Theme: "Pa de Deux" - All theme entries are two-word answers in the pattern of PA* PA*.
22A. Van Eyck's "Ghent Altarpiece," for one : PANEL PAINTING
32A. Baking pan liner : PARCHMENT PAPER
49A. Eaten or drunk : PAST PARTICIPLE. Chinese is so simple. No "a", "an", "the", no conjugation for verbs either.
66A. Restaurante cookware : PAELLA PANS. Never had paella before.
73A. Comedian the Smothers Brothers convinced to run for President : PAT PAULSEN
90A. Swirly fabric design : PAISLEY PATTERN
104A. Breakdancing garb : PARACHUTE PANTS
120A. Sleepovers with pillow fights : PAJAMA PARTIES
Timely theme from Liz to celebrate Father's Day! I mentioned in the interview how I love Liz's clues. Look at these few:
55A. Messages from Mozart? : NOTES
75A. Private organization? : ARMY
1D. Fat head?: LIPO. "Head" because LIPO is a prefix for "fat", correct?
52D. Fowl language? : PEEP
103D. Acts inappropriately? : EMOTES
Across:
1. Judges' concerns : LAWS
5. 2002 Winter Games host, initially : SLC. Mitt Romney was really in his element then.
8. Pyramid, to Tut : TOMB
12. Has because of : OWES TO
18. Ape : IMITATOR
20. Auction site : EBAY. Has any of you tried uBid?
21. More eminent : GREATER
24. Learning experiences : LESSONS
25. "SNL" alum Cheri : OTERI
26. 2001, in letters : MMI. The year I came to the US.
27. Adorable to the max : CUTEST
29. Sugary finish : OSE
30. Mongolian wild ass habitat : GOBI. Onager (Asian wild ass) guess! See, Liz found new angle to clue an old stand-by.
36. Not averse : WILLING
39. "... boy __ girl?" : OR A
40. Classical music hall : ODEON
41. Maestro __-Pekka Salonen : ESA.
No idea. Wiki said "He is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic
Advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and Conductor Laureate
of the Los Angeles Philharmonic". Finnish.
42. Cork, for one : COUNTY
45. Utterly ridiculous : ASININE
56. Captain's command : TO SEA
57. Buddy : PAL
58. Can refuse to : NEED NOT
61. Airline to Oslo : SAS
62. Showed happiness, with "up" : LIT
64. Easy to like : GENIAL
65. Tightly bound bundle : BALE
76. All-in-one component : COPIER
78. Storm dir. : NNE
79. Lobster eater's protection : BIB. Too bad these four people stole others' hard-earned bib numbers in Boston Marathon.
80. City on Lake Ontario : TORONTO
81. Casual greetings : YOS
84. "Heart Shaped World" singer Chris : ISAAK
88. Infection cause : STAPH
93. Tried to bean : THREW AT
96. Mr. and Mrs. : TITLES
97. 1970s court alias : ROE
98. Cheese-topped chip : NACHO. Never had nachos.
100. No-seats-available shorthand : SRO (Standing Room Only)
101. Cough medicine additive : CODEINE. Addictive drug.
110. Hurricane response org. : FEMA
111. Ipanema locale : RIO
112. 1999 Top 10 hit for Sixpence None the Richer : KISS ME. I know the song, not the singers.
113. Net exchange : IMs
115. Pocahontas' husband John : ROLFE
118. Teach bit by bit : INSTILL
124. In a no-nonsense manner : STERNLY
125. Enterprise counselor : TROI (Deanna)
126. Approve of : SAY YES TO
127. Guide the team : MANAGE
128. Belgian river : YSER
129. Otto I's realm: Abbr. : HRE. D-Otto, did your ancestors come from Germany?
130. D.C. Metro stops : STAs
Down:
2. Bit of beginning Latin : AMAT. "Amo, amas, amat"
3. Red or white container : WINE GLASS. Oh, red or white wine container.
4. Waxy compound : STEROL
5. Indy additive : STP
6. Fertile soil : LOAM
7. Pinch and press, as pie crust edges : CRIMP. Chinese dumplings also take lots of pinching and pressing along the edges.
