Theme: "Kewpies" - Each two-word theme answers start with Q(U) & P.
22A. Fast food item since 1971 : QUARTER POUNDER. Earlier than I thought.
35A. Market report detail : QUOTED PRICE
63A. "'Sup, señor?" : QUE PASA
92A. "Shh" : QUIET PLEASE
108A. Hawking field : QUANTUM PHYSICS. Stephen Hawking.
14D. Fruity dessert : QUINCE PIE. I've never had it. Looks tasty.
20D. Leg cramps treatment : QUININE PILLS. Are they preventive or you take them when you're having leg cramps? Boomer sometimes suffers Charlie horse after a round of golf.
51D. Template at a bee : QUILT PATTERN
74D. Look that doesn't last : QUICK PEEK. Quick! Don't you think Bar Refaeli is pretty?
Occasionally I spot cute Kewpie dolls during my flea market hunts. The plastic ones. I've never seen an original bisque.
Solid grid today. QU are tough to place. Quite challenging to locate Q-starting intersecting entries that are familiar words/abbreviations.
Across:
1. "Monty Python's Life of __" : BRIAN. We also have ENO (116A. Co-producer of the U2 album "Achtung Baby".
6. It usually occurs twice a day at the shore : EBB
9. Locks in a stable : MANE. Hair locks.
13. Condo meas. : SQ FT
17. Hershey's competitor : BOSCO. Chocolate syrup brand. New to me.
18. Corrida competitor : TOREADOR
20. Reason for some holdups : QUEUES
24. GPS data connection : UPLINK
25. Babe's home : STY. Babe the pig.
26. Improves in the cask : AGES. Wine.
27. Hit on the head : NAIL
28. Like baked dough : RISEN
29. Dossier letters : AKA
30. Homes for the Skipper and Gilligan : HUTS
31. Stimpy's friend : REN. Ren & Stimpy.
32. Duped? : CC-ED. Dupe copy.
40. Name for a poodle : FIFI
41. Polo of "Meet the Fockers" : TERI
42. "Burnt" color : UMBER
43. Rotating machine : LATHE
44. Lady's employer? : AVON. Oh, Avon Lady.
45. The "Star Wars" films, e.g. : EPIC
46. Duel tools : EPEES
47. Burden : ONUS
48. Electrician's supply : WIRE
49. Dutch engineering feat : DIKE
50. Hitchcock title : SIR. Sir Hitchcock. Not movie title.
51. Small cleaning tool : Q-TIP. And 55A. 51-Across target : EAR.
52. Blowing in the wind, as hair : UNKEMPT
56. Cressida's love : TROILUS. No idea. Son of Priam.
59. Scornful expression : SNEER
60. "Embraceable You" lyricist Gershwin : IRA
62. Martial arts master : SENSEI. "Teacher". Same characters as Chinese "Mister"/"Teacher".
65. Seldom : LITTLE
69. Bien's opposite : MAL
70. Up to : UNTIL
71. Loser : ALSO-RAN
72. Letters for Johnnie Cochran : ESQ. Lemonade, did you want to be a lawyer when you were a kid?
75. Enter on tippytoe : STEAL IN
77. NCAA Bulldog rivals : VOLS. Tennessee Volunteers. I drew a blank.
79. Money alternative? : INC. Both are magazines.
80. RSVP part : VOUS
82. Unit for a duel : PACE
83. 1958 winner of nine Oscars : GIGI
84. Religion that uses the pentagram : WICCA. This pendant is pretty.
86. "And When __": Blood, Sweat & Tears hit : I DIE
87. Sets a price : ASKS
88. Holiday cookie bakers : ELVES
89. Brown et al. : IVIES
90. "Livin' La Vida __": Ricky Martin hit : LOCA. Ear worm.
91. Binds : TIES
94. Many a Punjabi : SIKH
95. Media mogul Turner : TED
96. Signaled to enter, say : CUED
97. Clio award honorees : ADS
98. Gondolier, e.g. : POLER. 106. Wolf, at times : LEERER. Sometimes you just need "Meh" entries.
100. Crossword pattern : GRID. 21*21 for Sundays.
101. Box office take : GATE
103. 19th Greek letter : TAU
111. Traps at a lodge, maybe : ICES IN
112. Shouldered weapons : BAZOOKAS. Great answer.
113. Like many Poe works : EERIE
114. Jab : POKE
115. "Divine Comedy" river : STYX
117. Condo documents : DEEDS
Down:
1. Jul. 4 events : BBQS
2. Beat the pants off : ROUT
3. Holmes preceder? : I SAY. Sherlock Holmes? I don't get this clue.
4. Unlike this ans. : ACR (Across). This answer is Down.
5. "Isn't anyone interested?" : NO TAKERS?
6. Tours infinitive : ETRE. Tours, France.
7. Conks : BOPS
8. Pal : BRO
9. Mammal linked to mermaid folklore : MANATEE
10. Half of Ethiopia's capital : ADDIS. Addis Ababa.
11. Seasonal song : NOEL. Very soon Santa will be busy.
12. Botch the job : ERR
13. Picked : SELECTED
15. Bog : FEN
16. Cluck of disapproval : TSK
19. Harem guards, usually : EUNUCHS
21. Shipping choice : UPS. My favorite UPS guy. He should be your home improvement choice too. You've seen the consistently quality posts he produces here every Saturday.
