Words: 72 (missing J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 30
Oh well, no theme this week. So I will make one up. We're going with a "romantic" music montage for today; Triple
11-letter and almost triple 10-letter corners, nothing longer, and just a few proper
names to annoy today - and a lot of French. Happy Valentine's Day - for those who celebrate.... ;7P [ note: I had some trouble with the video links when I was posting the blog. ]
63. Soft Cell hit with the lyric, "Once I ran to you, / Now I'll run from you" : TAINTED LOVE
3. Campaign team member : SPIN DOCTOR
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
44. "__ in April never came so sweet": Shak. : A DAY - do you know the connection to this video~?
Ugh. Saturday, the 14th
DRAWNO
DRAWNO
ACROSS:
1. Airline to Trondheim : SAS - I went with KLM to start
4. Grounds for an umpire's warning : RACKET ABUSE - thought this was a baseball umpire at first; then I thought of John McEnroe, but this guy - I've been there, only it's a goalie stick and a defenseless post
15. Nile Valley threat : ASP
16. What beeps may be : EMAIL ALERTS
17. Pandora's Tower platform : Wii - Don't know this game, but I do love Pandora - the internet radio - not the jewelry; my new phone has a L-O-O-o-o-n-g lasting battery, so I can listen for hours - makes me sad that I spent $75 on an MP3 player a month ago
18. Collar attachments : DOG LICENSES
19. Jackson's second vice president : VAN BUREN - I knew this; watched the History channel series on the presidents, and these two men had a run that was seen again with Reagan/Bush; the VP just couldn't live up to the "original"
21. Packed in more than : OUT ATE
22. One whose work is at an end? : INDEXER
23. Respecting : AS TO
24. Winnings, eventually : POT - and a referential clue at; 56d. 24-Across starter : ANTE
25. Eleanor's mother-in-law : SARA - this to me was utterly vague; I guess you had to be there to understand this was the Roosevelts. I thought it might have been Biblical, for all I know
27. Home of Appalachian State Univ. : N CAR - been a rough academic year
31. Georgia crop : PECANS - OK, so I put COTTON in to start - does my "C" count at all, D-Otto?
34. Celebratory : GALA
36. Emulating : À LA
37. Tell : RAT
38. Triceps-strengthening equipment : CURL BAR
40. Small magazine inserts : BBs - ah. Not ADS - the gun kind of magazine
41. Montana motto word : ORO - I seem to get this a lot
42. Soloist in Tchaikovsky's "Swan's Theme" : OBOE - WAG; I doubt it was "DRUM"
43. Old connection method : DIAL-UP
45. Amt. rarely charged : MSRP - Manufacturer's "Suggested" Retail Price
47. Classic film curtain tugger : TOTO - Wizard of Oz
49. JFK, but not LAX : DEMocrat; JFK, the man, not the airport
50. "Keep dreaming!" : "AS IF~!" - sha~!
52. The Thrilla in Manila, notably : REMATCH
56. View from Yerevan, Armenia : ARARAT - the mount(ain), which is a dormant volcano, and resting place of Noah's Ark (but not the "lost" ark of the covenant)
59. Hype : BALLYHOO - OK, here's some blatant V-day hype
60. Hourly-rate offerer, often : NO-TELL MOTEL - think they're as booked as the restaurants today~?
62. Girl rescued by Uncle Tom : EVA
64. Chemin de __ : FER - um, OK. I had to know, so I looked it up; literally, it's Frawnche for "lane of iron" - a railway
65. Dreamy looks : EMPTY STARES - meh, not quite the same in my book. I'd like to see a girl get a dreamy look when she thinks about me - and would rather it not be an empty stare....
66. Venture : TRY
DOWN:
1. 2009 horror film sequel : SAW VI
2. Far East fruit : ASIAN PEARS
4. Updike's "Rabbit __" : REDUX - this followed up with the next clue = Rrrrr
5. "L'elisir d'__": Donizetti opera : AMORE
6. Heat or Magic : CAGERS - I went with NBAers first; the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic, two basketball teams in Florida - neither are doing well, but then again, the Knicks....I don't care for the game, but the owner of the restaurant I'm working at does
7. Potter's heat source : KILN
8. Biblical mentor of Samuel : ELI - oh, here's the Bible clue....
9. Dish served in an edible bowl : TACO SALAD - nailed it; I like the one from Taco Bell
10. Early seal hunter : ALEUT - educated WAG, since ESKIMO wouldn't fit
11. "Kramer vs. Kramer" Oscar-winning director : BENTON
12. __ Major : URSA
13. Editorial cancellation : STET - oops, went with DELE first
14. Forum infinitive : ESSE
20. Software version : BETA
23. Desert mount : ARAB - not the desert mountain - q.v. 56a.
26. Lace protector : AGLET - that thingy on the end of your shoelaces
28. Bad reception? : CABLE THEFT - clever
29. Record protector : ALBUM COVER - what's your favorite~?
I am trying to decide; this one's up there
30. Speak like Vito Corleone : RASP - didn't think it would be "LISP"
31. Limo destination : PROM
32. Many a PX customer : NCO
33. DVD menu option : SUBTITLES
35. 1968 groom, familiarly : ARIstotle, JFK's 'replacement'