8. Lunar Asian holiday : TET. And 9D. Asian sash : OBI
10. La __: Spanish region : MANCHA
11. Old-fashioned oath : BY GUM!
12. Electra's brother : ORESTES
13. Academy since 1802 : WEST POINT. So glad the VA scandal was exposed. The VA here in MN drove me nuts.
14. __ in echo : E AS
15. Urban hangout : STOOP. I was thinking of mall style "hangout".
16. In a knot : TENSE
17. "Carmen on Ice" Emmy sharer Brian : ORSER. Here is a clip. New to me.
19. Tall story, often : ALIBI
21. Jackson of "Mary, Queen of Scots" : GLENDA
23. Actress Vardalos : NIA
28. Racecar driver Fabi : TEO
31. Empire that stretched as far south as Chile : INCA
33. School mil. program : ROTC
34. In tears : CRYING. And 36. Was in tears : WEPT
35. A.D. part : ANNO
37. Senior golfer Aoki : ISAO. Champions Tour (Senior PGA) has a stop in MN. They play at a course fairly close to our home. Never saw him.
38. Nutty trail snack : GORP
43. Acting teacher Hagen : UTA
44. None : NIL
46. "__ I said ..." : IT'S AS. Sunday puzzles will always have a few undesirable entries, even if the constructor is Liz.
47. Hall of Fame football coach Earle "Greasy" __ : NEALE. Escaped me. We had him before.
48. Ruhr city : ESSEN
50. William and Kate's set : TELLY
51. Water carrier : PAIL
53. Contemporary of Ella : LENA (Horne)
54. Add or delete, say : EDIT
59. Little break : NAP
60. "The Good Earth" wife : O-LAN. Loved the book. Very compassionate portrayal of the China my grandma grew up.
63. Snack in a shell : TACO
65. Favored : BLEST
66. Owner of Lone Star Beer : PABST
67. Grade sch. subject : ARITH
68. Put in prison : EMBAR
69. __ favor : POR
70. Per : APOP
71. Jazz singer Simone : NINA
72. "The X-Files" gp. : SETI
74. Storage __ : UNIT
77. Talking points? : ROSTRA. Nice clue also.
80. What a piñata gets at a kids' party : THWACKING. Cool word.
81. So far : YET
82. Popeye's "goil" Olive : OYL
83. What some build on : SPEC
85. Circus performer : AERIALIST
86. "Moses und __": Schoenberg opera : ARON. Click here. So, is Aaron spelled as Aron in German?
87. Guitar support : KNEE
89. Transportation secretary under Clinton : PENA (Federico)
91. Feline king : LION
92. Since : AS OF
94. __ Lauro: ship in 1985 news : ACHILLE. No memory of the incident at all.
95. Like so : THUSLY
99. Extra NFL periods : OTS
100. Plant shoots : SPEARS
102. Fictional town in Stephen King works : DERRY
104. Spectroscope part : PRISM
105. AC/DC's "Hell __ Bad Place to Be" : AIN'T A
106. Cleveland Indians legend Al : ROSEN. Hondo can recognize the year of this card immediately.
107. Ready for a refill : EMPTY
108. "Make it work" fashion mogul Gunn : TIM. "Make it work" is his signature catchphrase. He has a great column at "StyleWatch".
109. Big hit : SMASH
114. Practice for a prizefight : SPAR
116. Salad cheese : FETA
117. Those, to Jorge : ESOS
119. Singing syllable : TRA
121. Morning cup : JOE
122. Lung filler : AIR
123. Word a captain likes to hear : AYE
Happy 49th wedding anniversary to Bill G and his wife Barbara! Bill, where are you doing today?
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