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Theme: "E-Tails" - A well-known surname in the pattern of *E replaces the * part of each common phrase.
23A. Hockey legend makes a particular fashion statement? : HOWE DOES THIS LOOK. How does this look? "Mr Hockey"Gordie Howe.
32A. New England senator's winter tools? : SNOWE SHOVELS. Snow shovels. Senator Olympia Snowe (Maine). The only girl in the theme set. She's spunky.
48A. Author Thomas blows a tune? : WOLFE WHISTLES. Wolf whistles. Thomas Wolfe.
65A. Author Graham's lament? : IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREENE. It's Not Easy Being Green. BBC Two program. An unknown grid-spanner to me. Graham Greene.
88A. Writer Oscar's groupies? : THE WILDE BUNCH. The Wild Bunch. Oscar Wilde.
102A. Routines that crack up patriot Thomas? : PAINE KILLERS. Paine killers. Thomas Paine.
116A. Maintain vital info on actor Rob? : KEEP A LOWE PROFILE. Keep a low profile. Rob Lowe.
Very tight and consistent theme. Quite a range of names: politician, writers, actor, etc.
Do you have the feeling that constructor Jim Holland is fun to be around? I like today's clues a lot. The non-theme fill is really lively also. Here are my favorite:
91A. Seductive greeting on the docks : HI SAILOR. Did you get such greeting in your Navy days, Spitzboov/eddy?
6D. Frat social : BEER BASH
Across:
1. Grades : MARKS
6. X3 and Z4 : BMWs. Stumper for me.
10. Pumped (up) : AMPED
15. Ripe, so to speak : GAMY. I've never used "ripe" to describe meat.
19. Ecuadoran province named for a metal : EL ORO. Literally "the gold".
20. Cream's Clapton : ERIC
21. New York restaurateur : SARDI. Of Sardi's.
22. An orchestra tunes to one : OBOE. I think Jazzbumpa explained this before.
26. Adds (up) : TOTS
27. Beatles title critter : THE WALRUS. "I am The Walrus".
28. One may be chartered : BOAT
29. Water holder : LEVEE
30. Rhein tributary : AARE
31. Two-bagger: Abbr. : DBL (Double). To answer your question, Hondo, I thought Cuddyer would be with Twins forever also. But money and pride matter more to players and their agents.
35. Olympics chant : USA USA
37. "Well played" : NICE ONE. Nice.
38. Pampering place : SPA
41. Hist. majors' degrees : BAs
42. Business abbr. : INC
44. Provençal capers spread : TAPENADE. Any secret recipe, Steve?
53. Guitar great Paul : LES
54. Concert beginning? : DIS. Disconcert.
55. According to : AS PER
56. Connect (with) : LIAISE
57. Car roofs with removable panels : T-TOPS
59. Deportment : MIEN. Learned this from doing Xword.
60. "So-so" reactions : EHs
62. Wyoming hrs. : MST
63. Mumbai nurse : AMAH. I only know the "nanny" meaning.
73. Cyberseller's site : EBAY
74. Workers' rights assurance, in ads : EEO. Or EOE.
75. Bill dispenser : ATM
76. Sharp relative : FLAT
77. Put up : BUILT
80. Talk show host spanning five decades : CAVETT (Dick)
83. Mel of many voices : BLANC
84. Fido's response : ARF
85. In back : AFT
94. Caviar, e.g. : ROE. So what's your favorite bread spread?
95. Like USN volunteers : ENL (Enlisted)
96. Narc's org. : DEA
97. Most idiotic : INANEST. Looks like "in a nest".
100. Works with dough : KNEADS
106. Stand beverage : ADE
107. Quarterback Tony : ROMO. Good golfer also.
111. One way to think : ALOUD
112. "Say Anything ..." actress Skye : IONE. Daughter of Donovan.
113. Final, maybe : ESSAY EXAM. We did not have a specific essay exam. It's always the final part of Chinese literature exam.
115. Split apart : REND
119. Jazz combo : TRIO
120. Established fact : GIVEN
121. Bit of Realtor slang : RELO. Why is "Realtor" capitalized?
122. Coupe alternative : SEDAN
123. Pre-wedding party : STAG. Splynter probably will get a few booty dancers.
124. Hägar's hound : SNERT. "Hägar the Horrible". Created by DIK (14D. Cartoonist Browne)
Hey, Browne is another E ending name.
