Theme: things that go bump in the night. three annoying things that might keep you awake.
17A. Honk ... honk ... honk ... : AUTOMOBILE ALARM. dane cook's thoughts. (turn down your volume first)
27A. Woof ... woof ... woof ... : BARKING DOGS
42A. Drip ... drip ... drip ... : LEAKY FAUCET
54A. What you'll get as a result of 17-, 27- or 42-Across? Not! : GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
melissa here.
four noticeable Down 9's are featured in this puzzle, intersecting two theme answers each.
Across:
1. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" : OBOE. wikipedia article.
5. Hail : GREET. tricky clue, needed perps.
10. 1996 title role for Gwyneth : EMMA. based on the jane austen novel. and another austen novel, 30A. Youngest "Pride and Prejudice" Bennet sister : LYDIA
14. "Project Runway" host Heidi : KLUM. have never seen the show, but knew the name.
15. Ardent lover : ROMEO
16. Business jet company founder : LEAR
20. Conifer with springy wood : YEW. springy wood ... snort.
21. Help in a bad way : ABET
22. Jargon : LINGO
23. City on the Shatt al-Arab waterway : BASRA. in southern iraq.
25. Cheeky pet? : HAMSTER
31. Love, in Málaga : AMOR. spain.
32. In the center of : AMID
36. Bonehead : DOLT
37. Pong maker : ATARI
38. Brit's floor covering : LINO. did not know this, perps again.
39. Men : GUYS. some guys are just guys. speaking of which, tiger is at the resort this week for the fry's open.
40. "Will be," in a Day song : SERA. doris day. que sera, sera.
41. Prefix meaning "hundred" : CENTI. centimeter.
44. Mime who created Bip the Clown : MARCEAU. marcel.
48. Fragrant compound : ESTER
49. Gesundheit evoker : ACHOO
50. Walrus's weapon : TUSK
52. Filmmaker's deg. : MFA. master of fine arts.
58. Normandy river : ORNE
59. Kentucky pioneer : BOONE. daniel.
60. Like lawn spots in need of reseeding : BARE
61. Some wallet bills : ONES
62. Social customs : MORES. the accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
63. Jeanne and Geneviève: Abbr. : STES. saintes.
Down:
1. "Sure" : OKAY
2. Roy Orbison song that was a top ten hit for Linda Ronstadt : BLUE BAYOU
3. On the surface : OUTWARDLY
4. Expressive rock genre : EMO
5. "To Where You Are" singer Josh : GROBAN
6. Spa convenience : ROBE
7. Send out : EMIT
8. Sargasso Sea denizen : EEL. had no idea.
9. It may be tapped at a concert : TOE. or keg.
10. Brat Pack novelist Bret Easton __ : ELLIS. learning moment for me. from wikipedia: "The expression "literary Brat Pack" refers to the three young, East-coast American authors, Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney, who emerged in USA in the 1980s. It is a twist on the label brat pack that had previously been applied to a group of young American actors earlier that decade."
11. Intended : MEANT
12. Bart's mom : MARGE. the simpsons.
13. Mail at the castle : ARMOR. chainmail.
18. "Ave __" : MARIA
19. Poor request? : ALMS
24. "Saturday Night Live" fare : SKITS
25. "Yippee!" : HOORAY
26. Business opening? : AGRI. agribusiness.
27. Skyscraper, e.g.: Abbr. : BLDG. specific clue for a generic answer.
28. Cake, in Calais : GATEAU. french.
29. Former Berlin currency, briefly : D-MARK. wikipedia: "commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark."
32. Kayak maker : ALEUT. indigenous people of the aleutian islands in alaska and russia.
33. Pie filling that may include beef : MINCEMEAT. that's just wrong. do you like it, blll g.?
34. Meddle : INTERFERE
35. "Just __!" : DO IT. nike slogan.
37. Where landlubbers prefer not to be : ASEA
41. Winery containers : CASKS
42. Boxer Spinks : LEON
43. Admits, with "up" : FESSES
44. Cartoon Mr. : MAGOO
45. Squirrel's find : ACORN
46. Avignon's river : RHONE. france.
47. Works on a program : CODES
50. Red-bearded god : THOR. god of thunder.
51. __ Reader : UTNE
53. Rock of Gibraltar mammals : APES
55. Creator of Watson, a memorable 2011 "Jeopardy!" winner : IBM
56. Gunk : GOO. ew.
57. Ft-__: energy units : LBS foot-pound = a unit of work equal to the work or energy needed to lift a one-pound weight a distance of one foot against the force of the earth's gravity.
