17 A. Door-to-door seller's form : ORDER SHEET. This is a list of items you can chose to buy from. A WORK ORDER tells the crew what their next job is. A WORK SHEET can either be a student's assignment page listing questions with places for answers, or a page in a spreadsheet program.
25 A. Do some bargain-hunting : SHOP AROUND. Search for the most cost effective alternatives. A WORK SHOP is a meeting where people engage in activity related to a specific goal or project. A WORK AROUND is a method for overcoming a problem or difficulty in a system or program,
35 A. Text with maps and timelines : HISTORY BOOK. A chronicle of who did what to whom, and when and where it happened. Your WORK HISTORY is a detailed report of all the jobs you've held, complete with dates and titles. A WORK BOOK contains pages of student's instructions and assignments related to a specific topic.
49 A. Residential get-together : HOUSE PARTY. A gathering at the residence of the PARTY's host. A WORK HOUSE is a prison where the inmates are subjected to labor as punishment. A WORK PARTY can be either a social gathering of or for employees, or an organized unit of persons WORKing together.
59 A. Game with ringers : HORSE SHOES. A game in which two players or teams alternate throwing actual HORSE SHOES or similar U-shaped objects at a stake set in the ground. A ringer is a HORSE SHOE that completely encircles the stake. A WORK HORSE is literally a HORSE used for work on a farm, or figuratively a person who dependably and consistently performs hard WORK. A WORK SHOE is a sturdy SHOE designed to provide protection for the foot during a labor assignment.
And the unifier -- 66 A. 2016 #1 hit for Rihanna, which can precede both parts of 17-, 25-, 35-, 49- and 59-Across : WORK. Now that you can see how this theme WORKs, here is theme song 2.
Hi gang, JazzBumpa on the job. We definitely have a thematically rich entry today. How much WORK do you suppose that took? Let's WORK our way through the puzzle and see what we can accomplish.
Across
1. Flow back : EBB. As tide.
4. "Get outta here!" : BEAT IT. Advice from Michael Jackson.
10. Column in a pugilist's record : TKOs. A Technical Knock Out occurs when the referee or official ring physician decides that a boxing mach must be stopped for safety reasons, while a round is in progress.
14. Congressional auditing org. : General Accounting Office. An independent, non-partisan agency that WORKS for Congress using facts and data to support Congress in meeting constitutional responsibilities and help improve performance and accountability.
15. Rhine wine region : ALSACE. Located in eastern France, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland. Historically it's control has been disputed between France and various German states.
16. Stable parent : MARE. Horse mama. Mental and emotional states may vary.
19. Very smart : CHIC. Fashionable and well-appointed. Levels of intelligence may vary.
20. Gosling of "Blade Runner 2049" : RYAN. This is a remake of a 1982 classic neo-noir science fiction film. I never saw either, but long ago I did read the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, on which they are [more or less] based.
21. Tupperware sound : BURP.
23. Jeans label : LEE. Brand name.
24. Nightly TV staple : NEWS. What weird thing happened today?
28. Where K-I-S-S-I-N-G goes on : IN A TREE. Part of a playground taunt traditionally directed at a boy or girl suspected of being attracted to a girl or boy.
(Girl's name) and (boy's name) sitting in a tree
K-i-s-s-i-n-g! (spell it out)
First comes love.
Then comes marriage.
Then comes baby in the baby carriage,
Sucking his thumb,
Wetting his pants,
Doing the hula, hula dance!
I can testify that I have never kissed anyone while sitting in a tree.
(Girl's name) and (boy's name) sitting in a tree
K-i-s-s-i-n-g! (spell it out)
First comes love.
Then comes marriage.
Then comes baby in the baby carriage,
Sucking his thumb,
Wetting his pants,
Doing the hula, hula dance!
I can testify that I have never kissed anyone while sitting in a tree.
30. Hold the floor : ORATE. Make a speech - especially pompously or at length.
31. Fabled beast : ASS. Lots of animals in fables. Levels of pomposity many vary.
32. Brad Paisley venue : OPRY. It's grand, it's old, it's country.
34. Copycat : APE. Mimic.
39. Org. in Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" : NSA. National Security Agency.
40. Temps : SUBS. Temporary or substitute workers.
41. "There's an __ for that" : APP. APPlication program for your computer or mobile device.