125. Formerly, once : ERST
126. Low Hold 'em pair : TREYS
Down:
1. Bombay-born conductor : MEHTA (Zubin). Wiki said he's Music Director for Life of Israel Philharmonic.
2. Pacific greeting : ALOHA. Hi there, JD.
3. Oarsman : ROWER
4. Mardi Gras parade group : KREWE. Pronounced as "crew". Got me again, Hahtool!
5. Scotch partner : SODA
7. Enterprise helmsman : MR SULU. "Star Trek".
8. It's good to keep them about you : WITS. "Keep your wits about you" is a new phrase to me also.
9. It may be elem. : SCH
10. Part of ASAP : AS SOON
11. Zambia neighbor : MALAWI
12. Take under one's wing : PROTECT
13. Old Tokyo Bay capital : EDO
15. Had one's revenge : GOT EVEN
16. Overhead : ABOVE
17. __ 6 : MOTEL
18. Okays : YESES
24. "A stitch in time ...," e.g. : OLD SAW
25. Mideast "son of" : IBN. Arabic.
29. Texas flag symbol : LONE STAR
32. Big bag carrier : SANTA. I bet Argyle did not nail this.
33. Ball-balancing performer : SEAL. Not Heidi Klum's Seal.
34. Cross one's fingers : HOPE. For Creature, Lemonade, Clear Ayes, Southern Belle, etc, for a healthy and happy 2012.
35. Prefix with mensch : UBER. Ubermensch. Superman.
36. Enthusiastic acceptance, in Acapulco : SI, SI
38. Eastern guru : SWAMI
39. Assume : POSIT
40. Barre des Écrins range : ALPES. Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps. Also unknown to me.
43. Surmount : CLIMB OVER
45. Fuss : ADO
46. Guacamole, for one : DIP.
47. Ogee shape : ESS
49. Aromatic herb : FENNEL
50. Rick's love : ILSA. "Casablanca".
51. Caesar's being : ESSE
52. "Contact" acronym : SETI
58. Bad thing to catch : THE FLU
60. Hr. affected by delays : ETA
61. "Yo!" : HEY
63. Rep. with a cut : AGT
64. Vegas's __ Grand : MGM
66. Put one's hands on : OBTAINED
67. Cainites, e.g. : SECT
68. Listless assent, perhaps : YEAH
69. S.F. Giants' league : NATL (National). Giants are the 2010 World Series champs. Look forward to Ant's Haiku.
70. Spiral-horned antelope : ELAND
71. '30s V.P. John __ Garner : NANCE. Can never remember his name.
72. __ Sketch : ETCH A
77. "Phooey!" : BAH
78. Mentalist Geller : URI
79. Conditions : IFs
81. Furry Endor dwellers : EWOKS. "Star Wars".
82. Yours, in Tours : TIEN. Mine is "mien", right?
83. Oil meas. : BBLS
86. Criticism : FLAK
87. Nobelist Morrison : TONI
89. Cell user's problem : DEAD SPOT
90. Make lovable : ENDEAR
92. Canine also called a Hokkaido : AINU DOG. I'm aware of Ainu the Japanese aborigine. Not the dog.
93. Come out of the bullpen : RELIEVE
98. Sewing pattern : SLOPER. New word to me. Bill's Barbara knows.
99. Flat fee payer : TENANT. Flat = apartment.
101. Stands by an artist : EASELS
102. Romeo and Juliet, e.g. : PARTS. Nice clue.
103. Warn : ALERT
104. Ancient Samos' region : IONIA
105. Seminary subj. : REL
107. Send (to) for help : REFER
108. Rust, say : OXIDE
109. Asia's __ Peninsula : MALAY. Many Malaysians speak Cantonese.
110. Dark clouds and such : OMENS
113. Pitcher with a big mouth : EWER. Fun clue. Made me think of Curt Schilling, who is what the clue says. Sorry, LaLaLinda.
114. Baseball's "Walking Man" Eddie : YOST. He drew lots of walks, hence the nickname.
116. Metric wts. : KGs
117. Beethoven's A? : EIN. The article A.
118. Pacific st. : ORE (Oregon). "St." can be a tricky clue at times, an abbreviation for saint, state or street.
Answer grid.
