Title: BY THE OUNCE (as proclaimed by the clue for 57A).
This week, JW is the Wizard of OZ, giving us four phrases which add the abbreviation for Ounce (OZ), creating new and humorously clued expressions. I find it interesting he chose the ounce abbreviation which I think is a more revealing hint, as the wizard might have led people to look for the AAHS sound when the letters are added. Like last week where JACK was added, coming up with 4 phrases which have room for OZ is a challenge, and having two added to the first word and two to the second adds a level of consistency. There also is left room for many fresh fill like TRIODES, OTTOMAN, RICE BAR, ONE MAN ON, FEMININE, TOPOLOGY, AMAZONIA. Also a real undercurrent of the 50's.
Okay, time is a wastin'
17A. Doughnut order from a king? : LION'S DOZEN (10). The king part was tricky, though we all know the Lion is King of the Jungle whether or not in its den.
25A. Musicians given to tippling? : BOOZY BAND (9). Many boy bands do face problems with alcohol and drugs. LINK.
34A. Set of data within an atmospheric analysis? : TABLE FOR OZONE (13). A nice layered clue with a really fun base phrase, that is often a bit sad.
48A. Occupants of a well-insulated nest? : COZY YOUNG (9). CY YOUNG was statistically the greatest pitcher of all time and the man for whom the pitching award is named.
57A. How perfume is sold ... and this puzzle's title : BY THE OUNCE (10)
Across:
1. Talked into, with "on" : SOLD.
5. Calyx part : SEPAL. So a calyx is the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud.
10. Typical artist's apartment : LOFT.
14. Samoan capital : APIA. Apia is the capital and the largest city of Samoa.
15. Amtrak option : ACELA. *
16. Cabinet dept. formed under Carter : ENER.
19. Fifty percent up front? : DEMI. Brilliant, the prefix (up front) like demitasse. *
20. Recorded : ON TAPE. Reel to reel?
21. GPS info : RTE.
23. Pisa possessive : MIO. Italian for my.
24. Recording device : METER. Okay, like your electric meter?
28. Writer LeShan : EDA. A CW regular.
29. Is next to : ABUTS.
31. Sergeant Bilko, to friends : ERNIE. Very popular when we first got a tv.
32. Tapestry thread : WEFT. My first thought was WTF!?! I am not much of a weaver and missed the APRIL 12, 2015 puzzle where it last surfaced. I note that both ACELA and DEMI are in that one. I thought it a bit cruel to have Demi Moore and Mila Kunis in the same grid. *
33. Saturn models : IONS. I owned a black one, with the odd doors.
40. Quarterback Tony : ROMO. Has his career been Dakked? LINK. Drew Bledsoe who lost his job first to Tom Brady and then to Tony Romo knows all about it.
41. Swamplike : MIRY.
42. Protection against Mr. Decay Germ, in old ads : IPANA. More from the 50's.
44. Continued violently : RAGED.
45. MDX ÷ X : CLI. Roman math not myth.
50. One of the Coen brothers : ETHAN. Movie making brothers.
52. "10538 Overture" gp. : ELO.
53. Ocean bird : ERN.
54. Gets rid of : SCRAPS. Plans, ideas etc.
55. M's favorite agent : BOND. Is Daniel Craig out C.C. ? NEW?
60. Commercial exchange fee : AGIO. Way beyond me. LEARN.
61. Ames native : IOWAN.
62. Future ENT's exam : MCAT. Medical College Admission Test.
63. "You've Got Mail" co-star : RYAN. Meg.
64. Grabs : SNAGS. I snagged the last piece of pizza.
65. Turtles, sometimes : PETS. We had one stay with us recently. He was quiet.
Down:
1. Biblical seductress : SALOME. OLD FASHIONED.
2. Offered a view : OPINED.
3. Shoeless Joe Jackson portrayer in "Field of Dreams" : LIOTTA.
4. Mother of Perseus : DANAE. The sad story of a slipped DISCUS.
5. Marquis de __ : SADE. Breakfast anyone?
6. Prefix with friendly : ECO.
7. Product with a Simpsons set : PEZ.
8. Last Olds models : ALEROS.
9. Andy Panda creator : LANTZ. After Woody Woodpecker yesterday you should know Walter Lantz who became well known to me narrating the TV version of his Woody Woodpecker cartoons. They took over the first half hour time slot of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1957. ANDY was one of the cartoons that ran on the show. I learned today that Lantz' first hit cartoon character was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a creation stolen from Walt Disney.
10. Took charge : LED.
11. Two-run homer situation : ONE MAN ON. Simple phrase, but maybe not for non-baseball fans.
12. Like "executrix," e.g. : FEMININE. Testatrix...there are many.
13. Old TV parts : TRIODES. The old three pronged vacuum tubes. Triodes were widely used in consumer electronics devices such as radios and televisions until the 1970s, when transistors replaced them.
18. Urban __ : SPRAWL.
22. "Beauty is bought by judgement of the __": Shakespeare : EYE. Love's Labour's Lost | Act 2, Scene 1
PRINCESS
"Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean,
Needs not the painted flourish of your praise:
Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye,
Not utter'd by base sale of chapmen's tongues:"
25. Fit and muscular : BUFF. I should let someone else pick
26. Certain footrest : OTTOMAN. They must be good. They named an empire after them.
27. Verve : BRIO. Maybe for Steve. LINK.
30. Quilting party : BEE.
34. Math branch concerned with surfaces : TOPOLOGY. It is the study of geometric properties and spatial relations unaffected by the continuous change of shape or size of figures. Please explain math people.
35. Rain forest region : AMAZONIA. Not a documentary?...LINK.
36. Beyond slender : BONY.Maronie?
37. Former PBS "Mystery!" host : RIGG. The woman I have linked the most often.
38. Extractable natural resource : ORE.
39. Louisiana genre featuring the accordion : ZYDECO. We have enough cornerites to do this justice without me.
40. Grain-based treat : RICE BAR.
43. "Understood, Cap'n" : AYE.
44. His stories inspired "Guys and Dolls" : RUNYON. I have always had an appreciation for this transplanted Kansas REPORTER.
45. Luck : CHANCE. The French word.
46. Pet that needs a sitter? : LAP CAT. A CSO to all of our cat lovers (CED!) and a well crafted Friday clue. Apparently this can be TAUGHT.
47. Many Alaska maps : INSETS.
49. "__ non sufficit": the world is not enough : ORBIS. LINK.
51. Outdo : TRUMP. No doubt a tongue-in-cheek non-political choice by our New Jersey constructor.
54. Beltway VIPs : SENS.
56. Put on : DON. Our gay apparel....
58. BOAC competitor : TWA. Now both gone.
59. Storied cauldron stirrer : HAG. Despite the contribution of Elizabeth Montgomery, witches are still generally depicted as old crones. This seems silly since they can (in that magical world) make themselves look like whatever they want. So why Aunt Clara?
Well JW does it again, providing a simple tight theme and a whole bunch of interesting things to challenge and amuse. What a week of holidays, hurricanes and holy days but we are done again. Thanks all. Lemonade out.
Note from C.C.:
Big Easy asked me to include this comic strip (Drabble, October 7, 2016) in today's writeup.