23. "Omigosh!" : EGAD
28. Turn over a new leaf : REFORM
29. Fit to __ : A TEE
30. Put the bite on : HIT UP
31. Mediterranean resort : RIVIERA. Been there, Marti?
33. Soap Emmy winner Slezak : ERIKA. She looks familiar.
34. Chopping gadget : DICER
35. Knightly missions : QUESTS
36. Masked man, maybe : UMPIRE
37. Fairy king : OBERON. King in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
38. Plans with malice : PLOTS
39. Sari-wearing royal : RANI
40. Guy from England : FAWKES. Guy Fawkes.
52. Let down, as hair : UNPIN
53. Harlem Globetrotter great Curly : NEAL. Nope. Total stranger to me.
54. Speaker of baseball : TRIS. Tris Speaker. HOF-er.
57. End of a belief : ISM
58. Farm lands : LEAS
59. Alien-seeking org. : SETI
61. From __ Z : A TO
63. Made like a mallard : QUACKED
64. Hedger's word : UNLESS
66. '60s-'70s White House daughter : TRICIA. Nixon's daughter.
67. Knight sticks : LANCES
68. Completely cover, as a museum piece : ENCASE
71. Cream of the crop : A-LIST
72. Pandora's release : EVILS
73. "Me too!" : SO DO I
76. Less like a stumper : EASIER
77. Strikingly bright : VIVID
78. Graceful molding : OGEE
81. Fish with a prehensile tail : SEAHORSE. True. Cantonese make soup with dried seahorse. Good for skin.
83. Transfixed by : GLUED TO
84. Agog : WILD-EYED
85. "Variations on 'America'" composer : IVES (Charles).
88. March time : EQUINOX. Another nice answer.
93. Route : PATH
96. Bonkers : CRAZY
99. Luau wear : LEI
100. Neighbor of Mex. : GUAT. Guatemala.
101. FBI agent : G-MAN
102. Lhasa __ : APSO
103. Flag : TIRE. Verb "flag". "His interest/energy is flagging"
104. It turns litmus red : ACID
105. Dupes : USES
106. Guff : LIP
107. "Foucault's Pendulum" author : ECO (Umberto)
108. They may pass from shotguns: Abbr. : QBS
109. Luau instrument : UKE
110. "Got it?" : SEE
Answer grid.
C.C.
22A. Fast food item since 1971 : QUARTER POUNDER. Earlier than I thought.
35A. Market report detail : QUOTED PRICE
63A. "'Sup, señor?" : QUE PASA
92A. "Shh" : QUIET PLEASE
108A. Hawking field : QUANTUM PHYSICS. Stephen Hawking.
14D. Fruity dessert : QUINCE PIE. I've never had it. Looks tasty.
20D. Leg cramps treatment : QUININE PILLS. Are they preventive or you take them when you're having leg cramps? Boomer sometimes suffers Charlie horse after a round of golf.
51D. Template at a bee : QUILT PATTERN
74D. Look that doesn't last : QUICK PEEK. Quick! Don't you think Bar Refaeli is pretty?
Occasionally I spot cute Kewpie dolls during my flea market hunts. The plastic ones. I've never seen an original bisque.
Solid grid today. QU are tough to place. Quite challenging to locate Q-starting intersecting entries that are familiar words/abbreviations.
Across:
1. "Monty Python's Life of __" : BRIAN. We also have ENO (116A. Co-producer of the U2 album "Achtung Baby".
