Theme: "In a Fog" - FOG bookends each theme entry.
23A. Sport on horseback : FOX HUNTING. Is fox edible?
28A. United States Army Infantry School site : FORT BENNING. Outside Columbus, Georgia.
42A. Enjoying one's Jeep Wrangler, say : FOUR WHEELING
65A. Compactly built canine : FRENCH BULLDOG
86A. Procrastinator's problem : FOOT-DRAGGING
107A. Amphibian that glides : FLYING FROG. Never heard of it.
32D. Mail order shipment insert : FREE CATALOG. Victoria's Secret probably has the best catalog.
47D. 1964 Detroit debut : FORD MUSTANG
From
the byline, we can see that Gail came up with this lovely theme idea,
then She and Bruce brainstormed together for the theme answers, then
Bruce did the gridding and filling, then Gail completed the clues.
I wonder if Gail and Bruce ever met each other. They're both so genial, witty & warm. Marti met with Bruce at the last ACPT.
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| Gail Grabowski |
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| Left to Right: Bruce Venzke, Byron Walden & Rich Silvestri |
Across:
1. Barely sufficient : SCANT
6. It could be a plot : ACRE. Nailed it.
10. Strikes firmly : RAPS
14. Arcade no-nos : TILTS
19. Abbot's underling : PRIOR
20. "I can't deny that" : TRUE. And 63D. Interrogator's demand : ADMIT IT
21. Country singer Jackson : ALAN
22. Three-time Wimbledon champ : EVERT (Chris)
25. Half of 10? : ZERO. The other half is ONE. Love this clue.
26. First name in Olympics perfection : NADIA (Comaneci)
27. Screen pictures : ICONS
30. Give in a bit : SOFTEN
33. "Raging hormones" period : PUBERTY
36. Beast : MEANIE
37. Forgets to mail the mail, say : ERRS
38. Group that meets in the Palais du Luxembourg : SENAT. North of Jardin du Luxembourg. Great picnic and people-watching spot.
39. Reverse, e.g. : GEAR
41. Perfect serve : ACE
46. Out yonder : AFAR
50. Infomercial antitheft device : THE CLUB
52. Tangle up : ENSNARL
53. Tropical rainforest, e.g. : BIOME
54. Formed a clump : CLOTTED
56. Certain extra-base hit: Abbr. : DBL (Double)
57. Comedian __ the Entertainer : CEDRIC
58. Inamorato : BEAU. Never used "Inamorato" in my life.
60. Shine, in ads : GLO
61. Rate of movement : PACE
63. Longtime ABC News chairman : ARLEDGE (Roone)
64. Defer ending : ENT. Deferent.
68. Stylish : MOD
69. Online merchant : E-TAILER. Look at the price for this crossword book. Who can afford it? Poor Argyle is using my beat-up copy.
71. Derisive cry : HOOT
72. Outback sprinter : EMU
73. Deliberate : MUSE.
74. Bolster, e.g. : PILLOW.
75. "Jeopardy!" record-setter Jennings : KEN. Genius.
76. Hangs around : LOITERS
78. Where to learn une leçon : ECOLE
79. Pinkish rash : ROSEOLA. New word to me.
82. "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" author : TOLSTOY. Wiki says it's a novella by Tolstoy, "one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s."
85. Bylaws, briefly : REGs
88. Classic Steely Dan album : AJA
89. Strives : VIES
90. Score after deuce : AD OUT
91. Erode : GNAW
92. Backspaced, perhaps : ERASED
96. Tack room gear : HARNESS
99. Provide juice for : PLUG IN
103. Oktoberfest keepsake : STEIN
105. U.S. Army O-5 : LT COL. Hard for me.
106. One way to stand : TALL
112. Unified : AS ONE
113. Dark-skinned fruit : SLOE
114. Do another tour : RE-UP. This reminds me of the reader who once complained to Will Shortz that GOUP is not a valid fill. She could not find the word in her dictionary.
