Words: 72
Blocks: 33
Nah-nah nah-NAH nah-NAH nah nah....Mr. Wolfe last appeared on Saturday on May 12, last year, and I looked; it was a tough one; well, I solved this one, but there were a few answers that I had to wonder
about, and we will get to those, but for now here are the details;
Triple 8's and 6's in the corners, with the longest answers being just 9's:
41. Source of funding for the BBC : TV LICENCE - they get funding from their (UK spelling) license - The British Broadcasting Corporation charges ALL who receive the signal; more here, crossing
11. "Can I go now?" : "ARE WE DONE"?
31. Holy day commemorating the purification of the Virgin Mary : CANDLEMAS - One week ago (Feb 2), crossing
32. Write : DROP A LINE
O-42-n-42-w-42-a-42-r-42-d~!
ACROSS:
1. Dirty work? : STAG FILM - Ooh, what a start; can't really link the movie I'm thinking of....
9. Vocations : TRADES
15. One making a comeback? : RETURNEE - one online dictionary didn't have this; the other one said it usually refers to military types returning from overseas
16. Most irritated : SOREST
17. Attacks : SETS UPON
18. Animated bird who debuted in "A Tale of Two Kitties" (1942) : TWEETY - This guy; more here, for those who care to know about his sexuality....
19. "OMG! I didn't want to know that!" : TMI - Too Much Information, text/online time-saver
20. Conveniently weak argument, metaphorically : STRAW MAN - new concept for me, so I went looking for an explanation. I liked this one, especially #2
22. Racket : DIN - ARGH~! Not ADO
25. Home of Caterpillar, Inc. : PEORIA - I think this would have been better without the "Inc." at the end; just a subtle Capital "C" at the start of caterpillar
27. Latin 101 word : ESSE - "to be"
28. "The Prague Cemetery" novelist : ECO
29. Asked for food, maybe : CHEEPED - the way birds ask; but not Tweety
34. As dissimilar as possible : POLAR - as in "polar opposites"
38. Refrain : CHORUS
39. "Of Mice and Men" (1992) actor/director : SINISE - Gary; I liked him as "Lt. Dan"
40. Williams of ''Happy Days'' : ANSON
44. Gillette Stadium player : PATRIOT - Our New England core will know this; I had to wait on perps
46. Put on the canvas : KO'D - no "e" this time, just Knocked Out; I had PIN first - anyone else?
47. Ancient promenade : STOA
50. Skip the plan : WING IT - there used to be a Sports Bar in Jacksonville FL around the corner from my apt called WIng It; guess what they served....
52. Pen : STY
53. Neat and tidy : WELL KEPT
55. Veep under GRF : NAR - Gerald Rudolph Ford's Vice President
was Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller - all perps - did not know; RMN was
president when I was born, RWR was the first president I recall being
elected.
57. Pen, as a poem : INDITE - to "make up, compose"; from Latin "indicere", to make known
58. Out in the open : ALFRESCO
63. Added to one's net income? : SEINED - I thought I was smart with FISHED, but no, I was close. Should have cast a wider net....
64. Fine form : GOOD TRIM - yeah, but....
65. Unwavering, as a stare : STEELY - I started with STEADY, gave me 66.6%
66. Wife of Orpheus : EURYDICE - good bottom line fill; most of the time we see what's EASIEST, with easy to cross letters like "E","S","T"
DOWN:
1. Yearbook sect. : SRs - Wasn't sure if it might be JRs; my first Junior High School had all three years in the same book.
2. Athletic supporter? : TEE - I had "FAN", because of the "?", even considered NEA when I got the "E"; For a Saturday, I think the "?"
could have been left out
3. Court VIP : ATTorney - not A.D.A.
4. Air force? : GUST - we got some GUSTS here last night; concerned about the power lines weighed down with snow
5. Dowdy sort : FRUMP
6. Broken : IN PIECES
7. Oscar winner Melissa of "The Fighter" : LEO
8. Criminal intent, in law : MENS REA - probably my favorite version of Law & Order, mostly because I like Vincent D'Onofrio's acting style - thought he deserved an Oscar for his "Edgar" role in Men In Black; could YOU play a "bug" in a decomposing skin?
9. Feature of some Birkenstocks : T-STRAP - I prefer this kind of T-strap, or maybe this kind, especially in "Stag Films"
10. Elite seating area : ROW A - Ugh, OK
12. Thinks : DEEMS
13. These, in Madrid : ESTAS
14. "Funny Girl" composer : STYNE
21. Gets even with : TIES
22. Brenda Lee record label : DECCA
23. Corporate raider Carl : ICAHN
24. Not-to-do list : NO-NOs
26. Omega, to a physicist : OHM - the measure of resistance in electrical circuits
30. Expansive : EPIC
33. Long-tailed moth : LUNA - JazzB linked her on Wed, one of my favorites from the H.P. series, too.
35. Words in blue, often : LINKS
36. Accessory with a morning coat : ASCOT
37. Sounding like bagpipes : REEDY - yeah, that's ONE way you could describe them; actually, I happen to like "rock" bagpipes (p.s., this is my ring-tone).
39. Spell : SIT IN FOR - Um, well, uh, yeah, I guess?
41. Game show prize : TRIP - Love this theme song; earworm~!
42. Sommelier's datum : VINTAGE - Wine waiter
43. Yule symbol : LOG - almost too deep with my thinking
45. Academically stylish : TWEEDY
47. Holey order : SWISS - My "HAR-HAR" for the day; hole-y, the cheese
48. Article of faith : TENET
49. Many a 22-Down record : OLDIE
51. Not on schedule : TARDY
54. Mail-order record co. : K-TEL
56. Collecting Soc. Sec., maybe : RET'D - two weeks in a row with retired in the puzzle; I got about 22 more years left with UPS
59. College Football Hall of Fame coach Holtz : LOU
60. Madras Mr. : SRI
61. Pres. title : CIC - Commander In Charge (Correct: Commander-In-Chief. Thanks, Marti.)
62. Where the 'eart is? : 'OME - Cockney elision, H-eart and H-ome
Splynter, now 42 - the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything - anyone know what I am referring to?
Notes from C.C.:
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| Splynter in his beloved Rangers' jersey |
Thanks for faithfully guiding us every Saturday. Thanks for always giving me solid feedback on themes/fill. You're a great Pig. I hope 42 is magical and you find your Goat or Rabbit!
