23. H&R Block calculation: PERSONAL INCOME TAX. Pentax.
42. Individual with limited skills: ONE TRICK PONY. Nikon.
50. "You can't be serious!": I BEG YOUR PARDON. GoPro.
70. Hamilton, for one: AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY. Minolta.
91. Recreational area with pipes, bowls and ramps: SKATEBOARD PARK. I just call it skate park. Kodak.
99. Dropping-off places?: SLEEPING CARS. Leica.
122. Red choice: CABERNET SAUVIGNON. Canon. Canon/Sony/Leica are one of the three cameras Don G and I used in our HIDDEN CAMERA puzzle ages ago.
Another Sunday debut. Congrats, Jeff!
I don't quite get how stretching out the cameras equal the puzzle title "Camera Shy" though.
Across:
1. Angled: FISHED.
7. Three-word defense: I AM SO.
12. Soother: BALM. Aloe vera! It can also minimize skin pores like cold water, not that D-Otto cares.
16. Sign, as a contract: INK. These days we e-sign. So convenient.
19. Pump measurement: OCTANE.
20. Shooting competition: SKEET.
21. Two-dimensional size: AREA.
22. ABO system abbr.: NEG.
26. Hot __: TUB.
27. K-pop city: SEOUL. K-Dramas are very popular in China.
28. Long. counterpart: LAT.
29. Sock part: TOE.
30. Times-changing workers?: EDITORS. Times newspaper.
32. They may be footed: PAJAMAS. Never worn pajamas.
35. Peru grazer: LLAMA.
37. On: ATOP.
38. Sworn words: I DO.
41. Gloomy __: GUS.
45. Put in new film: RELOAD. All digital now. Also 131. Shooters with straps, for short: SLRS.
47. [Oh no!]: GASP.
49. First name in makeup: ESTEE. This is their popular product. Too pricey.
54. "Full House," but not "House": SITCOM.
58. Small-runway mil. craft: STOL. Short TakeOff and Landing.
59. Cap joint: KNEE.
60. Former sea that's now part desert: ARAL.
62. Zany: LOONY.
63. "Into the Wild" star Hirsch: EMILE.
Some poisonous plants killed him. My grandma and used to go out to the
field a few miles from our home and pick up these gooey alga-like stuff
(Nostoc commune) after the summer rain. She'd then dry them and made
steamed buns during Spring Festival. Just look at these images when I typed in the Chinese name.
65. Drs.' publication: JAMA.
67. __-out: total: ALL.
69. PTA member: MOM.
76. High-tech agent: BOT. Like spambots,
77. Schuss or slalom: SKI.
78. UMass' conference: A TEN. Atlantic 10 Conference.
79. Explosive matter, briefly: NITRO.
80. Storm sounds: CLAPS.
82. Air carrier: DUCT.
84. Judge's assessment: FINE. 108. Being judged: ON TRIAL.
85. Olive, for one: TREE. Never saw an olive tree in person.
89. Throw away, in a way: DELETE.
95. Like the opening of "The Wizard of Oz": SEPIA.
97. Clarifying words: AS IN. Q as in "Qin". No U.
98. Microwave concern: ARCING.
104. Beehive State native: UTE.
105. SAT scores, e.g.: NOS.
106. Emulate a hot dog: PANT.
107. Gridiron gripper: CLEAT.
112. Cow chow: ALFALFA.
114. Hold up: ROB.
116. Ref. for wordsmiths: OED.
117. Polynesian Disney heroine: MOANA.
121. Lao Tzu's "way": TAO. It looks like this:
126. Angled piece: ELL.
127. Focus for clérigos: DIOS. God in Spanish.
128. Raven's sound: CROAK.
129. Part of a plot: IN ON IT.
130. Low: SAD. So sorry for your loss, Keith!
132. Tony's cousins: EMMYS. Julia Louis Dreyfus has nine.
133. Skip: IGNORE.
Down:
1. Dandy guys: FOPS.
2. Drink with a domed cover: ICEE.
3. A.L. West pro, informally: STRO.
4. Entertains at the penthouse: HAS UP.
5. Historic WWII B-29: ENOLA GAY.
6. __ mother: DEN.
