Words: 72 (missing Q,V,W,X)
Blocks: 28
On
my way home tonight, I suspected it was time for a Saturday Silkie~! I
am fascinated by how prolific he is with themelesss puzzles. I
actually read the two interviews C.C. had with him, here, and here,
just now; I have tried my hand at crossword construction, but to no
avail - yet. My ultimate goal is a themeless; Mr. Silk suggests a lot
of solving - well, I am getting there~!!! This one was fun for me;
seemed like I was on Mr. Silk's wavelength on half the answers, and the
other half were educated guesses. Just a few W.A.G.s in the middle.
Triple 10's all around today, and a few answers of note;
15A. "My Word Is My Bond" autobiographer : ROGER MOORE - I
ran with "James" Bond on this, and threw in the only name that would
fit....Connery, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig didn't - gratuitous C.C. link
12D. Breakaway hit? : SOLO RECORD
-Who would you argue had the best "after band" solo career? Lennon?
McCartney? I think Ozzy Osbourne gets my vote - especially since he was
kicked out of Black Sabbath
28D. Boston attraction with a permanent Space Race exhibit : JFK LIBRARY - something positive to bring people back to Boston
69. One to horse around with? : STABLE MATE - HAR-HAR~!!!
On Word ~!!!
ACROSS:
1. Place for an old school tie? : ETON COLLAR - man, I was going to throw in "ETON---" because I wasn't fooled by the "tie" misdirection....woulda, coulda, shoulda
11. Data of concern to privacy advocates: Abbr. : SSNs - educated guess
16. __ skirt : HOOP - Mini, Maxi, Hula (I thought, not again~!); gratuitous Splynter links (Note from C.C.: Splynter has 2 links here. You might encounter a "Forbidden" note when clicking on Splynter. In that case, just copy and paste the URL in a new window. The image will appear.)
17. Ready for anything : ON ONE'S TOES18. "Being __: A Puppeteer's Journey": 2011 documentary : ELMO
19. Hit home? : SIDE A - Great clue - the place where you'd find a 'hit' music single
20. Post : MAIL - How many defs are there for POST? The wood kind, the blog kind, ah - the sending kind
22. Odist's contraction : O'ER
23. Goes downhill fast : SKIS - I haven't skied in years, but I did like to go fast
26. Scorn : SNEER AT
28. O leaguemate : JAY - I am guessing Oprah, and Jay Leno, are the references here.
31. Major ending? : ETTE - MajorETTE
33. Tyrolean songs : YODELS -
34. Area of concern for FEMA : FLOOD ZONE
- A lot of people here on Long Island are fighting their insurance
companies to have this required clause removed after Hurricane Sandy - a
great many "Flood Zones" did NOT actually flood
37. Li-ion cousin : NiCAD - Nickel Cadmium; I wonder why the Ni has a lower case, but not Cad....
38. Model Heidi who appeared on "Ugly Betty" : KLUM - Crossword friendly name
39. Army leader's nickname : ARNIE - Arnold Palmer's Army, here
41. Newsman's asset? : NOSE - For "sniffing" out the story
42. Rialto sections : LOGES - Rialto - the "theatre district of a city or town, especially the area around Broadway in New York City"
44. Philadelphia's "P" and Denver's "D," e.g. : MINT MARKS
46. Suspects : IS ONTO
48. Test tube fluids : SERA - plural of serum
49. Divided terr. : DAK - North and South DAKota
50. Garment looked after by Alfred : BAT SUIT - I think Bruce believes it's more than a "garment"....
52. Fax button : SEND
54. Biker's hazard : RUT
55. Shapeless thing : BLOB
57. Maples in '90s tabloid news : MARLA
61. Rock 'n' roll middle name : ARON - Thank you, thank you vury muuch....
63. Stretching out : ELONGATION
66. Bum : RUMP - ah, not HOBO - I like the rump kind better anyway~! (see 16A)
67. Put great faith in : RELIED UPON - great fill
68. Strategic river of 1914 : YSER
DOWN:
1. Immortal archer : EROS
2. Singer Basil with the #1 hit "Mickey" : TONI - No WAY I am linking this earworm
3. Hymn starter : O GOD
4. Iberian infants : NENEs
5. Complained underfoot? : CREAKED - another cute clue; floorboards (and joists) that make noise when you step on them
6. Sacred syllables : OMs
7. Garage alternative : LOT - Huh, I was thinking of a "workshop", not a place to park
8. Device with a warp beam and heddles : LOOM - Heddles are the sets of vertical cords or wires
9. Métiers : AREAS - Frawnch
10. Like varnished wood : RESINY - Meh
11. Tongue twister pronoun : SHE - sells seashells by the seashore; hard to type, too
13. Iditarod terminus : NOME, ALASKA - the full name
14. Bureau where stats abound : SPORTS DESK
21. L.L. Bean's first name : LEON - and his middle name is Leonwood....really
24. Chichén __ : ITZA - More here
25. Attack in a big way : STORM
27. Patsy's "Ab Fab" pal : EDINA - I did like to watch this show
29. Extinct carnivore whose name means "different lizard" : ALLOSAURUS
30. 1967 Neil Diamond hit : "YOU GOT TO ME" - I've already selected my music for today's blog....
32. Town north of Shannon Airport : ENNIS - map
35. Signs : OMENS
36. Beethoven's "some" : EINES
40. Raison d'__ : ETRE - Frawnch
43. Short piece : STUB
45. Not natural : MAN-MADE - do any of you know where to find a TRUE 90° angle in nature?
47. Persian Gulf fleet : OILERS
51. Property manager's sign : TO LET
53. Factoid : DATUM
56. Weighted weapon : BOLA
58. 2012 TV Land Awards host : RIPA - Kelly
59. Hot stuff : LOOT - Dar~!!! Not LAVA
60. Youngest Brontë : ANNE
62. "Weekend Edition" airer : NPR
64. Tip for a writer? : NIB
65. Become more solid : GEL
Today would have been my dad's 73rd birthday; we are going to the memorial park to select a headstone.
Splynter
