Words: 70 (missing X)
Blocks: 26
Half of our Dynamic Duo makes his second Saturday appearance for the
LAT, to the best of my knowledge, with an impressive low block count of
only 26, no less. Big chunky 8x5- and 9x6-letter corners, two 10-letter
fills in the middle, and one 15-letter climber, which I did not see at
first glance. Have to admit, had to cheat with red-letters for ONE
lousy cell, and it was NOT in the SE corner, I might add. Still, there
was a gratuitous shoutout to yours truly, and so I am pretty happy
overall. The longer answers;
7. Flying cartoon hero, formally : ROCKET J. SQUIRREL - Before my time; must be hard up for work these days as he's appearing in Geico commercials now
31. Gang leader of old comics : BAZOOKA JOE - The Joe that you will no longer find in the comics wrapped around your Bazooka Bubble gum; the Wiki
43. Stewed : LIQUORED UP - ah, now this is a phrase that I AM familiar with....
10d.~!!!!!
ACROSS:
1. Some daily activities : HABITS
- Let's see; coffee, cigars, Monster energy, cursing, bathing, brushing
teeth - but I did not drink, just for today - but there's a toast to
all at sunset, right Tin~!?
7. Restored vigor to, in a way : REPOTTED - Maybe for the marijuana plant, but most of the people I know who get "re-potted" don't usually show much vigor
15. Big Sur retreat : ESALEN - Sounds like a place I might like to visit; spirituality, holistic healing, and education - more from their website
16. Chef's assortment : OVENWARE - because CUTLERY was too short
17. Philosopher de Beauvoir : SIMONE
18. 1992 Michelle Pfeiffer role : CATWOMAN
19. Wright-Patterson, e.g.: Abbr. : AFB - Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
20. Certain laundry load : DARKS - my first fill
22. "This is just __" : A TEST
23. Titicaca feeders : RIOs - Educated WAG; lake in South America
25. Forest mom : DOE
26. Turning points : CRISES
27. __ Lodge : ECONO - who else went with MOTOR~?
29. "Fats" Waller piano style : STRIDE
7. Restored vigor to, in a way : REPOTTED - Maybe for the marijuana plant, but most of the people I know who get "re-potted" don't usually show much vigor
15. Big Sur retreat : ESALEN - Sounds like a place I might like to visit; spirituality, holistic healing, and education - more from their website
16. Chef's assortment : OVENWARE - because CUTLERY was too short
17. Philosopher de Beauvoir : SIMONE
18. 1992 Michelle Pfeiffer role : CATWOMAN
19. Wright-Patterson, e.g.: Abbr. : AFB - Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
20. Certain laundry load : DARKS - my first fill
22. "This is just __" : A TEST
23. Titicaca feeders : RIOs - Educated WAG; lake in South America
25. Forest mom : DOE
26. Turning points : CRISES
27. __ Lodge : ECONO - who else went with MOTOR~?
29. "Fats" Waller piano style : STRIDE
33. Trick : RUSE
37. Goethe's "The __-King" : ERL - I think I have seen this before in crosswords, but it was all perps today
38. To begin with : FIRSTLY
40. Yvette, e.g. : NOM - Frawnche
41. Soup vegetable : LEEK - My first guess, but I left it blank
45. "Free," in "land of the free" : ADNOUN - New to me - the Wiki says it's an adjective used as a noun
47. Wheat used in health food : SPELT - Nailed it
48. Gets clean : BATHES - nothing to do with "sobriety" getting clean
51. 19th/20th-century civil rights leader __ B. Wells : IDA
53. Marching band? : ARMY - har-har....could've flown without the "?", too, IMO
54. On the wrong side (of) : AFOUL - "He ran afoul of the law."
55. Ceremonial lineup : GRADs - meh
57. Disallow : BAN
58. Common ore of mercury : CINNABAR - My high school paper was called this; not sure picking an ore of a poisonous metal is such a good choice in terms of 'what's good for you'
60. Pin down : LOCATE
62. Form a union : ORGANIZE - Nailed it; but then again, I'm at UPS....
63. Sees the light, maybe : AWAKES - Sorry, but a BIG MEH here - either WAKES, or AWAKENS, but halfway in between~? meh.
64. Like many sales : SEASONAL - Like "Peeps" half off the day after Easter
65. Devote, as time : INVEST
DOWN:
1. 1962 Crystals album with cover art of a biker : HE'S A REBEL - The REBEL part came from perps; the rest was an educated WAG - before my time
2. "Whatever" : "AS IF I CARE"
3. Hoodwink : BAMBOOZLE - Got it with "---OO-E" in place
4. Workers' rights gp. since 1919 : ILO - Dah~! I tried CIO, then AFL; we are looking for the International Labour Organization - and the "O" was "A" for me - my bad cell; in hindsight, SimAne does sound a bit off....