7. Five Pillars faith: ISLAM.
8. Breed from Honshu: AKITA. Have any of you been to Japan?
9. All NBA players: MEN.
10. Mennonites, e.g.: SECT.
11. 1962 Lawrence portrayer: O'TOOLE.
12. Sweetie, in slang: BAE. Too lazy to write baby/babe.
13. Twin sister of Apollo: ARTEMIS.
14. Headliners: LEAD ACTS.
15. Skirt type: MAXI.
16. As a whole: IN TOTO.
17. Impulse-conducting cell: NEURON.
18. Enemy in a Le Carré novel: KGB SPY. 71. 18-Down, at times: MOLE.
24. "Sad to say ... ": ALAS.
25. Diner sandwich: MELT.
31. Stick on, in a way: TAPE TO.
33. Dojo action: JUDO KICK. Debut fill.
34. Slugging Sammy: SOSA.
We have lots of of mint-condition Sosa, McGwire rookie cards. Boomer
used to own a baseball store in the 1980s. Alas, they're not worth
anything now.
36. Oakland's Oracle, e.g.: ARENA.
38. Light controller in a lens: IRIS.
39. Obligation: DEBT.
40. Spread on toast: OLEO.
43. "Morning Edition" airer: NPR.
44. Lake Wobegon creator: KEILLOR. Such a sad downfall.
46. Creepy starer: OGLER.
47. Inexperienced: GREEN.
48. Donkey Kong looks like one: APE.
51. Like rolled carpet: UNLAID. Spell check does not like it.
52. "The Martian" star: DAMON (Matt)
53. __ contract: ORAL.
55. Food __: listlessness after a large meal: COMA. Your blood sugar goes up after a big meal, but your blood pressure goes down.
56. __ about: ON OR.
57. "Oh dear!": MY MY.
61. Gloria Estefan, for one: LATINA.
64. Error: MISSTEP.
65. Volkswagen sedan: JETTA. When I lived in Shanghai, most of Taxis were Jettas.
66. N-S Manhattan road: AVE.
68. Bookish set: LITERATI.
70. Starting quartet: ABCD.
72. Famous last words?: ET AL.
73. Ribs unit: RACK.
74. Blue side: UNION.
75. Unacceptable to some, for short: NOT PC. Also 109. Zero input: NO SAY.
81. Old Spanish bread: PESETA.
83. Meter measure: USAGE.
84. "The X-Files" org.: FBI.
86. Pour, e.g.: RAIN.
87. Inventor Rubik: ERNO.
88. Heart lines?: Abbr.: EKGS.
90. Cringe-worthy YouTube subject: EPIC FAIL. We were so happy to be back to Springbrook last Monday. The trails were still very soggy. We're going to hit 78 tomorrow.
92. Road goo: TAR.
93. Standard Oil brand: ESSO.
94. Unrealistic: DREAMING.
96. About to deliver: IN LABOR.
99. Outpourings: SPATES. Like your support for dear Santa, who lost his right leg to diabetes.
Cousin Merle, Laura (Argyle's sister) and Argyle, Feb 2017
100. Fingers-in-ears syllables: LA LA LA. Hope you're enjoying spring, dear LaLaLinda!
101. Embrace: ENFOLD.
102. Kiss drummer Eric: CARR. Wiki listed him as a "Past member".
103. Immediately: AT ONCE.
104. Hindustani tongue: URDU.
110. Sources of deck wood: TEAKS.
111. Sign in: LOG ON.
113. Digital displays, briefly: LCDS.
115. Earthen wall: BERM.
118. Cornerstone word: ANNO.
119. Film __: NOIR.
120. Pot starter: ANTE.
123. Capital of Switzerland?: ESS. Switzerland.
124. Hulce or Hanks: TOM. Or D-Otto or TTP, my rocks.
125. Sundial seven: VII.
Belated Happy Birthday to Dave (D4E4H), who turned 74 years old yesterday. Dave has some serious health issues and cannot move around freely, that's why sometimes his avatar is in BLACK when he's away from his normal computer.
This Comments Section Abbreviation list is now easier to read because of Dave, who suggested me to alphabetize it. So simple yet I never thought of it.
