Words: 72 (missing K,Q,Z)
Blocks: 30
Gail
Grabowski is back for another LAT Saturday - her last one was March of
this year. I was able to work out the bottom half of this one no
problem, but the NE corner was slow to concede, so I did a "half" cheat
and looked up the river near Aberdeen (half because it was 3-letters,
OK~?). After that went in, the rest seemed obvious. I closed out in
good time, and so I consider this one a success; I reviewed that puzzle
from March and it was a "fail". Gail's constructions are pretty fair -
no fun sponge clues, and some clever ones, to boot. A not so
intimidating grid with triple 9- and 10-letter corners, plus another
pair of nines in the across as well. In the corners;
2d. WWII fighter : AXIS POWER- I was looking for something like P51 MUSTANG
that's me at MacArthur airport
16a. Wedding to-do list item : ORDER A LIMO - INVITATION fit, too
56a. Place for good dishes : CHINA HUTCH
33d. Added up : MADE SENSE - not TABULATED
DE-LI on ward~!
DE-LI on ward~!
ACROSS:
1. WWII support gp. : WAAC - Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
5. Driving hazard : ROAD DEBRIS - I did not see any road debris on my trip back from Delaware Thu morning, but I did hit the drawbridge on the Belt Parkway with my rental car so hard the wipers got knocked on - the roads around NYC are brutal....
15. Linchpin location : AXLE - ....had I been driving my Dodge, I would have sheared an axle, I am sure; the rental car was a 2014 Hyundai Elantra GT - it had its flaws, but when I got back in the Dodge, I realized how badly I need a new car
17. 2007 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee : GILL - Vince; not a country fan - link away~!
18. Grand : MAJESTICAL
19. Jargon ending : ESE - e.g. if you're a lawyer, it's legalese
5. Driving hazard : ROAD DEBRIS - I did not see any road debris on my trip back from Delaware Thu morning, but I did hit the drawbridge on the Belt Parkway with my rental car so hard the wipers got knocked on - the roads around NYC are brutal....
15. Linchpin location : AXLE - ....had I been driving my Dodge, I would have sheared an axle, I am sure; the rental car was a 2014 Hyundai Elantra GT - it had its flaws, but when I got back in the Dodge, I realized how badly I need a new car
17. 2007 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee : GILL - Vince; not a country fan - link away~!
18. Grand : MAJESTICAL
19. Jargon ending : ESE - e.g. if you're a lawyer, it's legalese
20. Buffs : FANS
21. Complicated account : SAGA
22. Group that might bug you : SPY RING - har-har; eavesdropping bug
24. Actor/director with two Emmys and two Razzies : SHATNER - William; I was just watching Airplane 2 - the sequel in DE
"No tower~?"
