Words: 72 (missing -) Pangram~!
Blocks: 27 (second lowest total I have seen)
I came up with very
little on the first across pass to work with, but a few Wild Ass
Guesses got me enough perps to finish this one, and in a pretty good
time, considering. Intimidating corners with triple 8's crossing triple
9's, but then again, nothing bigger than those - and not much to say
about them; pretty straight forward.
Onward~!
ACROSS:
1. Busted : FLAT BROKE
- about how I'm feeling lately; two weeks to the new UPS contract, and
possibly a FT position doing what I do right now; at the very least, I
get a union scale raise.
10. Jag : SPREE
15. One who may confuse cees and zees : LIP READER - I can "see" that
16. Extinguish : QUELL
17. Torn to bits : IN TATTERS
18. Non-union? : UNWED
19. Architect awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 : PEI - I.M., designer of several well-known structures
20. Angels Landing's national park : ZION - Anyone care to visit Utah?
21. Latin case : DATIVE - nailed it - 4 years of Latin in high school
22. The Panthers of the Big East : PITT
24. At all : ONE BIT - Did I give up on this puzzle? Not ONE BIT~!
26. Apt., e.g. : RESidence
27. Holders of notions : ETUIs - Saturday level attempt to obscure "needle case"
29. Slight : SLUR
30. Provide an outlet for : VENT
31. Sale indicator : RED TAG
33. Cubic measure : STERE - a cubic meter, 1.3cubic yards, about 35.3 cubic feet - for cordwood
35. Dragged through the mud : SMEARED
37. Send to the bottom : SCUTTLE - Reminds me of "Hunt for Red October"
41. Drew in books : NANCY - Didn't fool me; Nancy Drew, the proper name
43. Where the heart is : THORAX
44. Quick hits : JABS
47. Markers : IOUs
49. Volleyball great Gabrielle : REECE
50. Surfer's destination : URL - ah, not WEB
51. Trip with a per diem, perhaps : JUNKET - def #3:
10. Jag : SPREE
15. One who may confuse cees and zees : LIP READER - I can "see" that
16. Extinguish : QUELL
17. Torn to bits : IN TATTERS
18. Non-union? : UNWED
19. Architect awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 : PEI - I.M., designer of several well-known structures
20. Angels Landing's national park : ZION - Anyone care to visit Utah?
21. Latin case : DATIVE - nailed it - 4 years of Latin in high school
22. The Panthers of the Big East : PITT
24. At all : ONE BIT - Did I give up on this puzzle? Not ONE BIT~!
26. Apt., e.g. : RESidence
27. Holders of notions : ETUIs - Saturday level attempt to obscure "needle case"
29. Slight : SLUR
30. Provide an outlet for : VENT
31. Sale indicator : RED TAG
33. Cubic measure : STERE - a cubic meter, 1.3cubic yards, about 35.3 cubic feet - for cordwood
35. Dragged through the mud : SMEARED
37. Send to the bottom : SCUTTLE - Reminds me of "Hunt for Red October"
41. Drew in books : NANCY - Didn't fool me; Nancy Drew, the proper name
43. Where the heart is : THORAX
44. Quick hits : JABS
47. Markers : IOUs
49. Volleyball great Gabrielle : REECE
50. Surfer's destination : URL - ah, not WEB
51. Trip with a per diem, perhaps : JUNKET - def #3:
a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information.
53. Suffix for some lotions : DERM - Lubri-DERM, e.g.
54. Floors : AMAZES
56. Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," e.g. : IDYL
58. Better : TOP
59. Brought down : RAZED
60. Whatever it takes : AT ANY COST
62. Small-capped mushroom : ENOKI
63. Reassure : PUT AT EASE
64. Quick reads? : ZINES - abbr. for magaZINES, hence the "?"
65. Like some questions : OPEN-ENDED
DOWN:
1. Seal features : FLIPPERS
2. Budget entry : LINE ITEM - tried MORTGAGE first
3. It's tested in school : APTITUDE - nailed it
4. Melodic bit : TRA - more Saturday obscurity
5. Carl who played Donna Reed's TV husband : BETZ - WAAAY before my time; IMDb
6. Currency exchange market listing, e.g. : RATIO - total WAG here
7. Classic theaters : ODEONS - with a modern take in the next clue...
8. Movie concession stand remnants : KERNELS - Corn, scuttled in the popping machine....
9. Hosp. areas : ERs
10. Position behind the plate : SQUAT - the physical position, not the player's
11. Football option : PUNT - PASS, KICK, RUSH; had to wait
12. Replace the old connections : REWIRE - been there, done that - now that that apartment remodel is over, I am stepping away from carpentry/construction for a while; gonna try something new
13. Ones seen side by side? : ELEVEN - 1 and 1 = 11~!
14. First in line : ELDEST - that's me~!
21. Nonstop : DIRECT - Ah, not RED-EYE
23. Cronus and Hyperion : TITANS
25. Objections : BUTS
28. Actress Gilbert of "The Big Bang Theory" : SARA - lots of fans of "TBBT" here, but count me out; just can't get into it
30. Shot down : VETOED
32. Brainiac : GENIUS - most of the cast of "TBBT"
34. One of Duisburg's rivers : RUHR - I had R--R; guess what? I got it
36. Anti-rodent brand : D-CON
38. Arboreal hopper : TREE TOAD - 'round here, we have tree "FROGS", but they're insects; speaking of what we call things here on Lawn Guyland, I had to find out why "straw" is not the same as "hay"
39. Wisconsin city on the Mississippi : La CROSSE
40. Given a pass, in a way : EXEMPTED
42. Bust a gut : YUK IT UP - either you got it, or you didn't
44. Eponymous 1850s-'70s Mexican president : JUAREZ
45. Snazzy suit : ARMANI - some day I will sport an Armani suit
46. Embellish showily : BLAZON - my high school denim jacket was emBLAZONed with Iron Maiden patches
48. Tranquilize : SEDATE
51. "A __ Fury": "Star Wars" DVD segment : JEDI'S
52. English critic Kenneth : TYNAN
55. The Cowardly Lion, back in Kansas : ZEKE - worked on the farm in "The Wizard of Oz" - he knew the difference between the two~!
57. Suffix with electro- : LYTE - ElectroLYTE - like you'd find in Gatorade - I frakkin' needed fluids this past week, let me tell you; finally got a massive thunderstorm midday Friday - aaaaaah
60. G.I.'s address : APO
61. Fivescore yrs. : CENtury; 5 X 20
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