Theme: C.C.C.W.~!
Words: 72 (missing H,J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 28
Another fine puzzle from our Crossword Corner Hostess~! She has been prolific with her constructions, having two in August, three in September, and four in October for the LA Times alone. I would like more time to work on my own grids, personally. Today's offering was a bit heavy on the proper names, but nothing that the perp(endiculars) couldn't help me solve. Triple 8-letter down corners, 9-letter across corners, two climbers of 10 letters and one spanner;
35a. Movie with the subtitle "Dawn of Justice" : BATMAN V. SUPERMAN - I am burned out on the whole superhero movie thing; I enjoyed the Batman Begins series, tho I did not care for #3, and I never got into "X-men", "Iron Man", or any of the others....just not my thing - here's the Wiki on this 2016 release
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Words: 72 (missing H,J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 28
Another fine puzzle from our Crossword Corner Hostess~! She has been prolific with her constructions, having two in August, three in September, and four in October for the LA Times alone. I would like more time to work on my own grids, personally. Today's offering was a bit heavy on the proper names, but nothing that the perp(endiculars) couldn't help me solve. Triple 8-letter down corners, 9-letter across corners, two climbers of 10 letters and one spanner;
35a. Movie with the subtitle "Dawn of Justice" : BATMAN V. SUPERMAN - I am burned out on the whole superhero movie thing; I enjoyed the Batman Begins series, tho I did not care for #3, and I never got into "X-men", "Iron Man", or any of the others....just not my thing - here's the Wiki on this 2016 release
5d. Classic access provider : OPEN SESAME
30d. Sale restriction : ONE DAY ONLY
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ACROSS:
1. Money-saving characters : PROMO CODE
10. Complaints : BEEFS
15. Fade : LOSE POWER
16. Pitfall! platform : ATARI
17. Hunt object : EASTER EGG
18. For real : LEGIT
19. "Break Free" singer Grande : ARIANA - I don't know about her music, but I do know about her legs~!
20. Benihana founder Rocky __ : AOKI
22. USN officers : LTs - put in the "S" and waited
23. Early 20th-century first family : TAFTS - Ford was the only other 20th century four-letter name, and he came too late. As for President Taft, the truth about his bathtub
24. Wine commonly served chilled : ASTI - I pondered "NOIR", but since I am not a wine person, I left it alone
25. Institute in whose logo the first letter is a stylized question mark : SETI
26. Snorting scene : STY - some alliteration for us
27. Hosp. test : EKG - again, filled in the "E" and "G" then waited
29. Flier with a large bill : TOUCAN - Pelican was too long; the "---CAN" part filled via perps, and I started wondering....
31. Most Hong Kong Airport travelers : ASIANS
34. "Fab!" : NEATO - had it, took it out, put it back in
39. First-stringers : A-TEAM
40. Greetings from American Greetings : eCARDS - I did consider this, but let it slide
41. Showtime title vigilante : DEXTER - my buddy Mike keeps harping on me to watch this series - and I have the first season on DVD
43. BBC World Service alternative : VOA - this is "news" to me; filled via perps. The Wiki
44. Loyal follower? : IST - loyalist
47. Enemy of un ratón : GATO - Spanish rats and cats
48. Part of un drame : ACTE - Frawnche drama and acts
51. Grapevine planter? : YENTA - I thought it would be something along the lines of "rumor"
53. 2012 British Open champion : ELS - Ernie, the popular crossword golfer
54. Work on a bone : GNAW
55. "Time, Love and Tenderness" singer : BOLTON - I did not know he was the lead singer of a classic 70's hard rock band called "Blackjack" - the Wiki
56. More ready, in a way : RIPER
58. Weathering : RIDING OUT
60. Duck : EVADE - AVOID~? ELUDE~? Had to wait
61. Refreshing espresso drink : ICED LATTE - man, I toyed with putting "--LATTE" in, but hesitated
62. Software giveaways : DEMOS
63. Historic sewer : BETSY ROSS - the Truth about the US Flag
DOWN:
1. Kilt features : PLEATS
2. Find really funny : ROAR AT
3. Harden : OSSIFY
4. Used for a rendezvous : MET AT
6. "Around the World in 80 Plates" co-host Cat : CORA
7. Red state verb : OWE
8. Big name at the Musée d'Orsay : DEGAS - he had a thing for women's legs, too
The Ballet Class
9. Rye blight : ERGOT - oops, thought it was "A"RGOT
10. Denpasar's island : BALI - total WAG
11. Dog days in Haiti : ÉTÉ
12. Big bird watcher : EAGLE-CAM
13. Quiche cousin : FRITTATA
14. Audits : SITS IN ON
21. Parts for a model : KIT - I loved to build car kits when I was a kid; still have about 4 that I have not finished in a closet somewhere
24. Tequila plant : AGAVE
25. Court figures : SUERS
28. Blood : KIN
31. REO Speedwagon guitarist Dave : AMATO
32. Situation Room gp. : NSC - filled via perps
33. Sophisticated : SUAVE
35. Nagged : BADGERED
36. Completely dominated : ATE ALIVE
37. Cellphone annoyance : TEXT SPAM - new term for me, tho I have had one or two text messages that were essentially Spam
38. Expert : PRO
42. Took off : RAN
44. Completely : IN TOTO - and now we have Latin to add to the 'foreign' language answers
45. Dark drafts : STOUTS
46. Tours relatives : TANTES
49. Suriname native : CARIB
50. Now and again? : TWICE - har-har
52. "Enigma Variations" composer : ELGAR
54. Hurdles for srs. : GREs - Graduate Record Examinations
55. eBay action : BIDS - I was thrown by the plural/singular, but then if you think "action" as a noun, it works
57. Tokugawa shogunate capital : EDO - I suppose this would have been my guess, but it filled via perps before I even read the clue
59. Crime solver: Abbr. : DETective
Splynter
Note from C.C.:
Here is a message from Alex Boivert:
"We recently launched Crosswords LA 2016 - an online "tournament" entirely for charity. Fro a small fee, you can purchase a puzzle pack, solve the competitive puzzles within, and submit your times and scores (honor system!) for friendly comparison. Even if you choose not to submit your scores, you can purchase eleven fun puzzles - and know that *all the money* (minus PayPal fees) will be donated to the wonderful Reading to Kids charity.
The Five tournament puzzles were made by top Southern California constructors (Alex Boivert, Rich Norris, Doug Peterson, David Steinberg and Patti Varol) and the six bonus puzzles are from a variety of puzzle luminaries (Matt Gaffney, Joon Pahk, Brendan Emmet Quigley, Alex Boivert and Doug Peterson). One of the bonus puzzles (by Peter Muller) is a contest crossword - solve it and submit the answer to mail@crosswordnexus.com by December 15 to have a chance at winning a year's subscription to the Indie puzzle service of your choice.
Thanks and happy solving!
Alex"