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Theme: "E-Tails" - A well-known surname in the pattern of *E replaces the * part of each common phrase.
23A. Hockey legend makes a particular fashion statement? : HOWE DOES THIS LOOK. How does this look? "Mr Hockey"Gordie Howe.
32A. New England senator's winter tools? : SNOWE SHOVELS. Snow shovels. Senator Olympia Snowe (Maine). The only girl in the theme set. She's spunky.
48A. Author Thomas blows a tune? : WOLFE WHISTLES. Wolf whistles. Thomas Wolfe.
65A. Author Graham's lament? : IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREENE. It's Not Easy Being Green. BBC Two program. An unknown grid-spanner to me. Graham Greene.
88A. Writer Oscar's groupies? : THE WILDE BUNCH. The Wild Bunch. Oscar Wilde.
102A. Routines that crack up patriot Thomas? : PAINE KILLERS. Paine killers. Thomas Paine.
116A. Maintain vital info on actor Rob? : KEEP A LOWE PROFILE. Keep a low profile. Rob Lowe.
Very tight and consistent theme. Quite a range of names: politician, writers, actor, etc.
Do you have the feeling that constructor Jim Holland is fun to be around? I like today's clues a lot. The non-theme fill is really lively also. Here are my favorite:
91A. Seductive greeting on the docks : HI SAILOR. Did you get such greeting in your Navy days, Spitzboov/eddy?
6D. Frat social : BEER BASH
Across:
1. Grades : MARKS
6. X3 and Z4 : BMWs. Stumper for me.
10. Pumped (up) : AMPED
15. Ripe, so to speak : GAMY. I've never used "ripe" to describe meat.
19. Ecuadoran province named for a metal : EL ORO. Literally "the gold".
20. Cream's Clapton : ERIC
21. New York restaurateur : SARDI. Of Sardi's.
22. An orchestra tunes to one : OBOE. I think Jazzbumpa explained this before.
26. Adds (up) : TOTS
27. Beatles title critter : THE WALRUS. "I am The Walrus".
28. One may be chartered : BOAT
29. Water holder : LEVEE
30. Rhein tributary : AARE
31. Two-bagger: Abbr. : DBL (Double). To answer your question, Hondo, I thought Cuddyer would be with Twins forever also. But money and pride matter more to players and their agents.
35. Olympics chant : USA USA
37. "Well played" : NICE ONE. Nice.
38. Pampering place : SPA
41. Hist. majors' degrees : BAs
42. Business abbr. : INC
44. Provençal capers spread : TAPENADE. Any secret recipe, Steve?
53. Guitar great Paul : LES
54. Concert beginning? : DIS. Disconcert.
55. According to : AS PER
56. Connect (with) : LIAISE
57. Car roofs with removable panels : T-TOPS
59. Deportment : MIEN. Learned this from doing Xword.
60. "So-so" reactions : EHs
62. Wyoming hrs. : MST
63. Mumbai nurse : AMAH. I only know the "nanny" meaning.
73. Cyberseller's site : EBAY
74. Workers' rights assurance, in ads : EEO. Or EOE.
75. Bill dispenser : ATM
76. Sharp relative : FLAT
77. Put up : BUILT
80. Talk show host spanning five decades : CAVETT (Dick)
83. Mel of many voices : BLANC
84. Fido's response : ARF
85. In back : AFT
94. Caviar, e.g. : ROE. So what's your favorite bread spread?
95. Like USN volunteers : ENL (Enlisted)
96. Narc's org. : DEA
97. Most idiotic : INANEST. Looks like "in a nest".
100. Works with dough : KNEADS
106. Stand beverage : ADE
107. Quarterback Tony : ROMO. Good golfer also.
111. One way to think : ALOUD
112. "Say Anything ..." actress Skye : IONE. Daughter of Donovan.
113. Final, maybe : ESSAY EXAM. We did not have a specific essay exam. It's always the final part of Chinese literature exam.
115. Split apart : REND
119. Jazz combo : TRIO
120. Established fact : GIVEN
121. Bit of Realtor slang : RELO. Why is "Realtor" capitalized?
122. Coupe alternative : SEDAN
123. Pre-wedding party : STAG. Splynter probably will get a few booty dancers.
124. Hägar's hound : SNERT. "Hägar the Horrible". Created by DIK (14D. Cartoonist Browne)
Hey, Browne is another E ending name.
