Words: 73 (pangram~!)*
Blocks: 36
I have seen David's name before, but this may be his Saturday LAT debut; he collaborated on this SALMON puzzle that gave us fits, and a Friday puzzle with WATER "falling" in the clues.
I "LIKEN" (13d.) this one at about a Wednesday level - done in about
half the time I normally allow myself to do a Saturday crossword; but as
we've discussed here before, when you have triple- and quad-stacks, it
tends to make the perp answers shorter, and therefore, easier. There were two ten-letter words in the across, plus four nines 'perping' the quad-stack - impressive~!:
31A. Women seen standing at tables : DINER WAITRESSES
40A. Walmart advantage : ONE-STOP SHOPPING
41A. Attempts to best : COMPETES AGAINST
42A. Stretched, in a way : STOOD ON ONE'S TOES
40A. Walmart advantage : ONE-STOP SHOPPING
41A. Attempts to best : COMPETES AGAINST
42A. Stretched, in a way : STOOD ON ONE'S TOES
on WA rd~! ( to Seattle in the fall....)
ACROSS:
1. They're used in British puzzles : ZEDS - nailed it, but I figure most of you did, too
5. Peter Pan rival : JIF - and I was onto this clue, too - the Peanut Butter, not the character
8. "The X Factor" judge : COWELL (Simon) - my only mistake; I did not get my "Ta-DA~!" because I put in "P"owell first; no wonder "PAF" made no sense....
14. Picked locks : AFRO - nice misdirection; hair, not doorknobs
15. Classified letters : EOE - Equal Opportunity Employer
5. Peter Pan rival : JIF - and I was onto this clue, too - the Peanut Butter, not the character
8. "The X Factor" judge : COWELL (Simon) - my only mistake; I did not get my "Ta-DA~!" because I put in "P"owell first; no wonder "PAF" made no sense....
14. Picked locks : AFRO - nice misdirection; hair, not doorknobs
15. Classified letters : EOE - Equal Opportunity Employer
16. God in a temple : ADONAI - a little Wiki for you
17. Lesson __ : PLAN
18. Double shot, say : STIFF DRINK - today marks 9yrs, 1month
20. Many an Urdu speaker : PAKISTANI
22. Appropriate : TAKE - the verb - "uh pro pri ATE", not "uh PRO pri ate"
23. Rankled : ATE AT
24. Common desktop icon : TRASH CAN - mine's the PC recycle bin
27. QB's stat : ATTempts - there will be no more of these in the 2013-14 NFL season
30. Math group : SET
43. Italian article : UNA
44. MDCLIII ÷ III : DLI - Roman math; 1653/3 = 551
45. Stock problem : STAMPEDE - I had a feeling this was "live" stock, and not Wall Street stock
50. Georgia retreat : DACHA - ah, that Georgia
55. Ending suggesting wealth : AIRE - MillionAIRE, BillionAIRE
56. State treasury : EXCHEQUER - nice fill; gets the 8pts for the "X" and 10 for the "Q"
59. It's used in dashes : GARLIC SALT
62. 51-Down resident : ARAB
63. Old-fashioned "Neat!" : GROOVY
64. Starting to burn : LIT
65. Quail collection : BEVY
66. Looked bored : YAWNED
67. Spinner : TOP
68. Drinks from a stand : ADES
DOWN:
1. Posthumous 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee : ZAPPA - brilliant musician, but I could never get into his music
2. Key of Shostakovich's "First of May" : E FLAT - guess what~! I HAD the "E" to start - so I did NOT have to wait~!
3. Pond swimmer : DRAKE - not to be redundant, since it's followed by;
4. The duck in Disney's "Peter and the Wolf" : SONIA
5. Bon mot : JEST - Frawnch
6. Jot : IOTA - I have heard this before - the smallest Greek letter, thus something miniscule; technically, the word "JOT" is IN IOTA, since there's no "J" in Latin
7. Artful action : FEINT
8. Stimulating substance, briefly : CAF - Caffeine, as in your coffee this A.M.
9*. "That's weird" : ODD - *it's ODD that I have an ODD number of words in a Saturday grid*
10. Net __ : WORTH - my net worth is not within an iota of anything like "-AIRE"
11. Giant with 17,468 vacuum tubes : ENIAC - The computer; short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
12. Sri __ : LANKA
13. Make an analogy : LIKEN
19. From the horse's mouth : FIRST HAND
21. Turned on : STARTED UP
25. Skylight insulation material, perhaps : AEROGEL - Never heard of this stuff being used in skylights, but it is highly effective in reducing thermal transmission
21. Turned on : STARTED UP
25. Skylight insulation material, perhaps : AEROGEL - Never heard of this stuff being used in skylights, but it is highly effective in reducing thermal transmission
26. Words from one about to take over : STEP ASIDE
28. Black and blue, say : TWO-TONE - more deception, since "BRUISED" fit, too
29. Provençal spreads : TAPENADES - M-W online says: a seasoned spread made chiefly with mashed black olives, capers, and anchovies - I'll pass....
