Theme: Riches to Rags - The Dow goes up, the Dow goes down, the Dow goes up, the Dow goes down.
Across:
1. Night table : STAND
6. Covers a lot of ground : SPRAWLS
13. One learning the ropes : NEWBIE
14. Stir-fried dish with rice noodles : PAD THAI. Food! Once of my favorite Thai dishes. I'm lucky enough to have a Thai market close by that carries the "secret" ingredients - pickled radish, lime leaves, Thai basil and tamarind paste.
15. Receipt datum : AMOUNT
16. Sources of inside info? : MRI SCANS. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, according to WebMD. People tell me it's claustrophobic inside the scanner.
17. Heart : MIDST
18. European coal region : SAAR. Partly in Germany, partly in France.
19. Your, to Pierre : TES. Thursday-level French.
20. Pre-splashdown stage : RE-ENTRY
22. Rice source : PADDY
24. Sports media consultant Fleischer : ARI. Former White House Press Secretary under G.W. Bush.
26. Hiding places : NOOKS
27. Moo goo __ pan : GAI. Yay! More stir-fry - Chinese this time. 蘑菇雞片
28. Good times : FUN
29. Blue Devils' school : DUKE. Perennial basketball powerhouse.
30. Strolled in the shallows : WADED
33. Invite as one's date for : ASK TO
35. UFO crew, so it's said : E.T.S
37. Willow twig : OSIER. Crosses for me. I think I knew this, but I needed lots of help to prod the memory.
38. Cut even shorter, as a green : RE-MOW
39. Chips source : SPUD. The largest potato was grown in the UK in 2010 and weighed in at a whopping 8lbs 4oz. That's a lot of chips!
41. R&B group __ Hill : DRU
42. Ristorante suffix : INI
43. "Pearls Before __": Stephan Pastis comic : SWINE
44. Tuba syllable : OOM
45. Supernatural benefactors : GENII
47. Do-it-yourselfer's website : WIKIHOW. Current front-page items include "How to wrap wontons", "How to help someone with low self-esteem" and "How to choose a good dairy cow breed". Fascinating.
49. Boxer Laila : ALI
50. Typically rectangular glass piece : PANE
51. Hatch in the Senate : ORRIN
54. Attractive : TEMPTING
57. Numbers game : SUDOKU
58. Produce eggs : OVULATE
59. Online newsgroup system : USENET. Is this a thing any more?
60. Pangs of conscience : REMORSE
61. Largely submerged threats : BERGS
Down:
1. Cargo carrier : SEMI
3. Cyberbullying, e.g. : ABUSE
5. "NYPD Blue" rank : DET.
6. Attacks in a hose fight : SPRAYS
7. Tango team : PAIR
8. Byways: Abbr. : RDS
9. LAX tower service : A.T.C. Air Traffic Control at my local airport. A lot of people think this is the control tower at LAX - it's not, it's a restaurant.
11. Like highways : LANED
12. Actress Spacek : SISSY
13. '60s hot spot : 'NAM
18. Stir up : STOKE
21. __-turn : NO U
23. Remote batteries : AAA'S
24. Way out yonder : AFAR
25. Trick : RUSE
31. Designer Saarinen : EERO. This is one of his - the TWA Flight Center at JFK.
32. One frequently hit on the head? : DRUM
34. "Un-break My Heart" singer Braxton : TONI
36. Sudden increase : SPIKE. As in voltage spikes.
40. Verse starter? : UNI. Cue some Beatles from the album "Let It Be".
43. Jolson classic : SWANEE
45. Swamp thing : GATOR
46. Lycée student : ÉLÈVE. Definitely Thursday-level French.
48. Monastic group : ORDER
50. Cherry discards : PITS
52. Turner and Clanton : IKES
53. Aficionado : NUT
55. Gaza Strip gp. : P.L.O. Palestine Liberation Organization.
56. It covers a lot of ground : TAR. There are approximately 2,500,000 miles of paved roads in the USA. That's a lot of blacktop!
57. One coming off the bench : SUB
Just time for the grid and my work here is done. Have a great day!
Steve
1) I apologize for those cringy entries today, everyone. You know I got desperate when I put OSIER in. Limited theme entry choices, heavy themage and the middle 13 all gave me troubles. I even used two corner black cheaters (Rich does not like them at all).
2) Happy Birthday to dear Jayce, who lights up my day every time he comments. Jayce lived in Taiwan for a few years and integrated himself into the local culture and tradition. He speaks fluent Chinese and eats many of the same authentic Chinese food I eat. Boomer thinks they're weird and never touches my fried Tofu or seaweed salad, yet he puts soy sauce on freshly cooked rice, weird!
Jayce and his lovely wife on their wedding day
2D. Common comedy club requirement : TWO DRINK MINIMUM. Noooo problem!
4D. Xbox 360 rival : NINTENDO WII. The company name roughly translates as "leave luck to heaven".
22D. "Right Ho, Jeeves" writer : P. G. WODEHOUSE. If you've not seen the BBC adaptations of the books starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, you're in for a treat over on YouTube. All the episodes are available.
