more body. Get to know Miranda Kerr!
18. Shah's land, once : IRAN
19. New ewe : LAMB
23. Brain freeze cause : ICES
24. Juanita's half-dozen : SEIS. In Chinese, it's LIU, falling tone. The LIU in Lucy Liu is rising tone. 4 tones in Chinese.
25. Leverage : CLOUT
26. 17-syllable verse : HAIKU
27. Slugabed : IDLER
28. Green Bay legend : FAVRE (Brett). Which legend doesn't have a few foibles?
29. Abbr. on food labels : EXP
30. Adrien of cosmetics : ARPEL
31. Small woods : COPSE. Want to take a walk?
32. Bad-check passer : KITER
37. Acuff and Clark : ROYs
38. Actor Mineo : SAL
39. With skill : ABLY
41. Scapegoat in some down-home humor : REDNECK. Fun entry.
42. Downs more dogs than, in an annual contest : OUT-EATS. Those guys must have have a very elastic stomach.
44. "Get Smart" evil org. : KAOS
45. Shirts and skirts : GARB. Rhyming.
46. Mass leader : PRIEST
49. Visibly wowed : AGOG
50. Chincoteague horse : PONY. Chincoteague is new to me, Lois! Wikipedia said it's famous for its Chincoteague ponies.
51. Sufficient space : ROOM
52. Sits in a wine cellar : AGES
53. Inflatable items : EGOS
54. Shoulder muscle, for short : DELT
55. Bing info : URLs
56. Writer Dinesen : ISAK. Author of "Out of Africa".
58. Bulldog booster : ELI. Yale. Jayce's alma mater.
59. Shatner's "__War" : TEK
Answer grid.
Here is a lovely picture from our long absent Moon. She said: "... As before, reading the blog is a daily ritual (except Saturdays, when I don't do the crossword). ... I turned 33 this year and to commemorate the mile-stone, I'm running 3 half-marathons over the course of 6 weeks..." She just completed her second half-marathon last Sunday.
I think she doesn't like hockey, Splynter!
C.C.