Words: 66 (missing B,H,J,Q,W,X,Z)
Blocks: 36
I
think this might be my fastest Saturday solve, ever. I have blogged
only one puzzle from Michael, and prior to that, his Sat LAT offering
was a "no E"
grid. Today's, offering, however, seemed to be a much easier, although
visually interesting, construction. Triple 10's in the Down paired to
two 15-letter climbers, with almost triple 10's in the Across, and
another pair of 11-letter climbers;
4. One of an orange trio : TENNESSEE AVENUE - brilliant - Monopoly, the board game
10. Source of flashes : ELECTRICAL STORM
8. Didn't compute : MADE NO SENSE
23. Trading principle : RECIPROCITY
8. Didn't compute : MADE NO SENSE
En Avant~!
ACROSS:
1. Stay __ Marshmallow Man: "Ghostbusters" icon : PUFT - Gotta love starting with a clue about one of my favorite movies - I have dressed as a Ghostbuster for Halloween
5. Mild cheese : EDAM
9. It may be found in sheets : METAL
14. Put __ in: test : A TOE
15. Dancer who appeared in "Golden Boy" after being discovered by Sammy Davis Jr. : LOLA FALANA
17. Stagger : STUN
18. Leads astray : MISDIRECTS
19. Shore bird : TERN - by now, I was wondering if I might have solved the wrong puzzle
20. Modern traveler's purchase : eTICKET
21. Heraldic band : ORLE - oops, not HALO; more here
22. O. Henry, for one : IRONIST
25. Their nos. might appear on shields : RTEs - like this one, found in my neck of the woods - I don't have an I-495 shield, but I do have a RTE 97 sign - not stolen, mind you, but given to me by a state worker
26. Diamond words after two or three : MEN ON - ah, baseball for C.C. - but makes me think of this song
5. Mild cheese : EDAM
9. It may be found in sheets : METAL
14. Put __ in: test : A TOE
15. Dancer who appeared in "Golden Boy" after being discovered by Sammy Davis Jr. : LOLA FALANA
17. Stagger : STUN
18. Leads astray : MISDIRECTS
19. Shore bird : TERN - by now, I was wondering if I might have solved the wrong puzzle
20. Modern traveler's purchase : eTICKET
21. Heraldic band : ORLE - oops, not HALO; more here
22. O. Henry, for one : IRONIST
25. Their nos. might appear on shields : RTEs - like this one, found in my neck of the woods - I don't have an I-495 shield, but I do have a RTE 97 sign - not stolen, mind you, but given to me by a state worker
Lyric @2:50
27. Stand : RISE
31. Fine things : ARTS
32. Experts : ACES
33. "__ corny ... ": song lyric : I'M AS - ah. song from the musical South Pacific - before my time
34. Word for a loser? : LITE - not DIET; 75% correct-ish
35. "Yow!" : YIPES - I had yiKes, and that was close enough
37. Mil. ranks : CPLs - not SGTs
38. Sport for people in suits : ÉPÉE - I put this in, but I thought it was the sword, not the sport
39. Gasp : PANT
40. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle," for one : ARIA - sounds Frawnche - OMG, people, lighten UP~! It's a joke~! I don't give a rat's a** if there's more French, Spanish, Italian or German in a puzzle; in fact, I've been saying "Frawnche" for so long, I couldn't recall that it's from a clip in 30-year old movie
41. Medical supplies : SERA - oops, put an "S" in at the end - Bzzzt~!
42. Pension law acronym : ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
43. Tax : LEVY
44. Like caps : VISORED
46. Style for jazzman Crothers : SCAT
47. Indictment feature? : SILENT C - indYTEment; learned watching Law & Order
50. Thames museum : TATE
51. Show no hesitation about starting : PLUNGE INTO - speaking of "plunge", see 52d.
55. Lex's henchman in "Superman" films : OTIS - I remember Ned Beatty playing the role in 1978
57. Torn : RENT
58. Spud : TATER
59. Versatile tubers : YAMS
60. Texts: Abbr. : MSGs
DOWN:
1. Bucolic musical pieces : PASTORALES
2. Bosh : UTTER TRIPE
3. Offensive, perhaps : FOUR-LETTER - like, say, epee and orle :7))
5. Common street name : ELM
6. "Moi?" : "DO I~?" - and more Franwche
7. Gore and more : ALs
9. Yankee whose #9 was retired in 1984 : MARIS - more baseball for C.C.
11. Sailor's maneuver : TACK
12. Get in the game : ANTE
13. Not flag : LAST - ah, the verb "to flag"
16. Blend : FIT IN
22. "Could happen" : "I MAY"
24. Hold 'em holding : ONE PAIR - Texas style poker. Just to show how much I love the French, I'm giving you an image of "one pair" of their pantyhose
29. Showing anticipation, in a way : SALIVATING - see 52d.
30. Some finals : ESSAY TESTS
36. Dutch village : STAD
42. Colorado's __ Park : ESTES
45. Actress Stevens : INGER
47. Turner in cooking : SPIT - like Ike or Tina, in music (Turn-er.)
48. To whom Rick said, "The Germans wore gray, you wore blue" : ILSA
49. Relish : LUST - se7en, the movie, was on this week - another one of my favorites
52. Tishby of "The Island" : NOA - how have I never seen this woman~?...hamuna-hamuna
54. Approvals : OKs - 52d gets my approval
Splynter
