Theme: When Worlds Collide - The "World" in each theme entry is replaced by another word. (Correction: World can precede and follow the below green-highlighted word in each theme entry.)
24A. View from much of the Oregon coast? : WATER WITHOUT END. Water world. World Without End, the Ken Follett novel JD/Lemonade loves. I think Haltool is a fan too.
36A. What Ceylon, Siam and Upper Volta are nowadays? : DEAD TO THE ATLAS. Dead to the World. World Atlas.Irish Miss/Lucina might know this book.
51A. List of The Duke's films? : WAYNE'S HISTORY. Wayne's World. World history.
68A. Double eagle in a PGA event? : SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE TOUR. Shot heard 'round the world. Bobby Thomson's home run. "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!". World tour.
89A. Battleship game setting? : SEA OF WARCRAFT. SeaWorld. World of Warcraft.
101A. Hank Aaron's 715th home run, at the time? : BRAVE NEW RECORD. Brave New World. Aaron was with the Braves at the time (1974). Plus, it's indeed a brave record, as he received lots of hate mail and even death threats. I like this clue a lot. World record.
119A. Pneumatic tube in a drive-thru? : WONDER OF THE BANK. Wonder of the World. World bank.
I think this is John Lieb's LA Times debut. And a Sunday. Congratulations! What a wonderful achievement.
Love the fill today. Lively and clean. The clues are entertaining too, esp these few:
106A. Character in "Scooby-Doo"? : HYPHEN. Got me.
11D. Lemon aids? : TOWS. Not something eye-related to aid our Lemonade.
44D. Runner down under? : STYX. River of Hades.
Across:
1. Spruce (up) : SPIFF. And 101D. Strengthened, with "up" : BEEFED
6. Employees with many perks? : BARISTAS. I sure was not thinking of coffee when I read "perks".
14. 45 holder : SLEEVE
20. Mother-of-pearl : NACRE. This and ETUI are two crossword words I learned very early on.
21. Intimate : ONE TO ONE
22. Really well-off : LOADED. So shocked Katie Holmes is divorcing Tom Cruise. They were such a happy couple.
23. "You __ big trouble, mister!" : ARE IN
26. Kid-friendly, in a way : RATED G
28. Country singer who was an 8-year-old "Star Search" contestant : RIMES (LeAnn). Did not know this trivia.
29. Yank : TUG
30. Delight at the comedy club : SLAY. Who doesn't like Louis C.K.?
31. Site of the first cover-up? : EDEN. Nice clue. Fig leaf cover-up.
32. Rise: Abbr. : INCR
34. He appointed Sandra to the Supreme Court : RONALD (Reagan)
41. Racetrack sounds : NEIGHS
45. Comic Amsterdam : MOREY. Of "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
46. Board-certified talk show host : DR. OZ. Google shows he's certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
47. Attribute : TRAIT
48. Pop-up ads, e.g. : COME-ONS
55. Do impressions of : APE
56. Wrong : NOT SO
58. 2002 Streisand album : DUETS. See the cover. Another unknown to me.
59. Latin law : LEX
60. "Bohemian Rhapsody" addressee : MAMA. Not my favorite Queen's song.
62. Browning and more : POETS
66. Carp cousins : DACES. Carp is a popular food fish in China.
76. Tall, dark and handsome : MANLY.What? I always associate MANLY with just masculine. Macho guy, not necessary "Tall, dark and handsome".
77. Actress Zellweger : RENEE
78. Sheet of stamps : PANE
79. Subside : EBB
82. Petal picker's word : LOVES
84. "It follows that ..." : AND SO
88. With it : HIP
94. Spicy stews : RAGOUTS
96. "Fun, Fun, Fun" car : T-BIRD. The Beach Boys.
97. Savvy about : ONTO
98. Possessive in many church names : PAUL'S. St. Paul's, right?
99. Triangular soil deposits : DELTAS
108. __ Domini : ANNO
109. Samoa's largest city : APIA. And capital.
110. "The Cosby Show" son : THEO
113. U.K. award : OBE. Order of the British Empire.
114. Oro y __: Montana's motto : PLATA
117. Alaska's __ Sound : NORTON. Never heard of it before, Spitzboov!
123. Intertwines yarn : KNITS
124. "Later, dude" : I'M GONE
125. High standing : EMINENCE
126. "Star-cross'd" lover : ROMEO. Why Star-cross'd rather than "Star-crossed"?
