Theme: "Course Catalog" - Golf terms are re-interpreted as non-golf related.
23A. TEE : CASUAL SHIRT. Tees are needed on long holes.
25A. PITCH : SALES TALK. With pitching wedges.
39A. SLICE : PIECE OF PIE. Ball curves to the right. Most men are good at slicing.
71A. EAGLE : SCOUT RANK. Two under par. Never had one.
100A. HOOK : COAT HANGER. The opposite of "slice".
116A. LIE : FISH STORY. Just play where it lies.
119A. GREEN : ECO-FRIENDLY. Where the hole is.
38D. CHIP : DIAMOND FLAW. Chip and putt. Up and down.
43D. ROUGH : ILL-MANNERED. US Open roughs are punishing.
C.C. here.
I
originally also had DRAW as a proposed entry. Rich, who has a low
handicap (5, I think), was worried that it might be unfamiliar to
non-golfers.
I also used question marks in my theme
entry clue [Hook?], [Green?], etc. Rich changed them to all caps. But
the clue words remain unchanged. A first for me. Amazing :-)
Across:
1. Extra care : PAINS
6. Sits in a cellar, say : AGES
10. Carpentry groove : DADO. Looks like those Mortise & Tenon joints.
14. Creme-filled cake : HO HO. And 51. Creme-filled snacks : OREOS
18. "Over the Rainbow" composer : ARLEN (Harold)
19. Egyptian sky god : HORUS. His right eye was associated with the sun. Left eye the moon.
21. "Excuse me ..." : AHEM
22. Sharqiya Sands country : OMAN. I used the old "Wahiba Sands". Check the fact, C.C.
27. Kosher deli offering : LATKE
28. Millennium opener : ONE AD
30. Asian soup type : EGG DROP.
I mentioned before: Cantonese have slow-cooked soup infused with
various healing herbs every day. No egg drop. Too simple. Cantonese
girls are very loving and loyal. Cantonese men are different.
31. Territory : REALM
33. Tourney passes : BYES
35. "See you later!" : TA TA!
36. ChooseMyPlate.gov organization : USDA
42. R.E.M. vocalist Michael : STIPE
46. Court attendant : BAILIFF
48. When a classic film gunfight started : AT NOON. "High Noon".
49. Outdated messager : TELEX
50. Weather-sensitive expectation, briefly : ETA
53. Catchall phrase : ET ALIA. The last letter could also be I, but SGT STAR (26. Goarmy.com virtual guide) makes more sense than Sgt Stir, right?
56. Descartes' law : LOI
57. Italian cheese : ROMANO
59. Muckraker Jacob : RIIS. I had RIAS for this spot. Rich also changed my original A DUB into I DUB (60D. "So __ thee unforgiven": Metallica lyric).
62. Merging places : ON RAMPS
64. Source of a cc : ORIG. Rich's clue makes me smile. I had "HP Envy insert".
65. Put to rest : ENDED
67. __ factor : ICK
68. Co-creator of Mickey : WALT
69. Grammy winner Ronstadt : LINDA
73. Candy shapes : CANES
74. Within: Pref. : ENDO
75. Type : ILK
76. __ cake : BUNDT. More food!
77. Forsaken : LORN
78. Served with a creamy cheese sauce : ALFREDO. Quite a few food items in this puzzle, Steve & D-Otto.
80. Go (over) carefully : PORE
81. "My parents are gonna kill me!" : I'M DEAD
84. Pickles on "Rugrats" : DIL
85. Mark to come back to : DOG-EAR
89. Hot : IRATE
91. Usher's "Looking 4 Myself" label : RCA
92. As a friend, to Hollande : EN AMI. The lady on the left is history. Hollande now has a new girlfriend (right).
94. Everest expert : SHERPA
97. Card message : GET WELL. Our message to Gary! So are they really going to inject cement into your knee, Dave? Or was it just a joke?
