Theme: "Emergency Room Staff"- ER is added to each theme entry.
23A. Proposed explanation for oversize British sausage?: BIG BANGER THEORY. Big Bang Theory.
41A. Kiss in the rink?: HOCKEY PUCKER. Hockey puck.
84A. Dollhouse porch chair?: LITTLE ROCKER. Little Rock.
123A. Dark ale expert?: PORTER AUTHORITY. Port authority.
15D. Dive at the governor's mansion pool?: CAPITAL GAINER. Capital gain.
The gainer in 15D is new to me, but I'm glad it has a different meaning, otherwise, the root word does not change much.
Quite a lot of themage. Total 104 squares.
Across:
23A. Proposed explanation for oversize British sausage?: BIG BANGER THEORY. Big Bang Theory.
41A. Kiss in the rink?: HOCKEY PUCKER. Hockey puck.
62A. Screwballs hanging out at the end of the block?: CORNER FLAKES. Corn Flakes.
84A. Dollhouse porch chair?: LITTLE ROCKER. Little Rock.
104A. Lackadaisical soccer shot?: SLEEPY HEADER. Sleepy head.
123A. Dark ale expert?: PORTER AUTHORITY. Port authority.
61D. Fishing pro?: ALL-STAR CASTER. All-star cast.
The gainer in 15D is new to me, but I'm glad it has a different meaning, otherwise, the root word does not change much.
Quite a lot of themage. Total 104 squares.
Across:
1. Garments with hooks: BRAS.
5. Metro regions: URBS. Never used this word. You?
9. Complaint: BEEF.
13. Metals industry acronym: ALCOA. Kicked out of Dow a while ago.
18. Ocular cleaning brand: RENU.
19. Hilarious type: RIOT.
20. Lewis lion: ASLAN.
22. Destined (to): MEANT.
26. One in a newsstand stack: PAPER. Hard to a find a New York Times in our local gas stations or Barnes & Noble. The Wall Street Journal is everywhere though.
27. News agcy.: UPI.
28. Like rainy London skies: GREY.
29. Zagros Mountains country: IRAQ. Wiki says the Zagros Mountains form the largest mountain range in Iran, Iraq and southeastern Turkey.
31. Stack: PILE.
32. Rap sheet list: PRIORS.
35. Scotland, in Scottish Gaelic: ALBA. Learning moment.
38. Spanish hillsides: CUESTAS. Learning moment.
40. Highly regarded speakers: BOSE.I was thinking of House Speakers.
46. Germane: APT.
47. Name of two 134-Acrosses: JOHN PAUL. 134. Religious leader: POPE.
49. Dupe: REPRO. Reproduction.
50. U.K. governing body: PARL. Parliament. Gluey.
52. Vital conduits: AORTAS.
54. Self-serve fast-food item: SODA.
56. Farming prefix: AGRI.
59. Greener Living org.: EPA.
66. City on the Orne: CAEN.
67. "The first thing you must know ... ": RULE ONE. You do not talk about Fight Club.
69. "You __ on My Mind": 1965 hit: WERE. We Five.
70. Reducing big-time: SLASHING. The local high-end chain Herberger's is closing all its stores.
72. DuPont acrylic: ORLON.
73. Outer __: SPACE.
75. Near the hour: TEN TO.
76. Summer time?: DISCO ERA. Great clue. Donna Summer.
80. Slate, for one: E-MAG.
81. Greet warmly: SMILE AT.
83. Ferrara family name: ESTE.
87. "Kidnapped" monogram: RLS. Robert Louis Stevenson.
88. Country suffix: STAN. 7 nations.
89. Reason for an R: GORE. R-Rating.
90. Prime minister after Begin: SHAMIR. Yitzhak.
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92. Stigmatic fictional symbol: RED A. Also 98. Expiate: ATONE FOR.
94. Ham it up: EMOTE.
102. "Mad Men" network: AMC.
107. Diminish slowly: FADE.
108. Wild Blue Yonder seller since 2003: CRAYOLA. Did not know Wild Blue Yonder is a Crayola color.
110. Quiet time: LULL. Quiet most of the time at our garage sale. Those framed pictures are Boomer's jigsaw puzzles. Someone actually bought one. I was amazed.