39. It may be pitched : ROOF
46. Rear : PARENT - I get it, but....
48. One on the stump : ORATOR
51. Off-color : SALTY
53. Sorbonne enrollee : ELEVE - more Frawnche (student)
54. Lille lasses: Abbr. : MLLES - still more Frawnche (mademoiselles)
55. Grizzled : HOARY
57. Leave the path : ROAM
58. Left __: rewarded : A TIP - eh.
59. Incan army weapon : BOLA - well, there you have it, Lemonade~!
61. Colorado Rockies schedule letters : MDT - more mountains, but in daylight saving time now
4. Grounds for an umpire's warning : RACKET ABUSE - thought this was a baseball umpire at first; then I thought of John McEnroe, but this guy - I've been there, only it's a goalie stick and a defenseless post
15. Nile Valley threat : ASP
16. What beeps may be : EMAIL ALERTS
17. Pandora's Tower platform : Wii - Don't know this game, but I do love Pandora - the internet radio - not the jewelry; my new phone has a L-O-O-o-o-n-g lasting battery, so I can listen for hours - makes me sad that I spent $75 on an MP3 player a month ago
18. Collar attachments : DOG LICENSES
19. Jackson's second vice president : VAN BUREN - I knew this; watched the History channel series on the presidents, and these two men had a run that was seen again with Reagan/Bush; the VP just couldn't live up to the "original"
21. Packed in more than : OUT ATE
22. One whose work is at an end? : INDEXER
23. Respecting : AS TO
24. Winnings, eventually : POT - and a referential clue at; 56d. 24-Across starter : ANTE
25. Eleanor's mother-in-law : SARA - this to me was utterly vague; I guess you had to be there to understand this was the Roosevelts. I thought it might have been Biblical, for all I know
27. Home of Appalachian State Univ. : N CAR - been a rough academic year
31. Georgia crop : PECANS - OK, so I put COTTON in to start - does my "C" count at all, D-Otto?
34. Celebratory : GALA
36. Emulating : À LA
37. Tell : RAT
38. Triceps-strengthening equipment : CURL BAR
40. Small magazine inserts : BBs - ah. Not ADS - the gun kind of magazine
41. Montana motto word : ORO - I seem to get this a lot
42. Soloist in Tchaikovsky's "Swan's Theme" : OBOE - WAG; I doubt it was "DRUM"
43. Old connection method : DIAL-UP
45. Amt. rarely charged : MSRP - Manufacturer's "Suggested" Retail Price
47. Classic film curtain tugger : TOTO - Wizard of Oz
49. JFK, but not LAX : DEMocrat; JFK, the man, not the airport
50. "Keep dreaming!" : "AS IF~!" - sha~!
52. The Thrilla in Manila, notably : REMATCH
56. View from Yerevan, Armenia : ARARAT - the mount(ain), which is a dormant volcano, and resting place of Noah's Ark (but not the "lost" ark of the covenant)
59. Hype : BALLYHOO - OK, here's some blatant V-day hype
60. Hourly-rate offerer, often : NO-TELL MOTEL - think they're as booked as the restaurants today~?
62. Girl rescued by Uncle Tom : EVA
64. Chemin de __ : FER - um, OK. I had to know, so I looked it up; literally, it's Frawnche for "lane of iron" - a railway
65. Dreamy looks : EMPTY STARES - meh, not quite the same in my book. I'd like to see a girl get a dreamy look when she thinks about me - and would rather it not be an empty stare....
66. Venture : TRY
DOWN:
1. 2009 horror film sequel : SAW VI
2. Far East fruit : ASIAN PEARS
4. Updike's "Rabbit __" : REDUX - this followed up with the next clue = Rrrrr
5. "L'elisir d'__": Donizetti opera : AMORE
6. Heat or Magic : CAGERS - I went with NBAers first; the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic, two basketball teams in Florida - neither are doing well, but then again, the Knicks....I don't care for the game, but the owner of the restaurant I'm working at does
7. Potter's heat source : KILN
8. Biblical mentor of Samuel : ELI - oh, here's the Bible clue....
9. Dish served in an edible bowl : TACO SALAD - nailed it; I like the one from Taco Bell
10. Early seal hunter : ALEUT - educated WAG, since ESKIMO wouldn't fit
11. "Kramer vs. Kramer" Oscar-winning director : BENTON
12. __ Major : URSA
13. Editorial cancellation : STET - oops, went with DELE first
14. Forum infinitive : ESSE
20. Software version : BETA
23. Desert mount : ARAB - not the desert mountain - q.v. 56a.
26. Lace protector : AGLET - that thingy on the end of your shoelaces
28. Bad reception? : CABLE THEFT - clever
29. Record protector : ALBUM COVER - what's your favorite~?
I am trying to decide; this one's up there
31. Limo destination : PROM
32. Many a PX customer : NCO
33. DVD menu option : SUBTITLES
35. 1968 groom, familiarly : ARIstotle, JFK's 'replacement'
39. It may be pitched : ROOF
46. Rear : PARENT - I get it, but....
48. One on the stump : ORATOR
51. Off-color : SALTY
53. Sorbonne enrollee : ELEVE - more Frawnche (student)
54. Lille lasses: Abbr. : MLLES - still more Frawnche (mademoiselles)
55. Grizzled : HOARY
57. Leave the path : ROAM
58. Left __: rewarded : A TIP - eh.
59. Incan army weapon : BOLA - well, there you have it, Lemonade~!
61. Colorado Rockies schedule letters : MDT - more mountains, but in daylight saving time now
Splynter
Note from C.C.:
Happy Birthday to dear Marti, our multi-talented & loving Thursday Sherpa and friend. I'll forever cherish a thoughtful letter Marti wrote to me when I asked her a rather personal question "Do you believe in God?"
Marti
has been through a lot in life. She probably went through more pains
than most of us did. Yet she remains optimistic and positive. Her mere
presence on the blog is a huge comfort to me.
I'm so lucky to have you on our team, Marti. You're our sunshine.
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Oh, look at this! Allen bought Marti these beautiful red roses. The cat thought it's for her.
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