99. Not accustomed to : NEW AT
102. Together, in scores : A DUE
103. Neighbor of Ghana : TOGO
105. __ Mawr College : BRYN
106. Range of power : REACH
108. "Beat it!" : AMSCRAY
111. CenturyLink Center city : OMAHA. CenturyLink (Qwest) is our DSL provider.
113. Rubbish : TRIPE
122. Light color : ECRU
123. Bluesy James : ETTA
124. Handle : SEE TO
125. Taunt : TEASE
126. Mud dauber, e.g. : WASP
127. Way to go on the gridiron? : DEEP. Rich's clue as well.
128. NBA part: Abbr. : ASSN
129. City on Germany's A40 : ESSEN. Autobahn A40.
Down:
1. EMILY's List, for one : PAC
2. Polluted Asian sea : ARAL
3. She left Casablanca with Victor : ILSA. Wouldn't be a beautiful story had she left with Rick.
4. Unaligned : NEUTRAL
5. Untrustworthy sort : SNAKE
6. Contented sounds : AHS
7. "Scram, kid!" : GO HOME
8. Joyce's home : ERIN
9. Shell game, to a con man : SURE BET
10. Hearing VIPs : DAs
11. "Caught ya!" : AHA
12. Remove, in a way : DELETE
13. Movado competitor : OMEGA. Oh, Hello! You look like my next mistake.
14. Much-anticipated appointment : HOT DATE
15. Co-star of Julie in "Doctor Zhivago" : OMAR
16. Ring of light : HALO
17. Like some GIs in a mess : ON KP
20. Extend a visit : STAY ON
24. Spring game? : LEAPFROG
29. Friday's creator : DEFOE
32. Long sentence : LIFE. Prison sentence.
34. __ check : SPOT
36. Super, slangily : UBER
37. 1974 Peace Nobelist : SATO. The most common Japanese surname.
40. Treasure Island, e.g. : CASINO.
I passed by but did not visit the one in Vegas. The Treasure Island
here in MN hosts the annual tournament that Walter Ray Williams &
Pete Weber attend.
41. __ nutshell : IN A
44. "Sexiest Man Alive" magazine : PEOPLE
45. Lives : EXISTS
47. Pythagoras' homeland : IONIA
52. Maker of the SurfaceScrub floor cleaner : ORECK
54. Security item : LOCK
55. Publicity : INK
58. Fervor : ARDOR
61. Scam : SET-UP. And 93. Contest : MATCH UP. Slight UP dupe.
63. Prize : AWARD
66. Film villain with prosthetic hands : DR NO
67. Between: Pref. : INTER
69. Dull gray, as winter skies : LEADEN
70. __ skating : INLINE
71. Tough walk : SLOG
72. 2012 NFL MVP Peterson : ADRIAN. His personal life is a mess.
73. Reindeer name : COMET
75. Hearing promise : I DO
77. Intelligentsia : LITERATI
79. They may reduce sentences : EDITORS. Real sentences here. Nice clue. But it's Rich's also.
82. Scopes Trial gp. : ACLU
83. Buttermilk lover Evans : DALE
86. Paul Anka's "__ Beso" : ESO
87. Starbuck's boss : AHAB. Not Howard Schultz.
88. Back in : RETRO
90. First Met to win a Gold Glove : AGEE (Tommie)
95. Poetic works : RHYMES
96. Cure-all : PANACEA
98. Some surfers : WAHINES
100. South Dakota's state animal : COYOTE
101. Surgical procedures : GRAFTS
104. Like some estates : GATED
107. Center of the Minoan civilization : CRETE
108. Not many : A FEW
109. Glittery mineral : MICA
110. Lith. and Ukr., once : SSRS. Feeling sheepish filling this in.
112. Soil-scraping tools : HOES
114. Smartphone ancestors : PDAs
115. Otherwise : ELSE
117. Way to go: Abbr. : RTE
118. Talk foolishly : YAP
120. Pal of Harry : RON. Harry Potter.
121. Japanese cabbage? : YEN. The ? indicates money. By the way, how do you normally prepare coleslaw? Just kitchen knife or do you use a mandoline?
C.C.