44. Figures on a sports news crawl : STATS. Statistics - also scores and events.
47. Input, as accidentally erased data : RE-ENTER. Tedious WORK.
53. Aviation prefix : AERO-. Short for aeronautical, used to construct portmanteau words.
54. Pop __ : ART. ART based on popular culture, often with critical or ironic intent.
55. Mongolia locale : ASIA. The largest continent.
56. Camp Lejeune gp. : United States Marine Corp.
57. Losing proposition : DIET. Ordinarily this means something that turns out - too late, alas - to be a lost cause. But here, it's a clever misdirection for a nutritional strategy intended for weight reduction.
63. Burden : ONUS. Literal, from Latin.
64. Smart people? : ALECKS. Irritating people or who make rude wise-cracks or act superior in knowledge. Actual knowledge, intelligence and fashion sense may vary.
65. NBC skit show : Saturday Night Live.
67. More sinewy : WIRIER. More lean and tough. Try saying it 3 times, quickly.
68. Farm area : STY. Where the pigs hang out.
Down
1. Cause of star wars? : EGO. Stars as celebrities, not celestial objects - so the wars are rather more trivial, and down to earth.
2. Scrubby wastelands : BARRENS. Aptly descriptive.
3. Fragrant shower gel : BODY WASH. Thickened liquid as an alternative to bar soap.
4. Setting for most of "Charlotte's Web" : BARN.
5. Overhead trains : ELS. So called for their ELevated tracks.
6. Volcanic __ : ASH. Small mineral particles expelled during a explosive volcanic eruption, correctly referred to as tephra.
7. Billy Blanks' workout system : TAE-BO. A total body fitness system employing matial arts techniques.
8. Become frozen : ICE UP.
9. Aquarium fish : TETRA. Small, tropical, brightly-colored tropical fresh-water fish. Those in aquariums are penta-up. Fortunately, they cannot put a hex on you, even if you have deviated septa.
10. SHO sister channel : TMC. The Movie Channel.
11. Liqueur in an espresso martini : KAHLUA. Coffee flavored liqueur.
12. Point in the right direction : ORIENT. If you point in the wrong direction, someone could end up getting lost by occident.
13. Formally withdraw : SECEDE.
18. Point in the right direction? : EAST. A clecho, indicating the normal ORIENTation of flat maps. Do you have to turn the map upside down when traveling south?
22. Ask for a hand? : PROPOSE. Another nice misdirection. Not a request for assistance or one's share of the cards, but rather a request for a loved-one's hand in marriage. Possible outcome of K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
24. "Empire" actress Long : NIA.
25. Nasal dividers : SEPTA. The SEPTUM is the wall of cartilage and thin bone separating the nostrils.
26. Deli option : HERO. Big sandwich of meat, cheese and spreads made on an oblong roll or similarly shaped loaf of bread that is sliced end-to-end horizontally, alternatively called the dagwood, submarine [sub], hoagy or grinder.
27. Cookie with a Peeps variety : OREO. Please just stop.
29. Antarctic waters : ROSS SEA. A deep bay in the extreme south pacific, at the edge of the antarctic continent.
33. Many mos. : YRS. Abbreviated or not, many months make years.
34. "__ Road": Beatles album : ABBEY.
36. QB's mistakes : INTs. Interceptions - in American football, passes caught by the defenders instead of the intended receivers.
37. Mongolian tent : YURT. A round, portable tent covered with skins or felt, used as a dwelling by nomads in the steppes of central Asia.
38. London-born supermodel : KATE MOSS.
42. Word of interest? : PERCENT. Number used to calculate deposit earnings or loan premiums.
43. Quid __ quo : PRO. Latin - "something for something" - a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.
44. Omen on February 2nd : SHADOW. Woodchuck [marmota monax] as weather maven.
45. "Starsky & Hutch" Ford model : TORINO.
46. Highbrow filmmaker : AUTEUR. One who controls all aspects of a collaborative creative WORK.
48. The "N" of CSNY : NASH. Graham, along with David Crosby, Steven Stills and Neil Young.
50. "Get outta here!" : PSHAW. An expression of contempt, impatience or disbelief.
51. Garlic mayonnaise : AIOLI.
52. Worth more to collectors : RARER.
56. KGB country : USSR. The Soviet Union, a grouping of nominal republics under Russian hegemony that existed from 1922 - 1981. The KGB was its main security agency.
