Words: 72 (missing J,X,Z)
Blocks: 34
I
typically cringe when I see Mr. Bickham's name in the title, though
upon reviewing his last two Saturday offerings, I see that I fared well
on the last one, and claimed to have breezed through the one prior to
that. This week, I have to say, I threw in a few WAGs and they worked
out for the best; they helped my long answers tremendously, and led to a
fast solution. I might have discovered the wavelength that Mark
operates on. I will admit I had one letter wrong, which I discovered
when there was no "Ta-DA~!" at the end. I'll take it. One climber, and
one spanner, with a pair of 12-letter fills stacked either side;
7d. Loan document : PAYMENT SCHEDULE
35a. Response acknowledging familiarity : I GET THAT A LOT
38a. Couple getting away together? : PARTNERS IN CRIME
41a. Beyond reproach : SQUEAKY CLEAN
41a. Beyond reproach : SQUEAKY CLEAN
вперед~! (62a.)
ACROSS:
1. She played Madeleine in "Bel Ami" (2012) : UMA - did not see this movie
4. Get really excited : FLIP
8. Mug shot result? : FAT LIP - not sure which "mug" and "shot" we might be looking at; the one involving arrest, or the one involving 'arrested development' ( that is, consuming alcohol excessively ). Turns out neither - instead it's a shot to the mug
14. __ data : RAW
15. "The Diana Chronicles" author Brown : TINA - filled via perps
16. Rooks, e.g. : AVIANS - I was on a chess wavelength; here it's the bird
17. Social follower? : ITE - socialite
18. Levitate : DEFY GRAVITY - that's what it means
20. Fashionable : CHIC - I did technically post a pic of legs last week, but just to be clear, this is still what I call "chic"
22. "Enough, José!" : "NO MAS~!"
23. Shout after a muleta manipulation : OLÉ - Spanish uno mas - a muleta ( having had to look it up ) is a red cape fixed to a stick. I pretty much figured out what the answer was without knowing, though the actual definition of the word is "crutch"
24. Hard-to-hit pitch : HIGH C - ah, not baseball
26. __ fail : EPIC - this was my first thought, but I hesitated
28. Carrier of many old couples : ARK
30. Historic Buddhist temple : SHAOLIN
33. You can count on them : ABACI - got it
42. Lemony spice used in Middle Eastern cuisine : SUMAC - I'm guessing it's not the poisonous kind....
43. Question of time : "HOW LONG~?" - I tried "HOW SOON", and two "O"s were good to go
46. Half a drink : TAI - and of course, I tried MAI
47. Not out : SAFE - ah, here's the baseball
50. 2000s Showtime series, with "The" : L WORD - heard of it, have not seen it
52. "Star Trek" initialism : TNG - "The Next Generation", which truly was MY generation's Star Trek; I could not get into the original, tho the movies with the original cast were to my liking. Now we're being shown Star WARS, the next generation
54. In a big way : BADLY
57. Party where lomi salmon may be served : LUAU - I tried BRIS to start; bzzzt. The internet claims it's actually lomi-lomi
58. Runway highlight : BEAUTY QUEEN - I have been communicating with a girl who was the beauty queen of a dance at her college - and she is a cutie; 29, with beautiful green eyes - maybe more next week....
61. Treasury Dept. variable : GNP
62. Fitting game : TETRIS - one of my all-time favorite video games
63. 1970 Kinks hit : LOLA
64. Stand in a barrel : AGE - think the verb
65. Outsmarts : ONE-UPS
66. Good place to see plays : ESPN - more likely to see RE-plays, actually
67. Rocker Nugent : TED
DOWN:
1. "Spenser: For Hire" actor : URICH - It took a moment to recall his last name; I knew his first name was Robert; I knew him from "The Ice Pirates" from way back in 1984
2. He's no Johnny One Note : MATHIS - I have one of his Christmas albums
3. Barely clear of the bottom : AWEIGH
4. Co. with a bouquet in its logo : FTD - Florists' Transworld Delivery - the Wiki
5. Bank security : LIEN
6. Scoop : INFO
8. Iranian language : FARSI
9. Clark's "Mogambo" co-star : AVA
10. It helps you avoid seeing spots : TiVO - the "spots" being TV ads; I DVR all my stuff so I can skip the commercials, too
11. Boxer who retired undefeated : LAILA ALI
12. Building security device : INTERCOM
13. Humanities dept. : PSYchology; I see that it might be considered a science instead
19. Clothing giant : GAP - different "gap" from yesterday
21. Starbucks latte order : CHAI TEA
25. Courvoisier and Hennessy : COGNACS
27. Taunt : CATCALL
29. Surfer's option : KITE - my one wrong letter was the "K"; I had SITE, which makes internet surfing sense; I did not check my crossings
31. Garlic relative : LEEK
32. "Just doing my job" : "I TRY." - this week I had a new truck in my UPS line-up, and it was a disaster the first day of the week; I did not feel very good about the job I did. I recovered pretty quickly, however, as the driver told me I did an outstanding job two days later. I try.
