Words: 68 (missing J,V,W,Z)
Blocks: 27
The fireworks have started already - I bombed on this one. Alan's last
Saturday slog was over a year ago, and I got just as beaten up then as I
did today - but for some reason, this one seemed to be a complete
fun-sponge instead of a chance to enjoy myself by learning some new
things. Oh well. Way over my personal time, and yes, I caved in to
red-letters. Triple 9-letter corners with two 11-letter spanners and
another pair of 9-letter climbers on the inside;
30a. Miner matters : ORE DEPOSITS - my cousin Carole, who lives in England, was just here for 10 days - her brother Trevor was a miner
40a. Traveler's alternative : HILTON HOTEL - alternative~? pretty specific if you ask me; I'm taking a vacation in two weeks and staying in a hotel in Dover - with a JACUZZI~! :7))
(OK, I'm exaggerating)
7d. Fungus usually considered poisonous : TOADSTOOL
33a. Words before taking off : I GOTTA RUN - BBQ and bonfire - right after I'm done here~!
NO ReWArD....
ACROSS:
1. Washington music festival named for a legend : SASQUATCH - Alan had this fill in that last Saturday puzzle, too - I wonder if he knows something....
10. Prima __ case : FACIE - hear this all the time on Law & Order, but I went with an "A" at the end; later it dawned on me that I might not have it right
15. Apprehended : IN CUSTODY
16. Old Bristol-Myers dental product : IPANA - put it in, took it out....do the hokey-pokey...
17. Hot spot : FIREPLACE - the house I like in Dover has a real fireplace - love them
18. __ panel : SOLAR - dah~! This took W-a-a-a-a-y too long to come to me
19. Autocrats of old : TSARS
20. Sports radio host Patrick : DAN - can never remember his name
21. Meteorological conditions : CLIME - I always think of Monty Python & The Holy Grail when I hear this word
10. Prima __ case : FACIE - hear this all the time on Law & Order, but I went with an "A" at the end; later it dawned on me that I might not have it right
15. Apprehended : IN CUSTODY
16. Old Bristol-Myers dental product : IPANA - put it in, took it out....do the hokey-pokey...
17. Hot spot : FIREPLACE - the house I like in Dover has a real fireplace - love them
18. __ panel : SOLAR - dah~! This took W-a-a-a-a-y too long to come to me
19. Autocrats of old : TSARS
20. Sports radio host Patrick : DAN - can never remember his name
21. Meteorological conditions : CLIME - I always think of Monty Python & The Holy Grail when I hear this word
@0:54, regarding swallows....
22. Finalist-to-be's hurdle : SEMI
23. Indian silk-producing region : ASSAM
25. Biting : ACID - meh. I prefer acidIC
26. Remove chemically : ELUTE - a Natick for me; I did the alphabet run for the "L", as it crossed the unknown "LETHE"
28. __ rod : AARON'S - ah. Biblical. The Wiki. It suggests that the rod may be in the Ark of the Covenant
34. Slamming door, perhaps : CUE - do you think they're angry~?
35. Bouvier __ Flandres: herding dog : DES - Frawnche - just can't get away from it
36. Way of the East : TAO - or ZEN~? which one, which one....
37. 1998 title role for Angelina : GIA - Don't recall this one; sounds racy. IMDb
38. __ loss : AT A
39. Code word : DIT - or DAH~? which one, which one....
43. Unsettling sort : STARER
(I pondered this one, as well)
45. Ordered room service, e.g. : ATE IN
46. Dispense, with "out" : METE - Dah~! Not DOLE; 25% right
47. "A Town Like Alice" novelist : SHUTE - Perps
49. Title VII enforcer: Abbr. : EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - I looked up "VII" because it was enacted before my time
53. Where the action is : ARENA
55. Altar on high : ARA - the constellation
(in keeping with my comment last week, I also like the name Andromeda)
56. Chevy Corvair option, briefly : TURBO - I pondered T-TOPS first; I did not know this was a rear-engine car; more here
57. __ Stone, winningest woman coach in college hockey : KATEY - never heard of her, but if she coaches hockey, that's cool with me~!
58. Unsportsmanlike conduct : DIRTY POOL
60. Eiffel Tower level : ÉTAGE - more Frawnche, but this was in last week's puzzle, too
61. Like some pliers : SNUB-NOSED - or dogs and revolvers
62. Curly-coated cats : REXES - got it via perps, but had to Google after to see
DOWN:
1. Scrutinizes : SIFTS
2. Absinthe flavoring : ANISE
3. "Git!" : "SCRAM~!"
4. Asked : QUERIED
5. Carrier's org. : USPS - oh, those carriers - Pbbbbt~!!!
6. A&P part: Abbr. : ATLantic & Pacific
8. Holders for holders? : CD CASES - mostly perps; the clue doesn't jibe for me
9. Shenzi, Banzai or Ed, in "The Lion King" : HYENA
10. Kind of yr. : FISCal
11. Like some nerve cells : APOLAR
12. Multicolored pet : CALICO CAT
13. Words betraying lack of readiness : IN A MINUTE
14. Sea lion, for one : EARED SEAL
23. Some domestic workers : AU PAIRS
24. Broadway offering : MATINEE
27. Infernal flower? : LETHE - well, I was not fooled by flow-ers - I knew we wanted a river in Hell (Hades); just didn't know there were FIVE
29. Kirin competitor : ASAHI - I knew Kirin was Japanese beer, but none of its competitors
30. One working on lines : ODDS MAKER
31. Continue to stress : REITERATE - ah. stress as in insist, not 'pace'
32. Heir's headache, maybe : ESTATE TAX
41. Bullish : TAURINE
42. Slightly ahead of : ONE UP ON
44. Back out : RENEGE
48. "... tell'st me where thou __ this ring": Shak. : HADST
50. Irregularly notched : EROSE - remembered from doing crosswords
51. Mellow winds : OBOES
52. They're easily caught : COLDS
54. All those in favor : AYES
56. Newcastle's river : TYNE - toyed with AVON at first
59. Current "American Dad!" airer : TBS - have to close on the Fourth of July with this
Splynter