58. "Naughty, naughty!" : TSK. Comic book attempt to indicate the disparaging sound of tongue clucking.
60. __-fi : SCI. Reference to the SCIence Fiction genre of speculative literature.
61. Squeeze (by) : EKE. To barely achieve, with great difficulty.
62. Plotting : SLY. Cunning and deceitful or secretive.
That wraps up another Wednesday's labor. Did you love it, or were you lost?
Cool Regards!
JzB
Down
1. Cause of star wars? : EGO. Stars as celebrities, not celestial objects - so the wars are rather more trivial, and down to earth.
2. Scrubby wastelands : BARRENS. Aptly descriptive.
3. Fragrant shower gel : BODY WASH. Thickened liquid as an alternative to bar soap.
4. Setting for most of "Charlotte's Web" : BARN.
5. Overhead trains : ELS. So called for their ELevated tracks.
6. Volcanic __ : ASH. Small mineral particles expelled during a explosive volcanic eruption, correctly referred to as tephra.
7. Billy Blanks' workout system : TAE-BO. A total body fitness system employing matial arts techniques.
8. Become frozen : ICE UP.
9. Aquarium fish : TETRA. Small, tropical, brightly-colored tropical fresh-water fish. Those in aquariums are penta-up. Fortunately, they cannot put a hex on you, even if you have deviated septa.
10. SHO sister channel : TMC. The Movie Channel.
11. Liqueur in an espresso martini : KAHLUA. Coffee flavored liqueur.
12. Point in the right direction : ORIENT. If you point in the wrong direction, someone could end up getting lost by occident.
13. Formally withdraw : SECEDE.
18. Point in the right direction? : EAST. A clecho, indicating the normal ORIENTation of flat maps. Do you have to turn the map upside down when traveling south?
22. Ask for a hand? : PROPOSE. Another nice misdirection. Not a request for assistance or one's share of the cards, but rather a request for a loved-one's hand in marriage. Possible outcome of K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
24. "Empire" actress Long : NIA.
25. Nasal dividers : SEPTA. The SEPTUM is the wall of cartilage and thin bone separating the nostrils.
26. Deli option : HERO. Big sandwich of meat, cheese and spreads made on an oblong roll or similarly shaped loaf of bread that is sliced end-to-end horizontally, alternatively called the dagwood, submarine [sub], hoagy or grinder.
27. Cookie with a Peeps variety : OREO. Please just stop.
29. Antarctic waters : ROSS SEA. A deep bay in the extreme south pacific, at the edge of the antarctic continent.
33. Many mos. : YRS. Abbreviated or not, many months make years.
34. "__ Road": Beatles album : ABBEY.
36. QB's mistakes : INTs. Interceptions - in American football, passes caught by the defenders instead of the intended receivers.
37. Mongolian tent : YURT. A round, portable tent covered with skins or felt, used as a dwelling by nomads in the steppes of central Asia.
38. London-born supermodel : KATE MOSS.
42. Word of interest? : PERCENT. Number used to calculate deposit earnings or loan premiums.
43. Quid __ quo : PRO. Latin - "something for something" - a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.
44. Omen on February 2nd : SHADOW. Woodchuck [marmota monax] as weather maven.
45. "Starsky & Hutch" Ford model : TORINO.
46. Highbrow filmmaker : AUTEUR. One who controls all aspects of a collaborative creative WORK.
48. The "N" of CSNY : NASH. Graham, along with David Crosby, Steven Stills and Neil Young.
Still great 48 years later
50. "Get outta here!" : PSHAW. An expression of contempt, impatience or disbelief.
51. Garlic mayonnaise : AIOLI.
52. Worth more to collectors : RARER.
56. KGB country : USSR. The Soviet Union, a grouping of nominal republics under Russian hegemony that existed from 1922 - 1981. The KGB was its main security agency.
58. "Naughty, naughty!" : TSK. Comic book attempt to indicate the disparaging sound of tongue clucking.
60. __-fi : SCI. Reference to the SCIence Fiction genre of speculative literature.
61. Squeeze (by) : EKE. To barely achieve, with great difficulty.
62. Plotting : SLY. Cunning and deceitful or secretive.
That wraps up another Wednesday's labor. Did you love it, or were you lost?
Cool Regards!
JzB