127. Battle of Thermopylae victor, 480 B.C. : XERXES. I bet Jayce nailed this one. The Persian king in "300". He creeps me out.
128. Utter failure : DISASTER
129. Trim : ADORN
Down:
1. Trapped : SNARED
2. Float site : PARADE
3. Lipton product : ICE TEA. Now I'm used to its D-less form.
4. Facebook request : FRIEND ME. Man, you can waste lots of time there.
5. Repel, with "off" : FEND
6. Katniss's weapon in "The Hunger Games" : BOW. Has any of you read or watched "The Hunger Games"?
7. Lawless state : ANARCHY
8. Hang up the spikes : RETIRE
9. Paparazzi's target : ITEM
10. Ticked off : SORE
12. Singer DiFranco : ANI
13. Scrapes : SET-TOS
14. The 1973 Mets' "Ya Gotta Believe!," e.g. : SLOGAN. Coined by Tug McGraw, father of Tim
McGraw.
15. Hoover's wife : LOU. I don't know. But isn't LOU a man's name?
16. Humbly apologizes : EATS DIRT
17. Pulitzer-winning biographer Leon : EDEL. This entry appeared a lot a lot in the old Wayne R. Williams puzzle. Always clued as "Henry James biographer".
18. __ cava : VENA
19. Vortex : EDDY. Hi there hockey nut Vortex!
25. Barbarian : HUN
27. "Buon __": Italian greeting : GIORNO. Italians are so passionate. Asians are rather reserved.
33. Explosive trial : N-TEST
34. Flattened : RAZED
35. "Decisions, decisions ..." : LET'S SEE
37. Homer, for one : TOON
38. Oral health org. : ADA
39. "__ and stop me!" : TRY
40. Horror star Chaney : LON
42. London lockup : GAOL. I often wonder if Splynter's English has a slight British accent.
43. Bring aboard : HIRE
48. "Overhead" engine parts : CAMS
49. Moonfish : OPAH
50. It might be cc'd : MEMO. I don't like G-mail. It doesn't show clearly whether an email is CC'ed to others.
51. Cord under a tarp : WOOD. I don't get this clue. (Added later: firewood. Thanks for the answer, everyone.)
52. Abrupt : SUDDEN
53. Word with gas or oil : HEAT
54. Dry skin tip-off : ITCH
57. More agile : SPRYER. Sprier feels more right to me.
61. Dough-dispensing convenience, briefly : ATM
63. Overcharge, say : ERR. I wonder what makes a Tom Ford lipstick so expensive. It doesn't feel special to me, except the package.
64. Turf __: common football injury : TOE
65. Important star : SUN
67. Gas additive brand : STP
69. Like some kindergarten programs : HALF-DAY
70. Plenty, in verse : ENOW
71. Menlo Park middle name : ALVA. Thomas Alva Edison.
72. Clutter-free : NEAT
73. Iolani Palace site : OAHU. JD visited the Palace before.
74. Condo, e.g. : UNIT
75. Set components : REPS
79. Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD
80. Nixon confidant Rebozo : BEBE
81. Judge's setting : BAIL
83. Disdain : SCORN
85. Haggard : DRAWN
86. The lord in "The Lord of the Rings" : SAURON. For Jazzbumpa.
87. Stare at rudely : OGLE
90. Like many faithful adherents : ORTHODOX
91. Genetic material : RNA
92. Off-rd. ride : ATV
93. One who isn't with us : FOE
95. Movie props? : OSCAR NOD. Great answer.
98. Hail Marys, often : PENANCE
100. Future ferns : SPORES
102. Floating : NATANT. New word to me. Natant
103. Cigar brand that comes in grape and peach flavors : OPTIMO. Did not know this. But I was shocked to find an cigarette ad in our Sunday's Parade magazine a few weeks ago.
104. Violent protester : RIOTER
105. Ted of "CSI" : DANSON
107. "Game of Thrones" airer : HBO
110. Chocolate caramel bar : TWIX
111. Parcheesi destination : HOME. Never played Parcheesi.
112. Rocket scientist, e.g.: Abbr. : ENGR
114. Frat letters : PHIS
115. Jazzy Horne : LENA
116. Fivers : ABES
118. Cajun staple : OKRA. I saw Okra chips in our local grocery store the other day. Looks tasty.
120. Topeka-to-Peoria dir. : ENE
121. "Ew, I didn't need that mental picture!" : TMI
122. Plunk preceder : KER
Answer grid.
Thanks for the nice birthday wishes yesterday! I won't be here next weekend due to a big family reunion out of the town. Steve will guide you through next Sunday's puzzle.
