Words: 72 (missing J,K,Q,X,Z)
Blocks: 28
An
enjoyable puzzle from Mrs. Grabowski, though it might have had a few
too many proper names for some - I would have been included, except I
knew enough of them to get a foot hold, and the rest were helped along
nicely by perps. One or two WAGs, and nary a Google search nor
red-letter exposed. Nothing intimidating about the grid, with triple
10- and 9-letter corners, and two more 9-letter entries in the middle
across;
15a. Meteorological record : ALL-TIME LOW - my personal all-time low here on Long Island was going to work overnight at Roadway Express when it was -4° and snowing inside the covered dock
13d. It's beside the point : ONES PLACE - clever; number 'locations' _ _ . _ _
67a. 1998 National Toy Hall of Fame inductee : ERECTOR SET - once I had the "-S-T" at the end, I got it, though I never actually had an Erector Set - it was all Lego when I grew up
35d. Church music source : ORGAN LOFT
ONWARDski~!
ACROSS:
1. Some kids' parties : SLEEPOVERS
- I once had a two-friend sleepover for my B-day in February, about
1980; it snowed, and I was depressed because I figured it was all off,
but the moms of the two kids made it to my house ( I'm guessing they
wanted some peace and quiet themselves in their houses~!)
11. Tag word : FROM
16. Driving area : LANE - I suppose that's how you'd describe it....
17. Can't imagine : HAVE NO IDEA
18. Available : OPEN - tried FREE, had one "E" correct
19. Longtime Parlophone record label owner : EMI - RCA, RKO~?; I waited
20. Edge : HONE - think verb, and it works
21. Document preparer : TYPIST
23. Roundup line : LASSO - good guess; could have been RIATA
25. Chicago mayor after Richard : RAHM
27. Start to cure? : EPI - epicure
28. Minnesota's St. __ College : OLAF - close by, C.C.~? (From C.C.: About an hour's away from our home.)
31. "The Munsters" actress Yvonne : DE CARLO - I thought it was spelled with an "I"; her Wiki; had it been clued with a different role, I would not have known.
33. Supplies site : STOREROOM
37. City in southern Egypt : ASWAN - The Nile makes two appearances today
38. Catnip, e.g. : HERB - good WAG for me, but then again....
39. Spam, perhaps : EMAIL - all my SPAM is in email form
41. They sit on pads : MICE - whoops, I had Rice, and well, uh, that is technically correct
42. Flowed furiously : RAGED
44. Tossed out a number : ESTIMATED - hah~! Nailed it
46. High spirits : ELATION
48. Provoke : SPUR
49. __ mother : DEN
50. They might be hard to crack : NUTS - I put in SAFE, tho the pluralizing didn't match
52. Awestruck sort : GAPER
56. Stars home : DALLAS - NHL - hockey. We're closing in on the playoffs
11. Tag word : FROM
16. Driving area : LANE - I suppose that's how you'd describe it....
17. Can't imagine : HAVE NO IDEA
18. Available : OPEN - tried FREE, had one "E" correct
19. Longtime Parlophone record label owner : EMI - RCA, RKO~?; I waited
20. Edge : HONE - think verb, and it works
21. Document preparer : TYPIST
23. Roundup line : LASSO - good guess; could have been RIATA
25. Chicago mayor after Richard : RAHM
27. Start to cure? : EPI - epicure
28. Minnesota's St. __ College : OLAF - close by, C.C.~? (From C.C.: About an hour's away from our home.)
31. "The Munsters" actress Yvonne : DE CARLO - I thought it was spelled with an "I"; her Wiki; had it been clued with a different role, I would not have known.