115. "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" author : HOYLE
116. Hauled : TOTED
117. Lunches with mayo : BLTs
118. Pup squeaks : YIPS
119. Out on a limb : TREED
Down:
1. Basker's letters : SPF. I think SPF 30 is enough.
2. Zagreb's country, to the IOC : CRO (Croatia)
3. __-en-Provence : AIX. Hahtoola stayed here for a year or two.
4. Result of a batter "taking the collar" in a game : NO HITS. "Taking the collar" means getting no hits. Here is why.
5. Cease-fire : TRUCE
6. Mail-routing abbr. : ATTN
7. Fridge compartment : CRISPER
8. Aim for an office : RUN. Would be interested to see if New Yorkers are willing to give Anthony Weiner a second chance.
9. Doc's readout : EEG
10. It gets into a lather : RAZOR
11. On the ball : ALERT
12. Spring break fun-lover : PARTY GIRL
13. One often looking down : SNOB. And 15. Donald Jr.'s mom : IVANA. Trump.
14. Brit's sawbuck : TENNER
16. Ushered : LED IN
17. Singer Lopez : TRINI
18. Phase : STAGE
24. Violent opening? : NON. Non-violent. And 98D. Hollywood openings? : ROLES
28. Bashes : FETES
29. Collection of Web pages : eMAG
30. Class assignment : SEAT
31. Gp. with brass : ORCH. Orchestra.
34. Not hitched : UNWED
35. Porsche path : BAHN. Autobahn.
38. More understated : SUBTLER
40. Photo lab prod. : ENL
42. Mel's Diner waitress : FLO
43. Left behind, in a way : OUTGREW
44. Prime rib choice : END CUT
45. Designer __ : LABEL
46. Helping hand : AIDE
48. Baja buddies : AMIGOS
49. Fall back : RECEDE
51. Gulager of "The Virginian" : CLU. Learned his name from doing crosswords.
53. Waffle source?: Abbr. : BELG. Ha ha.
55. Lengthy time : EON
57. Caesar salad ingredient : CROUTON. With anchovies for Bill G, please.
58. Attention-getting device : BEEPER
59. Lure : ENTICE
61. Gave a ring : PHONED
62. Blood typing system : ABO
65. Arctic formation : FLOE
66. Bedroom piece : CHEST
67. Sign of summer : LEO. Zodiac sign.
70. Subjects of complaints : ILLS
73. Dash at the market? : MRS. Mrs. Dash. Great clue.
75. Squishy Hasbro toy used with a launcher : KOOSH BALL
76. Old Nigerian capital : LAGOS. The current capital is Abuja.
77. Taina of "Les Girls" : ELG. Both TAINA and ELG are just hard to remember.
79. Sturgeon yield : ROE
80. Malaysian swinger : ORANG
81. Put in the hold : LADE
83. Ventura County resort : OJAI. Chickie's daughter lives here.
84. [I'm bored] : YAWN
86. Name from the Latin for "I trust" : FIDO. Thought it means "Faithful".
87. Dress to the nines : GUSSY UP
89. Like some brides : VEILED
91. Pursue with purpose : GUN FOR
92. Key of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 4 : E FLAT. Always a ? FLAT for me.
93. 1969 film con man : RATSO. "Midnight Cowboy". Tough to watch, don't you think?
94. Cravat relative : ASCOT
95. Deserved an Oscar, say : SHONE
97. Distribute : ALLOT
99. Farm house : PEN. Is your farm far from where you live, PK?
100. Far from strenuous : LIGHT
102. Accident investigation agcy. : NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
104. They may be in a jar : TIPS
107. Fish may be served at one : FRY
108. Ring of blooms : LEI. Never been to Hawaii. How much does a lei cost, JD?
109. Deli option : RYE
110. Chihuahua cry : OLE
111. H.S. dropout's goal : GED
Marti
is now in Vienna, after a few days of frolicking in Italy. She attended
a gala on Thursday night in honor of the 50th anniversary of her
friend's company. She said "We were treated royally, as always in
Vienna!" Here she is, looking beautiful in her lovely dress.
They also went to an exhibition of the Lipizzaner Stallions
at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna yesterday. She had a private
tour of the stables and was excited to see those horses in person.