5. Look after : TEND
6. Three-time Masters winner : SNEAD - Sam, of golfing fame
8. Some NASA missions : EVAs - Extra-Vehicular Activities; in other words, space walks ( I know, it's more than just that, HuskerG)
9. Favorite : PET
10. Ahead : ONWARD~! - Thank you, kind sir~!!!
11. Wedding cake specification : TWO-TIER
12. Tones down : TAMES
13. Backspace, usually : ERASE
14. Reasons for as-is sales : DENTS
21. Actress Dawson of "Men in Black II" : ROSARIO - Good movie, but not as good as the first Men In Black - and I am ashamed to admit I have NOT seen "III" yet
24. Wintry commercial prefix : SNO - Sno-Cat, e.g.
26. Spanish sky : CIELO
28. Doubled-over reaction : "`OOF`!"
30. Capitol center : ROTUNDA - Nice slight mis-direction
32. Where some artists' firings occur : KILNs
34. Cook poorly, in a way : UNDERBAKE
35. Ideal pairing : SOULMATES - I sometimes think I have already met her....now for the next step
36. 1980s-'90s Richard Mulligan sitcom : EMPTY NEST - I liked him in "SOAP", and this show was pretty good, too - featuring Kristy McNicol and "Isuzu Joe"
37. Goethe's "The __-King" : ERL - I think I have seen this before in crosswords, but it was all perps today
38. To begin with : FIRSTLY
40. Yvette, e.g. : NOM - Frawnche
41. Soup vegetable : LEEK - My first guess, but I left it blank
45. "Free," in "land of the free" : ADNOUN - New to me - the Wiki says it's an adjective used as a noun
47. Wheat used in health food : SPELT - Nailed it
48. Gets clean : BATHES - nothing to do with "sobriety" getting clean
51. 19th/20th-century civil rights leader __ B. Wells : IDA
53. Marching band? : ARMY - har-har....could've flown without the "?", too, IMO
54. On the wrong side (of) : AFOUL - "He ran afoul of the law."
55. Ceremonial lineup : GRADs - meh
57. Disallow : BAN
58. Common ore of mercury : CINNABAR - My high school paper was called this; not sure picking an ore of a poisonous metal is such a good choice in terms of 'what's good for you'
60. Pin down : LOCATE
62. Form a union : ORGANIZE - Nailed it; but then again, I'm at UPS....
63. Sees the light, maybe : AWAKES - Sorry, but a BIG MEH here - either WAKES, or AWAKENS, but halfway in between~? meh.
64. Like many sales : SEASONAL - Like "Peeps" half off the day after Easter
65. Devote, as time : INVEST
DOWN:
1. 1962 Crystals album with cover art of a biker : HE'S A REBEL - The REBEL part came from perps; the rest was an educated WAG - before my time
2. "Whatever" : "AS IF I CARE"
3. Hoodwink : BAMBOOZLE - Got it with "---OO-E" in place
4. Workers' rights gp. since 1919 : ILO - Dah~! I tried CIO, then AFL; we are looking for the International Labour Organization - and the "O" was "A" for me - my bad cell; in hindsight, SimAne does sound a bit off....
5. Look after : TEND
6. Three-time Masters winner : SNEAD - Sam, of golfing fame
8. Some NASA missions : EVAs - Extra-Vehicular Activities; in other words, space walks ( I know, it's more than just that, HuskerG)
9. Favorite : PET
10. Ahead : ONWARD~! - Thank you, kind sir~!!!
11. Wedding cake specification : TWO-TIER
12. Tones down : TAMES
13. Backspace, usually : ERASE
14. Reasons for as-is sales : DENTS
21. Actress Dawson of "Men in Black II" : ROSARIO - Good movie, but not as good as the first Men In Black - and I am ashamed to admit I have NOT seen "III" yet
24. Wintry commercial prefix : SNO - Sno-Cat, e.g.
26. Spanish sky : CIELO
28. Doubled-over reaction : "`OOF`!"
30. Capitol center : ROTUNDA - Nice slight mis-direction
32. Where some artists' firings occur : KILNs
34. Cook poorly, in a way : UNDERBAKE
35. Ideal pairing : SOULMATES - I sometimes think I have already met her....now for the next step
36. 1980s-'90s Richard Mulligan sitcom : EMPTY NEST - I liked him in "SOAP", and this show was pretty good, too - featuring Kristy McNicol and "Isuzu Joe"
39. Age abbr. : YRs
42. Hawaiian priests : KAHUNAs - I must link Pulp Fiction~!
42. Hawaiian priests : KAHUNAs - I must link Pulp Fiction~!
44. AQI monitor : EPA - Air Quality Index, and the Environmental Protection Agency
46. California city near Bakersfield : DELANO
46. California city near Bakersfield : DELANO
48. Salad bar items : BACOs - Mmmm, Baco's....did anyone else try TONGS, and then get to 50D~?
49. Burning : AFIRE
50. Pacific island nation : TONGA
52. Grover's 1890s vice president : ADLAI - Stevenson, the "I"; I am more familiar with "II", who was 20th century
55. Troubled Mideast region : GAZA - Timely
56. Ready to grow : SOWN - It's harvest time for the sod farms here on L.I.
59. Garbage holder : BIN
61. James, again, briefly : CAV - this one was super MEH - I had to dig deep to get the reference, which is LeBron James, who played for the Cleveland CAValiers, twice - with a stop in Miami in between - and I do NOT like Basketball~!
49. Burning : AFIRE
50. Pacific island nation : TONGA
52. Grover's 1890s vice president : ADLAI - Stevenson, the "I"; I am more familiar with "II", who was 20th century
55. Troubled Mideast region : GAZA - Timely
56. Ready to grow : SOWN - It's harvest time for the sod farms here on L.I.
59. Garbage holder : BIN
61. James, again, briefly : CAV - this one was super MEH - I had to dig deep to get the reference, which is LeBron James, who played for the Cleveland CAValiers, twice - with a stop in Miami in between - and I do NOT like Basketball~!
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