Answer grid.
melissa
17A. Honk ... honk ... honk ... : AUTOMOBILE ALARM. dane cook's thoughts. (turn down your volume first)
27A. Woof ... woof ... woof ... : BARKING DOGS
42A. Drip ... drip ... drip ... : LEAKY FAUCET
54A. What you'll get as a result of 17-, 27- or 42-Across? Not! : GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
melissa here.
four noticeable Down 9's are featured in this puzzle, intersecting two theme answers each.
Across:
1. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" : OBOE. wikipedia article.
5. Hail : GREET. tricky clue, needed perps.
10. 1996 title role for Gwyneth : EMMA. based on the jane austen novel. and another austen novel, 30A. Youngest "Pride and Prejudice" Bennet sister : LYDIA
14. "Project Runway" host Heidi : KLUM. have never seen the show, but knew the name.
15. Ardent lover : ROMEO
16. Business jet company founder : LEAR
20. Conifer with springy wood : YEW. springy wood ... snort.
21. Help in a bad way : ABET
22. Jargon : LINGO
23. City on the Shatt al-Arab waterway : BASRA. in southern iraq.
25. Cheeky pet? : HAMSTER
31. Love, in Málaga : AMOR. spain.
32. In the center of : AMID
36. Bonehead : DOLT
37. Pong maker : ATARI
38. Brit's floor covering : LINO. did not know this, perps again.
39. Men : GUYS. some guys are just guys. speaking of which, tiger is at the resort this week for the fry's open.
40. "Will be," in a Day song : SERA. doris day. que sera, sera.
41. Prefix meaning "hundred" : CENTI. centimeter.
44. Mime who created Bip the Clown : MARCEAU. marcel.
48. Fragrant compound : ESTER
49. Gesundheit evoker : ACHOO
50. Walrus's weapon : TUSK
52. Filmmaker's deg. : MFA. master of fine arts.
58. Normandy river : ORNE
59. Kentucky pioneer : BOONE. daniel.
60. Like lawn spots in need of reseeding : BARE
61. Some wallet bills : ONES
62. Social customs : MORES. the accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
63. Jeanne and Geneviève: Abbr. : STES. saintes.
Down:
1. "Sure" : OKAY
2. Roy Orbison song that was a top ten hit for Linda Ronstadt : BLUE BAYOU
3. On the surface : OUTWARDLY
4. Expressive rock genre : EMO
5. "To Where You Are" singer Josh : GROBAN
6. Spa convenience : ROBE
7. Send out : EMIT
8. Sargasso Sea denizen : EEL. had no idea.
9. It may be tapped at a concert : TOE. or keg.
10. Brat Pack novelist Bret Easton __ : ELLIS. learning moment for me. from wikipedia: "The expression "literary Brat Pack" refers to the three young, East-coast American authors, Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney, who emerged in USA in the 1980s. It is a twist on the label brat pack that had previously been applied to a group of young American actors earlier that decade."
11. Intended : MEANT
12. Bart's mom : MARGE. the simpsons.
13. Mail at the castle : ARMOR. chainmail.
18. "Ave __" : MARIA
19. Poor request? : ALMS
24. "Saturday Night Live" fare : SKITS
25. "Yippee!" : HOORAY
26. Business opening? : AGRI. agribusiness.
27. Skyscraper, e.g.: Abbr. : BLDG. specific clue for a generic answer.
28. Cake, in Calais : GATEAU. french.
29. Former Berlin currency, briefly : D-MARK. wikipedia: "commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark."
32. Kayak maker : ALEUT. indigenous people of the aleutian islands in alaska and russia.
33. Pie filling that may include beef : MINCEMEAT. that's just wrong. do you like it, blll g.?
34. Meddle : INTERFERE
35. "Just __!" : DO IT. nike slogan.
37. Where landlubbers prefer not to be : ASEA
41. Winery containers : CASKS
42. Boxer Spinks : LEON
43. Admits, with "up" : FESSES
44. Cartoon Mr. : MAGOO
45. Squirrel's find : ACORN
46. Avignon's river : RHONE. france.
47. Works on a program : CODES
50. Red-bearded god : THOR. god of thunder.
51. __ Reader : UTNE
53. Rock of Gibraltar mammals : APES
55. Creator of Watson, a memorable 2011 "Jeopardy!" winner : IBM
56. Gunk : GOO. ew.
57. Ft-__: energy units : LBS foot-pound = a unit of work equal to the work or energy needed to lift a one-pound weight a distance of one foot against the force of the earth's gravity.
Answer grid.
melissa
