19-Across. *Beginning : GETTING GOING. Okey-dokey, so let's get going, then!
26-Across. *They carry remainders : SURPLUS STORES.
44-Across. *Bike safety device : REAR REFLECTOR.
51-Across. *The rest : EVERYONE ELSE.
And the reveal:
65-Across. Both words in each answer to a starred clue begin and end with the same one : LETTER.
I noticed the duplicate letters at the end of the first word and beginning of the second as I was solving, but it required the reveal to get my V-8 moment.
Other possibilities might include:
DROPPED DEAD
KNICK KNACK
SALES SLIPS
Since the rules of construction dictate symmetrical theme entries, it is really tough to get 4 entries with the right letter count.
Across
1. Modern "Keep in touch!" : TEXT ME. I kept thinking "Call me"...maybe.
7. Ann's sister : ABBY. The advice columnists.
11. Extras may comprise one : MOB. As in "a cast of thousands."
14. Tennis star Gibson : ALTHEA. One of the biggest success stories of the '50s.
15. The real thing, so to speak : TRUE LOVE.
17. Riddles : POSERS.
18. Regretting a wild night, maybe : HUNGOVER. Who, moi?
21. Field of study : AREA.
24. "We __ Family": 1979 hit : ARE. Remember Sister Sledge from the 70's?
25. Tamper : MESS. (with)
31. Org. where weight matters : WBA. World Boxing Association. Can you name all the weights? I'll start: heavy...
32. Without __: riskily : A NET.
33. On a streak : RED HOT.
36. Capp and Capone : ALs. Cartoonists and crooks can always get together in crosswords.
37. Syr. neighbor : ISR. Syria and Israel.
38. Jueves, por ejemplo : DIA. Spanish "Thursday, for example" clues the Spanish for "day."
39. Natural resource : ORE. I had the O** and almost wrote in Oil. But I am learning my lesson, and decided to check the perps first.
40. Tease : NEEDLE.
42. Vibrater in a wind : REED. The thing that vibrates in a wind instrument. The spelling just "looks" wrong, but is technically correct.
43. Like Gen. Powell : RET.ired.
47. __ Men: "Who Let the Dogs Out" band : BAHA. Oops - used up my you tube limit. Feel free to link away!
49. Edible Asian shoot : UDO. Everything you wanted to know here.
50. Greek mount : OSSA.
56. Burns poem that starts, "Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie" : TO A MOUSE.
57. Time of your life : OLD AGE.
61. Marching band instrument : SIDE DRUM.
62. Mill around : LOITER.
63. Passing stat. : YDS. Yards, in football.
64. Egyptian symbols of royalty : ASPS.
Down:
1. Keep time, in a way : TAP.
2. Symphonic rock gp. : ELO. Electric Light Orchestra.
3. Cadillac sedan : XTS.
4. Store to "fall into," in old ads : THE GAP. From the 70's.
5. Scant : MERE.
6. First word of the chorus of "The Sidewalks of New York" : EAST. side, west side, all around the town...Come on - hum along with me!
7. Parched : ATHIRST.
8. Dark-haired guy : BRUNET. "Dark-haired girl" is brunette.
9. Cask stopper : BUNG.
10. Safecracker : YEGG.
11. Some Cannes films : MOVIE SHORTS.
12. They have hoods and racks : OVENS. Because "redneck pickup trucks" didn't fit.
13. Cold-water hazards : BERGS. Hands up for "floes"?
16. Was impending : LOOMED.
20. Perp subduer : TASER.
21. Egyptian dam : ASWAN.
22. 100 kopecks : RUBLE.
23. Parts opposite points : ERASER HEADS. I have never heard them called anything but "erasers." But I wonder if Don G. intended the clue for the Filipino rock band, who took their name from the surrealistic David Lynch film, "Eraserhead."
27. First name in women's boxing : LAILA. Ali.
28. Racing family name : UNSER. Al, Bobby et al.
29. Bay window : ORIEL.
30. Aptly named novelist : READE.
34. Easily crumbled cookies : OREOS.
35. Betta tankmate : TETRA.
38. "Colonel Jack" novelist : DEFOE.
41. "Oh, my!" : DEAR ME!
42. Uses, as credit card rewards : REDEEMS. But only if one
45. Amasses : RUNS UP. a whole bunch of charges first!
46. Work on together, in a way : COEDIT. This filled with perps, so when I saw it I was trying to figure out how CO-ED IT might be clued.
47. LPGA great Rawls : BETSY. You have to go back to the '50s to remember her, too.
48. Stay clear of : AVOID.
52. "The boy you trained, gone he is" speaker : YODA.
53. Sharing word : OURS.
54. Relax : LOLL.
55. Blackthorn fruit : SLOE.
58. QB's stat : ATT.empts.
59. Turn right : GEE. On the farm, that is.
60. Go wrong : ERR. I hope I did not ERR with any of my comments!
I'm out.
Marti
Note from C.C.:
1)
Happy 69th Birthday to our LAT constructor John Lampkin! As I mentioned before, John helped me greatly in my
earlier days of blogging and constructing. He patiently answered every little question I had about crosswords. He's just incredibly kind and generous to every new constructor.
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| Lemonade & John Lampkin, March 21, 2012 |
2) Happy 83rd Birthday to Marge! She had a bad fall in 2013 and has not appeared much on the blog after that. I hope you're still reading our blog Marge. Kazie is now our only representative from Wisconsin, I think.