C.C.
24A. View from much of the Oregon coast? : WATER WITHOUT END. Water world. World Without End, the Ken Follett novel JD/Lemonade loves. I think Haltool is a fan too.
36A. What Ceylon, Siam and Upper Volta are nowadays? : DEAD TO THE ATLAS. Dead to the World. World Atlas.Irish Miss/Lucina might know this book.
51A. List of The Duke's films? : WAYNE'S HISTORY. Wayne's World. World history.
68A. Double eagle in a PGA event? : SHOT HEARD 'ROUND THE TOUR. Shot heard 'round the world. Bobby Thomson's home run. "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!". World tour.
89A. Battleship game setting? : SEA OF WARCRAFT. SeaWorld. World of Warcraft.
101A. Hank Aaron's 715th home run, at the time? : BRAVE NEW RECORD. Brave New World. Aaron was with the Braves at the time (1974). Plus, it's indeed a brave record, as he received lots of hate mail and even death threats. I like this clue a lot. World record.
119A. Pneumatic tube in a drive-thru? : WONDER OF THE BANK. Wonder of the World. World bank.
I think this is John Lieb's LA Times debut. And a Sunday. Congratulations! What a wonderful achievement.
Love the fill today. Lively and clean. The clues are entertaining too, esp these few:
106A. Character in "Scooby-Doo"? : HYPHEN. Got me.
11D. Lemon aids? : TOWS. Not something eye-related to aid our Lemonade.
44D. Runner down under? : STYX. River of Hades.
Across:
1. Spruce (up) : SPIFF. And 101D. Strengthened, with "up" : BEEFED
6. Employees with many perks? : BARISTAS. I sure was not thinking of coffee when I read "perks".
14. 45 holder : SLEEVE
20. Mother-of-pearl : NACRE. This and ETUI are two crossword words I learned very early on.
21. Intimate : ONE TO ONE
22. Really well-off : LOADED. So shocked Katie Holmes is divorcing Tom Cruise. They were such a happy couple.
23. "You __ big trouble, mister!" : ARE IN
26. Kid-friendly, in a way : RATED G
28. Country singer who was an 8-year-old "Star Search" contestant : RIMES (LeAnn). Did not know this trivia.
29. Yank : TUG
30. Delight at the comedy club : SLAY. Who doesn't like Louis C.K.?
31. Site of the first cover-up? : EDEN. Nice clue. Fig leaf cover-up.
32. Rise: Abbr. : INCR
34. He appointed Sandra to the Supreme Court : RONALD (Reagan)
41. Racetrack sounds : NEIGHS
45. Comic Amsterdam : MOREY. Of "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
46. Board-certified talk show host : DR. OZ. Google shows he's certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
47. Attribute : TRAIT
48. Pop-up ads, e.g. : COME-ONS
55. Do impressions of : APE
56. Wrong : NOT SO
58. 2002 Streisand album : DUETS. See the cover. Another unknown to me.
59. Latin law : LEX
60. "Bohemian Rhapsody" addressee : MAMA. Not my favorite Queen's song.
62. Browning and more : POETS
66. Carp cousins : DACES. Carp is a popular food fish in China.
76. Tall, dark and handsome : MANLY.What? I always associate MANLY with just masculine. Macho guy, not necessary "Tall, dark and handsome".
77. Actress Zellweger : RENEE
78. Sheet of stamps : PANE
79. Subside : EBB
82. Petal picker's word : LOVES
84. "It follows that ..." : AND SO
88. With it : HIP
94. Spicy stews : RAGOUTS
96. "Fun, Fun, Fun" car : T-BIRD. The Beach Boys.
97. Savvy about : ONTO
98. Possessive in many church names : PAUL'S. St. Paul's, right?
99. Triangular soil deposits : DELTAS
108. __ Domini : ANNO
109. Samoa's largest city : APIA. And capital.
110. "The Cosby Show" son : THEO
113. U.K. award : OBE. Order of the British Empire.
114. Oro y __: Montana's motto : PLATA
117. Alaska's __ Sound : NORTON. Never heard of it before, Spitzboov!
123. Intertwines yarn : KNITS
124. "Later, dude" : I'M GONE
125. High standing : EMINENCE
126. "Star-cross'd" lover : ROMEO. Why Star-cross'd rather than "Star-crossed"?
127. Battle of Thermopylae victor, 480 B.C. : XERXES. I bet Jayce nailed this one. The Persian king in "300". He creeps me out.