27. Winter warmers : COCOAS
28. Thirteenth Amendment beneficiary : SLAVE
29. Be ready for : AWAIT
30. 1935 FDR dedication : HOOVER DAM
34. Net grazer : LET - tennis
35. Body style : COUPE - SEDAN fit, too - 20% correct-ish; another 'ansecho' with
49. Overthrow : COUP - meh. I think of this as the group, not the act
36. Raised-barn connection : IN A - Were you raised in a barn or what~?
28. Thirteenth Amendment beneficiary : SLAVE
29. Be ready for : AWAIT
30. 1935 FDR dedication : HOOVER DAM
34. Net grazer : LET - tennis
35. Body style : COUPE - SEDAN fit, too - 20% correct-ish; another 'ansecho' with
49. Overthrow : COUP - meh. I think of this as the group, not the act
36. Raised-barn connection : IN A - Were you raised in a barn or what~?
37. Former : ERSTWHILE
40. Member of a strict Jewish sect : HASID
42. "Not interested" : I PASS - the trip to DE was so much faster with EZ Pass
43. Give up : VACATE
44. Grotte de Cussac attraction : CAVE ART - Frawnche art; reminds me of this Steely Dan song
Caves of Altamira
47. Xenon, e.g. : RARE GAS - well, I knew it was "a" gas, but NOBLE and INERT did not fit
48. Urgent letters : A.S.A.P.
48. Urgent letters : A.S.A.P.
50. Scoreboard letters : R H E - baseball for C.C.; Runs, Hits, Errors - I had the "H", thought it might be CHI for the white sox or cubs
51. Anticipatory reaction : SALIVATING
55. It pulls a bit : REIN - literally; very clever
57. They're trapped in pots : EELS
58. Endurance event facility : AID STATION
59. Unoccupied : IDLE
DOWN:
1. Union concern : WAGE SCALE - the UPS union is giving me grief right now
3. Some strays : ALLEY CATS
4. "Snow White" collectible : CEL
5. Many Shakespearean characters : ROMANS
6. Malaysian native : ORANG
7. Short and sweet, e.g.: Abbr. : ADJectiveS
8. River to Aberdeen : DEE - cheeeeted~!
9. Their offices often have small rms. : DRs
10. Down : EAT - ah, not the "SAD" kind
11. Marathoner's misfortune : BLISTER - I get blisters raking in the fall
12. Costa __ : RICAN - nice misdirection with the "N"
13. Picture : IMAGE - wouldn't be Saturday without a gratuitous image
4. "Snow White" collectible : CEL
5. Many Shakespearean characters : ROMANS
6. Malaysian native : ORANG
7. Short and sweet, e.g.: Abbr. : ADJectiveS
8. River to Aberdeen : DEE - cheeeeted~!
9. Their offices often have small rms. : DRs
10. Down : EAT - ah, not the "SAD" kind
11. Marathoner's misfortune : BLISTER - I get blisters raking in the fall
12. Costa __ : RICAN - nice misdirection with the "N"
13. Picture : IMAGE - wouldn't be Saturday without a gratuitous image
14. __ year : SOLAR
20. Royal decree : FIAT
23. French royal : ROI - dammit~! can't escape the Frawnche
24. Skiing need : SLOPE
25. Give birth to : HAVE
26. Boston's Mass __ : AVE
28. People : SOULS
30. Lift up : HOIST
31. Differed : DISAGREED
32. Witness in 1991 Senate hearings : ANITA HILL
35. Burn slightly : CHAR
38. Haberdashery supply : TIEPINS
39. Employment org. created in 1935 : WPA
40. Dwell (on) : HARP
41. It's not returned : ACE - more net sport 'jargon'
43. Orchestra leader Billy : VAUGHN
44. "Speak, hands, for me!" speaker : CASCA - Et tu, Brute~? is the "next" line in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
45. Japanese beer brand : ASAHI - got it because it was in a recent puzzle
46. Legitimate : VALID
47. "But wait! There's more!" company : RONCO - the Wiki
49. Bank opening? : CITI - Citibank - in the news this week; ordered to pay out $700mil
52. Storage unit : VAT
53. Triumphant reaction : "A-HA~!"
54. Mild rebuke : TUT
55. "Get outside yourself" company : REI - had this some Saturdays ago - not that I remembered this outdoor company
20. Royal decree : FIAT
23. French royal : ROI - dammit~! can't escape the Frawnche
24. Skiing need : SLOPE
25. Give birth to : HAVE
26. Boston's Mass __ : AVE
28. People : SOULS
30. Lift up : HOIST
31. Differed : DISAGREED
32. Witness in 1991 Senate hearings : ANITA HILL
35. Burn slightly : CHAR
38. Haberdashery supply : TIEPINS
39. Employment org. created in 1935 : WPA
40. Dwell (on) : HARP
41. It's not returned : ACE - more net sport 'jargon'
43. Orchestra leader Billy : VAUGHN
44. "Speak, hands, for me!" speaker : CASCA - Et tu, Brute~? is the "next" line in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
45. Japanese beer brand : ASAHI - got it because it was in a recent puzzle
46. Legitimate : VALID
47. "But wait! There's more!" company : RONCO - the Wiki
49. Bank opening? : CITI - Citibank - in the news this week; ordered to pay out $700mil
52. Storage unit : VAT
53. Triumphant reaction : "A-HA~!"
54. Mild rebuke : TUT
55. "Get outside yourself" company : REI - had this some Saturdays ago - not that I remembered this outdoor company
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