Theme: Be Quiet! - or Zip It!
58A. Compressed data ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues form? : ZIP FILE
16A. *Passionate kiss : LIP LOCK. Ziplock. Becoming a generic term now, although a genuine Ziplock comes from SC Johnson.
22A. *Net profit or loss : BOTTOM LINE. Zip-line. I went zip-lining in the rain forest in Costa Rica a number of years ago. Lots of fun. The climb up to the first platform was a little daunting. Those trees are high!
34A. *Take for a spin : TEST DRIVE. Zip drive. You don't see these around much any more. Zip drives were external hard drives for backups and extra storage.
47A. *Password, essentially : SECRET CODE. Zip Code. Altogether now: "Zone Improvement Plan".
Happy Turkey Day from the other side of the Atlantic! Thankfully not a turkey of a puzzle today. It took me a little while to tumble to the theme even with a completed grid, but the clouds cleared after a while (unlike the clouds here in Cornwall, but that makes for great seascapes).
This was Land's End yesterday - next stop, America and turkey!
Let's see what else we've got:
Across:
1. They're often run on weekends : ERRANDS
8. Stump : BAFFLE. The theme stumped me for a while until I finally saw the add-a-word gimmick.
14. Keep in office : RE-ELECT
15. ADHD treatment : RITALIN
17. Ballpark : INEXACT. A ballpark estimate. On the British news today I heard that a nuclear power plant, originally budgeted to cost £6bn, will actually cost £34bn, That's off by five ballparks and a bit.
18. Actress Davis : GEENA
.
19. Long narrative : SAGA
20. Large body of eau : MER. Vive La France!
21. Put __ act : ON AN
25. Cardiff natives : WELSH.
27. "Luck __ Lady": "Guys and Dolls" song : BE A
28. "As I Lay Dying" father : ANSE. Bundren. I only know this name from crosswords.
29. Newsroom VIPs : EDS. Editors. I always thought it apt that Lou Grant was played by "Ed" Asner.
30. Pelvic bones : ILIA
32. Marsh grasses : SEDGES. A school project taught be the difference between a grass, a sedge and a rush.
36. Relaxing : AT REST
39. Time long past : YORE
40. Flight connection word : VIA. We went LAX - LHR via SFO this trip. Direct on the way back though.
43. Actor LaBeouf : SHIA
44. Eye of el tigre : OJO
45. Many spam messages : SCAMS
51. Equipment not used in "Unplugged" albums : AMPS. My favorite "Unplugged" episodes on MTV were Eric Clapton and The 10,000 Maniacs. Here's the opening number from the latter. It's on my iTunes favorites list.
52. Metal precioso de El Dorado : ORO
53. Uninspiring : DRAB
54. Key letter : KAPPA. The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority membership badge is a golden key.
56. Result of a hung jury, often : RETRIAL
60. Oberon's queen : TITANIA. "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Bill the Bard.
61. Underwriter : INSURER. My first office job was working for a Lloyd's of London marine insurance underwriting syndicate. I wrote up premium payment information in a ledger the size of the Gutenberg Bible and weighing about 60 pounds. I volunteered for computer data operations as soon as I got the chance.
62. Be short with : SNAP AT
63. Untouched by time : AGELESS
Down:
1. Schubert's "The __ King" : ERL
2. Ruled : REIGNED
3. Strikes down : REPEALS
4. Gracie and Woody : ALLENS
5. Like Crayola's Laser Lemon or Shocking Pink : NEON
6. 1983 Mr. T comedy : DC CAB
7. Wall St. purchase : STK. Hmmm. Common Stock. I'm not a big fan of this abbreviation, but it's perfectly understood in the crossword world.
8. Game with cards : BINGO
9. Starting squad : A TEAM. I was quite surprised not to see this linked with 6D somehow.
10. Business card number : FAX. Becoming increasingly rare. I always wonder which "wonder salesman" sold the first fax machine. "It'll be really useful when someone else gets one. Who you know. And do business with. You know."