10D. "Where was the mistake?" : WHAT DID I DO WRONG? The crossword-solvers lament.
and the reveal:
16D. Wall Street phenomenon suggested by this puzzle's circled letters : MARKET SWING
What ho! Steve here sailing into uncharted Thursday waters - I'll see if I can find Marti's navigation notes somewhere! Circles from C.C. - she told me last week that Rich adds the circles, she doesn't construct with them. I like this one - the reason the theme entries run north-south rather than the usual east-west is so that the word DOW can run up and down, not side to side. (Note from C.C.: I did have circles in this puzzle submission, Steve, but used "... and a hint to the four letters in the answers to the starred clues in this puzzle" for last week's WILD CARD. That extra circled A in 4-Down caused some confusion for a few of our regulars.)
A thumping 63 letters of themage, including two grid-spanners. Let's see what else we've got:
Across:
1. Night table : STAND
6. Covers a lot of ground : SPRAWLS
13. One learning the ropes : NEWBIE
14. Stir-fried dish with rice noodles : PAD THAI. Food! Once of my favorite Thai dishes. I'm lucky enough to have a Thai market close by that carries the "secret" ingredients - pickled radish, lime leaves, Thai basil and tamarind paste.
15. Receipt datum : AMOUNT
16. Sources of inside info? : MRI SCANS. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, according to WebMD. People tell me it's claustrophobic inside the scanner.
17. Heart : MIDST
18. European coal region : SAAR. Partly in Germany, partly in France.
19. Your, to Pierre : TES. Thursday-level French.
20. Pre-splashdown stage : RE-ENTRY
22. Rice source : PADDY
24. Sports media consultant Fleischer : ARI. Former White House Press Secretary under G.W. Bush.
26. Hiding places : NOOKS
27. Moo goo __ pan : GAI. Yay! More stir-fry - Chinese this time. 蘑菇雞片
28. Good times : FUN
29. Blue Devils' school : DUKE. Perennial basketball powerhouse.
30. Strolled in the shallows : WADED
33. Invite as one's date for : ASK TO
35. UFO crew, so it's said : E.T.S
37. Willow twig : OSIER. Crosses for me. I think I knew this, but I needed lots of help to prod the memory.
38. Cut even shorter, as a green : RE-MOW
39. Chips source : SPUD. The largest potato was grown in the UK in 2010 and weighed in at a whopping 8lbs 4oz. That's a lot of chips!
41. R&B group __ Hill : DRU
42. Ristorante suffix : INI
43. "Pearls Before __": Stephan Pastis comic : SWINE
44. Tuba syllable : OOM
45. Supernatural benefactors : GENII
47. Do-it-yourselfer's website : WIKIHOW. Current front-page items include "How to wrap wontons", "How to help someone with low self-esteem" and "How to choose a good dairy cow breed". Fascinating.
49. Boxer Laila : ALI
50. Typically rectangular glass piece : PANE
51. Hatch in the Senate : ORRIN
54. Attractive : TEMPTING
57. Numbers game : SUDOKU
58. Produce eggs : OVULATE
59. Online newsgroup system : USENET. Is this a thing any more?
60. Pangs of conscience : REMORSE
61. Largely submerged threats : BERGS
Down:
1. Cargo carrier : SEMI
3. Cyberbullying, e.g. : ABUSE
5. "NYPD Blue" rank : DET.
6. Attacks in a hose fight : SPRAYS
7. Tango team : PAIR
8. Byways: Abbr. : RDS
9. LAX tower service : A.T.C. Air Traffic Control at my local airport. A lot of people think this is the control tower at LAX - it's not, it's a restaurant.
11. Like highways : LANED
12. Actress Spacek : SISSY
13. '60s hot spot : 'NAM
18. Stir up : STOKE
21. __-turn : NO U
23. Remote batteries : AAA'S
24. Way out yonder : AFAR
25. Trick : RUSE
31. Designer Saarinen : EERO. This is one of his - the TWA Flight Center at JFK.
32. One frequently hit on the head? : DRUM
34. "Un-break My Heart" singer Braxton : TONI
36. Sudden increase : SPIKE. As in voltage spikes.
40. Verse starter? : UNI. Cue some Beatles from the album "Let It Be".
43. Jolson classic : SWANEE
45. Swamp thing : GATOR
46. Lycée student : ÉLÈVE. Definitely Thursday-level French.
48. Monastic group : ORDER
50. Cherry discards : PITS
52. Turner and Clanton : IKES
53. Aficionado : NUT
55. Gaza Strip gp. : P.L.O. Palestine Liberation Organization.
56. It covers a lot of ground : TAR. There are approximately 2,500,000 miles of paved roads in the USA. That's a lot of blacktop!
57. One coming off the bench : SUB
Just time for the grid and my work here is done. Have a great day!
Steve
Notes from C.C.:
1) I apologize for those cringy entries today, everyone. You know I got desperate when I put OSIER in. Limited theme entry choices, heavy themage and the middle 13 all gave me troubles. I even used two corner black cheaters (Rich does not like them at all).
2) Happy Birthday to dear Jayce, who lights up my day every time he comments. Jayce lived in Taiwan for a few years and integrated himself into the local culture and tradition. He speaks fluent Chinese and eats many of the same authentic Chinese food I eat. Boomer thinks they're weird and never touches my fried Tofu or seaweed salad, yet he puts soy sauce on freshly cooked rice, weird!
Jayce and his lovely wife on their wedding day
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of Jayce and Mrs. Jayce (she won't like two of today's theme entries).
