Words: 70 (missing F,Q,X,Z)
Blocks: 36
Second
time in 6 weeks for a Bruce Venzke puzzle - and another relatively
quick solve for me - lots of "gimme" clues and answers for a Saturday.
Unlike that last puzzle, however, this one had several proper names, and
those fills were the only ones that left me stumped; and since they
crossed in two places, I had to cave in to red-letters for ONE lousy
cell. Oh well. Two triple spanner stacks and a very cool looking grid;
1. Amuse to the hilt : LEAVE IN STITCHES
16. Goth is a subgenre of it : ALTERNATIVE ROCK - I prefer the "goth" at 8d.
17. Tax inequity : MARRIAGE PENALTY - seems like a redundant phrase - but I am biased from my short-lived 2yr marriage
16. Goth is a subgenre of it : ALTERNATIVE ROCK - I prefer the "goth" at 8d.
17. Tax inequity : MARRIAGE PENALTY - seems like a redundant phrase - but I am biased from my short-lived 2yr marriage
58. Slide rules, for example : ANALOG COMPUTERS - the abacus is another
64. Borrower's protection : INTEREST RATE CAP
65. Some emcees : TOAST MISTRESSES - new to me, but it seemed logical
65. Some emcees : TOAST MISTRESSES - new to me, but it seemed logical
ONW
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ACROSS:
18. Blotter name : ALIAS - oops, not aliBI - but I was 100% 60% correct
19. These, overseas : ESTOS - threw in estAs, and that was close enough; and on this I'm 100% 80% correct
20. Film lioness : NALA
23. Financial shellacking : BATH
25. T-__ : BIRD - not BONE, and not BILL; I had an '86 4spd 4cyl turbo coupe - nice
in this color, no less
28. Where surfers look for bargains : eMALL - internet surfing
30. With 34-Across, China's locale : EAST
34. See 30-Across : ASIA
35. Logician friend of Einstein : GÖDEL - did not know this one, but I was vaguely familiar with the crossing ADLER; more on Kurt here
36. Give (out) : DOLE
37. Chinese dish eponym : TSO - one of my favorite dishes, General Tso's Chicken
38. Swansea-born : WELSH - bottom left, not far from Cardiff
30. With 34-Across, China's locale : EAST
34. See 30-Across : ASIA
35. Logician friend of Einstein : GÖDEL - did not know this one, but I was vaguely familiar with the crossing ADLER; more on Kurt here
36. Give (out) : DOLE
37. Chinese dish eponym : TSO - one of my favorite dishes, General Tso's Chicken
38. Swansea-born : WELSH - bottom left, not far from Cardiff
39. Got used up, with "out" : RAN
40. Scary St. Bernard of fiction : CUJO - one of the first books I ever read
42. Beyond chunky : OBESE
43. Dough dispensers : ATMs
44. Try : HEAR - as in court
45. Not seen as frequently : RARER
46. Amphora, e.g. : VASE - I like the sound of "amphora"
47. Requires : ASKS
49. Dino, __ & Billy: '60s band that included sons of two musical celebs : DESI - a healthy WAG after I had the D--I; more here
51. Sentry's stint : WATCH
54. Is charismatic : HAS IT - I am lacking in the "charisma" department, but I "has it" in other areas; I had to wire a series of cabinet lights at my friend's new house, but I cannot run extension cords in the wall - so I came up with this clever solution
DOWN:
1. Monastery figure : LAMA
2. It has blue-striped jets : EL AL
3. Abruzzi bell town : ATRI - poetic; more here
4. Tara feature : VERANDA - Gone With the Wind
5. 1974 pension plan legislation : ERISA - seen this B4 in crosswords, but it filled via perps today
6. Words with stew and pickle : IN A
7. Bug : NAG
8. __-Chapelle: historic Paris church : STE - spectacular; I love Gothic Cathedral architecture; if you have the time, here's a link to a great show about the building achievements of the time - I like the demonstration at 24:30
9. Track advantage : TIP
10. "__ Got a Secret" : I'VE
11. Belief : TENET
12. Surprised at the party : CRASHED
13. "Dateline NBC" anchor Lester : HOLT
14. Prefix with -plasm : ECTO
15. "The __ the limit!" : SKY'S
21. Investigator's data gathering : LEGWORK - this kind of investigator
22. Low life : AMOEBAS
23. Consecrated : BLESSED
24. Attendant to a man : ALL HERE
25. Baker's quantity : BATCH
26. Send forth : ISSUE
27. Spanish wine region : RIOJA - filled via perps
29. Freud contemporary : ADLER - as I have said here before, there's a book on personality types that I frequently use to understand why people behave as they do
31. Inner tube? : AORTA - har-har
32. Verbal attacks : SLAMS
33. It may be perfect : TENSE
41. Forecasters : ORACLES
43. Flies : AVIATES
48. Insufficient : SHORT
50. "On the Beach" novelist : SHUTE - the "S" was a WAG
51. What early arrivals often have to do : WAIT
52. Cornerstone word : ANNO
53. "So long!" : "TA-TA~!"