33. Supplies site : STOREROOM
37. City in southern Egypt : ASWAN - The Nile makes two appearances today
39. Spam, perhaps : EMAIL - all my SPAM is in email form
41. They sit on pads : MICE - whoops, I had Rice, and well, uh, that is technically correct
42. Flowed furiously : RAGED
44. Tossed out a number : ESTIMATED - hah~! Nailed it
46. High spirits : ELATION
48. Provoke : SPUR
49. __ mother : DEN
50. They might be hard to crack : NUTS - I put in SAFE, tho the pluralizing didn't match
52. Awestruck sort : GAPER
56. Stars home : DALLAS - NHL - hockey. We're closing in on the playoffs
58. Caps, say : TOPS
61. Satisfied sigh : AAH - I put in the first "A", then I waited to see if it was AAH or AHH
62. Cooking staple, to Rachael Ray : EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - learned from crosswords
63. City on the Wabash : TERRE HAUTE
66. Money-raising option, briefly : RE-FI - it is time to refinance my mother's house, and start the process of fixing it up; it's in a bad way
68. Old Atl. crossers : SSTs - you know it's been so long since I've seen this answer in a crossword that I had to look up what it was~? Granted, I was thinking boats, not planes, and I don't get the chance to do many puzzles in the week; editor Rich has probably tried to avoid it. Super-Sonic Transport, like the Concorde
69. Section : DEPARTMENT
DOWN:
1. Saharan region : SAHEL - all perps
2. Wool source : LLAMA - WAG, and it stuck
3. Newsworthy inductee of March 24, 1958 : ELVIS - US Army induction - there's a dedicated Wiki page; before my time, and I am now older than the age at which he died
4. Évry summer : ÉTÉ - Frawnche
5. Elementary camera feature : PINHOLE
6. 1847 work with the chapter "Life at Loohooloo" : OMOO - Once the last "O" appeared, this was crosswordese
7. Marble characteristic : VEIN
8. Tribal leader : ELDER
9. Eggs sometimes served with grits : ROE - didn't know this, but it did fit
10. Wrap up : SWATHE
11. Probably not a really good show : FLOP
12. Joan Rivers' asset : RAPIER WIT
14. Touched on : MENTIONED - it's been "mentioned" that I like legs pics
22. Interactive party song : YMCA - did my fair share of this drunken dance
24. Frozen dessert : SORBET
26. Doesn't turn away : ADMITS - think bouncers
29. Lionel Richie's "You __" : ARE
30. Inflame : FOMENT
32. Capital east of Khartoum : ASMARA - Eritrea
33. Tracks-covering vehicles : SHREDDERS - I understand the need for a little deception on a Saturday, but shredder as a "vehicle" is a bit of a s-t-r-e-t-c-h
34. Reading material? : TEA LEAVES
36. Western alliance: Abbr. : OAS
40. Edge : LIP - dah~! Not RIM
43. Manzo of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" : DINA - no desire to watch
45. It's usually not a pretty picture : MUGSHOT
47. Sent packing : OUSTED
51. __ throat : STREP
53. Breathing spell : PAUSE
54. All gone : EATEN
55. "Never, at any crisis of your life, have I known you to have a handkerchief" speaker : RHETT
57. "The Giver" author Lowry : LOIS - perps
59. Subject of the 2013 documentary "Blackfish" : ORCA - never heard of the film, but the title makes sense, now
60. '80s-'90s tennis star Korda : PETR
64. Poetic preposition : ERE
65. Coat part : ARM
61. Satisfied sigh : AAH - I put in the first "A", then I waited to see if it was AAH or AHH
62. Cooking staple, to Rachael Ray : EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - learned from crosswords
63. City on the Wabash : TERRE HAUTE
66. Money-raising option, briefly : RE-FI - it is time to refinance my mother's house, and start the process of fixing it up; it's in a bad way
68. Old Atl. crossers : SSTs - you know it's been so long since I've seen this answer in a crossword that I had to look up what it was~? Granted, I was thinking boats, not planes, and I don't get the chance to do many puzzles in the week; editor Rich has probably tried to avoid it. Super-Sonic Transport, like the Concorde
69. Section : DEPARTMENT
DOWN:
1. Saharan region : SAHEL - all perps
2. Wool source : LLAMA - WAG, and it stuck
3. Newsworthy inductee of March 24, 1958 : ELVIS - US Army induction - there's a dedicated Wiki page; before my time, and I am now older than the age at which he died
4. Évry summer : ÉTÉ - Frawnche
5. Elementary camera feature : PINHOLE
6. 1847 work with the chapter "Life at Loohooloo" : OMOO - Once the last "O" appeared, this was crosswordese
7. Marble characteristic : VEIN
9. Eggs sometimes served with grits : ROE - didn't know this, but it did fit
10. Wrap up : SWATHE
11. Probably not a really good show : FLOP
12. Joan Rivers' asset : RAPIER WIT
14. Touched on : MENTIONED - it's been "mentioned" that I like legs pics
it's art....get it~?
24. Frozen dessert : SORBET
26. Doesn't turn away : ADMITS - think bouncers
29. Lionel Richie's "You __" : ARE
30. Inflame : FOMENT
32. Capital east of Khartoum : ASMARA - Eritrea
34. Reading material? : TEA LEAVES
36. Western alliance: Abbr. : OAS
40. Edge : LIP - dah~! Not RIM
43. Manzo of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" : DINA - no desire to watch
45. It's usually not a pretty picture : MUGSHOT
Mr. Larry King, in the year I was born
51. __ throat : STREP
53. Breathing spell : PAUSE
54. All gone : EATEN
55. "Never, at any crisis of your life, have I known you to have a handkerchief" speaker : RHETT
57. "The Giver" author Lowry : LOIS - perps
59. Subject of the 2013 documentary "Blackfish" : ORCA - never heard of the film, but the title makes sense, now
60. '80s-'90s tennis star Korda : PETR
64. Poetic preposition : ERE
65. Coat part : ARM
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