11. On fire : FLAMING
12. Driving need : LICENSE. Technically you don't need a license to drive. I'm currently driving a stick shift Nissan SUV with a name I can't pronounce (Quasqui, anyone?) sitting on the wrong side of the car on the wrong side of the road.
13. Menu heading : ENTREES
15. Ranchero's rope : RIATA
19. Reliable income source : STEADY JOB
21. Run a tab, say : OWE
23. End piece? : OBIT
24. Work on the docks : LADE
26. Scurries : HIES
31. D-Day transport : LST. Landing Ship, Tank.
32. Title of honor : SIR
33. December has two big ones : EVES. Christmas and New Year, of course.
34. Hint of remorse : TEAR
35. Cross : ROOD. Here's the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling, Scotland. Different spelling, same eventual meaning, once you put the schoolboy snickering behind you.
36. Puts in order : ASSORTS
37. "__ our letters do not well agree": Brutus : THEREIN. More Bill the Bard today. From Julius Caesar:
BRUTUS:
Therein our letters do not well agree.
Mine speak of seventy senators that died
By their proscriptions, Cicero being one.
38. Stuffing in stuffed shells : RICOTTA
40. Anne Rice character : VAMPIRE
41. Destroys, as a 40-Down : IMPALES. After a lot of shenanigans with garlic and mirrors.
42. Aesop's "The __ in the Lion's Skin" : ASS
44. Florida horse-breeding city : OCALA. I confuse this with Acela, the DC - New York express. I'm easily confused.
46. Detergent measure : CAPFUL
48. Ritzy Twin Cities suburb : EDINA. Nailed it! C.C. knows this in her sleep.
49. Characteristic : TRAIT
50. Just making, with "out" : EKING
55. Stained glass setting : APSE
57. Knock : RAP
58. '70s-'80s Pakistani leader : ZIA. General Zia. Took power in a military coup. It didn't end well, let's just put it out there.
59. Critical care ctrs. : E.R.'S
And that's it from me, except for a "Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone, especially everyone who read this far!
Oh, and the grid, of course.
Steve
58A. Compressed data ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues form? : ZIP FILE
16A. *Passionate kiss : LIP LOCK. Ziplock. Becoming a generic term now, although a genuine Ziplock comes from SC Johnson.
22A. *Net profit or loss : BOTTOM LINE. Zip-line. I went zip-lining in the rain forest in Costa Rica a number of years ago. Lots of fun. The climb up to the first platform was a little daunting. Those trees are high!
34A. *Take for a spin : TEST DRIVE. Zip drive. You don't see these around much any more. Zip drives were external hard drives for backups and extra storage.
47A. *Password, essentially : SECRET CODE. Zip Code. Altogether now: "Zone Improvement Plan".
Happy Turkey Day from the other side of the Atlantic! Thankfully not a turkey of a puzzle today. It took me a little while to tumble to the theme even with a completed grid, but the clouds cleared after a while (unlike the clouds here in Cornwall, but that makes for great seascapes).
This was Land's End yesterday - next stop, America and turkey!
Let's see what else we've got:
Across:
1. They're often run on weekends : ERRANDS
8. Stump : BAFFLE. The theme stumped me for a while until I finally saw the add-a-word gimmick.
14. Keep in office : RE-ELECT
15. ADHD treatment : RITALIN
17. Ballpark : INEXACT. A ballpark estimate. On the British news today I heard that a nuclear power plant, originally budgeted to cost £6bn, will actually cost £34bn, That's off by five ballparks and a bit.
18. Actress Davis : GEENA
.
19. Long narrative : SAGA
20. Large body of eau : MER. Vive La France!
21. Put __ act : ON AN
25. Cardiff natives : WELSH.
27. "Luck __ Lady": "Guys and Dolls" song : BE A
28. "As I Lay Dying" father : ANSE. Bundren. I only know this name from crosswords.