6. It usually occurs twice a day at the shore : EBB
9. Locks in a stable : MANE. Hair locks.
13. Condo meas. : SQ FT
17. Hershey's competitor : BOSCO. Chocolate syrup brand. New to me.
18. Corrida competitor : TOREADOR
20. Reason for some holdups : QUEUES
24. GPS data connection : UPLINK
25. Babe's home : STY. Babe the pig.
26. Improves in the cask : AGES. Wine.
27. Hit on the head : NAIL
28. Like baked dough : RISEN
29. Dossier letters : AKA
30. Homes for the Skipper and Gilligan : HUTS
31. Stimpy's friend : REN. Ren & Stimpy.
32. Duped? : CC-ED. Dupe copy.
40. Name for a poodle : FIFI
41. Polo of "Meet the Fockers" : TERI
42. "Burnt" color : UMBER
43. Rotating machine : LATHE
44. Lady's employer? : AVON. Oh, Avon Lady.
45. The "Star Wars" films, e.g. : EPIC
46. Duel tools : EPEES
47. Burden : ONUS
48. Electrician's supply : WIRE
49. Dutch engineering feat : DIKE
50. Hitchcock title : SIR. Sir Hitchcock. Not movie title.
51. Small cleaning tool : Q-TIP. And 55A. 51-Across target : EAR.
52. Blowing in the wind, as hair : UNKEMPT
56. Cressida's love : TROILUS. No idea. Son of Priam.
59. Scornful expression : SNEER
60. "Embraceable You" lyricist Gershwin : IRA
62. Martial arts master : SENSEI. "Teacher". Same characters as Chinese "Mister"/"Teacher".
65. Seldom : LITTLE
69. Bien's opposite : MAL
70. Up to : UNTIL
71. Loser : ALSO-RAN
72. Letters for Johnnie Cochran : ESQ. Lemonade, did you want to be a lawyer when you were a kid?
75. Enter on tippytoe : STEAL IN
77. NCAA Bulldog rivals : VOLS. Tennessee Volunteers. I drew a blank.
79. Money alternative? : INC. Both are magazines.
80. RSVP part : VOUS
82. Unit for a duel : PACE
83. 1958 winner of nine Oscars : GIGI
84. Religion that uses the pentagram : WICCA. This pendant is pretty.
86. "And When __": Blood, Sweat & Tears hit : I DIE
87. Sets a price : ASKS
88. Holiday cookie bakers : ELVES
89. Brown et al. : IVIES
90. "Livin' La Vida __": Ricky Martin hit : LOCA. Ear worm.
91. Binds : TIES
94. Many a Punjabi : SIKH
95. Media mogul Turner : TED
96. Signaled to enter, say : CUED
97. Clio award honorees : ADS
98. Gondolier, e.g. : POLER. 106. Wolf, at times : LEERER. Sometimes you just need "Meh" entries.
100. Crossword pattern : GRID. 21*21 for Sundays.
101. Box office take : GATE
103. 19th Greek letter : TAU
111. Traps at a lodge, maybe : ICES IN
112. Shouldered weapons : BAZOOKAS. Great answer.
113. Like many Poe works : EERIE
114. Jab : POKE
115. "Divine Comedy" river : STYX
117. Condo documents : DEEDS
Down:
1. Jul. 4 events : BBQS
2. Beat the pants off : ROUT
3. Holmes preceder? : I SAY. Sherlock Holmes? I don't get this clue.
4. Unlike this ans. : ACR (Across). This answer is Down.
5. "Isn't anyone interested?" : NO TAKERS?
6. Tours infinitive : ETRE. Tours, France.
7. Conks : BOPS
8. Pal : BRO
9. Mammal linked to mermaid folklore : MANATEE
10. Half of Ethiopia's capital : ADDIS. Addis Ababa.
11. Seasonal song : NOEL. Very soon Santa will be busy.
12. Botch the job : ERR
13. Picked : SELECTED
15. Bog : FEN
16. Cluck of disapproval : TSK
19. Harem guards, usually : EUNUCHS
21. Shipping choice : UPS. My favorite UPS guy. He should be your home improvement choice too. You've seen the consistently quality posts he produces here every Saturday.
23. "Omigosh!" : EGAD
28. Turn over a new leaf : REFORM
29. Fit to __ : A TEE
30. Put the bite on : HIT UP
31. Mediterranean resort : RIVIERA. Been there, Marti?
33. Soap Emmy winner Slezak : ERIKA. She looks familiar.
34. Chopping gadget : DICER
35. Knightly missions : QUESTS
36. Masked man, maybe : UMPIRE
37. Fairy king : OBERON. King in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
38. Plans with malice : PLOTS
39. Sari-wearing royal : RANI
40. Guy from England : FAWKES. Guy Fawkes.
52. Let down, as hair : UNPIN
53. Harlem Globetrotter great Curly : NEAL. Nope. Total stranger to me.
54. Speaker of baseball : TRIS. Tris Speaker. HOF-er.
57. End of a belief : ISM
58. Farm lands : LEAS
59. Alien-seeking org. : SETI
61. From __ Z : A TO
63. Made like a mallard : QUACKED
64. Hedger's word : UNLESS
66. '60s-'70s White House daughter : TRICIA. Nixon's daughter.
67. Knight sticks : LANCES
68. Completely cover, as a museum piece : ENCASE
71. Cream of the crop : A-LIST
72. Pandora's release : EVILS
73. "Me too!" : SO DO I
76. Less like a stumper : EASIER
77. Strikingly bright : VIVID
78. Graceful molding : OGEE
81. Fish with a prehensile tail : SEAHORSE. True. Cantonese make soup with dried seahorse. Good for skin.
83. Transfixed by : GLUED TO
84. Agog : WILD-EYED
85. "Variations on 'America'" composer : IVES (Charles).
88. March time : EQUINOX. Another nice answer.
93. Route : PATH
96. Bonkers : CRAZY
99. Luau wear : LEI
100. Neighbor of Mex. : GUAT. Guatemala.
101. FBI agent : G-MAN
102. Lhasa __ : APSO
103. Flag : TIRE. Verb "flag". "His interest/energy is flagging"
104. It turns litmus red : ACID
105. Dupes : USES
106. Guff : LIP
107. "Foucault's Pendulum" author : ECO (Umberto)
108. They may pass from shotguns: Abbr. : QBS
109. Luau instrument : UKE
110. "Got it?" : SEE
Answer grid.
C.C.
