Words: 70 (missing K,Q,X)
Blocks: 30
Again I sensed we were getting a Silkie....Lots of 'awards'* in this
one. Triple 9's in two corners, and double 10-letter climbers in the
other two; curiously, but probably not unplanned, the first pair both
end in "-DAY", which resulted in baseball related crossings:
2D. Event celebrated in "Through the Looking-Glass" : UNBIRTHDAY
3D. When "you're gonna want me for your girl," in a 1963 hit : "ONE FINE DAY"
3D. When "you're gonna want me for your girl," in a 1963 hit : "ONE FINE DAY"
30D. Album that includes "Michelle" : RUBBER SOUL - The Beatles
31D. Disbeliever's comeuppance : "I TOLD YOU SO~!" - I seem to say this a lot; guess I need to be a little more insistent the first time....
31D. Disbeliever's comeuppance : "I TOLD YOU SO~!" - I seem to say this a lot; guess I need to be a little more insistent the first time....
o n w a r d
ACROSS:
1. Elevates : BUOYS
- I was feeling jaunty today, and just went right ahead with whatever
thought came to mind; so this was "LIFTS" at first - hey, I figured the
"S" was right....
6. Nearly : JUST ABOUT - and this went right in as well - and stayed
15. Reaction to flatness : ENNUI - I thought we might be looking for a variation of "PTUI", spitting out flat soda
16. Not predestined : AVOIDABLE - UPS has a category of accidents they classify as "avoidable" - in other words, one that they can blame on "ME". We did get our computers installed for the new "ORION" system this past week - see D-Otto's comment from Tuesday
17*. 1975 Pulitzer winner for criticism : EBERT - well, now that I see it, seems pretty obvious
18. Early German fliers : ZEPPELINS
19. Whiskey purchase : FIFTH - not QUART
20. Jolts : ZAPS
21. Substantive part : MEAT
22. Sanskrit term of respect : SRI
23. Old Spanish bread : PESETA - money slang
25. Safe investment choices : T-NOTES - went with T-BONDS, which was 67% right
28. Bad mark : DEMERIT
33*. "Monster" Oscar winner : THERON - Charlize
34. Court service : JURY DUTY
35. Accessory : ADD ON
36. "Shirt Front and Fork" artist : ARP - Image
37. Drum accompanying a fife : TABOR - ah, not snare, but essentially, a portable snare drum; the classic image
38. Team nicknamed the Halos, briefly : L.A. ANGELS
40. Risk : GAMBLE
41*. Five-time 30-game winner of early baseball : CY YOUNG - and the MLB pitcher's award
