Words: 72 (missing J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 30
The "other" dynamic duo appears again, this time with the authors
trading places in the title; DP&BW gave us Saturday's puzzle just 3
weeks ago. Two meaty corners tied to two grid spanners, with a pair of
10-letter climbers to tie the top and bottom halves together:
17. It's hard to write with one : NON-DOMINANT HAND
- I am left-handed, and the hand-held devices UPS drivers use for
package deliveries are designed with right-handed people in mind. There are some other obviously "biased" items; guitars, scissors, etc., but did you
ever consider that ALL vending machines and ATMs assume you are
right-handed? Tape measures annoy me, too....so I am polling the
reading audience today to find out what your dominant hand is <--
53. Hunter's companion : GOLDEN RETRIEVER - I knew we were looking for a dog, but I had to wait for a few perps first
12. "Color me surprised!" : "I HAD NO IDEA~!" I liked how this crossed 21D. "Hah!" : "TOLD YA~!"
Sorry
for any goof-ups....I have spent the last 5 days in UPS driver
training; the classes were easy, but the commute would kill me if I had
to do it every week....about 90mins to get from Suffolk into NYC - and
I'm talking Queens, not Manhattan - and then a minimum 2 hours on the
way out. One-way in miles? 55. ARRGHH~!! and that's not pirate
talk~! Had this great view though
ONW
ARD~!
ARD~!
ACROSS:
1. Faux-antique décor : SHABBY CHIC - speaking of Faux, see 7D.
11. Nurses : SIPS - anyone really reaaaly want LPNS ? (can't be); this is the "takes too long with your beer" nurses
15. Words next to many 22-Down : YOU ARE HERE; 22D. Check alternatives : Xes - I found this image, too
11. Nurses : SIPS - anyone really reaaaly want LPNS ? (can't be); this is the "takes too long with your beer" nurses
15. Words next to many 22-Down : YOU ARE HERE; 22D. Check alternatives : Xes - I found this image, too
19. Cub games setting: Abbr. : CDT - Dah~! went with CHI(cago) - nope - Central Daylight Time
20. Hidden Valley competitor : KEN'S - Salad dressings and marinades
22. Small-screen princess : XENA - warrior princess
23. Sing ballads, say : CROON
24. Word in a Le Pew address : CHERI and a clecho of sorts; 49. Star of Looney Tunes' "for Scent-imental Reasons" : PEPE - he's Frawnch~!
26. Tab alternative : DIET COKE - Tab, the cola; movie clip
29. Foe of the fictional spy agency CONTROL : KAOS - "would you believe...?"
30. Pump parts : TOES - On those Jimmy Choo shoes
32. Authorizing : OKing
33. First-aid practitioner, briefly : EMT - Popular this week
34. In reality : DE FACTO
36. Cutting remark : DIG
37. Don't bother : LET BE
39. JardÃn occupant : FLOR - Garden and flower in Spanish
40. They're built on benches : PECS - the muscles, and bench presses
41. Pretends : PLAY-ACTS
43. Yupik craft : UMIAK - cool - or would that be frigid?
45. Thomas who co-created "Free to Be... You and Me" : MARLO - the Wiki
46. Spanish autonomy Castile and __ : LEON
47. Astronomy Muse : URANIA - the ruling planet of my astrological sign is Uranus - check out this link here - rather racy, I must say ( but I don't like my sex 'fast' )
49. Stick with a spring : POGO
50. Brief black-and-white flash? : APB - The 'flash' of a message received in a police car (black & white) is an All Points Bulletin
56. Singer of the children's album "Camp Lisa" : LOEB - I have had this clue/answer on a Saturday before, I believe
57. Prevented from getting unruly : KEPT IN LINE
58. Minute : ITSY - dah~! Went with TINY
59. Biological cooler : SWEAT GLAND
DOWN:
1. What collaborators should be in : SYNC
2. Garment feature that's sometimes detachable : HOOD
3. Family title : AUNT
4. Like some news : BAD
5. Stock character? : BROKER
6. Dweller on the Red Sea : YEMENITE
7. Hutch contents : CHINA - D-Otto's story on Sunday about "faux pas" finishes reminded me of a customer I had waaay back in the day at the home improvement store; a woman came in and asked for a "china closet". I took her to the RTA furniture department and showed her what we had. She got very snotty with me, stating that I "must not be very smart", because that's not what she meant. Turned out that she wanted a porcelain (china) water closet - in other words, a toilet.