111. Gives rise to: YIELDS.
113. Canadian tank fillers: ESSO.
114. Marine predator: ORCA.
117. Bounce: ECHO.
120. No and Phil: DRS.
121. Ballet attire: TUTUS.
129. Brand for pain: ALEVE
130. Baking staple: SUGAR. Have any of you tried these mountain yams? Sugared mountain yams used to be our Chinese Spring Festival treats.
131. Ballet bend: PLIE.
132. Picked do: AFRO.
133. What bait does: LURES.
135. Door sign: PUSH.
136. Like eyes "you can't hide," in an Eagles hit: LYIN'.
Down:
1. Texter's "Need a short break": BRB. Be Right Back. One of the little words Argyle liked to use.
2. Portuguese king: REI.
3. Distress: ANGUISH.
4. Order in the court: SUBPOENA.
5. Keats subject: URN.
6. TV's Mrs. Peel: RIGG.
7. Orange Free State settler: BOER.
8. Hot time: STREAK.
9. Rats relative?: BAH. The expletive "rats!".
10. Saskatoon-to-Winnipeg dir.: ESE.
11. Fair-haired sci-fi race: ELOI. 7 "The Time Machine" race.
12. Castmate of Alda and Swit: FARR.
13. Rev (up): AMP.
14. Quantum events?: LEAPS.
16. Pool unit: ONE LAP.
17. Immobile: AT REST.
21. New York City suburb on the Hudson: NYACK. Forgot. We had this before.
24. Fresh __: AIR.
25. Perry who created Madea: TYLER.
30. "'Sup, Juan?": QUE PASA?
32. Lunchbox staple, casually: PBJ.
33. Kanga's kid: ROO.
34. Gless of "Cagney & Lacey": SHARON.
36. Playoffs privilege: BYE.
37. Kindle download: APP.
39. Mound meas.: ERA. Pitcher's mound. More stuff from our garage sale. The Santana and Gardenhire bobbleheads are gone.
42. Strange: OUTRE.
43. Extended family: CLAN.
44. Celestial bear: URSA.
45. "Order up!" callers: COOKS.
48. Pennsylvania's __ Mountains: POCONO.
51. Mother of Joseph: RACHEL.
53. Finalizes, with "up": SEWS.
55. Dover's st.: DEL.
57. Enterprise offering: RENTAL. We went back to Payless this year.
58. Closely watched bars: INGOTS. Gold bars.
59. Eats into: ERODES.
60. Strict observer: PURIST.
63. Turn back: REPEL.
64. Bowling unit: FRAME.
65. Aptly named Renault: LE CAR.
68. Dawn-of-mammals epoch: EOCENE.
71. Recipe words: STIR IN.
74. They may clash on the lot: EGOS.
77. "The Fantasticks" narrator whose name translates to "The Rooster": EL GALLO. I know Pico de gallo. Did not know "gallo" means "rooster" in Spanish.
78. Atlantic resort city: RIO.
79. Kilmer's famous last words?: A TREE. OK, the last line is "But only God can make a tree".
81. Glide on blades: SKATE.
82. Computer's abundance: MEMORY.
85. Holiday hire: TEMP.
86. Libya neighbor: CHAD.
91. Common HMO requirement: REFERRAL.
93. U.K. military award: DSO. Distinguished Service Order.
95. Olive not found in martinis: OYL.
96. Cal. column: THU.
97. Conger catcher: EELER. This old EELER is the only eel catcher I know of.
99. Fake: FALSIFY.
100. Atypical: ODD.
101. Hi-__ image: RES.
102. Perfumery compound: ACETAL.
103. Enterprise helmsman: MR SULU.
105. Old West brothers: EARPS.
106. Fearless Fosdick's creator: AL CAPP. Unfamiliar with Fearless Fosdick.
109. "__ grown": YOU'VE. Not FULLY.
112. Altar promise: I DO.
115. Clever maneuver: COUP.
116. 2012 Best Picture: ARGO.
118. "The Handmaid's Tale" airer: HULU. Any fans on our blog?
119. Bluesy Redding: OTIS.
122. French possessive: SES. His.
124. Wire intrusion: TAP.
125. Ode preposition: ERE.
126. Sneaky laugh: HEH.
127. __-tip: beef cut: TRI.
128. "Round __ virgin ... ": YON.
Happy birthday to Owen, who does not like birthday celebrations. Thank you for so many years of joy and creative inspiration, Owen! Stay healthy for us!
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