42. Got tight : TENSED
43. Moisture overload results, in plants : EDEMAS
45. Manhattan part : RYE - the mixed drink, which was popular with my family, but not me
47. Door support : JAMB
51. Source of a cc : ORIGinal - the carbon copy cc, not a "VIAL" cc - and a shout out to our host~!
52. "Lolita" co-star, 1962 : MASON - IMDb
54. Side unit : ONION RING - side DISH would have to be plural
56. One way to think : ALOUD
57. Court expert : TENNIS ACE
58. "The Liberty Bell" composer : SOUSA
59. Made more attractive, as a deal : SWEETENED
60. Serf : HELOT
DOWN:
1. Gripes : BEEFS
4. Mongolian dwelling : YURT - fixed my "LIFTS"
5. Jedi foes : SITH - fear of the "Darths"
6. Spices (up) : JAZZES
7. Eye parts : UVEAs
8. Absorbed : SOPPED UP
9. Adviser of a sort : TIPSTER
10. Cannon attachment : ADE - Cannonade
11. Soother : BALM
12*. Drama Desk relative : OBIE - Broadway Awards
13. Prismatic bone : ULNA - well, you can sort of see it in this image -
6. Nearly : JUST ABOUT - and this went right in as well - and stayed
15. Reaction to flatness : ENNUI - I thought we might be looking for a variation of "PTUI", spitting out flat soda
16. Not predestined : AVOIDABLE - UPS has a category of accidents they classify as "avoidable" - in other words, one that they can blame on "ME". We did get our computers installed for the new "ORION" system this past week - see D-Otto's comment from Tuesday
17*. 1975 Pulitzer winner for criticism : EBERT - well, now that I see it, seems pretty obvious
18. Early German fliers : ZEPPELINS
19. Whiskey purchase : FIFTH - not QUART
20. Jolts : ZAPS
21. Substantive part : MEAT
22. Sanskrit term of respect : SRI
23. Old Spanish bread : PESETA - money slang
25. Safe investment choices : T-NOTES - went with T-BONDS, which was 67% right
28. Bad mark : DEMERIT
33*. "Monster" Oscar winner : THERON - Charlize
34. Court service : JURY DUTY
35. Accessory : ADD ON
36. "Shirt Front and Fork" artist : ARP - Image
37. Drum accompanying a fife : TABOR - ah, not snare, but essentially, a portable snare drum; the classic image
38. Team nicknamed the Halos, briefly : L.A. ANGELS
40. Risk : GAMBLE
41*. Five-time 30-game winner of early baseball : CY YOUNG - and the MLB pitcher's award
42. Got tight : TENSED
43. Moisture overload results, in plants : EDEMAS
45. Manhattan part : RYE - the mixed drink, which was popular with my family, but not me
47. Door support : JAMB
51. Source of a cc : ORIGinal - the carbon copy cc, not a "VIAL" cc - and a shout out to our host~!
52. "Lolita" co-star, 1962 : MASON - IMDb
54. Side unit : ONION RING - side DISH would have to be plural
56. One way to think : ALOUD
57. Court expert : TENNIS ACE
58. "The Liberty Bell" composer : SOUSA
59. Made more attractive, as a deal : SWEETENED
60. Serf : HELOT
DOWN:
1. Gripes : BEEFS
4. Mongolian dwelling : YURT - fixed my "LIFTS"
5. Jedi foes : SITH - fear of the "Darths"
6. Spices (up) : JAZZES
7. Eye parts : UVEAs
8. Absorbed : SOPPED UP
9. Adviser of a sort : TIPSTER
10. Cannon attachment : ADE - Cannonade
11. Soother : BALM
12*. Drama Desk relative : OBIE - Broadway Awards
13. Prismatic bone : ULNA - well, you can sort of see it in this image -
14. Lab work : TEST
23. Parker product : PEN
24. "The Joy Luck Club" author : AMY TAN - won a BAFTA award
26. Campus town near Bangor : ORONO - Ha HA~! I knew this would come around sooner or later
27. Shoe part : TONGUE
23. Parker product : PEN
24. "The Joy Luck Club" author : AMY TAN - won a BAFTA award
26. Campus town near Bangor : ORONO - Ha HA~! I knew this would come around sooner or later
27. Shoe part : TONGUE
29. Semi-hard cheeses : EDAMS
32. London flat? : TYRE - British spelling for the rubber that meets the road - and sometimes a nail or screw in that same road
33. It's 1 on the Mohs scale : TALC - Hardness - for minerals, that is - see here
34. Some coll. students : JRs
36. Constantine native : ALGERIAN
39. Back : ENDORSE
40. Some microwaves : GEs - I went with LGs first
42. Caught stealing, say : TAGGED - I tried NABBED, but the two crosses ending with "B" seemed a bit too much
44. Chop up : MINCE
46. Stop by : END AT
47. Little bits : JOTS
48. Fresh : ANEW
49. Place for a rock group? : MINE - nice
50. Something to pick? : BONE - "I've got a bone to pick with you~!" - a bit of history
52. Plymouth potato dish : MASH
53. 11-Down substance : ALOE - good way to avoid having to clue this "lotion ingredient"
55. Young louse : NIT - and those little things in crosswords that tend to irk some solvers~!
Splynter
