Theme: Saturday Silkie
Words: 70 (missing J,Q,U,V,X)
Blocks: 30
Well now, today's offering from Mr. Silk was still tough in some spots,
but do we feel better about our crossword solving ability since the
beating I think we all took from last week's bear~? I did have to wait
on the hefty answers while I did my first pass through the Downs, then I was able to get a grip. Several "exclamations" in the grid today (*). Triple 11-letter stacks in the NW and SE, with four 10's and six 9's to round out the long fill of the grid:
1a. Performing poorly : FALLING DOWN - also a movie starring Michael Douglas; they "Stopped Serving Breakfast"
15a. Music lover's resource : iHEART RADIO - Don't care for
anything "i" these days; "I" listen to Pandora Internet Radio, and I am
sad to say that didn't fit the space....
20a. Think : CEREBRATE - Oooh, that's a $2 word you can use in passing today....
12d. Spider producer : ALFA-ROMEO - the latest Alfa as I have seen from watching the BBC show "Top Gear" is this one, the Disco Volante ( "fly wheel")
28. Aristotelian ideal : GOLDEN MEAN - The Wiki; I could argue that this is the principle of Alcoholics Anonymous as well; I am a card-carrying member
ONWARD~!
ACROSS:
12. Hematological system : ABO - Blood types; I am "B positive~!"
16. Crucible setting : LAB - I was concerned this might have to do with the novel at first
17. Accept financial responsibility : BEAR THE COST
18. Not to : FRO - cute; "To & Fro"
19. St. Louis bridge architect : EADS - Beautiful, but I happen to like bridges in general
22. RR crossing sites : RDs - Dah~! Went with STs first - Roads, not Streets
23. Chaotic scene : ZOO
25. Rum company founder Fred : MYERS
26. Onslaught : BARRAGE
29. Animal shelter : COTE - LAIR, CAVE, COTE all worked
31. Satisfied : MADE GOOD ON - MADE ENDS MEET was too long
34. Latin 101 word : AMAT - "He loves" - had amaS to start
35. Pulitzer playwright Zoë : AKINS
36. Brooks of Hollywood : MEL - The man who brought us "Young Frankenstein" and "Stand-up Philosophers"
37. Dog in a horned helmet : SNERT - from the comic strip Hägar the Horrible
38. Qajar dynasty country, today : IRAN
39. Bar seller : CANDY STORE - ah, that kind of bar
41. Norton Sound city : NOME
42. Broken up : IN TEARS - emotionally broken up, that is
43. Food mfr.'s calculation : NET WT.
45. At 5,343 ft., Mt. Marcy is its highest point : NYS - huh - New York State - I live here, and did not know this - did you, Argyle?
46. HDTV brand : RCA
49. Netherlands port : ROTTERDAM
52*. Cries of discovery : "O-HOs~!"
53. Cuban Revolution name : CHE
54. They may come from ostriches : BOA FEATHERS
57. Craft whose name means "peace" : MIR - Russian space station
58. Picture in your head : MENTAL IMAGE
59. Batt. terminal : POSitive
60. Forensic technique : DNA ANALYSIS - with a semi-clecho to start the downs -->
DOWN:
1. Bit of forensic evidence : FIBER
2. Not trying to catch anyone : AHEAD - some crafty clechoing here, too -->
3. Doesn't have to catch anyone : LEADS - being 'ahead' in a race, e.g.
4. Norwegian-born chemistry Nobelist Onsager : LARS
5. NYC subway : IRT - gimme, being that I do live 60mi from New York City; the Interborough Rapid Transit
6. Degree in math : NTH
7. Wrestling style : GRECO-ROMAN
8. Freshwater fish : DACE
9. Suggestive quality : ODOR - did this puzzle has an 'odor' of "DNF"~?
10. Guys with gifts : WISE MEN - SUITORS fit, too
11. __ a long shot : NOT BY
13. MVP of the first two Super Bowls : BART STARR - had to dredge this one up from the depths. Much cerebrating.
14. Wind up on stage? : OBOE - Wind, short e, not Wye-nd
21. Takes back : RECANTS
23. Turns abruptly : ZAGS
24. Montana motto word : ORO - Shout-out~!!!
26. Floyd __ Field, NYC's first municipal airport : BENNETT - great, another NYS learning moment for me - hey, I did know the name of JFK before it was called JFK Airport
27. Make __ in : ADENT
30. Usher follower? : ETTE - usherETTE - my 'meh' clue for the day
31. Key : MAIN - ah, not ISLE
32. LeBron James' birthplace : AKRON, OHIO - mostly perps on this one
33. Circle measures : DIAMETERS
37. Cold War gp. : SSRs - I have a bit of a nit with the plural nature of the answer
39. French auto pioneer : CITROËN - André-Gustave, read about WWII sabotages and more here
40*. "Way to go!" : "YAY~!"
44. Site with a Symptom Checker : WebMD - I have had reason to stop by this website
46. Flightless birds : RHEAs
47. Cardigan or Pembroke dog : CORGI - I had the "C", took a W.A.G.
48. Burden-bearing team : ASSES - I'd like to see this clued 'another' way....
49. Law org. with an annual Musical Ride tour : RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
50. Actress Delany : DANA
51. Mennen lotion : AFTA
52*. "Wow!" : "OH MY~!"
55. After : A'LA - as in styled "after"....
56. Up to, briefly : (un)TIL
Splynter
Notes from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to dear Irish Miss & Abejo, two of our very loyal
and caring regulars. I still feel guilty forgetting their birthday last
year.
Here is a picture of Irish Miss (Agnes) with her sister Eileen. The
picture was taken on Nov 22, 2013 at their sister Peggy's house. Any
special plans today, Agnes?
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| Eileen & Agnes |
Let's meet Abejo (Bradley):
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| Abejo & Harvey |
Abejo said:
This is a photo of myself and Fermatprime's friend Harvey
about a year and a half ago. I am on the left as you are looking at the
picture. Harvey is on the right. We were in Virginia together. This
organization, the Knights Templar, is what I do in my spare time.