55. Moments : SECS
56. "Dies __" : IRAE
57. Recipe abbr. : TSPS
59. Special someone : GEM - here's my "gem" for the week
60. Show with many spin-offs : CSI
61. USAF commissioning prog. : OTS - Officer Training School
62. He played Clubber Lang in "Rocky III" : Mr. T - I pity the fool....
63. Links figure : PAR
40. Scary St. Bernard of fiction : CUJO - one of the first books I ever read
42. Beyond chunky : OBESE
43. Dough dispensers : ATMs
44. Try : HEAR - as in court
45. Not seen as frequently : RARER
46. Amphora, e.g. : VASE - I like the sound of "amphora"
47. Requires : ASKS
49. Dino, __ & Billy: '60s band that included sons of two musical celebs : DESI - a healthy WAG after I had the D--I; more here
51. Sentry's stint : WATCH
54. Is charismatic : HAS IT - I am lacking in the "charisma" department, but I "has it" in other areas; I had to wire a series of cabinet lights at my friend's new house, but I cannot run extension cords in the wall - so I came up with this clever solution
DOWN:
1. Monastery figure : LAMA
2. It has blue-striped jets : EL AL
3. Abruzzi bell town : ATRI - poetic; more here
4. Tara feature : VERANDA - Gone With the Wind
5. 1974 pension plan legislation : ERISA - seen this B4 in crosswords, but it filled via perps today
6. Words with stew and pickle : IN A
7. Bug : NAG
8. __-Chapelle: historic Paris church : STE - spectacular; I love Gothic Cathedral architecture; if you have the time, here's a link to a great show about the building achievements of the time - I like the demonstration at 24:30
10. "__ Got a Secret" : I'VE
11. Belief : TENET
12. Surprised at the party : CRASHED
13. "Dateline NBC" anchor Lester : HOLT
14. Prefix with -plasm : ECTO
15. "The __ the limit!" : SKY'S
21. Investigator's data gathering : LEGWORK - this kind of investigator
23. Consecrated : BLESSED
24. Attendant to a man : ALL HERE
25. Baker's quantity : BATCH
26. Send forth : ISSUE
27. Spanish wine region : RIOJA - filled via perps
29. Freud contemporary : ADLER - as I have said here before, there's a book on personality types that I frequently use to understand why people behave as they do
31. Inner tube? : AORTA - har-har
32. Verbal attacks : SLAMS
33. It may be perfect : TENSE
41. Forecasters : ORACLES
43. Flies : AVIATES
48. Insufficient : SHORT
50. "On the Beach" novelist : SHUTE - the "S" was a WAG
51. What early arrivals often have to do : WAIT
52. Cornerstone word : ANNO
53. "So long!" : "TA-TA~!"
55. Moments : SECS
56. "Dies __" : IRAE
57. Recipe abbr. : TSPS
59. Special someone : GEM - here's my "gem" for the week
61. USAF commissioning prog. : OTS - Officer Training School
62. He played Clubber Lang in "Rocky III" : Mr. T - I pity the fool....
63. Links figure : PAR
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