125. Formerly, once : ERST
126. Low Hold 'em pair : TREYS
Down:
1. Bombay-born conductor : MEHTA (Zubin). Wiki said he's Music Director for Life of Israel Philharmonic.
2. Pacific greeting : ALOHA. Hi there, JD.
3. Oarsman : ROWER
4. Mardi Gras parade group : KREWE. Pronounced as "crew". Got me again, Hahtool!
5. Scotch partner : SODA
7. Enterprise helmsman : MR SULU. "Star Trek".
8. It's good to keep them about you : WITS. "Keep your wits about you" is a new phrase to me also.
9. It may be elem. : SCH
10. Part of ASAP : AS SOON
11. Zambia neighbor : MALAWI
12. Take under one's wing : PROTECT
13. Old Tokyo Bay capital : EDO
15. Had one's revenge : GOT EVEN
16. Overhead : ABOVE
17. __ 6 : MOTEL
18. Okays : YESES
24. "A stitch in time ...," e.g. : OLD SAW
25. Mideast "son of" : IBN. Arabic.
29. Texas flag symbol : LONE STAR
32. Big bag carrier : SANTA. I bet Argyle did not nail this.
33. Ball-balancing performer : SEAL. Not Heidi Klum's Seal.
34. Cross one's fingers : HOPE. For Creature, Lemonade, Clear Ayes, Southern Belle, etc, for a healthy and happy 2012.
35. Prefix with mensch : UBER. Ubermensch. Superman.
36. Enthusiastic acceptance, in Acapulco : SI, SI
38. Eastern guru : SWAMI
39. Assume : POSIT
40. Barre des Écrins range : ALPES. Barre des Écrins is a mountain in the French Alps. Also unknown to me.
43. Surmount : CLIMB OVER
45. Fuss : ADO
46. Guacamole, for one : DIP.
47. Ogee shape : ESS
49. Aromatic herb : FENNEL
50. Rick's love : ILSA. "Casablanca".
51. Caesar's being : ESSE
52. "Contact" acronym : SETI
58. Bad thing to catch : THE FLU
60. Hr. affected by delays : ETA
61. "Yo!" : HEY
63. Rep. with a cut : AGT
64. Vegas's __ Grand : MGM
66. Put one's hands on : OBTAINED
67. Cainites, e.g. : SECT
68. Listless assent, perhaps : YEAH
69. S.F. Giants' league : NATL (National). Giants are the 2010 World Series champs. Look forward to Ant's Haiku.
70. Spiral-horned antelope : ELAND
71. '30s V.P. John __ Garner : NANCE. Can never remember his name.
72. __ Sketch : ETCH A
77. "Phooey!" : BAH
78. Mentalist Geller : URI
79. Conditions : IFs
81. Furry Endor dwellers : EWOKS. "Star Wars".
82. Yours, in Tours : TIEN. Mine is "mien", right?
83. Oil meas. : BBLS
86. Criticism : FLAK
87. Nobelist Morrison : TONI
89. Cell user's problem : DEAD SPOT
90. Make lovable : ENDEAR
92. Canine also called a Hokkaido : AINU DOG. I'm aware of Ainu the Japanese aborigine. Not the dog.
93. Come out of the bullpen : RELIEVE
98. Sewing pattern : SLOPER. New word to me. Bill's Barbara knows.
99. Flat fee payer : TENANT. Flat = apartment.
101. Stands by an artist : EASELS
102. Romeo and Juliet, e.g. : PARTS. Nice clue.
103. Warn : ALERT
104. Ancient Samos' region : IONIA
105. Seminary subj. : REL
107. Send (to) for help : REFER
108. Rust, say : OXIDE
109. Asia's __ Peninsula : MALAY. Many Malaysians speak Cantonese.
110. Dark clouds and such : OMENS
113. Pitcher with a big mouth : EWER. Fun clue. Made me think of Curt Schilling, who is what the clue says. Sorry, LaLaLinda.
114. Baseball's "Walking Man" Eddie : YOST. He drew lots of walks, hence the nickname.
116. Metric wts. : KGs
117. Beethoven's A? : EIN. The article A.
118. Pacific st. : ORE (Oregon). "St." can be a tricky clue at times, an abbreviation for saint, state or street.
Answer grid.
C.C.