128. Utter failure : DISASTER129. Trim : ADORN
Down:
1. Trapped : SNARED
2. Float site : PARADE
3. Lipton product : ICE TEA. Now I'm used to its D-less form.
4. Facebook request : FRIEND ME. Man, you can waste lots of time there.
5. Repel, with "off" : FEND
6. Katniss's weapon in "The Hunger Games" : BOW. Has any of you read or watched "The Hunger Games"?
7. Lawless state : ANARCHY
8. Hang up the spikes : RETIRE
9. Paparazzi's target : ITEM
10. Ticked off : SORE
12. Singer DiFranco : ANI
13. Scrapes : SET-TOS
14. The 1973 Mets' "Ya Gotta Believe!," e.g. : SLOGAN. Coined by Tug McGraw, father of Tim
McGraw.
15. Hoover's wife : LOU. I don't know. But isn't LOU a man's name?
16. Humbly apologizes : EATS DIRT
17. Pulitzer-winning biographer Leon : EDEL. This entry appeared a lot a lot in the old Wayne R. Williams puzzle. Always clued as "Henry James biographer".
18. __ cava : VENA
19. Vortex : EDDY. Hi there hockey nut Vortex!
25. Barbarian : HUN
27. "Buon __": Italian greeting : GIORNO. Italians are so passionate. Asians are rather reserved.
33. Explosive trial : N-TEST
34. Flattened : RAZED
35. "Decisions, decisions ..." : LET'S SEE
37. Homer, for one : TOON
38. Oral health org. : ADA
39. "__ and stop me!" : TRY
40. Horror star Chaney : LON
42. London lockup : GAOL. I often wonder if Splynter's English has a slight British accent.
43. Bring aboard : HIRE
48. "Overhead" engine parts : CAMS
49. Moonfish : OPAH
50. It might be cc'd : MEMO. I don't like G-mail. It doesn't show clearly whether an email is CC'ed to others.
51. Cord under a tarp : WOOD. I don't get this clue. (Added later: firewood. Thanks for the answer, everyone.)
52. Abrupt : SUDDEN
53. Word with gas or oil : HEAT
54. Dry skin tip-off : ITCH
57. More agile : SPRYER. Sprier feels more right to me.
61. Dough-dispensing convenience, briefly : ATM
63. Overcharge, say : ERR. I wonder what makes a Tom Ford lipstick so expensive. It doesn't feel special to me, except the package.
64. Turf __: common football injury : TOE
65. Important star : SUN
67. Gas additive brand : STP
69. Like some kindergarten programs : HALF-DAY
70. Plenty, in verse : ENOW
71. Menlo Park middle name : ALVA. Thomas Alva Edison.
72. Clutter-free : NEAT
73. Iolani Palace site : OAHU. JD visited the Palace before.
74. Condo, e.g. : UNIT
75. Set components : REPS
79. Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD
80. Nixon confidant Rebozo : BEBE
81. Judge's setting : BAIL
83. Disdain : SCORN
85. Haggard : DRAWN
86. The lord in "The Lord of the Rings" : SAURON. For Jazzbumpa.
87. Stare at rudely : OGLE
90. Like many faithful adherents : ORTHODOX
91. Genetic material : RNA
92. Off-rd. ride : ATV
93. One who isn't with us : FOE
95. Movie props? : OSCAR NOD. Great answer.
98. Hail Marys, often : PENANCE
100. Future ferns : SPORES
102. Floating : NATANT. New word to me. Natant
103. Cigar brand that comes in grape and peach flavors : OPTIMO. Did not know this. But I was shocked to find an cigarette ad in our Sunday's Parade magazine a few weeks ago.
104. Violent protester : RIOTER
105. Ted of "CSI" : DANSON
107. "Game of Thrones" airer : HBO
110. Chocolate caramel bar : TWIX
111. Parcheesi destination : HOME. Never played Parcheesi.
112. Rocket scientist, e.g.: Abbr. : ENGR
114. Frat letters : PHIS
115. Jazzy Horne : LENA
116. Fivers : ABES
118. Cajun staple : OKRA. I saw Okra chips in our local grocery store the other day. Looks tasty.
120. Topeka-to-Peoria dir. : ENE
121. "Ew, I didn't need that mental picture!" : TMI
122. Plunk preceder : KER
Answer grid.
Thanks for the nice birthday wishes yesterday! I won't be here next weekend due to a big family reunion out of the town. Steve will guide you through next Sunday's puzzle.
C.C.