8. European trio in a Christmas song : HENS ...Four Calling Birds, three Frawnch HENS...
9. Soc. Sec. supplement : IRA
10. Rogers __: Toronto stadium : CENTRE - and then there's Rogers Arena, where the Vancouver Canucks play; Roger's got some sweet man-caves, I'd say
11. Cheesy stuff : SCHLOCK
13. Shot glass : PONY - In light of yesterday's wonderful "AA" grid spanner, I have not lifted a PONY in 8years, 8months, 13days
14. Bar supply available at the touch of a button : SODA -yeah, heavy on the Jack, light on the diet coke....
18. Pretentious : TOO-TOO
23. "Welcome to the human network" tech giant : CISCO
24. Desert mount : CAMEL - "Mike, Mike Mike, you know what day it is~!"
25. "GET FIRED UP!" candy : HOT TAMALES
26. Passes out : DEALS - anyone else on the "too drunk to stand" = passes out wavelength~?
27. Phil Jackson, for most of the '70s : KNICK - Basketball; the game just interferes with the hockey season
28. Early birds? : EGGS - HAR-HAR~!
29. It may wash up onshore : KELP
31. Leaving for : OFF TO
34. Toots : DEARIE - I had a buddy who called his wife "toots" all the time
35. 2010 Western remake that garnered 10 Oscar nominations : TRUE GRIT -never saw either the original or this one
38. Presently : BY AND BY
40. Success on a mat : PIN - wrestling - don't we have some people here with young'uns who rassle?
42. Haunted house sounds : CLANKS - I went with CREAKS first
44. Farm sound : MOO-ING
46. Ton o' : LOTTA
47. Jamaican hybrid fruit : UGLI
48. Act like a pig, in a way : ROOT
50. Fitness brand : AVIA - athletic footwear
51. Ivy League member : PENN - Dah - went with YALE
52. Cultivated : BRED
54. FF's opposite : REW - Ya know, on those, um, thingies with the tapes that play in them? Fast Forward and REWind
55. Bent piece : ELL
Splynter
Note from C.C.:
I got an email from Elissa Grossman, who runs the annual Crosswords LA (this year slated for Saturday, October 26). Please click here for details.
Elissa said "This year's event will include crosswords and puzzle games constructed by Liz Gorski, Jeffrey Harris, Aimee Lucido, Todd McClary, Andrea Carla Michaels, Pete Muller, Trip Payne, John Doppler Schiff, Dave Shukan, Marc Spraragen, David Steinberg and Zoe Wheeler (with development managed by Tyler Hinman). It's likely that Merl Reagle will join us for the event finals. All money raised (over costs) is donated to a great non-profit (Reading to Kids)."
Those are all brilliant constructors. I hope you'll participate. You'll have fun! The great Doug Peterson made the puzzle for the event the past 2 years. Maybe he'll be there this year competing. I think Rich Norris (LA Times Crossword editor) was there last year also.
Note from C.C.:
I got an email from Elissa Grossman, who runs the annual Crosswords LA (this year slated for Saturday, October 26). Please click here for details.
Elissa said "This year's event will include crosswords and puzzle games constructed by Liz Gorski, Jeffrey Harris, Aimee Lucido, Todd McClary, Andrea Carla Michaels, Pete Muller, Trip Payne, John Doppler Schiff, Dave Shukan, Marc Spraragen, David Steinberg and Zoe Wheeler (with development managed by Tyler Hinman). It's likely that Merl Reagle will join us for the event finals. All money raised (over costs) is donated to a great non-profit (Reading to Kids)."
Those are all brilliant constructors. I hope you'll participate. You'll have fun! The great Doug Peterson made the puzzle for the event the past 2 years. Maybe he'll be there this year competing. I think Rich Norris (LA Times Crossword editor) was there last year also.
