Theme: "Foresees" - Each theme entry has Four C's.
23A. South Temperate Zone border : ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
34A. Pope's realm : CATHOLIC CHURCH
50A. NFL wide receiver who once changed his name to match his uniform number : CHAD OCHOCINCO. Now back to Chad Johnson. Ocho Cino is 8 & 5 rather than 85.
73A. Challenge for Henry Higgins : COCKNEY ACCENT
93A. Proof of payment : CANCELED CHECK
111A. It's barely legible : CHICKEN SCRATCH
124A. Current path : ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
As usual, lots of clue changes. Rich always makes me look smarter than I really am.
Click here to see my original submissions. I actually had CHAD OCHOCINCO clued as "6-time NFL Pro Bowl wild receiver" initially. Rich said:
"... I had to chuckle at your "wild receiver" typo--an apt one for Mr. Ochocinco, I'd say. ;-)..."
Across:
1. Data theft target: Abbr. : SSN
4. Bowler feature : BRIM. Hat.
8. Instant, in product names : REDI
12. Brightly colored foam shoes : CROCS
17. Traffic noise : TOOT
19. It may be cracked: CODE
20. Green shampoo : PRELL. So what's your favorite shampoo?
22. Like most of western China : RURAL. Xi'An, my hometown, means "Western Peace". It's the gate to Western China.
26. Ma-__ store : AND PA. Dreaded 5-letter partial. Owen said last Thursday"...Every puzzle must have nits, its a LAW!". I've got to obey the law. Owen's Law.
27. Do without : FORGO
28. Outfielder Crisp : COCO. He has 3 C's.
29. Helps with a job : ABETS
31. Some Caltech grads : EES
32. Sprite Zero alternative : FRESCA
38. Airline that co-founded Star Alliance : SAS. See here. United is a founding member also.
39. Maker of Total Effects skin care products : OLAY
41. Colin Hanks, to Tom : SON
42. Common article : THE
43. Gin fizz fruit : SLOE
44. Wore out the carpet : PACED
46. Ready to eat : RIPE. So ready for the nectarine/peach season.
48. Company that insured Bruce Springsteen's voice : LLOYDS
55. Tiger's 2004 bride : ELIN. Tiger is now dating Linsey Vonn, a Minnesota Native.
56. Sly tactic : RUSE
57. Pickle pick : DILL
58. Island near Corsica : ELBA
60. NASA moon landers : LEMs.
I'm not sure Rich will accept YUTU, China's moon rover. It means "Jade
Rabbit". In Chinese myth, there's a rabbit living in the moon.
63. Haunt : OBSESS
66. Gullible one : NAIF
68. Actor Morales : ESAI. I missed the last episode of "NYPD Blue".
70. "__ open!" : IT'S
72. Asian sash : OBI. This one is so elaborate. I bet it costs a fortune.
77. Wood cutter : SAW
78. Sister : NUN
79. Online magazine with a "Runway" section : ELLE. I referenced Elle Fanning.
80. With 102-Across, Japanese golfer : ISAO. And 102. See 80-Across : AOKI
81. Cascades peak : SHASTA
83. Bug-__: Ortho garden product : B-GON. Owen's law.
85. Glorifying poems : ODES
88. Boy with a bow : EROS
90. Quick ride : SPIN
91. Guinness serving : PINT
97. Sam's rival : COSTCO. Not my type. Everything is so big.
100. Morro Castle site : CUBA. Never heard of the castle.
101. "Over the Rainbow" composer : ARLEN (Harold)