31. JAMA readers : DOCs - I went to the DPM this week - the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, who diagnosed my heel pain as "Plantar Fasciitis"; it started bothering me in my first week of UPS driving, and I finally had to have something done. Now I have a foot brace I wear at night, and orthotics coming in two weeks - I can't wait to walk properly again~!
32. How some NBA games are resolved : IN OT - also in the NHL; the Rangers went INto Over Time last night, then on to the shoot-out, and beat Pittsburgh 4-3
33. Fictional captain : NEMO - of the Nautilus, in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
34. Hockey Hall of Fame nickname : ESPO - Phil Esposito, one-time Boston Bruin and NY Ranger who helped start up the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning
35. Short retort : "IS SO~!"
36. Rain in scattered drops : SPIT
37. __-Indian War : SINO
38. Bay State motto starter : ENSE - Here's some interesting facts about Massachusetts
39. Friday et al.: Abbr. : SGTs - Sergeant Joe Friday of Dragnet
45. Needing a lift, maybe : SAGGY - boy, it's a good thing this wasn't followed by 48d.~!
46. Papal headgear : TIARA - I thought it was called a MITRE; I did not know about this piece of adornment
28. Black and blue, say : TWO-TONE - more deception, since "BRUISED" fit, too
29. Provençal spreads : TAPENADES - M-W online says: a seasoned spread made chiefly with mashed black olives, capers, and anchovies - I'll pass....
31. JAMA readers : DOCs - I went to the DPM this week - the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, who diagnosed my heel pain as "Plantar Fasciitis"; it started bothering me in my first week of UPS driving, and I finally had to have something done. Now I have a foot brace I wear at night, and orthotics coming in two weeks - I can't wait to walk properly again~!
32. How some NBA games are resolved : IN OT - also in the NHL; the Rangers went INto Over Time last night, then on to the shoot-out, and beat Pittsburgh 4-3
33. Fictional captain : NEMO - of the Nautilus, in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
34. Hockey Hall of Fame nickname : ESPO - Phil Esposito, one-time Boston Bruin and NY Ranger who helped start up the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning
35. Short retort : "IS SO~!"
36. Rain in scattered drops : SPIT
37. __-Indian War : SINO
38. Bay State motto starter : ENSE - Here's some interesting facts about Massachusetts
39. Friday et al.: Abbr. : SGTs - Sergeant Joe Friday of Dragnet
45. Needing a lift, maybe : SAGGY - boy, it's a good thing this wasn't followed by 48d.~!
46. Papal headgear : TIARA - I thought it was called a MITRE; I did not know about this piece of adornment
47. Common keyboard symbol : ARROW - we just had this discussion on keyboards last week
48. Winter __ : MELON - I like these winter melons - not SAGGY~! How come THIS isn't in the Olympics?
49. Glorify : EXALT
51. Jordanian city : AQABA
52. Back to normal : CURED
53. Start of a nautical order : HEAVE - Spitzboov could share more
54. Chain with roast beef Mighty Minis : ARBY'S
57. Muse of history : CLIO
58. Start of many addresses : HTTP - the HyperText Transfer Protocol of website addresses
60. "__ had it!" : I'VE
61. Dancer Charisse : CYD
48. Winter __ : MELON - I like these winter melons - not SAGGY~! How come THIS isn't in the Olympics?
49. Glorify : EXALT
51. Jordanian city : AQABA
52. Back to normal : CURED
53. Start of a nautical order : HEAVE - Spitzboov could share more
54. Chain with roast beef Mighty Minis : ARBY'S
57. Muse of history : CLIO
58. Start of many addresses : HTTP - the HyperText Transfer Protocol of website addresses
60. "__ had it!" : I'VE
61. Dancer Charisse : CYD
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