29. Newsroom VIPs : EDS. Editors. I always thought it apt that Lou Grant was played by "Ed" Asner.
30. Pelvic bones : ILIA
32. Marsh grasses : SEDGES. A school project taught be the difference between a grass, a sedge and a rush.
36. Relaxing : AT REST
39. Time long past : YORE
40. Flight connection word : VIA. We went LAX - LHR via SFO this trip. Direct on the way back though.
43. Actor LaBeouf : SHIA
44. Eye of el tigre : OJO
45. Many spam messages : SCAMS
51. Equipment not used in "Unplugged" albums : AMPS. My favorite "Unplugged" episodes on MTV were Eric Clapton and The 10,000 Maniacs. Here's the opening number from the latter. It's on my iTunes favorites list.
52. Metal precioso de El Dorado : ORO
53. Uninspiring : DRAB
54. Key letter : KAPPA. The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority membership badge is a golden key.
56. Result of a hung jury, often : RETRIAL
60. Oberon's queen : TITANIA. "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Bill the Bard.
61. Underwriter : INSURER. My first office job was working for a Lloyd's of London marine insurance underwriting syndicate. I wrote up premium payment information in a ledger the size of the Gutenberg Bible and weighing about 60 pounds. I volunteered for computer data operations as soon as I got the chance.
62. Be short with : SNAP AT
63. Untouched by time : AGELESS
Down:
1. Schubert's "The __ King" : ERL
2. Ruled : REIGNED
3. Strikes down : REPEALS
4. Gracie and Woody : ALLENS
5. Like Crayola's Laser Lemon or Shocking Pink : NEON
6. 1983 Mr. T comedy : DC CAB
7. Wall St. purchase : STK. Hmmm. Common Stock. I'm not a big fan of this abbreviation, but it's perfectly understood in the crossword world.
8. Game with cards : BINGO
9. Starting squad : A TEAM. I was quite surprised not to see this linked with 6D somehow.
10. Business card number : FAX. Becoming increasingly rare. I always wonder which "wonder salesman" sold the first fax machine. "It'll be really useful when someone else gets one. Who you know. And do business with. You know."
11. On fire : FLAMING
12. Driving need : LICENSE. Technically you don't need a license to drive. I'm currently driving a stick shift Nissan SUV with a name I can't pronounce (Quasqui, anyone?) sitting on the wrong side of the car on the wrong side of the road.
13. Menu heading : ENTREES
15. Ranchero's rope : RIATA
19. Reliable income source : STEADY JOB
21. Run a tab, say : OWE
23. End piece? : OBIT
24. Work on the docks : LADE
26. Scurries : HIES
31. D-Day transport : LST. Landing Ship, Tank.
32. Title of honor : SIR
33. December has two big ones : EVES. Christmas and New Year, of course.
34. Hint of remorse : TEAR
35. Cross : ROOD. Here's the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling, Scotland. Different spelling, same eventual meaning, once you put the schoolboy snickering behind you.
36. Puts in order : ASSORTS
37. "__ our letters do not well agree": Brutus : THEREIN. More Bill the Bard today. From Julius Caesar:
BRUTUS:
Therein our letters do not well agree.
Mine speak of seventy senators that died
By their proscriptions, Cicero being one.
38. Stuffing in stuffed shells : RICOTTA
40. Anne Rice character : VAMPIRE
41. Destroys, as a 40-Down : IMPALES. After a lot of shenanigans with garlic and mirrors.
42. Aesop's "The __ in the Lion's Skin" : ASS
44. Florida horse-breeding city : OCALA. I confuse this with Acela, the DC - New York express. I'm easily confused.
46. Detergent measure : CAPFUL
48. Ritzy Twin Cities suburb : EDINA. Nailed it! C.C. knows this in her sleep.
49. Characteristic : TRAIT
50. Just making, with "out" : EKING
55. Stained glass setting : APSE
57. Knock : RAP
58. '70s-'80s Pakistani leader : ZIA. General Zia. Took power in a military coup. It didn't end well, let's just put it out there.
59. Critical care ctrs. : E.R.'S
And that's it from me, except for a "Happy Thanksgiving" to everyone, especially everyone who read this far!
Oh, and the grid, of course.
Steve
