Theme: "Communication Update" - Before & After type. First part is a common phrase. Last part is an online communication related term.
23A. Tiny pair of media hosts? : TWO PEAS IN A PODCAST. Two peas in a pod. "WTF with Marc Maron" is my favorite podcast these days.
31A. Security for sailors? : SAINT ELMO'S FIREWALL. Saint Elmo's Fire. You might have heard of the Great Firewall of China. Lots of websites are blocked there, including Facebook.
49A. Online photo exchange for redheads? : GINGER SNAPCHAT. Ginger snap. I just don't get the appeal of Snapchat.
65A. Having returned to the world of public performances? : BACK IN A FLASH MOB. Back in a flash. I don't feel flash mob is communication-related, thought it's organized and spread on line.
85A. Emeril's gateway? : FOOD WEB BROWSER. Food web. Firefox for me. What do you use?
100A. "Got a film to share?"? : ANYTHING FOR YOUTUBE? Anything for you.
113A. End of a "Great Reuben!" tweet? : #CORNED BEEF HASHTAG. Corned beef hash.
I
tend to jump around in my Sunday solving. After getting Snapchat and
YouTube, I thought the last words are all social media sites. Facebook
might be doable, but Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr are not viable
options.
Heavy themage due to the nature of "before and after" theme type. Total 113 squares. Rich's minimum is 84. I stay around 94/95.
Heavy themage due to the nature of "before and after" theme type. Total 113 squares. Rich's minimum is 84. I stay around 94/95.
Across:
1. Kind of crazy? : STIR. Gimme start for our regulars.
5. Supermarket lines : CARTS. We often see UPCS clued this way. Or BAR CODES.
10. Gossiper's word : HEARD. Not I HEAR.
15. Yahoo! rival : MSN
18. It divides banks in Bern : AARE. Riverbanks.
19. Goes around : ORBITS
21. Bartlett cousin : ANJOU. Have you tried Asian pears (Hosui) before? Super juicy.
22. Big foot letters : EEE
26. Short order from mom : NOW
27. Go along with : ESCORT
28. Extra : SPARE
29. Sneezer's need : TISSUE
36. Yacht staffs : MASTS. Not CREWS.
39. Van Gogh inspiration : ARLES
40. Clean the slate : ERASE
41. Latin lover's word : AMO
42. Naval NCO : CPO. And 43. Some NCOs : CPLS. And 57. G.I. Joe's outfit : US ARMY. Also 123. Air Force E-5's : SSGTS.
45. Scale starters : DO RE
55. Like some income : PRE-TAX
58. Former fillies : MARES
59. Crêpe cousin : BLINTZE. Looks amazing.
60. Garden adornment : SHRUB
61. Old Testament's Queen of __ : SHEBA
63. Tees for Aristotle : TAUS
64. Pound parts: Abbr. : OZs
70. Newfoundland comment? : ARF. Gimme for regulars.
73. Often saved comics heroine : LOIS (Lane),
74. Voicemail cues : TONES. Not BEEPS.
75. Cessation of hostilities : TRUCE
79. Opinion pieces : COLUMNS. Who's your favorite columnist? I like David Brooks.
81. Ontario natives : CREES
83. Intervene : STEP IN
84. Go by : ELAPSE
88. Dispatch : SEND
89. Brass __ : BAND
90. Place to go in Gloucester : LOO. Lots of gimme little words today.
91. "Xanadu" gp. : ELO
92. Home of the John Denver Sanctuary : ASPEN. Learning moment for me.
95. Illusionist Criss __ : ANGEL. He has a show in Vegas.
98. "Cutthroat Kitchen" host Brown : ALTON
106. Nothing new : REPEAT
107. Dutch wheels : EDAMs
108. High-quality : RATED A
112. Sharp-toothed swimmer : GAR
118. Cult following : URE. Just culture.
119. Get ready for an engagement? : KNEEL. Nailed it as well.
120. Waxy compound : STEROL. I see this as an ingredient in some makeup products.
121. Writer Rice : ANNE
122. Road curve : ESS
124. Revue routines : SKITS
125. Trails the pack : LAGS
Down:
1. Fill up : SATE
2. Shooting marbles : TAWS
3. __-Z: Camaro model : IROC
4. Share on Facebook, e.g. : RE-POST
5. Raccoon relative : COATI. He has a long tongue.
6. Start of MGM's motto : ARS
7. Bryce Harper stat : RBI. Right fielder for the Nationals. We also have And 96. Queens team, briefly : NY METS
8. Holiday sparklers : TINSEL
9. Office binder : STAPLE
10. Underworld : HADES
11. Multi-vol. reference : ENC. OK, encyclopedia.
12. 1977 Steely Dan album : AJA
13. Political platforms : ROSTRA. Plural of rostrum.
14. To-do list items : DUTIES
15. Smart bunch : MENSA. Thank you, Mensa, for carrying LA Times crossword online.
16. K-pop city : SEOUL. Korean Pop. J-pop is Japanese Pop. Chinese pop is Mandopop (Mandarin). Cantopop is in Cantonese, of course.
17. Staircase component : NEWEL
20. Bombards with junk email : SPAMS
24. Memorable times : ERAS
25. Cortez's gold : ORO
30. Author Stieg Larsson's homeland : SWEDEN. Author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
32. Short rests : NAPS
33. 1982 Disney sci-fi film : TRON
34. Pool surface : FELT. Clued such because we also have 103. Senses : FEELS
35. Org. whose roots date to the Civil War : IRS. Learning moment to me.
36. Sorcerer : MAGUS. Singular of Magi, I guess.
37. Simple-living sect : AMISH. There was an Amish family selling home-made jams and jellies at the flea market. But they were not there last year.
38. Whale tracker : SONAR
42. Shout : CRY
43. Revolutionary first name : CHE. Simple in retrospect.
44. Kettle et al. : PAs. Not MAs.
46. "The Simpsons" bus driver : OTTO
47. Jeer : RAZZ. We used to have a blog regular called Razzberry.
48. Divorce consequences : EXES
50. Vittles : GRUB
51. Preserves, in a way : EMBALMS
52. "You said it!" : AMEN
53. Early sunscreen ingredient : PABA
54. Made skillfully : CRAFTED
55. Horner's surprise : PLUM
56. Trattoria order : RISOTTO.
I tried this the other day. Pretty good. I'm thinking of splurging on a
bag of dried porcini and making my own mushroom risotto.
59. Scroogean cries : BAHs
61. Enjoys a run, maybe : SKIS
62. "To each __ own" : HIS
63. Half a fly : TSE. It's back.
66. "Get Smart" security device : CONE
67. MGM co-founder : LOEW (Marcus)
68. "As I Lay Dying" father : ANSE. I forgot. We had this sometime ago.
69. Coven concoction : BREW
70. Experts : ACES
71. Part of a film : ROLE
72. Custardlike dessert : FLAN
76. Election surprise : UPSET
77. Sky over Seville : CIELO. Hard for me. I only know a few limited Spanish words.
78. __ Field, a former name of Minute Maid Park : ENRON
80. Modernize : UPDATE
81. One side of the fence : CON. Or PRO.
82. Casting aid : ROD
83. Sign of success : SRO (Standing-Room Only)
85. Venom dispenser : FANG
87. Aptly named track star : BOLT (Usain)
89. "Big" London attraction : BEN
93. Crude homes : SHACKS
94. Mountaineering equipment : PITONS
95. Many Qatar natives : ARABS
97. Half a kids' game : GO SEEK. 6-letter Partial.
98. "Down with," in Paris : ABAS. "Abas le roi!" Also 86. Cheese couleur : BLEU. Color. Blue.
99. Deadly : LETHAL
100. Plead in court : ARGUE
101. Reduces one's distance from : NEARS
102. WWI battle site : YPRES. No
idea. Wiki says that "During the war, because the British troops had
trouble pronouncing its name, they nicknamed the city "Wipers"."
104. Not even : ODD
105. Border range : URALS. Europe/Asia border range. Vague clue.
109. Sicilian attraction : ETNA
110. "Shucks!" : DANG
111. Sits in a cellar, say : AGES
114. Short rule? : REG (Regulation). Short = Abbr.
115. Tuna catcher : NET
116. "Black" shopping time: Abbr. : FRI
117. __ water : HOT
C.C.