34. Nocturnal bird : BARN OWL
36. City name that looks like an oxymoron : HILO - High, or Low~?
37. Over : ANEW
38. "Hey!" : PSST - oops; with my MAI, I tried AHEM
39. "__ Hunger Force": Adult Swim cartoon : AQUA-TEEN - I have seen a few episodes of this show, but I was more a fan of "Robot Chicken"
40. Ponder : RUMINATE
44. Milky Way component : NOUGAT
45. Farm : GRANGE - my first AA home group was in a community center we called "The Grange"; I am guessing it was once a part of a local farm, as it is now an historic landmark
48. Profundity metaphor : ABYSS - this one goes "deep"
49. Provider of answers, briefly : FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
51. Had : DUPED - "I've been duped~!"
53. Provider of answers : GURU
55. Some summer births : LEOS
56. Kennel noise : YELP
58. "Takin' Care of Business" rock gp. : BTO - Bachman-Turner Overdrive; classic rock of the 70's
59. Bills left behind, perhaps : TIP
60. Indian bread : NAN
4. Get really excited : FLIP
8. Mug shot result? : FAT LIP - not sure which "mug" and "shot" we might be looking at; the one involving arrest, or the one involving 'arrested development' ( that is, consuming alcohol excessively ). Turns out neither - instead it's a shot to the mug
14. __ data : RAW
15. "The Diana Chronicles" author Brown : TINA - filled via perps
16. Rooks, e.g. : AVIANS - I was on a chess wavelength; here it's the bird
18. Levitate : DEFY GRAVITY - that's what it means
20. Fashionable : CHIC - I did technically post a pic of legs last week, but just to be clear, this is still what I call "chic"
23. Shout after a muleta manipulation : OLÉ - Spanish uno mas - a muleta ( having had to look it up ) is a red cape fixed to a stick. I pretty much figured out what the answer was without knowing, though the actual definition of the word is "crutch"
24. Hard-to-hit pitch : HIGH C - ah, not baseball
26. __ fail : EPIC - this was my first thought, but I hesitated
28. Carrier of many old couples : ARK
33. You can count on them : ABACI - got it
42. Lemony spice used in Middle Eastern cuisine : SUMAC - I'm guessing it's not the poisonous kind....
43. Question of time : "HOW LONG~?" - I tried "HOW SOON", and two "O"s were good to go
46. Half a drink : TAI - and of course, I tried MAI
47. Not out : SAFE - ah, here's the baseball
50. 2000s Showtime series, with "The" : L WORD - heard of it, have not seen it
52. "Star Trek" initialism : TNG - "The Next Generation", which truly was MY generation's Star Trek; I could not get into the original, tho the movies with the original cast were to my liking. Now we're being shown Star WARS, the next generation
54. In a big way : BADLY
57. Party where lomi salmon may be served : LUAU - I tried BRIS to start; bzzzt. The internet claims it's actually lomi-lomi
58. Runway highlight : BEAUTY QUEEN - I have been communicating with a girl who was the beauty queen of a dance at her college - and she is a cutie; 29, with beautiful green eyes - maybe more next week....
61. Treasury Dept. variable : GNP
62. Fitting game : TETRIS - one of my all-time favorite video games
63. 1970 Kinks hit : LOLA
64. Stand in a barrel : AGE - think the verb
65. Outsmarts : ONE-UPS
66. Good place to see plays : ESPN - more likely to see RE-plays, actually
67. Rocker Nugent : TED
DOWN:
1. "Spenser: For Hire" actor : URICH - It took a moment to recall his last name; I knew his first name was Robert; I knew him from "The Ice Pirates" from way back in 1984
2. He's no Johnny One Note : MATHIS - I have one of his Christmas albums
3. Barely clear of the bottom : AWEIGH
4. Co. with a bouquet in its logo : FTD - Florists' Transworld Delivery - the Wiki
6. Scoop : INFO
8. Iranian language : FARSI
9. Clark's "Mogambo" co-star : AVA
10. It helps you avoid seeing spots : TiVO - the "spots" being TV ads; I DVR all my stuff so I can skip the commercials, too
11. Boxer who retired undefeated : LAILA ALI
12. Building security device : INTERCOM
13. Humanities dept. : PSYchology; I see that it might be considered a science instead
19. Clothing giant : GAP - different "gap" from yesterday
25. Courvoisier and Hennessy : COGNACS
27. Taunt : CATCALL
29. Surfer's option : KITE - my one wrong letter was the "K"; I had SITE, which makes internet surfing sense; I did not check my crossings
31. Garlic relative : LEEK
32. "Just doing my job" : "I TRY." - this week I had a new truck in my UPS line-up, and it was a disaster the first day of the week; I did not feel very good about the job I did. I recovered pretty quickly, however, as the driver told me I did an outstanding job two days later. I try.
34. Nocturnal bird : BARN OWL
36. City name that looks like an oxymoron : HILO - High, or Low~?
37. Over : ANEW
38. "Hey!" : PSST - oops; with my MAI, I tried AHEM
39. "__ Hunger Force": Adult Swim cartoon : AQUA-TEEN - I have seen a few episodes of this show, but I was more a fan of "Robot Chicken"
40. Ponder : RUMINATE
44. Milky Way component : NOUGAT
45. Farm : GRANGE - my first AA home group was in a community center we called "The Grange"; I am guessing it was once a part of a local farm, as it is now an historic landmark
48. Profundity metaphor : ABYSS - this one goes "deep"
49. Provider of answers, briefly : FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
51. Had : DUPED - "I've been duped~!"
53. Provider of answers : GURU
55. Some summer births : LEOS
56. Kennel noise : YELP
58. "Takin' Care of Business" rock gp. : BTO - Bachman-Turner Overdrive; classic rock of the 70's
59. Bills left behind, perhaps : TIP
60. Indian bread : NAN
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