Theme: HITS THE TRIFECTA (55A.
Has a big track payday (and a hint to hidden words that begin 17-, 27-
and 43-Across) - WIN, PLACE & SHOW are hidden in the first word
of each theme entry.
17A. Oenophile : WINE CONNOISSEUR. I think WON (34D. Took the cup) should have been avoided in the grid.
27A. Response to snake oil, perhaps : PLACEBO EFFECT
43A. Privacy protector of a sort : SHOWER CURTAIN. Still remember Dennis Kozlowski's $6K shower curtain?
C.C. again. Argyle is now back at home. He might drop in on the blog today.
We've
seen Win/Place/Show grids before, mostly with BETS as a reveal entry.
The beautiful Donna has a very snazzy reveal & brilliant fill.
This grid is a good template for 4-theme entries with 15, 14, 14
& 15 letter length.
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| Donna S. Levin, Newsday |
Across:
1. Uniformed figure in the National Toy Hall of Fame : GI JOE. Scrabbly start.
6. Corp. fiscal execs : CFOs
10. Kiss from 10-Down : LICK. And 10D. Heroic TV dog : LASSIE. And 36D. Sound from a contented kitty : PURR. So, no fight between dog lovers and cat lovers on our blog today.
14. Epps and Sharif : OMARs
15. Sow's squeal : OINK
16. 43,560 square feet : ACRE
20. Indianapolis-to-Fort Wayne dir. : NNE
21. Sleepover wear, briefly : PJs.
22. Shiny finish : LUSTER
23. Lone Ranger's pal : TONTO
26. iPhone's voice-activated personal assistant : SIRI. Ready for iOS 7?
31. Steering system component : TIE ROD. Argyle would nail it. He knows all about cars.
32. Caresses : PETS
33. GM labor gp. : UAW. Our neighbor Andy never shops at Walmart. He said they're Anti-Labor.
35. Redding of soul : OTIS
36. FG's three : PTs. Field goals.
37. Hockey great Phil, familiarly : ESPO
38. Tails and tongues do it : WAG. Also means Wild Ass Guess in our blog. Mine is Onager (Asian Wild Ass) guess.
39. Feng __: decorating philosophy : SHUI. Literally "water". Feng = Wind.
41. Redeem : CASH IN
46. Close to : NEAR
47. "Incorrect!" : NOT SO
48. Ready to mate, animal-wise : IN HEAT. I've learned not to put HOOTERS & G-SPOT in LAT crosswords. BONERS is acceptable though.
51. Pouch : SAC
52. Just minted : NEW
59. Against : ANTI
60. Dutch cheese : EDAM
61. A driver who forgets something might make one : U-TURN
62. Info : DOPE
63. Toupees : RUGs. Did you know we lose up to 100 stands of hair every day? Amazing we still have some hair left.
64. Evaluated : RATED
Down:
1. Graduation wear : GOWN
2. Poker declaration : I'M IN
3. "Psycho" Oscar nominee : JANET LEIGH. I just can't handle this type of movie.
4. Prospector's quest : ORE
5. "Never mind" PC key : ESC
6. Grifter's game : CON JOB. Another srabbly entry.
7. Swimming aids : FINs
8. Artist who lives across from Central Park's Strawberry Fields : ONO. Gimme.
9. Way up the slope : SKI LIFT
11. Rapper-turned-actor : ICE T
12. "Mötley" group : CRUE
13. Actress Deborah : KERR
18. Went (for) : OPTED
19. Pokes around on the Internet : SURFs. Thank you, Al Gore, for the Internet.
24. Some regatta equipment : OARS
25. Cpl., for one : NCO
26. Takes in, as a movie : SEES
27. Greek deli stockpile : PITAs. This is Xi'An style Pita. Very popular street food.
28. Vision-related : OPTIC
29. Pillow-shaped diamond style : CUSHION CUT. Irish Miss knows rings. This is a new term to me. Doesn't look like pillows though.
30. Golfer's gimme : TAP IN
31. __ truck : TOW
37. Those gals, in Guadalajara : ESAS
39. "Don't __ the small stuff!" : SWEAT. Hard to do.
40. Moor flora : HEATHER
41. Early spring blooms : CROCI. Next year I'm going to plant peonies. Not fond of Crocuses or Croci.
42. ABA member : ATT
44. Layette suit : ONESIE
45. Strips of weapons : UNARMs. Yeah I know. DISARMS is more common.
48. "If __ my way ..." : I HAD. To PA Don, just for you, I'm not going to root for the Pirates any more. Wow, was I powerful!
49. Spanish lad : NINO
50. URL opener : HTTP.
OK, so the Blogger folks provided this patch code for the Template CSS
part. That fixed the Header glitch (big empty space) yesterday
afternoon. Maybe TTP and Steve know what this gibberish means. What the
heck is "important" in a code?
#header-inner {
width: 1000px !important;
}
51. Deer dad : STAG. Sweet clue.
53. French 101 infinitive : ETRE
54. Mascara applicator : WAND. Flirt! Far Out for Splinter!
56. University URL ending : EDU
57. Pelt : FUR
58. H-like Greek vowel : ETA
After
reading all the comments/emails, I've decided to keep the old Template
for the time being. Thanks for the quick feedback for my various
bumbling quests yesterday, everyone. Can't tell in words how lucky I am
to have loyal & caring readers like you.
C.C.