103. Picasso's aunt : TIA. And 65D. Picasso's sun : SOL. 123D. Picasso's here : ACA
105. Some Bronx trains : ELS
107. Palm Pre predecessor : TREO. Look how Rich simplified my wordiness.
108. Tiny songbird : TIT
115. Call-to-action response to one's own rhetorical question : I SAY NO
117. Merged Dutch carrier : KLM. Owen's Law. One airline per puzzle is enough.
118. Daisylike flower : ASTER
119. Et __ : ALIA
121. Wear down : ERODE
122. East Texas university : LAMAR. My clue is too gossipy.
128. Put in : ELECT
129. Drink from a bowl : LAP UP
130. Pod veggie : OKRA
131. Other, in a bodega : OTRA
132. Pops, to tots : DADAs
133. Intricate patterns : WEBS. Are you surprised by Bill Gates' comment on Snowden, Jayce?
134. Caught, as a show : SEEN
135. Occurrence : HAP
Down:
1. Fills vacancies in : STAFFS
2. Mexico's second-largest state : SONORA
3. Warning sign : NO TRESPASSING. The kids in our neighborhood just ignore the sign.
4. Discreetly send a dupe email to : BCC
5. Campus military gp. : ROTC
6. Folly : IDIOCY
7. Muslim holy city : MECCA
8. Troy, N.Y., tech sch. : RPI. Hi there Spitzboov & Splynter. By the way, Irish Miss, where were you born?
9. Bungle : ERR
10. Tattoo alternative for the squeamish : DECAL
11. "No more guesses, just tell me" : I'LL BITE
12. Computer problem : CRASH
13. Download option : RUN
14. Well-organized : ORDERLY
15. Its southern shore is on Nantucket Sound : CAPE COD
16. Budget overhauls : SLASHES
18. Diamond thieves' undoings? : TAGS. Baseball diamond. Rich's doing. Loved the clue.
21. Hanger-on : LEECH
24. Like Louis XV chairs : ROCOCO
25. Private beds? : COTS
30. Immune system defender : T CELL
33. D'Urberville who seduced Tess : ALEC. Real jerk.
35. Cornucopia shape : HORN
36. Not neat : ON ICE
37. Me.-to-Fla. route : US ONE
40. Condition that affects focusing, briefly : ADHD
45. ''Zip-__-Doo-Dah'' : A-DEE. Owen's law
47. C-SPAN figure : POL
49. Bebe's "Cheers" role : LILITH
50. Sing like Michael Bublé : CROON. Do you like him, CanadianEh!?
51. Noisy disturbance : HUBBUB
52. Grunted, in a way : OINKED
53. Group sharing a crest : CLAN
54. French Open winner before Björn : ILIE (Nastase)
55. Alleviate : EASE
59. "Chill out!" : BE COOL
61. Squandered early years : MISSPENT YOUTH. Santa gave me this clue. Must be from his personal experiences. He looks so innocent in this 1960 photo.
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| 15-year-old Argyle |
62. Reception disruption : STATIC
64. Like California's 17-Mile-Drive : SCENIC. Oh, I'm not familiar with the drive. Pebble Beach is there. No wonder. JJM might have played there.
67. Memo opener : FYI
69. Brief reply? : ANS (Answer)
71. Posh : SWANK
74. Thicken, as cream : CLOT
75. "Gimme __" : A SEC
76. Feel concern : CARE
82. "I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments" speaker : ASHE
84. __ nerve : OPTIC
86. Old French coin : ECU
87. Civil War weapon : SABER
89. Slightly burn : SEAR
92. Jots down : NOTES. I still write my notes in Chinese. Strange, isn't it? I also count in Chinese.
94. Simba's love : NALA
95. A third of neun : DREI (3)
96. Dennis Eckersley, e.g. : CLOSER. Gimme!!
97. Laughed demonically : CACKLED
98. "Très chic!" : OOH LA LA
99. Went over cursorily : SKIMMED
100. Source of legal precedents : CASE LAW
104. Inside company? : INTEL. Intel Inside.
106. Headliner : STAR
107. "Blurred Lines" singer Robin : THICKE. He and Miley Cyrus performed this infamous song at the 2013 MTV VMA Awards. Too much for me to link. Very gifted. He's the son of Alan Thicke.
109. Former Indian prime minister Gandhi : INDIRA
110. Dance click : TOE TAP
112. Mini racers : KARTS
113. Breakfast treat : CREPE.
Oh, I have a question for D-Otto or other foodies on our blog: How do
you prepare your oatmeal? I've only used the quick-cooking rolled oats.
Alton Brown's steel cut looks quite creamy.
114. Advertising awards : CLIOs
116. Gas acronym : ARCO
120. Corn maze measure : ACRE
125. Young lion : CUB
126. Decorates with Angel Soft, briefly : TPs. Where are you, TTP?
127. Actor Holm : IAN
C.C.
